WOMAN’S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE HEADERS.
An Antique Quilt.
The crazo for the antique exists as
strong among those who collect speci
mens of household work as among their
more fashionable brethren who collect
bric-a-brac and works of art. In Geor
gia, according to a local investigation,
there is a quilt worth possessing. It was
made by Mrs. Annio Mitchell rturing the
first year of her married life, in 18lu and
1818. It required twelve long, weary
months to complete. The cotton of which
this beautiful piece of work was made was
picked by Mrs. Mitchell and her husband,
Robert Mitchell, during the honeymoon
of the then newly married couple. After
the cotton was separated from the seed
the young wife brought out her little
‘•spinning jenny’’ and as her husband
talked or read to her she transformed the
cotton into smooth thread and carefully
spooled it for the work before her. Af
ter a sufficient quantity had been pre
pared—and it, took many months to ac
complish her task—Mrs. Mitchell
brought tho old loom that her mother
had given her into service and in a short
time the cloth was ready for tho iinishing
touches. Turkey red and indigo thread
was then.prepared by the dyeing pro
cess, the counterpane laid off into beau
tiful designs and the tedious work of em
broidering was commenced. Soon after
bapd, called the obi-domc, is stretched
over this to hold both ends and both
bows in place, brought round to the
front, and tho two ends hooked together
in a little gold ornament of some kind.
This description i3 doubtless unin
telligible, but tho process is difficult
enough to follow, to say nothing of de
scribing it. The costume is completed
by a pair of tabi, white boots with a
aeparate place for the great toe, like i)r.
Jaeger’s digitated stockings, the sole
made of thick woven cotton and the
upper part of white silk. Sometimes a
chemisette, or bnn-yeri, of delicately
worked or embroidered silk is worn
under tho kimono to show a pretty edge
round the open neck and to keep the
chest warmer as well. — Washington Star.
Fashion Notes.
Triple capes are a feature on long red-
iugotes worn as capes.
There is a decided tendency to lengthen
the skirts of walking dresses.
Gray in the daintiest possible tints, is
said to be again the rage abroad, both in
tine wools and silks.
Golden olive, the mushroom tints and
fawn brown are popular colors just now
with well dressed ladies.
The close fitting Princess surtout, made
of rough surfaced English tweeds, is a
favorite traveling cloak for brides.
The choicest tailor-made dresses are
of smooth Australian broadcloth, trimmed
with two shades of soutache in applique.
Old fashioned fringes are steadily
the work of embroidering was commenced j gaining in popular favor, also the spiked
Mrs. Mitchell was stricken with disease, fringes with open passementerie head-
FOIt FARM AND GARDEN.
and for twelve months was not able to
set up except as she was propped in her
mg.
The bodices of tulle or gauze dresses
bed, but her nimble fingers were kept . arc almost invariably made of velvet,
busy, and finally the greatest piece of ; a nd draped with the mere transparent
arti-tic needle work of that day was j material
ready for inspection. — Chicago l imes.
White and silver gray ostrich feather
boas are worn by I’irrisiennes at the
theatres, and are not thrown aside when
the wrap is removed.
For evening wear there are shown
fillets of ribbon to put on the hair in
Greek fashion, and this lias become a
very popular addition to the revival of
the pseudo-classic styles of the directoire.
Blue or gray and white funnel sailor
Social Distinctions.
In almost all nations of the world—
even in Oriental countries—women of the
lower class do rough or menial work,and
are paid m%>ney for it, but they are
looked down upon accordingly. Ir. the
hnlf-r»sdia’val Portugese colony of Fayal
the poorest families try to keep one
daughter from working in the orange- _
groves; she lives in-doors, goes shrouded suits are excellent schools dresses for
in a deep capote, and never ventures into | girls, even of thirteen or fourteen years,
the streets without her mother, and if ! being neat and serviceable—qualities
she earns a living bv embroidery at ! more desirable at school than costliness,
home the world docs not know it. Even q'he orange buds and blossoms are not
the higher forms of industry among our- ; the onlv flowers chosen for br.de’s wear
selves were long held to be soc.ally igno- j this season. The small white bridal
ble. Bookkeeping, clerkship, typewrit- j roses, tea roses, white lilacs, lilies of the
ing, are still liable to this criticism if : valley, and other white flowers are given
pursued by women; and when Lady them for o-arniture.
Amberley. the daughter-in-law of Earl j ]af . 0 boasarc being worn. A Parisian
Bussell, was in this country, and desired
to meet some women physicians, a lady
in the best society of Philadelphia
brought on herself some sharp criticism
by inviting two of this then proscribed
class to meet her ladyship at a large en
tertainment. It must always be remem
bered, however, that even in case of men
it Jias taken long for common sense to
prevail against this old-time hierarchy of
employments. A century ago Dr. Sam
uel Johnson described actors and musi
cians as “amusing vagabonds,” and de
fined an Ertglish merchant as “a new
species of gentleman.” To this day it is
considered in England a matter of Bocial
discredit to be “in trade,” as many
American women have found to their
cost after marrying English merchants.
One of this class cannot yet bo presented
at court. This seems to us absurd in a
country which owes so much of its great
ness to its commerce, and which has
fancy with fur boas is to attach them at
the back of the bonnet with which they
nre worn, bringing them over the left
shoulder, around the throat, and over
the same shoulder again.
Mulls have not yet made their appear
ance on the streets, but the dealers in
furs are showing them in two sizes; one
very large and long, to be worn with di
rectoire costumes, and the other ex
tremely small, tor ordinary wear.
Tulles, gauzes and crepe.4 nre the fa
vorite materials for party gowns. The
tulles without tinsel or beads ate pre
ferred, but the gauzes are nearly all shot
with gold or silver threads in lengthwise
stripes or lines across the goods, or in
crossbars and plaids. The crepes are
plain or embroidered in gold, silver or
bright colored silks, or in silk the color
of the crepe.
Black cloth, black velvet, black felt,
been called “a nation of shop-keepers:” : and black lace are all used to compose
but it is no more absurd than tho dis- i the popular black hats and bonnets of
Unction still prevailing in one of our j the season. The small capote of black
lar ger cities, where a wholesale merchant,
on however small a scale, is admitted to
what is called “society.” and a retail
denier, though he may handle millions,
is excluded.—Argonaut.
Dress of a Japanese Woman.
The dress of a Japancsc.woman of the
upper classes begins with the yjimoji.
a rectangular piece of stuff wrapped
around the loins and reaching to the
knee, like the towel of a sliampooer.
Over this comes a beautiful garment
called the jaban, a robe like a perfectly
simple bath-gown with square sleeves,
fitting closely to the body, and generally
made of delicate and pale colored silk
crape. In winter an additional garment
called the shitagi goes over this—all the
garments of a Japanese woman after the
first petticoat are identical in shape and
fit into one another like a nest of boxes.
In summer over tho jiban comes the outer
dress, called for cither man or woman
jet remains the favorite theatre bonnet
of the woman who is an expert in dress.
English women are all wearing hats and
bonnets with low crowns, but the brims
of the bonnets rise so high in front, it
would be as bad tasto to wear them in a
theatre a3 the steeple crowned hats.
Be Cautious With Carbolic Aclil.
The number of cases of poisoning by
carbolic acid is notably on the increase,
and this naturally provokes inquiry as to
the cause and also to the possibility of
control. This substance is very rarely
taken with suicidal intent, although the
ease with which it may he procured, and
the relatively low price, might a .ord
some temptation were it not for ihe
peculiarly painful results produced by it.
Mostly the poisoning is purely accidental.
From its color the acid is liable to be
mistaken for beer, and this mistake is
favored by the carelessness ordinarily
the kimono. This may be made of pretty displayed in storing it in bottles of any
cotton stuffs or cotton crape for the an d every kind. ( arbolic acid is now
household wear, or of silk crape or silk, so largely used that it is difficult to
or the richest embroidery and brocade suggest any treasure likelv to prevent
for full dress and ceremonial occasions, j these f re q U ent accidents. Careful label-
It is tied at the waist with a long sash of lng jSi ot - CO ursc, one essential, but it
soft silk crape, called the hoso-obi, j wou id be still better to discard the
wound around several times. Bound j employment of old wine or beer bottles
the wearer’s waist, above this, is worn, j n favor of vessels of anv peculiar form
that most striking feature of Japanese w hich would direct attention to the
female costume, the obi. Thisis a piece j j n jurious properties of their contents.
of the thickest silk or brocade about
twelve feet long and thirty iuches wide,
and may cost anywhere from $5 to
$500. It is the pride of the Japanese
woman, and a magnificent obi is the
Japanese equivalent for the conventional
diamonds which a lover gives his sweet
heart with us. The tying of an obi is a
very ditiicult task, and reveals the tasto
and cultivation of the wearer almost as
much as the throw of tho himation did in
Greece. Indeed, a woman can hardly tic
her obi properly without assistance. The
stuff is folded lengthwise, giving it a
breadth of about fifteen inches, then
wound very tightly twice round the
waist, with the folded edge downward,
thus makiDg a deep and handy pocket
in the fold. One end is measured to the
left knee and left loose, then the long
loose end behind is turned round at a
right angle and left fall into an enor
mous bow, then the bottom of this bow
is gathered up into a smaller inner bow,
the short loose end is turned back upon
the end of this, and a flat elastic silk
The value of carbolic acid ns an anti
septic is suliicicntly well known to
render any restrictions upon its sale un
desirable; but something must certainly
be done speedily to check the frequency
of these fatal accidents.—Lancet.
Peculiar Way of Catching Quail.
A man living near Davis & Cowell’s
lime kilns has been catching quail in a
peculiar way. For three weeks he has
been spreading grain in the road near
his place, where quail abound. On the
day the law was out ho put wheat in the
place as usual, but had previously soaked
the water in whisky. Watching the
plnce he saw the quail come out, cat,
get drunk, and in a short time lie down,
stupefied. Fa then went to them and
gathered abuut one hundred into a sack
that he carried with him. A few that
were not fully drunk were easily caught
by his dog. He has practised the same
method since successfully.—Santa Crut
(Cal.) Surf.
Care of Wood Ashes.
Wood ashes aro an excellent manure
for most soils. Even when analysis
shows potash to ho prosont, tho wood
ash is helpful, siaco it contains moro or
less phosphate, and its potash is in a
form to liborato plant food in tho sell
that would otherwise bo unavailable.
Thcro is no bottor solvent for reverted
phosphate, and tho drilling of wood
Indies with phosphato for grain crop3
makes tho fertilizer much moro efffeiont
than it would otherwise bo. But a good
deal of euro is needed to Bavo wood
aslres without endangering other prop
erty from fires. It is not tho presence
oflivo coals that cause this danger usu
ally. Theso are generally pretty well
guarded against. The great danger is
from spoutanoout combustion in ashos
that havo gatherod dampness, and
whoso potash has by absorption of nitro-
gon been changod to saltpetre. This
in contact with wool, woolon rags or
any oily substanco will gonorato fire.
Ashos should, therefore, never bo left
in wooden receptacles. Old barrels, so
oftoa used for this purpose, aro most
dangerous of all. It does not cost much
to build a stono or brick ashliousc,
and u-ing it also for a smokehouse
avoids two of tho most common sources
of destructive firos among farm build
ings.—[American Cultivator.
Remedy For “I51oat”In Cattle.
"When cattlo aro lir^t turned into a
fresh pasture where the herbage is very
succulent and abundant, thoy aro voty
likely to gorgo themselves, producing
what i3 ended “hoves’’ or “bloat.”
The paunch is rapidly fillod with the
soft, green food, and as soon as it be
comes moist and heated it begins to
ferment, and tho carbonic acid gas gen
erated distends tho stomach, ofton
bursting its walls, unless tho animal is
soon relieved by articial means. When
cattlo are changed from a close-cropped
pasture into one where the herbage is
plentiful, they should bo allowed to
feed for an hour or two at a time, and
never at all early in tho morning whilo
tho dew is on, for wot grass or clover is
far moro likoly to produce bloat than
wlion only the natural juices of the
plants aro present. The causo of bloat
in a cow is due to tho fact that she
gorges herself with the succulent loaves
of the K dfir corn or sorghum, as it is
only n variety of tho latter plant. Yon
should wait until tho dew has dried off
in tho morning before turning tho cow
into tho Hold; then leave her there only
an hour or two in tho forenoon and
about tho same length of time in tho
afternoon. After a few weeks she will
become accustomed to tlio food and
only eat a moderate quantity at a time,
and she may then bo left in tho field all
day, if moro convenient than to remove
her as at first. Cattlo should also havo
salt more frequently whon feeding on
succulent food than when on that which
is modoratoly dry.—[N. Y. Sun.
Cnro of Bees In Winter.
Thcro oro various methods of pre
paring bees for wintor so that no sub
sequent care is nooded. One is to place
tho hives abovo the snow lines, packing
them in chaff, leaves, sawdust or fine
hay with a rim two inchos wido under
each hive. Whon prepared in this man
ner tho ontranco cannot bo clogged by
snow or dead bcos. Should a warm
day occur, tho bees can enjoy a flight.
Another method is to bury the bees in a
pit or “damp,” whero, of course, no
attention can bo given. Bcos storod in
a properly arrangod cellar or repository
require no attention except to seo that
they are undisturbed by rats or mice,
and that tho temperature and ventila
tion aro correct. An effective way of
getting rid of mico or rats
in a cellar is to poison them with equal
parts of arsenic, flour and sugar.
Tho temperature should bo kept at
about 45 dogroes during tho early part
of tho winter. After tho boos have
commenced brood-rearing, say in Feb
ruary, a higher temperature is bene
ficial, and it may bo gradually raised to
about 55 dogrees. Authorities differ in
regard to ventilation; but pure air in
the cellar can do no harm, and there
is no hotter mothod of supplying it than
through tiles laid bolow the frost line.
An abundnneo of stores should be loft
in tho hive, as it would probably be
better to allow a few eolonios to starve
than to disturb all tho hives by exam
ining them to loam if any needed feed
ing. Should it be discovered, howover,
that a colony is short of stores, and
there aro no combs of honoy to give
it, candy mado of granulated sugar may
ho fed.
Hives, as usually prepared for winter,
are often partially buriod ia mow. This
docs no harm, but may ho beneficial,
until a warm day comes and the bees
wish to fly, when tho snow must bo
shoveled away from tho entrance, or
the cover removed, and tho bees bo al
lowed to tako their “purifying flight”
from tho top of tho hivo. Hives stand
ing in tho open air should bo protoctcd
against tho intrusion of mice. Have
tho ontranco only ono-fourth of an inch
high and protected with tin. Skunks
sometimos scratch at tho entrance of a
hiv^j; tho bees corns out to learn tlio
cause of tho disturbance, and are
caught. A box-trap sot for the skunk
i9 tho best preventive. The animnl
never discharges its weapon whilo in a
box-trap.
Whoa hoes are buried in a pit, a
sandy hill-side should bo selected as tho
■dtp, and a tile drain put underneath.
When those precaution! hnvi boon neg
lected cnro should bo taken thnt no
water stands upon tho surface around
tho pit.—[American Agriculturist.
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
Dogs on the Farm.
There is a groat dial to be said for
end against tho fanners’ dogs. 11 tho
first placo tho common, ordinary cur is
a nuisance, not only about the house,
but more particularly among stock.
With uo instuictiva lovo lor sheep or
cattle, he ir.U3t bo trained to keep him
from doing absoluto damage. Any
thing which will run will nfiord a
young dog amusement, and when he
has onco tasted the joyj of cha-ing a
flock of sheep or cattlo he will loso uo
chance to amuso liimsolf at the expense
of tho farmer's stock, and it ho carries
his pleasure so far as to get a taste of
mutton it will require an excellent
hand to break him of his fault, a moro
reprimand or ovon a soun l thrashing
does no good toward; curing tho evil
habit. On the contrary, it arouses the
dog’s cunning and sharpens his wits to
such an extent that liu will becomo so
sly in his wor e that ho will almost defy
tho master.
But with such dogs as the Scotch
collio thn farmer run3 littlo risk in
raising a sheep-killer or a dog that will
delight in tho vulgar pastime of chasing
cattle. Titos) dogs havo been bred
with groat care for many generations,
and have been so accustomed to sheep
aud cattlo that their lovo for tho herd
and flock has become one of their most
pronounced instinct’. As puppios they
like to scamper after hens, or perhaps
follow a running flock of sheep, but
there is such an alweuco of viciousrtess
in their nature that tho flock soon come
to regard thorn as inoffensive neighbors.
Indeud, a flock of sheep aro easily ac
customed to a sheep dog,and 300n corns
to enjoy its society.
Theso dog3 are easily trained, and
whoa associated with the herd or flock
the knowledge they acquire of theit
ways is remarkable, and tho ingenuity
they show in thoir methods is an evi
dence of thoir wonderful sagacity.
Some striking examples of their in
telligence havo been recordcJ, and of
theso non* aro moro remarkable than
those which refer to their self-taught
acts. They havo n real genius, and ia
tho performance of their duties they nre
constantly picking up bit! of informa
tion, and thoy develop in time such a
degree of knowledge that it is scarcely
necessary to order them to do a given
pieco of work. They take in the situ
ation thomsolvos, and at onco set about
doing that which they think should bo
done.
If farmers want a useful, sagitciou’,
handsomo dog they cannot do better
than provido themselves with a Scotch
collie. Besides being a nice, practical
dog among cattle he is a good animal
about tho hou'-c. Cheerful, fond of
children, and not given to straying
nway from homo and annoying his
neighbors. — ["Chicago Times.
Professor "Wagner says steamed pota
toes are the best.
Silver loses one-fifth of its weight for
every year it lies submerged under salt
wuter.
French weather prodictions last ycai
reached the highest recorded accuracy,
ninaty per cent, proving correct.
Beriin doctors are agroed that salt is
conducive to longevity, whilo those of
Paris declare that people would livo
longer if there was no salt,
Tho greatest known ocean depth,
4055 fathoms, was obtained by tho
United States steamer Tu car ora, off the
northeast coast of Japan.
Within a little air-bubble, having a
diameter of about one-thirtieth cf an
inch, there nro fifty thoimnl billion
molecules flying about in alL directions
with the spie l of rifle balls.
Dr. Jastrow of tho University of "Wis
consin, proves that the ear ii the domi
nant organ of tho mi id in some persons
and the eye in other.;. Pioplo are,
therefore, cither ear-minded or eye-
mimled.
New York and Boston tailors aro
using a new process for cleansing ani
renovating plush. The method is a
simple one, being merely a device tor
the application of steam to the mush.
It is said to work very successfully and
makes an old cloak look like sealskin.
If, says D . Troitske, the average tem
per turo of r.oe-imokers were repre
sented by 1050 that of moderate smok
er-, would bo 1003. end while tin heart
in the former case was making 1000 pul
sations in tho latter it wou'd beat 1130
times. It is to the latter.-fl ct he thinks
th ,t the danger of tooacco smoking is
due.
It is a feet not well known that na
tive sulphate o: baryta i; an active poi
son to rat-, mice and dogs. It :s not
easy to explain its action, considering
its extreme insolubility, out mixed with
lard it n readily enton by them. This
being the cam the question suggests it-
ic f, whether it might not rep.ac-e the
more dangerous poisons now so much
used for tdiis purpose, and do away
with the risk attending th:m.
It is a fact of importance thnt hard,
close-grain emery wheels do not cut so
rapidly as 6oft, loose one’, from the
fact that the particies ia the hard stono.
aro more compact, and the edg^-’
wear s.ightiy before breaking. Ia
the soft wheel, however, tho ce
ment wears first, and more rapid
ly, presenting new cutting edges to tho
work, which, when but slightly worn,
will pull out of tho wheel on account of
this increased friction surface, fresh,
sharp edges replacing them.
An Indian ink of a deep black which
gives neutral tints for half shades is
very rare, lut may be mado ns follows:
Rub thoroughly together eight parts of
lampblack, 64 parts of water and four
parts of finely pulv.rized indigo. Boii
until most of the water is evaporated;
then add five parts of gum arabic, two
parts of glue and one part extract of
chickory. Beil tho mass again until it
is thickened to a paste; than shape it in
wooden molds which havo previously
been rubbod with olivo or almond oil.
Farm anil Garden Notes.
Old hens will not lay until well fea-
thcrod.
To keop tho soil of cold frames from
freezing hard, fill the fratno with leaves,
and put on the snsh.
Save enough moat for your own use;
soiling fat hogs and cattlo in tho fall
and buying boacou nnd corned bcof
during tho spring and summer is not
good economy.
dar-
Cause For Doubt.
Ho: And you really lovo me,
ling?
Sho: "Why do you doubt mo, dear?
Ho: "Well, I saw you sotting tho
clock an hour forward whon I came in.
llow He Came Out
Mr. Rider—Brea to tho tacos, Tom!
Tom—Yep.
Mr. R,—Did you como out ahead!
Tom—Nci^ afoot.
A Nihilist Bomb Manufactory.
A Bucharest correspondent writes
hat a letter from Cracow says that the
police of Moscow have discovered a
deep, spacious cellar ia that city ia
which is a manufactory of dynamite
bombs. On examination the collar was
found to have several ramifications,
and when the police entered it it was
inhabited by one m in, of whom they in
quired :—
“What are you doing?”
“I am baking gou:d%” said he.
On approaching him they fcun.l that
ho had been in the not ot filling a bomb
with dynamite. Ho was seized and
taken to the light. Ou th: steps of tho
sellar he drew a knife from his waist
coat and attempted to commit suicide,
but only succeeded ia wounding him
self ia tho chest. O i examining the
pockets of tho prisoner tho police
found papers stating that he was a
Nihilist who had been condemned for
life ia tho mines of Siberia.
Changed His -Uiml.
It seems that our great-grandfathers
were sometimes fickle, ns witness tho
following from intentions of marriage
in Brunswick in 1163, as given by tho
Bangor Historical Magazine this month:
“June 18, Peter Coombs, Jr., and
Charity Coombs of Ilarpswell.” “June
25 h, [tho uext entry. ] Peter Coomb’,
Jr., alters his mind aud intends marry
ing with Eli« Smith of llirpivreU.” —
[Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
