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W. B. KIHCBY, Editor.
VOL. II.
Several Parisian papers note tho de¬
cline of population in France. One says:
“We can fix the day, not a distant day,
when by the perennial falling off of
births France will have lost one-third of
its population. The result is fatal.
Within half a century France will have
fallen below Italy and Spain to the rank
of a second-rate power. There is no
deuying the figures. If this continues,
iu addition to other causes of decadence,
we are a lost nation."
Speaking of the Sackvillo incident the
London Truth says: “This is not the
first time Lord Sackville has been duped.
A little while ago a man came to him
and said that the British legation was
to be blown up that evening, and that
he alone could prevent it. This he
promised to do if he were at once paid
$500. The sum was handed over to him,
when he went about boasting everywhere
how he had ‘done’ the British minis¬
ter. The man was a professional card-
sharper.”
The young gentleman, aged six and a
half, who is now Crown Prince of Ger¬
many, and will be Emperor when the
present young Emperor is dead, is al¬
ready being turned into a soldier. Every
day he is compelled for over half an
hour to move his chubby legs and hold
his immature body according to military
discipline, and is severely drilled by
an ancient Sergeant-Major. lie wears
the regulation uniform, and returns the
salutes of aged Generals with dignified
nonchalance.
New York philanthropists are turning
their attention to the alleviation of the
shop-gills’ sufferings. There is also an
effort to make the factory girl more in¬
dependent and to this end large sums of
money have been raised with a view to
establishing schools for instruction in
the different branches of mechanical
labor. It is claimed that if girls and
young women are taught a good trade
early in life they can be placed where
they can make an honorable livelihood
independent of brutal employers and
sordid factory-owners.
The latest gigantic scheme in South
America is being carried out by a French
syndicate which is to build a Railway
from Montevideo through Brazil, Para¬
guay and Bolivia to the Pacific coast at
a cost of $200,000,000. The provincial
bank of Buenos Ayres has lodged $18,-
000,000 in gold dollars in the National
bank to the credit of the National
Treasury, and it is estimated that the
bank to-day has a stock of gold exceed¬
ing $30,000,000. The Argentine Re¬
public is on the eve of another boom
and the state of affairs could not be
more satisfactory.
The Chicago Times believes that the
next census will show the great city on
Lake Michigan to be second, iu point
of population, to New York, In
the census of 1880 it was fourth. The
Times claims that the population of
Chicago may to-day be estimated at
1,033,000, and adds: “Chicago ad
anittedly is gaining more rapidly in popu¬
lation than Philadelphia, a city which
has made all the territorial increase pos¬
sible, whereas in Lake, Hyde Park, and
Lake View, Chicago has three large
cities immediately across the street.
Without incorporating the adjoining
suburbs Chicago, it is clear, will pass
Brooklyn in 1830. With these suburbs
Chicago, it will be shown, will pass
Philadelphia and stand second ogly to
New York. Then commences the race
for first place, a contention which may
continue through several decades, but
with success certain in the long run for
Chicago, which is destined to become a
city larger than London.”
A new census of the United States will
betaken in 1880. It will surprise many
of our readers to learn tlbat the census of
1880 has only recently been completed.
The number of volumes necessary to per¬
fect thc census is large. There arc
separate books on population, nativity,
age, sex, religion and occupation; on
employes in mines and industries, me¬
chanical and agricultural, and the extent
of manufacturing; the kinds and num¬
bers of live stock in the country; the
farming and dairy products; the output
of mines, and the value of ores, coal, oil,
gas, etc.; everything that pertains to
the manner in which citizens earn a
livelihood; all about children of school
age or younger; criminal statistics of
every available nature, and data about
the insane, the deaf mutes, and the
blind. The next census will be much
more voluminous than the one now com¬
pleted, and the Chicago News thinks
that the commissioner who undertakes
its compilation will be entitled to the
prayers of the ordinary citizen that he
may survive the ordeal and not remain
in office until the appointment of his suc¬
cessor.
JASPER. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 31. 188!).
THE LAW OF THE HARVEST.
What I havo sown, that I must reap;
From ground where seed of tares is cast
I cannot gather wheat at last:
In vain to plead—in vain to weep.
With pity God may mark my sheaves,
But Law omnipotent must reign;
And what can change my withered leaves
To golden grain?
Vain to stand idle, crying “Lord!"
Th’ exalted good for which I yearn
He gives me gracious leave to earn:
After the labor, tho reward.
Why chide Him with unanswered prayers!
The blame is mine, and never His;
In fruit which earnest action bears
His answer is.
—Frank Leslie’s.
THE SENORITA’S PLOT.
BY IlOYAL CLEWLINE*
A number of ladies and gentlemen
were seated on the hurricane deck of a
8""*JS running between New Or-
S lftht thtt iSf Iho w“eT»ith a ,
nere^iudein^ fr^ the
Hons of delight S ’ jmnparert PP t0 m ^ fnllv eninv
^attention he cene of some was directed
as bustliniaft’ tWehial' JtfhSS ctm/ZCe
pustiing att, with a pleasant smile ll-
lummatmg lady his weather-beaten him features,
a young inquired instant the of what dog it
was. t °r an old sea
glanced in the direction indicated by the
fair hand, then, with an attempt to mod-
«... hi. voice into i«
P e d;
“That , , cloud, , , as you call it, young
lady, is perhaps better known as the Tor-
tugas bank, and it was in this vicinity
in in fai\ fact, OI R it w^fa was a lignt exciting for my life. adventure;
“Oh, do tell us all about it, captain;
we should so much like to hear one of
your sailor stories, ’and a general chorus
from the bevy o; fair ones finally decided
the skipper to surrender at di cretion,
and m hs matter-of-fact way the seaman
commenced his yarn without further
preface:
“It was about the year 1825, that I
had command of the old brig ‘Maria.’
She was one of a regular line of packets
running and from New Orleans to Havana,
crowded as a general thing I used to be
with passengers.
“But navigation in those days Was not
so pleasant as the present time, and the
around Gulf of Mexico, including the waters
whose Cuba, s,varmed .vah piratical
craft bloodthirsty deeds terrified
the whole merchant marine, and the
Inited State? were forced to keep a
large squadron actively cruising, that
finaily had the desired effect, and in
time hooters/ they cleared the waters of the free-
“I left Havana with the hold full of
merchandise, and in the cabin I had one
passenger, belonging a tine-looking young fellow
to Commodore Porter’s fleet,
then stationed in W est India waters for
the purpose ot exterminating the black-
hearted villains. He was a mdshipman
and had been wounded in a eutting-out He"
expedition against the pirates. was
now bound to New Orleans, where he re-
sided, having been granted sick leave for
the purpose of recuperation.
“in the forward saloon-sort of inter-
mediate passengers -were nine Spaniards,
confess that her beautiful hair, black,
luxuriant and glossy; her eyes, ex pres-
sive, softs and molting as a gazelle’s; her
pretty form, coquettish airs and sweet.
r t0 v! UI ! n the heiirt9
and heads of the whole havi! ship s company,
She did not appear to anything to
say to her countrymen in the forward
wih’Jn t WM t i i8, f >0 ® 8d W tre3t them
‘1 u pitied the young , lady, , for , neither . v
the middy nor myself could speak a
word of Spanish; but it did not appear R
to h.™ , o„ the o:i;ccr, he
made love to the senorita in the most
E- d fashion and Whenever oppot-
tumty laughed oiicred, while she, nothing loih,
and chatted in ptire Castilian.
and her soft, musical voice could be
heard singing through the cabin when¬
ever the middy was by her side. She
least was evidently possessed of wealth; at
I judged so from the usual stand -
fusion point—appearances. diamonds She had a pro¬
of and rare gems, which,
with a Cuban’s love of display, she wore
the on .. every possible . occasion. I came to
conclusion , that the shrewd middy,
despairing ceived of promotion and having re-
more blows than dollars, was
laying I an anchor to windward, for which
could not blame him, and wished him :
success in capturing the prize-if he
could. But what puzzled me was how
they managed to get along so well when j
neither could understand a word the '
other said; but as the days rolled by the
impetuous but middy pushed the siege, with
little doubt in my mind as to the ulti-
mate result.
bank “I was that stretching over for the Tortugas
you all see looming up abeam,
when one of the crew at work on the fore-
*. topsaii yard reported a sail in sight B broad
the beam. j
“Now, a sail in those days meant
danger, and a reasonable expenditure of
caution at least became necessary, i,d as
„i„ time, of ten ,,™ g „
prove to be a pirate. I at once slun#
my glass over my shoulder, jumped into
the fore rigging, and ran aloft for the
purpose of examining the fellow. I was
there some time looking at the sail, that
was glistening in the distance, not much
larger than wincf a gull’s wing.
“The was light and variable,
“WE SEEK THE REWARD OF HONE8T LABOR. -
tho sun dazzled my eyes, and a little
swell rather interfered with my obsesva-
tion, so that all combined, I was aloft
much longer than I originally intended,
finally returning to my post not much
wiser for my trouble.
“Do ccnding the after companionway intention of
I entered tho cabin with the
enjoying my usual siesta, hoping mean- would
wiiilo that a favoring breeze
spring up. I had nicely composed rapid my-
self for the nap when a light,
footstep crossed the cabin, and the next
instant the middy entered my room
without knocking, somewhat to my sur-
prise, as he was punctilious in all mat-
ters pertaining- to sea etiquette aud cus-
toms. I was on the point of so express-
ing myself when Fchanced to catch his
eye, causing me to start up from tho
lounge in surprise and alarm. I knew at
once that somethin^ ° out of the usual
line had occurred.
“His voice dropped to a whisperashe thrill
seated himself by my side, while a
of nameless dread and apprehension ho said impres shot
through ~ reT -“ .......- my heart as ......
“ ki »K «}>»nt H„, jeer .poouing «ud
both a good turn. I assure you death, wq^have and
to confront a matter of life or
that very shortly. I repeat, sir, we have
!*»*• ™o«g , f , . , ..,
“‘The nine Spaniards in the forward
saloon and their faithful ally, the seno-
lta . ,
“I ; looked at the naval officer sharply,
for I could not credit what he was say-
mg; but the steady gaze of his clear,
gray eyes reflected back no fires cf in-
demonstrative ‘'*,173.“=“' was indicative ot any
thing of but mind a highly wrought or excited
state
“‘How did vou discover the facts and
ascertain they were saihng under false
colors?
“Simply enough. I have had my
ea oi and eyes open for some time, but little the
en IT. re passage in fact, losing
of their conversation, plans aud mten-
tions concerning us all.’
“Why, what do you mean? What
a.e you telling me, young man ; Did
yen not inform me, in person, that you
could not speak a word of Spanish, and
have I not heard you jabbering away to
the girl, trying in vain to make yourself
understood?’
“'I admit I told you all tha*:, but
there Was a motive in iiali. My s
ions were aroused when I looke
passengers over, so I b- to
part. ThanF
ignorafic.. without gooQ
its
sir, do you suppose Xu... . a
native of New Orleans, and tv * v . ,? on
the West India station, and notAiearn
something I speak bf it the language of But the in 1 ions?
can like a native. this
matter we must move at once; there is
do time to lose.’
“ ‘Let me hear the whole story. I can
decide better then upon some plan of
action! I presume vessel?* the piBcaroons havb
designs upon tho
“‘Not only upon tho vessel, Angular; but the
lives of all hands It is but
ttkat pretty faced demon is at the bottom
of the entire plot. Perhaps you wonder
at the course I pursued in regard to her
and my language. pretended igDorauee of the
Spanish 1 will explain my
mason The more day fully for telling that standing whop-
per. we sailed I was
ring was once the property of my uncle.
He owned a plantation in Jamaica, whieli
lie left two years ago to visit his people-
in New Orleans. Neither he nor the ves-
J Cl in ,Vh;ch embar,k d haS been heard
from since. « My suspicions - w ere at t once
aroused; it was too l*e td back out or
for a passage by some other craft,
Whil ? t0 di ^lo 9 e bare suspicions without
Proofs would have placed hel me in an un-
enviable position. I l my peace,
waiting for what might turn her and up. she While
I have been flirtmg with pre-
tending reality to conve,.. with me *. with ™ the I.
perfecting plans
Spaniards for the seizure of your ship
the murder of us all. J hey are all
members of one gang, and a fine lot of
jail birds they are. 1 have no doubt that
they murdered my uncle, and in some
way the senorita has been m.xed up
in u ‘
C< l YV hat . do . you propose to , do ,, ,,, ?
it t WkUe you were up aloft they hail a
last r grand the confab. ship To-night hands they are walk to
rise, take make all
th e P lauk » a ^ dthe ‘ lrnumto i'. alves ton >
which . . is their rendezvous. They have .
>>ot the slightest suspicion that we un-
derstand a word of their language and
imagine that thc vessel will fall an easy
prey to their rapacity, which very conti-
dence on their part will be of immense
advantage to us when the time is ripe for
action. Their plan is as follows : They
will sleep on deck, with two of their
number convenient to the cabin hatch,
two in close while proximity remainder to the will man at the
wheel, the and attend
to the watch on de k men forward.
1 he signal for the attack is to be three
raps on the hatch and the mate and man
at thc wheel, will be instantly thrown
overboard. We, that is, you and J, are
to be attended to by tho senorita, who
with her poinard is to give us tho the coup
de grace. There, sir, you have whole
of it, and now we must circumvent them
M their owe game."
“I scarcely knew what to do, for there
were no arms on board the brig. The
middy had a pair of pistols and his light
dress sword, the only weapons vve could
depend upon; but I managed quietly, to com while mu-
nicute with all the men
the middy and myself settled upon a
plan of action.
_ “Tho Spaniards only counted intended on hav-
ing one watch on deck, but as I
to havo all hands on the alert, I resolved
to lull suspicion by pretending that a
gale would was apprehended. As fortune the
have it, tho appearance of
weather was all in our favor, and with
the disappearance of the sun the sky
looked wild and brassy. The cook had
been instructed to keep his coppers full
heavers of boiling and water, while the men deposited tho
iron belaying pins about
deck, when notice! they could be utilized at a
moment’s
“The mate was stationed at tho wheel,
a hatchet ground keen as a razor con-
Coaled in the bosom of his shirt, while
the middy and myself walked the deck,
each with a pistol in his pocket and tho
sword near at hand. Outwardly waited Calm
and with careless demeanor we
for the summons that was to decide both
the fate of the vessel and all hands.
“Occasionally the low warbling of tho
Spanish girl could be heard as she
humme l some love song, while the stra-
tegic ;!S*'^toS^r2£r£S5 positions descei'nible of the murderous the Spaniards small
were easily by
“Tb<eighty wu
fiapped idly to and fro, rattle causing almost the reof
points to dance and con-
tinuoualy. I will confess to a feeling “ of
*£2™*?* ^
commencement of the deadly struggle; took
But my companion, the middy,
matters and^oked very differently and laughed tlfou"h
nodded ™ ^ as lively as
kjn 1 -' tbe quarl1 ol °" n
.
^ ' ^ threc 'q, dhtinct ’“i™. mc . l9urcd
rapsc 1( 1 h r (
™dfrabl The shrnal rthan had been sdven con-
V earU e any of us had 6X-
uecteil P ’ SjnnmT but von mav 7 denend omTt xve a^tlic were
0 AeirS. Fm fr ^
“I had no time nor oiinortunitv to at-
tend to 1 anvthiutfbut iwown 1 nersonal
f Of the Wer ffoul of the
Soaniards P ‘ rushed at me a dark
’noised his two odm-d dirr mitterinir 5 on
hi"h i,id di'ectlv over mv heart de’
hut it never Vith an nnnnriunitv to
geend _ a cool steady aim I covered
the fellow’s head, and I doubt if he ever
realized what was the cause that cori
signed him so suddenly to everlasting
punishment, The middy had not used
his pistol, but, depending on his sword,
ran hi? antagonist through in the most
‘ nrtfved and scientific niafifidf. The
had (U nerately wounded his assail-,
•m writhing tinci tUt moan-
, -K. deck.
.offblood.
, iJ’lrUoiuV niTlnlwin tr
l°Tce? f ringing 1 1° °!i through yC j A the air in uiscqri- , tr
ftonte, vat.cd^onally by shrieks
« 19 t ie cook, < ea ou is •' hand . .
seaLling water wffh an unstinted
^ 8 P amard9 werc capering about
... llke 1 ' enth d anc, nR’ masters with the
,)P T //.'/'tVo; & P ° he/efa " nm1 t)p!'iv!
: against the dirks of f the bpan-
mg pins
“? c . 3, y ^ imnJ’the P now
*. Q ..N ’ and demoralized
‘ " & :« ’ ' ' Q-
de P th 9 o ° ,/ ihe^cabin 1 , " bounded o th f!,; fie „
. "Li 1
oum a, ie 1,1,1 n ‘ J
■
a £out her ’ displavkg J? L at the same time a
... f oant ed nistols
- \ , v ff cloS evidently ei v ‘engaged nfakiug with
* middv N who was antu^onis/ U it
A, { f his ” '
,■ i„,_ cx .
hausted with our exertions, aud having
md"/m nifirpr’s abiliiv to dp-
t elf weerowded around to wit
ness the combat The senorita apoeared fhe
^ jugt ia , ime to behold last
rust f ^ q ht } keen . e dged
.
ap 'L,! 8n ni d h fl j },;
/ . .. ,. woun( s cano
» ' leavin'- S.«nSd ins right
• , rptr( . ftted ’ watching for an ormor- 'the
J 8 i ie th iu the bosom of
young officer. I was about to brain the
rascal myself and terminate the affair
p^e had' retrorted‘befoie^attack 'J ho
^ of
tnpping off his over guard, a rin and „
bolt, ’ be was thrown
iiko a jlash of p^tning / passed the bright through blade the
h o(W8 vord
Hmniard’s P body b jf/j
„ Sca , ;e] thc officer clcaned hi9
weapon of the pirate’s carcass when a
heard, ’ followed bv a sharp
* ’ ;ind the fo m of the Spanish wo
f . . th smo ke curling
f the muzzle as she ‘tooil over the
, , f midd . nrostrate Snaniard
wti,,. /v v reeled anil staggered tho’doek for-
, f. 1 iii n( lf , avl lv on but
’ "forced of
u fal/w on by the impetus
the ,’ ,s-.heathed to the hilt in the
, lv f j she fell utterin"-a aghast low
N' ; ’ , { , standing thc^melee at
^®iS^^,Stalo“5Sion. , termination of
® • ’ where 1 attended to his wound
hi ' h f ortuna tely Ldinclv was neither deep nor
• ‘ . t e reaching'" » c his' painful He
8 q it destination
a a f elv V- and tmdav ranks among ° the high '
% profession Spaniards
'
' P who hail been
5 .Shld’ d d peni secured “lih* but toS died Z ere the
on-
tire crowd found watery craves. The
gen orita was despoiled of her jewels having ere
shc was consigned to the deep, I the
the pleasure oi turning over to
mldd y er e he bade me farewell the ring
formerly owned by his unfortunate
uncle .”—New York Mercury. mercury.
$1.00 Far Annum, la Ad^rnae*
A CHILD'S LIFE IN INDIA.
ANT EXISTENCE NOT AT ALL LIKE
THAT OF VOTING AMERICA-
Son8 ‘ of the Poor n aV0 l ew Games
w , Early-The
.. . „ f v ... r .
" ara al OI ’
Tho young folks of India, says Thomas
Stevens in Hu^shine, are a very interest-
ing study in themselves, llow different
is the life led by youthful Hindoos, to
that led by young America! If the llin-
doo boy is born of poor and humble
parents, tillers of tho soil, his life is
more like tho existence of some domos-
tic animal than a human youth being, ho allowed
During his early is
to play about, bare-headed and quite
naked, in the terrible heat of the India
sun, from which ho seemed to derive no
barm - His bead 13 shaved, and the
fierce sun glares down on his shining
P ato n forco would give an
American^ baby , suiistroke .m an instant.
» »"»'»“* >" «“> h »f
!""c e'tok T5ob and TthU b™
paddhng about. In^ fact, ihe
small boy in an Ini a ,.S
™ amphibian living in the water very
t STfir"‘gamesVo^plav, and no
the way 1 have described. Ie grows up
likearankyoungweed.astrangecreat- lion lespects,
tire, brave as a ill tome
and timid as a hare in others,
As soon as he gets big enough to do
anything he is packed off every morning
to take the goats and cows to graze iri
the jungle. These jungles are full of
T k ”f “? T u
Thousands of little Indian bo., S att killed
by the bites of thousands poisonous reptiles killed every and
year, Snfl other aro
devoured by wild animals, The boys
get so accustomed to all these things
that they soon become quite fearless of
the dangers naked of the in jungle. tho long They tiger-grass walk
about quite feet higher than their
that waves many deadly
heads; well aware that serpents
abound, and tigers lurk lor their prey,
Yet these same youths would very likely
scuttle of! like rabbits if they saw tt
fhe life of the little Indian j.^ le , boy ra ‘ of e the
pete villsfge classes is very hard. Ie
knows nothing Of the [deasures,. the
games, the jolly times of he American
boy. From the time of his birth, i
to bve or six years old, about and the only
difference between him a young
goat is that he eats c ooked food. \ery
but milk and coarse, heavy panedkes, his
called chuppaties. Front this age
life is one dreary round of drudgery. old-
The little Indian boy is anil prematurely play sub¬
fashioned. All work no
due? boyish spirits, and you see all the
youngsters of an Indian village squatting listening
on the ground in the evening, old
intently to the stories of the meii.
The boys of the larger cities, where
life is more active anil stirring, are a
little livelier, and the children of well :
to-do parents fare better, of course. I
have seen some very curious capers cut
by the swarms of Indian youths in the
Streets of a city.
Sometimes I used to see little toddlers
with three streaks tff red or white them pig¬
ment on their forehead, making with
look very mu h like small clowns
painted faces. These youngsters priests, were
the children of Brahmans, or the other
regarded as more holy than
children, with whom they must not These play
or associate with too clbsely;
youths are taught from early infancy to
believe themselves holier than children
who are not Brahmans, and to keep
themselves apart as much as possible, the
therefore, divided in the into streets, cliques you see casts,
Children or with
Some groups are all Brahmans
painted faces, in other groups aro no
Brahmans at all.
The boys of wealthy Hindoo parents
lead quite a different life from the poor
ones. A Hindoo father, if rich, rarely
refuses anything his boy might wish To
have. Hindoos
Many of the sons of rich re¬
ceive a fair amount of education these
days; some are sent away to college, and
others are taught at home by English private
tutors. Of late years, too, tne
Government has encouraged education schools
among the mass of the people; the country
are being established all over
where ambitious youths may learn to be¬
come clerks, accountants and writers.
Many children of the middle-classes are
sent by their parents to these schools;
and it is to be hoped that by and by
even tho children of the poor villages
will all be able to attend school.
The life of the little Ifiuiloo girl of is her a
great deal darker than that
brother. ,, Girl babies are thought very
IittIc of m Indla ff A few years ago
80mc of tko llgh castG T * I r- 1I i d a ? < ? lnbcs * -v
used to strangle all the girl , babies be-
cau8 ° tke y bought tlie 80118 of other
tribcs werc no l il0 / en ^ them gh / mnrry
thcm shoui(1 they allow to grow
ll P- This cruel custom has been put to
ft sto P b y the English Government as far
gW^bi-.-. possible. But many thousands of
destroyed every year,
even now, in secret,
The llttle Bmdoo girl is married by
her parents, sometimes before she is a
y ear 0,d Little boys and girls are mar-
- before they
"ied by their parents long anything about
are old enough And to stranger know still, although
such things. marricd whe httl
the y ma Y be n Very ®
chiidreD, th^ "««««•* . V- «» •«*
other until tney CunouBfurious are grown up.
These arei
our standpomt But the most sunous
. 8a things dde8t about 18 “,/ thcse IllnwcltV mairiago, an ^he
widow . , 18 r owc Vklows marr v again
There are hundreds . of f widows lh in hidia India
less than five years old-yes, thousands
of (hem 1 And these poor little mites of
girls who have been married and made
willows, without their own knowledge
or consent, havo to remain widows <11
tlioir lives, mourning for husbands whom
they never saw!
NEWS AN1) NOTES FOR WOMEN.
The ostrich feather is again in vogue.
Applique trimmings arc exceedingly
fashionable.
Chrysanthemums are fashionablo cor¬
sage Rowers.
Brocades aro in increased demand for
evening dresses.
Bracelets and bangles are on the top
wave of popularity.
White angora sets aro once more de¬
cidedly fashionable.
Round waists and betyed waists are
popular for home dresses.
A Baltimore bride’s dress was de¬
signed by the bridegroom.
Kate Field’s latest lecture is on “The
Gospel of the Grapo.”
Persian and oriental patterns lead,
both in silk and woolen goods.
Cord of heavy tinsel is used to edge
the brims of felt hats and bonnets.
Dark velvet hats in Directoire much or Gains¬
borough stylos are very worn. '
House dresses for afternoon wear are
now made just long enough to touch the J
floor.
Belva Ann Lockwood sent a congratu¬
latory telegtam to President-elect Har¬
rison.
In several places in the West largo
bee farms are managed entirely by
women. s
Mrs. llarrison wears a bustle and is »
firm believer in the practical value of
that article.
Basques aro simply shaped at tho
back, while the fronts are most elabor¬
ately trimmed,
.Some of tho now tea gowns are trim¬
med down the front with a band of
ostrich feathers.
In this country the practice of phar¬
macy by womemis likely to make great
headway before long.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain, who now
lives in Paris, has become devoted to
American game'of poker.
Alfa. Albert H. Aloorc, a noted Phila¬
delphia society leader, is the possessor
of diamonds valued at $50,000.
Beaver cloth raglans, trimmed with;
braid and fur, aro the popular winter)
morning wraps for young ladies.
Ostrich feather mulls aro imported,
thi^ season to carry with ostrich boas
that are worn with dressy toilets.
“The high heel Is going," says an ex¬ It
change. Yea, it is alwav* cfhy goinff.
clatters on tne pavement all long;
Close-fitting sleeves, reaching nearly
to the elbow, are still very fashionable
and arc made in lace and beaded tulle.
Velvet is to be more popular this sea¬
son than ever, many very elegant toilets
being made up entirely in this material.
Airs. Cleveland has become an expert
with the rifle,being able to hit the bulls-
eyc five times out of seven at 200 yards.
The women of Birmingham, England,
have recently presented Airs. Gladstone
with a cameo portrait of her famous hus¬
band.
A late fancy is the use of two fura in
the samo garment, as cape of seal with
collar und epaulet of Persian lamb, and
vice versa.
One of the most fashionable combina¬
tions for evening wear this season will
be the revival of the old Continental col¬
ors, bulf and blue.
Belted blouse waists of t£e surah silk
or jersey wool are worn by ypung girls
and misses, and are similar in .style to
those worn by ladies.
If Queen Victoria were a private lady
she would be known as Mrs. Wettin,that
being the family name of her late hus¬
band, i’rince Albert.
Society people will be shocked to
learn that down in Charleston, S. C. y
the colored boys braid their mules’ tails
with chrysanthemums.
Surplice revers are becoming very fash¬
ionable for street dress, and they appear
in a variety of new forms, usually inclos¬
ing plain, narrow vests.
Gimps and galloons, dull silks and
moires and broad and narrow ribbon are
now the favored dress trimmings. Plush
and velvet are seldom used.
The best blankets made in this country
come from the manufactory of a womaq
in northern Vermont and bring a higher
price than any other brand.
The richest black costumo3 have a
skirt of velvet with a Directoire coat of
brocade that has figures so large that one
design covers the entire breadth.
The most approved bodices for tailor
costumes resembles those differ of riding
habits in cut. They greatly,
however, in the matter of garniture.
The polka dance was introduced into
England about 1844. It was invented
between 1830 and 1834 in Bohemia, and
obtained its name in Prague in 1885.
A model of a reaper at the recent Cin¬
cinnati Centennial, in the Government
Department, was ticketed a3 the inven¬
tion of Elizabeth Smith, of New Jersey.
The Queen Regent of Spain has got a
young Iri h woman, Miss Georgina tbe King. Da¬
venport, as a governess to
Thus she avoids offendiDg any political
party.
A favorite combination costume has a
Directoire polonaise of golden skirt brown
cloth, which is worn over a of
dark green bordered with golden brown
beaver.
It was Mrs. Mackey who started the
fashionable fever for black underwear
by wearing it under a wondrous ball
gown of black tulle with diamond orna¬
ments, that she wore in Paris at a
privato fancy ball, at which she per¬
sonated the Queen of Night.