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She wa8 modestly winsome, and stylishly fair,

And the sunbeams had spun the rich skeins of her hair,

And her eyes were as bright as pure diamonds be.

And her form had the grace of a zephyr-tossed tree ;

She was "pretty," some whispcied, and "handsome," some

And "beautiful" others described her Instead;

And covetous glances were after her sent,

And flattery followed wherever she went.

And her heart was as soft as her ribbons were gay,

And she loved all the world, in a general way

(For the hard jailor Fashion, with all of his art,

Can not chain up a really generous heart),

And her white hand was open, to prince or to boor,

If he only was ragged, and wretched, and poor.

III.

And her husband coined mere from day unto day,

And she faithfully struggled to give it away;

For if he from the world to win gold had a knack,

She esteemed It her part to pay some of it back !

And Charity knows very well now it thrives.

When 'tis zealously mana:

There's many a lady, whose alms would ill fare,

If it wasn't for a selfish old husband somewhere 1

IV.

And he smiled on her giving (she gave, as he knew,

A dollar, where he made a thousand or two) ;

But his smile had the feel of a good-natured sneer ;

For he fought with the world, and approached it more near

Aud he noticed that all is not Want that complains,

And that Charity often is scorned for Its pains;

That the unctuous asking of alms is a gift,

And that Poverty, sometimes, itself is a thrift;

And that he who will carelessly bounties accord,

Oft Is lending to Satan, instead of the Lord.

V.

Aud the first piteous mortal 6he happened to meet.

Was a woe-begone beggar, who crept thro' the street;

With face properly sad and form carefully bent,

And a way that strewed sorrow wherever he went.

And she wondered what terrible lot could be worse,

And gave him such cash as she had in her purse;

And then went home at once, with a face like the 6un,

With her husband to share the good deed she had done.

But he laughingly said, when she pictured her friend,

"That poor scamp has a bank-book, and money to lend."

And she wept with vexation ; and vowed not to give

To a beggar again, long as Ucttveu let her live.

dby rich people's wives;

And a queer look of innocent shame In her face;

And Instead of her setting his heart all astir,

He employed the whole evening In comforting her.

And she vowed, If she lived to be ninety years old,

Of no agent ftgaiu would she buy, and be sold.

VII.

And the next case of pity her heart chanced to greet,

Was a hand-organ woman who sat in the street ;

Who, old and unfeminlne,sald not a word,

And played a queer tunc that could scarcely be heard.

And 'twas plainly apparent, and hard not to see,—

There were two wooden stumps where her feet ought to be.

And our sweet Lady Bountlful's heart nestled near

This sister, so palpably wretched and drear;

And she gave her enough, moved by Charity's call,

To buy the dame out—legs, hand-orguu, aud all.

And she went home at night with her heart all aglow

teffth the help she had given to thl6 daughter of woe ;

'And this sweet-bread of deeds, —like a generous child

She shared with her best friend—who praised her, aud smiled ;

For he knew all the time, and so, shortly, did she,

That this pauper of streets was as rich ag need be;

And had married a daughter, with splender quite rare,

And had given her jewels a duchess could wear.

And our dear Lady Bountiful drooped with dismay,

At having bceu tricked in this high-handed way,

And vowed none again with her bounty to greet,

Unless blessed with the requisite number of feet.

VIII.

And the next, and the next, and the next, and the next

Of the times she w:is tricked, made her almost as vexed ;

But there came, one dark evening, a gleam of surprise,

From a woman whose heart had a home in her eyes ;

Whose words sweetly warmed her fair friend; for they burned

With gratitude true, that had truly been earned.

And she murmured. "To me you are dearer than breath;

You snatched me from Borrow, and suffering, and death ;

You lifted a burden my soul could not bear;

You tided me over the rocks of despair.

You saved me my daughter—my husband—my son;

God ble6S you and yours, for the deeds you have done 1"

IX.

And the lady's tired heart on this gratitude fed,

For her husband had happened to hear what was said;

And the man of the world—as a tear graced his eye—

Felt as if he had news from the world in the sky;

And he said to his wife, as her gemmed hand he pressed,

"This transaction defrays the expense of the rest."

VI.

And alittlewhile after, itchanced to befall,

That a sad-looking gentleman made her a call ;

With late news from her pastor; which bade her extend

To this brother afflicted, the hand of a friend.

And the sad-looking man drew a picture of gloom

Of a sick, wretched wife, in a comfortless room;

Of the bad luck around him accustomed to lurk.

And the way he had worked, that he might obtain work ;

And he made her believe, that if help were not found.

He would starve ere another bright Sabbath came round.

Then he offered for sale—sadly resolute still—

A small one-dollar book, for a five dollar bill.

Aud sweet sympathy warmed up her heart, through

aud through,And Instead of one book, she invested in two;

Aud waited her uusbauu's home-coining, to run

And share with his heart the good deed she had douc.

But the afternoon paper contained a hot sketch

Ol this scamp, whom it. called "an unprincipled wretch,"

Informing an oft-told community bow

He had swindled for months, and was swindling them now ;

And it gave a long history, gloomy with fact,

Aud a full-length description, absurdly exact.

So bar husband she Diet with a pain-chastened grace,

•c.i'p/i ia)u, iiir, t>r Wu.i, QZ&9w3i

2JULY, 1887.THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL.

[Foil THE LAD1M' HOME JOURNAL.)

TWO POINTS OF VIEW.

BY JESSIE O DOSNEIX.

'Wl

"Thauk you, Mr. Howard, but Mr. Rogers has

arranued that," was tliu reply. She chatted with

him a~inoment about the trial which was to take

place on the morrow. As she turned away she

caught a glimpse or the uuliappiness in the young

mau's usually sunnvXace. Dave had been think

ing all the evening o'f the walk with Alice through

the deserted city streets at the quiet midnight

hour. He had thought how she would notice the

rest and stillness, and tried to fancy the pretty,

poetic thoughts which slid in and out of her con

versation like sparkling threads. He had thought

of the toucli 01 her band on his arm; of her lu

minous eyes glaDciug softly up to him iu the dim

light; of the fair face so near his own, as he bent

his head to t:ilk to her. He had been happy in

thinking of it, and it had slipped away from him.

The disappointment in his face touched Alice,

and she reached her hand to him graciously as

she said "Good-night."The touch of her hand thrilled Dave Hovyard to

his inmost being. Roused as he was. it was more

than he could bear. Crushing the little hand iu

his, he took the bewil.lered girl iu his arms and

kissed her passionately—once—twice—and then

called to his senses by Mr. Rogers* voice: "Are

you ready, Miss Foster!" be released Alice flushed

and trembling from his arms. She answered Mr.

Rogers in as quiet a voice as stic could command,

and stepplogout from behind the screen, without

one look or word to the young man, she joined

the older lawyer iu the main office."I will leave you to close the office. I am going

to take Miss Foster home," said that gentleman

to D ive in blissful ignorance of the little episode

behind the screen.

The young man was left alone in the room. A

long time he stood where Alice had left him, Ins

head bjwed on her desk. He lived over the hap

piness which had HI led his soul wheu he had held

Alice iu his arms, and said: "She shall And her

home here next my heart forever. I do not know

if she loves me, but she shall. I will be so tender

—so thoughtful—my peerless Alice ! I will work

for her harder than* I ever dreamed of doiug. I

will relieve her of this drudgery which is wearing

on her, poor girl !"It was nearly dawn before he left the office. He

was advocate Iu an important trial which was to

be tried ou the morrow. He had thrown more of

energy and determination into the working up of

this case than lie had put into any other; for the

gain of it would materially affect his fortunes;

and he said to himself many weeks ago: "If I

win I will ask Alice to be my wife."Alice leaned back in the carriage with a sudden

weariness. She was nervous and exhausted. She

answered Mr. Rogers, who had taken the opposite

seat, at random. Suddculy he leaned over in the

darkness and took her hand.

"Are you so very tired, little girl ?" he disked

softly.Had Alice not been preoccupied with Iter own

thoughts she must have noticed the tenderness

in her Iriend's voice and the clasp of his hand.

Out filled with the memory of Dave Howard's

passionate kisses she did not notice Frankliu

Rogers' slight caress. The knowledge of Dave

rioWxi u's Tovc bad come U) AltcO alluuCuly, flho

IiimI been unusually blind. The gfrl had had

other lovers, but she had been so absorbed with

the uovelty of her work; so iuteut ou gaining

expansion and growth of soul from her experi

ence in the lawyer's office, that she had (ailed to

read the love which was patent to her employer.

Perhaps his own love helped him to understand

that of the younger mau."You know Dave's case is to have its final trial

to-morrow, ' remarked Mr. Rogers. "Wouldn't

you. like to go over to the court room! I will

secure a good scat, though I cauuot be witli you

all the time. They have had a hard fight, but

Dave is sure to win. He has both law and right

ou his side. He has prepared a magnificent

speech. I didn't know he had It in him. It is a

master-piece, and no mistake!" said Mr. Rogers,

giving this gracious praise to his rival ungrudg

ingly.•'Tell me about it," said Alice.

Mr. R >gers explained the case in detail and

ended with an urgent lnvitatiou to attend the

trial. A day before, Alice would have been de

lighted with the thought; but now she said: "I

think I won't go, Mr. Rogers. But I shall be

glad of the holiday if yon will give it to me."

She dreaded inexpressibly a meeting with David

Howard. "I want to go up home to-morrow and

see that the housekeeper has everything in readi

ness for Aunty. You know she aud Milly come

home in two weeks."

"And vou go hack home," said Mr. Rogers

sadly. "Yes; I know it What shall we do

without our little girl Iu the office i"

"Will you miss hiel" askeil Alice wistfully.

"The office will have lost all Us sunshine," said

her friend, as the carriage stopped at Mrs. Bar

ker's door.The following day David Howard rose re

freshed after a few hours' sleep. He went di

rectly to the court-room. The trial opened in

the morning, but It was four o'clock in tuc after

noon when the jury brought in the final verdict.

David Howard had won his cause. Turning from

the congratulations which were showered upon

him he dispatched the following note by a mes

senger boy :

"Dear Miss Alice:—May I call to receive your

congratulations this evening?

"Sincerely yours,

"D. N. Howard."

to which Alice responded witli the following:

"Dear Mr. Howard:—Shall be glad to see

you this evening. I am heartily glad you have

won the case.

"Very truly yours,

"Alice G. Foster.'

Dave fouud a number of people iu Mrs. Bar

ker's parlor that evening. Alice came down in

walkiug costume, and said as they exebauged

their quiet greetings: "Mrs. Barker is to have a

ial' to-night, and T have no room to receive

and thought we

■social

you in. So I put on my hat,

would take a little walk."

"Let us And some quiet place where we can

talk," said Dave, as they went out. "Will you

drive with mel" hesitatingly.

"No;" replied Alice. "Let us take a car up

town and then walkinsome of the quiet streets."

The tide was a quiet one, each finding common

places hard of utterance. At Alice's request,

they got out at a street leading to the avenue

where her uncle's home was situated.

"Mr. Rogers sent me word of your success as

soon as the verdict was known. Iain very glad,"

said Alice.

"Thank you. It is for your good opinion that

I care." Dave bared his head a moment to the

night breezes; looked up at the silver stars and

down into the eyes whose steady radiance riv

alled the starlight. In bis frank, manly way he

told Alice how precious she had become, to him ;

how unconsciously to himself she had grow n into

his heart; how bis very being was permeated by

love for her.

Alice listened iu silence to his words. Wlien

she spoke it was to say : "Let us rest on these

steps. Sec! the bouse is closed." They had

reached Alice's home In their walk, aud sitting

there in the warm dusk eveuiug, Dave closed the

recital of his love: "And so, Alice, darling,!

dare to ask you to become my wife. I am not

rich, but my success has begun, aud I have enough

that mv wife need never want. lean release you

from all necessity of work. I will take such iov-

iug care of you. No trouble shall come near you.

I love you, Alice! I love you! Don't you care

just a little for me?"

Alice's eyes were full of trouble. She had seen

Dave Howard to-night under a new aspect. She

had not known the earnestness and tenderness of

Ids nature. She liked him better to-night than

ever before; she had always been interested in

him and cared about him; there was a certain

tenderness in her regard for him! but this was

not love. "The great wonder-flower" had not

bloomed for her. She told hini the truth gently.

"You have told me there is no one else. I will

make you love me. yet, my peerless Alice! You

like me?" Dave pleaded.

"Yes; but it lias been an luterest such as I

would have for a hero of romance or history who

pleased me," replied Alice. "Not altogether

that—there has been more of the human element

in my regard than that. But I have been so in

terested in studying you aud all persons aud

things connected with my experiment, that it

never occurred to me that you might care forme."

"Your experiment?" repeated the young man

wonderiugly. "I do not understand."

"1 will explain," said Alice, rising and ringing

the bell. "This is my uncle's home,

iu."

Alice asked the servant who opened the door if

the small reception room was lighted. Receiving

an affirmative answer she led her bewildered com

panion thro' the softly carpeted halls to a small

but elegaut room. The young mau turned to

Alice for an explanation. She motioned him to a

seat, and told him briefly what her experiment

had been and some of the motives which had In

fluenced her in assuming the disguise.

Dave's Howard's face was white aud set as he

said: "And you are Alice Graut, the heiress of

whom I have heard. That puts you furthey away

from me than ever. Forgive mv presumption,

Miss Grant."

"I don't want you to feel that way, Mr. How

ard," aud Alice's sweet lips trembled. "I am no

further from you as Alice Grant than as Alice

Foster. Alice Graut will be proud to claim you

as a friend, if you will let her; more than friend

ship neither can give."

The two young" people talked long and earnest

ly. It was late when Dave rose.

"Shall I take you back to Mrs. Barker's?" he

asked."No; I will stay at home to-night," Alice said.

"O Alice! my own sweet love ! how can I put

vou out of my heart?" cried the young man. ."Tell me I may visit you and try "to will your growing tendency to make the fain ly residence

! ' 1 * la mere place of business, in which meals and

..... i, _r-u i, r. I «i-w>n hit taken and toilets made, while the mem-

rkl you have no conception how 'twill

sweeten

Your views of Life and Nature, God and man.'

"I have taken more real pleasure in the money

I have earned than In the thousands of dollars I

have spent so recklessly. I have lcarued the

value of money. I shall never again be extrava

gant as in the past.

"It is not true that a woman who earns h r

own bread and butter need neglect her mind and

person ; need grow brusque or masculine ; or lose

any of the graces of womanhood. She may be

herself iu any place and a true woman will be

recognized aud treated as such."

Alice dropped her pen and thought of many

tilings she had not expressed in her letter to

Mllly.

"The experiment has been a success as far as

Mllly is concerned" ran her thoughts. "Has it

been so with me ? I have gained what I looked

for—experience which I shall put to practical use ;

expausion of ideas; growth of soul. I am a

broader-minded woman than I was three mouths

ago. Am 1 a better one ! I have hurt the lives

of two meu. ButI didn't know they wereloving

me. I wonder why-the thoughtof Dave Howard's

love is so sweet to me? Can it be possible I care

for him more than I thought? After all, the life

of a working woman need uot be desolate or hard,

if love—the sweetest thiug in the world—comes

into it."

Alice was to go home in the morning. "I must

accustom myself to taking up the old life," she

said, "for to-night Alice Foster dies."

Four months later Mllly Duncan Richards and

Alice Grant sat together in the latter's home.

Mllly had been quietly married after her return

from Newport, and had been traveling since.

She was prettier than ever and assumed little

matronly airs which amused Alice.

The experience Alice had gained in the office

, had not been wa6ted. She had learned there"

were needs iu her own soul she had not taken

w ti " thoughtof when she refused David Howard'swe WUI go | Joye_ si,e not icaru until she began to do

without him how firmly he had established him

self in her heart. And, sometimes, the months

which must pass before lie came to her, again

seemed very long to keep the sweet new secret iu

her heart. She had gained a new love for hu

manity. She had learned to be helpful in many |

little ways to the working women in whom she

took a new Interest. She was growing keener-

eyed to the stories written iu the faces she met.

She was learning to draw out the best from all

with whom she came iu contact.

"Alice, you have seen what I failed to see,"

said Mllly. "You seem to have grasped the har

mony of humanity under all the disguises of sur

face polish or roughuess. I think you have

learned what Carlyle meant when he said : 'See

deep enough, and you see musically ; the heart

of Nature belngcverywhere music if vou can only

reach it.' "

[the end.]

[For the ladies' Home Journal.;

THE STKATN FOR WEALTH,

It is true that the pleasures of home life are

very much undervalued and overlooked now.

There has been for years, and is still, a rapidly

love.'Ku: it w

still after several months hav* passed you max !■»>•» «* tiv; .an.ily krtik to the outside world lor

en," said Alice, finding it banter I lu«'r amusements and individual happncome to me th ,to part with him than she had dreamed.

"Aud I am not to see you meanwhile !"

"No; I shall learn better iu your absence If I

can ever love you."

Dave took the trembling hands iu his and

smoothing back the soft chestnut hair kissed the

white brow reverently, as he said: "Good-bye

for six mouths, my d'arling. Then 1 shall come

back to win you."The next morning David came to the office long

before Alice was there, und told Mr. Rogers he

should be out of town for several weeks. A

glance at the young man's stern, pale face told

his companion"what had occurred, ami there was

a very houest sympathy in the hund-clasp he gave

him.A week later Mr. Rogers detained Alice iu his

office one night after working hours, and said:

"Why did you refuse Dave Howard, Allie?"

The young lady was hardly surprised at the ab

rupt question, and without attempt at evasion

replied: "Because I didn't love him."

"Do you love any one, Allie?" asked the law

yer quietly, with a keen look into her steady eyes.

"Not iu that way, Mr. Rogers."

"Then there is no chance for any one—not for

one who has loved you all his life?" with a long,

yearning look.

"Have I made htm love me, too?" thought

Alice despairingly. "I care for no one above an

other, Mr. Rogers," she answered sadly.

A great sob rose in the man's throat, but he

said tenderly: "Never mind, little girl. Don't

let it sadden your heart. I am an old man aud

had no business to love you."

That night Alice fouud a letter from Milly

awaiting Tier announcing ber friend's engage

ment to Stanley Richards and overflowing with

happiness.

"I told Dim all about our chauge of position,

Alice," ran the letter. "And he was so noble

aud generous. He didn't despise me; he said it

was but natural to accept your kinduess. He is

more than grateful to you. and he says he is glad

I am not rich so he can give me all."

Alice laughed and cried over this characteristic

epistle aud then seut her congratulations in a long

letter to her little friend. Having devoted a

great many pages to her sympathy in Milly's

happiness, she wrote:

"I have found many pleasant things in my life

here: have had my old regard foi Mr. Rogers

strengthened, and "have made some strong new

friends. But aside from these tilings which have

come to me as an individual, I have lcarued other

things as a working woman. Aud I want to tell

you some things which you didu't see, or didn't

appreciate.

"Do you remember our conversation about the

deference paid to society women which you missed

in your life? It is true, Milly, that meu do not

treat vou ill the office as they approach a rich aud

petted belle. But there is a defcreuce paid by

men to working women which it seems to me is

far truer ami tiner than the other. They recog-

ulze you as a worker and a helper, and a reason

able being.

"1 have found, too, men who seem the merest

fops and bores in society display common sense

and even talent in business relation.

"I like the independence such a life gives one.

It is ennobling to have some work to do if one

alms to do it well, even if it is not a great oue.

Then one h is uoiline to be petty. Isn' t it Lowell

who says:

is rendered extremelv attractive. Peasant life

there, in its sweet quiet and freedom from cares

and responsibilities, clusters about its little cot

tages and contented inmates, joys and satisfac

tion more genuine than the wealth and herculean

exertions of any millionaire in this country can

crente in his luxuriant aud costly residence.

Americans get the name of living fast. They

scarcely taste one pleasure or attain oue object

of their ambition, before it is dropped, aud the

dissatisfied mind fixes on some other prize to be

won and discarded in its turn. At railroad speed

each one rushes on, jostling and trampling down

his nearest competitor, always in a fever heat,

and never knowing aught of rest or peace of mind.

Fortunes are made and lost in a day. To-day

poverty-stricken, to-morrow a millionaire, and

vice versa.

This is the drama enacted about us dally, and

it will be repeated again aud again so long as the

getting of money and immense wealth is the am

bition of so many thousands of people ; and until

people are satisfied to live more temperately, and

to take their ease when they are iccunlaiily able

to do so, we may expect to see home happiness

very little prized.

But where a more seuslble view of life is taken,

where the pleasure of being at home, outweighs

all other pleasures, and when quiet and retire

ment are preferred before excitement and being

before the public, then will home be something

more than a hotel, aud the family circle more

than a band of society's slaves, " Our homes

should be our sanctuaries, arouud which should

cluster all our joys, our hopes, and our am

bitions. All our exertions should be to beautify

them, and to render them attractive. They should

be held sacred in our thoughts and memories, and

the ever-iutruding and worrying, cares of bust-

ness, should be lorgotten wheu we cross their

thresholds. Life has little enough of poetry and

peace Iu It at best, aud it seems like a sacrilege to

break the spell that is naturally thrown about our

home. We must look almost iu vain for any true

happiness outside of home. Momentary pleas

ures and delights may present themselves, but

they are uot to be compared to that sweet and

lasting reality, that supremest of joys, and taste

of a higher life—home happiness. As we value

contentment and a fulness of pleasures that are

sat isfying, we must learn to appreciate our homes,

to feel that In them we eau always find a refuge

from disappointment aud trouble, aud to see in

the family circle, hearts that are ever true and

ready to bear the heaviest burdens of our lives.

Mamie.

uess.

We see this in the absorbing passion for fash

ion and society, and iu the numberless clubs that

have spruug up within the last two or three years.

The watering place, with its fascinations, how

ever hollow and unsatisfactory, is thronged from

early summer to the first frost, and many homes

arc consequently unoccupied and shut up. Iu

the winter seasou it has now become quite cus

tomary to dispose of the home residence entirely

and take a suite of rooms In some palatial hotel,

and turn night into day, by spending the nights

between the opera-house, ball-room and parlors,

and sleepingaway the hours of sunlight in poorly

ventilated, darkened rooms.

There is no doubt that, for a time, there Is an

irresistible and exquisite pleasure iu this kind of

life. It is a half-dreamy existence, thrilling and

captivating the. senses and nourishing all.

It feeds the mind with some new surprise al

most hourly, and the glitter aud attractiveness of

every surrounding keeps up the unnatural ex

citement. But this soon reaches a satiety. The

nerves cannot long stand the constant strain ;

pleasures that flow from such sources soon be

come wearisome and almost painful. We see this

disregard of home life, too, iu thousands of fam

ilies/ where everything is sacrificed to etiable

them to "make a show" outside of home, or to

excel a neighbor in something, thus endeavoring

to satisfy a guawlug envy. We meet with it on

every hand, iu wives aud husbandsStinting them

selves and their children of comforts and even

necessaries, in order to hoard money.

In short, iu nearly cverv position and walk In

life, there is this same Bc'lftshiiess and mistaken

pursuit of happiness—this rushing on to the end

of life in a whirlpool of excitement, and in a cess

pool of deceit aud shams. This is no cynical

view of our neighbors, uor the fault-finding of a

morbid mind, for it is undoubtedly the exception

to find a person who Is a thorough "home-body."

Seek out one family which has made a home

home-like, aud would rather speud an evening ill

that home with no one but the family present,

than to go pleasure-seeking away from home,

aud in your search, you will find a hundred who

cauuot comprehend, "lor the life of them," how

any one can be so stupid as to stick so closely at

home.This can, of course, be accounted for easily.

The average American is a decidedly restless

and never-to-be-satislied being. The unsettled

and rude condition of the country at large at one

time demanded, and, to a limited degree, now

demands, great activity. Then the comforts of

home were not obtainable except at great cost and

by the utmost exertion. it required careful

saving and sacrificing to get even the necessaries

of life and luxuries were indulged iu, and enjoy

ment taken, only on holiday occasions. At an

early day these were considered trials that had

to be gone through witli, hut now they have be

come almost national characteristics.

Men labor from morning until night year in and

year out, long after they have obtained a com

petency, still unsatisfied, ncglectlnt all home

pleasures, and llviug ou the thought that iu some

near future they will slacken their pace and live.

But these habits become so deeply rooted that it

is finally impossible to eradicate them, aud the

man never checks up his slavish course.As we grow older as a [woplu and as a nation,

there will probably be an increase of the enjoy

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JULY, 1887. 3THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL.

[For the L.ADIK8' Home Journal.]

WILL CARLKTON.

America's Most Popular Home Poet. HisVerse Romances of Fancy and Piresltle.

"Two things," Bays a brilliant essayist, "are

necessary to the noetic aspiration that results in

fine achlevments; the sympathetic applause

which ministers to the last infirmity of noble

minds, and the common wage that enables a la

borer to do his work. The rewards of .uthorship

have been sufficiently doubtful aud varying In

times before our own * * * We now know

that in art, as well as in life, Ideal productiveness

follows, and does not precede, material security

and wealth. The most creative eras of historic

lands were those when their cities were the rich

est, when their galleons sought out distant ports,

and their nobles and burgesses, sure of life's

needs, craved for the luxuries of taste and emo

tion. Literature thrives as a means of subsist

ence, nor is poetry an exception to the rule. The

supply answers to the demand. "

Apparently exhaustless iu its resources, our

country has, within the past twentv years, mar-

velousfy prospered. Art and letters have fully

kept pace with the rapid Increase of opulence iu

town and farm lands. The people have become

more cultured, their dwellings more attractive.

To such an audience, waiting for a genius in

homespun, a native, untramrneled balladlst, who

could metrically voice their ambitions, labors,

trials, victories, joys and sorrows, in everyday

Shrase, Will Carleton was introduced by an

ihio newspaper. It was during 1S71 that his first

bid a final adieu to farm toil and entered Hills

dale College, whence he graduated in 1869, on

Bunker Hill Day, delivering a class poem, en

titled "Rifts In The Cloud." Journalism natur

ally attracted Will Carletou, aud as earlv as 1861-

1863, he wrote for the Detroit Tribmte,'ot which

he became editor In 1870, the year his beautiful

memorial verses "Cover Them Over" were first

given to type. In 1872, he quit active newspaper

work and with characteristic vigor embraced

authorship aud lecturing as a joint means of ob

taining a livelihood. Since 1873 five volumes of

his ballads have been published by Harper &

Brothers and nearly half a million copies have

been sold. The demand continues unabated, Mr.

Carleton having been paid a liberal royalty on no

less than thirty thousand copies, during the last

six months in 1886. His books are severally

known as "Farm Ballads" [18731 inscribed to his

mother; "Farm Legends" [18751 dedicated "to

the memory of a nobleman—my farmer father;"

"Young Folks' Centennial Rhymes" [1876] in

scribed to -Young America; "Farm Festivals"

[1881], a literary me'meorlal of and monument to

sisters and brothers, "all gone on through sad,

mysterious mists into the great brightness ;" and

"City Ballads" [1885J, a husband's offering to

"Adora—friend, comrade, lover, wife."

The unprecedented sale of these poems has ex

cited much speculative, not to say, absurd criti

cism. "There are," writes George Parsons Latb-

rop, (in defence) "fashions, conventions, formal

traditions irr poetry as In other fields of human

thought, and there are critics who arc distressed

by the idea that a simple and sincere exposition

of every-day occurrences, or of common phases of

WILL CARLETON.

poetic success appeared in the Toledo Blade,

under the title of "Betsey and I are Out." The

popularity of this hearth-stone romance was i mi-

mediate. Its fame spread like prairie-fire, and

the pen of its author has since known few idle

moments or niggard requitals.

Lineally descended from the Carletons of

England. andasturdy New Hampshire yeomanrv,

the poet was born In the mellow autumn of 1845,

near the Tillage of Hudson, Lenawee County,

Michigan. His. father was one ot the pioneer

settlers of that State, and with his own hands

cleared the forest, where he erected a rude but

comfortable log-cabin, faithfully pictured In

"Out 01 The Old House, Nancy, " where kitchen

and parlor and bedroom—they had 'em all in one.

In his recently published experiences as a lec

turer, Will Carleton tells how his oratorical

spasms began at home on that Michigan farm.

He humorously says: "Having succeeded in

bearing two or three good speakers who had

visited our little neighboring village, I decided

straightway that foresenic effort was to be part of

my life-business. So the sheep and cattle were

obliged to hear various emotional opinions on

subjects of more or less importance, and our

steeds of the plow enjoyed a groat many comfort

able rests. Oneof them persisted in always going

to sleep before the discourse was finished,—a

custom that is not obsolete even among his human

superiors. The first lecture-course of this series

came to an end quite suddenly; for my shrewd,

hard-headed New England father began to sus

pect that agriculture was being sacrificed to elo

quence. 8o be appeared unexpectedly in the

audience duriug a matinee, and told me had heard

most of the harangue, and that he feared I was

spoiling a tolerably good farmer to become an in

tolerably bad orator. Though of a kindly, gepc-

ous disposition, he could throw into his less

gracious words a great deal of sarcasm to the

square inch, and the lecturer of the afternoon,

crushed but not convinced, wakened the off-horse

and thoughtfully drove his plough toward the

blue woods at the other end of the furrow. It is

a pleasant memory that my father lived to see me

earning a hundred dollars a night, and admitted,

with a grave twinkle in his eye, that, having

looked the matter over from a non-agricultural

stand-point, he hadcoucluded there was more iu

me than he had supposed. But in those boy-

days both lecturing and literature developed very

slowly. How was I to get audiences, either for

pen or voice? The harvest was ripe, but there

were great reapers thundering up and down the

field and warulug mo, with my poor little sickle,

to keep out of the way."

Then he philosophically acknowledges that thegreat secret of commencing is to commence where

one can. So the wiuter months of the unfledged

poet's life were spent at district school His

summer evenipgs, on the farm, were devoted to

mastering Latin, geometry, algebra and other

studies. When he was sixteen he became a

teacher, and thus helped to defray the expense of

his aeademlc and collegiate tuition. Iu 1865, he

emotion, In unaffected rhythmic and rhymed

language, should be classed with other poetic

literature of a more classical type. The same

critics, however, recognize that when Tennyson

writes a 'May Queen,' or dialect pieces like 'The

Northern Farmer,' or 'Grandmother's Apology,'

he conquers a realm of realistic interpretation

which Is quite as well worth ruling in as the more

artificial one represented by poems cast in the

formal and accepted mould. If a significant na

tional literature Is to be developed, there ought

not to bo much doubt that we must cordially give

place to every frank expression of American life

which finds Its way into honest and workman-like

utterance In verse or prose, whether or not It

conforms to certain standards of finish arbitrarily

fixed."

It is Will Carleton, who, with frank American

expression has awakened a national cordiality.

He understands the people and they understand

him. On the platform he is as popular as ever.

His favorite lectures are "Science Of Home,"

"Chain Of Success" aud city or country life, as

he has beheld either, in varying phases. His ex

tensive acquaintance with the real folkB, whom

he knows so well, together with home and foreign

travel, materially broadened a humor, as quaint

as it was natural. For a large and appreciative

crowd of listeners he ever cheerily sings, how :

"A doubly pious way consists.

When we our thanks would bring,

In recollecting God exists

In every living thing;

That when or beast or man we touch

With pity-helping care,

'Tls kuowu in Heaven just as much

As if we did it there;

That when our voice in kind behalf

Of any grief Is heard,

Heaven's wondrous, gold-foiled phonograph

Is taking every word."

***At forty-one, Will Carleton occupies a position

among the more- fortunate of American authors,

at once unique and enviable. He Is greatly sought

after, and makes his own terms for writing and

lecturing. Europe has twice attracted him, and

his friends in England and Scotland are counted

by thousands. For the past three years he has

resided, in elegant stylo. In one of the newer sec

tions of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he has become

identified with the highest literary circles aud is

deservedly esteemed for his talents Hnd prestige.

His venerable, and kindly-voiced mother, who,

for half a century, was "as brave as she was

good," In the early Michigan days, and the junior

Mrs. Carletou, an accomplished and charming

lady, arc the poet's only home idols.

As this genial and popular writer has been lately

enrolled among the contributors to The Ladies'

Home Journal, I have thought it uo more than

proper that he and its four hundred thousand

readers should get better acquainted. Now they

know who he Is, where he came from, and how he

works for humanity, reputation and cash. That

he writes as acceptably as ever Is witnessed by his

illustrated poem, "Worried About Katharine,"

In the April issue of this periodical. Harper's

Magazine for March, 1884, contained a good like

ness of Will Carleton, but the portrait here pre

sented has been expressly engraved for The La

dies' Home Journal from a recent and more

truthful photograph by Sarony. It Is the poet as

his most intimate friends know him, to-day; and

may his to-morrow be an unalloyed felicity.

Henry Clay Lukens.

Jbbsey City, May 9th, 1887.

[For Tug ladies' iiomjs journal.]

HOMELY HOMILIttS.

BY ROBERT J. BUUDETTE.

"Salute trypbena and tryphosa."—Rom. 10, a.

Sometime, oh daughter of Eve, when you are

bewildered with the many—I might say, mauny

—definitions of that much discussed and vaguely

described condition nebulously kuown, or rather

unknown, as "woman's sphere," I want you to

sit down and read the XVIth chapter of Romans.

No, no; the epistle to the Romans is not In the

Pentateuch; It is farther on; now you are

looking in the minor Prophets; you will find It

in the New Testament, rigutafter the Acta. Yes,

of course, 1 knew you knew where it was; that's

just what your brother said the other day, after

lie had hunted all through the "Sermou on the

Mount" for the ten commandments.

Now, I want you to read that chapter for your

own encouragement. I want you to see how

highly and how tenderly St. Paul appreciated you,

aud how he stood on this question of "woman's

sphere," a question that was under discussion

even in bis day. Undoubtedly, woman has a

sphere; the only trouble seems to be In defining

its limits, or rather In setting auy limits to it.

You see, the great mass of people who quote St.

Paul on this subject, construct his platform

wholly and exclusively from first Corinthians,

XIV., 34-35; and first Timothy, II., 12. And so

they never get past "Let your women keep silence

in the churches," and "I suffer not a woman to

teach, nor to usurp authority over a man." And

I doubt not you have heard all that until 50U

wonder that St. Paul didn't get him to a monkery,

where the women cease from troubling.

But you see, the Apostle wasn't that mannerof

man, at all : It Is In this closing chapter of his

letter to the Romans that you find how warmly

he appreciated aud commended his fellow work

ers, your sisters. "I commend unto you Pbebe,

our sister," he says in the first line, "a 6orvant

of the church." She was a deaconess, thisPhebe.

Her name means "the Moon." How many times

bad6he made the gloomy night of doubt bright

as the day spring el promise; how often had 3bc

silvered the lowering clouds that overcast the

sklesof despondentmen. If her path lay through

the murky shadows, she glorified theni. If the

skies were gemmed with stars, still she moved

among them, queen of the firmament. Paul aud

Peter, John and Apollosmay be glorious suns of

blazing splendor, but "Phebe our sister," only

the moon, shining with a light, borrowed, it may

be, from the preacher, moves in an orbit nearer

to the world, closer to the heart of humanity, and

so most tenderly outshiucs them all.

"Greet Priscilla. " The name means "ancient."

(What a rare thing, iu these days of perennial

youth, is an ancient woman.) A sweet-faced,

ofu-fashloned, home-keeping woman, with a gen

tle touch and a low voice, I think Prlscllla was,

loving the old ways of ancient days; a lovable

woman, too, for Paul calls her by a pet name,

Priscilla being the diminutive of Prisca. This is

something for these kiln-dried old mummies who

protest against our calling Abigail, Abbie, and

Jane, Jennie. They may call her Prisca, if they

will: we will not go back on St. Paul. The Apos

tle boarded with Priscilla and her husband in

Corinth, when he was making tents aud preach

ing the gospel, and well do we know In what es

teem he neld them, for when he sends this greet

ing to "Prlscllla and Aqulla," he mentions Pris

cilla first. This is as It should be. The saints

forbid that we should put the woman after the

man. For of a verity the man will always come

after a woman If she wait patiently arid long

enough ; then when he does come she can—aud

oft times she does—make him wait.*

"Who for my life laid down their own necks."

All the churches of the gentiles bow iu gratitude

before this noble woman aud her husband, Aquila

—it means "Eagle." His wife, as many a loving

wife has done since the day of this Priscilla, made

a dove-cote of his eyrie. "Greet the church that

Is in their house." Do you suppose this woman

"kept silent" in that church? Or that the Apos

tle for whose life "she had laid down her owu

neck," would have shouted at hor, "Let your

women keep silence in the churches!" No, by

the memory of Eunice aud Lois, he would not.

Priscilla probably had agreatdenlof influence and

authority in that church ; as much it may be, as

a boail of man trustees.

"Greet Mary, who bestowed muchlaboron us."

Miriam, It used to be. We lift our eyes and look

down a long vista of history when we greet that

name. Across the tossing waves aud yeasty bil

lows of the Red sea, ministers of the wrath of

God, gleams the bright white light of theShe-

kinah; the roar of the closing waters thunder to

the lowering heavens that give back again their

aagry voices, and as the fury of the contending

waves suhsides, and the dimpling sea smiles care

lessly above its dead, we hear the sound of tim

brels and the voice of song, Miriam and the

daughters of Israel,—"Sing ye to the Lord, for

hehatb triumphed gloriously.'' Whoshould sing

when Pharaoh's host was overthrown if Miriam

must be silent? Mightier than Moses, the help

less infant, was the mother whose mother-love

and womanly ingenuity was devising means for

preserving his life while'his father was doubtless in

a condition of man-like helplessucss and geuoral

imbecility. Not Moses' brother Aaron, but his

sister Miriam, with loving heart and eager eyes

runs along the reedy shore, watching the ark

that bore the tender hope of her people; and it Is

a woman stoops to lift the great Lawgiver from

his cradle of rushes to a canopied couch in a royal

palace. Though every preacher in every pulpit

in every land should stand up and shout, "Let

your women keep silence In the churches," yet

had Miriam the right to stand there on the echo

ing rocks and sing till the unborn centuries should

give back her song triumphant, and all the voices

of all the men who might be shriokiug "Let your

women keep silence" were drowned in the trium

phant chorus. Let your women keep silence, in

deed. I should like to see the man who thinks

he can make her keep silence, when she has any

thing to say.Why, there was no injunction against "a wom

an usurping authority over a man" when Jael the

wife of Heber the Kenite delivered Israel. 'No

man shouted "Let your women keep silence"

when Deborah "arose, a mother In Israel," to

utter a song, "Blessed above women shall Jael

the wife of Heber the Kenite be; blessed shall she

be above women In the tent." And why Jael the

wife of Heber the Kenite? Why should Heber

the Kenite be dragged Into history, clinging to

his wife's skirts? Whatever had Heber done ex

cept to marry Jael? Why not say then, Heber

the husband of Jael? True, it speaks volumes for

a man when such a woman as Jael marries him;

still we iusistthat it should even then be "Heber

the husband of Jael."

80, through all the oratorio of history we hear

the voices of women whom no man could compel

to silence. We hear the sorrowful notes of the

song of Jephthah's daughter, mingling with the

tender voice of Ruth, "standing breast high amid

the Bummer corn;" tremulous with a woman's

fear, but resolute with sublime purpose, comes

the voice of Esther, carrying her life before the

golden scepter for her people's sake; we hear

Elizabeth speak with a loud voice aud no man

can silence her; women bring their little ones to

the Saviour, in the face of his Disciples' rebuke,

and He does not censure tbem for "usurping

authority over a man;" a woman washes his feel

with her tears, Joanna, Mary, Susanna, and many

others "minister to him out of their substance,"

women lingered near the cross when all men for

sake him and fly,—why then, be proud that you

cannot wear a beard and vote ; be proud that you

are a woman.

Always most unselfish when you are most In

earnest; always—or nearly always—most thor

oughly devoted to some one else who Is uot al

ways 60 thoroughly devoted to you, It is the fate

of your sex to serve. You are the dependent of

the nurse while you are in the cradle, a serf and a

bond-maiden to vour big brother when you are a

little girl ; in abject and weeping bondage to your

teachers and caramels all your school days; a

slave of fashion from the time you graduate until

your weddingdav, after which you are ruled with

more or le6s tenderness by your husband, (whom

I know personally to be the best man in the

world,) and tyrannized over with a rod of Irou by

your servants. Later on, you are a servant, nurse

and governess to vour children until they are

married, after which you are celgned over by an*

Imperious family of daughters-and-sous-ln law,

and at last you will live aud die In gentle, loving

bondage to'a tribe of grandchildren. Bellevest

thou uot my prophesy? Ask your mother and

grandmother. And yet somehow, despite your

life-long bondage, there is a general impression

that you have year own way about five times out

of a possible four, or so often as you think your

own way the better way, which, in our judgment,

is liable to be the case—let us say—sometimes.

And so we gladly receive the Apostle's message,

and obedient thereto, we "salute Trypbena aud

Tryphosa," Persis and Priscilla, Mary, Phebe,lrvpli

fulia, Rufus' mother, Nereus' sister, aud all theirsisters. This nineteenth century is Tryphena's

Sunday out. She has earned our homage.

Sometimes I am inclined to think she is even

man's physical superior. True, she cannot sharp

en a pencil, and, outside of commercial circles

she can't tie a package to make it look like any

thing save a crooked cross section of chaos; but

land of miracles ! see what she can de with a pin !

I believe there are some women who rr-uld p,n

glass knob to a door. She cannot w« Ik s<

miles around n billiard table with not

and nothing (to speak of) to drink,walk She floor all night with a fretlu

out going sound asleep the first hall tiour. ain

can ride live hundred miles without going into

the smoking car to rest, (and get away from the

children.) She can goto town and do a weari

some day's shopping and have a good time with

three or four friends without drinking a keg of

beer. She can enjoy an evening visit without

smoking half-a-dozen cigars. She can endure the

torturing distraction of a house full of children

all day, while her husband cuffs them all howling

to bed before he has been home au hour. Every

day she endures the torture of a dress that would

make an athlete swoon. She will not and possi

bly cannot, walk five huudred miles around a tan

bark track in six days for five thousand dollars,

but she can walk two hundred miles in ten hours

up aud down the crowded aisles of a dry goods

store when there is a reduction sale ou. She huth

no skill at fence, and knoweth not how to spar,

but when she javelins a man in the ribs in a

Christmas crowd, with her elbow,—that man's

whole family bowls. She is afraid of a mouse,

and runs from a cow, but a book agent can't

scare her. She is the salt of the church, the pep

per of the choir, the life of the sewing society,

and about all there is of a young ladies school or

a nunnery. A boy with a sister is fortunate, a

fellow with a cousin is to be envied, a young man

with a sweetheart is happy, and a man with a wife

is thrice blessed more than they all.

And now, do you feel pretty well satisfied with

yourself.? Think you are about as nearly perfect

as this imperfect old world can stand"! Don't

know that you could be much better without

making the angels a little envious? Well, that's

right; that's the way I want you to feel; you

stick to the XVIth diaper of Romans for the next

three or four weeks anyhow: in the meantime

we'll look around and find au angel to measure

by, thou you come iu, in about a month, and

we'll see how much you have outgrown the angel.

We can tell then, whether to order new clothes

for the Millenium, or just go ou weariDg out the

ones we have.

The collection this morning will be devoted to

the "Home for Unmarried Men," a most worthy

charity for the benefltof a mostforlorn aud help

less class of wretched humanity.

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BV JOSIAH ALLEN'S WIFE. .

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Miss G. Washington Flouini is a very fashionable woman. Thomas Jcarried her through a lawsuit, (she wuz iu the right ou't, there hain't uodoubt of that.)She hail (iOine to Jonesville for the summer to

board, aud hcarlu' of Thomas Jefferson, had employed him. She wuz rich as a Jew before shegot this money, tiutshe wuz as tickled overgettin'it, as if she wuzn't worth a eent, (it fell onto herfrom her father.) She paid Thomas J well, andshe, aud Maggie, and he, got to be quite goodlricuds. She is awell-meanin' little creeter, whatthere is of her. I've seen smarter folks than sheis, aud then again, I've seen them that wuzu'tsosmart.She lives in great style, at Suratoga, has a

splendid cottage, or she calls it a cottage, / shouldcall it a house, for it is as big as our house, andDeacon Peedickses, and Mr. Babbetses all puttogether, and I don't kuow but bigger. Well, sheinvited Josiah aud me to drive with her, and soher dog and she stopped for us. I put the dogiirst, for truly she seemed to put him forward onevery occasion a front of herself, and so did herhigh-toned relations who wuz with her, or Is'pose they wuz her relations, for they sot upstraight, wuz dutiful dressed up and acted awfulbig feelln', and uever took no uotice of Josiahand me. uo more than if wehadn't been there. But goodlaDd ! /didu'tenre If they didn't,hut Josiah, ou account of Illstryin' to be so fashiouabie, feltit deeply, and he says to me,while Miss Flomm wuzabendlu'down over the dog, a talkin' tohim, for truly it wuz tired completely out. a barklu' at Josiah,it had barked at iitin every single minute since we had startedaud she wuz a talkin' earnest toit, a tryin* to soothe it, and Josiah whispered to me:

"I'll tell you, Samantlia, whythem fellers feel above me, it isbecause I hain't dressed up iusuch a dressy fashion. Let meonce have on a suit like theirs,while legs, aud ye Her trimmins,aud big shin in' buttons sntou'em iu rows, and white gloves,aud rosettes iu my hat—why /could appear iu jest as good company as they go iu."Says I, "You are too old to be

dressed up so gay, Josiah Allen.There is a time Tor all things,buttons aud rosettes look wellwith brown hair aud souudteeth, hut they ort to gently passaway when they do. Don't talkiiuy more about it, Josiah, for Itell you plain you are too old todress like them, they are youngmen.""Well," he whispered hi a

deep resolve, "I will have awhile rosette in mv hat, Sa-inautba. I will go so fur, oldor not old. What a sensatiouIt wl'l create in the Jonesvillemi l l in' house, to see me comea walkin' proudly iu with awhite rosette ou my hat.""You are goin' to walk into

meetin' with your hat ou, areyou'*" says 1, coldly."Oh! ketch a feller up. You

know what I mean. Aud don'tyou think I'll make a show? Won't it create asensation in Jonesville?"

""Yes," says I, "most probable it would. Butyou hain't a goin' to wear no hows in your hat,at yourage, not if I can break It up," says 1.He looked almost black at me, and says he :"Don't go too fur, Samautha! I'll own you

have been a good wife and mother, and all that,but there is a line that you must stop at, youwtttm'f go too far. There are some things" inwhich a man must be foot loose, and that is, inthe matter of dress. I shall have a white rosettein my hat and some big white buttons up anddown the back of my overcoat! That is my aim,Samantlia, and I shall reach It if 1 walk throughgoar."He uttered them words iu a loud,* fierce whis

per, which made the dog bark at him for more'nten minutes, stiddy, at the top of his voice, andin quick, short yelps.

If it had beeu her young child that had beeuyellin' at a visitor, in that way, aud ketchin holtof him, and tearin' at his clothes,ithe child wouldhave been cousigucd to banishment out of theroom, and mebby punishment. But it wuzn'ther child, and so it remained, and it dug Its feetdown into the satin, aud laces, and beads, ofMiss Flomm's dress, a-id barked to that extentthat we couldn't any on us hear ourselves think.Aud she called it "Sweet ittle darlta'," and toldit it might hark "its pitty, ittle, tunnin' bark."Aud we endured it as best we could, with shakin'nerves, and acuiu' earpaus, why I never had mypans ache any worse, never.

It wuz a curious time. Tbe dog a harrowiu'our nerves, aud suappin' at Josiah anon, if notnfteuer, a ketchin' holt of him anywhere, aud Josiah lookin' so voyaleut at it, that it seemedalmost as if that glance could stun it. And iniutervala of rest from the bark, lor truly, such ahark as that had to rest reasonably, Josiah wouldlook covetously up at the clothes of her relatives,and they would look haughtily awav, and uotnotice him.

It wuz a curus seen, but werst wuz to come,for Miss Flomm iu an interval of silence, savs:"We will go first to the Gizer Spring, aud'then

afterwards to the moon." Or that Is what Ithought she said, and though I kep still, I wuzdetermined to keep .ny eyes out, aud if I see hergoin' into anything that looked dangerous, I wuzgoin' to reject her overtures to take me. Butthinkses I tomyself: "I'vealways said that I believed we should travel to the stars sometime, hut1 little thought it would be to-day, or that 1should go in a buggy."Josiah shared mv feelins 1 could see. for he

whispered to me: "Don't less go. 8a mautba, itmust be dangerous." But 1 whispered back:"Less wait, Josiah, and see. we won't do notniu'precipitate; hut," savs I. "this is a chance thatwe most probable will never have agin—don't lesshe hasty." We talked these things in secret,while Miss Flomm wuz bendin' over aud couver-

sin' to tin; dog, for Josiah would rather have died

than not s'posed to be oh fay, as the English

girl would say, in auythlug fashiouabie—aud ithas always beeu my way to wait and see, audcount 10, or even 20, before speak in'.And then Miss Flomm says sutnthta' about

"what beautiful fried potatoes you could getthere in the moon, and you could always gelthem there any time you wanted 'em."And the very next time she went to kissin' the

dog so voyalently, as uot to uotice us, my Josiahwhispered to me, and says: "Did you have anyUltra that wuz what the old man wuz a dotal Iknew he wuz always a settiu' up there iu the

i moon, but it never passed my mind that he wuzj a fryin' potatoes."

But 1 says: "Keep still, Josiah. it Is a deepsubject, a great undertaking aud it requires caution, and deliberation."ButhesayB: "I hain't a goin', Samautha, nor

1 hain't a goin' to let you go, it is dangerous 1"But I kinder nudged him, lor she had laid the

dog down on her lap, aud wuz read v to rcsooinconversation. And about that time we got tothe entrance of the Spring, and one of her relatives got down aud opened the carriage door.

I wondered again agin, that she didn't introduce us—but 1 didn't care if she didn't—I feltthat I wuz jest as good as they wuz, if they wuzso haughty. But Josiah wautiu' to make himselfagreeble to 'em,—he hanker* after gettta' iutohigh society—and he took off his hat aud bowedlow to 'em, before he got out, and says: "I amproud to know you, sir," aud tried to shake baudswith 'em. But the man rejected his overtures—a big-feelin' high-headed creetur. Josian Allenis as good as he is, any day. And I whispered to

•3 big-feelin' one's together,'' I whispered to

Josiah.And he says: "Yes, that dog is a big-feeliu'

little cuss—tomer. Andlf I wuzachlpmunk, hecouldn't bark at me no more than he duz."And I looked severe at him, aud says I: "If

you don't counect your sylables closer together,you will see trouble, Josiah Allen, you'll Mudyourself aswarin' before you know it.""Oh show I" says he, "customer hain't a swear-

in' word, ministers use it.""Yes," says I, "but they don't draw it out like

you did, Josiah Allen.""Oh wall ! folks can't always speak up pertand

quick, wheu they are off on a pleasure trip, andhave been barked at as long as I have btcu. But.now I've got a minutes chance," says he, "let metell you agiu, don't you make no arrainghmentsto try to go to the moon. It is dangerous, aud Ishan't go myself, nor let you go."

"Z/rf!" says I to myself. "That is ruther agaulfn' word to me. "'Won't let me go." Butthen I thought agin, and thought how love andtenderness wuz a dictatin' the term, and I thoughtto myself, it has a good sound to me. I like theword. I love to hear him say, he won't let mego."And truly to me it looked hazardus. But Miss

Flomm seemed to be ready to go on, and unwillingly, I followed ou after her footsteps. But Ilooked round and safd "Good-bye" in my heart,to the pine trees, the clear brown waters of thebrook, the grass, and the wild flowers, and thesweet peace that wuz over all."Good-bye," Bays I, "if I don't see you again

him, aud says ; "Don't demean yourself by tryiu'to force your company onto them, any more.""Wall," he whispered back, "I do love to move

in high circles." Says I, "Then I shouldn'tthink you would be so afraid of tbe undertakin'ahead on us.""But I don't want to go into auythlng danger

ous," says he.But jest then Miss Flomm spoke to me, aud I

moved forward by her side. It wuz a middllnbig room, and in the middle wuz a long sort of awell like, with the water a bubblin' up, into aclear crystal globe, aud a sprayln' up out of it, Ina slender, misty, sparklln' spray.

It wuz a pretty sight. And we drlnked a glassfull of it apiece, and then we wandered out ofthe back doorway, and weutdowu iuto the pretty,old-fashioned garden buck of the house.Josiah and me and Miss Flomm went, the dog

and the 2 relatives, didu't seem to want to go.The relatives sot up their straight as 2 Bticks, oneof 'cm holdln' the dog,—and didu't even lookround at us."Felt to big to go with us," says Josiah, bitter

ly, as we went down the steps. "They won't associate with me.""Wall, I wouldn't care IT I wuz in your place,

Josiah Allen," sayB I, "you are jest as good asthey be, and I know it.""You couldn't make them think so, dumb 'cm,"

Bays he.I liked the looks of It down there. It seems

sometimes that Happiness, gets kinder homesickId the big, dusty, fashionable places, and so goesback to the wild greenwood, and kinder wandersoff, and loafa round amongst the plue trees, andcool sparklln' brooks, and wild flowers, and loug,shinin' groveB, and slate stunB, aud etc., etc

I don't believe she liked it half as well up inthe beautiful hotel garden, or the parks, as shedid down there. You see it seemed as If Happiness would have to be more dressed up, up there,and girted down, and stiff actin', and on hergoodbehavior, and afraid of actin' or lookin' unfashionable. But dowu here by tbe side of the quietlittle brook, amongst the cool green grasses, faraway from diamonds, and satins, and big words,and'dogs, and parasols, and so many, many, manythat are chasiu' of her, aud follcrln' her up. ItIt seemed more as if she loved to get away fromit all, and get where she could takeTier crown off,lay dowu her septer, unhook her corset, aud puton a long loose gowu, aud lounge round, andenjoy herself (metafor.)We had a happy time there. We went over the

little rustlck bridges, which would have beenspflet in my eyes, ii they had been rounded off onthe edges, "or a mite of paint on 'em. Truly 1 feltthat I had seen enough of paint and gildiu', andnrnimeiits, to la-; me through a long life, and Itdid seem such a treat to see a board agiu, jest aplain bass wood board, and some stuns, a lay in'in the road, aud some deep grass that you bad tosort o' wade through. Mls6 Flomm seemed to

enjoy it some down there, though she spoke of

tbe dog, which she had left up with her relative*.

You'll tiud some other lover, that will appreciateyou, though I am far away."They didn't answer me back, none on 'em, but

I felt that they understood me. The pines whispered sumtbin' to each other, and the brook putits moist lips up to the pebbly shore, aud whispered 6umtuin' to the grasses that bent down tonear it. I don't know' exactly what it wuz, butit wuz sumthin' friendly I know. For I felt itspeak right through the soft summer suushlnciuto my lieart. They couldu't tell exactly whatthey felt towards me, and 1 couldn't exactly tellwhat I felt towards them. Yet we understood eachother. Cui us, hain't it?Wall, we got into tbe carriage agin, one of her

relatives gettiu' down to opeu the door. Theyknow what good manners Is, I'll Bay that for 'em.And Miss Flomm took her dog into her arms aginseemingly glad to get holt of it agin, aod kissedit several times, with a deep love aud devoted-nesB. Sbe takes good care of that dog. Andwhat makes it harder for her to haudle him, is, herdress is bo tight, aud her sleeves. I s'pose that Iswhv she can't breathe any better, aud her faceand bands is red, and kinder swelled up. Shecan't get her hands to her head, to save her, andit a arsassiu should strike her, she couldn't raiseher arm to ward off the blow, if he killed her. Is'pose it worrys her.And she has to put her bunnet on jest as quick

as she gets her petticoats ou, for she can't lift herarms alter she gets her corsets on. She ownedup to me that it made her feel queer to be walkin'round her room with not much on, only her bun-net, all trimmed off with high feathers and artificial flowers.But she said sbe wuz willln' to do anything

necessary aud she felt that she mast have herwaist taper, uo matter what stood in the way on' t.She loves the lookof a waist that tapers.Tliat wuz

alfthe fault she found with the Goddess of Liberty in New York harbor. We got to talkin*about it, and she said "If that goddess only hadcorsets on, and sleeves that wuz skin tight, itwould be perfection."But 1 told her "I liked her looks as well agin,

as she wuz. Why," says I, "How could she lifther torch above her head! And how could sheenlighten the world, if shu wuz so held down byher corsets and Blceves that she couldu't waveher torch!"She see in a niinute that it couldn't be done.

She owned up "that she couldn't eulighten theworld in that couditiou, but as fara6 looks went,it would be perfectly beautiful."But I don't think bo, at all. Butas I say, Miss

Flomm has a real hard time on't, all bound downas she is, and takin' all the care of that dog, dayaud night, for she saidit slept with her. She ha'salways been too weakly to sleep with her children,as I have always hearn. But she said "this dearlittle dog wuz so delicate, that she didn't dare totrust hiui out of her sight," But she is jest devoted to the dog, anybody can see.

Why, jest before we started, a little lame girl,

with a shabby dress, but a face angel sweet, come

to the Bide of tbe carriage to sell some water lilies.Her face looked patient, and wistful, and shejest held out her flowers silently, and stood withher bare feet on the wetgrouud, aud her prettyeyes lookin' pitifully iuto oum. She wanted tosell 'em awfully, I could see. And I should havebought, tbe hull lot of 'em immeuiately, my feel-iu's wuz such, hut unfortunately 1 had left myportmouay iu my other pocket, and Josiah saidbebadlcftbis, (mebby he had.) But Miss Flomniwould have bought 'em in a minute, I know, thechild's face looked so sorrowful, and appealin'.She would have bought 'em, but she wuz so engrossed by the dog. She wuz a holdin' him upin frout of her. aadinirln' audcarcssta' him, so'ssbe never kctched a sight of the lame child.Wall, we drove ou down to what they called

Vichy Spring, and there we see a boat with a by-cycle on It, and a boy a ridin' It. Tbe boat wuzrigged out to look like a swan, with its wings acomin' up eacn side ot the bov. Aud dowu inthe water, a sailiu' along closefy and mystiruslyat its Bide wuz another swan, a shadow swan, &foilerin' it right along. It wuz a fair seen. AndJosiah says tome, "He should ride In that boatbefore be left Saratoga—he said that wuz a undertakin' any man might well be proud to accomplish."Says I, "Josiah Allen, dou't you try to do any

thing of the kind.""Irnust, Samautha," says he. And then begot

auimated about flxln' up a boat like it at borne.Says be, "Don't you think it would be splendid,to have one on the canal, jest beyond the orchard!" and says he, "mebby beta' on a farm, it

would be more appropriate tohave a big goose sculptured outon it, don't you think so?" savshe.Says 1, "Tea, it would be far

more appropriate, aud a goose aridin' on it," says I. "But youwill never go into that undertakin' with my consent, JosiahAllen.""Why," says he, "it would be

a beautiful recreation, souneek,"But at that minute Miss

Flomm gin the order to turnround and start for the moon.And I whispered to Josiah, andsays, "She means to go in tbeuuggy- Fur the lands sake !"And Josiah say6, "Wall. I

hain't a goin', and you hain't, 1won't let you go Into anythingso dangerous. She will probable drive into a balloon, beforelong, aud go up in that way,but jest before she drives in.you and I will get out, Samautha, if wc walk back."

"I never heard of anybodygoin' up in a baloon, with twohorses and a buggy," says I.

"Wall, new things are a hap-penta' all tbe time, Samautha.And I beam a feller a talkin'aiioutit yesterday. You kuowthey are bavin' the big politicalconvention here, and he said,he wuz a real cute chap, too, hesaid "If the Wind wasted in thatconvention, could be utilized bypipes goiu' up out of that builUiu' into a baloon, it would takea man up to tbe moon. I heardhim say it, aud now wlio knowsbut what they have got it allfixed. They wuz drctlul windyspeeches this morniu', I hearu'em, and I'll bet that is her idee,of beta' the first one to try it.Blie 1b so fashionable. But Ihain't a goin' up in no such way.'

"No," says I, "nor I nutber. It would be farfrom my wishes to be carried up to the 6kies ouhe wind of a political convention. Though,"savs I reasonably, "I hain't a doubt that therewuz sights and sights of it used there."But jest at this minute Miss Flomm got through

talkin' with the driver about the road, and settled down, a caressin' tbe dog agin, and Josiahhadn't time to remark any further, only to say :"Watch me, Samautha, and when 1 say jump,jump."And then we sot still, but watchful. And Miss

Flomm kissed the dog several times, and pressedhim to liei heart, that throbbed full or such aboundless love for him. And he lifted his head,aud snapped at a fly, aud barked at my companiouwith a reucwed energy, and showed his intellect,and delightful qualities, in several such remarkable ways, that filled Miss Flomm's soul deepwith a font! joy In him. Aud then he went tosleep, a lay in' dowu In her lap, a mussin' downthe delicate lace, and embroidery, aud beads.He bad been a eattu' the beads, I see him guawoff more'n 2 dozen of 'em, and I called her attention to it, but she said "the dear little thinghad to have some such recreation." And she lethim go right on with it, a gnawta' 'em down, aslong as he seemed to have a appetite for 'em.And I asked her, and I couldn't help it, "How

her baby wuz, and if she ever took her out todrive?"And she said "she didn't really know how it

wuz this afternoon, it wuzn't very well iu theinorniu', the uurBc bad it out eomewhere. sbedidu't really know jest where;" aud she said"uo, sbe didn't take it out with her at all, for shedidn't feel equal to the care of it this hotweather."Miss Flomm hain't very well. I could see that,

tbe care of that dog is jest a killin' her, a carry in*it round all the time, daytime, and beta* up bomuch with it nights, lor sbe said it bad sort o'chills, nights, and she bad to be up a warm in'blankets to wrap round it. But she is faithful toit, there hain't no doubt on't. She said it wuzso sensitive, she couldn't trust It with a nurse,its nerves wuz. All the night before she hadbeen up a wurmin' blankets.Wall anon, or jest about anon, Miss Flomor

turned to me and says: "Moon's Is oue of thepleasantcst places on the lake. 1 want you tosec it. Folks drive down there a sight fromSaratoga."And then 1 looked at Josiah, and JoBiah looked

at me, aud peace aud happiness settled agin intoour hearts.

Wall, wc got there before long, and MissFlomm, and Josiah, and me, got out, right ontothe long piazza. But her relatives stayed backin the buggy, aud Josiah spoke bitterly tomeagin:"They think it would hurt 'em to associate

with me a little, dumb 'em. But I am jest asgood as they be any day iu the week, if I halu'tdressed up so fancy."

"That's so," says I, a whlsperfn' back to htm,( Concluded on jnigt IS.)

-JTJX.Y 1837.5

THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL.

Ed. h. H. J. :— I should like to tell all the

mothers of babies Just learning to walk, to keep

a bottle of extract of Witch Hazel, Pond's or

Kislcy's, and put on every bump the baby gets.

It is my cure-all ; I know of nothing to compare

with It: we use it on bruises, burns, scratches,

cut s, as a gargle for sore throats, for hemonhages

of all kinds, etc., etc. It is wonderful how many

"black and blue" marks are prevented, by merely

rubbing it on baby's head when he bumps it.

My baby always asks for "ectwact" as soon as lie

gets hurt. We take a bottle to the drugstore and

buy It by the ounqc. Mrs. A. E. Chapman.

Penn Yan, N. Y.

Philadelphia, March 14, '87.

Editor Ladies' Home Journal:—A lady in

"Mothers' Corner" asks what she shall give her

baity for costlveness. She had just stated that

babv'smouth was washed with "'strong sage tea.'"

Of course baby must swallow more or less of it,

aud it would tend decidedly to produce consti

pation.Doubtless, also, the little one's system would

receive more or less of the tannin (previously

mentioned) by absorption. This would help in

the same direction. If these daily small duxes

were stopped, It is very possible that the difficulty

would disappear. Mrs. A. B. Couch.

1518 Swain St.[Annie C. Jenkinson, Bellevue, Pa., another

sister of the L. H. J., recommends feeding oat

meal or "costlveuess in babies." Cook it thor

oughly, aud feed It In the form of very thin gruel

to very small babies, and thicker, like porridge,

as they grow older.—Ed.]

Grand Rapids, iuica., March 13, 1887.

Ed. L. H. J. :— I am very much interested In

the "Mothers' Corner," for there I have found

much help. I would like to say to "Mrs. J. A.B." that I permanently cured my little o-irl of

costiveness, by packing the back, the same as

you would the lungs. Take a large, soft cotton

cloth aud fold it to about the size or your hand,

wet it In lukewarm water and place It as low

down on the back as possible, to make it stay;

place over this a dry cloth, lolded in the same

manner, then take another cloth and bind It

around, fastening In front. This must be put on

when the stool is wanted. The first cloth should

retain ali the waterposslble, and dry ones enough

over it to keep from wetting the clothing. Keep

it on until the bowels move, which will be in an

hour or two.

My little girl was so bad that injections had no

effect. Tropical fruits and Castoria helped her

for a short time, but soon lost their effect, as all

medicines will. This mode of treatment was

given me by a physician iu the country, where I

was visiting. On returning home 1 told my

family physician, who was very much struck with

the idea, and proposed to adopt It In his practice,

hereaiter. M. E. T.

iForthic i. amies' Home Jocrnal.i

CHILDREN'S DIET.

What a number of things we mothers have to

learn as we pass through life 1 and what endless

trouble aud anxiety we often bring upon our

selves, with reference to the bringing up, and

management of our children, until certain nec

essary lessons have been taught us by that best

of school-masters—personal experience. The

learning of these lessons is often such a hard,

palnl ill process, that once having mastered them

our elves it seems but natural, and kind, to give

what help we can to others who have the same

road to travel. It is much easier to avoid the

pit-falls if we have had them pointed out to us.

I hope, therefore, that some young mothers who

chance to read these lines, will "suffer the word

of exhortation" from nn older mother who has

already made the health and happiness of her

darlings her first object in life.

There are many little points respecting child-

life which, I hope, at various times to nave an

opportunity of speaking about, for it Is a subject

which lies very close to my heart, but what I wish

more particularly to jay' a few words about just

now, is children's diet. This is alar more im

portant subject than some sppear to consider It,

and in many cases it tails, I am afraid, to obtain

the care and attention which its importance de

mands. Every mother, I am certaiu, hopes sin

cerely that her little ones may grow up, and

develop by aud by Into strong, healthy men and

women, blessed with good wholesomesome ap

petites, and sound digestive organs, but how Is

this worthy cud to be accomplished ir we per

sistently neglect theli diet when youugf Then

is the lime to sow the seeds of a strong, hardy

constitution, if ever It Is to be done: not after

we have made the painful discovery that the

children have grown into miserable little dys

peptics. Some children are naturally so hardy

and robust, that from their very birth, they seem

able 1 1 bear almost any sort of treatment and

thrive under it. But many mothers to whom I

may now be speaking, know how few and far be

tween, such cases are. Would that they formed

the rule, but they do not.

Children's diet ought to be both plentiful and

v. tried, at the same time plain and wholesome.

They are very much better without those little

tid-hits which some parents, but more especially

grandparents, are so fond of bestowing upon the

Tittle oues, "as a treat" they say. Such thought

less indulgence does the children a great deal of

harm, by lessening their appetite for the plainer

food which is so much more suitable for them,

and by creating an unhealthy longing for dain

ties. The food given to children should be well

aud carefully cooked, and their meals should be

served as regularly as possible. The habit of

eating between meals Is a very injurious one, and

ought never to be encouraged as it tends to de

stroy their natural appetite. If a child is dell-

cute aud really cannot eat sufficient at one meal

to last it till "the next, of course, an exception

must be made, hut uever when it is to gratify a

mere whim.

For breakfast nothing can be better for chil

dren than a plate of nicely cooked oatmeal por

ridge. The very best quality of meal should be

used, and the porridge well boiled. When it is

poured out on to the plate, sprinkle a little sugar

oyer and serve with milk. There are very lew-

little folks who object to this wholesome dish,

with most of them it is a great favorite; but lor

those who do object, bread and boiled milk, Is

the best substitute. Cut the bread into small

dice and put It into a basin; cover It entirely

with boiling milk to which has been added a little

sugar, and if approved of, a tiny grating of nut

meg. Put a plate over the basin to keep in the

steam, aud let It stand a few minutes until the

bread Is softened aud nicely swollen out. It Is

then ready for use. Some persons steep the bread

in boiling water previous to pouringon the milk,

but this is uot nearly so good a plan as using all

milk. This will be quite substantial enough

breakfast for very youug children; those who are

more advanced may be allowed a tiny piece of

toasted bacon, or a new-laid egg, and a cup ol

milk or cocoa, afterwards.At dinner time there are certain articles of food

which should be most rigidly excluded from the

children's bill of fare; I mean such things as

veal, pork, etc., and all rich "made dishes."

Solid meat of any kind should never, I think, be

given to children until their teeth are grown suf

ficiently strong to masticate it thoroughly. And

eveu then i should give it very sparingly. Beef

tea, or mutton broth is much better suited to

their little stomachs than the meat itself. Given

in this form the children obtain all the nourish

ment contained in the meat without any strain

beiujr put upon their digestive powers. Good

ripe iruit, sometimes raw, sometimes nicely

stewed; farinaceous puddings of all sorts, fresh,

well-cooked vegetables; poultry, fish, and rab

bits—these form a splendid diet, If given with

discretion, at seasonable times, and properly

prepared.Tea and coffee I consider most injurious for

children ; they are too stimulating and tend most

decidedly to weaken the nerves. Milk is by far

the best beverage, although the little ones them

selves do not always think so. If the milk proves

too heavy for the child's stomach, or If it causes

a sensation of chilliness—as it does sometimes In

very cold weather—a little boiling water and a

small piece of sugar may be added. Rich cakes

r ud pastry should be strictly prohibited on the

children's table, at every meal. This may some

times be a great disappointment to the wee pets

at the time, and tbey may perhaps think mother

is very hard-hearted for "not giving iu to their

wishes, but bye and bye, when they are grown

older, and find themselves the happy possessors

of an unimpaired digestion, they will thank you

for your firmness.

Oplnious differ widely as to the questiou of

supper, or no supper for children. 1 nave heard

many argumeuts on both sides, but my own

opinion is, that a little light suitable nourishment

taken before going to bed, is mucli better for a

child I haii going to sleep with an empty stomach.

The fast between the afternoou meal and break

fast next morning is too long, I consider, for a

child's strength to sustain. I have tried both

ways, but t always found that when a child was

put to bed fasting, it awakened in the morning

weary and fretful, a sign quite as often of weak

ness, as of ill-nature. Since then, of course, I

have carried out the other plan. The afternoon

meal, which we call lea over here, is, I believe,

called supper in America; that however makes

no dllfereuce to the above suggestion, for, after

all, "What's in a name!" the meal is still the

same.

This sortof children's diet entails undoubtedly

more labor on the mother's part; but If, during

the childhood of her little oues a woman cannot

make up her mind to tit herself, by constant pa

tient effort to be, above aud before everything

else, a faithful judicious nurse, rich Indeed will

her reward be afterwards when her children rise

up to call her blessed. We should always re

member this fact, that If we ourselves are uot

prepared to sacrifice other things in order to paystrict and constant attention to the apparently

trifling, detail life of our children, we cannot

reasonably expect others to do it, even if we are

williug and able to pay for It We all know that

love Is a thing which cannot be bought.

Mary Gakrett Brown.

[For the ladies' Home Jcubnal.]

MY BABY'S NURSES.

BY CHRISTINE TBRHCNB HKRKICK.

Mrs. Jones was the first. She took charge of

the puny, delicate little girl, when it first opened

its eyes upon a world of pin-pricks and colics,

and after the approved custom of the old-fash

ioned monthly nurse, forthwith proceeded to doall iu her power to handicap it in its struggle

for existence. Like most of her class, she was

fat. She was also slightly deaf and further still

was somewhat addicted to a private dram upon

occasion. In public, she loudly professed the

most lofty ana Incorruptible temperance prin

ciples. The brandy bottle that stood In full

sight on the mantel, in case of/ emergencies, was

never lowered by her. Her mild tippling was

confined to the seclusion of her own apartment

and manifested itself by unwonted cheerfulness,

alternating with deep drowsiness and added

deafness.

Her first step with the baby, after arraying it

in its new garments, was to prepare a mixture

of milk aud water, flavored with anise cordial

and well sweetened, and administer it to the

helpless innocent. As the poor little creature

still seemed tolerably comfortable after this

dose, she returned to the charge with a tea-

spoonful of olive oil, brought by the addition of

sugar, to a syrupy consistency. This had the

desired effect of rendering the baby supremely

miserable, aud Mrs. Jones rested on her laurels—

for a time.

I, an inexperienced mother, ignorant of every

thing with regard to the care of such a very

young child, watched these proceedings with

awe and interest. A flitting idea crossed my

mind that nature had shamefully neglected her

duties in sending a creature into the world so

badly put together that the first thing to be done

with it was to try to repair it; hut conscious of

my own incapacity, I held my tongue. I said

nothing when the poor dear was trotted with a

violence that would have caused my own brain

and stomach to swim, had I been subjected to

such treatment, and ventured only a mild pro

test when the baby's walling remonstrances

brought upon It a dose of gin and hot water,

made, like everythine else, thick with sugar. I

was promptly silenced. "Law, ma'am, jest don't

you bother yourself! A little hot gin-sling is

the best thiug in the world lor a babv, as you'll

find out when you've had four, as I have, and

buried 'cm all !"In spite of this weight of experience, the baby

did not thrive. It certainly could not have been

from lack of care, for, as Mrs. Jones asked, tri

umphantly: "Hadn't she physicked it stlddy,

irjm the startf" The only inference was that,

as I have said, the babv was sickly, to begin

with, and Mrs. Jones added, as her testimony,

that a dog had howled under the window all

the mght after baby's birth, aud thai was a bad

sign she had never known to fall. "That child

was marked for death before it was twenty-four

hours old."The inconsistent little being persisted In liv

ing, however, though in such a discouraged

half-hearted way that for weeks it seemed very

doubtful whether she might not relinquish the

attempt Iu dispair. To quote Mrs. Jones, again :

"If I hadn't a' been here, that child would a'

died, sure, for a sicklier young one I never,

seen I"The baby was irregular about sleeping from

the outset. She kept awake at night anil slept

all day. Mrs. Jones was very fond of Informing

me that "she hadn't closed an eye all night,"

and continued this asseveration in face of my

assurances that I had heard her snore. She

"always breathed heavy when she was tired."

If the baby had been capable of an intelligible

assertion of her opinion, I am positive It would

have agreed with mine, for the little dear would

sometimes moan and whimper for ten minutes

before her fretting and my calls would succeed

in rousing the Argus-eyed attendant. Matters

came to a crisis one night when I heard the

baby's cries across a hall and through two closed

doors, and on dragging myself out of bed and

Into the nursery, I found Nfrs. Joues slumbering

peacefully on the couch and the baby weeping

piteously at her side. After that, I had my oed

made on a cot In an adjoining room and kept

the door of communication always open.All blessings must take their flight sooner or

later, and Mrs. Jones was no exception to tin-

rule. The six weeks of her stay came to au end

at last, and she departed, leaving a legacy in the

shape of a nurse, recommended by herself, a

stalwart negress, black as the ace of spades aud

ugly as sin, who rejoiced in the melting cogno

men of Arethusa. She proved a worthy suc

cessor to Mrs. Jones. She bad cultivated to the

utmost the inborn propensity of her race for

dropping down and going to sleep at all times

and seasons and combined with this a love of

untidiness that drove me nearly wild. The

weekly wash was swelled to such proportions

that the laundress gave warning, but despite an

unlimited supply of slips, frocks and wrappers,

baby looked like a little chimney sweep within

an nonr after her toilet. It really seemed as

though Aretlmsa's black rubbed off. She had

heart trouble, too, or said she had, and found it

impossible to run up and down stairs. So I did

that, besides washing and dressing the baby,

taking care of her every night and two after

noons and evenings in the week, and preparing

her food. The only advantage we could con

scientiously claim for Aretbusa wns, that she set

off the babv's complexion.Stilt, sire was' not unkind to the little thing

and I was averse to a change, especially as 1 had

an exaggerated Idea of the difficulty of procur

ing a good nurse. So it was with dire dismay

that I received Arethusa's announcement that

she had decided she could not go to the country

with us. I bad stipulated that she should do

this at the time I engaged her, but as the day of

departure drew near, her courage failed and I

found myself at almost the last moment left

without a nurse. I telegraphed to a friend re

siding near my destination to procure me one,

and my husband and I started on our all day's

journey with our tiny tbree-months-old, with

forebodings of a trying trip.Our worst anticipations were more than real

ized. The day was hot as it can be only in mid-

June, and very dusty. The poor little baby

really suffered from the heat and the jarring of

the train, and fretted constantly, missing the

cool quiet of her shaded nursery. She protested

vigorously and loudly against the change from

cars to carriage, from that to the boat, thence to

the cars again and then once more to the car

riage. We had boundless trouble In heating the

milk. Matthew has no false pride, or, if be has

he smothered it on that occasion and filled me

with wonder and admiration by stalking down

the car aisle and through the boat saloon with

baby's feeding-bottle in one hand, a flask of

peptonized milk and a funnel in the other.

Our friend met us as we alighted from the

ears, hot, tired and dirty. She hastened to tell

us that she had secured a young Irish girl to

take care of baby. She was rather uncouth In

appearance and very "green," but she had been

a nurse in her last place and professed to know

all about the charge of a young infant. I drew

n breath of relief at the pleasant prospect: and

even poor baby seemed lulled by the stillness

and fresh air to something more like content

than anything she had shown since we left

home. "Now that the strain was removed, I

realized my fatigue, and it was with deep satis

faction that I descended from the carriage at

the door of the comfortable looking farm-house,

where we had engaged rooms and glanced

around eagerly for my new acquisition. I had

not long to wait before Isabella appeared. Un

couth was certainly the word to apply to her.

With her black hair hanging to her eyebrows in

a heavy bang, ber short dre68, her huge feet aud

her awkward gait, 6he Impressed me at once

most disagreeably. My di6llke was not lessened

when, on my laying the baby In her arms, she

showed plainly that she hardly knew how to

hold it. To get the tired little thing undressed

and fed was the first step, and I called Isabella's

attention to my manner of disrobing the baby,

saying that would be one of the nurse's duties.

"Indade, mem, you'll nlver ketch me hand-

Itn' anvthin' as small as her," she replied,

promptly. "Shure, in the last place I lived, the

baby was blgger'n that whin he was born, an' at

sivin months he weighed twenty-slvin pounds!"

"He must have been very heavy to carry

about," I said, severely.

"Feth, thin, that's somethln' I Hirer did. In

all the time I lived there, he was niver onct out

of the house !"A promising beginning! Nor did affairs im

prove. Isabella did not Know which end of the

bottle to put in the baby's mouth, rectived every

instruction with some comment, generally ad

verse, and utterly refused to tolerate reproof.

To crown all, sheltnew nothing of the care of a

every time I left her alone with the nurse. I

stood It twenty-four hours, paid her in full and

dismissed her. Then, committing my child to

the mercies of Providence and of Matthew. 1

made a flying trip to an intelligence office in the

neighboring city and returned the same evening

with a nurse of mv own choosing.

( To be continued!)

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DKPAHTMBNt OF AUTISTIC NEKULE-

MAKY V. KNAPP, KliITOB.No. 2U Linden at., 8. Boston, Mass.

Terms Used In Knitting.

K-Knlt plain. P-Purl, or r* it is spmetlmeB called.Seam. N or K 2 tog-Narrow, by knlttme 2 together.Oyer—Throw the thread over the needle before inner-ting In the next stitch. This makes a loop which I*always to be considered a stitch. In the succeedingrowsor rounds. Tw-Twlst stitch, Inaert the needlein the back of the stitch to be knitted, nnd knltaa usual.SI-SI lp a stitch from the left hand to the right ha ulneedleT without knitting It. 81 and B-Sltp and blnil-sllp one stltch.knitthenext; pass the slipped one oyerIt. exactly as in binding off a piece of work at the end.

* Indicates ' -words,qulvalent to1. Tog means t

and Is used merely to save--"—would be

I, a I 1 , k 1 .

,es a repetition, and Is used merely"SI 1, k 1. p 1, repeat from " 3 times -nt to saying si f. k 1 . p 1,-sl 1. k 1, p 1,-

ther.

Terms in Crochet.

Ch-Chatn; a straight series of loops, each drawnwith the hook through the preceding one. 81 st-SIlpstitch: put hook through the work, thread over thehook, draw It through the stitch on the hook. 8 C-Single Crochet: having a stitch on the needle <»rhook) put the needle through the work, draw thethrend through the work, and the stitch on the needle.Dc—double crochet: having the stitch on the needle,put the needle through the work, and draw a stitchThrough, making two on the needle. Take up thethread again, nnd draw It through both these stitches.T o or Tr—Treble Crochet; having a stitch on theneedle, take up the thread as If tor a ■HtgLPrt,tteneedlethrough the work, and draw the threadthrouKh.making three on the needle. Take up the thread anddraw through two, then take upthe thread a^drawltthrough the two remaining. S t c-Short Treble Cro-chetrllke treble, except that when the three stitchesire bn the needle. Instead of drawing the threadthrough two stitches twice. It Is drawn through all threeat once, h t c-Long Treble Crochet; like; treble,, except that the thread Is thrown twice over the needlebefore inserting the latter In the work The stitchesare worked off two at a time, as in treble. Extra LongStitch-Twine the cotton three times round the needle,work as the treble stitch, bringing the cotton throughtwo loops four times P-or plcot; made by working

s chain, and one single crochet in Brat stitch ot the

Deah Jouknai, :—1 wisl) to say to "L. IS." who

wants to kDow what Is wrong with Die mitten di

rections in October number, that I think the mis

take on her part. I havo just finished a pair of

>ffrt\ Cf mittens from the same directions, and had no

>J V\r%" 'rouble If you find one stitch too many on the

st coud round, just drop the last stitch, aud pro

ceed. You will have to knit two rows of hearts

before you can see the pattern. E. M. H.

Hartford, Mich.

"Mrs. M. H., Clintonville:"—Paint the wine

bottles any color you wish, and tic a

bow of satin ribbon of contrasting color

around the neck. I know of no way to dec

orate a spinning wheel. I have seen a pot with

an Ivy growing in it placed be6ide the wheel,

and the Ivy allowed to run over it, which

looks very pretty. If you like, ypu can tic a

bright ribbon bow on the wheel, wlilcb wouldlook

well with the green leaves. A large bow of rib

bon tied round the middle of the flax adds to the

effect. L. F.

Knitted Collar—Vandyke Pattern.

Two No. 19 knitting needles, spool cotlon No.

40. Cast on 02 stitches ; knit across plain.

1st row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 12

times, knit It), over twice, purl 2 tog. knit 5,

over, slip aud bind, knit 4, over twice, purl 2 tog,

knit 10.2d row—Slip 1, knltl, *over, narrow* 3 times,

over, k 2, over twice, purl 2 together, knit 11,

over twice, purl 2 tog, knit36.:M n <\\ —Slip 1, Unit 1, *over, narrow* 1 1 t lines,

over, knit 12, over twice, purl 2 tog., k3, narrow,

over, Unit 1, over, slip aud biud, kuit3, over

twice, purl 2 tog, knit 11.

4tb row—Slip 1, kuit 1, *over, narrow* 3 times,

over, knit 3, over twicc,_purl 2 tog, knit 11, over

twice, purl 3 tog, knit 371First row of gusset—Slip 1, knit 1, *over, nar

row* 11 times, knit 12, turn, slip 1, knit 36.

5th row—Slip 1, knltl, *over, narrow*ll times,

over, knit 14, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 2, nar

row, over, knit 3, over, slip aud biud, knit 2,

over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 12.

(ith row—Slip 1, kuit 1, *over, narrow* 8 times,

over, kuit4, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 11, over

Crochet Kdgiug.

No. 20 cottou. Make a chain of 12 stitches.

1st row—2 d c iu 3d stitch of chain, ch 2, 3 d c

in same, ch3, skip 3 stitches in chain, 3 d c in 4th

st, ch 2, 3 d c in same, 1 d c in stitch at end of

chain; turn.2d row—Ch 3, shell in shell, 1 s c in top of last

d c in the shell, ch 3, shell iu shell, 1 dc in top of

last d c in shell; turn.3d row—Cb 3, 1 d c in top of first d c in shell,

ch 2, shell In shell, 1 s c iu top of last d cin shell,

cb 3, shell Id shell, 1 d c in top of last d c in shell ;

turn.4th row—Ch 3, shell In shell, 1 s c in top of last

dc In shell, ch 8, shell in shell, ch 2, 1 d c iu top

of last d c in shell, ch 2, 1 d c in top of 1 d c, ch 2,

1 d c at end of row ; turn.5th row—Ch 3,'ldc in top of 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c

threechain

Will some one give directions for knlttiug

blanket stitch i T.

Will some oneseud directions for making wide

diamond rick-rack? and oblige Mrs. C. \V

Will some one tell me how

stra-v hat a dark shade!

to color a white

U it ACE H.

Can any one give directions for making a eat

Ml lamp^mat, called by some a caterpillar lamp-

mat. Subscriber. -

Cau any one give correct directions for knit-

'ing silk stockings for a girl live years oldi

Mrs. Wm. Thomas.

The directions for Apple Leaf lace In February

number are correct. I nave knit from them two

or three times M. F. K.

Can any of the readers of the Journal send

directions for mittens to fit a child four years old?

I would like fancy cack. Mother of Two

"Subscriber;"—There is a fur called astraehau

which is takeu from a sheep. There is also as"

trachan cloth, used for outside wraps, trimmings,

etc.

If any of our readers have correct directions

torlufauls Coochet Shirt, high neck audlong

sleeves, will they please send them to M. F.

Knapp, S. Boston, Mass. ?

Please ask the ladies through the Journal If

any one knows how to make a worsted bird over

a wire frame? Mrs. J. H. W.

CORNWALLIS, OhEOON.

C»n any of the readers of the L. H. J. inform

me of a method of preparing mountain ferns aud

sea moss for decorating; screens, etc.?

Mrs. Ella Shelhamer.

Pasadena, Cal.

''Subscriber" will Bod cork dust the best tilling

for cushions; get it from fruit dealers. It is used

to pack white grapes. Ol course it must be put

in an oven and dried, before using.

f. S. :"—The cuts you sent me did not

ome from L. H. J. I cauuot work from them.

If you wish them returned, send me your ad

dress. M. F. Knapp, S. Boston, Mass.

"Nellie B. :"—Join crochet blocks for afghan

with black worsted, and crochet three rows round

the afghan with black, and finish with a scallop.

It is much prettier thau fringe, as the 6ides aud

ends all uecd liuishiug.

"Mrs. Clara W. :"—We cannot furnish vou

with back numbers of L. H. J.

If vou would like directions for Rose Leaf Ince

send"l0 cents iu stamps to M. F. K., 20 Linden St.,

S. Boston, Mass. Send your full address.

"Etta:"—Get some coarse canvass and fill it

w ith railroad stitch. Work six stitches of a color,

hap-hazard. You can make a chair seat, or sofa

cushion, according to the quantity of worsted

you have. M. F.

"Mrs. C. S. B. :"—Mats for drcssiug-ease are

rather pasxe; make scarfs of crash and outline

something pretty on the cuds; make a square for

the centre of dressing-case and outline a border

round It, and fringe the edge.

Can any one send a pattern In knittiug or cro

chet for dress yoke or sleeves?

Mrs. H. M. Stewart.

Cahleton, Neb.

TWhv not use crochet rick-rack trimming*

—En.J

Some time iu March I received a note with 2

uue-cent stamps enclosed. It was dated from

Charlton, but no signature was given. Now will

the one who wrote It scud her address, and 6tatc

what Issue of the L. H. J. she saw "Achsah's"

request in ? M. F. Knapp.

"Subscriber:"—Take a large open Japanese

fan, and set It on a rest, which comes for the

purpose. It is an ornament to the room, as well

as a screen to the grate. If you have draperies

iu the sitting-room, drape the conservatory door

to match, ft you have not draperies, hangsome-

olng heavy, either in rep or velours, M. F. hi.

I Kngraved expressly for the Ladies' Home Journal, j

twice, purl 9 tog, knit 39.

Second row or gusset like first one.

7th row—Slip 1, knit 1, *ovcr, narrow* 11 times,

over, knit 16, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 1, nar

row, over, knit 5, over, slip aud biud, kuit 1, over

twice, purl 2 tog, knit 13.

Sth row— Slip 1, knltl, *over, narrow* 3 times,

over, k 5, over twice, purl 2 tog, kuit 11, purl 2

tog, kuit 41.

Third row of gusset like first one.

9th row—Slip 1, knit 1, *ovcr, narrow* 11 times,

over, knit 18, over twice, purl 2 tog, narrow, over,

knit 7, over, slip and bind, over twice, purl 2 tog,

knit 14.Little Gusset—Slip 1, kuit 1, *over, narrow*

3 times, over, knit 5, turn, slip 1, kuit 13.

Second row of Little Gusset—Slip 1, knit 1,:tover, narrow* 3 times, over, kuit 2, turn, slip 1,

kuit 10.Last row of Little Gusset—Slip 1, uanow,

•over, narrow* 4 times, k 2, turn, slip 1, kuit 11.

10th row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 4

times, knit 4, over t wice, purl 2 tog, kuit 11, over

twice, purl 2 tog, knit 43.

Fourth row of gusset like first one.

Fifth row of Gusset—Slip 1, knit 1, *over, nar

row* 11 times, over, knit 6, turn, slip 1, knit 30.

Sixth row of Gusset—Slip 1, narrow, *over,

narrow* 12 times, knlt8, turn, slip 1, kuit 33.

11th row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 12

times, knit 17, over twice, purl2 tog, knit2, over,

slip and bind, knit 3, narrow, over, kuit 2, over

twice, purl 2 tog, kuit 14.

12th row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 4

times, knit3, over twice, purl 2 tog, kuit 11, over

twice, purl 2 tog, knit 43.

Seventh row of Gu6set—Slip 1, narrow, *over,

narrow* 12 times, kuit 11, turn, slip 1, knit 30.

13th row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 12

times, knit 15, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 3, over,

slip and bind, knit 1, narrow, over, knit 3, over

twice, purl 2 tog, knit 13.

14th row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 4

times, knit 2, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 11, over

twice, purl 2 tog, knit 41.

Eighth row of gusset like seventh .15th row—Slip 1, narrow, •over, narrow* 12

times, kuit 13, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 4, slip

1, narrow, bind slipped stitch over, over, kuit 4,

over twice, purl 2 tog, kuit 12.

16th row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 4

times, knit 1, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 11, over

twice, purl 2 tog, knit 89.

Ninth row of gusset like seventh.

17th row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 12

times, knit 11, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 4, nar

row, over, kuit 5, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 11.

18th row—Slip 1, narrow, *over, narrow* 4

times, over twice, purl 2 tog, knit 11, over twice,

purl 2 tog, knit 37.

Repeat these 18 rows, Inclusive, twelve times

more, which will give you thirteen points; then

knit first row, then one plain row, bind off even

ly, and you will have quite a pretty collar.

Mrs. R. P. Thompson.

Chestnut, Montana.

[Engraved expressly for the Ladles' Home Journal

iutopof ldc, ch 2, ldc in top of 1 d e, ch 2,

shell in shell, 1 s c in top of last d c in shell, ch 3,

shell In shell, ldc at end of row; turn.

6th row—Ch 8, shell in shell, 1 s c in top of

last d c in shell, ch 3, shell iu shell, ch 2, 1 d c in

top of last d c In shell, ch 2, 1 d c in top of 1 d c,

ch 2, 1 d c In top of 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c iu top of 1 d

c, cb 2, ldc at end of row ; turn.

7th row—Ch 3. 1 d c iu top of 1 d c, cb 2, ldc

iu top of 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c iu top of 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d

c in top of I d c, ch 2, 1 dc iu top of 1 dc in shell,

ch 2, shell lu shell, 1 s c In top of lastd c in shell,

ch 3, shell In shell, 1 d c In topof lastd c In shell;

turn.Sth row—Ch 3, shell In shell, 1 s c In top of last

d c in shell, ch 3, shell in shell, skip 1 hole made

by ch 2, make a shell in next hole, skip a hole,

make a shell ; so on 'til you have madea shells, 1

s c in topof first d cin shell of first row; turn.

9th row—6 d c in middle of shell, 1 s c between

the shells; do this 5 times, shell In shell, 1 s c In

top of last d c iu shell, ch 8, shell in shell, 1 d c in

top of last d c In shell. This finishes one 6callop.

1st row in second Scallop—Ch 3, shell In shell,

1 s c in topof lastd c in shell, ch 3, shell in shell,

eh 2, 1 d c fn top of last d c In shell ; turn. Re

peat from 2d row In first scallop.D. C—Thread over the hook, then through the

work, thread over, draw It through 2 stitches,

thread over, draw It through the remainlug two.

Infant's Sacque.

Materials: split zephyr, 2 ounces of cream

white, ounce of light pink, and a small hook.

Make n chain In white of 80 stitches, using the

wool double for chain.1st row—3 ch, 2 t c in the 6th stitch of chain

from hook, 1 t c in the 4th stitch of ch ; this

stitch is made in this way : after making the 2 tc

throw the wool Over the hook, Insert the hook

back iu the 4th stitch of chaiu, draw the wool

through to the length of the former stitches,

wool over, draw it through 2, wool over, draw it

through the 2 remaining; (these 3 stitches form

I shell,) 2 1 c in the 81 h stitch of chain, 1 tcbac'k

iu the 6th stitch of chain with the 1st stitches;

continue until you have made 38 shells; turn.

2d row—3 ch, Stein the 2d shell, (between

the crossing,) 1 tc back iu the 1st shell, 2tcin

the 3d shell, 1 1 c back iu the 2d shell ; continue

thus until vou have made 11 shells, 4 1 cin the

12th shell of 1st row, 15 shells the same as though

no Increase had been made, 4 1 c lu the27th shell,

II shells; turn. The edge will be irregular for4

rows.3d row—3 ch, 11 shells, (beginning last one be

tween 1st 2 stitches of increase,) 4tcin the mid

dle of Increase, 8 shells crossing of 1st between

last 2 stitches of increase, 2 1 c in the 15tb shell.

This Increase for back must be made iu every

row by putting 2 t c in the middle of the last in

crease with a part of the shell stitches iu same, 8

shells, 4 t c, 11 shells; turn.4th row—3 ch, 11 shells, 4 t e, 9 shells, 2 t c, 9

shells, 4 t c, llshells; turn.

5th row—3ch, 11 shells, 4 1 c, lOshells, 2 t c, 10

shellB, 4 t c, 11 shells turn.

6th row—3ch, 11 shells; turn. Ch 3, 11 shells,

(working under ch 3 for the 11th;) continue in

with white, ch 3, make 4 t c, (beginning In 1st

dc;) then between every other one, middle of

back 4 t c In increase; turn. (Across bottom

only.)2d row—Make In 1st stitch of 4 t c a chain of 3,

insert the hook in the spaee between the tc

stitches and make 4 t c ; continue 4 tc to the end.

3d row same as 2d row.

4th row—Commence at neck, work down the

side 4 1 c in ch 3, cli 1, 4 t c in space between the

4 1 c on preceding row, (at the corner make 8 1 c

in the space to preveutthe border having a curled

appearance.)Collar: 1st row—Begin at corner of Beck'

(using the wool double for this row ;) make 1 1 c

iu every stitch of chain where the stitches of the

shells were made.

2d row—3ch, 4 tc between every other tc;

turn.Sd row—Ch 3, 4 t c in space between the 4 1 c;

turn the 2d and 3d rows over for collar, aud with

1 ink double make a chain of 3 In 2d row, 1 1 e be

tween the same to the eud of row. (This row is

forcord.)Tie pink in 1st d c of pink at bottom, eh 4.

fasten by s c through the centre of 4t c, eh 4,

fasten by e c in 1 ch of pink. (This will form a

scallop in chain stitch;) continue across bottom

only : break the wool, and begin at corner where

you tied the wool.2d row—Make 4 cb, tic the wool between 4 1 c

stitches, and through the pink scallop, (this fas

tens the scallop down ;) then make 4 ch and put

book under 1st row of scallops and through cen

tre of 4 t c, aud fasten by s c continuing across

the bottom.

3d row same as 2d row.

4th row—Commence at ncek, (tic wool at cor

ner;) make 4 eh, insert hook In centre of 4tc,

fasten by sc, 4 ch fasten In tc of shell, continuing

around the sacque (except neck.)

5th row—Begin at cornerof neek, make 7 shell?

in ch 1, (by making It c, ch 3, and 1 sc in 1st

stitch of chain ; repeat until you have 7 t c, 1 s c

in the nextch 1; continue in this way around the

sacque; at the corner make 9 t c.) Finish the

neek with scallops, and shells like last rou.

Sleeves 5 shells ol 5 tc. Double pink wool 4

times, and make a long chain for neck. Tassels

of pink bunched up without cutting the ends.

Rivehton, N. J. V. Ruddehow.

The above cut gives the stitch of sacque aud

border.

Crochet Trimming.

With two kinds of Novelty braid, and No. 30

spool cotton. Medallion in centre.

1st row—Ch 6, join together.2d row—Ch 3, make 23 trebles in the loop

formed by ch 6, fasten in ch 8.3d row—Ch 4, skip 1 st, put 1 treble In the next

st, *ch 2, skip 1, 1 treble in the next st; repeat

from star until you have 12 holes; fasten In ch 4.

4th row—Make 1 s c in first hole and 2 trebles,

then take the braid and the medallion in the left

hand, and catch the second loop of the braid with

the second treble just made; make two more

trebles and 1 s c; this makes one small scallop.

I Engraved expressly for The Ladles' Home journal.]

For the second scallop, make 1 s c and 2 trebles as

before, drop the6titcn from the needle, and draw

the third, fourth and fifth loops In the braid

through each other, then catch up the dropped

si ii eli in scallop with the fifth loop in braid, and

finish the scallop by making 2 trebles andlsc

as before. Catch 2 scallops with each of the 3

medallions In the braid. Take another piece of

braid for the lower half of the circle. Cross the

braid, and while makiug the scallops In the centre

piece, catch 2 scallops with each of the 3 medal

lions as before. This makes one pattern. Begin

another centre with ch 6, etc , aud proceed as be

fore, sewing the braid together sllghtlv where It

crosses. For the top edge, take straight novelty

braid, with featheredge. Fasten the cotton to the

braid, *ch 8, fasten between the 2 medallions In

the lace jast made, ch 3, skip 4 loops in the top

braid, and fasten in the 5th. Catch 4 loops in top

braid, with the 4 in the medallion braid, skip

ging the first and last loops in the medallion

hain 3, fasten between the medallions. Chaiu

3, skip 3 in top braid and fasten iu 4th. Chain 5,

fasten in 2 medallions together, by catching the

4th loops together. Ch 5, skip 5 on top braid,

fasten iu 6th. Ch 3, fasten braid between midallious iu next figure. • Repeat from star.

Mrs. A. K. 8.

BARBOUR'

FLAX THREADS.

[Engraved expressly for The Ladles* Home Journal

this way until you have made 8 rows; do not

break the wool at the end. Take another ball

and join the wool between the 2 last stitches of

increase, eh 3, llshells, 2 t c, 11 shells; turu.

Ch8, llshells, 2 t c, 12 shells; turn. Make 8

rows, working under eh 3 for 1st shell at the end.

Break the wool at the cud of the Sth row, aud

make the other frout the same as 1st, breaking

the wool at the end.4th row—Commence at 1st side, make 11 shells,

(tie for sleeve;) make the next shell by putting

the hook through 1st shell of back and ch 8 of

front; eontiuuethe backundtie the other sleeve,

11 shells; turn.Make 6 rows, then 2 rows of pink, 2 of white.

You uow ought to have 61 shells. Join the pink

woo), ch 1, 1 d c fasten in the 3d stitch of chaiu ;

work in every other stitch to the end of row.

Sleeve: Commencing where it is tied for sleeve,

make 3 ch, 20 shells. A'wavs begin last one to

the left of ch 3, and finish with a slip stitch in ch

3; turn. Repeat until you have made 14 rows.

15th row—2 ch, 1 d c In each shell; continue

thus making chain tight.16th row—3 ch, ldc under ch 2; repeat uutil

you have made 5 rows.

Border: 1st row—Begin at bottom of sacque

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tFoHTH« Ladies' Home Journal.]

IN 1 I.KIOK DKCORATION.

BT A. li. KAMSET.

In uo one thing has America seen greater

changes during the last liiteeu years than in the

matter of interior decoration. Pre-Ceuteunial

davg dunned upon blank walls,—or with walls

covered with huge aud pale calico patterns, upon

pictures hung close to the ceiling, Venetian

blinds and the like monstrosities, lhis was the

case iu most of the homes of our great democracy

aud onlv the favored few knew enough to disap

prove of those things, and still fewer had the

taste to change them.

The Centennial exhibition brought us into

closer contact with European Idea, and gave to

many then-first hints of European interiors— both

French and English. With American quickness

and adaptability It was not lone before copies,

iu varying degrees of excellence, flooded the laud

and then we went Into a transition stage where

it was the rage to fill the house witb countless

articles articles of bric-a-brac, lovely or hideous'.

The stiff formality of olden times was replaced

by a bewildering amount of careless case. In

deed, there is still to be seen amongst us the

parlor where every article of furniture Is flying

from the walls toward the centre of the room,

and where bows and useless bits of drapery till

every nook and space.

But things are changing for the better. People

are realizing that decoration is an art, with rules

and principles, and that some of them are so

plain and sensible that he who runs may read.

It is the violation of these rules—the want of

knowledge of them—which makes so many homes

—costly ones as well as humble ones—anything

but things of beauty.

The first and most obvious rule is that every

room should be more or less the expression of

the people who live In it. It is the unconscious

working of this law which makes women who

love beauty, reach out on every hand for pretty

things with which to ornament the rooms of

which they are mistress. It is this which puts

books into the parlor of those who love books,

which makes » cozy nest of the parlors of color-

loving people.

The sceoud canon ef the decorators art is that

rooms shall exactly express the uses for which

they are Inteuded—the public rooms of a house

of course arc not used as are the private oucs and

this difference of character makes it bad taste to

put In a parlor the decorations which be entirely

suitable for a bed-room.

The scale of expenditure too, Is to be evenly-

kept and the decoration which is entirely appro

priate to the vast drawing-room of some city-

mansion is out of place even iu reduced propor

tions to a suug little parlor or country sitting-

room.

The position of the room must also be a factor

in its treatment. For instance, a light room can

these wear badlv showing every spot and stain

and are cold and stiff looking. There are many

combinations which by bleuulug two colors pro

duce another in general effect The orange may

be made by a piuk ground closely covered with a

fine design in yellows. The pale blue may be a

ground of deep blue with interlacing wheels of

grey, or white, or palest green. A sage green

effect may be had from a blue ground covered

with a close design of olive green and a tiny

nmount of gilt.

But whatever the paper, large figures should

not as a rule be used—however beautiful such

papers look in the roll then1 are few cases where

they can be successfully us«'d in an ordinary

bouse.

Plain papers to are not advisable for even the

Boston felt, which comes in such exquisite

shades, does not wear as well as a paper w ith

small figures.

Papers in parlors should not be too light nor

with loo much gold—in

deed gilt is best very-

pale aud iu the back

ground, unless every

thing in the room is

quite gorgeous in style;

while the white w'alls

and silvery tones now in

vogue, require furniture

of the most delicate de

scription and make try

ing backgrounds for the

rich sombre colors of

our modern costumes.

With the help of wall

paper, too, some radical

delects may be hidden.

A ceiling, too high, may

be brought lower by

iu this last matter the

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KENSINGTON OK OUT

LINE STITCH.

afford a morequict toneof color than can be well

used iu a dark room ; a room to be used chiefly at

night or by artificial light should not be iu so

dark a color as to eat up the light in its walls and

draperies.

There should be no decoration absolutely use

less—such as a bow around a chandelier—which

would hang as straight and burn as well without

it—nor, (as I have often seen) a ribbon tied in

gorgeous generosity of bow around a milkmaid's

three legged stool which was of itself somewhat

out of place in a parlor. If the bow or ribbon is

needed as a bit or color let it be treated In a way

which simulates a possible use—tie up a tidy with

it, if you must hang up a banjo or a basket by a

brilliant band, or loop up a curtain therewith but

spare the footstool !

To pervert a thing from its use is almost as bad

taste as decorutiou for which there is uo use.

Not long ago a wood-box

In the form of a man's

hat stood by the fire

place in a parlor aud few

decorative blunders

could have been more

ridiculous. Owls a u d

meu with holes In their

heads for salt-boxes are

certainly not In good

taste nor pleasant to

look at.

But In decoration al

most everyone Is forced

to begin on the founda

tions laid by some ooe

else where perhaps every

law of art is already vio

lated. To such a oue

the task is first of all one of concealment—the

hiding of defects which must be covered up be-

iore the better decoration can begin. In this

matter the greatest aid comes through the right

and skillful use of color—and the wise wotnau

will not disdain to give a great deal of time to

the careful study of the harmonious combina

tions aud contrasts which will add an indescrib

able charm to the rooms under her sway.

This is the more easily done in these days of

cheap wall-paper, where even in goods of the

lowest price there is a

fair choice of color aud

designs.

On this one subject a

number of chapters

might be written, and I

cannot leave it without

a few suggestions which

may be of general use

fulness. Where u room

is to be made to look

larger, a light paper is

needed, and as blue is

known to recede from

the eye, some of the

cooler shades of this

color, especially those of

a greenish cast are best,

if other things in the

room will allow of its outline for serrated

use. A room whose first leaf edoe.

qualification is to be "coziness" or warmth, may

be hung with a light red or orange—terra-cotta

being very valuable in this case—but orange will

be especially appropriate if the room is used at

night or is mostly without sunlight. It is not

Intended to have these papers of a jMin tint for

LONG AND SnORT OR

HALF SOLID STITCH.

frieze and dado (and

fricuds of the large figured papers have the field

all to themselves,) or a ceillug, too low, may be

made to look higher through perpendicular lines,

and hangings.

A door, one too many in a room or in the

wrong place may be concealed by a curiam.

.A cheap one can be made of bright colored

cheese cloth run on to a rod at the top and bot

tom and fastened to the door jamb—it necessary

a third rod may be run through the middle to

hold the fulness in place if the door is very high

—but if the door is to be used the rods must be

fasteued to the door itself and the curtain cut to

allow the handle and key to come through.

Another friend to concealment is a screen—its

uses are manifold and manifest, and uo two

people occupying one room will ever be willing

to give up the use of a screen if once enjoyed.

Besides though they are exceedingly decorative

they are yet not difficult to make at home and

may represent every degree of expensivcuess;

but iu this last matter the use of the screen and

Its surroundings guide us rather thuu the purse

of the owner.

One lately shown In a fashionable furniture

store can be easily and exactly copied at small

Mst—but of

c o u r 8 c

8 t a i n e d

wood is

used in

place of ma-

!><i % a a y .

The screenwas In three leaves covered with the ricli Japa

nese paper iu imitation of lenther. In this case a

gorgeous butsomen hat golden brown backgroud

was covered with splashes of dull greens, glow

ing browns and reds scattered over ft in irregular

design.

The lining was of plain golden brown sateen,

the nails were large aud square pieces of wrought

brass. The paper may be bought at any first-

class paper-hangers, or sometimes flue specimens

of it may be found iu the Japauese art stores.

The usual cost Is from oue to two dollars a yard;

it generally comes a yard wide and Is in many

varieties of tlut and design. A carpenter will

make a frame with three leaves (each six tcet by

two aud a-half feet) for three dollars. This

should be carefully 6tained (not paluted) with

ebony, walnut or cherry stain to accord with the

color of the leather. The lluiug is then put on

face dowuwards, with tiny tacks close enough

together to allow the ealecu to be pulled very

tight aud smooth. With a ebarp knife or scis

sors, all the projecting cdee beyond the back is

cut away. The paper is then laid ou, face up

wards, and the same process repeated with it,

using the small tacks. A furniture of dark reds

aud browns is used to cover the raw edges, aud

is tacked over them with fancy, brass-headed

nails, an Inch and a-hali apart.

Another style of screen—the curtain screen—

requires rather more carpentry work, but as one

may make the curtain cost very little, the extra

expense can be balauced. There are but two

leaves—they arc supported by a standard at the

frout edge of each leaf aud one where they join ;

the s taudards may have email castors to add to

the convenience of bundling. Beneath the top

bar of each is placed a curtain rod und riugs

from which a curtain hangs. The curtain, which

may be of any material, should be full aud lined

if not of heavy goods.

A lovely one lately exhibited had curtains of

dark red Chinese silk lined with bull sateen, the

silk beiug bordered by a band of the bordering

which is woven iu imitation of the ancient tap

estries, and is oue of the most artistic borders to

be found; the colors, of course, are the pale,

passe greens, blues and yellows of the ancient

tapestries, aud these blend well with the sub

dued tints of the Chiuese silks.

Another curtain screen had hangings of wooleu

suteeu of ft rich goldeu browu liued with pale

pink Chiuese silk, and bordered by a band of

plush of a darker shade of goldeu browu. On

oue curtain a branch of dog-wood blossoms with

leaves, buds aud open flowers was worked, and

ou the other a spray of blackberry vine was trailed

diagonally across. Some of Its leaves and stems

even dropping on to the plush border. The de

signs are to be worked In the "half solid" or

"long und short" stitch described further on.

An easy chair or a sofa In common use, is sure

to become worn and shapely in the places where

the bead or bands rest—a concealment of this

trouble may be made rather a pretty ndditiou to

the color of the room. A piece of goods of some

color to contrast or accord with the original

cover is laid smoothly from the top of the sofa

aud of sufficient depth to cover the worn place.

The upper edge is securely tacked to the wood

work by a band of gimp aud brass-headed nails;

the lower edge can be decorated by a friuge of

ball fringe, or by pinking the cd^cs, if the piece

is of sateen or felt. The lower edge may be a

straight line, or it may be cut to a graceful curve

to suit the outline of the back of the sofa. Over

the arms a piece of the same material is put, and

trimmed to correspond with the back.

Where the original covering was of figured

stuff, the effect is pretty if the piece is of the

same color as the background, and has a running

vine or border worked over it in Kensingtou

stitch in the other colors.

A lovely table-cover lately finished In a leading

establishment for "art needlework" was of pale

green felt with a plush border eight inches wide

of a deeper shade of green, on this border aud

covering it entirely was worked the annexed de

sign in pale piuk and pale gold silk; the flowers

beiug outlined in "half solid*' stitch of pink filo

selle, but everything else done in gold aud with

the Kensington stitch.

From the same place comes a mantel scarf worth

copying. It was of the thin sheer material known

us bolting cloth; across each cud as a border was

u number of circles ami parts of circles in various

colors and positions—two or three overlapping

each other iu a group, an occasional single one

and then again a group of as many as five, lying

one ou another so that only a part of each of the

other fourcould be seen, the idea belugthat these

brilliant drops of color had been scattered care

lessly over the delicate fabric. The decoration

extended about fifteen inches above each end,

aud the scarf was finished by a lace three inches

deep sewed on rather full. The circles were sim

ply pieces of silk carefully cut by the same pat

tern of a circle and applied to the bolting cloth,

the edges being held down by the button-hole

stitch in silk of the same color as the upper circle.

A new material for mantel scaifs Is madrus

scrim, a peculiar looking stuff something like

browu seersucker of flimsy quality. It is woven

In stripes alternately loose and tight, which pro

duces the crinkled effect. Chair-backs, scarfs for

tables, mantels and bureaus, are made by pulliug

out the lengthwise threads of the loom stripes aud

in place ol thetn weaving a bright ribbon just a

trifle narrower than the original stripe. A scarf

shown at Wanamaker's had a stripe of copper

color aud a stripe of reddish-brown ribbon alter

nating. Each row was finished at both ends by

a bow of the ribbon, and between the silken

stripes the stripe of scrim terminated by a tiny

ball of silk Iu the shades of the ribbon.

For the work described in Uiis chapter several

embroidery stitches are needed. Of those illus

trated the first is Kensington stitco, called also,

outline stitch, stem stitch or teul stitch, it Is so

well known that perhaps but few readers will

need to have it described, but even to old work

ers some hints may be new. The stitch should

always be worked with the thread to the right of

the needle. Knots must be avoided by ruuning

the outline back a few stitches; the stitch is

worked away from you, and on the wrong side

the npnearunce is that of » long back-stitch. Care

is needed on three points; flrst: do not make the

stitch very long, and eighth of au inch is gener

ally long enough, and the shorter it is the more

even the work is aud the better it will look aud

wear. Secondly : do not make the stitch so tight

as to draw the material, neither must it be loose

euough to "pop up" away from the stuff. Third:

fasteu off (as you begin) by ruuniug the desigu

for a few stitches iu I rout of the next stitch to be

taken.

The stitch itself is simple enough and the out

line gives it fairly; the outline is followed In

putting the needle in at (one) and bringing it out

at (three) half way down aud to the left of the

last stitch. To give a serrated edge to leaves,

the stitches are slightly more at an angle, as in

figure 3. It will take but little time to master

this stitch, aud to acquire sufficient skill for very

good work, but it must be well mastered before

uuother stitch is possible. The best materials for

it are crewels aud filoselle ; both of these wash if

properly handled, and the last may be so divided

that the outline is the merest hair-line drawn on

the fabric, lu this case the finer the silk, the

smaller and closer the stitches should be.

The uext stitch, called "long aud short" and

BOmetimes "half solid," is much more difficult,

though it is only the developmeut of the last aqd

used like it for outlining. It consists in taking

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THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL

AND

PRACTICAL HOUSEKEEPER.

A NATIONAL iLLl'STBATKD FAMILY JOURNAL.

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' Philadelphia, July, 1887.

Subscriptions must begin with the number currentwhen subscription was received. We do not date back,even upon the most urgent request.

Will aDV of the following names scud in tbelr

nddrcssi Mrs. F. Edgell, Mrs. M. L Head, Mrs.

C. 8. Head, Mrs. A. A. Tucker, Miss Louise Edg

ell, Miss Jennie Montgomery.

We are In receipt of these names accompanied

by full subscription price. But as no addresses

are given, tbe letter is headed by no city or state,

and is uusigned, we have no clue to the sender.

Even tbe postmark is entirely undecipherable.

Wc do not mean to make a practice of taking tbe

trouble to publish these, but we do meau to~do It

once In awhile to substantiate our statement in

regard to carelessness upon the part of our sub

scribers In addressing us.

We receive daily a large number of complaints

of the non-arrival of the Journal, and keep sev

eral clerks busy iu looking them up. Every com

plaint hascareiul attention, and duplicate copies

are always sent when requested. In 99 cases out

of 100 tbe fault is entirely in the mails. The

other case is the fault of the subscriber or club

raiser in carelessly writing the address. It is

seldom—very seldom, if ever, the fault of our

clerks. Our system of work is as near perfect

as possible, and wc are sure that every subscrib

er's paper Is mailed regularly and promptly from

this •dike.

Here lying before us is one of a score of instan

ces: Mrs. B. B. demands upon a postal, "why" her

paper is not forwarded. We "have been paid for

it" and she has "wailed long enough," etc. Side

by side with this is a notice from the postmaster

of Mrs. B. H.'s Hi v, iuforming us that be wishes

us to discontinue Mrs. B. B.'s paper as it is re

fined by the subscriber.

Last week we had a complaint from Boston.

A duplicate was sent. Again a complaint from

the same party. A third paper wus sent. A

third complaint arrived some two days later, hut

before we could send a fourth paper oite of those

already gone reached its destination.

These are merely two out of scores of their

kind.One clerk alone has received within the last

few days at least one dozen letters containing

money and no address. These letters are prompt

ly consigned to the waste-basket, as we have no

means ol telling from whence the letters come,

and we decline to guess.

The coming autumn issues of the Ladies'

Home Journal will contain some of the best

matter ever received by our editors. We shall

publish a scries of biographical sketches, with

portraits, commencing with Will Carleton, to

ne -found in this number, followed by one of

Marion Harland in August, Christine Terhune

Herrlck In September, '"Josiah Allen's Wife" iu

October, to be followed Iu turn by others. One

oi the most popular story writers in America is

Mrs. Mary J. Holmes, who is engaged on a story

for our columns; Elizabeth Stuart Phelps will

probably furnish a Christmas story,—one of her

best. A splendid domestic story, '~Ho<e One Man

Lost His Wife," by Marion Harland, will appear

in one of tbe early autumn numbers. Mrs. Her

rlck will continue her articles for mothers and

housekeepers, and Mrs. Eliza R. Parker will fur

nish papers on receptions and suppers; "John's

Wife" will contribute some excellent correspon

dence. A puperon "Early Marriages," by Louisa

M. Alcott, will appear in the August number.

"Interior Decoration," by Mrs. Ramsey, will be

continued ; also a series of practical and valuable

articles, of great importance to mothers, on

"Kindergarten Training for Children," by a lady

of experience and uuquestloned ability.

The ever-popular "Joslah Allen's Wife," will

keep us laughing right along at her clever hits.

We have in hand now some of the best work

"Josiah Allen's Wife" has ever done. If you

never have fully appreciated her before, you will

surely do so when you read these.

Admirers of Will Carleton will be glad to learn

that we have placed bis future poems iu the hands

of the best artists in the country, lorillustration.

In lact, all the illustrations for tbe Journal will

be the finest of their kind ever produced iu this

country, having cugaged for this purpose the

services of the best artists, etc., known to the

publishers of such periodicals as The Century,

Harper's, etc., regardless of cost.

To ouralreadv Hue list of contributors wc have

added Louisa M. Alcott, Robt J. Burdctte, and

Mrs. M. P. Handy.

We are also adding an entirely new feature to

the Journal,—a feature which should make our

paper specially valuable and attractive to careful

mothers and their households. This Is a scries of

"Talks" with mothers by eminent physicians.

These physicians are specialists of wide experi

ence, and their expressions may be regarded as

authority. We issue the initial number of the

series this month, a paper on summer hygiene,

by Edward W. Watsou, M. D., so long known in

the medical world as a writer on these subjects,

and as a reviewer of medical works. In this first

"Talk" he clearly demonstrates the fact that

prevention is more than half the battle. His

second paper will treat of the care which is to be

There is nothing wicked in using one's knife to

eat with, but custom again remonstrates and as

serts that the fork is the more dainty as well as

the less dangerous tool.It is ill-bred to leave one's spoon standing in

one's cup, but why is It ill-bred! Etiquette dis

covered long ago that a spoon standing in a cup

was a possible source of much discomfort to the

careful housemother, as, in the most unwitting

way, a wideslceveoracarelesslyhandled napkin,

might, and often did, upset the full cup, and thus

destroy all the neatness of the daintlly-set table,

as well as make tbe washing of extra tabic linen

necessary. So etiquette laid dow n the iron rule

that the spoon must rtof stand up in the cup.

It is useless to cite further instances, but all

these only go to prove t hat Irom some cause In

each case, other than mere whim, etiquette has

gradually evolved her code, and that thlscode, if

one would live in unity with his fellow men,

(likewise women) it is well to follow when occa

sion oilers-,

POSTAGE TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS-

A discrimination in the rates of postage to city

subscribers Is made between weekly and monthlv

periodicals, tothe great disadvantage oftbe latter .

for, while the weeklies can be mailed to city sub

scribe rs for one cent per pound, monthlies can

not be mailed to city subscribers for less than one

cent for each two ounces, except where the sub

scribers go to the post-office for their mail. And,

as t lie Journal in its present form weighs ovei

two ounces, we are, therefore, obliged to ask

Philadelphia subscribers twenty-four cents extra

or postage, unless the paper is addressed at the

post-office to be called for, or to ciiy P. O. box.•

CORRESPONDENCE.

-We know nothing about the

. "P1exercised by mothers, after summer troubles have

really set in with their children.

His articles will be followed by papers by equal

ly cmineut men, ou subjects of equal aiid vital

Importance,No mother can afford to lose the practical sug

gestions and good advice which will be couveyed

in these "Talks."

Our readers will, manv of them, wo know, be

glad to learn that "Scribbler" still lives, and that

she will give us (or somebody else) a letter once

iu a while. Altogether, we consider that we have

occasion to felicitate our readers upon the treat

in store for them. And if we may regard our

work during the past year with justifiable pride,

(and we think we may) we have still more cause

for self-gratulalion Wlicn wc regard the work laid

out, contracted for, and put iu progress for the

coming year.

ETIQUETTE.

The majority of the best known and leading

newspapers in this country make great preten

tious to honesty and impartial motives in their

editorial columns, and then deliberately swindle

their readers, in the advertising columns, by al

lowing any cheatoi fraud representation therein,

provided he can pay for it. True it Is that the

mass of Intelligent readers understand that the

publishers allow these things to fill tbe advertis

ing columns because the space Is paid for, and

that the editors do not indorse anything in the

business columns.

There is no excuse for an editor, who does not

edit every column, advertisements as well as

reading matter. The claim most of them make,

that tbey "cannot undertake to vouch for etc,

etc," is absurd. It is their business to know

whether an advertiser Is honest or not, before he

is admitted to an audicuce with their readers.

If a publisher will deliberately, or carelessly,

allow his readers to be swindled by advertisers

tor tbe few dollars it will bring lu, then he Is not

too honest to sell his editorial opinions to tbe

highest bidder. *

We intend to have every column of the Ladies'

Home Journal, advertisements and all, clean,

sa fe and trustworthy, and will not admit into our

advertising columns any advertiser to whom we

would not ourselves send an order, cash in ad

vance if required, if wc happen to want what that

advertiser, offered at the price he asked.

We hope this policy will win the confidence of

our readers and induce them to read our adver

tising columns if they have not heretofore been

iu the habit of reading advertisements. It is a

mistake not to read advertisements, for they al

ways give valuable Information aud make inter

esting reading matter.

BIND YOUR JOURNALS.

One is frequently asked, in a tone of derision,

after one has remonstrated with auother in re

gard to some particular breach of etiquette, "Ah i

Is that the 'propah capuh?'" Now, while the

"propah capah" is a thiug which certainly can be

carried to excess, there is no manner of doubt

that "ceremony" is the thing which keeps society

together. Not only is it "the tie that binds"

society, but it is the back bone of government of

every Kind, be it social, religious, or civil.

Nearly all forms, abused though they be, have

arisen from some real or fancied need—that is,

they have been made to suit some particular oc

caslon.

to Journal sub-, Made specially for

the Journal; very neat and bandy. Makes a strongbeok. The operation of binding Is exceedingly simpleand reaaliy understood.

We furnish "The Handy Binder,'serlbers at 75 cents each, postpaid.

me.

come.

custom lays down as the "correct thing" to do.

Suppose each one in church should pray or sing

as he lelt inclined, what a bedlam there would

be. Church government has prescribed certain

forms and ceremonies for each denomination,

and only in conforming to those forms and cere

monies, is the church government safe.

Civil government has prescribed certain other

laws and ceremonies, and without them where

would civil government Del

Why not Bocial laws, as well? "I don't like

hypocrisy!" some one exclaims. "1 am not

going to return Miss So-aud so's call and be civil

to her, when I cau't bear her, just because she

has called on me and 'society' says I must return

it. Suppose, too, I am obliged to ask her to my

house. I ask her because 1 must, but I'm not

going to be such a hypocrite as to ask her for the■pleasure' of her comi any, when it is no pleasure

at all "

Let us inquire, when you met Miss So-and-so

last, did you not say, "How do you do!" or

"How are you?" or "Good inoruiug?"

Did you care how she did, or was! or did it

strike you that "Good morning" wus merely an

abbreviation of the wish lor "a good morning to

you'" Was uot this hypocrisy as well? Why

speak to her at ail?

When one gives a dinner, it is customary to

have soup, fish, meat, etc., in regulation order.

Everyone who gives a dinner, docs just this, and

wherever the guest goes, he knows just what to

expect, and can arrange his appetite accordingly.

This custom has been the outgrowth of various

necessities. Gastronomes discovered years aud

years ago, that a little soup was an excellent ap

petizer; so the custom ot soup first, began to

prevail. But cnstomlikewise says'^afifWesoup,"

so that no matter how hungry we may be, or how

delicious the soup, a little is all one takes. Why

should not one eat more of It, if one wants it f

Because if one did, the appetite of the guest

would be satisfied with tbe soup, and all the din

ner following, would be a failure to the guest,

and a disappointment to the hostess.

There is no more reason in one guest con

tinuing to eat soup till satisfied, than there is in

one soldier putting out his left foot, when all the

rest of the regiment put out their right.

Mrs. W. P. D

parties.

How can a "Subscriber" take out sugar-of-

leaJ stains from a carpet?

E. K. :—Granite iron-ware may be may be

mended the same as tin ware, by soldering.

Mrs. A. C. T., Chicago, III. :—There is no

premium on a coin of that value of the date men

tioned.

Mrs. J. J. Clarkson, Park Place, Pa. :—Sec

answer to "Ethel Brooks" in correspondence

columns of May No.

Mrs. L. A. M., Desdemona, Texas:—Address

Flrlschman & Co., Perry and Washington Sts.,

N. Y., for their yeast.

Esther:—The sccoud day of December 1839

came on Monday, and the twenty-fourth of Oc

tober 1848 ou Tuesday.

8. E. Chuuck, Sherburne, N. Y., and

others:—A. M. Smith, 533 Chestnut St., Phila.,

Pa., purchases rare coins.

Will some of the "sisters of theLtmrV Home

Journal" luform "A New Subscriber" how to

wash a rattan baby carriage?

Mrs. M.L. German, Slatinqtox, Pa. :—Your

wax sticks to your Calla Lily mould because the

mould is not sufficiently oiled.

C. H., Quincy, 111., deslrcssomeof the sisters

of the Ladies' Home Journal to tell what will

take rosin out ol light dress goods.

A Subscriber, Mt. Sterling, III., desires

some of the sisters of the Ladies' Homb Journal

to tell her how to clcau a set of white furs.

A New Subscriber:—Fiue salt, well rubbed

In, at night, is excellent for the growth of the

eyebrows. Judicious trimming will improve the

looks.

Mrs. M. P. Fugate, Willow Springs, Va. :—

For Lincrusta Walton address J. Marsching &

Co., 27 Park Place, N. Y., cuclosing stamps lor

catalogue of prices.

Mrs. Lester B. Tekhy :—We understand that

the Rev. F. Clark Intends publishing in book

form the series of letters that have been running

lu the Home Journal.

S. H. James, Adrian, Hates Co., Mo. :—See

_ advertisement of Barbour Brothers Company,

- i. a r ot doubt | Philadelphia, Pa., in June No., for linen threads.

Send for catalogue of prices.

Ip "Jane," Bangor, Me., will address the New

Training School for Nurses, Spruce and 34th Sts.,

Philadelphia, Pa., she will in all probability get

the information she desired.

Rustic Reader:— Much information and

leusure may be obtained by a thorough study of

We would ad

00.

Bessie Sheppard, Quinton, N. J. :—Send 10c.

to J. S. Ogilvie & Co., 31 Rose St., N. Y., and get

a book of dialogues. See May number Ladies'

Home Journal for recipe for ink stains.

Mrs. C. G. Shell, Mound, Tenn. :—It is be

yond our province to give prescriptions for dis

eases. In such cases as the one of which you

speak, a reliable physician should be consulted,

Ed. L. H. J. :—Can any of your many readers

inform me, through the columns of your paper,

bow to remove finger-marks from Russia stove

pipe? and oblige A Subscriber.

April 16th, 1887.

My Dear Editor:—Will you kindly inform

me, through the Journal, of a good recipe for

staining a floor? and oblige a new subscriber.

Yours truly, Mrs. Bowen.

Cambridge, Ks., April 5, 1887.

Dear Editor:—Can you iuiorm me, through

the columns of the Journal, how to remove

green tube paint from a pongee silk dress!

Mrs. C. M. Riggin.

Mrs. E. Edwards, Carthage, Miss. :—Send

for Strawbridge & Clothier's Spring Quarterly

Magazine; it ' has a description of how to make

Houiton lace; they, also, keep the materials.

The magazine is 50c. a year.

Will some of the readers of the L. H. J. tell

"Alice" how to make good soap (either hard or

soft that will uot hint tbe hands) without using

lye made from ashes ; also, how to renovate old

walnut furniture, that has the varnish uearly

worn off, but otherwise good?

C. H. W. :—The fault Is in your cows. The

one that Is going to be fresh should be milked

separately, and strained separately, and uot

churned at all. A little salt added while churn-

lug Is a great help. Mary Mitchell.

Mansfield, Mo.

A New Subscriber, Lawrence, Mass. :—No

premium ou the coin of tbe date given.

The "gum" meant in the April number' is or

dinary mucilage.Gum tragacauth makes nice paste for scrap

books. Get 5c. worth of tbe druggist and dis

solve in warm water. Ready for use as soon as

dissolved. Add more water when dry.

.sion. If the occasion never comes to you or P'™8UIe ^thw n^elVer

e, we have no need of the form, but if it 'should botftn/' e7'LT«nv nriee Xut t2,mc,dolet us conform to that which general vise Gray's Botany, pi ice about $2.

Maxwell, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.

If the lady who asks, (in the May number of

the Joukxal) for receipt to cure sleeplessness

will send her address, I will send her some re

cipes which others have found beneficial.

Louise Sterling.

MiFFLiNBUHO, April 18, 1887.

Ed. L. H. J. :—If Mrs. Wm. Piera would useLustro lorulckleon hcrstove, she would have no

trouble to keep it bright. I have been using it

for some time. I do not know how I could get

along without It. It is very nice for silver also.

J. B. M.

A pretty picture frame is made by having a

carpeuter make a frame of two parts, (one to sit

Inside the other as gilt is put inside walnut,)

cover the inside one with glue, then sift on sand.

Pound old pieces of glass dishes and put on the

outside one so as to look thick, then gild it all

over. Do not pound the glass too fine. C. B.

Ed. L. H. J. :— Can you tell me in your paper

how to make a satin panel? What should I put

in It to make it stiff.

Sallie L. Huefish.

Haymarret, Va.

[Cover pasteboard or thin wood of the desired

size with satin.—Ed. Jour.J

G. D. B:—Your first question is not sufficiently

definite for us to reply. You would best address

some book publisher upon the subject.

2d. Address a stamped envelope to Curtis

Haven, 1322 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa.

3d. Brown's English Grammar and Quacken-

boss' Rhetoric.

Willie, Daisy and others:—We do not like

to recommend anything for the complexion but

plenty of out-door exercise, good wholesome food,

(well cooked) and bathing the face in hot water,

especially just before retiring for the night. Use

some kind of white soap, and wash in clear warm

water after using soap.

Mrs. H. R. Stoughton, Shelby Iron Wore.9,

Ala. :—If you mean "Puddings and Dainty Des

serts," we offer It as a premium for two subscrib

ers and 25c extra.

Mrs. E. C. Hewitt's book is In the hands of the

publisher and will appear soon. Mrs. Johnson's

articles are not in book form as vet.

Bonnyxin:—We fear your bright red cheese

cloth, stained with tea, is ruined, as we know of

nothing that will restore the color in cotton ma

terial.

2d. Goodfellows' is a good one. If yon will

send vour address to the Royal Baking Powder

Co., 106 Wall St., N. Y. City, you can get a good

one and it will not cost you anything.

Mrs. V. A. Bendall, Wahrenton, Va. :—In

our March issue you will find all the necessary

information in regard to the silk-worm business.

We know of nobody who buys plots for stories.

Subscribers names are credited to the agent who

sends them in, but we do not keep any list of

samples, and credit tbe names of such persons as

may afterwards seud for yearly subscribers, to

anybody.

To the many Inquirers about "head-light" oil.

wc will say it is petroleum double refined, (or

kerosene refined) and can mostly be obtained at

drug stores if not kept by grocers. The kerosene

used for lamps will answer every purpose for

washing, as we have used It for that and know it

is a valuable aid: We prefer to wet tbe ciothr-is

before putting them in the boiling suds. We

think the better plan is to soak them over night,

and wring out in the morning when ready to

begin washing. If "head-light" oil can be ob

tained use it in preference to other kerosene, as

it is purer and has uot the strong odor of the

cheaper oils.

Highgate, April 26th, '87.

Ed. Ladies' Home Journal—8ir:—In your

number dated Mav, 1887, 1 see an article written

by "L. M. M." of New York City, stating "Cana

dian sisters do uot read." Well, Mr. Editor, I

beg to differ from her.

The "Canadian sisters" as a rule read far more

than any other people we know of. True, a great

many ot us knit ana sew, but do not a great many

of our American sisters do the same? and Is It

not a great deal to be contented th»n to be al

ways worrying about what cannot be helped!

Besides this, "L. M. M." says all "boodlers"

"cross the line." True, but Canadian "bood

lers" take refuge in the U. 8. ; so you sec they

go both ways. Edith. "

Wolcott, III., April 20, 1887.

Ed. L. H. J.:—Will you kindly permit me to

enter the charmed circle of sisters? A loving

sister (not of the band, but of flesh and blood)

subscribed for your valuable paper for me last

September. Up to that time I had never seen a

copy of it, but since then a friend has kindly

loanea me several back numbers. Just how

much comfort I have taken with them, would be

a difficult task to tell. They have enabled me to

pass delightfully, what would otherwise have

been many a weary hour. 1 am one of the "shut-

in's," and have been for nearly five years. How

much I thank sister "Helen Ayre" for writing

about the "shut-ins;" and how glad I would he

to get a package of those papers and magazines.

1 think if all the sisters would give their true

names and address it would be very nice.

Mrs. M. A. Bishop.

New York, April 9, '87.

Ed. L. H. J. :—Enclosed please And my sub

scription for one year. I am delighted with the

Journal; it embraces so many subjects and

treats them all so thoroughly. The "Mothers'

Corner" Is my especial delight, as are also the

letters from those distant correspondents who

describe themselves as "shut-in's," which term

may apply to their residences, but surely not to

their minds. 1 like to hear of their inventions,

and perhaps they may be Interested to kuow how

I transformed a couple of shabby bedroom chairs

into the two very ornamental ones which now

grace my parlor : I first sand-papered them to

get rid of what little varnish my children hail

suffered them to retain, then painted one white

(seat and all) with ordinary mixed paint, and

added with the third coat enough amber cuamel

to give It a finish, ruled the seat with fine gilt

lines, also the back, legs and rounds. The second

chair I gilded allover with bronze powder, mixed

with the medium which comes for that purpose;

two coats were sufficient. The entire cost was

15c. for paint, 15c. for brush, two packages of

bronze at 20c, and 15c. for medium; in all 85c.

Tbe enamel I had in the house. I also made a

very pretty ornament out of a stone Seltzer juir,

which I plastered roughly with putty, then stuck

thickly with shells; (collected on the seashore

last summer) when it bad hardened I bronzed the

putty with gold bronze, the shells with copper,

and tied a bow of gold and copper colored rib

bons In the handle. It 1b very effective and so

Inexpensive. E. F. G.

JULY, 1887.9THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL.

rFouTHK Lambs' Home journal.]

COTTAGE DINNERS.

BY CHRISTINE TERHUNE HERRICK.

Among the useful and pretty contrivances In

table rurnlture that one sees now-a-days, none

are better worth having than silver pudding or

vegetable dishes. They are really more econotni-

cafthan the china vegetable dishes, for although

the first cost is greater, they outlast the porcelain

ten to one, being practically unbrcaknble. The

housewife who owns them bids farewell to the

qualms of dismay that have stirred her soul at

tne sight cf knobless tops, that compelled her to

open the dish by awkwardly lifting the cover at

the edges, of missing handles that were a con

stant eyesore to her, or worse still, of dishes that

lacked tops and tops that were minus dishes.

The worst that rough usage can do for metal

dishes is to dent them,—a misfortune any silver

smith can remedy at small expense. If they are

washed carefully in hot suds after each time of

using and given a minute's vigorous polishing

with a chamois sklu, they will Keep bright for a

long time with no further exertion. A rubbing

with a little electro-silicon once in a week or ten

days will be all that Is needed even when they are

in constant service. Tliey brighten a table and

have the great advantage of keeping food hotter

than any other kind of ulsh except one provided

with a spirit lamp.

There are two styles of those dishes. One,

meant for vegetables or food of any kind pre

pared in other ways than by frying, have i.o inside

porcelain casing, but are plated within and with

out; The bake dishes, on the contrary, are sup

plied with a porcelain-lined vessel of a size that

fits snugly into the outer form. These lnuer re

ceptacles are proof against heat. The food Is

cooked in them and they are then simply set in

the silver dishes without the trouble of transfer-

ing their contents. Thisisa greatimprovement

upon the white napkin neatly pinned about the

pudding dish, winch was fur a long while the

only method of disguising the unsightllncss of

the yellow earthemwarc, or the discolored per-

celain that, originally white had been "crazi'd"

and stained by exposure to the beat of the oven.Pie plates come in the same material. For

these, as for the puddingdishes. It (swell to have

more than one inner vessel. An excellent plan

is to have half-a-dozen tin pie plates made to fit

the same silver frame. With pudding dishes,

one extra bake dish will usually be sufficient, as

a large number of puddings Is seldom baked at

once. It is useful, however, to be able to have a

scallop appear at the first course and a pudding

at the second. The additional inner vessels do

not come with the dishes but may be readily

picked up at a tin store.

As pretty, if more perishable, are the china

pudding dishes. These coma in all prices, from

three up to twenty dollars apiece and in a variety

of wares, from the plain English to the costly

Worcester and Crown Derby. The inner dishes

arc of plain white stoneware, warranted to stand

heat.

For a small family, the medium sized dishes,

holding from one to two quarts will be found

more useful than the larger dishes in which a not

very big pudding looks absurdly small.

SUNDAY.

Beef a la mode.

New Potatoes. Limt. Beans.

Stuffed Tomatoes.

Pineapple Pie.

Beef a la mode :—Order from the butcher a

round of beef, from which the bone has been re

moved- Bind it firmly into shape with a band of

stout muslin. Cut perpendicular incisions in the

beef, through the rouud and through, these draw

narrow strips of salt pork. Make the cuts not

more than an inch apart. Into some of them

stuff a forcemeat made of chopped salt pork and

fine breadcrumbs, well seasoned. Lay the meat

In a deep dish and pour over it a cup of vinegar

in which tins been stirred half a teaspoonful each

of allspice, cloves, pepper, salt and mustard, and

a teaspoonful each of minced sweet marjoram,

summer savory, parsley and thyme. All this

should be done on Saturday, and the meat al

lowed to lie In the vinegar until Sunday morning,

turning it several times. Sunday morning put It

into a broad pot, nearly cover it with trailing

water, put on a well fitting top and stew at the

rate of half an hour to each bound. Turn the

meat once. When done cut off the muslin baud,

thicken a cupful of the gravy with browned flour

pour over the meat, in the dish. Set the rest of the

liquor aside for soup stock. Slice the beef hori

zontally. It should be nicely mottled with the

pork.

New Potatoes:—Wash, rub the skins off with

a rough cloth, put ou the Are in boiling water,

slightly salted and cook until tender. Serve

whole.

Lima Beans:—After shelling, cook about half

an hour in boiling water with a little salt. Drain

dry, and after dishing stir In a lump of butter half

the size of an egg and pepper and salt to taste.

Stuffed Tomatoes:—Cut the tops off large,

flne tomatoes and scoop out the inside, takiug

care not to break the outer skin. Mince what

you have removed fine, ndd to It half as much

bread crumbs, season to taste with salt, popper,

sugar and a little butter and refill the shells.

Replace the tops and If there is any stuffing left,

put it between the tomatoes as they are placed

side by side in a pudding dish. Cover closely

and bake half an hour, uncover and brown.

Pineapple Pie:—Peel a pineapple and cut It

into Inch square bits. Line a pie dish with good

pastry, and fill it with the pineapple, sprinkling

ft plentifully with sugar. Cover with a top crUBt

and bake. Eat either warm or cold.

MONDAY.

Pressed Beef.

Baked Squash. Whole Stewed Potatoes.

Cream Raspberry Tart.

Pressed Beef:—When the beef is removed

from the table on Sunday fasten the band tightly

about it again, lay It back in the cold soup stock

and put a thick plate on top of it, bearing a heavy

weight. On Monday take it out, remove the

band and serve the beef cold, garnishing with

parsley.

Baked Squash :—Boll and mash the squash,

stir in two teaspooufuls of butter, an egg beaten

ii"ht, a quarter cupful of mllit and pepper and

salt to taste. Fill a buttered pudding dish with

this, strew flne bread crumbs over the top and

bake to a nice brown.

Whole Stewed Potatoes:—Peel the potatoes

and put them over the tire in cold water. Bring

to a boil and cook until tender. Turn off the

water, cover them with warm milk and stew

ten minutes. Transfer the potatoes to a vege

table dish, thicken the milk in which they were

cooked with a teaspoonful of butter rolled in

a tablespoonful of flour, and seuson with salt,

pepDcr aud mixed parsley. Pour this over the

potatoes, pressing each with a spoon so as to

crack it.

Cream Raspberry Tart:—Line a dish with

pie paste and till with raspberries, red or black,

sweetening them well. Lay a top crust lightly

over them and bake. When done, lift the top

crust and pour into the pie a mixture, made of a

half cup of boiling milk iuto which has been

stirred the beaten white of an egg, a tablespoon-

fill of sugar and half a teaspoonful of cold starch,

rubbed smooth In cold milk. These should have

been boiled together five minutes and should be

cool before put into the tart. Replace the top

crust, sprinkle sugar over it, aud cat the tart

when cold. This may be prepared on Saturday

at the same time with the pineapple pic.

TUESDAY.

Beef Soup with Macaroni.

Liver and Hum.

Moulded Mashed Potato. Sliced Cucumbers.

Lettuce, Crackers and Cheese.

Beef Soup with Macaroni :—Remove the fat

from the stock In which the beef was boiled and

straiu it into the soup pot. Break a cupful of

macaroni into pieces about an inch long, and

cook them tender in boiling water. Drain and

add to the soup when it is scalding hot, let them

boil together fifteen minutes, and serve.

Liver and Ham:—One pound calf's liver, half

pound ham, half cup gravy from your soup stock,

one cup fine bread crumbs, two eggs, well beaten,

minced onion and pursley, pepper and salt at dis

cretion.

Boil the liver and chop it fine. If you have no

cold ham in the house, buy a slice, boil it aud

chop it also. Mix with the liver aud add the soup

stock. Stir In the seasoning, eggs aud crumbs.

Grease a Boston brown bread mould or a small

tin pall with a closely fitting top, put the mixture

into this, fit on the lid and set In a vessel of boil

ing water, taking care that the water docs not

come to the top of the mould. Boil two hours,

turn out and pour a cupful of good drawn butter

over it.

Moulded Mashed Potato:—Prepare mashed

potatoes as usual, with milk, butter and season

ing, press them hard into a fluted mould that has

been wet with cold water. Turn out, set the dish

on which they are in the oven for Ave minutes,

and serve. If you wish, brush the potato over

with beaten egg after turning it out, and before

setting it in the oven.

Sliced Cucumbers:—Be sure that your cu

cumbers are perfectly fresh. Peel them and lay-

in ice water an hour before dinner. Slice them

aud serve with bits of ice laid among them. Just

before eating, season with pepper, salt, oil aud

vinegar A great many people always wish a

couple of young onions sliced with the cucumbers.

Lettuce, Crackers and Cheese:—Make a

separate course of these. Pick the lettuce leaves

apart and lay them in ice water long enough to

Have them crisp and fresh. Pass Durkce's salad

dressing with the lettuce and let each one help

himself. Serve crackers and cheese as directed

In "Cottage Dinners" for May.

WEDNESDAY.

Braised Chickens.

Baked Potato Balls. Green Peas.

Huckleberry Roly-Poly.

Braised Chickens:—Stuff and truss a pair of

well grown fowls as for roasting. Lay them on

slices of fat salt pork in a broad pot, pour over

them a pintof boiling water, cover closely and

cook slowly two hours, or until the fowls are ten

der. Remove them then to u dripping pan and

let tiicm brown in the oven while you strain the

gravy that is left, thicken it with browned flour,

and boil it until it is of the right consistency.

Dish the fowls, season the gravy to taste and send

to table in a boat.

Baked Potato Balls:—Form cold mashed

Kotato into balls with the hands, having lirst

eaten up an egg in it. Roll the balls in flour,

lay In a well greased pan and bake to a good

brown.

Green Peas: — See "Cottage Dinners" for

June.

Huckleberry Roly-Polt : —Four cups flour,

two cups milk, two tablespoonfuls mixed lard and

butter, one teaspoonful soda, two teaspooufuls

cream tartar, saltspoonful salt, four cups huckle

berries.

Sift the salt and cream tartar with the flour,

rub In the shortening and wet with the milk.

Roll out into a sheet longer than broad and quar

ter of an inch thick. Spread thickly with the

fruit, sweetening it well with white sugar. Roll

up the dough with the berries Inside, as you

would a sheet of paper, pinching the ends to

gether that the juice may not run out. Base it

up in a pudding cloth tliat has been wrung out

in hot water and well floured. Bake an hour aud

a-balf. Eat with hard sauce.

THURSDAY.

Chicken Minee.

Boiled Sweet Corn. Fried Egg Plant

White Pudding.

Chicken Mince:—Trim the meat from the

bones of yesterday's chickens, and cut it into

small neatpieccs. Heat the remaining gravy and

stir the chicken Into it, seasoning well. Simmer

lor live minptes and turnout on a hot dish. Sur

round with potatoes browned whole.

Boiled Sweet Corn:—Strip off the husks and

free the corn from every thread of silk. Put on

in boiling water, salted, and cook half an hour.

Send to table folded In a hot napkin.

Fried Egg Plant:—Slice the egg plant about

hall an inch thick, peeling the slices. Lay them '

in salt and waterTor an hour, placing a plate on

them to keep them down. Wipe each slice dry I

and dip iuto a batter made of a beaten egg, a cup

of milk, a cup of flour aud pepper and salt. Fry

in boiling dripping and serve ou a hot dish, first

draining off all grease.

White Pudding :—Four cups milk, in which Is

dissolved a bit of soda the size of a pea, one cup

ful sugar, one cuplul boiled rice, four eggs, otic

heaping tablespoonful cornstarch, pinch of cin

namon, grated peel of a lemon.

Bring the milk to boiling lu a double boiler,

add the cornstarch wet with cold milk and the

sugar. Pour a little on the beaten yolk's of the

eggs and return with these to the saucepan. Stir

in the boiled rice, cook until It thickens, remove

from the fire, season and pour into a buttered

pudding dish. Bake until firm, draw to the door

of the oven and spread with a meringue of the

whites of the eggs beaten stiff with a little sugar.

Brown delicately and eat very cold with cream

aud sugar.

FRIDAY.

Fish Chowder.

Creamed Eggs and Bacon.

Corn and Potatoes.

Blackcap Shortcake.

Fish Chowder:—Two pounds fresh cod, six

large potatoes, quarter pound fat salt pork, two

cups boiling milk to which has been added a

piuch of soda, six Boston crackers, spilt and but

tered, chopped onion and parsley, pepper and

salt to taste.

Cut the pork into dice, the fish Into strips.

Peel, slice and parboil the potatoes. Cover the

bottom of the soup pot with lish, strew with the

onions, the pork and the potatoes. Season each

layer, and continue arranging the ingredients In

this order until all are used. Pour lu just euough

boiling water to cover nil and stew gently three-

quarters of an hour. Line your soup tureen with

the buttered crackers, pour boiling milk over

them, and turu the chowder upon them. Add

the parsley just before taking the chow..er from

the fire. Pass sliced lemon with it.

Creamed Eggs and Bacon:—Boil six eggs

hard and cut them in slices. Arrange on a plat

ter and pour over them a cream sauce made by

stirring a teaspoonful of butter rolled in one of

cornstarch Into acupof boiling mllkand cooking

until it thickens, and seasoning with pepper, salt

and minced parsley. Arrange thin slices of

bacon, fried to a crisp around the edge of the

platter.

Corn and Potatoes :—Cut the cold corn left

from yesterday from the cob, and mix it with an

equal amount of col l boiled potatoes, chopped.

Heat a spoonful of dripping in a frying pan, stir

the corn aud potatoes about in it until they are

smoking hot, and send to table in a deep dish.

Blackcap Shortcake:—Two cups sour milk,

four cups Hour, oue tablespoonful lard, one table

spoonful butter, one egg, beaten, one teaspoon

ful soda, dissolved in hot water, one teaspoonful

salt.

Make a dough Btiff enough to handle, and roll

Into two sheets, oue quarter of an inch, theother

half an inch thick. Lay the former iu a greased

buking pan, spread blackcaps thickly over it,

strew them with sugar, cover with the upper

crust and bake to a good brown. Cut in squares,

pile ou a dish and eat hot, splitting and buttering

each piece before sprinkling it with sugar.

SATURDAY

Veal Chops.

Boiled Potatoes. 8calloped Tomatoes.

Currant Pie.

Veal Chops :—Trim off superfluous fat and

gristle, and broil over a clear tire. Place on a

hot dish, pepper, salt and butter each one and

sprinkle witli minced parsley.

Boiled Potatoes:— Sec previous directions.

Scalloped Tomatoes (fresh.)—Prepare as in

recipe given for scalloping canned tomatoes,

ouly cutting the raw tomatoes into slices instead

of using that already stewed. This will take a

little longer to cook.

Currant Pie:—Pick the currants from the

stems, rejecting all that arc soft. Fill a pastry

lined pie dish with the fruit, sweetening it very

plentifully. Cut more pastry into strips with a

jugging iron and lay them in a lattice work across

the top. Bake in a moderate oven and sprinkle

with powdered sugar before sending to table.

queries for recipes.

14.

"How to preserve strawberries."

Mrs. M. G. Smith.

Hull the berries, and put iu a preserving

kettle with a pound of sugar for every pound of

fruit. Heat over a slow fire, that the sugar may

have time to melt. When they arc scalding, let

them come to a quick boil and cook fast for half

an hour. Take out the fruit with a skimmer

aud put it into glass jars. Let the syrup boil

hard five minutes after the berries are out, skim

it, and pour it, still scalding, over the fruit in

the jars. Seal immediately. Keep in a cool

closet.

15.

"How to prepare pickled (or spiced) relishes

of meat."

Chop remnants of cold beef, veal or mutton.

very fine, and mix with it a quarter as much cold

ham or bacon, also minced extremely tine.

Season to taste with allspice, pepper, salt, aud

if desired, sweet herbs. A little auchovy paste,

thoroughly mixed in is a pleasant addition. Put

the compound into a covered jar, set this in an

outer vessel of boiling water and cook until the

meat is heated through. Take from the fire and

Eress iuto a plain, square or round mould, well

uttered, packing the meat in tightly aud plac

ing a heavy weight on it. When entirely cold,

turn out and cut In slices. It may be kept for

some days by pouring mutton suet or melted

butter ou top, to exclude the air aud setting iu a

cold place.

16.

"How to make rve pan cakes."

Mrs. M. J. C.

One cup Indian meal.

Two cups rye Sour.

Half tablespoonful molasses.

Two eggs, beaten light.

Hot milk to make ordinary batter.

Scald the Indian meal with the milk, stir In

tlie rye flour and the molasses, add the eggs,

beat hard and fry.

17.

"How to fry turn-overs."

Make turu-overs in the ordinary manner, with

a good paste enclosing the fruit, ami drop each

into boiling lard, cooking as one does doughnuts.

18.

"How to preserve persimmons."

Mrs. Win. Johnson.

Select firm, ripe persimmons, and take the

equivalent of their weight in sugar. Let the

persimmons lie in cold water for twelve hours.

Put them on the fire in enough water to cover

them and stew gently until they are tender.

Take them out with a split spoon and spread

them out to become cool and firm. Make a

syrup by adding a cup ot cold water to every

pound of sugar and boiling until clear, skim

ming constantly. When clear, put in the per

simmons aud cook ten minutes. Take them out,

6piead again upon dlsues aud set these In the

sun. Add the juice and peel of a couple of

lemons to the Byrup, boll it thick, return the

persimmons to ft, cook twenty minutes more,

pour into glass jars. Seal when cold.

19.

"How to have cucumber pickles crisp and

green."

Gather cucumbers not more than three inches

In length. They should be picked early In tne

morning, If possible. Pack them in a crock,

strewing each layer thickly with dry salt. Who

you are ready for pickling, wash the cucumbers

off In fresh, cold water. Arranee them In a pre

serving kettle, sprinkling powdered alum among

them in the proportion of a teaspoonful to a

gallon. Fill with cold water, cover with grape

leaves and steam for several hours, not letting

the water boll. Drain aud throw iuto cold

water, aud proceed as usual in pickling.

"How to pickle cucumbers, gherkins and

green muskmelons together." " M. E. B.

Follow the directions given for salting and

greening cucumber pickles. If the melons are

to be stuffed, the seeds should be extracted

through a slit on the Bide, when the melons are

first picked, and they must he stuffed after

greening, with the mixture given below. The

opening must then be sewed up and they, with

the cucumbers and gherkins, packed into a

stone jar. Pour over them euough sealdiug vin

egar to cover the pickles, having boiled with

each gallon a cup of white sugar, forty whole

black peppers, forty cloves, thirty allspice and

twenty blades of mace. Drain off this vinegar

after two days, scald it again, and pour It back

on the pickles. This should be done every two

days for a week, when the pickles may be cov

ered closely and set aside to ripen. The melons

will not be ready for use iu less than four

months ; but the "others will be eatable in half

that time. There Is no advantage in using rain

water in pickling. Good spring or well water

answers the purpose quite as well.

Stuffing for Green Muskmelons.

Half cup good mustard seed. Three table-

spoonfuls grated horseradish. One tablespoon

ful chopped onion. One teaspooniul white sugar.

One teaspoonful olive oil. Half teaspoonful

ground mace. Half teaspoonful ground nutmeg.

One teaspoonful ground mustard. Half tea

spoonful ground ginger. One teaspoonful celery-

seed. Twenty whole black peppers.

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quited by those who pretend to dress a la mode.

The best, the next best, and two dresses for

every-day service, the number that used to be

considered quite enough to gratify the ambition

of any modest miss, are now hardly counted, for

it is in good style at present to have a distinctive

dress or costume for each special purpose, and

that garment is usually created in material manu

factured with a view to its being made up iu an

adaptive fashion, suitable in every point to be

worn upon the occasion for which it was designed

and constructed.Suggestive materials are shown in countless

varieties; there are sponged cloths that will not

shrink, intended for traveling, seaside and moun

tain wear; emblematic jersey cloths and flannels,

which are not only flexible, and light in weight,

but also show lines indicative of their uses; as

for instance iu a navy blue elastic cloth, with

woven tigures of bat and ball in old gold; while

on sea-green grouud, anchors, oars, and even sail

boats are thickly scattered.Exquisite festival fabrics for eveniug wear are

the cloud-like textures in cream, pink, blue, and

heliotrope, with decorative silvery stats and cres

cents; while foulards ami Chiua silks for fruit

fetes and for garden parties, show dainty sprays

of flowers, and clusters of luscious-looking ber

ries, with cool green leaves, sprinkled over the

delicately-tinted surface of the beautiful materi

als.One of the most elegant imported materials for

haudsome dresses is a broad, yellow striped vel

vet, on a cream grouud, intermixed with satin

stripes of a lighter tone of rellow ; the stripesare

really in open work, witli tiny pin points all over,

and there is much depth anil intensity in the

darker yellow shade. Some of the new brocades

have alternating striuefl of satin and moire, united

by a floral design In natte brocade, the whole

scattered over at wide intervals with bunches of

flowers iu the faint antique coloring ot long ago;

this can be had in maize grouud, gray, blue, anil

in other tones.Pekin Surah grenadine is much used; it has

Surah stripes in various colors, with grenadine

stripes, and costs from $1.50 to $2.00 a yard.

Tussare pongee grenadine is a lace-like silken

stuff, valued at $1.00 and $1.25 a yard, and makes

up splendidly over skirt of black velvet. A new

summer silk called Louisiue Cadrille, sells at $1

a yard.

LAWX TENNIS STRIPES.

Nothing can be prettier or brighter, than the

striped materials, now so popular lor young la

dies and misses who are food of out-of-door

sports.Most of them have flue flannel or serge-like

grouud, ami show the oddest and most pleasing

color combinations one can possibly imagine. In

one line of dainty serge samples, at 75c. a yard,

may be noticed alternating cream and pink

stripes, next to a scrap showing white, red-garnet,

and white, blue ami garnet, to be made up over

skirt of garnet or red in plain, or self-colored

serge.Pink and blue, with mastic and white lines;

orange, navy aud white; ecru and cardinal;

black and white; bois-browu; navy aud rich sky-

blue; gold and plum; red, alternating with red

spotted navy blue stripes; bottle-green and car

dinal; and also lovely specimens with apricot-

colored ground aud liiiesof pink aud blue; bluish

mode grouud with white, pink, aud ecru; aud

mixed grounds with stripes in Egyptian desigus,

In rich colorings, costing respectively 50c, 05c,

and 80c. a yard.Still another line of these serges at 75c. a yard,

must not be overlooked, for they are so pretty ;

one style with white grouud, shows over-lapping

diamonds in red and navy blue; while another

has linked triangles iu mastic, blue lined and red ;

while the third has red nail points and black spots;

aud the fourth is quaintly lined with red and

blue, forming diamond checks, joined by small

solid diamonds iu the rich colors, which show

most effectively ou the white or cream colored

grounds.

ELASTIC SUITS.

The incrcasiurr demand for the boxed suit in

flexible cloth, with made waist and enough ma

terial for skirt, has led to the manufacture of

such suits in summer-weight clottis.

The most stylish specimens are made all in one

kind of goods, either solid-colored cloths, iu gar

net, brown, navy, red, gold, aud green; or in

elastic stuffs, in mixed etfeels, or as if each line

was formed iu chain stitch; while* still another

shows tiny zig zag effects ; and the fourtti has

dark solid ground, w ith rail-fence surface lines iu

gold and silver, creating a really novel effect.

The suits of the gold and silver jersey, boxed,

cost $15 each. The zigzag suits are $14. Those

of the lighter mixed stuffs arc $12. The others

with chain-stitch lines cost $17; and those in

solid-colored stuffs arc each $12.50.

The new jerseys, which are sold for all pur

poses, with solid-colored or stripcdskirts,coincin

all colors and combinations; such as black and

red, navy aud red, blue embroidered with cream

or gold crescents, and iu blue and gold twill

effects.

Dainty jerseys are in cream, pink, blue, helio

trope, white, and flesh color, for evening wear;

wiiile those for out-of-door sports, are in red,

blue, garnet, brown, gold, black, green, aud in

any rich dark color one can call for.

CURIOUS COTTON CLOTI1S.

The most decided novelties iu cotton are the

Cleghorn-Braidettes, which come iu three shades

of blue, iu odd browns, black, heliotrope or pur

ples, and other fashionable colors. The braid-

ettes come in stripes and half plaids, the Hues, or

blocks of solid color being defined or edged with

a curious woven, braid-like border iu darker

shades than the stuff color, or iu contrasting hues;

for Instance: one iu dark, light and stone blue,

the braided lines are In white, red, and gold;

while brown is brightened by eeru, red, and olive

liues, and ou ecru is seen cream, blue, and red.

The newest tufted Clegborna have clusters of

tine stripes iu pink, lavender, on blue and red,

with inter-lines of white woven In lace design,

very slightly open, with narrow tufted or moss

stripes between, in white, red, aud twine color.

Eery pretty and strong are the new Ardennes,

which are even more difficult to describe than the

braidettes aud tufted goods. They have large

solid-colored checks, alternating with blocks iu

basket, braided or plaited effects, in w hite, and

iu sonic bright contrasting color. A lovely ecru

has blocks in rich brown and white, aud a rich

brown has mosaic spots of a darker brown and

white, while a light blue shows red and and white

in the blocks, and a lavender is euriched with

purple aud white. These goods w ill wear splen

didly and wash like Scotch ginghams.

THE TUXEDO COSTUME.

The well-known founder of the Tuxedo club

and park, Pierre Lorillnrd, decides who shall, and

who shall not be admitted to Tuxedo, and it is

whispered that he is slightly critical regarding

the attire of the lady members, who are generally

mo6t elegautly and appropriately dress.

The favorite suit there worn is said to be the

Tuxedo costume, an exclusive creation of a New

York house; and is because of Its coloring aud

texture, especially adapted for lawu tenuis,

yachting, rowing, gymnasiums, the mountains,

and all athletic an out-door sports.

The odd and handsome Tuxedo suits are of the

finest worsted materials, regular knit, in pleasing

contrasing colors; for instance the cap, blouse,

skirt and sash are all finished with border or band

In stripes of the decorative hue; a dress of navy

blue has stripes of scarlet,; another in navy is en

livened With white; on royal blue suits scarlet or

white stripes are shown : and very pretty is one

dress in silver gray with stripes of blue, and in

novel black suits the orange stripes create strik

ing results; white on cream, stripes of blue, or of

black, lorm a most decided contrast.

The blouses come In various sizes, 30, 32. 34,

30, 3S and 40 inches bust measures, which is the

only measure required when ordering a suit, as

tile skirts are all lull length. The Tuxedo cos

tumes for ladies aud misses, with cap aud sash,

cost $22.50 each.for information about, aud samples of striped

Serges aud Tennis Cloths, thanks are due John

Wanamaker. For specimens of New Box Elastic

Suits, Lewis S. Cox. For uotes ou general dress

goods, Sharpies* Brothers, of Philadelphia. For

samples of Braidettes, and other just-introduced

novelties iu cotton fabrics, we are indebted to the

courtesy of Denny, Poor As Co., agents for manu

facturers, 114 Worth St., New York.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"Stylish Eloise:"—Make your skirt of the Gobe

lin blue silk; arrange in large plaits. Have waist

aud overdress of the blue serge spotted with red,

and let the tunic form pauiers; tiuish waist with

red surah waistcoat, collar, cuffs and sash—red

velvet may be used if preferred.

"Mrs. L. Y. :"—You can create a very pretty

suit for your live year old darling, of beige wool

en, aud silk yrenet ribbon. Make skirt witli two

flounces vandykedat the edge, the lower one fall

ing over the kilting of the underskirt. Let the

full blouse bodice fall over the garnet velvet baud,

aud outline a poiuted yoke in front, anil a round

one at the back with velvet ribbon.

"Miss L. A. M. :"—The new Norfolk jackets in

tweeds are particularly suitable for teunis or

country wear. The colored woven Norfolk and

other jerseys are rapidly growing in favor, aud

red ones are worn over navy blue, black or brown

skirts, for indoors ; or tiny spotted or striped ones

with any skirt that agrees with the shade. Silk

jerseys are splendid for tennis aud general wear;

they are really economical, too, as they can be

worn with any ready-made skirt, if perfectly new,

or with skirts, the bodices of which are shabby or

worn out. They are made in three sizes, so any

figure can be fitted.

"Theresa Laugley:"—Yes, your information is

correct, heliotrope is said to be the color of the

season, aud some shades of it are really objec

tionable. Grey and blue are also popular, and at

present a dark rich green, and ruby are worn.

"Mrs. S. C. K. :"—All fashionable bonnets arc

not pretty. One recently worn by a society lady

was of black velvet and jet It had perfect imi

tation of donkey's ears at eaeli side, but close to

gether, made iu black Velvet, lined with white

silk, and having ajetdaggerdownone side. Au-

other style in what is termed the flower shape is

really very pretty.

"iiiss Myra N. :"—The set of model dress ex

tenders with leather tips, and in three lengths,

will cost 15 cents by mail. You should be able to

find them in any of your Brooklyn stores.

"Mother" aud "C' E. S. :"—To wash gauze or

wooleu uudervests, make a lather of yellow or

Frank Siddall'ssoap, aud blood warm water. Let

the vests He iu suds about twenty minutes, then

draw the articles through the hands, but do not

rub them; then rinsequickly in lukewarm water,

roll in a dry cloth, shake out, aud dry at once.

Never leave flannel or gauze iu cold water all

night.

"Miss L. P. :"—Lace is much used in bonnet

trimming in Paris; indeed many of the French

bonnets are formed entirely of lace, with liulshof

ostrich tips and jet ornaments.

600,000 COPIES.

Our autumn plans, have cost us a good deal of

money, having secured the most expensive wri

ters and artists iu America. (See editorial page.)

To let people know what we nave done, we shall

spend many thousands of dollars in September,

for newspaper advertising, using all good me-

Uiums, dailies, weeklies, and monthlies; covering

the entire country, North, South, East, West,

Pacific coast, Territories aud Canada. Not less

than 600,000 copies each issue of October, Novem

ber and December numbers, will be required for

paid subscribers. We hope to put it in a round

million families ou trial.

FABRICS, FASHIONS and FIGURES

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and prices of all materials, and

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Furnishings and Family use.

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Cheviot all-woof cheek sultlnnB. 3 styles. 33 colorings.86 Inch, S73jS cents. Serviceable, seasonable, stylish.Printed Flannels, striped and figured; for Tennis or

Boating, 75 cents.Mixed Camera Hair, soft and clinging, 8 shades; 421n.,

37W cents.IToules, like Camel's Hair in weave and texture, but

no scaitered surface hairs, 75c. to f1.25.The same, a lltt'e narrower, a little coarser, 45 to fioc.Plain ail-wool Veiling, IU colors st.eet shades; 4(>in.,

<'■'> cents to 85..Albatross, the same, 50c. to $1Crocodile Cottons very light and very rough,

'?5 cunts from 50.Pure Silk Gloves, ali the new shades, 38 cents.Suede Gloves, 4-button embroidered il5 cents. ^Mousquetntre Suede Gloves, ti-button plain 75 cents;

embroidered $1.Black Satin Parasols, $1.50, worth f3.Good Black or Colored Satin Parasols $1.38.Cashmere Shawls, flue and soft; creum, cardinal,

blue, or pink, 1 1.25 up.Shoes for Seaside. Mountain or Tennis. Knobbly

Rubber buttons, light canvas tops. Buff, gray or black,f1 to *3.

If vou don't know precisely what you waut,

when you write for samples or goods, say some

thing that'll help us to pick for you.

JOHN WANAMAKER,

PHILADELPHIA.

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Spring Styles of Elastic

Box Suits,

consisting of ready=made waists and

enough material for skirt. Novel

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THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL. 11

If one must wearskirts. This essential part of a

woman's costume is, in this instance, made of

summer woollen plaid, soft, fine, prettily colored,

in brown, gold, red, and green, on "a cream

ground. The drapery, plaited bodice, and sleeves

are of cream wool, aiid.the collar, cuffs, and belt

of bronze velvet. They might be of the plaid of

the skirt, but velvet is becoming to the com-

fFou thk Ladies' Homk Journal.]

PRACTICAL DBESS

For Girls. Their Summer Day*. A TennisSuit. An "Aunt's" Costume, and a

Mountaineering Costume.

BY JENNY JUNE.

In a certain way the girl of the period has

solved the problem of dress for herself in a very

satisfactory manner. She is always well-dressed,

that is in a certain restricted, conventional man

ner. She has a marvelous faculty for Hudlng out

the new little "kinks," and adopting them; and

she accomplishes it 'all, in most cases, upon a

very restricted income, often upon no regular in

come at all. How she manages may puzzle much

wiser heads than her own; for the spring suit,

the pretty hat, the ecru tinted gloves, the fresh

ribbons, the latest touch in cards, stationery and

correspondence, are always on hand, and always

forth-coining. But it must be remembered that

a girl does not last long, not as a girl. From

eighteen to twenty-one is her interesting period,

to her family. Before that age she is immature,

after that. If she has not become married, or at

least eugaged, she is a source of anxiety. Of

course there is the exceptional girl, who is inde

pendent, and self-reliant; and wants a career,

and does not care much about new fashions, but

she is the exception still, though more numerous

than formerly.

The girl satisfied by the opinion of the majoritj-

is the one whose butterfly existence begins ami

ends within the short space of three years, a

pretty creature, light and airy enough to live upon

air, though she really does nothiug of the sort.

Here she is in her "coming out" dress, and

simple though it looks, it cost much anxious

[Engraved expressly for the Ladles' Home Journal.]

A TENNIS SUIT.

plexion, and the same aunt who gave our girl the

Surah, .and India mull for her coming-out dress,

gave her this tenuis dress. She always did, and

does things nicely, though she fs a little prim,

aud dictatorial, fond of laying down the law, as

you will see, by-and by.

Herueice is just now paying her a visit in

Newport, and is having a "lovely time." This is

another marvelous faculty of the girl of to-day,

tier adaptability, and faculty for seeing ou which

side her bread is buttered. She does not object

to her aunt's "ways," she feels the latent springs

of them in herself, but now it is not her rote. She

is young, she must be gay, she must be pleased,

admiring, and affectionate, or she will not get

what slie wants. She believes she loves ber aunt,

but, it would not cause her one pang if 6he were

to drop out of her Hie to-morrow, provided she

left her benefactions, in available form, behind

her.

Do not blame the girl too much: life has be

come a Committee of Ways and Means, which

sits perpetually. The majority have no time, or

force left to cultivate affection.

The Aunt always wears handsome costumes,

and the present faithful model Is of Cbantilly, in

magnificeut flouncing which entirely covers the

[Engraved expressly for the Ladles' Home Journal.]

A "COMING OCT" DUK38.

thought; and as there w.tb no money to spare for

it, it had to be contributed, after a fashion, and

in fragments, by different members of the family.

It is of the softest, thinnest India mull over ivory

surah ; with surah sash, and bodice, and tulle

tacker. The muslin sleeves are made a little full

over the surah foundation, aud have a narrow

ruffling of tulle let in at tbe back. The ornamen

tation Ts exquisitely simple, and pretty, it consists

of several rows of thread beadiug, through which

very narrow ivory ribbon, with pieot edge is run.•All the color is derived from brown hair, bright

eyes, and the lovely tints of a young, fresh com

plexion, unspoiled by cosmetics. But the ribbon

can be changed, instead of there being ivory lines

and fairy bows, lines of mauve or yellow may be

substituted, or slenderest threads of black velvet,

aud bows to match these.

A young lady who is dainty in her ways, can

wear a dreBS of this description, ninny times, and

by cool, careful ironing, keep the muslin lookln'

new. The chansie in ihe garniture consists only

in running in a different color of ribbon, the cost

of which is twenty-five cents for six yards. All

this was considered in the making of the dress.

ft was also considered that the lovely mull could

be taken off, aud used for a dress, by a younger

«ister, and that the Surah would serve for the

foundation part of an embroidered gauze, or

erepe de chlw, such as (/rbMfantVxwant, for a more

elaborate ercning display, during the second,

winter.

There is proper, and suitable dressing now for

eyerv age, and every purpose under the sun:

what could be better than this for lawn tennis)

[Engraved expressly for the Ladles' Home Journal.]

AN "AUNT'S" COSTUME.

skirt, over a soft, rich faille. None of your su

rahs, satin merveiili'us, or any other make-believe

for this stately lady, it must be the best, or noth

ing. I often wondered if her habit would be re

spected after she leaves this world. She is a

handsome woman, wears little jewelry, not any

save diamond earings, and lace pin. The full

black lace front of her dress is made over while

China crape, otherwise it is black, with fullness

of lace forming revers, and flots of moire ribbon

the garniture for skirt, and front of bodice. Tbe

standing collar Is alBO of moire, with lace bow.

This kind of dress is a summer stand-by with

many middle-aged ladles. It is an excellent din

ner, and in-door dress, and employed in this way,

may be worn every day, for a whole season. But

"hacked about," used to ride In, or subject to any

active service, and it is soon unfit for any pur

pose whatever.

The younger sister who is to have the mull

muslin made over for her next year, has been

sent to a farm-housein the country, with a maid,

and the still smaller children. The sensation she

made In this costume, among the small boys of

the neighborhood, when she appeared among

them with her hoop, was remarkable. They voted

her the "stunningest stunner" they'd ever seen ;

and she has been oetter than a Queen of Shebato

them ever since, for Bhe is a jolly little girl, and

doesn't think much about her clothes, only that

they are a "bother." This play dress is of soft,

thin wool, grey-green in color, with square yoke,

and cuffs of red velvet. Beyond the solid edge of

the velvet, is a honeycomb embroidery of red

purse silk to match the velvet; forming a pretty,

open border, which lightens the effect. The hat

[Engraved expressly for the Ladles' Home Journal.]

CHILD'S PLAY DRESS.

is of red straw, with a Spanish fork, grafted upon

its original honest Tam o* Shanter pattern, aud a

6carf of thin, red wool Is tied at the back of the

perfectly plain, gathered skirt, which has several

narrow tucks above the hem, for its only attempt

at decoration.This is one of the prettiest and most convenient

designs for children ever made. The yoke It w ill

beobserved does not reach to the shoulder. In

fact the yoke part is simply put on as a collar,

and requires no fitting, or adjustment, except to

the form of the body. The lullness Is gathered,

or rather shirred, upon an under belt, of lining

back and front, and the sash tied over it. The

materialmay be cotton, wool, or linen. The yoke,

and cuffs, may be striped, checked, or spotted,

the body part plain, or vice versa ; the body part

may be striped, or figured, the mounting solid.

It is easy as an apron to make, and very easily

laundered, if made all of cotton, or linen ma

terials. A row of muslin insertion, or colored

cotton embroidery, laid flat like insertion, will

serve the purpose of the honey-combed embroid

ery.

dress for climbing, and ought to be good for try-

cycling. It is made In Isle of Wieht serge, and

the skirt is cut upon a new principle, on the bias,

and so that no fullness, except a large fold at the

back, is required. Tbe jacket is an old-fashIoncd

jersey, the same depth all rouud, and forming a

short, sccondskirt. The trousers are of the same

material as the dress, and are attached to a lining

waist, which serves as a corset cover, if one Is

worn. It Is better however, to wear a firm

"Swiss" bodice, well fitted in. and moulding the

waist, as that sustains weight, without In the

leastimpairlng freedom of motion. The trousers

are cut wide, though somewhat narrow at the

knee, below which they extend about three inches,

and are then gathered Into a narrow band, and

buttoned over the soft, leather leggings, of un

dressed kid. 8oft gauntlets cover the hands, anil

a hat with a brim w hich can be turned down, the

head. The final features in the equipment, are

the Alpenstock, and regulation climbing shoes.

Everybody now is making their preparations for

going somewhere. If our girls could take the

money that is paid In dressmakers' bills how rich

they would feel. "No," said one of them, "my

father will pay it to the dressmaker, but he would

not pay it to me, so where is the object."

But "dressmaking is not alone an active indus

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which is helpful, and enlarging to one's self, and

others. Dress is no ignoble occup tiou, unless

the work in it is ignobly done.

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THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL. JULY, 1881.

Lyon, pure white, delicately

;st rose. Flowers of great size,

variety, and a general

TALKS ABOUT FLOWKKS.

BY EBEX K. KKXFOKD.

The New 4ila<lloliiHea.

ToroRtiEseoxoKXTS:—All inquiries about flowersand their culture wi I he clu-erfmly answered to thebest of my ubillty in the co minis of the La oiks' HomkJocknal. whon they ure ot Keneral Interest. Thoseof a personal character, and wit of Keneral Interest,wtll be answered by mall.—provided a stamped envoi*ope Is sent for reply; and not otherwise. If an imnietiiate reply Is desired. It can only be obtained by mall,as the matter for the paper is mudu up several weeksIn adviinee of ditte, and any reply which comes throughthe paper will necessarily be oe ayed. In asking questions about plants which you have failed to grow successfully, tell whaL kindof culturo you htive gtrrn them,und this will often enable the editor to get lit the difficulty, and give yon the information v ou require.Send all letti-rs directly to the address given below,

and not to the office of publicationShiocton Wis. Kites K. Ukakoho.

It is extremely interesting to lite lover of flow

ers to watch the improvements which are being

made in such kinds us we have been in the habit

of thinking as nearly perfect as possible. What

the result will be of this constant effort in the

direction of improvement it Is hard to say. Al

ready some of our poorest flowers have been

brought to such a condition that they are becom

ing very popular, and t hose w hich were attractive

before are being made miracles of beauty. All

the faults arc being eliminated, and the elements

of beautv are being developed in a wouderful

degree. Yake the Aster as an illustration of this.

A Yew years ago it was a single flower,—simply a

row or narrow petals about a yellow disc. It was

of a dingy color, and most persons did not care

to grow it because it was coarse. The Aster of

Mcrvcltle de

shaded with palest

cup-shaped. A superb

favorite.

Prince Camille de Kohan, velvety crimson,

Urn, and a free bloomer.

Vic tor Verdier, deepest rose, shading into car

mine. A perfect beauty.

Here you have nine of the very best of this class

of Roses. Thev combine all the finest features of

this royal family, and you need look for nothing

finer. If they will uot satisfy you 1 do not know

what will.

In fall, when cold weather has really come, heap

some earth about the base of each plant, over

which the brauches cau be bent In such a manner

as not to break them. Unless you take this pre

caution you may do serious injury to them, for

the stalks are stiff and brittle, and a sharp turn

will often cause them to snap short off. La v the

branches down on the ground, aud put pieces of

sod on them to hold them in place. Then cover

with leaves if you happen to have them. If not

evergreen branches arc the next best covering.

Cover to a depth of six or eight inches, aud lay

boards on the covering to hold it in place. Or, If

you have no straw, leaves or branches, put earth

over the plants. Some prefer this to anything

else. I have found it very good for the purpose

If it was dry, but when put on wet it has a ten

dency to roi the bark. Care should be taken to

have the earth slope away from about the plant

so that all water fiom meltingsnows will run off.

Do not uncover in spring until you are assured

that warm weather has really come. If the cov

ering Is taken off before cold and freezing nights

arc past, great injury will be doue to the plants.

Nothing Is gained by uncovering them too early,

be the weather ever so fine, for they will

to-day Is quite as beautiful as any Chrysanth

emum. Its petals have been so multiplied that It

is a perfectly double flower, aud its color is as

brilliant as can be desired. It bears but little

resemblance to the old Aster of our grandmoth

ers' day. The Balsam Is another proof oi this

change for the better. It was formerly a single

flower, with noparticular.claim to beauty, but to

day it rivals the Camellia in richuess ot coloring

and form of flower, and no garden is considered

complete without it.

Of late great advance has been made among the

Gladioluses. We have new sorts of extraordinary

beauty offered for sale each year. The Kreucli

florists have been experimenting with them, and

the result is two strains called Lemoinei and

Saundersoui, of such rich and picturesque colors

and markings that

some of the finest O

They are among the ordinary Gladioluses what

the "Lady Washington" Pelargoniums are among

the ordinary Qerauluins. No description can do

justice to their exceeding beauty. 1 hey are fluer

than any of the Amaryllises, and more delicate

In texture than any Lily, and nothing in the floral

world can surpass them In richness aud variety

•of color.

Those who are fond of this flower.—and who is

not?—should secure a few of these new varieties.

Th«y will be more than delighted with them.

If you art sure that your enthusiasm over them

will hold out, and that you will give them the

care they require after they have ceased to bloom,

I would advise you to get a few Hybrid Perpetual

Roses. The name Is an unfortunate one, for it

giveB persons who read altout them the impres

sion that they arc perpetual bloomers, which they

are not. They bloom very profusely during the

early part of the season, aud at Intervals after I

that if they are giveu the proper care. But they [

are not free bloomers under any conditions all

througn the season.

Proper care consists iu giving them a deep rich

soil to grow in, and keeping it rich ; also iu prun

ing them judiciously, in such a manner as to en

courage the liberal growth of new wood on which

the flowers are produced. As flowers are only

borne on newgrowthlt will be readily understood

that unless such growth is secured there will be

no flowers. The manner in which this is secured

is by enriching the soil and keeping it in that

condition, and cutting back all branches to strong

aud healthy buds, which, stimulated by the soil

and the vigorous life In the plaut, soon break, and

develope Into flowering snoots. They are uot

quite hardy, though most dealers advertise them

as such, and in the fall they must be laid down

on the ground and wcllcovered with leaves, litter,

or evergreen branches. Unless this is doue quite

frequently the brauches are so badly killed that

you will get few flowers from them, their vitality

being so exhausted that it takes them all summer

to recover froul tue effectsof their effort to resist

the cold weather uuprotected. You will see,

therefore, that If you would grow this class ol

Koses successful!*', you mustgive them consider

able attention. But If you are a great admirer of

Koses, and want the most beautiful of them, you

cau afford to do this.

A good soil for R ises is made up of garden

loam made very ricli a Ith cow-manure which has

I uiiuiit.il it is thoroughly decomposed. Oldcarth

from the chip pile is very much to their liking.

They do uot care for a sandy soli, but prelera

heavier one, and like to have it made so light by

spadiug that their roots can penetrate to such a

depth in it that they can get below the dry por

tions of It Some of the best varieties are:

they will not begin

to grow until the ground becomes dry and warm.

If you think you can take care of them,—or

rather if you think you mil take care of them,—

get some or all of these Roses, and try your luck

with them. One good bush of either variety

named will glorify your garden.

A Desirable New Carnation for the Uarden.

A late candidate for favor among those who

love Pinks,—and who that loves flowers does not

have an especial fondness for these delightful

fiowersi—is a variety called Snow, a pure white

sort, blooming all through the season, and per

fectly hardy. It has flowers of the size of Month

ly or greeuhouse Carnations, possessing a rich

clove iragrance. No flower Is finer for button

hole liouqets, or small vases, or the hair, than

this, because It stands cutting well, lasts a long

time out of water, and retains its fragrance to

the last.

PLANT SOME VISES.

If you have no plants growing about the house,

I would advise you to plant some at once. Noth

ing gives a more charming aspect to a home than

vines about the porch and windows. They are

preferable to trees, because they do not take up

as much room, and don't keep out as much sun

shine, and one does not have to wait so long for

them. Most vines grow quite rapidly, and have

become large enough the second season to be very

enjoyable.

The American Ivy,—which can be had for the

trouble of going to the woods or pasture after it

In most localities at the north,—Is one of the best

climbers we have, because It grows rapidly, is

is forcibly reminded"of I perfectly hardy, and is always beautiful. It is

i when looking at them. ' Hue all through the summer because of its rich.

bright, profuse foliage, and especially so during

September and October, when it takes on all the

brilliance any plant is capable of assuming. It is

a blaze of crimson and scarlet aud maroon for

two or three weeks during late autumn, and no

one ever tires of it because its colors are constant

ly changing as the season advances.

The Clematis Is a very desirable climber for

summer blooming. It is best about the porch,

and the veranda, as it does not grow to a suffi

cient height to make it a desirable plant for lo

cations where a greater height than ten or twelve

feet is desired. Its great, starry flowers are al

ways sure to be admired, and they are truly lovely.

It Is also excellent for training over old stumps,

fences, and arbors.

For the porch there is nothing better than the

Honeysuckles, because they bloom all through

the season, are beautiful, aud so fragrant.

For places where the American Ivy is too ram

pant a grower, the Japan Ivy, or Ampelopsis

Veltchil, is just what is wanted. Itls amtnlature

variety of our native plant, but does not grow as

luxuriantly. It reaches a great height in time,

but it never throws out such riotous branches as

the other does. It grows iu a more dense and

compact shape, clinging closer to the walls, and

therefore much less likely to become loosened in

heavy winds aud rains, and come down iu great

masses which can never be put back in place sat

isfactorily, as is often the case with its American

relative.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A Request:—Will each reader of this depart

ment oblige me by sending postal card with their

name and address! If they will kiudlydosothey

will be conferring a favor which I may be able to

reciprocate. Address Eben E. Rexporii,

Shiocton, Wis.

"P. L. N. :"—If you want to get rid of the

aphides on your Rose-bushes as easily as possible,

you will get "Slug-Shot" and apply ft as soon as

you notice any ofthe pests. Before putting It on,

syringe or thoroughly sprinkle the bushes all

over, under side as well as upper side of the

leaves. Then dust on the powder thickly. Iu a

day or two you will find that the lice have taken

their departure, and they will not come back If

you keep a little of the powder dusted over the

bush. I have used Helleliore, Paris Green, lime

aud ashes, and nothing has proved as effectual

as Slug-Shot.

"A. C. B. :"—A very good substitute for the

liquid shading you speak of on a greenhouse roof

is thiu muslin, put up in such a manner that it

can be drawn down when required, and pulled

out of the way when not needed. I am now

having some put up In my greeuhouse. Small

rings arc sown to the edges of the cloth, and wires

Alfred Colomb, brilliant carmine, very large, are strung from the wall to the peak of the roof,

full, and delightfully fragrant. A superb rose In ! and the rings are slipped over these wires before

all respects. j they are fastened iu place. By a string attached

Baroness Rothschild, light roBe, passing to to the lower end of the cloth, the strips can be

white at the edges. . pulled up to the top of the glass, and by another

Charles Lefcbrc, bright, rich scarlet, with a ' strlug attached to the low end of the cloth the

velvety texture, ]>etalstliiek, and shape perfection, i strip can be pulled down. This is much moreCountess of Oxford, a most magnificent Rose. I convenient than any shading which has to be ap-

01 great size, fine in form, very double, and de- 1 plied to the glass, because it can be brought Into

lieiously fragrant. Color rosy carmine, chauglng . use when required; when notneeded you can put

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MagnaCharta, rich dark pink, very large and justment as required, if my plan is uot followed,

exquisitely sweet. A very strong grower. There All that is necessary is to have It so that the

is scarcely any other Rose of this class which af- force of the hot summer sunshine can be broken

fords as much satis. action as this variety does, by it.

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MANNEKS,

NO. XVI.

BT MHS. 9. O. JOHNSON.

The litiqnette of Marriage. Wedding Itronk-

lu England wedding brcakiMts are the rule,rutlic-r than the exception, as with us, because noWeuding ceremony Is performed after 12 o'clocka. in., and the custom in growing iu favor uponthis ->lde of the Atlantic, and many more weddings are solemnized at that hour thau in theafternoon or evening.The wedding cake always occupies the centre

of tne table, and is either wreathed with oraiitieblossoms, orsprays of blooming myrtle are madeinto a crown to encircle it. The courses atbreakfast arc the same as those served at a stylishlunch party. 'And the menu differs with thetastes oi the families concerned. Raw oysters,when In season, in the shell orout, are served witha slice of lemon, anil oyster forks, for a llrstcourse; and cold meats, with lobster and chickensalud, or salmon mayonaise, comprise the secondcourse. Pinard sandwiches, olives and saltedalmonds, are the third course; and lees of allkinds, with fancy cakes, the fourth course. Atthis course the wedding cake should be cut bythe bride, and handed around In small piecesup' -11 a salver, while half sheetsof white paperare served with 1l sq that the guests can carryhome the cake. Or boxes-ofcakt are placed ona table iu the dining-room, or dressing-room,with a maid iu attendance to give one to eachguest If the bride's health is drunk, the bridegroom makes a short speech, as witty as he caucompose, and some friend of his otters congratulations to the bridegroom. Coffee, chocolate,claret, punch, and frequently champagne, areserved at a wedding breakfast by the attendants,who mast take pains to pass each plate, cup andglass at the left hand of the guest. When everycompliment and kindly wish to the newly-married couple have been proffered and acknowledged, the bride withdraws, attended by herfriends, and nearest relations, to prepare hertoilette for the weddiuc journey, or her departure for her husband's home.At the table the husband and wife sit side by

side at the centre of the table, while the fatherand mother sit at the top and bottom, aud atteudto the comfort of their gucBts.Weddings in June are always profusely sup

plied with ilowers, both lu town and country, asa large supply can easily be obtained in thistU >rai month, June roses being in the height oftheir beauty. A rose-lily wedding can Ue arranged, with an abundance of these exquisiteflowers in every apartmeut. The latest device ofthe florists is called the "net." It is a tent-shaped arrangement iu front of the window ormirror wherethe couplewill stand, and it is madeout of tennis netting, which shall be suspendedIn the middle, and at the corner, with silver picture wire by an arm, or lever, such as Is used tobang a floral bell. Both the wire and arm shouldbe covered with flowers. Then bang flowers, andvines of the most feathery description, all overthe net, friugiug it with flowers all around theedges, and making it appear like a hanging netof flowers and foliage. The net should be tenf,-<-t long, and it can T«» drawn up at the Bid<a canopy, with silver wires. At each point alarge cluster of roses and lilies, or only of onekind of flower can be arranged. First cover thenetting with vines and leaves, and then arrangeiu tin- flowers over them. The lovely asparagusvine will be very beautiful for this net, andsprays of Hpirea, (bridal wreath) and of Deutzia,will contrast beautifully with the roses, whichshould be of purest white, palest lemon color,and blush-pink. Lilies of tlie valley, and Ni-phctas rose-buds will produce a lovely effect Ifarranged as a triuge all about the frout of thistent-shaped net.

Floral hells are rather paste, but Immenselylarge bunches of white blossoms, such us snowballs, callas. hydrangeas, roses, lilies and hawthorn blossoms, are mingled with ferns, andvlncB, and leaves of coleus, and caladlumB, andsuspended between the apartments. Some ofthose bunches of loose flowers can be tied withwhite silk tulle, iu long ends, aud suspendedabove a minor, or upon the gas chandeliers. Inthe apartment where the wedding ceremony is tobe performed, only white and pale yellow andblush flowers should be used for the decorations,but iu the other apartments, the brightest crimson, pink, and yellow flowers should be arranged.The bride's bouquet should be of rose-buds andorange blossoms, arranged with sprays of myrtleand a lit tie feathery white flower. It should betied wlin a scarf of white tulle, or with a widesatin ribbon. At the bosom, a small cluster oforange blossoms, with a few white rose-buds canbe worn. Huuquets for the bride's attendantsshould all be unlike, and tied with scarfs of whiletulle. One of moss rose-buds and mignonette;another of June roses; and another of Helddaisies ur while pansics would be appropriate.The bridegroom aud groomsmen should wear abuntonnUreot lilies of the valley, or of Gardenias,(Cape .(asinine) or a single white or pale yellowrose-bud.The table can be decorated with a hank of lilies

and roses, starling from the wedding cake atcacti end, and extending more thau half way tothe ends of the ends of the table. The candela-bras, and chandelier, can be festooucd withdaisies and roses, and asparagus vines, etc.

It is not considered good form for a bride to bebo dressed that site will attract attention whiletraveling, and some very stylish brides of late,have insist U|K»n wearing street dresses that haveseen some service, rather thau to be dressed iu•'spick, span" new attire. The old adage runs

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one, counting the thumb the first. In the ancient ritual of marriage the ring was placed bythe husband on top of the thumb of left baud,while he repeated the words: '-In the name ofthe Father." Then he removed It to the fourthfinger, saving: "andof the Son," and then to themiddle finger, adding: "andof the HolyGhost;"aud finally, placed it upon the fourth finger, withthe word: "Amen!"

WEDDING GIFTS.

It is no longer the fashion to display the presents at the wedding reception or breakfast, butthey are arranged in a chamber and exhibited tothe relations, and the nearest friends of the parties. Wedding gifts had become such an exhibition of display, that stern Fashion relegatedthem into the background. Loving frieudswould gladly offer some little memento whichwould be a pleasant remlnderof their friendship,aud as long as the gifts were the spontaneousoffer of the heart, they were highly prized, butwhen expensive articles, such as silver, jewelry,pictures, etc., were presented, by thosewhocoufaill afford the expense, yet felt themselves forcedto do so or be called "mean" aud "close," thecustom bad become a nuisance; it was time toput an end to It. Besides, the expense it entailed upon the recipients was grievous to beborne by those who were uot Dame Fortune'sfavorites. For in turn they must give back inkind, what they had received, and many a younghusband has been forced to purchase gifts for theweddings of his friends, when he was forced torun iu debt for them. Therefore it is better tointimate to your friends whom you know are notin circumstances, that you do not desire expensive presents, and that you hope they will giveyou only 6ome slight remembrance, and if oftheir own work, it will be most highly prized byyou. Upon manywedding invitations the words"No presents received" are engraved upon theleft corner of the card; and it is a custom that isto be highly commended. Of course from relations who are well-to-do it is exceedingly pleasant to receive gifts of value, and it Is equallypleasant for them to offer the gifts ; aud frequently, if they are given in the form of money, theywill often prove very acceptable, as so manythings are requisite in beginning a new home-articles too, that one would not often present asa wedding gift,—but which must be purchased,and the money will fill In many a gap.

"Policy counselleth a girt.Given wisely and In season,And policy afterwards approveth it.For great is the influence of gifts."

Therefore, we would not advise our friends notto give wedding presents, but to give them wisely,and be just to themselves as well aB generous totheir friends upon the happiest occasion of theirlives—their wedding day.

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"A Subscriber:"—The cards that are sent tofriends with "Mr. and Mrs. So aud So" engravedupon one, and another with the lady's name engraved thus: "Miss Jones," are called "aftercards.""Equality:"—1st. You should send a letter to

the young man, simply stating that your youngfriend is to attend the same school with him, amithan any attention shown to her will be fully appreciated by you.2d. Don Quixote is pronounced Don Ke-o-te."Quldam:"—1st. Send your curd with "Re

grets" pencilled In one corner, to the parents ofthe bride who sent you the invitation.

2d. If you attcud the wedding no reply needbe sent.

3d. Enclose your card with the wedding gift.4th. You can seud a wedding gift as soou as

you hear that the wedding day has been appointed.

3th. When a gentleman escorts, you home Inthe evening, it is your place to say "Thank you,good night," and not Invite him to come in, if thehour Is a late one.6th, To introduce yourself, you should say;1 am Miss So aud So." To Introduce others,

mention the ladj'sname first, thus: "Miss Jones" av me to Introduce Mr. Smith."

th. If a lady invites a gentleman to a supperor a concert, she is not expected to "pay her owuway."

8th. When introducing a doctor or professorto anyone, you should give the title.

9th. Iu going up stairs the lady goes first. Incoming down stairs the gentleman takes the precedence, so that he need not step upon her dress.

10th. A lady teacher attending a normalschool, should as a general thing wait for an introduction to the students before she speaks tothem, especially to young men; yet "circumstances alters cases" in all such matters, aud noexact rules can be laid down.

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The Care of Babies in Summer.time.

BY E. W. WATSON, M. 1).

Iu the oldeu time babies grew up or failed In

growing by the action of natural laws, though no

one had written concerning the "survival of the

Attest." The weak ones made a feeble struggle,

of lifethe sturdy ones took the hard blows ol

bravely, and there emerged from infancy to child

hood a select, robust and hearty few who pre-|bottl

served the vigor of the race and perhaps in time

to come delivered it over to the next generation

^mewhat better than they received it. Now, a

change has taken place ; we realize more the dang

ers ofinfancy, we perhaps set more store by infant

life; we 6ee its perils increasing as civilization

increases, and science having shown us how to do

it, we give the weak ones a chance. All possible

perils are avoided; all the rough places in child

life are smoothed away, and we endeavor in the

ory at least to give every life its best chance to

live. How the child lives, what sort of a grown

up individual it may come to be, what kind of

constitution it will have, are secondary matters.

Now if we do not wish the world in the years to

oome to be overloaded with weaklings, and its

population to become with each generation more

puny and feeble, we must strive not only to se

cure life for our children, but good constitutions

as well ; and that this may be done- in some de

gree, and without subjecting the child to grave

risk is as certain as that modern science is better

than folk-lore and the skillful physician wiser

thau Mrs. Gamp.

The infant, newly dressed, generally wears

amoug its various aud somewhat ridiculous gar

ments the time-honored roller. This baudage

which is generally discarded as the child grows

older, is really of verv great use if somewhat

modified; itshould be shortened and barely over

lap in front, and in this shape should be in our

climate constantly worn by babies until teething

is over. A very good way is to make the flannel

roller the waist of the child's under-sklrt; the

skirt being of flannel also iu winter, but of mus

lin in summer, the skirt by its weight keeping

the roller well down over the abdomen , with this

protection to the abdominal organ, much greater

freedom of dress and change of weight in gar

ments will be safe, in the summer, since few

children catch chest colds iu that season, the

roller being on, the shoulders may be more lightly

clad iu warm days. When nights and morning's

arc cool and mid-day hot, as in some portions of

the couutry, light flannel night-dresses should be

used, aud a child should be dressed always with

a view to health and comfort and never for dis

play. In all pleasant weather out-door air is de

sirable, avoiding damp places, toodeep shade aud

too glaring sun. A wide shaded piazza is as good

aud better than the surface of the ground. The

air of pig-stys and kitchen drains has no special

value for children. Stables do not possess the

substances. Such foods as cornstarch, farina,

corn foods, wheat foods, oatmeal, barley, and

very many of the proprietary foods sold iii pack

ages and vaunted as the best in the world for in

fants' use. So they may be after the Infant is

seveu months old.

2d. Whatever food is given at whatever age,

exercise scrupulous care aud cleanliness. A

searching, far-seeing, almost Quixotic cleanli

ness. For in fact hygiene Is cleanliness, aud dis

ease may be generally considered as dirt, aud as

Originating in dirt, somewhere, and permitted

by somebody. The cleanliness with the baby's

bottle should begin with the bottle itself. The

should only not be scalded out each time

popularly at-

it is emptied but should have a stroug solution of

wajhiug soda or powdered hoiax poured into it

and out again, then washed once more and placed

UDslde down to drain and dry. The rubber nip

ple—both the long nursing tubes of glass and

rubber are abominations—should be thrown into

the soda or borax solution whenever out of use,

first washing it carefully ; in fact there should be

several nipples on hand lying in the solution, one

to bejiseu on alternate days; these should also

be washed before placlug them on the bottle.

The cow's milk itself which must iorm the

staple of the child's nourishment, even in the

couutry, and even if derived from that immacu

late animal "one's owu cow" must be carefully

looked after. The milk should be scalded, not

boiled, it keeps better, aud babies like it just as

well,il they uevergetaecustomedto it uuscalded;

many complain that it acquires au uuplcasaut

taste, but alter standing awhile to cool, this is

lost. The careof milk cannot be too great. Mill;

is a fluid that readily takes to itself,aud probably

rapidly increases, the germs of many diseases.

Wuile many affect to regard all such care as we

describe as unnecessary aud ridiculous, and all

such people as the w riter are termed by them

alarmists, the fact that certain dangers lurk

about milk is indisputable, the evidence against

the promiscuous use of any milk in its raw state

is overwhelming. The condition of thecow should

be looked to if "one's own," its surroundings, it.-,

stable, its watersupply, its healthy or unhealthy

appearance, aud its food. The writer once at

tended three babies with violent cholcra-iufau-

tum, all getting milk from the same "one cow"

and all taken sick almost immediately after par

taking of the milk drawn from that cow, alter

two boys had spent a hot summer afternoon in

chasing it about the pasture. If the cow appear.-,

ailing in any way, its milk should not be used.

The conditiou of the milker, mau or maid, as re

gards health, the cleanliness of the milk-pans or

pails, the water in which they are washed, (too

often a pump in the barn-yard) should be inves

tigated. If milk be kept in an ice-chest there must

be the greatest care exercised ; the chest should

always drain oil its ice water, if an ordinary chest

be used, by ashort straight pipe, into a pau where

it can be easily aud frequently removed, its waste

pipe should never couuect with a drain or sewer,

the ice-box itself should be frequently aud thor

oughly cleansed, with its ice-blankets, racks, etc.,

ana where a special refrigerator for milk cannot

be obtaiued there should be great care about the

cnudiiiou of theothercontents.Anythiugspoiling

thing out of nothing, and when we hear of babies

raised on one or two teaspoonfuls to the bottle

there is some mistake about it. To feed a child

w ith the equivalcut of half good milk and half

water, in condensed milk, must be to use one

part of the condensed milk to seven of water; the

sugar must also be allowed to have some nourish

ing power, so that one to ten is the very weakest

out of which the child can extract life and growth.

Generally speaking, unless at the seashore, avoid

condensed milk I; possible, the babies raised upon

it while looking well for a time generally come

to grief sooner or later.

As the child gets older and can be brought to

the table do not begin by offering it anything,

children never cry lor improper articles of food

till they have been tempted several times. It is

not always the Eve In the family who does it,

sometimes It is Eve's mother and sometimes, sad

to say, though of course rarely. It is Adam's rep

resentative. When once started a child's desire

for improper food knows no bounds; it has n

regular rule about it, it prefers the article that Is

most injurious, will refuse mashed potato and in

nocent puddings, and chew on a pickle with

avidity, its instincts, if it has any, are not to

be depended on. Above all, the best rule is to

study simplicity of diet for children.

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remarkably bracing atmosphere

tributed to them. Children are not lik'ely to'gaiu

power In resisting dampness by sending them I at all will ruin the milk and make au~infant~ very

out in the rain or by keeping wet clothes on , sicU. The custom of adding lime-water to milk

them A cool sponge bath morning and evening for illIants j9 a gooa oue aml a tablespoouful to

will do the work much better. Nightj air, i. e. , nur8iug bottfe full is none too much "this

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^J?°ie?J1?f_1.l?.r?^iy »:^}e88i,fl?dl'X*hot imperceptibly changed.midsummer day will be revived aud sleep better

sometimes if takcu out after nightfall, siuce it is

for children, but as we grow up it fails perhaps to

conduce to success in modern life. Children may

bask in the suu, take suu baths—to a certain ex

tent—if the air is cool and a breeze stirring, but

to expose their thinly protected heads for auy

length of tone in very hot weather is more dan

gerous thau people imagine. Many a mysterious

Oraiu-Iever or cholera-infantum is ouly sun

stroke. Od the sea-shore they bear it better.

The rooms in which infants live aud sleep

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8AMANTHA ON A TOWER.

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and don't vou let it worry you a mite. Don't try-

to net like "Human," says I. "You are havin' lots

of the good tilings of tills world, and are goin' to

have some fried potatoes, don't let them 3 Mor-

decais at the gute, poison all your happiness, or

you may get come up with jest as Hainan did."

"I'd love to hang 'em," says he, "as high as

Hainan's galluses would let 'em hung."

"Why," says I, "they hain't injured you in any

way. They seem to net like perfect gentlemen.

A little too" exclusive and aristocratic, uiebhy, but

thev haiu't done nothin' to you."

"No." says he, that is the stick on it; here we

he three men, with a lot of women. And they

can't associate with me, as man with man, but

set off by themselves, too dumb proud to say a

word to me, that is the dumb of it."

But at that very minute, before I could rebuke

him for his fearful profanity, Miss Flomm mo

tioned to us to come and take a seat round a little

table, and consequently we sot.

It wuz a long broad piazza, with sights, and

sights of folks on it, and little tables lfke ouru,

and over in the road bv which we had come, wuz

sights of vehicles, and conveyances of all kluds,

from a big tally-ho coach, with 4 horses, down to

a little 2 wheeled buggy. The road wuz full ou

'em.

In front of us, down at the bottom of a steep,

though beautiful hill, lay stretched the clear blue

waters of the lake. Smooth and tranquil it

looked in the light of the pleasant afternoon, and

far off over the shiniu' waves, lav the island, and

white winged boats wuz a salllu' slowly by, and

the shadows of their white sails lay down In the

water, a floatiu' on by the side of the boats, look-

in' some like the wings of that white dove that

used to watch over Lake Saratoga.

And as I looked down on the peaceful seen, the

feelln's I had down lu the wlldwood, back of the

Glzer Spring, come back to me. The waves

rolled in softly from fur off, fur off, briugiu' a

greetiu' to me, unbeknown to anybody round me,

uubcknown to me. It came into my heart unbid

den, unsought, from afur, from afar. Wheredid

It come from, that news of lands more beautiful

than any that lay round Mr. Moouses, beautiful

as It wuz? Echoes of music sweeter far than wuz

a soundln' from the band down by the shore,

music heard by some liner 6ense than heard that,

heavenly sweet, heavenly sad, throbblu' throbbin'

through the remoteness of that country, through

the nearness of It, and flllin' my eyes with tears,

not sad tears, not happy ones, but tears that come

only to them that shet their eyes, and behold this

country, and love it. The waves softly lapping

the shore brought a message to me, my soul beam

It, who sent it, and where, aud wheu, and why.

Not a trace of these emotions could be traced

out on my countenance, as I set there, calmly a

catin' fried potatoes. And they did go beyond

anything / ever see in the line of potatoes, and I

thought I could fry potatoes with any oue. Yes,

such wuz my feelln's when I sot out for Mr.

Moonses, but I went back a thinkin' that potatoes

had never been fried by me, such is the power of

a grand achlevment over au luferior oue, and so

easy is the sails taken down out of the swellin'

barge of Egotism.

No, thein potatoes you could carry in yourpocket for weeks, right by the side of the finestlace, uutl the lace would be Improved by the

purity of 'em. Fried potatoes In tliis condition !

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on, und the tips of the Augers would be improved

by 'em—fried potatoes, jest think ou't!

Wall, we had some lemonade, too and If you'll

believe It, 1 don't s'pose you will, but It is the

truth, there wuz straws in them glasses too. But

you may as well believe it, for l am truthful, and

iheu I have always noticed it that if things get to

huppeuin' to you, lots of things jest like it will

happeu—that made twice In one week that I had

found straws iu my tumbler. But then, I'v had

company 3 days a runuln', rainy days too, some

times. It hain't nothin' to wouder at too much,

anyway it Is the truth.

Wall, we drinked our lemonade^ I, a quietly

tukin' out the straws, und droppln' 'em on the

floor at my side, lu a quiet, ladylike manner, and

Josiau a beiu' wink to by me, dolo' the same thing.

All over, our carriage draws up to the end of the

piazza agin, and we sot sail homewards.

And thedog barked at Josiah almost every step

of the way back, and when we got to our boardin'

place. Miss Flomm shook hands with us both.

And her relatives never took a mite of notice of

us, further than to jump down aud open the

carriage door for us when we got out. They are

genteel in their manner, and ,fosiiih had to admit

they wuz, much ns his feelin's wuz hurt by this

haughtiness towards him. And then, the doe,

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WOMEN.■TUB

In the March number of the Ladiks' Hume

Journal I notice an article by- Ella Rodman

Church in which she meutions bee-keeping us a

money-making occupation for womeu. 1 was

much interested in its perusal, having been con

nected with a large apiary for three years, and

having become quite expert in manipulating bees.

I can, with a few exceptions, endorse what she

wrote of It, and in this communication, will en

deavor to set forth both sides of the story.

Bee-keeplug is profitable, to those who have an

iuterest In It, but the majority of small bee-keep

ers seem to think that, after they have placed

colonies of beesou the summer stands, all they

have to do is to take off houey. However this

may be, / have always found it otherwise. As in

any other pursuit there is work to do and plenty

of it.

I differ with the writer about children and old

people caring for bees. Children arc useful in

apiaries lu watching the hives when swarms are

expected off, and also iu waiting upon the apia

rist, while aged persous are generally too en

feebled to do more than children.

In regard to the outfit for bee-keeping, I will

enumerate some of the necessary articles. The

all-important thing is a movable frame hive. Of

these there are many different styles manufac

tured. The Langstroth hive is, probably, the

one most generally iu use. The principal feature

of this one is a long, shallow, Frame. But I have

had the best success with a hive called the New

Eugland No. 7. It is packed all around aud un

derneath the brood nest, both in winter and in

summer, and is adapted to the Langstroth frame.

I have used a number of other styles but prefer

this, on account of the larger yield of honey.

The next necessary article is a smoker. The

Quinby is the best. A bee hat is also needed.

To make this, I go to the gentlemen's furnishing

rooms aud purchase a "last year's" hat having a

rim two inches wide. I also purchase oue and

one half yards of cheap, light-colored lawu, as

bees take serious offence at dark or fuzzy goods.

At tlic hardware store I get one-fourth of a yard

Of Moot wire screen cloth. I never use green as

It is bliudiii!; to the eyes. I cut the screen cloth

thus: -— lUlne inchesdecp in front and two

In back, ana sew the straight edge to the hat rim

and on the bottom of the screeu I gather the one

aud one-half yards of lawu, lengthwise. This

makes the best and most Inexpensive hat I have

(nod. When I have It on, I gather it tightly

around or under the collar of my dress and fasten

it down closely in front. 1 do not let my skirts

sweep the ground and never use gloves as I deem

them "more hindrance than help" aud stiugs do

not affect me much.

An«uthentic book on bees is also desirable. I

will mention two: "Quinby'sNew Bee Keeping"

and "Alley's Handy Book."

1 have neglected to state that the race of bees

is also Very important. Pure Italians are very

nice but I prefer a cross of Italians with Holy-

lands, as they are better honey gatherers.

But I would advise beginners to use Italiausat

first as the Holylauds increase too fast for inex

perienced persons to handle.

Iu a fine locality ninety pounds of honey may

be considered an average amount for a colonywhich swarms but once in a season, while in a

good locality seventy-five pounds perrolonr may

be expected. By a "fine locallty'Nl mean a re

gion where white clover and linden abounds.

Raspberry is a very good honey plant, but does

not last long. In case white clover is not fouud

in one's vicinity, Alsyke clover may be growu iu

its stead.

One should not commence with over three col

onies for the first year. They should be secured

in April or May, perhaps earlier, in a warmer

climate. If they are purchased from some oue

near by they should be moved before they have

flow n many times as they always mark the posi

tion of their hive aud will return to the old stand

if removed to another place in the vicinity.

Clear, white, honey, neatly put up in one pound

sections, I have always retailed at 25c. per pound

at the home market, aud have wholesaled it at

20c. or 22c. per pound. I produce comb honey

entirely as the extracted is not profitable. Let

the apiarist seek diligently to create a home mar

ket. This is not difficult to do if one will occa

sionally distribute sample-, of their honey. In

my vicinity where four years ago not over $25.00

was sold in a year, the market now demands be

tween |300 and $400 every season in honey.

I do not consider my social or intellectual

standing injured in the least by my labors in the

apiary. During the past three years, beside

doing this work, I have studied the Latin, Greek

and German languages and higher mathematics,

so that with one more year of study I shall be

prepared to enter any New England college.

The comingsummer I expect to take the entire |

charge of an apiary of 6eveuty-five colonies, aud

shall in connection with that, study the French

language and Greek and Roman history. Bee-

keepiug has been no hindrance to me in mv

studies as I shall see a few summers yet before 1

reach my twenty-first birthday. I would advise

young women who desire an educatiou, to take

up this pursuit, as it ismuch more profitable than

school-teaching, while being much more health

ful, as it requires one's attention out of doors.

In closiug I will say that to anyone writing and

sanding a stamp for reply, I will send the address

of the parties from whom may be secured the bee

supplies I have mentioned iu this communication.

Lucy C. Ckeboke.Bradford. Vi.

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three times, griddle-

cakes five times ; used

" Cerealine Flakes " in

in place of sago and barley, and

some to six bakings of bread. Buy a

package of Cerealine Flakes of your grocer, and

try how far you can make its contents go your

self.

The " Cerealine Cook-Book," containing over two hundred carefully prepared

recipes by a cook of national reputation, will be sent to any one who will

mention where this advertisement was seen, and enclose a two-cent stamp for

postage to the Cerkalinb Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ind.

"Cerealine Flakes" for sale by all grocers at twenty cents a package.