January, 1879.
THE WEST SHORE.
ENGLISH GIE.LS THEN AJSii jnuu.
A writer to an English paper gives tlie modern
English girl a sharp review. We trust the con
trast will not apply to American country girls.
He writes:
The English girls in the old country houses a
generation agone, as the old-fashioned conserva
tive of the Standard remembers them, had a
inurry, genuine, unaffected Bmilo. Whon a
guest dropped in unexpectedly thoy wore clearly
delighted to Bee him, aud not in the least
ashamed of it. They showed an evident desiro
to please without a trace of an arrhrt peiure.
Tall, well developed, in the hight ol good
health, with bloom upon the cheek aud with
brilliant eyes, they were irresistibly charming.
Hut it was the merry laugh that dwelt so long
in the memory a laugh from the heart in tho
joyousness of youth. They joined freely in the
conversation, but did not thrust themselves
forward; and not a hint was breathed of those
social scandals which now form the staple of
electro salvor, together with sweet biscuits -it
being the correct thing to sip one glass and
crack, one biscuit. The conversation is so in
sipid, so entirely coutincd to the merest plati
tudes, that it beoomos a relief to escape. Th
girls still have good constitutions and rosy looks,
hut thoy worry about it in secret, and wish thev
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like
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"no. nicy nave suppressed tlio slightest ap
proach to animation. They havo all got just the
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samo opinion on the samo topics, for thev have
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. "iv nam 01 uiigii nas departed.
They rend tho so-called social journals ami ah.
sorb tho gossip, tittle-tattle and personalities.
Tho guest departs chilled and depressed.
What a comfort when he can turn a corner
behind the hedge, and can thrust his hand into
his pockets and whistle.
ltooK Cum.". Kawsmall American townsoan
boast of a circulating library of any importance,
and cultured men and women sutler from tho
want of now liooks, periodicals, etc., which
they individually cannot buy. This waut can
THE I'KKII s Or' I HI. si; A.
.Severe storms always bring to mind th perils
of the seas. Our sketch upon this page depict
tho dangor which lias in the wake ot the storm.
The little band of outcasts have formed a rod
float, and are easting about on the expanse of
waters.
It is proper to think of th dangers of the sea
when the winds rook our house and the Hood
rise. It is proper also to believe that they
alone are safe whose trust is in Him whom the
winds and the waves obay.
Tiik Vau k or l)irrHNT l'aaw or Mut.
Why is there so much dlfferenoe in the nutri
tive value of the lleali of auimais in different
liarta of the body? Answer - flash is eompoasd
of numerous bundles of minute tubes adhering
together in a mass. These tubes are tllltd with
thu juioea of the Hash. Now t he quality of the
lleah deieiids much on tho juices, while the
tenderness or toughness depends largely on
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bib. '1 MBBaaanlissMi " " g "-BBrtfflsBaTMisssHns saaansW ffr
fashionable gossip. They woro well acquainted
with honaehold duties, and had not learnod to
regard them as menial.
At table the mistress wonld suggest that tea
was hardly strong enough for a man, and that
a nip of brandy might improve it; aud after tho
old-time late afternoon tea, all the girls would
draw round the Are, and when pipes were pro
duced would aak the visitor to amoke; and even
if he declined on account of the ladies, it was
pleasant to be asked. As the conversation ran
on, each of the girls candidly avowed her opin
ions upon suoh topics as wore started, blushing a
little when she was asked to give her reasons ;
and there was individuality displayed that gave
nest and interest to the talk. This was not so
many years ago; but now when ono calls at such
a country house, how different is the reception!
The servant show the visitor into a drawing
room furnished in the modern style, and takes
the name up stairs.
By-and-by the ladies enter in moruing cos
tume; not a stray curl allowed to wander from
its stem bands ; nature rigidly repressed; deco
rum, "society" in every flounce aud trimming.
A touch of the bell, and decanters of port and
sherry are produced, and wine is presented on an
THE rKlllUI OF THE HKA.
be obviated in a measure, by a friendlv combi
nation between certain tanulies or individuals,
in which each contributes a given number of
books to a common stock; thesehooks are loaned
to the members in turn. A more formal and a
much better way is tho formation of a book
club, in which each member pays at the I" gin
ning a certain sum, with which as many books
are purchased as thsrs are members, scab
ono choosing a book; those pass in regular rela
tion from hand to hand, remaining a fortnight
with each reader; thus 20 books may be read
for the cost of one. When the books bat
passed around the circle they are sold to mem
ber for the benefit of the club. Kin for the
detention and abuse of hooks also keep up th
funds. No officer is required fn this assorts,
tion, ncept a treasurer. Another advantage
in tho plan a that books can b bought ly th
quantity at lower rats than sintjy,
Kr Acriva. Never sit down and brood
over trouble of ny klad. If yon are v. ,.,
with yourself or th world, thta i no way to
obtain satisfaction, find yourself employment
that will keep your mini asAlv. and. depend
upon it, this will foros out unweleom. thought.
those tub, and the vary with th an and
condition of the animal. In old or ill fed ani
mals the tube are more than th lule, awl
the meat is tough. In young animals it is th
revere. 'I hue 1 more nutriment in th fth
of animal not too young or too old, and neither
too fat nor too lean. Or. Jlvlhrvot.
Turtatau No in. No kd, lik Ireo, I
nagtMUf, suHiciantly daotll to Ik forysd aad
drawn into slewler win. It point of fast) I
vary high, ami if matt)! la a Urartu erven hi It
yields a hnuiogauitxitts regulus of silvery asto
n, ooiilaiDing carbon. M ItosasafMa law
i .10,1111. 1 whether aiekel, Ilka iron, when
carbureted, I capable of being tesnp4 and
acquire elasticity, awl htm it reads sasl
la susceptible of oiulaUua. Ta remit was
decidedly negative asospt that alloy of iron
and stew, with large proportion of no kl, tOl
and upward, rlt th ottdisiag actio) of air
and water.
Kuwli, of thhonaa firm, ami Christmas
cheeks for 11,000 nob to tb Han Kreaenwo or
pban asylums, and ol fttJU acb to lis haasve
Uut socielw.