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MOST MOTHERS KNOW HER.
tfha TlimiiflttlBHit Woman Who Hinders
Her Nl(flilmrp with Her OoMlp.
We are all acquainted wttli her, the worn
to who never noes, who drop In for a call
In the busiest part of the morning it little
matters whether It Ik washing day or Iron
liiK tiny, It Ih nil the hhiiiu to hur, Your
Iron may grow cold and the clothes limy
boil over, but HtUi she stays. Slie usually
locutions that she has dropped in on a lit
tle errand. It is probably a borrowing er
rand. Only after she had exhausted your
patienoe and produced an much (leraorall
Katlomlu your household an sue cau la she
ready to go.
But oh. the goingl If you have any Idea
that aha in really going you are quite cor
tatn to be disappointed. She comes back
to tell you ahout aome neighbor you had
never neon or ever desired to Hue, to explalu
the whys and wherefores of certain goings
on in the neighborhood, tn which you take
no interest, and then she lingers at the door
and keep yon standing fur beyoud your
strength. It la Impossible to calculate the
time that is waated by well moaning worn
en tu such whvm as these.
It would lie an excellent thing If culls of
all klnda could in some way be limited to a
ten minute rule, hi the nodal world among
women of lelaure it ia considered In bad
form to lengthen one's visit beyond a set
period, and when a woniuu has numerous
acquaintances she usually has a visiting
day aud uan becertnlnof freedom from in
terruptloe during the rent of her time.
There Is considerable excuse for the much
abused "not at home" which ia frequently
used by women of society; and which
imply means not ut home to visitors, or
engiiged, aud there is uo reason for any
one's takluR otTcuae iu the matter. :
Only woking women, the busy farmers'
wives or women who do their own work,
areauoject to cue anuoyanoe or the unan
nounced visitor, who is bound by no social
law as to her arrival or departure or bur
length of stay, She in one uncertainqttan
tity in ail the routine of the household. It
would take a keen mathematician to calcu
late the amount of spoilt dinners, spoiled
washing and actual loss of money value
for which sho is responsible, to say nothing
of the loss of temper aud general misery
consequent upou a diKarmtiKHl hnusniiold
delayed duties and work put out of joint
The very worst effect in that upon the
visitor bersulf. Her own work must go
awry wliile h1h spends her time goHHiping
about the neighborhood. Her own charac
tor deteriorates, while she become wtiut
our grand mothers wore wont to call a
"gadabout." Though she may have the
most amiable intentions when she uncon
sciously reiwats the mterusting stories of
jthe neighborhood, the temptation to en
large, to impugn motives when possibly
there were uo motives, Is likely to render
her in time a veritable seatidal monger,
upon whose word no persou of sense will
place any reliance.
It ia not necessary to dwell upon the folly
of borrowing, but it is enough to say that
all provident and sensible houwikeejwre
provide for the future and do not allow
themselves to ittipose upou the good nature
of their neighbors. New York Tribune,
Boarding- vermis I1iiugkettilng,
The question of boarding versus honse
i keeping baa so far been discussed almost
entirely from the standpoint of city iife.
But in the country we have more people
than iu the cities. The average country
girl would consider it fearful exbravagauae
to go boarding, - ft Is quite possible in the
country lor a young couple to keep house
and live well on what it cost the husband
for his board alone, say thirteen dollars a
month. To pay the double of that for
board would absorb the entire Income,
aud, of course, is not to lie thought of. But
aside from the question of expense, most
country girls prefer housekeeping, as it
gives them a feeling of independence.
They are doing something for a living as
well as their husbands, it would be just
, as well if city girls bad mora of thai spirit.
xne umne metu ui a wuu in uuipuiBuu iur
a man, the boarding house idea is simply a
iMM... .1,. .,1... A ,aUk t,. ;r
llmp-VUl'. 1 lllll. UUHB nue IU TTIUli MCI HID
anyway? Bbe begins, perhaps, by weaving
crochet or some species of fancy work, reads
a little, grows weary or being alone, and
strolls away for agossip ora flirtation with
some one who is as idle and useless as her
self. 8 ho Ih offering a premium to the gen-.
tlemnn who "lit ids some mischief stilt for
Idle bauds to do." and if be does not avail
himself of hjs opportunity it Is because be
is too busy with others of her class.
When Charlie comes home he cau't catch
bar up in bis arms aud give her a big hug
and a kiss as be could aud probably would
do In a cony tittle home of their own. All
tills must be suppressed, and if the woman
considers having uothiug to do as au
equivalent for what she misses In this line,
she is a mercenary little wretch unworthy
the love of a good, big, warm, honest heart.
But probably she does not love him. As
like as not, for those girls who are board
ing are usually such as would never have
married a poor mail, but who are wilting to
marry any man who asks them, provided
he Is able to give them a good time either
in a stylish bouse with a retinue of serv-.
ante or In a boarding house with nothing
to do. '
When the love is all one side It does pot
last very long, and a boardiug bouse is ae
good a place as any for it, for even a home
iwould soon cease to be a home to the man
iwho has married a woman without a heart.
If the parties are mutually in love when
they marry,, a boarding house will starve
their love to death or at least to emacia
tion. Don't risk it girl 8, -Cor. Toronto
Globe. :' '' '
i Renovating foather Uods.
I I have renovated three large feather beds,
and I found it so little trouble 1 would like
o tell my slaters bow 1 did it. 1 bought
iflflJurdjf.yX ouetsecu.ouUu.cutltiawo.
made a sack of eaeh half by putting the
ends together and sewing up the sides. I
then put half the feathers from the bed
Into each sack and sewed them up. The
next morning I put the boiler full of water
on the stove. When it was hoiliug hot 1
put one of these sacks of feiiihers in the
pounding barrel, poured In ua hot water
and with the pounder squeezed .md turned
them until thoroughly wet. I mn I laid a
board over the barrel and let i Item stand
until 8 o'clock in the afternoon," turning
the feathers over aud pressing the wafcr
through them several times during the
day.
, in the meantime my husband made a
ruck, tit ki fig two long strips of board, n
tittle longer than my ticks, and naillmi
lath on them like a picket fence, set a
couple of sawhorses where 4he sun could
strike thorn all day, and laid the rack on
thedi, We turned the feathers from the
barret, laid them on the rack, turned the
washtub over them "and left them till :
morning, when they Avere thoroughly
drained and ready for spreading out to
dry. Served the other sack the name way.
lay them out of the dew nights, and if
you have hot, sunny days to dry them In
you will feel well paid for your trouble.
Get a new tick for your feathers. Take
the old one, rrp apart at the sides, out in
two, hem the ends, wash the pieces and use
to upread over the new tick, between Hand
the sheets, in the spring feather beds
should be laid out In the sun every day
nntll they are thoroughly aired. Beat
them up, turn them over in the sunshine
and tbey will seem tike new beds. Loisa
In Ohio Farmer.
A Plea for Common Bunne Drew,
The raiu is falling in torents; men, wo
men and children are hurrying along, re
turning from a circus matinee.
1 look vith envy at the men so placidly
enjoying the shower, as with umbrellas
over their heads tbey walk and talk. I took
at the women, poor wretches! aud a groan
escapes me.
Why are tbey why are we, so long suf
fering?
Every one with wet ankles, drabbled
skirts, soiled shoes and ruffled tempers.
Nor does the mischief end here. Tbey go
home nursing all sorts of ailments and dis
tempers which a wetting Is supposed to
furnish, and as a matter of course, "the
thing they fear comes upon them." 1 am
going to ask you to give the matter of
common sense dress some grave reflection.
hen the matter Is well canvassed and
understood let a convention be called, and
let those who have genius and artistic
ability take to this meeting a costume to
be worn nt the reception given. Also let
there be offered a medal of gold to the,
woman furnishing the best utility suit,
the decision to be placed in the hands of
competent judges.
The idea of a prize would be to stimulate
some who would not otherwise make an ef
fort toward emancipation. This medal in
years to come would be an "heirloom" to
be proud of. The woman whoemuncipatea
ber sex from the slavery of petticoats
more properly shaking, who gives woman
the freedom of ber legs deserves to be
"sainted," and she will be.
Is it not a reflection on the all wise
Creator when we assume our preseut style
of covering for our lower extremities? If
he intended us to use our legs as men use
theirs, we have no right to restrict their
freedom in walking, let us either adopt
a manner of locomotion consistent with
our dress, which 1 suggest be a bop, skip
and jump, or let us adapt our dress to our
limbs and their free use. Ellen Packer
Pratt iu i-lomemuker.
Beauty in the Hair.
Fluffy hair, which wus the envy of every
girl that did not possess it, has given place
to glossy, well kept loots, which, bowever,
are curled aud i round into, the crinkley
waves which are very fashionable. The
great fluffy bangs covering the forebeud
aud ears, and reminding oue of a Shetland
pony, are today scuruud, The smartest
way of arranging the hair is the way in
which a fashionable Paris hairdresser re
cently did it. Dividing the hair on either
aide he pinned it upon the top firmly with
little pin. tie theu braided it in oue long
braid and doubled it underneath, pulling
it through a strand of the braid at the uape
of the neck.' Iu this way the braid does
not sag down or look ungraceful, but tils
to the shape of the head, following iu
curve up to the crown, when it is combed
apart, divided and the cuds made iuto a
smooth, beautiful bowknot.
The bang he cut into different lengths
and curled it iu li ve distinct curls, three on
the top, curling them crosswise. Next
taking ull the remaining buug, save a very
little on the forehead, and curling it to
ward the back of the head, lie tin is bed it
by curling the remainder over the fore
bead. He theu waited uutil It was alt en
tireiy cool, when he pulled the curls all
apart, touching uoue but the very light
bang on the forehead with the comb, iu
this way keeping them In little cuxJuaetr
ting close ly the head. Exchange
A W mi l tli y Widow.
Thoro can be little doubt that a Chilian
widow, Donna Isadora Uousino (called the
'iCountessof Monte (Jristo"), is the Wealth
lest woman in the world, her coal mines
alone bringing tier 4,01X1 a week. She is
the possessor of millions of acres of land
as well as millions of mouey, is the owner
of coal, copper and silver mines, acres of
bouse property iu Sautiagoand Valparaiso,
a fleet of eight iron steamships, smeitiug
works, a railway, and other productive
property that yield her a stupendous iu
come. Mme. Couaiuo owns every house in
tbe town of Lotta, aud its 7,000 inhabitants
depend on her for support. . In Corouel
nine-tenths of tbe b.OOU Inhabitants are on
her pay rolls.
She pays about 11110,000 a year tn wages
tn these two towns alone, most of which
comes back to bur through her own supply
stores. The widow lives most of the time
In Lotta to superintend ber business. Her
vineyards supply uearly all tihe markets of
Chili with claret and -sherry, and her cel
lars a building fHW feet long and 100 feet
wide--are always lull. Madam is about
forty-live years old, and says she will never
marry again. Loudon Tit-Bits. ,
A JHtnlHtor Forty-ulna Year.
Huv. Lyiiia Sevbon was born in Sussex
oouuty '(now Kockford), tn the state of
New Jersey, Aunt l& 17UU. and la therefore
ninety-two years old. During the past
forty-nine years she haa been preaching as
a Unity Brethren minister iu various por
tions of the country with remarkable suc
cess. She isremarknbly vigorous, and pre
dicts that she will live to the year 1900,
thusextending ber life into three centuries.
Mrs. Sexton was appointed chaplain of the
Kansas state penitentiary on Jan. 1, 1870,
aud held the office two years, during which
time ex-Congressman Harrison Kelley was
one of the board of directors.
She has many relations in New Jersey,
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri,
Arkansas and Washington. Her memory
is excellent and her sight remarkably good.
While on a visit to Little Hock recently
she made a silk quilt. Her voice is clear
aud melodious, aud .she delights to sing
sacred songs to the congregation. The
grandfather of this remarkable woman
was the French marquis, Anthony Cossot,
who came to America early in the Seven
teenth century. Seattle (Wash.) Letter.
Kerowme Oil nod Ih "Fire Tent."
Dr. 0. B. Bird, of New Jersey, says rea
sonably: "What we want in our families
la kerosene that might be spilled on the
carpet or floor from a broken lamp and not
take are from the ouining wick tailing
into it. Oil that Is really 150 deg. tire test
will do this. Such oil may be heated to 130
ro 140, and even then will extinguish a burn
ing match like water. For the fire test
take a large coffee cup nearly full of kero
sene, place it in awash bowl and pour warm
water around it, gradually increasing the
beat so that In five minutes the oil reaches
140. Hold any common thermometer in
the oil, with the bulb near the surface.
The test may tie applied at frequent inter
vals, always reading the thermometer be
fore applying it. Said test consists in pass
ing a flame match will answer, but a
waxed threads if cleaner over the oil, one
quarter of an inch from the surface. When
ever It takes fire the figures, on tbe scale
how the 'fire test."' . .
The KfMlflftt Way to Clean Lane.
All old lacemaker, who haa woven many
a gossamer web for that connoisseur of
laces Mme. Modjeska, and has taught tbe
fair actress to fashion some of tbe daintiest
patterns her deft fingers delight in doing,
gives thiB simple receipt for lace cleaning:
Spread the lace out carefully on wrap
ping paper, then sprinkle it carefully with
calcined magnesia; place another paper
over it and put it away between the leaves
of a book for two or three days. Ail it
needs is a skillful shake to scatter tbe
white powder and then it is ready for wear,
with slender threads intact and as fresh as
when new. New Vork Herald.
How Women 81eef.
A German physician says: "Tbe fact is
women require a larger amount of sleep
than men, Tbe nervous excitability of the
female constitution is generally greater
than is tbe case with the stronger Bex, and
a woman's sleep is consequently lighter.
Her dreams are more vivid and leave a
more lasting impression on tbe memory.
Women addicted to dreaming usually sleep
an hour longer than those who do not
dream, for dreams induce weariness. Any
one who sleeps without dreaming rises on
the morrow refreshed from bis couch,
.which is otherwise not the case," Nueva
Revista, J
A Nut able Bedspread.
Mrs. J, Milton Gavitt, of Holden street,
has an old bedspread that was woven in
1759 as a portion of the setting out of Miss
Vanuie Hopkinsoo ou her marriage with
John Rath borne, the great-grandfather of
Mrs. Gavitt's mother. What makes tbe
spread such a choice relic is the fact that
Miss Hopkins was the greut-great-grand-daughterof
Stephen Hopkins, of tbe May
flower. It has been handed down from
one generation to another until it has
fallen to Mrs. Gavitt. It is very handsome
and has been carefully preserved. North
Adams (Mass.) Transcript.
Wlmlebone Seldom Used Now.
There was a time when tbe corsets and
stays of tbe fashionable girl could have
told tales of wondrous romance; of daunt
less sailors fighting under leaden skies
against the monsters of the deep; of priva
tion and suffering undergone by men
whose wives aud daughters waited with
aching hearts for their return from long
and terrible voyages. That time bos prao
tically past, aud its history is told by the
epitaphB upon the monuments iu the grave
yards of the Massachusetts fishing towns,
or in tbe traditions of their groceries and
barrooms. Mercer.
The Utility of the Pretty GirL
The pretty girl is a universal factor in
modern life. She possesses the advantage
not only of ornameut, but of utility. She
has been utilized in au endless variety of
ways. She has become a howliug success
in the operatic ballet, and is as conspicuous
and as original ia front of a typewriter or
behind a counter as sue is on areas parade
in a new spring suit or luxuriously lolling
In a big easy chair. But it has remained
for an enterprising Uouuectlcut minister
of the gospel to ih traduce the pretty girl
in a new sphere as a church usher.' Detroit
Tribune.
Mrs. Frances E. Wlllard says that her
rising hour is 7 or hiilf-past 7, aud that 10
o'clock iB her latest hour for retiring. To
this habit of "early to bed" she attributes
her lifeloug good uealth aud steady cheer
fulness. It Is said that there is something very
obnoxious to rats iu the leaves and stalks
of the niulleu plaut, and that if. they are
strewn around ,iu cellars or their haunts
tbey will immediately leave.
A nnnnnful nt hnrnfinulish nut Into a nan
of milk will keep it sweet for several duys;
but the taste or cue, norseraais,n is some
times appurent if the milk be used in tea
or coffee,
Harriet Hosnier has one of the most
wonderful inventions of the oentury, that
of producing marble from limestone, close
ly resembling .that af the finest antique
quarries. ; -
Matrons for schools, cooks for hospitals,
are very difficult to find, yet the wages are
good and tihe hours of labor depend large
ly upeu executive ability.
tyf, DARLING, WHEN YOU LOVE ME,
Oh, darling, when you lore ra
The sky is soft and bright;
Life asks no troubled qtmfitlont
The world is safe and right;
I whisjier happy secrets
With every Hower and tree,
And lark and thrush and linnet
' Sing all their Bongs for me.
Oh, darling, when you chide ma
The world is numb and cold;
The mists creep up the valley, ,,
And all the year is old.
The fields are black and sodden;
The j'hIvertnK woods are sena .
I see no face in heaven,
a And death is very near.
Oh, darling, always love mel
The song birds look to you; '
The skies await your bidding
To dtime the world with blue.
Then keep the rose in glory
And make the swallow stay
And hold the year forever
At summer's crowning day.
Frederick Langbridge.
Holders and Brashes,
Tastes differ as to the size of holders foe
use about tbe stove. Some like large, thin,
ones, and others prefer them small and
thick. It does not matter which way tbey
are made, so you have plenty of them and
use them. I make covers for them, which,
can be easily slipped off and washed, with,
a small ring or tnje sewed on one corner
for hanging them up. Hang neartbestove.
so there will be no temptation to use towels
or an apron.
Besides the various kinds of brushes used
for scrubbing keep one exclusively for
washing vegetables. Potatoes, turnips,
beets, etc., can be more readily cleaned in
this way than in any other.
Use a small toothbrush for cleaning
around the handles of cups and tureens,
and for dishes with rough surfaces or
raised designs. Keep it convenient and it
will be used oftener, 1 keep mine in a
drawer of my kitchen work table, beside
my silver polish, chamois skin and other
useful cleaners.
1 have found a small paint or varnish
brush, costing five cents, a useful accom
paniment to the larger stove Tplif,nit1K
brush, as it can be made to reach into cor
ners where tbe other one will not go.
A nailbrush for tbe cook's and tbe chil
dren's use is indispensable. Of courxe
there are dust brushes, crumb brushes and
toothbrushes. I only mention these which,
I do not find to general use, but which cost
little and aid much in making easier tbe
work which many deem drudgery. House
keeper. . i ; s
An Embarrassing Predicament.
Dr. King, the bishop of Lincoln, once
found himself in a most embarrassing pre
dicament He was assisting at the opening
ceremony of a bazaar, which was being betd
in aid of the Nurses' institution. During
the course of the proceedings it was dis
covered that pickpockets bad been at work,
and several ladies proclaimed the loss of
their purses. The fact was communicated
to the bishop, who expressed his regret, at
the same time examining his own pockets
in the hope of finding nothing gona
He was not disappointed nothing was
gona He was, however, surprised, for front
one of his pockets be brought a strange
purse that be had never seen before. It con
tained three coppers, and was ultimately
discovered to belong to a Mrs. KIHb. a lady
who was present ttnd among those Lament
ing the loss of tbrir purses. It is conjeoJ
tured that the tbief was a person with a
weakness for practical joking. London.
Tit-Bita ,
Man Kecreated Many Times tn Ufa. t
It is surprising bow many people believe
that the entire body of a man is renewed
every seven years exact ly. This used to tie
taught in books, and although not othodoz
now is etill accepted as gospel by many.
To show its inaccuracy one has only to bit
a nail on his finger bard enough, for in that
case the injured object will come off aud be
replaced by an entirely new naiL If thin
process occupied seven years such' an ac
cident would be a very tiresome affair, hut,
as any mechanic will tell you. it only oc
cu Dies a few weeks.
The growth is more rapid in sumniefH
than winter, but never taking more than
four mouths. So far as the uails are mat
cerned, then, the renewal process rv
peated about twenty-one times during Mie
.) regulation seven years, and the theory i
! thus destroyed, even if no other proofs of
I Its falsity were forthcoming. St. ' Ijouu
1 Globe-Democrat.
A Frank Editor.
The editor of a certain newspaper was
very busy one day, with a heap of news aud
editorial manuscripts, before him awaiting
! his attention, when a long haired young :
J The visitor deliberately produced some
,, "Ahem! . I have here a few verses" I
"Yes, yes!" exclaimed tbe editor. "Will
you do me the fayor to put them over there
in that wostebket yourself? Vou ee
I'm very busy just now "Youth's Com -
Danion . ;
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Hostess of the Nation. i
The question is often asked throughout
the couutry as to tbe social duties of Uie
presiding lady of the presidential mansion
ana as co woai exum sue guu mu society, i
The inquiry 'finds its auswer in the fact
that this lady must necessarily by her po
sition be tbe hostess of the uation. With
such an immense responsibility devolving
upon her it is uot expected, nor would it
for many reasons be desirable, that her so
cial duties should be extended beyond the
president's house. Ladies' Home Journal.
Milltoufl for Charity. j
Tt In flstfmated that, it costs tbe well to do
people in this country 1 25,000,000 annually
to sunnort cnantauie institutions, wuite ac
least 1500,000,000 are invested in permaueub
buildings where the needy are cared tor.
Chicago Herald. v- j
The champion pickpocket lives in Eng
land. He weut through a church fair with,
gratifyiug results to himself aud left au
empty purse belonging to some oue else ia
the pocket of the horrified bishop.
Is It not a tittle strange that when our
great statisticians take slate aud pencil to
figure up tha cost of government tbey never
take iuto toe account tbe expense of elec
tion? Exchange,
Why Thnrghatten flat a Hole Through It.
Thorgbattnn. the famous Norwegian
mountain, baa a hole extending entirely '
through it from one aid to the other.
According to a Norwegian legend this
same Mount Thorghatten was once a hat
and belonged to one Thorg; hence the
name Thorghatten. (t seems that in the
mythical ages a giant and giantess fell
violently in lore with each other. They
were forced to part' for a time, but
vowed that they would marry in the
near future. Soon after, however, the
fickle woman pledged ber troth to an
other. This angered her giant lover to
a degree unknown to modern men of
smaller atature. He was seventy miles
from her when the elfs brought the
news; but. selecting a good arrow, he
shot it in her direction.
Now it happened that her brother,
Thorg, was standing in direct line of the
arrow's flight. It went through his hat
and skull, killing him instantly, and fell
harmless at the feet of the faithless
giantess. She bad the power of turning
all objects into stone, and forthwith
willed that her brother's hat become a
stone monument to the tragedy. The
cruel lover was turned to stone where
he sat astride his horse at Hestmando.
and the giantess herself petrified at
Lecko. The two latter objects have dis
appeared, but Thorg's hat (Thorghatten)
is still the object of many canons pil
grimages. St. Louis Republic.
' - A Day In Bed.
We are naturally given to condemn
and despise the idea of remaining tn bed
when our health is good and all our vi
tal forces in fair working order. Apart
from the matter of our nightly rest, we
rarely think of "a day in bed" either as
preservative of health or conducive to
longevity. Yet 1 am convinced there is
much to be said in favor of "a day in
bed" now and then, as an aid to health
in the middle aged and as a measure
tending to prolong life in the old. ; ,T
m ueu uie wuuio muscuiar oy a mm is
at ease and the wear and tear of the
body is reduced to a minimum. The
processes of getting rid of waste matters
are in abeyance; there is less waste to
get rid of. and tnngs, skin and kidneys -have
a measure of comparative repose.
The nervous system, above all, is soothed
and comforted by the "day in bed."
Anxieties and worries disappear after
the rest, and tbe individual returns to
the workaday world refreshed and ren
ovated, physically and mentally, in a
degree such as the actions of no medi- .
cines could have accomplished.
In a word, the person who enjoys "a
day in bed" is in the position of an en-
gine whose tires are banked down and
whose energies are recruiting for the re- ;
newal of the work of tomorrow. Health
Bulletin. - ;
Cost of Mississippi Steamboat.
Pictures of tbe packets scarcely show
how unlike our boats these are, the dif
ference being in the methods of work
manship. Each story U built merely of
sheathing, and in the best boats the
doors and fanlights are hung on without
frames around them all loose and thin,
as if they never encountered cold weather
or bad storms. All the boats that 1 saw
are as nearly alike in all respects as if
one man had built them I was told that
the great oackets eost only $70,000 to
$100,000, so that the mere engine in a
first class Atlantic coast, river or sound
boat is seen to be of more value than
one of these huge packets, and a prime
reason for the difference in construction
suggests itself
But I do not mean to criticise, for '
these great, comfortable vessels serve
their purpose where ours could not be
used at all, and are altogether so useful
and appropriate as well as picturesque
and attractive to an eastern man that ;
there is not room in my mind for aught "
than praise of them. Julian Ralph in
Harper's. , . .. j
'EleWrioaily Onarriud.
Many visitors to the Metropolitan Mn- ;",
seum of Art wonder at the apparent ab .
sence of guard against theft and think
how easy it would be to rifle almost any
of the cases of .their valuable contents. ;
Each of these.cases.is guarded, however,
by a small .wire which Umnectstfritb the
j basement. Each of the wises in tbe room, ;
whioh contains the Moses-Lazarus col-
lection of port.elftili. miniatures and other
valuable JbjectH is vijiliie.ctet with these
. . . J. .,
j electrical wires, so' that if any person
should attempt .to forcu open a lid the
! signal would tie given at once. The
same arrangement ih made for tbe safety
0f most of.. tbd other cases. New York
Hald, ' 1
The Bc&t Taoe Treatment,
The best and most satisfactory treat
ment of the face is adaily buth, tepid water v
with white castilesoap, followed by the use
of cocoa uut oil, and lastly a copious rinsing'
iu cold rain water. This, with gentle frio
tion, gives a pink and white glow to the
face and a good tone to the skin, especially
if followed up dihgeutly. A moderate ube
of tbe tincture of benzoin npon the face ak
night, if carefully removed m the morning
, with soap and water, is softening and
skin. A uareful diet and
v'
pleuty of vigorous exercise are aids to a
good complexion. New York Journal,
The Duke of Northumberland made a
voyage to India by way of the Cape of Uoou
Hope in 15W, in a "galuzabra," which was
but a modernized form of galley. ;
It is astonishing to seethe Alpine climb
ers drink tea. They cannot go up tbe Ma
terhorn without this necessary stimuloojJ
Ariosto's "Angelica," with her splendid;
hair floating in the wind, was a member uC
tbe fair haired tribe of blonds,