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boolss, i.s eholves woro ornnmontod with vnaes
and othor pretty trlnketH. On tho opposite Hitlo
1 tbs ESom sooa nS tho rsG0pSs Of o
flko tho dosls, VAS over In order, md In addition
to Its freight Of litoratn1o, always mntle room
for n worls-bnslet woll stocked with snoolb,
aoisRora, and all tho implomcnta Of NIL Goco,n-
rl1:, cAnys' rAn1on.
Tho ho1Hn below WAS aB attractive aR above.
gnla}ls richly stained window at Tho hoad OF
thS ataIrs flooded the smsll hsil with gorgeous
floor md sara covered wirl Brussels carpet Of
oak md Ecnrot tintB; On lts walls hlnf1 colorod
eeng,ravings Of oxen, cowB, md loracs piowfng
70 tho right of tito front entrance Rtoo1, wid-
oroh, tho door Of tho Dpncious par1or, within
WioBo walls for moro than fifteen years pnt1,oro
Cd wcckly go many gifted and oongoniel souls.
This parlor was Il large square room with hvo
bny-window botwoen: Theso. windows wero
hung With lace, delicatoly embroidered, from
which wore looped back curtains Of palo grcon
brocatollo lined with whto silk. On oithor cn-
illuminated fralnou, stood two altar piecos n6out
three foot high, from au old church in Milan,
oaeh bearing on q fold OF gold M ongol in azure
and rosy ,yos.ments, ono playing on q tnlcimor,
tors tori iip IN Sae beass as Wilton on ono tebiot
Psalm cl. 0, md OIL tho other, tho succeeding
vorso Of tho same. A large oil painting Of rlloop
lying OIL 4 Hillside hung Mt ono timo oyor tho
eceno m from ' Turnor. % w%o % on oithor ' ae, Sory
tall yaHoss Of ruby glass throw wino-lile huo
OIL the silyery wall. On ono oido Of tho 1nantol
tlloro was rosewood etngcro, lined With mir
rora, and decorated will, vaaos and books. On
tho othor Hido thero waa IN oxQiBto copy In ol
Of Guido's "Aurora," brought by II friond from
1tnly. OppoBito tho bay-window very broad
mirror roso from floor to ceiling
co1erod tho wa soo ana Of %eh aa 5esn
placed there h9y friends who lad no proper room
crimson and green. The cl,nira and sotas.. whtcf,
were luxurious, wcro also cushioned In velvet Of
various blending llros.
Tho most remarkable nrttclo in tho room was
tho lnrgo contre table. made OF many thousand
1noBalcs Of inlaid wood, each in itH natural tint.
Clustors Of pansios, Of the n1ost perfect outline
tho oxsro.no edgo was nlad In .inta scarce wider
than thread It WAS work OF endloBs pationco,
and Of tho finest art. II wns n.ado by n poor
hungarian artiat, who uacd nenrly d whole l|fc-
tiuo in This work Of his hants. He brought it
to this country hoping to rcalizo for 1t . large
s,ln, but wan compelled by nccoBnity, at last, to
| part with it for small amount. 1t paHsod from
! various owners before it was bought by Alice
| Cary and placed in her pnrlor nj ita central
shrine, around Which gathered hor choicest
| friends.
SUNDAY EVENING AT THE oAnya'.
| The noaroHt approach to the idohl buostoo1-
| ing reception over roachod IN this country was
| tho Sunday oyening receptions Of Alice md
| phnbe Cary. Hcro, for over ifteon yoarB, in
! All unpretondinB. home, gathered not only tho
most oarncet, but many of tho most brilliant
Americans OF our timo. Thoro arc like assonlb-
| 'ioa still, whcroin tncn end womon, rich In MI
tne gifts and ,grrces, moot and 1ninglo;, yot I
doubt If thoro DO ono no catholic 80 timely COM
prehonaive as to mako 1t tho ra1iying spot, tho
outraying contre Of the artistic and literary lifo
OF the metropolis. ItB contral magnet lont, such
circle, onco brokon aud scatteredin in all itsparta,
can not bo eaaiy reEatherod and bound. Society
! must wait until another Houl equally potent
awoet, uneolfsll,. sympathetic and centrlpetal,
shall draw togather onco more its scattered
| forces In ono common bond. For tho relief Of
Puritan friends who aro tronblel that these re-
| cnptfons occurred Oh Sabbath evening, must
soy that thoy mover hindercd anybody from 60
ing to Church. Horace Greeley, who noyor
tho city, used to drink his two cnps Of fsweotonod
milk and water, say ha Bay, and than suddenly
| vanish, to go and apoak at u temperance meet-
ing, to listen to Dr.. .Cllapln,. or to write his
bath evening was their reception. ovening be:
cause it WAS tho only ono which tho slstorH had
invariably free from 1nbor; and, as a rnlo, this
waB equally truo Of their guoBls Willie her
lY oyory Sunday morning, and till hor last sick,
ness phube was faithful cllurch-gocr; but
Sabbath evening was their own and their friends
| In thoir receptions there wnB no fornalty, no
rule Of droHB. You could CONG. rs simply or
us lncly arraycd as you chose. Your coatly cos
tune would not increase your welcome, nor
/ your shabby attire p!aco you Mt discount Ia-
| dooa, il anything about you ever 30 romotoly
suggested poverty or loneliness it would, at Tho
earliest possible moment, bring Alice to your
sido. lIer dark, gontlo tonder oyos would maIo
you feel at home ut once. You would forget
your clothes and yourself altogotlaor, in q quiet
imporsonal friendly flow Of talk which would
gor, eho would ho sure not to leave
you till Phoebe came, or till she had
introduced You to aome pleasant person, and you
would not find yourself again alone during tho
| evening. This WAS the distinctive characteristic
welcoming doors to all sympathetic Bouls, with
ont the slightest reference to tho state Of their
finances or mere worldly condition.
| THE CONFINEMENT OF CITY LIFE.
! Alico and phtpbo could not have been farmers.
but In their twenty years. Of ifo in the city they
could hayo followed, nearer than they did, thoir
out-of-loor habits Of their old country home.
These barofootod royers in country lanes, who
| grew lip foBtered by sunshine, air. md slsy, tho
Intimate friends Of bees md birds, Of horaea and
! CONS, Of tho cunning workers. Of tho ground
| aud tile mrlrnluring Nations Of tho summer air !;
! these lovers OF Common flowers with common
in their own lingdom, whose rlchent revonuo to
| tho day OF .o:. death was drawn from Tho
wealth Of !ro loft 10 far behind, in the full
flowor Of their womanhood camo to tho great
city, and began new life, which the vitality Of
| tho old enabled thom to endure for twenty years,
but which drow constantly on their vital springs,
without adding ono drop to tho source Of physfc-
nl health. 70 attain tho highest SUCCESS which
thoy sought, they needed both tho attrition and
opportunities Of tho city. Had thoy added to
this new lifo, for third Of every year. their old
| paatimeB and old pursuits, they might hayo
added years to their o1istence. But no human
being, city brod, much less ono country born,
could layo maintained tho highest health or
have prolonged oxatence in tho hot mir
daily life Of Alice and rhnbo Cary for many
yours. Tho new life encroachod upon tho old
| vitality imporceptibly, and not until tho yery