, 1874-08-11
or thlrtlhand ohignons, We doubt not aro oagarly

HAvA1E FINEnY. -.
IT tH amusing 10 know that Myesics, scarlet
military tunicn, and various oiliclal garments.
decorated with lace, Anta rnady Balo on tho wost
eoast Of Africa. to which shp!oAdn aro exported.
There these ge,ay articles 81 apparel, and the
81 81 barbnrio eplondor. " Think Of N negro chof
seated cosnplncently undor hs court umbrella,
deenBacd In caat-oH tunfo OF tho Life Guards,
or in ono Of the Ivory coatH Of the Lord Mayors
atsendants! Used scarlet rogimentals aro Hald
to bc largely exported to nuBslt, to bo cut up Al
facimgh for civil of1lcinis though this NO can
hardly credit. Silk velvet wniBtcoats whom even
protty vol worn, fnl market among German
and PoltBh jews to DO nndo into pkull-caps 1t
being one OF tho point9 OF Hebrew etiquette 10
haVo tho head covOred on coromouionB occa-
sions, dinnor-rattieB included. Old velvet waist
conts from England turned into capa for Jow1Hh
worshipers tn that strangely antique synagogue
On tho bnnss Of tho Molaau !
sMoDp1.
:" However woo1on garments may be dis posed
Of time attor timo, thoy are at length no longor
passablo, mud thcn comos total revolution In
their character Tho buttona aio takpn OF, tue
lininga torn out, and what tomalne Of tho fabric
ls ground by machinery into 'dovil'a dugt'
tl!e resurrection in old clothes. When sa coat
will not 30 much as bang together to dresa III,
q scarc-crow, it will still make down, iuto very
good shoddy. ~ tho doyll's duat is politely
named. Tho moaning Of this iB, That tho gar
mont Ia torn up by toothod whools into con-
dition Of loose tlbros, which, oil bosnE properly
ssoa arc mixed n, n1 WITH fFes oo sardod
called. after being lit Tor tho dung-heap, ja ir-
corroratoa with what appears exceedingly boau-
tifnl cloth. and ts again proudly exhibited nj
Sunday clothes on tho baoAa OF Thousands Of
woarers. The thing nooms ridiculous, If not
pit ot choat but lot us not DO too hard on
ehoddy. Thero lB not suf1cioncy OF fresh
wool for I'LL tho world. And Al wooon goods
ato In an ovorgrowing demand. wha. bettor can
bo suggested than tiat tho elastic fibers Of tho
old garment should DO wrought up into IN arti-
clio agreeable to tho eYo. and productive OF bodily
! comtort7 All bail to tho vafuoH and virtues Of
ghoddy ilo was great man who thought out
| that marvellous invention.
AFrEn BuODUT--BEER.
"Aftor all. shoddy cannot bo expected to stand
more than single boting. Usunlly, when the
garment which ls half shoddy has 8orvod ita
turn, II ts thought to have fairly done It's duty;
tho timo haa como whan 1t should bo resolved
into it's original oomonts. aud, by ohonical
| chango. hep on our social ByHtem. In plain
English, the slodditlea raga must aink into tho
condition Of manure for varioua vegetable pro-
| ducts. 1u tho south Of Franco aud Of Italy old
woolon rags arc used 10 manure for oiiyo trees,
TOR which purpose they arc iu popular 1equeAt.
| In England thoy aro appreciated aa manure for
hope; wherefore, no may say, that the ultimate
destiny OF oar old ooata and trowsors is tho I'M
parting OF certain sayory bitter to tho beer in
| gaueral uso. The substance OF old clothes q
property In an ordinary boyerago1
| 90AP-sUD8.
IL OF MI tho things in tho world which appear
utterly worthless aro Hoap-suds. Mr. Simmons
takes different siow. Ho tolls us that taoap-
suaa aa q stimu1ant Of vegetable hfo cannot bo
too highly apprectatod-' Wo cannot 70 into Ills
| arguments on tho eroat value Of soap-ends, and
1t is suiacient to ray that, when poured out as
FfoneH, vi VIC arc up to everything in tho o
chemical limo, have taken q proper view OF
tho yalno Of aoap-suds. Whether from
| private dwellings, ii Paris, or from the
bargcs OF tho blancbissalHes, the Seine
| must hayo good deal Of soap tioating about it
in Hasseful kind Of way, to say nothing Of tho
| greasy pollution from dead dogs and cats.
There was q fortune, il properly looked after.
An o,nterpriaing firm. fortified By tic authority
Of 'no n to 1egn 9gaam
| o nonBonaical fdoa. Quito mistake. BY uniting
tho skimmlnga Of the river With tho oifal from
hospitals, the arm IL able, by tho aid OF cho1nia-
try steam. and cookery, to fatten 5000 pgst and
| to produce annually 500,00o pounds Of soap"