Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-06

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could not land Mt least once a month. At
/ two stations only. one or other of these
conditions iS-fulfilled. At Kerguelen's
Land there are no inhabitants, and at
Rodriguez thele IS no safe anchorage
From Il geOh etrica. point of view these
have excluded many islands flvorablv sit
uated; bGt the wisdom and humanity OF
the course pursued cannot be questioned.
The English stations are as follows: Alex
andria,. or some station in Egypt which is
connected with the telegraph Here Capt.
Browne, r. A. IL be chief astronomer,
and have two assistants. one of whom
Captain Abney, r. F., will be in charge
Of he Photographic arrangements. At
Honolulu. Captain Tupman. r. NJ. A.
will be chief. He will have nine gentle
men under his command. detachments
from whom will be sent to neighboring
islands to ensure greater chances of good
observations.
At Rodriguez, Lieut. Neate, II. n. will
e.. te in ri.arge. Mr.. Burton. Il Late assistant
in 'tort Ross observatory, will be in
charge of the photography. To Kergue-
lens Land the Rev. Father Perry. known
in scientific circles for his magnetic charts
of France and Belgium. will be accompa-
MED by the Reverend Father Ledgraves, of
/
ants. One section of this party will occupy
Christmas HarhOr; whilst another. under
Lieutenant Corbet, r. n will be detached
to more southern part of the island. The
station in New, Zealand will be in charge
of Major Palmer, r. E.. of Sinaitic repu-
tuition, with Lieutenant Darwin, r. E.. as
his principal assistant. Mauritius will be
occupied in force by IN independent expe-
dition under Lord Lindsay, whence a val
uable set of observations may be expected
| Colonel Tenant, r. E., has been deputed
by the Indian government to head a party
ut Pesllawur-a locality which is very IA
vorahle, the parallaX and height of the
sun being aim, st ut their maXima. From
a casual glance at the map which Mr..
Proctor has given to the public by which
to study the most favorable localities for
observation, it seems a matter for regret
that some nation has not sent out astrono-
mers to Teheran or khiva. which are near
" as good stations as Peshawur. The
Shah's late visit to Europe and the last
Russian expedition might have been turn
ed to good scientific account
1t is proposed to take Il photograph every
two minutes during the transit of Venus,
and thus a series of permanent and trust
worthy records will be registered. We
believe it is intended to reproduce these by
IN after process and to send each set home
in different ships. Fifteen sappers. who
have all been trained in photography at
the Engineer School at Chatham, will be
distributed among the five tirst-named sta
tions. The most laborious operation which
each party has to undertake is the finding
the exact longitude of each station. With
the exception of Egypt, Mauritius. and
perhaps Peshawur, this will be calculated
from observations of the moon. These
will be compared with the records of the
moons place rs registered at Greenwich
on the same day. and the computing viii
be completed at the ROYAL Observatory.
1t will require three months or lunations"
before the transit and three after to obtain
satisfactory and accurate results
THE SPRING STYLEs.-The day of red
ingote is over, and the polonaise takes its
} place That this is favored style one
/, has only to look in the largest and most
= stvlish importing houses to be assured.
Never were there lovelier patterns. and SO
: elaborately embroidered. Camels' hair
/ cloth. vigogne, cashmere drap d'ete. and
tor summer wear the batiste and MeNi-
caine While some are embroidered in
: darker shades of silk than the material,
, others are done in colors most exquisitely
: shaded; as, for instance, a gray garment
) is embroidered with Il wreath of blue Can
: terburv bells, the flowers shaded exactly 10
, nature. The effect is exceedingly lovely.
: Women of sense, rejoice. the demi-train
is banished from the street. and the dress
; in walking swings clear of the ground.
Even if the dress is cut long, it is provided
: with buttons and loops. or drawing-strings
across the back breadths, so that it can be
: lifted on leaving the house. 1t is consid-
cred the hight of bad taste and vulgarity
o allow the skirts to sweep the ground
: Fashion has again come 10 the rescue OF
cleanliness and common sense, and right
fully and judciously banishes long draper
= les from the street, only to produce them
fresher and more graceful in the drawing
room. Shirrs and puffs in trimming have
taken the place of ruffies and pleats. Some
: of the gowns are trimmed with loose
2 lengthwise puffs, with two or three shirrs
: between, from waistband TO tip of the train.
t Vests are shirred and puffed, sometimes
e entire bodies and sleeves. This is a nice
{; fashion for the tall, slim beauties, but THEN
shorter sisters must perforce cling to dra-
} peries. albeit they are not of the first mode
= Thin materials will be especially pretty
7 made in this fashion; white grenadines
D and the cool grays in particular. Boston
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