, 1876-04-09

Than by tho earth, which III tozeotsaa by:
That, that 1lone was day.
And thnt u1one w.a night
Ana left me but whispered voice, sweet,
Sweet mystery: when wD nor eaw nor missed
The Rr1endor circlin8 heavens height:
Oh that alone was night!
A WOMAN WITH A PURPOSE.
When we read {sats the st. Louis Republican,
OF tho Queen directing that the bells Of West-
minater Abbey should not be rung On the recent
occasion of her opening Parliament, That the dy-
ing moments of her FRIEND Lady Augusta STAN
ley should no: be disturbed, few on this side Of
the Atlantic wero aware OF that friends worth in
womaply sense. She WAS only Peers
daughter, and not much is expected Of q Peers
daughter but to marry and assist IN perpetuat-
lug the Peeraee and 4the landed gentry;" but
this waB 8 woman With purpoBo in life, Just ~
much as il sho hadn't bsen tho daughter Of the
Eerl of E!gin, Governor auccessiyely Of Canada
and India, and Masonic Grand Master OF Great
Britain. Victorias thougttfuluess did not save
her friends life, for she died few days after
wards; died OF q cold caught on q tour OF Switz-
erlaud She was tho wifo of Dean Stanley, ona,
Of it not tho most liberal and advanced Of the
Church Of Eugland's dignitaries.
When Lady Stanley went home with her hus-
band to live At the old Deanery, adjoining West
rinstar Abbey, thirteen years ago, she found
herself surrounded by associations that travelled
back 800 years and more. The dust Of Kings
and Queens and those OF older blond who had
msde and up1psde Royalty, we're near ber On
every side, in a grand md solemn realm Of dark
ness mud dust, Of Eenoral rot and wearing away
by neglect and time. Most women ia her place
after the first glamour Of traditional and historic
interest attaching to the vast old pile had passed
away would have settled down. smoothly to
dream away life as . Deans wife, but this wonl-
an did NOT, Her enosgy took in what her eyes
to restore, as TAX as she could, and With the
means ut hand, light and q clean face to the
old Abbey and all Within it. Dust and gloom
vere everywhere, but thus WAS not the worst.
yandalisns had cili1ped eliigies and toInbs. and
time had worn Inscriptions and legends smooth
and illegiole, where jupponneA warriors and
rohed Statesmen llV under badachtns Of tha !:
eleventh century. The rank grass climbed oear
to hide the graves Of the old acbots that had
waxed fat 10 the cloisters there long before the
Reformation WAS dream to break the rest OF
nitro and OF cowl.
She saw all this and went earnestly to work to
effect change. No one estimated the noble
nature Of tho wooan whose lifa ha had in charge
nors truly at itB just Valua than Deap Stanley.
Those who remember Westminster ABBEY th.f-
teen years ago, and have wandered under its
frctted roof and through it's aiales and nases
througing at every step with historic interost
within the past two or three years, can alone ap-
ureciate " hat this woman achieved of her orn
strong will.
KISSING THE BRIDE.
The custom Of kissing the bride at > wedding
is Of great antiquity and is etlll insisted On By
many people with great vigor. very amusing
story is told by Al exchange Of kentucky back
vopdsman who had, after long aud ardent
courtship OF the belle OF one Of the kentucky
cities, won her for a bride. She had for~a long
tisno wayored in her choice, uniecidod whether
to tako him Or a gentleman OF wealth and
posision in the city, but finally chose
tho humber lot in obedience to her
heart. The wedding waa celebrated in great
STYLE aad the manly groom Was almost as much
admired for his colossalproportionsa aud athletic
symmetry aswas the bride for hcr exceeding love-
iness. Among tho gneets Was the unsuccessful
sutor who was we'll aware Of the jealousy with
which the groom had regarded him, but who hnd
overcome his chargin at bis failure. and was
eincerely anxious TO congratulate the bride.
One by one tho guests offered their good Wishes
aud their hearty KISSES while tho groom looked
on With approval aud delight. At length, among
the rest, cana The rejected lover. Tho
young groom watched him heooiy. but
without the least animosty in bis expression.
The unfortunate rival felt the dolicacy Of bis
position. and not caring to provoke the nus
bands ire, he did not proffer the salute when
was customary. As he was giving place to 9th
ers after wishing the newiy-n1arraed pair well,
tho groom grasped his arm with bis iron fnEe1e.
and in low tone said ''She's my wife, aud
propose to see that she is treated as we'll as my
wife should be treated. II you don't kiss her,
I'll break every bone in your body" Rather
than QUARREL the gentleman kissed the not un-
willing bride, and the groom vas satisfied.
BEAUTIFUL FEET.
Some years ago (eays the New York StsnT it
was quite fashionable for ladies' to have their
feet and legs ulclded, nj rather moderate ex-
pense, in London. There was little shop in
Soho Square where they sold casts of beautiful
feet Of celebrated lndes Of high position and
rank, and Of irreproachable character one
day the wife Of Mayor OF town in the PROV
inces had two casts taken OF her foot and leg,
one nude and one dressed atrango to say, the
admirers than the other. American women are
noted for their beautiful feet.
A letter to the New York Graphic saws: /
noticed that at Washington there ls quite an
excitement about small feet Of aone OF the falr
sex. Now, I know the wife Of one Of cur lead
lug lawyers who has foot to rival them, Who
wears No. boot and Is slipper. It is perfect
in shane, pronounced 30 III Europe aud Amer1cs,
and the Indy in question Weighs 40 pounds.
When it was 80 fashionable few years ago to
modelled in London, and artista there sad thot
only American women could boast OF sncb beausl-
full feet.
THE LATEST FASHION.
Lucy Hooper writes from Paris: We're l
not u peculiarly moral person, I should say for
my own part, Ii brat the fashious!" For am
not Venus, and the incoming modes will. un-
less am much mistaken, be pitiless to those
who are anything else- The old Princeaae or
Gabrielle cut for dresses is to be revlved.-na3.
is revived. and threatens to become tue
rnge. Now, in old days, with hoops
ana full skirts, these gorad, all-1n-ona
dresses we're not go bad; but
now, what with ied-back skirts and glove
fitting dresses, women who are eithertoo thin OF
too stout hare hard time Of it. OF COURSE
such figure as thas Of Crolzette looks simply
divine in such attire; but how many women
have & figure like that Of Croizette, should
like to know? Not one form in 3 hundred can
stand the total absence OF drapery. ADd 30, iat
and forty or thin and thirty. must be turned
into guys, in order that the sweet and shapelT
may have chance to stun the world with rev.
elation OF lovelness.
ELOPEMENT OF TWO INFANTS.
Charles Hodges and Amy Robinson, aged re-
spec tively7 and years, whose parents live in
,kr Ho5r1,fa diHaT~