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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
KNITTING AND CROCHET.
srocKlNe-KNITTING.
THE LEG.

THE LEG.
From TIE weekly TrfbWna
The leg of stocking divides itself naturally into
four parts:
l. The band at the top.
O. The upper part-between the band and the
intakes
g. The decreasings or intakes.
f. Tho snkle.
l. The band is usually ribbed, but before begin
ming it some knltters work o neat little scallop
along the top of tho stocking in this way: Knit 8,
alp 1, and repeat all round Knit the same for five
moro rounds, always remembering to clip the same
stitch, On the sixth round knit before but this
time the slipped stitch must be puzzled. Instead of
knit g. slip 1. knit 8 slip l. might be substitut
ed TO suit the subsequent rbbing.
The band is usually ribbed by knitting and
purling OF scanning 2 alternately all round. The
same stitches must of course be knitted or puzzled
all through the band 1t is usual to have an odd
stitch cast on and this is worked in the rubbing by
making one of the ribs knit instead of knit g and
of the end OF the band letting the middle stitch of
the three become the seam stitch. For small stock
ings and average knitting wool this band would be
trihe coarse. and prettier arrangement would be
knit 1. purl L. alternately. For stockings a size or
two larger, knit q puT 1, forms pretty rib. Still
larger stockings might DO worked with the standard
rib knit g. purl g. or which pretter knit 8, purl
/. In very large stockings, the RIB may be, knit
g. purl 2. The knitted stitches form kind of fiat
ridge, the purled stitches furTOw. Where the
ribbing is intended to run all down the stocking,
the furrow should never be more than one stitch
wide
The depth of the band should vary with the size
of the stocking from half an inch or an inch IN
small stockings to two inches or moro for lady's,
or even three or four inches for sock. There are
no cast-iron rules in knitting, however and the de-
tails may be varied to suit the requirements of each
particular case. or the taste of the knitter SpeCi
mems of the German "strumpfrinder" or open
work bands will be given hereafter, but meantime
any impatient reader may try this simple pattern.
After narrow band Of ribbing proceed as follows:
First round: Purl 2, over plain, knit 2 to-
gether.
Second round: Purl ., plain, over, 5 plain. knit
2 together.
Third round: Purl 2. 2 plain. over, 4 plain, knit
2 together.
Fourth round: Purl 2. pain, over, plain, knit
together.
Fifth round: Purl 2, plain, over, plain,
kuit 2 together.
Sixth round: Purl 2. 8 plain, over, plain, knit
2 together
Seventh round: Purl q 6plain, over. KNIT to-
Rether.
Repeat from tho first round till the pattern Is
deep enough; then finish with narrow band of
xibbing, and go with the upper part of the leg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
QUEEN VIcToRIA8 SISTER And HER HOW1
From The Whitehall RevietV.


Above the railway station on the left bank of the
river Cos, half hidden by tir-trecs, there stands
on the Friesenberg, which deseends gently into
the valley in the middle of small garden, charm
ing villa in the Swiss style Although the en-
incncc on which the villa stands is not of n very
great height, the panorama is comprehensive ana
most picturesque. The villa has not been inlaDted tOr
the last eight years; the castelar, only VINO HScS
in the side building, looks after the house ana
garden; and may as wei lGii you lllaI al WHO no
walk in the wCll-kept garden, but not to enter the
quiet house, which ~ closed TO all comeIs Whatever
their rank or station For this villa is the private
property of Queen Victoria albeit it is still called
after its former posscssOr, Villa llohenlOhe."
The Dowagcr Princess Theodore of llohenlOhe.
Langenburg, mother of the carly-departed wite OF
the then hereditary Prince, now Dnkoo OF SAKE Mem
ingcn, and the Duchess Adchcid of Schleswlg-Ii0l-
-Sondenburg-AugiStenbnrg bullt TINS modest s
villa about 1860 and chose II rs her widowed DOM
icr {" WittwGnsitz0. Amiable and spirituclle, she
was wont 10 have for encourage those famous III art
and science. She avoided Society so-calle9,
bestOWing lively sympathy on the charitable lnsti-
tutons Of the town. OF q religious bent, without
being bigOt. simple in her uSagos and wants her
benevolent baud WAS always open 10 inc poor III
a building adjoining the villa she founded an Evan
grlcal school for small children and supervised II
herself. She also did much to forward the con-
structiOn of the new Evangelical church at laden
Sho loved music, too and was c0nnolSseur OF art
During the last years of her life she never left the
villa, and died, mOurned 10y all, on september
23 1877 She rests in the new cemetery here,
whore marble monument, which her clever second
son NictOr-undpr the assumed artiSt-nalne OF Count
Won GlrichCn-himSclf executed, ndCTns the tolnD.
Immcdiotcly after the death Of the Princess the
villa was bought by Queen Victoria, half sister of
the Princess HohcnlOhr, to whom Her Majesty was
Inuch attached. The late Princess was in constant
correspondence with the Queen. and procured adj
niiinncc 10 the Royal palaces for many German
artist aud professor One year after the IrnceSss
death the Queen came here with Princess Beatrice TO
take poss, Sson of the villa and to visit the tomb
of the beloved lf-sster. The Queen ordered every
thing in hr villa 10 In kept just rs 1t was when me
princess died The pictures only passed into tho
hands of her eldest son Hermann. the present
rcigninp Prince OF Notwithstanding who,
however had copies made of them, which replaced
the originals In the study of the Princess There Is
the tc-sizr portrait OF tho graceful hereditary
orc Italian landscapes; in one Of the cabinets the
celebrated portrait Of ientriCe Cenci. This is the
Queens third visit and always in the Spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
THE pROFHOCRApU

A remarkable machine was described Mt n
recent meeting of the SociGt6 d'Encouragcmrn
pour rlnduslfie Rationale, at Paris, called the
photograph, because when in use it traces
mechanically on paper the outlines of the
ground over which it travels. 1t consists of n
small carriage mounted on two wheels, drawn by
one man, and attended by another, who marks
the levels at the proper Places and underneath
hangs an iron rod with large ball at its lower
end serving as n pendulum. This pendulum
maintains q constant vertical position, while the
machine inclines in one direction or the other, ac
cOrding as il ascends or descends q slope. To
the upper end of the rod is fitted q pencil,
which marks on a sheet Of paper tine ups and
downs of the country traversed, whether on an
ordinary road or across tTackless fields. The
exact profile is thus recorded to a given scale
At the same time one of the wheels, acting the
part of chain bearer, measures and indicates
the distances travelled throughout the survey.
For surveyors aud others engaged in levelling
operations, this machine would appear TO he
eminenty serviceable, and there is talk Of its
being made use Of in new general survey of
France contemplated by the Government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
THE TRANSIT OF MERCURY.

Mr.. ID. =. Todd, OF the Nautical Almanac
office, Washington, has reprinted in a pamphlet
the result of his observations of the transit Of
Mercury on May @, 1873. The observations
were made with Clark equatorial refIactor of
five inches diameter, the full aperture being
used, and O magnifying power of $50 diane
tiers. No light spot of any kind-either white
Orany COlOr-was seen on the disk Of the planet
although on some previous cases such q spot had
been noticed, and some theorists had even as
serted that there was hole through the CENTRE
Mercury being nothing more than ring like
those surrounding Saturn, only denser No in
dIcation of an atmosphere surrounding the
planet was remarked-the limb of the planet
beng sharply defined all round. A systematic
search for possible satellite Of Mercury was
maintained nc FAVORABLE intervals with mag
nifyinR power 30 high that in Mr.. TOdd's iudg-
ment, no satellite with a diameter as large as 40
miles could have escaped detection. The mean
apparent diameter of Mercury was found to be
lisa which, assuming the solar parallax to be
8".e1, puts the real diameter Of the planet at
2,071 miles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
4 PROFESSIONAL PILGRIM.

From Paris Letter to The Het0- Orleans Picayino
A queer genius of MOrfaix, Brittany, has lust
died He earned his living as pilgrim by attorney
If anybody felt sin-oppressed and wished 70 purge
his breast he entered into bargain with Fita who
undertook for valuable consideration TO make pill
0TiuIaQe and prayers which ceansed the foul bosom
az tile periiOus stuff which weighed upon the soul"
Covered with dirty travelled rags, lalrs Of insects
without number off he would go.
fla had many clients and was always on the road |;
there was not church, or chapel or shrine or q
haIlowed spring which he did not visit during the
season he even went as far Sainte Anne Auray
He attended every pardon inc was bell-rlnger at
every procession. During Winter he would initiate
with his voice the chimes Of st, GeaD du-Doigt Of
DaTle-de-R eunengeI, ETC., with Ding Dong,
Boon Beur Tring ga. lngn !" till sleep overlook
him. During tho day he would strut about the
nsalY1s and hymns. Some people thought him crazy;
OILY = aaid he did this to advertise himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
TIE Cullen ANNE CRAZE.
From The London World.

From The London World.
I sigh for the days ere the craze began
To attach perfection to good Queen Anne.
With her sombre celors and tones" how can
The public lind beauty in old Queen Aunof
Then her chcouered windows, where scarce n span
Oflight could have frightened our poor old Anne
Onr carpets, our papers, each pot and each pan,
Must be modelled, fOrsooth, upon old Queen Anne
Our " fair onesr have scarcely jewel or fan
But "bears on the PERIOD Of chaste Queen Anne
Could we get at the truth, believe your sedan
Was only coffin on end, Queen Anne
Taste ohanges-t does-for o while it ran
After Louis QuatOrZe now it's all Queen Ammo.
I would extirpate, sit upon, put under ban. >,
UphOlsterers /" furnishing after Queon Anne
I know nm loyal and true "a q man,
But own would gladly depose Queen Anne.
NJ. T. n. w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18

and steel tipped these piles are also formed in
sections, screwed together by strong steel sock
cts or Joint covers, which are barrel shaped
on the outside in order to diminish. friction
llvered on the head of the pile, the driving force
is expended just where IL ia needed, namely, at
the point, and this result is attained by using an
elongated cylindrical driving weight, which
travels easily inside the tube; the weight is
raised by means of ropes or rods, and is allowed
to fall on the fat head Of the solid point the
pile thus forming It's own guide for the driving
weight. The effect of each blow is 10 drag
rather than to drive the pile down f; the point is
swelled, and of sufficient diameter to effect q
clearance for the Joint covers, which have to fol-
low it down, the whole operation being one OF
entire gimplicItV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
TIE SOUTHERN COMET.

The latest advices from Cape Town bring
some changes in the orbit of the comet which
has been visible In the Southern hemisphere
since the early part of February. Mr.. Finlay,
of the Cape Royal Observatory. using the Gc-
curate positions of the comet obtained there,
has found the orbit to differ materially from
those previously announced. These were based
upon imperfect data, and Mr.. Finlay's result
is doubtless approximately correct. According
to his figures the elements of the orbit are:
PeriheliOn Passage January 27 80 g. NJ T.
Longitude OF the perihelOu, 25Oo 49,.
Longitude OF the ascending node, 1890 29'5.
Inclination, 75o 12.
Iogarltlm Of Penhelon distance, 7'9O315.
MOtiOn-dreCt.
"This orbit" says Nature, bears some
resemblance to that of the comet of 1888"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
GRAVES OF THE HA WTHORNES.
From The Con0reeotionGIisL


There are many lovely and noted places in the
quiet town of Concord, Mass, but not one loveier
or universally visited, than the peaceful ceme-
terry of Sleepy Hollow. $500 ,
Numerous are the noted graves Of this secluded
spot. Samuel Hoar, 40 renowned as lawyer SO mucn
more renowned M Christian aD0lltloniSt ms sweet
and gracious daughter Elizabeth, whose presence
saved her intrepid fathers life ut Charleston, MIS-
llOar her mother, who was granddaughter OF
Roger Sherman, Henry ThOrcau and his gifted Sis
tcrs quaint old Dr. Bartlett, whose personality is so
marked that il is easy to tell book written by any
body who ever lived in Concord for he is always IN
il i'm some Shapcand scores more, any one OF WHOM
would have made any other town in the Common
wealth famous But all, the grave OF Nathanlel
Hawthorne draws hithcr wOrShippers OF genius ana
Srcpy Hollow was we'll known to him, and
his fny0rite walk when he lived in tho Old Manse"
between 1913 and 1876. He had only to cross the
highway opposite the Manse gates, strike into tho
woods and thus down to the Post Once or ME- En-
ersons no figure was more familiar 10 the fohp-
ing children than his tall, brOad-ShOudcrcd, hand
some one. His face they could not ottcn see, az ne
usually looked down while ho walked, ana 0tten IL
was muled in heavy cloak, but all were sure II was
very handsome likewise, for was he not the author
Of Graudfuther's Chair !
They made his grave on the highest point OF gen
tly swelling ridge, to many whom he cared Tor
in life but sufficiently remote to allow the feeling of
freedom and isolation he greatly priced The lot
i'm which is other grave, Is large, but long rather
than wide whilo even the width it does possess is
not uniform and il absolutely Ill d state OF nature:
1t is covered with short grass, vines ana dwarf
shrubs and Oh its front is tho low white stone no
bigger than the fOOt-stone of its more ambitious
neighbor, whose black letters say only "Haw-
thOnen
Mrs. Hawthorne whose devotion to, and SYM
pathy with, her gifted husband are everywhere
known, has found far different grave. Dying in
London, she was buried in Kensal Greeni the pleas;
ATTEST OF all tho outlying cemeteries. The ground
none dying outside the Church Of England having
any place in the former, Enter9g, huge ugly
monument Of the royal Duke of Sussex c9n1rontS
Won lint Won soon cease to be annoyed by it, as
your eye clutches the grave of Hugh Littlejohn, the
fortunate child for whom Sir Walter Scott wrote
" The Tales of n Grandfather" $500
You have been told to keep to the right, but so
many are the diyergng paths, that only after many
mistakes do you find that for which you are look
ing. Just a little below the summit Of the hill in
n sunny spot slOping toward London, Is the little
rraen nlnf Won have Como so long distanCe TO SEQ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
CURRENT RELIGIOUS OPINION.
TOO MICH LEyTTY.

From, The Eeso-York Christia,s-at Fork (Eras1.l
This from The CestraI National Baphst: Mr.
James Anthony Froude, in his life of Bunyan. pro.
nounces the Baptists the most thorough-g and
consistent OF the Protestant sects' Mr.. Froude IL
perhaps the foremost historian ana essayist Of the
present time" This from Froude's :" Life OF Bum
YAM: "He (Bunyan) was extremely tolerant In biz
terms of church-membershIp. -. The only
persons he refused to communicate with were those
whose lives were openly immoral Dtvi-
frIes, Those who talked most about religion csred
least for it, and controversies about doubtful things
aud things of little moment ate up all zeal fos
things which were practicable and indispntable.s
''Mr Froude 49, perhaps, the foremost historian AND
essaYist of the present time." 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
NEW METHOD on pnE.DRrYlNG.

An improved system of constructing and
driving piles, lately introduced In London, seems
to have proved quite successful. According to
The Engineer, these piles, which are tubular, can
be made of either cast OF wrought iron, and
tho thickness Of the metal can be proper
toned to suit the varying circumstances of con-
structiOn the lower end of the pile Is made
solid and pointed, Is generally Of wrought iron
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
I'm ELECTRIC ELEVATED RAnWAY.

The Berlin civic authorities have under con-
sideration y proposal by the firm of Siemens
g. Halske, for the construction of an electric
elevated railway across PORTION of tie capital.
The line would start from the Belle Alliance
Place, and run through Friedrich and ChnussGe
streets on to the Wedding Place. There will be
two lines of rails, one for the up and tho other
for the down journey. Tho viaduct will be car
ried on iron pillars IA feet inches high, and
nearly 33 feet apart. These pillars will be
placed along tho edge of the foot-path, so as to
cause the least possible interference with the
ordinary traffic. The carriages will be narrow
and short, containing ten sitting places and
four standing places. The electrO-dynamic ma
chine which will prOpel the carriages will DO
placed under the floor Of the carriage between
the wheels, and q steam engine of sixty horse
power, which will be employed in the prOduc-
ton of the electricity, will be plaCGt at the ter
minus. The stOppages will be very few, and
the rate of speed will be, it IS expected, about
twenty miles an hour The chief object of the
undertaking is to convey persons quickly across
the city, and especially to facilitate access to the
city line of railway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS,

From TIE chicago AUsG,tce tfTesoHy.
God help the man who has 0utgrown the relish
for q hearty laugh. No doubt He who made them
snow and the lambs OH their new-grown legs, and
loves to hear the gee Of the little children at their
play and is not displeased at the care-dispsrsin8
laughter of His burden-bearing servants. FippantI
We had rather man would be fippant, as the anti
smilers term it, six hours day. than 700 soar 20
laugh at ridiculous thing. or too dignihed 70 cut
across lots to q picnic. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
IosrpH COOKS HUMItITY.

EfOm TIC SVTlflsc ChTtslEaH duVotds thcttJ
Mr.. Joseph Cooks not excessive humility has
given Way again, and the man proceeds TO take -
himself large part of the credit for the Indian IL.
yestigation and the now favorable outlook for ths
sNatlon's wards Mr.. Cooks iDstrumentality
need not be denied and the rest of would not fQE
get 1t If Mr. Cook would but, really. he ovcrIooke
the efforts of General Fisk whose charges resulted
i'm the downfall of Commissioner Hayf; he u mot
posing by her trenchant pom the record and subter-
4uges OF the Government; and IL b not certain tb1f
he is aware of how much Bright Eyes and even
Standing Bear have done by the pressure oxerto4
on Indian officials, and stil more by the pcweztgk
influence of their presence and their wTongs on tn
sentiments OF the people. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
NOVEL CELLULOID.

A material that can be carved, says The Amer
lean lfdehiniSt, may be made out of peeled pO-
tatOes, which are prepared for this purpose by
being first blackened for thirtysx hours in
eight parts of sulphuric acid to one hundred of
water it is next dried with bottiDg paper, and
then pressed. The French now manufacture
pipes, in close imitation, it is said, of meer-
schaum, from this novel substance. A heavy
pressure gives a material so hard that good bill
from IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
There has lust been enacted near Salonls

There has Just been enacted near Salonl0a q
drama, the hero Of which = colonel who ives capnt
by brgxnds and held until an enormous Taneou M
paid for his release This recalls tho caso ct of4ff
ofhoer who taken captive under presssey nlca@e'
crcumstancea while 10 the hands Of tina 4o1<al9 -
wrote Co his wife, sayings !" NJ rEnsen 81 M
draohmas II it is not paid BY tho 18th ny cap1n
cut Oh my nose the 10th, my eotS t1c 1lfHs ~
hp, the 18Th my lower lip; the l0th, deeoA eN1fe ~
tho weeping wife set about raising the p1o4ey ~ ~
the f7sh 900. ehe had only secured che lQQQ - ~
ietb. The azoniEed WOMAN re9ccfipgs e41a - ~
fhis tine. shall save my 1000 dfseA3sl ~ -
marriage with whcls man. S. 6 I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18

Physician to Government Clerk: "Well,
what do GU complain OFF, q. ca sleepeesnesg doc;
g. C.: On, I don't at night but during office
hours %
SYMPATHY Husband OF Professional Beauty )
Another casualty More poor widows ana orphansP
Pro essinual Beauty: "How awful and OF course
theell he another fancy fair ana shall have STALL
aud wear my new CONNECTION from Madame La0t'
sky's. Poor creatures P- Funny Folks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
AGED PREACHERs IN WANT.

Prom Ihs Netc-IOrk UVSerIT EITcs0VJ
Even tradesunions do more for their members
than is done by many churches for their pastors
when longer able 10 serve the people aecepfapiy
than that Of an aged servant of God who has spent
his life In preaching and is turned OF ct last ike
is another class of men who deserve attention-our
aged city missenaries: These excellent men axe ~
their old age destitute and well-niRh friendie<nr
Whose duty is 1t to provide for them . fzs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
A RIRrRRIsHT gos A = MISS Of o, r91 r1.

1t ia said that Sir Henry Hayelock has been Of
fered large sum Of money on the condition that
he shall change his name Only thinkos iti A
his to be put in the market aud sold TO the highest
bidderl mans name is his personalityi IL stands
for himself What is man prohted. IL he shall
gain the whole world, and lose his own self We
hope for the sake of our common humanity that
Sir Henry Havelock will not sell himself for gold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18

acid and the bicarbonatc, in about one pint Of
water, and Introduce the solution into u cham
payne bottle. Then, having completed the re-
quisite quantity of liquid so as to lenve nm
empty space of about two fluid Ounces add the
tariaTTic acid, and Immediately after, the hi
carbonate of soda. Cork the bottle tightly, Sc
cure the cork with stout cord, and set the bottle
aside for about six hours before il is opened. 1t
is then ready for use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
SCRAP RAG.

..ILAESKL EDGNG.--Mrs. T. II. C. obliEngly sends
tins pretty pattern for edgng for flannel skirt.
Cast on stitches LIST rowi Slip 1, knit l. over.
knit together, over, 2 plain.
I'd row Knit plain. Repeat these rows until you
have 10 stitches: in repeating the LIST row knit
plain to the last four stitches, then yarn over to-
Rofher etc.
10Th row: Slip l. knit together. over, knit to-
Retber over. knit together, knit the rest plain.
18th row: Knit plain. Repeat these last 2 rows
until you have put six stitches the needle. then
commence at LIST row. This sample Is knit with
Angola yarn on fine stocking needles
PEEFrY CRocRETED EDgNG. Minnie z. T.
Kindly writes: al have knit and crocbeted several
Of the edgings given in your excellent paper, and
fonnd some very handsome patterns. i have an
edging quite different from any have seen. t is
simple and quite pretty. For the first vandyke
make chain OF @ stitches miss 4 and IN 9th chain
make y c.. This forms loop; turn. chain and
tIehles N this first loop; turn. 3 chain and 8
treble n the I'd loop formed BY the 3 chain before
worked; turn. 3 chain and 10 treble In tbs Sd loop
nna Join the last Of the treble TO tie rst loop
gt ehAini turn. and work 2 chain and ID O. be-
bWeap q the IL trebIes, leaving 8 tretkS.
"a yap1yke; 3 chain sRd 8 trebies She next