Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-14
A New York Fancy.
Correspondence Cleveland Herald.

''Good gracious, my dear old girl, said l to the Goddess of Liberty on silver dollar as the coin was handed to me over counter, ''what on earth has happened to yoa p The classic profile had astonishingly relaxed it's disnifisd severity, tha straight nose had soft ened into slight snub, the big chin had dwindled to feminine and weaker propor- tions, and the firm mouth looked decidedly impressionable. A man once remarked to me as he threw down 8 dollar, to pay for something that had better not been bought that if the goddess should turn her lofty face squarely at him, while he was thus using her, he would have to return the coin to his pocket and pay with some less reproving money; and so he approved of the govern ment's course in giving her an averted vls- age though he rather thought that reform atory influence might be obtained by giving her 8 front view all coinage. Well, the outline of Liberty on the dollar in question did not indicate that, if she should look fellow square, directly in the eyes, the effect would be at all impressive The odd trans formation was puzzle to me for while, and showed the piece to number of friends. At length the explanation came. "Ihats likeness of Miss Blank" said a young man about-town, naming girl of excellent repute
 
 the latest fad of the ladies They are hay ing coin engraved in that way extensively. The leading jewellers are being pestered to do the work but they won't, because 1t is against the law to deface the coinage of the United States in any manner. hope you don't call my face defacement, pouted my sister to the clerk who dsclined her order but that reproof didn't make him render his em- ployers liable to fine of fifty dollars. But there is an engraver who privately takes the risk of punishment, and the secrecy of the work makes it all the more fascinating to the girls. They rather like to dsfy the United States government, and the difficulty in get ting the job done affords them much pleas ure."
 On investigation and observation for 8 week, I have learned that a considerable amount of coined gold, and great deal more of silver, has already been operated on for this new sort of portraiture, and that tue adaptation is rapidly going on Eagles, | half eagles and double eagles are used as iewelry and buttons, and dollars, halves, quarters are given away as tokens. The In stance which first drew my attention to the matter involved girl whose face did not compel a oomioal distortion Of the original did for she Is beauty of as nearly the same l styls as the Goddess as can ever be found in flesh and blood but in most cases the artist has more difficult task if he attempts to at once leave 8 resemblance to Liberty while 1 taking the unwarranted liberty with t. There l is suspicion that several Of onr handsome l bellies have surEeptitiously put their iken ess- es by this device into general circulation for the qualification of vanity. And so it seems that new methods of spending money in self-gratifcation are still inventable,
 Beaver Ktt<~as.
 One dwelling hsrhors from one to twelve individuals. rarely more, though eighteen or twenty have been noted, all of the same fam fly, but of two generations representing lit ters of kitteus of two successive years. The young make their appearance usually in May, and are from four to eight in number, five being the average. Queer locking fellows they are too, with their heavy heads, big utting teeth. flat tails, and fine, mouse like fur, not yet disfigured by the long, coarse hair, so noticeable with adults. When taken at an early age they ara easily donesticated, and are go eateemed as pets in the far west and fur countries that most every trading 6 amp can exhibit three or four. It is no un- co mmon occurrence to see one running about an Indian lodge. submitting patiently to the wiles and caprices of the little saVages, or joining in their sports, and frequently re- csiving with the papoose the nourishment from the maternal breast. The cry of the 'skittens, ntoo, as so like that of an unweaned child that one is readily mistaken for the other by even the initiated. On one occasion I visited wigwam at Little Traverse, Mich, for the purpose of viewing ''real, live, baby beaver" ''He cry all same as papoose," re- marked the squaw, as she brought the little fellow forward. at the aanae time giving him an unmersiful pinch that caused him to set up doleful little vail shat had not been foreWarned, should certainly have believed to proceed from minute, black-eyed speci- men of an aboriginal infant, that, swathed in cloth. beads and bark, and bound fast, mummy-ike to 8 board, stood leaned up against the wall. By tae way, do Indian babies ever cry or laugh? I supposa thay de occasionally, altheaah I ae not remember ever hssripg ene: