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Fashion Notes.


Black lace over dresses will be as popu-
lar as ever. 81"
Lace dresses are appropriate for any
kind of dress affair.
Shirt fronts or blouse vests are feat
ure of many of the new basques.
Tinsel runs through oil the new trim
mings, of whatever description.
School ulsters for little girls are made
of rough plaid cheviot with coachman's
capes.
Silk gloves are promised with kid tips
to the fingers. They will be durable, if
not beautiful.
The newest polonaises are very long
and fully draped, the entire effect being
that of slenderness.
Silver hairpins and combs are in high
favor. and an endless variety OF fancy
designs is applied to them.
Chantilly lace is a texture Of great
beauty, moderately durable, and will be
worn this season by young and married
ladies. :
In the realm of ribbons and silks this
is a season of demi- -tints; nearly every
shade or color is used in connection with
another.
Narrow gold braid is frequently sewn
into the necks and cuffs of gowns,
instead of colored silk, canvas, or cuffs
and collars.
Very dainty are the elegant little
.f ofroru
Neapolitan braid interviewer with white
beads here and there.
Ostrich feathers, particularly in ombre
effects, are very popular, as are also tow-
ers. The most natural and truly artistic
in flowers, are the Art Roses.
A basque as new as it is ugly has reund
points front and back, unrelieved by
either postillion pleat or opening, is
bound to the last extremity, and reaches
nothing at the hips.
With a lace slip of black, another OF
white, and silk petticoats of different
colors, the economical dresser can outdo
the chameleon in the matter of change,
at very triAing expense.
White vests continue to be the rage.
Now white serge in tucks or boxpleatss
is all the wear, but we are threatened
with white pique ones, sitter than coats
of mail, for wear with wash gowns.
The latest novelty in summer silks is
the embroidered China silks, not hand
wrought by the patient Chinese, but
machine embroidered in the looms of
France, in charming and varied designs
co!ors, and effects.
The large picturesque hats are very
fashionable in wide coarse straws. In
small shapes there are those with wide
turned up sides, and round shapes, the
back turned up against the crown. The
new sailor shape is also very popular.
Copper in all shades grows more and
more the rage, and is combined in stripes,
checks and borderings, with white,
black, suede, tan and various brown
shades, while the mixtures of its own
tones are as numerous as they arc indie
scribable. ..--..-
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The Art Of Shoe Manufacture.

"shoes are an important product, In.
deed" said the proprietor of 9 large
boot and shoe factory in New York city.
The gentleman vas quite willing to give
Telegram reporter points and went on
| to do so. =. (. 3 Sts19
When the skin of "a calf after coming
from the tan yard is to be prepared for
shoes for men it is split by machinery
into three sheets. The outer division,
which is where the hair gre ", is techni-..
cally called the 'sbuif, the middle part
is called the s'split,n y and the part next
the skin the ssfesh splitn or sseal calf ..''if
OF these three the veal calf or flesh split
is the most valuable. The next in point.
of value is the buff, and the centre sheet
or split is the worst leather that can be
put into q boot or shoe. It is more por..s
GUS and not 80 durable as the other di.'
visions, but when q shoe is ready for the
market it takes an expert to tell which
ofthe three grades Of lelther it has been
| made from. ~ f'ss ~ - q 2
Horse hide and cow hidea are treated in
the same way, the divisions being known
| by the same names and having the same
relative values. This is for the uppers,
which are supplied to the manufacturers
~ ~ Ss .Ssn - The soie ieatbe, = delivered
- n Tho m,nnfactnrer for ~ in Inmns- and IA
outs Wv = '5;msaif Tbe nnners ara if,rat
Give o;vsn = Nv l tbe mannfactnrer Is 4 team 81
Sfsatsrs Who sbane IL into the form Of tl1a,
faat The Iaaters ,aaie I Fro from go 60 n 5f, ..t IN
CO. V .r ~ .to % ias.;na ,., Issins, @ ,,.nalIv va dona
90 III - tasss % strona : anssrs &c., - mil mil
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nen mhn ,ns .sw uo.s ~ s. the % hntfnns bV W. ma.
ihen, Mno ssw thon @ ~ I the - Seels,s zhol
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a..aon a 'as no.si,,, @ aaLs few 90 ~ a. so
neelels sens,a ae N az M w ~ 80 80.
;t, aGt, 81 10Y tses turn @ ont H'a The i3n;sh.
qua.y syt ~ toIs tbe sIoss q hand and nro.
sis ne1s sH io.s;nosa s S ~ tha - I s;Jaa q sba
onis uJse r,ow1 .me as hnrnish;na by msebins.
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CIay and Other Pipes.

81 don't know as !. ought to tell you
about it,n said well-known New York
dealer to Sun reporter, but it is fact
that the soft white clay pipe, which costs
only penny, is the healthiest and clean
est of all the pipes now in use. Ofcourse,.
the meerschaum is very good when it IS
new, but it becomes unhealthy tho older
it gets. consequently it is not fit to smoke
after il has been used six months, If you
have any regard for your mouth. All
pines absorb, more or less, the nicotine;
which is poisonous juice, and when the
pipe becomes full it unsuspectingly finds
It's way to the mouth and stomach. I
am acquainted with several persons who;
having used the same pipe tor number
of wears, have finally become seriously
poisoned. The clay pipe will soak up
twice as much nicotine as the meer-
schaum, consequently they should not
be used more than dozen times,
especially when the tobacco is OF 9
greenish color or at all damp. Now, in
regard to wooden pipes, they ought never
to be smoked more than two months, and
in many cases not more than one month :
but this is according to the strength
of the tobacco people use in them.
After the white clay pipe comes the
meerschaum; then, third, comes the hard
eartheu pipe; fourth, comes the wooden
pine, then the porcelain pipe, and last,
and the worst, the metallic pipe.
The dealer was asked. ''Do many
ner,ons use cigar holder5i" !
"That fashion" the dealer replied,
"is gradually going out of style.
I notice it is either to very young or very
old men that cigar or cigarette holders
are now sold. They are not very
odoriferous or handy to tuck away in the
pocket, and generally they are too ex-
pensive to throw away after using them
onlu oncen -
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Bright Maiden Ladies.

In my own limited circle of acquain-
tances, and trusting to the memory Of
the moment, says writer for the Phila-
delphia Press, l can count twenty-three
maiden ladies ranging variously all the
way from thirty to sixty year of age.
Several of them are teachers in private
or public schools; Others are literary
women; others the proprietors or heads
of dressmaking and millinery establish
ments, and several are ladies of leisure
and of smaller or larger fortune. Taken
all in all, they are among the brightest
and best women I know to-day or have
ever known. Taken all in all, they will
compare favorably in comeliness of per-
son, strength of character, refinement,
and attractiveness of manners, various
capability and soundness of character,
with the best twenty-three married Ia
dies of my acquaintance, and do not
count social or Intellectual nobodies in
this line.
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Got Ahead Of the Law by Suicide.

Fred. A. Markley, FARMER, OF virginia
township, Ohio, committed suicide
under peculiar circumstances. His IA
ther left him u life interest in the home
farm, and at his death it was to 60 to his
heirs. In the meantime he became in.
volvcd in debt and his creditors asked
the Common Pleas Court to issue an
order to sell his life interest, which was
granted, the creditors buying said life
interest, and they in turn renting the
farm to other parties. Markley would
not vacate willingly, and stated on sew
eral occasions that he would commit
suicide before he would permit his wife
and children to be elected. The Sheriff
went to eject him, and sIarkley went to
the barn, stating that he would get the
horses and wagons to load the furniture.
Fifteen minutes later the oldest son fol-
lowed him and found him dead. He
successfully defeated his creditors and
left his heirs in elear possession.-C'eos-
land Leqder. -..... 4,
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SPRING.

When birds are singing
On bush and tree,
And opening roses
Allure the bee
When grass is growing
In glade and glen,
And young leaves gladden.
The lonely fen.
When earth yields glimpses
Of boarded grain,
And the sunshine glimmers
Through threads Of rain
When dew is falling
On stalk and bud,
And fervid fancies
Invade the blood
When brooks are flowing
In music free,
And warm winds travel
Across the sea,
When earth beguiles us
With smile or tear,
We know with gladness
That spring is here
-Wilian Fl. Hayne,in Youths Companion
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of the family commanded respect. They
have come to be known even outside
their narrow circle from their constant
efforts to better themselves, trying now
this thing and now that. Everything
failed until short time ago; but at last
the family has struck something that
will give them ease and comfort If not
comparative wealth. The handsome
daughter is credited with the discovery,
which is simply new method of treating
photographs in reproduction. Her name
has been given to it, and her work is get
ting more and more circulation 9 cry
day with, of course, an increased flow OF
dollars TO the family treasury. She has
secured patent on her process. All the
photographers are puzzled by the work
and would like to have it for use in their
business, as they see that this girl is get
ting as many orders as she can fill at the
good price of So for each cabinet repro
duction. The pictures are the same size
as the original cabinet photographs, but
softer and more pleasing in tone, and are
mounted under thick plate glass with
beveled edges. How she makes her copies
nobody has been able to find out as yet,
but in the slang of the day her work
'tgoes." s."-Sprinafeld Republican.
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An American Girls Invention.

In a remote but decent part Of Boston
has lived for about fifteen years an Eng
lish family of rather unique interest.
The father served in the Civil War, and,
being a partial invalid in consequence,
receives small pension, which does not
20 far towards supporting the family, and
he can do little besides draw his pension
and suffer his constant pain. The mother
is small woman, with large brown eyes
and pale cheeks. She has toilsome life,
indeed, and has done all sorts of work to
try and cke out the family support. Two
daughters, the elder somewhat noted in
her neighborhood a9 beauty, and a
small boy make up the balance of the
household. Although desperately poor,
the family have been as proud as Lucifer
and seemed bound to accept no more
charity than was absolutely nnavod:
able, though there are plenty Of
wcll-to-do people around them
who would gladly have contributed
in their aid, as every member
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Origin Of Earrings.

By the way, talking of earrings, says q
writer tor the Je,oel rs Weekly, puts me
in mind of an Eastern legend which I
heard short time ago about their origin.
When Hagar ran away to escape the
wrath of Abrams wife, so the story goes,
Sara vowed that if her handmade ever
returned she would cause her to be mutt
lated, thinking thus to destroy her beauty
and prevent her causing any further do
mestic infelicity. Time, however, had
the effect of so cooling Sara's wrath that
when Hagar came back and pleaded with
her she decided to forego her vengeance
and restore her ex-handmaid to favor.
But an oath was not thing to be triaed
with, and as Sara had solemnly vowed
to mutilate Hagar she was in quandary
to know how to do this without :njuring
her or marrlng her fair face. Finally
she hit upon the expedient of piercing
a small hole in each of Hagdr's ears, and
it is said that Abram, to Offset the pretty
handmaid's punishment, presented her
with two beautiful jewels to suspend
from the holes. Her appearance thus
adorned so excited the admiration of the
other women of the tribe that the wear
ing of earrings soon became general
among them.
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A Chase After q Baby.

.g.- A Chase After q BABY .-,!
A certain Bath sea Captain entering
the port of New York telegraphed his
wife at Bath to join him at the metrop-
oils, prepared for a sea voyage. Ac-
cordingly day or two after the arrival
of the message saw the wife embarked
upon a through train from Bath to Bos.
ton accompanied by an infant child
scarcely two years old. This car was
shunted to the end of the Portland train
at Brunswick, and leaving the child
asleep upon seat in car, the Captains
wife seized the opportunity to till the
baby's bottle with milk in the depot
restaurant.
There is many a slip between the cup
and the lip" and why not the bottled
While the mother was intent upon her
errand the train slipped quietly out OF
the station, and when the mother
emerged from the restaurant door it was
fast disappearing under Spring street
bridge. Mothers can best imagine the
distress of this anxious mother. Eagerly
she explained the situation tothe sympa.
thizing group of railroad men who
gathered around. Baby and purse con.
tanning all her money and ticket were in
the fast disappearing train. -
A hurried council followed and plan
was instantly formed. Old No. %, "the
Brunswick" was side.tracked, waiting
the passage Of the train just gone. For
tunateiy Ter nose was pointed up river.
Uner Thompson q give the name as it
was spoken in the narrative), the station
baggage master at the time, ran hastily
to the engine and asked her aid to over
take the flying train. The genial Charles
Evans, ever ready to aid the cause OF any
female in distress, volunteered to catch
the robber. Hastily filling the frebox
with wood from the tender, while
Thompson was assisting the woman to
mount the engine, with hasty COM
mand to the switchmsn to "giye US the
Maine line," with hand upon the throt-
tie No. % flew quickly over the switche
and commenced her run. =.
An empty engine chasing a heavy train
up coax Hill grade" which extends
four miles straight away from Bruns-
wick, naturally has an easy task, and be.
fore they had covered more than half
of that distance they could see ahead the
object of their pursuit. Having then the
train in view did our hero pull her wide
open and sail in.
Now, he nears the train! To sound
his whistle calling the attention OF the
train men to the chase and thereby stop
the train, was not part of his programme,
fearing that he might run over them
should they suddenly stop: So quietly
running along, the roar of the train dead
ening the pursuit, he is soou Immediately
behind them. Then his tender-for they
are running backward, understandable
against the rear platform of the train,
and while the engineer holds her there,
Thompson assists the woman over the
tender, down upon the platform of the
car containing the baby, still fest asleep,
the mother clasping tightly the bottle OF
milk which cost such effort and anxiety.
-Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
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A Man -Milliner Discusses Ladies.


Mr.. Worth, the celebrated man-milli-
ner OF Paris, recently remarked to q re-
porter: II find that every country pro-
duces beautiful faces, graceful figures,
lovely dispositions, as we'll as their con.
traries. Isuppose Russian ladies are the
greatest dancers in the world; English
women are justly proud of their perfect
compilations; the French lead the world
in real elegance, and the American ladies
impress me by the easy way in which
they wear gorgeous gowns. Nothing
overwhelms them. You ask me if fabu-
lous sums are sometimes paid for dresses.
1t is quite impossible to make any esti'
mates as to that. If you begin putting
on gold thread, Jewels, etc., of course
there is no limit to the cost. Some years
ago, Peruvian heiress paid US One hum
dred and twenty thousand francs for a
single gown-one hundred and eighteen
thousand francs being the cost of the
laces alone. Recently, we sold a cloak
for forty-fve thousand francs, OF which
forty-four thousand francs went for the
fur. We count among our patrons the
ladies of all the courts in the civilized
world, that Is all, with single exception.
Queen Victoria has never honored us with
her patronage. The other day, tele-
gram came from the Empress of Russia:
Send me dinner Dress Nothing more.
We are left absolute freedom as to style
and material. Not that the Empress is
indifferent in the matter of dress, quite
the contrary. She will sometimes re.
ouire that all the ladies' costumes, at a
certain ball, shall be pink, or red, or
blue. And her own toilets are always
masterpieces of elegance: The point
is that she trusts our judgment rather
than her own. n."-Argonaut.
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mlStS nave cApLoOGu LulS SCutllACatoA
idea, but it formerly obtained the widest
credence, so much 80 that in cases OF
sudden seizure, or 'tswound," restora-
tives were applied to this finger in the
belief that its direct communication
with the heart would convey the healing
influence more quickly to the seat of
life. Also old physicians mixed their
potions and medicamcnts with this fin
ger because, as an old chronicle affirms,
mo venom can stick upon the outmost
part of it, but it will offend man and
communicate itself to his heart"
Founded upon this belief was the custom
of wearing the wedding ring upon that
finger. Other reasons have been assigned
for so doing, but this is, without doubt,
the primary one. =
The fashion of betrothal, or, as we
phrase it nowadays, engagement, rings
varies from time to time, and always de-
pends, or should do so, upon the purse
of the donor. Where there are no limita-
tions of this sort his taste, if it be per-
feet, will lead him to choose diamond
solitaire, and of the finest he can afford,
o small and pure stone being altogether
preferable to big ''rock' of doubtful
color. Some prefer ring set with three
stones, generally sapphire set between
two diamonds. Others select ruby or
an emerald, which signifies promise of
happiness. A few choose pearls, but
there is prejudice against these jewels,
n. they are supposed to typify tears.
They are also too perishable to become
emblcms of love which, in its first glow
at least, is always understood to be in
destructible. Their beauty is very pre-
carious, being easily dimmcd or "aged,
as the lapidary phrases it, by contact
with impure air, while acid annihilates
them completely, like the famous one
which the fair Egyptian, "brilliaut sor.
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was heroic and good. Before the boat
had even grated on the beach pair OF
strong arms seized it and dragged it up
high and dry.
"Well, MISS" cried gruff but hearty
voice, "you got capsized, ch2 My stars,
q how wet you are! Come up into the
house right off. And you, George, 60
and change your clothes straight away"
1t was Uncle Ben. He had been to
the stat on to meet his nephew, and it
was while on their way to Cncle Ben's
! "snuggery" that they had become spec
tators of Miss George Paine's contest
with the big fish and her ignominious
plunge into the water. 1t was at this
! iuncture that George Matthews had
swum ont and saved the fair angler
from drowning.
| When Uncle Ben commanded his
nephew to "go and change his clothes
! straight away" startled and question
ing look had come into George Paine's
. face. Uncle Ben noticed it and mumbled
out an apology: 81 was speaking TO my
: nephew, miss"
' ssWhy, my name is George, too" ex'
/ claimed the girl, with laugh. "What
a coincidence
"Well, 1 should say so!" replied
Uncle Ben. "You are the first girl ]
ever heard call herself by boys name.
But here you arc shivering. You must
come right into the house."
In less than five minutes the old gen.
tlcman had a smart blaze started in the
"snuggery fireplace. ~ wish I had
something dry for you to put on, "At
cried, throwing big shawl over the
girls shoulders. "GeOrge, you rascal
You here yet2 thought I told you te
90 and change your wet clothes: Oh,
! they're ut the depot. eh2 Well, take
some of mine, take some OF mine, my
boy"
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THE TWO GEORGES.
BY PAUL PASTNOR.

bI TAUL FAoINOh'
They say that fate governs the choices
OF young hearts. Perhaps fate had some
thing to do with the inditing of the two
following notes:
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ateanest Thipe In the world.

You want my opinion Of what IL tho
meanest thing IN the worlds, said . vet
eran sport. "Well, I'll tell you, and It
don't take long to decide It. The mean.
est thing is . gambler. . professional
gambler. Not one Of them has the hun.
dredth part Of honor Of . r~attlesnake.
and they know It and show It by skulk-
ing and avoiding the company Of decent
people," Are there no exceptional
'Just enough to prove the rule. As with
out and out thieves, there Is what they
call honor among themselves. which,
after ell said and done. is often disre.
garded Self banished and outlawed,
with no hope Of ever regaining . good
name. the professional preys without
mercy or remorse on the innocent public,
whom he digni6es with the name Of
.suckera.' ~lshmaelites. whose hands arc
against all honest people-and little No.
spect have gamblers for Q gentleman who
forgets himself and treats them civilly.
What a legacy Of shame and misery does
q profesh. leave to his chi]dreni A
gambler should not be allowed to marry"
New York Mail and Express.