Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-31

tine door Is fastened or not, the locking D.
ing registered upon the key, dress shield
and sweat band for hats, that are sssupe-
rior to anything else of the kind; q folding
basin for travellers, and a carriage tele-
phone. Then there is q musical paper
weight in the form of winding
watch, which Is also q calendar indicating
the day, month and year. Other musical
ideas have taken the shape of top which
plays complete tune while spinning, and
musical fountain that throws jet of
water from statuette with such precision
that not drop escapes to wet the carpet.
She has also patented mechanical toys and
various small household conveniences, de-
irving good deal of pleasure and q con-
siderable income from the exercise of her
inventive faculty.
THE PASSING YEARS.
They are slipping away. these swift, sweet years,
Like leaf on the current cast;
With never a break in the rapid flow,
We watch them as one by one they go
Into the beautiful past
One after another we see them pass
Down the imlighted stair;
In the steps Of the centuries long since dead
As beautiful and as fair.
There are only a few years left to love.
Shall we waste them in idle strifef
Shall we trample under our ruthless feet
Those beautiful blossoms rare and sweet,
By the dusty ways OF life?
There are only few swift years. Oh, let
No envious taunts be heard;
And FIJI up the measures with loves sweet wine,
But never an angry word.
ss-aN THE BATES LILIES.
Among the many new occupations taken
up in scientific and professional way by
women during the last decade are land
scape gardening, kitchen gardening and
Horticulture. Many English women are
turning their attention to these pleasant
and profitable employments, and the Col
lege of Horticulture, where all the branch
es of gardening are taught by lectures,
demonstrations and practical work, have
many more applications for admission than
they are able to grant.
The healthfulness of the outdoor life and
the beauties of the plsnt-world render the
occupation of Horticulture particularly at.
tractive and beneficial to women. It is
said that in a little village of Sussex, Eng
land, there is veritable garden of lilies,
where thousands of the pure white
blossoms make the air heavy with their
perfume, and where only women gardeners
cultivate and prepare their lovely product
for the markets.
These lilies all sprang from one bulb,
given to q farmers daughter twenty FIVE
years ago. 1t grew and thrived in sun
ny window, and when the sixteen bulbs
resulting from the original one outgrew
their quarters they were transplanted to
the garden, and still tended with that
lavish upon flowers. About ten years
ago the enterprising daughter of the
first owner of the lily bulb conceived
the idea of sending the blossoms to the
London market. She and her sisters have
built up large business, and the "Bates
lilies" are famous for their beauty and per-
fection. The average product is six hun
dred dozen per week throughout the sea-
son; they are tender and packed by women,
and sold by women, without the interven-
ton of agents, to private customers, florists
and commission merchants.
No more delightful business than fori-
culture, nor one more healthful could be
devised for women, especially for those
who have genuine love for plants and
flowers, love which often seems to be un-
derstood and reciprocated by the beautiful
things, since they return 1t with such
graceful lavishness, such profusenesa of re-
ward.
IN EXPLANATION.
The poem at the close of this column In
the JOURNAL AND COURIER of December "a
should have been credited to- phambers'
Journal. The name of the author is not
given. It was not intended that the poem
should occupy that space, and as it has
SIREN rise to questioning it is thought best
ran mako this expIenetic2 end to stste that
f-o,ly such rhymes as stand at the head of
Ms ''FIeeting Show" and are 'tIeaded' are
Ito be sttributed to Hilary. That it was
not r;operly credited is the fault of the
copy reader, who marked off the "credit. "
HILARY.