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NOVEL HAND DECORATION.
White Gloves and Little Finger-Rines Are
Now the Rage.

White Gloves and Little Finger-Rfnes Are
Now the Rage.
White gloves and little fnger-rings
set with large solitaires are now the
rage. Few gloves Of any sort have
been worn during the hot weather.
After the mysterious way of fashion
the fad for little finger-rings material
lied, and considerable business ensued.
Many rings were purchased from the
regular stock and many more were
made to order, the stone being q
souvenir of more or less intrinsic value.
A few shirt studs have been sacrificed
for the solitaire pearl or diamond, and
coral, spinal ruby, carbuncle, anne
thyst, cats eye and the fatal opal
have been selected for the band and
snake ring.
These little finger-rings are compares
lively hard to wear. Two elements
are needed to make them effective-a
hand that is pretty and one that is
small. On any other hand the ring is
aggressive and inartistic.
The white glove is also dependent
upon delicacy for effect. An authority
ON such matters says: mo. is the
limited size for white gloves, and even
then the hand would look as big as q
No. 8% gloved In ecru or tan" All
the new white gloves are made of un.
dressed kid, dog or chamois, stitched
and topped with black and fastened
with pearl buttons half an inch wide.
Chicago Post. --------
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AN IMPORTED FARM.
How DR.. Hayes Was Surprised at Green
land Seaport.

How DR.. Hayes Was Surprised at a Green
land Seaport.
DR.. Isaac l. Hayes, the explorer, had
been travelling over Arctic ice and
through Arctic storms for more than a
year, when he was entertained most
charmingly by one of the cultured
European residents at Greenland sea-
mort. The two friends had partalzen OF
an inviting Greenland lunch, when the
host remapkedi
"You have probably tasted nothing
that grew out of dear old Mother Earth
since leaving home. Wouldn't you like
something fresh and green?"
At his summons, Sophy, his Green
land houselseeper, appeared, bringing
a silver dish with little pyramid OF
green upon it. Out from the green
eeeped little round, red globes.
"What Radishes in Greenland" ex'
claimed DR.. Hayes.
"Yes; and raised on my own farm
too" was the reply, .,,
After lunch the visitor saw 1.-THE
farm" 1t was patch of earth about
thirty feet long by four feet wide, in
closed with boards and covered with
glass. Under the glass were growing
lettuce, radishes and peppergrass, look
ing very fresh and green.
"You see," said the farmer" "some
things can take root in this country
though to be sure, they are fed on par
from home."
"Do you mean to say that you bring
the earth they grow in from homer
inquired DR.. Hayes
"Even SO. This is good rich Jutlano
earth, brought in barrels by ship from
Copenhagen.
Truly novelty-an imported farm!
in aa opposite corner stood the barn
n little, tightly-made building, with q
large stove fixed in tho center to keeT
the animals from freezing in the Long
,vinters. Within were twenty chick
ons two rigs and three goats 49,,
T "All brought from Copenhagen with
the farm" said their proud owner.
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EXPLANATION OF PLATE No. Ill. Names
used in New York and the west; q Names gem
orally used in New England. a. 1. First cut Of
ribs with tip Of sirloin 2. First cut OF ribs. D.
Second cut OF ribs. c. Third cut Of ribs. d, &.
Best chuck ribs. !, O. Poorer chuck ribs. 4.
Neck piece. Plate.piece or rattle-ran. J.
Shoulder OF mutton. h. Sticking piece. l.
Navel end of briskeL m, n. Brisketpicce. o.
Shin and thick end Of brisket
with the prime cut For example, in
the best markets in New Englant rib
of sirloin is cut short, only little
part of the thin ribs, or the flank, be-
ing left on. Outside New England
these pieces are cut long. AS rule,
the shorter cuts at the higher price
are the more economical. In most
parts of New England, the sirloin
steak is what is called porter-house in
other parts of the country. The
sirloin steak of New York is in the
section marked d (see plate No. ~
Some of these steaks are fine, but
often there is only a small part of
tender meat on them, the butcher cut
ting them SO as to take in the veiny
part of the round. If one be paying
the price of round steak there is no
great injustice in this, but to pay for
high-priced steak and get such cut as
this is not right.
The quality of beef is indicated by
color, texture and odor. Good beef
will have generous amount of meat
in proportion to the bones. The lean
meat will be firm, fine-grained, and of
rich, red color. The fat, pale straw
color, firm and dry; the suet will be
dry and crumble easily.
If the beef has been hung long
enough it will be dark, purplish
color when first cut, but after few
minutes exposure to the air it will
turn bright red, and tiny beads of
moisture will collect on the surface.
Beef that is coarse-grained and dark
generally comes from old animals.
Very small beef, with pink rather
than a red color, is apt to be from
cows. Although this beef is never
rich in color and flavor, it is usually
tender and sweet-1avored. Beef that
las dark, yellow fat, with the suet
tough and clamny, is not from a
healthy animal. Pass it by, and choose
something else for your dinner.
Housekeeping.
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.t. n Polar IyeAf,

Settling family quarrels IN house.
,aId like that of Bidel, the Frcnch
lion lion.tasaer, was no trihing matter, r., one the
aau @ IN the midst Of m exercise by the
,.,;Id uy animals the polar bear became
~,ir angry and an .oensigs ass ss sas sls
p' prisc but prepared to destroy his ds to
sntlane, ntornosc The bear released Il ,eIs ele.
sRans, niro, rnn is to- sstrangle him. B1t tos
Ss Sf ssp& ssiPosfnfs'sSna a.I is ssa sssa hlss
yss % *, .ss s@s CT E IL 'Hsa
1ass n;s I; f. ss7s ssss 'as e: :;: &C.,, 'H' a
% 81 rs 3 peanlen moments all was qelev 'S
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WOMAN AND HOME.
CHOICE CUTS OF MEAT.

Two Diagrams illustrating How Beeves
Are Cut-Aftcr Reading This Article
Carefully No Housewife Can De Swim
died by Dishonest Butchers How to
Tell Well-Seasoned Meat.
The beef is cut into four parts; two
headquarters and two fore-quarters.
The hind-quarter is the most valuable
part of the animal, although the Jews
discard it. In different sections of the
country the side is divided differently.
In the Boston markets the two short
ribs are cut on the hind-quarter,
whereas in New York and the western
states these ribs are left with the
others on the fore-quarter. These two
ribs are called in Boston the tip end of
the sirloin in New York and the west
the first cut of the ribs. The different
methods of cutting beef are so confus-
ing to the housekeeper that it is well
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Colors to Wear and to Avoid.

A bluc-eyed person never looks 80
blue-eyed as IN q blue dress or white
with n blue cravat, whereas the
strong blue of the fabric might have
been expected to dim or kill the
slight blue Of the eye. A woman with
remarkably red lips, clad in dull hello
trope, with amethysts, has all the
coral taken from her mouth, which
wears instead light heliotrope tint,
and with this tint the pink OF her
check is also touched. An ordinary or
even sallov check never looks SO
beautifully white as over q white
dyess which seemed to threaten to
darken 1t. And, beautiful as the
s'msthetic" colors were Ia their day,
they ouenched and dimmed their wear
ers to their own tone. This is not to
be easily explained by any known
chromatic rules, Nor can one say
why turquoise blue darkeps blue eyes
and adds to their brightness. Expert
ment and verifcation should be as
much valued by the women as by the
Cosntist philosophers.
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Belly hS.
heard an unusual sound, and Lucy
said: "What Is that?" and Mrs. Long
said: at sounds to me like cat-talk,
and as though it were out in the
kitchen"
Lucy went out to the kitchen, where
she saw strange sight, and she called
her mother to come.
Nine cats, counting in Graycoat,
were there and all very gay and happy.
Most of them were perfect strangers.
The bunch of catnip lay on the floor,
torn into shreds, and on this spicy feast
the nine cats were regaling themselves;
they appeared giddy, as if they had
been drinking wine, singing and pur-
ring and miawing and signaling, and
rolling over and over on the catnip,
and scratching and pulling it about all
over the room.
Shall l scat them out, mamma?'
asked Lucy.
"No, indeed" said Mrs. Long. "That
would be very rude of us. Graycoat
is giving a tea, evidently a catnip
tea" and she laughed and softly shut
the door.
Half an hour after they went back
for another peep, but all were gone
st. Louis Republic.
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UM.,z5Z9


ExPLANATIoN OF PLATE No. LII Names
used in New York and the west; 2 Names gener.
ally used in New England a. l. First cut of ribs.
g Tip end of sirloin. b. l. Porter-house steak
or sirloin steak or roast 2 Second cut Of sir.
loin. q. l. Flat-bone sirlon steak or roast. 2.
First cut OF sirloin. d Has various names. q.
Aitch bone. + Round @. l. Leg Of beef. z
Shank of the round h. Veiny part Of the
round Flank.
to be content with learning only the
method practiced in her own locality.
The two diagrams illustrating this ar
ticle may help her l have outlined
only such cuts as are common all over
the country. After having carefully
studied these diagrams, take them to
your butcher and he will locate the
cuts that are not given here.
In section d, on the hind-quarter
(see plate No. ~ the greatest diversi-
ty of modes of cutting exists; there
fore, have not given all the minor
cuts, but have left this part clear for
your local provision man to mark.
Where the names are different in New
York and New England and the west,
l have given the New York and west
ern names first. The New York and
western prices are lower than in New
England for prime cuts, but the deal
ers make up for this by cutting a
larger amount of the cheaper parts
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they are made at much less cost OF In
visible checked tweeds, Harris cloth In
dull colors and plain-faced cloth, dotted
with deep red, blue or black spot of
shaggy wool These are gayly lined,
bat have no trimming but machine
stitching on the edges OF the garment,
the capes and the collar.
The overskirt continues to make its
way among fashionable revivals OF the
season The redingote overskirt is
straight ali around and open all the
way down the front The Eagle
Wing" style is short, plain on the hips,
and sharply pointed front and back,
The Greek overskirt is almost aa long
as the underskirt II measures four
yards around. ana Is slightly draped
bn the hips This overskirt is seamless
except In the back as the selvages are
st the top and bottom forming hens,
the narrow hem being low at the top
where the drapery is adjusted to the
lower end Of the bodice, That is Joined
"a seam to the underskirt
KATn DUNBAR
A.
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Distance Travelled In Dancing.

An average waltz takes dancer over
about three-quarters of mile, a square
dance makes him cover half mile.
A girl with well-filled programme
travels thus in one evening: Twelve
waltzes, nine miles; four other dances
at half mile apiece, which is hardly
q fairly big estimate, two miles more;
the intermission stroll and the trips
to the dressing-room to renovate her
gown and complexion, half a mile
more; grand total, eleven and ous-
half milea -...--.-
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GRAYCOAT'S CATNIP TEA.
Nihe Cats Have Grand Time In Mira
Longs Kitchen.

Lung AlCcnens
After reading the story of old GRAY.
coat no person will doubt that cats
nave means of expressing themselves
when Is just as good as human words;
because this cat, Graycoat, made eight
dl1ferent cats understand the same
thing. She must have gone to each
ana IN some way said the same thing
to the whole eight, and each cat did
what Graycoat asked her to do.
Here are the facts: Little LUCY
Longs grandmother sent her present
OF great green bunch of catnip, with
a message to dry it, so that her cat,
Graycoat, might have leaf now and
then during the winter. Lucy hung
the bunch up on the wall behind
the kitchen stove to dry, and when
ever she went into the kitchen she
gave the cat leaf or two for a
treat. Sometimes the cat would jump
up high and try hard to catch the
bunch herself.
One day as Lucy and her mother sat
sewing on the front porch they both
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PRETTY CENTER PIECE.

the worked edge to appear, sew a very
scant frill of inch-wide ribbon; over
this set a ruffle of lace. Work with .
design of jonquils in yellow silk. Any
preferred flower, such as violets, butt
tercups or sweet peas, may be used in.
stead of jonquils, in which case ribbon
and silk must correspond. Theribbon
must be attached with as few stitches
as possible, so that 1t may be removed
when the piece is to be washed.-Amers
lean Agriculturist.
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

MEND the torn pages of books with
white tissue paper.
MORTAR and paint may be removed
from glass with hot, sharp vinegar.
DON'T shut the lids of pots, boilers
and saucepans when putting them
away. 1t retains the odors of cookery.
NEVER put your stovepipes away
without rubbing them thoroughly with
linseed oil or something similar. This
will prevent an accumulation of rust.
To REMOVE tar, rub in grease (lard il
as good as anything) until the spot
seems pretty well loosened, and then
wash In plenty of hot water and soap.
SOME housewives say that the colors
Of cotton fabrics will become 'sset" If
salt and water is employed three gills
Of salt to four quarts of water. The
calico is dropped in the water while
hot, and there remains until it is cold.
TURNIPs boiled with their jackets on
are OF better flavor and less watery. A
small lump of sugar added while the
vegetable Is cooking corrects the bit
terness often found in them. If to be
served mashed, run through q colander.
If you have never tried apple short
cake try it now. Prepare it exactly as
you would strawberry shortcake, using
apple sauce in place Of the berries; and
by the time apples grow again you
may consider an apple shortcake a.
great q treat as strawberry shortcake.
If you have black or tinted cambrics
or muslins which you hesitate to trust
to the laundress, give them first dip
yourself in water into which you have
stirred a teaspoonful Of black pepper.
This is also said to save gray and buff
linens from spots when used in first
water,
LITTLE red ants cannot travel over
wool or rag carpet. Cover the shelf in
q closet or pantry with flannel, set
whatever you wish to keep from the
ants on it, and they will at once disap-
pear. They may be caught also in
sponges into which sugar has been
sprinklcd; then the sponge should be
dropped into hot water.
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TRAIN THE CHILDREN.
There Exists Q Crying Need for More
Practical Education.

Escape from the tolls of penury
might be offered to some by furnishing
more practical education to the chill
drcn of the poor, writes Washington
GLADDEN.. Some elementary industrial
training would enlarge the resources
of these boys and girls and might pre-
vent many Of them from dropping
down into the lowest grades Of labor,
where the struggle is severest. Espe.
cially would little practical training
in domestic economy be useful to the
girls of this class. Most of them are
destined to be wives and mothers, and
the question whether the household
shall live in pinching want or in COM
parative comfort often depends on tho
skill and thrift of the wife and
mother. Here, for example, is table
with minute accounts Of the expendi-
lures for five weeks of thirty families
in London; and the exhibit is forci-
BILE illustration of the lack of thrift
which accompanies poverty. One FAM
lily, with an income of about five doll
lars week, made seventy-two differ
ent purchases Of tea during the five
weeks. Inasmuch as this family never
took more than two meals a day at
home it is evident that they never
bought more than single drawing Of
tea at time; seventy-two purchases
of tea in thirty-five days is two pur-
chases day Sundays included) and
two extra. Of these thirty families IL
is evident that quite number went to
the grocery every day of their lives
not few of them several times day.
This hand-to-mouth existence is at en-.
nifty with thrift; it is scarcely possible
that any family should escape from
poverty until it learns wiser methods
of expenditure. That many of these
helpless people are pitifully ignorant
of the alphabet of domestic economy is
plain enough; is it not possible to give
the girls, in Industrial schools, some
practical instruction in this most inn
portant art?
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Miss Mary's 'e',eio's -. ,,o :,

Mury's mother one ."' As s the little
cont to buy some candy -bc discov-
= ered ens a beggar boy on the S,, frOl, ,ras flve
etea Of a ncighbor's house, she She was va her a
years Saoi olai of' of money. She looked first
gt4d ths afs Soy and at her cent mt to Fah the
y Es,,ara Ssh ssa f%ls snS 5Ds touching his sh0al
Here little tsssyst Doy take suit uf's Of clothes
and an some dinner"
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A Possible Rcasois.

II guess know why cannioals Is
brown" snid Johnny
"Why9"
"Bccause they don't wear clothes
an. nature wants 'en to look as II they
I'D sumpin' on anyhow. Judge.
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mad grandmother, little sister and
a turkey. Now Bob White was very
proud OF his turkey, he was SO big an
fat. His grandmother owned turkey
also' and as she was going to have hers
for the Thanksgiving dinner she
thought Bob ought to offer his to tile
minister; but this Bob stoutly refused
to do.
The big fat turkey was exceedingly
tame, and would follow the little boy
over the place, eat out of his hand,
and sometimes out of his pocket. "Offer
1t to the minister, indeed I'd just
like to see myselfr' said Bob.
But while Bob White, with his few
friends, his grandmother and his little
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wiuter dresses,
core In dark
shades OF Hava-
ma brown, cy-
press green, sill
yer blue, pea
cock blue of a
greenish on e,
bl q c k, petunia
q n d rel Sc d a.
T h 9 y a r e
trimmed w l t h
MORE or colored
velvet and braid
ing, and, above
all, with u r,
either black or
b r O W n. T h Q
8 Doth black
Astrakhan furs,
called ire
Astrakhan" are
very fashionasly
used Tor trim
~{rD a1ca kho
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Tho Full Sumciency.

70 preserves" our Willie boy cried.
y wans n,o ,,itc enough" his mother replied.
You our. '. ,rar, n~ .en ough'" (with scoxl on his
a, want v,oun too much. and want it jest nov"
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evening dress fahrica 1t appears in
two toned effects of green shot with
gold, violet with dark rose color, orange
with "azurine," the new lovely tint in
blue, petunia with mignonette green,
etc Modistes are using changeable
velvets with excellent results-for
large sleeve puffs, bretelles, etc These
additions add greatly 10 the effect Of q
plainly made gown of cloth. tweed or
cheviot The repped woods in hand
some winter colorings in monochrome,
or shot with two or three colors, are
among the very popular dress fabrics
of the season. Heavy corded bengaline
sprinklcd with small flowers and lea es
is used upon stylish tailor dresses as
waistcoats, sleeve puffs, pipings, frills
and Innings to cloth and velvet capes
The handsome and serviceable French
redingote comes up for marked favor
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this winter and
Is greatly i'm.
proved in its
appearance by
the addition Of
Aaring revers,
d o u b l Q or
triple shoulder
capes and Inn
mense sleeves.
They are made.
first, Of velvet.
moire and la
dies cloth.
with fur-edged
capes Of the
0 q m q, or, on
other redin-
gotes or green
or black ladies'
cloth, there ia
Aoften o spread
ing cape collar
Of glossy black
fur. Al gain,
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dark mink tails whose decided popular
ity began last winter
Next to seal and sable, the richest
looking coats worn this winter are Of
black velvet with slight additions Of er.
mine for special wear, and for more
general uses made closely fitted, with
a girdle or bodice effect impaired by
many rows Of handsome but narrow
Jet galloon which is scarcely more than
braid The full collarette has similar
rows Of the gimp, while the collar is Of
moire Astrakhan. Stylish tailor gowns
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FASHION LETTER.
stylish Winter Costumes- Trimmings In
Fur-Repped Wools and Other Popular
Dress Fabrics.

Fur-Repped Woods and Other Popular
Dress Fabrics.
Especial New York Correspondence
The stylish and convenient fashion
Of a costume entire, consisting Of tailor
gown with coat to match, will continue
In favor throughout the winter. A
very attractive model sent from the
house Of noted New York designer,
has for its outside wrap coat made
with capes and bretelles that dress the
figure in a manner very becoming to
the majority Of women whose figures
are rot over-stout The coat OF fleece
lined cloth is doubly lined with shot
silk of rather heavy quality, and has a
round waist closely fitted to which is
sewed full circular basque about IF
teen inches deep. The very full sleeves
are partly hidden under the double
shoulder capes which are silk lined and
edged with narrow roll of dark fur.
The cloth SKIRT in short circular style
Is trimmed with three rows Of the same
fur.
French coats Of smooth soft finished
cloth imported to wear win various
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PRETTY CENTER PIECE.
One That Il Novel In Shape ~ Well ~
Pretty In Design.

The center for a dining table shown
in our sketch is novel in shape as well
as pretty in design. It should measure
from 10 to Is inches from either extrem-
ity, and may be cut with the scallops
less deeply indented If desired. Cream
or pure white linen is the best materi-
al. Buttonhole stitch 1t around the
edge, and inside of this, just allowing
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IN gray an u
black mixtures
and stripes have
bod ice tri M
nings OF black
noire, and are
further adorned
W ith W o v ed
braids In silk
and wool. In
mohair fabrics,
new effects are
shown in waved
or serpen ii n g
surfaces, bou-
rette tufts, mar
row ca IN Q Is
hair stripes, and
rough dots of
rich color. Re-
versible satin of
the stand-alone
q n ality is a
handsome nov
A = ~ n
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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
&gs1lSs o8A
Mrs M!,,'|leURTs N :
vi WAHkSCNlNc9
N / ~ 6

RS. WELBURT
was a rich lady
who lived in a
grand h O II S g
and had a great
many friends.
Bob White was
a poor little
boy who hadn't
many friends
at all. but he
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-23

mr., rs+em Of education pursued in this
;,,stitution il designed to develop the moral
;nteIIectual and physical powers OF the p u
,;is. To make them refined, accomplished
apnd useful members of society.
Pupils d all .h are eonvictiors
interference Wltntneif con'i''''As
being carefully avoided.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-23
Great Is John Sherman.

To those who are acquainted with
the history of John Sherman the asser-
ton of Mr.. Lodge last Saturday eve
ming that he is 1.-The wisest financier OF
this country is highly amusing.
John Sherman has been upon about
every side of the money question. Not
many years ago he was pronounced
green-backer, and his utterances are
quoted to-day in wildcat money circles
as theutterances of John Sherman be-
fore he sold out to the money power"
John Sherman is on record as for
mer antigoldlte, the friend OF paper
moIey and of various Pet schemes OF
uuorthodox finance. For reasons that
have been variously accounted for he
has in later years quite reversed his
attitude.
Is it John Sherman, the possessor OF
the political and financial coat of many
colors. that to Mr.. Lodges mind has
won the title to being the wisest Of
American fsanciers?-Bostom Globe.
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.+T E r M 81

Roard. Washing of Clothes, Tuition ENG Eng
Iish. and all kinds of Usefu and Or Iis.
1 Needle Work, per Session OF FIVE
Months, are s9O.oo-payable in adya Mnss; q,
erms nor Drawing and Painting can b
attacbed to the Convent, and totally sepa
=, "a from the boarding school, Is