The National tribune., 1894-07-05

you must put your things in their proper
places, giving them the same care which you
would if you were going to be in the house 8
year instead of week. Besides your clothes
there must be some virtues packed in your
trunk-virtues that you will take out and use
all the time. One is consideration. You will
find that visitor well equipped with this will
be much liked. Another is punetuality. that
virtue Of kings And still another is neatness,
dainty little virtue specially adapted TO young
women.
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Miniatures are very popular again. and there
promises to be decided revival of dainty
and delightful art the only difficulty being
that the fine stippling is not congenisl work to
the better class Of artists; and, on the other
hand, poor miniature is both unsatisfactory
and inartistic- 1t is great pity that some
really good painter does not make this charm
ing genre q speciality. for certainly there ap-
pears to he an opportunity in this line for one
who is foremost
The house of the Fair Maid of Perth, an
object Of much interest to travellers in Scotland,
has just been restored. The building, which
King Robert the Third, and was the home of
Sir Walter Scotts heroine, Catherine Glover,
threatened to crumble out Of existence. Two
years ago It was purchased with a view to its
preservation by a country gentleman and we'll
known antiquary, Dir. William Japp, of Broom
hall.
The purchase was made from the local Guild
of Gl0yers, who had done much to retard the
decay Of the house of their old ancestors, Simon
the Glover. In the work Of restoration Mr..
Japp has brought into permanent form the un-
doubted relics Of the old Glover's home. These
include she arch belonging to the Curfew Bell,
which hung here, as we'll as the ancient shrine
which the Fair Maid used.
The house formed part of Benedietine mon
astery, and near to it has been found evidence
Of an old residence believed to be the spot where
King James !. of Scotland was murdered. As
opportunity offers, Mr.. Japp will also collect
furniture Of the period or thereabouts and place
it in this ancient tenement.
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at is great mistake" said woman as wise
she is distinguished, to let ones self get out
of touch with ones acquaintances. morbid
selfeonseiousness which shuBs contact is a
habit very easy to acquire, and it increases
with indulgence. 1t generally originates either
in shyness or through some pecuniary mis-
fortune, people fancyiDg that it is their trouble
that alienates their acquaintance, whereas this
is really not the only raison d'etre at ail-the
way they take their losses themselves being the
only reason for imaginary Sights"
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The Summer dresses acceutuate the fact that
draperies, paneIed, pannier and trimmed skirts
are all worn, verifying the predictions of the
early Spring. The skirts cling closely to the
hips, all Of the fullness being msssed at the
back, with the front quite fat The over
skirts when long, and not too full, are pretty
and stylish, and even the pannier, when prop
erly adjusted, does not dwarf the figure.
The rage for lace trimmings is illustrated
in gowns with lace panels, jabots and insertion
run perpendicularly or around the skirt The
elegance of these laces is often heightened by
an outlining of narrw spangled gimp, lattice
like jet or thickly- quilted ruches of gauze.
Both transparent and semitransparent ma
terials are fashionable; among the former are
the rock and alligator crepons, the old-time
Careges and the satin and silk-striped novelties
Grenadne, both black aud colored, is greatly
used; the latter show gorgeous changeable
tintings and are brocaded, striped and shot
with tufted figures in red, green or mauve.
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The sleeves form the principal chic Of gar
ment, and are of every style imaginable, their