The record-union., 1896-04-12


does good work for the magazines.
The following which is called "Wnlch
Are You?" is a notable example:
There are two kinds of people on earth
to-day
Just two kinds of people, no more, I say.
mot the sinner and saint, for tits well
The good are half bad and the bad are
half good.
Not the rich and the poor, for to count
You must first know the state of his
conscience and health.
mot the humble and proud, for in life's
Who puts on vain airs is not counted
man.
Not the happy and sad, for the swift
flying years,
Bring each man his laughter and each
man his tears.
mo. the two kinds of people on earth
mean
Are the people who lift and the people
Wherever you go you will find the
worlds masses,
Are always divided into just these two
And, oddly enough, you will find, too,
There is only one litter to twenty who
lean.
''In which. class are you? Are you cas-
OF overtaxed lifters who toll down the
road?
"or are you leaner, who let's others
Your portion of labor and worry and
care?"
Queen Marguerite of Italy is of all
the royal and imperial ladies of Europe
said to be the one who is the most en-
thusiastic disciple of Wagner, and Is
never SO happy as when at her piano
Indeed, music, 1t is averred, is the sur
est way to her good will, and that is
why several Of the great Powers of
Europe make point of choosing for
their ambassadors at Rome diplomats
who are more conspicuous for their mu-
sical tendency than for their statecraft
Thus the former German Embassador
Baron Won KuedeIl, used to spend the
greater part of his days in playing
duets with her majesty, and his success
sor Is that Baron Won Bulow, who is
known throughout Germany as one of
the cleverest OF amateur performers on
the piano.
Queen Marguerite's devotion to Wag-
merriam music, which is attributable to
the fact that she received her educa-
ton In Germany, Is a source of sorrow
to her husband. who, like King Leopold
Of Belgium, simply abominates music,
for which he has no ear whatsoever,
and which has the effect Of putting his
teeth on edge. AS he is extremely fond
of his wife, he submits to the infiiction
as long as he can. But when the strain
becomes too great to bear, he threatens
the Queen to sing, and even goes so far
as to chant few bars in an excruciat-
ingly fiat and rasping voice. That al
ways has the desired effect, and causes
her majesty's piano to close with
bang.-Westminster Gazette.
Combinations In dress seem to ap-
peal more to the general taste than self
colored trimming and fabrics, and great
scope is given to the modiste by the in
PRODUCTION Of so many novel and beau
tiful fancy dress goods to be used with
plain fabrics, and although very gay
and brilliant spangled garnitures, jet
plaided and striped ribbons will be the
rage, they do not obviate the necessity
nor lessen the demand for a combina-
ton Of materials in the gown.
Dolly Warden hats and Dolly Warden
silks and muslins have come back to
high favor.
The new sheer woods, both plain and
patterned, are delight to the eye with
their daintiness of tint, and to the
touch with their silky softness.
An easy way to make pretty and
highly fashionable cape is to cut, fit and
line a rounded yoke OF silk, satin or vel
vet, the yoke to just cover the neck and
reach the top of the shoulders; then
make a straight or bias ruff1e, as is best
liked, Of silk about four yards long or
more and three-eighths of yard or less
deep. Have this frill pinked on each
edge, and add lace just as long as the
ruffie and an inch or SO less wide. Gather
the lace up with the frill, and sew to
the edge of the yoke, which is very
handsome made of moss green over
golden brown or ruby velvet. The yoke
and the frill can be greatly varied in
depth to sutt various tastes and figures,
thus making the cape longer or shorter.
Dresden and Pompadour silks, match
ing the gown or not, are much used for
the frill portion of these little capes.
The neck is finished with a huge ruche,
either of lace and silk or Of black chif-
fon, cut bias, folded and pleated up ex-
ceedingly full. the pleatings dotted with
tiny satin ribbon rosettes in pink, green,
cerise or violet, or held by jetted orna-
ments.
Grass cloth is likely to hold it's high
position for the entire summer; for, in
order to keep it from becoming COM
mon, it's price is quite high-extremely
so when we consider the material is
made Of flax and looks unpretentious
enough both in relation to color and
character. But expense is given to it
by reason of its silk-woven patterns,
and the fine metal threads that outline
the tinted designs; and as the patterns
are openwork and the grass cloth trans
parent. 1t necessitates silk lining;
therefore the cost does not end with the
purchase of the fabric with it's embroi-
dered trimmings.
The bright and limpid appearance Of
the best olive oil is secured by repeat
edly passing it through layers of carded
cotton wool as filter. The clarified oil
OF Itaay is then, until bottled or sold in
bulk, kept in cold storage, in masonry
cred. Those who use much oil, and