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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
ETERNAL ICE AND SNOW THERE
No Washouts In the Vicinity oil
Aberdeen.

Aberdeen. March 27.-Nothing like q
washout is known in this region of etef-
nal ice n snow, and r ports OF 1000
and torrent in southern attitudes read
10 the good people of this locality x
airy tales. The lines OF the James river
of the Milwaukee are now operated with
something approaching system, but TINS
end of the Hastings and Dakota diNl-
sion is still in goodly part under noun
tains Of frozen snow. For a week past
the company has been trying to dig out
the line. but has made something less
than fifty miles with the single rotary
at its command. \ second rotary was
put to work on the east end OF the
blockade. headed this way, but when
four miles east of Summit, in the hills,
If was disabled and had to be taken
back to Minneapolis. The rotary work.
ing east reached Bristol at ! o'clock yes
terday afternoon, but spent today IL
covering about half the distance to tho
next station. Webster. About thirty
miles vet remain to be cleared. n at
the present rate of progress cannot pos
sibly be done before the end Of the week.
II has been nearly a mont since 4
thorough passenger train passed over
the line. The Harlem branch north OF
Andover. and portions of the Madison
Bristol branch are still under the beau
tiful snow. The Great Northern Breck-
| inridge-Aberdeen line, wlSch had not
been cleared for nearly six weeks, was
| opened Yesterday, and trains are run
ming pretty regularly, 1t will thus be
seen thai the rampant, hoydenish fresh
ct of southeastern South Dakota and
-l..h....+,, InuYa hac i'm no SpnGp A
J counterpart up this way.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

The British army can scarcely be said
TO be a particularly healthy one, for. ac-
cording to the official REPORT of the med
ical division OF he war department.
which has JUST been submitted to par
liament, the admissions into hospitals
during the last twelve months were
over teS per 1000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
supreme Court Deoi.ions

Pierre, March 25.-In the suprem,
court yesterday Judge Haney handel
decisions In the following cases:
Therese Somneberg W.. Christ Stene
burg ct al, Yankton county: affirmed.
]. Lewis Brown. as assignee OF the
Western Farm Mortgage company VI
Ira Haseltine. Brown county; anirmed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
No Election,

Frankfort, KY, March 25.-The sec.
ond joint ballot for United States sena-
tor was taken at noon today but with
out result. The Hunter managers were
afraid to attempt to force another bal.
OF and the Joint session adjourned at
l2:45.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
~Superlative Craft.

Uuubt
Blind Faklr-Take my advice, pard.
an Civ up de injured limb appeal.
You'll be losin de use of dat paralized
leg eff yer don't exercise IL.
Hopeless Paralytic-W'ot erbout dem
smoked glasses hurtin' your real eye
sight?
Blind Fakir-Dey don't Dey are a pre-
tentative frum losin' Il. See?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
A Newfoundland fog is frequently SC

A Newfoundland fog is frequently SC
thick that for the bowsprit of a vessel
to be seen emerging from the mist while
not a trace OF the masts or hull is per-
septible is as common as is the specta-
Gle OF a VESSEL. the top masts Of which
are basking In the sunshine while the
crew below cannot see from stem tc
stern.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

Dench held his lead Of three laps oven
Waller to the close. His distance foI
twenty-five hours exceeded 49l miles
Hales New York record was 461 miles
in twenty-elght hours. LAST night.
closing score.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
TOOK THE LEAD FROM WALLER
Bench Gains Seven Laps and Is the
eudcp

Detroit, March 27.-All the other rid
"rs appeared in better form than the
leader, Waller, in last evenings riding
IN the six day bike race. Shortly after
3 o'clock Dench, who had been second,
pulled QUE and got a lap on Waller and
by 9 o'clock he had gained six moro,
putting him three laps ahead of the Ger.
man. Gardner. Miller and Grimm were
not much behind Dench iii the sprinting
business. The racing was the hottest
of the week. Score at 9 o'clock:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

New York's Christian league is turn
Ing its attention actively toward tear
ing away the worst Sums in the city.
II will try to bring together the proper
ty owners and the practical phiian-
thropists who are willing to invest
money In improved homes for the poor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
WhytisN Necessary
10 Take a Spring Medicine
Your Blood Must be Made Pure or
impaired Health 20 Sure,

Impaired Health 10 Sure.
Firmly fixed among the important
principles of hygiene and health is the
acknowledged necessity of a good
Spring Medicine.
The necessity is found in the impure
condition of the blood at this season.
,-.,. owing to the close con-
~"' finement and breathing
Too vitiated air in offce,store.
Rich Food. shop, house, factory or
schoolroom; excessive
eating and drinking too rich and hearty
food; late hours and social indulgences.
Many years OF test have proved that
Hoods S~arsaparilIa supplies the sea-
sons demand as nothing else does.
So easy to take and SO readily assim-
Hated, the purifying, yitalizing and en-
riching elements of Hoods Sarsspariila
combined from Natures own store
house Of vegetable remedies for human
ills, pass into the stomach and do their
work Of purifying and vitslizing the
blood, which carries new
~PPo'es life and vigor to every
health organ and tissue Of the
and strength body. The effect is often
magical. The weakness
il o % driven of, that tired feeling dis
appears, the nerves are built up. the
appetite restored. Remember,
Hoods 8arsapariua
Il the hest-ln fact the One True Blood ruri-
ter. sold BY all druggists. 81. SIX for es.
H00dss pills are the only pills to ssks
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

A Buffalo firm is now turning out
What is claimed to be an absolutely
fireproof wood. 1t is red birch treated
by some secret process.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

\ striking picture of the official cor
'uption that prevails in China is afford
ID by some diplomatic reports suhmit-
ed 10y the English foreign office to the
louses OF parliament az Westminster.
Among other things II is shown that 50
rreat is the stealing that. were the inn
oerial government to abolish the rice
tribute from the provinces of kin9sli
md Chekiang alone. it would effect an
economy of more than 5000. 600, which
s the sum that It's collection now costs
over and above the revenue mat Il
riells-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

Full dress Is common at the Partisan
theaters only on first nights, at the OPP
era and national theaters. No return
coupons are given.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

The grand jury OF De Kalb county.
Georgia, recommended that the Georgia
railroad be compelled to discontinue
running freight trains on Sunday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
CUSTER CHRONICLE
Joseph KUBLER PUBLISHER

Commenting on the fact that a trolley
Dad is about TO he bvilt TO tnc foot or
I'D Cheops, the Cairo OEgypU sphinx
avs: Next there viii be a restaurant
N the ton of that giant pile. and a ny
lraulic lift 10 carry one to the top. The
lines are indeed changed, and ~ with
hem. Drink Cheops bitt rs,' Ply amid
seer is the best" After visiting Chufu's
omb, take Parasyneratlkolnroioalo
nandy. These ana others will greet
he eyes Of visitors 10 the pyramid next
,ear. the fates futfvnd. AMI may IN.
society for the Preservation of EgSp-
ian Antiquities forbid! on, Calr.ne",
t YOU wish 10 disgust tha best class OF
,isltors You are going The right way IL
10 f."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

Scotch residents of Barre, VT, are
making efforts to have a In
memory Of Robert Burns erected there.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

on oil cake made
from Imported
seed, nor shall
any allowance
be made for dirt
or other tmpurl-
ties In seed.
Seeds of all kinds
u o { specially
provided for -. 40 pc. 10 pc. 90 pc.
Straw ...... ....$ 80 ton 10 pc. 30 pc.
Teazles . -. 30 pc. 10 pc. 30 pc.
Vegetables In nat.
urai state not
ed for 49,. 20 pc. 10 pc. 10 pc.
Anchovies and sar-
dimes, packed I'm
oil or otherwise,
in tin boxes
measuring mot
more than five
inches long, four
inches wide, and
three and n half
inches deep .... Zoe. box Zoe. lVc'
ripe 80. -. 25c. bu. 20 pc. 25c. bu.
Apples, dried. des-
siccated, eynpor-
ated or prepared
In any manner,
vided for ...... 2e. ID. 90 pc. &c.
Peaches and other
[ a bic fruits.
Including her
ries, when dried,
etc.. 800. -. &c. ID. 20 pc, 20 pc.
Fruits preserved
In TIN own
juices ...... -. ID Pc ~ pc' o"p'c'
G o III Il is, sweet
meats and fruits
preserved IN SUI
gar or molasses.
or In spirits con-
tanning not over
3 per cent. of al
cohol. and not
specially provid-
aI far mud iel.
lies Of ait Kinds. 81 nc. 30 pc. IS pc.
FIGS. plums.
aud other dried
grapes 49,. 80. 21ac. lb. l1ac. 2hc.
Zante and other
curran,s e. T.. rkc. ID. ii4c. Free.
prepared, Ia bot
lies, Jars or sim
liar packages 25c. gal. 20 pc. Free.
In casks or other
Grapes .. 1c. 10. 20 PC. Goc.bbl..
Peaches -. 80. lc. Id. 10 pc. 10 pc,
lines. crape
frnIt. shaddocks
or pomelos -. &c. ID. ...... ......
In addition thereto
tnon the boxes.
barrels or other
ARTICLES ~contaIn.
ing the foregoing. 40 nc.
| Oranges lemons,
and lines. In
paeSags ;moo "'''' sc'cu'ft' '''''.
limes In hulk
nor tbonsopd 81 ho
In additinu unon ~
lss boxes or bar 30 DC.
inns In nacts
ages of canncifv
Of ~ cuhIe feet
og ess' per PACK 10
ceeding IA cubic
feet and not ex-
ceeding 22 49,. ..... $500. o5c.
In packages ex.
ceeding 25 cubic
feet. for each ad-
ditional cubic
foot or fraction. ...... ...... Zoe.
In bulk. per thou
sand -. -. ...... ...... 1850
In addition, upon 49,
the boxes or bar
rels 49,. -. 800. 3O n
Orange peel and P'
lemon peel, pre-
served or can
died 49,. -. %. IN. 20 nc %
Citron or citron p' &C.
peel. preserved
Or canaied Wv. 2c. ID. 20 PC. 20 pc.
Plneapples ...... &c. ID. 20 be. Free.
cd .1.'4. ae Sc. III. 20. 20
! FlIberts and wal. '@'
nut OF ali Kinds 3c. IN On "a
Fii6erts and wal. &C.
! Peanuts or ground "'
beans. sheiled II. III % ne =,
Panuts, shelled 49,. IIsc. Ib. . nc IL
Nuts. shelled or T'
unsheiled. not
specially proyid-
ed for .. 1iac. III % ne so
| Bacon and hams. &c. lb. 90 ne Sc
Sausages of all T' "
kinds -. 49,. Sc. 10. 90 ne Ok N
Beef. mutton and ~
pork 49,. 49,. &c. Ib. 20 pc. 25 ne.
Meats OF all kinds,
prepared or pre-
served, not spe.
cially provided
Extract Of meat,
not speciaiiy
provided for. -. 35c. 10. 20 ne. % nc
Fluid extract OF
meat ...... -. Ice. ID. 20 pc. % DC.
Fan1t, ;:.ii,i i've 8 8: # 4 % b. Is &c.
Dressed ...... II. sc. ID. &c. &c.
S (: ;;:;':: e.; ;:, ;:;I {. . ''''' E:
grease ..... -. Nc. ID. Free. &c.
T. h icOry root
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

\ process mas been grant. / in Ger
many for making Q substitute for the
natural skin for use in wounds. The
muscular coating Of the intcsiines Of
animals Is Invested OF mucous mem
brane and then trea-pd,. q"ars-afb'nttn
dig@sted. After a second treatment
with tannin and gallo acid a tissue is
produced which takes the place OF the
natural skin, and which, when laid on
the wound is entirely absorbed during
the h1sling process.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

Th., mach worn joke about n. Tspa-
per English" does occasionally tini jus
iiGcltiun. rs in IN item recently n"!Cad
IN a Maine paper, which gravciy an
bounced that David McPhetCrs recent
81 hauled a log with a 900 horse tw My
five feet long and twcnty-,Wo inches
through Al the top end" ana proudly
mqu.r.s; can any Of the lumbsrmer
bsl. this?" To which another eXchang =
responds: we should say not, nor a.
", believe many of the breeding ostao-
.lshmeuts OF this state nave that sort oi
an nnimlL."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

London boasts or a gasoline fire en-
sine which has pneumatic wheels and
4xaqcls Itself to fires, II is highly spok,
IN OF as a thing Of noiselass action bota
when in motion on tbs way t. fires and
when engaged in pumping water. But
nothing is said about its ability Il throw
arge volumes Of water, IN London, ow-
ng 70 the character Of The buildings.
fires can be extinguishad with less wa
tor than IS necessary in the fighting If
fires among our intlammatle buildings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

The greatest difficulties lie where VT
are not looking for thsm.-Goethe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

Hoods Pills IS n sss sP'y ~: e ,;'|s'
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-05

If YoUro in hurry for groceries
trI ; al 'YayS wagon at your door,
:eady to bring them 20 you. We have
everything that's choicest in GROC-
ERfES, TABLE LUAURIES, WINES
ETC. L pts of da0ties not found in
other stores, Prices DO higher than
You will pay for inferior goods.
Walsh & Wylie, The Nevada Boys,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-05
For Over Fiftv Years.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, la
s>een used foc children teethtng, Il
s0Oths the child. softens the gums,
alays all pain. cures wind collie. and
the best remedy Cor Diarrhoaa
Twenty-tige cents a bottle
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-05
The Ozark Saloon.

All the n2wspap ers, magaziues-
east and wes'-at publishers prices
Desk and office stationery. Lagisla-
tnre bill files, etc, etc, at Cagwin &
NOtewaIe',. Opposite the Bank.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-05

ASK your so called tailor made
cloth'ng p ople to show you the
number of Journey men they have at
Work, We show ours at the Emppr-
ium.
Al?aCaiiDe. the new dress lining, at
T. W Dar's
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-05

STREET PARADE AT NOON.
More exciting than a Coon camp
NJ 2tlng.
Reserved seats on sale at Steinme.l
Drug Store
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-05
What is

0asteEia = Dr. Samuel Pitchers
and Children 1t osntains neither Opium, Moplne
ether Narcotic substance. = sxAstt.,te
NJ Fara5esic, Drops, Soothing Syrups aade
It Is Pleasant. Its -''"r~ntee thirty yeeus' use BIZ
maaons OF Mothers CaSexN Ille Csaiaren's
-the Mothers
Castor1a Castoria.
stomach Drhs Ertat
: d promotes d.
i, Y. geton,
ious sHcaueA
is seunver nd
uenk nuatns
ito
rd H~ A'""~"S i1"~oeed oenencA
CAAos D, ~
~Yokcf Esehs
n Srxn NEW YexCrY
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-05

The kORaIkG APPEAL.
Published every morning, sAsnday
s1crptedssy
8. P. DAVIS.
emc-- cond stl 1t opposi Capitol
SUES CRIPTION RATES.
On Year by mail IS 90
Three Men hs 3 90
By Carrier Is ,nts wcck.
Entered at the Postoffice ssat Carson
City, Nevada, as second class matter.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
A had Monkey.

Mr.. Texter, proprietor of Ulmer park,
on Gravesend Beach, L. l., has a mon
key in his menagerie that is credited
with some queer pranks. He likes
whisky. beer and wine, takes a drink
whenever he can get 1t, and like many
of the human species goes on a spree
once in a while. That is, he quits his
cage and disappears for a time. Wheth-
er he leaves the park and goes to Coney
island or Bath beach is a question, al
though it is reported he has been seen
tn both places. If he returns home in
the night and finds that he is locked
out he gets in by breaking a pane Of
glass. That he is bitterly opposed to
the Raines law is evident from the fact
that one day when a copy of the law
was lying in a chair neal his cage he
came out, tore it into shreds and ate 1t.
Like some human men this monkey is
a wife-beater. A much smaller female
monkey occupies the cage with him and
her face and head always bear marks
of his cuffs and blows.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
HOW A BOAT WAS PATCHED UP
An Easy Way of Stopping Up .

way VI StOII1nX I'd y
Hole.
At last We reached Achill sound.
The sea dividing the island from the
mainland here narrows to a cuannel of
from 200 to 500 yards in breadth, says
Temple Bar. Some nine years ago the
people were obliged to cross in a ferry
boat very much out of repair. Often
the passage was most dangerous and
difficult, owing to the rapidity of the
current and the strength of the wind.
On fair days the ferry was laden, not
only with passengers, but also with
sheep, pigs and young cattle. Old
cattle were tied by the horns with
a rope made fast to the stern of the
boat, and forced to swim as best they
could through the rushing tide. At
such times the women might be. seen,
with their p%etticoats tucked up so as
to display an amplitude of sturdy leg,
carrying their pigs and sheep to the
boat through the foaming water, while
sheir lords and masters watched the
process and smoked.
One fair day, as Mr.. Cd. was watch
ing the heavily laden craft making it's
difficult way across the sound, he
heard an old man remark, as If to
himself: "Begob. but maybe she'll do
it yet" do what?" asked Mr.. Old.
why, get across, your honor" said
the old man. "Well, why shouldn't
she?" asked Mr.. Old. well in troth,
your honor" was the startling reply,
''she had a hole knocked In her on the
rocks to-day, and we had to shtuff it
wild a big sod Of turf"
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
N OF ELK HORNS.
j. Fay Haynes Has Three Hundred Fl
closing IIia Stndin.

~ ray Haynes Has Three Hundred En-.
closing His Studio.
More than three hundred elks have
unwillingly contributed their magnif-
cent antlers to beautify the enclosure
around the studio of F. Jay Haynes at
Mammoth Hot Springs, in Yellowstone
Park. 1t is believed to be the only
renee made Of elk horns in the world
Mr.. Haynes, with three of his men,
collected and carefully selected these
trophies. They all have twelve points.
and many have the royal fourteen.
From twenty to twenty-five thousand
elks winter in Yellowstone Park, and
the greater percentage Of these are
males, About April / is shedding
Time, and 1t is easy enough to gather
the shed horns, II one but ascertains
tne whereabouts of the animals at that
titne. Their usual habitat Is amid the
deep SHOWS of the mountains, but an
unusually heavy snowfall or a late
spring often brings them to lower alti-
tudes, II is most interesting to note
habits Of these fine creatures at
this shedding period. When the first
horn drops the animal Immediately
starts in search of the nearest tree
or rock to rid himself Of the burden OF
the remaining one. The weight of each
branch is from fifteen to thirty pounds
Although thus eager to get rid Of his
antlers, the elk after losing them be.
comes for a time a r~ecluse, stunning
the company Of his kind as much as
possible. In a months time the new
horns begin to appear, and after the
expiration of two mouths they have
attained their full size and are covered
WITH a growth of fur. Great Is the
caution of the animal at this time. as
Inc a bruise causes the horn to
now, the result being the curiously
de1ormed torns SO often seen. AS the
new horns mature the elk rubs on the
FUR from their surface, and by Septem-
Der trey are hard and glossy. The
price OF the shed horns is from seven
dollars and fifty cents to ten dollars a
pair. No one is allowed to remove
these specimens from the Park. as 1t
Is a national reservation, unless per-
mission be granted by the superintend-
n t Mr.. Haynes obtained a permit for
the collection used for his fence, with
the proviso that they are to be kept
within the Park. Although there are
now three hundred horns in this unique
fence, as many more will have to be
to complete it around the en-
closure. About ten miles from the
Mammoth Hot Springs the antlers were
gathered into four piles along the road.
and 1t too three four-horse teams, with
hay racks on the wagons, to convey
them to their destination. While col
Letting the horns each man, besides
the horse he rode, had a pony and
~"travoy." This latter consists simply
OF two long poles. each having n end
attached to the pony while the other
drags on the ground. With a rope and
two of the antlers a receptacle was
improvised which held from twenty to
twenty five horns.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
wash,nston.s Best Portrait.

The famous Boston Atheneum mr..
trait Of Gen. Washington was painted
in the humble studio of Gilbert Stuart
in an old farm house at Germantown.
Pa. This house had long been tenant
less and just previous to its purchase
by the artist it had been used as q
barn. During Washington's first sit
ting lin Philadelphia), Stuart failed to
find a subject that could elicit the ex-
preston he knew must accord with
such features and such a man. In the
Atheneum portrait he was more sue
cessful. By this time he had become
better acquainted with the great man,
and, feeling at cas- in his presence,
was enabled to turn the conversation
into such channels as interested and
reused the General, giving Stuart the
advantage Of the expression which he
desired. Stuart retained this portrait
ard that of Mrs. Washington in his
own possession during his lifetime, not
being able to dispose of them at the
price at which he valued them. After
his death his widow, in an emergency,
accepted an offer of $500 from the
Washington association, which, in Oc-
tober, 1881, presented them to the
Boston Atheneum. Jane Stuart
writes: About the time. Genera, and
Mrs. Washington were sitting for their
portraits, my fathers painting room
was the resort of many of the most dis.
tinguished and interesting persons Of
the day. Nellie Curtis, Mrs. Law, Miss
Harriet Shaw afterwards Mrs. Carrolr
generally accompanied Mrs. Washing.
ton. General Knox. Gen. Henry Lee
and others came with the president
The British minister and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Liston. Louis PHILIPPE dor.
leans, Counselor Dunn ian Irish bar.
r~ister). and the Viscount de Noaille.
were particularly fond of Stuart's so.
ciety, and were daily visitors"
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
RACE FOR MINIATURES.
4 Charming Old Fashion That Il Being
Revived.

Too many Of u old time fashions
are going out, but one at least is COM
ing in again. l speak of the wearing
of miniatures, says the Woman at
Home. There is, indeed, quite a rage
for these delicate little portraits just
now Of our fairest women and chill
dren. You may have them in any size
you may choose; wear them as lock-
cts or in buttons. Wristbands or shoe
buckles. They are charming, too, in
serted as q medallion on the cover
OF an ivory or tortoise-shell notebook,
card case or pet volume of any kind.
And I imagine a miniature would be-
come the top Of a lovely scent bottle
upon ones toilet table. Only the other
day I heard Of an American million
aire who gave orders to a fashionable
miniature painter to emblazon his
watch Ease with flowers of rare en-
amel round the cherub heads Of his
two tiny daughters. For my part, !
would like on opening the watch to
e the inside of the case disclose the
smiling face of n near and dear to
me. IT'S such a pretty, dainty art,
that Of miniature painting! 1T needed
but that We should wait" for the re-
vival Of so attractive a vogue. Our
great and Observation-Disclosures
chose to wear the miniatures Of their
beloved ones in thin gold medallions,
suspended by q black-watered ribbon
round their necks and fastened with
a gold pin or brooch over the left
breast. / doubt not we shall be doing
likewise in the year of grace 1897.
Great ladies, and ladies who like to
follow their betters. are giving orders
right and left to miniature painters.
The best ground for the work is. OF
course. ivory, which is practically in
destructible. But, although We have
scme clever and careful artists. the
brilliant and charming work of others
Of a bygone day is by no means
eQualed.