The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-08


far difficulty presented itself TO his
clerical outburSt which had been pro-
voked by Dickens Stiggins and Thack-
eray's Honeyman. AT all events / be-
came uneasy" he says, at the thought
Of the danger / was mourning by deal
ing SO freely with members of the cler-
zeal order, and felt myself crippled at
every turn by the necessity of protect
ing myself from a charge of irrever-
ence."
Evidently Mr. Gilbert lacked the
true crusading spirit!
so 1 cast about" he continues, for
II group of personages who should fit
more or less neatly into the plot as al
ready devised, and who should allow
me a free hand in making them anus
ing to my audiences. At that time the
so-called aesthetic craze was Just be
coming popular mainly owing to the
late Mr. Du Maurier's admirable picto-
rial satres i'll Punch. AS / lay awake
one night, worrying over the difficulties
that had prepared for myself the idea
suddenly flashed upon me that if
made Bunthorne and Grosvenor cou-
pie of yearning aesthetics and the
young ladies their ardent admirers, all
anXieties as to the consequences OF
making them extremely ridiculous
would be at once overcome. EIated at
the idea. l ran down at once to my Ii
brary. and in an hour or so I had en-
tirely rearranged the piece"
The text Of Patience had never been
available in a convenient and attrac-
tive form and the publishers reserve
special praise for this attractive little
work of permanent value.
In the preface of How to Make
Rugs" a new and timely book by
Candace Wheeler. author of ''Princi-
pies of Home Decoration" etc, pub
llshed by Doubleday, Page & Co, there
is sufficient reason given why the MAX
ing Of rugs should become an exceed
ingly useful home industry in our coun-
try. The author notes the fact that a
big portion of the imports to this Coun-
try are articles of domestic origin and
nearly all coming under the head of ar
tic industry. The beauty and simplici-
ty of many of these things is surprs-
ing, yet neither unusual talent or care
full training is involved in their pro-
duction. In this list are the laces of
all countries, the making Of which is as
common a process as knitting. En-
broideries in all countries but our own
are common and profitable home pro-
auctions: and in hand meanings the
variety is great. In America we have
no articles of use or luxury made in
our homes which are objects of COM
| mercial interchange or sources of FAM
lily profit. About the only souvenirs of
this country a foreigner can get to take
home are Indian curiosities and the
one admira BILE and we'll established pro-
duct of Indian manufacture.-the Ma
vajo blanket. The prosperity of our
country explains why products of the
household are so few, We buy abroad
the laces, rugs, etc. But as the popu-
lation increases and leisure time hangs
heavily on the hands of our well-to-d dc
women there comes a call for occupa-
| ton either for arts sake or as source
of income. The author shows that a
| new departure has begun and that
| housewives are making or can easily
| learn to make smooth, velvety. thick
piled rings that cannot be distinguished
from the Oriental rugs of the same
pattern. The author points out that
| this subject of our domestic industries
| is one which should naturally fall with
| in the scope and objects of women's
clubs Much information on this point
is given and then follow eight chapters
giving complete instructions as to rug
weaving and dyeing, patterns and how
to make ingram carpet rugs, wover
rugs, portieres, wooden rugs, cottor
rugs, linsey woolsey, etc; and in clos
ing some advice and suggestion as tc
neighborhood industries is given
There are eleven excellent illustrations
showing examples of the work either
complete or in its different notable
stages. Price of book $1.00; copies a
the Pease-I1ewis Co.'S.