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> * rn <*nn i tn Description of tlie Finest Steamship in the World. Tho nnosl steniner thai has ever CPOssofl the Alliinlio rcccnlly arhvoJ m New York. Neodkss lo .say wo relor 1o tlw new Wliilo Slur Liner Adrinlic, thai si)loruli(l nmnirnolli wihicli has just teen o/rnplotod by the jjrwil lii'lfn^il 6hl|>buikliiig linn of ilarliuid unci Wolff. Digti'St of all IVriliih Iwln-scrcw steam- cm, (lllod with evory |M).s^->ible contriv- ance for ontiancini; die comfort urul safely of those on Ixiiiril, superWy do- coratt-d Ihroujfliout her pa-ssonger uc- CouiiiKMlrttton, llio AJnatic may ho said to altaiil tlial n'l^itctily unatt<iiinabl« d( (jri'e â€" perfoction. Slit; la nol tho llr.sl ship of her name which has sailed iindor lli« While S'ar fiag. Thirty-five years ago, when the U\e .Mr. T. If. Isniay wa.s building '.'P the world-wide roputntion which ^ ii Odinpany t)as over since enjoyed, thore was lanncliivl at Helfasl the preniii'r Adnallc. Thai vessel, no doubt, wa.s ri'ganled at (he lime as a wonderful creation, t>ul if placed along.side ln^r fiucci'ssor of today she would cut but a wirry fljfure. Indeed, the contrast be- tween the two Iviats affords so sU'ik- Ing an lllivstration of ttie developments which havfl taken place in the slomn- Bhip w.irld that wo will venture on i few ll^re.s. The tonnage of the first Adnntic was 3h87 gross; thai of the seound Ls 25,00) gross. The dimensions of tho oldor vo.ss<tl were;â€" I.cnglh 419 Icel 6 inches; breadth -40 feel 9 Inchos; and depth :U) feet. Ttio.se of tlie new- comer are:â€" Length 72.i feel 9 inches; tireadlh 75 feet incho.s; depth 50 tent. The lotal numbej- of pas.sengers which the nr.4l Adriatic oould carry was S<i9, vvheroa.'? acoummodation for 3,000 is provided AliOAftD Tin-; rf1F,.sf:.NT LINEH. fn designing the lalesl add»liori lo their Heel the White Star management tho nssLstMice of colored illustrations. Nothing ill the way of peii-piclures or of moro blaek-nnd-wliilo photograph.^ can convey any true idea of the sump- liioiLS manner in which tho task of 'T- iiainenting the paiisengcr quarters on board tho Adriatic has been carried oul. Wc will, however, do our best 'o .sUelch out the salient features. The liist-class dining saloon, situated on the upper dock and extending across Uic full width of the .ship, is painted in i\ory-white. Overhead there is a vast dome, the leaded glass therein being 'n allernate panes of white and pale yel- low. Iminediately beneath the bottom of the domo Is a frieze of paintings de- picting scenes in Switzerland, Italy, tht^ rthirelands, and tho Yellowstone I'l.rk. Instead of ttie old-fashioned long tables, the up-to-dato restaurant system <•/ small tallies has tieen adopted, an innovation which sliould tend greatly towards less "starchiness" and greater convivalily at meal-times. Kor rtcreativ© purposes a handsome piano, encased in oak Inlaid with ime w<"-ods, has been placed In this saloon, but tho musical arrangements do not end here, for the Adriatic will carry luT own orche.stra. From the dining saloon wo come, in the natural .sequence of events, to tho smoke room, an ideal apartment for votaries of the weed. Its walls are clothed with ligiired leather, and inlet Willi pictures of events famous in the annals of BRITISH NAVAL HISTORY. The windows are of stained gla.ss, nnd Ihe seals and tables of mahogany, iho whole effect created lacing one of mellow richness. Not far away, and on the same deck THE "ADliLVnC.' have followed their well-known policy <ii thoroughness. The iiMist iniiiule at- rtfiiti.in has Wtm paid to every detail which can riiiiUe f<ir addilioiuil oimfort, whili' a mimber of new fcniure.s of high iiiiportance have Ijohi inlioduced. K<ir oxaiiiple, Ihero are Tiirki.sli baths mi bfiird the Adriatic, hixuries which now riuUe Iheir iipw'aranc*! iilluat for tho flr.-.l tune. 'I'liey loinpil.so the usual hoi, loiniier- ato, and cooling r<«iins, sliainiKKiing r«,oiiis, plunge lialli, Mild nui.ssiige Couches. They will lerlainly not .suf- fer from lack of pulivmage. II is <lini- cult. Liidei'il, lo iiiia).)ine iinylliing that 0".uld more iiialerially «.-v.sisl towartls relieving llio inonolony of a sea voy- age. _ For moro .sti-enuou.s natures, f<ir those who prefer a life of lu-lion lo one <.f tli(, (itiiuii cum digiiitale <irder, tliero Is a li,'ishly-lilt<'d gyiiliia^imn. l^'roin Itie dining .sjiloon on llic l.iwer deck an 0><flric Mil runs up lo the Ixiat deck, calling at Iho pr<iiiieiiM(le dcck.s in roule. A 'Mark nHiin' for iimali^ur {ilio'ograpliers has not bi en overl<H)ked; whilst the usual barber's .shop, with all llie lalesl improvements, Ls duly in evi- <J«'nco. ( ine great feature <if the Adriatic's fi(is.scn(,er iic<'<pniin<idiilion llii'iuglMuil s it.s Ifioiiiin-'ss. The great breaillh <it Ihi' ship, coupled with llie exceplioiial lutight bi.'lweon the various <leck.s, has rendered It imssllile t<i provide stuto- rooms of a sizo far in advance of any- thing lo whicti the ocean v<]yager has hitlii'rlo hnen accuslonu'd. In the case of Iho Ailiialic they are kifty, well- liglitod, and ixrrleclly venlilaled; and tliero Is, inorodver, the additional et- (riiction that jio less than sevenly-six of them are s,N'rd.i:-nKnrn nooMs, A coiidilion which every steamship tiavcllir will appreeiiile to the full. Wo kniw of ii<j other v<ssel which has nny- tl.ing like so largo a nuniler. \\ hen Wi come lo deal with the decorative Bcheme of Ihe new \\ hite .Slar liner wo aio c<in(ronl<xl by a .s<rlous diiilculty, lieCiiiise, in order lo give any really ade- qi'ttlo liiipri'-sion of tlie richness and , c'^i^.rfl* at the apHrlnients on Iniard Ihlt gl"aild Vi'^..'!, we should "ii'quire a.s the smoke room, is an apartment known <iii board as "The Lounge." This tills , wo consider, is far too prosaic. I'lcluro a large and airy room, pannelled ill oak, fiiinished in exquisite taste, with tho light llll<wiiig through "storieil w.n<lows, richly dight." l'c«jple it w^ith gruieful llgures, clad in the latgst "creations" from Paris; scalier here "and lliere a few spociinens <]f the mere man gtiiius <Migaged In ardent flirtation with tlih owners of the graci ful llgures afore- said, and you will have a .sci'iie which sieiiis lo call for .sonielhing more ro- ir.imlic in the way of noanenclaturi' than lliiil chroiiloled alxjve. If we might \i iitiire <jn a suggestion, wo should say tlial "The Turtle Dovecote" would l/O iiiorc in keeiilng. A third hixurious aparlnient on the boat deck is the reading and writing I'doin, wherein the studiously-inclined 1'iis.sengor may iM'guilo Ihe time with u iKMik or bring his c<iiics|ionilenco iqi lu (lute. Daihiily <lee<]rate<l, panelled Willi iiiilnlings afler the styles ot Railn- \i /./.I. Douclier, and ("ipriani, and fur- nished in a ta-sliion which is at once elegant an<l e«iiiif<u-tiilile, this (h'light- ful retreat, we should imagine, would I.e (ho very siiot wherein a jHietiCHlly- iiiiiided traveller might invoke his Muse to great advantage. .Special atlenlion, by the way, has been iiaiil lo the light- ing arrdnge.iiuMit.s. jiiovalilo electric liimps being providnl for tho benelil of tlios,) wlKi like to s(H'k oul quiet cor- ners for Ihemselves. The seo<md-cliiS3 accoinmodalion on iKiard the Adriatic is situated imnuHli- alely abaft the llrsl-cla.ss quarter. It includes a handsome dining saloon, with sealing «ccornmodali<in for I'IMl per.soiis. a smoke r<M>m and a Indies' r-ioni. The decorativo .scheme tln^nigh- oiil these aparUnent.s is of an order wliioli, not many years ag<i, would tiave I'cn regard«'d as exceptionally lino in ttie Ihst-cliiiss division of an <icenn lin- er The ladies' NKiin, for example, is cellingod wllh I.lncrusia, floored with parqnielry, pannelled with Inlaid salln- woo<l, and ITIllNI.SIIUn IN MAlinOANY; the siiKike room is framed In onk. with p wiilnul dado and leather upholstery; while till' sal<vin Is tlecorated in white ami god. Nt<iieover, those Ullle extra conveniences which were once regarded a.s tho special prerogative of the flrst- ciass passenger are here found making their appearance in tlie .s<;ix)nd-class quarters, such, for instance, as a bar- t)er's shop. The third-class accommodation atward tht Adriatic is situated, part of it aliaft the seoond-class and part forward. It :s spacious, airy, and thoroughly com- fcrtable in every way. And now, liaving dealt with individu- al delails in (lie arrangement of tliis iiiiglity vess<;l, let us regard her for a rrioinent as a whole. (>)lossal in her proiwrtions, yet graceful in appear- ai.ce, strong enough to defy tho ele- menLs in Iheir most terrible moods, yet filled with the most delicate and in- tricate machinery, she reprt'senls ihe very highest product of brains, money, and long experience. Her passengers, unless they Uvik over the side, need hardly know that they are afkiat. Tlie Marooni apparatus keeps them in con- tnuous touch with the rest of the world, and ttiey can, with a very slight stretch o' imagination, persuade themselves that they are living in some Utopian city of the future, where all Is brlKht, cheerful t rid refined. « A SIGN OK Tllli SKIES. (By a Banker). Historians ijiform us that the Emperor rx)nstantine tho Great, then a heathen, previous to the commencement of the battle which gained for him his crown, saw suspende*! in mid-air a large fiery cio-ss ; and that after the vict<iry ho be- came a convert to Christianity and adopted tho sign of the cro.ss as his badge. And probably from time lo lime this naturalâ€" probably electricalâ€" phe- nomenon has been observed, though of course in these days of education and enlightenment the strange spectacle is not viewed with the alarm and terror which it evoked in the days of heathen- dom, or in tho dark ages of mediaeval superatilion. A bi'aiitiful instance of this startling phenomenon, which Iho writer was for- luiiato in witncsing, occurred in the south of Ireland in tlio early nineties. He was driving along one of those lovely coast roads which it would bo dilUcult to match for natural beauty in any part of tlij world. On each .^ide of the road was a tiigh and picturesque irregular hedge ; nol trimmed down in a long straight hue by the vandal hand of Ihose who are d<>ipoiling the country of its beauty and robbing tho landscape of Its greatest charm, but a luxuriant fcstooni'd an«J garlanded sylvan copse; here a las.s<'led, fi athery spray of traveller's joy ; hero a wivathed chaplet of racemes of the brilliant and handsome scarlet b«MTy of tli'i tilii'.k bryony ; or here a tall bush id the sinking and somewhat rare wild eiionymus, everji Iwugh loaded with its lovely rose-pink and orange triple ber- ries. .\nd now at a turn of the road the s|.arkling sea-scape bursts upon the view, tho road so<in skirting the sea- slioro, tho foam of Ihe bivaking waves almost ri'aching tho rock-protected bor- di I of the road. Hut far moro beautiful, and far moro w< nderful, siispcnde*! over tlie sea at an elevation of not more than twenty de- grees, and suddenly starting into view, :,'I<pws a kirgo a;id gleaming civj.ss, clear Mid distinct, tlioiigh in full noonday ; not ri'ctaiigular, but shapixl somewhat like, a SI. Andrew's cross. .\nd there it hangs, glistening in a palo, Innilient glowâ€" though had it bix;n night it would tlf.ubtless have shone with a brilliant, q\;ito dazzling flre-'until sixin it faded away, leaving a memory never lo be dimmed, never to bo fo^gotten or obliter- ated. Aye, and what does the ci>\ss mean to th'! world? An emancipaU<in fmni llio cruelties and Ihe horrors of healhen- di.iii ; a free pardon to all wtio will ac- cept tho Great .\toneinent made by Ihe .•^on of God thereon ; and an eternal In- heritance for all beliovei's, in a realm of .siirira.ssing joy, never ending plea- sures and inoonceivablo glories and fehciliejj. SATI.'jFAtnonY TO HIM. An ButoiiKibile dashed al<ing the Ciun- tiy roail. Turning a curve it came sud- denly njHjn a man with a gun on his shoulder and a wojik, sick hxiking dog Uside him. Tho dog was directly in the iiuth of tho nuitor car. The cliaiif- feiir .sounded his h.un. but Itio i'^,' did not moveâ€" until he was si. ucl \fter thatp-he did Hot move. Tho auloiiKiiiile st<ipiM'd ai jiie of the men got out and caino fm.vard. He had once paid a fanner iSIO for killing a calf lliat Udoiigi'il lo anotlier fann- er. This liiiio he was wary. "Was that your dog?'' "Yes." "You own him?" "Yes." "Look-s as It we'd killed him." "Certainly Uxiks .s<i." "Verv valuable dog?' "Woil, not .so v<'rv." "Will .$5 satisfy you'.'" "Yes." "Well, then, hero you are." He hand- f.>' a $5 bill to the man with the gun, and addivl |)leasaiitly. "I'm .sorry to tuivo broken your hiiiil." "I wasn't going hunting," rff'plied the other, as he iiocketed ttie bill. "Not going hmil'ng'.' Then what were y<iu doing with Ihe dog and Ihe gun'?" "Cioing to tlu' w<iods to shoot the dog." [•ineapple Tart. â€" Wash and dry the stalks of rhubarb, then cut in pieces iiUmt an inch long, sprinkle a liltle lliiiir, mid turn inUi a pie pan that is lined with the dough only enough rhu- barb to make the iian level. ("•A)v<'r with Ihe upper criisl, and,ari<'r moistening â- Willi milk, press all around Iho edges v.ith a fork to niake a llriii finish. Hub â- tlu top with a little meltetl butler. \\«itli a thin paring knife cut little hole.s through the iipper crust m'ar Ihe cen- tre of Iho pie. When done and cool you will llnd the lower criist brown and â- ycur pie Urin, Instead ol soaky. ^•♦â- â- â™¦-♦'â- f^-♦â- '♦"♦â- â- f-M-f-♦"^â- tâ- t-♦-♦-f-♦"^â-  I i I About the House i I i RECIPE IN RHYME. Hail, happiest time of all Ihe year, When summer dawns with glowing cheer. And busy housewives haste to make The crispy, juicy, red stiorlcake. No coral reef was e'er so red; Nc glint of jewels ever shed Such lustre from a lover's eye As beams on the strawberry pic. To make: Of flour use one quart; Be sure to have the "ecru" sorU Of butter take but just enough 'I'o make a flaky, creamy puff. To three hcapTng spoons of baking pow- der. Milk, or cream, or water c^jld and clear; Bake in liol oven, split in two; Fill up with mastied berries running o'er. And sugar, too, I put in mine A.-- much as berries, white and fine. Fir all mankind, above, beneath. Are sure to have some sugar teeth. Ttiore's one thing more, my unknown friend. On which good shortcake will depend. Rtmember this when you commence â€" To use a liltle common sense. One secret I fain would tell (Tis known we keep our secrets well); It is, to take the greatest pains And mix, like artists, with your brains. A lover's heart dissolves in bliss And feasts upon one rapturous kiss. But husbands sigh for grosser stuff, .\nd ne'er was shortcake huge enough. On© joyful realm is woman's sphere, Bj nature made an engineer: When lo man's heart you seek a route, I'lay do nol leave his stomach out. Cheese Toast.â€" Put delicately browned fried bread in boiling milk and spread thickly with grated cheese. Bake in a hot oven a few minutes and serve hot. Fried Pork Ctiops.- Uip pork etiops in eggs, then in bread crumbs, and fry. Place on plalter; have ready two or thret! sliced apples; fry In fat fruin ciioiis and garnish platter with them. Parsley can bo added for effect. Corn Starch in Pie.â€" If, when making any kind ot a fruil pie, you will ajld a Inblesjioiinful of corn starch to the fruit it never will boil oul. 'fake the fruit: .sweeten to taste; add corn starch and heal before adding the crust. Chocolale Cookies. â€" Twelve cups iiielUd butter, one cup sugar, one egg, one-half cup swoel milk, throe squares iiielted chocolate, one and one-half cups Hour, one-half cup chopped rais- ins, one-half cup chopped English wal- nuts, one teaspiKin vanilla, one-half b asjioonfiil .soda sifted, with Hour; drop teasiHiontiil for each cookie and bake in moderal-i' oven. Salad Dressing.â€" Put on<'-half salt spoon of |>epper, oiic-lialf leasp<ion *f sugar, one-half ^teasi)o<in of mustard, one-half b aspoon ot salt in a granite lowl or stowpaii; mix thoroughly; then add the yolks of three eggs; beat again. Add one tablespoon of butter, one-half cup of cider vinegar; put on the stove and stir constantly until it thickens like cream; pul in co<il place. When ready to u.se it thin with cream. For sweetening lemonade punch and III' summer tieverages, syrup will bo found far suix-rior lo sugar as ordin- arily used. Make the syrup in the pro- p<'rlion of two cups granulaled sugar to <ine cup cold water, boiling ten min- utes. This can lie prepare<l and kept in the ice chest and ixjsw.sses not only the decided advantage <if giving a much Kcher and daintier llavor to the drink piopared than sugar does, but is also moro eeoiKiinicnl, as the wliole bonellt ft the sugar is .rtitained. Sausage .Soulllo.â€" A delicioits lunch- eon dish may be concocted fi-om,a cup <<f left over mashed injlalo, three a' (our sausages, one egg, a little chopped liani (this may bo omitted), a few slices <l bacon k'lt from breakfast, cracker or bread crumbs, butler and s<-a.s<ining. Ileal |H)taloes well; mix iJi. Add liiVely ttiopped .^lllls^ge or sau.sage meal and tlh> ham if desireil. Heat the egg well and add, sliriing^thc whole vigorously. S<'*i»)n, and if it is loo linn add a cou- ple of tablesixKins of cream or milk. 'Put in ranji'kins or small saucers, sprinkle with bread criinilis, brush lightly Willi bulb'r, and place in a Iwit oven. When lliomiighly raUu'd and l.iMWiuM serve with a, slice of broiled liacon laid on top. Caramel Pudding, -t'.sc f<iur eggs, ^ne pint of milk, four lalilesp<Hinfuls of feugur, and a Utile vanilla essence. Ic- ' ingâ€" one-half |X)-ind sugar, one-qiiarler pint water. Itoil the sugar and water for the icing in an iron pan until W 'lirst gets dry anil then again melts and. IS light brown. Take from fire and pour it in the mold, and keep this movin-j until quite lined with Iho sugar and *AH this is .set. Pul aside to cool. No\r' lioil tho milk, sugar, and vanilla lo- â- gether for about five niinues; sot aside lo cool. Beat the eggs live minutfl wilhancgg Ijoater (a quaiter of an hour without sucli a one); mix with Iho cold' milk and Licat another five minutes. ' Pour it in tho iced mold; put this in a pan with boiling water and bake in yjven for at)Out two hours uiilil set. Don't let Ihe water boil Uw hard, and don't let Iho pudding boil at all. Wt«M quite cold, but nol t>efore it is goinj; lo b».' served, turn it oul of the niols, Brea'kfast Dishes.â€" Take one and one- 'lialf cups of bread dough from bread just before kneading it into loaves, and afler picking it into small bits, add the â- foK.nving. One egg, beaten light, one- half cup of lard, one cup of granulated sugar, one cup of warm water, and enough Ikiur to mix oul stiff right away. (Do nol make quite as stiff as bread dough). Let this rise until bed- time and make into tiny biscuil, less. ^Iian the size of an egg. Place about three inches apart on^bultered pans, lot Itiem rise over nighi and bake In hot oven for breakfast. This amount will make alwut tliirly or thirty-live I uns of ordinary size. Do not try to rnako them in any less time, as they are nol nearly so good. For breakfast Inufhns l^-'at the yolk of one egg with fine tablespoon of sugar and one tea- %i»oon of melted butler. .\dd one-half cup of sweet milk. Stir in one cup ot flour, into which ha.* been sifted two •rounding teaspoons of baking powder. Lastly add the stilfly beaten while <if •the egg. Bake in buttered gem pans in hot oven aboul twenty muiutes. FOR THE HO.ME DRESSM.\KER. Tho under part of the sleeve, when filled to the arnihole, tuakes a much more comfortable and better lilting 'sieovc than when the shaping is done 'before placing in tlie arnihole. In turning up the hem on the Ixittom "u'. a skirt, where one has no largo mir- ror, take a small looking glass and â-  p'ace .m the Hoor against tlie leg of a chair or table. In this way a line view of Iho bottom of Ihe skirl may bo ob- tained. When in need of a patch to mend seat of a little boy's pants of wash sai- 'ci suits and no material is apparently available, take the under side of the big collar, thereby making n better match than even new goods. Iteplaco the underside ot collar with' anything suitable and thus the pants will be as good as n^w. .\ good and easy way lo shir a Ihin dress is to lake the cloth aftii- getting it ready for the shirring and stitch V.ith a loose stitch on the cloth plain. Svith silk on top and cotton in llie txjb- bin. Then pull the cotton thread and you will have ttie shirrrng all done. Care must tx> taken nol to use silk on loj) and in the bobbin, as it will not 'shir. When putting in three tucks of equal . depth for trimming tho bottom of a' Vkirt, allow extra length in cutting; pul' skirt on and turn up lo proper Icnglh ajid baste, s-ay a two ir.ch hem. with 'all surplus material below. .Measure proper distance above this hem and baste a two inch luck, which will maka Iho skirt a tuck too short. Now mea- sure same distance below lirst hem and 1 aslo another two inch hem, whicti makes the lirst a tn^k and tho last ;he^ l.ejii. Trim off any extra material and' )<iu have a two inch hem and two two inch tucks; thus making simple a job dillicult for even a pi-ofe.s.sional. Fitting Skirls and Bodloe.--.S«.'loel pat- tern by hip measure. Cut skirt three inches longer than you want it when liri.-heil lo allow for titling. .\lways III Irom top. Fasten ceiiire of lielt '.o CI Hire <if tronl width. Pul on skirl and fasten bell. Draw skirl into |>isilion aciXLss front and around Uips until it' falls in iierfeotly straight and easy lines and hold in place with pins. It may bo necessary to draw the skirt up a Itttio at Iho back lo do this; but it must nol liUlgo in front or on the hips. When perfeclly hung pin the widttis to Ihe t^'ll just where the s<<ums come in Iho Iltffng. Hun thread around top where U'lt ixiines. /Vdjust to waist measure and baste on bell at correct line. Find Ihe proper length with a tape ineasuro ai each seam and pin up tlie boll-im at de.-iroil length, pnserving Ihe curves. Try on liefore mirror to s<'e thai skirl hang.s oven. Adjust witli pins till )ior- fictly even. 11 is then ready lo make. To make bodice, have a perfectly lithxl t:pht foundation lining, clo-sed with luoki and eyes. Fasten lining over a down pillow and stuff till lining Is per- 'ectly lilled out. Then any style of hn- dice can bo c«jiTectly draped over this foundation. To set the sleeve prop<'rly gather the lop and adjust it s<.i that the (I'litre <if sleeve will hang perfeclly siraiglit from eoiilre of shoulder. Care should bo Inken lo have enough full- ness «(ver linn of Iho shoulder. A New Orleans woman was thin. ^ Because she did not extract sufficient nourishment from her food. She took Scoit'^ EmulsionJ Result: She gained a pound a day in weighC. ALL DRUGGISTS I BOc. AND $1.00 I