QII I I I-\III euwauuuuu OIOIOI PAH-AY O BAKIR9 FLOUI IIIDZ GRAIN. PBISBID HAY. OLD- VIR AND TIKOTIY BIID. C D. FRAN'KI.IN Inn:-r Bolu.` TZEEIS W EEK Il\T ULSTER CLOTHS AND SEALETTES Home 01 every aescnpuon. All must he sold as we wish to see our shelves half empty before the close of the t month. Retiring Sale. 6-; R. & J. GARDINER. Every Buyer of Dry Goods is Interested in Our Great`Sa_le, which on account of the immense reductions in prices, has been a great success, and has saved the public thousands of dollars. The Public Are Interested in A Affairs which Tend to Bene- A tth9Who1e Community. R. & .1. Gardiner's IS AN EVENT WHICH BENEFITS THE BUYING GOMMUN'ITY. RIGHMONJ3: ORR 8:: oo. - -1 .|.- 1--.... .o....|. ll` 1`... nu. in Pnntrul Ont`:-In at amt In-inn. TIWP/CRT AN T.) BARGAINS Dress Goods! DRESSMMATERIALS says : "For over thirty yours I have be-an drinking Chocolate and Cocoa. and h we at various time: used all the preparations ol' (`ooon in the In nrket but I have met with nothing Lqunl In your pIpnnulon. Your A`! `'1 _,,___II'I_A-_ "GREAT OABPEI' SALE; Will Continue All this Month. GREATLY REDUCED PRICES- JOHN LAIDLAW & SON. SUOOESSORB TO F`. X. OOUSINEAU & O0. RETIRING CHEAP SALE AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. WHICH OPENED ON SATURDAY. JA8. JOHNSTON 8:. CO. ao"`. 6??" "60., lilouluupuuuu I--l*U|.lI|.IUu uuuvu, especially, in sugerior Lo nny I have men for nu by Invalids \_ I0}! CALI BY ALL LEADING GHOCIBS. . - . . . 1 us a A t\'l"l' n I\f\ lull mu: pertoot Iuety. nu Iuuuuu hunlta bel Inntrlmi THE BEST VAL EINTHE RKE'l`.uwellut.hor- ouzhly udnpeod tn the Inna of the kitohen. Inc United onvioun lniutioudlnnuno Andan- lnonnnoo. Bewuo olnuohu No addition to or vnrumon from the sunple name: COOK'S FRIEND IS GENUINE. EERA HOUSE FRUIT mo ovsnan MARKET PmN6Es STREET, Bola Agent in Kingston. ' cuox's:1f1n}fii1i1i Puwm IS A PURE FRUII` ACID POWDER. It omtnlu neither Alum. limo. nor Amman: uad he used by the most delioam oomdtu alum th perfect utety. Ila Iuooan I5 Inatruni BEST VAI. I! n! -nu: ARKli2'l",nn walla: t.hm~ TH03. NICHOL. M.l).. LL.l).. l).C.L.. of Momma]. writingto us undg.-r recent. date, nnvn: _ Suvncth and Flavour. The undersigned has this (In recenved n Inulloouslgnmonc l_l_,hese (the est. was in the world) and will hifw` Hun [:7 those of hi: customers. who desire some nu rally choice. with A alumnae of the name. _____A __j__::g- :llv5.i'\./VIHWREEWDVDEN, ____-._.-np_n. nnrnvnv-Iv-,1:-n TORONTO FLOURZSWIORE. Chou-out (hula at lfuu-ynl lhnuy nan wlylonhnnd: Gmhun Flour. llollodonu. uollod Whom. cwma when. can wnm, Ouuncnlnd Ouunotlmudnlnuuon. W.J. IMNIILL - BIOOK B'1'Bll'l' BREAKFAHS} - COCOA. Ulnnixed with China direct b-om their estate! These was umnd without a rivnl for I'm my. Suvncth and Flavour. uudonixned day The gssgm Tea s_t'=,eDc'~:pTt. , -___ m-_ n_.-. The Bu-noova Ten Rambo. The Loobah Tea Company, The Mach! Tea Estate. Established for the purpose of oupnlylnq pur LIV 1 Atlas; u-....-.. Just the thing for cold weather. `Pry It AT fl BAIAAR. .:.:.--up-u H-A-qfgq s. oasrmoomrsen. ' " U ONE DOOR BELOVV CITY HOTEL. FOR A cnomc LOT 01-` NECKTIES. UNDERSHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS, GO TO RATTENBURY s- ;--..--- A" Good Man's Overco-ntvilade to order for $13. however, if a bad man comes along will] make him onu for the same prico. ` Tl A I I f\ l'\ f- I I BOSTON 5 HAT -STORE, TO MATCH ALL THE ABOVE. Men's FurOollar_s and Cuffs, Men's Persian Lamb gaps, Men's Otter, Seal and Beaver do, ~ Fur Gauntlets, Coats, &c. i-h"n T)T(=E77i3%REF1"6fG'K. Beaver Capes and Caps, 2 Alaska Sable Capes, ` _ Oppossum Capes aind Caps, Greenland Sable Capes. 1 l MUFFS- Fur-Lined Circulars, Ladies : Fur Jackets. , ` Ladies Sable Sets. Homeopathic Prepared Cocoa, .._..,.a..n.. 1- ........-hm In -nv I lmvo men fa All linformaion M to prices cheerfully given. uvunx u n nu.-.-.1. -\r v..-` `. rude link on every package MOTT S HOMEOPATHIC ; BE_e.1.'i3oAs- nodmmms, LIQUOR.- aREAo,BREKb. We tuko the loud in Quality and Variety. You osn get almost any chant and style. Our Home-Made Broodlatho In . Hudoonlyst rt-nI'TT`1'I'I2`I U -C-I JJJ L.) -1-: -1.1: `J In Inluucnznnto Gonna:-nouns _____.____.._.____.__..._ - uuvuiwrsgmda... .1... .L\J.l.~|.n.a KINO STREET BAKERY. TEE ELEBRATED nuuncruun if 9!E'3E?AT$:- "1}}1$tA1~z' 1-n:AsT,' _.nL nL:._.. A`1n.|. 6...... oL.. F1-Em` In DEE" lllll Uu TWEDDELL, r\1\1\I\ nu-I 1\\IP r l'I`\7 In IUI unu on: no In nu. 'rm.m>uoma:' 21'.` KINGSTON ON`! HALIFAX. N. S. w'einn.;mn' smut. ---AX\D? BV }d-luL1V `4 Fur Lined Garments. . Fur liui:)j:h IUD now limited almost entirely ` to the usulul s.-in-ulnn with squirrel loch lin- i iugs, and to the gay opom cloaks that are lined with the whim crinkled ame of the Chinese mandarin lnmh. The circulars, nys Harper`: Bazar. are of Otwman silk or of black canal`: hair. and are improved by hav- ing an inner front fastened from top to bot- tom, with urmholes in the outer cloak; they are trimmed down the fronts, over tho arm- holes, and have a collar of fur, but are not trimmed in the foot,aa that would add to their weight. Opera cloaks are long Russian coats of line twilled wool in the new rouwood Illldm, mu. white lamb akin lining and col- lar. or also {boy are more looaalysh|;)exL with quaroor llowingaleevea. and aren o of pale 3-ray Velvet, with white mnnilarln collar and lining. or 0! plush lined and trimmed with chinchilla. or thecloak may bonmruly warmly wndded. and in only fur he the rich sable uaud for its shawl collar and border. Short opera clmlu in the mantle shape: are made of gay red or blue striped volvets, matelann, or pluh. and trimmed with the long fun. block fox. hear. diver fox, badger, etc. Cloth garmenta that are trimmed with far [are made upln nearlyall thodesignauxed for fur I1-apagtimashort jackeuiaro ol bluoor black diagonal cloth. tted by atailor, and trimmed with collar. cufia an"d vat, or with king front row: 0! pluckod beaver tur; or oh I blaoh m.mol`a hair cloth jacket. has a wide roller binding of black sraian Inmbakln /all around it, making It nxitahlo for a mourn- I-uh -nun -rhiln 0):. Ian: Rnmhn ant: urn Chlldn-n`.; n!22!:2cr_~.' L: oven mom pictur- qquo (hen that of 15' !r vldt.-It The at om- pln hit is v If": nI;r]~Iorn:'ntod by I rucho bf mu-Ioh {cat . ?u~r~.< urging: the Inside of the brim. and caps cu` fur with a pointed hood of red M cloth pm-x.in;.; from `tho motor. though lx,x quite a different 1310. In none the is be- oanlng. Little has always accord wall with `lnrgohats, and theyuwe ortan wurubygho young folk. But felt; wtth tar trlmmims uvtashinnabb. and wigh than bulnnhou I formed with beaver orotta nro lntmduoud lntho hunt; thcunnmw. I-`cits r.1it.cul- drun, for they In light. and `stand a (good deal of hacking about. Iuay no made In t_ho Inrp Ihapo, vI_I_d) t_hg brim: Ion nw. Ill llllllu I5, lulu!` It uuuuw nu I uzvunr lngmnp, who the long Rnuinncoutunro made at tho and diagonal cloth.-blue. nu I-ngunnul In nnlnu-._h-Innnmi -'Hh 1 mine (I uh I331 ulnxuuu uuuu-uulv. or rnawoud In co|or-u-lmmod with a l"~ ; shawl call! and Imgthwiu rows 0! black N um-Q, or some other has with long eece. Wu [3171] III!` II|'|ll. A sucooszful mstiinw is known 115 u Star- light .\'ight." nnzl mnei.-as nf u long (ln-as and a l'1T1_"_` \'(`ll. lmth of I-luck tulle, studnlnl with gnlql stars. Tho hair is worn owing. and on thv lll`Illl rosts n gulul and (linniund ~11-scent, .\nnth-er fn\-orin- is a his`.nrivnlI_v t*nrrv(`t rm- tumo, copied from portraits of thin! Queen Iieax" Hp1ni.~l| ;:_'r;x ur(\populnr charm`- tors. The cnminm tnclmlq-snsliurt skirt in ml satin. nrlnrnnl with n lurnml hand of silk prinitxl with _l;'l)lIl cal).-1Ji.x1iv sign: Scarf of lilavk mnirn silk. Flriml with wlxito satin and ` guld (`unlr-al silk. lnw velvet lxxlioe, bob 1 (low! with lvlsivlz lace, and relieved with I ` fringe uf srvmins and gnlul gallnon. Bpnngles round the |:;*c!x`. head and nu the arms In tho: hair, tuft nf gold nud black nstrlch tipa Ra _..-..... _..n. up A n;rnnn- mnnh lull! Ill! Illllly Illa I-IIU IMIU. - Tho uth('r_ ligun: in (`ut No. `.1 shows a cor- ` rec. dnw for n 'Druido.~\ The long, owing ` (il`('.~b may be of whjto (`hiua 1-rapo,nun`s voilinf; or Indian silk, and is cnnuod at the waist with n p:iI` This white dream is dmpud ow-r n ;:rn_v mtin An otk leaf wreath is vn tho hvad -.. __..R..I .. . ` . .,. I.....---.. an .. udtnu Nn. `.3-0RA(`E DARLlNG-Dl\L'lDI1S& In the second cut: is repmsented a costume for a favorite character at fancy tires; balls- nnmoly, Grnw Darling. It includes in nilor`s ` jacket and shirt in white and red tennis un- nel, [mm front. and tucked up drnary in whitovn-pun clnlh; turned down collar and hands round the short slaevoa to oornspnnd, trimmed with blue braid; black cashmere tie; olnth mp encircled with a ribbomun which is inscribed the nnmoof a boat: rope aml life lmny at the side. T)... nth:-r Pm"-.. in out \'n `J slant:-In lY\I`~ |=I`lL'll llRIllll`l 3. Thuremuiniug figure in the `Mine out any gostsu muru nnvvl drum, that of an Arnlnizin " lady. FuUo\vi:r,; is u brief de-svriptiun: Skirt in .-\r;1`uian _1{llL.<*, .~trIp with green, red and yuiluw. Tunic ulm in striped silk, bordered .wilh gold. Scarf unul low Figaro rest. in gold satin. Bodicu and sugar loaf cup in dnrkbluu velvet. Spangled law veil; jv5~ ulul baud round tho cup; umsklet. of gold and silver coins. ' ul III Isl ("UL I3 Il'lll"fI5Ill&'lI ll \ IV ILUUICIV nf Louis X\"s time. The jnvket bodice and nkirt in blue ladies` r-lnth 1s`trimmed with mid braid and buttons. The u'aista3oat is of l`lNl satin. The hair is puwdurvd mid drosuxl with a, knot uf ribbon loop; uud curds fringed with gold. Th-.~ usual tiny lvurwl opens at the side. The felt hat. is trinum-d with us- trich fontli:-rs FL.. ........ .. ... u.-n.-.. in .`\A\ cniinl nut cnn. Suggoulonn for Placing Contnuuoplh Bo u-v__,, ,- -<-_ __ 1-\_.._. Iz..n- Au..-` Copies of >D1-upgov In the Times of Louis XV uldlaollll XVI. F-mcy dr ballsnre all the rage just now, w imd a few suggestions concerning costumes will therefore be opportune. At the fancy balls in Franco and England costumes are to be seen repreaauting su times and ages. rich, costly nndvfull copied, especially those of th. Inst. nnntnu-r_.I1min IV and Lmlin X\"I_ L`08|'.l)' anurluu copleu, especumy wtlsu 01 I I century-Louh XV` and Louis XVI. st)/gE__s APPROVED av FAsj-uoNAsLe WOMEN AT Home AND ABROAD. \_\"11..{T"s11'.\LI: 1441511. In the ns-t out is rvprmentcd A vivzmdiem xf Innii \' \"u tiunn Than I'nnln\f. hnrlion nnd Florlda Naval Oranges, Florida Russet Oranges, Jajfa (Holy Land) Oranges, Meealna Oranges, Valencia Oranges, Flu-Ida Langeo-(nee or KM Glove 1L.._.. -4- (`lllld-2|`! Elllllry. V. .._n-|_,..... I. __... _.. THE Blitrrn wum. THURSDAY.JANL 17. An excellent mm xor cnmlron , Apple hrIn,g'uo.--PI1f a`1mcupl' ul of rich In a saucepan with uno pint of sm-1-u-nod milk. and let it dunner till qulb under. turn it Into I basin. mil with It the beaten yolks: ottwoeggn, rotum it In tho uunapaxnnnd hoilit upnplnonceor twleo; thanpnle ithlgh in nglnsdidn when cool upnnd it all over with utowo.l applet Whip tho whims of the two eggs to n stilt truth. mix with thvni '1: until quantity of uugar. And lay this king uver tho appkxs. - ---~---u: lpplos, nnu DIS!) ul uuuw (won. Apple Custard.-Ln_v some stewed apples in I deep pio dhh; ll not already swmtoncd. straw some sugar omr Ihpm. Mata n custard ` with four eggs. one pint. of milk. and on ur- ` in; ('6 mm. and. `of course. a limo sugar; pour it am the applm, strow some wdnx-cc! cinnamon or nutmeg on tho top. Int bake It. An cxcellfn: dish for children C` ` Illullopul Iwod Potntoon. An uucomznon and good way to cook xv:-1-t ` gntntocu II to csctlop than. Purooll tho potatoes and slim: them lsngthwho. lnyv ha I bakin :`.i 5 viii: 1: little mgnr. nutmeg and ` man pi. .-~.c r. butter hutwun such layer and mgarqad nutmczon dump layer. Pour a ` nnn as I-\il'1'nVlO In nnl Inkntlll I Iugar qad nutmeg on an up layer. rum` ` cup of milk over all and Into til! at ugh! brown crust lonnn. - 0(`.'1l up H10 wuwuu vu uulil 1'53: vvuu n In xu;u.r to a nun froth. qxreud It over ` nppk-s. and bake In nslow own. A nnln (`nxmnl - La v Hmm mural unin- U110 ur EH17: . Apple Crecnx.--l"oel and core SL1 lurgv Applet; hoil than in A little water, with um uuncegof raisins and tho grated rind of a lumen, till quito noft; when cold add nglma of shotry. by tho mixture in a pie dish. boat up the whites of three eggs with a little mvvnr In A cut! froth. -mud H. over tho Dainty Desert: of Apples. Now that winter is well under way, our Iupply of fresh domestic fruit: is exhausted. oxa-pt tho homely but always welcome npplc; but tub I: II tower of nu-L-ngth to the ingeni- ous cook, (or it can be saved in uumb.-rlum attractive and palntalnlu forms. Euro am one ur two: ' .\.._l.. n....-. , n....| -...| N... .x. 1...... A (`0XV.\'[L`.\'T CORK HOLD!-Ill. If you don't know when to put lhooork ` ak-`x a pin in the lower and and bend it into ahoolusooth gure); mm hang the cork on tho bottlu. Bend tho book so no not no in- terfere with using ink and you hnve it al- ways handy. ' I'D. unintui- Rmzis BROS. ll AInrAI!H1I.ll0 CONPENOIIII Beet Dripping; for Cooking Purposes. Good beef dripping is better than lard for some kinds of pastry and for frying purposes, ` though for the latter usn it burns sooner than N lard. Clarify it by pouring boiling water ou itna it is taken {mm xlzudripping pan, letting it stand till cold uml rm; then taking out the calm of fat and .~;v:~npi12:ufY the impuri- ties from the bottom; the rat will be clean and sweet. Bacon fat can also he umtl in the plume! lard, but mutton drippings will only answer for frying purpmm, and many mnks will not usv them rwnn for that on uvvouut of the flavor they impart. ' An Ingenious Devin. 'lmt do you do with the cork when you nku it out M a full battle of ink: asks u cor~ ` *r~spondcnt of Rural New Yorker, who also V` suggests in reply tho following de\`ice: % Softrnlng Wink:-|~ fur the l.aunlr_\'. Au uutlzority on snl'tvI1iug water. making i$X).'lp n.ml kimlred mm! `H says: For all wash- ing &l11l(`lu;1n.\.iu,g-upvl'li0xisit_ls indispens- able, if good and eounu mival ru~nlt.s 1u`o fob ubminml. llfal. tn sufh (`:19 water lx.`!uru_u_s-V in; soup ll` uuy lciml. Softening wutur sim- ply mn.~.L~n.s in reumving; the sulublu lime salts with which all uutur I-`X('.l`])t puru ruin- wutcrl isxmnreur lv.-xx`iZ|lpI`t'_'.;liulA)xl. If this is not done tin snluhlv limo farms an insolu- ble Limo soup, (rs.-In ihu dm.-uxnpusitinn uf tho soap used for wn.~l1in;;. This substance is A gn-asy, a(.i('k_\', oily (`uInpuuml. perfectly in- solublo an-l nmru dilllvult tn" wa:~h away af- lt'l'Wlu`d5 by any ll``;`.lll`.i'llL It islhi.-x that cuusus the yellow ;_vrn_\ i.s'h ulcposit on the edgus nf cullzirs and vulfs \\'.`L\ll(`d simply with hard water and soap. null the sticky, mt-asy deposit on wool win-u truawd in u siznilur manner and also on the silica: and edges of all washing machines It. in n Iliif. um-4-unmnivnl nrnnwlingv tn wummg umcnuum It is a lmxst Ulle1`(\ll0llll(.`lll procwding to wash anything in watt-I` and suap Mum) with- out previously sofumiiig the water. Not a particle of soap can lmcmnu available for ' washing purposes until all the added lime in the Wafffhuullllllltd with the amount of sospit requires to form the insoluble lime soap. An conipan-d with the pure 9:} per cent. powdered caustic soda, such as tho "(.}reunlnnk lnmnd. it requires twelve ` pounds of the very linust pure soap, or twenty to thirty pounds uf ordinary soap, such as is usually sold ta iummfuctun-rs. to do the mine work that can be donu with one pound of this soda. amount object. For buruau cuveis, toilet mats, c mir scams and cushions. this old lim-u ishdm rable. At some of tho Pxchangmx for woman's woggk, highly devumwd cuI't:Lips are sowu of th-~` lune material. which limigp-...in____peaut.i{ul mu` . ` Wllall II (`Uuu'usuu;5 auuur In ant. , If_ a _s_hoot is too fur xlemurhlizecl to use in `this way, it Iua'y'bu'Ik$x`n tutu strips Iiliif liuh strip decorated with a running pattnrn in outline stitth. These strips are hemmed and _ioined__to almrnaus stripes of antique or tiorchon lace inserting. nr the inserting may be knittetl or crovhettod, it time is not a par- amount object. Fm Ilnrunu mu-are tnilnhnnh: nhnir nmrfs The Home Spun ,-Linen. Sheet; of bur . Grandmothers. _ Fancy worken who happen to own old linen home spuh sheets. 31101; as am put away lnforgottcfii trunks in many an old gdrret, may think themselvevfortpnatae, guys The Home Maker, (or tow modern mntenls are better subject `for needle work. , Ifnlehec-t of thisklnd ingood order, ltconhemedo intonheeutlful quilt by mnkin it very much smaller, as an ornamental cover is not . designed to tuck in or hang very far over. The enchaide` my be fringed` out and tied, or the edges may be hemmed and I slightly gathered trill of_ torchon lace added; Fair enough fronfhhe edge to come within the , square dened by the mattress n broad pattern in large duuign is drawn and worked in outr- llne stitch with heqvy rope silk in one or At most two shades. In the middle of the quilt,` outline with the same col -:- n large shield. Within thia`,,h_i~:ld work u name or initials and darn till the plain part of the shield with a contrasting shad-s of silk. ` " u .. "L...-.5 :.I s...` r...` .9 ....._.'.,|:....I on nea i'.. Aui AROUND 13: House. lmizczn CLEARING our SALE, K "E- 'I'b-':- ; nrnm u'l`lua|t'I` BAKERY. CARPIETS for COST REEF DURING JANUARY -LILLLJ-L-I--dl-`I-nu` -n-1, \a:w:- re 7 --- Yonr choice of the lu-you shock of Cx pot: in Central Ontsrlo at out prion. Hemp Corpotl at cost. Ilnttin at cost. Union Cu-pot at cont. Dumb s In at cost. Wool I at cont. Twenty rpm: :8 cont. Bdmonl Cfrpoh us out. Brtuh put: at cost. Wilton Carpets st oont. A chum in I lifetime to buy onrpoh so cheap. All ntlolpnting housekeeping. all hounokgrn, boarding honnokoopon or hocelkoopnu. whn may have intended to unit till u rin on buying carpet: will an money by nttnpding this sale and buying their now. Call and you will be Tuubly Ill cod at tho low prices forosrpotn dur- 1ng thh gnntcorpot Sula by RICE OND. 0B 5 C0. JoHNsToN&pQfs_- The People Will Get Bargains for the Goods Must L be Sold. Plain and Fancy Cashmeres, Henrietta Cloths, Amazon Cloths, Armure Cloths and .All Winter`Dress ` Materials. This i;_ I rue chsnce to secure I good Article At 1 very low prism: Previous to Stock-taking we are going to offerthe balance of our |URPR1s1NC- BARGAINS! Cousineau, Quinn & Corrigan, We are interested also and during the present month we hope to sella great quantity 0 : goods as we intend in February offering our entire stock for sale by tender. Our stock is still too large. The assortment of goods is still most complete. We have made still further reductions in prices in order to reduce stock. We shall leave nothin undone to induce you to buy. We have opened large quantities 0 NEW GOODS, ordered nearly a year ago, intended for the Spring Trade. They must be sold this month at any price. We have placed on our tables, marked at half price: One Thousand Pieces of New Embroiderios from one half cent per yard up. 500 pieces of Scotch Ginghams at 5c. per yard worth 100. W - Fine English Prints at 50. per yard, worth 10 1-2c. Ladies Silk Umbrellas at nearly half price. Terribly reduced prices on all makes of Sheeting, Unbleached and White Cottons, Table .... mi l`mnllinm Rlanlmtc Flannnls and all classes or Woollen Goods. [inane Nun lemoly reduced noes on all muses ox onoeuug, uuuiuaunou auu vvuuu Whwua, Iausv Linens, Nsp ins and Towellings. Blankets, Flsnnels and all classes of Also Hosiery and Underwear at greatly reduced prices. Special Clearing Prices on our splendid stock of Silks, Velvets and Plushes; also on Dress Goods or description. All nnm! kn anld nu ma wick tn nu nnr shnlvns hall amnh before the I. H. uunuvsn. 212 Princes:-It A may ununun nu