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, him to fill, and recovered the silverware. it “my, List both serpent m: WORLD. .‘7 .1? i- tadâ€"u; prosecution of the Juli may. will cost over 8500,- no cram. Wrmmmw 1; members of the university in rai- A Pumas for [the appointment to a 'Qllfiuoutne polieeforce is circulated in Hilwaukee. Amuudllaryfi. Gurd was killed by a street err in Toronto, a blow which her mothers maniac. -' Tn work ofrepsirin the Brest cablebss been postponed to spigmg, on account of the bossternus weather on the Atlantic. ACucuI'IAfl man turned his blind daugh- ter into the street, though amply able to support her, beanse she refused to commit . words With the poison which he provided. L Dan and Enright, the English Ritual- , feta, have secured a hearing by the court of . Is all the wealth I bri ; lppuls, and have leen released from ii'n'i Which neither lessens wit the day, prisoth on condition that they conform l Nor changu with the spring. to the orders of Lord Penance. And since to love me you have deigned, Mu. Heingartcr ave a nerous break- Thu mot-to will I uke: - fast to s tramp .z 'mton'geoq and he ’8': A life unsoiled, s soul unstained, yarded her by pocketing some r .us. Shel For my dear lady,” wke' into ted him at the gate, shot a bulleti throng the stomach whicf: she had enable-i i VOL. VIII. l WOMAN GOSSIP. For My Lady's Sake. Sweet heart, the love that lives for as» I care not for the world’s renown, Yet count its guerdou sweet, Could I but win its brightest crown And lay it at her feet. A :inless kingdom would I fain Of my existence make, “'here she might never blush to reign, For my dear lady’s sake. DB. Glenn has finished harvesting on his great farm in Colusa County, Cal., andfinds 1 state] yield of 400.000 racks. With thel exception“! 50,000 sack: reserve-Al for :- ' «‘,l the total crop has been shipped. The Dnc- , tor is one of the most prominent slack rais- l til in the State, having upward of 4,000 head. I A wouas at Lodid’au deliberately starved herself to death. The process required “X I weeks of total abstinence from food, though 1 she drank sparlngl of water. She had fun; been eccentric. aiiil’the death of her mother I dutroyed her ri neon. There-upon she Went , to bed with the avowed intention of dying, i and never ate again. Choosing a Bonnet. A CHICAGO “nun informed the owner of 5 Does any man realize the trials _we women tle housc he occu lied that the drainage was { ha“ ‘0 endure under lb? necewty fashion dffeclivc, and emanded repairs, whirh L lmPOSF-‘l “P0” “5_ Of 581‘: “Pg 1‘ “liable head we:e not mule. Ills daughter was barely . Covefmg 5 He 15 very (lumk ‘0 5a! l “qu ,“ed from death by diphtheria, “d thelhomd you look! How in heavuiisname did pl ysician declared that she was poisoned by j 3'0“ come to buy “Ch ‘1 [Offkmg thm‘e’ “3 Eh“ “we, gu_ A “it of $5,000 damug” , you’ve got on you head? And he tlunks has been brought against the landlord. 1‘“ “'e have '0 do is t9 eXCh‘mge 0}“ unlucky ' ,purchase for something more suited to his HARRY THUHPIfON we!“ hulltlng "e" taste. He never dreams hou tiresome it isto Cleveland, intending to return in time for find that something. hi” "eddmg' Which w“ npwinwd for the I We go down town with a nice little sum cf money in our purse, and take our best friend same evening.” He said that the diversion along to abide with her decision in a choice. was necessary in order to steady. his nerves ; but it did not have th}: {fill-hut, hfor in climb: “.0 go to one m‘nmeryesmbfishment’ ask to in“ a fan“ the sling: 1 Soul 111-8 if?" ml’ sec “ the latest," remove the remains of last hand. "1‘1 w" d!“ “5": ’ "I m” "n o“ | year‘s style from our head wth a tenderness the 'pm' i l we never felt for it until the present moment, ABOUT six miles west of Beowawe station. 3 take a seat, and are experimented upon for on the Central Pacific road, thcre is a true the next lialf~hour. Our friendplsys a con- ‘ oyser on the side of the mountain, or rather spicious part. in the operation. She has eyes any of them. The one which throws the “to the front of us,” etc., but at each arti- hi hest stream is only about an inch and a v clo placed above her brows, 53 akes her head half in diameter, but at intervals of thirty most disenchantiiigly. Tired anddissaporul- minutes it casts up boiling water to a height ed, ivc find nothing fits, whereupon we are of tin enty-fivc icel. A lot of others gush told by the polite French women waiting on up in the vicinity over about forty acres of , its: “ But madamc’s iicad so small we ave ground. 9 to make something for her. If she selec’ de style, why, we can copy egxzatle to suit her." But “ iiisdame " finds no style becoming. Her friend whispers to her of a- place where she is sure rlltl will find something to please Since all of good I have in hers, I hold my lot most dear, With spotless sword and stainless verse To do her honour here ; That when our dream of life be done, To other we may wake, And ‘od unite our souls in one, For my dear lady‘s sake. Tun colonial crane at Woolwich,Englaud, : which has been upward of four years in l rogrcss of erection, and is the most pmver- ; ii! in the world, has now assumed a definite, aha e in the operation of fixing the great gir er. The immensity of the work is illus- request of new fields. “v6 are sorry her, and with polite toanks to the dissapoint- a. in w iiiinutes' conversation with the widow- cdlitlle French woman we leave the shop in or she consented to marry him, and they at not left the office to buy . “" 'Wfi‘bfiu , ». FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1881. jfirst attracted the emperor‘s attention. From? 'esterday morning, says the New York § that day he loved her madly ; grieve the empress, whom he rea y venerat‘ ed, but lacking the force of will to resist his pamion. - The emperor sincerely mourned the noble com 'on of his youth. He certainly would not ve married the Princess Dolgoroukiâ€" or at least he would not have ma‘ried her as goon as i.e did, but for the fears of assassina- on. The princess has already brought him three children, and will again shortly become a lumber. The father wished to Is vitimatize t ese children whom he adores an of whose remarkably beam y be is extremely proud. And the Nihilists haunt the dreams of the Emperor Alexander. He hears them walk- ing within the walls of his palace, even as Angelo heard the Council of Ten. Evary n ornin when he rises he asks himself if he will at bealive in the eve ' . And it ' in great part owing to his dis melancholy that his avorite has so much influence. She late a. bright wit ; she is cunning, shrewd, co- quettish, and understands how to play her role of [petty woman to perfection. She alone is a 18 to make the czar forget his fun-- and dreams. With a. sin le tsp of her fan she chases away the blue birds of melan- choly ; with one flash of her eyes she ligetens up the gloom of his thoughts. Once more “ l’eterml feminin ” is triumphant. But we all know that since the time of Eve “l’itrrml fominin" has been a very danger- our counselor. ' Cost too Much. A few weeks a,,o, says The Boston Com- monwealth, a New Hampshire man, who had been a widower four or five years, concluded he would take another helpmate,and instead of making his selection from the marriage- ablc girls of his own neighbourhood, he gave out that he was going down to Boston to get him a wife. He left home for that purpose, amid the jccrs of his neighbours, who pre- dicted all sorts of misfortunes that would befall him. Ariiving in this city he made his ay to a well-known intelligence oflice, and imparted the object of his mission to the uiitron in attendance. After considerable questioning to satisfy herself of the honesty of the farmer's intentions, she went into the room where were a dozen or more young women waiting for situations. She stated to them that a. man was in the office who had come to Boston to get him a. wife. Were there any present who were willing to marry an honest New Hampshire farmer without any courtship? He said he was willing to give her a good fit-out of wedding clothes at once. One young, plump-looking Irish girl said she’d like to see the party. After the wedding outfit. tting to T trated by the weight of the iron employed in its construction, which, in the a gregate, exceeds 1,800 tons. When comp eted the crane will be capable of lifting three or four lOO-tori guns at once. Sons of the washing waters of Paris, which were formerly run into the city sow- crs, are now collected in cache, and, the suds being subchtcd to chemical treatment, l the fatty matters are manufactured into toil- haviug found :omctliing at the first store. At The farmer took into his confidence one of the second we begin to weaken on a certain the saleswomcii, who joyfully entered into shape We have seen, which, if made smaller, the inatt5r. we think would do. \Ve up friend. She says 2 “ Oli, never l In the first place it is an ugly color, most unbecom~ iug ; in the next, it is not \\ ortli the price." In other “ords, she is sure -.-.e would never be pleased. with it. With a poor excuse for an amiable smile, we decide to take her ad- vice and not take the new shape. We reach the next place. Tue door is opened for us. We are rushed at by a smiling young woman wa.o mechanically asks, “can I show you then stirred u , and the fatty matter is , anything?" We state our ermnd. Once more allowed to stam for a few hours, when, on : we arc seated. Once more we ivere shown its colloctin 1 upon the surface of the liquid, numermis styles until we become so berld.» it is gathered in casks. cred we don't know which to choose. ‘anc ,_______., more we cock our head in all posmous and view that important portion of our- Electrlc Lights in Broadway, New ;sclves in every light. Nothing Muslim. We York. l leave discouraged and so into the establish- : inent next door. By this time :lie invisible but your the New York Board 0‘ Ame!“ I not ovcr our front hair is a perfect wreck, men passed a resolution r‘qucsting the Griswold t:.c hair itself, \tlllcll was pi'cttil ar- Comniission to causo experiments to be made ranged when we started out, has a ten ency with electric lights. with a View to testing i to stand on all end. Their is is prospect, of their adaptability for lighting streets, the I nozhing being becoming, from our looks! at soap. made fra 'l'lull: by the addit ionof oil of roses. Accor in to this process a little sulphuric acid is aided to the soap wuter obtiintd from washing linen, the whole is o¢-â€"_ .m» . mics, parks, and squares. No action was . taken by the commission until recently,, when permission was granted to the Brush Electric Light Company to test their system at their own expensi- on Broadway, from 14th to 34th ltrcct, a distance of a mile. The posts for the now lamps are now being set up, and it is roniiscd that the lights will be in operation y Christmas. The iron-lamp to are fwciily feet l‘lf‘h from the base to the foot of lll‘ lax“; . 'l’licir upper portions are supplied With projecting tooth, which are intended to be used as stops by the men assigned to keep tho lamps in good condi- tion. The lillu are constructed in accord- ance with tho Illafl'll patcnt, being from four to five feet in height and surmounted with t au'irou hood. The whole number of lamps will be twen- ty-two; tho Wires will be carried from the top of one post to the top of the next for the present, or until the city decides to adopt the system, when they will be sunk under ground. Each lamp will, it is promised, give a two thousand candle powi~r light, equal to about one hundred fits lamps. The central station will - at No. [33 West 25h Street, where the Corliss engines and borler which 0 rates the electric gv ne- raiou have been Laird. About tummy-five hone power will ‘ rcquircd for the twenty. two lamps, and one wire will convey the current to the entire series. It is promised that the li ht will be much cheaper than gas light of iqual power. The success of the Bin-h system elsewhere reduces this up: riuient to a test of cost and the ability of the lamps to satisfy the requirements of the public eye. mâ€".~â€"~-e.>â€"-â€"-’~ - ~~ Swallowed His Pal. A curious incident, which the Preterm”, of Antwerp, states to llah'f‘ jmitivcly mour- g-d .it the Zucng cal gardens in that t-.wii, la thus descrim-d Ill one of its! rrcent inipiu. mom. I: as.» the hour for feeding tln: sor- l punts. the two i-l them, born a couple of; your ago in the gardens. coriimcncul simul- ; iamously devouring the same rs ~l|il, uucl beginning n critions at its head ilic other at i in tail. 'hv nuural rusult was tli.t in course OI Illlit‘ bllc)‘ l'ulll reached lllt; llll'lult‘ ~ oi the rabbit. and a di~puie arose as tol which should swallow th-_ remaining man. l The lug-vat Irrp‘n‘. of ful to the Cilll‘a a, and in this but of the? has]. his nee-m, making a desperate cdnrtl m to" "w [ml if the isnlnz, du-w in with 3 his w it the head of the smaller serpent. TM: or aunt,“ , bodygrsduslly followed the head iuio i's living tomb, and sou-u there funltznvd but about two «wonders of ml Visible. At um , critical junctum the hepar- :cnrmt‘cd I‘hlll was. og, and a couple o them instead us. cage to rescue the mum in in If» un- pItwl position. After considerable diffi- uhy the' mauled in o-buinzilg a firm p on i bu. of tul, and uitha long pull and strong pull brought back the serpent in “My, none the worse for the adventure. 11,. "alias-u, however, was rather indis. paved for the next few hours, says the 3mm at which relates this most uhouliniry is are new in that normal mutton slain. Atrium boy at Montreal has built a “intentions: outside an four bottle, out if (any psi-vies of wood It would ’e s iln- hsu made ihcl snghjt lanai-l), DUI lllI Callcuguc li- lxl as , \Ve are uggravatiugly asked “ What style we refer to sec 2 ' \Vc recklessly answer, " .\o particular shapeâ€"anything pretty.” A rain we remove our bonnet with an actual re uctaiicc to part with it. Again we go througq t..c old story. Our friend, who looks 51 glifly futi'rued, suddenly finds every- thing we try on ccomiug l We get up a smile. I“: are once more told our lie.il is unusually small and that it is necessary to have a style so lied. We find one, we think, does nicely. \ 'e leave our orders and turn our steps lionicwanl, tirc i, dusty, disenchiuitâ€" ed with everything in general, and bonnets )urticular. We are consoled about our small liead, however, by the thought that it is a great beauty, Lough inconvenient. We bid our friend good-by and tell her we are sure we could do notliin without her. We speak of our success to t a head of the house at diu- uer. He immediately asks how much we paid for our purchase. We take along breath and boldly state the cost. There is a fuss about it. We say demurcly we went all over town (for we feel tired enough to believe our selves), and it is the cheapest thing we saw, which is the truth. For answer our amiable lord scornfully says, “Oh, pah l" \Vc an- swer him, when he sees the article under dis- cussiou, he will feel perfectly satisfied. Just then the bell rings. We say, with a little air of triumph, now you will be ablcto judge for yourselves. Iii comes the band-box. We rushin stairs to a mirror, don the new fash- ion, arrange it most becomiiigly, assume our sweet impression and descend for criticism. Uur better half eyes as in silence. We slow- ly whirl round for his benefit. llis lack of enthusiasm alarms us. We falter out, " Well 2' Ho leans back in his chair, takes us in once more, and turns round to go on with his dinner with the remark, “ I’ll give just $20 to burn that thing up. To tell you the truth, you look fifty years older in that than your are. ' We are itcmlly cn‘stfalleiil We silently in mm the hat. we will never wear it in Comfort now, to lie resting place, consoling ourselves with the thought llltsl it is prettier than anything we have seen, and perhaps our liege lord will learn to like it. . Dolcoroulti. 'l'liv l'liuprx-ss of Russia, who reccntlviliml says the Hydro, had the most beautiful jew- elery-box in the world. ller treasurers ari- valued at 25,\K)0,000 francs. ller stale robes have been given by the empch to the princess of 1) "mar, the Czar- inc. The gifts prus'cntc‘l bv i le Emperor to lie have been reserved by the duchcm rg; but the most precious of the jewels have become the propertv of the prin- Cesl of Dolgorouki. And ‘et this new wife, upon whom the cur now avishes all his af- fevfi'on, was so poor when she first won the sovtrvign‘s heart that she would not pay a debt of ten roubles, contracted for the par. eta-cola little silver ringâ€"her only orna- meat. “the traditional and splendid costume of the maid: of honor was offered by the um press 01'an herself to her future rival. lt cousins of a white satin pertinent embroider- ed with '9“ flowers; a court-auntie aired velvet, ‘ trimmed with gold along the hem at the sides ; a white satin dodice ;wnie' ' like those of the \‘alois epoch, with a lace col- larinpeisld Alarm, standing up behind thence-k. Thrbuk of thebodioeisolred velvetensbroidered with gold A long veil of Ihlle tulle is attached to the back of the haul-dress; ands dis-dun of red velveiand gold confines the hair. It was in that ‘ costume that that blonds W, so It ty and irresistible. After assisting them in their peal to our .sclectlon of the various necessary articles of a minor nature, they went up to the dress department to buy the wedding gown. The variety shown the young girl quite bewilder- ed her, but she finally set her heart on a dress that exactly suited her, Unfortunat- ely the price was $15 more than the man was willing to pay. The girl coaxed and plead- ed with him ; the salcswomau used all her arguments to make the sale, but the widow- ei' was inflexible. “ Thirty dollars was an allvfii‘cd lot of money to pay for a gown.” Finally the girl declared that nothing else would eatisfy her, and began to cry in real earnest. Matters looked serious; several other saleswomen took sides with the girl and pleaded for the coveted dress but with- out success. Then the girl got her spirit up and told him that he was a mean old fellow, and she wouldn’t marry him if he’d give her the best dress in tho store, and marched out. English Kisses. The Women of England not only salute their relations with a kiss, but all persons promiscuoust ; and this ceremony they re- peat, gently touching them with the lips, nut, only with grace, but without the least immodesty. Such, however, as are of blood- royal do not kiss their inferiors, but offer the back of the hand, as men do by way of en- luting each other. Erasmus writes in rap- turcs to one of his friends on this subject. " Did you but know, my Faustus," says he, “the pleasures which England affords, you would fly here on winged feet, and, if your gout would not allow you, you would wish yourself a Daedalus. To mention to you one among many things, here are nymphs of the loveliest looks, good liuniored, easy of access, and whom you Would prefer even to your favorite muses. Herc, also, prevails a cus- tari never enough Lu bc commended, tiiat, wherever you come, everyone receives you with a kiss, and when you take your leave everyone gives youakiss ; when you return, kisses again meet you. If anyone leaves you, they lcavc you with a kiss ; if you meet anyone, the first salutation is a kiss; in short, wherever you go, kisses everywhere abound: which, my Faustus, did you once tastu how very sweet and how very fragrant they are, you would not, like Solon, wiin foi ten years’ exile in England, but would. dcrire there to spend the whole of your llfc." Antonio Perez, secretary to the embassy from Phillip II. of Spain, writes thus to the earl oi Essex : “ I have this day, according to the custom of your country, kissed, at an entertiinment, sevori females, all of them acuomplislicd in mind and beautiful in per- son." . No Signs of‘ Simplicny. Nothu‘ithstanding so much has been said about returning to a more simple style of dress, there is no indication of anything of the kind at present. Even for street wear, although skirts are short, they are trimmed as much as ever witn llounces, plaitiiigs. vel- \'c:', or plush hands and galloon. Tuuiques arc draped in most complimfcd ways, and confections are covered with passâ€"mentorie beads and cmbrcideries. With the exception of ladies’ walking dresses being in dark shades, and principally oven black, every- thing is of the meet showy kind. There is a rumor that juifcd sleeves are to be again worn. It is most lkcly that these sleeves will replace 1 Iain long ones for evening nae. 'v‘l'aists of ordi ' material are made like jero says. but touin ' own the back, witha single on either side 0 the front. Sleeves with in- serted tulle or lace puffings fastened down by bands of material are used for dinner or evcu‘ ing toilets. Among the favorite fabrics for dnssy p ' .' are satin» and silk: with li.ht or dai undings, worked with gold, and satins \~i wlite groundings and large .olden or colored flowers, the latter with gold intermixed. Red ea ins. have Indian palm leaves, handsomely shaded and enrich- ed with gold tnruds. " Velour: de Genes " have large flowers in pale tints over different culoml grounding. A great pecularity with reganl to these velvets is their being combine ed with plaiied gauze, tulle, or muslin. Some of these fabria are quite heavy one to serve {or chair or cushion cor-crime. an are used only for full-de toilets They are generally and for vests, panelshaped frimmin' and Very lon court man‘les ; in short, the flat partno the suit ;it would be most unsuitable to pLsit, gather, or shin each magnificent material. nun: sins sister. Mlle. Jeanne Bernhndt, stoompsniod only byama‘id «Reagan-ind inthiscity orld, by the French line steamer Labrador. She was met at the pier of the Campaign lGenerale Transaltsntique by Mme. Gue- jmard, Mlle. Sarah Bernhardt’s companion, * who had come on from Boston the evening before, and with but a few moment's delay from the customs inspectors they drove at once to the Alberrnarle hotel, where they were found later by a reporter making ready to take the 4 o'clock train for Boston. Jeanne Bernhardt very strikingly rescmbes her elder sister, but is not quite as slender or quite as tall. Her complexion is clear and rather light, and her hair a. yellow browu, the brown shades preneminating. Her cheeks are ful , relieving the prominence of the cheek bong .,and ‘ e hectic flush and wan appearance of Mlle. Sara are entirely wanting. Indeed, Mlle. Jeanne appeared the picture of vivacity and health. Her voice is rich and strong, and her laugh hearty and irresistible. She was dressed in olive green, the trimming being Turkish red and yellow. A plush duchess of Deven- shire hat sat jauntin on her head, surmount- ed by a Inigo imitation cockleshell and yellow-red bird. Her dress, of dark olive green colour, was of shaggy cloth with a front of red and yellow plaid. The sleeves were short and long thread loves covered her plump arm nearly to the e bow. Across the back of the chair hung a long olive~green cloak lined ‘and trimmed with fur. Society Events in Colorado. The engagement betwaen Pole-cat Jim and Mush and-Milk Suze, the Denver fiibunc says, has terminated. Parental opposition on the part of the bride. The Uolorow-Shavaua nuptials will be con- suuimatcd as soon as Granny Meachnm, the bride’s guardian, returns from Denver. Fat Charlie has proposed and been accept- ed by Flap-Jack Sal. The wedding will take place in the gulch below the old gov- ernment saw mill. The gcrman tendered by Mrs. Colorow on Wednesday last was the event of the sea- son. Miss Plumbago Cook wore a handsome plum-coloured overilress, with jacket of home-made carpet, large pockets, and beaver ornaments; Miss Sapavanero, seal brown burlaps, made short with two deep plaitings of seamless “A "â€"very becoming ; Miss Unca Sam, blue denim overdress, with lace collar and government socksâ€"cool but striking; Miss Antelope, stylish gored red flannel, made with train, overdrcss of sky- blue musquito-bar, with scalloped buttons, hair scraniblcd, ornaments rare; Mrs. Pill Garlic Mose, demi-trnincd skirt of three-ply canvas, with jacket of lain corduroy plenti~ fully supplied with own of cottonwool bark, looked up with sprays of slippery-elm â€"pcrfcctly ravishing. “ The Trembler " Kind of Corset. A new corset attracted my attention at the shop of a leading manufacturer. It was like the ordinary article except in one im- portant particular. The breast was composv ed of aluttice work, this part of the struc- ture covering two apertures iii the otherwise staunch corset, and forming a loose support for what was to go within. This corset is in female slang called the “ Trembler,” and the name indicates its artful purpose. \Vorn over a dress waist that does not fit too tight across the bust, it permits a little uu- restraint fo the flesh inside, and the effect is understood to be quite enchanting to the male observer. This kind of ii. corset has to be made carefully to orderiu order to obtain all its advantages, for it should be exactly adapted to the peculiarities of the wearer. Fashion N ores- INDIA shows never go out of fashion. Tun toreador is a new London bonnet. THE Beauhai'nais is the latest large hat. Cars are de rigueur for a well-dressed baby. Fascuox bonnets are becoming vulgarly popular. VERMICELLI lace is the latest novelty in lacu goods. \Vnrrs opera toilets are in the majority in London. BaxoLns are worn to excess by fashionable wouicu. FURNITURE effects are sought for in recent costumes. THE Fanchon bonnet is called the bebs bonnet in Paris. JAPANESE screen front dresses are of Am- erican origin. FUR trimmed costumes begin to make an appearance, Hooos on dresses, as well as on wraps, grow in favor. Laos pins have completely superseded other kinds of brooches. THE Droguii cap is shaped very much like a French pastry cook’s. DEEP yellow and coral pink China asters are the flower of the moment. DuLL red is a popular shade for young girls’ and children’s wool suits. Tin-2 Drogan cap takes precedence of the Tam-o’-Shanter and the Glengarry. Ssnrsur braceluts with golden scilcs and ruby cycs aieconiiug into vogue. Tun latest hoods on dresses and wraps are rounded, not pointed, in the back. Duisrso gloves made to simulate a leo- pard's or tiger‘s'claw are late novelties. WVADDED and quilted satin slippers are worn for comfortable home Mli'yea toilet. JERSEY corsach and striped woolens for skirts are leading styles in skating cos- tiiines. Morunu Husnaun cloaks have gathered fulucss front and back, shirred in at the neck. THE only flowers used for Winter hats and boom-ts an: made of plush, velvet, and satin. Monies. llcssano bouncts arc shirrcd hats of good large sac, tied down over the ears. UIIESILLE fringes, with strands of gold or silver thread are much used for ball dress trimming. Tris harmonies or symphonies of color must be well preserved in Japanese scrccn front dresses. Six bangles on each arm are not consider- ed too many by gins who adopt the extreme of that barbaric style. _ DARK~grecn and seal-brown cloth suits, trimmed with bands of fur, take the lead for elegant street costumeej Ficncs, collarettes, j~bots of large size, and simulated waistcoat fronts in lscc an alnnut dc rigmr in full dress. GILT ssutache is revived for trimming street suits and wraps, but it u not in good taste save for carriage or house wear. Amos ladyis as careful to make her toilet with care and taste for retiring to bed as for the morning. afternoon, or even- ing. Vsav wide muslin cunts trimmed with l CW‘Y- lace are worn around the neck again, with anew,“ V “out usme Tun most wonderful embroider ', in the form of insects, birds, stems, and eaves in white silk does, is how put on baby shawls and blankets. Winter the embroidered Japanese screen fronts of dresses are iii bright colors, the brocades, safins, or plushes of the other parts of the costume are in colors to match the tone of the screen drapery. anv soft India mull cares, trimmed around with Breton, Langue 0c, and Vermi- celli laces, are used for completing the loiletle cu lit, worn as a uiufilrr round the throat above the night robe collar. Watts. Soul-z men are called uiufl's because they are used to keep a flirt’s hand iii. DARK hair is Worn smooth, or else in large, loose, natural-looking waves. Sui-rsighed for the wings of a dove,but had no idea that the legs were much better eat- ng. COAL is so scarce in some parts of the west that young toplc engaged in courting have to sit in sac other‘s laps to keep warm. BERNHARDT dies so realistically that it is said a coroner who saw her ran ai'ouudto the stage door and wanted to hold an in- quest. A CINCINNATI man says that Mamie An- derson's cherry-red lips are the prettiest in America. Bah l “ we’ll put our lips against her’s any day.” A GERMAN lately married says: youst so easy as a needle could valk out mil; 3 camel’s eye as to get der behiudt vord mit a vomans.” THE young lady who objected to being embraced by her lover was gravely informed by him that she was putting a restraint upon the liberty of the press. ” CAN there be happiness where there is no love 2" solemnly queries an author in a book on marria 9. Not much happiness, perhaps, but if t e girl is awfully rich there can be lots of fun. ‘ “ N0 marm,” said the shoe dealer, “ I would like to give you a smaller pair, but to sell you anything below eiglits would render me liable under the statutes for prevention of cruelty to animals”. John’s wife and John were tetc-a-tete, She witty was, industrious he ; Says John : “ I’ve earned the bread we ate ;” “ And I,” says she, “ have urn'd thetea." “ KNOW all men by these presents,” read an old bachelor lawyer. " Why don’t they put in women, too?” asked his lady client. “Because,” said the o.b., “if one woman knows it, all women know it.” THE young woman who bangs away at the piano, and sin s: “\tht is Home Without a Mother? ’ while her mother is bending over the washing-tub, is like a piece of cheap calico. She won’t wash. Win-IS a boy walks with a girl as though he were afraid some one might see him, the girl is his sister. If he walks so close to her as to nearly crowd hci‘ against the fence, it is the sister of some one else. “ Is it true, Hurry, that you have broken off with Mnrkaway’s daughter l" “Alas, yes? I was forced to, although she is a charming woman.” "Why?" Incompati- bility of complexion. She does not suit my furniture." Wisuuvc to pay his friend a compliment, a. gentleman remarked : “ I hear you have a very industrious wife." “Yes,” replied the friend, with a melancholy smile, “she is never idle. She always finds something for me to do." Two young ladies recently saw a young man trying to dodge three cross hornets, which had got into his room and seemed to come at him from all directions ; and they thought he was practising the racquet, and said he was getting it down fine. GIRLS, if there is one thing more than any other that holds young men of our day back from matrimonial ventures, it is the dis- heartening spectacle so often presented to them of your own dear papa and mamma walking into church glorified respectively by a $12 ulster and a $30 bonnet. Thatis what scares the boys. ELDEST Daughterâ€"“l think you might let me come out, mammal I’m 20, you know, and surely I’ve finished my educa- csfion ! Festive Momma (by no means pre- pared to act the part of chaperon and wall flower)â€"“not yet, my love. Society is so hollow l I really must preserve that sweet. girlish freshness of yours a little longer 1” “\Vuv, Jennie, you foolish girl, come into the house. \Vhat are you out in the snow for without wraps ?" “ 0h, nothing much. ma. You see Augustus has just called, and here are the footprints in the snow. I’m measuiiug to get the right size for those slippers, and do you know I don’t believe I’ve got half enough cloth for them." MMB. D., a mature beauty, happened to take a swallow of very hot tea while dining out the other day. Her contortioiis and grimaces drew the attention of the whole table, and judge of tho astonishment. She had no eye-brows. The steam of the ma had warmed the artificial substitutes; they had fallen into her cup, andâ€"she had swallowed them. A (:ENIAL mistake: New Beauty (uu. versed as yet; in the mysteries of high life)â€" “Who‘s that wonderful old gentleman l" The Captainâ€"“Sir Digby do Rigby, a Hampshire baronet, one of the oldest in England; James the Flrst's creation. you know." New Beauty (determined to be surprised at notliing)â€""ludeed, how well preserved in; isl I shouldn't have thought him more than 70 or 80 l" . A woman complains that her sex is coin- pelled by fashion to suffer dreadfully from cold. “ Even when clad for the street." she says, “a woman is nowhere nearly so thickly covered as a man, unless it be about her chest and arms by a fur garment. Her head is usually not protech at all, and, in the other direction, her warm clothing steps at her hips, for below that her sk.rts an: only a shield against the wind, Without keeping out much cold. There is a general feminine aversion to flannel next the skin, arising from the prickliuess of the one and the delicacy of the other. Below the knee.- thc only covering is a stocking. So it is that the girl in s sealskin sacqne, looking so mighty comfortable, resilv suffers greatly." .*.. ’.â€"â€"â€". Prior. Bureaus, lecturing in the Corn Ex- change, Glasgow, on Sunday evening on " Socrates," remarked that he was gomg to do a thing for which he ought to receive the thanks of the clerk in Glasgow, who, no doubt, thought he was doing a very profane thingâ€"«me of them, perhaps the majority of themâ€"in preaching there that ni ht. IL. was going to give them a taste of ratio theology. Always understand what they were I ing about. When they spoke or understand it old not mean Prubyterianism. \Vhen they talked of the the large bow tied on one side a la Bern- Scotch Sunday, understand it did not mun hilt“. TLV or wooden pail, hair receivers, cov- ered with satin and handed vnth brass, have reticular tops drawn up with tsuellcd cords. the Christian' ‘ sands]. Not everybody will be able to see the Nantch girls, but everybody can get a pretty l in; two goodidssoftheirdsnco b m ornets downthe heuasmaids . Id vas 3 A Strange Suicide. ms 8111'th RIVALBY 1.\' LOVE 0’ TWO unison BROTHERS, AND THE STRANGE SUICIDE RX- SUL‘I’INO. A remarkable duel has just taken place, says a Paris paper, which for its novelty and fearful termination has set Parisinns agog. * Two brothers, Auguste and Andre Berni, the former aged 40, the latter 33, bo'Ji em. played in the great glass manufactury at Saint Denis, became enamored of Adele Vergeri, a cook at Villotte. Adele Vorgeri is described as a young woman of plain, simple habits, who had, by dint; of hard work and economy, managed to saw a few hundred francs. In appearance Adoic is but a humble representative of France, Lut she is modest and retiring, and not given to re- sorting to balls and theatres. She formed the acquaintance of the brothers at a bsp- tism. Both, it appears, from the very first, began to pay her attentions. Adele Vergeri received the visits of the brothers with much sang field. To her it was amusing to see first one, then the other, come pulling and blowin v in his pesire to bo the first to greet her. either would 've in to the other,and Adele had to escort t em both out, as neither would leave the other alone with her. So terrible became the jealousy betwaen the brothers that they Would not speak with each other. It had, however, to be settled at last. Adele Ver- eri threatened that unless her courtshi ceased to be mixed with hatred she would have to ask the brothers to desist from call- ing upon her. The brothers mot. They had parted with Adele Vergori, and both confronted each other in one of the great wine shops of the Sain Denis quarter, so appropriately called by Zola “ Assommoir.” ’l‘hey glared at each other, and their friends saw at once that mischief was brewing. They finally motioned to each other to with- draw to a table. They spoke low, but ex- citedly, smoked quickly, and the blue smoke of their pi as was hot. “ A due I Yes, D. duel 1" This was dis- tinctly heard, and then the brothers beckon- ed to Jules Remi and Alfred Poulier, friends of theirs. They had decided upon fighting aduel, but not with swords or pistols. It was to be a duel to the dchth. Two bottles of rum, brought from the cel- lars of Jacques Burbler’s Assommoir de Saint Dennis, were put upon the table. Two tumblers were set by the side of the bottles, and then this contract was made by the brother in the presence of wit- nesses: “ It is a reed between the brothers Aguste and ndre Berni to drink rum until either is 'uuable to drink any more. The first who succumbs will consider hiiiiscli beaten, and surrender all claims to Adele Vergeri.” The contract was signed, the bottles tip- ped, and the tumblers filled. At. first the men drank slowly, but as the liquor begun to excite their brains they fairly poured it down their throats. At the ninth glass Auguste, the younger oftlie brothers, gave a yell of pain and fell sense can to the floor. Andre Berni then arose, and, with ii smile on his face, turned to leave. Hardly had he reached the door of the cabarat when he threw up his hands and fell senseless. He was quickly carried to the hospital Tcuon, but died shortly after reaching it, of con- cussion of the brain and paralysis of the heart. Auguste Berni, crazed by the rum he had drunk, recovering from his faint, rim madly through the streets, and has not been seen since. Adela Vergcri, the humble cook of La Villetfe, when she heard of the death of Andre and the disappearance of Auguste, merely shrugged her shouldcrs. -â€"â€"â€"â€".. 0n Praying. Professor Adler lectured on “ Prayer” a short time since in New York, and told his audience that the intelligent part of the community had given up proving for the simple reason that there is no one to pray to. It is Well enough for little babies to pray, he said, because it stimulates the religious sentiment. One would judge from his ad- dress that a nice little prayer uttered by u. nice little boy was a pretty flir substitute fora spoonful of Mrs. Winslow’s soothing syrup. It cases of the child's mind and has a tendency to put him into a quiet and ic- freshiug sleep. But for full-grown meriâ€" y men of brains, you know, who have got be- yond all this nonsense about a personal God --mcii of profound research, who wink at you with a knowing wink, when you talk to them about Providence as though they know perfectly well that the doctrine had explod- cd but didn't quite like to say soâ€"for such gifted souls as these to pray in an act of condesconsion which evm Uict ', if thcrc is one, ought not to require. \\ c are a little inclined to think that some men know alto- gether too much. It is almost a pity to know so much that you must needs abolish God and prayer and Providence and immor- tality, and having nothing left to worship except yourself. lluwcvcr. the man who have in this way become abolitionists do smile with sweet complacency at their own wonderful attainments, and do worshi i themselves with an ardent admiration whic must be very comforting, It must be quiet satisfactory to dethrone everything and everybody, and thcn to look around on the work of destruction and say, with Master Jack Horner, “ What a great. man am I l” >~Os4â€" Young Ireland. So far as I can recollect, only three of the really prominent Y--ung Irelanders, Sir Charles Duffy, Mr. Richard O'Gorm'in, of New York, and Sir. .l. P. Smith, member of Parliament, are still alive. Thomas Davis, John Dillon, Smith O’Brien, Mesghcr, .\Iit~ chcl, McGee, Dohcny, Devin Reilly, John Martinâ€"these and many others are gone. The movement was one if more than politi- cal importsuce to Ireland. It was a healthy influence upon the young men of that time. It Logan With something in the nature of a protest against the kind of policy into which (J'Conner was allowing the national move- ant to drift. Young men were naturally growing impatient of O'Couner’s murc re- cent p vlicy. The had for a long time firm- ly believed that is intention was to reuse the spirit and organize the manhood of the country into such a condition that he would be able to make a demand upon the English Government, and if the denund Were re- fused, to launch a rebellion at England‘s head. O’Connor probcbly at no time had any such purpose. At tho inc-t. he only in- tended to get to ethcrs force with which he might thrraten ngland, and which, if the English Government gave way would an- swer all his ends. But he had not appar’ ently prepared himself for tho crisis, certain to arise at some time, when the Engluh Government would refine todrsw uses, and when, therefore, he must decide between going into rebellion or practically dissolving his organization. The time unit, aid OConner drew back. From that moo meat his pmer over the yuan men was gone. Besides, there had been i uriag most of than later years somethin undecided, unsatisfactory, and. as many 0 the youn er and more udcnt lrishmea thou ht, ignob about his [alleyâ€"lsqu idem, in Hm Cam. maximise)!» (has the MN Truth.) Be as, although it constantly de~ ludes im, is one of the most fortunate en- dowments of man, for it "vs-him faith in a future which is never ' If he could foresee at the outset all that is in store for him, would he not be dismayed at the pros. poet, would he not refuse to continue the unequal-tingle! But hope, which makes all tosmomws bright, lures him with sedue‘ tive falsehood to undertake what in plain; truth he would not havs courage tonn- counter. Yet ho is far from an unused blessing, of whic , indeed, there is song. While it strengthens man on one side it weakens him on the other; it muses him to battle, and yet, in the midst of victory. often betrays hiij the (main . He eon. quers and is couqunred ; he canoes and retrogrades; he enjoys and endure; he is rewarded and rusisuxn xx ruis sums Horn. How many downfallsâ€"uionl, intellectual. political, financial, and socialâ€"are attribut~ able to ho fulnessln‘ They occurevery day. and not a ew of them are painful in the ex- treme. The preacher, the teacher, listens to the voice of hope, and. inspired with over- weeiiing confidence, puts himself against temptation that masters him and precipitates his ruin. The thinker, the writer, has now an exalted place, but he behaves. with hope murmurin in his heart, that he can rise higher am extend his fame. He grapples with a theme beyond bini, for which he is b nature uufitted ; lie incurs deserved an damaging criticism, and the radiance of his renown is suddenly ecli ed. The states- man, as he at least oousit ers himself, is be- guiled by hope of prefennont into question- able conduct, and is so wholly condemned by public 0 iuiou that rehabilitation is im- possible. ho richest merchant or banker wants to be richer, and ventures, under the impulse of hope, upon grand, though vision» ary, schemes, which inevitably miscarry and leave him bankrupt. Poisons in good socie- ty foolishly think that another circle is more desirable, because more pretentious, and, cheated by hope, the contradict their ante- codcnts. In their c art to climb they tum~ ble far and fcarfully, forfeiting the esteem of the worthicst and losing their own self. regard. Tuus uors PLAYS unuxcuou mess upon its owners, and, under promise of bettermtnt, delivers them into the hands of the Philistines. Its wiles are cruel, for it lifts them first to broad and breezy planes, where the prospect is bouuteously remnnora~ tive, and t en with the words, "Let us go higher," the false step comes, and all that has been achieved is forfeited. Hope always yields us something, often a great deal, but if we listen to it too long, too intently, it is apt to undo in a measure what it has done, to take back with interest much that it has lent. The truth is, we do not quite know how to interpret its speech, ever delivered in ambiguous hrasc and with marked ex- aggeration. ope is like the Dolphin ora- cles: it affects wisdom supremo and yet masks the meaning of its utterance. If we only knew just how much of its counsel to accept we should have a clutch on Fortune, a key to the future. Persons who are very hopeful not only hurt themselves, they are very likely to hurt others. That they are honest and earnest in their expectations and confidence may be deemed a sort of excuse for them, though it docs not lesson the harm they work. One trouble with them is that they never learn auglif by experience, and seem callous totho evil they entail. CAUSING IRE EPARARLE HISCIIIEF in one quarter of iiumbcrlcss assurances and absolute promises that. have been uuf ulfilled they appear to forget it, and turn to an- other quarter with the same faith, the same sincerity, the same enthusiasm as before. They never are, they never can bc, discour- agedâ€"it. would be lucky for their acquaint- ances and associates if they would or could be ; they believe instinctively all they wish to believe, and jam at conclusions which seldom conclude. They are prone to ho op- timists as well as egotists, and optimism sustained by cgotism invariably begets scl- flshircss, if it; be not another form of it. They have an extraordinary capacity for hearing lightly any misfortune of their neighbours, even when they have caused it, and they are so persuaded that their own is temporary, in in some manner indom- nifying, that it looses alll its sting and stress. It is pleasant to see and met a very hope- ful person, if you are not likely to have any close relations with him. You may not be instructed, though you are pretty certain to be amused, by his uudoavours to show that twice ten are a hundred, and that every square is intrinsically round. He has an airy way of turning fancies into facts, and of predicting the impossible, which im iosos upon those uuncquaintod with tho worl and untested by experience. It is is prudent, however, to keep on distant. terms with~a very difficult taskâ€"lest in his very loving benevolence he introduces you to any num- ber of plans by which your,condition,mcntsl, moral, and material, shall surely and vastly be improved. lie is so persistent, so crier- vctic, so voluble, if not 010 uont, in their urthcrnucc ; he so quickly iscovcrs that on of all men should participate in them that you Will be in imminentdnngor of doin so unless you have iiioro than the usua skepticism and power of resistance. lie is often as plausible, as peservcriiigâ€" FOR IlOPEYULh'l’JH Id ALWAYH PLAUHIBLI TO THE UNINI'I'IATEDâ€" and he can dispel most doubts by unquali- fied asscvcratiori. How many plastic, un- suspecting peoplc there are who have been brought to t ic verge of despair by the ex- treme liopcfulncss of their associates l llopcfulucss often seems to be accorded to men instead of capacity to accomplish. If they cannot really do anything save harm to others by mental inoculation, they can work imaginary wonders h the unlimitcd cxer- else of their unllniitci faculty. ' He who has little hope is apt to be mel- ancholy, rather cynical, depressing at times, but he is a safer companion in the long run than his very sanguine brother. lie is not soirrcprcssibly benevolent in theory; he is not so aflluent of counsel l hols no so im- portunate for your advancement and happi- ness. But he usually leaves you without losses of sympathy, money. or self-«teem which you may have staked upon schemes that could not possibly fail, and yet have failed calamltously. llo .efulncu is, we repeat, a most fortunate endowment for the possessor, though it frequently proves dis- astrous to the man to whom it is imparted. The very hopeful person has an unsubstan- tial way of suffering for his gift, for he suf- fers in the main vicarlously. â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"-â€"-¢«râ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€" \VHXN a man wants to enlist in the army of China his courage is subjected to s very unusual test. The recruismg officer plows the candidato in a chair and proceeds to ex- tract a tooth, and the conduct of the patient under this ordeal isuid to decid: the ques- tion as to his fltness for the mllits service if the empire. If he howls and amps up and dovm lie is pronounced unlit; but if he smiles and exhibits generally a feeling of utilisation he secures a permanent place in the ranks. Two SuiLLisnn a Woun.~â€"Lord Beacon- lield has amused himself with taking another rise out of the British public. The only true view to be taken of his new novel is that it is an elaborate jest; and no one will be more nor iriard than the noble author him- self at t u signal lack of all sense of the ridiculous exhibited by those who seriously criticise the bolls. “ Endymion ” is a no. tics! joke in three volumes, and a joke of which the late Prime Mioisttrhu very much the best. According to one account, Itnd Beaconsfisld is to net £10,000â€"twios Hr. Gladstons‘s salary as Premierâ€"by this piece of enmtsinin tonifoolery. If we take this alumni", we I all find that the amount paid is at ihe rate of mthcr more than llOs page, and about lad, or, including dialogue, per- haps more nearly 24., a word. I hate“! lord Beaconsn'eld's precise profit on the cook may be. no pecun' transaction on a similar scale has been acwninmodorn literature.