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l l l l l u l ' x15!» HOMIE DRESSMAKING. lAfter fitting, the bodice is ready for stitching. All the seams should have the appearance of being ‘ curved esâ€" pecially well into the slope of the waist, but the curves must not be abâ€" rupt, but graceful and gradual, says the “American Queen.” All back seams should slope to the centre of the back waist and the front ones to the crutre of the front waist. The seams" may be finished off in two ways. either by overcasting or by binding them with sarsenet ribbont‘ The width of the seams varies in different parts of the bodice, according to the nature of the figure. For angular figures it isimportant to leave them fairly wide where depressions occur, as, for inâ€" stance, down the centre of the back and the front shoulder. They thus not in the place of padding by filling up hollows. The underarm seam is also usually left a little wider than the others in case the bodice requires to be altered. But with these exceptions the cneehalf-inoh seam may -be con- sidered an average width. Each seam is laid open and notched at the waist to within an eighty-inch‘of the seam. Curved seams may also require one or two notches above in order to .make them lie flat. . Good heavy pressing is very essen- tial, and in thick materials it must be assisted by moisture. To damp seams wring out a cloth in clear water and lay it over the seam; .place ahot iron over the damp cloth. When fullness is to be removed this same process shrinks away the surplus material by the contact ofheat and moisture. 1f applied on the right side this process will cause the surface of the garment to become glossy, but the nap may again be raised by steaming. To do this, 'lay a damp cloth over the glossed surface and hold a very hot iron as near to the surface as possible with- out touching it, and the steamthus produced will raise the nap. If thisl should not prove successful rub glossed surface very gently with al damp cloth befOre steaming. For; Delicate Cakeâ€"Three cups of flour, two of sugar, three-fourths cupful of sweet mi.k, whites of six eggs, half a cupful of butter, teaspoonful -of cream tartar, one-half tcaSpoonful‘of soda. Flavor with lemon. Apples Fried in Batterâ€"Beat three eggs well, -a(dd a tablespoonful of sugar and three of flour, slice the apples; dip them in the batter and fry in butter; take them up, sprinlke with powdered sugar and serve hot. Boston Corn. Breadâ€"Mix one cup- ful sweet milk, two cupfuls sour milk, one cupful flour, four cupl‘uls of corn- meal, two teaspoonfuls of soJa; steam three hours and then brown a few minutes in a quick oven. ‘ MISTLETOE.‘ The English or true mistletoe 'does not grow. wild in America, and the branches sold by the Christmas time are imported from England and other European coun- tries. ILs botanical name is Viscum album. The American or “false misâ€" tletoe,” Phoradendron flavescens, grows on a great variety of trees from N. Y. to “1., and southward. Al- though not as ornamental as the Eng~ lish mistletoe, it is largely used as a substitute. Both plants are para- sitic shrubs which, when abundant, prove very destructive to thetrees upon which they grow. The natural propagation of the mistletoe is by means of its seeds, but when desired it may ‘also be propagated by grafting- In this case a piece of the plant with a portion of the bark of the tree‘from which it is taken has to be cut with it and firmly secured to the new posi- tion. Although the plant is not par- ticularly attractive, it gives a rath- er peculiar and odd appearance to the defoliated trees in winter. ' â€"...‘_____ THE BEAR AND THE LION. RUSSIA’S PLANS FOR THE INVASION ~ or BRITISH INDIA. -â€".â€". Scnxauon occasioned by the l'ubllcmlon of a Work “’rlticn by a, llusdan and florists at 4 mediater provided from the trans- caspian provinces, ,f;Turkestan and Caucasus. The question of military operations, of 'the possible movements of the enemy, stores and sup- plies, is solved, at'least on paper, to the apparent satisfaction of the auth- or.. After the occupation of Herat the main question is how the English will chose to defend their Indian posses- sions. There are those among the English military studentswho differ as to the most advisable methods of defense in such an emergency. Lords Roberts, Lawrence, Napier, Chelms- ford and Sir \Villiam Mansfield are of the opinion that India should be de- fended at the frontier, instead of in the difficult, possibly hostile. high- lands of Afghanistan, away from a base of supplies and beyond the im- mediate reach of reserves. The celeâ€" brated Max Gregor, on the contrary, with a number of the younger Gen- erals, is firmly persuaded of the advis- ability of occupying certain points In Afghanistan and Hindu~Kush. Af- ter a cursory discussion of the first possibility Lebedev decides that the second plan is more likely to be followed. TO DEAL \VITI-I THE EMIR. In this case it will be necessary for the Russians to occupy Kabul, Kandaâ€" har and Ghazni, the three most im- portant points betWeen the North Afâ€" ghanistan frontier, India“ and Turke- sran. This would be the immediate aim of the second campaign. Kanda- har. and Kabul must be necessarily oc- cupied in order to create abase of operations for the attack upon the River Indus. One of the mostâ€" im- portant considerations of the second campaign is to obtain full control of Afghanistan. The author admits the immense difficulty of subjugating that hilly country and proposes an alliance with the Emir. To this end he urges tosend at that stage of hos- tilities an ultimatum to the Emir,‘ deeâ€" manding his acquiescence in. the R1154. sian occupation of the most important strategic point, the separation of Herat and Kandahar from Afghanis- tan, as well as the aid of the Afghan tribes in the conflict with England. As compensation the Emir would reâ€" ceive territory snuth of the frontier of India, full independence in the pos- Translnled bya Frenchmanâ€"flow lh-lt-Isession of what remains of Afghanis- aln Shall Be Conquered I» Coolly Dc- scribed. iWhile Great Britain is at present fully occupied with ‘her South African[ that the most vulnerable point of her pressing seams the iron must not be I empire is at the mercy 0f ‘1 0001, {8" drawn along it as in ironing, but lifted i 50111‘08f111 and unscrupumus foe- 1’10 and laid down OVBI‘ every Portion ingmassing of Russian troops on the order to prevent the seam from being; x . - - n ma stretched by the toe of the-iron. The ; Lame“) frontier’ now gomg o ’ y objgct of pressing is to give a neat and , indicate that her vague fears are soon smooth'appsarance through flattening l to be realized. o creases. seams. stitching. etc. by| The Indian establishment, stresses are: amass.- army occupation numâ€" making will amply repay the workablerically far below the standard con- l l l l l tan, as well as a sum of money. In case of rejection of the ultimatum Af- ghanistan must be subjugated. The attack of the Indus is only feasible from Kandahar over Herat. The au- the'troubles she is not aware of the fact I thor urges the necessity of using re- gular troops, instead of Kirghiz and Turkestan skirmishers, who are vioâ€" lently hated by the Afghans. The army necessary for this campaign will be divided in two detachments; first, an army marching updn Kandahar, to of service, with 304 guns,lsupported by a reserve of 57,003 men, with 156 guns, I . as thegbesmes rear guards, etc., and second, a corps marching upon Kabul, consist- ing of 48,t0.l soldiers, and accompanied by- two detachments, one to go to In boning the waist the bone should l sidered essential to the safety of the E Clhitral and the other to Gilgit. These be flexible and thin, and should beEBritish dominion in India. on a level with the darts all the way! round. _ _ . [Bod-ices are shaped in various styles, , towing It: as all available troops are according to the fashion of the day, employed elsewhere. The mutual atti- There is ‘also no immediate prospect of re-en-‘ “material of the dress at the neck welll but the bodice should always turn up; with a facing of silk. Pointed bodicesg appear to give length and to decrease1 the width of the figure, provided the! point is sharp and not round. Otherâ€" tude of Russia and England is full of psychological interest, and while the acquiescence of England to the re- cent Russian move in virtually estab- . two points are important, as they would enable the attackers to ef- fectively harass the English along the Lehore-Peshawnr-Kabul line. . This would be the end of the second cam- paign. . ' _ THE END OF THE WAR. After a pause which should be utilized for the strengthening of the wise it would have a contrary effectulishing a protectorate over Persia is Russian positions, as well as for per- {Before sewing on the collar tack it on with pins in the proper position from ' the right side, taking care to bring the ends neatly together. It isl sewed on from the wrong side and the ; drawn up and the lining underneath sewed down, so as to prevent a full appearance on the right side. TRIED RECIPES. Moonshineâ€"This dessert combines a nice appearance with a palatable flavor and is a convenient substitute for ice cream. Beat the whites of six eggs in a broad plate to a stiff froth and then add gradually, six tableâ€" spoonfuls of powdered sugar, to make it. thicken you may add more sugar ‘ up to a pint, beating for not less than half an hour, and then beat in one heaping tablespoonful of preserved peaches cut in tiny bits and set on ice until thoroughly chilled. In serving put in each saucer some rich cream sweetened and flavored with vanilla, andon the cream place a liberal por- tion of the moonshine. The above quantity will serve seven or eight people. You may use other preserv- ed fruits if you desire. Fried Liverâ€"Gut beef’s liver in thin slices and place on aplatter, pour en boiling water and immediately pour it off, this seals the outside, takes away the unpleasant flavor and makes it much more palatable; have ready some hot lard or dri'ppings in a spider, dredge the liver with rolled crackers or bread crumbs seasoned with salt and pepper, put in the-spider and fry slow- ! ly on both sides until a dark brown.| This will be found a great improve-l ment over the ordinary way of cock- ing liver. Preserved Canned Salmonâ€"A can of. salmon after being opened is not al- ways used up at one meal and if put away without. special preparation is apt to dry up or to taste oily! in. a! few days. To preserve the salmon put the left over in a bowl or other deep, dish, sprinkle with pepper, add a few; whole cloves, 3. blade of mace, cover with cold vinegar and the fish will keep a week longer in fine condition. Baked Oatmealâ€"Mix in a saucepan! one pound of oatmeal with one table-i spoonful of butter, one pint of wa-i ter and some salt. Place in a mod-3 erate - oven and bake for fifteen orI twenty minutes and serve with some butter or milk and cream apart. I {Buttermilk Rollsâ€"Take two coffee] cups of buttermilk and stir into one teaspoonful of saleratus dissolved in a little hot water and stir into this about five cups of flour; beat this up il-gh'ly 3nd bake in gem pans. ! separate campaigns. one of the symptoms of the situation, a book recently published in France, the author of which is a prominent member of the general staff in Russia, and the translator of which is an equally well-known Captain of the general staff in France, is distinctly another symptom, and. one which is very significant. - . The book is entitled "Vers 1' Inde,” On to India, by Colonel Lebedev, trans- lated into French by Captain Cazalas. STUDIED MENAGE T0 BRITAIN. It is certainly a very significant symptom that the author believes that eventually the conflict between the two Powers is inevitable. He even does not stop to adduce reasons for what he declares to be the profound conviction of all classes of Russian people. It is, therefore, the question how this campaign should be under- taken, and not whether it should be undertaken, that forms the subject of this remarkable work. Russia will begin the war, according to the auth- or, by successively annexing Herat and Kandahar, as well as British Beluchâ€" istan, which Would furnish her with a seaport. The second move would be the creation of a protectorate over the remainder of Afghanistan, and, lastâ€" ly, the conclusion of a lasting peace with England. But, adds Colonel Le- bedev, circumstances may arise which will make it necessary to invade India proper, in order to give a coup de grace to an insupportable rival. THE KEY TO INDIA. In order to fully understand the imâ€" portance of Herat it is necessary to consult a map. Herat has been call- ed the key of India. It is not only situated on the great commercial high- ways connecti-n‘g Asia Minor, Persia, Turkestan, Beluchistan, Caucasus and India, but it dominates the only route upon which a modern army with sup- plies and stores can move. The plan of war, as worked out by the author to the minutest detail, consists of four \Vith the emis- sion of the technicalities which natur- ally abound in a work of this kind the first of these campaigns has the di- rect object to occupy Herat. For this task the author considers an army of 22,001) men with 48 guns, supported by a reverse army of 28,C00 and 54 guns sufficient. These troops can be im- fecting the ways of communication, the third campaign should be begun, in the course of which the invading army should be fully brought up to the numerical standard of the Eng- lish army of occupation, 230,030. These would have to be brought from Europ- ean Russia. Leaving 60,000 men at Kabul, 10,000 at Clhitral, 160,000 men would be available for the main operaâ€" tions of the war, with Kandaharas the base. The aim of the third cam- paign would be to effect an attack upon Indus, while guarding the right flank from the operations of the Eng- lish troops at Pishin. There are three routes open to the invading army, of which only the route over'Dera-Ismailâ€" Khan affords sufficient protection from the operations of the troops at Pishin. tdn English defeat on the banks of Indus, forcing the British to cross the. stream, would bring the third campaign to a successful close. This, the author declares, is all that Russia will ever want. The fourth campaign against Lahore and Delhi would only be undertaken in case the English would not at this stage sign a peace consenting to Russian protec- torate over Afghanistan, cession of territory bounded in the west by Persia, in the north by Gaza rel] Mounâ€" tains, in the east by India and in the south by the sea. â€"â€"â€"+â€". HIS GRUDGE AGAINST RUM. Ah, my friend, sighed the reform- er, rum causes lots of trouble in this world. Indeed, it does, agreed the listener. No doubt you or I would be happi- er were it not for the rum demon, went on the reformer. ' Indeed, we would. again agreed the atient listener. And how has it caused you unhap- piness? asked the reformer. Years ago a Woman told me that if me. . And you could not stopo'l , No, roared the patient hstner; No I did stopl â€",__.__. A SURPRISE TEST. Mother, tcarfullyâ€"We shall lose our daughter. He is bent on marrying hcr. Fatherâ€"“That makes you think so? ' l\Iotherâ€"â€"\Vhy, she sang and played to him yesterday, and here he is again to-day. ’ TYPOGRAPHICAL. Yes, Nature’s wise, we can’t deny, in all he? hidden ways, llut in 3102' “ types of men , oh why, Are there so many “ J’s 2" n I stopped drinking she would marryl um We 3. On thc‘Farm. OWM â€"W LIVE STOCK IMPROVEMENT. The diminutive pony and ponderous draft horse had a common ancestor. One got transported to the barren, bleak, tempestuous isles ’of Scotland, and the small, diminutive Shetland pony resulted. The other went to the rich lowlands of Normandy and Central Europe, and the ponderous draft horse was created. When domestication takes place, climate loses a part of its influence, because man co-operating with clim- ate counteracts its effects. We are taught that we should breed from pure-breeds â€"â€" yet our. pure-bred animals are inferior to others in many cases. Heredity is true, but' it it: inâ€" fluenced and counteracted by other forces. So starting with most typical animals, if judicious breeding is not followed, the stock will deteriorate into inferior animals, yet, nevertheless thoroughly pure-bred. Heredity transmits with certainty only what have become fixed characâ€" teristics. In every case the influence of heredity is always present and never fails to assert itself in the re- production of animal or vegetable life, Men do not: gather grapes from thorns, nor figs, from thistles, nor do Jerseys produce Shorthorns, nor do draft horses beget trotters. Heredity is always to be depended upon to govern the general characteristics which determine the species, and the lless general ones which determine the breed; but when we come to individual characteristics, which have never ac- quired a generalcharacter in ances- try, it usually fails. If we had] only this principle of heredity we would have no new characters, no improve- imentâ€"b‘ecause the offspring would, in every sense, he just the same as, the parents. The lawlof variation acts in two ways, for desirable points and un- desirable p-oints. Intensify, the desir- able points and the offspring, inherit- ing these old characteristics of here- ;consist of 68,601) troops of all varieties I dlty’ and taking on the new intEDSi" iiied ones through? this principle of lvariation, will be a better animal. If ‘ the law of variation has introduced an undesirable quality, the environments in which the individual is' placed may .also intensify this character, making it still more undesirable lindividual inferior to Stock. I We are now brought to a third llaw, or principle, that ally governs breedng or ip4.=.culiarity called atavism or and an the parental fundament- that rever- sion, and which so frequently sets at lnaught the calculations of the breed- er. A breeder who has for some time been improving his herd by careful breeding, and established a type, sud- denly finds an outcropping of someâ€" thing of old. A germ that has lain dormant for many: generations sud- denly asserts itself; heredity has not failed, but, with} clashing vengeance, heredity itself has) appeared. The laws of heredity and variation are for the breeder’s good, but ataâ€" Vism is the reverse. 2 If domesticated animals were pure- ly bred in the same sense as the deer or buffalo, it would be a simple pro- blem. Atavism would be nothing more than heredity itself, and variation would give rise. only to‘ the accidental new character. , I . We have the term thoroughbred applied to herds of horses, cattle, sheep and swine; but this, technically speaking, is not true. The only thoroughbred animal we have is the English rumning horse. Our Jerseys, or Berkshires, or Marines, may be pure-breds but they are not thorough- breds. A potato is always a potato no matter What variety is planted. But, cross fertilize once, and. use the flower of the Northern Spy to fertilize the Baldwin, and the seed from such a union will produce neither one nor the other, but something new. 80 it is with live stock. As dong as we are breeding from pure stock, heredity is the potent factor. So powerful a hold has heredity on these animals that change or improvement are nigh impossible: You can take, by careful selection, the scrubbish cow and change her progeny into a good dairy cow long before you could take ’a deer and effect a change in her. 1 Stand by the old yherd. Get the tmi-lk tested and find out those that iare paying. Every farmer should lkéep- a' milk record of his herd. Now Iget a ball. The: further his pedigree runs back the better, because the purer the blood. Select a bull that had a mother that produced a good quantity of high quality milk, that hurl a father whose mother did the same. In selecting anlmxls those that show the characters wanted, if below the. average in form, should be ' discarded, also feeders and indifferent .plr-oducers. , x In regard to in-andâ€"iinbreeding and crossâ€"breeding, both are abused. In either case the best is not accomplishâ€" cd. In-breeding, if carried to excess, results always in a loss of constituâ€" tionzil vigor. However its whole tendency imin the direction of fine- nw-‘s of texture, lightness of bone, iamtmlbness, evenness and polish. On the. other hand, crossâ€"breeding gives 11111011 "Wiley . [increased gsize and vigor in produce, as know What to do “1th l“ __._ ..__________.â€"___â€"â€"..M r well as increasing fertility. Inâ€"anzirm- breeding results in sterility. If you breed for market, you want increased size and vigor, so practice crosfiitx‘esd‘ ing. But let it be the first cross, otherwise, with the second crosg. de- terioration sets in. Cross your Lerk< shire with the. ‘Yorkshire, or your Shorthorns with the Hereford. They will be ready' for the block quicker and at less expense. Bub now in you want to breed to get breeders, then you must not cross. , Practical farmers and. feeders some-z times say that purely bred races or breeds are lackng in hardiness and stamina and when breeding for the dairy, or the block, or for practical - u es on the farm, the greatest mea- sure of success is attained through the medium of crossâ€"breeding. Science does not establish laws. Science has only to find out nature’s way of improvement and do'ng things. Understand these and practice them, breeding will then be no dificult pro-i blem, but an easy, simple one, full of interest and power. .Nothing is more fascinating or en-' nobling, than the breeder and farmer with his herd, molding his animals after his mind in ideal and fact.. In touch with nature, he advances to the perfect. ‘ Like the true genius that the true and, careful breeder is, he moulds and perfects and leaves behind! him h’s workâ€"in all a masterpieceâ€"as high, as lasting, and enduring as that of the painter or sculptor, or a true artist, whatever he be. â€"â€"â€"â€"9â€"- FLASHES OF FUN. Miss Peppreyâ€"Wihy, she doesn’t look as if she knew her own: name. Miss Newittâ€"Sh-e ,doesn't, half the time. Miss Pepprey â€" ReaLy’l Miss Newitt â€" Yes; you ’know she married a Polish nobleman. | 1 Mrs. Wiggins, remarked the minis- ter, we wish you would let your daughter join the choir. Oh, I couldn't think of ill was the: reply. Minniel has such a sweet disposition and I don't want to spoil her. You have six brothers in the army, little boy? Yes’m. Miiw made ’em got Made her sons go to war? Ether must be a good deal of a Spartan mother. I don’t know. I guess so. There's six-, teen of us. , . Mrs. Nexdoreâ€"Does your husband like music? Mrs. Peppreyâ€"Yes; he's quite fond of it: Mrs. Nexdore â€". I suppose he has 'heard my daughter playing? Mrs. Ieppreyâ€"Yes, and he just raves over her playing. What was the highest price ever paid you for a story? asked; the inter< viewer. One million dollars, replied the fashionable novelist. It. was a spoken storyâ€"I love you. I told! it to the lady who is novv‘ my wife. Does the gentleman to whom you introduced me play whist? No, ans- wered Miss Cayenne. He studies whist, and talks wh‘st, and reads whist, and dreams wh‘st, but I don't think he’d ever to so disrespectful and frivolous as to play it. .._.â€"â€"â€"°_.__ THE DOVE OF A CHILD. "There’s a very general idea abroad in the land that men don‘t care to ’ board in a house where there are chil- dren,” said one of the sterner sex yes- . terday, " but that is, I believe, a great mistake, just at it is an error to im- ra-gine that men generally don’t like the little ones. No doubt these are a few. crusty old bachelors in the ‘._world who would be horribly amnoyed by pat- telring feet and shrill little voices in the halls and on the stairs, but Imust confess I like to hear these noises, and I find by‘questioning a- number of my friends, all young, unmarried men â€"that they do also. The children give a. sort of home-y atmosphere that’s very plleasant to even the most comfortless places. “ Taking one thing with another, I believe men are fender of children than women are, anyhow. What'I mean is that more men than women are fond of them. I know, plenty of the gentler sex who wouldn‘t thtinkoif going to a boarding-house where youngsters were admitted and Iknow just as many men who seek out those places and obtain a certain amount of comfort and satisfaction in their lonely lives in making friends with the youngsters and spending valuable time repairing sundry broken toys, or telling Wonderful stories in which giants figure to an amazing extent. A child’s affection is a very delight- ful thing, and most men feel flatter- ed to be the object of even a. mild lik- ing on the part or? the ’small tyrants. There are half a dozen little ones in the house where I board, and I am the familiar friend- of every one of them. It’s a very delightful and ab- sorbing acquaintance. and I’m- fast de- veloping into a story-teller of such mark-ed ability that I’ll make a for- tune, in this way, no doubt, after awhile.” ~ â€"--â€"â€"â€".â€"â€"~._. IIER MISTAKE. Mr. Bizzymanâ€"I took my new, type [writer to lunch with me toâ€"day. Mrs. B.â€"â€"You brazen thing! Mr. B.â€"Why? I guess- if .I want to lug that. machine around to keep oth- er peopio from using it, there’s no harm done, is there? t’ A CROESUS. Cleverton~'l.‘ickorly is wealthy, is- n't he? t?-milhâ€"~\Vealthyl Why. he has so that his wife dine-isn’t a ..._...-.¢, 4. ‘ Wnssxmw‘gfi ‘1?” ’ L «a- man-nan)»: «vein-scavnwmw«enmity . ; <.,.-M-vtv' .. "34"... m»:/1.-..~r.,-u; 3‘. 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