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linen lawn. Golden yellow ohrysan- memo-ms with their foliage were em- broidered over it The pillow was covered with bright yellow sateen which showed through t ' white maternal with pretty effect. The mffle around this zillow had a half- imoh hem turned down on the right side and stitched, with yellow silk,1‘ in the simple outline stitch. A few] covered with violet sateen. Still an-l other was in great double pink roses' over rose 001ch silk. The beauty of these gillows was that these covers pulOVV tor common use. For-ch, or for the children’s use. '» The x gut-ed burlap mentinned prettiest of leows. finis the edge with a t bed a round hick many-colored flagrant filling for a floor pillgvlirjbne ..s of figured burlap in Oriental design and colors. The clover had been picked ' . x serviceable pillow " It. But the cover was not the at- tractive part of it. It was filled with rose petels gathered and dried by the lady who made the pillow. The roses had been very fragrant and one can imagine the exquisite daintiness of ouch a pillow. It is too late now to gather sweet clover, but that makes a ragrant filling for a floor pillow. One seen recently was of figured hnrhn over one side with black rope silk. Around the edge was a thick black cord and the ends were finished with loops of cord and tassels. To make such a pillow more elaborate the de- sign can be doubly outlined, once with Dainty Design for uuuuu J Hum. u. no UlilUUI'aLB, 011]: ram- er made for comfort. All kmds of materials are used for these pillows. Denim. makes nice serviceable ones, and colored linens are also extensive- ly used for this purpose as it washes nicely. Cretonnes, sateens and plaid ginghams, too, make lovely everyday son. On most picture frames, un- less very large, small blossoms and dainty designs must be chosen or the work when finished will look clumsy. Tiny yellow buttercups, diminutive apple blossoms and wild roses are efâ€". fective, and delicate Dresden designs] are especially pretty, although they seem slower to work. There is one advantage about them; so many' odds and ends of silk floss left from; other 3 pieces may be used up which other- wise could not be utilized. Oval, round, square, oblong and triangular frames are among the shapes to select ' from. Especially pretty are those ‘ with two, three or four places for pic- : tures in one piece. They2 are lovely for children’s photographs. 1 One of the nicest gifts to a house- : keeper is a sofa pillow. It is not nec- ( essary ‘that it is elaborate, but rath- Embroidered picture frames make - One. cannot alwaS's afford to give 61‘ . _ . nsive ifts, and at some pretty dam“ Lmas gifts‘ All shapes and {fines mist be made? A most accept- sizes are seen, and colored linens as able gift is a hemetitehed linenhand- well as white are used. A pretty kerchief. Fine, soft nainsook 18 less trams. for a gentleman’s picture was expensive and makes very dainty ones. . . A 'ard of sheer linen, suitable for made Of (1111]., dark mnk linen. The, b'ln’dlmmhiefs, will generally In'aliel binding was satin ribbon a few shades, four. Then if the threads are drawn darker, and the lovely conventional épr, a very nharrow meand‘ tfhe eldse i - lmshed wit a pretty piece 0 vs en- des'gr' 'around the ope nxng for the ciennes lace, the result is most sans-g ph°“° was worked m shades 0f dunlfactory. One pretty way to finish the red with gold thread intermingled. ; edge of fine hamstitched handkerchiefs AnOther of dark green linen was work-f 18 t0 crochet in simple chain StitCh' a - . . - - _ K series of loops, caught down at quar- °d With white 811k floss, Whmh ghSt ter-inch intervals all round. Then ened like silver. Beautiful white the next row of loops should each con- frames with wreaths of holly em- tain a few more stitches. . The! third bmidered on them are esmcially ap. Still more andso Onltill about five 01‘ propriate for Christmas gifts. Deli-'%I§s°r£;::r:§:1fl:vtg bffgefifgghzgeg: ; cate little forget-m-eanot sprays, also, ing when done with .No. 70 or 80 l carry a sweet reminder at this sea- thread. i Christmas IdeasJéE re long-and-short stitch. be same‘ with scallops, with the rope silk fin- . One of the daintiest Liilow had a half-.9 own on the right? with yellow silk,i Ie stitch. A few, I tiny leaves were; and there on the? .. -O vvua ‘c lime optimist I ever I: Mugginsâ€"In what v Bugginsâ€"He’s laid I: throat, and when I sy him he said it wasn’t a: be if he. were a giraffe Mrs. Greening. This on the car asked if an watch, but nobody h: "You may talk about your bicycle foot and your golf arm and your meer- schaum mouth,” said the dentist, brusquely. “\Vhy, they’re not in it with the thread tooth. Whenever a wo- :. man comes to me and complains that k the edges of her teeth are all rough : and jagged and she doesn’t know what ,- in the world she is going 'to do about h it, I ask her right off what her busi- h ness is. If she says she sew I am a e able to diagnose that case of jagged teeth at once. I tell her she has the , thread tooth. Then she wants to know " what I mean. “Don’t you bite your 3 thread?’ I ask. She always hems and [ haws for a spell before answering, 1 ‘Well, maybe I do.’ And then I say, I ‘Of course you do,’ and proceed to give . her some good advice, which she, in : turn, will proceed to disregard the the needle, be it much or little, will go on biting as if nothing better than teeth had ever been invented for the purpose of severing thread. I verily believe that if a woman had a dozen pair of shears within reach she would t1 bite her thread instead of clipp' which really doesn‘t take a second b- longer. NOT GIVEN l Book marks are inexpensive and pretty little gifts. They should be made of broad satin ribbon fringed at bath. ends, and may be any length de- sired. Eight or ten inches is the or- dinary length. Brilliant oolors should be chosen and two shades may be com- bined with pretty effect. A suitable motto should be painted in gilt or sil- ver on them, of which the two follow- ing are annronriate: - For the brother who smokes avery pretty tobacco pouch maybe made of 1 satin or silk pieces. One seen recent- 3 1y was made of a piece of dark blue, , one of red, and one of yellow satin. H The pouch measures about five inches long by four wide, and is cut round at the bottom. The lower half of one side is of the red and the lower half of the other side is of the blue satin. The upper half of the entire bag is of the yellow, which is turned! in at the ,‘top about two inches, whens it meets 1a lining of cambric. 2 About half an f yellow silk cords. One is run one way and the ends are fastened, then pulled under the casing to hide the joining. The second cord is run in the opposite direction and comes out at‘ the other ‘ then fastened and concealed. When these strings are pulled in the Opposite dLrections the mouth of the pouch is drawn closely together, and holds the contents securely. Books Nat as new. The designs worked on, the-1h were scattered and just enough to ap- pegr dainty and gracefudt could be laundered to look as prgtty re apprOpriate how many b0; how good,” :5 canno: al' ever good.” 'WiB'Wag is the THE THRE talk Great. Scott ! what an as if a person had to rh a millstone to break a tooth. A thread is his afternoon a man anybody had lost a books always TOOTH "rv .- d0 Wonder likely That thom please; sub- hast , how- , but d men are employed, am on what is called the “ adjacept, three "â€"v- u; ca deer should ever less the SPOrtsn: side. ..... c. mat in generations gone by a favorite animal was accidentally ' left side, and its own- at henceforth in the viewed by library win , 'n, as it is the only one extant in the European world. It was ubyp-t, and in Oriental lore is known as “ stock is over a fine country, richly tim- and prosperous. Miles of stone terraces and several lodges are passed before the grand gateway, surmount- ed by a lion and griffin, is reached. Passing the fine lod miles in length, leads to the mansnon bloom, the lower doors and windows reveal a scene which 3. Claude or Ver- ne't might have been glad to depict. In these famous Woodstock gardens are As was the yeauy custom at “Wood- stock, Lady Louisa was entertaining members Oi the royal family, and had] a 131‘88 house party in their honor. Con- versation turned one evening upon some of the very curious and rare gems which had the Duke of Richmond, especial refer- only by dismisâ€" s 83.1 and an injunction to leave that part ‘ of the country forever. Twice a yea; Lad right to free two cril very gallows steps, ways exercised this How she deals wirh __v' ~'_â€" “â€" -tvwâ€"v ‘der unwritten bonds never to refuse the request of the widowed or the fa- therless,'while the tenanis were 916(18- ed to abide by his decisions, as they now are by those of Lady Louisa, well aware that so considerate and humane} a “Chatelaine” can only decide for their present good and future welfare. Dominated by its superb baronial mansion of granite, hewn and carvedi on the estate, Woodstock exends over a circuit of forty miles, and its walks” roads and drives, extend five hundred j miles. Connected with the estate are! I some curious privileges, among which; is the right of tenants to lay all their‘ Igrievances or disputes before the lord of the manor-not entering the house to do so, but standing in a courtyard directly outside of the study window. 1 At afixed hour every morning, Sun- : days excepted, the late Colonel Tighei always made his appearance, being un-! J Near Kilkenny, Ireland, on the banks 9 of River Nore, lies Woodstock, the vast estate of Lady Louisa Tighe, and here. surrounded by every luxury and loved and honored by all who know her, lives the daughter of the Duke of Richmond, who almost a century ago buckled on Lord Wellington’ 3 sword when he left Brussels on the campaign which amaz- ed the ‘world. 3016 Survivors of The Brussels Ball. Doytion of _ â€". _‘--A 9“] 'n as “ The True Lovers‘ a peculiarity in the foli- 10n of the grounds alone [1113 some striking or in different nations of 1He far as the eye can 'of green and bloom ex year Lady Louisa has the :6 two criminals, even at the 3 mm out in every fash- 0 what are known as d “ Gold ” sand beaches Lady Louisa from her “and near which is an 8 Old age. ardently :1 sex. These work. 386"" a Pictue ef- at Her Ladyship’g ‘ "" ”“0 Udmel‘a been photographed for 3( 'decades have passed sin kin was photographed has John Hare allowed I thus victimized: this wa: formance camera. it. Lue uag which had been taken from the English in the last w the English government Boers for their courteous offer, but begged to say that when they requir- ed. their flag they would go and fetch it. day,” the 15th. of December .880 Turning down this leafy walk or that, one comes upon exquisite bowel-s, all appropriately named~the Lennox, the Richmond, etc.,â€"and all testifying to the fondness of Colonel Tighe for his lovely and high born wife. There is also the Silver Spring, a bubbling well of water, justifying its name, icy cold, pel-i lucent and singularly refreshing, and from which each morning two pailfuls are carried three miles for Her Lady- ship’s use. To maintain \Voodstock’ costs £3,000 every day. l r I I Not far away is a curious spot, known as “Lizzie’s Lawn.” Here stand on a rich sward four arbor vitaes of en- ormous size, which can be seen for miles around, towering high above the branches of the forest itself. These were named for the four sisters of Col- onel Tighe. ‘ ter Near by is Tiddington Cottage, where the gamekeeper resides â€"well cared for like all others in Her Ladyship’s em- ploy. Beyond is the woodranger’s, near which is a stream, which is carried five rniles to supply Woodstock with wa- ter. Red House, one of these dwellings, is kept entirely for the use of privileged sightseers, who, however, must ar- range their dates some time in ad- vance and have their names duly regis- tered. They are received in a fashion unknown to any other show place I have ever visited. A luncheon is serv-; ed. They are waited upon in every way, and should they desire it can take a skiff and go out upon the wa- DON’T men who are compelled by loss of for- tune to become self-supporting are in- stalled, while the various buildings er- ected on the grounds also typify Lady Louisa’g philanthrOpical mission in lfe. THE PAARDE KRAAL. I IKE THEM. . -- --.- ”6...--- ”WW... I. The inventor’s intention ‘18 to have a buoy ptlced in each 5W1 Where there is the mos: likeiilmod 01 Peril and to have signals sent “3' 1}“ Marconi system of wireless telegraph} whenever there is any danger of .a storm. The successful manner In which the Marconi system worked during the international yacht rate! has satisfied Mr. Hamilton that, i: may be relied upon to do good service in connection with his buoys. appsirvn?1F This apparatus consists of. what ma." be called an electrical buoy on whi"h is a bell connected with the land WY means of a submarine cable. In addi- tion to the bell the buoy is intended to hold a Marconi transmitter {rum which signals may be. sent from land to a distance of four or five miles Now the inventor asserts that in tliié manner all vessels provided mth receivers suitable for wireless 305“- graphy can not only be readily warned of danger as they approach the coast b.11t can also ascertain their exact suuation if they will only pay due hegfl tqfithe signals transmitted. A]- F. Hamilton has now inwnied an “P" pmtus with the object of fzncilizmillg the approach to the harbor and of thus minimizing; the danger of Silip‘x‘.'l‘€Ci\'S. cult of 2100983, especially during storms and as a result many vessels have We: wreckel While approaching.r it. Jr. A Ingenious.“ ”G'Vlce by Which it h Beih‘wd {any Shipwrecks ('am no new «I. 'Vireleqs telegraphy is to be usedin a novel Zand practical manner a? Hafi- fax. The harbor there is often .jiffi. “\Vhat do you think will be the probable outcome of the. war?" was asked.. , "\Ve are hoping the English will Will,” she answered. "I: is hard to say what will be its end. Put it the Eng- lish win we know our «rendition will be vastly improved. The natives um render valuable aid to the English. They are already armed and know ill": mature of the country and the Boers” mode of warfare.” The woman displayed her be): red for the Boers in answering questionssand gave much information as [0 Qualifi- norant and demoralized conc‘iitfhn 0f the Boer forces as she saw mm. and said she felt certain of their defeat. ......w i we 'Ll‘ansvaal 2’" was asked. “The general condition is very bad,” she said. “The nati’vcs are, treated in- humanly. They are uiluwed no op- ,porLunity for learning to read. They ‘have no rights in some- of the cities, excepting in Pretoria itself, where Kruger is. The. gtwernmen: officers e for the presen warâ€"410! , for he is a good man and would do right. The natiws have had They are reaLly house slaves, an have no voice Whatever It) the govern- LU'dL 0: rue whites. “In the Transvaal the: hat compelled to sustain the gov land they do not understand ture. For that reason you re missionaries among Lhe Boe killed. The natives say; “'i is a robber; he brings his U then his brother comes an" 13 pay taxes on our [and for notl so we will kill him.” "\Vhat is the present conditk natives in the Transvaal '2" _ __-- .up gl‘aUDlng de. BLgna of the Boers. In 3867 trouble agazzn arose, and the Busulo chief de- clared his tribe British SUUJ:-:Cl,5. This prevented open hostilities, ye: the Boers are continually oljlprcssing the natives. Still, the English are more and mare making the condition 0-1 1he natives better. They allow govgrn themselves and [O ' ' nauve army and mate 0 equalbty of justice and r- ' that: of the whites. the Boers. . , ‘, , ‘ L03 sympathize wzth the bnghsh ?" "Ouvr hatred for the WIRELESS TELEGRAHPY. val-{U lama. They displag rarest in the prese war, and are in re tion regarding the 1 fairs directly from 1 Their enthusiasm is they have already 8} mination to enI' *' ' Rnslllo SEIZED OUR .3 one of them, a Ba educating herself her. provopa ' gland Offe "-7 Jon save red her reCcipt the real 1 among her am for Lhe the 80Vernment we uumn dates ar Of 1858, when COUNTRY cpgdition of the natiws are African that of Promo. BRITISH FLE ET. . The British fleet to~dflv C(md‘t” ‘ ‘39 ships. with a total displacem"? 0‘ 1,500,000 tons. SixU‘four bad mount 2,,671 guns. There are. ‘ Mrs, While among the smalu ‘ ” ”it are 218 torpedo boats and d \ and 35 larger torpedo Ye '« “first wanna 15 coast defen_se shit is that reflected by one most generous hear‘LS he burnished chestnut, and the calm, brown depths Uf 0015 in autumn. Ilm' cm:â€" hOWB a hint of crimson rows th the ohve. Her teeth are a face in repose 18 Dome uuu K. \ Might With quick thought, it is :1 rob, changeful, fascinating. A beautfu‘. face and figure that appear Centralg in a series of pictures we will name “ One Woman’s Life” :â€" It is atiny, flannel-wrapped, incon- sequent figure, in the first. 11. has an insignificant nose, scarce worth Ihe name, and a feeble mouth and pink skin and fuzzy hair hardlyworth the mention. But W'iliiam 0 iii-35‘, who had a. father’s interest in the insignirivatn bundle, said the eyes were quite worth king at. Their first glance was Kiev}; and brown and meditative. The; was in Australia twoâ€"andâ€"thxrx y years age, "mam is something of 3. {am 13' I‘m- in Margaret O’Key, daughter 01 “ gentleman farmer" 0; you \ liams, near Halifax, Nova sauna. and Mrs. O'Key were living on a. 1.1 {arm and they had bud: a. .-.L house. They were the finest lulk many miles about. Margaret \‘uzr happy she sang all day. l’cr'chu the boughB of the apple tree size : forth soft trills LhaL set the pass by. to wondering what manner mi was hidden high yonder among leaves and bloswms. While they ~ still wondering the face 01' :1 ye girl showed among the, blossoms. the laughter of a young girl {mic them.- ‘ ‘ " ' -.l' 1‘“ There is- something semblance to the in si br; DAVV thougififufiy from 1} 1nd who knelt hes}. Oo_dy in the; English VVVJ It “:;S 3. teihi 10 r. “-“W'nn .fl sent, sunny-natured Madame. de man. She had not (it Pamed 1h: Russian pianist. her 1 hrer- hi) could be untrue. She. too}: hr babies in bar arms and (rod :1 Then she went to see Maitre I the brilliant young ‘oador r. French criminal bar She cr'. ed she told her story. an! 7‘__A‘J y ' ”VI“ ”V- Maitre Labori himself T‘nwec". ‘ Of his office. He would not entrus «nee-able duty to his (Clerk-2. “ Madame it shall '08 done. 13 Maitre Labori secured thf r; and soon thereafter he marrwn .: client. _ - ‘ ., hr ‘-‘ 1\\‘ Madame Labori loved her 1:1: 1. She Was his bonne camarm‘m ‘2’ ~ 1 ~- Peart, his guiding spirit. 1601. her ideal, her king: of an :.. She always went to court 1 ' v . . Speeches. Parisians wondvrmi 1V”? ” brilliant Maitre Labori‘s wife \Vw‘x' rm often to his office. Vs'fls Siit‘ f1“ ‘1 7’ Not that. The Maitre said he («11:15. 11' 1 Study a case well if she we 1‘9 nu»: "0 "‘.\V" J \ Al‘ 0 among his books and his. (i -f"‘1.. V _ . t\‘.‘ :. She laughingly hunmu'wi this though it cost her many :1 M11? ‘11 7.i- 1:. the Bois. many an afternnm 1 a .11 Air \Lk' ‘ cert, many an evening at 1 She was proud Of the {IIEVJOYâ€"(tn A yOke. She loved him far his ‘1': tyranny. She thrilled ioten rs in :11.‘ Under his Speechâ€"“our 811001â€"931" 8113 was his nurse. and (-011 mm: mm “anion after the das‘ardly nf‘vmn ' his life until he \‘3’3‘3 Q‘f‘iie Tn "131 pear in court once more. 9h» -.~-:~1;‘.1 “.012 be separated from hit“ (“17‘ :11 meat, If her cons‘rani earn Ema 51'5“: . died” she would have dit’d inf), X \K'ifitf face in a 00ffin. close tn NT :‘r9 1,: bori’3‘4’116 that bears a faint fan. .mmblance to that Austrmian f» 0'! W0 and thir’fy years agoâ€"Wm“! h§ve been the last“ of +1132 sorinq ( Pictures in “one Woman‘s LEfP," the insignificam m OKey, daughter of tanner ox L’OX'L [alifaL Nova Scotxa loved her hug?“ Laborifi Atlantic ii her brotl' bun W .000 ner The CC tow sine Ki \'8' 8 110‘ be an 1'9 I \V C ons l \V LO OC