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DAILY EAGLE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1892. TWENTY PAGES. THE BEOOKLYN TWO CONVENTIONS TO BE HELD economic and social condition of tho countries and provinces visited, Portugal, SDain, Italy, OF INTEREST TO WOMEN. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. CTJiffiMT HTEEATUEE.

be discovered any day when the sun was visible, by moans of the sextant. But to find a ship's position eastward, or westward, was a different tiling, us thero is fixed spot like the equator or the pole to which reference ean be made, owing to tho rotation of thecarth. It is a question of time and as it is always changing, each place has its own time, but tins local time gives no id a kind was that worn by Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, a white satin striped with pale mauve and reliovod with black velvet bows, her ornaments being a double bow of beautiful pearls. An odd gown was a clinging affair of white satin with big shoulder puffs of ruby volvot.

An effectH'o dress showed a combination of pale greon, rose colored brocade and sable bands. A Baltimore belle wore a blue and whito stripod silk made with Louis XVI effect. Blue brocades, mauvo brocade.i and stripe! satin wore all eclipsed in gorgeousness by a gown of moss green velvet relieved by shoulder puffs of flame colored velvet and a jeweled bidico. Pearls aro so much in tho ascendency that it is extremely fashionable for the bridegroom of to day to give his bride a string of these milk wliit5 jowets, a fancy irrowod. it is said, from the fact that Queen Margtierito of Italy has rope! of pearls made up of sin do ones which have boon given her on fet? day.

A wealthy Now York woman, with a husband so devoted ho wants her jewelry individual and not like any other woman's, has a neekiaeo of solitaires, strung like pearls. Gold safety pin broochos aro those selected often hy tho bride for her maids, and still more quaint are gold twisted bars with the initials of the married pair in pearls. Sicily, Greece, Turkey in Asia and Egypt, and to their systems of taxation, labor, punishment, the cost of living in them variously, etc. Otherwise tho author makes his travels very amusing in character sketching as well as incident, tho characters, namely, of his fellow travelers and of the natives of the various countries visited whom he employed. His experience of the pyramids confirms that of most travelers.

He says of them: "At first glance tho pyramids do not seem so large, so overpowering as you have been taught to expect: but when you approach nearer, when you stand at their base and let your glanco run up the jagged, sloping sides to the top, you realize that thoy are tho largest as well as the oldest monuments of man. This is moro emphatically realized by the time two Arabs havo pulled andhanled you to tho top. Tho Arabs who jerked me up said they had pulled Mark Twain up. They said Mark Twain had been able to write interesting things after seeing them run up and down tho great pyramid in ten minutes, aud for S3 offered to repeat the performance, which would enablo me to write interesting things. One of tho men volunteered to cut my name on the top.

He said NaDoleon's and the Prince of Wnlos' names were there and I could have tho same honor for SI." The Scribners also publish "The Little Din nor," by Christine Terhuno Herrick," in very dainty dress. It vivaciously instructs the reader not only in all the mysteries of one distinguished social function of the sort, but in other mysteries of sauces, salads and a hich toned menu generally. Also from the same firm como Professor Boyeseu's Young People and other Swedish stories, collected in a book called "Boyhood in Norway," and Itnbort de Saint Amand's "Duchess of Berry and tho Court of Charles Notes. John A. Taylor A New York, publish one of "Rita's" romances in cheap form, "Asennth of the Ford." It is a story of tho red earth country of Devonshire.

England, and of Cornwall. General Low Wallaco seams to imagine tho fault of Ben Hur" to havo lain in its brevity. At any rate he is reported as making Ids new novel one third larger. Good art would hava sooner dictated cutting "Ben Hur" down. Kipling is said to havo lost as well as made by things oriental, namely, his savings in the Oriental bank.

It is also said that he is coming to New York to 'live. Perhaps ho may "learn from an enemy," in matters of taste, how to keep his money. "The Green Fairy Book" Is a talisman sort of title to the heart of any boy or girl, and justly so In the present case of a volume of stories collected by Andrew Lang and published, elegantly enough for Christmas, by Longmans, Green New York, in gorgeous green and black binding, with the maiden riding the dragon emblazoned in gold upon the cover. It Is also further beautifully illustrated by the graceful, delicate drawings" of H. J.

Ford. It succeeds "The Blue Fairy Book" and "The Bed Fairy Book," and is made up of translated French, German, Russian and Italian and Scottish and English fairy stories, with one Chinese. Many of them were taken down by the brothers Grimm from the mouths of those keepers of folk lore, old women. There are "Tho Blue Bird," "The Half Chick." "The Caliph Stork." "Tho Enchanted "Watch," "The Heart of Ice," "Tho Dirty Shepherdess," "The Crystal Coffin," "Jorinde and "Jorlngel" and a score or two more. The J.

B. Lippincott company, Philadelphia, publish an entertaining and, as tar as complete, useful book of the reference sort in Mr. William S. Walsh's "Handy Book of Literary Curiosities." It is alphabetically arranged and extends from single words of special literary interest to common phrases and sayings, and having over 1,000 pages closely, though handsomely, printed it includes of course a good proportion of tho information one goes to such for, as well as some that is very fresh, and evon of ephemeral interest. The author has at least made it diverting, while admitting that no dozon volumes like it could completely satisfy inquiry.

Indeed, so far from being at all encyclopedic in his ambition, he at one timo thought of "A Dictionary of Things not Worth Knowing" as a title. Ho has also incorporated in It some of his former magazine matter. But it is none tho less a pleasant look to handle and full of interest. From tho samo is a story by Mary Fletcher Stevens, entitled, "By Subtle Fragrance Held." Also "My flirtations," by Margaret Wynman, as vivacious as it is frank. It is illustrated cleverly by J.

B. Partridge. Also "Night Etchings," a volume of verse, anonymous but for the initials A. R. G.

It rhymes on many subjects, from a bat up to Walt Whitman, of whom is the following poetic license: For in tho thought Pantheon This face beyond its fade Stands firmer than stono statues Of abbeys' classic shade. T.atest Publications. Maomtlian fc New York Helen Troveryan. John Boy. The Beauties of Nature.

Sir John Lubbook. A. C. Armstrong Son, New York From tho Pulpit to the Palm Branch. A.

T. Pierson. D. D. Story of John G.

Paton Told for Youne Folks. Rev. James Paton, B. A. J.

Ji. Lippincott Philadelphia. My Flirtations. Margaret Wynman. Night Etchings.

A. R. G. By Subtle Fragrance Held. Mary F.

Stevens. Handy Book of Literary Curiosities. William S. Walsh. Axel Ebersen.

Andre Laurie. Jons A. Taylor New York. Asenath of the Ford. Rita.

Harper fc Brothers, New York. An Exquisite Fool. Among New Lngland Jtoads. w. v.

Prime, LL. D. Macleod of Dare. William Black. An Earthly Paragon.

Eva W. Mc Glasson. Tour Around New York. Felix Old Boy. Prue and G.

W. Curtis. Daisy Miller. Henry James, jr. Praise of Paris.

Theodore Child Cassell PnDLisnrSQ Co. Green Tea. V. Sehal lenberger. Nimrort Co.

U. unnet. nay things and Parodies. Barry Pain. The Fate of Fenella.

Searle Gorton, Chicago. A Slumber Song. Nina L. Morgan. Lovell, Coryell New York.

Mea Culpa. Henry Harland. Scnrabeua. Marquise JUan za. All Sorts and Conditions of Men.

Walter Besant. Adventures of John Pas Plus. Mar F. T. Neely, Chicago.

Hypnotism. Jules Clare tio. Baker fc Taylob New Y'ork. Divine Art of Preaching Arthur 1. i'lerson.

Charles Scribn'ER's Sons, New York. Alcuin. Andrew Homing West Children of the Poor. J. A.

Riis. Great Streets of the World. D. Appleton New York. Along the Florida Reef.

C. 1. Holder. Attick Philosopher in Paris. F.mile Souvestre.

Fords, Howaiuj Hulhert, New York. Face to Jbace with tno Mexicans, x. uoocn. Roland Graeme. Knight.

Agnes Macbar. Fowler Wells New York. Short Talks on Character Building. G. T.

Howerton, M. S. Royal Road to Health. Oarrica Lo Favre. HtJBST New York.

House of Five Gables. Mary J. Holmes. WOULD NOT DIE A BACHELOR. Iried to Find a Wife for Fifty five Tears Before He Succeeded.

The old fellow hustl up to the desk of the marriage license clerk and without any formality or preliminaries he began: "Give marriage license," he said, "and give it to me quick." "Who for?" asked tho ungrainmatical clerk. "For myself, of course." The clerk gave a loi whistle of surprise. "How old arc you?" he inquired, opening up hi3 book. "Seventr five." "Ever been married before?" "No. this is my first offense." "What tho mischief does a man of your ago want to marry fort" "Bscause ho can." "It isn't such a difficult thing to marry, is it?" "May not be for some folks," said the aged applicant, hurri odly, "but it seems so for me.

I made my first attempt when I was 20, for fifty five years I've kept steady at it, but I never could get a woman to say 'yes' until last night, and I'll bo swizzlod if I know how this one happened to and I don't care. It's enough if she did, and she did, and now I want to get that license and havo her clinched before she backs out. I've got her outside in my wagon, with a policeman watching bor, and I want you to hustle with the license. The preacher's waiting, and if thero's no preventing Providenco, you bet I'll not fill a bachelor's grave. Here's your money.

Goodby," and the happy man grabbed his licenso and ran for tho wagon. Detroit Free Press. THE DEAItKST EIES. Some eyes are blue, and snmo are black. While some omit a fire divine; Some all expression seem to lack.

Others are gray, or opaline. Yot others, too, aro most demure. Fawn like in their sweet gentleness. Still others are too bold (I'm sure) Moro yet aro full of roguishness. And some there aro that thrill one through With love, ambition, joy supreme, A vista of the soul, a view Fulfilling all of love's swoet dream.

Which are the dearest eyos to me? Why do you ask you silly maid. When well you know your own to be, Tho sweetest ones God ever made. And bending down her gentlo head, I clasped her to my heaving breast. The dearest, sweetest eyes. I said Aro those that trust mo fully, best.

Da E. Clxffobd Wadbwobtb. By Xbosc Wlio Are Interested in IVon Partinan Cliriitinn Temperance. Tho following appeal to Brooklyn women who take an interest in temperance work is being ex tensively circulated Brooklyn. N.

October 13, 1SD2, To the jYtm I'nrtlsan Christian Temperance Women ir urK Believing then, i a large field for Christian tenipei auce etiort in the cities and towns in this state, which in the very nature of things cannot be covered bv existing organizations, and being persuaded that very ma ny not engaged in work along tins hue would co operate to secure the best practical results, if could so without being pledged even nationally to any political rarty; and. furthermore. believing that some of our sisters who find themselves hampered in their temperance work by their political affiliations will welcome an opportunity of directing their efforts along channels entirely free from such obstructions to the ou gest measure of usefulness, we. therefore, upon whom tins responsibility devolves and hy the sanction of the nonpartisan temperance organizations already existing the state of Xcw lork. call upon the women iu this state, who sympathize with our objects and aims, to meet in mass convention at Marion, N.

November 11 and lKP'i, for the purpose of forming a state organization upon non partisan teniporanoo basis. Lot earnest prayer be made that this meeting may bring together large number of womn filled with the spirit of the Master and earnestly lniiniring "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do unit mav such blessing he poured out upon this convention that the results llowing therefrom will mark a new era in tho progress of this relorni in our beloved state. Mrs. ('. Cornelia Alford, Miss Josik Park, Mrs.

J. E. Collins. Those who propose to respond iu person to this appeal will be met at tho depot of tho New York Central and West Shore railroads in Palmyra, if they will notify the secretary, Mrs. John C.

ParU, at Marion. X. Y. At the Brooklyn branch of the Women's Christian Teniperanco union arrange meats are being made for accommodating many representatives of this city at the convention of the Non Partisan Women's Christian Temperanoo union in Cleveland, November 1.1, lti, 17 and IS. Reduced rates have been secured on all roads in the Trunk Line and Central Traffic associations and tho dologates and a limited number of visitors will be suitably entertained.

Miss Mary E. Arcade, Cleveland, will respond to those who desire additional particulars. The departments of work conducted by tho Noa Partisan W. C. T.

U. are such as naturally and inevitably grow out of temporance work, and now number ten. First is the evangelistic, which comprehends every variety of religious effort. The educational work of tho union busies itself to watch over tho enforcement of tho scientific temperance instruction law, in forco in so large a part of our country, and to give specific aid to teachers. In some places unions havo offered prizes for tho best temperance essays written in tho schools.

In Bennington. they have formod what is callod tho Bennington Gradod. School Temporanco society, embracing nearly all tho pupils of tho schools. Meetings of tho society aro held, with Bongs, recitations and addresses, and pledges aro taken. The literature and press department's work is suggested by its name.

Thousands of pages of tho very bost temperance literature are distributed; thousands of columns in newspapers filled by tho enorgetio workers along this line. The legislative department's work concerns the securing and enforcing such laws as will restrict or wholly prevent tho Bale of intoxicating drinks. Tho ono milo prohibitory limit about the Washington. D. soldiers' homo, was established through the efforts of tho union last year.

Tho vigorous enforcement of that law secures in Washington a circlo of prohibition two miles in diameter. Tho department of young women's work concerns itsolf with tho forming of young women's unions wherevor possible, and a fresh, sweet, growing band of stanch young women is being enlisted the country over. Tho juvonilo work includes band of hope work, kitchen gardons and kindergartens, sewing schools, cooking schools and every variety of work for intorosting tho chilr dren in tomporauoo, and for giving them such careful training in industrial lines as will fit them for sober, self respecting and self supporting lives. Tho Sunday school work comes next under tho care of a tireless worker. Last year this branch memorialized conforences.synods and assemblies, sent out thousands of packages of specimen Sunday school temperance lessons and literature.

Tho social purity work is in the hands of Mrs. Cole, who has provided oxcellent litera ture. A manual of social purity work, leafl aud pledges havo boon prepared. The BiJ study department is but newly organized. It il capable and intelligent hands and will doubu bo well and wisely developod.

Tho list is eld with the department of army, navy and marine corps work, devoting itself to the saving of soldiers and sailors tho veteran and the recruit, in homes, recruiting stations and schools. The head of this department is Miss Lavinia H. Chase of Washington. Mary J. Aldrich, ono of tho most formidable advocates of the movement, says: "There is a great work to be done in the education of the people in tho moral, religions, scientific and economic truths of omperanco, before tho complete and final triumph by the incorporation of prohibition principles into constitutional and statutory laws for tho extinction of the truffio in intoxicants.

This educational work belongs to th church and tho temperance societies, tho political work belongs to tho voters of all parties, who havo tho right (and it is their duty) to choose, according to tho dictates of their owi; tho party through which thoy will work for soenring this object. Tho prosecution of this educational and political work by non partisan societies will enable them to help in securing such temporanco legislation as can bo obtained from timo to timo. and to bold it when obtained, until no party will expect or receive the suffrages of the peoplo while it stands for the licensing of the liquor traffic. Then will coino the final triumph, tho putting away by govern ment of all responsibility for, and oil participation in, tho sin of the liquor traffic and tho redemption of tho people from tho accursed business." THEY ARE TEACHERS SOW. So a Few of the Graduates of the Rycr son Street School Celebrate.

Not long since, diplomas for teaching were awarded the graduates of tho Training school for in llyerson street. A fow of the graduates realized the momentousncss of the occasion and considered it no more than appro printo that they should cuiebrat( this occasion with observances and ceremonies. A fow of the social lights of tho class insisted that; Terpsichore ami her attendants were tho only, ones deserving of attention, while others, and by far the majority, were equally positive in asserting that Terpsichore was literally not "in it" and that 'lio and Urania and a host of others took precedence and were far more entitled to tho honors. Mr. Gallagher, th principal.

wasappealed to and he inuue liatcly took sides with the anti Terpsiehoreans an I refused the use of the build iug for any dancing whatsoever. But "thore iK ver was a prison so tightly barred, there never was a problem in life so hard but love would fiaol a way," anil tip. same thing applies to brave youuj; spirits. They found a way and enjoyed themselves all the more on account of their independence, no doubt. Miss E.

Grace Henderson offered, the use of her residence. 4P1A Madison and it was here the guests assembled for an even ing's and Those of the class who attended were Miss Maude McNeill, Mis? K. Grace Henderson. Miss i. llolden.

Miss Mav De l'auuuc. Miss Emmeritta Poster, Miss i Daisy Keilly, juuio Aitken, K. Steipo vi h. Miss A. Cariney.

The others who were in vited were Miss A. Ilalstoad, Miss M. Henderson, William Patterson, J. Gough Jamison. Morton Halstea.i.

J. B. De Forest, p. Stevens, F. Bas C.

Asbury. V. Keilly, G. Keilly. THE HI SIiiMi'S SOMI.OOl'T.

"I always knew sho had a cloven Correspondents shottta not feel dtsappofntea Uhen. their questions nrv answered immetttnlr as the information xvlicitcil frequently requires considerable research, for which ample time should be allowed. The name and anress of the writer should accompany every question. Notes Wo have not any facilities for learning the ratio of strikes during tho two administrations. "Sure No you refer to we hav knowinj what population no way of answering your question.

"Rex" Wo understand law in Kmas gives tho widow one third her deceased husband's estate, but your question in detail should bo given to a lawyer. Wo cannot enlighten yon about the speech of Mr. Blaine referred to. A graduate from Fordhain college does not stand on an equal footing with ono from West Point. Putnam avenue extends to Broadway.

J. O'B." You can secure your final papers of naturalization on presentation of your discharge papers. To the Editor or the Brooklyn F.aale: Will you kindly publish where I can find the recitation entitled "Tho Boy's Rights." or, if possible, please publish it? Boy. Answe "The Boys Rights" is published in "Temperance Readings," No. and in the "Favorite Higher Speaker." Both these books can be obtained from Edgar K.

Werner, IS University place. New York. Wo havo not copy at hand, therefore cannot print it. To the Editor 0 the Brooklyn. Eacile: Will von Ttleaso count the following hand in cribbage: Where two play a five card game, two cards being discarded by both players for the crib, leaving three cards in hand, to wit: I hold li and a is turned up.

how much does that give nie J. C. K. Answer You have twelve in your hand, fifteen six and six for the three of a kind. Tho fiftoen six is easily countod.

Two of the sixes and the tray make fiftoen. The third six, which has not yet bean counted with either of tho other two. is counted separately with both, making in all fif toen six. To the Editor or the Brooklyn Eagle: You will oblige a constant reader bv answering the following question: To what political party did Alfred Wagstaff, late president New York and Brooklyn bridge, belong when he was a state senator? Also, aid no serve moro man ono term? J. F.

C. Answer Alfred Wagstaff, represented Suf folk county in the state legislature in lSOThav ing been elected on the Republican unionuckot. In 1874 ho represented tho Sovonth district of New York city in the assombly, having boon eloctod by Tammany hall and Apollo hall Demo cratic votes. He represented tho Fifth sonatorial district in tho state senate in 1878 and 1879 as a Democrat. To the Editor of Che Brooklyn Eagle: Kindlv let me know the date of the delivery of a speech by Senator Hill, in which he first made uBe of the phrase, "I am a Democrat." E.

C. W. Answer Sonator David B. Hill used the phrase "I am a Democrat," first, in a speech whioh he dohvered in tho Academy of Music in this city in October, 1885. It appoars however, not to have been original with Mr.

Hill, for Grover Clove and made use of tho samo assurance moro than one year earlier, and not loss than five times with reasonable variations in a speech made to a committee of delegates from the National Democratic convention who called upon him to inform him of his nomination as a candidate for the presidency. To the Editor of the BrooJclvn Eaqle: To settle a dispute as to whether a person must bo physically disabled in order to bo a beneficiary under what is known as tho Dependent pension bill, will you kindly print tho section of that act which sets forth what persons are on titled to recuivPfioiis.flder E. O. A riswer The Dependent parents arid disability act provides that, in considering the pension claims of dependent parents, tho faot of tho soldier's death by reason of any wound, injury, casualty or disease, which, under tho conditions and limitations of existing laws, would have entitled him to an invalid pension, and the fact that tho soldier left no widow or minor children having been shown as required by law, it shall bo necessary only to show by competent and sufficient ovidonce that such parents or parent are without other means of support than their own manual labor, or tho contributions of others not legally bound for their support; provided, that all pensions allowed to dependent paronts under this act shall begin from tho dato of tho filing of tho applications, and shall continuo no longer than the existence of the dependence. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaol' riease tell mo what tho "four first acts and the "fifth." refer to in tho stanza attributed to Bishop Butler, and beginning: Westward the star of empiro takes its way." What occasion called forth tho lines 7 I cannot now recall or refer to any information on this subject.

Inquirer. Answer Our correspondent has referenco to tho poem of Bishop George Berkeley, who was born in 1084. and died in 1753. The last verse is that which contains the basis of the query, as follows: Westward the course of empire takes it way The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close tho drama with the daj Time's noblest offspring is the last. Wo might speculate as to tho nature of tho four acts referred to, as also the fifth, but wo havo not seen any attompt made by any ono to ox plain.

It is quite certain, howover, that there could not have boen four first acts," unless each of these acts was tho first of a separate series. As the poot did not writo tho "first four acts," wo take for granted that ho must have meant tho first of each of four series of acts, unless wo attribute tho formation of tlio phrase to poetic license. "Tho first four acts" would have been for poetic purposos, hence tho quandary. The title of tho poem is "Verses on the prospect of planting arts and learning in America." Professor Maurice writes: "Tho idealism of Berkeley is a name ill applied to his doctrine.Jif it is supposed to represent an unpractical habit of mind, an inclination to ovorlook facts, a preference for a world which we create to a world which wo find. Berkeley was remarkablo among his contemporaries, for his devotion to practical subjects." This being so, the poot must have bad something in his mind corresponding to tho "four first acts." To the Ell'r of the Brooklyn Eanle: Can you givo me some information about tho invention of tho ship's cbrouomvter? S.vii.oit.

AnswerThe ship's chronometer is one of the greatest an. 1 most useful results of the skill an 1 indomitable perseverance of John Harrison. Tho first one is still preserved at the Royal observatory, Greenwich. In the year 1714, in tho twelfth 3'ear of the reign of Queen Anne, the British government offered the then enormous priz; of jCO.OUO, or a 100,000, for a method of discovering, within certain limits, of a ship's longitude at sea, and. though open to the scientists of the world, the prize was won hy a man whoso early days were spent at the benh of a villago carpenter.

John Harrison was born mechanic, but tho achievement cost a lifetime. Nothing approaching a life of him has ever been written. He won no battles, but his invention probably has save 1 more lives and property than any other. Yet few notwes of him are to bo fouu I and his memory almost passed away. He was lorn at 'null y.

in the parish of Wragby, near I'ontefran. Yorkshire, May, ItltKJ. his father being carpenter on the estato of Sir Rowlan 1 Wynne, and ho ha I little education. Evory machine that moved upon wheels attracted tho boy. lb; worked in his father's shop and soon constructed a wooden clock and then several others in siuve ssion.

eneh better than its predecessor. 11 became a tu dent to a neighboring clergyman, learned lo draw, and read up some natund philosopny. He began the repairing of timepieces Mid diminished tho friction of tho pen lulum by adding a joint to the pallets and soon iroustrivMe 1 a clo. that nover lost a minute in fourt' en years, and invented tho compensation pen lulum now seen everywhere, the principle of which is lie eo mi teractiug expansions and contractions of different metals. Ho did this by a gridiron arrangement of brass and steel bars, tho expansion and contraction of which in heat oroold counteract I oach other and so maintained an equal leogtli.

Then he thought of makin' a elo whieh would not be affected by the motion of a ship at sea. us his pendulum clock was, an I he at on saw that tho motive power shout. 1 a with a compensating balance. In 17 s. when only years old.

he wen: to London and exhibited his drawings to th celebrated Dr. Halley, then astronomer royal, lie was referred to Goorge (iraiiate. a distinguished horologer. who gave him every encouragement, but advised him to make his clock before applying to the board of longitude. He returned home and many years passed by before lie reappeared in London with his clironomet or.

No method then existed for determining a ougitud 'at sea and sho might bo 00 or moro from whero sho was supposed to bo. Xholatitudo could The Jane Hading Coiffure Continues to Grow in Favor. How tue'Marrleil Sister of a Bride Was Attired. Mink In Every Novelty of Tone Will Be a Feature of the Coming Winter A Pretty Autumn Costume. Beautiful furs are a delight to both men and women.

Their costliness prevents their becoming common, for while many a woman of ordinary wealth may find means to rejoice in a bit of lace, a charming bauble or an imported gown, it is only the rich who can enjoy the finest furs. Everyone knows that to obtain the most perfect furs at tho lowest pricos one shonld purchase early in tho season. There has been little or no reduction in the price of sealskin, a cheerless fact for thoso who havo bssn hoarding their savings in order to possess one of these sumptuous garmonts. Mink, in every variety of tono. will be a feature of tho coming winter.

When all fur garments are out of the question, those will bo worn which show handsome fur trimmings. In this way old sets of sible and mink are utilized for edges and collar. Thero is a vast difference, both in price and quality, between tho Itussian and Canadian sables. Alaska seal is made into quite beautiful garments, trimmed with sable tails, which hardly compare, though, with plain sealskin coals having a doublo gauntlet cuff and a very high storm collar. Just as it always seems more retinod to invest in good materials, doing without expensive trimmings when necessary, so it seems better to put one's money into tho best kind of fur for a garment and to dispense with some other fur in combination It is doubtful, too, if a hnndsome fur garmont is much improved by being ma le elaborate Elegant simplicity shonld mark these luxurious wraps.

Thero are two prevailing shapes in sealskin coats. One is a semi fitting, three quarter shape, with a deep collar and full sleeves at the top, to admit of being worn comfortably over tho large puffed dress sleeves which are so much worn. The other has a sack baok. which in the best variety of seal is simply superb. Tho very height of splendor is reached in sable carriage cloaks with immense muffs made from three of tho darkest and sleekest of Russian sables.

Other less expensive carriage muffs are found in shaded bear. A plain, nice looking seal coat has a close fitting back, tight vest and wide, long sloping revers. Apart from these fur garments which aro out of the question with the majority, thoro are countless handsome coats, in all shapes, all combinations of, cloth, fur trimmed. There's a dark blue, double breasted, long coat with revers. high collar and cuffs of mink fur or there's one in seal brown cloth, trimmed with a broad band of black veluors du nord edged with seal, either of which is charming.

If only an edge of fur shows lot it bo the best of its kind. Avoid imitating in fur as you would those in precious stones. Bettor a plain silk lined winter coat with no touch of fur anywhere than ono ornate with shoddy fur trimmings. A dark green cloth edged with otter, a tan trimmed with Persian lamb, these make no sham pretensions. Very dainty Parisian mantles are made of light colored faced cloth and trimmed with fur.

One in sea green, for instance, braided in black and gold, has mink in combination; another in old rose is edged with black thibct, showing an upper cape, appliqued with jet, siik gnipure and rose silk. A carriage cloak worn by Mrs. Goorge Gould is made of one of these novol fabrics, striped velvet and satin, combining in this case green and blue. It is cut with a yoke and large square collar of appliqued velvet, the collar bo1 ing lined with Russian sable. The coat sleeves, belled at wrist, are also faced with sable.

The double breasted front fastens on side with two rows of oxydized silver buttons. A jaunty Bhoul dor cape is lined with bluo aud green peau de soie and bordered with sable. Not to he despised either are those natty top coats wliioh show no fur at all, but which may be rioted in a Fifth avenue promenade. One of fawn, with its triple shoulder capos, lined with blue and green plaid silk, was recently seen. House drosses, evening robes and tea gowns come in also for their sharo of fur.

The best place to notice rich visiting and calling costumes is at some of the numerous church weddings, whore the prevalence of fur of some kind will be noted at once. A married sister of a recent bride appeared at the church ceremony in a striking garment. It was an empire in pale brown cloth, with fittod skirt like an outside garment, the shaped linos being embroidered with jot. The skirt portion hung from an embroidered yoke beneath a band of passementerie. The large square collar was linod with beaver, which also formed the wrist bands to tho full sleeves of brown velvet.

She wore a picturo hat of velvet and altogether looked as if she had just stepped out of a canvas as she proudly walked to her seat. The mother of the bride also wore a fur trimmed dress made of silver gray satin, richly embroidered with greon velvet applique. The seamless corsage was worn undor figaro jacket fronts, while the undersleeves were edged with tho fur. Tho zouave and figaro appears in an infinite variety of shapes and seem to hold the first preference on rich dresses. Fashion smiles choorily also on the eton, which perhaps, is used more on street suits.

A short 7 lavo of black astrachan in the wide curl, kn as carracule, is the novel feature of a youus rich plaid dress. Shaded velvet sleeves claim one's attention as the eye travels over the elegant costumes at a fashionable gathering. Most of the faced cloth suits are finished with these rich sleeves, as one in violet cloth, which had sleeves of velvet shading frSru mauve to deep purple. Eccentric empires were to be expected. There are always some women, who are never satisfied, until thoy have gono to an extreme, which borders on ths ridiculous.

Such a one will wear a pearl satin Josephine with a train of black jet, sleeves of gray velvet spangled with silver, and a black sash, and see nothing strange in her fancy. The beauty of the empiro is in its simplicity, made of ono soft, delicato fabric, without trimming or combinations. Ono can hardly imagine tha charm of just a plain black crepon, cut with empire front and Watteau back. It is even queenly. She must be a very plain girl, who not look pretty as her friend's bridesmaid in a shrimp pink crepon cut empire, with silk ruchings and Venice lace bertha.

If, added to this, alio wears a wide brimmed hut of Venice lace, with a soft crown of pink velvet, she must at least look picturesque. The Jane Hading coiffure continues to grow in favor. Even little girls are having their hair parted in the middlo instead of the long popular bang. Young women look particularly winsome, when the style is found becoming, with their thick hair waved, parted aud arranged in a small, soft knot low in tho back hold by ono low broad comb, which may be a costly trinket when the purse will allow. Tho Greek knot is such a difficult coiffure, it is a wonder any one dares try it.

When thero is a ribbon wound round it, it savors too much of tho old fashioned chignon to be pretty. It seems as if there were never so many pretty girls as there 'are today. Their youthful loveliness is a pleasure to every one. Even tho most cross grained, poured mortal must feel a thrill of exultation in life when one of theso fair girl: bubbling over with gay spin's and animation, passes by. They have a rich; to be.

clothed becomingly, as, indeed, tho city girl usually is. Bright are mads into plain skirts and worn with silk waists and girdles for common tho very simplicity of which is a string recommendation. Sultana reds and Santa Maria blues aro colors particularly suitable for school girls, in fine faced fabrics which may be used for nice dresses. I saw a cheviot tho other day in a now shade of navy blue, which was made up for a girl of 17 or so, with yoke, sleeves and skirt band of broche silk with a dash of red. Other bluo dresses are neatly trimmed with pinked cloth, combining the two colors of red and bine.

Dark groen whipcord is another material which looks well made into youthful gowns. Ono of the prettiest autumn costumes I havo seen was worn by a light haired, blue eyed girl of this matorial. cut with a jacket which was partly an Eton and partly a Russian blouse. The sleevo caps and jacket were trimmed with bands of Russian embroidery aud tiod ronnd the waist was a green snrah sash. Tuxedo and Lenox are the gayest resorts now.

Owing to the delightful weather long coaching trips havo been enjoyed, parties driving all the way from Newport to Lenox, also from Albany. Those who have seen the glories of the Berkshire Hills at this season do not wonder at the late re turn to tho city of tho wealthy cottagers. Tho tea hour, Saturday afternoon, at Tuxedo is the fav orito time of gayety, when tho club houso verandas aro filled with club peoplo and strangers, ready to welcome the coach. When an informal dance follows, as often happens, whispers of such a possibility having prepared tho way, then many handsome costumes and sparkling jewels may be seen. Among those noted at the last affair of this The Heroic and Romantic Career of Farragut.

Captain Mahan's Lire of Him C. F. Adams' Old Colony Historj Living With Cannibals. The Green Fairv Book. TheAppleton3 publish in very tasteful style, with maps and plans of his creates: operations, the excellent life of Admiral Farragut written by Captain A.

T. Mahan. U. S. president of the United States naval war college and author of "Tho Influence of Sea Power Upon History." An engraved portrait of the greatest of our naval commanders forms the frontispiece.

The 8tory of his remarkable life is told with simple directness and excellence of stylo by the biographer, from the birth of Farragut, near Knox Tillc, through hi3 childish midshipman career down to the primacy in war which he attained in naval as Grant attained it in military affairs. Farragut 's parents removed early in his childhood to Louisiana, and there his father, who had been appointed sailing master in the navy, had tho opportunity, white fishing one day in Lako Pontchnrtrain, of rescuing a fellow fisherman in another boat suffering from a sunstroke. The elder Farragut took the sufferer, who happened to bo a fellow officer as well as a fellow fisherman, to his own house, where he died on the same day that Tarragut's mother died of yellow fever. His name was David Porter, a sailing master appointed by Washington, who had sought to be stationed at New Orleans because his son, David Torter, was in command there, with a rank above his own. The almost infant Farragut was adopted by the younger Porter, the hero of the Essex fight at Valparaiso afterward, and was by him sent to school at Georgetown, D.

C. There Secretary Paul Hamilton, of the navy, took such a fancy to him that he responded to his boyish wish for a naval career, and promised to appoint him midshipman when ho should be 10 years old, and actually issued a warrant to him as such when he was but 0. But his fester father would not see him thrown into tho steerage of a man of war like other youths at that clay and took him to Chester, on being himself relieved of his New Orleans command and there put him at school again. The romance of Farragut's life, however, continued, as it had begun. His father, though an American citizen, had been born of Spanish parentage in Minorca in the Mediterranean, an island which the son long after had frequent occasion to visit on cruises in which United Statoi ships put in at Port Mahbn.

And before the son is 13 he finds himself with his adopted father in his famous unequal fight in Valparaiso bay with the Essex, against two British ships which be could well have sunk a month before had his sense of honor and humanity ot forbade his taking the same advantage of the Englishmen which thoy afterward took with him. Captain Mahan relates the whole affair in the most graphic and impressive way. After this honorable defeat the young midshipman was again put at school at Chester on the exchange and return of the Essex's officers, and he always thereafter responded in conduct and character to such distinguished opportunities of becoming the noble man that he at last became. There is nothing in our national naval literature more interesting than Captain Mahan's book, full as it is of heroic exploits and modest comment on them in tho great admiral's own words, which are often quoted. The chapters on the way in which Farragut, like Thomas, settled with himself the question of allegiance to his country rather than to his native section of it; on his Now Orleans, Vicksburg, Port Hudson and Mobile tights, and on his last cruise to the Med iteranean, in which he was covered with honors by the citizens of his father's native place, are as interesting as the earlier ones, though they can hardly bo said to be more so.

His death at 69 following an attack of heart disease and subsequent exposure while receiving the remains of the philanthropist Peabody from the English man of war Monarch, as told by Captain Mahan, is a fitting conclusion of so heroic and noble a Ufo. C. F. Adanw on Old Colony Times. nougl Mifflin Boston, send in two fVT jet volumes the nandaome work, "Three wdes of Massachusetts History," by Charles ncis Adams, including the settlement of Boo Bay," ''The Antinomian Controversy" and "A indY of Church and Town Government." It is ftf with delicately executed maps.

Tho work is at once a history of the author's native town of Quincy from the year 1CGB and of the more general course of colonization in Massachusetts; the enterprises of Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Thomas Morton in that way; the schism of Anne Hutchinson and Sir Harry Vane, and finally the constitution of the Massachusetts town as exemplified in the evolution of that of the author's native Quincy nearly down to date. There is much English and Scotch history of the reigns of Elizabeth and James boside what the author giveB of Now England, all told in very readable style, with a judicious mixture of the facetious over the old days and thenew.unti'. the time in 1S88 when tho ancient town of Quincy voted its self annihilation and merger in the city which it has become. From Houghton. Mifflin Co.

also come "Little Folk Lyrics," by Frank Dempster Sherman, who considers "and" a good enough rhyme to fairyland for the same little folks; "Zachary Phips," by Edwin Lassetter Bynner, who in the fictitious career of that blunt Boston boy has exhibited Genoral Jackson in hi3 high handed Florida interferences with life and liberty in the Armbrus ter and other affairs and President Monroe's cautious approval of them, but more notably has Biven a version of the Constitution and Guer riere fight, in which Zach managed to be. Also. "Children's Rights, a Book of NurservLogic," In which their friend the author, Kate Douglas Wiggin, republishes several ploas for thom made before, either in lecture or magazine form, in which their rights have been advocated with cogency and vivacity. ITliMionarjr Paton'a Autobiography. To turn one's back on civilization with its comforts and its safety and go among cannibals, empty handed, on a mission of peace and instruc tion.may bo called fanaticism by the agnostic, but it is of itself heroism both present and prospective, as events provod in the experiences which tho Fleming H.

Bcvell company, New York, publishes in a second edition of John G. Baton's autobiography as missionary to tho New Hebrides, edited by his brother James Paton of Glasgow with an introductory note by Arthur T. D. D. It is in two volumes, or parts, covering a period of from thirty to forty years of service among tho natives of the South Seas, and while, if written with that view, it might be pronounced as sensational as a dime novel for its hairbreadth escapes from tho most barbarous forms of death, it is really a calm offering of tho record of a self sacrificing life, for the further pecuniary benefit of the work in which its author has been so long engaged.

The present edition is illustrated to tho approval of the author, and is otherwise very handsomely produced. Some might say there was an excess of the emotional in tho book toward both God and man, the heathen and friends and relatives, but who can tell just how much of that sort of thing it takes to sustain a lifo of danger and the deprivation of the comforts of civilized society? Dead Empirei Visited. Mr. Lee Meriwether established his reputation as a traveler pure and simple, willing to waive the distinction aria the luxuries of the occupation, when he wrote his books "A Tramp Trip, or Europe on Fifty Cents a Day" and "A Tramp at Home." Tho Scribners now publish another volume by him. which gathers about it more of the charm of historic romance than did those very practical and somewhat humanitarian books.

"Afloat and Ashore on tho Mediterranean" is written on Dr. Johnson's characteristically dogmatic principle that tho only traveling worth while to pursue is around tho shoros of that historic id land ocean, among the wrecks of ancient empires, the Boman, tho Greek, the Persian and tho Assyrian, to say nothing specially of Egypt, which belonged successively to nearly all of these. Mr. Meriwether, in following this somewhat antiquated programme of travel, followed also the more primitive styles of locomotion to a great de gree. He was often forced to do so in fact by the absence of steam transit in the provinces visitod by him.

The southernmost portions of Italy and the islands of tho JEgoan sea and such unfre quented places necessitated for his transportation tho timo honored donkey on land, or the yacht, we should call it sailboat, of tho rogion by sea. In these modes the author soeins to havo rambled, evonas ho writes, vary much according to whim, though never without an eye to the of the distance: miles know accurately the difference in timo I it and some other oriieutwoare lost. Ilenre from Greenwich, or Wash this difference an abo lo uhty at the same tin longitude is reckoned ington. To determine lutely correct tiniepiuc noeessar3' to the navi gat TV r. and to produce this was Harrison's aim.

act of parliament authorized that a reward civii for a method of determining Ion itude within sixty geographical miles. ooo for two thirds of that distant and if within half or th irty miles. This looks mer. dible nowadays, but the fact romains. and from 1 7 I to nothing ha 1 been achieved until Harrison nurearod in Lin Ion with his ehrouoinetur.

During these years his study and labor had 1 incessant and unable to obtain any assistance from the hoard of Ion itude. he had to earn his daily bread at the carpenter's bench. He altered the mover to a spring, with two balances in t'ae same plane but vibrating in opposite directions, and ho used four spiral springs instead of one as in the ordinary watch. The question of compensation was the great, one. and the principle of his pendulum came into use.

When springs nre braced by col 1 thev go faster, they reverse when relaxed by heat, hence the irregularities produced by different toniperaturos. The method he adopted to overcome this was to rivet two pieces. if brass and stool togethor in several places, the brass expanding more than tho steel by boat becomes convex on the brass sido in hot woather and convex on the steel side in cold woather. One end is fixed and the other conveys a motion corresponding with the changes of temperature to tho balanco spring and shortens or lengthens it. and so automatically regulates the timepiece.

Such is the principle of the chronometer which took seven yoars to complete and which was first exhibited at the Royal society in Harrison and his invention wcro taken to Lisbon and back on a man of war. and it was not affected by tho roughest weather in the dreaded Bay of Biscay. It corrected an error of ninety miles in the ship'sreckoningatthemonth of the Channel. The board orderod a sum of to be given to him on condition that ho continuo his improvements, and refused to double tho amount, although urged to do so by George Graham. Ho started to make a second clock, which would only occupy half tho space of the first, which was too cumbrous.

In 1741, on tho certificate of several members of the Royal society, Harrison was grudgingly given another Xsot), and a similar sum in 1740, and in 174!) ho received the society's gold medal. His clock then did not vary throe seconds in a week. This is common enough now. but it was then a stupendous result, considering the obstacles that Harrison had to overcome. Although he considered this perfection, ho started in to make a pocket chronometer, but moantime applied for the reward of March VI, 1701, his son William received ordors to take the pocket chronometer on board tho Dorsetshire, man of war, at Portsmouth, for a voyage to tho West Indies.

Tho ship was sent elsewhere, and ho finally sailod on the Deptford for Jamaica. March fhi, 1702. On arriving at Port Royal the watch was found to havo only erred 5 1 10 seconds and after the return on the Merlin tho error in over four months was but 1 minute seconds, which at Portsmouth amounted to eighteen goographical miles, and the act required but thirty miles. Moantime Quoon Anno had passed away, so had the first and second Georges, yot tho reward was not given to this persevering man, but an act was passed awarding him 5,000. A second trip to the Barbo does was required, which showed an error of but ton miles, or one third tho distance required by Btatuto.

Harrison's best yoars were gono; he had becomo old aud fooble, and ho addressed a strong and pathetic letter to the board detailing his labors and threatened loss of sight, as he woll might after forty yoars of this incessant work. This startled tho board, and Harrison was oalled before it and a proposition made, to which Harrison refused to acoode "while there was ono drop of English blood in his body." Finallj an agreement was reached by which ho was to receive Cio.OOO on discovering the principlos of his ehrouomctors to the board and assigni thom over for tho nso of tho public and no othor 10,000 on sufficient proof of thoir correctness. Nevertheless, tho latter was not paid over for two years later, whon his triumph was finally ad inittod. Ho died at 177(( at his house in Red Lion square, London, aged years. So passod away one of tho groatost bonofactorB of tho human race.

To Harrison is duo the comparative safety to which tho sailing of ships has now been reduced with ordinary oaro. and no man apparently had less reason to bo grateful to the country ho served and to wkhh his invention was of paramount importance as a great naval power than John Harrison. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: If you can. will you bo so kind as to aid mo in finding name of author of and to what belongs this couplet: "Though beauty dwollcth with tho day. Is God not manifest by night Ihajiel.

dnstcer We presume tho lines quoted, with a slight correction, belong to a poem by Mary Howitt, entitled The Creator to bo Praised for AH Thing' This is tho poom 'TisT night I Oh. now como forth to gaze Upon tho bonvens, intense and bright 1 Look on yon myriad worldn. and say, Though beauty dwellelh with tho day. Is not God manifest by night Thou that croatedst all Thou fountain Of our sun's light who dwellest far From man, boyond tho farthest star. Yet ever present; who dost lu ed Our spirits their human need.

Wo bless thee, Father, that we are! We bless Thoo for onr ir rd lifo; For its immortal dato decreeing; For that which coniprehendeih Thoe, A spark of Thy divinity. Which is tho being of our being. Wo bloss Theo for this bounteous earth; For its increase for corn and wine; For forest oaks, for mountain rills, For "cattle on a thousand hills:" Wo bless Theo for all good is Thine. The earth is Thine, and it Thou keopost, That man infty labor not in vain; Thou giv'st the grass, tho grain, tho tree. Seedtime and harvest como from Thee; The early and tho latter rain.

The earth is Thine the summer earth; Fresh with ttie dews, with sunshine bright; With golden clouds in evening hours. singing birds and balmy flowers. Creatures oZ beauty and delight. Th; earth is Thin. the teeming oarth; In tho rich, bounteous time ot seed.

When man goes in joy to reap. And gathers up his garnered heap Agaiust tho timo of storm and need. Tho earth is thine when days are dim. And leullcss stun Is the stately tree; When iroin the north th; fi' rc. winds blow.

When falb th the mantling snow; Tiie earth pertaineth still to Thee. The earth is Thine Thy creature, man Thine are all all suns that sh.ne; 'arkicss an 1 light, and life, and de.ith; Wliate'er id! pace inhab t. Creator! Father! are Eil for of the Brooklyn Etiatc: 'an you inform us to what extent lubrication redu i friction? This is omewhut but 1 thought you could help us. Matt. 1 Lubrication is understood to reduce friction to the extent of one quarter lo two thirds.

J'ricjion incrcas proportionately to the amount of force wit which the surface of one body is pressed upon another, varying also with the nature of the surface and though lubricants invariably decrease friction, is a remarkable fact that while witn softer ones, such as oil, the the friction to the pressure increases with tie pressure, with the harder ones, such as tallow, it diminishes. In wood rubbing upon woo oil, grease, or bla. klea properly applied, reduces the friction two thirls. have more friction when ti move on metals of the same kind, than when on different metals. 2'u Hi'' Editor of I fie Brooklyn Eaale: Is there any rule bv which we can learn at rat iron rusts? 1 have noticedth.it under so.

in circumstance! ru dots its work uioro rapidly than under ethers. Yam. Amtr. The rn. ting of iron entirely depends upon the circumstances in whi di it is placed The action of rusting is always more ram.l r.t I lirst.

for when rust is formed it gives a sort of protection to the parts underneath, so that the ox.dation proceeds more slowly, though under favorable conditions it is never absolutely ar rested, but goes on till the of the iron is converted into red ru. t. Iu most tropical climates a thin scale of rust will form upon iron articles which aro oxposed to th" air in twenty four hours. At Zanzibar, for in taric some iron bars, placed in a cellar upon v. clay floor rusted com pletely away in less than two years.

On the other ban in dry cliimiT. s. such as in narts of Persia, iron scar. ely rusts with any amount of exposure to atmospheric intliienees. We are not aware any rule other than the general one here stated by which tho rate of iron rusting can bo Diamond aigrettes for the hair, diamond crescents and suns aro still the prevailing evening ornaments.

What a revelation of character there is in the interiors of different rooms which aro used by one's friends as a den. study or sanctum, whatever the name they choose to call it. It is a singular fact that many a man of business and affairs is pleased to havo his den as dainty as any girl boudoir. I recsll ono such, occupied by a Brooklyn politician, where the furniture is the most artistic, the ornaments the most oxquisite and the draperies the most delicato; while it is also a notable fact that tho dens of many women editors and writers are singularly devoid of decorative notions of any kind, whatever else may bo said of tho rest of the bouse. On petite creature, whose tastes aro tho most refined, Btil! believes that her workshop requires no ornamontal additions oxcopt tho largo plain deskat which sho scribbles.

She has, how ever, some wonderful scrap books, which provo of great interest to all so fortunate as to look through them. Here sho has gathered tho photographs of distinguished women, artists, poets, actors and prose writors. Whenever in hor reading or roview work sho has found in paper or magazine the portrait of a woman notable In any line this sho has saved for her gallory. 1 ho result is a noble array. Among tho most beautiful faces are those of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Kato Douglas Wiggin, Mrs.

Josephine Peary, Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Harriot Proscott Spofford, Gabriollo Greeley and Emma Eames Story. More remarkable aro thoso of George Eliot. Harriet Hosmor, Mmo. de Stael, Sarah Bernhardt and Mrs.

Thackeray Ritchie. Margaret Deland and Mrs. Humphry Ward are shown sido by side, while hundreds of lesser lights, together with some of the world's famous beauties, fill the pages. Surprising indeed are many workshops, which were supposed to be highly artistic. The Prin cess Louise, Marchioness of Lorno, who generally exhibits in the Royal Academy and who is proba bly the only woman tho English royal family who might have been, had she chosen, a professional woman, occupies a studio in the Kensington palace entiroly wanting in those sumptuous and theatrical properties genorally found in the studios of well known painters.

Everything is for use in the room; nothing has been introduced for show or effect. It is said her most ardent wish has been to study art in Paris, but this is of course a breach of royal etiquette which the queen will not allow. Many of thoso who have read "Dr. have expected when visiting Mrs. Pliolps Ward, to find her living in a picturesque cottage, instead they are shown a square, yellow house as plain as her principles, nor is the exterior any contrast to tho rooms within, where tho author of "The Madonna of the Tubs" reads and writos.

The whole section is associated with her writings from "Le Beau Port," tho original name of Glouooster harbor, to "The Old Maid's Paradise," whioh really exists in a small edifice perched on a point of rocks and built some years ago especially for a secluded don. The of Lucy Lar com, Sarah Orme Jowett, Mary Wilkins and Mrs. Beocher are all equally simple. Often there is some special portruit in these feminine dens, as that of Mrs. Gladstone in Edna Lyall's eozy workshop, and that of Whittior in Nora Perry's Providence home.

There is probably no more interesting workshop than that in which Mrs. Annie Fiolds writos verse for Atlantic and gathers about her such near friends as Colia Thaxter and Miss Jewett in tho Charles stroet houso, Boston, which has become a matter of history, and whioh is filled with sou venirs of tho literary set of twenty years ago. A Brooklyn woman recently refused an invitation to join a party of excursionists because sho could not leave her cat. Miss Pass is indesd bo coming a creature of wonderful importance. A well known photographer Tcivea very vivid descriptions of his trials and tribulations, now that it is fashionable to havo this feline pet portrayed in some becoming attitude.

His disgust knows no bounds, but however extended tho present fancy among Americans for treating puss like an individual, surrounding her with luxuries and providing hor with costly wraps, still the Paris ian; goes to greater extremes still. When Mmo. Dubrai died not long ago it was found that she had loft a legacy for the maintenaneo of hor favorito cat. A sum of money was loft in trust with the mayor of tho Third arrondissoment, in which this good woman resided, for tho use of a school, on condition that a certain amount should be used for pussy's support. Hor wish as that a trusty person be selected by the mayor to house the animal and provide throe meals a day, con sisting of such delicacios as liver, chicken meat and milk.

This wish having boen carried out tho rest of tho monoy was to go without rosorve to the school fund. Evon Whittier was very fond of cats, quite as much so as of dogs, one of which was a big fellow named Solomon, who acquired no little celebrity among the guests at Oak Knoll for his daring feats. Another literary cat was that which once belonged to Miss Mary Booth of Harper's Bazar, a photograph of which with a lace ruff about his soft throat now is numbered among the keepsakes of Miss Wilkins, who also has a photo of the finely marked cat with a dark stripod coat on his back and whito paws and face, known in fiction us Willy, tho friend of lonely Ann Millett and an object of love. Womankind is supposed to be exceedingly susceptible to tho sweet frivolities of piush and silk, cardboard and fringe, canvas and floss, thoso thousand and one home made notions which be come somebody Christmas gift, iho supposition is too true. "They cost only a trifle" is also the general belief.

Oh, yes, but just do as one woman did last year and keep a strict account of every penny spent for lace, silk, fringe and plush and see for yourself what the cost is. Even since the last holidays women have been at work designing and embroidering novelties which will soon appear in the stores. There are crimped paper monstrosities and ab surb imitations of the real artisnn's skill. It is a pity so much time and money are wasted on tti' se flimsy productions, when there are real artistic and useful pieces of handiwork which are worth the doing, and make beautiful presents. Don't attempt bAnjo pin cushions, dressed up scran baskets and tinfoil trinket boxes.

Don't frill and deck thermometers until they are no earthly use. Don't indiscriminately burden your friends with slumber slippers and slumber rolls. Don't cover a cigar box with plush aud lino it witli satm mid then try to pass it off on an unsuspecting acquaintance lis a jewel case. Don't borrow without permission your brother's tenuis racket in hopes of persuading him that the wall pocket into which it has been metamorphosed is a fair exchange. Don't buy an ordinary broiler and hope to have an artistic production by the free use of gilding and several j'ards of ribbon.

Asa paper rack it will never he a success. Don't give to any sensible person a letter pocket made of whito china silk or a toilet caso made of light blue satin. Don't, in short, follow tho fashion for years of mailing many useless fancy articles as holiday gifts, which are soon soiled by dirt and dust and which can never be truly artistic because not consistent. The New York Women's Press club is rejoicing this year in a suit of prettily furnished rooms, made extremely homelike by the presence of a resident member, one who, by her popularity and experien of club life, is especially fitted for the position. Mrs.

Margaret Raveubill, the first vice president. The daintily spread tea table at tho last regular meeting was only ono of tho pointed features which helped to show members what an advantage her management is goin to bo. The year bids fair to be an extremely successful one. Croly, the president, has returned from her European trip in excellent health and has resumed her Sundays at the Princeton, which are probably Che nearest approach to the salon of any other gathering in the city. A.

H. W..