---------------------------------------- ----- ,note3 ,surrounding text indicates italics4 ,surrounding text indicates bold4 ,corrected various punctuation4 ,the ,table of ,contents and list of illustrations were added from the ,january copy of this periodical4 ---------------------------------------- ----- ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book ,,table ,,of ,,contents4 ,,vol4 ,,xlviii4 ,a ,bloomer among us1 by ,pauline ,forsyth1 #cif ,advice to a ,bride1 #dje ,a ,few ,words about ,delicate ,women1 #ddf ,a ,great ,duty which is ,imposed upon ,mothers1 #dfd ,a ,lesson worth ,remembering1 #dgh ,annoyance1 by ,beata1 #deb ,blessington's ,choice1 by ,fitz ,morner1 #dbd ,bright ,flowers for her ,i ,love1 by ,wm4 ,roderick ,lawrence1 #dej ,celestial ,phenomena1 by ,d4 ,w4 ,belisle1 #djc ,centre-,table ,gossip1 #dgg ,charity ,envieth ,not1 by ,alice ,b4 ,neal1 #dag ,cottage ,furniture1 #ded ,directions for a ,letter-,band1 #deh ,directions for ,knitting a ,work-,basket1 #deh ,directions for taking ,leaf ,impressions1 #ddc ,disappointed ,love1 by ,w4 ,s4 ,gaffney1 #ddi ,dress--as a ,fine ,art1 by ,mrs4 ,merrifield1 #dab ,editors' ,table1 #dfb ,embroidery with ,cord1 #deh ,enigmas1 #dgd ,evangeline and ,antoinette4--,mantillas1 #deg ,everyday ,actualities4--,no4 ,,xix #cic ,farm ,house1 #ddd ,fashions1 #dgi ,female ,medical ,education1 #dfb ,for the ,lovers of ,jewelry1 #dgh ,godey's ,arm-,chair1 #dfg ,godey's ,course of ,lessons in ,drawing1 #daj ,house ,plants1 from ,mrs4 ,hale's ,new ,household ,receipt-,book1 #dgb ,instructions in ,knitting1 #dgb ,intellectual ,endowments of ,children1 #dji ,interesting ,discovery at ,jerusalem1 #cie ,lace ,mantilla and ,tablet ,mantilla1 #deg ,letters ,left at the ,pastry ,cook's1 ,edited by ,horace ,mayhew1 #dad ,literary ,notices1 #dfe ,mantillas1 from the celebrated ,establishment of ,g4 ,brodie1 ,new ,york1 #deh ,manufacture of ,pins1 #djd ,marquise and ,navailles4--,mantillas1 #chi1 #deg ,may-,day1 #dbc ,may ,first1 #dgg ,new ,revelations of an ,old ,country1 #dbg ,ode to the ,air in ,may1 by ,nicholas ,nettleby1 #deb ,our ,fashion ,department1 #dgh ,our ,practical ,dress ,instructor1 #dec ,painting on ,velvet1 #cic ,patterns for ,embroidery1 #def ,plain ,work1 #dfj ,poetry4 #ddi ,receipts1 c41 #dge ,remembered ,happiness1 #dcc ,silent ,thought1 by ,willie ,edgar ,tabor1 #ddj ,sonnets1 by ,wm4 ,alexander1 #dej ,spring1 #dfd ,spring ,bonnets1 #dei ,spring ,fashions1 #cij1 #deg ,stanzas1 by ,h4 ,b4 ,wildman1 #dej ,stanzas1 by ,helen ,hamilton1 #dej ,teaching at ,home4--,language1 #ddb ,the ,borrower's ,department1 #dge ,the ,economics of ,clothing and ,dress1 #dba ,the ,gleaner1 by ,richard ,coe1 #ddi ,the ,mother's ,lesson1 by ,elma ,south1 #dda ,the ,practical1 #dfc ,the ,spring-time ,cometh1 #dfc ,the ,toilet1 #dgg ,the ,trials of a ,needle-,woman1 by ,t4 ,s4 ,arthur1 #dcd ,they say that she is ,beautiful1 by ,mary ,grace ,halping1 #dea ',tis ,o'er1 by ,i4 ,j4 ,stine1 #deb ,to ,miss ,laura1 #daf ,to one who ,rests1 by ,winnie ,woodfern1 #dea ,to our ,friend ,godey1 by ,mrs4 ,a4 ,j4 ,williams1 #dfh ,treasures1 #dbj ,truth ,stranger than ,fiction1 #djf ,work-,table for ,juveniles1 #dee ,yankee ,doodle with ,variations1 #dgc ,may4 ,the ,gleaner4 ,godey's ,colored ,spring ,fashions4 ,embroidered ,dress ,undersleeve4 ,preparing for ,church4 ,music4--,let us be ,friends4 ,words by ,david ,bates1 ,esq4 ,music by ,p4 ,k4 ,,mantillas4--,evangeline and ,antoinette2 ,lace ,mantilla and ,tablet ,mantilla2 ,marquise and ,navailles ,shawl-,mantelet2 ,the ,albuera4 ,spring ,fashions4 ,design for a ,letter-,band4 ,painting on ,velvet4 ,godey's ,course of ,lessons in ,drawing4 ,new ,revelations of an ,old ,country4 ,farm ,house4 ,ladies' ,dresses and ,diagrams4 ,cottage ,furniture4 ,back of a ,watch-,pocket4 ,dice ,pattern for ,slippers4 ,patterns for ,embroidery4 ,embroidery with ,cord4 ,spring ,bonnets4 ,night ,dresses4 ,the ,broken ,bust4 ,illustration3 ,preparing for ,church4 ,illustration3 ,,evangeline4 ,,antoinette4 ,the latest ,french fashions4 ,from the establishment of ,messrs4 ,t4 ,w4 ,evans ,co41 ,philadelphia4 ,a pattern of either of the above will be sent on receipt of #fb cents4 ,post-office stamps received in payment4 ,these patterns are exact counterparts of the original1 with trimmings1 etc4 7,description on page #deg47 ,,let ,,us ,,be ,,friends4 ,,words ,,by ,,david ,,bates1 ,,esq4 ,music ,composed and ,dedicated to his ,friends1 by ,p4 ,r4 ,published by ,t4 ,c4 ,,andrews1 #ff ,spring ,garden ,st41 ,phila4 99 99 99 99 99 ,entered according to ,act of ,congress in the year #ahec1 by ,t4 ,c4 ,,andrews1 in the ,clerk's ,office of the ,district ,court of the ,eastern ,district of ,pennsylvania4 ,moderato4 ,,piano4 ,,voice4 ,let us be friends1 though far and near ,the outward world contends2 ,with noble souls1 and true hearts here1 ,dear friends1 let us be friends4 ,let us be friends when fortune smiles1 ,and blesses all our ends2 ,she often cheats us with her wiles2 ,dear friends1 let us be friends4 #b ,let us be friends2 that heart is best ,that freely treasure spends1 ,to cheer the drooping and oppressed2 ,dear friends1 let us be friends4 ,let us be friends when1 lifting high1 ,the threatening wave impends2 ,t'will harmless break or pass us by1 ,dear friends1 if we are friends4 #c ,let us be friends1 for life is brief1 ,and friendship makes amends ,for days of toil and nights of grief3 ,dear friends1 let us be friends4 ,let us be friends1 for one by one ,the grave its summons sends2 ,when we must tread life's path alone1 ,dear friends1 let us part friends4 ,illustration3 ,,lace ,,mantilla4 ,,tablet ,,mantilla4 ,,spring ,,fashions4--,designed1 by ,mrs4 ,suplee1 expressly for ,godey's ,lady's ,book4 ,a pattern of either of the above will be sent on receipt of #fb cents4 ,post-office stamps received in payment4 ,these patterns are exact counterparts of the original1 with trimmings1 etc4 7,description on page #deg47 ,illustration3 ,,marquise4 ,,navailles ,,shawl-,,mantelet4 ,,parisian ,,fashions ,,received ,,by ,,the ,,latest ,,arrivals4 ,a pattern of either of the above will be sent on receipt of #fb cents4 ,post-office stamps received in payment4 ,these patterns are exact counterparts of the original1 with trimmings1 etc4 7,description on page #deg47 ,illustration3 ,spring ,fashions4 ,illustration3 ,letters 7,description on page #deh47 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,albuera4 ,from the establishment of ,g4 ,,brodie1 ,no4 #ea ,canal ,street1 ,new ,york4 7,for description1 see page #deh47 ,,godey',s ,,lady',s ,,book4 ,,philadelphia1 ,,may1 #ahed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,everyday ,,actualities4--,,no4 ,,xix4 ,,illustrated ,,with ,,pen ,,and ,,graver4 ,,painting ,,on ,,velvet4 ,numerous inquiries have been addressed to us for some instructions in the elegant art of painting on velvet1 and we have at length prepared an article on the subject1 which1 we think1 will satisfy our readers4 ,papers on ornamental work are exceedingly useful1 when1 by the aid of practical experience1 they convey simple and precise directions which can easily be learned4 ,illustration3 ,formula #a4 ,among the various accomplishments of the present day1 no fancy work is perhaps more elegant1 produces a better effect1 and is1 at the same time1 more easily and quickly performed1 than painting on velvet4 ,possessing all the beauty of color of a piece of wool-work1 it is in every way superior1 as the tints used in this style of painting do not fade2 and an article1 which it would take a month1 at least1 to manufacture with the needle1 may be completed1 in four or six hours1 on white velvet1 with the softest and most finished effect imaginable4 ,another recommendation greatly in favor of this sort of work is1 that it does not require the knowledge of drawing on the part of the pupil1 being done with formulas1 somewhat in the manner of the old ,poonah paintings1 except that in this case the colors are moist4 ,if these formulas be kept steady1 a failure is next to impossible4 ,illustration3 ,formula #b4 ,the first thing necessary to be done1 after obtaining the colors and the velvet 7which should be cotton1 or more properly velveteen1 as most common cotton velvets are not sufficiently thick1 and silk velvet1 besides the expense1 is not found to answer71 is to prepare the formula for the group intended to be painted4 ,get a piece of tracing or silver paper the size of the cushion1 mat1 or screen you wish to paint1 then lay it carefully upon the group you wish to copy1 and trace through4 ,should the paper slip1 the formula will be incorrect2 it will therefore be well to use weights to keep all flat4 ,having traced your flowers1 remove the thin paper1 and laying it on a piece of cartridge paper the same size1 go over the pencil marks by pricking them out with a fine needle1 inserted in a cedar stick4 ,now that you have your whole pattern pricked out clearly upon a stiff paper1 take eight or nine more pieces of cartridge paper1 of the same size as the first1 and laying them one by one1 in turn1 under the pricked pattern1 shake a little powdered indigo over1 and then rub with a roll of list or any soft material4 ,the indigo1 falling through the punctures1 will leave the pattern in blue spots on the sheets of paper beneath2 then proceed in like manner with the remaining formulas until you have the selfsame pattern1 neatly traced1 in blue dots on them all4 ,next1 with a sharp pen-knife1 you must cut out the leaves1 petals1 and calices of the group1 taking care to cut only a few on each formula1 and those not too near together1 lest there should not be sufficient room to rub between the spaces1 and that1 for instance1 the green tint intended for the leaf should intrude on the azure or crimson of the nearest convolvulus2 for it must be kept in mind that in this sort of work erasure is impossible4 ,the foregoing diagrams will show how the formulas should be cut1 so as to leave proper spaces1 as above mentioned4 ,the shading denotes the parts cut out4 ,some leaves may be cut out in two halves1 as the large ones in the pattern2 others all in one1 as the small leaf3 but it is chiefly a matter of taste4 ,the large leaves should1 however1 generally be divided4 ,in each formula there should be two guides--one on the top of the left-hand side1 the other at the bottom of the right-hand corner--to enable the formulas always to be placed on the same spot in the velvet4 ,for instance1 as in ,formula #b1 ,a and ,b are the two guides1 and are parts cut out1 in ,formula #b1 of leaves1 the whole of which were cut out in ,no4 #a2 and therefore1 after ,no4 #a is painted1 and ,no4 #b applied1 the ends of the painted leaves will show through1 if ,no4 #b be put on straight2 if1 when once right1 the formula is kept down with weights at the corners1 it cannot fail to match at all points4 ,care should1 however1 be taken never to put paint on the guides1 as it would necessarily leave an abrupt line in the centre of the leaf4 ,while cutting out the formulas1 it is a good plan to mark with a cross or dot those leaves which you have already cut out on the formulas preceding1 so that there will be no confusion4 ,when your formulas are all cut1 wash them over with a preparation made in this manner3 ,put into a wide-mouthed bottle some resin and shellac--about two ounces of each are sufficient2 on this pour enough spirits of wine or naphtha to cover it1 and let it stand to dissolve1 shaking it every now and then4 ,if it is not quite dissolved as you wish it1 add rather more spirits of wine2 then wash the formulas all over on both sides with the preparation1 and let them dry4 ,now taking ,formula ,no4 #a1 lay it on the white velvet1 and place weights on each corner to keep it steady2 now pour into a little saucer a small quantity of the color called ,saxon green1 shaking the bottle first1 as there is apt to be a sediment2 then take the smallest quantity possible on your brush 7for1 if too much be taken1 it runs1 and flattens the pile of the velvet2 the brush should have thick1 short bristles1 not camel-hair1 and there ought to be a separate brush for each tint3 they are sold with the colors74 ,now begin on the darkest part of the leaf1 and work lightly round and round in a circular motion1 taking care to hold the brush upright1 and to work more1 as it were1 on the formula than on the velvet2 should you find the velvet getting crushed down and rough1 from having the brush too damp1 continue to work lightly till it is drier1 then brush the pile the right way of it1 and it will be as smooth as before4 ,do all the green in each formula in the same manner1 unless there be any blue-greens1 when they should be grounded instead1 with the tint called grass-green4 ,next1 if any of the leaves are to be tinted red1 brown1 or yellow1 as ,autumn leaves1 add the color over the ,saxon green1 before you shade with full green1 which will be the next thing to be done2 blue-green leaves to be shaded also with full green4 ,now1 while the green is yet damp1 with a small camel-hair pencil vein the leaves with ultramarine4 ,the tendrils and stalks are also to be done with the small brush4 ,you can now begin the flowers3 take1 for instance1 the convolvulus in the pattern4 ,it should be grounded with azure1 and shaded with ultramarine 7which color1 wherever used1 should always be mixed with water1 and rubbed on a palette with a knife72 the stripes in it are rose-color1 and should be tinted from the rose saucer4 ,white roses and camellias1 lilies1 c41 are only lightly shaded with white shading2 and if surrounded by dark flowers and leaves so as to stand out well1 will have a very good effect4 ,illustration ,flowers can easily be taken from nature in the following manner3 ,a ,a1 ,d ,d1 is a frame of deal1 made light1 and about two feet long1 and eight or ten inches in width4 ,the part ,d ,d is made to slide in a groove in ,a ,a1 so that the frame may be lengthened or shortened at pleasure4 ,a vertical frame1 ,c1 is fixed to the part ,d1 and two grooved upright pieces1 ,b ,b1 fixed to the other part4 ,these uprights should be about nine inches high1 and ,c half that height4 ,there is also a piece of wood at the end ,a of the frame1 marked ,d1 with a small hole for the eye1 and there is a hole in the top ,c opposite to it4 ,s is a piece of glass1 sliding in the grooves in ,b ,b4 ,in the hole ,h is placed the flower or flowers to be copied4 ,if a group is wished1 more holes should be made1 and the flowers carefully arranged4 ,the eye being directed to this through the hole in ,e1 it can be sketched on the glass by means of a pencil of lithographic chalk4 ,it is afterwards copied through by slipping the glass out1 laying it on a table1 and placing over it a piece of tracing-paper4 ,when traced on the paper1 proceed as before to make the formulas4 ,illustration ,of course1 so delicate a thing as white velvet will be found at length to soil4 ,when this is the case1 it can be dyed without in any way injuring the painting4 ,dye in this manner3 ,get an old slate-frame1 or make a wire frame2 add to it a handle1 thus2 then tie over it a network of pack-thread2 next1 cut a piece of cardboard the exact size of your group1 so as completely to cover it1 the edges of the cardboard being cut into all the ins and outs of the outer line of the group2 then placing it carefully over the painting1 so as to fit exactly1 lay a weight on it to keep it in place4 ,then dip a large brush into the dye1 hold the frame over the velvet 7which should be stretched out flat--to nail the corners to a drawing-board is best71 and by brushing across the network1 a rain of dye will fall on the velvet beneath4 ,do not let the frame touch the velvet2 it should be held some little way up4 ,then just brush the velvet itself with the brush of dye1 to make all smooth1 and leave the velvet nailed to the board till it is dry4 ,groups1 whether freshly done1 or dyed1 are greatly improved1 when perfectly dry1 by being brushed all over with a clean and rather soft hat-brush1 as it renders any little roughness1 caused by putting on the paint too wet1 completely smooth and even as before4 ,music-stools1 the front of pianos1 ottomans1 banner-screens1 pole-screens1 and borders for table-cloths1 look very handsome when done in this manner4 ,,interesting ,,discovery ,,at ,,jerusalem4 ,the following1 from a letter dated ,jerusalem1 ,may #af1 #ahec1 has been sent by ,mr4 ,james ,cook ,richmond1 for publication4 ,i was spending a couple of days in ,artas1 the hortus clusus of the monks1 and probably the 'garden inclosed' of the ,canticles1 when ,i was told there was a kind of tunnel under the ,pool of ,solomon4 ,i went and found one of the most interesting things that ,i have seen in my travels1 and of which no one in ,jerusalem appears to have heard4 ,i mentioned it to the ,british ,consul1 and to the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,nicolayson1 who has been here more than twenty years1 and they have never heard of it4 ,at the centre of the eastern side of the lowest of the three pools1 there is an entrance nearly closed up2 then follows a vaulted passage some #ej feet long1 leading to a chamber about #ae feet square and #h feet high1 also vaulted2 and from this there is a passage1 also arched1 under the pool1 and intended to convey the water of a spring1 or of the pool itself1 into the aqueduct which leads to ,jerusalem1 and is now commonly attributed to ,pontius ,pilate4 ,this arched passage is six feet high1 and three or four feet wide4 ,each of the two other pools has a similar arched way1 which has not been blocked up1 and one of which ,i saw by descending first into the rectangular well4 ,the great point of interest in this discovery is this3 ,it has now been thought for some years that the opinion of the invention of the arch by the ,romans has been too hastily adopted4 ,the usual period assigned to the arch is about ,b4 ,c4 #fjj4 ,we thought we discovered a contradiction of this idea in ,egypt1 but the present case is far more satisfactory4 ,the whole of the long passage of #ej feet1 the chamber #ae feet square1 the two doors1 and the passage under the pools in each case1 are true ',roman' arches1 with a perfect keystone4 ,now1 as it has never been seriously doubted that ,solomon built the pools ascribed to him1 and to which he probably refers in ,ecclesiastes ii4 #f1 the arch must of course have been well known about or before the time of the building of the first temple1 ,b4 ,c4 #ajab4 ,the 'sealed fountain1' which is near1 has the same arch in several places2 but this might have been ,roman4 ,but here the arched ways pass probably the whole distance under the pools1 and are therefore at least coeval with them1 or were rather built before them1 in order to convey the water down the valley4 ,what ,i saw convinced me that the perfect keystone ,roman arch was in familiar use in the time of ,solomon1 or #a1jjj years before the ,christian era4 ,a ,,bloomer ,,among ,,us4 ,,by ,,pauline ,,forsyth4 ,there was a general whisper1 toss1 and wriggle1 ,but etiquette forbade them all to giggle4--,,byron4 ,the outward forms the inner man reveal4--,,holmes4 ,throughout all the ,union1 there is no region more full of an abounding life and activity than western ,new ,york4 ,its people1 inheriting from their ,new ,england ancestors their unresting energy in all practical affairs1 and their habits of keen and close investigation in everything connected with their social or moral development1 seem1 in a great measure1 to have laid aside the conservatism1 the wary circumspection that the descendant of the ,puritans has still retained4 ,enjoying the gifts of nature bestowed with a more bounteous hand and a freer mode of life1 they have thrown off many of the shackles or restraints with which the worldly prudence of the ,new ,englander hampers him in action1 however loose he may suffer the reins to lie on his mind or fancy2 but1 whatever result his reason or benevolence works out1 a genuine ,new ,yorker would exemplify in his conduct1 with a high disdain for all who suffered the baser motives of prudence or fear of censure to withhold them from the same course4 ,the people of that section of the country are so accustomed to see the singular theories1 that are only talked about in other places1 carried out into action by their zealous promulgators or defenders1 that the eccentricities that1 in most country villages1 would throw all the people into a high state of astonishment1 and supply them with a topic of conversation for months1 there only causes a gentle ripple over the surface of society2 or1 to give a truer illustration1 the waves there are always rolling so fast and high1 that one wave more or less makes but little impression4 ,but when1 from this unquiet ocean1 a ,bloomer was left stranded on the still shores of our quiet little town of ,westbridge1 our dismay and agitation can be but faintly described4 ,socially speaking1 propriety is our divinity2 ,mrs4 ,grundy1 our avenging deity4 ,we frown on short sleeves2 but when those short skirts were seen waving in our streets1 when they even floated up the broad aisle on the ,sabbath1 it would be hard to say whether indignation or horror were the predominant feeling4 ,but1 to begin at the beginning1 as is in all cases most proper and satisfactory1 ,jane ,atwood announced at our ,sewing ,society1 and ,mrs4 ,atwood mentioned1 in the course of a round of calls1 that they were expecting ,miss ,janet ,mc,leod1 a niece of the late ,mr4 ,atwood1 to pass the winter with them4 ,we all knew ,mr4 ,mc,leod by reputation1 for ,mrs4 ,atwood was very proud of her relationship to him1 and references to her brother-in-law were frequently and complacently made4 ,we had seen him1 too1 when now and then he had passed a day with the ,atwoods--he never found time to stay in ,westbridge more than a day--and were astonished to find that the rich ,mr4 ,mc,leod1 who had been for some time a sort of a myth among us1 a ,westbridge ,mrs4 ,harris1 was a plain1 homespun-looking man1 with a comely sun-browned face1 white hair1 and the kindest and most trusting brown eyes in the world4 ,his manners were hearty and genial1 but their simplicity prevented him from making a great impression on us2 we like more courtliness and a little more formality4 ,his benevolence and uprightness1 together with his immense wealth1 procured for him among us that degree of consideration which such things always do procure among the numerous class who take the world as they find it1 and we dismissed him with the remark that1 though plain and unpolished in his manners1 he possessed sterling goodness and sound sense4 ,this last quality might not have been allowed him1 if ,mrs4 ,atwood had not been careful in concealing1 as far as possible1 the peculiar revelations he made in each visit of his reigning enthusiasm4 ,that ,mr4 ,mc,leod is a very strange man1 said ,mrs4 ,atwood's nurse to a former employer of hers4 ,do you know1 ma'am1 he spent all yesterday pulverizing ,miss ,jane6 ,miss ,jane went sound asleep1 and ,i thought in my heart she would never wake up no more4 ,it was found out afterwards that ,jane ,atwood had been undergoing some experiments in mesmerism1 which1 although ,mr4 ,mc,leod declared them triumphantly successful1 ,mrs4 ,atwood was rather inclined to conceal than converse about4 ,this was on ,mr4 ,mc,leod's first visit4 ,on his second1 he found ,mrs4 ,atwood suffering from an attack of rheumatism4 ,he pulled out of a capacious pocket-book two galvanic rings1 which he insisted on her wearing2 and1 for fear that they might not effect so speedy a cure as he wished1 he hastened to the city and returned with a galvanic battery1 by means of which he gave his sister-in-law such severe shocks that she assured us often that her nervous system was entirely shattered by them4 ,but1 as ,i have known many ladies live and get a fair proportion of enjoyment out of this life with their nervous systems in the same dilapidated state1 ,i have come to consider it a very harmless complaint4 ,at another time1 ,mr4 ,mc,leod had wonderful stories to tell of spiritual manifestations1 and on his last visit he had been overflowing with indignation against society on the score of woman's rights and wrongs4 ,yet1 notwithstanding these peculiarities1 ,mrs4 ,atwood loved and esteemed ,mr4 ,mc,leod with a sincerity that redeemed her otherwise worldly and timid character4 ,her husband had been left dependent on his half brother1 and owed to him his education and his establishment in the world2 and1 when a fortune was left by some relation of their mother to be equally divided between them1 ,mr4 ,mc,leod refused to take any portion of it1 saying that he had more than enough4 ,these1 with many other instances of his generosity and affection which ,mrs4 ,atwood had received since her widowhood1 made her forget his eccentricities1 and listen with forbearance to his impetuous outbursts of zeal or indignation4 ,there was another person in ,westbridge who shared ,mrs4 ,atwood's affectionate gratitude to ,mr4 ,mc,leod1 and from similar causes2 and this was ,professor ,mainwaring4 ,he was the professor of ancient languages in the college at ,westbridge1 and the society of the place1 as well as the members of the college1 thought it a high honor to be able to number such a man as one of themselves4 ,he combined1 in a manner that is seldom seen1 the high-bred gentleman with the accomplished scholar and the strict and severe theologian1 for he was a clergyman as well as a professor2 and when to this it is added that he was still unmarried1 it will hardly be wondered at if he were an object of general attention1 carefully restrained though within its proper limits4 ,he also had been indebted in early life to ,mr4 ,mc,leod2 for1 although brought up in the habits1 and with the expectation of being a rich man1 he found himself in the second year of his college life left1 by the sudden death of his father1 ,judge ,mainwaring1 entirely destitute4 ,with no friends who were able or willing to assist him1 ,george ,mainwaring was about to give up reluctantly all hopes of completing the studies in which he had so far been eminently successful1 and had already begun to look about for some means of obtaining a present support1 when ,mr4 ,mc,leod heard of his position1 and1 with the prompt and delicate generosity peculiar to him1 came forward with offers of assistance4 ,he claimed a right1 as an old friend of ,george ,mainwaring's father1 to interest himself in the young student's welfare2 and1 with some hesitation1 such as every independent mind naturally feels1 ,mr4 ,mainwaring accepted the offered aid4 ,the pecuniary obligation had long since been repaid1 but the feeling of gratitude to the one who had enabled him to pursue the career best fitted to the bent of his mind remained in full force2 and1 from the influence of this feeling1 he had been induced to make an offer to ,mr4 ,mc,leod1 which was the immediate occasion of ,miss ,mc,leod's visit to ,westbridge4 ,mr4 ,mc,leod had been for some years devoting himself spasmodically to the study of ,revelations4 ,he fancied that he had discovered the clue to the meaning of many of the most mysterious parts of this book2 but1 unfortunately1 there were many little discrepancies between his ideas and those apparently conveyed by the words of this part of ,holy ,writ4 ,these he attributed to a faulty translation1 and had himself begun one that was to be free from such blemishes2 but1 finding that his knowledge of the language was insufficient1 or that his patience was soon exhausted1 he determined that his daughter ,janet should qualify herself to perform this office for him4 ,she would have undertaken to learn ,chinese1 if her father had expressed a wish to that effect1 and therefore made no opposition to studying ,greek1 nor to passing the winter in ,westbridge with her aunt1 that she might avail herself of the proposal ,mr4 ,mainwaring had made to her father1 that he should be her instructor4 ,miss ,mc,leod had never been in ,westbridge1 and ,mr4 ,mainwaring had never happened to meet her4 ,he knew that she was a young lady of eighteen1 and that1 since her mother's death1 some three years before1 she had devoted herself entirely to making her father's home as comfortable and happy as possible4 ,her filial affection had prepossessed him very much in her favor1 and he looked forward to aiding her in her studies with an unusual degree of pleasure4 ,jane ,atwood1 too1 was delighted at the prospect of renewing an acquaintance that had languished since her childhood4 ,mr4 ,mc,leod was prevented1 by some of his numerous engagements1 from accompanying his daughter to ,westbridge1 as he had intended2 and1 placing her under the care of an acquaintance who was on his way to the city of ,new ,york1 he telegraphed to ,professor ,mainwaring a request that he would meet ,miss ,mc,leod at the ,westbridge depot4 ,the cars arrived about twilight1 and1 punctually at the appointed time1 ,mr4 ,mainwaring and ,miss ,atwood stood on the platform waiting for the stopping of the train4 ,the young lady looked in vain among the group that sprang hurriedly out of the cars to find one that she could recognize as her cousin4 ,mr4 ,mainwaring scrutinized the crowd with a like purpose1 but as fruitlessly4 ,their attention was arrested at the same moment by the same object--the singular attire of a person leaning on the arm of an old gentleman1 who was looking around him evidently greatly hurried and perplexed4 ,mr4 ,mainwaring gave but one glance1 and then looked away1 apparently considering the individual hardly a proper subject of curiosity2 but ,jane ,atwood1 less scrupulous1 stood gazing so absorbed in what she saw that she entirely forgot her cousin4 ,the person who thus attracted her notice was a small and youthful woman1 dressed in a sort of sack or paletot of black cloth1 belted around her waist and falling a little below the knee1 and loose trowsers of the same material gathered into a band around the ankle1 leaving exposed a small foot encased in thick-soled1 but neatly-fitting gaiter boots4 ,a linen collar tied around the throat with a broad black ribbon1 and a straw bonnet and veil1 completed the attire4 ,that must be a ,bloomer1 ,mr4 ,mainwaring1 said ,jane ,atwood2 do just look at her4 ,i am very glad she happened to come in this train4 ,i have always wanted to see one4 ,indeed6 said ,mr4 ,mainwaring1 in a tone that expressed more surprise than approval4 ,do you see your cousin anywhere1 ,miss ,atwood8 asked he1 after a moment's pause4 ,she replied in the negative4 ,allow me to leave you a moment1 and ,i will make some inquiries4 ,and1 after attending ,miss ,atwood to the ladies' saloon1 the professor hurried off to inquire after his charge4 ,hardly had he gone before the old gentleman and the ,bloomer entered4 ,excuse me1 ma'am1 said the gentleman1 addressing ,miss ,atwood2 but ,i am afraid to wait here any longer1 for fear the cars will leave me1 and ,i promised ,mr4 ,mc,leod ,i would see his daughter safely to her friends4 ,do you know whether ,professor ,mainwaring is here to meet her8 ,yes1 he is1 said ,miss ,atwood1 with a sudden misgiving4 ,is--is--is this--person--lady--,miss ,mc,leod8 ,miss ,atwood could hardly finish the question4 ,the ,bloomer threw back her veil1 and said1 somewhat timidly-- ,is this ,miss ,atwood--,cousin ,jane8 ,miss ,atwood bowed1 and the old gentleman1 saying1 ,i am glad you have found your friends1 hurried off4 ,there were a few moments of embarrassed silence1 when ,professor ,mainwaring reappeared4 ,miss ,mc,leod cannot be in this train1 said he4 ,shall we wait here for the next8 ,it will be down in an hour4 ,this is ,miss ,mc,leod1 ,professor ,mainwaring1 said ,miss ,atwood1 hardly conscious of the ungracious manner in which she effected the introduction4 ,mr4 ,mainwaring bowed with his usual ceremonious politeness2 but he said not a word1 and his lips closed with a firmer compression than usual4 ,he was too indignant and astonished to speak4 ,he wondered if his old benefactor had quite lost his senses that he should permit his young daughter to go about dressed in that outrageous costume4 ,and he did not see with what propriety he1 the guide and controller of more than a hundred young men1 who required all the power of his example and authority to keep them in proper order1 could be asked to teach1 or in any way have his name connected with that of a ,bloomer4 ,he was more than half inclined to walk away2 but1 restraining himself1 he observed that the carriage was waiting1 and had instinctively half turned to ,miss ,mc,leod to offer her his arm1 but1 catching another glimpse of the costume1 in itself a sort of a declaration of independence1 and remembering having seen a number of students lingering around the depot1 he bowed hastily and led the way to the carriage4 ,miss ,mc,leod's manner had all the time been very composed and quiet4 ,she could not help observing that her greeting was not a very warm one2 but this was her first absence from home1 and her thoughts were so full of those she had left behind that she was not fully conscious of all that was passing around her4 ,she seated herself in the carriage1 and1 after answering the few formal questions addressed to her by her companions1 she sank with them into a silence that remained unbroken until they reached ,mrs4 ,atwood's door4 ,declining ,miss ,atwood's invitation to walk in1 ,professor ,mainwaring bade them good-evening1 murmuring something hastily about seeing ,miss ,mc,leod again soon1 and walked off1 glad to be released even for a moment from his distasteful duty of attendance4 ,miss ,atwood ushered her companion into the drawing-room1 and then went to seek her mother4 ,she found her in the kitchen giving directions to a new cook about the preparations for tea4 ,she beckoned her into the dining-room4 ,she's come1 mother1 said ,jane1 with wide-open eyes4 ,yes1 dear1 ,i know it4 ,go and stay with her2 ,i will come in in a minute4 ,she's a ,bloomer6 continued ,jane1 unheeding the maternal bidding4 ,you don't say so1 ,jane6 ,what6 little ,janet a ,bloomer6 ,oh1 ,jane6 ,and ,mrs4 ,atwood sank down on the nearest seat4 ,this was worse than the galvanic battery4 ,her nervous system gave way entirely1 and she burst into a flood of tears4 ,i cannot go in to see her1 said ,mrs4 ,atwood4 ,i don't think ,i can have her here in my house with my children4 ,oh yes1 mother1 we must1 said ,jane2 remember how kind uncle ,mc,leod has always been to us4 ,don't be so distressed about it4 ,perhaps we can induce her to change her style of dress4 ,while ,jane was endeavoring to soothe her mother1 ,janet ,mc,leod had been trying to overcome the shyness of two little children whom she had found in the drawing-room4 ,she was telling them about a pony and a dog she had at home1 when the boy raised his head and asked1 with the straightforwardness of a child-- ,who are you8 ,i know1 said the little girl1 shaking her head with a very wise look4 ,do you8 ,who am ,i8 asked ,janet1 amused by her earnest manner4 ,i don't like to tell oo2 but ,i'll tell ,tarley1 if he'll bend down his head4 ,charley bent his head1 and the child said1 in a loud whisper-- ,that's the little ooman that went to market to sell her eggs2 don't oo see8 ,are you8 asked ,charley4 ,no2 ,i am your cousin ,janet4 ,oh1 ,i always thought ,janet was a girl's name4 ,i am glad you are a boy4 ,i like boys a great deal the best4 ,here ,charley was interrupted by his mother's entrance4 ,mrs4 ,atwood had composed herself1 and had come to the conclusion that she might as well make the best of it4 ,she greeted ,janet in a manner rather constrained and embarrassed1 and yet not cold enough to be wounding2 and this she thought was doing wonders4 ,the next day was ,sunday1 and ,mrs4 ,atwood saw1 with dismay1 ,janet preparing to go to church in the same attire4 ,have you no long dresses that you could wear to-day1 my dear8 she asked4 ,we are so unaccustomed here to see anything of that kind1 that ,i am afraid it will attract more attention than you would like4 ,no1 replied ,janet1 with a composure that was not a little irritating to ,mrs4 ,atwood1 ,i did not bring any with me4 ,i promised father that ,i would wear this dress at least a year4 ,jane ,atwood had a convenient headache1 which prevented her from accompanying the rest of the family to church1 and ,mrs4 ,atwood had to bear the whole brunt of the popular amazement and curiosity1 as1 followed by a ,bloomer1 she made her entrance among the assembled congregation4 ,the walk up the aisle was accomplished with a flurried haste1 very unlike the usual grave decorum on which ,mrs4 ,atwood piqued herself1 and1 slipping into her pew1 she sat for some minutes without venturing to raise her eyes4 ,miss ,mc,leod did not share her aunt's perturbation4 ,she appeared1 in fact1 hardly conscious of being an object of general remark1 but addressed herself to the duties of the sanctuary with a countenance as calm and tranquil as a summer's day4 ,a very sweet and rural face she had1 as unlike her startling style of dress as anything could well be4 ,having always lived in the country1 surrounded by an unsophisticated kind of people who had known her from her infancy1 and loved her for her father's sake as well as her own1 and who1 reverencing ,mr4 ,mc,leod for his noble and kindly traits of character1 looked upon his many crotchets as the outbursts of a generous1 if an undisciplined nature1 ,janet had never learned to fear the criticism or the ridicule of the unsympathetic world4 ,like most persons brought up in the sheltered seclusion of the country1 far away from the bustle and turmoil of the city1 where every faculty is kept in activity by the constant demand upon its attention1 her mind was slow in its operations1 and her perceptions were not very quick4 ,at ease in herself1 because convinced by her father's advice and persuasions that she was in the path of duty1 she hardly observed the astonishment and remark of which she was the object4 ,what ,bulwer ,lytton calls the broad glare of the ,american eye fell upon her as ineffectually as sunshine on a rock4 ,with a disposition naturally dependent1 and inclined to believe rather than to doubt and examine for herself1 she had grown up with such a deep reverence for her father1 and with such an entire belief in him1 that the idea of questioning the propriety or soundness of his opinions never entered her mind4 ,it was hard labor for one so practical and unimaginative as ,janet to follow up the vagaries of a man like ,mr4 ,mc,leod1 and it was one of the strongest proofs of her great affection for him1 that she had laid aside her own correct judgment and good sense to do so4 ,that same evening ,mrs4 ,atwood had a long conversation with ,miss ,mc,leod about her dress4 ,it was a disagreeable task to one of ,mrs4 ,atwood's timid disposition to find fault with any person2 but she thought it a duty she owed to her motherless niece1 at least1 to expostulate with her about so great a singularity4 ,will you tell me1 my dear1 she said1 how you came to adopt that costume8 ,it was my father's wish1 ,janet replied4 ,he was convinced that it was a much more sensible and useful mode of dress than the usual fashion of long trailing skirts1 and he was very anxious that it should be generally adopted2 but he said it never would be unless it were worn habitually by ladies occupying a certain station in society4 ,he thought that1 as we had so many advantages1 we ought to be willing to make some sacrifices for the general good4 ,i did not much like the idea at first1 but ,i found that father was right when he said that ,i should soon become accustomed to the singularity of the thing2 and indeed it is hardly considered singular in ,danvers now4 ,several of the ladies there have adopted the same style of dress4 ,we find it a great deal more convenient4 ,mrs4 ,atwood could not assent2 she could not see a single redeeming quality in the odious costume4 ,would you object1 ,janet1 to laying it aside while you remain in ,westbridge8 ,i am sure that you will effect no good by wearing it1 and ,i am afraid you will be rendered painfully conspicuous by it4 ,young ladies should never do anything to make themselves an object of remark4 ,this aphorism1 which was the guiding principle of every lady trained in ,westbridge1 was a new idea to ,janet4 ,she pondered upon it for a while1 and then replied-- ,it seems to me1 at least so my father always tells me1 that the only thing necessary to be considered is1 whether we are doing right or not2 and if this dress is to do as much good as father thinks it will1 it must be my duty to wear it4 ,i promised father ,i would wear it for a year at least4 ,if your father will consent1 will you not be willing to dress like the rest of us while you remain here8 ,it would be a great favor to me if you would4 ,certainly1 dear aunt1 ,i will4 ,but it seems strange to me that you should be so annoyed by what father is so much delighted with4 ,mrs4 ,atwood wrote what she considered quite a strong appeal to ,mr4 ,mc,leod1 entreating him to allow his daughter to resume her former attire4 ,but in reply1 ,mr4 ,mc,leod wrote that ,janet was now occupying the position in which he had always wished a child of his to be placed4 ,she was in the front rank of reformers2 giving an example to the people in ,westbridge1 whom he had always considered shamefully behind the age1 which he hoped would awaken in them some desire for progress and improvement4 ,he was proud of her and of her position4 ,he would not for the world have her falter now1 when1 for the first time1 she had had any conflict to endure4 ,janet read the letter1 and1 with a blush for her weakness in yielding to her aunt's suggestions1 she resolved to allow no pusillanimous fear of censure to degrade her father's daughter from the high station in which he had placed her4 ,mrs4 ,atwood was indignant at ,mr4 ,mc,leod's answer4 ,i never read anything with so little common sense or common feeling in it4 ,i am sure he would not be willing to subject himself to all the annoyances to which he is exposing his poor young daughter1 persuading her that she is in the path of duty1 and that she ought to make a sacrifice of herself4 ,i have no patience with him1 and ,mrs4 ,atwood1 in her vexation1 came very near giving ,charley a superfluous whipping4 ,meantime1 the people in ,westbridge were debating as to the expediency of calling on the new arrival4 ,they were in great perplexity about it4 ,as ,mrs4 ,atwood's niece1 ,miss ,mc,leod ought certainly to be visited2 but as a ,bloomer she ought to be frowned upon and discountenanced4 ,the general opinion was decidedly against showing her any attention4 ,one lady did call1 but repented it afterwards1 and atoned for her imprudent sociability by declining to recognize ,miss ,mc,leod when she met her in the street4 ,there were very few invitations sent to ,mrs4 ,atwood's during the winter1 and those that came were very pointedly addressed to ,mrs4 and ,miss ,atwood4 ,these they at first declined1 with much inward reluctance on ,jane's part2 but ,janet perceiving this1 and divining that politeness to her was the cause of the refusals1 insisted on being no restraint on her cousin's pleasure4 ,she was willing to endure mortifications herself for what she considered her duty1 but it would be a needless addition to her trials1 she said1 if those who did not approve of her course had to suffer for it4 ,it seems a pity that there should be such a superfluity of the martyr spirit in womankind1 or that there were not something of more vital importance to wreak it upon than the rights and wrongs that are just now causing such an effervescence among them4 ,meantime1 ,mr4 ,mainwaring had decided that1 come in what shape she might1 ,mr4 ,mc,leod's daughter ought to receive from him all the attention that gratitude for her father's services might demand4 ,every morning he devoted an hour to giving her a lesson in ,greek1 and though for some time he continued to look upon her with suspicion and distrust as a femme forte1 yet his urbane and polished manners prevented ,janet from perceiving anything that might wound or offend her4 ,she felt that the gentle cordiality with which she was at first inclined to receive him1 as one whom her father loved and esteemed1 met with no response1 but she attributed it to his natural reserve4 ,the first thing that lessened the cold disapproval with which ,mr4 ,mainwaring regarded ,janet was the discovery that study was to her a painful labor1 and that she was not very fond of reading4 ,there is a popular fallacy that a high cultivation of the intellect implies a corresponding deficiency in the affections1 and profoundly sensible as ,mr4 ,mainwaring was1 he was1 like most men1 a firm believer in this erroneous opinion2 and therefore he welcomed all ,janet's mistakes as pledges that1 though her judgment might be wrong1 her heart was right4 ,and there was a yielding docility about her that was exceedingly pleasing to one accustomed1 as ,mr4 ,mainwaring was1 to have his opinion regarded as law by most of those with whom he was thrown4 ,it was not a mere inert softness either1 but the pliability of a substance so finely tempered and wrought that it could be moulded by a master hand into any form without losing its native and inherent firmness and goodness4 ,he began at last to understand her1 and to perceive that she had one of those delicate and conscientious natures that1 when once convinced of a duty1 seize upon it with a grasp of iron1 and would suffer to the death for it4 ,with his admiration for ,janet1 his interest in her increased1 and he became truly distressed to see her throwing away1 as it seemed1 her usefulness and her happiness in endeavoring to uphold a fantastic fashion4 ,the life of seclusion and study to which the resolute neglect of the people of ,westbridge had condemned ,janet was so unlike anything to which she had been accustomed1 that1 strong in constitution as she was1 with all the vigor that a free country life gives1 her health began at last to fail4 ,the spring breezes sought in vain for the loses that the autumn winds had left upon her cheeks4 ,it seems to me that you are looking rather pale1 ,miss ,mc,leod1 said ,mr4 ,mainwaring1 one day4 ,it was the first time that he had ever spoken to her on any subject unconnected with the lessons1 and ,miss ,mc,leod colored slightly as she answered-- ,i am quite well1 ,i believe4 ,i am afraid you do not exercise enough4 ,i see ,miss ,atwood walking every pleasant afternoon4 ,if you would join her sometimes1 you might find a benefit from it4 ,again ,janet blushed as she answered1 with a frank smile-- ,cousin ,jane is very kind2 but ,i believe she would do anything for me sooner than walk with me4 ,at any rate1 ,i would not like to place her in a position that would be so painful to her4 ,and ,i do not like to walk by myself here4 ,miss ,mc,leod did not acknowledge1 what ,mr4 ,mainwaring had perceived1 that a growing shyness had been coming over her since her residence in ,westbridge1 leading her to keep out of sight as much as possible4 ,a very faint-hearted reformer was poor little ,janet1 and ,i am afraid that her co-workers would have disdained to acknowledge her4 ,you have not made many acquaintances in ,westbridge1 ,i think1 ,miss ,mc,leod8 ,no1 none besides aunt ,atwood's family and yourself4 ,i am sorry for that1 for there are many very agreeable and intelligent people here4 ,few country villages can boast of as good society4 ,i do not see you often at church lately1 ,i think4 ,no1 ,i do not go so regularly as ,i ought1 said ,janet1 sadly4 ,how would you like a class in the ,sunday ,school8 ,it might be an object of interest1 and visiting your scholars would be a motive to take you out occasionally4 ,the clergyman mentioned lately that they were very much in want of teachers4 ,the tears came in ,janet's eyes4 ,it seemed to her that ,mr4 ,mainwaring must be trying to wound her1 or that he was one of the most unobservant of men1 that1 with so little tact1 he was reminding her of all the social duties and kindnesses from which she was debarred4 ,i offered my services the other day1 but they were declined1 said she4 ,on account of your mode of dress1 ,i presume1 said he4 ,janet bowed4 ,if my obligations to your father had not been so great that they can never be repaid1 ,i might feel that ,i was taking too great a liberty1 if ,i should venture to express any disapproval of anything that you might think proper to do4 ,but ,i will run the risk of displeasing you1 and ask you whether you think it worth while1 even supposing one mode of dress to possess far more real superiority over the prevailing fashion than the one does which you have adopted1 to sacrifice not only your social enjoyments1 but your usefulness1 for the purpose of making an ineffectual attempt to change a fashion under which so many people have lived in health and comfort1 that it will be difficult to persuade them that it is injurious8 ,at home1 my style of dress was not thought so wrong1 said ,janet4 ,there are not many places1 ,i think1 where ,i should not have met with more liberality and charity than in ,westbridge4 ,all over the world1 ,miss ,janet--and1 for the first time1 the professor called ,miss ,mc,leod by her ,christian name--dress is considered as an exponent of character4 ,when a person is thrown among strangers1 they are judged almost as much by that as by their countenance4 ,and when they adopt a style of dress1 the mark of a particular clique1 they are considered as indorsing all the opinions belonging to it4 ,now1 the ideas of the ,bloomerites are many of them so flighty1 and have so little reason or common sense in them1 that ,i am sure you are not acquainted with them1 or you would not so openly rank yourself with their party4 ,poor ,janet had heard her father talk for hours about the absurdity of the usual mode of dress1 and the advantages of the ,bloomer costume2 but now1 in her time of need1 she could not recall a single one of his arguments4 ,not that she was entirely overpowered by the professor's reasons1 but1 partly from her own observation of his character1 and partly from general report1 she had imbibed so high an opinion of ,mr4 ,mainwaring's judgment and understanding1 that she felt unequal to opposing him4 ,there was a soundness in his opinions1 with a firmness and strength in his whole nature1 to which she yielded an unconscious deference4 ,this was by no means the only conversation ,mr4 ,mainwaring and ,janet had on the subject of her unfortunate dress4 ,slowly and gradually the young girl began to realize that she might have been wasting the whole energies of her earnest nature in a ,quixotic contest with what was in itself harmless4 ,at any rate1 she became convinced that le jeu ne vaut pas le chandelle1 and yet she was unwilling to take any decided step without consulting her father4 ,she was afraid that he would be greatly disappointed in her1 when he found her so weak that she shrank from the notice and comments her attire attracted4 ,seeing that ,miss ,mc,leod was disinclined to make the effort1 ,mr4 ,mainwaring wrote himself to ,mr4 ,mc,leod1 who1 although he was unable to appreciate the delicate distresses which ,mrs4 ,atwood had hinted at1 as the consequence of his daughter's singularity1 was alarmed and distressed at the idea of her illness4 ,he came immediately to ,westbridge1 and took ,janet home to recruit4 ,but1 before he went1 ,mr4 ,mainwaring had a long conversation with him1 and1 either by his cogent arguments1 or because some new crotchet had displaced the old one1 he obtained his permission that ,janet should resume the flowing robes against which he had once declared such unsparing antipathy4 ,during the next summer1 ,janet stopped for a few weeks at ,mrs4 ,atwood's1 on her way to ,saratoga1 and we took advantage of the opportunity to call upon her1 acting towards her as though this were her first visit to ,westbridge1 and considering it an act of delicate politeness to ignore the fact that the young lady1 whom we saw so simply and tastefully attired1 had any connection with the ,bloomer who had awakened our horror not long before4 ,the latest piece of news in ,westbridge is the established fact that ,mr4 ,mainwaring is engaged to ,miss ,mc,leod4 ,he who has withstood all the charms of the well brought up ladies of our town has been captivated by a ,bloomer1 and that1 too1 after having declared1 openly and repeatedly1 his disapproval and utter distaste for all women who had in any way made themselves conspicuous4 ,but there seems to be naturally a perversity in all matters of this kind4 ,love evidently delights in bending the inclinations in that very direction against which the professions have been the loudest and most decided4 ,,celestial ,,phenomena4--,,may4 ,,by ,d4 ,w4 ,,belisle4 ,,coma ,,berenices4--,this is a beautiful cluster of small stars1 situated about five degrees east of the equinoctial colure1 and midway between ,cor-,caroli on the north-east1 and ,denebola on the south-west4 ,the stars that compose this group are small1 but very bright1 and are in close proximity to each other2 therefore the cluster is readily distinguished from all others4 ,there is a number of small nebul in this assemblage1 which give it a faintly luminous appearance1 somewhat resembling the milky-way4 ,the whole number of stars in this cluster is forty-three4 ,it comes to the meridian on the #acth of ,may4 ,this constellation is of ,egyptian origin4 ,berenice was married to ,evergetes1 ,king of ,egypt1 and1 on his going out to battle against the ,assyrians1 she vowed to dedicate her hair1 which was of extraordinary beauty1 to the goddess of beauty1 if her lord returned in safety4 ,evergetes returned victorious1 and1 agreeably to her oath1 her locks were shorn and deposited in the temple of ,venus1 whence they shortly disappeared1 and the king and queen were assured by ,conon1 the astronomer1 that they had been taken from the altar by ,jupiter and placed among the stars2 and1 to convince them of the truth of his assertion1 pointed out this cluster1 and ,there ,berenice's locks first rose so bright1 ,the heavens bespangling with dishevelled light4 ,this group being among the unformed stars until that time1 and not known as a constellation1 the king became satisfied with the declaration of ,conon1 who1 pointing to the group1 said1 ,there1 behold the locks of our queen4 ,berenice was not only reconciled to this petty larceny of ,jupiter1 but was proud of the partiality of the god4 ,callimachus1 who flourished before the ,christian era1 thus adverts to it-- ,immortal ,conon1 blest with skill divine1 ,amid the sacred skies beheld me shine2 ,e'en me1 the beauteous hair1 that lately shed ,refulgent beams from ,berenice's head2 ,the locks she fondly vowed1 with lifted arms1 ,imploring all the powers to save from harm ,her dearer lord1 when from his bride he flew1 ,to wreak stern vengeance on the ,assyrian crew4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,corvus4--,this small constellation is situated east of the ,cup1 and may be readily distinguished by four bright stars of the third magnitude1 which form a trapezium2 the two upper ones being three and a half degrees apart1 and the two lower ones six degrees apart4 ,algorab1 the most eastern star of these four1 forms the east wing of the ,crow1 and comes to the meridian on the #acth of ,may4 ,beta1 in the foot of the ,crow1 is seven degrees south of ,algorab1 and is the brighter of the two lower stars2 and on the left1 six degrees west of ,beta1 is ,epsilon1 which marks the neck1 while two degrees below it is ,al ,chiba1 a star of the fourth magnitude1 which marks the head4 ,this constellation is of ,greek origin1 and it is gravely asserted by their ancient historians that this bird was originally of the purest white1 but was changed1 for tale-bearing1 to its present color4 ,the raven once in snowy plumes was drest1 ,white as the whitest dove's unsullied breast1 ,fair as the guardian of the capitol1 ,soft as the swan1 a fair and lovely fowl2 ,his tongue1 his prating tongue1 had changed him quite ,to sooty blackness from the purest white4 ,apollo1 becoming jealous of ,coronis1 sent a crow to watch her movements4 ,the bird discovered her partiality for ,ischys1 and immediately acquainted the god with it1 which so fired his indignation3 that ,the color left his look1 ,the wreath his head1 the harp his hand forsook2 ,his silvered bow and feathered shafts he took1 ,and lodged an arrow in the tender breast ,that had so often to his own been prest4 ,to reward the crow1 he placed it among the constellations4 ,other ,greek mythologists assert that it takes its name from a princess of ,phocis1 who was transformed into a crow by ,minerva to rescue the maid from the pursuit of ,neptune4 ,one of the ,latin poets reverts to it thus-- ,for1 as my arms ,i lifted to the skies1 ,i saw black feathers from my fingers rise2 ,i strove to fling my garments on the ground1 ,my garments turned to plumes and girt me round2 ,my hands to beat my naked bosom try1 ,nor naked bosom now nor hands had ,i2 ,lightly ,i tripped1 nor weary1 as before1 ,sunk in the sand1 but skimmed along the shore1 ,till1 rising on my wings1 ,i was preferred ,to be the chaste ,minerva's virgin bird4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,virgo4--,this constellation lies directly south of ,coma ,berenice1 and east of ,leo4 ,it occupies considerable space in the heavens1 and contains one hundred and ten stars4 ,it comes to the meridian the #bc;d of this month4 ,spica ,virginis1 which marks the left hand of the ,virgin1 is a star of the first magnitude1 and is of great brilliancy1 and1 with ,denebola in ,leo1 and ,arcturus in ,botes1 forms a large equilateral triangle1 which1 joined with ,cor-,caroli1 a star of the same brilliancy1 at an equal distance north1 forms the ,diamond of ,virgo4 ,the stars in this diamond are of equal brilliancy1 rendering it one of the most clearly defined and most beautiful figures in this part of the heavens4 ,this constellation is probably of ,egyptian origin4 ,a zodiac discovered among the ruins of ,estne1 in ,egypt1 commences with ,virgo1 and1 according to the regular progression of the equinoxes1 this zodiac must be two thousand years older than that at ,dendera4 ,this relic of the earliest ages of the human species is conjectured to have been preserved during the deluge by ,noah1 to perpetuate the actual appearance of the heavens immediately subsequent to the creation4 ,the ,athenians also claim the origin of this constellation1 maintaining that ,erigone was changed into ,virgo4 ,erigone was the daughter of ,icarius1 an ,athenian1 who was slain by some peasants whom he had intoxicated with wine2 and it caused such a feeling of despair in ,erigone1 that she repaired to the wood and hung herself on the bough of a tree4 ,thus once in ,marathon's impervious wood1 ,erigone beside her father stood1 ,when1 hastening to discharge her pious vow1 ,she loosed the knot and culled the strongest bough4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,asterion ,,et ,,chara4--,this is a modern constellation1 and embraces two in one4 ,it lies north of ,coma ,berenice1 and west of ,bootes1 and comes to the meridian the #bjth of ,may4 ,cor-,caroli is the brightest star in this group1 and marks ,chara1 the southern hound4 ,asterion is north of this1 and is marked by a small star about three degrees above ,cor-,caroli4 ,these two hounds are represented as chasing the ,great ,bear around the ,pole1 being held in a leash by ,bootes1 who is constantly urging them on in their endless track4 ,the remaining stars in this group are too small and scattered to excite interest4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ursa ,,major4--,this constellation is situated between ,ursa ,minor on the north1 and ,leo ,minor on the south1 and is one of the most conspicuous in the northern hemisphere4 ,it has been an object of observation in all ages of the world4 ,the shepherds of ,chaldea1 ,magi of ,persia1 priests of ,belus1 ,phnician navigators1 ,arabs of ,asia1 and ,american aborigines seem to have been equally struck with its peculiar outlines1 and each gave to the group a name which signified1 in their respective languages1 the same thing--,great ,bear4 ,it is somewhat remarkable that nations which had no knowledge or communication with each other should have given the same name to this constellation4 ,the name is perfectly arbitrary1 there being no resemblance in it whatever to a bear or any other animal4 ,this cluster is remarkable for seven of its brightest stars forming a dipper1 four stars forming the bowl1 and three1 curving slightly1 shaping the handle4 ,these seven stars are of uncommon brilliancy1 and need no description to point out their locality4 ,the whole number of stars in this group is eighty-seven1 and it comes to the meridian the #ajth of ,may4 ,,manufacture ,,of ,,pins4 ,,we often hear the expression used1 when talking of anything comparatively useless1 that it's not worth a pin2 and from this we might be led to suppose1 did we not know it to be otherwise1 that a pin was a very worthless thing1 instead of being what it is--one of the most useful that is manufactured in this or in any other country4 ,as the use of pins is principally confined to the female portion of our community1 perhaps the following short account of their manufacture1 for which we are indebted to ,knight's ,cyclopdia of ,industry1 a very useful book1 may not be uninteresting to our readers3-- ,pins are made of brass wire4 ,the first process which it undergoes1 by which any dirt or crust that may be attached to the surface is got rid of1 is by soaking it in a diluted solution of sulphuric acid and water1 and then beating it on stones4 ,it is then straightened2 after which1 it is cut into pieces1 each about long enough for six pins4 ,these latter pieces are then pointed at each end in the following manner3 ,the person so employed sits in front of a small machine1 which has two steel wheels or mills turning rapidly1 of which the rims are cut somewhat after the manner of a file3 one coarse for the rough formation of the points1 and the other fine for finishing them4 ,several of these pieces are taken in the hand1 and1 by a dexterous movement of the thumb and forefinger1 are kept continually presenting a different face to the mill against which they are pressed4 ,the points are then finished off by being applied in the same manner to the fine mill4 ,after both ends of the pieces have been pointed1 one pin's length is cut off from each end1 when they are re-pointed1 and so on until each length is converted into six pointed pieces4 ,the stems of the pins are then complete4 ,the next step is to form the head1 which is effected by a piece of wire called the mould1 the same size as that used for the stems1 being attached to a small axis or lathe4 ,at the end of the wire nearest the axis is a hole1 in which is placed the end of a smaller wire1 which is to form the heading4 ,while the mould-wire is turned round by one hand1 the head-wire is guided by the other1 until it is wound in a spiral coil along the entire length of the former4 ,it is then cut off close to the hole where it was commenced1 and the coil taken off the mould4 ,when a quantity of these coils are prepared1 a workman takes a dozen or more of them at a time in his left hand1 while1 with a pair of shears in his right1 he cuts them up into pieces of two coils each4 ,the heads1 when cut off1 are annealed by being made hot and then thrown into water4 ,when annealed1 they are ready to be fixed on the stems4 ,in order to do this1 the operator is provided with a small stake1 upon which is fixed a steel die1 containing a hollow the exact shape of half the head4 ,above this die1 and attached to a lever1 is the corresponding die for the other half of the head1 which1 when at rest1 remains suspended about two inches above the lower one4 ,the workman takes one of these stems between his fingers1 and1 dipping the pointed end of a bowl containing a number of heads1 catches one upon it and slides it to the other end2 he then places it in the lower die1 and1 moving a treadle1 brings down the upper one four or five times upon the head1 which fastens it upon the stem1 and also gives it the required figure4 ,there is a small channel leading from the outside to the centre of the dies1 to allow room for the stem4 ,the pins are now finished as regards shape1 and it only remains to tin or whiten them4 ,a quantity of them are boiled in a pickle1 either a solution of sulphuric acid or tartar1 to remove any dirt or grease1 and also to produce a slight roughness upon their surfaces which facilitates the adhesion of the tin4 ,after being boiled for half an hour1 they are washed1 and then placed in a copper vessel with a quantity of grain tin and a solution of tartar2 in about two hours and a half1 they are taken out1 and1 after being separated from the undissolved tin by sifting1 are again washed2 they are then dried by being well shaken in a bag with a quantity of bran1 which is afterwards separated by shaking them up and down in open wooden trays1 when the bran flies off and leaves the pins perfectly dry and clean4 ,the pins are then papered for sale4 ,pins are also made solely by machinery4 ,there is a manufactory for this sort 7the ,patent ,solid ,headed ,pins1 near ,stroud7 where nearly #c1bej1jjj are made daily4 ,a pin1 then1 is not such an insignificant article1 after all4 ,we see it has to go through a great many processes and hands before it is finished4 ,if we take one1 examine it closely1 and mark how nicely it is made1 how neatly the head is fixed on to the shank1 how beautifully it is pointed1 and how bright it shines1 we shall see a very good specimen of what the ingenuity and labor of man can do upon a piece of metal4 ,it is really surprising what a large number are made1 and how many persons are employed in their manufacture4 ,we read1 some time ago1 an amusing article from ,bentley's ,miscellany1 wherein the writer asks the question3 ,what becomes of the pins8 and puts forth the rather curious assertion that1 if they continue to be lost and made away with as they are now1 some day or other the whole globe will be found to be one vast shapeless mass of pins4 ,in conclusion1 we would recommend our readers always to bear in mind the excellent maxim which ,franklin attached to a pin1 namely1 ,a pin a day1 a groat a year4 ,,advice ,,to ,a ,,bride4 ,i ,,beg to remind my daughter that the husband has a thousand elements of disturbance in his daily avocations to which his wife is an utter stranger2 and it will be her privilege1 and her title to the respect of all whose respect is worth having1 to make his own fireside the most attractive place in the universe for the calm repose of a weary body or excited mind4 ,the minor comforts1 which are the most valuable1 because the most constantly in requisition1 will depend more upon her look1 her manner1 and the evidence of her forethought1 than upon all the other occurrences of life4--,parental ,precepts4 ,,truth ,,stranger ,,than ,,fiction4 ,,mr4 ,,godey3 ,miss ,snipe left my house in great haste on the second day of ,april1 forgetting1 in her precipitation1 several articles of her wardrobe and her portfolio4 ,while waiting an opportunity to forward them to ,wimpleton1 a natural impulse of curiosity induced me to examine the contents of the portfolio1 when1 lo and behold1 a letter1 directed to yourself1 fell on the floor4 ,being loosely folded and unsealed1 ,i ventured to open it1 supposing it merely a business communication4 ,imagine my surprise on discovering the nature of its contents1 for ,i had been unable to penetrate the reasons of her hurried departure2 but do not1 ,i pray you1 accuse me of having read it through4 ,finding1 as far as ,i proceeded1 nothing very heinous laid to myself1 nor any insinuations against my table1 ,i judge proper to forward it without delay1 according to the address4 ,however1 ,i can with difficulty forgive her for calling my boy a cub1 and think1 moreover1 that her dislike towards my ,irish inmate is unreasonable4 ,as to ,mr4 ,sparks--,i do not blame her so much--he has not yet paid me those gloves4 ,and as to the writer herself1 ,i am really astonished--we all thought her such a quiet and unobservant little body--on becoming acquainted with this spirited volley from her pen4 ,will there not be both laughing and wry faces in my household1 if you publish it8 ,and1 though ,april is gone 7,i am sorry the letter was not sooner found71 do give the world the benefit of her experience1 to oblige and amuse ,yours1 faithfully1 ,,helen ,,mashum4 99 99 99 99 99 ,april #a1 #ahed4 ,,my ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,editor3 ,such a tumult as we have all day been in1 by reason of that abominable practice of fooling1 has been enough to destroy the patience of a saint4 ,i am nearly out of my wits4 ,here have ,i come1 at my niece's invitation1 to spend a fortnight with her1 in a boarding-house4 ,she was lonely1 she said2 ,mr4 ,sparks was so much at the office2 and it would be such a favor if ,i could stay with her a few days4 ,so ,i have come from my quiet country home1 fifteen miles off1 to this noisy town that calls itself a city1 to visit ,ann ,sophia2 and1 between you and me1 ,i was an ,april fool from the beginning4 ,there are several other young married women boarding in the same house1 who1 like my flighty niece1 have apparently nothing under the sun to do but go shopping and pop in and out of each other's rooms4 ,some of them are in her parlor every evening when she is not out at parties or lectures1 and1 as she spins street yarn every morning1 ,i cannot for the life of me see what opportunity she takes to be lonesome4 ,but ,i do see that she gives herself no time to keep her husband's shirts made up and in order2 and ,i find that ,i have no lack of employment1 for she has kept me sewing ever since ,i came4 ,sophy1 dear1 says ,i1 the morning after my arrival1 give me some sewing2 ,i cannot be idle1 and have nothing but this knitting to do for myself4 ,whereupon she brought out a whole piece of fine bleached cloth1 and proposed that we should amuse ourselves by making it into shirts for her husband4 ,holton needs them so much1 said she1 and you are so kind as to offer your services1 aunty2 it would cost so much to hire them done1 and his salary is so small now1 you know1 and boarding so expensive4 ,and to work we began2 but the truth is that it is very little which ,ann ,sophia has done thus far4 ,well1 what is a single woman good for unless to make herself generally useful8 ,a precious sight of twaddle have ,i read first and last in the papers and magazines about the delights and privileges of old-maidery4 ,delights of a fiddlestick6 ,pulled hither and thither1 perhaps--as ,i have been--at the beck of married brothers and sisters1 and a score of idle nephews and nieces2 if you have a home of your own1 not allowed to stay at it in peace for more than one week together4 ,sister ,julia's children have all got the measles1 and ,aunt ,abigail must go and take care of them2 or brother ,peter's wife is dead1 and ,abigail must pack up and go to keep house for him till she becomes attached to the motherless tribe1 and feels quite at home among them1 when he gets a new wife1 and ,abigail departs just as she begins to be happy4 ,to crown all1 when she puts her own house in order1 and has a nice lot of sweetmeats and pickles made up1 along comes a troop of relations1 male and female1 young and old1 to visit dear ,aunt ,abigail and eat up all her stores1 to say nothing of completely kicking out the stair carpet4 ,but ,i am wandering from my subject--a thing which ,i am apt to do4 ,the house is quiet now1 and1 having finished one of ,holton ,sparks's shirts this evening1 ,i embrace the respite to retire to my own room4 ,after all1 ,i do not feel like scolding about ,ann ,sophia4 ,the pleasant-tempered girl looks so much like her mother1 brother ,peter's first wife2 ,i brought her up1 too1 at least till she was ten years old1 when her father married again4 ,her chief fault is her youth1 and she will get over that1 dear child4 ,however1 to return1 ,i cannot sleep till ,i have expressed my indignation at the follies that have been perpetrated in honor--rather should ,i say1 in dishonor--of ,all ,fools' ,day1 hoping that you1 ,mr4 ,editor1 will lift your voice in favor of putting a stop to such absurdities4 ,in the first place1 ,i had scarcely risen1 when ,i was myself made the victim of imposition2 for1 while ,i was dressing1 there was a rap at the door1 and ,i heard ,sparks's voice-- ,aunt ,abigail1 are you up8 ,here is a letter postmarked ,wimpleton4 ,it came by the night train1 probably4 ,as sure as fate1 thought ,i1 there has something dreadful happened at home4 ,and1 being much agitated1 ,i tore open the envelop in great haste1 without observing that the superscription was not in brother ,sam's hand1 and wondering why ,sparks did not wait to learn the nature of its tidings4 ,as truly as ,i am a living woman1 there was nothing inside but a great foolscap sheet1 and on it these words1 in staring capitals-- ,,april ,,fool4 ,i could have cried1 so vexed was ,i at first4 ,then ,i felt thankful that no bad news had actually reached me2 for1 during the brief moment occupied in opening the letter1 you can scarcely imagine the many terrible things that passed through my head4 ,mother had had a fit1 fallen down and broken her leg1 though brother ,sam had promised me faithfully not to leave her alone while ,i was gone2 or that stupid ,dutch boy1 who takes care of the cow and the fires1 had left live coals in the ash-box1 and the house was burned to the ground4 ,or ,sam himself had got one of those severe attacks of inflammatory rheumatism1 and nobody there but mother to take care of him1 and take his fretting into the bargain1 and she almost eighty years old4 ,when ,i recovered myself a little1 ,i took that wretched sheet of paper1 and was on the point of penning a dignified expression of my sentiments below the odious words1 and handing it in silent scorn to my nephew-in-law at the breakfast-table4 ,but better feelings prevailed2 ,i smoothed it nicely in my portfolio1 and am now scratching this hasty epistle upon its surface1 intending in the morning to write it more legibly on some of my own fair sheets of ,bath4 ,a few among the follies of this tiresome day have1 ,i must acknowledge1 given me a certain sort of satisfaction4 ,holton ,sparks has been come up with himself2 not by any means of mine1 ,i earnestly assure you1 for1 besides heartily despising it1 ,i cannot in any shape perpetrate ,april fooling4 ,sam often says that this is because ,i am so matter-of-fact2 but1 matter-of-fact or not1 ,i trust that there is not enough matter-of-folly in my composition to attempt such performances4 ,i always did abominate practical jokes1 and ,sam knows that2 yet the jokes which that boy still puts upon me1 though ,i am three years older than himself1 would be deemed improbable4 ,well1 when the breakfast-bell rang this morning1 ,i went down stairs with an air as erect and dignified as a woman of fif----no matter--with such a demeanor as one who has outlived the fooleries of early youth should make habitual4 ,holton ,sparks is very fond of eggs1 and invariably takes the biggest on the dish4 ,i observed that our landlady directed the servant to hand them first to ,mr4 ,sparks1 who was too intent on securing his egg to notice her action4 ,indeed1 he never hesitates to help himself first1 quite regardless of the ladies who sit near1 and even of ,ann ,sophia4 ,holton is a tremendous eater1 seeming to think of nothing at table but disposing of his food as rapidly and in as large quantities as possible4 ,the manner of this gentleman is to place a large piece of nicely buttered toast on his plate1 pour the egg over it1 pepper the whole thoroughly1 and swallow it as if the preparation were some unpleasant dose that it is his duty to dispatch4 ,mrs4 ,mashum1 who is altogether too much given to laughing1 and too volatile for her station1 sat behind the coffee urn shaking violently with suppressed mirth4 ,he broke the shell of his egg as usual1 when1 behold1 his plate was flooded with a dingy-looking liquid1 which proved to be warm dish-water4 ,on comprehending the joke1 he sent it away with an offended air1 and made his breakfast on beefsteak1 without deigning to join in the universal laugh4 ,it seems that last evening he laid a wager with ,mrs4 ,mashum that she could not succeed in playing him a trick1 he should be so constantly upon his guard during ,all ,fools' ,day4 ,the affair of the egg has put him out of humor to such an extent that we have been saved the infliction of any more jokes at his hands4 ,he has worn his dignity all day1 not even ,ann ,sophia succeeding in laughing or coaxing him into laying it aside4 ,i rather think that he grudges the dollar which he will have to lay out for the gloves1 as ,mrs4 ,mashum has won the bet1 and ,ann ,sophia assures him that a pair of her own will not do by any means4 ,he proposed that expedient to settle the matter4 ,holton is stingy4 ,but his wife declared that such a good joke deserved a pair of ,alexander's best4 ,it is not because ,i approve of betting that ,i mention this1 for ,i hold the practice in great abhorrence4 ,it was only of a piece with the other follies of the day1 and shows up ,holton ,sparks a little4 ,a small fire of fooling was kept up throughout the morning4 ,if the door-bell has been rung once1 it has forty times1 by ,mrs4 ,mashum's cub of a boy1 who would jerk the handle or toss up his ball at the wire1 and then run out of sight4 ,in going from my own room to my niece's1 ,i saw a sixpence on the floor1 and1 stooping down to pick it up1 found it fast4 ,congratulating myself on not having been observed1 ,i was passing on1 when that disagreeable urchin shouted1 from behind a door-- ,april fool1 old lady6 ,he deserves to be sent to the ,house of ,refuge4 ,ann ,sophia herself has put me out of all manner of patience by saying1 as ,i sat sewing at the front window in her parlor1 ,pray1 ,aunt ,abigail1 whose carriage do you suppose that is8 when no vehicle was in view but the milkman's4 ,or1 suddenly1 she would exclaim1 ,what ladies are those crossing the street8 when none were anywhere to be seen4 ,but the meanest of all was a very rude thing1 which she repeated several times upon different persons1 apparently delighted with its efficacy4 ,this was to rush up suddenly1 and screaming out1 ,see there6 throw her arm directly across one's nose with so much force as to oblige that organ to follow the direction of her outstretched finger1 whether or no4 ,such a sort of fooling by compulsion struck me as particularly reprehensible4 ,i'd try it on you1 aunty1 said the volatile child1 if ,i were not afraid of scoring my arm4 ,such an insinuation against my nose6 ,had it been any one besides ,sophy1 ,i could not have forgiven the speech4 ,she is such a highty-tighty4 ,but one trick which she played was really good1 especially as its object was a man to whom ,i have taken a huge dislike4 ,he is an ,irish gentleman connected with some legal firm in town1 most desperately polite1 with a very long round nose and fiery red hair4 ,he is continually poking dishes at me across the table1 and is fairly oppressive with his attentions4 ,moreover1 he calls me ,mrs4 perpetually4 ,mrs41 indeed6 ,intimating that ,i am old enough to be a ,mrs41 if not one in fact4 ,as he rises very late1 he never appears at breakfast with ourselves2 but at dinner we have the misery of his presence4 ,to-day1 when we were almost through with the first course1 he entered with an air much flushed and uncomfortable4 ,are you ill1 ,mr4 ,o',killigan8 asked ,mrs4 ,mashum4 ,no1 thank you1 madam1 said he1 with one of his customary efforts at politeness4 ,but ,i have been trying for a long while to shave1 till forced in despair to give up the attempt4 ,the deuce has got into my soap4 ,you have forgotten that it is the first of ,april4 ,the day may have had some influence upon your dressing-case1 remarked one of the ladies present4 ,i declare1 ,i have not thought of that1 said he1 and1 springing from the table1 he ran to his room1 returning with something which he begged the ladies to examine4 ,it proved to be a thick1 fair slice of a raw potato1 in size and color so much like his own soap1 which had been removed1 that he had detected no difference1 except that it refused to form a lather4 ,this was the work of my mischievous niece1 who looked at it very gravely1 and remarked1 with much demureness-- ,i always knew that you ,irish were fond of potatoes1 but was not aware that you carried it to such an excess as to shave with that vegetable4 ,it would have better pleased me had ,o',killigan been angry2 but the ,irishman took the joke1 and all the speeches made at his expense1 with entire good-humor1 laughingly assuring the ladies that he would be revenged before night4 ,and1 as he knew not whom to suspect1 he adopted a course which involved most of us in its consequences4 ,when we retire for the night1 those who are not better provided equip themselves with a candle1 of which a supply stands ready in the lower hall4 ,such a fuss as ,i had with my light this evening6 ,it went out as soon as ,i reached my own door2 and1 after relighting it several times by means of matches1 the tallow was exhausted1 and ,i discovered that the blackened remnant of wick was stuck into a carrot4 ,that miserable ,irishman had enlisted ,biddy ,flyn1 the chambermaid1 in his service1 and this afternoon they spent two whole hours in the basement at their nefarious work1 trimming off carrots and giving them a very thin coating of grease4 ,mrs4 ,mashum herself did not escape1 for1 just as she began taking her usual rounds to see that all was safe for the night1 her treacherous light went out1 leaving her in total darkness--in the lower regions1 too1 for she was on the point of inspecting a keg of mackerel in the cellar4 ,at this identical moment1 having used up all my matches in vain endeavors to light a candle1 which1 like its manufacturer's locks1 ,i had found to be carroty1 ,i was on my way to the kitchen in pursuit of a more reliable means of illumination1 when ,i heard ,mrs4 ,mashum scream out-- ,bring a light1 ,biddy1 for goodness sake6 ,i shall step into this rat-trap that you've set1 if ,i stir an inch in the dark4 ,and all the while the shameful ,biddy stood holding her sides1 and laughing in a most unreasonable way4 ,several persons were running along the upper hall calling for lights1 the ladies in a sort of demi-toilet1 and one of the young men1 a dry-goods clerk1 who dresses his hair with a curling-tongs1 having on a black silk night-cap4 ,but the real culprit did not suffer1 after all1 for ,ann ,sophia has her own solar lamp4 ,while these distressing events were transpiring1 that mean ,irishman1 with his big nose and red head1 sat in the parlor1 as cool as possible1 reading the ,london ,news by the light of a brilliant camphene lamp4 ,i wonder his hair did not ignite and cause an explosion4 ,it would have served him quite right4 ,strange to say1 ,mrs4 ,mashum is not at all offended either at ,o',killigan or his accomplice1 but has enjoyed their mischief in a way to me utterly unaccountable4 ,i suppose ,sam would say that she knows how to take a joke2 for my part1 they are things which ,i do not wish to know how to take myself2 ,i wash my hands of all participation in such knowledge4 ,i have obtained a lamp that shall last till ,i have finished this narrative of to-day's outrageous proceedings4 ,on passing the parlor-door1 ,i heard that disagreeable ,o',killigan say to his landlady1 in reply to some of her pretended threats of punishment-- ,at any rate1 my good ,mrs4 ,mashum1 you cannot arrest me for incendiary attempts2 ,i have made such laudable exertions to put out the flames in the house4 ,impudent fellow6 ,i had a mind to say something about the blaze on his own head2 but ,i forbore1 passing on in offended silence4 ,now1 my dear ,mr4 ,godey1 set a good example1 and lead the way in a reform of these abuses1 as you have in so many other praiseworthy undertakings4 ,frown upon these ,april fooleries1 especially as levelled at the peace and quiet of respectable single women4 ,if my letter is too late to take effect this present season1 please give it due notice before a twelvemonth hence4 ,you will thus oblige and gratify your friend and constant reader1 ,,abigail ,,snipe4 ,postscript4 ,i shall go home to-morrow1 and finish ,holton ,sparks's last new shirt in the pleasant seclusion afforded by my own hearthstone4 ,i cannot endure the thought of sitting at the table in this house any longer1 opposite that dreadful ,o',killigan1 hearing him crack his dry jokes while he rubs his chin with his thumb and forefinger4 ,to be obliged to listen when he comments on the mishaps of this evening would surely set me into a nervous fit4 ,it strikes me that ,i have read in one of ,sam's old books--,sal somebody's writings--of an elderly lady who died of a ,frenchman4 ,if ,i were to stay here much longer1 ,i should assuredly die of this middle-aged ,irishman4 ,depend upon it1 ,i shall not breathe a word to ,sam of my trials at ,sophy's boarding-house1 in consequence of the inmates all making fools of themselves and me on the ,,first ,,of ,,april4 ,,intellectual ,,endowments ,,of ,,children4 ,,an extremely intelligent boy1 of about twelve years of age1 was once brought to the late ,dr4 ,deville1 an ,english phrenologist1 for examination1 by a parent who was very proud of the intellectual endowments of his child4 ,dr4 ,deville gave his opinion of the boy's character1 at the same time cautioning the father of the dangerous course he was pursuing4 ,but the father's reply was1 ,all that other boys considered labor and hard study were merely child's play to him2 and that his studies could not be hurtful to him--he enjoyed them so much4 ,again ,dr4 ,deville endeavored to save the child1 but the father would not attend to the warning4 ,two years from that time he again called on ,dr4 ,deville1 and1 in reply to his inquiries about the child1 burst into tears1 and stated that the boy was an idiot4 ,,godey',s ,,course ,,of ,,lessons ,,in ,,drawing4 ,,lesson ,v4 ,the outline of the stem and the curve of the scroll of ,fig4 #ed must first be drawn1 the distances and proportions of the various parts being carefully observed4 ,in sketching the scroll in ,fig4 #ee1 the eye alone will be the guide1 the directions and distances of the various parts being marked off before filling in the details4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ed4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ee4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ef4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #eg4 ,the method of drawing the rosette forming part of the scroll shown in ,fig4 #eg is displayed in ,fig4 #ef1 the circle being drawn first4 ,in sketching ,fig4 #eh1 the direction of the curve must first be ascertained1 its due proportions noted1 thereafter filling in the details4 ,the stem1 leaves1 flower1 and buds of the wall-flower in ,fig4 #ei will afford an interesting example for practice at this stage of progress2 the stem1 its length and direction1 should first be drawn1 the position of the leaves1 c4 marked thereon1 and the details thereafter filled in4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #eh4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ei4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fj4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fa4 ,the sketch in ,fig4 #fj1 which represents the stem1 leaves1 and flower of the yellow crowfoot1 will be drawn in the same way as above4 ,the flower of the honeysuckle in ,fig4 #fa affords a good example for free pencil-sketching4 ,the stem should be drawn first1 then an outline made which will touch all the exterior parts of the sketch1 as in ,figs4 #dd and #eb2 the distances of the leaves should next be drawn on this1 and the details put in4 ,the pupil should endeavor to copy this example correctly2 it may appear very difficult1 but1 by a careful attention to the rules we have given1 and a little determination to try again1 if perchance she should once or twice fail1 the difficulty will soon vanish4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fb4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fc4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fd4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fe4 ,the sketch in ,fig4 #fb1 representing a human foot1 may be put in by first drawing the general outline1 thereafter finishing the details4 ,figs4 #fc1 #fd1 and #fe will be drawn in the same manner4 ,,dress--,,as ,a ,,fine ,,art4 ,,by ,,mrs4 ,,merrifield4 ,,conclusion4 ,,we look forward hopefully to a day when art-education will be extended to all ranks2 when a knowledge of the beautiful will be added to that of the useful2 when good taste1 based upon real knowledge and common sense1 will dictate our fashions in dress as in other things4 ,we have schools of art to reform our taste in pottery1 hardware1 and textile fabrics1 not to speak of the higher walks of art1 painting1 sculpture1 and architecture4 ,the handle of a jug1 the stem of a wine-glass1 the design for dress silks or lace veils1 will form the subjects of lectures to the students of the various schools of design2 disquisitions are written on the important question whether the ornamental designs should represent the real form of objects1 or only give a conventional representation of them1 while the study of the human figure1 the masterpiece of creation1 is totally neglected1 except by painters and sculptors4 ,we hope that the study of form will be more extended1 that it will be universal1 that it will1 in fact1 enter into the general scheme of education1 and that we shall hereafter see as much pains bestowed in improving by appropriate costume the figure which nature has given us1 as we do now in distorting it by tight stays1 narrow and high-heeled shoes1 and all the other deformities and eccentricities of that many-faced monster1 fashion4 ,the economy of the frame1 and the means of preserving it in health and beauty1 should form an integral part of education4 ,there can be no true beauty without health1 and how can we hope to secure health if we are ignorant of the means of promoting it1 or if we violate its precepts by adopting absurd and pernicious fashions8 ,surely it is not too much to hope that dress-makers will hereafter attend the schools of design1 to study the human form1 and thence learn to appreciate its beauties1 and to clothe it with appropriate dress1 calculated to display its beauties to the greatest advantage1 and to conceal its defects--the latter with the reservation we have already noticed4 ,we hope1 also1 that the shoe-maker will learn to model the shoe upon the true form of the foot4 ,manufacturers are now convinced of the importance and utility of schools of design1 and whether the article hereafter to be produced be a cup and saucer1 a fender1 a pattern for a dress or for furniture1 for a service of plate or diamond tiara1 it is thought proper that the pupil1 as a preliminary course that cannot be dispensed with1 should commence with the study of the human figure4 ,yet1 is not dress an art-manufacture as well as a cup and saucer1 or a tea-board8 ,are there less skill and talent1 less taste required to clothe the form which we are told is made after ,god's own image1 than to furnish an apartment8 ,why should not dressmakers and tailors attend the schools of design as well as those artisans who are intended to be employed in what are now called art-manufactures8 ,why should not shoe-makers be taught the shape and movements of the foot8 ,if this were the case1 we are satisfied that an immediate and permanent improvement would be the consequence in our style of dress4 ,we believe that many portrait painters stipulate that they shall be allowed to dictate the dress1 at least as regards the arrangement of the colors1 of their sitters2 the reason of this is that the painter's selection of dress and color is based upon the study of the figure and complexion of the individual1 or the knowledge of the effects of contrast and harmony of lines1 tissues1 and colors1 while the models which are presented for his imitation too frequently offer to his view a style of dress1 both as regards form and color1 which sets the rules of harmony at defiance4 ,now1 only suppose that the dress-maker had the painter's knowledge of form and harmony of lines and colors1 what a revolution would take place in dress8 ,we should no longer see the tall and the short1 the slender and the stout1 the brown and the fair1 the old and the young1 dressed alike1 but the dress would be adapted to the individual2 and we believe that1 were the plan of study we recommend generally adopted1 this purpose might always be effected without the sacrifice of what is now the grand desideratum in dress--novelty4 ,the reasons why the art of dressmaking has not hitherto received the attention which it deserves1 are to be sought for in the constitution of society4 ,the branches of manufacture which require a knowledge of design1 such as calico-printing1 silk and ribbon-weaving1 porcelain and pottery1 and hardware manufactures1 are conducted on a large scale by men of wealth and talent1 who1 if they would compete successfully with rival manufactures1 find it necessary to study and apply to their own business all the improvements in science with which their intercourse with society gives them an opportunity of becoming acquainted4 ,it is quite otherwise with dressmaking4 ,a woman is at the head of every establishment of this kind a woman generally of limited education and attainments1 from whom cannot be expected either liberality of sentiment or enlarged views1 but who possibly possesses some tact and discrimination of character1 which enable her to exercise a kind of dictatorial power in matters of dress over her customers2 these customers are scarcely better informed on the subject than herself4 ,the early life of the dressmaker is spent in a daily routine of labor with the needle1 and1 when she becomes a mistress in her turn1 she exacts from her assistants the same amount of daily labor that was formerly expected from herself4 ,work1 work1 work with the needle from almost childhood1 in the same close room from morning to night1 and not unfrequently from night to morning also1 is the everlasting routine of the monotonous life of the dressmakers4 ,they are working for bread1 and have no leisure to attend to the improvement of the mind1 and the want of this mental cultivation is apparent in the articles they produce by their labor4 ,when one of the young women who attend these establishments to learn the trade thinks she has had sufficient experience1 she leaves the large establishment and sets up in business on her own account4 ,in this new situation1 she works equally hard1 and has therefore no time for improving her mind and taste4 ,of the want of this1 however1 she is not sensible1 because she can purchase for a trifle all the newest patterns1 and the thought never enters her poor little head that the same fashion may not suit all her customers4 ,this defective education of the dressmakers1 or rather their want of knowledge of the human form1 is one of the great causes of the prevalence of the old fashion of tight-lacing4 ,it is so much easier to make a closely-fitting body suit over a tight stay than it is on the pliant and yielding natural form1 in which1 if one part be drawn a little too tight1 or the contrary1 the body of the dress is thrown out of shape4 ,supposing1 on the other hand1 the fit to be exact1 it is so difficult to keep such a tight-fitting body in its place on the figure without securing its form by whalebones1 that it is in vain to expect the stays to become obsolete until the tight-fitting bodice is also given up4 ,this will never take place until not only the ladies who are to be clothed1 but the dressmakers shall make the human form their study1 and direct their efforts to set off their natural advantages by attending to the points which are their characteristic beauties4 ,a long and delicate throat1 falling shoulders1 not too wide from point to point1 a flat back1 round chest1 wide hips2 these are the points which should be developed by the dress4 ,whence it follows that every article of dress which shortens the throat1 adds height or width to the shoulders1 roundness to the back1 or flatness to the chest1 must be radically wrong in principle1 and unpleasant and repulsive in effect4 ,in the same manner1 whatever kind of dress adds to the height of a figure already too tall and thin1 or detracts from the apparent height of the short and stout1 must be avoided4 ,these things should form the study of the dressmaker4 ,as society is now constituted1 however1 the dressmaker has not1 as we have already observed1 leisure to devote to studies of the necessity and importance of which she is still ignorant4 ,the reform must be begun by the ladies themselves4 ,they must acquire a knowledge of form1 and of the principles of beauty and harmony1 and so exercise a controlling influence over the dressmakers4 ,by this means a better taste will be created1 and the dressmakers will at length discover their deficiency in certain guiding principles1 and will be driven at last to resort to similar studies4 ,but in this case a startling difficulty presents itself--the poor dressmaker is at present over-worked3 how can she find leisure to attend the schools of design1 or even pursue1 if she had the ability1 the necessary studies at home8 ,a girl is apprenticed to the trade at the age of thirteen or fourteen1 she works at it all her life1 rising early1 and late taking rest1 and what is the remuneration of her daily toil of twelve hours8 ,eighteenpence1 or at most two shillings a day1 with her board6 ,as she reckons the value of the latter at a shilling1 it follows that the earnings of a dressmaker1 in the best period of her life1 who goes out to work1 could not exceed #aes41 or at the most #ahs4 a week1 if she did not1 at the hazard of her health--which1 indeed1 is frequently sacrificed--work at home before she begins1 and after she has finished her day's work abroad4 ,the carpenter or house-painter does not work harder1 or bring to bear on his employment greater knowledge than the poor dressmaker1 yet he has #ds4 #f;d4 a day without his board1 while she has only what is equivalent to #bs4 #f;d4 or #cs46 ,what reason can be assigned why a woman's work1 if equally well done1 should not be as well paid as that of a man8 ,a satisfactory reason has yet to be given2 the fact1 however1 is indisputable that women are not in general so well paid for their labor as men4 ,,letters ,,left ,,at ,,the ,,pastry-,,cook',s3 ,,being ,,the ,,clandestine ,,correspondence ,,between ,,kitty ,,clover ,,at ,,school1 ,,and ,,her ,,dear1 ,,dear ,,friend ,,in ,,town4 ,,edited ,,by ,,horace ,,mayhew4 ,,the ,,fifth ,,letter ,,left4 7,written on copy-book paper1 apparently left by hand47 ,,showing ,,what ,,kitty ,,thought ,,of ,,governesses ,,in ,,general1 ,,and ,,of ,,one ,,in ,,particular4 ,,nelly1 dearest1 ,i have formed a great determination4 ,nothing shall ever induce me to become that poor1 absurd1 ill-used creature1 called a governess4 ,i would starve sooner1 or make shirts 7which is pretty nearly the same thing71 or emigrate and marry the first savage ,i met1 or be a touter at a bonnet shop1 or even go into service at a cheap lodging-house2 anything1 ,nelly1 sooner than be turned into that hopeless1 spiritless1 friendless being a governess seems destined by nature1 or society1 to be4 ,a governess in a private family is bad enough1 but then she is not totally deprived of the comforts of home4 ,she has a room1 or at least a bed1 entirely to herself1 and her meals are generally the same as those of the family4 ,besides1 a certain degree of respect is always paid to her4 ,the servants are obliged to treat her with civility1 at all events in the presence of their mistresses2 and the mistresses are compelled to show her a little attention1 if it is only done to set a good example to their servants4 ,then1 again1 their young charges cannot invariably be amusing themselves at her expense4 ,they cannot always be teasing her4 ,when they are taken out for an airing in the carriage1 or when they are brought down after dinner with their shiny faces and glossy ringlets1 or whenever there is company1 or their parents and strangers are present1 the governess enjoys a brief respite from that system of petty tyrannies she is the untiring victim of elsewhere4 ,she has her few pleasures1 though perhaps they may come at long straggling intervals2 she has her distractions1 her excitements in moving about in the world1 and going to places of public amusements1 and occasionally she knows what it is to enjoy the sweet success of rivalry--for have we not seen1 ,nelly1 many a poor neglected governess who was doing the work of a musician at the piano1 without his wages1 receive in the course of the evening more attention than the fine young ladies themselves who were the worshipped idols of the establishment8 ,but the governess in a girls' school has a very different life of it1 ,nelly4 ,she hasn't a moment to herself4 ,she is the first to rise and the last to go to bed4 ,she hasn't even the privacy of a bedroom to herself1 for she is obliged to sleep in the same room as the girls1 to look after them4 ,the only privacy she knows is when she creeps into bed and draws the curtains round her4 ,our play-hours are no play-hours to her2 rather on the contrary1 for then her torments really begin1 and only end when the bell rings again for class4 ,she is the target at which every little chit fires her fun1 and thinks she has a perfect right to do so4 ,she is the only game at which the girls never tire of playing1 and to see how they enjoy it you would imagine there was no amusement like it4 ,it is true1 ,nelly1 ,i have not seen much misery yet1 and hope ,i never shall2 but ,i can hardly imagine anything in this world more miserable than a school governess on a half-holiday4 ,why1 look at poor ,blight4 ,i have only to look upon her to feel for the sufferings of the whole class4 ,her nature seems to be sun-dried4 ,she never smiles1 and there is such an air of resignation about her1 such a tone of despair that runs through all her words and smallest movements1 that it is perfectly clear ,hope never whispers into her ear any of those soft motherly words which soothe the agony of one's heart and lull it quietly off to sleep4 ,she may justly be called our mistress of all work4 ,she does a little of everything2 she helps the smallest girls to dress2 takes the junior pupils2 hears the reading2 sees to the wardrobes2 gives out the linen2 teaches needlework2 and superintends the ,saturday night's cleaning2 in short1 she is expected1 as they say of servants1 to make herself generally useful1 which means1 in our instance1 that she is worked to death by everybody1 and spared by nobody2 besides being teased1 deceived1 bullied1 and ridiculed by every one who has a fancy that way2 and for leading a life like this1 she only gets #afl4 a year1 and her board and lodging during the holidays6 ,snapp 7another of our teachers7 smiles at ,blight's old-fashioned learning4 ,she says it is quite out of date1 and only fit for a charity school4 ,mademoiselle 7the ,french teacher7 quizzes her dress1 and makes fun of her melancholy1 and talks of her contemptuously1 as1 a1 which ,i am told is the same as if you were speaking of a cook1 or a poor relation1 and called her it4 ,fraulein 7the ,german mistress7 mimics her1 and laughs over her patient endurance and old-maidish manners4 ,it must be confessed that poor ,blight's appearance affords plenty of temptation for this cruel ridicule4 ,she is certainly very ugly1 and no one ever loses an opportunity of telling her so4 ,the worst is1 the example set by the schoolmistress is followed with the greatest zest by the schoolgirls1 who indulge in all kinds of practical jokes at her expense4 ,she is unfortunately very short-sighted1 and consequently they are always hiding her spectacles1 or else rubbing the glasses over with butter or ink4 ,no one considers there is any harm in this1 for the girls have grown to look upon ,blight as fair game2 and if any one can put her into a passion1 it is considered rare fun1 and thought just as harmless as throwing bread-pills at one another when the mistress's back is turned4 ,when there is no other amusement going on1 the cry is always raised1 ,let's go and tease ,blight1 and you see the whole school rushing forward as eagerly as if a gypsy suddenly appeared at the play-ground gate to tell us our fortunes4 ,but if any one is in trouble1 ,blight is the first to screen her4 ,if any girl is ill1 ,blight will sit up with her all night1 and will pet and nurse the little sufferer until she almost fancies herself at home2 and when the little invalid has grown well again1 and has recovered the use of her tongue and fingers1 ,blight never says a word about the ungrateful return1 but bears it all like a martyr1 which1 in truth1 she really is4 ,ugly as she is1 ,i really think there are times when ,i could throw my arms round her neck1 and kiss her for her goodness4 ,i cannot tell you all the nicknames which they have for her face and person1 nor would it altogether be agreeable for you1 ,nelly1 ,i think to hear them4 ,suffice it to say1 the poor thing1 is very old--thirty-nine1 if she is a day2 and she has the funniest little head of hair1 every hair appearing to be pulled as tight1 and to be almost as wide apart1 as the strings of a harp4 ,the top of her head is mounted with a round knot of hair no bigger than the worsted ball you see on a ,scotch cap4 ,it's a wonder to me she doesn't wear a wig or a cap of some sort1 though perhaps it would be too dangerous1 as every one would undoubtedly be trying to pull it off4 ,the girls declare no one can recollect her having a new gown4 ,every quarter a very thin1 snuff-brown silk1 on a very stiff lining1 is brought out as ,sunday best2 but it is only the old one turned and altered a bit1 for that little wicked thing1 ,jessie ,joy1 put a drop of ink on one of the breadths on purpose to find it out2 and there it is still1 journeying about backwards and forwards1 first in front and then behind2 now on the top1 just under her chin1 and next down at the bottom1 sweeping the floor1 precisely as the faded silk is twisted or turned to hide the creases and the ravages of old age4 ,the girls calculate the period they have been at school by this venerable gown2 and it's no unusual thing to hear them1 when disputing about any particular date1 settling it at once by referring to the age of ,miss ,blight's brown silk1 saying1 ,i recollect very well it was in the ninth quarter of ,blight's ,sunday gown2 and a reference to a date of this kind is considered as indisputable as to a ,family ,bible1 or an old almanac4 ,but these are small matters1 ,nelly1 which ,i am half ashamed to tell you1 for under this poor garment there is a heart of so much goodness as to make us wonder at the strange hiding-places in which virtue sometimes delights in lurking1 as if from modesty it had taken every precaution not to be found out4 ,what do you think1 ,nelly8 ,i am told by ,meggy that poor ,blight supports an old bedridden mother6 ,she has no positive proof of this1 but she is morally sure of it4 ,this1 then1 accounts for the reason why the poor governess is always working so hard--never resting from crocheting purses1 and knitting antimacassars sufficient to cover all the sofas in the world4 ,if you ask her for whom she makes this extraordinary quantity 7you can't think1 ,nell1 how quickly and beautifully she works71 she simply replies1 her pale face becoming paler1 for a dear friend2 and that is all we can get out of her to reward our vulgar curiosity4 ,this must be the truth1 for at all hours1 both early and late1 has she got a needle in her hand4 ,there is a story that she wakes up sometimes in the middle of the night1 and works whilst the girls around her are sleeping4 ,but no one knows the cause of her excessive industry1 and ,i really think she would be miserable if it were known1 and her fingers would not ply their work of love half so nimbly if she suspected that the girls1 as they watched her with such fixed curiosity1 were acquainted with the sacred object for which she was toiling4 ,it is a puzzle when or where she sells all the things she finishes1 and no one exactly likes to find out1 though one or two attempts have been made1 but always ending1 ,i am happy to say1 in the most complete failure4 ,it makes me sad to watch her anxiety when there is a postman's knock at the door4 ,she starts up in her seat1 and pauses for a while in her work 7the only pause it ever knows71 until she gives out the letters2 and then you would pity her with all your heart to see how disappointed she is--what a vacancy of hope falls like a dark shadow upon her face--when she learns that there is not one for her6 ,though1 when there is a letter1 it is scarcely any better4 ,she sighs heavily1 looks sometimes at a little locket she carries in her breast1 and hurries on with her work quicker than ever1 as if the purse she was finishing was to contain her own money instead of somebody else's1 and she had so much that she wanted the use of it immediately4 ,if you have any fancy-work you want doing 7any braces or cigar-cases you wish to give away as presents71 will you send it to me1 ,nelly1 and ,i will ask ,blight1 if ,i can do so without offending her1 to do it for me8 ,i'm obliged to finish my letter1 ,nelly1 for the fact is ,i have been writing the latter part of it in our bedroom with a piece of wax candle ,i took out of a candlestick there was in the hall1 and there is only just sufficient left to enable me to scramble into bed1 and to assure you how dearly you are loved by ,yours affectionately1 ,,kitty ,,clover4 ,p4 ,s4--,i intend that my bootlace shall come undone somewhere about the grocer's1 when we are out a walking to-morrow1 so that ,i may lag behind1 and drop this in the post unobserved4 ,oh6 dear--the candle's gone out4 ,what sh-- 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,miss ,,laura4 ,,so let it be3 what shall ,i lose or gain ,by looking less within those eyes8 ,the promise made shall therefore firm remain1 ,though it may cause me care and pain2 ,my passion will not die1 but rise ,beyond the earth1 and pierce the skies4 ,thine image is impressed upon my heart1 ,and though you hate1 and even spurn1 ,i still will love1 though ,i do bleed and smart ,i'll be as true1 nor seek to part2 ,the love which binds me still shall burn4 ,though friends to foe should choose to turn4 ,so it may be3 yet hate me not1 ,i pray2 ',tis a pure love that fills my breast2 ,yet ,i have sought to tear that love away1 ,to crush it in its dawning day1 ,and1 failing1 am ,i curst or blest ,in living void of hope or rest8 ,curst you will say1 and you may pity me1 ,and look less cold1 or even smile2 ,a sweet1 kind smile will not impov'rish thee1 ,or make thy heart less light and free2 ,me from my grief 'twill part awhile1 ,from sadness and despair beguile4 ,,charity ,,envieth ,,not4 ,,by ,,alice ,b4 ,,neal4 ,you don't say so6 ,true as the ,gospel1 ,miss ,snelling4 ,that velvet cloak of hers--she calls it a ,talma--cost every cent of twenty-five dollars4 ,then there's her bonnet--that came from ,new ,york1 too2 ,miss ,dunn's work ain't good enough for her of late years4 ,well1 that bonnet couldn't be bought for less'n eight dollars4 ,why1 the ribbon must be four and six a yard1 not to speak of the feathers4 ,then there's that new plaid silk1 you know1 and that ,french merino2 neither of 'em less'n twelve shillings1 and that's the way she dresses4 ,time was when she was glad enough to get me to sew for her4 ,i've had her beg1 and beg1 and beseech me to give her a day1 or even half a day1 in my spring hurry2 and now she's got a seamstress1 as she calls that stuck-up girl1 that sets in the settin'-room all day4 ,she makes the children's clothes1 and her'n are cut and fixed in ,new ,york1 when they ain't made there4 ,she's dreadful extravagant for a church member1 said ,mrs4 ,snelling1 with a sigh1 as she turned herself slowly round before the little looking-glass4 ,she was having a lining fitted by the village dressmaker1 ,miss ,prime1 and a merino dress she had worn two years was partly ripped up on the chair by the window4 ,it was the only dressmaking she had on hand for the season4 ,it was a hard winter1 and1 what with the sickness of the children1 and ,mr4 ,snelling losing so much time by the frost1 their means were unusually limited4 ,no wonder that she thought of the ease and plenty of the rich manufacturer's household with a feeling of envy4 ,she did not know it1 though4 ,she was a plain1 good-hearted person naturally1 struggling on to do her duty through the discouragement of ill health1 ailing children1 and very narrow means2 but she could not help thinking ,mrs4 ,hubbard was getting worldly and extravagant as1 year by year1 her household arrangements and personal expenses increased4 ,only the day before1 at meeting1 she could not fix her attention upon the sermon for looking at the velvet ,talma worn for the first time by her old friend and still kind neighbor1 ,mrs4 ,hubbard4 ,they were members of the same church1 of which ,mr4 ,hubbard was the most liberal supporter4 ,he gave according to his means1 and1 at the same time1 desired his wife and family to dress and live as became his altered position and prospects4 ,time was when she had to work hard enough1 continued ,miss ,prime1 pinching in a side seam in the endeavor to produce the hour-glass shape1 orthodox when she learned her trade4 ,i remember when they first set up housekeeping1 and she had to do her own work as well as other people1 and her own sewing1 too4 ,now ,i don't believe she takes a needle in her hand from morning till night1 while you and ,i1 ,miss ,snelling1 don't git many play spells4 ,the leaven of uncharitableness worked on in ,mrs4 ,snelling's heart4 ,i'm afraid there isn't much spiritual growth1 ,miss ,prime4 ,the cares of this world choke the seed4 ,poor woman6 she thought it was only an interest in her neighbor's best good that prompted such a constant review of her conduct4 ,people that have their hearts set on dress and high living can't have much time for better things4 ,that's what ,i think4 ,how do you like them bask waists1 ,miss ,snelling8 ,i hear they're all the fashion in ,new ,york4 ,miss ,dunn said she'd try an' git me a pattern when she went down in the spring4 ,i wouldn't ask ,miss ,hubbard to lend me hers to look at for nothing in the world4 ,how am ,i goin' to get out new backs1 ,miss ,snelling8 ,there's the cape1 you see4 ,why1 so there is6 ,i never calculated the cape4 ,i was studyin' an' contrivin' all the while you was to breakfast4 ,says ,i1 ',miss ,snelling'll have to have them backs pieced1 and then everybody in town'll know it's been made over4' ,as if everybody in ,mrs4 ,snelling's community would not have known and noticed1 under any circumstances1 that her brown merino of two winters ago had been turned and made up again for her best dress4 ,she had set her heart1 early in the fall1 on a new style of plaids1 for sale at ,brown ,chapins2 but the doctor's bill was so much larger than she expected1 she was obliged to give it up4 ,the sacrifice had cost her many hours of calculation1 alternate resolves1 and reconsiderations4 ,every purchase that she made1 indeed1 was of necessity turned over and over in her mind for weeks4 ,miss ,prime went on with her fitting by the window1 and ,mrs4 ,snelling with her task of washing up the breakfast-dishes1 jogging the cradle with one foot1 every now and then1 as her youngest child stirred in his morning nap4 ,that was a lucky thought1 that cape4 ,miss ,prime resumed her thimble and her conversation together4 ,it don't seem to be worn as much as the rest1 neither4 ,no1 it isn't2 ,i only kept it for very cold days4 ,i thought of it in church1 ,sunday1 right in the middle of the sermon4 ,queer1 wasn't it8 ,i was so dreadfully afraid you couldn't get it out4 ,so1 as soon as ,i came home1 ,i took it out and looked at it2 sure enough1 it was the very thing4 ,i see ,miss ,james has got a new cloak this winter4 ,she hain't worn hers more than three winters1 to my knowledge4 ,well1 these rich people are jist as worldly1 for all ,i see1 as if they wasn't professors4 ,miss ,prime was one of the most constant attendants of the church prayer-meetings1 and saw no beam in her own eyes4 ,time was1 as you say1 ,miss ,prime1 when we were all plain people together1 with good feelings towards each other4 ,i think of it very often--the days when ,susan ,hubbard and ,i used to send our little presents to each other ,new ,year's1 and be neighborly all along4 ,that was before the ,jameses moved here1 or lawyer ,martin's people4 ,she's so intimate with them now she hasn't got any time for old friends4 ,many and many's the time ,i've sent her things right off my table2 and1 when her ,jane had the scarlet fever1 ,i sat up with her night after night4 ,but ,i don't mind that4 ,what ,i look at is ,christian professors being so taken up with dress1 and going about1 but dress particularly4 ,it don't look right1 and it isn't1 according to ,scripture4 ,it was a wearisome1 fatiguing day to ,mrs4 ,snelling1 who did the whole work of her household4 ,her oldest son was learning his father's trade1 and the dinner for the two had to be on the table precisely at twelve1 for they had but an hour's nooning4 ,so1 scarcely were the breakfast things cleared away1 when there were the meat and vegetables to prepare for a boiled dinner2 and twice she was obliged to stand and be pinned up in the thick jean lining ,miss ,prime was fitting with unexampled tightness4 ,the afternoon was no better2 she had ,tuesday's ironing to finish1 her little boy was sick and fretful2 though four years old1 and very heavy1 he required to be nursed and tended as if he had been a baby4 ,she wanted to sew with ,miss ,prime2 but1 no sooner would she get her needle threaded1 and her thimble on1 than some new demand would be made upon her time1 and so the short afternoon passed before she could stitch up a seam1 and tea must be ready by dark4 ,besides all this1 ,miss ,prime was disposed to continue her conversation with very little pause or stint1 discussing the affairs of the neighborhood and the church with a train of moral1 religious1 and personal reflections4 ,every one knows how fatiguing it is to be expected to listen to such a discourse1 and respond in the right place1 even when the mind is unoccupied2 and then the dress did not look nearly so well as ,mrs4 ,snelling had figured it in her mind1 the new pieces being several shades darker than the main body of the material4 ,more discouraging than all1 it needed finishing off when seven o'clock sounded the signal for the conference meeting ,miss ,prime would not miss on any account4 ,i wouldn't mind staying over my time jist to give you a helpin' hand1 if it wasn't church meetin' night2 but1 you know1 it's very important all should be there that can4 ,to be sure1 ,miss ,hubbard is so took up with other things now1 she never goes2 and1 though ,miss ,james joined by letter when she came1 she's never been to a business meeting4 ,for my part1 ,i think we've got just as good a right to vote in church meetin' as the men1 and speak1 too1 if we want to1 though ,deacon ,smith has set his face against it of late years4 ,so1 you see1 ,i'll have to go2 and there's only the facing to face down1 and them side seams to stitch up1 and the hooks and eyes to go on4 ,the sleeves are all ready to baste in--oh1 and there's the bones2 but bones are nothing to put in--especially as ,john ,lockwood is to be dealt with to-night for going to the theatre last time he was in ,new ,york4 ,for my part1 ,i never did put much faith in his religion--and the more some of us stay away1 the more the rest of us ought to go4 ,don't forget to take in that shoulder seam a little4 ,for my part1 ,i think his sister ought to be labored with for singing such songs as she does on the piano4 ,clear love songs1 and plays opera pieces1 ,miss ,allen says4 ,now which is the worst1 ,i'd like to know1 going to the theatre or playing opera pieces8 ,miss ,hubbard's ,jane does that1 when she's home in vacations1 though4 ,that piece under the arm don't look so very bad1 ,miss ,snelling--there ain't more'n two hours' work1 any way4 ,two hours' work1 to a person who could scarcely get time to do her mending from week to week1 was no trifle4 ,mrs4 ,snelling wavered for a little while between the accumulating pile of dilapidated under-clothes in the willow basket and the unfinished dress2 but the dress must be done before ,new ,year's day1 now close at hand1 and she lighted another lamp1 and drew her little workstand up to the fire1 as the clock again struck eight4 ,her mind had opened itself to discontented thoughts in the morning1 and the enemy had come in like a flood1 until all the brightness of her life had been swept out of sight4 ,she saw only the successive woes of ill health1 loss1 and wearing anxiety which had rolled over them in the past1 and a blank1 dreary prospect for the future4 ,her very occupation reminded her of it4 ,if she could have afforded ,miss ,prime's assistance two days instead of one1 she might have got ahead in her sewing a little2 now here was another drawback1 and she had so little time4 ,and there was ,susan ,hubbard2 but1 then1 she did not give up everything to dress and display1 thank goodness6 as ,susan ,hubbard did1 bringing scandal in the church1 and setting herself up over everybody4 ,a knock at the front door was a fresh annoyance2 for the work had to be put down again1 the sick boy quieted1 before ,mrs4 ,snelling went shivering through the cold1 narrow hall to answer it4 ,the neighborly visitor was no other than ,mrs4 ,hubbard2 and no fire except in the kitchen1 was ,mrs4 ,snelling's first thought1 as she recognized her with a mixed feeling of gratification1 hard thoughts1 and curiosity4 ,certainly it was a curious coincidence that the person who had formed the subject of her thoughts and conversation1 so much of the day1 should suddenly appear4 ,don't mind me1 ,mrs4 ,hubbard said1 pleasantly1 stepping on before her old neighbor4 ,this way1 ,i suppose8 ,and she led the way to the kitchen herself1 thus avoiding the necessity of an apology on the part of ,mrs4 ,snelling4 ,how bright and cheerful a cook stove looks1 after all6 and your kitchen always was as neat as wax4 ,we never used to keep but one fire1 you know4 ,this last was an unfortunate allusion4 ,mrs4 ,snelling's softening face grew coldly rigid at what she considered an attempt to patronize her4 ,poor folks had to1 she said1 taking up her work and stitching away vigorously4 ,i haven't forgotten old times1 ,jane1 ,mrs4 ,hubbard went on1 not caring to notice the ungracious tone in which this remark was made1 when we were all beginning the world together4 ,you seem to1 though1 for then you used to run in and see me1 and ,i was thinking to-night you haven't been up to our house since ,october4 ,mrs4 ,snelling began to say something about not going where she was not wanted2 but it died away lower and lower1 when she remembered ,mrs4 ,hubbard had been in twice since then4 ,i know you have a great deal to keep you at home2 ,i know how it used to be when my children were little4 ,you didn't let me pay three visits to your one then1 ,jane4 ,mrs4 ,hubbard drew her thimble from her pocket and took up the top piece of mending from the big willow basket1 in the most natural manner4 ,this is to go so1 isn't it8 said she4 ,i can work and talk1 too1 you know4 ,mr4 ,hubbard has gone to church meeting2 but ,i don't think it's exactly our place to attend to church discipline1 we women are so apt to make a bad matter worse by talking it over among each other1 and to people that it doesn't concern4 ,so ,i thought ,i'd just run in sociably1 and bring my thimble1 as we used to do for each other4 ,mrs4 ,snelling would have said1 half an hour ago1 that she was completely fortified against ,mrs4 ,hubbard's advances1 in what shape soever2 but she began to find a mist gathering in her eyes1 as that old kindness and affection came stealing back again in recollection4 ,but ,mrs4 ,hubbard was a wise woman1 and she knew that a friend aggrieved was hard to win1 whether the offence had been intentional or not4 ,it's pretty hard work to live right1 isn't it8 she said1 verging round again to the old subject1 after a little talk about the roads and the weather4 ,every lot in life has its trials4 ,i used to look at rich people1 and think they hadn't a care in the world2 but1 now ,mr4 ,hubbard has done so well1 we have to live differently and dress differently1 and there's no end to looking after things4 ,i used to work hard all day1 and1 when the children were asleep in the evening1 sit down comfortably to sew or read2 but now there's something or somebody to see to to the last minute4 ,to be sure1 as far as dress is concerned1 ,i don't think half so much of it as ,i used to1 when ,i had to plan and contrive about every cent4 ,why1 ,i often used to find myself planning about my sewing in sermon-time1 if you will believe it1 and how ,i should get the girls two dresses out of one of mine4 ,to be sure1 ,i have no such temptations now4 ,mrs4 ,snelling looked up suddenly1 as the recollection of her ,sunday plan about the cape came into her mind4 ,could it be that to ,him1 into whom all hearts are open1 she had been the less sincere worshipper of the two8 ,i should like to try a little prosperity1 by way of a change1 she said1 more pleasantly than she had last spoken1 but still with bitterness beneath4 ,i'm tired of slaving4 ,oh1 ,jane6 ,mrs4 ,hubbard said1 quickly1 don't choose--don't choose your trials4 ,i used to say that very thing1 and that it was all well enough for rich people to preach4 ,mrs4 ,snelling saw the painful expression that crossed her friend's face1 and the current report of young ,robert ,hubbard's dissipation came into her mind4 ,everybody has their own troubles2 some don't stand out as plain as others1 and don't get so much pity4 ,rich people get very little1 and they have hard work enough to bring up their children right1 and to live in peace and charity with all4 ,i've got so now ,i only ask for patience to bear the trial of the time1 instead of praying to have it changed1 and thinking that ,i could bear any other better4 ,the two women sewed in silence for a little while2 each heart knew its own bitterness4 ,jane1 ,mrs4 ,hubbard said1 stopping suddenly and looking into the bright grate in front of the stove1 shall ,i tell you what this puts me in mind of1 seeing this nice bright cooking-stove8 ,of that ,new ,year's night1 the winter ,robert was sick1 and our children were all little1 when you came round and brought them over to spend the afternoon1 and boiled candy for them and let them pop corn4 ,they brought us home a plateful of braided sticks4 ,poor little things6 if it hadn't been for you1 they wouldn't have had so much as a pin for a ,new ,year's present1 their father was so sick1 and ,i was so worn out4 ,why1 only think1 they had been teazing me to buy them some candy1 and ,i actually did not feel that ,i could afford that quart of molasses6 ,i've thought of it often and often since4 ,somehow1 this winter there's scarcely a day when it doesn't come into my mind1 and ,i always feel like crying4 ,mrs4 ,snelling was crying1 as ,mrs4 ,hubbard's voice faltered more and more2 she did not attempt to conceal it1 she remembered that ,new ,year's day so well1 and how she had pitied ,susan's poor little boys1 and brought them home and made them as happy as children could be made1 in the very kindness of her warm heart4 ,the long struggle with poverty and care had not seared it1 after all4 ,don't cry1 ,jane4 ,but you won't mind1 and you won't misunderstand me now1 if ,i've brought you a ,new ,year's present of a dress8 ,i was afraid you wouldn't take it as it was meant1 if ,i just sent it4 ,here it is4 ,and ,mrs4 ,hubbard unrolled the very raw silk plaid ,mrs4 ,snelling had so long coveted4 ,i wanted it to be useful1 and ,i went down to get a cashmere like mine2 but you happened to be there when ,i went in1 and ,i saw how long you looked at this4 ,mrs4 ,snelling remembered the day1 and that she had come home thinking ,mrs4 ,hubbard had felt too grand to talk to her before the clerks4 ,i was afraid you would find me out1 and so ,i kept at the other end of the store4 ,now1 you won't misunderstand me1 will you1 ,jane8 ,oh1 ,susan1 ,i had such hard thoughts1 you don't know4 ,and ,mrs4 ,snelling put her apron up to her eyes1 instead of looking at the new silk4 ,never mind that now1 it's only natural4 ,i could see just how you felt1 for the more ,i tried to be neighborly1 the colder you got4 ,it's grieved me a good deal4 ,but about the dress4 ,ann was not very busy1 and so ,i had her make the skirt1 as we could wear each other's dresses in old times1 and every little helps when a person has a good deal to do4 ,if you will let me know when ,miss ,prime comes to make it up1 she shall come over and sew with her4 ,charity is not easily provoked1 suffereth long1 and is kind1 was the minister's text the next ,sunday2 but ,mrs4 ,snelling thought of a better illustration than any he could offer1 and noted the rest of the verse with humiliation--charity envieth not4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,treasures4 ,,joy makes us grieve for the brevity of life2 sorrow causes us to be weary of its length2 cares and industry can alone render it supportable4 ,,serenity of mind is nothing worth1 unless it has been earned3 a man should be at once susceptible of passions1 and able to subdue them4 ,,memory is like a picture-gallery of our past days4 ,the fairest and most pleasing of the pictures are those which immortalize the days of useful industry4 ,,if you wish to make yourself agreeable to any one1 talk as much as you please about his or her affairs1 and as little as possible about your own4 ,,put away presumptuousness and pride3 if they assail thy heart1 think of the beginning and end of life4 ,narrow1 indeed1 are the cradle and the coffin3 in both we slumber alike helpless1 to-day a germinating dust1 to-morrow a crumbling germ4 ,,the ,,economics ,,of ,,clothing ,,and ,,dress4 ,,remaking ,,and ,,mending4 ,,shakspeare tells us that an old cloak makes a new jerkin2 and with such authority and sanction for turning old materials to new purposes1 we will make no apology for giving our readers a chapter of advice and instruction on some of the most feasible plans of turning old garments to good account4 ,many are obliged by necessity1 or as a matter of good economy1 to do this2 and those who are richer1 and can afford frequently to purchase everything new for themselves1 will greatly add to their kindness to their poorer neighbors1 if1 when they give a cast-off garment1 it is accompanied by a little judicious instruction as to how to make the best of it4 ,we will suppose a poor woman receiving the gift of a lady's dress fully trimmed all over1 and so near a fit1 that she might think it had been made on purpose for her1 if it was not a little too tight4 ,would it be the wisest thing she could do to take and wear the dress just as she received it8 ,if she did so1 the probability is that she would do those about her1 as well as herself and her dress1 a great injury4 ,she would1 most likely1 be very cross in her family1 for that is often one of the ill effects of dressing too tight4 ,she might1 too1 begin to think that she looked so like a lady with this full-trimmed dress1 that sundry unbecoming airs would be likely to creep over her4 ,and as to the dress1 nature would endeavor to free itself from restraint1 and hooks and eyes would be bursting this way and that1 and the flounces1 that were very suitable to a lady's mode of life1 would soon be torn and soiled in the household occupations of a poor woman4 ,and in two or three weeks1 this dress1 that might have been made to do her good service for months1 will have such a slovenly and torn appearance1 that it had better be put out of sight4 ,we should recommend1 as a preferable course1 that1 on receiving such a gift1 all conspicuous and needless trimmings be taken off1 and the body and sleeves be made a comfortable fit1 by putting in pieces where they are needed2 for which purpose some of the trimmings will be useful4 ,or1 if it should be a very full skirt1 it might be better to take a breadth from that1 which will serve to make a fresh body4 ,if it is too long1 or if it is rubbed1 and a little worn at the gathers1 the skirt should be taken from the body1 and sewed on again at the right length1 at the same time placing the middle of a different breadth to the middle of the body1 so as to put the worst worn part of the gathers to the place where they will have the least wear4 ,this will oblige running up the opening at the back of the skirt1 and making a new one4 ,all this trouble will1 however1 be well repaid by having a comfortable and suitable dress2 and ladies are much more likely to repeat a kindness when they see that their gifts are well used and valued4 ,when a mother has worn a dress as long as she can1 it will be strange if there is not enough which is pretty good left in the skirt1 which will make a frock1 or perhaps even two1 for a little girl4 ,it is well to bear this in mind in buying a dress1 and to choose one of a pattern that would not be very conspicuous or unsightly if it should afterwards be used for children4 ,another good use to which to put an old dress is1 by altering the body and sleeves1 to adapt it for a petticoat4 ,it is well1 however1 not to be in a hurry to do this4 ,two mothers had each a good black satin dress2 in the course of time they became1 as unfortunately all dresses will1 too shabby1 or too old-fashioned for their wearers' use4 ,one mother picked hers to pieces1 washed and ironed it1 and made from it two handsome-looking mantles for her daughters4 ,the other adapted hers for a petticoat1 and spent five dollars in the purchase of new mantles for her two daughters4 ,the mantles made of the old material were far the better looking1 and the more serviceable4 ,now one dollar would have bought a petticoat2 and thus the saving of four dollars might have been made for the pocket of the husband4 ,bonnets may be lined or made from the cuttings of old silk dresses4 ,a lady benevolently disposed can find the means of assisting a needlewoman in want of work1 by employing her to use up odd pieces in this manner4 ,she will thereby give the workwoman the means of earning a few shillings1 and at the same time she will1 at a comparatively little cost1 enable herself to rejoice the hearts of various old women by the gift of a comfortable silk bonnet4 ,the remaining parts of some dresses will prove suitable for making aprons and pinafores4 ,but what can be done with dresses that are so washed and worn as to be of no service even for a child's frock or pinafore8 ,why1 they may be cut up for dusters1 if they will do for nothing else1 and they will serve nicely for the little girls to learn hemming upon4 ,indeed1 it only wants an active1 notionable mind to discover good uses for almost anything that may be at hand1 and render it applicable to some of the requirements of the possessor4 ,about the worst thing to do with old dresses is to carry them to an old clothes-shop1 or to dispose of them at the door for something out of a basket4 ,woollen garments1 such as coats and trowsers1 offer rather more of a puzzle as to how to dispose of them4 ,they are1 however1 articles to be by no means despised1 as a peep into the working-rooms of some old clothes establishment might soon convince our readers4 ,many a second-hand waistcoat1 cap1 and even child's complete suit1 have been contrived from the refuse contents of an old clo'-man's bag4 ,these old clothes-merchants1 however1 never cut up garments that can by any contrivance of piecing and cleaning be made suitable for wear1 or to fetch a price in their original form4 ,this a good home manager should also observe4 ,cheap bought slop-clothes are scarcely worth the time and trouble of remaking into anything4 ,but a bit of broadcloth that has been originally good may be brought into use over and over again1 when its original purpose has been almost forgotten4 ,in a family of restricted means1 where the father is obliged1 by his line of life or connections to keep up what is called a respectable or genteel appearance1 if the mother is a good contriver very little need be purchased for the clothing of her boys until they reach their teens4 ,the clothes that the father is1 for the sake of appearance1 obliged to lay aside1 will afford good material for clothing them4 ,but how often pride1 more than a want of knowledge1 comes in here1 and prevents the mother from doing what she might and could do4 ,she is afraid that if she herself makes clothes for her boys1 she may be laughed at as a hen tailor4 ,and if she should employ a needlewoman1 who could do such things well and inexpensively for her1 she is afraid the woman will speak of it1 and think her mean for using old clothes2 and she will in preference buy cheap1 ready-made clothes1 which will not last so long1 and perhaps not look any better than what she might have obtained for a tithe of the cost by using the materials laid by at home4 ,to keep up a genteel appearance with only a small income1 is a very trying situation to be placed in2 nevertheless1 it is the lot of very many2 and a wise woman will feel sure that she is not acting meanly1 while she acts in accordance with the limits of her husband's purse4 ,nothing can be more mean than to increase his anxieties by indulging in any needless expenses in dress4 ,when it is designed to make any cloth garment into a smaller one1 it is generally best to look upon it merely as a piece of material1 and not to attempt to bring any of the old seams into use4 ,if it has been previously worn in the same family1 and not much soiled1 a good dry brushing may be all that is required for cleanliness4 ,but if it has been long worn and made dirty1 it had better be picked to pieces and thoroughly washed4 ,good broadcloth will bear washing just as well as a bit of calico2 and so will very many other articles that are frequently considered unwashable4 ,supposing the garment unpicked and brushed1 or washed1 it should be well examined as to the thicker and thinner parts1 and the smaller pattern laid on and cut accordingly1 always observing to keep the nap of the cloth all one way1 from the top to the bottom of the garment4 ,much of the secret of the neat appearance of clothes made by tailors is in their flatly placing and pressing down all their seams by means of heated irons4 ,the seams should be opened out--that is1 each side of the seam should be folded back1 and damped and smoothed by a hot iron before the lining is put in4 ,as to a pattern1 the best way to obtain one is from a tailor2 and great assistance in the making up may be obtained by observing how the article picked to pieces was made4 ,all visible button-holes should be made with silk1 and not thread2 and a strip for strengthening laid where buttons and button-holes are to be4 ,there is no reason why clothes of this description1 made by women1 should either be bad fitting1 or the work clumsy looking4 ,this is not always the case2 and any woman who has learned the use of her needle1 and uses her powers of observation1 might as well rival the tailor as not4 ,odd cuttings of cloth are serviceable for mending or remaking the tops of boots4 ,foot-stools also may be covered with remaining pieces1 and if braided with a lively-colored braid1 have a neat and ornamental appearance4 ,we have also seen made from the tails of a coat1 a work-bag1 which had a pattern with colored wools worked on each side1 and really had a handsome appearance4 ,girls in a family might just as well use such materials to exercise their fancy and ingenuity upon1 and so often save a good many wasted shillings4 ,hearth-rugs are sometimes made by cutting cloth into strips half an inch wide and two inches long1 and knitting them together with string4 ,this is done by inserting the piece of cloth exactly at the middle1 in the loop of the knitting and drawing it in very tight2 it is rather hard finger-work1 and some make the rug by sewing the strips of cloth on to a piece of old carpet or any other strong material that may be at hand4 ,this sort of rug will in winter form a very comfortable addition to a poor man's fire-place4 ,or the bits may be knitted into smaller pieces for door-mats4 ,but when all the best bits have been employed as use or fancy may dictate1 there will still remain some rough or thin cuttings which cannot be worked up any how2 what is to be done with these8 ,perhaps we could not easily have answered this question1 had we not recently heard a girl say1 ,oh1 mother is very glad indeed of such pieces2 when she gets any1 she washes them thoroughly1 and sets us children to cut them up very small indeed1 and fills a case with them to make a pillow2 all our pillows and bolsters1 and even the beds at home1 are made like that1 and we find them very comfortable2 mother could never afford to buy proper beds for all us children4 ,linen and cotton1 and even flannel under-clothing1 may generally be darned and pieced until the whole fabric is too much worn to be worth making into garments of any other form4 ,it may sometimes be worth while1 where the material has been originally good1 to slightly make from them shirts and petticoats for infants2 as the growth of the infant forbids their being worn any great length of time1 and the material having been previously used is softer than new4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,may-,,day4 ,the observance of ,may-day was a custom which1 until the close of the reign of ,james the ,first1 alike attracted the attention of the royal and the noble1 as of the vulgar class4 ,henry the ,eighth1 ,elizabeth1 and ,james patronized and partook of its ceremonies2 and1 during this extended era1 there was scarcely a village in the kingdom but had a ,may-pole1 with its appropriate games and dances4 ,the origin of these festivities has been attributed to three different sources--,classic1 ,celtic1 and ,gothic4 ,the first appears to us to establish the best claim to the parentage of our ,may-day rites1 as a relic of the ,roman ,floralia1 which were celebrated on the last four days of ,april1 and on the first of ,may1 in honor of the goddess ,flora1 and were accompanied with dancing1 music1 the wearing of garlands1 strewing of flowers1 c4 ,the ,bettein1 or rural sacrifice of the ,highlanders1 on this day1 as described by ,mr4 ,pennant and ,dr4 ,jamieson1 seems to have arisen from a different motive1 and to have been instituted for the purpose of propitiating the various noxious animals which might injure or destroy their flocks and birds4 ,the ,gothic anniversary on ,may-day makes a nearer approach to the general purpose of the ,floralia1 and was intended as a thanksgiving to the sun2 if not for the return of flowers1 fruit1 and grain1 yet for the introduction of a better season for fishing and hunting4 ,the modes of conducting the ceremonies and rejoicings on ,may-day may be best drawn from the writers of the ,elizabethan period1 in which this festival appears to have maintained a very high degree of celebrity1 though not accompanied with that splendor of exhibition which took place at an earlier period1 in the reign of ,henry the ,eighth4 ,it may be traced1 indeed1 from the era of ,chaucer1 who1 in the conclusion of his ,court of ,love1 has described the feast of ,may1 when ,forth goth all the court1 both most and leas1 ,to fetch the floures fresh1 and braunch and blome2 ,and namely hauthorn brought both page and grome3 ,and then1 rejoysen in their great delite1 ,eke ech at other throw the floures bright1 ,the primerose1 the violets1 and the gold1 ,with fresh garlants party blew and white4 ,and it should be observed that this1 the simplest mode of celebrating ,may-day1 was as much in vogue in the days of ,shakspeare as the more complex one1 accompanied by the morris-dance and games of ,robin ,hood4 ,the following description1 by ,bourne and ,borlase1 manifestly alludes to the costume of this age1 and to the simpler mode of commemorating the first of ,may3 ,on the calends1 or the first day of ,may1 says the former1 the juvenile part of both sexes were wont to rise a little after midnight1 and walk to some neighboring wood1 accompanied with music and the blowing of horns1 where they break down branches from the trees1 and adorn them with nosegays and crowns of flowers4 ,when this is done1 they return with their booty homewards1 about the rising of the sun1 and make their doors and windows to triumph in the flowery spoil4 ,the after part of the day is chiefly spent in dancing round a tall pole1 which is called a ,may-pole2 which1 being placed in a convenient part of the village1 stands there1 as it were1 consecrated to the goddess of flowers1 without the least violence offered to it1 in the whole circle of the year4 ,an ancient custom1 says the latter1 still retained by the ,cornish1 is that of decking their doors and porches on the first of ,may with green sycamore and hawthorn boughs1 and of planting trees1 or rather stumps of trees1 before their houses4 ,and1 on ,may-eve1 they from towns make excursions into the country1 and1 having cut down a tall elm1 brought it into town1 fitted a straight and taper pole to the end of it1 and painted the same1 erect it in the most public places2 and on holidays and festivals adorn it with flower-garlands1 or ensigns and streamers4 ,so generally prevalent was this habit of early rising on ,may-day1 that ,shakspeare makes one of his inferior characters in ,king ,henry the ,eighth exclaim-- ,pray1 sir1 be patient2 'tis as much impossible 7,unless we sweep them from the door with cannons7 ,to scatter them1 as 'tis to make them sleep ,on ,may-day morning2 which will never be4 ,but1 about the commencement of the sixteenth century1 or sooner1 a very material addition was made to the celebration of the rites of ,may-day by the introduction of the characters of ,robin ,hood and some of his associates4 ,this was done with a view towards the encouragement of archery1 and the custom was continued even beyond the close of the reign of ,james the ,first4 ,it is true that the ,may-games1 in their rudest form--the mere dance of lads and lasses round a ,may-pole1 or the simple morris with the ,lady of the ,may--were occasionally seen during the days of ,elizabeth2 but the general exhibition was the more complicated ceremony which we are about to describe4 ,the personages who now become the chief performers in the morris-dance were four of the most popular outlaws of ,sherwood ,forest4 ,warner1 the contemporary of ,shakspeare1 speaking of the periods of some of our festivals1 and remarking that ere ,penticost began our ,may1 adds-- ,tho' 7then7 ,robin ,hood1 litell ,john1 frier ,tuck1 ,and ,marian1 deftly play1 ,and lord and ladie gang till kirke1 ,with lads and lasses gay2 ,fra masse and een sang sa gud cheere1 ,and glee on ery greene4 ,these four characters1 therefore--,robin ,hood1 ,little ,john1 ,friar ,tuck1 and ,maid ,marian--although no constituent parts of the original ,english morris1 became at length so blended with it1 especially on the festival of ,may-day1 that1 until the practice of archery was nearly laid aside1 they continued to be the most essential part of the pageantry4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,blessington',s ,,choice4 ,,by ,,fitz ,,morner4 ,be kind to thy mother1 for lo1 on her brow1 ,may traces of sorrow be seen4--,popular ,melody4 ,well1 ,blessington1 so you've come back to locate with us1 have you8 ,got enough of travelling and all its vexations1 ,i presume8 ,enough8 ,as you please about that1 ,george2 but ,i find no vexations so weighty as to overcome the pleasures to be enjoyed in travel1 by any manner of means4 ,still1 ,i have returned to settle down in my native land1 and my good genius seems to have thrown ,dallydale in my way2 so here ,i remain1 and have commenced practice1 as you see--or1 rather1 intend to commence1 when any business presents itself4 ,excuse impertinence1 ,harry1 said the first speaker1 with a roguish look1 but--you'll get a wife1 ,i suppose8 ,you know1 that's an absolute necessity in these days2 to say nothing about performing an act of kindness to the scores who are waiting but to be asked4 ,well1 ,i am not so certain as to the truth of that last remark2 nevertheless1 ,i have some intentions of that nature4 ,by the way1 ,george1 can't you introduce me to some of the ,dallydale ladies1 that ,i may find a maiden to my liking8 ,you know1 ,i'm a perfect stranger in these parts4 ,good6 said ,george1 springing from his chair1 and thrusting his thumbs in the arm-holes of his waistcoat4 ',pon honor1 ,i should be delighted to introduce you to some of my lady acquaintance4 ,ahem6 ',miss ,jones1 my friend1 ,mr4 ,blessington1 of--of'--where shall it be1 ,harry8 ,paris1 or ,london1 or ,new ,york1 or where8 ,by my troth1 ,harry1 you're the only mortal that ,i'd give a fig to exchange situations with2 but you1 with your fortune1 your magnificent figure1 your---- ,there6 there1 ,george2 ,i declare1 ,i was in hopes you had discarded those old ways of yours4 ,it's exceedingly disagreeable1 if you knew it1 to be descanted upon in this manner to one's face4 ,but come1 when for those introductions8 ,this very night1 ,harry1 if you please4 ,i'll go with you1 and call on some of my host of familiar acquaintances4 ,by the way1 there's one young lady1 ,miss ,somers1 a cousin of mine1 who saw you at church last ,sabbath1 and who wishes to make your acquaintance4 ,and--would you believe it8--she even told me so slyly4 ,yet there's no great wonder2 for a man of your magnificent build---- ,but ,blessington closed his lips by placing his finger upon them1 and together they left the office and disappeared up the street4 ,these two young men were old schoolmates1 and were quite familiar in their manner with each other4 ,blessington had been travelling in different lands for a couple of years previous1 and1 on his return to the ,united ,states1 had fallen in with his friend1 ,george ,hart1 some years his junior1 and withal a pretty wild1 though whole-hearted fellow4 ,both were wealthy1 both of very prepossessing appearance and manners2 but ,blessington1 if either1 the more so4 ,on the evening of the same day in which we introduce them to you1 kind reader1 they sallied out as they had agreed4 ,we cannot detail their pleasant evening's ramble2 suffice it to say that ,blessington was convinced that ,dallydale was possessed of as charming ladies1 and as kind and hospitable souls1 as many other places of greater note4 ,the ,miss ,somers of whom ,hart had spoken1 ,blessington found to be a lady possessed of dazzling beauty1 and a power of conversation he had seldom seen excelled4 ,accomplished1 elegant1 and lovely1 it may appear strange to you1 reader1 when we tell you that our hero was not at all prepossessed by her appearance4 ,he saw1 or thought he saw1 a species of contemptuous pride1 a sort of glorying in her own attractions1 and a scorning of all lesser lights1 that1 to a man of his generous disposition1 was anything but pleasing4 ,at another place1 however1 he saw a lady who was introduced to him as ,miss ,ella ,cole1 who appeared possessed of all those good qualities of the heart for which he sought4 ,and1 indeed1 what beauty there was in her expressive features owed its existence to the genuine artlessness1 affection1 and sincerity shadowed forth in each particular lineament4 ,hart was not slow to observe that ,blessington appeared inclined more strongly to tarry yet a little at this place than at any other during the entire evening4 ,that night ,blessington had a dream1 in which a certain pair of mild blue eyes1 light sunny ringlets1 and petite figure bore no insignificant part4 ,there was another1 too1 whose ruby lips seemed to curl contemptuously towards the meek one1 and whose piercing black eyes seemed to flash upon her the fires of hatred4 ,some days after1 ,blessington met ,miss ,somers at the mansion of ,colonel ,auberly1 and she appeared delighted to see him4 ,blessington1 in the nobleness of his heart1 was equally pleased at meeting her2 and thus was the finishing stroke put to the work that rent from ,miss ,somers her proud heart and placed it in ,blessington's possession1 he all unconscious of the precious treasure he had obtained1 and with his own safe in the place that ,god ordained for it4 ,oh1 ye that speak of the folly of prating of woman's wiles1 know ye that when she determines1 with her whole soul1 to win a man's heart1 it is twenty to one that1 in spite of all human obstacles1 she will accomplish her purpose8 ,this was the spirit now awakened in ,miss ,somers's proud bosom4 ,she saw1 with her apt intelligence1 the state of ,blessington's feelings with regard to her1 and she resolved that1 come what would1 she would obtain from our hero that which alone could content her ambitious soul--his unbounded affections4 ,did she succeed8 ,you shall see4 ,from that hour forth1 a change was noticed in the entire deportment of ,flora ,somers1 and many were the conjectures as to what might be the cause thereof2 but all were equally distant from the truth4 ,her haughty bearing in society had yielded to one of apparent humility1 kindness1 and a desire to gratify those around her4 ,blessington noticed it1 and1 far from supposing the real truth1 he concluded that such was her natural disposition1 and that his first impressions were the result of some unaccountable state of his mind at the time of his introduction to her4 ,however this might be1 it was observed that his visits at ,dr4 ,somers's were of frequent occurrence1 and soon every gossip of ,dallydale had another match in her eye4 ,few doubted that ,flora ,somers would eventually be ,mrs4 ,blessington4 ,and if our hero had been interrogated upon the subject1 his replies--if he gave any--would not have been greatly at variance with this belief4 ,might a peep have been taken behind the parlor curtains of ,dr4 ,somers's mansion1 on the occasion of some of these calls1 one might have seen how ,soft eyes looked love to eyes that spake again4 ,thus matters stood4 ,you who have passed the ordeal of love1 and are now roaming in the fair fields of ,hymen1 can imagine what were ,blessington's intentions and ,flora ,somers's expectations2 while you who1 like myself1 have only read of such things1 must content yourselves with the testimony of the initiated4 ,thus matters stood4 ,one evening1 ,blessington had sallied out for the evening rather earlier than was his wont1 and was on his way to ,dr4 ,somers's1 intending to at once make known his intentions to the most adorable of her sex1 and be consigned to everlasting misery or the supremacy of bliss1 as she should decide4 ,ha reached the door1 and had laid his hand on the bell-knob1 when he heard a voice sharply enunciating words which struck a chill to his heart's core1 but whose pronouncer's voice sounded terribly like that of ,miss ,somers4 ,he paused and listened4 ,well1 mind your own business6 was the sound that greeted his ear from within1 in a voice which there was now no mistaking4 ,flora6 reproachfully murmured the gentle voice of ,mrs4 ,somers4 ,and then followed the doctor with-- ,my daughter1 are you never to desist from your unfeeling disregard of a mother's love8 ,are you never to repay1 even by respect and kindness1 that anxiety and devotion with which she watched over your earlier years8 ,it wounds me deeply that a daughter of mine should persist in thus treating one who loves her as no other being on earth ever can4 ,go to your room1 ,flora1 and remain until you will ask your mother's forgiveness4 ,the hall-door was then closed with a bang1 and ,blessington heard the light foot of his heart's beloved ascending the stairway4 ,he tarried no longer1 but turned away and retraced his steps to his office4 ,locking the door behind him1 he threw himself into a chair1 and1 from the bitter emotions of his soul1 exclaimed-- ,my ,god1 what have ,i heard6 ,can it be that my own dear ,flora is possessed of a heart like this8 ,though it tear the cords of my soul in shreds1 ,i never will take to my bosom one who can thus treat her mother4 ,spirit of my sainted mother1 idol of all my early dreams1 never will ,i forsake the vow ,i plighted o'er thy corpse6 ,bowing his head upon his hands1 ,blessington became lost in the memories of the past4 ,hallowed associations arose to his view1 and passed in solemn retrospect over his mind4 ,he thought of his boyhood's days1 of the old stone mansion that stood in the leafy grove1 of the happy hours he had spent in those ancient halls1 and he murmured a prayer to heaven1 thanking his ,maker for thus revealing to him the yawning abyss of misery into which he had been about to plunge4 ,after this came a calmness and capacity for deliberation that ere long recalled to his mind the recollection of ,ella ,cole--she that months since had appeared so attractive to him4 ,as it was yet early1 he sallied out1 and a few minutes' walk found him at the door of the humble brick dwelling at the foot of the main street in the village1 where ,mr4 ,cole had long lived and pursued his honest calling4 ,as he was about to ring1 his hand was again arrested by the sound of a female voice2 not in a loud tone1 but softly1 lowly1 like the murmuring of distant music4 ,it was ,ella ,cole reading from the ,lady's ,book a tale to her mother1 who was listening with earnest attention4 ,ella1 my dear girl1 called a manly voice from an adjoining room1 will you please to bring me the last number of the ',living ,age8' ,it lies on the parlor table4 ,yes1 father1 said ,ella1 springing up4 ,excuse me a moment1 mother4 ,be quick1 dear1 was the mother's reply4 ,light footsteps were heard tripping over the floor1 and soon again was heard the voice of the sweet girl reading to her mother4 ,blessington could not resist comparing this scene with that of an hour previous4 ,being reluctant to intrude upon so happy a scene1 he again retired and sought his office1 but with far different feelings from those of a short time before4 ,he called next evening1 and was more than ever convinced of the good qualities of ,ella ,cole's heart4 ,she remained ,ella ,cole not long thereafter4 ,she now rejoices in the name of ,blessington1 and proves a source of unceasing happiness to her worthy husband4 ,many wondered at this marriage--none more so than the two ladies most intimately concerned4 ,you have perused the simple truth1 reader1 related to the writer by him we have called ,george ,hart4 ,blessington is not the only one in the human family who regards a mother in the light nearest approaching that of an angel of any other mortal1 nor the only one that knows that in the degree which a girl is a good daughter1 in the same degree will she be a good wife4 ,,new ,,revelations ,,of ,,an ,,old ,,country4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,grand ,,lama4 ,,we are growing wiser in our generation4 ,two propositions we have fully demonstrated1 viz41 that some things can be done as well as others1 and that some people know as much as others4 ,the latter proposition is confirmed by the developments of each succeeding day4 ,for a considerable period1 we were contentedly wrapt up in the belief which the old ,grecians took unto themselves4 ,we were assured that all the enlightenment which had been vouchsafed to this sublunary sphere dwelt with us1 and that all beyond our narrow circle was shrouded in the gloom of ignorance and barbarism4 ,we were the chosen people4 ,travellers have worked remarkable changes in that flattering faith4 ,much has been written concerning ,tartary1 ,thibet1 and ,china4 ,but1 upon reflection1 we shall ascertain that our real knowledge of those countries1 which form so large a portion of the globe1 is exceedingly limited4 ,we confidently receive and spread abroad the grossest errors in regard to the nature of these regions1 the character of the inhabitants1 and the peculiarities of their institutions4 ,these errors may now receive due correction1 for which we have to thank two adventurous ,french missionaries1 of the ,catholic ,church1 ,,mm4 ,gabet and ,huc4 ,about the year #ahdd1 the ,pope established an ,apostolical ,vicariat of ,mongolia2 and1 it being deemed expedient to ascertain the nature and extent of the diocese thus created1 ,,mm4 ,gabet and ,huc1 two ,lazarists who were then attached to the petty mission of ,si-,wang1 were deputed to obtain the necessary intelligence4 ,through incredible difficulties they made their way to ,lha-,ssa1 the capital of ,thibet and chief seat of ,lamanism4 ,soon afterwards1 ,ke-,shen1 the famous ,chinese minister1 had them arrested for political reasons1 and deported to ,china1 whence they were allowed to proceed to ,france4 ,these missionaries enjoyed the best opportunities for observing the character of the inhabitants and the nature of the institutions in the countries they visited1 and their statements may be relied upon as truth4 ,tartary and ,thibet are dependencies of the ,chinese empire4 ,the former is a vast region1 divided into ,mongolia1 ,mantchouria1 and ,el4 ,mongolia comprises the territory lying between #ce and #ej north latitude1 and #hb and #abc east longitude4 ,its length from east to west is about #a1gjj miles1 and its breadth about #a1jjj miles4 ,the surface of the country may be described as an elevated plateau1 inclosed to the north-west by the ,altai chain1 and on the south by the ,thibetian ranges4 ,in the centre is the great sandy desert of ,gobi1 or ,shamo1 which is for the most part destitute of water and vegetation4 ,rivers are numerous north of the desert1 and south of it are to be found several beautiful lakes4 ,the climate is excessively cold1 owing to the great elevation1 dry atmosphere1 and want of shelter from the winds1 and the soil is almost entirely barren4 ,as might be expected from the nature of the country1 the ,mongols are nomadic1 wandering within certain limits with their herds and flocks4 ,they pass the greater part of their waking hours on horseback1 or on their camels1 where they sometimes sleep4 ,they are hardy and active1 and have always been famed for their warlike disposition4 ,under the great ,timour1 they subdued the largest portion of ,asia4 ,but their power is now confined to their own barren territory4 ,their religion is called ,lamanism1 and the ,lamas are at once their rulers1 priests1 and teachers4 ,the tribes of that portion of ,mongolia called ,koukou-,noor have princely chiefs1 who are tributary to the ,emperor of ,china4 ,mantchouria comprises the most eastern portion of the elevated plateau of ,central ,asia1 and lies between #db and #eh north latitude1 and #abj and #adj east longitude4 ,it has the ,yablonnoi mountains on the north1 the ,chinese seas on the east and south1 and the ,sialkoi mountains on the west4 ,the greater part of the country is covered with forests1 in which bears1 tigers1 wolves1 deer1 and numerous fur-bearing animals abound4 ,this region is well watered4 ,besides several lakes of considerable size1 it has the great ,river ,amour1 or ,saghalien1 which is about #b1bjj miles in length4 ,mantchouria is inhabited by a number of roving tribes2 but the principal are those called ,mantchoos4 ,they differ but slightly from the other inhabitants of ,tartary1 and may be spoken of in connection with them4 ,el is an extensive region east of the ,celestial ,mountains1 stretching from #cf to #di north latitude1 and from #ga to #if east longitude4 ,soorgaria occupies about one-third of the province4 ,this territory is the penal colony of the ,chinese empire4 ,large bodies of convicts are sent here to work1 and guarded by ,chinese troops4 ,the country is wild1 and but a small portion of it is under cultivation4 ,thibet is the most southern of the three great table-lands of ,central ,asia4 ,it is surrounded by lofty mountains1 most of which are extremely difficult of ascent4 ,it has ,gobi and ,khoten on the north1 ,kokonor on the north-east1 ,szechuen and ,yunan1 provinces of ,china proper1 on the east1 and provinces of ,india upon the south and west4 ,the average length of this great plateau is about fourteen hundred miles1 and the average breadth about three hundred miles4 ,the highest plains are at least ten thousand feet above the sea4 ,thibet is divided by mountain ranges into three distinct parts4 ,the western one consists of the valley of the ,indus4 ,the central one comprises an extensive desert land4 ,the eastern consists of a number of ridges and peaks4 ,the number of peaks above the line of perpetual snow is greater than in any other part of the world4 ,the ,indus1 ,yang-tse-kiang1 and the ,brahmaputra1 three of the largest rivers in the world1 have their primary sources in ,thibet4 ,the lakes are large1 and some of the isolated ones are perfectly salt4 ,the climate is pure and excessively dry4 ,the soil is better adapted for grazing than for cultivation2 but the plain in which ,lha-,ssa1 the capital1 is situated1 is remarkably fertile4 ,the ,thibetians belong to the ,mongolian race1 and their general character resembles that of the ,tartars of ,central and ,northern ,asia4 ,we have said that the grossest errors are entertained in regard to the customs and institutions of the ,tartars and ,thibetians4 ,these we are now enabled to correct by the revelations of ,,mm4 ,gabet and ,huc1 and we begin with their religion1 for by that their customs and institutions are shaped1 in a great degree4 ,it is generally believed that ,lamanism1 or reformed ,buddhism1 which is the religion of about one hundred and seventy millions of people inhabiting ,tartary1 ,thibet1 and ,china proper1 is a species of degrading idolatry1 on a level with the dark heathenism of the ,hindoo--brutal1 sensual1 and deserving of the contempt of enlightened ,christian minds4 ,an account of the origin and nature of this religion will show how far we have been from the truth4 ,according to the ,lamanesque chronicles1 a shepherd named ,lombo-,moke1 of the country called ,amdo1 in ,tartary1 married a woman named ,ching-tsa-,tsio1 who shared with him the cares of a pastoral life4 ,in the year of the ,fire ,hen 7#aceg7 ,ching-tsa-,tsio had a child1 whose birth was attended with many miraculous features1 according to the traditions of the people among whom his mission was to be performed4 ,the child was a marvellous being4 ,at his birth he had a white beard1 and his countenance expressed an extraordinary majesty4 ,as soon as he saw the light1 he was capable of expressing himself with clearness and precision in the language of ,amdo4 ,at the age of three1 ,tsong-,kaba resolved to embrace a religious life4 ,ching-tsa-,tsio herself shaved his head1 and threw his fine hair outside of the tent4 ,from this hair sprung a tree1 the wood of which dispensed an exquisite perfume around1 and each leaf of which bore upon its surface a character in the sacred language of ,thibet4 ,tsong-,kaba withdrew into most absolute retirement1 and passed his days in fasting and prayer upon the summits of the highest mountains4 ,he respected the life of even the humblest insect1 and rigorously interdicted himself the consumption of any flesh whatever4 ,while he was thus engaged in purifying his heart1 a ,lama1 from one of the most remote regions of the west1 visited ,amdo1 and amazed the people by his learning and the sanctity of his life4 ,his appearance was remarked as singular4 ,he had a great nose1 and his eye gleamed with something like seraphic fire4 ,tsong-,kaba sought him for an instructor1 and he1 struck with the wonderful qualities of the young man1 took him for a disciple4 ,after having initiated his pupil in all the doctrines recognized by the most renowned saints of the west1 the stranger fell asleep one day on the summit of a mountain1 and never opened his eyes on earth again4 ,deprived of his tutor1 ,tsong-,kaba determined to proceed westward1 and drink the precepts of sacred science where that tutor had quaffed them4 ,he reached the sacred town of ,central ,thibet2 and there a ,lla1 or spirit1 all radiant with light1 checked his progress1 and thus addressed him3 ,oh1 ,tsong-,kaba1 all these vast regions belong to the great empire which has been granted to thee4 ,it is here thou art ordained to promulgate the rites of religion and its prayers4 ,it is here will be accomplished the last evolution of thy immortal life4 ,tsong-,kaba then entered ,lha-,ssa1 the ,land of ,spirits1 and began his career as a teacher and reformer4 ,the ancient worship of ,buddha was strongly rooted in the minds of the people4 ,but ,tsong-,kaba made partisans rapidly4 ,they were called ,yellow ,cap ,lamas1 to distinguish them from the ,red ,cap ,lamas who supported the old system4 ,in a short time1 the reformers became predominant1 and the homage of the multitude was turned from the living ,buddha1 or ,chakdja1 the head of the old hierarchy1 to ,tsong-,kaba4 ,at an interview between the two chiefs1 a discussion was held1 which resulted in the complete triumph of the reformer4 ,thenceforward the reforms proposed met with no obstacle2 they were adopted throughout ,thibet and ,tartary4 ,in #adai1 the soul of ,tsong-,kaba1 who had become ,buddha1 quitted the earth1 returned to the ,celestial ,realm1 and was admitted to the heaven of rapture4 ,his body is reported to preserve all its freshness to the present day2 and1 by a perennial miracle1 it lies a little above the earth1 without being supported by anything visible4 ,besides reforming the liturgy1 ,tsong-,kaba issued a new edition of the ,body of ,doctrine1 and left1 among his other works1 an important one entitled the ,lam-,rim-,tsien-,bo1 or the ,progressive ,path to ,perfection4 ,,mm4 ,gabet and ,huc were impressed with the striking similarity between the ,lamanesque worship and ,catholicism4 ,the cross1 the mitre1 the dalmatica1 the cape1 which the ,grand ,lamas wear on their journeys1 or when they are performing some ceremony out of the temple2 the service with double choirs1 the psalmody1 the exorcisms1 the censer1 suspended from five chains2 the benedictions given by the ,lamas by extending the right hand over the head of the faithful2 the chaplet1 ecclesiastical celibacy1 spiritual retirement1 the worship of the saints1 the fasts1 the processions1 the litanies1 the holy water1 all these are analogous in the two modes of worship4 ,monasteries were founded by ,tsong-,kaba1 and they now contain a very large number of ,lamas4 ,the principal one is situated about three leagues from ,lha-,ssa4 ,it contains eight thousand ,lamas1 who devote the greater portion of their lives to study4 ,the monastery of ,hounboum is situated at the ,lamanesque ,mecca--the foot of the mountain where ,tsong-,kaba was born4 ,near it is shown the tree of the ,ten ,thousand ,images1 which is said to have sprung from the hair of ,tsong-,kaba4 ,,mm4 ,gabet and ,huc both saw this wonderful tree1 and they testify that ,thibetian characters are distinctly traceable upon its leaves4 ,it is covered by a dome of silver1 erected by the ,emperor ,khang-,hi4 ,the ,french missionaries naturally conjectured that the ,lama from the remote west1 who taught ,tsong-,kaba1 was a ,christian priest4 ,upon a further intercourse with the ,thibetians1 they learned that the only two essential points in which the ,lamas of ,thibet differed from the ,catholic priests of ,rome1 were concerning the origin of the world and the transmigration of souls4 ,two alternatives presented themselves to the minds of the missionaries3 ,to believe that the ,thibetians had enjoyed the blessing of a divine revelation1 or that they had been visited ages before by ,christian missionaries4 ,they concluded the latter was the most rational and probable4 ,the celebrated ,swedenborg declared that an ,ancient ,word1 a revelation prior to the ,mosaic1 and including the lost ,book of ,jasher1 was still preserved in ,tartary2 and the members of his church now assert that the discoveries of ,,mm4 ,gabet and ,huc go very far towards establishing the truth of this declaration4 ,the ,lamanesque ,church has a regular organization like that of the ,church of ,rome4 ,each ,tartar kingdom has a ,grand ,lama1 who is selected from the members of the royal family4 ,there is also a ,grand ,lama for all ,thibet4 ,this personage resides in the ,lamasery1 like a living idol1 receiving every day the adorations of the devout1 upon whom1 in return1 he bestows his blessing4 ,everything which relates to prayers and liturgical ceremonies is placed under his immediate superintendence4 ,the ,mongol ,grand ,lama is charged with the administration1 good order1 and executive of the ,lamasery2 he governs while his colleague is content to reign4 ,each ,lamasery of the first class has a ,living ,buddha for its head4 ,he is believed to be immortal4 ,when his death is reported1 there is no mourning in the ,lamasery2 for it is believed that he will soon reappear as a child4 ,the augur1 or ,tchurtchur1 indicates the place where the child will declare himself1 and this always occurs4 ,a certain precocious child announces that he is the ,living ,buddha1 and the people immediately display the most enthusiastic joy4 ,the child is rigidly examined as to the residence1 habits1 and property of the deceased ,buddha4 ,if his answers are satisfactory1 and they generally are1 he is conducted in triumph to his ,lamasery1 the people prostrating themselves along his path4 ,the ,grand ,lamas who govern have a number of subalterns1 who direct the details of administration4 ,after this staff1 the inhabitants of the ,lamasery are divided into ,lama-masters and ,lama-disciples1 or ,chabis4 ,each ,lama has under his direction one or more ,chabis1 who live in his small house and execute all the details of the household4 ,these ,chabis are also considered as pupils1 and when they fail to commit their studies to memory they are severely punished4 ,all instruction1 both in ,thibet and ,tartary1 is ecclesiastical4 ,it is said that the majority of the people constantly act with a view to a future life4 ,they are1 in fact1 much more consistently religious1 according to their notions1 than the so-called ,christian nations of ,europe4 ,as to the character of those notions1 we may learn from the ,thibetian work entitled ,the ,forty-,two ,points of ,instruction delivered by ,buddha1 that they are purely moral4 ,according to this book1 there are in living creatures ten species of acts which are called good1 and also ten species of acts which are called evil4 ,there are three which appertain to the body1 murder1 theft1 and impurity2 four1 which appertain to speech1 are words sowing discord1 insulting maledictions1 impudent lies1 and hypocritical expressions2 three appertaining to the will1 are envy1 anger1 and malignant thoughts4 ,the wicked man who persecutes a good man is compared to a madman who spits against heaven1 the spittle falling back in his face4 ,the man who seeks riches is compared to a child who cuts itself while trying to eat honey with a knife4 ,voluptuousness is denounced as a sin1 and the dominion of the mind over the passions of the heart is rigidly enforced4 ,the belief in a spiritual ,god1 who rewards good actions and punishes evil ones1 is common to all ,tartars and ,thibetians4 ,they believe that he is the beginning and end of all things1 and that he has assumed the human shape and appeared among men to stimulate them to do good4 ,they divide living beings into six classes1 angels1 demons1 men1 quadrupeds1 birds1 and reptiles1 corresponding to the six syllables of the prayer they constantly repeat3 ,om mani pad me houm4 7,oh1 the gem in the lotus1 ,amen47 ,the meaning of this singular prayer is said to be an aspiration after divine perfection4 ,the reward of the just and perfect is believed to be an absorption into the blissful soul of the ,deity4 ,the monasteries of these people differ in some respects from the ,catholic establishments of ,europe4 ,it cannot be said that the ,lamas live in community4 ,you may find among them all the graduated shades of poverty and wealth that you see in mundane cities4 ,every third month1 the authorities make a distribution of meal to all the ,lamas of the ,lamaseries without distinction4 ,the voluntary offerings of the pilgrims to ,hounboum come in aid of this donation4 ,some of these offerings are in money2 but generally they consist of a tea-drinking entertainment1 to which all the ,lamas are invited4 ,these entertainments are very expensive4 ,a large number of the ,lamas gain a livelihood by the ordinary occupations of life2 but a certain class devote themselves entirely to study and contemplation4 ,among the industrial ,lamas1 a number occupy themselves in printing and transcribing the ,lamanesque books4 ,the ,thibetian writing proceeds horizontally from left to right4 ,stereotype printing on wood is alone practised1 no use being made of movable type4 ,the ,thibetian books resemble a large pack of cards1 the leaves being movable and printed on both sides4 ,the manuscript editions of the ,lamanesque books are enriched with illustrative designs1 and the characters are elegantly traced4 ,the ,lamas use sized paper and a bamboo pen4 ,their inkstand is filled with cotton saturated with ink4 ,in each ,lamasery there is a ,faculty of ,prayers1 and the ,grand ,lama and the students of this department are often appealed to by the government to preserve their locality from calamity4 ,on these occasions1 the ,lamas ascend to the summits of high mountains1 and spend two whole days in praying1 exorcising1 and in erecting the ,pyramid of ,peace--a small pyramid of earth whitened with lime1 a flag1 inscribed with ,thibetian characters1 floating above4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,pyramid ,,of ,,peace4 ,each ,lamasery has also a ,faculty of ,medicine4 ,the physicians assign to the human frame four hundred and forty-four maladies4 ,in the medical books the symptoms are described and the remedies stated4 ,bleeding and cupping are sometimes resorted to4 ,the books contain much quackery1 but also a large number of valuable recipes1 the benefits of which are confirmed by long experience and observation4 ,four great festivals are observed by the ,tartars and ,thibetians during the year4 ,the most famous of all is the ,feast of ,flowers1 which takes place on the fifteenth day of the first moon4 ,it is celebrated with the greatest magnificence at ,hounboum1 where1 at the appointed time1 a vast number of pilgrims congregate4 ,three months are occupied in preparation1 a ,council of ,fine ,arts being appointed to superintend4 ,the most remarkable achievements are the butter-works--all the ,asiatic nations being represented with their peculiar physiognomies and costumes in fresh butter4 ,,mm4 ,gabet and ,huc state that this butter-work and the arrangement of the flowers excelled anything they ever beheld as the result of art4 ,at night the exhibition was splendidly illuminated4 ,in front of the principal temple there was a theatre with its performers and decorations1 all of butter4 ,the dramatis person were a foot high1 and represented a community of ,lamas on their way to solemnize prayer4 ,the ,lamas were movable puppets4 ,the day after the ,feast of ,flowers not a trace remains of these splendid works4 ,all are demolished1 and the butter thrown to the cows4 ,the ,thibetians have made extensive progress in those arts which are generally considered the flowers of civilization4 ,their architecture1 though somewhat fantastical1 often appears grand4 ,some of their temples are very imposing4 ,most of the houses at the capital at ,lha-,ssa are several stories high1 terminating in a terrace1 slightly sloped to carry off the water4 ,they are white-washed all over1 except the bordering round the doors and windows1 which is painted red or yellow4 ,the people of ,lha-,ssa are in the habit of painting their houses once a year1 so that they always seem as if just built4 ,in one of the suburbs1 the houses are built of the horns of oxen and sheep1 and they present a most fantastical appearance4 ,lha-,ssa is laid out with broad streets1 and surrounded with a beautiful wall of gardens4 ,besides the taste and architectural skill displayed in the erection of the temples and dwelling-houses of the capital1 we find a number of grand mausoleums in various parts of ,thibet1 which evince a high degree of development in art4 ,the ,thibetians are not in the habit of burying their dead4 ,in general1 the bodies are left upon the summits of the mountains1 or thrown to the dogs1 being esteemed but as worthless clods2 but mausoleums have been erected in honor of famous ,grand ,lamas4 ,illustration3 ,,theatre ,,at ,,the ,,feast ,,of ,,flowers4 ,the manufactures of the ,thibetians are various and valuable4 ,although the severest labor is performed by the women1 the men employ themselves quite profitably1 especially in spinning and weaving wool4 ,the stuffs they manufacture1 which are called poulon1 are of a very close and solid fabric1 and surprisingly various in quality1 from the coarsest cloths to the finest possible merino4 ,by a rule of reformed ,buddhism1 every ,lama must be attired in red poulon4 ,the consumption of the article in ,thibet is very large1 and considerable quantities are exported4 ,the pastile-sticks1 so celebrated in ,china1 are manufactured at ,lha-,ssa1 of various aromatic trees1 mixed with musk and gold dust4 ,when these sticks are lighted they consume slowly1 and diffuse around an exquisite perfume4 ,the ,thibetians have no porcelain1 but they manufacture all kinds of pottery in great perfection4 ,the only tea-service used throughout ,thibet is a wooden cup1 which is either carried in the bosom or suspended from the girdle4 ,some of the most costly cups have the property of neutralizing poisons4 ,the agricultural productions of the ,thibetians are very poor4 ,they cultivate a little wheat and still less rice4 ,the chief production is tsing-kon1 or black barley1 of which is made the tsamba1 that basis of the aliment of the entire ,thibetian population4 ,all the labor of cultivating the ground is performed by the women4 ,the implements used are of the most primitive description1 and the work is wretchedly done4 ,thibet is exceedingly rich in metals4 ,gold and silver are collected there so readily1 that the common shepherds have become acquainted with the art of purifying these precious metals4 ,specie is of a low value1 and1 consequently1 goods maintain a high price4 ,the monetary system of the ,thibetians consists entirely of silver coins1 which are somewhat larger than ,french francs4 ,on one side they bear an inscription1 and upon the other1 they have a crown of light1 small flowers4 ,to facilitate commerce1 these coins are cut into pieces1 the number of flowers remaining on each piece determining its value--a very simple1 yet adequate arrangement4 ,in the larger commercial transactions1 ingots of silver are employed4 ,the ,pebouns1 or ,indians settled at ,lha-,ssa1 are the only workers in metals at the capital4 ,in their quarters1 you may find ironsmiths1 braziers1 plumbers1 tin-men1 founders1 goldsmiths1 jewellers1 machinists1 and even chemists4 ,there all sorts of vases are manufactured for the use of the ,lamaseries1 and some of them are exquisitely ornamented4 ,while these ,indians are the chief manufacturers of ,thibet1 the ,katchi1 or ,musselmen1 are the leading merchants4 ,their religion and their trade are respected by the government4 ,the greater portion of the wealth of ,thibet is the property of the ,lamaseries4 ,the people experience all the misery consequent upon the existence of an overpaid church establishment4 ,yet they are so devoted to their religion that they are never weary of making rich offerings to the ,lamas4 ,there are swarms of beggars throughout the country2 but it is only just to observe that the ,thibetians are kind and compassionate1 and that those who are blessed with a goodly store give freely4 ,the condition of woman is always a fair test of progress in civilization4 ,polygamy prevails1 with the sanction of the ,lamanesque religion1 in ,thibet and ,tartary4 ,but the first wife is always the mistress of the household1 and the most respected in the family4 ,,mm4 ,gabet and ,huc thought polygamy a real blessing to the people of those countries4 ,celibacy being imposed on the ,lamas1 and the class of those who shave the head and live in ,lamaseries being so numerous1 it is easy to conceive what disorders would arise from the multiplication of young women without support1 and abandoned to themselves1 if girls could not be placed in families in the quality of second wives4 ,divorce is frequent1 and it takes place without any intervention of civil or ecclesiastical authorities4 ,in ,tartary1 the women lead an independent life1 coming and going at pleasure4 ,the ,thibetian women submit1 in their toilet1 to a custom or law scarcely credible4 ,before going out of doors they always rub their faces over with a sort of black1 glutinous varnish1 the object being to render themselves as ugly and hideous as possible4 ,this practice is said to be about two hundred years old1 and tradition says that it originated with an austere ,lama king1 who desired to check licentiousness of manners4 ,at present1 the women who bedaub their faces the most hideously are esteemed the most pious4 ,the women lead an active and laborious life4 ,besides fulfilling the various duties of the household1 they concentrate in their own hands all the petty trade of the country1 whether as hawkers1 as stall-keepers in the streets or in the shops4 ,little or no restraint is imposed upon them4 ,their general character for morality is good--in fact1 if compared with that of other ,asiatic women1 quite exemplary4 ,they are strictly attentive to their devotions1 and will even go beyond the men in deeds of penance and mortification of the body4 ,we hope we have given a sufficient idea of the recent revelations concerning ,thibetian and ,tartarian life to awaken an interest in further developments4 ,the discoveries of the ,french missionaries have but opened the way for others of the highest importance to mankind4 ,from what we have related1 it will be inferred that the work of ,christianizing ,asia will not be so difficult as has hitherto been supposed2 that reformed ,buddhism is a good preparation of one hundred and seventy millions of people for the reception of those truths which ,christians believe to be necessary to the salvation of man2 and that we have not false idols to throw down1 but to a belief essentially pure1 spiritual1 and godly1 to add that definite knowledge of a new dispensation1 the universal prevalence of which must banish strife from the face of the earth1 and render it a realm of uninterrupted bliss4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,remembered ,,happiness4 ,,mankind are always happier for having been happy2 so that if you make them happy now1 you make them happy twenty years hence1 by the memory of it4 ,a childhood passed with a due mixture of rational indulgence1 under fond and wise parents1 diffuses over the whole of life a feeling of calm pleasure1 and in extreme old age is the very last remembrance which time can erase from the mind of man4 ,how enjoyment1 however inconsiderable1 is confined to the present moment6 ,a man is the happier for life from having made once an agreeable tour1 or lived for any length of time with pleasant people1 or enjoyed any considerable interval of innocent pleasure4 ,,the ,,trials ,,of ,a ,,needlewoman4,a ,,by ,t4 ,s4 ,,arthur4 7,continued from page #ccd47 ,,chapter ,,viii4 ,a ,,boy of more robust constitution and fuller of blood than ,henry ,gaston1 with that activity which a fine flow of animal spirits and a high degree of health give1 would have cared little for the exposure to which he was subjected at ,sharp's1 even if clad no more comfortably4 ,but ,henry had little of that healthy warmth natural to the young4 ,he was constitutionally delicate1 and this caused him to feel more keenly the chilling intensity of the cold to which he was frequently exposed without sufficient clothing4 ,his whole dress1 intended to protect him from the cold of a remarkably severe and trying winter1 was a thin shirt1 the remains of one worn for nearly a year2 the jacket and trowsers1 thin and threadbare1 that ,mrs4 ,sharp had made for him out of some worn-out garment which her husband had thrown aside1 and which were now rent in many places2 a pair of dilapidated yarn stockings1 with feet like a honey-comb4 ,his shoes1 the pair given him by his mother1 had been half-soled once1 but were again so far gone that his stockings protruded in several places1 and yet neither his master nor mistress seemed to take any notice of their condition1 and he was afraid to ask for a new pair4 ,when it rained or snowed1 or1 worse1 when it rained with or after the snow1 as it had done several times within a week1 his shoes were but a poor protection for his feet4 ,the snow and water went through them as through a sieve4 ,before the first of ,february1 the poor boy was almost crippled with the chilblains4 ,through the day1 he hobbled about as best he could1 often in great pain2 and at night the tender skin of his feet1 irritated by the warmth of the bed1 would keep him awake for hours with a most intolerable burning and itching4 ,why don't you walk straight8 ,what do you go shuffling along in that kind of style for8 said ,sharp to him one day1 toward the last of ,january4 ,my feet are so sore1 replied ,henry1 with a look of suffering1 blended with patient endurance4 ,what's the matter with them1 ha8 asked his master1 glancing down at the miserable apologies for shoes and stockings that but partially protected the child's feet from the snow whenever he stepped beyond the threshold4 ,they're frosted1 sir1 said ,henry4 ,frosted1 ha8 ,pull off your shoes and stockings1 and let me see4 ,henry drew off an old shoe1 tied on with various appliances of twine and leather-strings2 and then removed a stocking that1 through many gaping holes1 revealed the red and shining skin beneath4 ,that little foot was a sight to pain the heart of any one but a cruel tyrant4 ,the heel1 in many places1 was of a dark purple1 and seemed as if mortification were already begun4 ,and in some places it was cracked open1 and exhibited running sores4 ,take off your other shoe and stocking1 said ,sharp1 in an authoritative tone4 ,henry obeyed1 trembling all the while4 ,this foot exhibited nearly the same marks of the progress of the painful disease4 ,what have you done for it8 asked ,sharp1 looking ,henry in the face with a scowl4 ,nothing but put a little candle-grease on it at night before ,i went to bed1 replied the child4 ,come out here with me4 ,i'll doctor you1 said his master1 turning away and disappearing through the back door4 ,henry followed as quickly as he could walk on his bare feet1 that seemed ready to give way under him at every step4 ,when he got as far as the kitchen1 he found ,sharp waiting for him in the door4 ,here1 jump out into that snow-bank6 said he1 pointing to a pile of snow that had been shovelled up only that morning1 after a fall through the night1 and lay loose and high4 ,the poor boy looked down at his crippled1 and1 indeed1 bleeding feet1 and1 as may well be supposed1 hesitated to comply with the peremptory order4 ,do you hear1 sir8 exclaimed his master seizing him by the collar1 and pushing him out into the yard4 ,then catching him by one arm1 he set him in the centre of the snow-bank1 his naked feet and legs going down into it some twelve or eighteen inches4 ,now stand there until ,i tell you to come out6 ,the child did not scream1 for he had already learned to bear pain1 without uttering even the natural language of suffering2 although the agony he endured for the next minute was terrible4 ,at the end of that time1 a motion of the head of his master gave him to understand that the ordeal was over4 ,now take that bucket of cold water1 and let him put his feet into it1 said he to a little girl they had just taken to raise1 and who stood near the kitchen window1 her heart almost ready to burst at the cruelty inflicted upon the only one in the house with whom she had a single feeling in common4 ,the girl quickly obeyed1 and sat down on the floor beside the bucket of water4 ,she handled tenderly the blood red feet of the little boy1 ever and anon looking up into his face1 and noting1 with tender solicitude1 the deep lines of suffering upon his forehead4 ,there1 that will do1 said ,sharp1 who stood looking on1 and now run up stairs and get a better pair of stockings for ,henry4 ,what do you want with a better pair of stockings8 said ,mrs4 ,sharp1 a few moments after1 bustling down into the kitchen4 ,why1 ,i want them for ,henry1 replied her husband4 ,want them for ,henry6 she exclaimed1 in surprise4 ,where's the ones he had on8 ,there are some old rags in the shop that he had on2 but they won't do now1 with such feet as he's got4 ,what's the matter with his feet1 ,i'd like to know1 inquired ,mrs4 ,sharp4 ,why1 they're frosted4 ,let him put them in snow1 then4 ,that'll cure 'em4 ,it's nothing but a little snow-burn1 ,i suppose4 ,it's something a little worse than that1 replied ,sharp1 and he must have a comfortable pair of stockings4 ,and here1 ,anna1 do you run around to ,stogies1 and tell him to send me three or four pairs of coarse shoes1 about ,henry's size4 ,anna1 the little girl1 disappeared with alacrity1 and ,mr4 ,sharp1 turning to his wife1 said-- ,henry must have a good1 warm pair of stockings1 or we shall have him sick on our hands4 ,well1 ,i'll find him a pair1 replied ,mrs4 ,sharp1 going off up stairs4 ,in the mean time1 ,henry still sat with his feet in the cold water4 ,but the pain occasioned by the snow was nearly all gone4 ,mrs4 ,sharp came down with the stockings1 and ,anna came in with the shoes at the same moment4 ,on lifting the child's feet from the water1 the redness and inflammation had a good deal subsided4 ,mrs4 ,sharp rubbed them with a little sweet oil1 and then gave him the stockings to put on4 ,he next tried the shoes1 and one pair of them fitted him very well4 ,but his feet were too sore and tender for such hard shoes1 and when they were on1 and tied up around the ankles1 he found that after getting up they hurt him most dreadfully in his attempt to walk4 ,but he hobbled1 as best he could1 into the shop4 ,throw them dirty things into the street6 were the only words addressed to him by ,sharp1 who pointed at his wet apologies for shoes and stockings1 still lying upon the floor4 ,henry did as directed1 but every step he took was as if he were treading upon coals of fire4 ,his feet1 now enveloped in a closely fitting pair of woollen stockings1 and galled by the hard and unyielding leather of the new shoes1 itched and burned with maddening fervor4 ,here1 carry this hat home1 said his master1 as he came in from the street1 not seeming to notice the expression of suffering that was on his face1 nor the evident pain with which he walked4 ,henry took the hat1 and started out4 ,he was but a few paces from the shop1 before he found that the shoes rubbed both heels1 and pressed upon them at the same time so hard as to produce a sensation at each step as if the skin were torn off4 ,sometimes he would stop1 and wait a moment or two1 until the intolerable pain subsided1 and then he would walk on again with all the fortitude and power of endurance he could command4 ,in this extreme suffering1 the uppermost thought in his mind1 when on the street1 kept his eyes wandering about1 and scanning every female form that came in sight1 in the ever-living hope of seeing his mother4 ,but the sigh of disappointment told1 too frequently1 that he looked in vain4 ,he had not proceeded far1 when the pains in his feet became so acute that he paused1 and leaned against a tree-box1 unable1 for a time1 to move forward a single step4 ,while resting thus1 ,doctor ,r----1 who had been called to visit a patient in ,lexington1 came past in his carriage and noticed him4 ,there was something about the child1 although so changed that he did not recognize him1 that aroused the doctor's sympathies1 and he ordered his man to drive up to the pavement and stop4 ,well1 my little man1 what's the matter8 said he1 leaning out of his carriage window4 ,henry looked up into his face1 but did not reply4 ,he knew ,doctor ,r---- instantly4 ,how strong a hope sprang up in his heart--the hope of hearing from or being taken back to his mother6 ,the kind-hearted physician needed no words to tell him that the little boy was suffering acutely4 ,the flushed face1 the starting eye1 and the corrugation of the brow1 were language which he understood as plainly as spoken words4 ,what ails you1 my little boy8 he said1 in a voice of tender concern4 ,the feelings of ,henry softened under the warmth of true sympathy expressed in the countenance and tone of ,doctor ,r----1 and still looking him steadily in the face1 essayed1 but in vain1 to answer the question4 ,are you sick1 my boy8 asked the doctor1 with real and increasing concern for the poor child4 ,my feet hurt me so that ,i can hardly walk1 replied ,henry1 whose tongue at last obeyed his efforts to speak4 ,and what ails your feet8 asked ,doctor ,r----4 ,they've been frosted1 sir4 ,frosted1 indeed6 poor child6 ,well1 what have you done for them8 ,nothing--only ,i greased them sometimes at night2 and to-day my master made me stand in the snow4 ,the cruel wretch6 muttered ,doctor ,r---- between his teeth4 ,but can't you walk up as far as the drug store at the corner1 and let me see your feet8 continued the doctor4 ,yes1 sir1 replied the child1 though he felt that to take another step was almost impossible4 ,you'll come right up1 will you8 urged the doctor4 ,yes1 sir1 returned ,henry1 in a low voice4 ,then ,i'll wait for you4 ,but come along as quickly as you can2 and so saying1 the doctor drove off4 ,but he could not help glancing back1 after he had gone on about the distance of half a square1 for his heart misgave him for not having taken the little fellow into his carriage4 ,he soon caught a glimpse of him on the sidewalk1 slowly and laboriously endeavoring to work his way along1 but evidently with extreme suffering4 ,he at once gave directions to the driver to turn back2 and taking ,henry into the carriage1 hurried on to the office4 ,the child1 when lifted in1 sank back upon the seat1 pale and exhausted4 ,doctor ,r---- asked him no question2 and when the carriage stopped1 directed the driver to carry him in4 ,he then1 with his own hands1 carefully removed his shoes and stockings4 ,my poor1 poor child6 said he1 in pity and astonishment1 on beholding the condition of ,henry's feet4 ,the harsh remedy prescribed by ,sharp1 if the subsequent treatment had been tender and judicious1 might have been salutary2 but1 after it1 to confine the boy's feet in hard1 tight new shoes1 and to send him out upon the street1 was to induce a high state of inflammation1 and1 in the advanced state of the chilblains1 to endanger mortification4 ,several of the large ulcerous cracks1 which were bleeding freely1 the doctor dressed1 and then1 cutting a number a short strips of adhesive plaster1 he applied them to the skin over the heel and foot1 in various directions1 so as almost completely to cover every portion of the surface4 ,how does that feel8 he asked1 looking into ,henry's face with an air of relief and satisfaction1 after he had finished the first foot4 ,it feels a good deal better1 replied the child1 his voice and the expression of his countenance both indicating that he no longer suffered so excruciatingly as he had but a short time previously4 ,the other foot was soon dressed in the same way4 ,doctor ,r---- then went back into the house and got a loose pair of stockings and a light pair of shoes1 belonging to one of the apothecary's children1 from their mother4 ,these fitted ,henry comfortably1 and when he stood down upon his feet he did not experience any pain4 ,that feels a good deal better1 don't it8 said the doctor1 smiling4 ,yes1 indeed it does1 and ,henry looked his gratitude2 and yet1 blended with that look1 was an expression that seemed to the doctor an appeal for protection4 ,you're afraid to go back now1 ain't you1 since you've stayed so long8 he asked1 in a tone meant to encourage the child's confidence4 ,indeed ,i am4 ,mr4 ,sharp will be almost sure to beat me4 ,what a very devil incarnate the man must be6 muttered ,doctor ,r---- to himself1 taking three or four strides across the floor4 ,i shall have to take the little fellow home1 and brow-beat his master1 ,i suppose1 he continued4 ,then addressing ,henry1 he said1 aloud-- ,well1 ,i'll take you home to him in my carriage1 and settle all that for you1 my little man2 so don't be frightened4 ,acting upon this resolution1 ,doctor ,r---- soon drove up before the hatter's shop1 and1 lifting out ,henry himself1 led him into the presence of his astonished master4 ,what's the matter now8 asked the latter1 roughly1 and with a forbidding aspect of countenance4 ,the matter is simply this1 sir1 responded ,doctor ,r----1 firmly4 ,i found this little boy of yours on the street absolutely unable to get along a step farther2 and on taking him into the drug store above1 and examining his feet1 ,i found them in a most shocking condition6 ,why1 sir1 in twelve hours mortification would have commenced1 when nothing could have saved his life but the amputation of both limbs4 ,the sober earnestness of ,doctor ,r---- caused ,sharp to feel some alarm1 and he said-- ,i had no idea1 doctor1 that he was as bad as that4 ,well1 he is1 ,i can assure you1 and it is a fortunate thing that ,i happened to come across him4 ,why1 ,i haven't seen so bad a case of chilblains these ten years4 ,what ought ,i to do for him1 doctor8 asked ,sharp1 in real concern4 ,i have done all that is necessary at present1 replied the doctor4 ,but he must be suffered to have rest2 and1 as you value his limbs1 don't let him be exposed to the wet or cold until his feet are healed1 and the tenderness and soreness are both gone4 ,i shall attend to your direction1 most certainly1 said ,sharp1 his manner greatly changed from what it was when the doctor came in4 ,but1 really1 doctor1 he continued1 ,i had no idea that there was any danger in getting the feet a little frosted4 ,the chilblains are not only extremely painful1 replied ,doctor ,r----1 but there is great danger1 where the feet are exposed to wet and cold1 as ,henry's must have been to get in the condition they are1 of mortification supervening4 ,that little boy will require great care1 or he will stand a chance of being crippled for life4 ,good-morning6 ,poor ,henry6 ,how eagerly had he hung upon the doctor's words6 how almost agonizing had been his desire for even the slightest intimation that he was remembered by the physician1 to whose mistaken kind offices he was indebted for the place he held in the family of ,sharp6 ,but all was in vain4 ,a dozen times he was on the eve of asking for his mother2 but1 as often1 weak timidity held him back4 ,in the presence of his master1 fear kept him dumb4 ,it seemed to him as if life would go out when he saw ,doctor ,r---- turn away from the shop and enter his carriage4 ,a deep darkness fell upon his spirit4 ,as ,doctor ,r---- rode off in his carriage1 he could not help congratulating himself on the good deed he had performed4 ,still he did not feel altogether satisfied about the boy4 ,he had been so much concerned for his distressed situation1 that he had failed to make any inquiries of him in regard to his friends2 and for this he blamed himself1 because it was clear that1 if the child had friends1 they ought to know his condition4 ,he blamed himself for this thoughtlessness1 and a consciousness of having performed but half of his duty to the poor boy caused a shade of concern to steal over him1 which he could not shake off4 ,and ,henry1 as he stood frightened in the shop1 felt1 as the carriage-wheels rattled away1 the hope that had awakened1 faint and trembling in his heart1 sinking into the gloom of despair4 ,one who could have told him of his mother2 one who1 if he had only taken the courage to have mentioned his name1 could have taken tidings of his condition to her1 or perhaps would have carried him home1 had been beside him for half an hour1 and he had not spoken out4 ,and now he was gone4 ,he felt so sick and weak that he could hardly stand4 ,from his sad1 waking dreams he was roughly startled by the loud1 sharp voice of his mistress1 who1 attracted by the strong expressions of ,doctor ,r----1 now entered the shop1 exclaiming-- ,what's all this8 ,what's that little wretch been doing now1 ha8 ,i wish ,i'd never seen him6 muttered ,sharp1 but in a tone that left no doubt on the mind of his wife that something more than usually annoying had occurred4 ,what's the matter8 ,what's he been doing8 ,not stealing1 ,i hope2 though ,i shouldn't wonder4 ,he's sick1 and you've got to take care of him1 was the dogged answer of ,sharp4 ,sick6 ,he looks sick1 don't he8 ,the tones of the virago were full of contempt4 ,any eye but hers would have seen sickness1 sorrow1 suffering1 and want in the pale1 frightened face of the poor boy1 as he stood trembling beside the counter1 and actually clinging to it for support4 ,who was that in here1 just now8 she added4 ,doctor ,r----1 of ,boston1 replied the hatter1 who knew the doctor by sight very well4 ,what did he want8 ,he picked ,henry up in the street and took him over to the drug store at the corner4 ,then he brought him home in his carriage4 ,he says that he must be taken care of1 or he will become a cripple2 that it's the worst case of chilblains he ever saw2 and that his feet are in danger of mortification4 ,i don't believe a word of it4 ,here6 you go off up stairs1 speaking sharply1 and with a threatening look1 to the child4 ,i'd like to know what business he has to come here1 meddling in affairs that don't concern him4 ,henry1 thus spoken to1 let go of the counter1 by which he was sustaining himself1 and attempted to move towards the door4 ,as he did so1 his face grew deadly pale4 ,he staggered across the shop1 fell against the wall1 and then sank down upon the floor4 ,mrs4 ,sharp sprang towards him1 not with any humane intention1 we are sorry to say2 but1 ere she had grasped the boy's arm1 and given him the purposed jerk1 the sight of his ashen1 lifeless face prevented the outrage4 ,exhausted nature could bear nothing more1 and protected herself in a temporary suspension of her power4 ,henry had fainted1 and it was well that it was so4 ,the fact was a stronger argument in his favor than any external exhibition of suffering that could have been given4 ,the hatter and his wife were both alarmed at an event so unexpected by either of them4 ,henry was quickly removed to a chamber1 and every effort made to restore him4 ,it was not a very long time before the machinery of life was again in motion2 its action1 however1 was feeble1 as even his oppressors could see4 ,self-interest1 and fear of consequences1 if not humanity1 prompted more consideration for the boy1 and secured for him a few days' respite4 ,after that1 the oppressed and his oppressors assumed their old relations4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,chapter ,,ix4 ,i ,,don',t think ,i've seen anything of ,lizzy ,glenn for a week1 remarked ,berlaps to his man ,michael one day during the latter part of ,december4 ,has she anything out8 ,yes4 ,she has four of our finest shirts4 ,how long since she took them away8 ,it's over a week--nearly ten days4 ,indeed6 ,then she ought to be looked after4 ,it certainly hasn't taken her all this time to make four shirts4 ,well1 ,i don't know4 ,she gets along1 somehow1 poorly enough1 replied ,michael4 ,she's often been a whole week making four of them4 ,while this conversation was going on1 the subject of it entered4 ,she came in with a slow1 feeble step1 and leaned against the counter as she laid down the bundle of work she had brought with her4 ,her half-withdrawn veil showed her face to be very pale1 and her eyes much sunken4 ,a deep1 jarring cough convulsed her frame for a moment or two1 causing her to place her hand almost involuntarily upon her breast1 as if she suffered pain there4 ,it's a good while since you took these shirts out1 ,lizzy1 said ,berlaps1 in a tone meant to reprove her for the slowness with which she worked4 ,yes1 it is1 she replied1 in a low1 sad tone4 ,i can't get along very fast4 ,i have a constant pain in my side4 ,and there are other reasons4 ,the last sentence was spoken only half aloud1 but sufficiently distinct for ,berlaps to hear it4 ,i don't expect my workwomen1 he said1 a little sharply1 to have any reasons for not finishing my work in good season1 and bringing it in promptly4 ,ten days to four shirts is unpardonable4 ,you can't earn your salt at that4 ,the young woman made no reply to this1 but stood with her eyes drooping to the floor1 and her hands leaning hard upon the counter to support herself4 ,berlaps then commenced examining the shirts4 ,the result of this examination seemed to soften him a little4 ,no wonder2 they were made fully equal to those for which regular shirt-makers receive from seventy-five cents to a dollar a piece4 ,don't you think you can make five such as these in a week--or even six8 he asked1 in a somewhat changed tone4 ,i'm afraid not1 was the reply4 ,there's a good day's work on each one of them1 and ,i cannot possibly sit longer than a few hours at a time4 ,and1 besides1 there are two or three hours of every day that ,i must attend to other duties4 ,well1 if you can't1 ,i suppose you can't1 said the tailor1 in a disappointed1 half-offended tone1 and turned away from the counter and walked back to his desk1 from which he called out to his salesman1 after he had stood there for about a minute-- ,pay her for them1 ,michael1 and if you have any more ready give her another lot4 ,since the sharp rebuke given by ,mr4 ,perkins1 ,michael had treated ,lizzy with less vulgar assurance4 ,sometimes he would endeavor to sport a light word with her1 but she never replied1 nor seemed to notice his freedom in the least4 ,this uniform1 dignified reserve1 so different from the demeanor of most of the girls who worked for them1 coupled with the manner of ,perkins's interference for her1 inspired in his mind a feeling of respect for the stranger1 which became her protection from his impertinences4 ,on this occasion1 he merely asked her how many she would have1 and on receiving her answer1 handed her the number of shirts she desired4 ,as she turned to go out1 ,mrs4 ,gaston1 who had just entered1 stood near1 with her eyes fixed upon her4 ,she started as she looked into her face4 ,indeed1 both looked surprised1 excited1 then confused1 and let their eyes fall to the floor4 ,they seemed for a moment to have identified each other1 and then to have become instantly conscious that they were nothing but strangers--that such an identification was impossible4 ,an audible sigh escaped ,lizzy ,glenn1 as she passed slowly out and left the store4 ,as she reached the pavement1 she turned and looked back at ,mrs4 ,gaston4 ,their eyes again met for an instant4 ,who is that young woman8 asked ,mrs4 ,gaston4 ,her name is ,lizzy ,glenn1 replied ,michael4 ,do you know anything about her8 ,nothing--only that she's a proud1 stiff kind of a creature2 though what she has to be proud of1 is more than ,i can tell4 ,how long has she been working for you8 ,a couple of months or so1 if ,i recollect rightly4 ,where does she live8 was ,mrs4 ,gaston's next question4 ,michael gave her the direction1 and then their intercourse had entire reference to business4 ,after the subject of this brief conversation between ,mrs4 ,gaston and ,michael left the store of ,mr4 ,berlaps1 she walked slowly in the direction of her temporary home1 which was1 as has before been mentioned1 in an obscure street at the north end4 ,it consisted of a small room1 in an old brick house1 which had been made by running a rough partition through the centre of the front room in the second story1 and then intersecting this partition on one side by another partition1 so as to make three small rooms out of one large one4 ,these partitions did not reach more than two-thirds of the distance to the ceiling1 thus leaving a free circulation of air in the upper and unobstructed portion of the room4 ,as the house stood upon a corner1 and contained windows both in front and on the end1 each room had a window4 ,the whole were heated by one large stove4 ,for the little room that ,lizzy ,glenn occupied1 including fire1 she paid seventy-five cents a week4 ,but1 as the house was old1 the windows open1 and the room that had been cut up into smaller ones a large one2 and1 moreover1 as the person who let them and supplied fuel for the stove took good care to see that an undue quantity of this fuel was not burned1 she rarely found the temperature of her apartment high enough to be comfortable4 ,those who occupied the other two rooms1 in each of which1 like her own1 was a bed1 a couple of chairs1 and a table1 with a small looking-glass1 were seamstresses1 who were compelled1 as she was1 to earn a scanty subsistence by working for the slop-shops4 ,but they could work many more hours than she could1 and consequently earned more money than she was able to do4 ,her food--the small portion she consumed--she provided herself1 and prepared it at the stove1 which was common property4 ,on returning from the tailor's1 as has been seen1 she laid her bundle of work upon the bed1 and seated herself with a thoughtful air1 resting her head upon her hand4 ,the more she thought1 the more she seemed disturbed2 and finally arose1 and commenced walking the floor slowly4 ,suddenly pausing1 at length1 she sighed heavily1 and went to the bed upon which lay her work1 took it up1 unrolled the bundle1 and seating herself by the table1 entered once more upon her daily toil4 ,but her mind was too much disturbed1 from some cause1 to permit her to pursue her work steadily4 ,in a little while she laid aside the garment upon which she had begun to sew1 and1 leaning forward1 rested her head upon the table1 sighing heavily as she did so1 and pressing one hand hard against her side1 as if to relieve pain4 ,a tap at the door aroused her from this state of abstraction4 ,as she turned1 the door was quietly opened1 and the woman she had seen at the tailor's1 a short time before1 entered4 ,she started to her feet at this unexpected apparition1 and gazed1 with a look of surprise1 inquiry1 and hope1 upon her visitor4 ,can it be ,mrs4 ,gaston8 ,but no6 no6 and the young creature shook her head mournfully4 ,eugenia6 exclaimed ,mrs4 ,gaston1 springing forward1 and instantly the two were locked in each other's arms1 and clinging together with convulsive eagerness4 ,but no1 no6 ,it cannot be my own ,eugenia1 said ,mrs4 ,gaston1 slowly disengaging herself1 and holding the young woman from her1 while she read over every feature of her pale1 thin face4 ,surely ,i am in a strange dream6 ,yes1 ,i am your own ,eugenia ,ballantine6 my more than mother6 ,or1 the wreck of her1 which a wave of life's ever restless ocean has heaved upon the shore4 ,eugenia ,ballantine6 ,how can it be6 ,lost years ago at sea1 how can she be in this room1 and in this condition6 ,it is impossible6 ,and yet you are1 you must be1 my own dear ,eugenia4 ,i am6 ,i am6 sobbed the maiden1 leaning her head upon the bosom of ,mrs4 ,gaston1 and weeping until the tears fell in large drops upon the floor4 ,but the sea gives not up its dead1 said ,mrs4 ,gaston in a doubting1 bewildered tone4 ,true--but the sea never claimed me as a victim4 ,and your father8 ,the maiden's face flushed a moment1 while a shade of anguish passed over it4 ,at another time1 ,i will tell you all4 ,my mind is now too much agitated and confused4 ,but why do ,i find you here8 ,and more than all1 why as a poor seamstress1 toiling for little more than a crust of bread and a cup of water8 ,where is your husband8 ,where are your children8 ,three years ago1 replied ,mrs4 ,gaston1 we removed to this city4 ,my husband entered into business1 and was unsuccessful4 ,he lost everything1 and about a year ago1 died1 leaving me destitute4 ,i have struggled on1 since then1 the best ,i could1 but to little purpose4 ,the pittance ,i have been able to earn at the miserable prices we are paid by the tailors has scarcely sufficed to keep my children from starving4 ,but one of them--and the mother's voice trembled--my sweet ,ella6 was not permitted to remain with me1 when ,i could no longer provide things comfortable for my little ones4 ,a few short weeks ago1 she was taken away to a better world4 ,it was a hard trial1 but ,i would not have her back again4 ,and ,henry1 the dear boy1 you remember--,i have been forced to let him go from my side out into the world4 ,i have neither seen nor heard from him since ,i parted with him4 ,emma alone remains4 ,mrs4 ,gaston's feelings so overcame her at this relation1 that she wept and sobbed for some time4 ,but1 my dear ,eugenia6--my child that ,i loved so tenderly1 and have so long mourned as lost1 she said1 at length1 drawing her arm affectionately around ,miss ,ballantine1 in better and happier times1 we made one household for more than five pleasant years4 ,let us not be separated now1 when there are clouds over our heads1 and sorrow on our paths4 ,together we shall be able to bear up better and longer than when separated4 ,i have a room1 into which ,i moved a week since1 that is pleasanter than this4 ,one room1 one bed1 one fire1 and one light1 will do for two as well as one4 ,we shall be better able to contend with our lot together4 ,will you come with me1 ,eugenia8 ,will ,i not1 ,mrs4 ,gaston8 ,oh6 to be once more with you6 ,to have one who can love me as you will love me6 ,one to whom ,i can unburden my heart--,oh1 ,i shall be too happy6 ,and the poor creature hung upon the neck of her maternal friend1 and wept aloud4 ,then come at once1 said ,mrs4 ,gaston4 ,you have nothing to keep you here8 ,no1 nothing1 replied ,eugenia4 ,i will get some one to take your trunk4 ,and ,mrs4 ,gaston turned away and left the room4 ,in a little while1 she came back with a man1 who removed the trunk to her humble dwelling-place4 ,thence we will follow them4 ,and now1 my dear ,eugenia1 said ,mrs4 ,gaston1 after they had become settled down1 and their minds had assumed a more even flow1 clear up to me this strange mystery4 ,why are you here1 and in this destitute condition8 ,how did you escape death8 ,tell me all1 or ,i shall still think myself only in the bewildering mazes of a dream4 7,to be continued47 99 99 99 99 99 ,,silent ,,thought4 ,,by ,,willie ,,edgar ,,tabor4 ,,sometimes there steals across the heart ,a quietness of flow1 ,where gentle memories form a part1 ,and bid in mythic tableaux start ,the scenes of long ago-- ,too holy and too heavenly ,for open utterance or fear4 ,across the mirror of the soul1 ,a gorgeous1 a transcendent whole1 ,they pass--a train of silent thought1 ,with spirit1 bliss1 and pleasure fraught4 ,then shut we out the world from view1 ,and all its mundane care2 ,our hearts baptized with fresh'ning dew1 ,which we from seraph regions drew2 ,our minds with ambient air4 ,we love to linger very long 7,as on some ancient harper's song1 ,floating through corridors of time1 ,in all the majesty of rhyme71 ,and silent thought alone express ,the acme of our happiness4 ,these whispers language cannot tell3 ,e'en imagery bows low ,before the task2 its gentle spell 7,like zephyrs in some elfin dell7 ,will o'er the spirit flow4 ,and moments pass unheeded by ,as visions to the spirit's eye ,open their prospects1 and lay plain ,their tracery of joy or pain4 ,with bliss or wo forever fraught1 ,within the halls of ,,silent ,,thought4 ,,footnotes3 ,footnote ,a3 ,entered according to ,act of ,congress1 by ,t4 ,b4 ,,peterson1 in the ,clerk's ,office of the ,district ,court of the ,eastern ,district of ,pennsylvania4 ,,the ,,mother',s ,,lesson4 ,a ,,story ,,from ,a ,,german ,,ballad4 ,,by ,,elma ,,south4 ',,twas night1 the star-gemmed and glittering1 when a bereaved mother lay tossing on her bed in all the feverish restlessness of unsanctified sorrow4 ,sleep had fled far from her weary eye-lids2 and her grief-burdened heart refused to send up from its troubled fountains the refreshing stream of prayer4 ,the deep stillness that rested on the hushed earth was broken by those saddest of all sounds1 the bitter wailings of a mother weeping for her children1 and refusing to be comforted because they are not4 ,oh1 woe1 woe is me6 was the piteous cry of that breaking heart1 and the piercing sound went up to the still heavens2 but they looked calmly down in their starry beauty and seemed to hear it not4 ,and thus slowly passed the long1 weary hours of the night1 and naught was heard save the solemn chiming of the clock1 telling1 with iron tongue1 that man was drawing hourly nearer to the quiet grave4 ,and as the mourner lay listening to ,time's slow1 measured strokes1 ,memory was busy with the images of the loved and lost4 ,again they were before her in all their youthful beauty2 she heard their gleeful voices and felt their fond caresses4 ,the night wind swept coolingly into the casement1 and1 as it touched her throbbing brow1 it seemed like the soft kisses of her loving children4 ,poor mourner6 ,could earth furnish no magic mirror in which thou couldst always thus see the dead living8 ,oh1 no6 for as melts the fleecy cloud in to the blue depths of heaven1 so passed away the blessed vision2 and seeing but the coffin and the shroud1 again arose on the silent air those tones of despairing anguish3 ,woe is me6 my sons are dead6 ,then softly and sweetly sounded forth the matin chimes1 blending their holy music with the anguished cries of the bereaved mother4 ,in the midst of her sorrow1 she heard the bells' sweet harmony1 and1 leaving her sleepless couch1 walked forth into the refreshing air4 ,morning was breaking cold and gray over the earth1 and the stars were growing pale at the approaching step of the monarch of the day4 ,slowly walks the mourner through the yet sleeping woods1 whose flowers are folded in silence1 and whose birds give forth no carols4 ,she reaches the antique church and enters the sacred doors4 ,a mysterious light--light that is almost shade--is brooding over the holy aisles1 clothing in shadowy garments the pale images of departed saints2 wrapping in mantle of dimness the carved sepulchres2 throwing strange gleams over the tall white columns2 and embracing1 with pale arms1 cross and picture1 and antique shrine4 ,in the midst of this mysterious light kneel a silent company2 each head is bowed on the clasped hands1 and no sound is heard save a deep1 far distant murmuring1 like the voice of the mighty wind when it passes through the leaves of the dark1 old pines1 dwelling in some dim1 solemn woods4 ,suddenly every head is lifted1 and the mourner sees in that vast company friends who had been sleeping long ages in the silent tomb4 ,all were there again2 the friend of her cloudless childhood1 who went down to death's cold chambers in all her stainless beauty1 sinking into the grave as pure as the snow-flake that falls to the earth4 ,and there was the sister of her home and heart1 the tried friend of sorrow's shaded hours1 who1 in dying1 left a mighty void that time could never fill4 ,and there were the mighty dead1 they whose footsteps1 when living1 tracked the world with light--light that now shed a halo over their graves4 ,and there were the meek1 patient ones of earth1 pale martyrs to sorrow1 who struggled hopefully through the dim vapors that surround the world1 and met as a reward the ineffable brightness of heaven4 ,they were all here1 all who had passed from earth amidst a fond tribute of tears and regrets4 ,all were here save two1 those two the most dearly loved among the precious company of the dead2 and wildly scanning the pale group1 the mother called aloud as she missed her children3 ,oh1 my sons6 my sons6 would that ,i could see them but once again6 ,then arose a loud voice1 and it said3 ,look to the east2 and the weeping mother looked4 ,oh6 dreadful sight6 there1 by the sacred altar1 rested a block and a fearful wheel4 ,stretched on these dreadful instruments of doom1 in the coarse garb of the prison1 wrestling fiercely with death in its most awful form1 were two poor youths2 and in their wan countenances1 where crime and grief had traced their fearful march1 the mother recognized her lost sons4 ,dismayed1 heart-sick1 despairing1 she motionless stands2 and the deep silence is again broken by a voice speaking these words3-- ,mourner1 whose every tone is a murmur at ,heaven's will1 whose every expression is a doubt of ,god's love1 let this teach thee a mighty truth4 ,see the dark path of crime they might have trod2 see the agony1 the shame1 the maternal anguish that might have swept like a desolating tempest over thy heart2 then thank thy ,god1 in a burst of fervent praise1 that he took them in unsullied youth from a world of sin to a place of safe refuge4 ,the voice ceased1 and darkness fell like a pall on the marble floor2 but through the arched windows came streaming the pale moonlight1 and beneath its holy rays1 the mother knelt and prayed4 ,there fell on her heart a blessed calm1 as a voice whispered to the troubled waves of sorrow1 peace1 be still4 ,and the angel of death stole softly in1 and sealed her pale lips forever1 whilst repentance and resignation were breathing from them in the music of prayer4 ,oh1 weeping mother6 who art hanging garlands of sorrow ever fresh over thy children's tombs1 take to thy bereaved heart1 and ponder well1 this ,mother's ,lesson6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,teaching ,,at ,,home4 ,,language4 ,,as we are desirous of pointing out in what respects parents may assist in the education of their children previous to their being sent to school1 we must remind them that it is at home that a child learns to speak2 and that there is1 perhaps1 nothing which helps more towards his after instruction than the power of speaking well4 ,there are sometimes very strange notions on this subject amongst fathers and mothers4 ,they think1 as long as they themselves can understand a child when it begins to talk1 that it is sufficient4 ,they are rather pleased than otherwise that the baby should have its own names for the things it wants1 and the parent learns to use these words for the accommodation of the child4 ,instead of being helped forward in its progress to plain speaking1 it is allowed for several years to express itself in a strange sort of gibberish1 which is only laughed at and admired by the rest of the family4 ,the mother will tell with a sort of satisfaction that little ,susan can never use the letter ,s1 or the letter ,w2 and no effort is made by her to conquer the difficulty4 ,she does not foresee1 as most probably will be the case1 that this will be a sort of stumbling-block in little ,susan's way when she goes to school1 and that she will pass for a sort of dunce1 perhaps1 for a year or two1 in consequence of her inability to read as well as other children of her age4 ,when she stands up in her class and begins to read her portion of the lesson1 she is told by the rest of the children that they cannot understand a word that she reads2 and the patience of her teacher is sorely tried1 in vain attempts to get a few words distinctly uttered4 ,and when ,susan leaves school at last to enter upon her occupation in life--say that of teacher--it is ten to one that her imperfect utterance does not stand in her way in getting a place2 for mothers1 who are well educated1 like that their children should be with those who speak well1 and in the first interview with ,susan1 the imperfection in her speech is discovered4 ,the same1 perhaps1 with ,willy1 her brother1 who finds himself rejected several times by persons to whom he offers himself to fill some situation for which he is perfectly well qualified1 only that the gentlemen think he must be but a rough sort of lad from the countrified way in which he answers the questions put to him4 ,clearness and correctness of speech have also another advantage in securing correctness and clearness of thoughts4 ,a child who is made to put the right word to everything and to pronounce it properly--to use the right expression in describing what he sees1 or in telling what he has done--knows and understands better than one who makes up words or expressions for himself2 and a mother or father can1 if they be not very bad speakers themselves1 early accustom their children to choose the right names for things instead of the wrong in their talk4 ,we all know that in many counties of ,england1 the people living there have words peculiar to themselves for many things1 different from the way in which they are called in ,london1 or in the great towns2 at the same time that they know quite well what are the right names and words used by the well educated4 ,from early habit they like to use these words1 which perhaps remind them of their own childhood or their home in early life2 but it would be as well to remember that to their children it would be an advantage to use the more correct words and expressions1 and therefore worth their while to make an effort to employ them4 ,it is also of great importance that the pronunciation1 or way of sounding words1 should be correct4 ,in these counties1 for instance1 it is the habit of the people not to sound the letter ,h at the beginning of a word2 and though this may seem a very trifling matter1 it may on many occasions in life go greatly against a young person1 should he or she talk of a orse or a ouse1 instead of a horse or a house4 ,the persons so speaking may have learned to read very correctly1 and write well1 and be possessed of a good stock of useful knowledge1 and yet with a very large class of persons they would1 from such a slip of the tongue1 be set down as ignorant and ill educated--perhaps even be suspected of a rudeness and vulgarity in thought and feeling which they were far from being guilty of4 ,to secure their children against such a disadvantage1 it would be worth while for any parent who knows how to spell1 to take care that this important letter h is sounded in all words which it begins1 there being only two or three words in the ,english in which it is the custom not to pronounce it1 such as hour1 heir1 honor1 c41 which are soon learned to be exceptions to the general rule4 ,this habit1 it is true1 is peculiar to ,england2 but it shows how carefully proper habits should be nurtured in childhood4 ,there is a still more important point for parents to observe in the language used by their children1 and this is the avoidance of all profane1 vulgar1 or indecent words4 ,and in this respect the parent is most particularly the teacher of his child4 ,a father who uses an oath in the presence of his innocent child1 teaches that child to make use of that expression some day in his turn4 ,a mother who takes the great name of ,god in vain1 not only sets her child the example of so doing1 but takes away from its young mind some portion of the reverence which it has hitherto felt towards the ,great ,being whom it is taught to call its ,father in ,heaven4 ,too much is it the custom1 in the most trivial events of everyday life1 to utter that ,name which should never be pronounced but with reverence and love4 ,it is called upon in moments of anger and impatience1 when the remembrance of ,his care and love should lead us to leave the little as well as the great events of life trustfully in his hands1 knowing as we do that all is ordered and ruled for our good4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,directions ,,for ,,taking ,,leaf ,,impressions4 ,,hold oiled paper in the smoke of a lamp1 or of pitch1 until it becomes coated with the smoke2 to this paper apply the leaf of which you wish an impression1 having previously warmed it between your hands1 that it may be pliable4 ,place the lower surface of the leaf upon the blackened surface of the oil-paper1 that the numerous veins1 which are so prominent on this side1 may receive from the paper a portion of the smoke4 ,lay a paper over the leaf1 and then press it gently upon the smoked paper with the fingers1 or with a small roller 7covered with woollen cloth1 or some like soft material71 so that every part of the leaf may come in contact with the sooted oil-paper4 ,a coating of the smoke will adhere to the leaf4 ,then remove the leaf carefully1 and place the blackened surface on a sheet of white paper1 not ruled1 or in a book prepared for the purpose1 covering the leaf with a clean slip of paper1 and pressing upon it with the fingers1 or roller1 as before4 ,thus may be obtained the impression of a leaf1 showing the perfect outlines1 together with an accurate exhibition of the veins which extend in every direction through it1 more correctly than the finest drawing4 ,and this process is so simple1 and the materials so easily obtained1 that any person1 with a little practice to enable him to apply the right quantity of smoke to the oil-paper1 and give the leaf a proper pressure1 can prepare beautiful leaf impressions1 such as a naturalist would be proud to possess4 ,there is another1 and we think a better method of taking leaf impressions than the preceding one4 ,the only difference in the process consists in the use of printing-ink instead of smoked oil-paper4 ,,leaf ,,printing4--,after warming the leaf between the hands1 apply printing-ink1 by means of a small leather ball containing cotton1 or some soft substance1 or with the end of the finger4 ,the leather ball 7and the finger when used for that purpose71 after the ink is applied to it1 should be pressed several times upon a piece of leather1 or some smooth surface1 before each application to the leaf1 that the ink may be smoothly and evenly applied4 ,after the under surface of the leaf has been sufficiently inked1 apply it to the paper1 where you wish the impression2 and1 after covering it with a slip of paper1 use the hand or roller to press upon it1 as described in the former process4 ,,farm ,,house4 ,from ,rural ,architecture1 published by ,c4 ,m4 ,saxton1 ,new ,york4 ,illustration ,,this is a plain and unpretending building in appearance2 yet1 in its ample finish1 and deeply drawn and sheltering eaves1 broad veranda1 and spacious out-buildings1 may give accommodation to a large family indulging a liberal style of living4 ,by an error in the engraving1 the main roof of the house is made to appear like a double1 or gambrel-roof1 breaking at the intersection of the gable1 or hanging roof over the ends4 ,this is not so intended4 ,the roofs on each side are a straight line of rafters4 ,the ,swiss1 or hanging style of gable-roof1 is designed to give a more sheltered effect to the elevation than to run the end walls to a peak in the point of the roof4 ,by a defect in the drawing1 the roof of the veranda is not sufficiently thrown over the columns4 ,this roof should project at least one foot beyond them1 so as to perfectly shelter the mouldings beneath from the weather1 and conform to the style of the main roof of the house4 ,the material of which it is built may be of either stone1 brick1 or wood1 as the taste or convenience of the proprietor may suggest4 ,the main building is #dd by #cf feet1 on the ground4 ,the cellar wall may show #ah to #bd inches above the ground1 and be pierced by windows in each end1 as shown in the plan4 ,the height of the main walls may be two full stories below the roof plates1 or the chambers may run a foot or two into the garret1 at the choice of the builder1 either of which arrangements may be permitted4 ,the front door opens from a veranda #bh feet long by #aj feet in depth1 drooping eight inches from the door-sill4 ,this veranda has a hipped roof1 which juts over the columns in due proportion with the roof of the house over its walls4 ,these columns are plain1 with brackets1 or braces from near their tops1 sustaining the plate and finish of the roof above1 which may be covered either with tin or zinc1 painted1 or closely shingled4 ,the walls of the house may be #ah to #bj feet high below the plates2 the roof a pitch of #cj to #de degrees1 which will afford an upper garret1 or store1 or small sleeping rooms1 if required2 and the eaves should project two to three feet1 as climate may demand1 over the walls4 ,a plain finish--that is1 ceiled underneath--is shown in the design1 but brackets on the ends of the rafters1 beaded and finished1 may be shown1 if preferred4 ,the gables are ,swiss-roofed1 or truncated1 thus giving them a most sheltered and comfortable appearance1 particularly in a northerly climate4 ,the small gable in front relieves the roof of its monotony1 and affords light to the central garret4 ,the chimneys are carried out with partition flues1 and may be topped with square caps1 as necessity or taste may demand4 ,illustration3 ,,ground ,,plan4 ,,chamber ,,plan4 ,retreating three feet from the kitchen side of the house runs1 at right angles1 a wing #cj by #ah feet1 one and a half stories high1 with a veranda eight feet wide in front4 ,next in rear of this1 continues a wood-house1 #cj by #ah feet1 one story high1 with ten-feet posts1 and open in front1 the ground level of which is #ah inches below the floor of the wing to which it is attached4 ,the roof of these two is of like character with that of the main building4 ,adjoining this wood-house1 and at right angles with it1 is a building #fh by #ah feet1 projecting two feet outside the line of wood-house and kitchen4 ,this building is one and a half stories high1 with twelve feet posts1 and roof in the same style and of equal pitch as the others4 ,interior ,arrangement4--,the front door from the veranda of the house opens into a hall1 #ah by #h feet1 and #aa feet high1 amply lighted by sash windows on the sides1 and over the door4 ,from the rear of this hall runs a flight of easy stairs1 into the upper or chamber hall4 ,on one side of the lower hall1 a door leads into a parlor1 #ah feet square1 and #aa feet high1 lighted by three windows1 and warmed by an open stove or fireplace1 the pipe passing into a chimney flue in the rear4 ,a door passes from this parlor into a rear passage1 or entry1 thus giving it access to the kitchen and rear apartments4 ,at the back end of the front hall1 a door leads into the rear passage and kitchen2 and on the side opposite the parlor1 a door opens into the sitting or family room2 #ah by #af feet in area1 having an open fireplace1 and three windows4 ,on the hall side of this room1 a door passes into the kitchen1 #bb by #af feet1 and which may1 in case the requirements of the family demand it1 be made the chief family or living room1 and the last one described converted into a library4 ,in this kitchen1 which is lighted by two windows1 is a liberal open fireplace1 with an ample oven by its side1 and a sink in the outer corner4 ,a flight of stairs1 also1 leads to the rear chambers above2 and a corresponding flight under them1 to the cellar below4 ,a door at each end of these stairs leads into the back entry of the house1 and thus to the other interior rooms1 or through the rear outer door to the back porch4 ,this back entry is lighted by a single sash window over the outside door leading to the porch4 ,another door1 opposite that leading down cellar1 opens into the passage through the wing4 ,from the rear hall1 which is #af by #e feet1 the innermost passage leads into a family bedroom1 or nursery1 #af by #ad feet1 lighted by a window in each outside wall1 and warmed by an open fireplace1 or stove1 at pleasure4 ,attached to this bedroom is a clothes-closet1 #h by #d feet1 with shelves and drawers4 ,next the outer door1 in rear end of the hall1 is a small closet opening from it1 #f by #d feet in dimensions1 convertible to any use which the mistress of the house may direct4 ,opening into the wing from the kitchen1 first1 is a large closet and pantry1 supplied with a table1 drawers1 and shelves1 in which are stored the dishes1 table furniture1 and edibles necessary to be kept at a moment's access4 ,this room is #ad by #h feet1 and well lighted by a window of convenient size4 ,if necessary1 this room may have a partition1 shutting off a part from the everyday uses which the family requires4 ,in this room1 so near to the kitchen1 to the sink1 to hot water1 and the other little domestic accessories which good housewives know so well how to arrange and appreciate1 all the nice little table-comforts can be got up1 and perfected1 and stored away1 under lock and key1 in drawer1 tub1 or jar1 at their discretion1 and still their eyes not be away from their subordinates in the other departments4 ,next to this1 and connected by a door1 is the dairy1 or milk-room1 also #ad by #h feet2 which1 if necessary1 may be sunk three or four feet into the ground1 for additional coolness in the summer season1 and the floor reached by steps4 ,in this are ample shelves for the milk-pans1 convenience of churning1 c4 c4 ,but1 if the dairy be a prominent object of the farm1 a separate establishment will be required1 and the excavation may not be necessary for ordinary household uses4 ,out of this milk-room1 a door leads into a wash-room1 #ah by #ad feet4 ,a passage from the kitchen also leads into this4 ,the wash-room is lighted by two windows in rear1 and one in front4 ,a sink is between the two rear windows1 with conductor leading outside1 and a closet beneath it1 for the iron ware4 ,in the chimney1 at the end1 are boilers1 and a fireplace1 an oven1 or anything else required1 and a door leading to a platform in the wood-house1 and so into the yard4 ,on the other side of the chimney1 a door leads into a bathing-room1 #g by #f feet1 into which hot water is drawn from one of the boilers adjoining1 and cold water may be introduced1 by a hand-pump1 through a pipe leading into the well or cistern4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,few ,,words ,,about ,,delicate ,,women4 ,,how essential is it to the well-being of a family that the wife and mother should be cheerful1 active1 and healthy4 ,yet1 looking at those classes of the community a little above what may be termed the laboring class1 how frequently we find that the women are ailing1 nervous1 and irritable2 or1 as they would call themselves1 delicate6 ,how is this8 ,why1 answers one1 some are the children of unhealthy parents1 and the inheritors of their diseases4 ,where this is the case1 the fullest sympathy and consideration are due2 but the number of such would be only a few in comparison with the class we speak of4 ,we must look further for the cause4 ,oh1 suggests another1 is not the fact of being a wife and mother1 and having the care and management of a family and household1 with perhaps very limited pecuniary resources1 quite enough to make women weak and ailing8 ,we think not4 ,such circumstances are trying2 but with some women they have been the means of drawing out unwonted cheerfulness and energy of character4 ,allowing1 however1 that some women are so tried and harassed by the circumstances of married life that their health and energy give way2 still their number would be comparatively few1 and we must find some other cause for the fact that there are so many females who call themselves delicate4 ,is it that they have an impression that there is something amiable in being delicate8 ,do they think it is lady-like to be delicate8 ,is not this delicacy cultivated by some as a means of drawing more largely on sympathy1 especially the husband's sympathy8 ,are not idleness and inactivity often excused or hidden under this convenient cloak of delicacy8 ,we think that each of these questions may be correctly answered in the affirmative1 and that the commencement of these errors1 with all their attendant evils1 may be traced to the education of the girl4 ,years ago1 ,fanny was a healthy1 active1 and unaffected child1 when her parents sent her to a boarding-school4 ,for the first few days1 feeling herself among strangers1 and away from home1 she was pensive and quiet2 but this soon wore away1 and she became cheerful and happy again4 ,she had taken a skipping-rope with her to school1 and one evening1 when she was in the full enjoyment of the use of it1 the evening bell rang for the scholars to retire for the night4 ,when ,fanny went to say good-night to the governess1 she was surprised to hear her say to the matron3 ,you will be so good as to give ,miss ,fanny a dose of calomel1 she is in too robust health2 see1 her cheeks are like a milkmaid's4 ,so ,fanny had to take calomel1 and the next day she was languid and listless1 or1 as the governess seemed to consider1 lady-like4 ,another time1 when playing with a companion somewhat actively in the playground1 they were stopped by a teacher1 saying3 ,young ladies1 are you not ashamed of yourselves8 that is not the way to conduct yourselves in this establishment4 ,why1 what would be thought of you8 ,pray let me see you walk like young ladies4 ,fanny wished then that she was not to be called a young lady if she might not play and romp about a little1 for she was sure it made her happy to do so4 ,but it is astonishing what changes may in time be effected by teaching and example4 ,during the remainder of her stay at school1 ,fanny had occasional doses of calomel when too robust health began to show itself2 and she had learned to believe that1 to be at all respected by her fellow-creatures1 she must be considered a young lady1 and that all young ladies were of delicate constitutions1 and that it was very unlady-like to be healthy and active4 ,poor ,fanny6 she had not only imbibed these notions1 but she had also lost a great deal of her vigor of constitution1 and had become inert and inactive4 ,when she left school1 she returned to the home of her childhood1 where family arrangements were such that her assistance would frequently have been acceptable to her parents4 ,but when anything was requested of her1 it was attended to in a manner so unwilling and languid1 that they soon ceased to ask anything of her1 grieving and wondering what was become of their cheerful and active ,fanny4 ,not being aware of ,fanny's idea's about ladyism1 and not perceiving that the mind wanted curing more than the body1 her parents consulted the family doctor1 who said that he could not perceive there was much the matter with her2 he1 however1 recommended fresh air and exercise1 and suggested that perhaps a few weeks by the seaside might do her good4 ,now1 this latter advice ,fanny liked very much2 it added to her importance as a lady that she should be taken to the seaside because she was in delicate health4 ,however1 as ,fanny meant to be delicate1 she was as much so on her return as before1 until at last it became an allowed fact in the family that ,fanny was so delicate that she was left to do pretty much as she pleased4 ,time passed on1 and ,fanny became a wife1 and1 with a vague idea that she was to secure to herself the affections of her husband1 just in proportion that she made demands upon his sympathy1 her elegant ailings became more numerous than ever1 and she has fully established her claim to be classed among delicate women4 ,perhaps the custom of giving calomel to destroy health1 as if it were a weed too rank to be allowed to grow1 is not very much practised2 but other injurious customs are taught and practised which as certainly injure health4 ,the custom of confining the body in tight stays1 or tight clothes of any kind1 is exceedingly hurtful to the health of both body and mind4 ,a girl has learned a very bad lesson1 when she has been taught that to gain the admiration of her fellow-creatures1 she must1 even to the endangering of health and life1 distort her figure from that which nature has made1 to something which fashion presumes to dictate as more admirable4 ,the custom of preventing the active use of the limbs1 and free exercise of the body generally1 and restricting every movement to the artificial notions of boarding-school propriety1 is attended with mental and physical evils of all sorts4 ,while a child is forbidden to take the bodily exercise which nature would impel her to do1 the humors grow thick and stagnate for want of motion to warm and dilate them2 the general circulation is impeded2 the muscles stiffen1 because deprived of their necessary moisture2 obstructions take place1 which produce weakness in every animal function2 and nature1 no longer able to discharge the morbid matter which constantly accumulates from all her imperfect operations1 gradually sickens1 and the child is either carried to a premature grave1 or continues an existence of physical and mental languor and listlessness2 and another is added to the class of delicate women4 ,we cannot be far from right in saying that almost all the mental and physical ailings of delicate women may be traced to a defective education4 ,and those who are now engaged in training girls1 whether at home or in schools1 cannot too seriously consider the weight of responsibility resting upon them4 ,upon their management depend much of future health1 and1 consequently1 the usefulness and happiness of those committed to their charge4 ,as requisites to the promotion of bodily vigor1 we will mention3-- ,a strict attention to personal cleanliness1 which children should be taught to cultivate1 because it is healthy and right that they should be clean1 and not because it would look so if they were dirty6 ,the use of apartments that are well ventilated4 ,frequent and sufficient active bodily exercise in the open air4 ,entire freedom from any pressure upon the person by the use of tight clothes4 ,a sufficiency of nourishing and digestible food4 ,and1 in winter1 the use of such firing as is needed to keep up a healthful warmth4 ,all these will tend to promote health1 but we shall have no security against delicate women unless there be also added the cultivation of mental health4 ,for this1 it is necessary that girls should be taught to cultivate mental purity and mental activity1 by sufficient and well-regulated exercise of the mind4 ,habits of benevolence1 contentment1 and cheerful gratitude should be inculcated1 both by precept and example1 to the exclusion of selfishness4 ,and1 above all1 should be strongly impressed upon the mind the necessity of the strictest integrity1 which will lead to the abhorrence of every species of affectation1 which is1 indeed1 only a modified sort of deceit4 ,girls should also be early taught that they are responsible beings2 responsible to ,god for the right use of all the mercies bestowed upon them2 and that health is one of the chief of earthly blessings1 and that it is their duty to value and preserve it4 ,but much is learnt from example as well as from precept2 therefore1 let no affectation of languid airs in a teacher give a child the idea that there can be anything admirable in the absence of strength4 ,we do not wish that girls should cultivate anything masculine2 for an unfeminine woman cannot be an object of admiration to the right judging of either sex4 ,but a female has no occasion to affect to be feminine2 she is so naturally1 and if she will but let nature have its perfect work1 she will1 most likely1 be not only feminine1 but also graceful and admirable4 ,the school studies of girls should be so arranged that they may afford mental food and satisfaction2 otherwise1 as soon as the lesson hours are over1 they will1 most likely1 turn with avidity to any nonsense they can learn from foolish conversation1 or to reading some of the trashy books of the day1 to the injury of all mental and moral health1 and the almost certain production of delicate women4 ,to those who are already women1 and are unfortunately classed among the delicate1 we would say3 ,for the sake of your husbands1 and all connected with you1 strive resolutely to lose your claim to such an unenviable distinction4 ,if you are conscious of the least feeling of satisfaction in hearing yourself spoken of as delicate1 be assured it is a degree of mental disease that allows the feeling4 ,if you ever suppose that you gain your husband's sympathy by weakness1 remember you might gain more of his esteem and satisfied affection by strength4 ,fifty years ago1 it was well said that1 ,to a man of feeling1 extreme delicacy in the partner of his life and fortune is an object of great and constant concern2 but a semblance of such delicacy1 where it does not really exist1 is an insult on his discernment1 and must ultimately inspire him with aversion and disgust4 ,it is not for us to say how many put on the semblance of delicacy as a covering for idleness1 or from any of the weak motives that prompt such an affectation--conscience will whisper where this is the case--and happy will it be for the household of any one who can be roused from such a pitiable state4 ,could woman only know how many husbands are bankrupt because their wives are delicate2 how many children are physically1 mentally1 and morally neglected and ruined1 because their mothers are delicate2 how many servants become dishonest and inefficient1 because their mistresses are delicate--the list would be so appalling that possibly we might hear of an ,anti-delicate-ladies ,association1 for the better promotion of family happiness and family economy4 ,meanwhile1 let each listen to her own conscience and the dictates of her better judgment1 and remember that health is a gift of ,god1 and we cannot slight a gift without also slighting the ,giver4 ,illustration3 ,painted by ,f4 ,poole4 ,,the ,,gleaner4 ,,poetry4 ,,the ,,gleaner4 ,,by ,,richard ,,coe4 7,see ,plate47 ,,not the raven's glossy wing ,is so beautiful a thing ,as thy locks of jet-black hair1 ,maiden1 all so bright and fair6 ,and a soul of beauty lies ,in the midnight of thine eyes2 ,and a sweet1 expressive grace ,sitteth meekly on thy face1 ,like unto a statue seen ,of some gentle1 loving queen6 ,whatsoe'er thy name or station1 ,thine1 sweet maid1 's a blest vocation2 ',neath the dome that ,god hath spread ,all above and round thy head2 ,taking in the healthful breeze ,from the mountain-tops and trees2 ,thou dost toil from day to day1 ,knowing that to work's to pray6 ,conscious of reward well won ,at the setting of the sun4 ,from thy thought-revealing brow ,strength of intellect hast thou2 ,in the harvest-fields of ,thought ,mighty minds of old have wrought2 ,thou hast followed in their way1 ,gleaning richly day by day3 ,gems of purest ray serene ,in the intervals between ,constant toil and needful rest1 ,thou hast garnered in thy breast4 ,in the brighter fields above1 ',neath the beaming eye of ,love1 ,while the heavenly reapers stand1 ,each with sickle in his hand1 ,thou shalt take thy final rest ,on the ,master's kindly breast2 ,ever1 evermore to be ,blest throughout eternity2 ,never1 nevermore to roam ,from thy gladsome ,harvest ,home6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,pet4 ,,by ,,rosa ,,montrose4 ,i ,,have a little nephew1 ,he is scarcely three years old1 ,with eyes of heaven's deepest blue1 ,and ringlets palely gold2 ,his mouth1 a velvet rosebud red1 ,all hung with honey-dew2 ,but sweeter far our darling's lips ,than rose that ever grew6 ,i ne'er have found so dear a child1 ,or one so strangely fair1 ,or saw on infant brow like his ,the mind that's slumb'ring there6 ,and oftentimes he utters things1 ,confounding wise and old2 ,and from his baby lips we hear ,what wisdom bath not told6 ,he's like a breath of summer air-- ,a dew-drop pure and bright1 ,that falls from ,evening's closing eye1 ,to kiss the morning light3 ,a ray of sunshine1 soft and warm-- ,a straying golden beam-- ,a silver singing rivulet-- ,or joyous dancing stream6 ,he is the treasure of our heart-- ,the sunlight and the joy2 ,he'll lisp to you the names he bears1 ,sweet1 lovely1 darling boy6 ,and when he comes with pleading words1 ,my work is laid away1 ,or classic volume closed at once1 ,to join him in his play4 ,his voice is like a tiny lute1 ,and when he sweetly sings1 ,you'd think he was an angel1 and ,be looking for his wings6 ,and oft ,i clasp him to my heart ,with strange foreboding fear ,that he's a straying seraph child ,god only lends us here6 ,such thoughts as these intruding come1 ,for in this world of ours ,the loveliest things the soonest droop2 ,the fairest human flowers ,are ever first to pass away1 ,the first to fade and die-- ,thus teaching us our treasures should ,be sought beyond the sky6 ,but we will love our angel boy1 ,and never cease to pray ,that seraph forms may guide him here1 ,but call him not away6 ,and hope that till life's closing breath1 ,as on his infant brow1 ,so ,intellect and ,innocence ,may blend as pure as now6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,disappointed ,,love4 ,,by ,w4 ,s4 ,,gaffney4 ,,oh6 scorn him not--the noble soul ,whose happy dreams have sped3 ,whose cherished hopes of blissful love ,have ever1 ever fled6 ,for1 oh6 'tis hard at best to bear ,misfortunes from above2 ,but deathlike to the manly heart ,is cruel1 shipwrecked love6 ,oh6 scorn him not--but gently strive ,to soothe his troubled breast2 ,for man's vocation here on earth ,is wearisome at best3 ,then metre out true sympathy-- ,pour oil upon the smart-- ,and1 smiling angels1 oh6 beware ,to crush a manly heart6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,stanzas4 ,,by ,h4 ,b4 ,,wildman4 ,i ,,stood beside a pleasant stream1 ,where spicy boughs were wreathing2 ,its gentle ripples came and went ,like sleeping infants breathing4 ,the lily press'd its dewy cheek ,upon the kissing billow1 ,and slumber'd like a summer bride ,upon her nuptial pillow4 ,yet1 by this stream a dark rock tower'd ,like fane in forest waving2 ,deep furrows shown within its side1 ,wrought by the ripples laving6 ,i gazed upon the sunny stream1 ,and thought of sunny faces1 ,and wonder'd how such gentle waves ,could leave such angry traces4 ,again ,i stood within the hall ,where ,wealth her glow was shedding2 ,the spacious dome seem'd lighted up ,for some grand princely wedding4 ,the moon look'd down on golden spires1 ,as if to give a greeting2 ,one would have thought1 amid the show1 ',twas ,pleasure's natal meeting4 ,yet there1 within that hall1 that night ,i saw the discontented2 ,i saw pale faces mark'd with care1 ,like spirits unrepented4 ,i gazed upon the princely hall ,where wealth had blown her bubble1 ,and wonder'd how1 amid such show1 ,there could be aught of trouble4 ,and thus1 ,i said1 amid ,life's glare-- ,amid this world of hurry-- ',tis true that tongues we find in trees1 ,and sermons in the quarry6 ,our life is like yon little stream1 ,where ripples are retreating2 ,and ,pleasure1 though array'd in smiles1 ,hath spots where ,care is eating4 ,our life is like a summer stream ,that lulls us into slumber2 ,we dream we're happy for a while1 ,while waves in countless number1 ,though gentle in their ceaseless flow1 ,are every day and morrow1 ,still chafing in the shores of ,life ,some secret marks of sorrow6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bright ,,flowers ,,for ,,her ,i ,,love4 ,,by ,,william ,,roderick ,,lawrence4 ,,bright flowers for her ,i love ,yes1 flowers rich and rare1 ,the rose-bud and the violet ,to grace her golden hair2 ,yet nature's gems--though beautiful ,and pure and bright they be-- ,are not so fair as she ,i love1 ,or beautiful to me4 ,rare gems for her ,i love6 ,all sparkling in their light1 ,a diadem to grace that brow ,so beautifully bright2 ,yet earthly crowns must fade-- ,immortal crowns above ,alone are worthy to be sought ,by her ,i fondly love4 ,music for her ,i love6 ,melodiously low1 ,breathed soft from harps whose golden strings ,with songs of rapture glow2 ,such music as the angels make ,in worlds of light above-- ,such music would ,i have to cheer ,the heart of her ,i love4 ,and peace for her ,i love6 ,the peace religion brings1 ,renouncing fleeting1 transient joys ,for bright and heavenly things2 ,let happiness be hers1 ,and heaven her rest above2 ,may this1 my prayer1 accepted rise ,for her ,i truly love4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,stanzas4 ,,by ,,helen ,,hamilton4 ,,though thou art dying1 yet ,i may not weep ,such grief ,i leave to those who part for years2 ,we only part for days2 it may be--hours2 ,we have no need of tears4 ,ere thy last kiss is cold upon my lips1 ,thy dying clasp is loosened from my hand2 ,i will be with thee--thou but goest before ,into the better land4 ,when thou hast reached ,heav'n's golden portal1 pause ,and cast one look adown ,death's shadowy road2 ,i will be near1 nor tremble as ,i walk ,the road thou first hast trod4 ,would that together we might pass away6 ,would that one sound might ring our passing knell6 ,yet soon we'll meet where partings are unknown2 ,for the last time--farewell4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,sonnet4--,,nature4 ,,by ,,wm4 ,,alexander4 ,,nature6 ,well hath the ,poet said3 ,who can ,paint like to thee8 ,inimitably fine ,seem all the hues and colorings of thine1 ,though microscopic eye may closely scan3 ,close search but lifts the mystic veil that hides ,thy scenes of beauty4 ,in the tiny cup ,of thy fair flowers1 what wonders open up6 ,lo6 a whole insect nation there resides1 ,clad in rich vests of fine embroidery1 ,or coats of living purple1 green1 and gold4 ,such fairy scenes1 so constantly unrolled1 ,declare design most manifest to be2 ,and the least path ,omnipotence hath trod ,exhibits footprints of our glorious ,god4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,one ,,who ,,rests4 ,,by ,,winnie ,,woodfern4 ,i ,,thought my heart had cast away ,each memory of its early day2 ,i thought nor grief1 nor change1 nor fear1 ,could teach these eyes to shed a tear2 ,and yet1 a very child ,i be1 ,alas1 ,i still remember thee6 ,i often gaze with heart unmoved ,on lips that smile like thine1 beloved2 ,i often catch a deep low tone1 ,that bears the music of thine own2 ,yet pass1 without a tear or smile1 ,my pulses calm and cool1 the while4 ,thou1 dearest1 hast been linked to me ,by things which never more can be2 ,by memories of that lovely place1 ,that village1 quiet in its grace1 ,like lilies1 in the summer air1 ,that stir not2 knowing they are fair4 ,and those who trod its mossy walks1 ,and shared with me those woodland talks1 ',till our hearts1 hungry for the pain ,of loving1 to be loved again1 ,learned the deep meaning of a word ,which had been better never heard4 ,thou1 and thy love1 were of that time ,when life was but a passion--rhyme2 ,when ,i knew not that care might come ,even to that sweet mountain home2 ,when stars and streams and flowers were part ,of this1 then calmly beating heart4 ,so1 when the martyr's cross was mine1 ,i chose another love than thine2 ,our hearts1 but not our souls1 were mates1 ,our love the same1 but not our fates2 ,and he who1 in these later years1 ,seeks me1 seeks also scorching tears4 ',tis long since ,i have breathed thy name6 ,it once could turn my heart to flame2 ,but now1 so changed and cold am ,i1 ,i only speak it with a sigh1 ,that dreams1 whose proper home is ,heaven1 ,to hearts o'ertasked with ,earth1 are given6 ,oh1 long forsaken6 no fond dream1 ,floating 7like flowers on a stream71 ,down the wild current of my mind1 ,counts o'er the joys ,i've left behind1 ,a little thing has drawn these tears1 ,for thee1 and for our early years6 ,a moment since ,i cast a look ,within the pages of a book ,which thou to me hast often read1 ,thy shoulder pillowing my head2 ,a faint1 sweet perfume thence arose2 ,there lay thy gift--a faded rose6 ,it was as if an altar burned ,with sacrifices1 and ,i turned-- ,beloved1 do not think me weak6 ,tears1 wild with grief1 fled down my cheek1 ,and to my lips arose a prayer ,that ,i might die while pausing there6 ,my song is o'er2 'twill only tell1 ,to some who know and love me well1 ,at times1 within my inmost soul1 ,are thoughts ,i cannot quite control1 ,because they breathe and speak of thee1 ,who can be nothing now to me6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,they ,,say ,,that ,,she ,,is ,,beautiful4 ,,by ,,mary ,,grace ,,halping4 ,,they say that she is beautiful2 ,they praise that speaking eye1 ,that fair and softly rounded cheek1 ,its bright and changeful dye1 ,that pure and polished brow that towers ,like ivory temple high4 ,but is that radiant being fair ,the light and joy of home8 ,doth from its loving inmates there ,her heart forget to roam8 ,oh1 is she not as false and fair ,as ocean's snowy foam8 ,they say1 unlike the tones of earth ,rings out that music free2 ,but only from the halls of mirth ,are heard those tones of glee2 ,they say that she is beautiful-- ,she is not so to me4 ,i've seen that sweet and smiling lip ,give back a stern reply2 ,i've seen the cloud of passion dim ,that proudly glorious eye1 ,and on that pure transparent brow ,the shade of anger lie4 ,i know that outward beauty sits ,upon that queenly brow2 ,before its proud and gorgeous shrine ,doth man admiring bow1 ,while she1 with false1 capricious smile1 ,repays each idle vow4 ,i know with seeming truth doth flash ,that darkly radiant eye1 ,yet beauty oft will sell for cash ,what love can never buy1 ,aside a loving heart will dash ,that time and change defy4 ,upon the thickly crowded street1 ,i many a form have past1 ,whom grace gave not proportion meet ,from beauty's model cast1 ,to whom the soul a glory lends ,a radiance that will last1 ,when beauty's tender floweret bends ,before time's wintry blast4 ,yet there ,i see no loving heart1 ,no spirit pure and free1 ,though like a whited sepulchre ,an outward gloss may be2 ,they say that she is beautiful1 ,she is not so to me4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ode ,,to ,,the ,,air ,,in ,,may4 ,,by ,,nicholas ,,nettleby4 ,,awake1 ,o ,muse6 my trembling pen inspire6 ,infuse my words with unpolluted song2 ,touch every line with thine own sacred fire1 ,and bear me by thy impulses along6 ,to thee1 sweet ,air1 that dost around me play1 ,touching ethereally each silv'ry string ,that vibrates in the golden ,harp of ,may1 ,to thee ,i dedicate this offering4 ,soft1 gentle ,air6 unnumbered missions thine1 ,missions of mercy1 kindness1 and of love2 ,guardian to man thou art1 almost divine1 ,doing below as angel hosts above4 ,thine is it1 ,air1 at morn's first op'ning light1 ,to hang rich curtains in the eastern sky1 ,which1 casting back their own refulgence bright1 ,proclaim to earth that glorious day is nigh4 ,thine is the task1 as heaven's all-wondrous orb ,fills the eternal arch that o'er us spans1 ,within thyself its fiercest rays t' absorb1 ,and make its milder1 softer radiance man's4 ,o'er the broad earth thou wingest2 every day ,lighting bright smiles in mansions high and low2 ,blessings uncounted strewing in thy way1 ,bright'ning the eye1 kindling the cheek with glow4 ,when burning fever mantles o'er the brow1 ,and dire disease foretells the angel ,death1 ,welcome is thy refreshing entrance4 ,now ,gold hath not there the sweetness of thy breath4 ,with flowers thou lov'st to sport in fondest glee1 ,sipping from velvet cups their rich perfume2 ,thou lov'st to dally with the old oak-tree1 ,and with its broad green crest sweetly commune4 ,that sombre cloud that far on high is seen1 ,shading the earth from ,sol's intensest rays1 ,is upward borne by thee1 a wondrous screen1 ,which both thy goodness and thy power displays4 ,within our path thy liquid waves are found1 ,constant attendant upon every hour1 ,bearing unto us many a moving sound1 ,and messages from each surrounding flower4 ,and if 7when weary of a long repose71 ,thou dost invite an earth-refreshing storm1 ,when three-tongued lightnings in the heavens disclose ,terrific thunderclouds of grandest form1 ,mantling the sky in blackest robes of night1 ,and rushing onward in confusion dire1 ,while deep explosions cause the timid fright1 ,and heaven and earth are filled with lurid fire2 ,then is it that thy majesty we love2 ,then we behold the wonders of thy power2 ,thou hold'st the elements that rage above1 ,and guidest them in that sublimest hour6 ,but over thee1 sweet ,air1 another hand1 ,higher and stronger1 holier than thine own1 ,presides4 ',tis ,he1 who by a seraph band1 ,is circled round4 ,,he upon ,heaven's ,throne6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,annoyance4 ,,by ,,beata4 ,i ,,was thinking of the ,godey2 that it was out ,i knew1 ,the month was just beginning1 and the papers said so too2 ,a charming number1 brilliant1 a treat for ladies all1 ,and ,i wished to see its contents1 and read ,fashion on the fall4 ,a rainy afternoon it was--not a dashing1 roaring rain1 ,with a trumpet-sounding wind1 or a stirring hurricane2 ,it did not rattle 'gainst the glass a lively1 merry chime1 ,but a dull and dreary drizzle1 a stupid1 yawning time4 ,i almost had a mind to venture on the street1 ,but ,i do detest the pavements1 even when they're clean and neat2 ,so ,i thought upon the ,godey1 with its fresh and uncut page1 ,and longed for something pretty1 my moments to engage4 ,it struck me that some pleasant chat would restore a cheerful tone1 ,and rising with a sigh 7for ,i1 musing1 sat alone71 ,i gathered up my sewing and quickly took my way1 ,where it always wears an aspect bright1 despite a rainy day4 ,but scarcely had ,i entered1 ere there fell1 distinct and clear1 ,the sound of cutting pages upon my wondering ear2 ,there sat my quiet brother1 this dismal afternoon1 ,with my number in his hand1 as ,i perceived full soon4 ,i asked1 ,is that ',littell' you have8 but ,i knew only too well ,the answer which ,i should receive1 that it was not ,littell2 ,and had he read my wishes1 and offered me the ,book1 ,i would not have accepted2 but ,i love the first1 fresh look4 ,so ,i waited very patiently1 and my reward was near2 ,i saw that he was pleased1 though it cost me rather dear2 ,and when the day was closing1 and the rain at last was done1 ,i enjoyed the precious ,godey1 and the glorious setting sun4 99 99 99 99 99 ',,tis ,o',,er4 ,,by ,i4 ,j4 ,,stine4 ',,tis o'er6 the tender tie is broke ,which bound my heart so close to thee2 ,though painful1 though severe the stroke1 ,i now can smile that ,i am free4 ,the grief1 the sorrow1 and the woe ,that ,i was called to undergo1 ,the bitter pangs1 the heartfelt pain1 ,all1 all have ceased their tyrant reign4 ',twas but a moment's pain1 'tis gone2 ,i'm happy1 though unhappy now2 ,and ,melancholy1 meek and wan1 ,sits peaceful on my thoughtful brow4 ,the world1 with all its loss and gain1 ,me neither pleasure gives nor pain2 ,with thee1 false1 heartless one1 with thee ,i lost all joy--all misery4 ,,our ,,practical ,,dress ,,instructor ,illustration ,,description ,,of ,,the ,,engraving4 ,headdress of the ,lady on the ,right4--,hair in bandeaux la ,niobe2 torsade of pearls4 ,moire dress1 low body1 with progressive revers opening over a modestie of embroidered muslin edged with lace2 short open sleeves la ,watteau2 undersleeves of embroidered muslin2 half-long gloves2 bracelets of pearls1 or more often worn different1 according to choice4 ,the other ,figure 7,lady seated74--,cap of tulle trimmed with lace and ribbon4 ,low body1 with revers open to waist2 loose bell-shaped sleeves1 edged with a bouillonne2 two skirts trimmed with the same2 modestie of embroidered muslin1 edged with point de ,venise2 black velvet bracelets1 half-long gloves1 and ,venetian fan4 ,,description ,,of ,,diagrams4 7,see next page47 ,fig4 #a4--;,front of body as shown in the engraving4 ,fig4 #b4--;,back of body1 by placing the letters a a4 ,fig4 #c4--,the cape sommet worn for evening dress4 ,place the letters b b1 the upper part of the cape forming an epaulette over the shoulder4 ,fig4 #d4--,the sleeve1 showing the muslin sleeve underneath1 as in the engraving1 ,watteau shape1 fastened by a bow of ribbon4 ,we have given the pattern of the whole sleeve4 ,illustration3 ,,diagrams ,,of ,,the ,,dress ,,shown ,,on ,,page #dec4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,,cottage ,,furniture4 ,the above figure is a handsome pattern for a sofa4 ,the castors are sunk in the legs4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,work-,,table ,,for ,,juveniles2 ,,or1 ,,little ,,mary',s ,,half-,,holiday4 ,,well1 my dear1 ,i am glad to see you ready for work again4 ,here are six yards of pink satin ribbon1 about an inch wide1 some pink sarsnet1 some card-board1 black net1 and plaited straw4 ,what kind of straw is it1 mamma8 ,illustration3 ,,back ,,of ,a ,,watch-,,pocket4 ,it is called straw-beading1 and is employed in the same way that split straw was once used2 but as it is flexible1 and to be had in any length1 it is much more easily worked4 ,besides the things you have mentioned1 there is some pink sewing silk1 and a little stiff muslin4 ,now you have all your materials complete1 and ,i have only to show you how to use them4 ,begin by cutting out the shape for the back of the watch-pocket4 ,here is a drawing of it4 ,it is #g inches long1 and #d in the widest part4 ,mark the depth of three inches from the bottom1 and form this into a half round1 then cut it into a point from the widest part to the top4 ,the lower part1 which is for the pocket1 is thus three inches deep1 and the top four inches4 ,you will require two pieces of card-board of this shape and size1 which must be covered on both sides with pink silk4 ,tack them together round the edges4 ,these pieces are for the backs4 ,are the fronts of the pockets made of card-board1 too8 ,no2 you will use the stiff muslin for them4 ,they must be in the half circle form1 #c inches deep1 but #e inches wide at the top4 ,they must also be covered with silk on both sides4 ,now cut out two pieces of black net1 rather larger than the backs1 and two more 7also allowing for turnings in7 for the fronts4 ,do you remark anything peculiar in the net8 ,it is like the imitation netting you brought from ,paris1 mamma2 is it not8 ,the holes are perfect diamonds1 and much larger than in any ,english net4 ,yes1 it is part of that ,i brought with me4 ,being so open1 it is easy to slip the straw through it4 ,take the end of the straw1 pass it under two threads1 and over three1 in one line4 ,cut it off close to the edge of the net4 ,run in as many lines as you can in the same direction1 but with intervals of four holes1 five threads between them4 ,cross them with others in the same way1 both straws passing under the same hole when they cross4 ,all the four pieces of net must be worked in the same way1 and then tacked on1 to cover the silk on one side4 ,now sew the fronts to the backs4 ,the ribbon trimming must now be prepared4 ,it is to be quilled in the centre1 in the way called box quilling2 that is1 one plait must be to the right1 and the next to the left4 ,do enough for the top of each pocket separately1 and put it on1 then a length to go completely round4 ,finish each pocket with a knot of ribbon at the point1 and a small loop to pin it to the bed4 ,do you know1 mamma1 ,i was inclined to think you had not matched the sarsnet and ribbon well8 ,the sarsnet looked so much the darker4 ,now they correspond perfectly4 ,how is that8 ,you forget that the sarsnet is covered with net1 which softens the depth of the tint considerably4 ,had the covering been muslin1 it must have been still deeper1 to correspond with the uncovered ribbon4 ,it is for want of the consideration of these small points that there is so frequently a want of harmony in the tints of amateur needlewomen4 ,and now1 mamma1 what next8 ,for ,i have a good deal of spare time still4 ,you said you would like to work papa a pair of slippers1 so ,i have contrived a design for you1 which will use up all your remnants of wool4 ,we will call it the dice pattern4 ,of each color you may use1 you will require two shades with black and white4 ,you can mark on your canvas the outline of the slippers with a soft pen and ink2 then work from the drawing ,i have made1 beginning at the toe4 ,you may use any number of colors1 only let them be well chosen1 and falling in stripes4 ,do not put green and blue1 or any other two colors which do not blend well1 close together4 ,you may try the effect with shades in the following order3 violet1 orange1 green1 crimson1 blue4 ,that part which is quite white in the drawing is done in white wool1 and there are two spotted squares which are to be black4 ,then the upper side of each die is in the darker shade of whatever color may be used1 and the under light4 ,fill it up with black4 ,if you work on ,penelope canvas1 you will find it much easier4 ,illustration3 ,,dice ,,pattern ,,for ,,slippers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,embroidery4--,,dress ,,undersleeve4 7,see ,brown ,cut in front of ,book47 ,materials4--,half a yard of fine ,swiss muslin2 embroidery cotton1 ,no4 #ajj4 ,,trace the pattern upon the muslin with a quill pen and blue mixed with gum-water2 make the leaves1 stems1 and flowers in raised satin stitch2 the circles in button-hole stitch1 either making them close or open1 as may be preferred2 if close1 a raised spot must be worked in the centre of each4 ,work the edge in button-hole stitch4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,patterns ,,for ,,embroidery4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,,part ,,of ,,an ,,embroidered ,,dress ,,under ,,sleeve 99 99 99 99 99 ,,evangeline ,,and ,,antoinette4 7,see engravings on page #che47 ,,evangeline4--,silk embroidered1 and trimmed with two rows of guipure lace--one row of lace round the yoke1 and one about ten inches from the bottom1 each row headed with a narrow quilling of ribbon1 which also goes down the front and round the neck4 ,on the yoke and between the rows of lace there is handsome embroidery4 ,,antoinette4 ,an entirely new pattern4--,the mantilla is entirely formed of rows of lace or pinked silk on a silk or thin foundation4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,lace ,,mantilla ,,and ,,tablet ,,mantilla4 7,see engravings on page #chh47 ,,lace ,,mantilla4--,this mantilla has three capes--the first is in depth twenty-three inches1 the second eighteen inches1 and the third fourteen inches1 with lace edging to match4 ,the collar is six inches in depth1 with a bow of ribbon behind4 ,,tablet ,,mantilla4--,material4 ,watered or plain silk4 ,it is made with a yoke1 and falls low on the shoulders4 ,for trimming1 it is cut in turrets1 trimmed with narrow braid and netted fringe sewed underneath4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,marquise ,,and ,,navailles4 7,see engravings on page #chi47 ,,marquise4--,silk ,pelisse4 ,the body is close2 it is trimmed with three rows of goffered ribbons disposed in arcades1 and terminated at each point by loops of ribbons one over the other4 ,a row of ribbons runs round the bottom of the body1 which has also a lace trimming that falls over the opening of the sleeve4 ,the skirt falls in flutes2 it has three rows of ribbons and a lace flounce4 ,,navailles4--,shawl-,mantelet1 of taffetas trimmed with lace1 fringe1 and silk ribbons having velvet stripes4 ,it opens like a shawl in front1 and comes high behind4 ,a lace of two inches in width turns down on the neck as far as the bow on the breast2 a point falls behind like a little shawl1 and is bordered with a ribbon sewed on flat1 and a lace of about five inches1 besides a fringe2 in front this lace forms a bertha4 ,the lower part of the garment1 sewed on under the point1 is rounded1 and hangs in flutes behind4 ,it is bordered with the same ribbon1 accompanied by the same1 and fringe4 ,the ends in front are pointed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,spring ,,fashions4 7,see engraving on page #cij47 ,fig4 #a4 ,dress4--,skirt of steel-colored gray silk1 without any trimming4 ,sachet of black velvet2 the front opening to a point1 and the basque rounded and edged with a deep fall of black lace set on rather full4 ,the sleeves1 which are demi-long and loose at the ends1 are likewise edged with lace chemisette and undersleeves of worked muslin4 ,a round cap of ,honiton lace1 the front edged with pointed vandykes4 ,the cap is ornamented at each side with bows of ribbon having long flowing ends1 edged with fringe4 ,the ribbon has a white ground1 and is figured with a pattern similar to that called the ,victoria plaid4 ,the bows are intermingled with bouquets of white roses4 ,hair bracelets1 with snaps of gold and turquoise4 99 99 99 99 99 ,fig4 #b4 ,little ,girl's ,dress4--,frock of dark blue glac2 the skirts ornamented with four narrow ruches of ribbon1 placed two and two together4 ,the corsage is in the jacket style1 half high in the neck1 and fitting closely to the form4 ,the basque is edged with a double ruche of ribbon1 which is carried up the front and round the top of the corsage4 ,the sleeves just descend below the turn of the elbow1 and are trimmed at the end with ribbon ruche4 ,the undersleeves are of jaconet muslin1 drawn in a full puff1 confined at the wrists by bands of needlework insertion4 ,the chemisette is high to the throat1 and is formed of two rows of drawn muslin1 divided by a row of needlework insertion1 and finished at top by a row of the same4 ,short trousers of white cambric muslin edged with a bordering of needlework4 ,the front hair banded on each side of the forehead2 the back hair plaited1 and the plaits turned up and fastened by rows of black velvet ribbon1 two bands of which are passed across the forepart of the head4 99 99 99 99 99 ,fig4 #c4 ,promenade1 or ,carriage ,dress4--,robe of brown gros de naples4 ,the skirt is trimmed with ten rows of black velvet1 of graduated width4 ,the corsage is low1 square in front1 and partly open2 the opening being confined by bands of black velvet4 ,the corsage has a basque at the waist1 cut out in castellated ends which are edged with velvet4 ,the sleeves are slit open to the height of the shoulder1 and the opening is confined by bands of velvet1 like those in front of the corsage4 ,the chemisette is of worked muslin1 and trimmed with ,valenciennes lace4 ,undersleeves to correspond4 ,bonnet of white silk1 ornamented with vine leaves and blonde4 ,undertrimming1 a wreath of flowers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,directions ,,for ,a ,,letter-,,band4 7,see engraving on page #cia47 ,materials4--,one yard and a half of sarsnet ribbon1 two inches in width1 and of any color preferred2 one bunch of steel beads1 ,no4 #e2 some sewing silk of the same color as the ribbon1 and some perforated cardboard one row narrower than the ribbon4 ,mark the letters and border with the beads on the cardboard1 which should be about four inches long2 also a piece about two inches square1 worked with beads in any ornamental pattern2 fasten the longest piece of cardboard to the ribbon in the centre1 stitching it at both edges1 then sew the smaller piece about two inches nearer the end of the ribbon2 sew a piece of the same ribbon under this small piece of cardboard at each end--this forms a loop for the ribbon to pass through4 ,this completes the band4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,albuera4 7,see engraving on page #cib47 ,this mantilla is one of great beauty4 ,it is made of blue glac silk1 but can be in any choice color4 ,lavender and lustrous pearl and mode colors look especially well1 as also the greens1 in this garment4 ,its chief peculiarity consists in its square front and its fitting so as to just cut the edge of the shoulder4 ,it is fastened at the top by a bow2 the back falls with an easy fulness2 it is embroidered4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,directions ,,for ,,knitting ,a ,,work-,,basket4 ,,take four needles1 cast three stitches on each1 knit plain round once2 put thread over needle2 knit once so all round4 ,then plain once round4 ,continue this process till there are five stitches between the times of widening4 ,plain round once2 widen1 knit four narrow so all round2 plain round2 widen1 knit one1 widen1 knit three narrow so all round1 plain round1 widen1 knit three1 widen1 knit two1 narrow so all round1 plain round1 widen1 knit five1 widen1 knit one1 narrow so all round1 plain round1 widen1 knit seven1 widen1 knit one1 narrow so all round1 plain round three times4 ,turn the basket inside out1 knit three times round plain1 put thread over needle and seam two in one all round1 then twice plain4 ,continue this till you have six rows of eyelets1 then two plain1 three seamed1 four plain4 ,then make one row of eyelets1 knit three rows plain1 hem down4 ,then your basket is done4 ,,how ,,to ,,form ,,it4--,prepare a solution of glue1 dip your basket into it when it is very wet1 wring it out1 have your form ready to put it on1 where it must lie for a day or two4 ,then you can paint it any color you like4 ,the block on which it is put to dry can be round or not1 as you prefer4 ,if you wish a large one1 cast on more stitches when you begin4 ,four on a needle makes a large size4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,embroidery ,,with ,,cord4 ,illustration ,,spring ,,bonnets4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #a4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #b4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #c4 ,illustration3 ,no4 #d4 ,,in accordance with the popular fashion of the day1 we open1 in the present article1 a group of the most tasteful bonnets of the season4 ,we give them not only that our lady readers may see what is worn1 but as models for their own fair fingers4 ,is it known to them that bonnet-making is now quite a fashion among those skilful in fancy-work1 the most sensible branch we have seen adopted for many years8 ,why should not the taste and ingenuity exercised in lamp-mats of old1 and crochet tidies of the present day1 be as well displayed in the light and graceful task of millinery8 ,the neatness and patience required in covering the card-board of an ingenious needle-book can be more fully exercised in disposing the folds of silk and lace on the well-shaped frame easily procured for a trifle4 ,the peculiar trait of the hats of the present season is the great quantity of mixed materials1 as crape1 silk1 lace1 flowers1 and ribbon1 on one very small structure4 ,great taste is to be exercised in mingling these judiciously--ornamenting1 not overloading2 in the first place1 selecting a good model as to shape and style4 ,no4 #a we have chosen for its simplicity4 ,it is composed of three rows of pink crape or silk1 drawn in a puffing1 with a blonde edging rather wide on each4 ,the crown is entirely of lace1 and there is a fall of the same on the cape4 ,a knot of pink satin bows1 to the right1 is all the decoration of the exterior4 ,a full cap of blonde1 with one or two pink bows1 carelessly disposed1 inside the brim4 ,no4 #b shows the extreme of the shallow brim1 and two-thirds of the wearer's head at the same time4 ,it is1 notwithstanding1 a neat and modest-looking dress bonnet of pomona green silk1 the crown piece1 which is in full flutings1 extending almost to the edge of the brim4 ,this is crossed by a band of the same with bound edges 7old style74 ,the front is a very full double ruche of blonde1 between the two green silk cordings4 ,a full cap of the same fills the space between the face and the brim1 with a spray of flowers set very high to the right4 ,no4 #c4--;,a more elaborate hat of straw-colored silk and white guipure lace4 ,it has a small plume on the left1 and has a full spray of bridal roses inside the brim4 ,no4 #d shows the disposition of lace and bow at the back of a crown1 a great point in the millinery of the present season2 a stiff crown will ruin a graceful brim4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,plain ,,work4 ,,we often find our correspondents writing1 ,are there any new patterns for underclothes8 ,can you send me a good night-cap pattern8 etc4 etc4 ,this has suggested to us the plan of publishing designs for plain as well as ornamental needlework1 and we commence the present month by two selected from the large establishment of ,madame ,demorest1 late of ,canal ,street1 now of #cge ,broadway1 ,new ,york4 ,besides the infinite variety of outer garments1 children's clothing1 etc41 to which we have before alluded1 ,madame ,demorest has patterns of everything for a lady's under wardrobe1 in sets or singly1 so arranged as to look exactly like the garment itself2 and1 as they can be sent by mail1 there is thus an end to the necessity of begging and borrowing in every direction through a country neighborhood4 ,an article of practical instructions in the art of plain-sewing1 for it is1 indeed1 an art1 will be given from time to time4 ,it is a great pity that this knowledge has1 in most cases1 to be acquired by the married woman4 ,we think it should be considered an essential part of the education of the daughter4 ,all the pages of instruction that may be written or read upon the subject1 can never give that aptitude and ease in the performance of this very necessary household duty1 which would be acquired by seeing how others do it1 and being taught while young to take a part in the operation4 ,a young mother who is not a dressmaker or seamstress by profession1 but who can quietly cut out and make any article of dress that may be wanted1 is looked upon by her companions as a sort of marvellous prodigy4 ,oh1 how can you do it8 ,well1 ,i never had any genius that way6 are their exclamations4 ,and why have they no genius that way8 ,in most cases1 it is simply because they have been taught at some seminary for young ladies to despise such employments as mean and vulgar4 ,those who have genius enough to knit fancy patterns1 or work bunches of flowers upon canvas1 are quite capable of learning how to employ their needle for useful household purposes4 ,but express a wish to those who by profession undertake the education of girls1 that your children should learn to employ the needle usefully1 and you will most likely be told1 ,oh1 we really have not time to attend to that2 there is so much else that must be learned1 we cannot undertake plain needlework4 ,and what does all that is learned tend to8 ,frequently1 to little more than a smattering of this and that1 by which the learner hopes to gain admiration1 and eventually a husband4 ,even the few years that are sometimes spent at home1 between school-days and marriage1 are wasted in visiting and frivolity and gaining a husband4 ,how to fulfil those duties which such an acquisition brings upon her1 seems to be a problem which may be answered by the assertion1 ,sufficient to the day is the evil thereof4 ,in many respects1 those children who are taught in public schools are really better educated for domestic life than the children of the classes a rank or two higher1 who are brought up in boarding-schools or day schools for young ladies4 ,however1 pages and volumes might usefully be written on the inappropriate mode of bringing up the daughters of families1 who have nothing or little beside their own exertions to look to for their maintenance2 but this is not our present object4 ,many there are who would willingly exchange the frivolities learned at school for a knowledge how to make out and plan the clothes of their families2 and1 for the benefit of such1 we will endeavor1 as far as paper and print can do it1 to teach them4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #a4 ,fig4 #b4 ,the present models are-- ,fig4 #a4--;,a night-dress with plaited front and full sleeves1 an extremely neat and excellent pattern1 designed and furnished by ,madame ,demorest4 ,the back may be either full in a yoke1 or of a sacque form4 ,fig4 #b is also one of ,madame ,demorest's designs1 a chemise1 plaited front1 and highly ornamented yoke1 as is the present style4 ,the embroidery is with linen floss1 and will wear as long as the garment1 a great matter in trimming4 ,the shape combines neatness and ease1 and will be found extremely comfortable4 ,,editors' ,,table4 ,,we have before us several letters from writers of influence and high consideration in different sections of our country1 making inquiries respecting the progress of ,female ,medical ,education4 ,we cannot refuse these earnest appeals for information1 and1 as we trust our myriad readers will feel an interest more or less in the subject1 we shall give the response to all who gather around our ,table4 ,the third annual commencement of the ,female ,medical ,college of ,pennsylvania1 located in ,philadelphia1 was held on the #beth of ,february last1 when the ,degree of ,doctor of ,medicine was conferred by the ,president1 ,charles ,d4 ,cleveland1 on four ladies--,elizabeth ,h4 ,bates1 ,new ,york2 ,lucinda ,r4 ,brown1 ,texas2 ,minna ,elliger1 ,germany2 and ,elizabeth ,g4 ,shattuck1 ,pennsylvania--the latter belonging to the ,medical ,missionary protges preparing to go out to ,china or ,india1 as opportunity may offer4 ,the number of students in this college during the past session was about thirty1 and the applications for admittance to the privileges of the institution for the next session1 commencing ,october #b1 are already numerous and earnest4 ,there is only one obstacle1 viz41 the want of funds4 ,those young women and widows wishing to enter on this study are1 usually1 poor4 ,the expenses for board and books are all they can meet4 ,if the college were endowed1 so that the tuition fees for all might be reduced to the lowest sum,b named for beneficiaries1 while these last were admitted free of college charges1 the school would be crowded4 ,are there none among the rich of this city and ,state who will lend a helping hand to this noble work of qualifying women to become physicians for their own sex8 ,fifty thousand dollars invested1 so that the interest could be annually applied for the benefit of the institution1 would be sufficient4 ,there would thus be open a way by which those women who have talents for the profession might enter on the study4 ,what a blessing this would be to them and to society6 ,the sufferings which delicacy imposes on the sex1 while compelled to submit their complaints to the knowledge of the male physician only1 are shocking1 and often fatal--because concealment leads to death4 ,such a state of ignorance in regard to all that pertains to the preservation of health and cure of diseases should no longer be permitted to prevail among those who have the direct and sole care of infancy1 and are the nurses and watchers by the sick4 ,the good results of educating women for the profession are thus truly set forth in the interesting ,valedictory ,address1 by ,dr4 ,elwood ,harvey1 one of the ,faculty of the ,female ,medical ,college3-- 99 99 99 99 99 ,,what ,,female ,,physicians ,,can ,,do4--,no intelligent person doubts that1 if we were obedient to the laws of health1 so far as they are now understood1 sickness and suffering would be greatly diminished4 ,the average of human life would be prolonged1 and its usefulness and happiness increased4 ,in the earliest ages of which we have any recorded history1 rules for the preservation of health1 and regulations for the prevention of diseases1 constitute a conspicuous part of the legal code4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in this country1 where the people govern themselves1 it is the people that must be enlightened1 that they may govern themselves wisely4 ,though there is not a more law-abiding nation on the earth1 we are blessed in having but few laws to be obeyed4 ,there is a larger individual liberty here than elsewhere1 and consequently a greater individual responsibility4 ,it is to the people1 then1 that you are to convey a knowledge of the laws that govern their being4 ,you have ample scope for usefulness in this capacity4 ,in your own sex1 you will find wives and mothers1 ignorant of their own constitutions1 bringing wretchedness and misery upon themselves1 discomfort and suffering upon their families1 and1 worse than all1 entailing enfeebled constitutions and diseases upon their offspring4 ,to enlighten these1 to teach them the duty they owe to themselves1 to their families1 to society1 to posterity1 and to ,him who created them1 and instituted the laws they violate1 is your peculiar province4 ,do this1 and the world will owe you a debt it can never repay--but you will have your reward4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,female ,,physicians ,,wanted4--,some of the obstacles that oppose the entrance of the young practitioner to a remunerative practice will offer less than their usual amount of resistance to you4 ,it commonly happens that the young physician has to wait long years of probation1 during which much work has to be done for small pay before he begins to reap the full reward of his labors4 ,not only is it necessary for him to acquire a reputation for skill and attention to business1 but a respectable age must be attained before he can hope to be employed in some of the most profitable departments of practice4 ,with you the case is very different2 there is an existing demand for your services which none others can so well supply4 ,each city in this country is ready to give employment to a large number of female physicians1 each lesser town and country village is waiting for one or more2 numerous applications from various parts of the country have been made for female physicians4 ,at a moderate computation1 we may estimate the number now in actual demand in this country at not less than five thousand4 ,you are wanted for a kind of practice that most male physicians would gladly relinquish to you1 whenever they are convinced that you have been regularly educated1 and are competent to perform the duties of the position you have assumed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,while on this subject1 we will give here an original article1 written for our ,book by a professor in another institution1,c which shows that this liberal feeling towards female practitioners is fast gaining public favor in this city3-- ,,ladies' ,,medical ,,education4--,that it would be very useful and conducive to the health and happiness of families1 if the mothers of families1 and women in general1 were familiar with the principal doctrines of anatomy1 physiology1 and pathology1 so as to understand1 to some degree1 the organization1 functions1 and diseases of the human system1 there cannot be any doubt4 ,but whether it be in accordance with the natural position of woman in society to take upon herself the office1 labors1 and responsibilities of a physician is another question1 which need not here be decided4 ,so much1 however1 may be said with propriety1 without at all deciding the question alluded to1 that such ladies as are desirous of obtaining a full medical education1 and devoting themselves to the study of the medical sciences in good earnest1 ought not to be refused such an education1 but have as much chance given to them as the other sex enjoy4 ,for1 however we may disagree respecting the propriety of woman practising medicine as a profession1 certainly her knowledge of medicine cannot be detrimental to the good of society4 ,if a more general diffusion of medical knowledge among the ladies had no other effect than to enforce a higher standard of education among the physicians on one side1 and to annihilate the greatest bane of ignorance1 quackery1 on the other side1 this alone would be a sufficient reason for spreading more light among the ladies1 though it be medical4 ,we cannot1 therefore1 see any harm in the establishment of female medical schools1 but would suggest the propriety of organizing them in such a manner that their teachings should not be confined to the comparatively few ladies who enter them for a full medical education2 but also be made accessible to the generality of ladies1 especially young ladies1 who do not want a professional education in medicine1 but who would study some branches1 such as anatomy1 physiology1 pathology1 and perhaps chemistry1 natural philosophy1 and botany1 with much delight and profit1 without asking for a diploma1 but to carry the delightful satisfaction with them that they possess that which may save themselves and others around them untold disease and suffering1 and protect them against all sorts of knavery and quackery1 not to speak of the accomplishments and intellectual joys such studies are apt to give to ladies4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,very ,,sensible ,,doctor4--,dr4 ,j4 ,wilson1 of ,alabama1 proposes1 in the ,southern ,medical ,journal1 that female classes be formed in our medical colleges for instruction in anatomy--excluding the surgical and pathological--human physiology1 medical chemistry1 materia medica1 and all female diseases4 ,we hope those who have the direction of medical education will act on this hint4 ,why should woman be excluded from the study of medicine8 ,she is the ,heaven-appointed guardian of the sick and of helpless infancy2 she should know how to preserve health and how to restore it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,practical4--,we have lately met with a rather astounding and extremely practical proposition1 well suited to the genius of our nation4 ,we1 the mightiest people on the face of the globe1 will not allow our scenery to remain scenery without some ,barnum-like investment upon it4 ,we do not intend that our natural curiosities shall continue natural4 ,jonathan must make his playthings useful1 else he may as well fling them behind him4 ,the ,falls of ,niagara have been too long exempt from the common lot2 it is time they should be trained to propriety and productiveness4 ,no doubt it is extremely fine to see them wandering at their own wild will1 plunging madly down the precipice2 but will any one pretend to say that in all this there is anything practical8 ,the fact is1 ,niagara is of no use to us1 and we can no longer tolerate her as a drone2 she must be forced to work4 ,let her be made the motive power of numberless mills and manufactories4 ,thus would be secured a noble union of ,nature and ,art6 ,how much more manly and suggestive than the common rhymes addressed to her grandeur and magnificence would be some such invocation as the following3-- ,oh1 thou that grindest buckwheat on thy way1 ,free and unfettered on thy watery wing1 ,creation's wonder6 ,how much corn a day ,doth thy sublimity to flour bring8 ,we wonder what our nation would do with ,mont ,blanc if they had it8 ,place an ice-cream freezing establishment on its summit1 perhaps2 or tunnel it1 la ,thames1 and settle a ,yankee colony within4 ,we shall next expect to hear that ,mammoth ,cave has been partitioned off into comfortable apartments1 to let to small families4 ,rooms containing stalactites extra charge1 as in such cases clothes-pins would be unnecessary4 ,imperial ,rome folds her mantle grandly around her1 and sits in magnificent sadness at the base of her broken statues and fallen temples--,niobe weeping for her children4 ,young ,america strides along in broadcloth and beaver1 and only sees that the statue might have been a mantle-piece1 or the temple a machine-shop4 ,he forgets whence the money-changers and sellers of doves were driven1 because they made the ,father's house a house of merchandise4 ,he does not see that stars burn brighter than patent oil1 or that earth was intended for another purpose than a plantation4 ,he is more eager to manufacture the napkin than to improve the talent within it4 ,his life is practical2 his body is practical2 his soul is practical4 ,he would make death and eternity practical1 if he only knew how to do it4 ,oh1 ,niagara6 are the clanking of machinery and the noise of the water-wheel to be thy dirge8 ,shall a saw-mill be located on ,goat ,island1 or a stove-foundry near ,table ,rock8 ,shall thy rainbow span the summit of a comb manufactory1 or thy spray fall silvery on a button establishment8 ,shall we bewail thy beauty and grandeur forever1 as we cry1 ,niagara has fallen--has fallen into a mill-dam6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,spring-,,time ,,cometh4 ,the ,spring-time cometh with her buds and flowers2 ,but ah1 those buds and flowers ,i ne'er may see6 ,the ,spring-time cometh with her rosy hours1 ,but not for me4 ,the birds will sing1 among the vales and highlands1 ,sweet as they sang in the glad days of yore1 ,and lilies fair will circle yonder islands ,for me no more4 ,for me no more the sparkle of the river1 ,where droop the willows1 fairest of the fair2 ,for me no more the joys a bounteous ,giver ,sends everywhere4 ,but scatter o'er my grave the buds and flowers-- ,the buds and flowers that ,i may never see2 ,and1 as ye see depart those rosy hours1 ,think1 think of me4 ,h4 ,l4 ,s4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,here is a prose sketch on the same ever-fertile subject1 the writer modestly styling her collection1 ,shells from the ,shore of ,thought3-- ,,spring4--,would that thoughts on ,spring would spring up in my mind radiant as the gentle flowers which the clarion voice of ,spring awakens from their wintry slumber6 ,would that ,i could array these thoughts in eloquence as glorious as the vesture which she gives the lovely flowers6 ,she casts around them a mantle of vivid green1 lifts their modest heads beneath a pearly veil of mist1 and crowns them with a diadem of dew-drops1 which the morning sunlight transmutes to amethysts and rubies1 emeralds and diamonds4 ,but1 sad to say1 my thoughts are less like the flowers1 and more like the seed of that tribe 7thistle1 c47 which float through the air on a silken sail in quest of a place of repose4 ,some find them bright homes in lands far away1 like the thoughts of the gifted1 which become household words2 but others1 the silk of whose sail is not fine1 float adrift on the waves1 to be lost1 like my thoughts1 in the ocean of years4 ,spring is the symbol of the resurrection2 flowers1 of the human race4 ,in the autumn of life1 man falls asleep like the flowers2 but the icy reign of the winter of death is broken by the glorious springtide of immortality1 where the circling seasons are no more1 where there is neither death nor tears4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,memory4--,pleasure paints the ,present1 ,memory paints the ,past1 ,hope paints the ,future1 and spans its shadowy portals with an arch of light1 radiant as the sunbow o'er the cataract4 ,memory tortures the wicked and consoles the righteous4 ,when the sunlight of ,hope wanes away from the landscape of life1 then the moonlight of ,memory its shadowy lustre sheds o'er the scene4 ,memory--a stereotyped edition of the ,past4 ,memory--as the moonlight is to sunlight1 so is ,memory unto ,hope4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,music4--,sacred music--that which on earth wakes an echo in heaven4 ,music1 the soother of the sorrowing4 ,music1 the praises of ,one who loves us2 notes which dwell in the heart1 like the lingering perfume of withering violets1 when the voice which created the beautiful music is silent forever on earth4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,love4--,life is a tangled web1 but through its woof there runs the golden thread of ,love4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,philadelphia ,,high ,,school ,,for ,,girls4--,when is this institution to be opened8 ,the ,high ,school for ,boys has been sustained in the most liberal manner many years1 and now a new and costly edifice for the school is nearly prepared4 ,will not the men of ,philadelphia add beauty as well as strength to the recent act of ,consolidation1 by founding a ,,high ,,school ,,for ,,girls8 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,great ,,duty ,,which ,,is ,,imposed ,,upon ,,mothers4--,listen1 good mothers3 this is not a question of one of those idle studies1 the only aim of which is to stock the memory2 it concerns an important question1 the most important which can be agitated on the earth2 so important1 that the manner in which you resolve it will decide1 without appeal of your moral life and death1 of the moral life and death of your children4 ,it is not only a matter that regards yourselves1 but also the flesh of your flesh1 the blood of your blood2 those poor little creatures1 whom you have brought into this world1 with passions1 vices1 love1 hatred1 pain1 and death2 for these are1 in truth1 what they have received from you with the life of the body2 and these will1 indeed1 be miserable presents1 if you do not also give them the life of the soul2 that is to say1 arms wherewith to fight1 and a light whereby to direct themselves4 ,you are mothers according to the laws of our material nature1 with all the love of a hen which watches over its little ones1 and covers them with its wings4 ,i come to ask you to be mothers according to the laws of our divine nature1 with all the love of a soul called upon to form souls4 ,assure yourselves well whether or not you owe to your children only the milk of your breasts1 and the instruction of the intelligence2 and if you interrogate the ,gospel and nature1 take heed to their answer--,man does not live by bread alone1 but by the word of truth4 ,truth is that which renders man free2 it is the voice which calls us to the love of ,god and of our neighbor1 and to virtue4 ,error1 on the contrary1 is that which renders us slaves to the passions of others and to our own2 it is that which causes us to sacrifice our conscience to fortune1 to honors1 to glory1 to vice4 ,thus1 virtue springs from truth2 crime from error2 whence we may infer that a good treatise on education can only be in the end the search after truth4 ,the destiny of your children depends then on the solicitude with which you engage in this search4 ,you may open out to them the road to happiness1 and precede them in it4 ,a delightful task1 which calls for all the powers of your soul1 and which will place you in the presence of ,god1 of nature1 of your children1 and of yourselves4 ,and mark well all that nature has done towards accomplishing this difficult work4 ,in the first place1 she has brought you near to the truth which is in her1 by detaching your sex from almost all the ambitions which debase our own2 and secondly1 she has given your love to the tenderness of little children1 at the same time that she has filled their hearts with innocence1 and their minds with curiosity4 ,can you doubt the object of your mission1 when you perceive the sweet harmonies which unite them to you8 ,nature attaches them to your bosoms1 awakens them by your caresses2 she wills that they should owe everything to you1 so that1 after having received from you life and thought1 these earthly angels await your inspirations1 in order to believe and to love4--,l4 ,aim ,martin4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,correspondents4--,the following articles are accepted3 ,and ,i heard a voice saying1 ,come up hither1 ,secret ,love1 ,the ,lost ,pleiad1 ,to a ,friend on his ,marriage1 and ,to ----4 ,a number of long articles on hand have not been examined2 will be reported next month4 ,the following are declined1 many of them because we have not room4 ,our drawers are full of accepted articles1 which may have to wait till the writers suffer greater disappointment than a rejection at first would have inflicted4 ,so we return a number of the contributions sent us last month1 as their authors request1 though we do not usually comply with such conditions4 ,those who send articles to us should keep a copy of the ,,ms42 we cannot answer for its safe return4 ,we decline ,coming ,events1 ,her eyes are with her heart1 c41 ,to ,ada1 with a ,bouquet1 ,our ,thoughts1 ,the ,dying ,girl's ,request1 ,the ,wail of a ,broken ,heart1 ,the ,child's ,wish1 ,lines on the ,birth of a ,child1 ,the ,deserted ,lady1 ,regina1 ,cold ,water1 ,never say ,die1 ,a ,great ,prize1 ,my ,friends1 and ,conversation4 ,,footnotes3 ,footnote ,b3 ,for the encouragement of ladies whose means will not allow of the usual expenditure1 a limited number of students will be admitted on the payment of twenty dollars per session1 exclusive of the matriculation and graduation fees4 ,such arrangements will be strictly confidential1 and no distinction in point of courtesy and attention will be made between the beneficiary and other students4 ,for further information1 or for copies of the ,annual ,announcement1 application may be made to the ,dean1 ,david ,j4 ,johnson1 #bbi ,arch ,street1 ,philadelphia4 ,footnote ,c3 ,the ,penn ,medical ,university4 ,literary ,notices4 ,,books ,,by ,,mail4--,now that the postage on printed matter is so low1 we offer our services to procure for our subscribers or others any of the books that we notice4 ,information touching books will be cheerfully given by inclosing stamp to pay return postage4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,harper ,,brothers1 ,new ,york1 through ,,lindsay ,,blakiston1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,the ,u4 ,s4 ,,grinnell ,,expedition ,,in ,,search ,,of ,,sir ,,john ,,franklin4 ,a ,personal ,narrative4 ,by ,elisha ,kent ,kane1 ,m4 ,d41 ,u4 ,s4 ,n4 ,as ,americans1 we certainly have reason to feel1 and may therefore be permitted to express an honest pride and gratification in the rapid contributions which our countrymen are continually presenting to the various departments of literature and science4 ,among the more recent and most valuable of these and similar contributions is the beautiful volume the title of which stands at the head of this article4 ,in #ahej1 ,mr4 ,grinnell1 an eminent merchant of ,new ,york1 actuated by a most humane and liberal spirit1 fitted out two of his own vessels and proffered them gratuitously to the government to be employed in an expedition to the ,arctic region1 in search of ,sir ,john ,franklin1 who had not been heard from after the #bfth of ,july1 #ahej4 ,the officers of this expedition were appointed by the navy department4 ,it was commanded by ,lieut4 ,edwin ,j4 ,de ,haven1 and its first surgeon was ,dr4 ,e4 ,k4 ,kane1 who1 at the request of the commander1 became the historian of their perilous and romantic voyage4 ,we say romantic1 because the scenes to which we are introduced by the graphic pen of the doctor seem more like the creations of the imagination than the realities of sober observation1 or the experience of personal adventure4 ,in addition to the historical1 scientific1 and descriptive merits of the work1 it is profusely and beautifully illustrated by fine mezzotints and wood-engravings4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,d4 ,,appleton ,,co41 ,no4 #bjj ,broadway1 ,new ,york1 through ,c4 ,g4 ,,henderson ,,co41 corner of ,fifth and ,arch ,streets1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,boys ,,at ,,home4 ,by ,c4 ,adams1 author of ,edward ,clifton1 etc4 ,illustrated by ,john ,gilbert4 ,this is an ,english story1 written especially for the moral instruction and encouragement of young persons in adverse circumstances4 ,it inculcates the highest principles of duty and honor1 and1 at the same time1 shows the necessity of perseverance in the accomplishment of virtuous designs4 ,,the ,,chemistry ,,of ,,common ,,life4 ,by ,james ,f4 ,w4 ,johnson4 ,it should be read by the million1 for it informs us all about the air we breathe1 the water we drink1 the soil we cultivate1 and the plant we rear4 ,the dedication is to ,sir ,david ,brewster1 one of the most eminent scientific men in ,england4 ,we shall make some extracts from the work for our ,june number4 ,,the ,,sunshine ,,of ,,greystone4 ,a ,story for ,girls4 ,by ,e4 ,j4 ,may1 author of ,louis's ,schoolboy ,days4 ,this is a handsome volume1 with many beautiful illustrations4 ,its greatest beauties1 however1 will be found in the good sense1 the high moral tone1 and in the pure religious feeling which pervade its printed pages4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,j4 ,s4 ,,redfield1 #aaj and #aab ,nassau ,street1 ,new ,york1 through ,w4 ,b4 ,,zieber1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,theological ,,essays4 ,by ,frederick ,dinison ,maurice1 ,m4 ,a41 ,chaplain of ,lincoln's ,inn4 ,from the second ,london edition4 ,with a new preface and other additions4 ,the author of this work is a learned clergyman of the ,established ,church of ,england4 ,the volume contains seventeen essays on subjects intimately connected with the dogma of that church1 and explanatory of the general teachings of ,christianity4 ,these essays were originally a series of discourses delivered before the author's own congregation1 and embraced numerous topics which he desired to bring under the notice of ,unitarians4 ,they therefore partake of a controversial spirit1 but in a mild and charitable form4 ,,the ,,workingman',s ,,way ,,in ,,the ,,world4 ,being the ,autobiography of a ,journeyman ,printer4 ,this volume furnishes us with what purports to be the true1 and certainly is the very interesting history of the struggles of an ,english journeyman printer4 ,,classic ,,and ,,historic ,,portraits4 ,by ,james ,bruce4 ,this volume is devoted to a description of the personal appearance of a long list of celebrated persons1 male and female1 ancient and modern1 commencing with ,sappho1 and ending with ,madame de ,stael4 ,the peculiarities of character1 which accompany the descriptive list1 render this volume interesting and instructive in a high degree4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,ticknor1 ,,reed1 ,,fields1 ,boston3-- ,,letters ,,to ,a ,,young ,,man1 ,,and ,,other ,,papers4 ,by ,thomas ,de ,quincey1 author of ,confessions of an ,english ,opium-,eater1 etc4 etc4 ,exclusive of the ,letters1 five in number1 this volume contains seven essays3 #a4 ,theory of ,greek ,tragedy2 #b4 ,conversation2 #c4 ,language2 #d4 ,french and ,english ,language2 #e4 ,california and the ,gold ,mania2 #f4 ,ceylon2 #g4 ,presence of ,mind2 in all which the great reputation of the author as an instructive and philosophical writer is fully sustained4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,second ,,inaugural ,,address ,,of ,,his ,,excellency1 ,,john ,,bigler1 ,governor of the ,state of ,california4 ,such is the title of a pamphlet sent us from the press of ,george ,kerr1 ,state ,printer1 ,benicia1 and the address is worthy of being thus distributed over the whole country4 ,it is a clear and able exposition of the progress and resources of that wonderful portion of our ,union4 ,aladdin1 with his genii1 could hardly have effected greater changes than gold and the genius of ,american freedom have effected in ,california4 ,we are much obliged to the friend who sent us this excellent address4 ,the name of ,bigler should be highly honored in ,pennsylvania4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,western ,,democratic ,,review4 ,george ,p4 ,buell1 ,editor and ,publisher3 ,indianapolis1 ,jan41 #ahed4 ,this is a new periodical1 whose table of contents embraces a variety of subjects1 social1 political1 poetical1 biographical1 and miscellaneous4 ,we welcome every such manifestation of the growth1 the prosperity1 and the mental vigor of the ,great ,west4 ,the editor is evidently a man of ability and enterprise1 and his articles1 varied as they are1 are all written with spirit1 and show a truly liberal and patriotic mind4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,southern ,,quarterly ,,review4 ,c4 ,mortimer1 ,publisher3 ,charleston1 ,s4 ,c4 ,we have often wondered that1 excepting in political matters1 the ,south has so long been willing to do without a literature of its own4 ,we are glad to see that1 at last1 a publication devoted to subjects of general interest1 as well as to politics1 seems to meet with the success it deserves4 ,the articles in it are written evidently with care and thought1 and1 although generally of too abstruse a nature to interest ladies1 there are one or two lighter articles1 pleasant chronicles of the olden time1 which can hardly fail to please4 ,rich as ,south ,carolina is in such themes1 both from its old ,huguenot ancestry1 and from the characteristic earnestness with which it threw itself into the ,revolutionary struggle1 it needs only some one with the patient and devoted spirit of the antiquary to rescue from oblivion many scenes and incidents of romantic interest4 ,the political articles1 exclusively ,southern as they are in thought and sentiment1 yet1 by their earnestness and acumen1 justify the boast that the ,south is the birth-place of politicians4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,parry ,,mcmillan 7successors to ,a4 ,hart late ,carey ,hart71 corner of ,fourth and ,chestnut ,streets1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,the ,,planter',s ,,northern ,,bride4 ,a ,novel4 ,by ,caroline ,lee ,hentz1 author of ,linda1 ,rena1 ,eoline1 etc4 etc4 ,we have not had time to become acquainted with the true character of this novel4 ,we have read sufficient1 however1 to enable us to say that it is an effort to reconcile the difficulties that are sometimes supposed to exist between true lovers on account of their geographical positions4 ,the name of the popular author will be the best recommendation we could give of her work4 ,the volumes sent us are of the cheap edition1 with paper covers1 price fifty cents each4 ,we are told that an edition is published with six engravings1 two volumes1 cloth gilt1 #a #ej4 ,we might have been enabled to speak more confidently of the merits of the work1 had we been favored with the plates4 99 99 99 99 99 ,from ,,henry ,,carey ,,baird 7successor to ,e4 ,l4 ,carey71 ,no4 #g ,hart's ,buildings1 ,sixth ,street above ,chestnut1 ,philadelphia3-- ,,corinne2 ,,or1 ,,italy4 ,by ,madame de ,stal4 ,translated by ,isabel ,hill2 with metrical versions of the odes by ,l4 ,e4 ,landon4 ,this is a new and very beautifully printed edition of a work which1 from its earliest publication1 has continued to be read1 admired1 and criticised by persons of literary taste and judgment in all the languages of civilized ,europe4 ,it cannot fail therefore to prove highly interesting to that portion of our readers who may not have had an opportunity of perusing it in the original ,french of the celebrated author4 ,,vathek3 an ,arabian ,tale4 ,by ,william ,beckford1 ,esq4 ,with a memoir of the author1 and notes critical and explanatory4 ,vathek is an ,eastern tale1 written before the author had attained his twentieth year1 and was composed at a single sitting of three days and two nights4 ,for more than seventy years it has held the highest rank among similar works of imagination4 ,it was a great favorite with ,byron1 who preferred it even to ,rasselas4 ,in its descriptions of oriental costumes and of the manners of the people1 its correctness has been established by writers of judgment1 and1 for exquisite humor and supernatural interest and grandeur1 is declared to stand without a rival in romance4 ,,novels1 ,,serials1 ,,pamphlets1 c4 ,from ,john ,p4 ,jewett ,co41 ,boston1 and ,jewett1 ,proctor1 ,worthington1 ,cleveland1 ,ohio1 through ,cowperthwait1 ,desilver1 ,butler1 ,philadelphia3 ,the ,lamplighter4 ,this is a tale of unusual interest1 written in a clear1 natural style4 ,from ,ticknor1 ,reed1 ,fields1 ,boston3 ,the ,barclays of ,boston4 ,by ,mrs4 ,harrison ,gray ,otis4 ,a domestic story of great merit4 ,from ,d4 ,appleton ,co41 #bjj ,broadway1 ,new ,york1 through ,c4 ,g4 ,henderson ,co41 ,philadelphia3 ,marie ,louise2 or1 the ,opposite ,neighbors4 ,by ,emilie ,carlen1 author of ,john2 or1 ,is a ,cousin in hand worth two in the ,bush8 etc4 ,translated from the ,swedish4 ,the author of this tale is deservedly popular1 as well on account of the beauty of her style1 as because she is always endeavoring to inculcate the purest morals4 ,from ,blanchard ,lea1 ,philadelphia3 ,nos4 #a and #b ,orr's ,circle of the ,sciences4 ,a series of treatises on every branch of human knowledge4 ,no4 #a4 ,on the ,nature1 ,connection1 and ,uses of the great departments of ,human ,knowledge4 ,by the ,editor4 ,no4 #b4 ,the ,physiology of ,animal and ,vegetable ,life4 ,by the ,editor and ,professor ,owen4 ,with numerous illustrations4 ,price #ae cents4 ,these are the first numbers of a work now publishing in ,london1 designed to present in a popular style and condensed space the leading facts and principles of the various departments of human knowledge4 ,the editors of this valuable series are persons of the highest reputation4 ,from ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson1 #ajb ,chestnut ,street1 ,philadelphia3 ,kate ,clarendon2 or1 ,necromancy in the ,wilderness4 ,by ,emerson ,bennett4 ,this is a very interesting and romantic tale of the ,west1 connected with the first settlements on the ,ohio ,river4--,miriam ,alroy4 ,a ,romance of the ,twelfth ,century4 ,by ,b4 ,d',israeli1 ,m4 ,p4 ,three ,english volumes complete in one4 ,price #cg cents4 ,from ,bunce ,brothers1 ,new ,york1 through ,t4 ,b4 ,peterson1 ,philadelphia3 ,carlington ,castle3 a ,tale of the ,jesuits4 ,by ,c4 ,g4 ,h41 author of ,the ,curate of ,linwood1 etc4 ,this is the story of an ,irish heiress1 who suffered a fierce persecution and imprisonment in the ,british dominions1 on account of her religious opinions4 ,from ,partridge ,britain1 ,new ,york3 ,an ,epic of the ,starry ,heaven4 ,by ,thomas ,l4 ,harris4 ,there are undoubtedly a great many very high poetical flights in this volume1 but really we are unable to judge of their claims to peculiar inspiration or spirituality4 ,we must leave those claims1 which we find enforced in the introduction1 to the decision of the spiritualists1 with whose peculiar tests we have not yet become familiar4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,three ,,bells ,,quickstep4--,another of ,d4 ,b4 ,williamson's beautiful productions4 ,we cannot do better than publish the following letter from ,captain ,crighton3-- ,,new ,,york1 ,feb4 #ah1 #ahed4 ,d4 ,b4 ,williamson1 ,esq41 ,south ,fifth ,street1 ,philadelphia4 ,,dear ,,sir3 ,your kind note of the #aeth1 and four copies of the nautical song1 were received this day4 ,among all the many expressions of gratitude which ,i have received from the ,american nation1 for my simple duty towards suffering humanity1 there are none ,i prize more highly than the song of my gallant ship1 ',the ,three ,bells2' she1 too1 behaved nobly1 and you are the first to acknowledge her merits4 ',permit me to write the songs of my country1 and ,i care not who makes her laws1' said one who understood human nature1 and ,i would hope through your instrumentality the name of my good ship will become a household word4 ,yours1 very respectfully1 ,,robert ,,crighton4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we are in receipt of another piece of music1 ,happy ,hearts make ,shining ,faces2 a very happy title1 and very pretty music and words4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,little ,,forester1 published at ,cincinnati1 is an excellent publication for children1 and1 we are happy to hear1 is doing well4 ,the terms are only #be cents a year1 or twenty-five copies for #e4 ,we designed to say something in this number about the ,little ,pilgrim1 but we have not received the last number2 yet we see it noticed elsewhere4 ,godey's ,arm-,chair4 ,,our ,,may ,,number4--,another fine display of patterns2 beautiful steel plate2 colored fashions2 crochet patterns2 novelties of different kinds4 ,we do not wish to boast2 but we think that there is no magazine in the country which gives the variety we do4 ,the ladies may depend upon one thing1 that what we give is the fashion2 and from the patterns that we can furnish them1 nicely trimmed1 they can make up their dresses1 and be in time with the fashions here1 for ours are always published in advance4 ,we lead1 and what we give is sure to be followed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,colored ,,fashion ,,plate4--,again we lead1 with the fashions1 not only in the novelty of style1 but in the beauty of the engraving and coloring4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,john1 why has the mill stopped8 ,there is no water1 sir4 ,john's reason was certainly a very good one4 ,well1 we don't intend to stop2 but we should like our subscribers to know that money to us is like water to the mill4 ,ladies1 please look at the extract from a letter in another part of our ,arm-,chair1 and see how a wife jogged her husband's memory to know if he had paid for the ,book4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we have published four editions of our ,january number1 three of ,february1 and1 up to this time1 two of ,march4 ,another edition of the last number is about going to press4 ,from present prospects1 we shall have to print another edition of ,january and ,february soon4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,members ,,of ,,congress4--,gentlemen1 we cannot thank you separately1 but we do collectively1 for all the documents you have been so kind as to favor us with4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we are complimented on all sides for keeping up the same number of pages and embellishments we commenced the year with4 ,we intend to do it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,if we had but one subscriber1 and even if his name was ,smith1 and we were to receive a letter requesting his ,book sent to the place where he now resides1 we should be able to make the alteration2 but1 among #fj1jjj names1 how can we find out where a subscriber's ,book has been sent1 unless we are informed8 ,we are led to these remarks by our continually receiving letters requesting the ,lady's ,book sent to this place4 ,once for all1 we must always be informed where the ,book has been sent to4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,one ,,word ,,of ,,advice4--,when a person purporting to be a travelling agent offers the ,lady's ,book at less than #c a year1 you may set him down as an impostor4 ,the ,balt ,county ,advocate says that a person named ,james ,rogers has been in that neighborhood offering the ,book at #b1 and has succeeded in getting a great many subscribers4 ,that is it2 to save a dollar1 those persons who subscribed lost two4 ,if you want a magazine1 the best way to get it is to send your money direct to the publisher4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,sewing-,,machines4--,we will purchase and forward these machines on receipt of the money4 ,see advertisement on cover of ,april number4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,patterns4--,ladies do not seem to be aware that these patterns are fac-similes of the originals in color1 trimming1 c4 ,at a distance1 they would be taken for the garment itself4 ,they could be worn in a tableau without being detected4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we do not doubt it1 but wishing the ladies to be fully convinced about the superiority of our fashion plates1 we will trouble them to read the following notices3 ,the ,st4 ,clair ,observer says3 ,the colored fashion plates1 and ,godey is the only man in the ,union that gives them1 are magnificent and reliable4 ,the ,fort ,plain ,phnix says3 ,his fashion plate is the most exquisite one we ever saw4 ,the ,crescent ,eagle says3 ,the fashion plate is the best that we have ever seen4 ,the ,ohio ,register says3 ,its fashion plates are ahead of any we have ever seen4 ,that settles the question2 if not1 we have some five hundred more notices to the same effect4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the beautiful engraving of ',christ ,healing the ,sick' is unparalleled in the history of magazine plates4 ,among the crowd of readers who carelessly glance at such an engraving1 but few there are who appreciate the vast amount of thought and labor expended by none but first-rate artists upon it1 and the consequent outlay on the part of a generous publisher in freely offering such gems of art to the public4 ,the fruit of months1 nay1 sometimes years1 of unmitigated toil1 taxing the eyes and brain1 are thus laid before and received by the masses1 without a thought on the part of the latter as to what it cost to furnish the feast4 ,the foregoing is from the ,louisville ,great ,valley ,trader1 a paper of immense circulation in ,louisville1 ,ky4 ,how true are the remarks6 ,to engrave the plate mentioned would take one man1 and he must be an excellent artist1 at least four months1 working eight hours a day1 which are about as many hours as an engraver can work4 ,by the time the plate reached us it cost nearly #ejj4 ,it took four months steady work to print our edition1 at a cost of #cge2 the paper cost #bjj4 ,to sum up1 it was eight months from the time that the engraver took the plate in hand before we could place it before our subscribers1 and the whole cost of this one embellishment was #a1jge4 ,this is only one item of the expense of a number of the ,lady's ,book4 ,our business1 it will be perceived1 requires us to look ahead4 ,eight months is a long time to wait for one engraving4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,correction4--,in our ,april number1 we stated that the price of mantilla patterns was #a4 ,it should have been #fb cents4 ,we can supply patterns of all the dress articles we publish1 jewelry1 and almost every article for a lady's toilet1 dress1 etc4 ,our orders last month were very large4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,montesquieu says3 ,i never listen to calumnies1 because1 if they are untrue1 ,i run the risk of being deceived1 and1 if they be true1 of hating persons not worth thinking about4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,back numbers of the ,lady's ,book can be supplied from ,january1 as the work is stereotyped4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a4 ,,hart1 ,esq4--,our friend ,hart has retired from the book business4 ,happy man6 ,he has not toiled so long as we have2 but he has been more fortunate in laying up the siller4 ,but will he be as happy in his retirement as we are1 quietly seated at our desk planning out new surprises for our hundred thousand subscribers8 ,we think he will1 as he has all the elements of happiness surrounding him--an honest man1 beloved by his friends1 and respected by all who know him2 a cheerful disposition1 a contented mind1 a good heart--we were going to write ,hart2 it would have been as appropriate4 ,that old south-east corner1 ,fourth and ,chestnut1 how well we know it6 ,we remember ,carey ,lea1 and ,carey1 ,lea1 ,carey2 ,e4 ,l4 ,carey ,a4 ,hart2 and last1 ,a4 ,hart--no1 not last2 it is now ,parry ,mc,millan4 ,mr4 ,parry we have known--we will not mention the number of years1 as we believe our friend ,jesse wishes still to pass for a young man1 albeit he is married4 ,matters will go on well1 there1 under his management4 ,and he has an able partner in ,mr4 ,mc,millan1 who is not new to the business1 having been a publisher in the ,british ,provinces4 ,success to the new firm of ,parry ,mc,millan6 ,the following remarks were made by ,mr4 ,hart at the ,trade ,sale1 where1 by the way1 his stereotype plates sold for #ee1ifj1 a pretty good day's work4 ,previous to the sale1 ,mr4 ,hart turned to the auctioneer1 ,moses ,thomas1 ,esq41 another of our good old friends1 and said-- ,you1 sir1 were the first person to introduce me into the book business1 having given me a letter of credit to purchase1 at the ,boston trade sale1 held in #ahbg1 when ,i was but sixteen years of age1 an amount of five-thousand dollars1 on my own judgment1 a confidence which ,i have remembered to this day2 and1 two years afterwards1 you were instrumental in arranging the partnership for me with the late ,edward ,l4 ,carey2 and now1 after twenty-five years of successful business1 you are about to conduct me out of the trade1 by disposing of my stereotype plates2 and ,i must here acknowledge my gratitude to you for those acts of kindness and confidence extended towards a mere boy4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we call attention to the advertisement of ,boardman ,gray's ,pianos on our cover4 ,we know the instruments1 and can recommend them4 ,there is no firm in our country engaged in the manufacture of pianos upon whom more reliance can be placed than upon the gentlemen who are the subject of these remarks4 ,a piano is an article that very few persons purchase more than once in a lifetime2 it is therefore the more necessary that you select a manufacturer who is well known1 and who can be vouched for--one whose pianos have stood the test of experience4 ,we have been instrumental in selling a number of these instruments1 and we have yet to hear the first complaint2 on the contrary1 we have been thanked for our recommendation of the house of ,boardman ,gray4 ,we give an extract of a letter from one of our subscribers1 hoping that ,messrs4 ,b4 ,g4 may take the hint contained in it3-- ,,campbell ,,co41 ,va41 ,feb4 #bb1 #ahed4 ,no article you ever published possessed the hundredth part of the money value to your readers as your article on piano-fortes4 ,hundreds of thousands of dollars are every year invested in pianos1 and a large proportion of them are not worth the cost of transportation4 ,you have given us precisely that kind of information we needed1 and in which we were greatly deficient4 ,i shall shortly order one of ,boardman ,gray's4 ,these gentlemen ought to send to ,mrs4 ,godey one of their best pianos1 and1 if it were accompanied by two hundred gold eagles1 it would be only a fitting acknowledgment of benefits conferred4 ,w4 ,l4 ,g4 ,,some ,,extracts ,,from ,,our ,,correspondence4 ,,the books for our ,ohio club arrived this morning by way of ,cleveland6 and1 although it was ,monday1 and my 'girl' busy with the week's washing1 and the house in confusion1 ,i took time to read ',mustard to ,mix1' and found others had felt much as ,i happened to feel this morning4 ,but the story restored my good humor2 and so1 you see1 the ',book' has done some good already--at least1 my husband thinks so4 ,many thanks for the pleasant story accompanying your letter6 ,i intend sending it to an old bachelor up town1 who made remarks similar to those of the young collegian1 when ,i solicited him to subscribe for his sister4 ,with earnest wishes for your happiness and prosperity1 ,m4 ,c4 ,p4 ,,the ',lady's ,book' is fast superseding all other periodicals of the kind in this section4 ,the general impression is that it is the best magazine of the kind published4 ,j4 ,r4 ,s41 ,ala4 ,,to ,,our ,,friend ,,godey4 ,,by ,,mrs4 ,,adeline ,j4 ,,williams4 ,,come1 ladies all1 and help me thank ,our best of friends1 so kind and frank2 ,for in oblivion's stream we'd sank ,but for our good friend ,godey4 ,he makes us his especial care2 ,there's nothing with him we'll compare1 ,and none with us shall e'er impair ,the fame of our friend ,godey4 ,if puzzled in our crochet task1 ,our patterns poor as actor's mask1 ,we need but turn the leaves1 and ask ,some aid from our friend ,godey4 ,his tales are moral1 chaste1 and true1 ,his fashion plates all rich and new2 ,receipts for goodies1 not a few1 ,come from our kind friend ,godey4 ,when1 on the dreary winter's day1 ,to ennui we fall a prey1 ,who then can chase the gloom away ,so well as our friend ,godey8 ,proud of so good a friend to boast1 ,,excelsior6 shall be our toast1 ,and thanks we'll shower by the host ,upon our kind friend ,godey6 ,,portsmouth1 ,va41 ,feb4 #aath1 #ahed4 ,,the little story you sent me reminds me of an incident which occurred here some weeks since4 ,a young orator was declaiming loudly against the literature of the day1 and more especially ',godey's ,lady's ,book4' ,at the conclusion of his discourse1 he accepted the invitation of a merchant1 living near by1 to tea4 ,the lady of the house1 a young bride1 took occasion to place the offensive magazine1 which she has taken for the last six months1 in a conspicuous position on the parlor table4 ',well1' said he1 as he entered the room and seated himself1 ,i am really quite disconcerted to see this here4' ',yes1 it is the magazine to which you alluded in your discourse to-day1 ,i presume4' ',certainly it is4' ',well1' said she1 ',i think1 sir1 that you must have been a close student of that bad book yourself1 to be so well acquainted with its contents4' ,he was a little disconcerted again1 and made no reply4 ',now1 sir1 pardon me1 but ,i should regret very much to use my influence in obtaining the names of so many of the most intelligent ladies of our village for a book so pernicious in its tendency4 ,however1 ,i feel confident myself that nothing will appear upon its pages which ,i may not safely place in the hands of my young and only daughter4' ,i have succeeded1 notwithstanding the gentleman's advice1 which was perhaps only a good advertisement for the ',book1' in getting a club of eighteen names1 and may still send you some more4 ,here are three4 ,the ladies wish the back numbers4 ,of course1 ,i extol your magazine4 ,i tell them that1 for beautiful engravings1 elegant patterns1 fine paper and type1 excellent reading matter1 minute descriptions of the prevailing modes1 and1 in short1 every little matter which we ladies like so well to know1 and hear1 and see1 it cannot be surpassed by any other book in the country4 ,i have done4 ,if any lady has given you a longer list of names1 or a more 'substantial ,valentine1' ,i should like to know it1 that ,i may outdo her4 ,m4 ,h4 ,you are a popular man in this neighborhood1 and whatever we can do for you will be done with pleasure4 ,b4 ,co41 ,ala4 ,l4 ,a4 ,,godey1 ,,esq4--,,dear ,,sir3 ,for the last six months ,i have been travelling through the ,western ,states1 and ,i am glad to see with what joy the ',lady's ,book' is welcomed4 ,i frequently had an opportunity of scanning its contents1 and was never better pleased than when once ,i asked a lady to lend me her number2 she looked up1 and1 with a mischievous smile1 asked if ,i was a subscriber4 ,receiving an affirmative answer1 she handed me the ',book1' saying3 ,you are welcome to read it2 but ,i never lend it to any one who will not subscribe4' ,i only arrived at home last week2 and1 on ,saturday evening1 as my wife and self were indulging in a romp with our ,b----1 the ',book' was brought in4 ,this put an end to the romp1 for my wife at once commenced examining the patterns1 c4 ',see1 is not this beautiful8 ,won't this look pretty on ,frank's sack8 ,i wonder how ,mr4 ,godey manages to collect so great a variety of fashions8' ,and questions of similar import followed each other in rapid succession for some time4 ,but at length a change came o'er her mind3 with an arch and quizzing look1 she asked if ,i had paid this year's subscription4 ,you know what my answer was1 and ,i know what it will be hereafter4 ,so here is your three dollars1 and much good may it do you1 for ,i am sure to get the worth of my money4 ,mrs4 ,b4 says you must send a receipt1 for she wants your autograph4 ,direct the ',book' to her as heretofore1 and oblige yours truly1 ,p4 ,r4 ,b4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,barnum4--,the great ,barnum is elected president of the ,crystal ,palace ,association in ,new ,york4 ,there is now some hope of its success4 ,there was none under the former administration1 for a more decided old fogy concern we never heard of--kid-gloved gentry1 who had about as good an idea of managing an establishment like the ,crystal ,palace as they had of earning the money which their fathers left them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,carryl',s ,,curtain ,,establishment1 ,,north-,,west ,,corner ,,of ,,fifth ,,and ,,chestnut ,,street4--,it was generally remarked by the wholesale merchants who made their purchases at this establishment for the spring trade1 that they found no such variety in any place either in ,new ,york or this city4 ,prices they state are also very reasonable4 ,mr4 ,carryl furnishes suits of curtains for from #be to #bjj4 ,we will attend to the purchase of curtains from ,mr4 ,carryl4 ,we require the size of the rooms and windows1 and general character and color of the furniture4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,white',s ,,bonnets4--,our orders for these beautiful spring bonnets are amazingly on the increase4 ,on a late visit to his establishment1 we were astonished at the amount of his business4 ,at least two hundred boxes were ready for the different express lines4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mrs4 ,,hale',s ,,cook-,,book we will furnish at #a #be1 and pay the postage4 ,mrs4 ,hale's ,household ,book on the same terms4 ,illustration3 ,how nicely ,i have mended it6 ,nobody will ever notice that it has been broken4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,there is a great deal of good sense to be found in the ,london ,punch1 given in a humorous guise4 ,the following article upon the way that many females wear their bonnets is to be commended4 ,we may add that ladies in this city do not wear their bonnets as ,punch describes them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,word ,,about ,,bonnets4--,when ,mr4 ,punch1 in his fashion reports1 stated that ladies' bonnets would this season be worn on the small of the back1 he only slightly exaggerated the reality which has come to pass4 ,we believe that this article of the female dress has shrunk to a proportion which renders diminution impossible4 ,lightly poised upon the remotest peak of the hirsute promontory which decorates the head of beauty1 it is calculated to arouse feelings of wonder as to what is its practical value1 and why it is worn4 ,certainly1 as a protection against the blasts of winter1 it is utterly worthless4 ,if the wearers suppose that it adds one iota to their personal charms1 truth compels us to say that they are the victims of a complete self-deception4 ,it is destructive to that air of modesty which every one wishes to observe in a sister or a mother1 and has a jaunty air of effrontery4 ,we have a trembling hope that things in this respect will shortly grow better1 for we do think that human ingenuity cannot concoct anything uglier1 nor smaller1 if resort be not had to total annihilation4 ,these gauze monstrosities may linger a little longer1 tenaciously clinging to the outermost frontiers of weak heads1 but the good sense of the community1 we doubt not1 would rather go back to the scuttle-shaped formations that surrounded our grandmothers1 than suffer their relatives and friends to go to and fro in the microscopic fixtures which the fashionable world charitably calls bonnets4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the following is a description of the residence of ,madame ,rachel1 the celebrated ,french tragic actress3-- ,the tragedian's dwelling formerly belonged to ,walewski1 the present ,french ,minister at ,london1 but she has altered and remodelled it to such an extent that nothing remains of the original fabric except the foundation and the outer walls4 ,the exterior presents nothing remarkable2 four windows on a floor in front1 first floor over an entresol1 and servants' rooms over that4 ,entrance by a porte-cochre1 like almost all ,french town-houses1 but the gate is oak1 and the carriage-way floored with wood to deaden the sound of wheels4 ,square court-yard with fountain1 and ivy round the sides4 ,gothic staircase elaborately carved in stone1 and mysteriously lighted from above by a dome of colored glass4 ,on the entresol an antechamber in oak2 dining-room to the left in ,etruscan style1 containing a splendid collection of antique vases4 ,between the dining-room and kitchen is a butler's pantry1 where a richly carved oaken closet holds a magnificent service of plate1 made partly in ,paris and partly in ,london1 and valued at #bj1jjj1 or more4 ,all this story is laid down with ,turkey carpeting1 a rare thing in ,france1 where the dining-rooms and antechambers of even the finest houses have seldom anything to show but the polished floor4 ,on the right is a parlor opening on the court by three windows1 and commanding a fine lookout over the neighboring gardens4 ,the ceiling of this room is white1 the walls hung with chintz of a ,chinese pattern1 large crimson flowers on a sea-green ground4 ,curtains1 sofas1 c41 to match2 the rest of the furniture buhl-work1 except some fancy arm-chairs of different stuffs1 silk1 velvet1 and brocatel4 ,here is an endless collection of nicknacks1 ,dresden and ,sevres ,china1 ,louis ,,xiv4 enamels1 ivories1 bronzes2 among other curiosities a strange collection of ,asiatic weapons4 ,there are also several valuable paintings by ,boucher1 ,isabey1 ,tony-,johannot1 and other native artists of different periods4 ,chinese and ,japanese vases 7for which clumsy objects all the ,french have a weakness7 complete the picture4 ,this parlor opens into the library in a wing of the main building4 ,the furniture of this room is carved oak1 the walls and ceiling draped in myrtle-green cachemire4 ,the tragedian's desk1 richly carved and covered with green velvet1 stands on the left of the door1 with a ,venetian mirror just behind it4 ,the whole length of the wall opposite the three windows1 as well as the spaces between the windows1 is occupied by bookcases4 ,rachel's library comprises about four thousand volumes1 all in very quiet bindings4 ,the second story1 or the first floor over the entresol1 is in white wood and gilding 7a usual ,french drawing-room style71 carpeted with purple flowers on a white ground4 ,a large crimson sofa in the antechamber is flanked by two busts of ,clesinger's on pedestals1 ,tragedy and ,comedy4 ,on the right is the grand drawing-room1 running the whole width of the house4 ,the panels of its walls are adorned with groups of children and cupids1 by the celebrated painter1 ,charles ,muller4 ,the white marble mantel-piece is carved with arabesque and allegorical masques4 ,the sofas and chairs are purple brocatel with carved gilt frames1 the rest of the furniture rosewood with bronze medallions4 ,the clocks1 candelabras1 and bracelets are or-molu of the most costly workmanship4 ,it is hardly necessary to say that there is great abundance of looking-glasses2 they all bear their owner's cypher on their gilt frames4 ,among other objects of art in this room is a bust of ,napoleon as ,first ,consul1 by ,canova4 ,on the right of the antechamber is the show bedroom 7,rachel1 like many other ,frenchwomen1 has a quieter one for use in the third story74 ,the bed has purple velvet curtains1 a ,turkish carpet of silk and gold embroidery for a quilt1 and a lion-skin for a foot-rug4 ,the furniture is rosewood1 with medallions of ,sevres china4 ,a likeness of ,adrienne ,lecouvreur1 in tapestry1 and a marble bust of ,taglioni1 are the most conspicuous of the works of art in which this room abounds4 ,a secret door near the bed leads into a little boudoir on the ,chinese style1 all lacquer1 vermilion1 and porcelain4 ,the dressing-room is hung with chintz1 garlands of flowers on a blue striped ground4 ,the walls of the bath-room are sea-green stucco4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,there is no trifling with nature2 it is always true1 grave1 and severe2 it is always in the right1 and the faults and errors fall to our share4 ,it defies incompetency1 but reveals its secrets to the competent1 the truthful1 and the pure4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the following we extract from the ,journal of ,health3 ,,palpitation ,,of ,,the ,,heart ,,cured ,,by ,,soda-,,water4--,a lady1 about forty years of age1 had suffered for twelve years from periodical attacks of palpitation of the heart1 so violent as to shake the bed on which the patient lay4 ,during one attack1 feeling thirsty1 she expressed a desire for some soda-water4 ,no sooner had she swallowed the first draught than her palpitation left her1 and recurred no more until the period of the next attack4 ,as soon as it commenced1 she sent for her medical attendant1 and told him what had occurred a month previously1 and requested to be allowed to try the same remedy a second time4 ,he consented1 but1 wishing to ascertain which of the ingredients of the soda-water had relieved the complaint1 he gave her a dose of citric acid by itself4 ,this had no effect4 ,he then gave her a dose of carbonate of soda1 which also failed4 ,he then mixed the powders1 and gave her some ordinary soda-water1 placing his hand at the same time on her heart4 ,the moment she swallowed the first mouthful1 the palpitation ceased1 and recurred no more for that time4 ,from that period1 whenever the palpitation came on1 she could always stop it by this simple remedy4 ,it appears1 from the experiments made by medical men1 that the carbonic acid was the active element in relieving the complaint1 because1 until the gas was liberated by the mixture of citric acid and the carbonate of soda1 no benefit accrued4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,french surgeon has written a discourse to prove that the more a patient cries and groans during a surgical operation1 the more likely he is to survive it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,last ,,paris ,,item ,,about ,,fashions4--,dresses are more costly than ever2 gold1 silver1 and ornaments of velvet are still adopted for full dress4 ,for instance1 a pink crape dress1 with five flounces1 each flounce having an elegant and delicate wreath formed of black velvet4 ,these flounces1 made to diminish in width as well as in the size of the wreath as they ascend towards the waist1 are also vandyked1 the festoons being edged with a black velvet stripe4 ,the body has a bertha forming a point in front and behind1 trimmed with a narrow wreath1 and surrounded with deep frills in the same style as the flounces on the skirt4 ,for sleeves1 a small puff1 with a row of small velvet flowers1 terminated with two deep frills1 the same as the bertha4 ,another style1 which is quite different1 but equally pretty1 is a dress made of white taffetas1 with three flounces1 each one trimmed with five rows of green curly plush1 woven in the material1 and separated by a velvet stripe4 ,this plush and velvet diminish in width and change in shade as they ascend1 so that the plush and velvet are of quite a delicate green towards the waist4 ,the body has a bertha forming a rever1 and coming down as low as the waist1 in a point1 both behind and in front4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,steamboats ,,on ,,the ,,delaware4--,the numerous steamboats on our beautiful river were put in motion early in the spring4 ,they are now running1 not1 indeed1 in fearful and dangerous opposition1 but each in its appropriate sphere1 and competing only in the excellency of their accommodations1 and in the safe conveyance of travellers and pleasure-parties to and from the various points which line the shores of the ,delaware from the ,capes to the city of ,trenton4 ,among the number thus employed are the large and handsome boats of the ,camden and ,amboy ,company1 the ,john ,stevens1 ,captain ,kester1 and the ,trenton1 ,captain ,hinkle4 ,these boats1 as well as their gentlemanly commanders1 are old and established favorites of the travelling and pleasure-seeking public4 ,it may be said with great truth that there is not on any route in the entire range of the ,united ,states more safe1 quiet1 and punctual conveyances1 or better accommodations1 than are afforded by these boats1 or officers more attentive to their duties1 or more anxious to infuse feelings of confidence and comfort among their passengers1 than are their commanders4 ,we must not forget1 however1 to do justice to the unwearied exertions of ,w4 ,h4 ,gatzmer1 ,esq41 the principal agent of the company in this city4 ,to his zeal and watchfulness1 in the discharge of his arduous duties1 the public are indebted for many of the facilities afforded for quick and speedy travel1 as well on board the company's steamboats as on their railroads4 ,neither should we forget our old friend1 ,captain ,m',makin1 of the steamer ,edwin ,forrest1 who continues his exertions to accommodate the public with the most commendable spirit of competition1 and who1 we hope1 is reaping a just reward for his labors4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,florist ,,and ,,horticultural ,,journal4--,we have received the last number of this beautiful and interesting work1 containing a splendid colored engraving4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,earle',s ,,gallery1 #baf ,,chestnut ,,street4--,a free admission gallery1 and where quite as many good paintings can be found as at any pay exhibition4 ,the walls are lined with beautiful pictures2 but among them we must particularize a school scene3 ,the master is about castigating a boy1 when a new scholar with his father enters4 ,the look of astonishment of both of them is admirably painted2 but the picture is full of incidents1 and ought to be seen by all4 ,there are two other pictures1 ,sheep in the ,fold and in the ,field--admirable productions4 ,a new painting has just been added by an ,american artist1 ,george ,c4 ,bingham2 it is called ,an ,appeal to ,buncombe4 ,the principal figure is1 of course1 the speaker1 who appears to be stating his platform to the gaping auditory grouped in varied postures about him4 ,the chairman is a man of prodigious size1 and is probably a portrait4 ,the newspaper reporter is taking down the speech1 as delivered1 on the top of his hat4 ,we believe it is to be engraved as a companion to a former picture by the same artist4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york ,,picayune4--,there is great merit in the humorous engravings in this paper2 they are well designed and well engraved4 ,the reading matter is also excellent4 ,the ,lectures by ,cesar ,augustus ,hannibal contain many satirical hits1 though made in the negro dialect4 ,they deserve to be republished separately4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,bizarre1 of this city1 which1 by the way1 is an excellent publication1 says3 ,a better selection could not be made than ',letters left at the ,pastry ,cook's4' ,it is one of the most amusing and lifelike descriptions of a girl's boarding-school ever written4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,summer ,,beverages4--,now is the time for our subscribers to provide themselves with these excellent and temperance receipts4 ,see advertisement on cover4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,la ,,pierre ,,house1 ,,broad ,,street4--,we are happy to find that our prophecy about this splendid establishment has been verified4 ,it is now the most fashionable and best conducted house in the city4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we beg leave to differ with our friend of the ,western ,pioneer4 ,we have not placed the cap-stone yet1 and he will see that it is not impossible to excel it4 ,there is no impossibility to him who wills4 ,we will not differ with him on this point3 ,it is the best specimen of artistic and mechanical skill we have ever seen4 ,we may thank ,messrs4 ,collins ,mc,leester1 who made the type1 and ,messrs4 ,t4 ,k4 ,p4 ,g4 ,collins1 who printed the ,book1 for that4 ,thank you for your very kind notice4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,what ,,letters ,,should ,,be4--,many people1 and well-informed people too1 sit down to write a letter as if they were about to construct a legal document or government dispatch4 ,precision1 formality1 and carefully worded and rounded periods are considered all-essential1 even though the epistle be intended for a familiar friend4 ,others appear to be writing for publication1 or for posterity instead of making epistolary communication a simple converse between friends4 ,away with such labored productions6 ,a letter on business should be brief2 to a friend1 familiar and easy4 ,we like ,hannah ,more's ideas upon the subject4 ,she used to say3 ,if ,i want wisdom1 sentiment1 or information1 ,i can find them better in books4 ,what ,i want in a letter is the picture of my friend's mind1 and the common sense of his life4 ,i want to know what he is saying and doing2 ,i want him to turn out the inside of his heart to me1 without disguise1 without appearing better than he is1 without writing for a character4 ,i have the same feeling in writing to him4 ,my letter is therefore worth nothing to an indifferent person1 but it is of value to the friend who cares for me4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,rural ,,felicity4 ,when at eve thou sitt'st reclining ,by thy quiet cottage door1 ,and the sun's last rays are shining ,on the smooth and polished floor1 ,then thy thoughts are blissward tending1 ,and warm emotions like a flood1 ,when an urchin softly whispers1 ,daddy1 ,bill won't saw that wood6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we do not hear much of the mothers of great men4 ,what their fathers were--what their reputation1 qualities1 and history--is related to us with great particularity2 but their mothers are usually passed over in comparative silence4 ,yet it is abundantly proved1 from experience1 that the mother's influence upon the development of the child's nature and character is vastly greater than that of a father can be4 ,the mother only1 says ,richter1 educates humanly4 ,man may direct the intellect1 but woman cultivates the heart4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,parent would rush1 in the greatest alarm1 after a child that was indiscriminately eating wild fruit and berries1 for fear it should lay hold of a poison4 ,how much greater care ought to be exerted in preventing an indiscriminate use of books1 lest the morals should imbibe a poison that will stamp the future character with irretrievable dishonor4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,house ,,plants4 ,from ,mrs4 ,hale's ,new ,household ,receipt-,book4 ,,plants require much light and fresh air2 a light garret is an excellent place for them2 even those which will not bear the outer air must have the air of the room frequently freshened by ventilation1 to preserve them in health4 ,they should not stand in a draught of air4 ,in frosty weather1 the windows should be kept close1 and at night the shutters4 ,in sharp frost1 instead of stirring out the fire1 leave a little on retiring to rest1 with a guard before it for security4 ,as a general rule1 never water plants while the sun shines4 ,the time should be in the evening1 or early in the morning1 unless it be confined to watering the roots1 in which case1 transplanted plants1 and others in a growing state1 may be watered at any time2 and1 if they are shaded from the sun1 they may also be watered over the tops4 ,the water1 if taken from a well or cold spring1 should be exposed one day to the sun1 otherwise it will chill the plants4 ,a small quantity only should be applied at a time1 that it may have the effect of refreshing rain4 ,rain water is the best for plants2 next river water2 hard spring water is the worst4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,air ,,plants1 ,,and ,,ventilate ,,rooms ,,wherein ,,they ,,are ,,contained4--,plants should have air every day in the year to make them grow well2 but this matter1 in sitting-rooms1 will not1 of course1 be regulated for their sakes1 especially in the colder seasons4 ,wherever placed1 however1 some attention should be paid to airing and ventilating the rooms regularly1 by opening the windows1 and occasionally the doors1 in order to excite a free circulation of air4 ,this should be done to a certain extent every day1 according to the state of the weather1 except in the time of severe frost1 when it would not be advisable to admit external air4 ,but at such times1 if bad weather be of long continuance1 the rooms may be ventilated by means of the doors1 and by exciting a current of air in the passages or other parts of the house4 ,in very severe frost1 or in a continuation of damp weather1 moderate fires should be made for the sake of the plants1 if placed in rooms not occupied4 ,the window shutters should also be closed at night4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,hints ,,to ,,lovers ,,of ,,flowers4--,a most beautiful and easily-attained show of evergreens may be had by a very simple plan1 which has been found to answer remarkably well on a small scale4 ,if geranium branches taken from luxuriant and healthy trees1 just before the winter sets in1 be cut as for slips1 and immersed in soap-water1 they will1 after drooping for a few days1 shed their leaves1 put forth fresh ones1 and continue in the finest vigor all the winter4 ,by placing a number of bottles thus filled in a flower-basket1 with moss to conceal the bottles1 a show of evergreens is easily insured for the whole season4 ,they require no fresh water4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,instructions ,,in ,,knitting4 ,,there is not one art practised by ladies which is more deservedly popular than knitting4 ,it is so easy1 requires so little eyesight1 and is susceptible of so much ornament1 that it merits the attention of every lady4 ,the first process in knitting is known by the term casting on4 ,there are two ways of doing this2 with one needle and with two4 ,take the thread between the second and third fingers of the left hand1 leaving an end of about a yard for every hundred stitches2 pass it round the thumb of that hand1 giving it a twist1 so as to form a loop4 ,take a knitting-needle in the right hand1 insert the point in the loop and pass the thread from the ball round the needle2 then bend the point of the needle through the loop1 which tighten1 and one stitch will be complete4 ,continuing to make loops over the thumb1 with the end of thread1 and knit them with that from the ball until the proper number is cast on4 ,to cast on with two needles 7generally called the ,spanish method71 begin by making a loop on the end of the thread1 into which slip the point of one needle1 holding it in the left hand4 ,take the other needle in the right hand1 and slip its point into the same loop2 bring the thread round the point of this needle1 and bend the needle towards you1 so that the thread forms a loop on it4 ,slip that also on the left needle1 without withdrawing it from the right4 ,put the thread round the right again1 and repeat the process4 ,plain ,knitting4--,after all the stitches are cast on1 hold the needle containing them in the left hand4 ,pass the thread round the little finger of the right hand1 under the second and third1 and above the point of the first4 ,then take the other needle in the right hand1 slip the point in the first stitch1 and put the thread round it2 bring forward the point of the right hand needle1 so that the thread forms a loop on it4 ,slip the end of the left hand needle out of the stitch1 and a new stitch is knitted4 ,german ,manner4--,the thread1 instead of being held by the fingers of the right hand1 is passed over and under those of the left4 ,the process is exactly the same4 ,purling4--,begin by bringing the thread in front of the right hand needle1 which slip into a stitch pointing towards you2 that is1 in the reverse of the usual mode4 ,put the thread round the point of the needle1 still bringing it towards you1 bend the needle backwards to form a loop1 and withdraw the stitch from the point of the left hand needle4 ,when knitted and purled stitches occur in the same row1 the thread must be brought forward before a purled stitch1 and taken back before a knitted one4 ,to make a stitch4--,bring the thread in front1 as if for a purled stitch1 so that when you knit one the thread will pass over the needle1 and will make a hole in the following row4 ,the thread is put twice entirely round the needle1 and then brought forward1 so that the next knitted stitch will take it over a third time4 ,in doing the next row1 knit one1 purl one1 knit one of these stitches2 however many are made1 they must be alternately knitted and purled in the next row4 ,when the stitch following the made stitches is to be purled1 the thread must be entirely passed round the needle1 once for every stitch to be made1 and brought forward also4 ,slip stitch4--,pass a stitch from the left needle to the right1 without knitting it4 ,there are two ways of decreasing2 first1 by knitting two1 three1 or more stitches as one1 marked in knitting1 as k #b t1 k #c t1 c4 ,secondly1 in the following way3 slip one stitch1 knit one1 pass the slip stitch over2 this decreases one stitch4 ,to decrease two2 slip one1 knit two together1 pass the slip stitch over4 ,a reverse stitch is taken off the left hand needle1 in the reverse way to knitting and purling4 ,in both these1 the right hand needle is inserted in the middle of the stitch1 and the point brought out towards you or otherwise4 ,but to make a reverse stitch1 you insert the point of the needle in the stitch at the back of the work1 and bring it forward through the opening in which it generally is inserted4 ,the thread is to be placed round it1 as for a purled stitch4 ,to reverse two1 three1 or more stitches together1 insert the needle in them all at once1 from the last to the first4 ,to take up stitches4--,insert the needle in the loop1 pass the thread round1 and knit it in the usual manner4 ,do not draw out any loop more than can be avoided1 while knitting it4 ,to knit two pieces together4--,to do this1 there must be an equal number of stitches on both4 ,hold the needles together in the right hand1 and knit as usual1 inserting the left-hand needle in a loop of each at the same time1 and treating the two as one4 ,to form a round4--,the ,french manner of performing this process is by casting the whole number of stitches on one needle1 and then distributing them on three1 or perhaps four4 ,but the ,english mode is to divide the number of stitches1 and cast so many on each needle1 not withdrawing the last stitch of each needle from the point of the next needle4 ,when all are cast on1 the round is made by knitting the two first stitches on to the last needle4 ,four needles are employed for stockings1 five for doyleys and other round articles4 ,to cast off4--,knit two stitches1 insert the point of the left hand needle in the first stitch1 and draw it on the other4 ,knit another stitch1 and treat these two in the same way4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,empress ,,of ,,france4--,a correspondent of the ,morning ,post1 describing the appearance of the ,empress of ,france at a ball1 says3 ,the grace and beauty of the ,empress were observed to the fullest advantage4 ,her faultless delicacy of feature1 and the elegance of her figure1 were well displayed by a very chaste costume of white lace1 ornamented with ribbons of violet color1 falling half way down the skirt4 ,the headdress was exquisitely beautiful4 ,her ,majesty's hair is of a beautiful light brown tint1 and it was disposed last evening in tasteful rolls over the forehead1 leaving disclosed the ears1 from which diamonds were pendant4 ,her ,majesty wore a diamond necklace of marvellous brilliancy1 every stone of which reflected its myriad hues1 and a pair of somewhat small bracelets en suite4 99 99 99 99 99 ,another writer says3-- ,from some statistics of the ,legion of ,honor just published1 it appears that this body numbers about #eb1jjj1 or little more than a two-hundredth part of the male population of ,france4 ,it was usually supposed to be larger2 the ,english used to say that every third ,frenchman in a respectable position was a ',knight' of the ,legion4 ,in ,louis ,philippe's time it was conferred on some odd subjects1 old ,galignani among others1 whose chief merits were1 keeping a circulating library1 printing ,english books 7before the late international legislation on that subject71 and publishing a newspaper of selections which put in all it can find in disparagement of the ,americans4 ,by the time a man has lived two or three years in ,paris1 he generally fancies himself pretty well posted up in ,french cookery2 but ,i came across something the other day which knocked me1 and will probably astonish you too1 as it is founded on what we are accustomed to regard as a peculiarly national comestible4 ,every ,american is acquainted with pumpkin pie1 and a good many of us like it4 ,but what do you say to pumpkin soup8 ,till you have tried it1 you don't know of what the vegetable is capable4 ,pure de ,poturons2 it is made just like ,pure de ,pois1 or any other pure 7and consequently is improved by the addition of croutons71 pleasant to the eye 7a rich golden yellow71 and delicious to the taste4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,manner ,,of ,,doing ,,good4--,when your endeavors are directed towards doing good to an individual1 in other words1 doing him service1 if there be any option as to the mode or way1 consider and observe what mode is most to his taste4 ,if you serve him as you think and say1 in a way which is yours1 and not his1 the value of any service may1 by an indefinite amount1 be thus reduced4 ,if the action of serving a man not in the way he wishes to be served be carried to a certain length1 it becomes tyranny1 not beneficence2 an exercise of power for the satisfaction of the self-regarding affections1 not an act of beneficence for the gratification of the sympathetic or social affections4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,yankee ,,doodle1 ,,with ,,variations4--,who is there among our readers who has not heard several of his favorite tunes played with variations8 ,and who is there that could1 when the musician got pretty deep in said variations1 ever recognize the original tune8 ,it should be with alterations1 instead of variations4 ,a recent writer1 in the following1 justly ridicules this variation business3-- ,a few evenings since1 ,i had the satisfaction of being present at ,signor ,sivori's farewell concert4 ,i was exceedingly diverted by the performances of that clever violinist1 which also reminded me of an idea that had occasionally occurred to me before on hearing ,ole ,bull1 ,liszt1 and other professors of musical gymnastics4 ,i perceived that the talent of these gentlemen lay principally in executing variations on certain favorite airs2 that is1 in disjointing their different portions1 and filling up the intervals with divers fantastical and eccentric movements of their own--runs1 shakes1 and so forth2 thus interspersing the original music1 which was expressive of some sentiment1 feeling1 or state of mind1 with passages which1 having no meaning at all1 formed an agreeable contrast to the melodies wherewith they were blended4 ,now1 the idea that occurred to me was that the principle 7so greatly to the gratification of the public7 acted upon by the musicians might be advantageously applied to the sister art of poetry4 ,i think that ,shakspeare with variations would very probably be received with great applause4 ,the variations1 of course1 should correspond in expressiveness and intellectuality to those above alluded to4 ,for instance1 let the line to be varied be-- ,to be1 or not to be2 that is the question4 ,the theme might first be recited entire1 and then treated as follows3-- ,to be or not1 fiddle2 to be1 diddle2 that1 tooral2 is1 rooral2 the question1 lay4 ,fiddle1 fiddle1 iddle1 iddle1 tooral1 looral1 lay4 ,tooral1 to be3 looral1 or not2 lay1 to be2 that is1 fiddle2 the question1 iddle de dee4 ,to1 yoddle2 be1 doodle2 or1 fol2 not1 dol2 to1 de2 be1 rol2 that1 ri2 is1 tol2 the1 lol2 question1 de rido4 ,yoddle1 doddle1 fol de rol1 to be2 hey down derry diddle dum1 or not2 whack rum ti oodity1 to be2 ho down1 that2 chip chow cherry chow1 is2 tra la la la1 the question4 ,dong1 dong1 harum1 scarum1 divo1 question ,right fol de riddy1 oody1 bow1 wow1 wow6 ,drowning men will catch at a straw2 and1 considering the present declining state of the drama1 ,i seriously recommend the suggestion to the notice of the managers4 ,its adoption will doubtless astonish the weak minds of many1 to whom ,shakspeare's sense1 at present too strong for them1 will be rendered more palatable by dilution4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,woman was walking1 and a man looked at her and followed her4 ,the woman said1 ,why do you follow me8 ,he answered1 ,because ,i have fallen in love with you4 ,the woman said1 ,why are you in love with me8 ,my sister is much handsomer than ,i6 ,she is coming after me2 go and make love to her4 ,the man turned back and saw a woman with an ugly face4 ,being greatly displeased1 he went again to the other woman1 and said1 ,why did you tell a story8 ,the woman answered1 ,neither did you speak truth2 for if you are in love with me1 why did you go after another woman8 ,the man was confounded4 ,we should rather think he was4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,godey',s ,,gallery ,,of ,,splendid ,,engravings4--,we have received the first number of this collection of over twenty-five of the finest of those beautiful engravings that have appeared in the ,lady's ,book in former days4 ,those who are wishing to procure books of engravings for the centre-table cannot better consult their own interest than by sending fifty cents to ,godey for his beautiful ,gallery4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,book ,,of ,,the ,,toilet4--,this neat little publication contains a large number of recipes for the preservation of health1 and beauty1 and for the preparation of the various kinds of cosmetics in general use4 ,personal beauty is a gift to be prized1 and the preservation of a youthful appearance is by no means to be condemned4 ,the ,book of the ,toilet will enable ladies to prepare their own cologne1 toilet soap1 et cetera1 at a much less cost1 and less adulterated1 than when purchased1 ready for use1 at the druggists4 ,price of the ,book1 fifty cents4 ,address ,louis ,a4 ,godey1 ,philadelphia4--,western ,literary ,cabinet4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,sandy ,hill ,herald says3 ,how any lady can manage to get along without ,godey1 is more than we can imagine4 ,why1 if we were a woman1 we would not do without it any more than we would do without a husband1 and we would be sure to have both4 ,friend ,herald1 there is one woman we wot of that can't get along without ,godey2 and she thinks that a certain ceremony that was performed some twenty years since gives her a pretty good right to him4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,we give the following as we find it--without vouching for its correctness1 although the paper was read before the ,royal ,asiatic ,society in ,england3-- ,,how ,,to ,,make ,,artificial ,,pearls4--,it was stated1 in a paper read a short time since before the members of the ,royal ,asiatic ,society in ,england1 that the artificial production of pearls from the mussel-fish is carried on to a great extent at ,hoochow1 in ,china4 ,the fish are collected in ,april and ,may1 and are opened by children1 who place a small bit of bamboo in the orifice to keep the shells apart4 ,a piece of brass or bone1 a small pebble1 or a pellet of mud1 is then introduced1 a dose of three to five spoonfuls of fish-scales1 pounded and mixed with water1 is poured on1 and the stick removed4 ,the fish are then placed a few inches apart in ponds1 the water of which is from three to five feet deep1 and which are well manured with night soil four or five times every year4 ,in these ponds1 the fish are allowed to remain from ten months to three years4 ,upon taking them out1 the shell is cut through with a fine saw1 the pearl is separated from the shell and the pellet1 or other substance within it extracted4 ,it is then filled with white wax1 and a piece of the shell carefully attached1 to conceal the aperture4 ,several millions of pearls are thus produced annually1 worth from about a penny to eight pence a pair4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,general ,,agency ,,for ,,periodicals4--,many persons wishing to subscribe for different publications do not like the trouble of writing several letters4 ,this may be obviated by sending the money to the subscriber1 who will attend to all orders punctually1 whether for publications monthly or weekly in this city or elsewhere4 ,any information asked for by any of our subscribers we will cheerfully give1 if it is in our power4 ,we will attend to purchasing any goods that may be desired1 and will forward them at the lowest market price4 ,enigmas4 ,,answers ,,to ,,enigmas ,,in ,,april ,,number4 #ac4 ,a well4 #ad4 ,able1 table1 cable1 fable4 #ae4 ,a secret4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,enigmas4 #af4 ,,pray1 what is that we enter1 but ne'er see8 ,and yet familiarized with it are we2 ,though ne'er created1 yet existing 'tis1 ,and with ourselves concurrent always is4 ,its property throughout our lives we share1 ,and draw on its resources everywhere4 ,itself indefinite1 yet marks the sum ,of our career--past1 present1 and to come4 ,its current value1 too 7to this attend71 ,must on our working of that sum depend4 ,in fact1 its origin1 its age1 its death1 ,may be explained away in one word's breath2 ,though of enigmas it must ever be ,to human minds the greatest mystery8 #ag4 ,,my name's a paradox to you1 ,expressing what ,i'd fain not do1 ,for constancy's my aim2 ,i'm really such a loving elf1 ,to you ,i would attach myself ,with ardor aye the same4 #ah4 ,,sometimes1 a minister of state1 ,scarlet and gold ,i wear2 ,faith o'er the world ,i circulate ,in many a form that's fair4 ,no mediator ever aids ,the mortal in distress1 ,howe'er the tyrants of the earth ,his spirit may oppress1 ,as ,i successfully can do4 ,whene'er he's destitute1 ,then finds he me a comforter1 ,where worldly friends are mute4 ,for ,i can raise his mind above ,the vanities of life2 ,can banish all its jealousies1 ,extinguish all its strife2 ,can mitigate the miseries ,attendant on the poor2 ,and wretches1 all disconsolate1 ,with radiant hope allure4 #ai4 ,,my character consider well1 ,the deadliest quarrel ,i can quell1 ,when folks by me are led2 ,for satisfaction ,i can give ,to all who'd not dishonored live1 ,and e'en avenge the dead4 ,i'm dull and heavy1 yet at need ,you may accelerate my speed1 ,upon a hostile course2 ,destruction's ever my good aim1 ,yet ,i've an honorable fame ,for equalizing force4 ,the ,borrower's ,department4 ,the wicked borroweth and payeth not again4 ,md41 #ahed4 ,,dear ,,sir3 ,i present myself before you this morning another evidence of the great inconveniences sometimes attending the borrowing system4 ,my books have suffered in various ways2 some have had rhubarb 767 spilt on them1 others ink1 besides being otherwise maltreated and maimed4 ,and now ,i find the ,may number for #ahec has disappeared1 and no trace of it can be discovered4 ,can't you aid me in this emergency1 and oblige me by supplying the missing copy8 ,inclosed are postage stamps to the amount4 ,respectfully yours1 ,m4 ,a4 ,t4 ,,mr4 ,,louis ,a4 ,,godey4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,from the ,ohio ,clinton ,republican3-- ',,lady',s ,,book4'--,the ,february number of ',godey's ,lady's ,book' has just been received4 ,we fear there are not enough copies of this excellent and popular periodical taken in this place1 else there would not be so many applications to borrow ours by our fair friends4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,from the ,schuylkill ,banner3 ,although this magazine is entitled ',lady's ,book1' it is a book sought after by not only females1 but males of all grades that can read2 and we are sorry to say that so many of our readers would rather borrow than subscribe to it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,n4 ,c41 ,feb4 #bb1 #ahed4 ,,mr4 ,,godey3 ,i shall be compelled1 in self-defence1 to get you a lot of subscribers at this place4 ,the copy you are kind enough to send the ',news' is literally worn out in the service of the ladies1 bless them6 ,they will have it1 and ,i cannot refuse to loan4 ,i expect to be able to send you some more shortly4 ,yours truly1 ,t4 ,w4 ,a4 ,,philadelphia ,,agency4 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,l4--,buff-colored note-paper and cards are now fashionable4 ,can send you both4 ,miss ,j4 ,e4 ,p4--,black velvet headdress sent on the #abth4 ,m4 ,s4--,sent your sewing-machine by ,adams's ,express on the #acth4 ,miss ,c4 ,h4--,sent your bonnet by ,adams's on the #adth4 ,mrs4 ,o4 ,h4 ,f4--,sent your bonnet by express on #afth4 ,miss ,e4 ,o4 ,p4--,sent bonnet by the person who brought the order on the #afth4 ,j4 ,b4 ,g4--,paper hangings were sent via ,camden and ,amboy ,railroad on the #aath4 ,emily ,l4 ,m4--,don't know any more than what the acknowledgment referred to conveys4 ,shall be happy to hear from you at all times4 ,miss ,b4--,sent port-monnaie by mail on #aeth4 ,anna ,e4 ,w4--,please see ,march1 ,april1 and this number for full directions for crochet and knitting4 ,other portions of your letter will be answered4 ,much obliged to you for your commendations4 ,we will send pamphlets postage free about the sewing-machine to all who may wish them4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,m4 ,l4--,sent bonnet by ,kinsley's ,express on the #adth4 ,h4 ,e4 ,g4--,sent apron pattern on #bb;d4 ,s4 ,e4 ,w4--,sent apron pattern on #bdth4 ,old ,subscriber1 at ,godfrey1 ,ill4--,cannot publish the patterns1 as they are too large2 but will furnish them at #a #be1 and will get them to match as near as possible4 ,they do not come in sets4 ,patterns can be stamped on the material1 which is much better1 as they can be stamped ready for working4 ,l4 ,b4--,sent patterns by mail on #bhth4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,w4--,sent your order by mail on #dth4 ,miss ,h4 ,a4 ,j4--,sent duplicate on the #dth4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,w4--,sent garment on the #dth4 ,mrs4 ,a4 ,v4 ,du ,b4--,sent patterns on the #ith4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,l4--,sent colors by ,adams ,co4 on #ajth4 ,mrs4 ,s4 ,h4 ,d4--,books and patterns sent by mail on the #aath4 ,mrs4 ,d4 ,c4 ,h4--,sent box by ,adams's ,express on #aath4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,s4 ,l4--,sent box by mail on the #aath4 ,m4 ,c4 ,l4--,sent book by mail on #afth4 ,miss ,c4 ,v4 ,s4--,sent silk on #agth4 ,miss ,e4 ,c4 ,h4--,sent pattern on #agth4 ,in answer to several correspondents1 we give the following directions for 99 99 99 99 99 ,,starching ,,linen4--,to those who desire to impart to shirt bosoms1 collars1 and other fabrics that fine and beautiful gloss observable on new linens1 the following recipe for making gum arabic starch will be most acceptable1 and should have a place in the domestic scrap-book of every woman who prides herself upon her capacity as a house-wife and the neatness of her own1 her husband's1 and family's dress2 and1 if she does not take pride in these things1 her husband is an unfortunate man3-- ,take two ounces of fine white gum arabic powder1 put it into a pitcher1 and pour on it a pint or more of boiling water1 according to the degree of strength you desire1 and then1 having covered it1 let it set all night4 ,in the morning1 pour it carefully from the dregs into a clean bottle1 cork it1 and keep it for use4 ,a tablespoonful of gum-water stirred into a pint of starch that has been made in the usual manner will give the lawns 7either white1 black1 or printed7 a look of newness1 when nothing else can restore them after washing4 ,it is also good1 much diluted1 for thin white muslin and bobbinet4--,augusta ,chronicle4 ,no orders attended to unless the cash accompanies them4 ,all persons requiring answers by mail must send a post-office stamp4 ,receipts1 c4 ,,to ,,remove ,,grease ,,from ,,paper4--,scrape finely some pipe clay or ,french chalk1 and on this lay the sheet or leaf to be cleansed1 covering the spot in like manner with clay or chalk4 ,cover the whole with a sheet of paper1 and apply1 for a few seconds1 a heated iron4 ,on using ,india rubber to remove the dust1 the paper will be found to be free of the grease4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,straw may be bleached by putting it in a cask into which a few brimstone matches are placed lighted4 ,the same effect may be produced by dipping the straw into chloride of lime dissolved in water4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,varnish ,,for ,,colored ,,drawings4--,canada balsam1 one ounce2 oil of turpentine1 two ounces2 dissolve4 ,size the drawings first with a jelly of isinglass1 and when dry apply the varnish1 which will make them appear like oil paintings4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mock ,,cream ,,for ,,coffee4--,mix half a tablespoonful of flour with a pint of new milk2 let it simmer for five minutes1 then beat up the yolk of an egg1 stir it into the milk while boiling1 and run it through a lawn sieve4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,use ,,jeweller',s ,,rouge ,,in ,,cleaning ,,ornaments4--,mix it with a little salad oil1 and with a small tooth-brush rub the ornament till perfectly clean2 then wash in hot soap and water with a clean brush1 and wipe dry with wash-leather4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,very pretty and economical finish for sheets1 pillow-cases1 c41 may be made from the cuttings of bleached muslin3 ,cut one and a half inch squares1 and fold them bias1 from corner to corner1 then fold again1 so as to form a point1 seam on to the straight side on raw edge and face on a strip to cover the seam4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,give ,a ,,fine ,,color ,,to ,,mahogany4--,let the tables be washed perfectly clean with vinegar1 having first taken out any ink-stains there may be with spirit of salt1 but it must be used with the greatest care1 only touching the part affected1 and instantly washing it off4 ,use the following liquid3 ,into a pint of cold drawn linseed oil1 put four pennyworth of alkanet root1 and two pennyworth of rose pink in an earthen vessel1 let it remain all night1 then1 stirring well1 rub some of it all over the table with a linen rag2 when it has lain some time1 rub it bright with linen cloths4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,fine ,,blacking ,,for ,,shoes4--,take four ounces of ivory black1 three ounces of the coarsest sugar1 a tablespoonful of sweet oil1 and a pint of small beer2 mix them gradually cold4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,take ,,ink ,,out ,,of ,,mahogany4--,mix1 in a teaspoonful of cold water1 a few drops of oil of vitriol2 touch the spot with a feather dipped in the liquid4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,clean ,,pictures4--,dust them lightly with cotton wool1 or with a feather brush4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,clean ,,mirrors4--,wipe them lightly with a clean bit of sponge or fine linen that has been wet in spirits of wine1 or in soft water2 then dust the glass with fine whiting powder2 rub this off with a soft cloth1 then rub with another clean cloth1 and finish it with a silk handkerchief4 ,dust the frames with cotton wool4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,mildew ,,stains are very difficult to remove from linen4 ,the most effectual way is to rub soap on the spots1 then chalk1 and bleach the garment in the hot sun4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,ink ,,and ,,iron ,,mould may be taken out by wetting the spots in milk1 then covering them with common salt4 ,it should be done before the garments have been washed4 ,another way to take out ink is to dip it in melted tallow4 ,for fine1 delicate articles1 this is the best way4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,fruit ,,and ,,wine ,,stains4--,mix two teaspoonfuls of water and one of spirit of salt1 and let the stained part lie in this for two minutes2 then rinse in cold water4 ,or wet the stain with hartshorn4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,domestic ,,receipts4 ,,custards1 ,,creams1 ,,jellies1 ,,and ,,blanc ,,mange4 ,fifth article4 ,,devonshire ,,junket4--,put warm milk into a bowl2 turn it with rennet2 then put some scalded cream1 sugar1 and nutmeg on the top without breaking the curd4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,kerry ,,buttermilk4--,put six quarts of buttermilk into a cheese-cloth1 hang it in a cool place1 and let the whey drip from it for two or three days2 when it is rather thick1 put it into a basin1 sweeten it with pounded loaf-sugar1 and add a glass of brandy1 or of sweet wine1 and as much raspberry jam1 or syrup1 as will color and give it an agreeable flavor4 ,whisk it well together1 and serve it in a glass dish4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,whip ,,syllabub4--,whip cream1 as directed above2 mix a glass of brandy and half a pint of white wine with a pint of the cream1 which sweeten with sifted loaf-sugar1 and grate in lemon-peel and nutmeg2 serve in glasses1 and set some of the whip on each4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,snowballs4--,beat the whites of six eggs to a froth1 sweeten them to your taste1 and flavor them with rose-water4 ,drop them into a pot of boiling water1 in tablespoonfuls1 for a minute or two1 to harden them4 ,make a cream of milk1 eggs1 and sugar to float them in4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,floating ,,island4--,take a pint of thick cream1 sweeten with fine sugar1 grate in the peel of one lemon1 and add a gill of sweet white wine2 whisk it well till you have raised a good froth2 then pour a pint of thick cream into a china dish1 take one ,french roll1 slice it thin1 and lay it over the cream as lightly as possible2 then a layer of clear calves' feet jelly1 or currant jelly2 then whip up your cream and lay on the froth as high as you can1 and what remains pour into the bottom of the dish4 ,garnish the rim with sweetmeats4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,floating ,,island--another way4--,beat together the whites of three eggs and as many tablespoonfuls of raspberry jam or red currant jelly2 when the whole will stand in rocky forms1 pile it upon apple jelly1 or cream1 beaten up with wine1 sugar1 and a little grated lemon-peel4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,whip ,,cream4--,sweeten a bowl of cream with loaf-sugar1 and flavor it with orange-flower water1 any juicy fruit1 or lemon or orange1 by rubbing sugar on the peel2 set another bowl near the above1 with a sieve over it2 then whip the cream with a whisk1 and1 as it rises in a froth1 take it off with a skimmer1 and put it into the sieve to drain2 whip also the cream which drains off1 and1 when done1 ornament with lemon-raspings4 ,this cream may be used before it is set upon custard1 trifle1 or syllabub4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,trifle4--,whip cream1 as directed above1 adding a little brandy and sweet wine2 then lay in a glass dish sponge cakes1 ratafia cakes1 and macaroons1 and pour upon them as much brandy and sweet wine as they will soak up2 next1 a rich custard about two inches deep1 with a little grated nutmeg and lemon-peel2 then a layer of red currant jelly or raspberry jam1 and upon the whole a very high whip4 ,a trifle is best made the day before it is wanted4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,cake ,,trifle4--,cut out a rice or diet-bread cake about two inches from the edge2 fill it with a rich custard1 with a few blanched and split almonds1 and pieces of raspberry jam1 and put on the whole a high whip4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,gooseberry ,,or ,,apple ,,trifle4--,scald a sufficient quantity of fruit1 and pulp it through a sieve2 add sugar agreeable to your taste1 make a thick layer of this at the bottom of your dish2 mix a pint of milk1 a pint of cream1 and the yolks of two eggs1 scald it over the fire1 observing to stir it2 add a small quantity of sugar1 and let it get cold4 ,then lay it over the apples or gooseberries with a spoon1 and put on the whole a whip made the day before4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,sick ,,room ,,and ,,nursery4 ,,cold ,,or ,,inflammation ,,in ,,the ,,eyes4--,a correspondent has met with the greatest relief from the following application3 ,soak in cold spring water1 for half an hour1 a piece of bread toasted brown1 and then place it on soft linen rag1 one thickness1 next the eye1 and apply at bedtime every night1 until the inflammation is removed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,fumigating ,,sick ,,rooms4--,the chlorine fumigation is generally considered the best for fumigating the apartments of the sick4 ,to prepare it1 mix together equal parts of powdered oxide of manganese and common salt2 put one ounce of this powder into a basin1 and pour on it a large teaspoonful of water2 then drop into the vessel about thirty or forty drops of oil of vitriol1 which may be repeated at intervals for about three or four times4 ,this will be sufficient for the perfect exhaustion of the powder4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,make ,,arrow-,,root4--,to a dessert-spoonful of powder1 add as much cold water as will make it into a paste1 then pour on half a pint of boiling water1 stir it briskly and boil a few seconds1 when it will become a clear smooth jelly4 ,it may be sweetened with sugar1 and flavored with lemon-peel1 c41 to the palate1 or a little sherry or other white wine may be added2 fresh milk1 either alone or diluted with water1 may be substituted for the water4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,antidote ,,for ,,laudanum4--,give immediately twenty grains of white vitriol dissolved in water1 and assist vomiting by irritating the fauces with a feather2 after the stomach is emptied1 give large draughts of vinegar and water1 and other vegetable acids1 with coffee1 brandy1 c41 constantly rousing the attention of the sufferer1 until the effects of the poison subside4 ,recourse may be had to this until such time as the attendance of a medical man can be procured4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,opodeldoc4--,this lotion being a valuable application for sprains1 lumbago1 weakness of joints1 c41 and it being difficult to procure either pure or freshly made1 we give a receipt for its preparation3 ,dissolve an ounce of camphor in a pint of rectified spirits of wine1 then dissolve four ounces of hard white ,spanish soap1 scraped thin1 in four ounces of oil of rosemary1 and mix them together4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,substances ,,in ,,the ,,eye4--,to remove fine particles of gravel1 lime1 c41 the eye should be syringed with lukewarm water till free from them4 ,be particular not to worry the eye under the impression that the substance is still there1 which the enlargement of some of the minute vessels makes the patient believe is actually the case4 ,the ,toilet4 ,,gowland',s ,,lotion4--,take one and a quarter grains of bichloride of mercury1 and one ounce of emulsion of bitter almonds2 mix well4 ,be careful of the bichloride of mercury1 because it is a poison4 ,this is one of the best cosmetics we possess for imparting a delicate appearance and softness to the skin1 and is a useful lotion in ringworm1 hard and dry skin1 and sun-blisterings4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,clean ,,kid ,,gloves4--,draw the gloves on the hands1 and then freely wash them in turpentine until perfectly clean4 ,then blow into them and pin them on a line to dry4 ,the air will dissipate any smell the turpentine may leave4 ,should this1 however1 not prove to be the case1 a drop or two of oil of lemon in a little water1 rubbed lightly over the gloves1 will effectually destroy it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,remove ,,freckles4--,take of ,venice soap an ounce1 dissolve it in half an ounce of lemon-juice1 to which add of oil of bitter almonds and deliquated oil of tartar1 each a quarter of an ounce4 ,let the mixture be placed in the sun till it acquires the consistence of ointment4 ,when in this state1 add three drops of the oil of rhodium1 and keep it for use4 ,apply it in the following manner3 ,wash the face at night with elder-flower water1 then anoint it with the above unction4 ,in the morning1 cleanse the skin from its oily adhesion by washing it copiously in rose-water4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,prevent ,,hair ,,from ,,falling ,,out4--,make a strong decoction of white-oak bark in water1 and use it freely4 ,make but little at a time1 and have it fresh at least once a fortnight4 ,centre-,table ,gossip4 ,,may ,,first is signalized1 in the annals of ,new ,york housekeepers1 as a time of change4 ,boarders go to housekeeping2 old housekeepers1 tired of the wear and tear of servants and marketing1 give up their comfortable homes for the confinement of a parlor and bed-room in some fashionable hotel or lodging house4 ,or it may be that only a removal is contemplated1 and ,mr4 ,leeds is called in to superintend the sale of furniture that has got behind the times1 like the street or square in which it has been used1 and carpets much too small for the enlarged views of the wife of the successful merchant4 ,months before1 the young married people have been going from house to house1 peering into closets and dumb waiters1 measuring floors with an accurate eye1 or halls by sober1 long-reaching strides1 and taking the altitude of windows for shade or curtain4 ,they stop at ,berrian's1 on their way to business1 and pause before ,haughwout's huge windows of china and glass4 ,peterson ,humphrey's carpets are more attractive than the prints at ,goupil's or the landscapes at ,stevens's4 ,they notice the price of flour in the morning paper1 and consult about the wet linen goods from the ,humboldt--a cargo that would seem as inexhaustible as the furniture of the ,mayflower4 ,by and by1 the mornings are passed at auctions1 and bargains begin to crowd their rooms1 as heterogeneous in manufacture as in use4 ,all at once1 they find their purchase brought to a stand-still by lack of funds1 and the house is not half furnished4 ,ah1 they had forgotten to make a calculation beforehand1 and purchase actual articles of necessity before matters of luxury6 ,now they go on as they should have commenced1 cautiously and economically2 still1 the kitchen and chamber departments show reprovingly for some time to come how they have been robbed for the sake of the parlor curtains and mantle ornaments4 ,they should have had some good old friend1 like ourselves1 to say1 ,now1 my dears1 ,i like your plan of housekeeping2 you will find it the most comfortable and economical in the end1 if you will only go the right way to work4 ,you have made a fortunate selection in your house4 ,it is neither too large for your means nor your family4 ,how many rooms in it8 ,how have you disposed of them8 ,now take a spare scrap of paper1 and write them down in order4 ,begin with your kitchen1 end with your parlor4 ,reverse the usual plan1 if your aim is comfort and not show4 ,only ,mrs4 ,m4 or ,n4 will notice whether you have shades or curtains4 ,if your family lack comfortable bedding1 or your kitchen needful conveniences1 you certainly incommode those you care most to please4 ,take the kitchen1 for example4 ,how large is it8 ,will you have it covered with carpeting or oil-cloth8 ,how many yards1 and at what price8 ,have you a range8 ,if not1 count the cost of stove and boilers4 ,how many chairs and tables8 ,at what price8 ,the dresser1 and delf necessary for cooking and servants' use4 ,fortunately1 the lists of the furnishing warehouses save an endless amount of thought and trouble1 especially in the matter of cooking utensils4 ,those unlearned in such research will find one of them in our answers to correspondents the present number4 ,as for the kitchen1 so for the dining-room1 the china-closet1 the linen-press1 store-room1 chambers1 and finally the parlor4 ,make your calculation as accurately as possible1 to come within the limit you have set yourself1 remembering in all cases to take from articles of mere adornment or show1 rather than essential comforts1 and that infinite petty mortifications and care can be saved to a house-keeper by making plenty1 not superfluity1 her rule4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,lesson ,,worth ,,remembering4 ,,there are very few of our readers--we take it for granted--who have not met with the little book1 ,a ,trap to ,catch a ,sunbeam4 ,a longer story1 by the same author1 has made its appearance in ,england1 prettily illustrated by ,gilbert4 ,the title is ,influence1 neither more nor less2 and the object in view is to show the weight good or bad influence will have on the character1 even from the nursery4 ,as most appropriate to our ,centre-,table ,chat1 which unites gayeties and gravities1 we give as a sample of the new book4 ,speaking of the education of ,cyril1 its hero's sister-- ,yes1 ,julia was improving in every knowledge but one of the most important1 the knowledge which a mother's example could best have taught her1 to know and perform her mission here1 the proper exercise of woman's paramount influence over man4 ,there would be fewer wretched marriages1 fewer dissipated1 degraded men1 if this lesson were included in a woman's education2 if they were taught to feel the angel duty which devolves on them--to keep the wandering steps of those who are tempted so much more than they in the paths of virtue and peace2 to make them feel that in the busy world are noise and confusion2 that at home there are order and repose2 that there eyes look brighter when they come1 that the smile of welcome is ever ready to receive them1 the work1 the books are ever ready to be laid aside to minister to their pleasure--they would find amusement then at home1 nor strive to seek it elsewhere4 ,and not alone to the higher classes of society should this be taught4 ,it should be a lesson instilled into the minds of all1 high and low1 rich and poor4 ,duty has seldom so strong a hold on men as women2 they cannot1 they will not1 for duty's sake1 remain in a dull1 tedious1 or ill-managed1 querulous home1 but leave it to seek elsewhere the comfort and amusement which fail them there2 and1 when riot and revelry have done their work1 the wives and sisters who have done so little to make them otherwise are pitied for their bad husbands and brothers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,the ,,lovers ,,of ,,jewelry4 ,,the great ,koh-i-noor diamond displayed in the ,english ,exhibition1 and shown by a model in the ,new ,york ,crystal ,palace1 has a rival in one now deposited in the ,bank of ,england by the consignees1 ,messrs4 ,dory ,benjamin1 of ,london4 ,it comes from ,rio ,janeiro1 and weighs #bed carats1 of the purest water4 ,when cut and polished1 it is expected to surpass the ,indian diamond in size and brilliancy4 ,it has been shown to the queen1 and is the subject of general remark in the ,english prints4 ,ball ,black1 of ,new ,york1 have still in their window the celebrated necklace of pearls displayed at the ,crystal ,palace4 ,it consists of a single string of pure pearls1 threaded like the gold beads of our grandmothers1 and about the same size4 ,the cross attached is of diamonds1 in a rich and tasteful setting4 ,the pearls are of such unusual size and purity that at first it seems almost impossible that they can be real4 ,necklaces are worn much more than they have been1 for full dress especially4 ,the most fashionable and costly style is of diamonds1 and quite flat1 either set in a pattern or a single row of brilliants4 ,ladies who cannot afford this costly appendage to their toilets adopt a very fine ,venetian gold chain1 to which is suspended a medallion of precious stones set with diamonds4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,fashion ,,department4 ,,we do not often allude to what we have done or intend to do in this department1 keeping the even tenor of our way1 and letting our chitchat speak for itself4 ,but of late we have noticed that other publications assume to have been the first to give detailed directions1 in addition to the meagre description of the fashion plates at first offered to the public4 ,hailing as we do from the ,quaker ,city1 we shall mildly remonstrate1 and only assert that this is not the case4 ,the present fashion editor was the first to originate the monthly letter or record of the fleeting changes of the season1 and since that time has been engaged in collecting1 with more or less research and difficulty1 from foreign journals des modes1 the importer1 the mantuamaker1 and the milliner1 such items as will be of practical or suggestive use1 and setting these before our readers in a simple1 reliable style1 differing from the ,french raptures of the ,moniteur1 or the meagre descriptions of ,american prints1 where the fashions are a last consideration with the publisher--tacked on1 because some one else had set the example4 ,to us it seems as consistent with the scientific and professedly critical character they assume1 as a lady's ,french bonnet would appear as the crowning-point of costume on a potent1 grave1 and reverend seignior4 ,but we have no quarrel with them for assuming our especial badge as a ,lady's ,book1 nor are we at all particular in demanding credit of them for our borrowed plumes2 we would only suggest that modesty might be a becoming addition to them1 and truthfulness an equal grace4 ,now1 any of our lady readers who have been invited by friends in the country to let them know what is worn this season1 will at once understand the time and trouble it takes to answer such a request satisfactorily4 ,to relieve them from this task is what we have undertaken1 at the same time giving variety to our chat by the description of any new manufacture1 article of jewelry1 fashionable shops1 furniture1 etc4 etc4 ,we did not plan or even dream of exciting emulation or envious remark1 nor do we feel the slightest malice or ill-will towards those who thus confess their inferiority4 ,only1 as the school children say1 will they please to let us alone1 as we do them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,to ,,correspondents4 ,a ,,young ,,amateur ,,gardener will find the following effectual in keeping the birds from his freely planted seeds4 ,mix together one pound of gas tar1 quarter of a pound brown spirits of tar1 and quarter pound of melted grease4 ,dip twine in this mixture1 and weave it backwards and forwards over the beds1 on sticks firmly planted at the side1 a few inches high4 ,illustration3 ,,godey',s ,,model ,,colored ,,fashions4 ,we have heard of cherries without stones4 ,here is a ,french horticultural receipt for producing them1 which we have never seen tested1 however3 ,in the spring1 before the circulation of the sap1 a young seedling cherry-tree is split from the upper extremity down to the fork of its roots2 then1 by means of a piece of wood in the form of a spatula1 the pith is carefully removed from the tree1 in such a manner as to avoid any excoriations or other injury2 a knife is used only for commencing the split4 ,afterwards the two sections are brought together1 and tied with woollen1 care being taken to close hermetically with clay the whole length of the cleft4 ,the sap soon reunites the separated portions of the tree1 and1 two years afterwards1 cherries are produced of the usual appearance1 but1 instead of stones1 there will only be small soft pellicles4 ,,mrs4 ,,louise ,m4 ,c4 will find farina boiled in milk the best food for an infant1 next to its natural substance4 ,it is well to change with arrowroot1 in case of sickness2 but1 as constant food1 it will fatten1 but not strengthen the child4 ,,miss ,j4--,we do not think the acceptance of a bouquet objectionable from any gentleman admitted to the family as a visitor4 ,flowers1 books1 and music are the most suitable gifts4 ,any article of dress or jewelry given or accepted by persons with no other tie than ordinary visiting acquaintance1 is not in good taste1 to say the least4 ,,mrs4 ,s4 ,d41 of ,mobile4--,dress caps are of the lightest possible description1 a mixture of blonde1 flowers1 and ribbon4 ,much blonde is used in trimming everything4 ,the gold and silver embroidered ribbon is only suitable for evening1 or for dress bonnets4 ,,milton1 ,pa4--,the ,dress ,book has been sent2 the directions are all practical4 ,a ,,young ,,wife has our best wishes in her new undertaking4 ,if she is at all systematic1 she will not find furnishing so difficult as she anticipates4 ,we subjoin the desired list3-- ,kitchen ,furnishing ,list for #cj4 #a ,kitchen ,shovel1 ,tongs1 and ,poker4 #a ,iron ,tea-,kettle4 #a ,tinned ,iron ,pot4 #a ,tinned ,iron ,saucepan4 #a ,soap-stone ,griddle4 #b ,tin ,bake-,pans4 #a ,tin ,dripping ,pan4 #a ,tin ,saucepan4 #a ,small ,tin ,kettle4 #a ,pepper and ,flour ,dredge4 #c ,tin ,pie ,plates4 #a ,tin ,wash-,basin4 #a ,dish ,pan4 #c ,table and ,tea-,spoons1 ,iron4 #a ,chop-,knife and ,bowl4 #a ,tea and ,coffee ,canister4 #b ,japanned ,lamps4 #a ,match ,safe4 #a ,chamber ,pail4 #b ,smoothing ,irons4 #b ,large ,cedar ,wash-,tubs4 #a ,wash-,board4 #c ,doz4 ,clothes-,pins4 #a ,pint ,measure4 #a ,set ,table ,mats4 #a ,britannia ,coffee ,pot4 #a ,tea ,pot4 #f ,knives and ,forks1 ,stag ,handles4 #a ,pair ,carvers to match4 #a ,spice ,box4 #a ,rolling ,pin4 #a ,corkscrew and ,tunnel4 #a ,large ,waiter4 #b ,painted ,pails4 #a ,coal ,hod4 #a ,gridiron4 #a ,fry ,pan4 #a ,cullender4 #a ,coffee ,boiler4 #a ,tea ,pot4 #a ,grater4 #a ,tin ,dipper4 #a ,egg-,whip4 #a ,basting-,spoon4 #a ,skimmer4 #a ,ladle4 #a ,meat ,fork4 #a ,meat ,knife4 #a ,knife ,board4 #b ,scrub ,brushes4 #a ,dust ,pan4 #a ,dust ,brush4 #b ,brooms4 #a ,coffee ,mill4 #a ,clothes ,horse4 #a ,flour ,sieve4 #a ,oil ,filler4 #a ,knife-,box4 #a ,door ,mat4 #a ,kitchen ,table4 #a ,potato ,masher4 #a ,flour ,pail4 #a ,pastry ,board4 #a ,clothes ,line4 ,fashions4 ,,notice ,,to ,,lady ,,subscribers4 ,having had frequent applications for the purchase of jewelry1 millinery1 etc41 by ladies living at a distance1 the ,editress of the ,fashion ,department will hereafter execute commissions for any who may desire it1 with the charge of a small percentage for the time and research required4 ,bridal wardrobes1 spring and autumn bonnets1 dresses1 jewelry1 bridal cards1 cake-boxes1 envelopes1 etc4 etc41 will be chosen with a view to economy1 as well as taste2 and boxes or packages forwarded by express to any part of the country4 ,for the last1 distinct directions must be given4 ,orders1 accompanied by checks for the proposed expenditure1 to be addressed to the care of ,l4 ,a4 ,godey1 ,esq41 who will be responsible for the amount1 and the early execution of commissions4 ,no order will be attended to unless the money is first received4 ,instructions to be as minute as is possible1 accompanied by a note of the height1 complexion1 and general style of the person1 on which much depends in choice4 ,dress goods from ,levy's or ,stewart's2 cloaks1 mantillas1 or talmas1 from ,brodie's1 #ea ,canal ,street1 ,new ,york2 bonnets from ,miss ,wharton's2 jewelry from ,bailey's or ,warden's1 ,philadelphia1 or ,tiffany's1 ,new ,york1 if requested4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,description ,,of ,,steel ,,fashion ,,plate4 ,the unusually beautiful fashion plate of this month gives a very correct idea of prevailing spring styles4 ,fig4 #ast4--,a dress suitable for the morning at a fashionable country house or watering-place1 or for dinner4 ,as a home dress1 it is very tasteful and simple4 ,the robe may be of pink taffeta1 cashmere1 or mousseline1 open from the throat to the hem of the skirt1 though the waist is fitted close to the bust1 as in an ordinary tight dress4 ,this opening is finished on each side by a double ruche of the same material1 the edges pinked1 and is laced across by narrow taffeta ribbon4 ,chemisette in plaits1 with a lace frill4 ,plain cambric skirt4 ,shawl of cambric embroidery2 close bonnet of pink taffeta and black lace1 with an edge formed of very narrow ribbons interlaced with black1 to resemble a plaid4 ,fig4 #b;d4--,walking or dinner-dress of pale green silk1 made plain and close2 sleeves open and loose4 ,light mantle of flounces or volants1 of white guipure lace1 headed by a narrow ribbon of violet color4 ,the bonnet is covered with lace to correspond1 and has leaves and ribbons of pale violet crape2 tied with broad white taffeta ribbon4 ,parasol of violet lined with white silk4 ,it will be noticed that our styles are suited to the ,may of our ,southern readers1 and the ,june wardrobes of our ,northern belles1 being exceedingly light and simple1 as summer dress should always be4 ,readers round about us are apt to forget that we have to be thoughtful of our far away subscribers as well as themselves4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,chitchat ,,upon ,,prevailing ,,fashions ,,brodie',s ,,mantilla ,,emporium--,,shades ,,of ,,fashion1 ,,etc4 ,,etc4 ,,the present promenade of ,broadway extends scarcely to the ,astor1 in a downward direction2 the crush of omnibuses1 drays1 business men forgetful of especial courtesy in their haste1 porters1 and laborers1 conspire to make a chaos of confusion and discomfort below the ,park which few ladies care to adventure4 ,the tide of shoppers sets downward from the ,new ,york ,hotel1 and upwards from the ,astor or ,irving1 meeting in a grand confluence at ,canal ,street1 where you may pat the curbstone with your gaiter from three minutes to a quarter of an hour1 watching an opportunity to stem the current and cross to the other side in safety4 ,standing on this upper corner1 you are in full view of the large freestone front of #ea ,canal1 the mantilla establishment of ,brodie1 to which we have promised to introduce our readers4 ,at this present writing1 when everybody wants a mantilla1 the graceful article of costume being considered as needful as a spring bonnet1 the lower front of ,brodie's has a most inviting prospect4 ,it is entirely occupied by two enormous windows and a door of plate glass2 the windows being1 in reality1 small ,crystal ,palaces for the accommodation of two slowly revolving dames in court costume of brocade or soie d'antique1 bearing upon their regal shoulders the chef-d'uvres of the establishment1 whether of velvet1 guipure1 or taffeta1 as the season represented may be4 ,at their feet are thrown1 in apparent careless1 but really artistic confusion1 other designs not less elegant and attractive4 ,these figures are of wax1 modelled and colored from life1 and1 having supported the onerous public duties of the ,world's ,fair1 are now in the honorable retirement of comparatively private1 though by no means secluded life4 ,the room which you enter from the street is fitted up with superb mirrors1 ovals and pier1 the central one being of remarkable width as well as length4 ,this is not1 however1 the principal show-room1 though the office and much other business is carried on there in appropriate departments1 handsomely fitted up4 ,the stairs1 covered with velvet carpeting1 as1 indeed1 the whole establishment1 lead you to the second floor1 pannelled with plate glass mirrors set between the long windows1 and in every place in which they can well be inserted4 ,the walls are covered1 as below1 with delicate ,french paper1 of white and gold1 and1 with the rich carpet1 a drawing-room rather than a business establishment is suggested4 ,here there are piles of the most elegant and costly styles of mantillas and scarfs1 that have given place to the heavy clothes and velvets of the just departed season2 and here is a fluttering of silk dresses1 a waving of spring garlands1 as the busy crowd of purchasers flutter back and forth1 exclaiming1 rapturizing1 choosing1 and trying on the profusion of styles before them4 ,in the centre1 is a light iron railing1 still white1 in keeping with the style of the rooms1 over which you can watch the proceedings of the store below1 or1 looking upwards to a similar balcony1 you see another story1 apparently fitted and furnished as the show-room in which you now are4 ,this is the wholesale department1 of course by far the most important of all4 ,ordinarily1 you would have no call to ascend the stairs2 but1 being this morning a privileged visitor1 you find there ,mr4 ,brodie himself1 in the midst of his importations1 designs1 and manufactures1 his clerks1 his saleswomen1 whose patient shoulders and black silk dresses give an additional air to the latest styles1 and his wholesale customers1 for whom he is daily shipping packages1 parcels1 and boxes1 north1 south1 east1 and west2 but especially south and west1 where doubtless our own subscribers will be among the purchasers and the wearers4 ,if your curiosity will carry you up still another flight1 ,mr4 ,brodie's politeness will conduct you to a passing glance of the work-room1 occupying the floor above4 ,it would not be polite to watch too long the rows upon rows of girls and women busy with the silks1 laces1 ribbons1 and other delicate materials of their craft2 but you see that they are all busy and comfortable1 with light and good fresh air in abundance4 ,yet higher6 ,you noticed below how rich and how abundant was the embroidery1 with what precision it was executed2 here there is a row of frames1 where embroidery1 the lightest and richest1 is executed by those to whom the work is not a pastime1 but a regular and profitable occupation4 ,here is the pure white poult de soie of the ,snow-,drop1 for instance1 cut and ready for making up2 the design traced upon it1 tacked as smoothly upon the frame as the canvas of a picture1 is stretched before the artist4 ,the rapid and regular movement of the needle is covering it with the rich work that the young ,southern bride will glory over1 when the all-important box--the trousseau--reaches her from ,new ,york4 ,there is1 besides these frames1 a large embroidery department1 situated up town1 under ,mr4 ,brodie's constant supervision4 ,but here the new styles are first tried1 that he may thus be able to regulate the prices of work1 the quantity of material1 etc41 to be given out4 ,in preparing for the winter season1 this whole floor is filled with quilting-frames for the mantle and cloak linings2 still another branch of female industry4 ,some idea of the great amount of employment an establishment like this gives to the industrious classes of the city1 may be formed from this bird's-eye view of the interior of ,brodie's4 ,three hundred workmen are engaged from season to season in preparing the piles of costly draperies we have seen1 as the raw material comes in only to be manufactured4 ,thus1 the velvets1 cloths1 silks1 etc41 with the lighter fabrics1 and trimmings of ribbon1 lace1 gimp1 are imported by ,mr4 ,brodie himself1 and his designs are furnished by leading ,parisian houses1 known in the pages of ,la ,follet1 ,la ,modiste1 ,petit ,courrier des ,dames1 and other journals of fashion4 ,last1 but not least1 this fine building1 with its costly decorations1 this immense stock of goods1 these busy purchasers and workwomen1 are the rapid products of a persevering industry and enterprise that1 were the story told1 could scarcely be believed4 ,the private history of most successful business men is a commentary upon the proverb1 ,diligence is the mother of good-luck4 ,mr4 ,brodie's is a remarkable illustration4 ,his is the only establishment in the country entirely devoted to the one branch of manufacture2 his whole time1 thoughts1 correspondence1 and ,parisian visits centering on its improvement and success4 ,we have given time and space to the principal theme of our ,chat1 partly that our readers may see how various are the styles of every article of wearing apparel1 and how safely they may trust themselves to a new and graceful form1 even though ,mrs4 ,jones and ,mrs4 ,brown do not happen to have brought it from ,new ,york or ,new ,orleans4 ,at ,brodie's1 for instance1 each style is made up in every prevailing shade of silk4 ,what folly in ,mrs4 ,jones to say1 ,green is the rage6 ,in a large city1 nothing is the rage2 if it approaches such a culmination1 it is given up in a very few weeks4 ,as of mantles1 so of bonnets4 ,the milliner has her ,parisienne models1 and her working materials1 and employes4 ,no two bonnets in her show-room must be precisely alike4 ,so of the mantuamaker1 who varies her shapes and her trimmings to suit her material1 the figure1 height1 or complexion of her customer4 ,straw bonnets are perhaps the most uniform of all in shape2 but here1 again1 there is every variety of ribbon and trimming4 ,no two bows are made alike4 ,city people will not submit to uniforms4 ,there is a general style in the fashions of each season1 but inflections and shades as various as its grass and leafage4 ,our next ,chat1 as in the ,april number1 will be of these1 as ,june admits of changes that our ,northern ,may denies4 ,july will claim1 as usual1 its watering-place and travelling fashions1 with nursery items1 welcome at any season to the busy mother of a household4 ,,fashion4 99 99 99 99 99 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------ ,transcriber notes3 ,p4 #chh4 ,closing brackets4 p4 #cig4 ',still unmarried'1 added incomplete word 'still'4 ,p4 #djd4 ',actaurus in ,bootes' changed to ',arcturus in ,botes'4 ,p4 #daf4 'find it out'1 joining word likely to be 'it'4 ,p4 #dcb4 'whch is'1 changed to 'which is'4 ,p4 #dff4 'haev' changed to 'have' in 'may not have'4 ,p4 #dgc4 ',listz' changed to ',liszt'4 p4 #dgc4 ,incomplete word added 'feeling'4 ,fixed various punctuation4 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------