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QUERIES. 288.-FOOD FOR DOGI. is the best food for dogs ? •Pontypridd. (JyjtfRO. 289.—HOME-MADE FILTER. h ^V,U someone be good enough to tell me ,°w to make a oheap, but serviceable, filter home use ? ALF. Tonypandy. 290.—SWALLOWING A WASP. SQpp08ing I were to swallow a wasp, what 'he best thing I conld do to prevent •»Wd results ? J. K D. Wypool. 291.—To MEASURE RAINFALL. Wow ia rainfall measured P And can I j* e a simple rain-gauge for my own use ? I should be glad to be told how. Whitchurch. YOUNG FARMER, 2i2.-To PROVISION AN ATLANTIC LINER. i« icur'°us to know what amount of food ]jl^enerally consumed upon a large Atlantic er« Can any reader of this column satisfy y inquisitiveneas ? QUERIST. 293.—EMIGRATION. Un kioh is the best field for emigration.for v. ln^endicg artisan emigrant—Canada, the Qited States, or Australia? And what are) J1 average emigrant's prospects in those respective countries? Will someone be good enough to reply and to recommend me to lI°lne trustworthy book or pamphlet which I can consult with advantage ? A. B. C. ^cwjjort.

PARISIAN MEMS. LBY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, I A dentist in Paris is striking ile," lie presents his clients with a thermometer- barometer containing his advertisement. At last there is balm in Gilead. V • The number of indigents on the Relief List of Paris is 80,774, or about 4 per cent. of the population—nearly double the misei-y statistics of London. » The waving hair that adorns the helmets of the French Dragoons is the product of Chinese and Tonkin skulls. It is finer than that from horses' tails, and so lighter, though coarser, than crops raised on European crowns.

Gifts from the Empress of Austria It is said that before the Empress of Austria went on her recent yachting trip she distributed to her most intimate friends all her Court costumes" and her light-coloured dresses. She remarked, with pathos, that she would never feel gay enough to wish to wear coloured druese?, nor did she intend to go to any more Court festivities, now that her daughter is mar- ried. Many of the dresses were very elegant, and the fortunate possessors declare that they will not wear them, but keep them as mementoes of their beautiful empress.

The Garb of the French Huntress, There is only one good point (the Dmity Graphic thinks) about French hunting-or rather shooting -costume. That is the fact that it is worn by ladiep. The men look ridiculous but the French Diana is charming. The latest fashion in it is a costume of mouse-grey cloth, the skirt falling over knickerbockers of the same, git tei-ed above the knee with old silver btielsle-, red silk stock- ings, and a little cap with a plovei's wing in it. A cartridge-box and game bag in chamois leather complete the costume.

The Queen of Roumania in North Wales, [BY MORIEN. I On Thursday afternoon, a few minutes after two o'clock, the Queen of Roumania and suite drove from Llandudno to Conway to pay a visit to Conway Castle and the Royal Cam- brian Art Gallery, situate in that ancient town. Her Majesty and suite were reoeived at the postern gate of the renowned old fortress on the Conway by the Mayor of Conway, who was accompanied by Lord Mostyn. The streets of the old town were rich with bunting in all the colours of the rainbow. On the highest turret of the historical ruin on the Conway fluttered in the wind the Union Jack of Great Britain. On another part of the famous citadel of Edward there floated, the national flag of Roumania. On a flag in the town were to be seen the three eagles of Carnarvonshire. At the top of the stairs leading from the postern into the interior of the castle the Rev. H. Rees, vicar of Conway, and Mrs. Rees were introduced to her i Majesty, and the vioar's wife pre- sented her Majesty with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, which the Queen graciously accepted. Her Majesty then advanced to Lady Augusta Mostyn (Lord Mostyn's mother), Lady Bligh, and Mrs. Henry Lloyd Mostyn, and greeted them with great cordiality. The Mayor of Conway then, taking the lead, guided the Queen and the rest of the visitors throughout the castle. From the summit of the walls a magnificent view was obtained of the Valley of the Con- way and the surrounding grand hills. Whilst in one of the lower rooms, all open to the sky, the Mayor of Conway espied an owl fast asleep in the ivy by the side of one of the naked arches above. Iler Majesty, with almost girlish glee, called the attention of the lady members of her suite to the bird of night. The bird, how- ever, continued to slumber. Later on her Majesty was very nearly meeting with a serious accident while looking from a higher portion of the ruin for the owl. She, stopped on a low wall running by the side of the regular path,and didnotobserve thattheivysix inches in front of her foot covered a chasm at least 40ft. in depth. In the nick of time the writer 'caught hold of the Queen's arm and drew her back. The rest of the party then came on, and her Majesty explained what had just occurred. The Mayor stated that some years ago a man met with his deatbc'in the castle by a similar mistake. Her Majesty thanked him who had grasped her Royal arm so un- ceremoniously. When the Queen was on the summit of the highest curtain wall of the castle she was recognised by the people in the streets and by the children in the fields. They loudly cheered, and her Majesty acknowledged the greeting by waving her pocket-handkerchief. Every nook and corner of the tremendous castle was visited, and her Majesty frequently expressed her astonishment at the largeness of the ruin and its gigantic proportions. After spending about half an hour in roaming about the ruin and having its history explained the Queen and party returned to their carriages. W hen the Queen had taken her seat in her • carriage a little girl, five years of age, dressed in white, and named Carrie Farrington, advanced from Mrs. Farrington, her mother, and handed to the Queen a good sized doll dressed in the old Welsh costume. Her Majesty took the doll, and then fairly hugged little Carrie herself and kissed her. The child's mother seemed delighted, and the throng loudly applauded. The Queen then drove to the Royal Cam- brian Art Academy, now located at Plas Mawr, and the rest of the distinguished visitors followed. Her Majesty was received at the entrance into the building by Mr. H. Clarence W haite, the president, and Mr. W. Lawrence Banks, Plas Madoc, Llanrwst, one of the trustees. The building is a most ancient one, with all the peculiar internal arrangementsof the Tudor period.The walls and ceilings are fancifully decorated with fretwork in relief, and over the fireplaoe in each room are various coats of arms in relief. The col- lection of old oaken carved furniture is large. lhere is an exceedingly fine display of oil paintings arranged in the various rooms of the grand old building. After her Majesty had carefully, and with evident deep interest, inspected the contents of each room, she atid the visitors entered the fine banqueting- room, where tea was served. Shortly afterwards her Majesty and suite drove back to Llandudno. In the evening the Queen attended a lecture delivered by Captain Saintsbury at Llandudno on the 11 War of 1877," the lecturer being in the war with the Rou- manian kri-ny of her Majesty. The Queen was received byall present rising to their feet and oheering. The Royal lady was dressed in white satin embroidered with pearls, and she wore a crimson plush cloak trimmed with fur. There was a large audience. Lord Mostyn presided, and intro- duced the lecturer as a Welshman who had fought under the Roumanian flag. The lecture seemed to deeply interest her Majesty. CAKNAKVON, MONDAY. Elaborate indeed were the arrangements for giving the Queen of Roumania a thorough Welsh welcome on the occasion of her visit to Carnarvon to-day, when tho historic town swarmed with quarrymen, accompanied by their wives and daughters, together with hundreds of agricultural labourers from the various districts in the country. The town was gaily decorated in honour of the vent, whilst the veesel-9 in the harbour were decked with bunting from stem to stern. Her Majesty and suite, accompanied by Lord and Lady Mostyn, anived by a special train from Llandudno shortly after one o'clock, and they were received at the railway station by the mayor Mr. Issard Da vies) and members and officials of tho corporation, and also by Sir John Puleston, m.r., constable of the castle Sir Llewefyn Turner, deputy-constable; LoN. and Lady Penryn, Sir Richard Bulkeley, Bart., tyid other notabilities. When the Queen had alighted -the town-clerk read an address to her Majesty from the ajajw, aldermen, and teureesses of the boroueh of Car- narvon on behalf oiib^tpseives and the inhabitants generally, offering to Uer Majesty a cordial Welsh welcome on the occasion of her visit to the ancient town. The address, which wfts pf album form in a case of Welsh oftff, was illuminated after the style of Qneen Mary's Psalter. It 130" the Roumanian and Welsh national devices, together with the Nod Cyfrin of the Eisteddfod and tirti bardic sentences of Y gwir yn erbyn y byd" and Y ddraig goch a ddyry gychwyn." In acknowledging the gift, and beaming with smiles, her Majesty said: I can assure you that I am highly pleased with this gift. Indeed, I will remember your Welsh hospitality as long as I live. I do not know how sufficiently to thank you far this beautiful work of art." The Marquess of Anglesey then asked pier Majesty's acceptance of a huge bouquet, which was brought up by two stalwart, Naval Volunteers. With a merry laugh the Queen said I am proud of the bouquet, but how nna I to carry it ? Dofit you think it is too heavy for me ? Lord Angle- sey informed her Majesty that the bouquet would be in safe custody for her. Having been seated in the carriage the Queen erpied a little child in the i crowd and exclaimed, "Oh, what a charming young girl! Heekoninq to the youthfut spectator, wlwwe golden ringlets fluttered in the gentle breeze prevailing at the time, the Queen called Upon the Volunteers carrying her huge _bouquet, and, plucking a lily, a rose, and some maidenhair fero, made a nice-looking bouquet and handed it to the object of her admiration with the word-, You keep that for me." The incident created interest throughout the town. The carriage, which was the central figure in a monstre procession of band", Volunteers, and public bodies, afterwards proceeded through the principal thoroughfares of the town, cheers rend- ing the air ever and anon. Arrived at the principal entrance to the castle, the Queen was presented, with a beautiful bouquet by Lady Turner, after which her Majesty chatted with Pencerdd Gwalia," who had arrived upon her invitation to confer with her Majesty with reference to the setting to music by him of her poem delivered at the Bangor National Eisteddfod. Sir Llewelyn Turner escorted the Queen and suite through the castle, pointing out to them all the portions of interest. Her Majesty expressed herself greatly pleased with the view from Queen Eleanor's Gateway, and was greatly interested in the room where, traditionally, the first, Prince of Wales was born. The ancient banqueting-hall of the castle was beautifully fitted as reception and luncheon rooms. At the invitation of Sir John Puleston, the Queen, the members of her suite, and about 30 guests sat down to a sumptuous banquet, during which a band stationed on the greensward played a selection of national and other airs. Later in the afternoon Miss Edith Morris, the youthful daughter of tho well-known eisteddfodwr, Councillor M. F. Morris, Nelson Emporium, pre- sented the Queen with a beautiful piece of stuff— Cymreig Cartref "—Welsii homespun dre?s material—which her Majesty received with smiles, adding," I really must we-ir this when I get honle" Miss Morris was dressed in Welsh costume". Miss Pierce, of the Golden Goat, also presented her Majesty with a Welsh shawl, which was received with tUftnUfiTand sanleS. Shortly after four o'clock her Majesty and suite drove to Penrliyn Castle, where they will remain for a day or two as the guests of Lord and Lady Penrhyn.

WAR AS IT WILL BE PLAYED." A Game of Hide and Seek Simply. fBY F.LANEUK."J The army manoeuvres, eepecialiy in the North of, France, continue to excite much interest from the many innovations intro- duced. Respecting the smokeless powder, iu mass volleys the men could be as easily seen after as before the firing. The same remark applies to the artillery. The soldiers appeared to practise dodging and ducking" extensively, seeking shelter where they could, and firing extensively when on their hands and face. This is the new strategy. If the end be to keep both antagonists out of range,why, a battle can never terminate, as it cannot commence. Uootora will have little to do apparently, and the uiidertakers-tbe clergy- battalion still less. » For professionals the objeotive was the military ballooning. This is ranked as the only antidote against the smokeless explosive. It reduces warfare to a game of hide and go seek. The balloon worked perfectly, and had a captive cable of 550 yards, or nearly double the altitude of the Eiffel Tower. Nothing was reported about the sky gun, destined to riddle ventilators in these ambulatory observa- tories. The balloon is inflated without diffi- culty, and very rapidly. The gas is com- pressed and bellowsed into the balloon, which also sucks it back into the reoeiver when the balloon is to be packed up. Not more than 3 per cent. of gas is lost in 24 hours. The balloon when up is tethered to the wagon-windlass. The latter is drawn by four horses, and is so strongly made that it jolts but little while galloping like artillery over cultivated fields, fresh-ploughed soil, or hastily-levelled ditches. There is a tender, with sulphuric acid and zinc filings, See., to manufacture hydrogen in case of a mishap, and a duplicate balloon, folded up like a tent, follows close by. Two engineers mount in the car. In the cable is a telephone wire, down which life and death messages are truly transmitted. The field telegraph is always cheek by jowl to the balloon-truck, and so wires straight tips to generals miles upon miles away, not forgetting the War Office here, which had the results of the aerial Asmodean peeps into the enemy's camp within eleven minutes after being made. The other engineer in the balloon had for a mission to work the instantaneous photo apparatus, or send down by the cable a sketch of the enemy's posi- tions. I presume, gentle reader, that you have ascended the Eiffel Tower. Imagine in your mind's eye the range of country you could observe supposing you were nearly twice as high again, and armed with a power- ful field glass. You could discern battalions, the atmosphere being clear, thirty or forty miles away-that is, nearly two days' marches for troops. Naturally the reflection will come to your unstrategetio mind: he must be a worth- less general who allows his army to come within range of shot and shell. The Peace Society ought to have for trade mark a balloon and a field telegraph. Happily, all advanced nations have military balloons. » • There was some ball practice during .iw manoeuvres with the Lebel rifle and its nickel ball. The initial volocity of the bullet is 550 yards. It can carry as far as 4,400 yards, but is less pleasant to encounter at half that distance. Some time ago, experiments on dumb animals corpses included-! ho sed that the Lebel rifle-bullet does its work more cleanly than its leaden predecessor. It smashes no bones—but goes through them; it does not so much lodge in the body as to pass out of it directly, and should it be so unmannerly as not to quit its victim, its whereabouts can be readily divined. Still, with all these superiorities, it is best to give the ball a wide berth. The Dahomeyans are destined to be the first living targets—towards the close of this month—for the Lebel bullets. Germans should keep an eye on the experiment.

The Spontaneous Combustion of Hay, After a series of very careful experiments, Pro- fessor Cohn, of Breslau, has found (La Petite Revut. says) that the heating of damp hay to a tempera- ture sufficient to cause the spontaneous combustion of it is due to a fungus. He IJrøt studied the heat-generating action of Aspergillus fumigatus which lias the bad reputation of heatin" barley in the course of germination and of rendering it sterile. Through the effect of the respiration of the little germ—that is to say, through ihd combustion of the stnrch and other hydvocarburets whiek the diaetosic ferment COD- yerbJ. into maltose and -dextrine, the temperature is rarssd by about 40 deg. The heating of the germs to more than 60 dug. occurs only through the intervention of the Aspergillus, which acts as a ferment. Under these conditions it readies its greatest maximum action. In this state it rapidly burns thekydrocarburet*.

A Transvaal Sensation, A. social sensation bf8 been causaj Johm. nesburg by the rumour, which found itxt$w into the columns of a local paper, that toe daughter of one of the principal judicial omalgia of the town had been committing a remarkablfe series of forgeries and decqaion- Tter report, was that the young lady had forged her father's name for several thousand pounde altogether, the money having been used by some of her male friends in speculation*. TfcepOor glrl, was generally regarded 88 OMJ wlfflw Wiiut than riming. »*d ?«*» sinuter muttering* aboutM tar and feaUlws" for those who woe covi. sidered more guiitf than the. Much sympathy was felt for the fatum,

WILL THERE BE A RECUR- RENCE OF INFLUENZA P There seems to be some grounds (the Lender correspondent of the Liverpool Post writes) for fearing that there will be a recurrence of influenu in the coming winter. Already, notwiihstanding the beautiful weather we are having, there are a good many cases about in London. At the time of the last visitation it was stated that influenza, like scarlet fever and some other epidemics, had a habit of reappearing in a modi- fied form in the following year, and that whether it was a cause or coincidence, records showed that cholera had an unpleasant fancy for following influenza. In one of the large public institutions of Ireland it seems bevond doubt that a very exten- sive outbreak of influenza has occurred, but the complaint is of a mild type.

Narrow Escape of the Empress Frederick. On the day before the Empress Frederick1* departure from Athens (says the World) hei Majesty and the Greek Royal Family had a very narrow escape from what might have been « serious aocklent. They had been visiting th< English fleet, which was lying at anchor at th< Piraeus, and were returning to Athens in the Royoli Saloon carriage on the steltID tramway, which thA King of Greece often uses in preference to ttM railway, because it rune close to hie palace Suddenly a shrill whistle was heard, and the oaø were stopped with a jerk. The King jumped out to see what was the matter, and fonne a steam tram from Athens pulled up immediately in front of his own on the same line of rails. By some negligence in giving orders the line had not been kept free for the lioyal party, and the driver of their tramcar only perceived the danger at x turn of the road just in time to signal to tl" advancing tram, and stop his own.

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REPLIES. "O.K." (Query No. 168.) defi • • *° see such a wide difference in my by jj 'l °f the above phrase and that given *Uclr Certainly, there was not in s difference as would warrant the latter mY explanation was not correct. My °pity may not be so trustworthy as the *eliwk° came from New Orleans, for 1 my information on Cassell's JSncy- Hs c dictionary "—the greatest work of itl„ ever issued from an Knglish publish- ^hi h leave it to the reader to take authority he likes—the Yankee or the NONARY. J. E. SAMUEL. KKMEDY FOR FRECKLES. (Query 246.) (!erA ? ^oz> of lemon juice, Jdr. of pow- ah<3 i Fax> and -^dr. of fine sugar. Mix them • ttlem stand a few days m a glass. t^etl 6 ^'11 the liquor is clear and fit for use ^hoLh°k on ^he hands and face occasionally. Ad £ °°d lotion for freckles is thus made der J*" muriate of ammonia, 2dr. of Iaven- ^'th ater' an^ ipt- distilled water. Apply 2 ^tW two or three times a day. Sour pat on the face when going to ^okl on n'Sht, will also remove the 68' when not very obstinate ones but objected to by many people, glyoerine and cuoumber lotion pli suits some complexions, and is n to use. GWENYNEN GWYNKDD. A GUNK&AHQtf. (Query No. 248.) ftenevation is the interval of time that between the birth of a father and the W"1 of his son—or, in other words, the num- y years that persons are on the average W tliAn fathers or mothers. As as ih« days of Herodotus thia was average thirty-three years and Months, or three generations to each Withlry, and it is still taken a8 such. it the Stuart Kings of Scotland [ 0ur»ouslv enough, true to a day. From on the population of Paris 111 the period was found to be o^0^ar8; and in 1874 a new inquiry into j Population statistics gave us 34-48. W!*? than five generations have been be living in one family, hence the f,'te «ged mother to her daughter spake— Thu o^ter," said she, ariee, 7 daughter to t»er daughter take, "'oats daughter's daughter cries." BOOKWORM. O^0R ^he benefit of AN OLD HAND," I Jhft better than quote the meaning of '*(Vt°rd "generation" as given in the Dictionary." I omit the derivations j?iv$n e quotations from standard authors <W:8Vl?Por* e*°h definition also the li°n of the word (4< The aot of re- with a somewhat lengthy ex- thft lbgy the coniniunicntioriof the Divine %tho-ce IvOlia God the Father to God the Son. The 11, ti Ot art-kiodox Trinitarian doctrine is that <\ n is a distinct person, truly God and of -< euence as the Father, and is, I berafore, ia Wis own personality as the Son from all •. eternity, and that the Divine act is, accordingly, itself eternal, ti^ to n?* ^ginning and without end in opposi- Arian teaching that there was formerly a Jibl!1* ?e (Christ; ^as not, and tliat before He was not.' The person, or God the Sou being tJio express /jj1' impress of that God tiio F vther's) i, 3),tike communication of essence ler a 8Gn« accordingly or Veneration; whereas the communica- tion of the Divine Essence* to the Holy Spirit is simply procession. A bringing out, or forth evolution as from a source or cause; production, especially by some natural process or causation, as the generation of sounds. "In mathematics, the description of a geometrical figure by the motion of a point, line, planp, or figure, in accordance with a mathematical Jaw. Also genesis. That which is generated progeny offspring. A single succession of living beings in natural descent, as the offspring or descendants in the same degi-ea of the same parents. The whole body of persons of the same period, living at the same time as the rising generation. It Family race; kind by extension any allied or associated group of persons a class. The age or period of a generation hence the average lifetime of all persons of synchronous age. The historical average or that of all wlio pass the stage of infancy is commonly reckoned at about thirty years, while the physiological average or that of all who are born is only about seventeen years." Such are the various definitions given in the "Century Dictionary." It may be added that when people count the number of generations that have existed since any remote period they give three to each cen- tury. A few weeks ago BOOKWORM" answered a query as to the number of persons who had existed upon the earth, and it will be remembered that he said that from the birth of Christ until the present oentury 54 genera- tions had lived." This number was obtained by multiplying eighteen, the number of cen- turies, by three, the number of generations generally assigued to a century. Dowlais. J. E. SAMUEL. PERMANENT WHITEWASH. (Query No. 249.) Lime slacked with a solution of salt in water, and thinned with skim-millc from which all the cream has been taken, makes a permanent whitewash for outdoor work, and, it is said, renders the wood incombustible. It is an excellent wash for preserving shingles and for all farm buildings. ARTISAN. In mixing whitewash there is one ingre- dient that I have noticed is very seldom used, and 1 think whitewash mixed with this is what is referred to as permanent whitewash, It is made by boiling dried calf skins in water until it all becomes a jelly. This is thoroughly mixed up with the other ingredients when making whitewash. Its effect on it i& to make it stick to the wall, and not eome off when rubbed against, as that commonly made does. It Moss. Cljidach. HAIR FALLING OFF. (Query No. 250.) It is said that a good method of preventing the hair falling off is to wash the bead in paraffin. But if the hair comes oat with the roots nothing will make it grow again. Dowlaie. J. E. SAMUEL. If the hair is falling out, remember that it is owing to an unhealthy condition of the scalp. First, cut off about two inches of the hair, next wash in clear, cold, soft water, rub- bing dry with a crash towel; then begin the ,g fifteen minutes' brushing process, and in a few weeks you will see the tiny spires of new hair coming all over your head. Cardiff, M.D. Hair often falls off after an illness, and people get anxious about it, fearing that they will soon have none. Young hair is, how- ever, constantly growing, and as the older hairs come out the younger ones take their place. To increase the growth of this young hair, and prevent the old hair getting too dry, and thus becoming more apt to fall off, the following recipe for pomatum, to be rubbed in at night, and which contains castor oil, will be found useful Two marrow bones, 2oz. of lard, 1 toz. of 2 spermaceti, 2oz. of castor oil, and half a pint of the best salad oil. Add these together in a liquid state when nearly cold scent it accord- ingly. Dissolve the marrow, lard, and sper- maceti alltogether in a basin, putting it in an oven. When quite dissolved strain it through muslin, and, whilst hot and liquid, add the oils, stirring with a silver spoon. When nearly cold add the scent—sixpenny- worth of oil of almonds, fourpenny worth of bergamotte, and sixpennyworth of otto of roses. GWENYNEN GWYNEDD.

To Correspondents. Acknowledged with thanks: (iWENYNEN GWYNEDD" and M.D." (Cardiff), Wa«p and bee stings and Cramp in the leg); -NI.R.C.S." (Tiie pulse) "TINY TIM" (Imitation marble); "HEÀD GARDENER" (To preserve wild flowers); BOOK- WOlDt" (The race for life)..

Freak of a Balloonist. Ten thousand persons assembled in the Ster- necker Park at Weissensee to witness a new departure in balloon ascents, which had been advertised by an aeronaut named Damm. For the usual car Damm substituted a live horse, which he fastened to the balloon by means of grappling straps. He proposed to ascetxi on the animal's back to a height of 1,000 feet. The balloon was inthted and the horse pecured to it, but when Damm got into ttxi saddle the police interfered. They refused to allow the extraordinary experi- went, and, much to the disappointment of the huge crowd, l)amtn was compelled to dismount and liberate the horse, Subsequently lie made a parachute descent.

THE ENGLISH COUNTRY-HOUSE BREAKFAST. Fiom the American Point of View. Nothing is more inviting and delighifu', and more stimulating to a jaded appetite, than bi'> kfast atj an English country-house, where ti ere is a Iarg« house-party, particularly if it is u hunting country and there is a meet in the neighbourhood fsays a writer in the New York Tt ihuae). Thi repast is, in all big houses, served in the bretkfastK room and generally at a number of snull tables; and the men in their pink coats and the women in their well-cut habits form a pretty picture as they jump up and help tliemselveF,saii.ifolon,t,-) the very elaborate repast spread on the sideboards, which fairly groan with plenty. There are cold game pie?, and cold joints and haav. Before the fire are hot muffins,kidneys in chafinc. dishes, sizzling fiell, &c., affording fine opportunities for amateur cookery. The well-trained servants alwnys appear at exactly the right moment with freshly brewed tea or coffee and hot to^st How if it all managed, we wonder, and how cart they ea( so much One would imagine that luncheon after all this plenty would be a con.;>riratively light affair; but no, it is a regular homely spread, more like our couutry mid-day dllingf than anything else. To an American it does not seem appetising; but even in the grandest houses it is ever the regulation mea1 two o'clock mutton," as one of our country* women called it. There is a hot smoking joint eat vegetables, followed by a pudding or apple-tarfc This is a dull, heavy meal, as the men are generally away, and there ia none of the jollity ox fun of the breakfast; it is simply, serious eating for the stay at homeft At iivo o'clock tea the scene brightens. Woinei make themselves smart in pretty tea-gowi)({ the men come in from hunting or sporting} there is a lot of lively talk about the c' "runs" and "croppers," or, if it be < sporting country, about" bags" and the weatheiS Meanwhile they discuss the delights ot hot tea-cakes, muffins, and rich plum-cake, whicJl everyone declares will make them ill and whicn everyone eats nevertheless. Coffee may be iugh( in for those who like it; while the tea, a: we alj know, is made in the room by eomf divinity in a lovely gown with the prefc tiest tea equipage of old £ nglish silver; At eight o'clock the British appetite is "gai ready to attack an elaborate dinner a la RUSEe, with a most carefully chosen menu and all lhflt appointments of a carefully kept tible. 1u df moderately big house there, will be about threi footmen and a butler, the former in livery and tho latter in plain evening clothes. One some- times wonders why it is necessary in England to have so many servants that are superfluous, as it would seem—the upper house- maid and the lower housemaids, the parlour maid, the kitchen maid, scullery maid, but certainlj everything about the household machinery seerofl to move like magic, and with all the wealth which is expended in America on living, such conditions seem impossible to be had, such harmony of domestic existence.

ELOPED FROM THE CURRAGH. An Officer's Daughter Torn from the Arms of her Humble Lover. The Freeman's Journal gives an account of interesting elopement at the Cuiragh. On Sunday morning an officer of high rank from the camp drove to the neighbouring railway station in search of his daughter, eighteen years of age, who was missing. Making inquiries, he found the young lady had left by mnil train for the Southern City in company with a young man. He went by the next train in search of the runaways, and on arrival in the city went to the different hotels, but could find no trace of the young lady till the half-past ten train next morning was starting, when the couple were confronted by the lady's father. A very painful scene ensued, which ended in her being forcibly placed in the carriage en route for home. The young lady, it appears, had got leave from her father to stay with an aunt on Saturday nigltt. TI:c lover is a shop assistant, aged 23.