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A PUBLICAN THICK." A. FRESH EBULLITION OF OLD SI'S PIIIL- OSOPHY AND SUSPICION. The old man was in a jubilant temper, despite the snow and slush, when he brought up the morning's mail, says the Atlanta, Constitution. Didn' I tell yer dat dis heah cold spell wuz er 'publican trick on us Dimicrats down SouFP" But you didn't prove it." Well, I kiti p,-ot)b it iioav. Jess look out dat winder dar an' cas' yo' eye on dat flag whut's flutterin' on dew Newnitèd States bildin'! "What yo' tink o' dat That white flag. That is one of the wea- ther signals, but is only a general intima- tion." 9.1 dunno what yo' calls de inflluuùashuns in de case, but I kno'dis—I sneak'd up dar de udder day an' I see what dat wedder man wuz up ter. He bed down de whol' map erdis country. 'Lasky and Canadskatky an' wuz er hoodooin' his lines on hit, drawin' fer w<-dd> r man fum eberywhar and draggin' hit down heah ter Atlanty. I beah 'm figurin' up how many parts er thermomety he gwine t- r put ergin how many mo' parts er borometry an' den he mix in sum anomomstry f.n' er few sprangles o' bydrometi-v 11 1; Hold on you old ebony phonograph, What are you talking about ? Dat's whut I say. I seed dat publikin ¡ wedder man mixin' up all dat climack fer I Atlanty wid dese two eyes er mine, an' I say ter myself,'Look out, mister man, yer goin ter lode yer gun dan'll blow out de britoh an' kill yo' fool self Well, what then ? Don't yer see de whol' pile an' blin' er wedder fell on 'im fo' he could stop hit an' now he done flung up de white flag an' s'ren- dered He better get reddy to move "Why?" Kaze I dun tuck some kodacks er dis wedder an' I gwine ter sen' 'em ter Mister Cleebian' soon ez he's swore in Yer kno' he ain'gwine ter let no man sno' under de State of Georgy wid sebenty-odd thousand Demo- crat majority with sech impunacy! inai-y time, sah!" And the old man went downstairs chuck- ling mightily at the bounce he had arranged for the weather man. A generous farmer having presented a miserly man with a barrel of cider, took it by request to his house. The recipient said, What will you pay for the barrel when it is el-npty And so my little wife cooked all this her- self ? What does she call it P 7 Well, I started it for bread, but after it came out of the oven I concluded I'd better put sauce on it and call it pudding." A good woman, seeing a youth emerge from a tavern, said, "I am sorry to see you come out of such a place." To which the young man responded, "Why, madam, would you have me stay there all the time ("

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OUR CHESS COLUMN. • X All communications for this department to bi addressed W. Qeitzman, 57, TIFF-atraot, Pout,. pridd. No. 144.-Probleni by Mr. P. F. Blakb- 1 BLics (7 pieces). ■WHITE (9 pieces). White to play and mate in two mo764* j 8)iutionto Problem No. 142. A Wiiite 131aclr. B to b 7 An)- iiiove Mates accordingly. Correct solutions received from W. H. Jones, Aberdare J. G. Churchill, JLD., Pontypridd i V. D. Cx., IV. St; I by, Lla n d a ff. THE SOUTH WALES CBESS ASSOCIATION. The executive of the above ossociaiioxi met at the Black Lion Hotel. Abtrdare, on Saturday last" February 18, to decide the dispute which lias1 arisen between the Cardiff and Llanelly Clutis tor, not playing the cup match within the stipulated' time in the rules. After a long discussion the. match was decided a win for Llanelly on th8 ground that Cardiff has not played within tha time stipulated in the rules. We think the execu- tive, although right in according to the rules, ought to have taken into consideration the fact that the Cardiff c lub was without a copy of the revised rules, and that the Cardiff i-ecretary had applied for a copy as far back as September 26, 1892, and was unable to obtain one from the association secretary. On the nbove grounds we think tha( the Cardiff Club has not been treated in a fait. way; and, on the other hand, we think that th4 Llanelly Club has overstepped that friendly feet- ing winch should exist among chess-players by claiming ,t m in simply because Cardiff could 0°< p]al them on the day convenient for them. If tb(' tilings continue much longer Tory little will be IL-ft in a fe w yeiiri of the South Wales Chess Asso- ciation. CARDIFF DOCKS V. THE HILLS' UMTED. An interesting match was played at the C)unty, Hotel, Pontypridd, on Thursday evening last between Cui diff D icks players and a team selectedj from Absrd-ire, Dowlais, Pontypridd, and thfl Khondda V.-iUey. The following is tbe full score:—• CARDIFF L'OCKS. THB HILLK' UNITED. ) Board No. Won. WOIt 1. G-. W. Lennox 1 k W. II. Toiies 0 1. W. Pel!))'bridge i* W. D. Gwynne 5. Dr. Aithur 1 £ ltees Jon's 0 i 4. J.J. M'Eachran 1 i W. Hogg 0 J 5. Edgar James 0 u D. C.Carr. 1 1 6. 10. Elsbat-t .1 D. Morlan 0 J*. 7. G. H. Dow 0 T. Evans 1 8. J. Sheldon 1" W. H. Flooks 0- 9. \Y. Reiidawny 1 0 Jones 0 10. F. Lambert 0 W. Heitaman t U. E. N. Bisgood 1 i W. G. Howells. 0 f 12. J. Hutchins 0 0 J. D. Churchill 1 I 13. H. S. Thompson. 0 K. W. Uees 1 14. Pen. Uavies 1 1 T. Williams 0 0 15. G. Barber 0 0 H.Davies 1 I Total. 12 Tot.U 13 The asterisks denote the un. nislied adjudicated upok, at the Crill of time.

IRELAND V. WEST 07 ENGLAND AND WALES. CORRESPONDENCE MATCH. EVAN Gi MBIT. WHITE BLACK (Mr. P. Sandioid, M.A.) (Mr. W. R. Fisbor, Ireland. England). 1 P to K 4 1 P to K 4 2 Kt to K 8 3 2 Kt to QU 3 3 11 lo B 4 3 B to 13 4 4 I' to Q Kt 4 B takes Kt P 5 P to B 3 5B to R 4 6 P to Q 6 P takes P 7 Castles 7 P takes P 8 Q to Kt 3 8 Q to B 3 9 P to K5 9 Q to Kt 3 10 Kt takes P 10 K Kt to K 2 11 Kt to K 2 11 P to Q Kt 12 B t Q 3 12 Q to K 3 13 Q to Kt 2 13 Kt to K 3 11 Kt to B 4 14 Kt takes Kt 15 B takes Kt 15 P to K It 3 16 Q R to B tq 16 P to R 3 17 KRtoQ-q 17 Castles Premature, I (the ifrst player) ihiok. 18 Q to Kt sq 18 R to Q rq Would it not have butter to wait and play Q R here ? 19 B to K 4 19 B to Q Kt 2 20 iltoKR3 To prevent Q to Kt 5. 20 B to Kt 3 21 B to Q 5 21 Q to K 2 22 B takes R P 22 P takes B Fatnl. Kt. takes P seems to have been the orf souml move, and would lead to pretty variations, 23 Q to Kt 6 ch 23 K to B sq 24 Q takes R r ch 24 K 10 K sq 25 Kt to Kl 5 25 Kt takes F I BLACK. WHITE, Wilite mvtes in four MoVeLt. 26 Q to H 8 ch,27 Q takes Kc ch, 28 Q to Q 8 C14 29 R to K sq ch, and mates next move.

Professor: What does "Plato's Apology apologise for ? Student (at random): Well- er—for being written in Greek. She: You seem to be the best man at all the weddings. When are you going off your- self? Ile: Oh, there's as good fish i-n the sea as ever came out of it. She: Yes. but don* you think the bait is getting rather stale. i Patient: Oh, dootor, you don't know how it worries me to think that I might be buried alive. Dootor Calm yourself, Mrs. B.. you need hare no fear of anything like that. Trust to me, aud 1 cau assure you that you are iu liO danger, John Bull asked a Canadian Indian if he knew the sun never sets on the Queen's do- minion? No," said the Indian. Do you know the reason why ?' asked John. lie-ciiuo Heaven is afraid to trust an.Englishman id the dark, was the reply. Lawyer: Now, sir; you say the burglars after creeping in through the front window, began to walk slowly up the stairs, and yet you did not. see him, although you were staud- ing at the head of the stairs at the time. May I venture to inquire why you did not see him ?

AFTER READING THis sufferers from and Gout., old or young, have vp(.j and Co.'a thair cure is so e *rt&lo £ 4s. 5d., post llheuo will do this. Is. \n ■/ High-street, free, from the Agents. Jvans and Co., and Cardiff, Penartb.'JafTs Well. Barry, and C T. Cordey. Hiah street. Newport .or „ of<ier Laboratory, High-road, Bidmonton, Ii°ndoi of any Patent, Jedipiae Yeatlsr.

[BY "JOHN LlTTLEJOH N."] .aar;lff i, lucky in being so near to Llan-I ie,ff I w'th a crack o'er a glass; I can *ninv 4 °* a sPree' ^ut t^ere is nothing I •Wt 1° We! week day or Sunday, as the anrnll ,Wo.m^.es walk to Llandaff. It is the (] Uest cIty in Britain, but that is not all, Cardiff re oufc the roar and hurry of nin ttakea me feel as if I were leaving the Und oentury behind, and gliding into a qD °* slumberous calm, a somnolent pool of _foa,ed life left gleaming upon the Cjj 'e the past by the receding tide of There is a silent charm on Llandaff SQ ,on everything around it. It is always cj ay there, and the cathedral and its pre- bea° t coai^'ne t° make a gem of peaceful jj As I approach it a drowsy stillness ge ^6ns uPon the scene at every footstep. A husk. pervades the air, and as the Wind comes igh it seems to sink down to a jr tone, and kind Nature waves off ti the hallowed shrine and its surroundings }'k'batever smacks of the noyance or unrest," like a mother watching by the cradle of a £ child. Onoe I get into the cattedral it is like

The Citizans of Liaildaft. I always wonder bow the old inhabitants of landaff get their living, for I can scarcely lscover anything in the shape of business Roing gmj citizens look as if hey didn't care and didn't need to care, indeed, the shopkeeepers seem surprised at the sight of a customer, that is when I do •Qcceed—and I have not always done it—by fllQt of shouting and kicking the counter, in Rousing the wight who owns it from his downy *»irinthe rear of the premises. Between break- aBt. anddinner time they seem to have a neigh- oorly way of sauntering from door to door *dding one another good morning, and in- ftOiring about the progress of population in °eir several households. On sunny after- noons the Llandaff people come lounging to heir thresholds now and then with a slow, 'dernaanio air, like whales rising to blow; 4ild there they bask and yawn and rub down Qeir well-filled waistcoats, as if they bad just wakened from a nap after dinner and had nothing in the world to do but to get for the next meal. Taken as a whole have a kind of endowed look seem as if they had all bsen born with oney in the bank and didn't need to stint ,e butter on their muffins. Each nun of bears himself unconsciously as if he ere the eldest son of prosperity. It is very to be seen too, that they are gified with •pod digestion, and that they get through a K eat deal of it in a satisfactory way, They e a solid respectable, canny, old-fashioned yra I race, broad-fronted, and as sleek-skinned aa, moles and they open their ,.l»d eyes in a quiet way, like well-fed. b"le chewing the cud, as if they no idea of ever seeing anything of a 'Agreeable nature during the smooth-gliding rnis of their natural lives. Ob, ye happy- lotus-eating citizens of Llandaff, £ af your handsome shadows never grow less i must descend to

Uandaff Cathedral. •Let no one be alarmed. I am not going to its history, for is not that already ,ritten in the books of many a weary dry-as- antiquarian ? To say the truth, I am too in love with the' hallowed shrine to «lve that kind of thing a thought. What ate lover ever oared a hayseed who *de his lady's dress, or who her great- B aQdm°ther wa3, or what is the value of her Sessions I know that Llandaff Cathedral J3 lay open to the winds and rains of ^Vei>i and I know that the storms that aft kftve meant ruin to it at the time have *i^i only more beautiful. How J j that the storms which at one time or h BF ^av'e broken on my head had done as tec* ^°r me am no': unaware tbat archi- ^ith J'ghtly of Llandaff in comparison <Wf other cathedrals, but just as I Goth- care ^or botanists who care fcUtijlriff for the beauty of a flower they have submitted it to scientific VQation 1 am stupid enough to care ia\ Ln& f°r architects who cannot be thank- pra 0r the beauty of this noble house of ^Dr r aS stands.* To me, at any rate, it is |Qrg,e*sively beautiful, with its fine old sculp- ther [ncrustations here mouldered with age, r°ken away by the hand of the spoiler, »\0n n £ eloquent gaps and empty niches, ihe d ^eS9 fin0 t'or that. Time, •f of the living and the reviver %ith dead, has cushioned those old walls *lia f Wonderful hues of age and decay. The weather-stains and delicate moss- tinae °f centuries have here and there laid beoojv,11^011 tinge, till its exquisite details have ^eaut Wealthy in tones of marvellous wh-And when I enter the building, gfa0(j ay within is profoundly still, I find the §^001n crowded with the most sacred Und^8 humanity. I have beheld &oy? roni Westminster Bridge, and Glas- >hen (um the Broomielaw at dawn of day, b«a^ty^sleeping scene was clothed in the ^eart ° aud all that mighty the wiij48, still." I have roamed •oft tw;j- ,at evening and watched the father i h sin^'n8 down upon the lonely T I PQrPle moors, but coming from *°lenm h Cathedral has to me a fc'andeai.6 y a^ its own. It is one of the s S'avest, lovliest. places in all the Peeou seems an iatrusioa in its awe* struck silence; almost the very offices of I religion seem to disturb a devotion deeper than their own. Yet within this hoary monument, haunted by whole cen- turies of holy anthems and yearn- ing prayers, the suppressed, the breath- less, the sacred stillness, touchrs something in me that makes me venture to hope that in spite of all my blindnesses and follies I may yet be able to turn a corner and cheat the I devil. And treading the stately aisles of this ancient minster I can hear my heart throb- bing and feel my eyes growing moist. Peace Come away into

Hand ff Churchyard. Even here the cathedral is as still as a resting wheel, and the murmuring river that runs among the graves only heightens the effect. I make no pretence of ever having had anything but distaste for cemeteries and mausoleums. I shrink from them when I am not bound to be in their vicinity, but there are exceptions to all my rules—a good many to some of them—and Llandaff church- yard is an exception to this one. I do not mean to say that by itself, beautiful as it is, in the only way that such plaoes can be beautiful, it would attract me thither. Being there, however, I am drawn to linger among its moss-grown records of mouldering humanity. The stillness, the river, the wind, and the rustling of the grass among the tombstones, and the cawing of the daws among the hoary pinnacles and buttresses of the cathedral, sound painfully weird and eerie in my eats. But wandering in that ancient graveyard, where all sorts and conditions of men" lie mouldering together in common decay, after their sandglasses have run down, nerves at lesst now and then to remember how frivolous are the fuming shows and vanities of man." If the mob crucifies me to-day, or exalts me to-morrow, what will it matter a hundred years hence? This is the dusty spot to which our yesterdays must lead us all; this is the last stage of life's journey, where the oomtnon lodging is in the cold ground Here- The slanderer lie3 the slanderer rcar The coward by the bold The foolish and the wise are here, The fiery and the c dd. Here kindly Nature greens the turf naincless paupers sleep, And the lordling rota beside his serf Down in his wormy keep. 'fl'e kmv.' has stolen to cii-L)i at last, The drunkaru's had his fill, £ ho glutton is the worm' ret)ast, Tiio ii;.r's jyi,,g still; The soldier dnasns no more i> £ ttrife, l'he monarch's reign is rat, The wretch who crawled his VI ay through He Is over-crawled ;,t last. Here, shrltorcd by the kindly ground, 'ri)e ouicaSL'd ITOES )IIIVE Oild Where daisies gem the grassy mound He finds at lust a friend And there, abJve a patriot's bones, To whom they grudged a crust, They've raised a pile of graven stouiS To celebrate Ids dust,

He was a small boy travelling with his father and mother on a train, and the way in which he war-whooped up and down the car- aisle made him a terror to the other pas- sengers (says the Detroit Herald,) II Sit still," said his father in a foghorn voice, "how can I hear myself think when you're making such a racket ?" "There, there, Johnny d,ar, you disturb pa," said his fond mother. But the infant terror kicked and cried, and refused to keep one position a second at a time. I'd like to have the raiain' of that boy I just would, said a sharp-featured woman, who had her knitting along. I wouldn't] mind having a hand in it my- self," said a man who was regarding the young- ster with murder in his eye. "Sit still, Johnny dear," said his mother, placidly for the nine hundredth time," "Why don't you call him, John? He might pay more attention to you, then," said the father, crossly. What's in a name P" asked the mother. By any other name he would be our Johnny still." Then, for heaven's sake, give him another name," retorted his pa, for he hasn't been still a moment with the one he has." Then he plugged his ears with cotton while the other passengers encored his last I remark.

JENNY LIND'S TEMPER. SHE WAS SOMETHING OF A VIRAGO, IF THIS STORY IS TUUE. A Boston woman, whose name is not printed, is reported to have taken singing lessons of Jenny Lind a good many years ago and to have found the Swedish nightingale a great scold. Her temper at this time was such that she would often fly into a great rage, and her hus- band would have to entice her out of the room to sooth her, after which she would come back with affability drawn over her wrath, so oppressive in her courtesy that the student hardly dared to breath for fear of starting her off again. The American confessed that she spent more of her lesson hours crying than singing, and added: Her reprimands were often personal. She would look at me and ejaculate; I Ob, you look so ugly when you sing It was impos- sible to resist apologising for one's appearance when she spoke like that, and that threw her into a new rage." A FATAL DEFECT. Mo.Corker-Blossoiii has invented a prac- tical scheme for carrying on communication between the earth and Mars. O. P. Timist-Then his fortune is made. Mo. Corker-No on the contrary. He took his perfected interplanetary telegraphic ap- paratus to Old Dollus, the capitalist. Dollus saw that the scheme would work, but pro- nounced it impractical. O. P. Timist—Why, how was that? Mo.Corker—Old Dollus said the invention was no good until some way was devised of getting at the tolls paid on messages up in Mars. Principal witness: Certainly sir. The fact is, my wife was in the way. The enthusiast is a man who feels perfectly sore of many good things that he is mistaken about. People who cling to the Anchor of Hope often have to go down into the mud with it. The original vault of heaven," says a con- temporary, was made when the cow jumped over themooD, To a man who isn't sbrowd it appears that 11 shrewdness is merely the willingness of one man to take advantage of the ignorance of another. She Don't talk nonsense. I'm an old woman now. Look at my wrinkles Ile: Wrinkles? Why, they're only in- crusted smiles. Sometimes it pays a man to keep his wife fully posted in all details of his business plans and needs. For example, it is stated that a man recently advertised that he would like to buy a second-hand lawn mower, and to address X. L." post office. lie received one answer that struck him favourably, and after corres- ponding some time, bunted the party up and found it to be his wife, who was trying to sell bim their old one,

Woman's World. I [By GYTEN."] Some write a neiglibout's name to lash; Some write, vain thought;, for idle cash; But I-aii aiii) I never fasti- I write for fun, TASHION. A great revolution is about tc bi-eal- out in the "World of Fashion. The crinoline agitation is abating, but there is certainly a wish on the part of our elegantes to alter the cut of their skirts. At the moment of writing the Anne d' A utl-iohe skirt promises to become the rage. Remarkably wid > at the base, it necessitates the use of double-width material, as it is composed of two pieces only, and hangs very much more gracefully when lined with silk, or, if silk be too great a luxury, with linenette, which is an excellent substitute. The present modes really demand a careful study of pictures of the period from which the costume is taken, and ladies should not too readily trust to the advice of their dressmakers, as some fearful anachronisms are being committed—for example, the combina- tion of the Anne d'Autriche skirt with a Henri II. bodice, or Empire sleeves with a coiffure "a la Renaissance," The Louis Treize peaked bodice and the long-waisted plastrons of the Louis Quatorze period appear in several of the new toilets this week. COIFFURE. The hair, to be fashionable, cannot be too fluffy. At first, with the Grecian knot low down in the neck, a parting was arranged at the centre, but this style was altogether too unbecoming to the generality of faces, and the parting in the hair was changed from the centre to the left or right side of the head, as best became the face. Now, how- e/er, no parting in the hair is admissible. It must be turned back and undulated three times at equal distances. A few short curls —called accents, so musical and sweet-should droop on the brow, and the coil be raised a little from the neck at the back and loosely bound in place. Ornamental pins are much less en evidence than they were, but high, narrow tortoise-shell combs re-place them with the coiled chignon. COLOUR. It is impossible to record a colour that will not be worn. The authorities have decided that petunia is essential to certain com- plexions, and its use will, therefore, be countenanced. It will be most popular in a red-violet colour. In a few weeks' time, fi-oi-n their mossy bed beneath the ruined walls of Chepstow Castle, handfuls of these ohoice, sweet-scented, wondrous-tinted violets may be gathered, and very few even of the dwellers in the neighbourhood dream of their exis- tence. bellow mingles with everything; it is, in fact, to the toilet what the accompani- ment is to the song, supplying with delicious golden hues the pause, glinting brightly from beneath lace frills, or peeping up as under-ruches. The Queen gives a splendid description of the dress worn by Mrs. Armitage Moore at the first Drawing- room of the season, held at Dublin Castle on the 8th inst. The gown was a pretty combi- nation of yellow and white satin, the bodice gracefully trimmed with Brussels lace, the waist encircled by a corselet formed of open- work gold-galon, the skirt trimmed with Vandykes of ribbon carried round in a double line. There will also be a great deal of the wearin' o' the grane" in various shades —but frog-green will be the most popular, whether beoause tbo name is new and the colour old or not I cannot say. It is to be hoped it will not give rise to a frog craze such as th" Empire. It would have been more endurable if it had only been a personal affair, and could have ended with Empire sashes, Empire sleeves, Empire waists, but how wearying it has been to be shown my new Empire window, dear, you haven't properly admired it yet!" or to have the Empire draperies of the dividing doors pointed out, or to be taken conifdentially forward by a smiling hostess to the uphol- stered recess & 1' Empire, and feel called upon to become warmly eulogistic over a piece of wanton folly and extravaganoe. And all this Empire rage is becoming a thing of the past. Will the windows be set out now a la ffrenouitle ? Shall we be led to damp, cave-like recesses hung with fern, and musical with the croaking of a thousand frogs, and asked, What do you think of my grenouillere ?" THE DRAWING-ROOM. The Ladies rictorial predicts a tremendous rush at the first Drawing-room of the season, which the Queen will bold in person on the 28Lh inst. In the first place, it may be the only one held by her Majesty personally this year, Princess Christian being, it is said, deputed to represent her mother at subsequent Drawing-rooms. Moreover, it will be an unusually brilliant one, as, with the exception of the Princess of Wales and her daughters, all the principal members of the Royal Family, including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and Princess May, will be present. Now that the news has gone abroad that the gathering will be so august, there has been a perfect deluge of orders to the leading modistes. The event is to be regarded, it would seem, as of national, as well as social, importance, and will, it is hoped, set in motion the retarded ball of social and commercial activity. Still, of course, nothing very cheerful can be expected until after Lent, as society is nothing if not orthodox. It must be terribly disappointing, especially to our American cousins who often cross the Atlantic expressly to kiss the Queen's hand, to find her Majesty represented by a deputy at the Drawing-room. A girl would as soon be confirmed by a curate in- stead of the bishop. DANCING. I There is no healthier occupation, or more graceful exeroise than dancing, but let in- different dancers beware! A case has been reported in which a young lady has brought an aotion against a gentleman who danced with her at a recent ball, and whose alleged clumsiness left his unfortunate partner with the undesirable memento of a broken leg The injured lady claims heavy damages, and there can be no doubt that she has already received them if her story is correct. Every season dancing is becoming I more popular in Cardiff, and a course of in- struction would greatly improve many of our young men and maidens. The great fault with the gentlemen at our recent balls has been their inclination for the card-room in preference to engaging in the mazes of the giddy valse! LITERARY FLORAL BORDERS. The handsome Lady Brooke has started a delightful idea in gardening, which Cardiff ladies would do well to imitate in the many new gardens which exist all over our town, and are often dreary enough looking wastes for want of a little Cultivation I Just before closing her country house in the suburbs of London, Lady Brooke announced to a party of friends, among whom was the Prince of Wales, that she would have as a surprise for them next summer a border in her garden comprised entirely of the flowers and plants mentioned by Shak*peare in his works. During the winter she intended re-studying Shakspeare, securing all the obtainable flowers and plants of which he makes mention, and having in readiness by next spring what she would call a Shakspearian floral border." Following Lady Brooke's idea, several ladies have already announced their intention to lay under contribution the works of Dickens, Burns, Scott, Byron, Thackeray, Tennyson, and others for similar purposes. In some cases floral beds will be produced instead of borders. Another pretty idea of Lady Brooke's is to have friends who are visiting at her country home plant a shrub or tree in her garden. This part of her estate she calls her Friendship Garden," and many are the pretty incidents and fragrant memories that attach themselves to some growing plant, shrub, or tree in Lady Brooke's "Friendship Garden." FOR HOARSENESS. This is a trying month for colds and coughs. A lady has kindly forwarded me I the following cure for hoarseness, which she has proved to be very efficacious in her own family :—The yolks of two eggs, one-eighth of the rind of a lemon, grated, a little powdered loaf sugar beat well together, add three-fourths of a tumbler of boiling water; drink hot after you are in bed! And also a VERY GOOD GARGLE. One teaspoonful of vinegar, two teaspoon- fuls of port, four of tea out of the teapot add the veriest minutest bit of cayenne pepper. Try a little German coukery, begin ing with "kruppel tobte. One pound of flour, l|lb. butter, two eggs, four lemons, lib. almonds, 41b. sugar I (pounded), orange flower water, cinnamon, and cloves. Make cake with flour, sugar, butter, the rind of four lemons finely chopped, and two eggs, and moisten with a little water. Cut into small dice-shaped pieces, and fry them to a light brown in butter. Melt the sugar in five wineglasses of orange flower water over the fire, flavour with spice. When boihng throw in the almonds and cake, and pour into a tin which has been rubbed with white wax, and press with a weight till it is set, MAYONNAISE (ECONOMICAL). Take eight eggs, leaving out the whites of four, eight tableapoonfuls of oil, eight of water, four of vinegar, pepper, and salt. Place together in a jar, and put into a saucepan of water, and whisk till it thickens. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, Through going to press a day earlier than usual last week, I was compelled to defer replying to my correspondents :— VIOL&GOing into dinr.er the host leads the way with the lady he desires most to distinguish, and the hoslrss with the gentleman whom she intends seating at her right hand. It has been customary of 1-ite years for the gentlemen to find in their dressing-room tiny envelopes contaiuing j card*, upou which are written the names of the ladies whom they are expected to take in to dinner, It saves some trouble to tha hostess, as each gentle- man co-operates with her in finding his way to the lady designed for his special attention. "SEA."—You sent uit3 neither pseudonym nor motto, so 1 have adopted and spelt your initials. You do not tell me what kind of stamps you wish to dispose of. If only English penny postage stamps apply to any whoiesalo house in London. Very pretty snakes can be made with thetc, which sell extremely well at bazaars. If rare old stamps describe them with date, and please state in what sized sheets and condition the silv, r pupt-r if. An advertisement inserted in the Western Mail stating the charitable purpose for which you want the cards ought to bring you as many ns you rt quire. to NKLLY."—A smull piece of salmon would be better not boiied at nil. Cut it into nice slices about an inch and a half thick, and having buttered some notcptper, lay the salmon slices in this, pinning the paper to keep it in place. Fry in butter to a light-brown on both sides, remove the papers, and serve with sauce. Readers who desire information or advice on matters affecting *'Woman's World," are invited to address their letters to "Gwen," care of editor, Western Mail, Cardiff. Correspondents must in -11 cases give their full name and address as a guarantes of good fath, A pseudonym or motto for u e in the reply should also bo given. To secure a reply in tiie following issue of the paper, letters should reach the editor at latent Monday moining.