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MUSIC IN WALES. BV D EMLYN EVANS. Lsh songs and welsh singers. We ha — 'ha &]jc^e *ateiy been discussing in this column handicapping of Welsh choiis who English test pieces at the Eisteddfod, 'Bligj. ^Gicc, bnt because—as it is asserted— 'OQs a committees have been franticallv '•>6 -S. to_ avoid the silly taunt that they act on ^»e jjj1CciP'e of 1 Wales for the Welsh.' and 'Pei;"616^010 macle their selections of masic for it,Qn either chiefly or wholly from and sung in another Ian- J atl Welsh. Bat fhsre is a much older \je COunectiou with the subject of Welsh and yet nnlike, tbat already referred ^^Qce"-6 P6:haps which has more convincing ^c8rija 'tS GnpP0lrt- It ,s inasmuch as it ^itj0(J9 ^e native language and native com- 3 and unlike because it is not connected IQtOQJtetitjon. nor, on the face of it at least, 1 10 tht! e responsibility of committees. We refer elh ongs sung at one concerts—so called W°BeMl". generally, whether held in con- b} on indenendentiy-and le'ah vocalists. The dissimilarity between k 1868 K°es fnrttl6r t0 l^e extent that there Being handicappe 1 here if 4t ^P'hg there be, it is self-imposed. V r°cent concert held in the county of ^|l-lf°mety a quartet of talented Welsh soloist3 KWn on \SJeddfod and Concert Platform, *?■' fo >n t'Ie 80uthem 'ia'^ °f £ he Principal ,?le^ what may t)c termed the cbiel this IS wbat the county journal— a p,00"11 very fairly conducted is certainly JHlre maniac—has to say on it.—" A "<ls(j the concert was the entire absence of itCe llilk: Out of twenty items net a single N. Riven in Welsh, though the four :b "ere Welsh-speaking Sootb. WaljaDB," v^l 6 'a expressed that when tbe next ta^sa P'at"0 an improvement may j 'tt '^is Particular direction. The usual gj>0^rerP'ar,&tion forthcoming when singers S*ra en ,0 'K regard to this matter is that tl^Sg if baoci's of tbe committees a list .Staa. e,D^ submitted to the latter, from which j, 8 their selection. This is more or less u'8ltb i (ioabt rePar(S to some instances. 6 688■ lt>e direct responsibility lies upon U>Cottt6r- An artisfc ia not bound slave of i tbg,"tee"co:nrD'tteca w'" te" ^o11' indeed, *6y converse is not seldom the caae and toe,ent he cau how. if he so wishes, that the oublic, who ftea' masters of the situation in the end. v^Bt) *0Ql tbe Welsh-speaking and tbe Welsh- an audience who have a sym- | eat at a'^ times for the lays of their ei English and other visitors attend I the g^^an^and concerts to hear music racy b ^6u0li' and not» as they continually tell us, hv'^ttk we"~worn oneratic excerpt a which Ii. 'to tb "fOf j, singers, probably, nor the vast maJor. ft,/)¡ 11]1' bearers understand, or to Wamby English Drawing-Room Ditties, Xi h ad naaaaanm, and perhaps A t ^'formed at home. Nil) Cent writer in an Fftelish contemporary "ith tbis subject Welsh music Iltifnl and varied enough to weet the re. Vj^Ots of a dozen eisteddfodau, and it should W have the nrefercrice over English or •Coital compoaitiyns- ivfusic is a universal which may be understood of ^tive and the alien alike; and visitors, if indeed they are entitled II, consideration at all, would cer- 10 appreciate a more ^Aquent introduction Wel8h composers. Tr "hoald not be always I tl/"t'S at tbe eisteddfort to encore a Welsli order to hear ? ""lug." The ,t that mnsic is a urd"4!!1t8al language 115 lC and certata,,s' ^'alea would not v> its t>Pese musical posi- f«(, ft 'i maV bo appraised at C;S r"t, sr« » «» »»» R aqnainted th« advantage of 0*3 extent, with th !!Sh confesset}1y t0 a C« fitent maatere an^ rre of tb« rinr ■« not necessary to !N,' thevr,tl0n '-R^a "Engkh tti'^ceaaif.. CjD lr'oa"" 'd that is apart of We are '^»:y English-spoken tht ^coks i 3tatea>.e?51 that a singer must A j ln or(3er to hear a Welsh song is stateaJent of and one which is W" ^et816^' concert afte» concert, year by V?" co°nr yot,DR friends r»i/l not pick up tbe CJonveYdc one *9 tempted to A*' ^0ar ve not ? ye not rctnem- yone who can ? The Days of Edith Wynne C thai! ^°tlais in Particular needs not to ba W Dan, true art-loving songsters found V4a that t*,S path of sense as V^te ia a V9ry difl,e::eDt; direction. They t st° See't0 hear' ard t0 refnember— that A ,s *'11 have some wiio follow in their foot- & Matter we cannot enter into for obvioua IIQ Ot 0nnsaal ercusp made is that there songs an e*onse that may email- ^u!?t,y enon-b in some cases as far as it Sit • arísing from limited knowledge. In >s tabe feared th?-. 'becomplaint which to "1° celebrated Die Sbon Dafydd ay k*he \i witb esPec-a,Jv a^er a brief stay e'roP°''s It has been found indeed •tv rmt-8 t'lat t0<*e'*ver tfae three short stanzas ji0na' air, Hen wlad fy Nhadan," by V^on 3n ef°rt; b0y°nd the caP»ci*y of some <1^ artists. As to the assumption that O uo Welsh songs, and pos- Ii3 suggestion 'conveyed tbat if 8 their merit is bnt limited, while no brief for Welsh song compos. et possessing anv inclination to exploit .tq,} song composing or publishing, III" ()Int out that there IH9 mainy scores of eish songs published since tbe lamented i^in Eos Morlais, for instance, and he, »vV^°Be far-back days, found no difficulty "R the wants of bis audiences in tbii Moreover, we are not dealing by any I* V °f Present Day Compositions Vbnt with our old uatijnal melodies v°J wh'ch 'bere is a laree variety avail- y«t °ca! purposes, with Welsh and English sufficient answer, however, to the plea JQR the paucity of Welsh songs is found lttle arrangement as 10 encores referred When the demand of the audience recipient of the encore generally has 0{ ^eleb wares ready-in bis or ber The just punishment would really be IVi.enee to wit b-hold it's once more." should not be always necessary at the V^-or tbe concert—to encore a Welsh Wj01^8' 10 aear a Welsh Rcr.g. And it V\ holP 10 hasten the time when^a concert V of Entirely of EngjisU pieces given by a H ^,eltfh affJSe''s in a Welsh district will v"8 way 'be WeJeh-not," andsgcIj- Cities. .>

Much Too Good. r (to pleasant-faced girl at employ- (19? c\): Have yon any objections to the (¡¡ol' None at all, wadlaro. 'v; 11i,Per • I have auite a targe family, i*.Heg m&fe the merrier. ^)NtjRPor = Sevan children, two of them 'ittle children. to' I' wiil be necessary for you to and oet the meals. I attend Irf i vinn<i hoEea work fny80'^ also ma e tbe pastry and 3o the SX>IJ al'ow ir.e. V>l.l«ih„ r • I cannot give you more than vOVaRa°a. \\iliCn 1)0 sufficient, perhaps tnore ,\V to fr,nt' as »1T plan is to give strict VA ^tie v honsehcld duties, and thus get V "ty e up Promptly every day, so as to °Pportunities to rest between #So6r. T <anri'. atn delighted Xy 8nterin^): Sorry t0 'nter* Patie^1' kQt yon are conversing with °tS wbo ^a9 inst escaped from the » *0h lbe rtSoit ^"bat do you rroan by :¡ Pay Satb scene ?—Actor With tbe iVNh. I eath seeaas a pleasant relief. • kind of seeds would vou VV,(' kind, so long aa they'ie A 'ti?th»l,, ,Tmkes no difference to me, to i»^,Va^a acrRtcb tbem up before Illustrated Fashions. Ribbon has this season taken a moreimpor- tant part in the modistic world and the realm of millinery than has been granted to it for some time Beautifal white ehine or thick ribbed silk ribbons are used to make up the sashes used on evening frocks of young girls and debutantes and these are for the most patterned in a fioral design on a light ground. Sometimes P narrower width is made up into a smaic wide bow arianged across the front of the coiffnre, if the hair is dressed high, and just above the knot at the back when it is worn low. The effect is charm- ing, especially when a note of contrast is used in the colourings ot the ribbon to the rest of the toilette. For instance, a Hack gown will be mnc¡' improved by a sasb, and bow in the hair, of cerise or yellow, according to the complexion of the wearer, while a white dress looks very chic with the touches of black or coloured \elvet at the waist and in the bair. These little trifles eau A Picture Hat. I be made op at home by any girl with a little I taste, and odd yards of ribbon purchased for a trifle at (herecent summer saies can be employed profitably in the construction thereof. ribconB are also used run in rows round the dainty evening skirts of net 0" tulle, or formed into ruches which are employed in a hundred and one different ways. Satin ribbons, or those which are velvet on one side ana satin on the otber, are made up into thick incher round the crown of the wide low- f crowned hats which are no ,ery fashionable this. season Fettthers of course, and particularly ostrich feathers, are mach in vogue, and my firHt illustration shows a charming picture hat of felt, trimmed solely by a very long and handsome ostrich plume. Of course a feather such as this is expensive, bnt it isqnite worth while saving up for, as it always makes a simple bat good-Iooldn trimming for a hat, and can transform one which is really inexpensive into the appearance of a model worth three or four guineas. With care a good ostrich feather will wear a long time, and after being cleaned and curled will look as good as idow. A good felt i also a safe investment for an economical girl, especially one of the bilky, long-haired style, as for a. trifling charge A Comfortable Coat. I it can be remodelled into this season's shape. There are many pretty shapes this year for one to pick and choose, there should therefore be no difficulty in selecting a really becoming one. There are the close-fitting marquise hats, which do not need much trimming. and the wide-brimmed hat of picturesque design which demands soft feathers to make it a saccess. There are some of the all feather hats and toques worn, and these look particularly pretty in white or grey, with a gull's head and wings at the front arranged to lie backwards very little higher than the crown itielf- Fnr toques are also mueh worn, and look well with a fur coat of any description. A cosy coat forms the subject of my second sketch, and is of a style which is altogether delightful in the depth of winter. In this instance the coit itself is of black caracole, with a wide collar and narrow cuffs of ermine, snd is therefore of a costly one. There are some cloths, however, which closely resemble caracule and can be purchased by the yard, and made up with the aid of a good dress- maker at boms, for a quarter of the cost of the real skin, A good thick quilted lining is required as the woven material is not, of course, so warm as the real f tir. There are also charming plush- ettes of different colours and makes which imi- tate various furs in a marvellous manner: but, as 1 said, these all require a good thick lining of either wadded aud quilted satin or an iuter. A Pretty Toilette. J lining of a warm flannel. The three-ocarier coat, of course, is a delightfully warm wrap, but there are many who prefer the short coat yet into a band at the waist or the Russian blouse which, after beiriz caught in by a baud, extends in a panier below the waist. The pretty evening toilette depicted gives a suggestion for the happy combination of two of last year's gowns employed to ionil an aitoge- ther up-to-date and fashionable dress. An old lace dress and one of satin having both been carefally unpick«d and cleaned can be ar/nnged in the fashion illustrated, the satin gown form- In the underdress and the lace being cut out to form panels down the skirt. atul a deep flounce at the hero inlet with pleating of chiffon, which, of course, must be fresh, and which also forms the vest down the front of the bodice. No other new material need he purchased sis the lace is used to foena the bodice and sleeves ivith their full flonuce which falls to the wrists. A black itown trimmed with lace arranged in this manner would look most striking and original and would rnake P, useful evening or dinner dress. The lace should preferably not be pare white but of a creamy tiut. In tbe case of a white underdress being used an ecru lace is of course, much more I effective, while even a black lace on it, white gown would only express the newest and latest PiLtiFjian jalbion. k biight crinfion iose tt ttio decolletage and a velvet bow to match in the hair would look charming as a contrast to the black and white. COQUETTE.

"Reached the a of discretion, has she Thfcl's the way her mother pnts it," Umph, I wonilei what delayed her." I Stkriay It must be teirible to lose your eeat in Congress, pII.rd,-Obilaors Not half so bad as to lose you, teat la d, road by a bulldog.

Welsh Tit-Bits. Neu Wreichion Oddiar yr Eingion BY CADRAWD. Meyrick, of Uanilid. III. JennetJfonrth daughter of Keen David, of PenMine, and sister of and co-heir of Charles Price, married Meyrick David, of Llanilid. They bad issue— s IV. David Meyrick. of Llanilid (named his uncle Charles Price's will), married Jane Lewis, sister of Lewis David, Pencarn "r Pencyrn. They had—1. llees 2, Catherine, who married liichard Jenkins, of Tremaen, died s.p. I V, Meyrick, of Llanilid, ma*ied Eliza- beth, daughter of Edward Thomas, of Pwll- awrach, and bad issue—1, DíHid j 2. Rees, s.p. 3, William, died Q.p.; 4, Alice, single, in 1773, when she had £10 per annum, under C. P.'s will. VI David JMeyrick, of Llanilid and Goston, married Catherine, daughter of John Cook, of Gellygarne, in St. Mary flill, grandson of Richard Cook, of Goston. They had issuo-l, David 2, Margaret, married John Thomas, of Colwinstone, aied 3, Elisabeth, single. VII Rev. David Meyrick, of Llanilid, rector of Co. L -Died single. Ends, in Cardiff & ivlerthyr Guardian." Lewis, of PenHine. III. Mary, fifth chilct of Rees David, of Pen- nine. married Humphrey Tuiberville, of Cle- menstone ap Edward ap James of Penlline Castle, They had issue -1, Mary (whence the Curre, of Ilton) 2, Margaret 3, Elizabeth 4, Jennet, married Richard Leyson, or Lleison (both named in C. P. s will), They had Humphrey Leyson, of Newton Nottage, also named in the will, This Humphrey Leyson married Cicely, daughter of Rev, Godwin Lewis, reetor of Neath, and sister of Elizabeth, heiress of Crugiau. who married Anthony Gwyn.of Llan- aannor. They had Richard (died young) and Cecil Leyson. 5. Thomasine, married the Rev. Thomas Franklyn (named in the will) They had Thomasine, who married George Aylmer; Mary, spinster Elizabeth, married James Bran- stou IV. Elizabeth Turbtrville (co-hair, named in the will), married William John Lewis, of Pen- lline, and bad John and Jane; Jane married Francis Thomas, of Old Castle on Aloo. and had WTilliam, s.p.; Mary married John Thomas, of Penlline, and had issue-I. Williams: 2, Rev. Edward Thomas, Fellow of Jesus College, Ox. ford 3, John, died young; 4, Evan; 5, Joan 6, Thorns", s.p. ;• 7, Mary, married John Mars- den, of Neath. V. John Lewis, of Penlline, married ljydia, daughter rfEdward Thoma", of Pwllgwrach, and had issue-l, William 2, John (died young); 3, Edward, s.p.; 4, Elizabeth, married William Curre 5, Ann; 6, Mary, e.p.; 7, Martha s.p. VI. Ann Lewis, married Whitlock Nicholl, of Ham, sheriff 1740, and had twelve children, viz., i IlItyd, John, Edward, William, a son, Robert, Ann, Elizabeth, Lydia, Louisa, Susan, Mary, Ends. So far I have not been able to satisfy myself aa to the correctness of the general opinion in Glamorganshire that Judge Jenkins. of Hensol, and Sir Leoline Jenkins were related, and, as will have it, closely related. The de- scendants of David of Penlline and the Jenkins of Hensol became connected long after the death of the distinguishes Judge and Baronet. Hensol is known to us at present only from the name of its imposing castle and grounds., which is of modern erection. But Judge Jenkins was not born there, but in the little village of Hemsol; and I would be pleased to know for certain in what particular honsa in tbe village he first paw the light, and also the exact date of his birth. Nevertheless, our Welsh genealogists tell us that David, tbe Judge's father, ca.me of the line of Einion Sais, and Blethyn ap Maenarch, Lord of Brecon, throngh Jeokin ap Richard, who married ,Jennet. daugh- ter of Efan ap William, Sir Howell 1tJ) William ap Hopcin ap Evan ap Lleisou, grandson of Morgan.tLord of Afan, after whop. it is supposed Margam Abbey was called. Dr. Nicholas, in his Annals and Antiquities," is our authority for the above. On the other hand, we may here note that Hensol Castie was built by Lord Chancellor Talbo' c-cated Baron Hensol, in 1723, who mat- ried Cecil, daughter of Charles Mathews, of Castell y Mynach, and great-grr„nd-dangbler of the Judge, with whom the estate went to the Talbot family. Sir Leoline Jenkins was never married, and the whole of his estate was bequeathed to charitable uses, Had he been married, no doubt he would have given birth to a very Noble Race of Sieneyos," His father, Jonkin Lle- welyn, aud Elizabeth bis wife both lived till the year 1667, and therefore their distinguished sou only survived them eighteen years. It is quite possible that Jenkins, of Pantv- naweJ. now of Llauharran also those of Cow- bridge-the Jenkins, of Hendre Owen, Llan- gynwyd, ar.d those of Corrwg Fechan and Blaen- cornvg-may be traced to the name root, for they appear to have come from the same sonrce and Ideality. The present Jenkins of Gelly Llau. gynwyd wereorigiouJly" Trahaiaru," modernised Traherns, one, if not tbe only. family who bave ownsd and lived upon their estate in Glamoigan since the Conquest. In the churchyard of Llandonsrb, near Cow bridge, 1 copied the following inscription some years ago Mary Jenkins, daughter of Richard Jenkins, late of PROtynnwel. deceased, who was baried 24th November, 1692, aged 828" How to account for the age being equal to the oldest amongst tbe patriarchs of old ? I made some inquiries whether there WE a tradition in the place concerning this extraordinary inscription, and I was told that over a hundred years ago there v\aa a person in the neighbourhood who was very clever iu making alterations in dates and agosi upon tombstones, and altered many, they ssy, for thø fun of the thing, such fan as it was. We can hardly imagine it was from iguorance the stonecutter made this blunder. However, this Mary waa one of 23 children born to Richard Jankina, of Pantynawel, Llangeinor, by his wife Ann, the daughter of John Carne, of Ewenny and Llandough. She must have died at the age of 23 if a.ny of the pedigrees we have seen are correct, and would have been one of the younger children. Edward Jenkins, aD elder brother of Mary Jenkins, wji buried at Llan- dough Church, 18th day of August, 1725, aged 74 years. lie was sheriff of Glamorgan in 1708, and again in 1711. Watkin Morgan, of Llan- dough, was clerk to Edward Jenkins when "erv ing the office of ehcriff. He himself waa sheriff 0- Glamorgan in 1709. John Came, above men- tioned, marrie d Blanch,, a daughter of Sir WII. liam Morgan, knight (of the family of Tredegar). He was Higr. Sheriff 1621 and 1639. From this marriage Edvtard Carne depcended, who suc- ceeded to the estate ia 1650 nnd the above mentioned Ann Carne, who married Richard Jenkins. of PanLynawel, the mother of 23 children, already mentioned — hence the Jenkins of ulan. harcan and A'alfsretone. The Jenkins of Llangeinor are quite as old if not older than either the Judae .Tscttias, of Hensol, or 8jr Leoline Llewellyn, of Cowbridgo, for we find a danghter of William Bassett, of St. Atban, married to one RieharJ Jenkins, of Llangeinor, This William Bassett married his cousin, the sister of Richard Bassett, who built the celebrated Beanpre Porch, the first bit of classical work erec: ed in this country, the builder hichaid J'wrch. of Biidger.d. The inscription on the said porch is still to be seen, Say reader did'st thou ever heart Or ever find, to see A worldly wretch or coward prove A faithful friend to be ?" Richard Bassett built this porch together with the chime tunes in A.D. 1600. To show bow the f imilies of Glamorgan are mixed up, and how they in former years inter- married, take for instance Thomas, the younger brother of the above NjJJjam Bassett, of pt. Atfcau. He married Man. daughter of Dpvid Evan, of Neath, widow of Ed. Turberville, of Landore and had issue William, Jane (who married Richard Jones, of Mictiaelstone Court). Catherine (married Richard Bevan, of Collenna), Ftoni these last two matches descended Daniel Jones, of Bsaupra, the Joneses of Boverton, and others. Eiizebeth married Rees ap Evau ap Dowel, of Mwyndy. One married first John ap Llewelyn Williams, senior, of Ynys-y Gerwyn, second/v she married Leyson Williams, of Aber- peigwoi, gent, Mary marriod Griffith ap Jenkio, of Partynawel. ent. Florence married Morgan, son of William Milea, of Gabalfa. gent. It would be most interesting tcSknow at this date the number who are descended from Ann Carne, the mother of the 23 children, where they are, and what they are.

«o"OIt. THE HOUSEHOLD. As winter approaches it is even mere necessary than in summer to give attention to all the trifles which do so mnch to add a touch of brightness to our rooms, and indirectly to bri*ht<»n otir own lives. Flowers grow scarcer, and though we may do our best to have them always Rtont us, we often have to make a few go a long wav. At such a time a touch of welcome colour may well be supplied by a prettily hoiked table centre I such as is here illustrated. The design F com- posed of the iris, aud should bo worked in yellow silk, this colour being better suited to artificial light than the violet. The design may be drawn and traced off on to firm white liaeu and should measure sixteen oc eighteen inches square If you cannot draw the d,esign yourself you could get it traced at a fancy workshop all ready for working, The flowers themselves should be worked in close buttonhole stitch round the edges which form the ontside of the cloth. The turned petals should be filled in either with long and short stitch, or with satia stitch The vein- I A Design for a iPable Centre I ings of the petals and also of the long narrow leaves inuBt be in stem stitch, as also the stems of the flowers and-leavea The leaves should be worked in sloping satin fititch rather wider on the outside than on the edge nearer the centre. When all this is done, work in heavy buttonhole stitch the scalloped edged that connect the flowers with the leaves, and complete the oater edge- Then in the space between'the comer orna- menta work the spotted backerotmtl This is quite simple and needs no pattern to go by. You merely run tbe needle jTri>nd "f the linen as if running, taking cate tbatthe tiny stitches are as nearly as possible the same size, and arranging them to com* alternately in each row, and not one exactly ov&ri'thebtber The effect is very pretty and it throws ip the design wonderfully, eo it is well svottn the time it takes. When this htks :a!l been put ja, lay the piece of worti face downwards on a soft cloth and damp it lightly. Iron with a tnoderatelvbot i roll, pressing well, so as to give all possible effect to your embroidery. Then with sharp scissors cut round the outline of the edge, it il easier to do this after pressing, and anv creases* may be re- moved later by ironing again. This centremakes a dainty adjunct to a dinner tableland afow yellow chrysanthemums in 3lender white vases com- plete a charming scheme of decoration or small ribbon ferns in tiny china pots of fancifnl shape may be used, the soft green fronds toning ad. mirably with the yellow silk. Every housewife' knows the great importance of fresh air when she wants to keep meat. milk, or indeed almost all kinds of food fresh and sweet. It is not uncommon to find tUe larder, as ar- ranged by the builder, poky-and ill ancplied with fresh air, but it is possible to make a larder that can be set up ontside in a convenlentoorner where the son does notshiae upon jj The size [ A Meat Safe. may be determined by what you wish to keep in it, but for an ordinary family I sllouid suggest that the dimensions might bo 2ft 6in by J8in wide and 20in high. Three boards cut to these measuremsnts will be wanted for the back of the safe, the top and the bottom. A sbelf of tbe same length, but not more than 16'" in width, should also be put ready. The illustration shows how the sides of the sale are only wooden frames filled in with wira auze. These should have the trame about three or four inches wide and mitred at the corners, though if I,oere is fray diffi- culty in doing this the frames can be ioined square. A similar frame must be provided for the front, but this should only be two inches wide, then a second frame a size »t»aUer, and also two inheB wide, mast be nittde to fit cxactiv inside the ifrst one. Get some wire gauze, or even the smallest msshed wire netting wili do, though the gauze is best because no flies can get through. Stretch this inside the three frames, fastening it closely along the edge with small tacks. Then begin to put vour safe together, flipt naii back, top, and bottom together, then fix the two sides, und next you cm decide the position of the sheif. ft. is generally most con- venient to have it nearly in the centre, dividing the safe into two almost equal parts. The front frame goes next into position, and then comes the door. For this you will Want a couple of small iron hinges which can be fixed on tbe out. side of the frame and the door itself. The best kind of a latch will ba the catch which when turned across keeps the rioor closed. This may be made in wood, or you can buy all iron one for r. few pence. This little portable larder will be found extremely useful, and can fce fixed to any' I A ButhRoom Mat. I wait by means of some stout iron hold-fasts driven in firmly, the bottom of the safe being afterwards screwed to these for safety. It ia usual to find the floor of a. ba.th-room covered with linoleum,which can hardly be called pleasant to sten out upon with bare feet and the coik ba.th mats are decidedly expensive. Here, however, is an idea. for a mat which can be made a at a most tnfling coat, and which wilt prove very comfr-rtaDie in use. iilankets always wear very thin in the middle, and even sometimes go into holes, while the outside border remains quite good for some distance. From such a blanket cat as large nieces as it will allow, the size is of no moment., perh ps you can succeed in getting three pieces of about a Yrd long and about two feet wide. Ore of these pieces micjht even bs in two parts, it would not matter. Lay the three together, the two best pieces outside, and tack them in place. Machine in lattice lines, quilt in fact, with scarlet cotton, than bind all round tbe mitside edga with a strip of Turkey red twill about two inches wide, that will be close on one inch when fintiined. Get EorRe good sized letters to transfer off, and arrange them in the centre as illustrated, work them in red wool, a sloping satin stituh is most puitable, and you used not spend too mnch time over the work, then make two loop3 to sew on to the top edge, so that the mat when not in use may be bung up in the bath-room Some other caloar may be used if desired, but I he red washes well, and that is a gi-eat thing in the case of an article which will naturally be far oftener wet than dry. DORA.

The Litiiit.- (,ornerib Conrad: Ain't it dis- gusting de way deae foreigners is crowding in everywhete ?- Next House Noouan Fierce de last time 1 wuz in jail dey pat me in a cell wid a Pole an' a. Dago. Wot yer t'ink o' dat ? Llicks I understand the man who invented the fountain pen made a great fortune out of it. --Wicks (who ba,; used one) Suppose he did ? What (loth it proiit a man if Lie gain the whols world and Jose bis own soul ? Doctor I found the patient to be suffering from abrasion of the cuticle, tumefaction, ecchy" mosis, and extravasation in the integumen and cellular tissue abora the left orbit.Judge You mean he bad a blacit eye ?--Doctor Yes. fle After I am out of college, darling, I mav have to wait a few months before I can make enough to support you.—She It is so bard to wait. He ibravelyi I know it. But, oi course, yon know the world doesn't know aoytiung about me yet,

SCIENCE AND HEALTH By,gt,. ANDREW, WILSON, F.R.S.E., So. The Plague of Baldness. I notice that a disenssion has recently been taking place around tbe auestiou Can anything be done to prevent baldness V" I need hardly remark that the persons most interested in the controversy are those of the male persuasion. It i" curious to note how relatively few cases of baldness are to be seen in women compared with the enormous number of instances in which we find the male scaip to be denuded ot its covering. All sorts of opinions have been expressed to account for the peculiarity in question, the most common explanation being that th wearing of a fairly tight and fairly baavv hat tends to constrict the blood vessels of the scalp, thus de- priving the hair bulbs of their due amount of nutrition and causing a permanent losa of hair. I do not bere., of course, refer to cases of bald- ness which are dne to the influence of disease. Many skin and hair troubles naturally result in the destruction of the bait bulbs, and. in such a case, no doubt exists regarding the source of the trouble. But, many robust and healthv persons, undoubtedly, exhibit a lack of hair, showing that some cause or causes most operate locally to pro- duce what may be called this particular defect. I do not suppose that any person as yet can ac- count, on any theory duly supported with facts, for the increase of baldness amongst ns as a race. I am convinced, however, that, n so far ap one canee of baldness is concerned, the constant wet- ting of the head, in ordinary washing, or m the bath, must be regarded as a condition favouring the loss of hair. I believe that through this constant wetting of the bead the natural oil sup. plied by certainskin glands to the skin, and to the hair follicles, is prevented from discharging its ordinary duty, which certninlv appears to be that of providing for the hair a natural pomade. Persons whoso hair is tending to thin out may, therefore, be recommended to take note of this particular point. A Little Advice. In the course of my reccot reading, I happened to alight upon a very interesting case reported by one of the most distinguished living physic- ians living, in which a very intractable disease of the scalp was cared in a fairly simple manner, after all kinds of other remedies bad been tried. The remedy used in this case was a solution of leal in glycerine end water. This was kept con- stantly applied to the scalp, and the strength of the mixture was increased until nearly pare Izal was used. A marked improvement was then noticed to occur, and hair commenced to grow. The skin disease waa enred. and the hair is re- ported to he growing well in all parts Rave those spots originally rendered bald through the dis- ease. In another ease, after measures had been need to cleon the scalp, hal was osed as an oint- ment, this being composed of equal parts of Izal and lanolin. In a. few weeks improvement was noticed, and the case waf; diacharged as (luree,, Thii appears to me to constitute a fact worth noting, inasmuch aalzal, which is one of our best known, aDd certainly one of tbo most efficient of disinfectants, must act first, through its destruc- tion of any microbes to which the hair affection may be due, and secondly, by stimulating the scalp, and thns favouring a now growth. Where, without any actual hair diseape existing, there i* simply a tendency to hair falling, a simple but effective lotion is that composed of two ounces of Ban de Cologne, two drachms tincture of Can- tharades, ten drons each of oil of rosemary acd oil ot Javender, and one drachm of castor oi), A little of this should be rubbed into the acahtp each morning, and also at night. Another well-known hftir-componnd much used in America consists of sevan onces of Listerin, two drachms tincture of Cantbarides, and one drachm of sulphate of quinine. It is directed that this substance should be well rubbed into the scalp each mornin by aid of a small bard brush, preferably a tooth brush. An American physician recommends tbat, after the application of this last, a very small quantity of pure white vaseline should be robbed into the scalp. One final point regarding the care of the hair nJliV be recommended to tbe notice of mv readers. They should bear in mind that the hair, like the skin itself, sympathises very strongly indeed with the general health of the body. Hence, in many calles of weakness, or in convales- cence after fevers, the hair falls out, In such cases, however, a fresh growth appears readily lo take place. It would be well, therefore, in cases of commencing baldness which do not owe their origin to specific skin disorders, to make inquiry into the state of the peneral health, and, throngh change of air or the age of tonics, to cluly brace up the system. Critics of Evolution. Of late days a considerable number of works, mostly of Elinor importance, and dealing with evolution from a hostile point of view have been issued from the Press. It has been my Jot professionally, to read most of these books. I my say that, in so far as exhibitions of ludi- crous ignorance of the subject :t.roated iacon, cerned, thoBe I have perused certainly stand out in this respect in great prominence. Occasion, ally one meets with criticisms of the theory of evolution directed to the examination of certain particular aspects of the theory, and especially of the factors or causes to which the evolution of new spefiies of animals or plants it dne. It is a perfectly legitimate, nay. more, an advisable thing that details of any theory should be critic ised and exavainecl; only expert authority is re- quired for the discharge of this duty. I have been partictilarlylstrnck, in the caee of recent literature, with the idea which I had thought would have been by this time entirely extinct, namely, that evolution attempts hopelessly to account for the origin and beginning of every- thing. No evolutionist with whose writings 1 ba.pppeo to be acquainted ever attempts any such insuperable task. His business is practically to take the world as he finds it, and toendoavour to account for the manner in which, and for the causes through which, the wonderful variety of living forms has been avo1 "ed. If all partieulartheoriesof tho manner In which evolu tion works and operates were to-morrow to be extinguished, the bare fact of evolution as a process, not merely in living, bnt in non-livinar, nature wonld admit of no question. So far evolution stands on tbe same sound basis as the theory of gravitation This was the remark, indeed, which \v»s made by the late Professor Huxley in connection with the late Marquis of Salisbury's Address to the British Association. Again, I find, amongst recent criiieal literature of the kind to which I have referred an attempt to charge evolution with setting up what one writer has called a Godler-s universe. It is not in tbe power or in the range of science to in- quire into the ultimate causation of things. I had hoped to find that the idea of evolntion, as of necessity a powerful materialistic doctrine, had long ago been abolished. Science can onlv •Seal with secondary causes, and the fact that all intelligent theologians nowadays practically accept the doctrine, applying it even to the elucidation of the various stages and develop- nan tB of religions beliefs, should he a sufficient uasvrer to those carping critics who appear, in their turn, to i anagine on to set up for themselves a certain kind of universe, ruled and regelated by a power which they themselves bRve in turn evohed. So far from evolution tending to upset he religions faith of anyone, it has, on the other hantl, demonstrated in a singularly apt fashion the beantifnl adaptations throngh which life has accommodated itself to the various circumstances t in which it ex'uts. 1 make these remarks be. cause criticisms of the kind to which I refer have been more than rife of late days. I should strongly recommend any readers who desire to participate in'criticism of the kind first to be well assured of their own knowledge of facts, and in this way to prepare themselves adequately for offering whatever objections seem good to them to the acceptance of evolntion, or rather to the acceptance of any particular theory of how evolntion works out tho ways of living nature. An Interesting Discovery. It is well know" to all of us that, in the course of the digestion of our food, certain secretions or fluids are poured upon that material by way of chemically and physically altering it so that at the end of the digestive work the food can be added to the blood. The saliva of the moutfc, the gHstric jaice of the stomach, bile from the liver and sweetbrea.d juice all represent digestive secre- tions which perform the duty in question. There is no doubt that in the case of the salivary glands of the mouth and stomach, the preencs of food is sufficient, throngh what we ca!) a lfcflex nervous action, to cause the glands to pour their secre- tions on the digesting material. It hf! however, been discovered that, in the case of the sweet- bread or pancreas, a somewhat d:ffer;ng action exists bv way of calling upon it to discharge its duty. It appears that when the gastric juice of the stomach enters the bowel it exerts a special action on certain of the microscopic cells which I' line the intestine. The result of this action is to produce a new substance to which the name of Secretin has been given. This Secretin is in turn absorbed by the blood and is carried to the eweetbrsad. Arriving in that organ, it acts as a direct stimulant to the cells of the sweetbread, causing them to manufacture the sweetbread jil ice, and in this way to produce the necessary iinid for the digestion of the food. A writer has well expressed the difference between the action of the stomach and the sweetbrea4 in thi3 re- speet by saying that in the case of the stomach a telegraphic communication is sent to it throngh the nervous system. In the case of the sweetbread, on the other hand. we appear to have a special messenger, so to speak, which brings Its functions in!o play. Some Other Facts. This curious substance, Secretin, also appears to bxert certain other effects on the sweetbread. An authority writing on this subject bays that, in healthy conditiort, the work of the sweetbread mieht be regarded as being of a double nature. I Secretin not -norely causes the seeretiom of the, sweetbread jui ?e marked by the definite cbaDges in the living metter of the cells of the gland, but also stimulates a fresh building up of living matter. It wouid thus appear that Secretin be- longs lo that class of bodies which are termed internal secretions." Of late days we have had a large amount of light thrown upon the natar« of such substances. We know, for ex- ample, that the thyroid gland in the neck is destined to supply the blood with a particular secretion. If tbis is deficient, through disease or through absence of the gland, very serious results accrue to the body. In the same way it is probable that the two little glands lying one above each kidney, called suprarenal glands," supply to the blood tho particular secretion which has had a very distinct effect in toning up the muscles. Such facts give us au enlarged view of the elaborate mechanism involved in the per- formance of the ordinary actions of onr existence.

_1- Illustrated Humour. Harry Yes, I get my looks from my mother, aod my brains from my father. Dora: I'm soiry you told me this.. Harry kN hy ? S Dora: Because it gives me the impression that your parents were painfully Jacking in generosity to their only son. Farmer Madam, have you seen my bull ? Lady Mercy, no Why ? Farmer: He has got loose. If yon should see him will you please keep on that thera red coat and run this way? Soon Tired. Mr Netvlywecf Would you n-.ind if I went into a smoking compartmsnt, dear? Mrs Newlywed "Why, to smoke? Mr Newlvwed Ob, clear no. I want to expe- rience the agony of being away from you, so that tbe joy of my return will be all the more intensified. I Mabel She's in a frightful dilemma. I Maud How so ? Mabel Why Jack proposed to her last night, I and insists upon having an answer before she will have time to learn whether John intends to propose. What are yon plunging back in the water for, Pat? You just swam ashore?" Sure, Oi had to bave myself first; now Oi'm goin' to fetch Moike," All in Good Time. Doctor Well, Mike, did yon take the box of pills I sent you ? Mike: I did that, sor; but I don't ieel any betther: I expect the iid haven't come off yet. I '• Hear the band claying that March?" 0, you must b6 mistaken,for bow can it be a March in April ?" I "Well, it "I&Y." And it might be said July." "1 am surprised at such from a.n August per- son like yourself. Automobolist: Say, where cau I get some re- pairs made '? I've met with an accident. Farmer What d'ye want-a motor-car shop or a hospital ? One Of His Best. After an tinsuccessfal t, nqnet the chairman eaid, Gentlemen, we .ve with is to-night Professor Long-Bow, who will teil us one of bis best and biggest after-dinner slories," Professor Long-Bow Mr Chairman and gen- tlemen, to begin with my biggest story, let me tell you how thoroughly I have enjoyed youv banquet. What are you doing, Jack ?" Openiug a can of salmon." Wbkt are you opening it with?" 1, A can.opsner, of course, Do you think I am asing my teeth?" No, dear, but I do know that you are not opening with prayer." A Sen3ible Girl. I If you refuse me," he cried wildly, jife will be an empty dream." 'Tis better to have an empty dream,' she replied, than to get married and have an empty puree," replied, than to get married and have an empty I puree." Sbure, an' be's a wonderful man," said Sbure, an' he's a wonderful man," said Jenny, who has just been to the doctor. 'He I' told me I must wear flannens. How did be know juotby lookin' down my throat that I d never a flannen on me?" Old Friend: Well, gooi-bye, George, you've really got a very nice little place here. j Host: Yes, but it is rather bare just now. I hope the trees will have grou;n a good bit before you come again, old man I" t Ile I'm love with a charming girl, and I'd like to ask your advise. She Are you? I shall be glad to help you alJ I can. He Well, would you advise me to propose ¡ to Toll ? I A little girl w-ca stroking The bork of a parrot, I when the iil-natured bird bit bar. 11 Oh, desr," she criecl, I thotigt)t it was a nose, a.)d it's a tooth." I proposed to that girl by letter," Did she accept you ?" Yes, and her letter of accept- ance was almost as long as if ebe was running for President." for President."

WELSH GLEANINGS. Dr. and Mrs Garrod Thomas, Newport, cele- brated their silver wedding on Friday. May they have a golden one. Mr Owen M. Edwards, of Oxford, is trying to persuade the Pharmaceutical Society to include Welsh among the subjects of its preliminary examination. There is a tradition at Newport that the myotic ceremonies of Druidism were performed in the eye of tbe san upon the eminence of Mount Twm Barlwin. How many children have von ?" was the guery put to a client at the Newport Connty Court on Friday. Three, and tbe missus's grandmother," was the reply, In this month's "Cymru" Mr Owen M. Edwards tells a coaespondent that be wanld like if Cardiff was more Welsh. "The iateMar- quisof Bute," be adds, told the responsible men of Cardiff that no one ought to consider himself an edacated man in Wales if he was not able to speak the language of his country." Dr. Robertson Nicoll, the editor of the British Weekly," at the recognition services of Dr. Campbell Morgan at Westminster Chapel, said that many years ago be had sat at the far end of the gallery in that chapel, a visitor from Scotland, and heard what he thought was the ..DoSt eloquen: sermon he l1a,d ever listened to. That was from the lips of Dr. Herbar Evans, of Carnarvon. The late Heiber waa fnvited to undertake the pastorate of Westminster Chapel. Tbe life and works of the late Rev. W. R. Jones (Goleufryn), of Carnarvon, are being pteDared for publication under the editorship of Alafon. The publication will disclose that Goleufryn was tbe aathor of tbe articles on Pbilistiaeth Llenyddoi Cymru," and Philistiaetb Enwadol Cymru," which appeared in tbe Geninen," and which attracted so mnch attention at the t*, me of their publication. O bey are to be included among the works of Goleufryn in the volume iaow in the press. Kidols in Church." Although tbe motto of Fither IgnatittB Is Jesus only," and he is in tiaer, Iogy an Evange- lical of the Evangelicals, be has all a Catholic's reverence tor the Virgin Mary. and images of her abound in hia monastery and church. An old man who usually attends the father's services when asked what be thonght of them, replied Well, sur. I do like the services weil enoagh, but I canna stand them there hidols in the church." An Old Pembrokeshire Boy. The rector of Stow, Gloucestershire (Rev. J. T. Evans), is abont publishing a new archaeolo- gical work of much interest to the natives of Lhe county, viz., The Chur-ii Plate of Pembroke- shire." The book will also contain the Chantry certificates relating to the countv of Pembroke by tbe Comrnisaioners of 2 Edward VI. il548), together with extracts from tbe retnrn of Church goods in 6 and 7 Edward VI. (1552-1553). The antbor has personally examined the ecclesias- tical plate in each pa,risb in the county, and he is Deaides au authority on the subject, having alteadv for the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaaoloeical Society edited The Church Plate of Gloucastershire." Naming Workhouses. Boards of Guardians are jast now being called upon, in consequence of a decision of the Kegis- trar-Genera!, to find narues for the houses over which they have control. Knighton Guardians fonad the tas1* too stiff for one n'eeting, and con- soquently tlle matter has been twice discussed. Many names were suggested, but as the Work- house lies at the foot of a wood, known as The Ffiydd," it was eveatnallv decided that that should be the name. A Walsh clergyman, who is a member of the Board, strongiy and very properly objected to the bracketing of English and Welsh words, saying there rvas a lot too much of that in Radnorshire. Some one suggests I that "Frydd Mansion would have been allrigbt as there are four Butlers at tbe honae, this being the master's name. Welsh Recitations. At the request of theCarnanonshire Edacation Comooittee, Professor J. Morris Jonas and lr 1. J. Williams-the one a Welsh poet ana the other a Welsh school rnaster-have prepared for use in tbe schools a little book of Welsh recitations, consisting of selections suitable for the several standards, and this is now published by itr li. E. Joi-ie-q, of Conway. The selections have been ndittitabtyma.de; the difficult words are in the footnotes repeated with their English equiva- ienta, and in many cases English versions of entire Welsh p-sees appear. The" Llyfr Aarodd," prepared unuer snch circumstances, has j a field of usefnlners far bejond the limited area lor which it is intended and anyone making himself familiar with the contents of this little volume may pride himself upon a fair knowledge of tue cream of the Weish lyrics of the past century. Walsh Coal and English Novelists. Of Jate yeara the greying fame of Cardiff as the largest port in ths world for the despatch of coal to foreigu countries hag made tho fccieclion of the i;ame of Cardiff a common one with the ,fCltory telle? as the scene of exploits, aiventnres. or love making. Latterly, however, writes a correspondent, a bolder .writer has gone ahead even of this. In a sensational sketch in a London periodical lately, referring to several societies in London, one of the characters dee- cribcs the fashioning of a plot in which the des- traction of an Anstria-i warship is pianned. The method is the conveyance of a, new txplusive into a seemingly solid lump of coa! Asked how he coal can be obtained to manipulate, tbe answer is ready: "Modern warships now use Welsh coal exclusively. From my own connection with the shipping trade I can easily find safe agents to arrange that. There are now a great number of Italians working in Welsh collieries I" The captare of tbe spy follows, and the plot fails to come off, Ted," the Charger. The reference in this column to Sir Briggs," Lord Tredegar's charger in the Crimea, reminds a correspondent of another Crimean charger whose remains are buried at Dinas, Rbondda. Ted —for that was the charger's name—was owned by Colonel Edward Hnnt, who went through the Crimea with the Heavy Dragoons. The colonel subsequently became owner of Dinas Collieries, and in theseventies the old ivarhorse was bronght to the valley and turned out on Brithwennydd Mountain, which Colonel Hunt rented from tbe late Alaw Goch, father of Judge Gwilym Wil- liams. In 1880. when Ted was 28 years of age, the colonel went np Treahtw Mountain, and the old charger stared at him from over the wall. Without saying a word to those who accompanied { him the colonel drew a revolver from his pocket, fared at Ted's forehead, the horse falling on the spot. There, poor Ted," said ths colonel, I fó yon wiil cat he ill-treated when I am gone." Shortly after Colonel Hunt died. Father Ignatius at Home. A tourist wbo recently visited Father Ignatius at Llanthony gives an impression of the monk's manner of fife. "The Ibbott's chafcber," he writes, ,l in which I had my supper, Avas a com- fortable ptace, well famished wifh crucifixes, pictures, and tooks. It had two very afiaall doors through which the hooded pale face of a .nonk appeared at times, as he passed through to the corridor. Father Ignatius bad a good fire made for me, and sent np an abundant repast. When I addressed the brother who attended to me he was silent, and I was reminded that from nine in the evening to nice in the morning they are under a vow of silence. Stepping into the corridor after putting cut the lamp, my eye fell on a full white fitue only made slightly visible by the retlected light of tbe candie. Wns is another apparition ? No, only a arge pigrter- image of the Virgin. I confess t-at the effect was, for a moment, creepy, flow tar the monastic rpovement of Father Ignatius is successful I could not measure. What will happen to tho monastery when be is removed none can say Tie is certainly not so vigorous rs formerly. One is I only glad to have seen in his own home the initrt who ever and anon comes forth to lecture society on its shame, pride, aid unbelief,"