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WORKMEN'S TOPICS. RICHARD JOHN SEDDON. By MABON, M.P. Right Hon. Richard Seddon. Prime ^hister of New Zealand, whose sudden death announced last week, will always be re- "ere<i for his triumphal assertions that OQocracv and Imperialism were the comple- j^Qts to each other. Mr Seddon was born in nc&shire. and while he had no claims to ^7^effiic distinction, he secured (we are told) thoroughly good elementary education. He *augbt to be a mechanical engineer, and :mIgrated to Melbourne (Australia) in the year 86.3, going, after a short spell at his own trade, 4id^e goldfields. Luck, it appears, n°t come in his way. and lif returned for a 1 o to work at his trade on the Victoria Rail- ay hnaily he left Australia for New Zealand in 1886. iheQ New Zealand he was first a miner, and f en an innkeeper, and Labour leader. and r some experience on local hoards and acils. he was elected by the miners as a S^~jnker of the Colonial Parliament in 1879. Mr On n Xvas 11 on|y g^^t earnestness of Of t-L°Se—a )a.rge. strenuous man in every sense u"or(^—he was also a particularly acute in K,iC^an" an(^'n ^891 be upset (he ruling power Of ^,naIand. and. somewhat to the surprise Parties, became himself Prime Minisier. the beginning °f his rule he was iaccd by Eiost bitter opposition from the Cultured Classes, has ee his semi-Socialistic legislation. he seen his frends increasiDg every year and ■, enemies decreasing. In his masterful hands 7 i "v Zealand has risen from poverty to pros- ty. and that at a time when it has been ie e an experimental ground for such drastic f,rIS^a^'on as Age Pension Acts, Women's nch;se, Ccmpulscrv Conciliation, etc.. etc. nf- of the great incidents in his life as a ■^ise°1^r- and which to a large degree explains great popularity—and explains his courage ik^e^was that which happened in 1896. In at Year the Colony was on the brink of bank- and on one occasion it was rumoured wat.the principal bank of New Zealand, in b ellIngton. was going to close its doors. The hiia ^rPct°rs went to Mr Seddon, and told that unless they were guaranteed to keeGlVe a granfc of £ 2.000.000 they could not Ro t 0pen" once made up his mind to lHe f ^e'r rescue, kept the House of Parlia- Il ent open all night, forced a Bill through. ?ran^e<^ the two millions. Not long after- bank asked for another two millions, Thus Mr Seddon succeeded in estab- what was practically a state bank—a P which has been justified by its subsequent jv Cess- Mr Seddon was a thorough-going ^ocrat still, he ruled in New Zealand. His Fifteen Years' Rule. 2e ruled with a personal power that was as Actively effective as that of the Kaiser of Ger- many. Still. his personal power was cheerfully "CePted by his fellow-Colonists indeed, it was very strikine instance of Carlyle's belief that ^c^^tution? are never so strong is men, that in ^ad°<,afttlry more democratic than any other l,er^e sun he should have ruled as he did P^ned ln" Richard." An incident that hap- ^his f a I-lonths ago amply demonstrates ac A railway was very urgently desired gl le People of a certain township, and on Mr b, on visiting the place lie was met by several ^dreds of school children bearing banners on lch was written—"Please give us the rail- y" "Oh! dear, Mr Seddon, don't refuse }Qr request do give us the railway and so ~~the yourig Xew Zealanders clearly recog- in Mr Seddon a special providence, able i, or withhold all good things. Mr Seddon a keen interest in all branches of trade in feU °°untrv' in 311 the activities of his °w-countrymen, and remained his well- o^n self, the plain Old Dick Seddon. to all te the cnd. Indeed, the fact that he gaj Dick just as much when he had hon a na^ona' reputation, and the right °Urable to his name, as he was a simple abl^f' larg0*y exPlains the fact that he' was igv ° retain for so many years the undimin- CoJ confidence of his fellows throughout the Igyj11 June 7th, he was speaking at g0 ey on the topic to which he had devoted by incomparable energy. Stand bis 1 01d Country," such was the burden of c0 Public utterances. His love to mother ^ntry Was undoubtedly great. t0 ,1? Saturday morning Mr Seddon started back •3 own country, New Zealand. Late in the the finger of death touched him, and hun from sleep. He recognised the sum- bis wife, and, strange to sav, ^ritn 33 he lived, in the e of his power and the height of his well- di;ned Popularity, a man whose name will not Ce Or be forgotten so long as the world is con- t. rned with British Imperialism and colonisa- lQrJ.. Doubtless, Mr Seddon was A Man of a New Type, C Jt by the expansion of an ambitious ha(>dColonisir>g race- Born in England, of plain. "irking people, he emigrated to a country Jw tdready prociised prosperity to every Jje Eaan who was not afraid of hard work. £ >? ecame a leader of men, a member of POD the head of a party. and the most man in New Zealand. In 1893 be was j)0j.e Pi'ime Minister, and thenceforth his 1 tj0l l0a^ tortunes were subject to no fluetua- Ha was always sure of a large majority, Peo S.Ge:ned to have indoctrinated the whole 1 ^iJk his cwn political ideas. With all 1 faj., e remained the true industrial leader, and to the class from which he sprang, and 1 oft. ^ruo to the so-called higher interest 1 country—his ideal being a country in ^hj every man should have a fair chance in the weak and the struggling should not he r°dden underfoot, and whers there should i tfi0 ° ^'hionaires, and where no thrifty, indus- 1 tioij118 man sh°uld he poor. Some of the legisla- Was fhat he promoted with this end in view >iighly courageous yet it was justified bv 1 cr.es!=;. I IVT Seddon's ideas strongly resembled those of E' the fcl°re advance! of the Lalxiur leader of f ^to^aother country. True that the Imperialist 1 B^^Sators hold that his ideas were much less >l' that his outlook was vastly broader, his j W0r^at,hies m. patriotic than those of the <lige Deri's leaders of Great Britain." But the ^hicw ce lay in the different standpoints from they studied and promoted their views. was the incarnation of a young and for ;°Us Colony, theirs is kindled with ardour 1 t is best for the toilers and moilers 1 the ar'e enjoying the grace of patriotism and 1 ric^-e °f British citizensliip in a strenuous ,r within the bosom of the mother land, hij^ If'of Mr Seddon by those who knew did ti t that whatever he undertook to do he < 'lis carjr°Ughiy—a quality that so many of ^'Patriots lack- Personally, to those that 1 Mtt, I?" he wits a broad, thick-set, burly man, ^hidly face, and strong blue eyes. He emphatic, and during his visit to the he sometimes astonished his hosts by 1 lie ^^ulne-s of his after-dinner oratory. 1 r. as, indeed, a man of fine character, intense I S^t p0 s °f Purpose, great behef in himself, and ^a.y ^Less'cS l'ar-reachir.g and unselfish ideas. iat which wai mortal oi him rest in ^°Usa ailc3 lna7 his beloved country have yet Q(is of worthy followers. The Serious Decisions. eek ^r°cPorlirg=; in Grand Committee last we," On the Workmen's Compensation Bill of the^iQ unusually interesting. The proposal cje to bring shop assistants within the benefits of the Compensa- leb 4et, With certaiu exceptions,created a keen I and in the end the stalwarts for Compensation to shop assistants got beyond the control of the Government, who in consequence suffered defeat. The question rose out of Mr Gladstone's proposal to include in the definition of work- man a shop assistant, provided he was one of three or more assistants employed. He also proposed to include in the definition a person who was remunerated by a salary at a rate not exceeding S200 a year. The object of this was to include clerks. Exception, however, was made in the ease of a person remunerated wholly or mainly by commissions," or whose employ- ment was of a casual nature, and who was employed otherwise than for the purposes of the employer's trade or business. He said that the classes of shop assistants and clerks were not originally brought within the scope of the Bill because the accident rate was considered so low as hardly to justify their inclusion. Since the introduction of the Bill. however, great pressure had been brought to bear on the Government. The sentiment for including them was wonderfully strong, and. indeed. since agricultural labourers had been brought in, any logical reasons for excluding the classes in question seem to have disappeared. Still, the Home Secretary, by these continual defeats, will be placcd in a very embarrassing position by and bye. For, in view of putting the Bill into legal enactment this year, he will certainly have to ask the House to make the Bill less Socialistic. Even if that is done, and succeeds, possibly the working men members on the Committee will have done their duty in gaining that which can ultimately have but one ending—compensation to all workers.

MUSIC IN WALES. By D. EMLYN EVANS. WHITSUNTIDE EISTEDDFODAU AND CYMANFAOEDD CANU. As at Easter, so at Whitsuntide, the weather was all that holiday-makers generally could desire, particularly those whose bent and opportunity were in the direction of the eisteddfod or the gymanfa ganu although old hands at eisteddfodic work will say that weather which is especially bright and enjoy- able out of doors is not the best possible for filling the eisteddfod hall or tent, particularly if there are natural attractions of land or water in the immediate neighbourhood. And one cannot altogether blame people for succumbing to these latter- Indeed, what surprises the stranger—and, as for that. others of us who have been reared in the eisteddfodic atmos- phere—is the remarkable fidelity and endurance with which persons will sit, serene and happy, through the long, drawn-out. and often tedious meetings of an eisteddfod. The love of the old national institution, and of competition— musical, poetical, and literary—which it implies, must be very strong in the breast of the Cymro before he can display such patience aF he d^es. seasn after season, whenever Gwalia's Holiday is held within his reach. This Whitsuntide the eisteddfod extended from Haverfordwest, in almost the nethermost part of South-West Wales, to Llanhuddlad. within a few miles to the extreme north of Anglesey the chief events, however, being the annual meetings held at Caerphilly. Bala and Llanrwst, on the Monday, ajad Rhymncy, on Tuesday. No English choirs seem to have, taken part in any of the contests this year, although some had entered, and the prizes, at least, were not insignificant, while the test pieces in the majority of cases certainly did not err on the side of very extreme difficulty or novelty. Judging from the adjudications and awards, the singing was satisfactory, and the contests generally well fought and fairly numerous four and six chcirs respectively, in the mixed and male voice classes contending at Caerphilly, four and five ditto, at Bala. and five and four at Rhymney their being also entries of juvenile choirs at each, with the addition of congregational and boys' choirs at the latter. In some instances concerts were held in the evening, and at Bala the local choral society, supported by a quartet of soloists, gave an effective rendering of the Messiah," under the carcful leadership of the veteran conductor, Gwrtheyrn. When an oratorio performance is next essayed in the historical old town. we trust it will he possible to secure the services of an efficient orchestra, as we doubt not that. if tested. sufficient liberality will be found amongst the musical art .10ver; of the place and district to guarantee the committee against any possible financial loss. Some of this holidaytide's cisteddfodau were, in effect, postponed events from last year. on account of the religious fervour then prevailing in connection with the revival This year both the eisteddfod and the gymanfa ganu seem to have resumed their normal position, as if no opposing influences had for a time come in their way. If anything, the cymanfaoedd have perhaps increased in number, though they nay only pursue their usual course and follow the old paths plus, it may be. a little more pro- nounced inclination towards what may be termed hwyl tunes a passing phrase, and which need not disturb the equanimity of those concerned for the sacredness and the purity of divine praise. These mountains will remain fixed in their everlasting seats." humanly speaking, after the mist which envelops them just at present will have passed away. And so the grand chorales of Protestant Germany, the rich sacred possessions of the English Church. in chant, tune, and anthem, and the fine hymn tunes of Nonconformist Wales will remain for all time. The eisteddfod proceeds as a rule in its usual happy-go-lucky way, being largely content to hold fast that which it hath, no matter what may be the pleasure and artistic profit in store, given a little energy to explore other regions. In the words of one of the musical judges at one of the eisteddfodau now under notice, more time and money was wasted upon Welsh singing than upon anything else. In educational matters the whole of the curriculum had been systema- tised, but in singing, the same pieces were repeated again and again, money being spent in a time occupied—and practically nothing learnt." Of course, there is nothing new in that message, for it has been told times without number in the Press and from the platform the only consolation and reward being that a committee is to be met with now and then which is conscientious and bold enough to think for itself, and to select from the music ivithin its reach test pieces that are satisfactory in their own merits, and which make for advancement rather than to take the lead "rom the selected programmes of other corn nittees, with the object of fixing upon what jappens to have the- run at the time, and so secure, if it can anyhow, a large list of com. ^etitors. Unfortunately, the eisteddfod as established amongst us is based upon financial success. No one. under the circumstances, can jlame committees for labouring to that end—in aart. But let it not be the sole vital object md the monetary success of certain eistedd- :odau whose committees have been brave enough to follow independent lines, conducive ;0 our progress and increased musical culture, soil, it is to be hoped, help to hearten others who arc not so courageous in their actions.

After All. Ironmonger (to customer, just entering): Good morning, sir. Customer I want one of those things you fasten on a door to make it shut itself. I. Oh, yes an automatic door-closer. C. That's it and not too high-priced. I. Yes. sir a cheap automatic door-closer. C. Exactly but not one of those con- founded things which slam the door to with a bang. 1. That would be a nuisance, of course. You want an automatic door-closer at a small cost, and with an easy spring. C. That's right. But I don't want it to close the door too slowly, either. v I. Briefly, what you are looking for is an automatic door-closer at a small cost, that is neither too slow nor too fast C. That's all right. And, besides, it mustn't be like some, where a man needs the strength of an ox to open the door. I. Now let's; understand each other. You want to buy an automatic door-closer, cheap. neither too fast nor too slow, and easily operated. C. Correct. Now show me one. I.: I'm very sorry, sir, but I don't deal in automatic door-closers.

Welsh Tit-bits. r Neu Wreichion Oddiar yr Eingion. By CADRAWD. D. L., Vicar Llangatwg, ym Morganwg. It would be well if Wales at this hour could boast of a complete and trustworthy biograph- ical dictionary of eminent Welshmen of all ages. There is no section of our literature so disappointing as this branch, and for our own credit there should be a united effort made to produce, in some way or other, a Welsh Bi. ographical Dictionary worthy of the name. In vain I turn to those works I have at hand —" Eminent Welshmen." by Williams, and Geiriadur Bywgraphyddol (J. T. Jones)—-for some information concerning a distinguished author, collector, and benefactor of his country —the pious and eternal Vicar of Llangatvrg. There have been many clergymen since his de- cease appointed to this important parish on the banks of the Nedd, but not one has earned the distinction of being called The Vicar of IJangatwg," and universally known by that appellation, but Dafydd Lewys, author of that excellent treatise on Natural Philosophy,which he modestly called Briwsion Oddiar Fwrdd y Dysgedigion," or Fragments from the table of Literati." He also edited a collection of Welsh poems and choice selections from the most distinguished Welsh bards, made by Dr. Davies of Mallwyd. and others called Florcs Poetarum Britannicorum." and published it a.t Shrewsbury in 1710. In the preface to the last mentioned work he writes-" I trust that the work will not be unacceptable with:thee (the reader), as I am aware of this—if it will do no .good, it will do no harm either. If any should care to criticise or disparage, let me tell them this—let no one judge until he understands. Understand, and then judge. If ye will reccive this of my pain and labour, possibly (if God grants it) in due time thou wilt have more.' Yours in the Lord, Llanllawddog, 1710. Dafydd Lewys. From the above preface we learn that D. Lewys was at Llanllawddog, a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Elved, co. Carmarthen, the living being a perpetual curacy, in the patronage of the Vicar of Aber- gwili. When he published the book on Natural Philosophy, he had been presented tc the rich living of Llangatwg, or Cadoxton-juxta-Neatli. which is a fair proof of bis being an active and a popular clergyman, widely known through his writings, and possibly his preaching, for in all his works the religious element is the most manifest, and though he appears to have been in advance of his age in regard to science and philosophy, he neglected net his duty, for he seems to he a most safe theologian. This may be gathered from the titles of the other works which he published, apparently, before 1725, as they are mentioned in Golwg ar y Byd," as other books written by the author, and sold by the publisher. Nicholas Thomas. Caeifyrddin. tros yr awdwr. Gemau Doethineb (Gems of Wisdom). Llythyr at drigolion y byd ynghylch eu heneidiau" (A letter to the inhabitants of the world concerning their souls "). Pregeth ar Ddiolchgarwch Cyhoeddus. Meh-7fed, 1716 (A Sermon on Public Thanks, givicg). •• Bwyd Enaid." (Food for the Soul"). Neither of these are mentioned in Rowland's Bibliography, or in the Welsh Catalogue of the Cardiff Library. Charles Ashton deals with I, the old Vicar in a most flippant manner, and havirg nothing to say. must say something, but his observations are of no value. He confesses that he had not seen any of his origi- confesses that he had not seen any of his origi- nal works, and passes judgment upon him from a poem of his. contained in the Blodeu- gerdd." a few verses of which he gives as gerdd." a few verses of which he gives as specimen without the author's copious notes printed with the original, which is far from being fair to the author. From this poem Ashton. having Walter Mechain at his back declares that the Vicar of Llangatwg was no poet. but extremely superstitious. With due respect to the eminence of Walter Mechain. as one of our foremost Welsh critics, and the industry of Ashton, I prefer that which we h .ve of the poetry of the Vicar ot Llangatwg to some of the poetry written by the Vicar of Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant, and the old Vicar's prose is far more unctious and fluent than that left us by the policeman of Dinas Mawddwy. Golwg ar y Byd," by Dafydd Lewys, is an admirable epitome of everything that is valu. able in the philosophical discoveries of the early part of the 18th century, and the prece- ding, and is as much admired for the beauty of its language as for the compendious fecundity of its pages, while its style seems as artless as its contents were useful to the age it was in- I tended. In his Cywydd on the Sufferings of Christ, we may have a glimpse into the old Vicar's own heart, and we fully concur with his sen- timents. We learn that he was endowed with the right message that he was a good and faith- ful servant. Listen to his breathing in this poem :— C'ruaidd iawn fe'n carodd Ion. Lin wael pan o'em elynion, Colli, er mwyn ein gwella. Ei briod wsed mpwn pryd da Poen a ddygodd pan aned, o draul. aeth ci waed ar led. Ail enir ni'n olynoI Bob l-hai II lan, bawb ar ei ol. 'E gas frath go is ei fron, A gwelwyd gwaed ei galon. Am hyn iddo bob munyd Canwn fAwl. na fyddwn fud. Drowning the Gander. The late Gwilym Hiraethog, in his popular lecture on Lord Palmerston, related the follow- ing story in his own humorous style :— "When the enemies of' Old Pam.' wise, pru. dent, and cunning, thought that they had his head under, at that moment he appeared most n his element, and appeared livelier than ever." To illustrate this point he narrated a tale about one John, the weak-ininded (Sion Wirion) of Denbigh, who begged his bread from farm to farm, always going about bare. kgged. John never neglected to call at the farmhouse called Pont Rhuffydd, leading to- wards which was a path across the field on which the geese always grazed, and the gander seemed to have a deadly emnitv towards John. He would run after him and bite his legs, and jump on his back and beat him with his wing". until at last he had fumed so much that he decided to speak to the master, who always treated Sion very kindly. "Master." said he. what shall I do to the gander, who is always beating me when I come to Pont Rhuffydd ?" Drown him in the river, John," said the master." and be done with him." Shall I indeed ? inquired John. Yes, of course—drown him right off-throw him over the bridge into the river." "Thank you fawr," said John, and off he ran to the field, and captured his enemy, which in his fury he accomplished with difficulty than he anticipated, and he carried liim tri- umphantly in his arms to the top of Pont Rhuffydd bridge, and before he threw him over he seriously warned him in the following words :—" Say thy prayers straight off, thou hast but a few more moments to live. One. two, three, and over the balustrade of the bridge he was sent down into the river. He glanced after him, and to his annoyance saw the bird swim- ming gracefully, quite in his element, down the river. ♦ Great was his disappointment, for things had not succeeded as he had expected, but high was the tattle of the gander, and the farmer who had witnessed the affair was all merriment. John's issue, the lecturer said, are stjH with us. They have not altogether disap- peared from the country neither the useless work by some people—of drowning the gander." The Post Card. It is more than a quarter of a century since the post card was introduced by the postal department as a cheap messenger. Of course. at the first National Eisteddfod after its intro- duction a prize was offered for the best eiiglyn to the new -born commissionaire, which runs as follows :— Negesydd di-sail a gawsom,—y cu Post Card dimai'n eiddom A n ddifeth heb y dreth drom I'r drysau a gair drosom.

Of what breed is the dog-star ?—Most pro- bably a sky-terrier.

Fashions and Things Feminine. I By MISS IDA MELLER. A Smart Braided Coat. The general trend of thought just now is holiday-wards, and an outfit for the seaside or country is a topic that has iifiiaediate claims on the attention of a large number of women. The serge suit is, of course, a foregone conclusion, and this season corselet guise, with well-fitted skirt and short smart coat. There are threats that the corselet costume is already too popular to live long amorg high-class fashions, but at any rate for the present it has the label of smartness and re- presents the leading mode of the day, and for this reason it is likely to thrQiig the parades of fashionable seaside haunts throughout the sum- mer months. For the trimming of the cloth and serge suit, braiding remains the tailor's resource, and is used effectively on the short coat sketched, which is of navy-blue serge and supplements a corselet skirt to match. The short sleeves are cut in points at the elbows, and frilled with lawn, and at the neck is a dainty little collar of embroidered LVvm, with a frill at ey=0' and the vest is of tucked lawn. The oiselet is much gored. As n change from navy- b ue. d all green serge new then strikes a pleasirg not e ill the world of dress, especially when relieved with touches of velvet to match. or facings of almond-coloured cloth. The" trot- teur. skirt, which happily combines fashion and convenience, is the one that maybe said to receive sole consideration for seaside and country ^year, and it js at its smartest when pleated. The length of the skirt varies from the ankle to the top of the shoe, and when at its shortest calls for the accompaniment of an open-work or embroider^ stocking and prettily shaped shoe-both matching in colour Tan and banana-coloured kid shoes are in high favour; and g-;on kid is a\so pressed into the service of walking shoes, while purple leather Court-shaped shoes fQr t^ house are considered very smart. Seaside fasl^ods, of course, include a variety of linen frocks, plain and embroidered, a pretty model m white paving a pinafore jdice an cape sleev^ ^tfth a narrow border pf Pii,e ,u<? the squ^.p.^yt neck, and on the capes whil^ other linen frocks in powder-blue and mauve are partly,with bolero coats, strapped with their °\Yn material, and trimmed with buttons. A Child's Overall Frock. CliiliUen are counting the days to the school r, a, (I ho-lidiv at the-sea-, and mothers are. meanwhile, planning the young folk's holi- day Tvardrobes—a task that 's rather a weary o:r when renovations for Large family form port of the programme. An overall of holland, ( oa"se linen, or serge, is jjttle short of a neces- sity for a girl under ten—?? overall that can be slipped on over a frock, or take the place of the frock itself being specially useful. The over-all frock sketched is suitable for linen or serge, and is arranged with a big round collar of its own material, merely finished with a single row of stitching, as "is the rest of the frock, and a belt brought low over the hips. V cry pretty and suitable for children are the summer zephyrs designed with small checks in pink and white, and blue and white, made up with tucked skirts and blonr- s, and finished with coloured or white kid belts, and large collars ot muslin and lace. framing little vests of tucked muslin. Or. instead of a vest and collar. a puffed chemisette of muslin may be substi- tuted. the neck of the frock beirgcut square. In,lign iinen is very useful fcr children's frocks and overalls, as it does not show soil, and with irocks of this. or other lini>n. or of serge, it is .1 good plan to supply bloomers to match, run though with elastics at the wai«t and knees. f j i T2r twelve find smart costumes in those ol ua.rk green plaid material, with accordion- pleated skirts and bolero coats, opening over shirts ot dark blue, or green silk, or cream nun's v-tug' tneir hail' tied back wii-h broad black neck°nS' an^ a k°w'tie importance at the Summer Hats. In the realm of millinery it is the coloured straw hat that wins, a.nd pale blue seems to be a, colour on which the run is particularly great. Tile wine-red hat is another favourite, ar'1* this trimmed with dead-pink roses or r'bbous, or with tulle of its own colour, is a great success. Every hat Avcrth speaking of Ls. of course, mounted on a bandeau, so arranged as to give either a forward or sideward tilt. I Mauve straw and green straw find many patrons, and for seaside wear the simple but smart ribbon bow, or the frill of straw, is one I of the oest of trimmings, standing the hard wear without deteriorating. Essentially chic are the round hats of Leghorn straw, with drapfd crowns or those with draped straw brims and round crowns of pale electric blue satin, a fold or two of satin to match reposing on the upturned brims, while bunches of red roses or deep blue forget-me-nots and tulle give brilliant relief. A flight of small black velvet bows, with swallow-tail-ends, posed round the high crown of one of the new sailoi? hats, is broken at the left side by a full- blown pink rose and handful of iris leaves and another hat of similar shape is draped with tulle, scattered over with tiny roses and sprays of forget-me-nots. The pale pink chip hat makes a pretty touch of colour in conjunction with a cream-coloured toilette, and a dainty adjunct is a tulle or feather boa ta match. Freckles. Freckles, although obstinate to move, yield sometimes to the application of a bleaching lotion, made as follows :—One ounce of lemon juice,.a quarter oi a drachm of powdered borax, aud half a drachm of sugar, mixed together, and allowed to stand for a few days in a glass bottle, till the liquor is fit for use. Or this recipe may be followed :—Dissolve one ounce of white soap in one ounce of lemon juice, and add a quarter of an ounce of oil of almonds, and a pinch of borax. Stir together the ingredients till tney arc well mixed, and the whole is of the consistency of an ointment. The thickness of the cream may be regulated by the addition of more or less borax. The freckles should be bathed at night with elder-flower water pre- vious to appiving the ointment, and in the morning washed with rose-water.

He is a very small boy just beyond the limits I of babyhood. The other day someone took him up and asked him if he was not pa's boy. He answered Yes." Are you not mamma's boy, also ?" Yes," replied Charlie. Well, how can you be papa's boy and mamma's boy at the same time ?" was asked him. Oh," replied Charlie, indifferently, can't a wagon have two horses?"

TALKS ON HEALTH. by DR. ANDREW WILSON. About Epilepsy. Air;oog?t the correspondence which bu betn fo.^4rd(>d to me from reader* of theeebeattb aotea, 1 tiud no fewer tbac three lelton making lcr/bei inquiry re«*idiu«? the natnre and treatment of epilepry. Other com. mnaicationa ask for information ou ibiij subject in connection with the colonies wtiich have beeu fonndsd fot epileptit Phtienta iu vnrioaa puis of EDjdland. 1 tbererore retain to this, tnbjeot in eoajpli*nce with the requests for some farther 1etall8 isRardiDR this xilrreut. Epilepsy is asaontislly a bruin trouble. una thst it ia inherited or passed on from parent 10 child admits of uo donbt whatever. It is diffi- colt to realihe what MHCtly iathanatcneofthe trouble, which mabuj itself manifest in the brain colls. It is evident (bat when ao epileptic tit or seizure occara, we are face to face with what may be a called a oeive storm." It is all it so mncb netvi force wft9 husbanded ap,aod then caddenly discharged, with the result ot producing! certain definite effects on the body. We may cODelcde that in the healthy person no such sodden dit- cbarge of nerve force i" capable of being pi o- dneed, ihe essence of epilepsy, therefore, beiot; that owing to •omeoooditioo or another a sodden liberation of nerveforce takes place aSecting the body in ways wbicb may oow be described. The Symptoms. An epileptic seizure or fit bus been well and popularly termed a "St of cantulaionj." Tbe body Iff thrown ioto convulsive mOV81D8DU. o/er wbich. tbe patient has co control, and in the coarse of wbieb he becomes nnconsciosb. There ie frothing at tbe month, tbe face is pale, a'1d if we notice tbe bands we shall find that tbe tbambe are drawn inwards, and clenched on the pairos These, it cuay be noted, are merely taB outward and vitibte aicna. so to speak, of a nervous eruption taking place in certain centres of tbe brain. When th- patient recovers, be most be duly watched, because the chances are that a seeond fit may intscvene. If no peiaon is at band to attend to him, be may very readily saffocate himself by twitting tbe bedelotbes aronnd bis bead. or in some other fisoioo. In the case of a seizure, all we can do is to keep the patient from baiting himself. lIe should be placed on a mattress on tbe gronnd, became if placed on a sofa or a bed we cahoot control bis movements SO effectively 8IJ when be in en the groand, and besides be is almost ceitnin to throw himself of fany such position. R itieo-ber that yon cannot stop the convolve movements, and, hUCber, yo. mOlt Qle no force. All yon can do ia to control and to keep the paiieot from injar- iug fcinsulf. Seize ibe arms by itie wriita. and the legu by the ankles, and endea\oar simply to restrain, not to etop Cbe coavul.-ive movements. The Treatment. Rereember that whilst many insane persons n,ay be epileptic, all epileptics ate not insane. On tbe eonLr II ry. medical men are well aware that sometimes eriiepiio persona are endowed with a vory high order of intellect. Many poisons cele- brated in history have been erilcpiics. Amongst theae may be nuked Julius Casmt Kcd Naoolccn, whilst Mohammed ii also generally added to the list. The treatment here moat, of coarce, be supervised by a medical man, and let me imnrefs upon my renders tb*t it must be continned for a very long period of time. The great sbeet-aochor of physicians as concern! eg epilepsy j! nndoabtedly the drnliC known as btomide of potub. 1.bo treatment must be continned for even two or three yearn afier the oonvalsiouc have ceased, It ia impossible in a popular article of this kind to Rive the exact directions which mnst be observed in the treatment ofthiadit- oidtr. Saffice it to say bere that very liCaod remits may be spprebended from tbe adoption of the bronde of potash treatment, provided alwavt that the doc tor's instructions regarding regularity in the application of f b. remedy be closely tttecdedto. Oce of the bed mixtures for I be treatmaatoferdtepay is tbat composed ot two drachma of iodide of potaeh, OLe oonea of bromide of potash, three drachma of bromide o. ammonium, ODe diacbm of bi-earbonsie of po!asb, out ounce of tinetnre of ealnmba, and six onnrea of distilled water. This ia the prescription rl very f&moos French physici-o, the doee te'c<z for a flll hrrowe person a teaepooofai b( f-ro meals, and tb:ee tengpoonfala in water at hrdiiuc. It need hardly ba raded here that Illnt "UQntioo ranm be paid to the general health of the pa.iont, sod that be should not bs engufted ia xnT ooenpation vruicb woald pUce Lirn in any position of danger sboald an attack tome on. Hay Fever. Hay fsver ia tho nume given in this conntry to a vety anLoying species cf cold in the head, cccdompanied by wateiing of tue eyeb and great general iirit&tion. Tüiø n i- ai-.ut receives its name because it occurs typically in tho early spriog aod early sajaojor I'oincident^liy with ibo rip?nin^ of grasses, It is known to be enured by thE (ertiliaiDg dest a polleu" cf grassrs, and possibly of other plants as well, prainiug u.c- cci3 to Ibe mouth Ilud Dose 10 AmellaR a Liroilar aff"ct:oo ie called Ross Perer," be- cause it in known to be cnuxeci bv tus pollen of io«fes. All p-fs-n" "ro nor squally subject to the uttack of this veryJaL.noyin^ maludj, but those who do suffer, as a rde, never lai! to exhibit an attaQ¡jt at the present reason of the year, and t.veo H little laler CD. It ms.7 be supposed that the fertilising dnst cf fljrora no**esei?s in tbe CBBO of certain persoc1* a \r.ry powhrfol effect in indaeing iaflc relation of the liciiog membrane of the nose and threat, and of tbn< bringing ttaoat 11.11 tha '•ymptoms cf a very ssvero cold in the be..d. So hoately ds many Dersona staffer frcm this eilaient tbat in order to avoid it they aie com- pelled to ro to the seaside or to take a BM voyage so At to escape contact with the vegetable dust. Treatment. This aiirzent ia a somewhat difficult one to treat, inasmuch as one attack, as I hsve indicated, teuds to lenve the body open daring tbe next season io another attack. In all piobability one of the most satisfactory irodea of combating this liilment is tbut of using Cubeb Cigarettes, I he smoke of v.hicb inhaled shoaid la hrongbt down tbe nootril., A nasal dcache is farther an extremely ustful appliance. In this CRfiC 1St eolation of quinine, of Ibe stiengin I of oDe gorain to tbe onnce of waHa, or of clubolic aci1, one diacbm to ten Dunces or walet. or of tannin, three grains to one Dunce of water, may be astd with the dou;be so as tc thorooghly Bush tho affected liciDg membra ze of I fce none cavi ties, it ia ulsc of irnp^riunro llu! the general bouiiy powers should be dniy toned up by tbe ;J°t: oi pioner tonics, and i reed hariiy say that removal frcm a cocntrv district to the sea. wliera the pa'ient :? likely to be affected by tbs irriuth g particles, is a aeceeca-rypartcf the treatment. The Spring and Health, It is morions to noto year by vear how fre- nnently one bears ibe occurrence o' spring made le^Dousibie ior certain of theaitcrenta to vibich fl.srnb is heir to, Tbere Boems to bo a :ei ral consensus of opinion in favour of the notion i.bat the spring season ot the year it a noet critical period in ieape.c< of jian's boaltn, and ,bat in conseqaence r betioves us to take special precautions et thaptesenttime. Her? I or wh. this idea should have coma into promin- ence id d.uicizlt 01 explanation. Of aid oar grand- father* bad themselves bled tegr.laiiy each iprmx under the notiou that it was tieoensaiy to rti E(.E SOME EXCESS of biood whica had accau.C- :ated in tho fiau.a. I'or a 1 i ihsso noiaoun con corning the effects of spring 00 the body tbere n vo foundation to bu fonod in mediciue. Tl:e fact cf the mailer !a that at ali treasons of tha j vest we should attend tigidly to health laws and thns avoir) diseases, dome of wbicb, sucb as ty- phoid fever, i or exatuple: are mnchmoreiitbia to utack us ia the aatamn thttH at any other cteriob of the year.

Naatiy Put. Perhaps the most perfect compliment on record." says an American clergyman, was that paid by a young negro to his bride one morning. After I had made the couple man and wire, the bridegroom asked me what my lee would be. Oh. weU: said I, knowing his circum- stances, you can pay me whatcycr you think I it is worth to you.' The negro turned and silently looked his bride over from head to foot then rolling his eyes, replied mournfully Why. sah, you has ruined me for life you hf-S for sure. Compared. A lady, who is rather inclined to losing her temper, on one occasion had a very serious quarrel with her husband in the presence of her servant, a middle-aged woman. Later in the day, ashamed and afraid, she wished to remove from the servant's mind the impression that there had been a family quar- rel. She called the woman to her and said :— I suppose you heard my husband and me conversing rather earnestly this morning, Martha ?" Yes. madam." replied the servant, with- out, however, the least sign of disrespect. I hope you thought nothing unusual was going on—nothing worth repeating or talking about ?" Oh. madam. I wouldn't say a word," the servant exclaimed earnestly. I had a hus- band myself, and, I assure you, never a day passed that the neighbours didn't believe one or the other of us would be killed." I rule this house, madam. Remember that," I know you do. And that's the reason things are never straight." Walter (aged five) Papa, when I grow up may I get married ? Papa My son. 1 regret to see you anticipating trouble so early in life. t

Illustrated Humour. Magnificent Feet. George I'm no gocd at running, bat I ought to re pretty hard to beat at locg jumping. Henry Why. what's yoer beet ? G*c)rF!e \nver measured bat 1 always get two feet over the mark. A. Recommendation. Nervcaa Visitor Can you dtive a motor? Lis yen q-'i'e sure 'hat yon undarstaua it t Cdauffeur Ob, yes, air. Don't you remember, olr, tbat I yt-st tLe one thai diove you last yeat when yea were down here, and opset you into ite tuiiiip fleid? What It Proves. Quack Doctor Gentlemen, I have sold these piilo in yoai msikat-place for the past 10 years. Never, dating that period. have I bad a single complaint abont tbam. What doe. aba; prove to von, gentlemen ? I tdekon that proves that dead BAD tell DO talec, replied an onlooker, as he moved away. The Virtue Of KtndBeM. Clerk I have been ia year employ now. sir, going on for the yearn, and I am getting the same salary I *t*rt«d with. Employer 1 know it, Mr Knibba bat every tiniz, that I have made np my mind to ent yoa down or dissbarpe yoa, something has reminded me of yonr wife tnd little ones, so I couldn't do ¡t There, my men, yoa see I have a heart aa well as a head. Looks Like It. Willie: Ma, can people leave part* of them- sslves it. different places ? M* No; don't bt ridicnlons. Willie Well, Mr Jonea said be sris going to the Tyrol for bie langs. Useful Oil In rnecf the elementary schools one day the scholars were being examined in Scriptural ktiowied«e by an inspector. The inspector was espiainiii^ the ceremony of anointing kings ae practiced by the peop!e of kriel. and asked the class if thev knew what this rite meant. One boy replied fiat oii wan poured on the bead of the one being ano'nted. Questioned further on the subject, the boy gravely replied that this V4< done "to make Lij ba,r grow I" The iu. spector brought his gaeitioning to a speedy conclusion. A Treat In Store. Waiter," said the guest in a cheap restaurant, I- ths; a p:ie driver I hear in the recr ?" No, r.ab," sosworfcd th*> waiter. Dat am ue cook preparing yoar tendah loin steak, sab." Ha Was Wondering. A irac was taken on as a labourer in one of the large shipbuilding yards on the Clyde. The I first thing bu had to do w.,a to carry some rather heavv planks. He bad been aboal an hoar car- rTiaxtharr, when ne went up to tba foreman md saM, "Did All t?)i yon ma name whin An started ? "Aye," said the foremac, "yon said it was Tameou." 1, Vb, that's a' richt. replied the man, look- inc over at the pile of planks ho bad yet to carry. "Ah vers wmderin' if yoa thoelit Ab •nid it Wtn Sanipacn." I A8 Deep In The Mad. Yonng L%dv: Yon wlckei little boy; ate you ap thee to roh that nest ? Boy (coolly) I «m. Youug Ladv How can yoa f Think how the mother will grieve over the loss of her egjll. Boy Ob, she won't care. She's np there in yc,ar bat. Unbearable Insclt Prisoner: He done braaght de trouble on hiisr-lf. I treated him like a gentleman, I did till he mptde remitrks ttb.-at my singing. Den it wan 1 drawed mv on him, Wh'\t did be say ? Prisoner lie suid I had a fine tenor ^"Oioe, Oulv my rnoof was so big that tbo echoes got iu ..od spiled de cbuue Jones: Man is a most imperfect animal.- Mrs Jones You're not, dear. As a brute, you're perfect I think it very impolite for a gentleman to throw a kiss to a iadv," said a girl to her friend. So do I," was the response-" he I should deliver it in person." f

WELSH GLEANINGS. News and Views in Lighter Vem. Mr Lloyd Georgo is a man of weight in more than one sense. lie turns the scale at list. 71b. Sir Horatio Lloyd, the North Wales County Court Judge, was able to go out last week for the fir",1. time since hit, serious illness. At last all the difficulties concerning the new Carnegie Free Library at Bridgend have been overcome, and the building is actually in course of erection. Several months ago an application was made to Mr Andrew Carnegie for help for the Work- men's Institute at Maesteg, but so far no reply has been received. The Bangor Corporation has netted fl.OOO from its gas undertaking during the last finan- cial year. Cannot the Aberystwyth Corpora- tion be induced to turn its gas to an equally good account ? Welsh seaside resorts are said to be very full just now, so full that would-be visitors have, in several instances, to return to their homes to await their stem." What a pity that Poplar Workhouse is not on a Welsh sea-border One of the laws of the ancient borough of Kenfig was that every burgess should daily sweep opposite his own byrgage. Were this rule everywhere enforced to-day a town would soon be clean, and the cost of public scaveng. ing immensely reduced. It is interesting to note the similarity of place-names in North and South Wales. North Wales has its Bethesda, Peniarth, and Llvfnwy. South Wales has its Bethesda'r Fro, Penarth, and Llyfnwy. North Wales has its Bettws-y-Coed, and South Wales has half a dozen villages and parishes bearing the name Bettws. Some time ago the Ogmore and Garw Coun- cil drew up a housing scneme, but as it was estimated the rents could not be lower than 28s a month it was abandoned. Elsewhere public authorities have built comfortable and convenient cottages to rent at £1 amoith. Why ca..not the Oginore at:d Garw Council du ditto ? The scene was Roath Park, Cardiff; the time quite recently the crowd was a large one. Comrades," said the speaker in a tone lull of inspiring pathos, comrades, let us be as one, not weak-kneed or faint-hearted." Who killed Cock Robin ?" echoed a small boy on the skirts of the crowd. and the assembly, absorbed in the glowing peroration of the orator, roared. The University of Liverpool is organising an English inter-university debate, to be held- in Liverpool on Friday, November 23rd, when Cambridge will propose the resolution and Aberystwyth will oppose it. What it" stands for is not yet known. What a pity that the proposing University College is not that of Cardiff- All the war paint and feathers in Wales would not then suffice to picture the ferocity of the Aberystwyth onslaught. High words over family dignity is one of the most frequent happenings among junior school- boys. Our hen laid the biggest egg you ever saw this morning," said brag number one recently. Brag number two (whose father was Mayor of a Welsh town): "That's nothing. My dada laid two foundation stones last week, and he did not make half the noise about it that your old hen did Recently the Cardiff Education Committee raised its voice against the robbing oi birds' nests, and it may well join in the cry against women who wear birds' feathers taken from live birds. According to Lord Avebury in Nature Notes," it is not the young and pretty girls, as a rule. who wear them. We entirely agree with this opinion. The Rev. J. Henner Thomas, Aberdare. has recovered his usual health and vigour, and has now resumed his pulpit engagements. He resigned the pastorate of a Congregational church at Aberystwyth some years ago owing to a break down in health, and has since reo sided at Godreaman, Aberdare, without pas- toral charge. A Lost Hint. "Ye mentioned the other day that the then latent arrival in Llandrindod was. the German wsitfc". Now we have to report the coming of the dancing bear. Will he bite ? exclaimed one of Wales's sweetest girls the other day. No," said +-,he escort, he cannot bite he is muzzled. Em he can hug. so you'd better keep your distance. The sweet thing in frocks looked timidly towards the timid male man that walked beside her. and then longingly to- wards the bear. and with an abstracted air she led her companion back to his mamma's lodg- ings. Dafydd ab Gwilym Society. Gwili," writing from Oxford, states It is proposed to hold a reunior meeting of the Dafydd ab Gwilym Oxford Society at Carnar- von during the Eisteddfod week (on Wednes- day, August 22nd. provisionally), each m ting to be preceded at noon by a luncheon at the Royal Hotel. The secretary, Mr W. H. Jones, Jesus College. will be pleased to receive com- munications from any old members who may find it possible to attend. King Alfonso and Mrs J. Boyd Harvey. ?.Irs Harvey, wife of Mr J. Boyd Harvey, Tondu, managing director of Messrs North Navigation Collieries, Ltd.. is a Spanish lady, aJid Oil the occasion of the marriage oi the King of Spain to Princess Ena of Batten bur g gave a treat to the children of the Tondu and Bridgend Roman Catholic schools. She sent the felicitations of the children to the King and Que.^n of Spain, and has now received a letter, addressed to her as Dona Julieta Granadinc de Boyd Harvey," from Count Andino. who was commanded to express to her his Spanish Majesty's thanks. Emrys's Tobacco Cell." Writing in Y G^ninen for July. Cvm- ceithivii says In the year 1S63 it was my luck to visit the home or the chiei bard Emrys, at Portmadoc. One thing that attracted my attention was a small earthen chest on the mantelpiece above the fire. and inscribed upon it in gilt letters the following englvn Cell fyglys Ernrys yw hon,—roed j'r gwr. Drwy gariad cyfeillion Ya jiir v bo'r lienor Hon Yn byw'n deg uwchben digon. I have heard its authorship attributed tc loan I.Iadcg (the author of the famous couplet GwaeJ y Groes a gwyd y graith na welir' 'mo'ni eilwaith"). I know not whether the engiyn has been in print at any time."

Songs for the People. Andrew Fletcher, of Saitoun, in a letter to t'm Maiquls of Montrcae, wrote :—" I know tt very wist man thit believed that If a man were permitted 1It make all the ballads he need not care who IIbouV make the laws of the nation."

NEVER LOOK FOR TROUBLE. There is a saying old and rusty. But good as any new, 'Tis "Never trouble trouble Till trouble troubles you." Do not borrow sorrow, You'll surely have your share He who dreams of sorrow Will find that sorrow's there. Do not hurry worry By worrying, lest it come To flurry is to worry 'Twill miss you if you're mum. If miuling will not mind it, T!nv, better not to mind; The best thing is to end it, Just leave it all behind- •• Fear not," the flowers whisper. Since thus He hath arrayed; The buttercup and daisy. How can'st thou be afraid t Then do not trouble trouble Till trouble troubles you You'll only double trouble, And troable others too.