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THE OPEN COUNCIL
THE OPEN COUNCIL v Tixaboreis the Lion of St. Mark, Venice. Opposite !be Doge's Chamber in the l'a]lIcø. was n head of this tion. with inouih open, into which person* secretly thre* whatever was to meet the eye of the J>oge. We Oiace it at the head of this column to indicate that public letters are received by us, find also letters Ie- foiling answers on 1' gal and general topics. I «AJUUAGE (Detta).-You are asking us an unfair question. We do not give recommendations of the kind. No doubt some marriages made through agencies turn out ill, and no doubt some turn out *•11, anil the tame might-be snitl of those marriages irliich are not made through agencies. It. depends Biove on 1]10 wisdom of the parties themseives than ibc way they come together, and if you keep your Wits abeut you you cannot well do any harm by going on up to a certain point, and t't,hdrawing it you are not satisfied. fOJtBSTONE (F, )-lr, is usually within the rector's right t.. claim a. fee for the erection of a. monument. A i-imilar fee Íc; claiiner' in most cemeteries, and may be regarded is sii.ply a contribution towards ke-spbig the pliice in order. ifSintASCE (Ma'iao inn).—We are not sure that we riybtly understand you. You can hardly mean to ask whether ft man can have his own life insured without h>s ■ liildren's permission. In this country ehildren do not wield quite such authority as that. 11 you mean that the :\g-ent has insured your father's lie secretly, without his knowledge, sucli a proceed- ing would be invalid. Your father m iy have had reasons for insuring his life of which you know nothing. He may leave the money to whomever he likes, and in the absence of any disposition by him, it will go to the next of kin. SXKCU'TOR (Alleged C. It.)— It jg usual for renouncing executors to sign a formal document, but we lean IHongJY against holding it to be necessary in law, is the mere f<>ct hat a person chooses to appoint you in hi- wiii to a troublesome and tliankl ss office ought hot lo sad,'le you wtii- respansibility. If you have once meddled, however slightly, with the eetftte, such it" by directing: the fnne al,_signing or cwearrri any documents it. connection with proving the <tc., y II we liable until properjy dis- cliaigod. lift if vou refused at or.ee, and never interfered, you cannot now be made lin.ble in any way. BAILIFF'S EXTORTION (Donb ful).—Your parents hare been illegally robbed. If tlk; bailit? had (lhtrained on their furniture, he would have been entitled to add his charges to the amount dus for rent, t ut as he simply came to threaten and collect instalments, ke was not entitled to a. penny from them. Utey ouffht, nvw to deduct the sums paid to him from the Muount still owing for rent, n'>d only pay the bsJance. They wiil lind their landlord ^'11 not venture tc dispute their action by legal proceedings. Fnrtherxnora, we are of opinion that, for the sike of o/ners who may ba victimised, they ought to report tiie conduct of the bailiff to the judge of the county- Wurt, who will prevent such actions on his part in vature. (.Justitia).—It is only when the owners of small tlwnémellts are, bv order of the vestry, rated in lespecc of them, that the abatement of 15 per cent. is (riven by the Act 32 and 33 Viet, c. 41, sec. 4. If your landlord is rated, and yon merely pay thfl rent for htm aa a matter of convenience, you can claim the abatement in He name. But if your nfuneM tenant appears in he rato-book, or if there is no order of the vastry in your parish, you cannot claim it. »GRKEMENT (J. G. W.). — An agieemenfc may be stamped with a sixpenny impressed .tainp within 14 days' After that it will be stamped on payment of a Penalty of £10. a large portion of which is often remitted by the commissioners. WWSSTMKNT'CLI. J.).—You I.iust invest the sum in some really safe security. It is not for us to recom- ffiend any particular one, but there is nothing safer than Government Consols. •SO l.ION —Which Tichborne trial? There were two. A.ND .SLAUGHTER-HOUSE (J. II. J.)—We hardly know what assi-tance we can give you. You do not tell us anything about the company, but if jt fa a private one it is as usa>ess to complain to it as it Would be to complain t(/^ privftte butcher that lii.s phop wft" not a convenient ore for 1111; custoine s. If Sher<s is any cruelty to the animals you can prosecute, ffld so if there is a public nuisance from smells, bu; yfcat wi 1 n»t make the premises bigger or better, wnr best advice to you would be either to bring pressure to bear on your local board to erect a public Aaiket, or else to form a company finong j ourselves. JJtise capital by subscription and mortgage, and > wild your own market. „ Ba tier-ea's address is—Surrey Honse, 7, Marble Arch, London, W. ^CSIM (W.R.).—a father's or mothers cousin is Jsoally called a second cousin. It is. however, more **chnically aocurate to cail him a first cousin once Jemoved, and to tall his child the second cousin, 'Head of (hi d cousin as in popular p rlance. We :t to a-ld that, it is customary in many parli of s to call a father's cou-in uncle" or aunt, her« is really notlting wr.'ng in such a use of the s. Their meaning depend entirely on u-age. JKNCK (Gun)..—A gun licence authorises you to everything except hnTeS, pheasants, part- gtouae. heath or moor game, black game, ds, and humH.il beings. T SOCIETY (G.H.).—Write to the Registrar of j • Societies, ax some of these securities may be sed and others not. Board of Trade, White- idon, will find him. < Car !o).—There is only one way we know )tting hold of pt perty that is illegally irom you, and that is to sue for it. You ( vre done this promptly. Go to a solicitor )
CARDIFF MUSICAL SOCIETY.
CARDIFF MUSICAL SOCIETY. The first concert of the present season in connection with the Cardiff Musical Society, took place on Tuesday evening, in the Park-hall, where the Messiah was performed e with most perfect success, the work being given in a style never before equalled by the society. There was not so large an audience as the mem- bers had a right; to expect. The popular parts of the hall, it is true, were crowded to excess, but the reserved area and the balcony could have accommodated many more. The choir, consisting of about: 125 voices, might: have been somewhat stronger numerically with advantage, but in the matter of training and general efficiency there was but little scope for improvement. Mr T. K. Aylward conducted with that power and com- pleteness of control which have made his name so deservedly honoured as a choirmaster. There was an admirable balance of parts, the volume was strong and well main- tained, and at no period were there indications of exhaustion or of any inclination to get from under the general direction of tho baton. In one instance only was there any notice- able weakness of attack, and this occurred In the chorus, "Let us break their bonds." In the Hallelujah Chorus fchti fullest capacities of the choir wero revealed, and the highest expecta- tions of its most enthusiastic admirers wen. completely realised. Miss Meredyth- Elliott, the contralto soloist, acquitted her- self with very good effect, though she has done her rare vocal gifts greater justice on previous occasions. Her rendering of the aria, He was despised," was, however, particularly fine, it being given with admirable expres- sion and feeling. Miss Margaret Hoare (soprano) has never been heard in this diatriot with bettar effect, her rich, powerful and thoroughly musical voice being capable of interpreting sacred music with perfect tf.ste and with a dignity and ma press! veness that are essential in this oratorio. Her reception was very cordial, and she was frequently applauded with great warmth. Mr James Leyland is the possessor of a sweet. mellow, and well-trained tenor voice, though it is not of the most powerful order. His singing throughout was marked by a thorough conscientiousness. Mr Musgrovo Tufnail deserves great praise for the manner in which he rendered the bass solns, he being in excellent voice, whils his interpretation was in all essentials a very worthy one. The members of the orchestra discharged their onerous task with faultless pre- cision and accuracy. Mr H. C. Tonking, who presided at the organ) had a more than ordinarily important position to occupy, reed instruments in the orciifstra being dispensed with, and their places supplied so as f:tr as nnghb be by the organ, this being in accord with the original method of Handel himself. The experi- ment, if it can UM so called, answered remarkably well, and in point of both vjcal and instrumental music the performance was one of the t*est the society has ever given. [Br OUR LADY CORRESPONDENT.] The musical society had certainly a greak. success last night. It was a grand treat to hear such splendid music so ably rendered. The aspect of the orchestra was very fine. Among the ladies white and pale blue seemed the favourite colours. Miss Meredyth-Elliott M R, wore a rich crimson brocade with handsome white laoo epauleftes. Her beautiful oontralto voice was litened to with the most rapt attention. Millis Margaret Hoare wore a very lovely dress of pale blue of a very artistio shade; the teams of skirt and bodice were empha. rsed with glittering bands of "moonlight" passe- menteries, and the berths of the low bodice was tmniiiH-d with the same sparkling ornaments. I ui..iced a great many clergymen present, both of tho English and Roman Churches. It is curious to observe closely a chorus when they are singing, and the different facial expressions of the singers. Some sing with every muscle of their face-eyes wide open eyebrows raised, the head rocked to and fro in time to the music, or nervously thrust out and withdrawn others, again, present so perfectly calm and placid an aspect, that one can hardly tell they are singing till ycu catch some note that delights your ear. Miss Meredyth-Elliott seemed to thoroughly enjoy the concert. I noticed she sang most of the choruses as heartily as trie choir themselves, and little bright looks of approbation passed between her and her fellow- soioists AS passage after passage of the oratorio was perfectly and harmoniously rendered. The old year, whatever else his experiences, has had "the concord of sweet sounds" to soothe his dying hours.
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A Comfortable Coat,
BY A LADY JOURNALIST. < A Comfortable Coat, Or "donilIette," as they are called in Franoe, is very necessary for the winter months, and whilst wishing my kind readers, one and all, a "Glad New Year," I like to chink that I have done my beat to provide them with the model of a thoroughly comfortable wrap. There has been no very decided change in mantles, nor, indeed, I in any outside garments this winter, so that those we have to wear are very much like what we have had for some time past in design, with a wintry touch given to them in the warmth of their trimmings. There is a great deal to lecommend the model in my illustration, because a former coat can be adapted to the style by the addition of a fresh pair of sleeves of larger make but of the samo material. Of course you may dispense with that row of fur that trims the hem, but ib has the advantage of making the lower part of the skirfc of the coat set out in true bell-fashion, The material is quite optional, and the lighter it is the better, so long as it is warm. Of course I need hardly tell you that a lining that has thin layer of down in it is far warmer and less heavy than wadding, and hardly more ex- pensive. But there are many nice cloths, like Harris tweed, that need no lining, and aro so thick that they are immensely warm, with a double-faced surface. Thinner stuffs can bemado as warm by putting a lining of wash leather between the material and the inner lining, na I have told you before, and this really makes the garment as comfortable as a sealskin jacket. Dark blue serge, or, what is very fashionable, crimson cloth or serge looks extremely well, and any variety of dark tweeds also. Close furs, such as opossum, skunk, marten, astrachan, beaver, otter, &c., aro the mosb suitable for such coats, and they are the most fashionable. You can, how- ever, meet with a great many varieties of dyed i wad imitation furs which. '*«fe quite M well. and. -=- for a very serviceable coat to wear hard every day, such trimmings are quite good enough. A Pretty Jacket That can be mad.^ in nny thickness of material is a thoroughly useful artiole of attire, and in this one, you have an additional advantage in the pretty round cape which, of course, t.iay be made to be taken off, and on, at pleasure. There is nothing so convenient as to hare olothes that can adapt themselves to various tenijieratiHes, and I think you will agree with me ihat t)..s jacket does so. In spite of thsre being a largo variety of outdoor attire in the shape of lon6 Uiant'i s, shori cloaks, capes, collarettes, pelerines, redingotes, douillettes, and long jackets, the simple plain oloth jacket is too useful and too jnuch "good stylo to be discarded, or superseded by any other kind of garment. Tn Paris he little figaro jttekets-wtiicii arc liko zouaves tif'.tlv buttoned, double-breasted across the chest, and ma le en- tirely of fur, with widely-puffed sleo> 's. are in great favour, but when the very odd weather does come I think ladies will require eon'thing longer, and that this kind of jacket in^de in some capital strong cloth such as dai'rt blue, the fashionable brown, or d.ep green, braided :n this manner, will be tound to be as useful and com- fortable as it is nice luolcingr. I New Year's Thoughts Come to nearly all of us, and lnn^ed I doubt if there are any people who unrterstanl the meaning I of Christmas who do not also thin": of the significance of the New Year. Now, fir be it I from me to attempt to sernconiw kind readers, indeed, no one detests being ptf.chcd at more than I do. Th-,t is why I think parsons have such an nafair advantage over their lister.ers, because there they arc, up in their pulpit, able to say anything, and no one can reply to them, nor speak a word. Everybody at certain times in their existence comes to what I may call a mile-stone, and New Year's Day is one of those mile-stones when few people, except the very careless and indifferent, can help stopping to remember what these special times mark in their lives. Behind us lies the old year, the whole page of which is written over with the events that have occurred in it, down to the very last line. Are you pleased with the record ? Or is there anything that you wish you had not done ? Be very true and honest with yourself, and for the world be afraid of being pleased with your doings, or seif-satisfied— for that is simply fatal to your progress. Now I .))! give you, as racing men are supposed to say, a straight tip I may have told it to you before. but that does not matter, for it holds true for all time. If you wish to get better and nicer every year, try and watch yoursoiv very strictly. Take your New Year's Day, and live every hour of it carefully, so that at the end, remembering the events of each hour, you inay be able to find nothing to reproach your- self with. Are you quite sure thati you have given way to no temper when others were aggravating, or avoided saying un- bleaaaab "fain#* of otharv bowey- feu a-»<\ well* _S." I deserved to -y may V. ? Tfil you shown f.yij pathy wtth o!d and y-v •# wh.-» are in trouble or sn tiling; in fact. v* yon lived for o'h?r-; vun-iiing tor thet-i, so' t'fea:, being patieui with them There »ru >3 more question? Wiiicn wih come :o jv»;r -can you answer tti-iri satisfactorily ? if >„ the next day be watched over as .vre'v.Hy, ^ad so 011 that each I day of your his becm.M a New Year's Day. vJn, but that is a droa I t.' trouble think of the strain on one's mjvtd i hear you say. Yes, I know that wfj, if yOU are sincere in wishing to improve. 1 ything too troublesome to secure that eno <• there ever" a vic'.tvy w ithout a battle ? At».; u battle means some tp;.I hard fighting, in! 0. where peool-v rV.i, get trampled on, and y, t «* ger up aga-i" ;•.• iiget in and win at last. If yJU are lc;-r.i;y sir. lu your wish to mak^ year b ut~- than *> <• :t3t you must try and kr.( each .,»y tidv r u c'^i. It is a great mercy that t-m* y.uae-i tn ud little bits, and great events 1 uomjv. e:s0 <1, be overwhelmed. Dun'c 4* going to develop i.ito •>; ""but there is not the flight: r. jp o sh.cH it- try. Set to work to l; ,v J i j A, v tiine you catch youtiv'f .,ii: -,f v 'ff oiT and go and do v- fv. get a book to rea .v, i,,¡i JlJt I i tiink of yoursel F- w' vt.a liko, :ik< I bullishness is the b aH c-vii. Is of great value, •„».) |,0 r C,c 53ie for the temptations of every ,y e z,)t t,-ti)P- tations to great e i n, th-eu? sc-emiiigly trivial departures fro in C':ri.;l-i?u fid*- ty which in their result, are l-.fcr .jutr.;? of m;i'l un- faithfulness." To he in siri.-u«, to'idl tip one's day and those of o:.oV .1, frul!. hour to hour with something to do ;h;1.t is nr nil -blc first to others, and tlj, t, tiglit hand on one's thought-, and d-.v- ;w,«s all that are unworthy, by cro^dn,- Vu i>: ..tt. with better j ones, to be alxvay- :;PJ:l, and good- natured requires a ge.i'id rteU .-no-iation, an in- flexible courage, tba>-v. i gi-,o way. But anyone may w!» » i *t.■ **€?, atid resvlly cares to try. Wili yo.i? v -u ensure you, you will not regret it. I>ut -,o ::< sorrowful if you fail, only do not Icoo I.'a.r p-art afresh each tinia, and neve: f 7 it this year. A New Ye: :'s Oish, Or rather a dish for ¡:¡IO i« -iv Year, may be found in the following reeioe, v.l-joh is a very pretty one ;—Make a pufi ,11 2oz. flour, tho same of butter, and half -ik of an egg, with r; souf.>ae of lemon Line your patty j.u.s and till each with r.« wliich is retfio-, \1 the paste is baked. Have ready pounded with a lif-t'a butter j 1: 1 siiaped into tiny eg;;s the -j «,f -r< i ..c- plu/ns. M«ke a wliite ;.n ,i r. 'i„ t and ve.loute. Btush :l o r < e hn»? 5. ••= v.^i the white of egg, and »p 1 •' •'py thickly on them the u ;!• ;.d :;J -,v\oe at tho bottom of e?e.> pa-. a 1' five «• six e;,gs in each. \vrur:u '.i.ni m rm vr Ion watir. VTJSI Correspondent.s will J j obligw 1 jar Bui!" by carefully ic-si.: > Mie i:irc-.« given below. Rules for Oor Letters for inquiry on o -ot,a.:t- r,; v.r-y.i should bo addre^ce^ •' hi: IJrp," c •. a tin Editor, and ;^h is'i r. niic* f.H ,.al"sr I than Tuesday, if y ,e,,i: r; u; t^.w ft-dowing weok's ec;w -t '« ei~r.i.- •- nswT.r j is desired, a utaiajK.-d •• :■) envelop, containing a fea ui • •»» enclosed. Ske. ei o; si.y -njciai artio!« of i c vjtume may be h 4 f-'ifpenoe extra, Letters anoe ans\erc*.l t. 11 'e,.t. therefore, if further inforraatxr '"fo tu t i, tho origin. questions must be Paper pattern? of only these designr* & .-■?••• s*c oe supplied *a I ths following term.. French English I Pattern Pat-corn (tacked (flat mu!<lin). paper). Complete oMtame, iogiv "measures.. 1 Bodico „ 2;(;19 Skirt n. 3/0/9 Short Mantle „ 2/6 I Long Mantlo „ II 4; Jacket „ 2/6.1/- Child's complete rostuinp „ 2; I/. Apron :Y5. Each application nrns* In yo) p?at«.\ vt .r Ld stamps for post& ijahsa t-et m- .yuested to cut out aid r .'he picture #f the garment required, d rii ^'it«?ra will be forwarded in about VY- S *ii .e. Addresses of tradesmei, >j- I: -torers will not be published in th" i brt will be sent direct on rtcei,>i in pd addreMett envelope. Answers to Gcr-'iScondent^ COVBTANT REAnER.- T. {»•.«, \DV-NE I F.AV« to JJithulie a vv. ,*k o, wo »:jvo, im;l, if niter trying that for a tczui,yo»' .vi y01.self 1,0 better, then consult a f) )r. A v/ic^, ) beer, or spirits, ah th. ? <vi-;n.,M to | aggravate your Co "1 v.-a-f.- u» he^t for you to take at liiei:p T ire r,r exorcise daily, and.I dure, y t t. 1' ( j self soon better. j WORKING WOMAN. f 1. ;•» Y1 OF 1 "warm winter coat" \t-aid ue fho '1:: 3 I that of the long mamb i 1 n • pric.« Mv-ve. You will see by the ile.-or ot oi it «; ,w ;Li ■caff it takes. If the L;LU;f jou lio.- i, I width, it would take half the amount that it t t&kej in single width iiM-ierial. | Repl.cs. Br POST.—l^lrsO. Kirkivhelpington. ABOVB.—A. R., ;*c.dmgtcu Working Woman, Ledlington.
aARDYNWT NOTED.
aARDYNWT NOTED. fr-it Garden. A good way of gettii.r, up cheap hedges or arches of pears ;s to pikia!- stocks, eighteen inches p'lrt. vvhe-e the lines I trees may run, and eill.er graft or bud 'hem when the 803.3011 comes I rot There raay be I i oi trees of one kuid of pear. Last sunS: ser I was in a gar-j';u where there ww) long lm.s of V/drar.i'i' BOB (Jhrei ion, Pitmastou Dacoesse. DO,/Htmo du Cornice, and csber first-class p. s, w-1' cropped with fruit. "Iwv were wiiut are termed single-brarcno.J 'Cordons, an! were train -u diagoualy. Vh«re used *0 form a c'/ies they might be train -d verc't ho de)->'«ss 1 u of the main stem in f.-frn; would cheek the growth I 1. quite, stive a good ^eal of Trui' t ate Quality might be grown in this j s nii'l expense, as stocks largo enr. gi-aftii-r u:ay b» bought very am re <i aens of one kind of pears a.o I grow.. I <¡;' -her, tho g.-owth is uniform aad regular. Where the soil is sr. it able for the qui POO, I thw qui'K'e.stock may be used, but I have seen tho quince fail so completely chiit I should never recommend It on a large scale until it had bp-ll thoroughly '.est«d in that particular spot. Tiie trees may be grafted or budded close to the ground. After grafting, a ridge of sod may be raised up t.j enclose the bottom of the grift, and render the union almost sure of aocomplisbtneut. The question has often been asked. Which is the bess instru- ment for pruning—the knife or the shears? Many of my amateur friends give the preference to the shears. Tiie shears are well enough when q-iite | I new and sharp, but when blunU 1 by use, they bruise the outside tissue and do not make, so clean a wound as tiie kuifr, and I; U unpleasant to see a tree hacked about with an in)piemen^ which I will not make a cle.'n cut. Wheal havo ranch] pruning to do I alw .^i uue a lianoy knife, With a I ve:py keen blade—thi.ro is :.J tool to baat it. Vegitablo G?"oer.. IJ) j a"or the turning atia preparation ot th.i 1Il1l.11.¡, ,1 Ii. ,II' If the land is heavy, wheel the tin-i d,g it in. ^Manure htap<, if iefs exjw-jed i/> the weather, wdl lose a good (le. ly washir. heavy rains. '1 he best way to (1- with m-vi.ta:- \vh;ch cannot !o du» in th<» land at once ;S Lo work it into cianpost, adding any OK) vegetable matter, garden or h. use refuse, and mix il. fveel'. with soii or at any rate ce.verlie lieap with soil.to absorb any ga^es wlnoh might otherwise e ^ape into the otmofphere. It has been proved that «< d plac; .1 over manure heaps is I i;d in value io the manure, so that the bulk oi n,ai.-ars be maU-rially mcreas-vJ by ca»:ng | i !i; htrap bi.ih above and b d iw with soil. Plant caii'o'iges, lettuces, a.»d pr.'ik out autumn-sowu oa.oiis. Sow oirly peas uid beans on wium borders. Those who have ro specially-prepared warm brrders sh.mld see ;i it as once. And ,hen » border has been got ready with good K.;I f om two to tore f feet- deep, the vatuo of Jeep cititure 7»*ouldj»t once bacor.»o apparent. Flower Garqen. beds or gt-uups of hulbs. such as hya- 's a::d tulips, with a Hii::tu-.e of old nanv're, h :;C iE«.-Jd, and < haired e.u ih and j.ibbish. ^i; i a ttoo! seasi-n ro r-ni ither-b'imiug any .1' i' ioj of rjb-'i'ih a:• <ut a gurden. 'i'iie c *(ii''ni>n -u'. ar the heat of t,bo tiie has pn.-sed v'i.. Diake splendid stuff for many ne.vpifA ootr.pust of c'inrted ru'ob.sh, old iii;ti tva and lea t mould or vegetable matter of ;o y kird >n5 valuable for dressing lily if the • aii.y led-, and sttch tilings cs lie, (.li'iv !ma« roses, old white and other lilies, lively cyclamens on the rockery, or on shady t aiders, w. II bcue^it for a few handfuls of Mrs compost being placed rnuud them, and ..ny delicate plant on the rockery or in the Uorder anywhere may have similar treatment, .tiit.-wb matters of this kind have much to do with itiC'v.-T. When one buys a new or rare pi art, s. it-l.s 16 in the border and forgets it, the plant is very apt to die. Those who buy new things shi.ald nave a speoially-pcepared bed as a sorv. oi tnai ground to piant them in the isoii should be deep and good, some of the compost named above beiie/ blended with the 'ordinary soil. I was talking to an amateur friend recently, who is very succwsfol with carnation* at tho shows, and he was speaking of the troubie he had with wire- woctiis. II" was continually losing choics varieties, until he took tn growing them in pots, ami n iW he rarely loses a plant he gets more gras. and the layers do better. It is nice to (in, beds of carnations, but where the wiroworms as* very numerous try them in pots; two plants :11 a'JY fcigiit or ntne-inoh pi.-t will give plenty of ro;MI for layering. It msy be said, of course, u! everybody should be able by perseverance to pfr'r, v;d 01 wirew.iims, but it is more d-fBcult in than -)therd. Beds of carrots have be?'> sown with the view of at '.rr cting the atten- linn of the m ects, and doubtless thMse and other c-ri 'clients are Valuable, but-, in some positions, utter overyt ling possible !uu been done, plants are Jit. This is a good time to set up nrches, eitiar of wire or rustic wood, to be covered with t -ib' rs. Honeysuckles, jasmine, roses, clematis. ,r" < ttiea (f various kinds give a charlQ to the u (Ja,nlenm,;
No%v Year's Wishes.
By Waggie Symington. No%v Year's Wishes. Many br;ht New Years to you all, my bonnie liolidaj -n.vikei's. and may each bnng you, not all uninterrupted sunshine but just as much of sun- i light and s ubnv as wiil niou;d and make you the tru«», brave >nen and women 1 want you to be- j come. Your ovoi pretty wishes have rained in npon me. «-*nd ss I catch the sweetness of them, I I fancy they <;iVO wings to my thoughts, and } lightness to n.j li-^art. So I thank you heartily j for all your !ti:;d thoughts of ma, and my pains- taking little Brown Mouse, at the dawning of another yea:. How the New Year Csmes. another YeAz. How the New Year Csmes. You may see from the above bow 18:14- makes his st the Ronnd Table, with a swirl and a rush, the rapid roll of wheels, the thud of horse-' ho .[&. There is Knight Ernest C. Wiles' co^apiion of the New Veai's dawning. He is th ii I I" of the handsome prise book I otfjred fo tho best (.rigina) sketch in illustration oi t::1:1 Mibjecc. We can almost imagine v. see the old j ear creeping away tottering ai;J -.ftak, his work done, as the yourg one o,vi.es into his place, strong and confi- dent in hie i ,nieanoe of what the days may bring. l'a¡:<¡ Smith has attempted too much in a srnali spac; in 1-r little drawing, 1. W. Phillips' idoa is j'ood, but the execution is a. little too faulty. a d. C. I has a nice thought about feed in, ? .io birds by way of New Year's gift. but n.df t- learn almost everything con- nected wat d.e.wi g. I wish I could be gure of the animal in the fo egro'-nd of Willie Smith's picture. J' ii«ad and its ears are piggish, but] now my I'.t'iv iri-h '■> >y members of the Round j Table woul i !vrgti if they saw its tail If pigs i would on' gi-o'.v tails litre this, l&dles' fur boas 'I would be; 1 ch p. When this clever little Knight M"1 .L and I :x., sit down to draw a I pig. wo c:reofl1: to note first of all what sort of a t vl Nature thought best to givi him. I ho-H- r -ou many yonn/ artists will join the Roumi '-miore I offer another drawing prize, because I sliould like to bave a fuller com- petition tlil u till* New tiirtli Years at Sandringham. It was the custom c. the Princess of Wales, I hear, when her children were little to compose a verse for eacb ot her sons to say on their fathers birthday, in »elp'oratioa of the event. Here is oue of th** v:isos: •' Eddy's verso for Papa's birth- day, 1369. '1\ or pleasure brightly dawning, Takf* the gift on this sweet morning. Our holies and wishes blending. Must :on 'd joy that's never ending." On the ba •!< of tha paper tliat held these lines was a shorter v ^rse for little Prince George to say. I What a prt: ly scene it must have been when the two little b v. sa.d thnr versus to their father in the home of Sandringham! It gives vis such a happy glii'i|)':e of the simple, wholesome, and I affectionat- a tmosphere of the family circle there. Has* S io the Round Table. Some one oas been writing verses for the new birth year of out Round Table, whiah, as you know, is tour y",lrd old to-day! The following lines are sent me by the mother of some of my little p-op, e. I must find place for them, and for the kind asarrance which accompanies them. My ohildr- n." she ways, "are delighted with your Order of the Round Table, and I heme will do mv.ch work for it. I, too, tiiink it a splendid society, and !.ope to eeo many join it." "In day_ gout> bye, King Arthur 1 Did f'-urd hi^ Tiible Btmnd, AnJ K1 :,I.ts of stainless honour 1 Migii -there be found. Aunt Ji'egjfto has her Table Like '.iii'i iamous (taf of old, But in*t. v 1 of knights and DOblf'" Fair c.' ildren are enrolled. Already many thousand anights, Enquires and r>- jnstis gay, H an vcv/td to "tu the thing they cughfc Before t;;p th'ng fhey tnay.'j Oh nuiy e:tce voethfiil member Ot Allar. .iu,ie's Table Round, In deeds of r,-? aid tnen-y Be ever tore; jst founil. God bless e;o.('r.i{!'ht and damsel, God bless A'- e .Mapgie, dear May her 11i\ili' r, ")I and prosper Through car' succeeding year." M. A. ROBINSOS, Hon. Sec. The Ysir Fire. Oi all foreign co.v.tries J:«pan is one of the nioet curious and ir.to-esling, and the gentle people who live theie ha<e many customs that seem to us excaediugly funny. One of these is that of c-ii ryi'ig home the I\V.? It ear fire. Ti-e priests kindle this tire at sunset 0:1 the last night of the old year, and it is ph>oeu in great iron baskets 011 e.ich eidt c t ti e entrance gates to the t«tnj)les, and als*; .11 fr ont of all shrines. It is t«tnj)les, and ai", .11 fr ont of all shrines. It is the dut ■ of the pne.- '.s • .) fc-ed this sacr<-d fire and k'-f-p it burn ins? all riirough ;he night. Then come the boys and K""is ot Japan, each with a few feet of top?, and t.iey push their way through the crow is to ge^ to • e: of those fires. Being j near enough, they i.s-t the end of their rope at j it, then, .winding 11 yently to and fro to keep it burning, start !or .anno. If they succeed m getting tl.fre without th^ir light going out, wild can keep it burning to kindle the morning <ite with in the he use, it i- a siju that the best "f all fortune will be wi si; ti.-oir; thiough the New Ysar. This is not done m i.ie.re fun, but in sobe' earnest, for they M/f inly behave the tiacred fir-a will shield thorn t.-oui al! ill lecl*. T-'ue Oto-'ies of Pets. MANT A SUP.—O; kitten caught a rr.ou. e carried it into she y .rd. and began playing with it. A bird flew down Kitty let go tiio uu use t > try to catch it; the tntnsoraa Pway, and the bird fli*w oif.—Dudf.-y P,rsse, a^e 9. Mar sin's Ho vs. A a "oolfeNovr of my brother has a little with t sleek b'aek or at, like satin. It has house made of wood, tin- front part of gi ts ia it are two rooms, one upstairs, one do-.vu • it ge.ts up find down by r» ladder. The i. ^e-- i-'unn has a bed in it v^ry inucti liice door t, it. The other day a car ,i--led it" h ad into toe houie, and the c'u vcr .cci • motive ran straight up the ladd■■■ into the bed, and sh d the doer. I think i the cat must haw been veiy dis.appeir.ted when he I\lst his ine?! le: Otdliym, s>ge 11. CLKVKK Pt'.iS^. —-V.'H havi, a oat, and when tho birds come out ,t ..1.1<' eaje to take their bath in the kitchen we p.(i her iii t-ho coal cellar. She will climb to the wall, which is about four feet high, lift up th-- latch, sue! come out.—Kathleen I Walton, OvR PUNCH.- }-f s a cat with mt>st curious ways I nver w. '.)ne nurning when the fue wns not ",ry bright we caught him raking o )t. the bottom bar with i.i paw. Another day I was 1 late giving him e i-.ieakfft.<\ and I found him | on the table put.in,, nis pawdov. n a long jug that had milk lU, i n-' '-ringing mi!k up in his paw and lapping ;t. Vv lien there are. birds ebout he makes a dahi) ;,t th-nn as if he were going to kill them, then 1 esdown and begins to play With them. One u'ght he <ot into a pig^m-cote atnonge. a gr-at neet-u-r of young pigeons he was with then. :dl mgno but never harmed them. —Matrgie Fan imo.id, A PKT LIKNI;' —Hi« utmo is Joey. He takes no notice of anyone but my father, and whenever he comes into 't:w ivoni ',Jo"y sings out to hnr> when be goes c '1 i' it sc.mis :1.S if Joey t-ays. Come back tVy Joey, quick, quick, quick." If father >11'n ids to the eng. Joey uies to i get on to it. If notice of him, Joey will sooid, making a noise like a starling. Wnen he sings ne 3ometiinesgets so excited that he falls off the ,porch. -F. J, Munday. These stories are net quite anecdotal enough to receive rw-dah. A Orazy Story: Prize Offer, The words of triis etory have got all wrons. As they were aboni; r.o be set down in proper order, they fell apart, died nway, and got al' mixed up. Canyon rf-arr-»ng« them so that they will tell a pretty iitd i story iu quite clear and sensible fashion ? You must not use any words but the one? set down here all you have gut to do is to put thein 1:1 thoir right places. I will give a small prize bonk to the boy or girl under 17 who sends ire the besc re-arrangem'-nt of thfttt within one week from to-day. N-vme, age, addres*, must ?.!i be etaiuel ;— 11fR 8TOHY Wc).-i,)- Two fire night Dor- setshire iu Sund.-sy broke »u one a cotta^« oat. Fortunately destiuctioi; the donkey 111 risk the inmates by of which by tha utmost unlooked for excited fl.imes, di.ubtles-s of apj»earance, vigorously i.,oep n.-braying people there of foil out the awaken to as so. Cottsges escaped time nick then danger they b'truing the of the in their and perooived from. Mada-tip Pioture Competition. PRISK WiNNip,: Abce E. Saunders, aged 10. OTHKB COMMRRTOIRS: Willie Smith (jnst a little more cure in tae afrangetnentof your IwTo eppotivetn"A Meet of the F,,xliotii)t]A 1, woidd have made you a priae-winuer. The tiny figured •re quite out of place in the foreground and spoil the effect); Katie Oh gg, Albert Labrum, Harotd Rt'yner (a picture shc.d.; have a subject to which all too poau contrib'v e), Gasto'n H. Gilbert, frM! C. Labtum, George W. Phillips, Connie Santa Glaus Society and Home. For want of space I could not tell yoj vt-ek how the greater half of the contents of 87 Basket v ere packed into a big box and sent off to the Santa Cla-is Society, whioh is a reeeivfac house for -oys and gifts to be distributed eneong.-t the little patients in hospitals at Christ- ina-, tine. The society has also a home at Highg.u 1, where little convalescent patients ;uo roc-iyed. Some day I mean to M and visit those little Santa Claus peofMe, and h.ara mora about them, se that 1 may tell it to you, because some of my little damsshi and knights are already bearinnit.g to apeak Of what v. > must do for them next year. I have joet cceivt d word that the managers have reenvvfl i,Le h-.x erddy. aud that they wish me to thank yo ai! Ln.'t;'<>luri'erOus and useful gifts, whtdl will be very joyfully received by the inmate* Of the hospitals." They are quite in tio-efof the Chi istmas distribution. I sent two copies of In the World's Garden and Bonny Boy's Soap- Bubble in the place of the little sums of moiwy put into tiie. basket. Hf LTC/VKR Box.—This is so full and 0. flowing t,h tt I cannot spare room even to aoknow- ledgi the maiy little letters by printing ttM ititii. of iie writers. Some few require MewtK, and these I shall hope to notice next week. Io the meantime xercise that beautiful virtue which we ai! have so much need to cultivate-patieeft To NEW LOTUS READERS; Please begin the N-w Year by ask-ng me to put your namee into the Big Book of the Order. You cannot form any better resolution for the New Year than M stick to ti vows and act up to the motto of Ont dear Round Table, The good you will gain by «t noi g will help you to grow morally and ment^ly, ..nel to Lecome strung in all the things that mosv worth be. ig and having. To 4)LD LITTLE RUADSBS You have proved the good ot your membership, so persuade otherfl 10 try *IL. Stand fast, and win others by you. e, X Let us have a great and vigorous infux of the new members with the bright New Year. Out Order of the Round Table. Ti e Or.ler ot the Iiouud Table is a Big ijooie||| of little folk? 111 connection with the abovaoQiUtoa. It i,a- now upwards of 20,000 members, Watchword:: Conscientiousness, Kiudne«t .'yonrtesy. Motto Vv- must do the thing we OOglU | betore the thing we may." Vows and Promises. Knights and esquires muat pledge themMlW top. -ivc to bo brave, true, and honest; to IM, t^i'oous and obliging defenders ef all M|k eii.ler. end dumb anunals, and helpers of th<W4 vho nc^-d to refrain from bad language and ta say a few kind words, or do a kind deed, every Jay of their lives. Damsels and Thini'olemaids must try to ba true, svveet, and helpful, uiodost and geutie f*bt good and to do good never to listen to a wrong hing, or repeat or.o to be kind to dumb animals( avid to s:iy a few kind words, or do a kind deed, I everyday of their live?. J TUB LiG B OK OK THE ORDBR lies always tor the 1'f.CtlptI01! of the names of new members* Kve: little reader of the Col. is lovingly entreatwfc to join the Order. A }>enny postxge stamp kbould be e -elosed in a letter of application lor tMk be e -elosed in a letter of application lor tMk mission of the beautiful bln. and gold certifi- I cak of i.-embersbip. If eix stamps be Mi- closed then Book of the Order, a oopy of he S ;ng of the Round '/alHo (fi^lt MtNlt MK| witii tonic sol-fa 111 addition to the Ofdiwy i.otationV anu llluminateu Card of Vc>s, witt I bn sen. with certificate. OLDEH FKOPLK are particularly invited te Ml .i<< ho. Moms, ivules, lLc., sent free •& rtC)^ oi addressad halfpenny wrapper. Add ms AUNT MAGGIE SYMINSTOK, Hunstanton, NorfoBb
! HOW UGLY GIRLS MAY BECOME…
HOW UGLY GIRLS MAY BECOME I PRETTY. An American paper, writes Mr Besant, ia dill Qu.in 1, has ijeri; :vdvising its feminine reader* to eat union*. "If ugly girls," it says, "will eai onion;1, they won't be ugly. y Ugliness ia anothaa teim for sickness. Health in ^eautifu-l, and oniottf j are health-giving." Oiiions.both raw andoopked. brighten tho complexion. The oonseqaeaaa if that in America "some of the best people, i particularly in college and literary circles, are not rÜ home' even to their intimate fn*adt otf Sun-lay — that day being set apatt for tbc consnmption of the leek that produces tbelilj I cheek.
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I Archdeacon Farrar has decided to nraot ( memorial in St. Margaret's Church, Westmte .'U«r, tc the memory of the late Bishop of Massfe ch;;s>-tt«, I>r. Philip Brcfjkee. The late bisbof and ^rchde.ivcem Farrar were wftrm friend*. Another blow has fallen on Bristol indo*tri**i and ^rchde.ivcem Farrar were wftrm fritmdc. Another blow has fallen on Bristol indnetrieoL Own.g to a difficulty about the renewal of a Ira si I on profitable terms, the Aahton Vale ReMiM Mills aro to be removed to place near Tti)*|nii in Staffordshire. The mills empktyattMtttM men. XUA3 HAH?SM.- Delicious MaacwaWw £ M» ia Xmas hamper, cardboard box* pastern, 31b. and ilb. sises ail prions > |a M( 7«, 8s W, lis, 12s, 14s, 17« of si«eoial mM *e vdirg grtwersj, overywber* 3218 IwMI