Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

THRILLING STORY OF THE SEA. Mr. Hodges, second mate of the four-masted barque Clan Buchanan, which was on her beam ends in the Pacific Ocean for four days, has sent his relatives in London a thrilling narrative of the exciting voyage of the vessel, from which it appears that the barque en- oountered a typhoon on her way from Nagasaki to Port Townsend. On the approach of bad weather the royal masts and yards were struck, the vessel remaining under a stormsail and u Townsend. On the approach of bad weather the royal masts and yards were struck, the vessel remaining under a stormsail and II goosewing topsail. The letter proceeds The weather topsail sheet was soon carried away, and that side had to be made fast, leaving the lee spread by itself. The wind, however, kept knock- ing her off, and the barque soon became unmanage- able. At four bells of the middle watch the barque gave a heavy roll to pert, and very soon 2ft. of the rail was under, whilst the crossjack yard dipped 8ft. into the sea. Captain Eaokine thought it was all up, and so did we all. Lynch, who was at the wheel, stood firm to his post, though, of course, the boat would not answer her helm. Lynch shut his eyes fti^d thought every moment was to be his last. All of us thought that the ship was going to turn turtle. THBY COULD WALK ON TUB SI HE OF THE SHIP. As she sailed along on her side it was possible to walk on the starboard side of the Hull quite easily, and everything in the boat was turned upside down. The ballast and everything rolled over to port, but we worked like niggers to get the ship straight. We had over 31 people pn board, and I can tell you there was great ex- citement and many prayers were said. The stays slackened and the rigging hung down towards the sea. Every man that could be spared from the deck, which was then like the roof of a, house, was ordered below so as to pile the earth and stone ballast from the port to the starboard side. The topsail soon went away, and 1 called a couple of men to go out with me on the jibboom to secure some riblions. We were crawling out on the bowsprit when the barque gave another luich. THE COPPER OUT OF WATBR. The crossjack then pointed towards the bottom of the sea, and we could see the green copper of the ship. Both the men crawled back to the fo'castle head, leaving me to go out alone. Well, the vessel kept like this for four days, and I can assure you we had an awful time, being the whole while practically between life and death. The men in the hold kept shovelling the ballast day and night, and some- times all the ballast which had been transferred would slide back again to the port side, and all the work bad to be done again. Of course none could get any sleep, and during the turmoil it was impossible to get any food. 1 cannot tell you very much about these four days because they now seem a blank to me, but it was a sight to see the dilatory ones wOrk when they knew that if they did not they would go down with the boat. The yratchea were, of course*, abandoned, theenrgies of the whole crew I being devoted to the shovelling of the ballast,. W e had no sleep, no hot meals, and no pipes for four days and nights. The cook was too scared to attempt to light a lire, and as we worked we nibbled biscuits j or ate canned provisions. USED TO IT AND MILE TO JOKE. v We soon began to get used to it, and some of the men evepLjwjfaii tpj^ke At la?t we got. a bit of the list out of the vessel, aocrwith a.heavy fajr wind she began to run along well, and things looked mere hopeful. We got three lower topsails set, and were p just congratulating ourselves that the worst was over when our boat broached to in a heavy sea. The only thing, then to be done was to heave her to, but frightened and exhausted by their four days' peril and labour only four or five men would go aloft. Is there not one of you who will jump with me into the shrouds?" I shouted. In an instant the little apprentice, Phil Lebrun, the smallest person on board, stepped forward and said he would, and up he went- We got the boat safe at last, butit wail a fearful experience that I never wish to have again.

TO THE SOUTH POLE. J Within recont years all attempts at Pelar explora- tion have been confined to the Arctic circle, but the South Pole, so long neglected, is at length to receive attention. Hitherto expeditions to southern seas have bedn undertaken almost solely by Englishmen, and it is almost to be regretted that the next effort to protye those unknown regions should be due to the initiative of a Gertiq-n. Herr Neumayer, of Hamburg, a high official in the German Admiralty, who for 40 years has advocated the importance of Antarctic exploration, has at last succeeded in getting his plan of an Antarctic o-xpgdi- tion accepted by the- Gera-Ian, Geogi-aph ere' Conven- tipn, and it is now on the threshold of realisation. Two ships will be sent together. At a proper, point of the Antarctic zone, a spot is to be selected for a wintering station, and one of the ships is to remain tbere, while the other vessel will go on the real voyage of discovery. In this way many scientific problems, comprising questions pertaining to geography, meteorology, zoology, botany, mineralogy,, geology, and the theory of the formation of icebergs will best be served. The expedition. will remain away for three years. With this plan it is ho, d to achieve a great deal, and as f^r as human fores:gbt goe?/ there is every reason to expect the safe return of thei party.. The little island of Kereuelen has been selected as the base of operation, for no other expedition has ever tried to proceed southward from there, and iiii portant geographical discoveries may We the result. The expedition will be under the command of an, experienced mariner, Captain Edward Dallinan, the pioneer of Gerinau Antarctic navigation, he having, as early as 1873-74, made whaling voyages for a Hamburgfirm. A fund of £ 43,000 is being raised by popular subscription in Germany, and is rapidly ap- proaching cowpletion.,

¡, A LINER ON HER BEAM ENDS. At 20 minutes past four on the afternoon of December 15 while the Orient Line steamer Orotava was finishing coaling in Tilbury Dock she suddenly over on her ptarboard side, and began to fill with water through her cdaljng port. At half-past in the evening she was still on her starboard sic|e, and the water was level with the deck aft. It is reported that five men were in her ballast tank. The Orotava is a steamship of 5552 tons and 7000 horse-power. She is on the list to sail on Christmas Eve with the mails for Australia. It will be remem- bered that the steamship Orient of the same line foundered in Sidney Harbour 15 years ago in almost exactly similar circumstances. The Orient was raised and though long since out-built is still one of the finest vessels of the company's fleet.

Ma. EDWARD HARFORD, of the Amalgamated Rail- way Serronts' Society, is eight years older than Mr, Harrison, and is the son of a former head constable of Tiverton. He was apprenticed to the confectionery trade, but soon struck into railway work; and has now been secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants for 23 years. IT is remarkable (says a gossip) h:\w many pro- minent politicians have sons who may be described as chips of the old block." Amongst them are Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Goschen, Sir Charles Dilke, Sir Edward Clarke, Lord Salisbury, and last, but—to judge by his recent success at BaIIiol-no least, Mr. Asqulth, all of whom have clever and promising young sons. TUB Russian Grand Duke Nicolas Nicolaievitch, who i* Ibspector-General of Cavalry in the Empire of the Czar. is visiting France for the purpose of locking into the present state of the French cavalry, Incidentally, of course, there are shooting parties, in which the weapons are directed against nothing more offensive than Dheasants.

SENTENCE ON AN UNDER- GRADUATE. At the County Sessions at Oxford on December Ie, Henry Smith Goodier, an undergraduate of New College, pleaded guilty to stealing a cash-box con- taining E9, the property of Mr. Ernest Hugh M'Dougall, a fellow undergraduate, on the 1st inst. The prisoner's counsel made a strong appeal to the Bench to deal with the case under the First Offenders' Act. The Bench, however, did not consider this could be properly applied in the case, and sentenced the accused to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

A PRIVILEGE TO WELLINGTON'S VETERANS. CURIOUS CONTENTION, In the Queen's Bench Division on December 12 Justices Wills and Wright bad before them the case of Killin v. Swatton. Mr. Horace Avory said the case raised a curious point, because if he was wrong the Excise authorities had been apparently taking a wrong view of the question for the last 40 years. The appellant, Eillin, was summoned at the Mansion House on an information charging him with un- lawfully selling intoxicating liquors without a licence. Unquestionably the appellant had sold s intoxicating liquor at his place in the City, and was not licensed, but it appeared that he was the son of a soldier in the 43rd Foot who served in the Peninsular War, and he claimed under a statute passed in 1816 to be entitled to carry on his business without a license as he had done for 38 years. The Act in question provided that officers, seamen, soldiers, and marines discharged after the war, and their wites and children, should be entitled to set up as traders in any town or city without molestation or interference. Analysing the sections of the Act counsel contended that it contemplated that the persons in question should be enabled to set up in business without any license. The magisr trate held that the appellant should have obtained a license and convicted him. Mr. Justice Wright: Do you say that it could allow the son of a Peninsular officer to practise as a barrister without being called ? Mr. Avory This is not a trade. Mr. Justice Wright said it would be easy to find^ trade with regard to which the same question coiild ^Mr^J.istice Wills Could he keep a slaughter- house without a licence? Mr. Avory said that the Act said he should be per- mitted to carry on his trade in spite of any statute law, ordinance, custom, or provision to the contrary. It was contended, however, on the other side- that the statute did not apply to such a case as the carrying on of the business of a licensed victualler without a license. It was also said that the Act was repealed. Mr. Justice Wright: The Act means that a man may carry on a trade subject to the same regulations made by law in the case of anybody else. Mr. Avory said he contended that the Act gave these persons the right to carry on the trade without the regulations applying to other people. Without oalLog upon Mr. R. D. Muir, who ap- peared for the other side, Mr. Justice Wills then I delivered judgment. He thought it perfectly clear that the Act of 1816 meant merely to get rid of the difficulties imposed by the charters and the privileges which existed in particular towns and localities. To hold that these people were to be exempted from the general law of the kingdom, which required a license, would to his mind be the ne plus ultra, of absurdity. Mr. Justice Wright concurred, and the appeal was dismissed with costs. Mr. Avory said it was a fact, as he had stated, that the Excise authorities had taken the view for 40 years that the license was not required. The appel- lant's brother, a silversmith, was carrying on business, and the Inland Revenue authorities in hfs case also bad not insisted upon certain payments.

i < i — A SWINDLE EXPOSED. Frederick J. Mason, of Oswestry (Salop), and 145, Fleet-street, London, has been sentenced at Sligo Assizes to three years' penal servitude for obtaining money by false pretences. The prisoner inserted adftr- tisemeuts in most of the daily papers boadod 11 Home work for either sex." He drew fees from thousands of people, who leaponded from various parts of the kingdom. The "home employment" he offered to people wbo wrote, to him was to advertise as he was doing, nndsend him the fees received from appli- cants afttr deducting a percentage for thenwives. There were many victims, and the policeJ feel that the swindle should be made widely known.

THE FLOODED COLLIERY. A DIVER'S EXPERIENCE. ,¡ Mr. James Adams, the Bute Docks diver, who made such a plucky "attempt to reach the men in the flooded pit at AbSmant, was visited Jby a reporter.at his residence in Cardiff .on December 1-3. In answer to questions he stated that he was assisted in the operations 'by Mr. Benybn (Mr. Tucker's diver), Messrs. Olive and Evans, Daniel Kitfg, and James Adams, inn. When tliey descended the pit they Itravelle-,i son?e 200 yards before coming to water. The .main level through which they went' is rather a steep incline, and--as they progressed the water in creased in depth. For about 50 or 60 yards they did not nieet with mOJ;lY' obstructions. )V Of At first I could," he said, follow the tram-line for some distance, and then I found tHat it was covered with Coal and debris. This increased until I conld, only crawl along on my hands and knees; my head touching the roof. Altogether I went into the water four times, and I got furthest on the lpst occasion. There were no actual falls, but there was a lot of debris, and this had been washed by the water towards the bottom of the incline, so that as I proceeded the space between the rubbish and the top became smaller and smaller. I wiighfc have pushed on a little further than I did, but I could see that I couli.do no good if I did." Asked why this was so, he replied According to the plans of the workings which, were shown me, I had to go down', the, maID.. r?,ad. about 80 yards through water then turn to the right, contmue in that direction for about 70 yaj-df, then turn to the right again, and proceed 35, yards up an incline before I could reach the spot where emtombed men are supposed to be." And you went 50 or 80 yarda ont of the first distance ?' Yes. Then, at the end of that 80 yards, | th^re wag, a number of trams, somejfull and others empty. I should never have been able to pass those and take the pipe with ine,^so that it was no use proceeding further than I did." ."Had you enrtngb pipe if yon could have pro- ceeded I don't think so. We took np all the pipe we could, and used some which had been lying by for two years. I did not know whether it would work all right or not." "Do you think it possible, under any circum- stances, for a diver to reach the men jI" 1 am afraid not. At the point where the trams are the drift is certain to be filled up with rubbish, because it was well washed down in that direction. I was ndef. wntH: I should think for almost half an hour an each occasion I went down. I was engaged at the Tynewjdd Colliery wheli men there were entombed, and judging from what I have seen in the present se, 1: am afraid the, men in the pit have beeh drowned, because the rise from the water up to the place where they were supposed to be was not so great as at Tynewydd." A report received from the mine on the morn- ing of December 14, said that the attempt made by the London divers had proved a complete failure, and the Abernant miners entombed would have no other :ourse than to remain until pumping operations can reduce the water. Most desperate efforts were made to reach the miners, but without-effect.

THE verdict of the Glasgow Corporation engineers, on their return from America after making personal investigation into the best method of applying power to the haulago of street tramcars, is decidedly in favour of an overhead electric cable system. There is only one serious objection to it, apparently-the assumed danger to life that follows breakage and falling of wires. This fear has really no foundation, inquiries having failed to find anyone that had ever received injury from such an occurrence. FRANCE is still much troubled over the strangers within its gates. It is now found that Paris is not a city of Parisians, if even of Frenchmen. Only 36 per cent. of the inhabitants were born within ita walls, and 15 in every 1000 were born outside of Fr.ince-a total of 181,000 aliens. Of these .latter no fewer that 26,823 are Germans, while in Berlin there are only 397 Frenchmen. Whi!e Paris has 75 foreigners to the 1000, London has only 22. 8t. Petersburg 24, Vienna 22, and Berlin -11. t '4

ART AND LITERATURE. THI new President of the Royal Academy, who ta also Director of the National Gallery, will have still another «e#ponsibility when the new Gallery of Modera British Art is opened, for it has teen placed under the control of the Trustees and Director of the Rational Gallery. The exact amount of the sofcry of the President of the Royal Academy has never beea made public, but it is understood to be about £ 90t) a year. The Academy also pays salaries to tbe keeper, treasurer, and librarian, and every ordinary member receidta an honorarium on attead- ing council or -thgr meetings. Those who act on the Hanging Committee receive four guineas each per day for their services. Tui Royal Academy has issued an appeal to the owners of any works by Lord Leighton, concerning which no application has been made, requesting these owners to communicate with the Secretary if they are willing to lend their pictures for the coming Winter Exhibition at Burlington House. It is to be hoped that this appeal will be readily responded to, for certainly it is desirable that an ex- hibition commemorative of the life work of the late President should be made as complete and as varied ip cbaracter as possible. To fulfil its purpose really adequately such a show should include not enly all the more important productions of the artist; but as well a reasonable proportion of his sketches and studies for pictures and his .designs for deoorative works. There is plenty or room in the Academy galleries for a large collection, and certainly it would be a pity if this space were not properly filled. PROFESSOR J. W. HALES, of King's College, Lon- don, is at the head of a movement to insert a window in memory of Goldsmith in the church at Forguey, Mullingar, which is probably the poet's native vil- lage. It also intended to insert a window in St. Saviour's, Southwark, in honour of the author I.f the Vicar of Wakefield." Goldsmith, by rea- son of his kindly understanding of his fellow-men and his gentle humour, is one of those authors (as a writer on Tom Hood in the Academy of this week points out) for whom the reader's feeling is love even more than admiration or esteem. Hence there should be no difficulty in raising the funds for these memo- rials. We should like to know that the appeal was moving Mr. Austin Dobson to verse. No one could plead for Goldsmith as well as he. THERE is not now living a single descendant in the THERE is not now living a single descendant in the male line of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton, Cowley, Butler, Dryden, Pope, Cowper, Goldsmith, Byron, or Moore; not one of Sir Philip Sidney, nor, we believe, of Sir Walter Raleigh not one of Drake, Cromwell, Hampden, Monk, Marlborough, Peter- borough, or Nelson; not one of Bolingbroke, Walpole, Chatham, Pitt, Fox, Burke, Grattan, or Canning not one of Bacon, Locke, Newton, or Davy not one of Hume, Gibbon, or Macaulay; not one of Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, or Sir Thomas Lawrence not one. of David Garrick, John Kemble, or Edmund jtean. IT is good news that Mr. E. A. Abbey has been com- missioned to paint a picture to fill one of the panels in the Royal Exchange. His capacity in the treat- ment of mural decoration is so unquestionable that we can hardly doubt that his picture will be one of the most interesting of a fascinating series. Mr. Seymour Lucas, commissioned by the Corporation, is also at work upon another panel; and Mr. Solomon J, Solomon upon a third. A rokr is rarely (remarks the Globe) so frankly critical of his own work, even his earliest, as Mr. Andrew Lang in his letter to the New York Critic concerning the pirated edition of his "Ballads and Lyrifcs of Old Prance," which is about to appear. Don*t buy the book," Bays Mr. Lang in effect to the readers of that paper, "don't buy it, because the best things in it are reprinted in later hooka of mine, and the remainder is worth nothing at all." Of those people who buy first editions simply because they are first editions, JMr. Lang says that they have more money than brams. This is true and timely. The English edition of Ballads and Lyrics of Old France was publi&ed in 1872. The booksellers," says Mr. Liang, soon began to tell would-be purchasers that it waa 'jBrik<)f print,' so they could not get it. About Copies really were exhausted, mainly by thjg^AMH. 'purehase* of a kind relation." WTe do fliot qUitwfcw why interv#ning raie-representation ahould have been made. Tnzuiz was some years ago in Hampstead-road a London pavement artist, now dead. Du Maurier often dropped a coin into the poor man's hat. One Aty the author of Trilby toid him to leave bis 'Pitch." ond go to the model soup kitchen jn Euston-rdad to get some food. Du Maurier, as a joke, consented to take charge of the hat. When the man was out of sight he proceeded to wipe out the pictures of' battle scenes, faithful dogs, &c., and commenced drawing portraits in chalk, of the society ladies and gentlemen made famous by him in Punch. Passers-by stopped to look, and remunerated the deputy, and when, an hour later, the man returned, he was pleased to find so muck in his hat, but regretted that his work had been destroyed. This may attract some people, but it ain't art," he said to the amused Du Maurier, as he commenced wiping out the society males and females. Now, this pleases everybody," he con- tinued, drawing the picture of a soldier. MR. FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE, author of "The Golden Treasury of English Songs," and Professor of Peetry at Oxford, has prepared a volume tracing Che treatment of landscape in poetry from Homer to our own day enlarged from his Oxford lectures. The hteratures represented are Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and ,Early Italian, after which British poetry from Celtio and Anglo-Saxon to Tennyson is treated. Many .illustrative quotations are, of course,appended. THE initial volume of Mr. Henley's edition of Byron will be out in a few days. The notes, which treat in .the most exhaustive manner of the correspondence in the volume (that dating from 1804—1813), run to ,180 pp.-sufficient indication of the amount of labour Mr. Henley has devoted to his task. The binding is a pleasant green in art linen, and the cover has a monogram by Mr. Whistler. There is a portrait of Byron after Phillips. THE Queen has again honoured the Royal Female hool of Art- by selecting three of the works lately ■nbmitted for her Majesty's inspection, one being by Miss Bell, Queen's scholar; another by Miss Rey- nolds, the Queep's Gold Medallist; and a third by Miss Hoy land. BETWEEN 1863 and 1866 the late M. Taino had occasion to travel in an official capacity over much of Prance, and he made notes df his impressions. These are now published under the title of "Carnets de Voyage." They are not a record of personal adven- tures, neither are they anecdotic they are purely the setting down Of the thoughts and sensations which tures, neither are tbfey anecdotic they are purely the setting down Of the thoughts and sensations which were evoked by the places visited by the author. That they are worth preserving none can doubt who have read tnê.1 Nctes sur VAngleterre." A MOVEMENT is afoot for placing some memorial of the author of "Tom Brown's Schooldays," in the church at Longcote, Berkshire, where Judge Hughes read the lessons when his father was vicar, and with which he was associated for some 40 years. There ought to be no lack of subscriptions if only a small fraction of the total number of those who have found delight in Tom Brown contribute. ALL who love English literature will be interested in the reminiscences of Mrs. Fields, which is an- nounced for speedy publication under the title of "Authors and Friends." The book is divided into jectiona dealing respectively with Longfellow, Emerson, Mrs. Stowe Ce\ia Th&xter, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the late Lord and Lady Tennyson. The Fields were, of course, Longfellow's publishers, and their relations with him were in the nature of an affectionate friendship. Mrs. Field. knew the -Emnr, sons quite vooll. and remember* ITennyson tell- ing her that she had prevented the poet from omitting one of bis best lines at the suggestion of Mr. Monokton Milnes. THE late Hans von Biilow left behind him the reputation of an aoid wit besides his fame as a maaist. Some curiosity attaches, therefore, to a nromised translation of the letters he wrote between the ages of 11 and 25. As a matter of fact, they contain graphic descriptions of the trials of a young Musician. the true inwardness of the great Sontag auarrel and much interesting gossip about Liszt and WagnV. who were the patrons of the budding viituoro. The book, which has been translated by Mitl Constance Bache, with the authority of Frau J(arie Ton Biilow, will be illustrated with portraits.

PBOll Vie it is reported that the Archduchess Maria Theresa, widow of the late Archduke Charles Louis, will in the coarse of a few days join her step- son, the, Axchdabe Francis Ferdinand and her two daughters at Rattenstein. They will thence proceed to Corsioa for the winter, returning in. the spring to 8e Taoolcsaoj, in Hungary.

THE WOMAN'S WORLD. A VERY stylish cape is made of brocaded velvet. It is of good size and has a high flaring collar. This and the front are trimmed with a ruching of pinked* out silk or a band of flnffy fur or feathers. A HANDSOMI winter jacket is made with seams running up to the shoulders, the back being in four sections instead of two. This is an old fashion re- vived, and is thought by many people to give addi- tional tenderness to the back and add to the stylish effect. The fyont is- double-breasted and fastened with four large buttons. The rolling collar is of velvet; the wide lapels of the cloth stitched at tbe edges, and there are square pockets-lids with tiny pockets. The sleeves are in medium-sized leg-o'- matton shape and without trimming. FOR the favourite skirt-dancing acoordeon-pleated silk, crepon, nun's veiling, and materials of a similar texture, are (says the Morning) most in favour. Some made of silk are covered with spangled gauze, and for these dresses aU kinds of fanciful and jewelled trimmings are used. The very prettiest are made in Empire fashion, with bodices ending high up under the arms; and others float out from fluffy yokes. Little girls are still wearing loose frocks with yokes, the present fashion inclining to silk under-dresses covered with transparent muslin, much trimmed with Valenciennes lace and insertion, and pretty ribbons to match the silk. A little girl of nine looked fair and pretty in pale blue poplin, made with pointed yoke, and sleeves edged wi-M swans- down, a broad white sash tied high, and wfiiiK stock- ings and white slippers, with blue rosettee. CHRISTMAS time, with its many amusements, is, or ought to be, a happy one for all young folks who have comfortable and bright surroundings, but young people are careless, and through neglect- ing to wrap up comfortably when going to, and returning from, parties, and particularly theatres, they frequently suffer from toothache, earache, and severe colds, through which they lose many of the pleasures to which they were looking forward. A pretty, becoming, knitted wrap or hood for the head is easily and quickly made by handy fingers, and if a covering of this sort is put on before rushing out into cold air and draughts there is very little risk of ill-effects for even the delicate. At all fany shops full printed instruc- tions for knitting or crocheting such pretty coverings can be had. It would be a suitable gift for a younger sister, and, if time will not permit of making a hood or wrap, they can be bought very cheaply ready-made. BRIGHT-COLOURED hats are as fashionable for young people and children as for their elders. Those in smooth or rough felt are generally chosen for ordi- nary wear: they are moderate in size, and are mostly either round or boat-shaped. The trimmings for the most part are simple and serviceable, consisting of srossway folds of velvet with a large upstanding bow near the front, rosettes at one side, and cock's feathers, wings, or quills; or bands of inch and a half wide ribbon or velvet round the crown, usually two, sometimes three, and a full bow at one side, caught through a steel buckle. Occasionally the only trim- ming worn is a very thick, deep ruche of pinked-out silk fastened round the crown, or a feather ruche is used and it is well to know that these ruches, bands of velvet, with bows and rosettes attached, and large loose ribbon bows, can be bought ready-made in all colours at the best London drapers, and are not very expensive. For smarter occasions velvet hats, and shapes covered with cloth to match the dress, are greatly in demand. These are nearly always finished round the brim, above and below, with a narrow sequined passementerie, a binding of black velvet, or a narrow border of fur. The crowns are soft, some low and crushed down, embroidered with sequins; others higher, arranged in soft folds and trimmed with fur, feathers, or satin ribbons. A lovely sapphire blue velvet h&t to wear with a blue costume has a crushed erown of white velvet, dotted all over with blue sequins, and twisted bands of white and blue velvet ribbon, tied round the soft crown, and rising in a very full bow at one side. Another, in two shades of brown velvet, has the brim bound with the lighter tint, tips to match clustering near the crown. A red cloth hat is trimmed with grebe, and a black velvet with chinchilla. Small capotes are. very fashionable as well, and very useful and comfortable they are, in nouirh or wet weather for girls of aH ages. Those in cloth or fur, or of both combined, are the most useful; they are crushed down, iso that the wind does not get underneath, and if any ribbons or flowers are desired they can easily be fastened in, but are not absolutely necessary. A VERY elegant evening-cloak is of brocaded velvet. It is made with a yoke into which the widths are box-plaited. The very large collar of black velvet is wrought in almost solid embroidery. This collar is cut in points and is edged with sable. The sleeves are very large and loose, and are drawn in at the wrists and finished with a band of fur. A WALKING dress of heavy velour is made with a plain skirt, a close-fitting round waist, with a vest of plaited satin, moderately full sleeves and a close standing collar. A jacket of the material has a fitted back, rather loose fronts, and very ample deep cape sleeves. There is a high collar standing close abcut the throat, and deep laps fall from the front of the collar over the bust. A YOUNG lady's dress is made of cashmere in a •hade of garnet. The skirt is plain. The waist is a figaro jacket of the cashmere over a waist of spotted taffeta. The cashmere sleeves are moderately full at the tops and close-fitting below the elbows. A very wide soft belt is of garnet velvet, and a loosely-tied bow and collar are of silk, like the waist. AMONG the newest hats are those with moderately high crowns and straight brims, almost sailor shape. They are made on frames covered with velvet or very fine' embroidered broadcloth. The trimming is of ruches of velvet or ribbon, or a scarf of velvet with a profusion of ostrich tips. To dress girls between 15 and 17 is by no means the easy matter it appears at first sight. The mother of one girl knows this by experience, but the mother of many has her perplexi- ties multiplied by a sort of compound multi- plication sum, particularly if her girls differ much in the way of growth, complexion, and general appearance. Each one has to be con- sidered separately, and then the whole string of maidens, older and youuger, must be studied collectively, so as to make a harmonious whole, with &0 jarring notes in colour or conspicuous contrasts of material or make. The plan of dressing all the girls of a family exactly alike seldom answers well. A better effect is produced, when the material and colour is the same, by choosing it of a neutral tint, and having the trimmings to suit each wearer. Abetter plan is to group the girls in twos or threes, and, having chosen the material and colour for each group, then to decide individually on what recommends itself as being the most becoming style of make and trim- ming, so as to throw into the background any defects of figure or colouring. Tall and early developed girls especially require most judicious catering for in the matter of clothes, so that they may be as little conspicuous as possible during the not generally beautiful physical transformation period, interesting and delightful as that of the mind and character may be. gmruem, coupled with the daintiest prettiness and extreme neatness, ought to be the key-note in dressing those maidens. Standing with reluctant feet, Where the brook and river meet, Womanhood and childhood fleet." Naturally these young things like parties, pretty dresses, and all sorts of good fan, but in- stinctively they shirk womanhood, with its respon- sibilities and many perplexities. Sympathetic mothers feel that it is good for their girls to linger in this border-land under the shadow of their influence, gathering strength to grapple with these difficulties. Those with experience realise how much dress has to do, not only with girls' manners and characters, but with the manners of others to them. Who is not acquainted with the overdressed, pre- cocious, Belf-conscious, child of 12, 14, or 15, who expects, and receives, unfortunately, those marked attentions and silly flatteries that are such unwhole- some food for the very young ?

You are the sunshine of my life," he murmured. And at that instant her father burst into the room with the remark: OJ Y onng man, do you know the sun will be up in a few minutes,"

HOME HINTS. To remove a refrfcetory screw from wood, heat a piece of iron red hot and hold it on top of the screw for a minute or two. The screw-driver will easily take out the screw if used while the screw is warm. Kznp a bowl of oatmeal on the washstand, and after washing the hands dry them in the meal. The skin will be kept white and smooth and less liable to chap by this process. YELLOW stains left on white cloth by sewing- machine oil can be removed by rubbing the spots with a cloth wet with ammonia before washing with soap. FAT will not burn if it has something to do, so, if it buz- to be left idle for a few minutes, put a crust of bread or a slice of raw potato into the fryiug-pan. HALF a teaspoonful of sugar will nearly always revive a dying fire, and it is a good deal safer to use than paramn. LEMON PCFFS.—Take l £ lb. of castor sugar, and with it mix the peel of two lemons grated. Whisk the whites of three eggs to a firm froth, add it gradu- ally to the lemon or sugar, and beat it all together for nearly an hour. Form it into any shape desired, place the puffs upon greased paper, aud bake in a moderate oven for about 10 minutes. GERMAN CAKE.—Beat two eggs and mix with them their weight in float and sugar. Having beaten all thoroughly together, spread one-half of the paste on a baking-tin. When nearly set spread over it some apricot, strawberry, or red currant and raspberry jam, then add the remainder of the paste, and bake it till quite set. When cold cut it into narrow strips and dust it over lightly with castor sugar. CARROTS A LA TKIESTINA.—Parboil half a dozen medium-sized carrots in boiling water, with a little salt. Then cut them into halves and quarters, and put them in a stewpan with three ounces of butter, and pepper to taste. Cook these over a slow fire for 10 minutes, turning the pieces of carrot occasionally, and add a pint of stock, a tablespoonful of flour, and a teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon. Stew for 10 or 15 minutes. Squeeze a little lemon juice over the carrots, and then pour the sauce over them. CAVIARE CANAPES.— Cut slices of bread quarter of an inch thick, then cut out with a 2in. cutter into rounds. Saut6 or fry in hot butter on each side without burning, and set away to cool. Cream quarter of a cup of fresh butter, add salt and paprika to taste, and mix it with as much finely-minced water- cress as will give it a fine flavour. Chop the cress very fine, then squeeze dry in a napkin, and chop ngain until very fine and dry. Make the butter into balls and let them become hard. When ready to serve spread the croutons with the butter, then spread a layer of caviare on top and squeeze a little lemon juice over and serve. BOULBTTES A LA r, r.Ax(,-jLrsE.-Small round balls of minced beef covered with breadcrumbs. Serve with gravy and fried potatoes. PEAR PUDDING.—An excellent way to serve cooking pears in a pndding is th-us Wash and remove the cores and stems. Put them on a plate, phea them in a steamer and cover them until they are tender, but not soft enough to lose their shape. Carefully lift the pears out and fill the space left by the core with small bits of preserved gingar and syrup. Arrange the fruit on a plate that can be put into the oven. Sift some powered sugar over them and squeeze a little lemon juice over the whole. Cover the fruit with a thick meringue. Put the plate into a moderate oven and let it remain until the meringue in a delicate brown. This is very palatable and wholesome. RICE GRIDDLE CAKES.—Mix together oue cup of warm boiled rice, one cup of sweet milk, one half tea- spoonful of salt; add the yolks of two eggs, and one tablespoonful of melted butter, aleo the whites of two eggs beaten stiff, and about three-fourths cup of flour. Fry on a hot buttered griddle. Cold boiled rice may be used for this, but it should be warmed in butter, as cold boiled rice is usually so pasty that it remains in lumps. APPLE PUDDING.—Peel and score apples as for sauce, and put them into a stewpan, with just suffi- cient water to prevent their burning stew until re- duced to a pulp. Weigh the pulp, and to every half pound, add sifted sugar (about half a pound), the grated rind of one lemon, and six well-beaten eggs. Beat the ingredients until thoroughly incorporated then melt six ounces of fresh butter and stir in. Put a border of puff-paste round a pie-dish, and bake for 35 minutes or longer. The butter must not be stirred in until the pudding is ready for the oven. ORANGE CUSTAILD.-Sepaiate the whites of eight eggs from the yolks, setting the latter away in a cool place. Add the grated rind and juice of two large oranges to the whites, and after beating well add one h half pint of water and set away for an hour. Beat yolks of eggs, add them, with one cupful of sugar, to the mixture of whites, orange and water, strain into a pitcher, and set into a basin of boiling water. Let it boil rapidly, stirring until it becomes thick as heavy cream. Allow the custard to cool, pour into glass cups and set away in the ice-box. CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING.—The plum pudding is a national dish, and is deepised by foreign nations because they never can make it fit to eat. In almost every family there is a recipe for it, which has been handed down from mother to daughter through two or three generations, and which never has been and never will be equalled, much less surpassed, by any other. It is absolutely essential that every ingredient composing these puddings should be fresh and good, as one bad article, and especially one bad egg, will spoil the whole. The puddings are, we think, better when boiled in moulds, which should be well buttered before the mixture is put in, should be quite full, and should be covered with one or two folds of paper floured and buttered, and then with a floured pudding-cloth. When bread is used, which makes & pudding lighter than flour, a little room should be allowed for swelling. A pinch of salt should always be remembered, as it brings out the flavour of the other ingsedients. After it is tied in the cloth the pndding should be put into boiling water, and kept boiling until it is taken off, when it should be plunged quickly into a basin of cold water; by this means it will be less likely to break when turned out of the mould. It is usual, before sending it to table, to make a little hole in the top and fill it with brandy, then light it, and serve it in a blaze, In olden time a spring of arbutus. with a red berry on it, was stuck in the middle, and a twig of variegated holly, with berries, placed on each side. This was done to keep away witches. It is a good plan to mix much more than is needed, and to make several puddings instead of one, boil all together, and warm one up when necessary. If well made, Christmas plum pudding will be good for 12 months. It should be boiled for eight or nine boars some days before it is wanted and when it is to be » used, plunged again into boiling water, and boiled for at least two hours.— Ca.^clt s Dictionary of Cookery, PJSAH MARAIALADB.-Pare, peel, and core good ripe pears, and for every 121b. allow 81b. of sugar and lqt. water. Slice the fruit and put it and the water to- gether in a kettle, stand it Gn the fiie and boil till the fruit is very soft. Then add the sugar, well bruised, and a few sticks of cinnamon tied together so as to form a faggot. Stir the marmalade over a brisk fire with a clean wooden spoon till it is reduced to a rather thick paste that runs slowly off the spoon. Afterwards remove from the fire and pour at once either into small jars or jelly glasses. To WASH CHINA SILK.-In these days, when wash- ing silks are in common use, a few words in i rard to washing them may be of interest. As silk is animal fibre, like wool, it cannot be treated a the s&me way as cotton, which may be subjected t water of all temperatures without injury. Silk sh Id be washed as rapidly as possible. Prepare a so isuds of JuJMWfu-ot wftt6T| and plunge the garment nit, sousing them up and down, and rubbing them thoroughly in the suds. Rinse them into a water a little cooler, and so on until the final rinsing water is perfectly cold. Do not blue them. Wring them out as dry as possible with a machine. Lay them in sheets or heavy cloths, and roll them all hard as you can in firm rolls. Put. them away for an hour, and at the end of that time iron them on the wrong side. THB EYES.—To preserve the sight unimpaired, as well as the beauty of the eyes, certain rules should be observed. Too strong a light, and continued darkness, both predispose the eye to various maladies, some of them serious. Sudden transitions from darkness to light, and the reverse, are very injurious to the eyes. The reflection of the light on snow or sand or any showy surface, glaring or dark colours in the rooms where much of the time is gpent, looking lone at rapidly-moving objects, are all injurious to the sight. Soft tones are both most pleasing and most beneficial to the eye. The prolonged use of the eyes, and especially in an artificial light, is very hurt- ful to them. On awakening in the morning the eyes should not be exposed suddenly to a bright light. A few moments should be allowed to elapse to accustom them to the half-light of the bedroom before draw- ing up the blinds and admitting the full light of -day, The habit of rubbing the eyes in the morning, or at any other time, is a bad one.