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:,AUT AND LITERATURE.
AUT AND LITERATURE. Tn. fÓxhiMhønnf the Yorkshire Union of Artist* in the 'rt -at Leeds includes some <620 worl; =; a !V<r proportion of which have already appeared Ir the Academy and Paris Salon. Oil r painting of soi-ic importance are contributed by Mr. I Albert Kinsley, A. Priestinan, Mr. A. W. Bayes, Mr. Gíl'wtroi'l', and Mr. Edgar Bundy, and water roloiir/i by Mr. II. S. Hopwood, Mr. Lester SntflitTe, ard Mr. F. Thirkettle. A small collection of blu-kimd white -drawings, and a election devoted to arts and-crafts. increase the interest of the show, which is to remain open until Christmas. A vKitv lino iire by Nicholas Poussin, a "Holy Family," has just been presented to the gallery at Versailles by the Duke and Duchess de Tremoille. It formerly was in I he possession of Louis XV., and then liting at Versailles, but found another owner at the tune of the Revolution. A statue of Millet, the work of M.- Marcel Jacques, has been erected at GréyilIe, the village near Cherbourg, where the painter was born. He is represented seated, and wearing a rough peasant di'ess and sabots. MA ,TOR'ARTIIUTR"GRIFFITHS has written to two volumes on the general theme he has already treated, on A Prison Princess," and Chronicles of New- gate." His new book is entitled, "Mysteries of the Police and Crime," and will be published in a few weeks by Messrs. Cassell and Company. THE editor of the excellent Middlesex and Hcrtford- shire Noies and Queries prefixes to the current number a note wherein he calmly assures his readers that On Account of the success of the periodical it will not be issued aw more. He hastens to explain this appa- rent paradox. If in the limited Li-et covered by it -the magazine has proved useful it seems to me that it, can be made of far greater utility if (in response to a very generally expressed desire) all; the counties around London are included. This cannot logically be done by Middlesex and Hert- y fordshire Holes a.-d Queries but can be appropriately accomplished under the title, the Holize Counties Magazine. So, for the future, that will be the name of the publication, which will treat of the subjects now dealt with, and relate not only to London, Middlesex, and Hertfordshire, but also to Esuex, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, and Kent; that is, to t he Home Counties. In some of the last-named counties I am a poacher. I regret it, but it seems to me that the Home Counties form a convenient district to embrace, and that it will lessen -Oiir own usefulness if we omit from our scope any part of a well defined whole." ACCORDING to legend, the Apostles sent to Palestine accounts of their experiences in preaching the new faith in foreign lands, and the Ethiopic Lives were compiled from the reports. The earlier of the two MSS. was taken at Magdala by the British authorities when the army reached the place In the expedition of 186; The MS.' formed part of the treasure which King Theodore had looted from various monasteries and religious houses in order to stock the library of the church to be dedicated to the Redeemer ot the World at Magdala. "Tnn Romans on the Riviera abd the Rhone," by W. H. Bullock Ilall, F.R.G.S., will shortly be pub- lished. The work ie intended, to,stipply a historied tketch of the Roman conquest of Liguria, which In. eluded Provene, -T)nring-iiis residence in the latter country Mr. Hall has acquired an intimate know- ledge of the region between the Rhone and the'Alps, and has -devoted special attention to theexplontion of the Coast R-oad, or via Aurelia—leading from Rome to Aries. IN Sir Herbert Maxwells forthcoming biography of the Duke of Wellington there will be, besides a full-page photogravure portrait of the duke, pictures, On tbe'same scale, of his leading generals, as also of Napoleon, Soult, Ney; and Blucher. The life will be in two volumes, and the illustrations will be very numerous. As exhibition will be held next year at Dresden of the works of Lucas Cranach, the famous painter and engraver, the contemporary of Albert Diirer and the intimate of Martin Luther. A number of German øities will contribute to the exhibition; Ms. WALTER CRANB, like so many successful artists, gave very early evidence of his talent in art. At an age when most boyi- are still at school he was exhibiting at the Royal Academy, and his first essay m book illimt-ratioins was made under the watchful eye of Mr. W.J. Linton at 18. Sihcethen hehasattempted many roles, from decorator to author, and from poet to Socialistic lecturer. He lives in an old-world house in Kensington, full of rare armour and Die. tnres. FOURTEEN centuries, of prayer, praise, and aspira- tion, from St. Augustine to Christina Rossetti and Robert Louis Stevenson, are represented in the selec- tions made by Mrs. Mary W. Tileston, and united as » harmony of devotion under the title of "Great Souls at Prayer." The liberality and wide range of ihis excellent collection of sacred thoughts are not the least of its many recommendations. TnE Rev. Dennis Kertip, formerly general superin- ;endent of the "Wesleyan missions in the Gold Coast district, has published an interesting and useful record of his "Nine Years at the Gold Coast" '12s. 6d.). The narrative is necessarily taken up very largely with matters concerning mission work, Mfd it gives ample proof of the great benefits con- ferred upon: the natives by the Christianising and civilising influences of earnest missionary enterprise in this old British possession. There is much in this frank and simple account of life in West Africa which will be* bf help to future workers In, the same field. Mr. Kemp emphasises the needfoi' English- women as educators in the native giri^ schools. "LUéAS MALTfr," the clever authoress of the "Wages of Sin," is one of the few children of emi- nent writers on whom their father's mantle has to any degree fallen. The youngest daughter, of Charles Kingsley, Lucas Malet" (in private life Mrs. Harri- son)0 was born at Eversley Rectory, the house hal- lowed by the memory of her great father. Although ilovels were' absolutely forbidden until she was 20, "fiction ran in her blood," and the child wcaved many a story under nature's spell" in the lonely wood near the rectory. It was only however, in 1882, when living at Clõvelly, that her first book was written., Lucas Malet" has, almost a morbid dis- mate for convention, and claims freedom to write and to act as her impulsed, dictate. MB. HOLMAN HUNT AND Mr. Alfred Gilbert, R^ have been elected honorary members of tlie Royal Society of British Artiste; and,"Sir. Wilfrid Ball, Mr. Archibald Christie,. Mr. Tom Browne, and Mr. Georges members. Tiiit advance of years (remarks the Globe) does not ieem; to have diminished in any way the artistic energy of Mr. G. F. Watts. Few modern artists eavi show a more wonderful record of work accomplished fear by year, or more convincing evidence of most valuable mental activity. The veteran painter is con- ftantly busy with new schemes for the popularisation ot the highett type of art, and is ever devising fresh wayfc of appealing to the latest aestheticism of the masses. His ltfteBt idea, the outcome bf a sug- gestion made by him 11 years ago, is to provide t series of peftnament memorials of heroism in every day life. His argument is that the great deeds of individuals constitute one of the chief abiding possessions of the nation to which these individuals belong, and that courage and devotion in the ordi- nary circumstances of private life claim as much re- cognition as magnificent achievements in battle or in the public service. To provide a first step towards the realisation of this scheme Mr. Watts has under- taken, with the hearty sympathy of the vicar of the parish, to build in the churchyard of St. Botolph s, Aldersgate, London,' an open gallery, in which cafa ]be placed memorials of the type that he! considers appropriate. The first One he will contribute himself, taking as his motive the devotion of a young nursemaid, Alice Ayres, who at a fire ih Gravel-lane, in 1885, sacri- ficed her own life to save .those of three children who were in her charge; and he hopes as time goes on to make other additions to the series. The material suggested for these illustrations of every day heroism is terra cotta, which will, it is thought, have the advantage of being convenienfrto handle and reason- ably permanent. Mr. Watts, meanwhile, i8 busy making additions *0 his great collection of con- temporary portraits which -will eventually become one of the most-important of thei national posses- sions He has just completed a portrait of Mr. Gerald Balfour, adding him to the already long roll Of notable men whom he has numbered among his sitters The final touches to the great statue of "'Physical Energy are rilno occupying the artist's tim*' This colossal equestrian figure forms part of his gift to the nation, and a site for it is to be pro- vided-ultimately in some central position. It T e admirably as a memormljfagreatworker whole whole life has been a record of devotion to the heat interests of our native art
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THE WOMAN'S WORLD; I." A LÀ!JY'S tailor has just Completed an ideal oiitfit for a woman, whose taste in dress is acknowledged by her entire circle of acquaintances. The dress is of russet broadcloth of a most exquisite quality. It is made with one of the close skirts which are now so popular, a princess back, and fronts with a bolero suggestion. The idea in this dress is a most chain- ing one. The foundation is the fitted skirt andprin- cess body, as noted; then comes the trimming. The front of the skirt is perfectly plain. At the sides begin straps of cloth in very dark olive. These are stitched on in pairs, and are about lOin. apart at the upper edges. Those at the sides cover about one- third of the length of the skirt from the hem upwards, and, as they extend to the back, grow gradually longer. Between these straps, which make slightly pyramidal spaces between the groups, are rows of the finest mohair braid in pairs, with spaces between filled in with four-leaved clover-shaped ornaments. This braid is in dark red and medium brown, the rows being 'of the brown and the figures of the red braid. The edge of the bolero is outlined by little straps match- ing those on the skirt, with similar spaces filled in 'with braid. The rest is of olive peau de soie, embroidered with little sprays of golden rod in the natural colours; the collar is made .of straps and braid and lined with peau de soie. The sleeves have atraps and braid following the general design. The hat is of russet braid, with a trimming of autumn leaves, golden rod and some bits of purple flowers such as are seen in September through the forests and along the highways. The sun umbrella is of olive. The ground colour of this costume is the 'russet green of the old-fashioned apple—a mixture of olive and brown. The autumn idea in this outfit is evident at a glance and the dress is one of the most exquisitely artistic creations. As to the tunic or double skirt, Naida," of the ,Morning Leader, says we shall have it with us this Winter beyond a doubt. The coats-and by coat I nean a single, independent winter garment-are nade in the three-quarter length, platn or flounced, but there are also smart sacques and short coats with large collars of velvet. Mantles are on the same lines, short or three quarter length flounced 'or not, all have the rounded-away front. They are at their best when they can boast of a large fanrshaped collar and revers. The trimmings most used consist of braid, machine-stitched cloth straps, sat in piping cords, chenille and silk embroidery, and a little tinsel in the shape of spangled lace and metallic tinsel embroidery. Velvet is much seen, and so is fancy velveteen. Cashmere, woollen poplin, cloth, covert coating, tweed, and fancy mixtures of silk and wool are all safe investments, and em- broidered robes are more popular than ever this season. NEVER wear a shoe that will not allow the great toe to lie in a straight I ine. Never wear a shoe with a sole narrower than the outline of the foot traced with a pencil close under the rounding edge. Never wear a shoe or boot so large in the heel that the foot is not kept in place. Never wear a shoe or boot that has depressions in any part of the sole to drop any joint or bearing below the level plane. Never wear a shoe with a sole turning up very much at the toes, as this causes the' cords on the upper part of the foot to contract. Never wear a shoe that presses up into the hollow of the^oot. Never have the top of the boots tight, as it inter- feres with the action of the calf muscles, makes one walk badly, and spoils the shape of the ankle. Never come from high heels to. lovr heels at one jump. Never wear one pair of shoes all the time, unless obliged to do so. Two pairs of boots wbrn a day at a time alternately give more service and are much more healthful. Never wear leather sole, linings to stand upon; white cotton drilling or linen is nifich better and more healthful. 1 Never wear a short stocking, or one which, after being washed, is not at least one-half inch longer than the foot. Bear in mind-that stockings' shrink; be sure that they will alloW-your'toes, to spread out at the extreme ends, as this keeps the joints in place and makes a strong and attractive foot. As to shape of stockings, the single digital or one-toe stocking" is the best. Never think that the feet will grow large from wearing proper shoes pinching and distorting makes them grow not only large, but unsightly. A propat natural use of all the muscles makes them compact and attractive. No less than five meals a day satisfies the Germans at home. They start early with -a cup of coffee arid a buttered roll, and at eleven o'clock eat a breakfast which often consists of rye bread Spread with hard- boiled eggs, raw chopped beef or cheese, and a glass of ale. At one o'clock cpmes dinner, which consists of a soup, meat, potatoes, fruit, cheese, dessert, or green vegetables. In three hours more they ajre ready for coffee and cake, and at eight o'clock the day's feeding ends with a supper of hot sausages, ham, goose-breast, smoked or raw, pickled herring with potato salad and hard-boiled eggs. The ale drinking between meals is frequent. This is the way in which a young English girl describes the daily life ■ of a German family, of which she was' a member while pursuing her studies, and she returned to her home in an astounding state of health. She tells wonderful tales of pancakes eaten with other food which sounds almost deadly; a remarkable delicacy compounded of horseradish and whipped cream; cold eels served in jelly, and, finally, chopped beef cake covered with raw egg yolk, chopped onions and gherkins. She ate them all and enjoyed them.. WE might take a wrinkle (observes the Daily Mail) from our grandmothers, and in these days of tight skirts and inefficieht pockets wear detachable ones underneath for such money as we do not need to get at often. etfhe latest, made on the simplest cut of a shatelaine pocket, but has no harsh or hard fittings or slasps, is composed of the softest grey chamois it is divided off into various little pockets for different (kinds of valuables or money, and the flaps are but- toned down tightly. '> t A WOMAN, unless for extraordinary reasons, rarely reaches years of maturity without having had a chance to marry. But the chances which come into one's life are not always the opportunities which one can embrace. Chances make heralded successes of some people, of others they make silent heroines. It is not always when we turn and grasp an oppor- tunity that we show our greatest strength; the truest character is sometimes shown when a chance comes and we stand aside and resolutely let it pass us, when it might have been ours for the simple taking, That is a quality which is rare, and yet that is a quality which is possessed by so many women who are called old maids." It was not that these women valued any less the power of a man's love. It was not that they did not believe in it. It was not that they did not know that to love was joyr and to be loved great happiness. It was not that they wished 4sat the highest gift which can come to a woinan should; pass aside from their lives instead of becoming &n abiding part of them. There is such a'thing-,r-lot known to the young, albeit years bring the knowledge—as a woman turning away from a great happiness to insure the greater, comfort and, happiness of others, Choosing their comfort as her life-work. Men do it now(and then. But women mpre often do it. Memories take the place of realitieis, and in those memories, sweet and tender, many jvomen are living to-day. They have never been brides. But they might have been. At one time in their lives the necessity of choice came to them! Prayerfully and tearfully, and yet resolutely, they made the choice. To-day thev are not wives simply because they are heroines. And who will say which is the greater? J 1" f" DRESSES of old-time sage Jgreeo are .popular, and this colour, with the wood shades, browns and reds of the forests, are to be the leadmg tints for the dis- tinctly autumn styles, which will fee worn until late m November. Indeed, the subject of extending autumn almost up to Christmas time, is being discussed, and number "of designers and fashion leaders ar^ planning to bring out the first winter dresses during an t the two weeks next preceding Christmas. Throughout a large portion of this country the afitunin runs very late, and there lS, no good reason why autumn costumes should not be made to do duty, until near Christmastide, when we can array ourselves with the true winter tints-the holly, the mistletoe and the white, with the blues, crimsons and yellows of the winter sky.
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< MARK fcT NEWS. I -■ t- -r -L-, 1 »■ >> J } 'I. -f •• -J MAKK-I-AN?:—-The..opening of this week's Corn Exchange was promising, and the close evidenced nothing anomalous during the day to create any j different effects on the contrary, the attendance of buyers was on a more .satisfactory scale, and there a fair consumptive business passing generally, while both barley and maize have engrossed the most attention- The supply of British-grown wheat is still in a very low compass, and precludes the possi- bility of much business being at last week's, prices. English white quoted at 29s to 32s, and red at 2 to :10s.Foreign descriptions have met with an im- proved demand since noon, while the tendency of prices was steadier. No.1 hard Manitoba old, 37s, janried. Californian continues out of favour, at 30s ex-ship. Northern Spring (new), 29s 9d ex-ship, BJs 6d landed- Hard Kansas, 30s ex-quay; Red Winter, No. 2 New York, 31s 6d ex-quay; Australian, 31s, ex-store; North Russian, 30s -0d to 34s ,0d; and .South Russian, 30s to 32s ex-ship. New Zealand nominal in absence of offers. The market for flour has displayed a steadier feeling, all hough only moderate dealings have been carried on at fiilly last week's prices. American patents continue scarce and firm. The London Millers' Association have made no.further reduction. Town household, 26s; and whites, 29s per sack. Of country makes, patents are quoted at 26s to 27s roller, 23s to 25s; and stone, 22s to 23s. American first patents, 28s to 29s second ditto, 25s to 6s first .bakers, 21s to 22s; seconds, 19s to 20s. Cali- fornian ranges at 26s to 27s; Hungarian, 35s and up- wards and French, 21s to 23s per sack. Grind- ing barley continues in good demand, but offers have not been too readily met, and quotations are 6d to 9d dearer since last week." Odessa Nicq!ait/J 16s 6d ex-ship, 16s 6d to 17s ex-quay. Malting unaltered. American oats supported, but the scarcity of supplies on spot at present hinders business. The tone of the market is better. Mixed clipped, 15s 9d ex- ship. 16s 4Jd ex-quay, with white clipped at 16s ex-ship, 16s 9d landed. Ordinary St. Peters- burg, 15s 6d to 15s 9d ex-quay. New Zealand quoted at 27s to 30s, according to sample. Maize has attracted increased attention, and some good buying has been carried on at prices showing advance? of 3d, to 6d per quarter on the week. American mixed, 17s 6d ex-ship, 17s 9d ex-quay, Odessa held for 19s 3d ex-ship, 19s 6d to 19s 9d ex- qtray. La. Plata, 16s 6d to 17s ex-ship. The market for beans and peas remain firm; with an upward ten- dency, and trade quiet. -Egyptian ^plit beans, 20s ex-mill, Smyrna quoted at 26s 6d to 29s, and New Zealand quoted at about 31s to 32s ex-store. Of peas, Maple's quoted at 33s to 34s per 5041b. ex- store and Canadian white held for 30s cranarv. ISmTIIFJELD MEAT.—The fair supplies offered met a fair demand, trade being steady. Scotch bet f. 3s 8d to 4s 4d; English, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; American. Deptford-killed, 3s 4d to 3s 6d Liverpool, 3s 3d 10 3s 5d; American refrigerated, hindquarters 3s 6d to 3s lOd, average, 3s 7d; forequarter3, 2s 4d to 2s 6d, average, 2s 5d. Mutton: Scotch, 4s to 4s 4d English wethers, 3s 8d to 4s; ewes, 2s 8d to 3s; Argentine, 3s to 3s 2d. Veal English 4s 4d to 4s 8d; Dutch, 4s to 4s 4d. Pork: English' 3s lOd to 4s 4d; Dutch, 3s 2d to 3s 6d per 81b. POULTRY AND GAME.—The market was glutted with partridges, trade being generally quiet. Y Ounø grouse, 6s 6d; old ditto, 3s to 3s 6d; young part- ridges, 2s 8d to 3s 6d; old ditto, Is 4d to Is 6d pheasants, 5s 6d to 6s per brace; hares, 3s leverets) 2s; wild ducks, Is 6d; widgeon, Is; pintail, Is 2d teal, 6d; woodcock, 3s snipe, 9d golden plover, 7d black ditto, 4d. Fowls: Surrey, 2s 9d to 3s'9d- Sussex, 2s 6d to 3s 3d Boston, 2s to 2s 6d Irish Is 6d to Is 9d; ducks, 2s to 2s 9d; geese, 4s to os • wild rabbits, lOd each; Australian ditto, 7s per i er dozen Bordeaux pigeons, Is; venison (haunches), 16s 6d each ditto (forequarters), 4d per lb. BILLINGSGATE FISH.—Soles, Is to Is 5d slips, 7dto lOd red mullet, 2d to 4d; dories, Id to 2d per lb. turbot, 7s to 9s; brill, 5s to 7s; halibut, 4s 6d to Gs; lemon soles, 4s 6d to 6s plaice, 3s to 4s per stone; steamer ditto, 16s to 20s per trunk; whiting, 4s to 6s hake, 7s to 8s skate, 8s to 10s cod, live, 8s to 12s; dead, 6s to 9s per box; English mackerel, 10s to 12s per 60; fresh had- docks, Bsrto 7a per trunk Scotch salted herrings, 9s per box; eels, live, 18a to 20s pw draft; lobsters, 15s to 40s per score; crabs,,j 18s per hamper; Dutch oysters, 10s; French, 6s per 100; winkles, 6s to 8s; whelks, 4s per bushel mussels, 2s to 6s 6d per bag; bloaters, Is 6d to 3s; kippers, 2s to 4s per box; smoked haddocks, 2s to 8s per dozen; whitebait, 6d to 9d per quart; shrimps, 8s to 10? per bushel. WIIITEC'IIAPEL HAY AND STRAW.—Superior picked; nay, 80s to 84s; good hay, 74s to 77s; inferior, 56s to 70s best clover, 92s to 96s good clover, 80s to 85s inferior ditto, 60s to 75s; straw, 28s to 38s. W.OL.-Reports slightly vary as to the state of this market. Some find a little more inquiry for the favourite sorts, or where prices for any particular growths that are cheap; whilst others complain of the continuance of dragging trade. The tone evinced at the sales of colonial wools has given a little mpre encouragement to hope that business will soon give signs of increasing; but beyond low prices tempting buyers, there does not appear as yet to be much change. Spinners in general find little change, and no disposition on the part of their customers to offer remunerative terms; but here and there those who have exceptional opportunities are able to hold out for better rates for small orders. Though the season is getting on when demand should arise, we are as ypt without any prospect of a genuine improvement which would beneficially affect all branches of the trade. A practical turn here and there, or a dif- i ference of terms are now looked upon as signs of change, which in themselves are really of no import. Downs, 8d to 9d; Kents, 7d half-breds, 7-id. COYEST-GARDEN.—Apples, Duchess Favourite, sieve, 4s; ditto, King's, per sieve, 3s; ditto, Blenheims, per sieve, 3s; ditto, Ribstons, sieve, 4s; ditto, Fearns, per bushel, 6s; ditto, large cookers, 4s to, 6s; ditto, Nova Scotia Gravensteins, per barrel 17s 6d ditto, ditto, Ribstons, per barrel, 22s 6d bananas, bunch, 8s to 10s; blackberries, peck Is Gd to 2s ditto, sieve3 3s; cobnuts, per 1001b., 45s to, 50s; damsons, sieve, 2s 3d to 3s 6d; figs, per,dozen. Is to Is 6d; ditto, Italian., boxes, 2s 3d 'to 3s; filberts, per 1001b., 30s to 40s; grapes, Eng- lish, Alicante, 9d to Is 3d ditto, Gros Colmar, Is to 2s-; ditto Hamburgh per lb., Is to Is 3d; ditto, second quality, 8d to 10d; ditto, Channel Islands, per lb., 6d to 9d ditto Muscats, per lb., 2s to 3s ditto, i Muscats second quality. Is to Is 6d; melons,; each. 6d to Is 3d; nectarines, dozen, 6s to 10s; oranges. Californian, cases, 16s; peaches, per dozen (according to size), 8s to 10s; ditto, second quality, 4s to 6s; pears, English, Buerre Hardy, sieve, 16s; foreign, Bonne Louise, French crates, 16s,; dit'to, Duchess, 7s 6d to 12s; stewing cases 6s plums, Bush, per sieve, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; ditto, Bohemian Mufesdls, per sieve, 3s 6d to 4s; ditt6, prunes, sieve, 3s 6d to 4s; ditto, Swltzeris, sieve, 3s f walnuts, English per bushel, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; -Dutch, shelled, per peck, 3s to 5s 6d; ditto, French, shelled, bags, 50 kilos, 23s artichokes, Globe, per dozen, 2s 6d; beans, French, packets, 5d ditto, runners, in bushels, 7s to 8^ beetroots, new, per dozen bunches; 3s to 4s; ditto, per tally of 60, 2s 6d to 4s Brussels sprouts, per sieve, 3s to 4s cabbage, per dozen, Is to 2s; ditto, collards, open, per tally, 4s; ditto, Yorks, tally, 10s to 12s cauliflowers, English, per dozen, Is 6d to 3s; ditto, per tally,; 7s to 12s cress, dozen punnets, Is 6d carrots, washed, in bags, 3s 6d: j ditto, Surrey, bunches, 2s to 3s; celery, white, 9d to Is; ditto,-red, Is to Is 3d; cucumbers, per dozon, Is 6d to 3s; endive, English, per,, score, 2s; ditto, French, per dozen; Is 6d' to 2s; ditto, English, Batavian, score, Is 6d to 2s f" arlic, -English, per lb., 3d; horseradish, new English, bundle, 2s to 2s 6d; ditto, foreign, Is 2d to Is 4d; ditto, leeks, dozen bunches, 2s; lettuce, French cabbage, dozen, 2s 6d to 2s 9d; marrows, vegetable, per dozen, 28 to 3s; ditto, per pot, 7s to 8s; mint, per dozen bunches, 2s to 3s; > mushrooms, house, per lb., Is to Is 6d; ditto, ont- door, pecks, 3s 6d to 4s onions, Dutch, bag, 3s 6d; ditto, English, cwt., 5s; ditto, Valencia, cases, 5a 6d to Gs ditto, Picklers, in bags, 2s 6d to 4s 6d ditto, ¡ ditto, in sieve, Is 9d to 2s; parsley, per dozen, 2s ditto, sieve, Is; potatoes, Hebrons, Snowdrops, Up- to-Date, &c., 55s to 85s radishes, round, breakfast, per dozen bunches (home-grown), 18 3d to Is 6d; salad, small, punnets, per dozen, Is 3d; shallots, good, cwt., 8. to lOa spinach, per sieve, 2s to 2s 6d; tomatoes* Englith, per lb., 3d to 4d; ditto, French, crates, 3s 6d; ditto, Channel Isles, per lb., 2d; turnips, English, per dozen, 2s 6d to 4s ditto, in bags, good, 3s 6d to 4s; watercress, per dozen bunches. 3d to 6d.
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HOME HINTS. TFURAN IS GRAVY.—Knead loz. of flour into loz. of butter with a little pepper and salt. Brown in a frying-pan attd then add one cupful of stock or water, boiling, and a tablespoonful of mushroom cat- sup. Put into the gravy thin slices of cold roast meat. heat thoroughly, but do not boil, serve with mashed potatoes round the dish. VEGETABLE MARROW MARMALADE.—Pare and seed any quantity of moderately-sized vegetable marrows and cut them into thio slices. Weigh them and allow lib. of loaf sugar, the rind of a small lemon chopped small, and a cupful of water to every pound of niar- row. Boil the sugar and water to a clear syrup, put in the marrow and let it simmer gentfy for H lrours. Be careful it does not burn. Peel the thick white skin from the lemons, slice them, remove the pips, mix these slices with the marmalade and let all boil together for a quarter of an hour. Turn the mar- malade into jars and cover them in the usual way. VEGETABLE MARROW PRESERVE.—Peel the marrow, remove all the seeds, cut the marrow in pieces the size of a large plum, boil them with their weight in loaf sugar till the pieces become transparent. No water whatever is requisite. Flavour with ginger and lemon, or ginger or lemon according to taste. Cover .in glass jars in the usual way; or pots answer. CHOCOLATE CAKE.—-Half a pound of flour, ifb. of sugar, ^lb. of butter, two eggs, 3oz. of chocolate powder. Beat the hotter and sugar together till the latter is dissolved, then beat in each egg separately. Mix the bakitig-poitder with the flour and beat all together well, then add the chocolate powder and bake in a moderate oven, either in little patty-pans or a. coke*tin. FRENcn PLUMS ICED.-PeMOVe the stones from lib. of French plums or dates, beat to a froth the white-of ..in egg alid the yolk on a separate plate, add to each is much icing sugar as will make a stiff paste, then add to some of the white a few drops of essence of lemon, colour some with cochineal and flavour with inv essence preferred, some with green, flavoured with pistachio, to some add powdered chocolate and flavour, if liked, with vanilla. Flavour and colour ilso to taste the yellow, and stuff each plum or date go that the different coloured sugar shows in the opening. They soon dry, and are delicious.—Rural World. Sours.—Boil two quarts of milk with a little salt, a teaspoonful of cinnamon, and three teaspoonfuls of sugar. Beat up the yolks of six eggs, add them to the milk, and stir over the fire until it thickens. Put some squares of bread or French roll in the tureen, pour over the soup, and serve.—Daily Mail. ALMOND CHARLOTTE.—Half a cup of blanched almonds, one-quarter of a cup sugar, half a pint of cream, half cup of powdered sugar, whites of two eggs, 10 drops of almond extract, one cup of milk, one teaspoonful sherry wine, and tops of three shredded wheat hiscuits. Chop the blanched almonds and caramel m quarter of a cup sugar. Let them get cold and pound to a paste. Whip the cream and powdered sugar, whites of eggs beaten dry, almond flavouring and pounded almonds. Mix well and turn into a bowl in which have been put the shredded wheat biscuit, lightly moistened m a cup of milk flavoured with one teaspoonful wine. Serve at once. MAKING JELLIES.—Taking into account the trifling cost of jellies and their many uses, the wonder is that so little jelly is made as a part of the regular family stores. Ordinary apples, such as the farmer sells for making cider, are readily obtainable often at little more than the cost of cartage. These; when not' too ripe, make a jelly fine enough for any pur- pose. Indeed, apple jelly has a wider range of uses than almost any jelly that is made. As an accom- paniment to almost all meats, it is by many per- sons preferred to any other sort. It it admirable for cake, gives a keen relish to pot cheese, and with dishes: of which the 'principal part is inilk it imparts a flavour obtained by no other means. Apple jelly is easily made, and keeps better than most jellies, coming but slowly to the gJanulating process, which is the condition most to be apprehended. The apples must be quite green, but should be of good, fresh flavour and rather tart. Cut them in slices or quarters, putting in cores and skins together. One may choose between putting a few apples in a kettle with a little water and adding apples as they make juice, or fill the kettle and supj>ly sufficient water to cook the fpuil The forJIJJi 8' niffhar, latter is ifiiite good enough, eapecj^llj if iquantify is to be made for general use. When the apple has boiled for about 15 minutes, or until it will all crush to a pulp, pour- it into a cloth and suspend it from a hook, where it will drip and not be disturbed. There are many tra- ditional notions and facts about jelly bags^btit they are of little practical value. If the pulp if carefully handled and not shaken up so as to be held in solu- tion, as it were, the juice will run very clear after the first two minutes. The first drip can be put through the bag again. As for jelly presses and weights, they are useless to the expert unless the juice is to be filtered, an operation that requires altogether too much time and patient work and care. Seme of the most perfect jelly ever made was drained through a mosquito netting, and some that was so cloudy as to be worthless went through a very thick, flannel bag. The juice is measured and put into a preserving ,ettle or saucepan as soon as it runs through the bag. Apple jelly is specially-economical because it takes less, sugar than any other sort. In- stead of a pint of juice and lib. of sugar, jthree pints of juice and 21b. of sugar answer-very well, and if the apples are what they should be, jib. of, Sugar to a pint of juice does admirably. Indeed* one jelly maker never uses more than this proportion, for any of her apple, quince or ripe grape jellies. .Just how long jelly must boil is a debatable point. So much depends upon the condition of the fruit thpt no; arbi- trary rule can be laid down. The more watery the juice, the longer it takes to evaporate it, ,It will not set until a certain amount of water has been disposed of. CHEESE SALAD.—Oi>e head lettuce, one, quarter ot A pound of grated Cheese, mayonnaise ,dressing. Grate the cheese and mix with it, enough mayonnaise to make smooth and creamy. Arrange the inside light green lettuce leases on a small .plater, ,then put the prepared cheese through a sieve,dress wjl-h mayonnaise and garnish with capers. Serve with bread and butter sandwiches. BAKED GAM? WITH FORCEMEAT.—Pluclj and singe the birds, partially roast them, then split them open down the back, remove the trail, and after chopping the latter finely, mix it with some delicately-prepared veaj forcemeat; or, if preferred, a forcemeat ipade with equal parts of fat bacon and fowl's liver, with appro- priate seasonings. Put a layer of this at, the fyottom °f a presentabie-looking pie dish, and upon it arrange the pieces of game, each piece having been thickly, coated with the forcemeat; .spread, the remainder of the forcemeat over the top,, smooth it nicely with a knife blade dipped in hot; water, coverclosely with buttered paper, and bake in a Well-heated oven for about 20 minutes. When done enough, Remove the paper, pour over some carefully-made tomato sauce, and serve immediately., I" STEWED GAME.—Pluck three or four b)rdli very carefully/truss them As for roasting, and. lay them q.,T them breast downwards in a saucepan in which has been dissolved about 3oz. of butter; add a small, finely- cPopped onion, a dessert spoonful of chopped Parsley, a seasoning of salt, pepper, and pounded mace, a dozen roughly-chopped, good-sized luush- rogm, and;as much good stock..as will barely co:ver the whole. Simmer gently until the birds are doae enough, then place them neatly upon a hot dish and Rut them to keep hot; thicken the sauce slightly with brown roux, boil up sharply, skim if necessary, pour a few tablespodnfuls over the birds, and send'thta rest to table in a tnreea. Garnish, the dish with cut j lemon and sprigs of parsley, and serve very hot'. POTTED GAME.—This, when eaten cold, forms a Very Highly esteemed dish;it is prepared in the following manner: Take the birds just freshly killed, pluck them. carefully, cat off the legs and wings, reject the gizzard, but preserve the trail untouched. Coyer the bottom of an earthenware stew-pot with thin slices of rather fat bacon, then pack in the birds, seasoning each piece highly with salt, pepper, and mushroom powder, and sprinkle between each layer a few tiny bits of butter; put more slices of bacon on the top, cover the stew-pot very closely, and bake in a Moderate oven from an hour to an hour and quarter. When quite cold arrange the birds neatly on a bed of skilfully, prepared green salad, garnish round about with slices of fresh lemon and raw, ripe tomatoes, and serve.
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MR "MCNKWLII, passenger traffic manager of the Canadian Pacific, estimates that 50,000 people hive gone int-o the Klondyke this season, the total average expenditure per person being not less than £ 120. Thi. would mean an investment of £ 6,000,000.
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^B—BBBMagain n Mi no—a—ttss-zgagag— A TERRIBLE SEA. The passage of the North Sea, or German Ocean-- for it is equally well, known by both titles-is looked upon with dread by the navigators who have to brave its dangers. The sailors of the North German Lloyd call it the sea of murder, in allusion to the marine disasters with which its history bristles. The captain of the liner which crosses from New York to Liverpool feels that the perils of his voyage are prac- tically over when he reaches Queenstown. The com- manders of the sister ships of the Elbe, on the other hand, realise that the most dangerous part of their journey is yet to come, for ahead of them is the narrow and crowded English Channel, and the equally crowded and tempestuous North Sea. The unruly waters are open to the fierce Iweep of the wind that is so dreaded in Europe, that which is from the north-east. The Gulf Stream, which surges up the Channel and around the northern end of the British Isles, meets the icy current from the Arctic regions. Storms, varied by dense fogs. result from this combination. The east coast of England forms a deadly lee shore for the shipping caught in the prevailing winds. In. addition to these natural dangers, the North Sea is crossed and re- eros"d. by dozens of steamer If lanes." It is also the seat of the greäfherrirîg fisheries, with their thou- sands of smacks and schooners that, lying at anchor here, there, and everywhere, are by no means the least of the dangers which menace the navigator.
!FASHION IN MEDICINE.
FASHION IN MEDICINE. Dr. J. Walter Carr, senior physician to the Royal Free Hospital in London, in the course of his introductory address to the students at the com- mencement of the new medical session, spoke of the influence which had always been exerted upon medi- cine. and especially upon treatment, by fashion. custom, habit and authority. At the beginning of the century bleeding was so universal that a doctor might well have been accused of malpractice if he had not bled for a fever now he might be subject to the same accusation if, under precisely similar conditions, he were to bleed his patient. The exces- sive employment ot venesection led, as was inevitable, to a reaction equally extreme. It was discarded even in cases in which it might haYe been really valuable, and towards the middle of the cen- tury an actively stimulant treatment bicame fashionable, enormous quantities of alcohol being frequently administered to fever cases. Consequently another reaction followed, of which the Temperance Hospital might be regarded as the outward and visible sign. Later on came the fashion of trying to reduce the temperature in fever by powerful drugs, of which anti-pyrin Was the best known. The public, learning of this, thought they could cure themselves of influenza, and disastrous re- sults frequently followed their endeavour to improve upon the teaching of their medical advisers. Just at present the fashion was running on animal extracts, a result of the success, in suitable cases, of treatment with thyroid extract, and on anti-toxins, a conse- quence of the benefits obtained from the use of an anti-toxin in diphtheria. Both methods were un- doubtedly useful in their place, but must have their limitations, and were in danger of being pushed to excess and so brought into discredit.
WILLS AND BEQUESTS.
WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The personal estate has been valued at £ 411,411 Its. 10d., and the gross value of the whole of the estate at £419,165 8s. 3d., of Mr. Henry Pigeon, 01 .Furzedown, Hythe, Southampton, a director of th. Equitable Reversionary Interest Society (Limited) and a member of the Committee of the Grand Junc- tion Canal Company, who died on July 19 last, aged 81 years, and of whose will of January 25,1893, with a codicil of December 8, 1&96, the executors are Mr Cornelius Surgey, of the Firs, Cranford, and Mr. Ernest Woolley, of 7, Finch-lane, stockbroker, and the testator's son, Mr. Henry Pigeon, of Furzedown. barrister, probate having been renounced by the testator's widow, Mrs. Mary Anne Pigeon, and his brother-in-law, Mr. W. Walkinshaw. The testator bequeathed to Mrs. Pigeon E500 and £ 2500 and his household effects, and the use and enjoyment during her life of Furzedown, and a life annuity of E4700. Subject to Mrs. Pigeon's life interest, the Furzedown Estate is left in trust for the testator's son Henry, who is to receive C-2000 a yeM: to long as Furzedown is his place of residence. Mr. Pigeon left also to his said son a ground rent on Southwark and all of his share and interest in the New River Company. He bequeathed to his grand- daughter Robina yiolet Acland Pigeon E600 a year during the lifetime of Mrs. Pigeon, after whose death a sum of £ 40,000 is to be held in trust foi the testator's said granddaughter and her issue. Mr. Pigeon left his estate in Banstead to his wife's nephew Frank Walkinshaw, and he bequeathed to his sisters Eliza jjSteane, Mary Underhill, Anna Pigeon, and Ellen Abbot, life annuities of P.100 each; to his sisters-in-law Christina Pigeon and Barbara Walkinshaw, life annuities of Zloo each to his brother Alfred a life annuity of £ 150; and after his death, to hip children, £ 3450 each. The testator bequeathed to his daughter-in-law Edith Marion Pigeon, £ 500; to the, three daughters of William Priest States, £ 5000 j. to Eliza Hooper, a life annuity of £ 78; and to Edward. Freacke, a life annuity of C52. The income of the late Mr. Pigeon's residuary estate is to be paid to his widow during her life, and after her death a sum of £ 260,000 is to be held on trust for his son's children, and the ultimate residue of the estate is to be in truat.for-his said son. The trustees are to receive £ 100 a year each during the continuance of their trust. They are not to put more than £10,000 into any one investment excepting Government securities. -ra: The executors ol the will, which bears date April 21, l.R98, of Mr. Nicholas Lawrence van Gruissen, of Friesland, Hesketh-park, Southport, and of Liverpool, pianoforte manufacturer, who died on June 6 last, aged 73 years, leaving personal estate of the value of E53,739 9s. Id., and the gross value of the whole of whose estate has been entered at £ 62,413 6s. 9d., are his sons Nicholas Lawrence Van Gruissen, of Loeksley Maghnll, pianoforte manufac- turer, and Albert Henry vangruissen, of 37, Bidston- road, Oxton, fruit broker, and John Thompson Smith, of 6, Newington, Liverpool, solicitor. The testator bequeathed -to his daughter Charlotte 9200, and his effects of household use and ornament; and to his friend Mrs. Maria Drummond E500. He left his residuary estate in trust in equal shares for all his children excepting his son Horace John, but the share of his daughter Charlotte is to be £ 800 more than each of the ether shares, and, for purposes of account, his daughter Ann Catherine is to be deemed to owe his estate £ 2000, and his danghter Agatha Elizabeth is to be deemed to owe his estate £ 700. The testator's son Nicholas is to have the option of taking a lease for 21 years of the premises, Nos. 27 aqd 29, Bold-street, at the rent of JE500 a year, and the advances made by the testator to his son Albert may be repaid by in ments of R-1,00 a year, with interest at the rate of 2t per cent per annum. The will bears date July 29, 1895, of Miss Emily Sarah Vansittart, of 27, Onslow-square, South Ken- sington (the last surviving daughter of the late Col. and Hon. Mrs. Vansittart, of Shottesbrook-park, Maidenhead), who died on August 5 last, aged 84 years, and the executors are her nephew, Captain Robert Arnold Vansittart, of North Cray Place, Foot's Cray, Kent; Mr. Edward Strangeways Neave, of 7, Great St. Helens; and Mr. William Francis Fladgate, of 2, Craig's-court, Charing-cross, solicitor. The net value of the late Miss Vansittart's personal estate has been entered at £ 26,833 5s. 9d., and the gross value of the whole of her estate at E27 020 16s. 3d. The testatrix expressed a desire if she died in the United Kingdom to be buried in the church- yard at Shottesbrook, Berks. She bequeathed to the executors C50 each, to her servants Alice Sophy Denning and Hannah Freeland, life annuities of £60 each, and to Alice Sophy Denning a legacy of £100, to her servant William Denning £ 500, to her niece Christina Emily Vansittart £ 2000, to her niece the Hon. Georgina Mostyn ;ELOOO, and to her nephew Major Alexander Anstruther ;EIOOO. The testatrix bequeathed to her niece Edith Wethered all her in- terest in the leasehold house, 27, Onslow-square, and she left the. residue of her estate to her nelliew Arthur Vansittart. The value of the estate has been sworn at £ 34,959 of Mr. Thomas Maclachlan, of 47, Campden-house- court, Kensington, who died on June 27 last, and by his will appointed his sons Mr. Norman Maclachlan, of Boutenburn School, Ayrshire, Mr. Ronald Mac- lachlan, of Darlington, and Mr. Angus Maclachlan of 47, Campden-house-court, his executors. The will and codicil of Sir John Cass, of Mary- lands, Heaton, Bradford, Chairman of the Bradford Conservative Association, who died on May 18, have been proved by Sir Weetman Dickinson Pearson, Bart., of Paddockhurst, Worth (the son-in-law), Miss Arabella Cass (the daughter), and Mr. Bernard Croft Cass (the son), the gross value of the estate being E20,170, and the net personal 913,877.
FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. In connection with the Paris Exhibition of 1900 (says La Paix) a society is in course of formation with the object of erecting a monument which will certainly be one of the future wonders of the world. It will be of gigantic dimensions, and will symbo- lise the development and progress of art and science up to the present day, and as a permanent structure it will perpetuate the grandeur of human genius at the beginning of the twentieth century. The idea of this great edifice originated in the mind of M. Leon Cosnefroy, a municipal councillor of Neuilly-sur-Seine, and has already won over a great nu aber of engineers, architects, and many in- dustrial and commercial celebrities to consider the practical si de. of the matter. The projector suggests that the monument shall be constructed in quadrangular form of granite and such weather-resisting metals that it will last for all ages. It is intended to cover a ground space of over 80 acres, and will be built in four stages, each a little over 300ft. htgh, thus enabling the centre tower to reach the height of 1310ft. Each stage will comprise four galleries, and the ground floor alone of this colossal work will amply serve for future international exhibitions. The most notable feature of all is the method sug- gested for raising the necessary capital. Every man and woman in France, and every lover of France, will be invited to subscribe at least If. per year, pay- able on the day of the national fete. Each subscriber will receive with his first payment a ticket, duly numbered, giving him the title of Foundation Member of the Twentieth Century Monument." It is further proposed that the founda- tion-stone be laid with the opening of the exhibition in 1900.
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