The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

SirJ. W. Campbell, Bart., CB. Recommends Dr. Cassell's Tablets as a complete restorative of NERVE ENERGY AND PHYSICAL VIGOUR. r Major-Cenerai (rcfed.) 8. Joitn W. Campbell, Bart., C.B., the weiLl-known hero of the Afghan war as a.n officer of the Royal Artillery, writes from the Primnoee Ctufo, 4, Park PI., Lomdom, the following appreciative letter in praiee oi Dr. Gas- Tablete as a safa and reliable remedy for areBtoring i>6I ve energy etnd physical vigour SGr Jdbn Campbell says .—"I haw pleasure in stating that I ihave darivod great benefit from Dr. Cas- ■estru Tahkats, and hayo found thorn rtitcaikably effective m restoring the nerve energy a,nd phys- ical vigour Which advanciftg years naturally Jrn- Jt&i.rs. They suit me admiraWy, and I have every oonfidenoo in rooamaneiidiiqg tiheiift as a safe and reliable bodily restorative.^ For rKjrvoua pnoetration, anaemia, debility, Btonaacfii tbles, pa*ralyns of the nerves, hoeut 1W kndney troubiea, and -neeutir all forms of nerve and IbodIiiiy we&kness, Dr. O^seli;, Tab- le«B arc unequalled. They only ooet lO^d (tool •12K?), Is LJFD*, AND 2s 9d & box of MBIJT Cbeenh&l.

R^ar-Admiral Edward Pitc&irn Jones, who distinguished himself during tho South African War, ha. just died suddenly at his residence, Ardnaglas, Southampton, at the ago of fifty sovsn. tov &Ltomru. I," ,> t

A SMART SHIRT BIjOUSE. Aw I i-e ve I have already tctld you, the plain morrairag shirt is to bo tremcoiidously worn during the nesct few months. All the ie>adi'i!@ shops afro CLimig a. splendid variof.y erf now wild mewt at- traratirve modoLa, varying in price from a oouiple of snilliings i-o ao many pauncls. The vej y cKraart liii ttic model whiicih ousr artist has sketched for its this week haiits from one oi the beet Londicin Jew-rooms, and is jutat the thi'D.g for imrraadijaite wftir if ca.rri.ed out in dt&aino, Jap aJk, or dhanftuTiig, or wouild do splendidly for la to ■ prang SMART LITTLE SHIRT, BLOUSE WITH J SHAPED YOKE AND TUCKED FRONT. j a.nd summer use if realised in some thin cotton or linon fabric. A yoke of Ia-ther new tihape form, at,pe,r pa.rt of the blouse, devekpirug front into a nairrow pktjrmn theut comets do win to the wa.it. Over this yioko oewnes a plaai box- c pleat deeoratod vVnth buttons, awl, Ilk tlbe yoke, finished all round with a. lino of machjna-cf/titch- ing. The. fiuiecia of blouse is eiet msU) th& yoke in a «uwec»ion of narrow an id wiido tuote arranged alternately. PIa-in bnliop sloayes tor- mina-te in neat stitched cuffs, a-n>d dle rihiirt is oompleted by a soft turndown oo-Sar and a rinart httle saoin stock. COMING FASHIONS LN IJ.NGERIE GOWNS. Already, though spring hau eearcely put jilt. a.n appearance, of the bog houaru are dhowimg early suomtfer IfaShiioaj, mare [,a, in the realm of hngerie -;owtui and blou-u-. Soveral novel ties ate to life teen amcjiy tbete new jncdetlB, the- mctit notieeable of which is 1L, allranoj of coaree net and ;ather heavy, locscHy-woven lincm. The g<ivvr.t< and blou.-H.ti t'hu? insisted arc almrsit invariably white or ivory in cclcux, and the effect 1, 'a, is wonder fully .iirrcurt and plea.-trg. As a relief to tho gctt:ic>ral whiteness of the toilette a hollt of vivid grC'<?n fil k it; gotjerally iniiroditeed, the fa vourite sfcadee for tiho purpcee beiing (frata, etmercukl', ot- fog green. ANOTHER MILLINERIAL DEOOiRATIOIN. Smart mKliners seecm to have developed an exbraoi'dirjary pa^i&n for fruiit triirMii irsge of aM kinds, and scarcely a week passes without toone new development of this vogue. Tite veiy larteat thiiiig in ttiiij line ia a dtecoration cf xmicua-rj), whiah, I TU?Jiiro you, wondetrfully liMxlitSi (WJJd effective. At fii'-it view, Ihowever, it is a little diffioult to reoograiae tlhe modish little orchard medlair in the gc.rge<»Uis ireprodmctitm which ap- pears upe,n fashionable headgctaa-, for ib n3 de- veloped iiiiio a frisiit of n»y>h more impoairag di- inensaonp, and is carried out in eutfti unexj>eot.ed oclcuns a. cinnamon brown, oc-ral pink, bright green, and vivid hiuio. in faot, hardly a,nyltbing remains of our old friend save its characteristic shape and foliage. Nome t'ho lose, the medJor ia a dL-itinot addition to millinery adornim-enhs, and will, in. all probability, be match in evidence during t.he coming season, eeipeocalSty ais a trim- ming for more matronly toadgea.r. SMART hlTTLE SÐRGF. OR LINEN DRESS. A very smart little fa-.cck of a sightly memo dreissv type which I notioed would look very well carried out in white or navy serge, or m rather heavy linen of any pret,ty siuade. The littile drew I saw was cut in pamafore t-itvic the aqTiare-aut neck !x»:.ng edigod by a. plain band of stitch:i liinen. On eitiher éH>e of this band ccume two very deep tucks, the ceai'tTe 'being armraged ia a very wide boxp-l'Xii ac'Jcinied with buMor.uv At tho wa.iisit r.he frcr>k was held in by a sti'tdlnxl waisitbarud, which fastened at the baok. The littSe ekirt was very full I, the fuLners beitug set intto a box-pleat and wide adte pleats to match t.ho bod:ce. Bif-ihc-p sleeves Fet into rather deep cuffs at t.he wrist connpleted this pretty model. SOMETHING NEW IN RIBBON. There seems no end t-o the po&aibilitiett of Rcuitae.ho as a trimunimg for gowns arid blourets, and clever dresKmakers are, coiTistamtly d<-vising and effective vvaiyb of using thtia inciiwrsen- sa-ble bra.id. The latent noveftty in sowtadiie truumings is bnaidied irifbboai witioh, tihough it has only- jur-t nuido its appearajiee on tile moltic horizon, has already ''c-auig-ht on" in quite an astonishing way. The ulbbon issied ia partfectly plam ami «elf-oolou»red, and is USUIaUy of some pale, soft shade, eiuoh as willow grreon, A SMART AFTERNOON COSTUME. I I think I told you same little time ago, whein diicuij Jnig the question of modish outdoor wear for the oarnititg ftprixtg and siiinmor, that ifar hard wear, every day ecstumcs, b"!iie sei ge was to be tiho fashionable thrag. Well 1 for mom dreei'y o-xsa^ikxnis, tine faoed- clotih in some rteu'fcral, and rather light shade, will bo the uroafrteet maiterial, and will bo just aibout as poptA'tr, in i-ta way, ais hue serge already proved Ü.s.¡.lf. Now tho ecxiturneis "oo are made of thia clollli are generally of a very simple type, no umimoceeiutry frrimminig or of detail, and though intended for really dre> y aftejuoom use, sudi as oaiEnjg, afternoon ooncerla, at hornets QJ." miatir.oee, wiil dieperad1 for their effect upon beauty of itnatexiial and graceful iitaes rather thian vspon novel ti'ari'miri.g or oriiginality of design. Our artist ifcaa tiketched for a tyipic-al ooetumc of kkxl, very aurjpie, but very fmart, end deei'igned in tho liaie-tt and meet approved toite. HN-eo the material emp^ay<?d it; tthe facn-d1 cloilh cf which I have aiready tpoken., in a new aind moot nnodiiah tone of greyish-fawn, called1, I believe, "(Ùa.y" colour. The liittilo cca-t is open, aind in only iliot long enough to cover the tcp of the ihin. frtilli'iitg below the wswat in tho jauntiest of airull hawques. At the top of the coat, in lieu of a collar, oarrKis a. wd-die stitched bundi off dluill, si ft satd-ij, in cxaotly tlie t'aime tOllre as the clotih, w.hkh M fin/ehed a.t caclh end by a. sharp point adfiiriwid with a, button. From ahoiulde-r to tem, OIL eiliUer side, rums a long brcAett-ec;,iiiii, wtoich is ovdoaid and 1r.achin.9d down., the edges of tho oou:t, btjiiiug treaitcd in similar fauli ion. The sleeves are of tihe neia-test plair.esft coaot type, «nd are finished at the by cuffs edged cm either slide by a strapping of the su'tin. Between the on fronts oowkis one if the new draped wi^istocuiiri, no inodiiish a feat.uire of out.door attiire jiw-4 rjoiw, in t-his caeo is carnie-ci out in swige T, .sit'k. Ifha efkirt lis quite p I a,i I a nd, of treasjoin- able walkimtg lengtlh:, its ar^liy rjot.ioea.blo feature being an uustitched bcx-ploat in which the front cf tllve fctkirt is arrairjged of tllve fctkirt is arrairjged

'PAUPER CHILDREN AND PUBLIC- HOUSES. VIEWS OF con. WEN GUARDIANS. At Friday's meeting of the Corwen Board of Guardians, a letter addressed by Miss Mar- garet Langfo'rd, president of tlhe North Wales W omen's Temperance Society, was read on the subjects of the employment of pauper children at hotels and public-housoi and the teaching ot tenif>eranoe pitiiciples in the workhouse. The Chair nun said that temperance principles wero taught at the Corwen Workhouse by tftie master and matron, and that a. Band of Hope Ih flourished there for years. Furthermore, ibe did not think that a child 'had ever gone from thahouoo to a public-house or to any pla of doubtful character. After a long disoufision tihe clerk was instruc- ted to write expressing the board's onmiplete sympathy with the contents of tho latter. I

THE LIOBNSING~BILL. SECOND READING POSTPONED. Monday's sifctimg in ttho Hawse of Commcaus was to have boon devoted Do the second xeadi-rtg cf tlbo licensing Bill. The House, however, adjourned until April l-ltfh, on the motion of Mr Ariquith, wlthout tho taiibject of lioeiisinig being so alueh aa mofrtioned. Considering the import- anoo of the measure, and tihe fact that the Pre- araier'a reeigreatkm roust have been foresoctn, it etrange tiha-t the second reading should have 'been fixed for a date when it eoiiiid not take place.

Mr Chamberlain, in a letter, says that after Peokham he believes tariff reform and prefer- ence havo now taken a firm hold of the Brit- ish peoplo.

THE GREAT ANNUAL DISPLAY OF SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS BY ) W. S. WILLIAMS (Llanrwst), Ltd., WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK. A Fine Selection of all that is Newest in Millinery, Costumes, Blouses, &c., and every Branch of the Drapery Trade, -44 4+ W. S. WILLIAMS (LLANRWST), LTD., LONDON HOUSE, LLANRWST. 90-

—a— T A Sleepless Ctty, If at nisrht, whoa churchyards are yawning, you stMid in some quiet square in the West End of London, in seme deserted City street, or by the silent rive', you may fancy yourself indeed in a city of the daad, an-d may ooho the cry of Woriliworth on Westminster Bridge at dawn: Dear God, the very houses seem asleep." Utter silence may reign in the West End square. At moments iu Ludgate-circus, or by the Royal Exchange, you may SØG no living thing. By the river, the only sound may be the lapping of water. But you cannot listen long in London wit hout hearing the music of the han&o-n- oa b-ti nkiing bells and speeding hoof-boats. Polioemen are ever present. And in every square, in every street, tho night-workors are at their toil. London never sleeps. In the West End square where, at two in the morning, you can hear no sound and tee- no soul, somewhere behind the blinds a baby is opening its eyes on the world, or a spirit is departing. A birth takes place every four minutes in tho County of London, and a death every soven minutes. Through the clerk*do.jertod City flow streams of market carts, and in tho West End there are nearly as many cabs at work by .night as by day. By W estminster Bridge, though irtvisiblo to tho poet, hundreds of policemen are vigilant all might,and the slighter alarm brings them rushing out from every shadow. You may notice that Scotland Yard is lit up; all through tho night messages are pacing from the headquarters to every one of the thickly-ecatierod polioe stations of London. Across the river, in a single build- ing, four hundred workers are making gas. Go into tho City, and in St. Martins-lo-Grand alone you will find throe thousand postal employees working through the silent watches. WORKERS AND WATCHERS. It is in the night wWn your newspaper is brought to being and to your newsagent, when your morning kippers are sold to your fishman, your lettuce to your greengrocer, your flowors to your florist, and your beef to your butcher, when your breakfast roll is baked, and your street is cleaned. Poat offices and telephone exchanges are at \q}rk all night. Hospitals always are open, fire- men al-vays are awake, trams and trains always are running. Buddings must be built by night as by day, streets pavod, ships unloaded, fur- naces sitoked, prisoners guarded, rogues arrested. Soldiers must keep ward all night over the gold in the Bank of Engluid, sentries must guard Buckingham Palace, night-watchmen must sclkl to it that warning are kept aflame. Ami food and drink must be every rcxady for fch > nloxaure-seekers and the workers. So you may find many night toilers if you look about you after dark in London. But as many more are at work whom you wiil not see. The posts in their garrets, for inatanco. There are not many writers in London who do not write at night. Someone once said that no linj worth reading ever was written before cloven o'clock p.m., and, in truth, night is the only time for peaceful, concentrated thought. SWEATERS AND SWEATED. Again, to the sweated workers of London, night! •3 as day, or, more truthfully, it is always night. They aro tho most pitiable of all the slaves of vur hideous system of civilisation. What sunlight is there in their lives wlitti they must toil for from sixteen to twenty hours a day? In the East End of London there axe more than twenty thou- sand swoaters, or slave drivers, and Heaven only knows how many sweated. In tho making ot suite of clothes alone there arc twenty-five sub- divisions of the sweating trade. Let me stay a moment to introduce you to a typical night-worker, Mrs Symons, a widow, of Vestry-road, Peckham. Mrs Symons has a family of ten children, for whom she provides by making Oxford shirts at Is 6d a dozen, or lj l ^oach. She can mako two dozen by working' at hig-heat pressure in what is called "a day." "I work twenty hours a day," she declared on oath iast week, "evory day of my life." There is no night in London—London slumbers not, nor sleeps. If a definition of night-work wer-o wanted, I should say it is work that is be- gun a.nd ended anywhere between six in the evening and breakfast-time. Six if; the aver- age hour when the day-workers shut their desks; but it is the time when the policemen on night duty bogin their first four-hours' spell, an.1 •.vlien men are settling down in new.^jiapcr offices. The sub-editors may clitoh the 2.45 a.m. to their homes, and their work is but early night- work. Tlie printing presses are beginning to roar as they go home; and the men connectcd with the outside of newspaper offices are be, ginning to gather. Coffee-stalls and coffee-shons now open for their benefit. As threo o'clock wears on to four, the lower end of Flcet-stroet biNcomes as busy as a fair, and 30011 begins the raoe to the stations of newspaper-laden carts, vans, and cabs. THE DAWN. By this time the markets are opening, and j night-work merges imperceptibly into day-work. Passing through tho streets to nee the markets —Billingsgate, Smithfield, Leadenhall, Spital- ueJds, the Borough, Covenit Garden, the cattle market at Islington, or the liay and straw and hide markets—the washing of tlie streets strikes one as a sight not only picturesque, but border- ing on the romairtic. The square mile of the City is enterod daily by 1,300,000 human beings, and by mcro than 100,000 vehicles. Before dawn, water has washed away the wheel and tho foot marks, as the eoo. cleanses the sands. It is interesting, too, tQ go dow.n to the docks to see a fruit-ship being unloaded through tho night, in the lurid night of swinging lamps, for the morning's market at Cloveit Garden, or to watch the unloa.ding of the fish-steamers at the wharf at Billingsgate. To pass through the gar- ish fish-market on to that wharf as dawn in breaking, and river and air and sky are bathed in the deepest violet blue, is to see tho finest sight which London at night has to offer. And the weirdest and the most horrible and tlie great- est sound made by any of the thousands cf night-workers of London is the yell which opens the first auction at BWingagit,M. W., in the "Daily Express."

FLINT COUNTY TEACHERS THE CONTRACTING-OUT CLAUSES. At the quarterly meeting of the Flint Ctommrfy Teajohem' Aajociataon, h&kl at Fiiiuut, on Saturday, Mr J. C. Brown, IthoBesmar, preakkng-, Mr J. W. CkxnjweEl, Conniaih's Quay, moved, and Mr David Jones, Mold, seconded, tihe following re- solution, wfoiidh. was cartricdi unanimously :—Hhut this meeting of the F'irmt Uouwtjy Teachers' AsBoeiatuon desires to sugaim express its opposition to the oontaawtang-cvut clauses iin the Education Bill, acid further declares that no settlement of tfbe odmcation question will be satisfactory whkfti leaves any ele,roetnt»ry &ohool outekie the jnaitiomat system." Mr A. M. RaJ'li, J.P., C.C., vioe-chairman of the Flintshire Editbcation Comm ifitce, adtltreased the meeting, and in the course elf his remarks said they had dome their beet in the ireteneats of t'ho considered that a teacher in titoat county. He oonsuidaredi that a teacher in a rural sdhool had harden work than in a large school, where hit? work was more that of supervision. Where tfhey had a lange staff, gr&ateir individual! attemtion oouid be given to the child, and too mwt benefit thereby. They had tried to lrjcet the toadhers Mi Ffotehire by adopting a romimuim scale of salaries. Their Pdleo. was that wlhen a teacher had served a nnmilber of years in a certain scftaool, he would apply for a lo-rg-i school, and go to an- other emtre. He hoped their miti step would be to eeifaublieih a maximum scale of salaries. In the meubter of oontefcctiirag-aut, he did not think anyone knew) bot-ter tlian the teacher what was required in a echool.

A new city in Winnipeg is to be named Kip- ling, after the poet and novelist. who visited the place last year.

-_n__ 1 Home Hints. To prevent bilious attacks take a glass Ofi hot water every morning the first thing. If feather pillows have an unplcaeanf: odour, give them a thorough drying before iff clear fire. Irons that have been put away sticky should U well scraped with a thin knife, their rubbed with a rough cloth, moistened tNt kerosene. 0 If possible change the furniture abou& This not only gives a room a fresh appear" anoe, but aaves wear on particular spots in carpets or ruga. Finger marks disappear from varnished furniture when sweet oil is rubbed on the spot, and from oiled wood when paraffin i6 used in the same way. Spoons used in cooking should. as far 8AI possible, be of wood. A few metal onew should be kept for measuring, and basting spoons must be of metal. Shoemakers' "spriggs," a variety of heed- less tacks, should be used to fasten dowir" linoleum. They hold firmly, yet are invisible, and do not damage the linoleum. Kerosene oil will extract poison from or snake bite or cat scratch. Soak the afflicted part in it, and keep it moist with the oil' until all redness has entirely disappeared. Hair brushes should be washed, if possible, every day. The bent plan is to keep two in use at the same time. Unless a clean brush is used tha hair loses the bright, glossy look that it should have. In filting on glass globes do not screw them on to the fixture. too tightly. If flie globe half not room to expand it will break when the glass has thoroughly heated it. Many ap- parently unaccountable breakages are due to the globes being too tightly screwed OIL A veteran housekeeper says that washing; lamp chimneys is a waste of time. Just hold them over the steam from a boiling tea-kettle, then rub them with a dry newspaper folded up into a wad, and lastly with a soft cloth, and they will be all that can be desired. Pads to put under the carpet are expen* sive; so, if you want to economise, and at the eanje time save your carpet, tin-tack several thicknesses of brown paper over the edge of each stair before laying it down. The paper prevents it from wearing at the edges almost as well as the pads. Hot Pot.—Line a deep pie-dish with aliece of raw potato, sprinkle with finely-minced onion and parsley, then put in a layer of alicea of cold meat cut into inch squares. Continue till the dish is full, having potatoes last. Bake slowly for two hours, and serve. To whiten the neck and arms take one wineglaesful each ,f eau-de-Cologne and lemon-juice. Into this ecrape two cakes of best brown Windsor soap, and stir over a slow fire till the soap is melted. Pour into a mould to harden, and use daily. Remove stains from marble with a mixture made of one gill each of strong soapsuds and oxgall and half a gill of turpentine. Add enough fuller's earth to make a stiff paste. Apply with a brush, and let it remain for several days before wiping it off. If it is not possible to have a daily bath, dip a towel in cold or warm water, and rub. the body vigorously with it. The exercise which this brings will be most beneficial, and no one can be really strong if the pores of the body are not kept well open. When your gas burns poorly, probably the mantle is black. If so, remove the globe, get a salt shaker, and with it sprinkle salt on tho mantle, as much aa will cover it, then light the gas and let it burn till all the black is off. Then replace the globe. Cleaned thus, tha mantle should be £ s good as new again. CTisp Paste for Tarta.-To half a pound of flottr, well dried, add half an ounce of crushed and sifted loaf sugar. Make it into a stiff paste with half a cupful of boiling cream and an ounce'and a half of butter. Work these well together, then add the yolk of an egg. Roll out the .paste to the thick- ness required and it is ready for baking. Dish for the Thrifty.—Slice two largw onions and put them into a pan with a piece of dripping and fry until brown. Take the onions and place them upon a hot dish, cut up some cold meat, pepper and dust it with flour, then fry lightly with a little fat; when done, place around the onions, put somo water in the pan (stock is best), stir until it boils, then pour it over the onions. When washing new flannel soak it for half an hour in cold water to draw out the sul- «hur used iu the bleaching of the wool. Pour ff the water, and then wash in suds mado with boiled soap in the usual manner. Flan- nels, of course, should be squeezed and kneaded in the water, never rubbed—rub- bing, by knotting the pile, causes tho material to shrink. The most impure water may be purified by. filtering through charcoal. Take a largo flower pot, put a piece of sponge or clean moss over the hole in the bottom, and fill three-quarters full of equal parts clean sand and charcoal; over this lay a linen cloth large enough to hang over sides of pot. Pour the water into the cloth. and it will come out pure. Veal Rissoles.-Mince and pound any cold veal you may have to spare in the larder. Grate into it any cold ham or bacon that re- mains. Mix these all together with a little white sauce. Flavour with mushroom catsup and season with pepper and salt. Form tho mixture into balls, roll into beaten eggs, screen with fine bread crumbs, fry in boiling fat, and drain. Send to table hot. Garnish; with parsley, and serve with half lemons. Here is a good cure for chapped hands. Take a tablespoonful of lemon juice, two ounces of glycerine; ono tablespoonful of un- sweetened gin, and a teaspoonful of eau de Cologne. Put these into a bottle, shake it well, and keep it corked. Apply a little to the hands after washing. This is a new way to remove a grease spot J on a dress. First place a double thickness of blotting-paper on an ironing-board. Lay the material on this, and sponge well with ben- zine. Now put two or more thicknesses of blotting-paper on top, and iron with a moder- ately hot iron. Remember that benzine is very inflammable, so don't do this near a fire or light, and see that your flat-iron isn't at scorching heat. Sago Blanc-Mange.—Soak five ounces oi sago in a pint of coid water for four hours, boil one pint and a half of milk with two b&y leaves till nicely flavoured, then take them out. Stir the drained sago into the milk, add three ounces of caeter sugar, boil for a quarter of an hour, then pour into an oil-ed mould. When cold, turn out and servo with stewed prunes. In cleaning the front door bell, knob, etc., there is often a dirty mark left round each, which looks most objectionable but if a ismall piece of clean flannel, moistened with a little paraffin, is rubbed well round each it will be removed at once, and no mark left. When a savoury stew is made, and thert are brts of bread to dispose of, let the house. wife try the effect of sippets in the stew. First she should take hear bits of stale bread and cut them into smalljpieces, which are fried ia butter, then slipped into the stew. They mingle with the gravy richly and are deli. cious to eat. Baked Custard Tart.—Put half a pint ol milk into a saucepan with two or three inchca of thin lemon-rind—or, if preferred, an inch ✓fi 'B of stick cinnamon—let it simmer gently l;" a is pleasantly flavoured. Sweeten it; v cool; take out the flavouring ingredients, ■ add a small pinch of salt. Whisk three 1 lightly, and put them with the milk. Line » C- shallow tart-dish with good short crust, pour; in the custard, grate alittle nutmeg over tha top, and bake in a gentle oven.

The governors of Shrewsbury Schooj unarlip mously offered the headmastership to the Rev. Cyril Alirrgtom, assistant master at Eton Colt I-, who has accepted the appointment.

deliioate mairve, pa;J hutT, or a faint paf trtd blue. L On this -ribbon background a daixity design of farm, flowers or foliage is worked' in aoutachle of a much deeper shade., the result lbeiiv an un- uotsauy, pretty and effeotive trirraminig. Some of the moat attractive of these ribbons! are carri'cd out in wflvite of ivory .moire, and are decoratcd with the Gareeik Key or son\e other conventional dasogn, worked in narrow gold braid soutache, or in silk braid off real gold dhadie. A WORD ABOUT BUCKLES. Bucklea are stall aa popaifLaj* as ever, more peciaJly an adocm-ment for millinery. Most of tho new examples are of enormous size, and really fornm the prizicir-il decoration cf the hat upon which they appear. Just now tho tetn- dencv is to approve of the manufactured1 buckle of galon, ailk, brocade, or crotonne, the last being paxticukirly popular. As tihese buckleo ciun, be- xnadie at home at tho tiniest co&t thoy vhoqjlld specially reecrameiiiid' themselves to the woonaai of modost daess ,Cllowarce. THE USEFUL PINAFORE FROCK. Tho pretty and becoming pinafore frock which hae beem anidh a favourito amongurt "grown-ups" during the past eek)-ion, and prcuitiuee to be equally populiar i.n a mare elabova/to stylo during tho coaming t/uimnier, is, first and fcrcanot-A, a child reel's fashion. In various fonms it has been quite a uniform (for yearn, and in its prce-o-nt charming mocSifioatkwi it is more graiisfac'tory than ever. The real ptn>afore dretzs is eimple said adiapted for an everyday edhool or play frook. A little kilted skirt and ahiouilder et.ratpe of thin dark aerge or blue linion can be worn with a rsuimbor of dtiffereovt blouses, aiad ntakoB a de- lightfully 0001 faction for mm".Or. EARLY SUMMER FROCKS FOR SMALL GIRLS. Although at the first gfeunoe April Ecotns a little eturiy to conisider tho eulbject of tiuunaner froolŒ it. is xeaJly high time to dieoide upon W'I-AT our ohildren are to wear durong the waran weather, if we mean to get all the little garments liniahed before May is out. Of course, I am taking it for granted that ma,t. matheits wÜl bo w*e ersouigh* to amke the littld f rooks themselves; &uoh m inamence economy ie thereby effected, andl tihe sanall are so tofineteiy better made amd so much more durable th,a,n the reaKfy-mudo atffains. A SIMPIJE TUCKED FROCK. The Jut-tie frock yhowni in our ill urination is a vfsry simple .ffa.i.r whioii iiney bo t eucoecEr fully rrauhsed rn any pretty waehung nmter;.aa such as del-aine, zephyr, cambric, pnint, holkundi, or linen. It is just the thing for everyday wear through t-he summer, as it Jr3 extremely easy to launder, and while pretty and daiinity m effect ia very pra.^ticivl in r'ha-pe. Tiie dnot» » cut in one piece, the belt bo"*ng, in-om-lya stitched* band wihioh ia sewn on tait the baok and buttoned in front, the fulness being pull 1 edi iniio pkuoe whiem line belt is iGaateneci OSTEaT LITTLE TUCKEtD FT^OOK OF ZT5PH YR OR HOUiAND. At the top the fuitneas is arranged in a s-uaces- sion of tUO6 that are reloaded JUbt bdlow the level of the armihole, forming a. <x-rt ctf deep square yoke. Tho isleoves are of the simplest biishop type, anid aro taken, into neat little sbi'tohed^ cuffs at the w-riwt. For t.h.ia model 2 yards of 36-indh material will be required'.

Whilst a confirmation service was being con- ducted at All Saints' Church, Newtown, on Monday, someone broke into the schoolroom where the candidates had divested themselves of their jackets, and took about 158 from a jVtung- lady's pocket, leaving the purso and someo copper.

Mrs Asqvutk as a Hodtess. Now t lnt Mr Asquith haa been summoned to the Pramijrahip by the King, the Liberal party ip will, in Mrs Asquith, have & hostess who will enteortain on a scale unknowa to the present generation. Mfs Asquith ia rot only one of the most in til- lectual women in London, having always moved in the moat brilliant political, aud artis- tic circles, but sh) has. tho good fortune to be IKiissesaed of considerable wealth, which she in- herited from her father, the late Sir CliarJes Tennant. She will, therefore, be ablo to under- take the role of political hostess with queenly magnifioejice, and around her will assemble tho men -.i.?Ll women mosfc famous in ix>litic», tho arts and sciences, and in the social world generally. No, 10, Downing-at root, is, of course, tho offi- cial residence of tho Prime Minister, and it is there that the great social functions which are to characterise Mr Aaquith's term of office will take place. At present, however, it ia uncertain when Sir Henry Campbell-Bannernian will bo able to loavo the house, and until Mr Aaquith moves into this famous residence MTS Asquith will do ad her en terfaining at her house, 20, Cavendish-square. FIRST DINNER PARTY. This house, although not so convenient for gar- den parties as the Prime Minister's official resi- dence, is a magnificent examplo of the Georgian period, and i-s Mrs Asquith's own property. It is here that, a3 our special correspondent at Biarrirz states, the first official party of the session will be given on Friday night, when all the members of the rtewly-constructed Govern- ment will be entertained to dinner. From then onwards the entertainments will be 1 many and oostly. Mrs Asquith is known to cherish the wish to'entertain the wholo rank ar d file of the Liberal party before the end of tlie session. In addition to thissho will give garden parties at which her guests will comprise the leading men Mid -woman in the intellectual as well as fashionable and parliamentary world. There is. unfortunately, not much spaoo at the back of the Cavendish-square houae for a garden partv, but should Sir Henry Campbell-Banner- man's health happily improve sufficiently to per- mit of his being moved within a short time into the country, the official residence will be avail- able for Mrs Asquith's guests. LAWN AT DOWNING-STREET. A beautiful lawn and "garden at the back of the Dowrting-street house a.but on St. James's Park, and there-Mrs Asquith will be able to en- tertain hundreds of guests in a single afternoon. In case of rain -they oan be accommodated in large marquees, so that their enjoyment will not be marred in the least. But even should it he necessary for some time to come to give the parties in Cavendish-square the guests, ialthough they cannot be so numerous, can be amply accommodated in Mrs Asquith's own residence. It is 000 of the most charming mansions in London, and oontains seven large reception- rooms and^sixfcien bedrooms. The wide stair- oaae is adorned by a magnifioenfc fresco, paint- ed by Sir James Thornhill, and in most of the rooms, which are approached through double doors, is a fine collection of old masters, in- cluding choice works by Jan Van Os, Scott, and C una let to. \The drawing-room is decorated most taste- fully in white and gold, and on one of the tables are first editions of "Rasselas" and "Paradise Lost," and al,.o a volume of manu- script poems by John Addington Syuvmonds. Mrs Asquith's boudoir is graced with many beautiful old prints, while on the walls of tho Prime Minister's study are some very clever works of art, including a life-like pen and ink portrait of Mrs Asquith, which hanga immediately behind his chair. ROYAL AUTOGRAPHS. Among Mrs Asquith's ether cherished pos- sessions is what is perhaps the fmest collec- tion of autographs in tho country, including those of the King and other members of the Royal Family, Mr Gkwibtone (who was one ot her greatest friends), and many other promi- nent and distinguished personages. Mm Asquith, besides knowing nearly every- thing that is worth knowing about literature; ajt, the drama, and sport, is a great lover of ohildren, and she never tires of telling quaint stories of their sayings and doings. One delightful story she is fond of relating to her friends concerns her daughter Elizabeth, who is now eleven N-ears old. When Elizabeth was seven years of ago she met Mary Gold Forbes, the seven-year-old daughter of Lady Angela Forbes. The little ones were talking together, and the following conversation was overheard- — "our mother isn't a k?y!" said Mary. Elizabeth looked amazed and asked why. ''Well, replied Mary, "my mother ilcalled My lady, and your mother is only oalled Ma am. J Little Elizabeth could not deny this, but a happy thought occurred to lier, by which she hoped fully to establish her dignity. House"' at any rat°' my fatil^r 'n the Phis might have boe-n a crushing reply it Mary had unck-rstood, that the House of Com- mons was moant, but as she thought that tho "House" meant home, she retorted, "Well, my father speaks in the house, too The grown-ups reared when they recollected that Lady Angela For'oa's husband is Liou. tenant-Colonel Forbes, a famous soldier with a soldier's voice that sounds like the booming of canoon. ■

LLANDUDNO LIBRARY TO BE RE-OPENED. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. The Llandudno Urban District Council Iiofd a special meeting on Monday afternoon for the purpose of deciding as to the course to be adopted in relation to the newsroom and library in Mostyn Street, which had been closed for somo days. All members of the Council were present, excepting Council- lors J. McMaster and William Williams. The matter was fully debated, and even- tually, on the recommendation of the Library Committee, which had been specially apDoimted by the Council to consider the matter, it was decided to rent the library and newsroom (exclusive of the recreation room) for a period of six months ending the 29th September next, at a rent of jE30, the Council to make all arrangements for carry- ing on the newsroom and library as a public library in accordance with the provisions of the Public Libraries Aots, the rent to in- clude the use of all furniture and fittings, books, papers, and other articles in the said rooms." The Council also appointed a committee for tho purpose of taking active steps to raise tho further sum of £ 400 required for discharging tho existing mortgage debt on the premises, and to take all such other steps in relation to the preparation of plans, specification, and estimates and ob- taining tenders as may be necessary to ven- sure the commencement of the work of erec- ting a new building, by the 1st day of Octo- ber next, the specification to be submitted to tho Council for approval before tenders lire invited, the Council to then decide whether plans of the new building shall bt, prepared by their own officials or otherwise. The Council also decided to provide in the next estimate for a rate of Id in the £ for public library purposes. Subject to a proper agreement being pro pared by the Clerk to the Council and exe- cuted by tlie proper parties, the newsroom and library will be'again opened to the public on Saturday next under the manage- ment of a committee specially appointed for the purpose. Councillor Marks was opposed to the course decide dupon, being of opinion that a conveyance of the freehold site should bo in the hands of the Council before they in any way took possession of the newsroom premises.