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I MOTHER IND HOME. !
I MOTHER IND HOME. It is a great mistake (according to a femi- I nine critic) for a woman who is doubtful of her husband's alTection to take him to task on the subject. A wise woman who feela t',a it, she is neglected by her husband will I c:refuiIy conceal her recognition of the fact. Jealous upbraidings may causo the man to an appearance oi zeal, for his own C; but they win not fan the flame of love. It is much better for the woman to employ those innocent artifices that belong to her eex, making herself attractive by every means in her power; but holding aloof that she may draw him to her, as the magnet draws the steel. You WILL BE HAPPY IF You- I Make a little sacrifice every day. Endeavour to lighten others' burdens. Think a little less of self' and a little more of relatives and friends. Strive to occupy the whole of your time profitably. refuse to show anger or resentment at imagined slights. Are slow to angar, control your tongue, refrain from that hasty retort. Are diligent at your place of business, and help a new beginner. C-vrry out what you promise, even if it costs VOl much effort. Visit or write to your friends who are in I trouble. OITAT BITE Preventive. I A commended lotion is made as follows: I Mix one ounce of glycerine substitute with half the quantity of rosemary water and twenty drops of carbolic acid. A solution of this acid, say iffty drons to an ounce of gl" ycerine substitute, applied at night will found a protection from mosquitoes. The Jato Frank Auckland, the well-known natu- ralist, in one of his books mentions that turpentine is a good thing for keeping off I midges: but the smell of turpentine is not plea;>aiit. Clsaniko Silver. I Lay the table silver in a. shallow pan, cover with a liberal sprinkling of baking- nod?. sod pour in plenty of boiling water. When the water is cool enough to permit of handling the silver, take out one pieoe at a time and wipe briskly with a dry, soft cloth. What TO EAT and What TO Avoid. I Fruit should only be eaten in very mode r:1t.e quantity by people of nervous tem- perament and those inclined to skin erup- tions. In illnesses accompanied by heat and fever no solid food should be given, but "juicy fruits are beneficial. Fresh fruit, if used when thirst arises, takes away the desire for alcohol. Tinned fruits, such as apricots, etc. are much improved in flavour if," Ift,-r being taken from the tin. they ere placed in a saucepan and allowed to bcil for two minutes without stirring. Fruit salads should not be allowed to stand long before being served, a-s many fruits quickly become discoloured after being cut. Caes oir SrXCTACT-ES. t Never leave glasses or spectacles with shell or celluloid irrmM Mar a window in cold weather, ar-d never wear them out of doors when the temperature ia low. For rims of this sort con tract with cold much more than the glass contracts, so they are very I likely to break. j I CoNCSUNIXG THE HAIR. I Dr. Dawson W. Turner advises the comb- ing and brushing of the- hair the wrong way, or any way, so as to let the air in upon the" head. Do not plaster down the hai* with pomatum or pomade; the hair is rncaiit t? assist in cai-ryic?/oS pPtspir?Ion. t'nj ¡ 6n0utd ?ot be cl?s'g'cd wib? g???. No RP- 'prce?ab?€ mischief results from oiling it oc- c?Ior-n.ny, nor Gees sw?et oil do any harm to any part of the body if it is rubbed into I the skin before a fire; but, on the contrary, it does good, as it renders the limbs supple and more capable of strong muscular exer- tion. I WHITS FLAKSSL Ta^trss^s. I To restore white flannel trousers -which have turned yellow, well wash therm in a bath of flaked soap, slightly tinted with blue. Rinse through two or three warm waters. Pass the trousers through a wringer, and hang them in 1% good current of air to dry; leave them out all right if in a safe place. It is possible, if the flannel is much discoloured, "that the process may have to be repeated. An-other suggestion is: After washing in rain water, lay the trou- sers on the grass to bloaco, leave them in the air all night, and tum tbem every morn- ing for a week; then v.*?.sh again, and th3 colour will be restored. TiorrxG UP. 1 The cleanli-ness of a house is a key to the I character of the women that live in it. Quite apart frcm any coiMidcrn tiona of health, many women haye a passion for "tidying-up." They are constantly pulling the furniture about, scrubbing and sweep- ing and dusting in all sorts of out-of-the- way corners. It is often overdone, but it is a wholesome instinct. The dust of the high- way-! may carry the germs of disease, and should not be allowed a resting-place in our dwellings. Men, as a rule, greatly resent interference and discomfort of spring clean, inir, thinking, perhaps, it is a email matter compared to their own lo-fty pursuits. But I in this they are greatly mistaken. Baby's Bath. Do net give a. baby an entire bath in the morning and another at bed-time. Two baths a day are over-fatiguing for a young child. A batli at night before going to bed is soothing to the nerves and good for a restless child, but it should not be repeated t in the morning, when a sponging over is ) quite sufficient before dressing tor the day. Tbar IN Boy's Ekicxsrs. I A zig-zag tear in a pair of boy's knickers ) is a diilicnit thing to repair; the following is a good way of dealing with it. First, I button-hole the edges of the tear all round: then catch up stitches in the middle, and j you wiil have as neat a repair as it is pos- j sible to have. If made d a material which I ravels, stitch round the edges with a machine, then button-hole, and darn. If j silk of the same colour as the material is J used, the torn place will hardly be notice- able. MOTHS in A Rooir. j Moths in a room may be destroyed by burning gum-camphor. Close all the win- dows and doers in the room that is to ■ undergo the treatment. Open wide the door and dre-wers., Hang all the garments j over chairs in the room; then put a piece of j pure gum-camphor about the size of a nut ¡ into an iron pot. and set it on fire. Plaoe jj it at a safe distance from the furniture and hangings, and not directlv under a chande- j lier. Canary birds or gofdfish must be re- I moved before the camphor is lighted. Let I the smoke remain in the room about half an I hour; then 9n the windows wide, and in a j short time tlie traces of emoke will have dis- appeared.
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{ALL Rianra RHSER7XD.] j THS ?MBAS?MYSTEM I ?Tlirlu ¡¿ J.¿'¿.1,¡f.il'J¡.h_ f\' i ÄoIU Il  UT EiR WILLJAJV1 11Y MACNAY, BT., 'I Author of -ib HercM of tnc The Red ChanccUor." "The .Mister S;:»rit, &c. I I i CHAPTER XX. | THE PENALTY OP RASHNESS. To my surpTisa two men were in it, Errington and De la Cour. Dressed in "travelling get-up, they were sitting a.t one end of tee long table having what looked to be a hasty meal. Beyond a glance at mo they took no notice of my entrance till .J urby. spoke. "Here 1.3 Mr. Croftcn. He has called in *ather opportunely." The meaning cf his words was a mystery to m, hut ray mind W¡3 too occupied by mv purposa iu Lin.; there to take much hoed d -them. "Sit down, Mr. Crofton," Jurby said, off- handodiy, "and have a glass of wine." Vt 3 on the table, but I ■ promptly declined the w proffered hospitality. "I v/ant to know what has become of •Gelston," I re pea U<1. i Jurby took a ci?ar from a box on the table, which he pushed carelessly towards me. "I have already told Mr. Crofton that I don't know what has, become of Mr. Gelston. He left here a little after iiv -tof clock, and is now doubtless at his hotel." "He iiad not returned' there half an hour j ago," I replied, sternly. [ Jurby shrugged. "What more can I f,,iv ? Do yon; wish us to go and search for him? Your friend seems to be rather given to noe- 'turnal wanderings." ] He spoke the last words with so ugly a sneer that I could treat Iran no longer with any show of civility. The j man's changfsd appearance, too, did j nothi?? to abate ¿ iny conviction that foul 'p!ay was in the air. Had I ) been excited by fears for Gelston'a Bafoty I might have seen the futility and danger of my own position there. As it was, j I seamed to fear nothing, to care for j llothiug, except to extort the truth. ¡ "I don't expect anything of the sort," I returned, sharply, "but to have a more I Batisfaetory answer than you have given me -as to Geiston's whereabouts. I Jurby laughed unpleasantly. All this time the two oth?r men had continued sitt- ing and drinking, taking no notice of us. "I don't understand you, Mr. Crofton," Jurby returned. "Nor your reason for forc- ing your way into my house, unless it is to insult me." The man's palpable fencing angiered me. "I have told you my reason," I replied reso- I lutely, 1'1 am here to demand an explana- tion, which I am convinced it is in your I power to give me, of Mr. Gelston's disan- pearance. If vou refuse ,Ah. y.esP"- Jurby interrupted with an '■Ugly grin. "I shall know what to think." Jurby blew out a long puff of emoke. "Now we are coming to business. I pre- sume you mean, Mr. Crofton, your real opinion of us. And that is what we should all three very much like to know, eh?" The interrogation was directed at the two the end of the table. As if at a signal, they left off their occupation of dining to turn in a business-like fashion towards me. "Y es," Errington responded. "Jufet so. It rather looks, dees it not, as though the meddlesome Mr. Crofton had overreached "himself." He spoke in a suavely sneering tone, his mobile, boyish face taking on an. amuse d look of threatening mischief. The little fellow looked quite common now that he came under closer and less pleasant scrutiny. I had no doubt then that it was he I bad seen in the guise of a waiter at Rossin°^-ton <3ourt. gu;-c of a wa-1'.er at "Unfortunately for himself," De la Cour Jfcdded in his metallic yoice. It must now have dawned upon me that I Ct<)(,(! in some danger, but my disgust and detestation of these scoundrels was too acute to let mo be afraid. Jurby made a restraining wave of the arm towards Dc la Cour. "Now that I have an- swered Mr. Croiton'g somewhat unreason- able question to the best of my ability," he said with a. certain ominous blandness, perhaps he will permit me to ask him in turn one or two, which will be, at all events,, ■vory much to the point." "I have no time to waste in answering anything of the sort," I returned bluntly. "It yoif refuse to give me any information about Mr. Gelston I must go and seek it myself—with the aid ci the police." At the word a quick glance of undorsta-ucl. i-ng passed from on 3 man to another. A look of satisfaction it WIS, ad accounted for by Jurby's next words. "I wonder that, in your unaccountable stare of mind, Mr. Croiton, you have not been to the police already." "I was foolish enough to suppose it might not be neceeJiary," I rej oined pointedly. Thev were ill-advised words for the sake of a retort, which could scarcely have stung such men as I had to deal with, and it gave Jurby an opening. "You have been a good deal with the police authorities of late," he said in a bluff tone. "Quite thick with Deteetive-Commis- sic,ner-or whatever he calls himself—Holt, 'We understand. Now, before you leave this room, Mr. CTofton, I and my friends here would very much like to know the true his- tory of your connection with this Mr. Holt." "I don't understand you," I replied with haughtiness bred of disgust at being cross-examined by such characters. "I should have thought my words were plain enough," Jurby retorted, with a vicious light in his eyes. "Possibly," was my rejoinder, given as coolly as the situation allowed. "What I clo not understand is how you can imagine I am going to give you an explanation of my intercourse with Mr. Rolt or anybody else." De la Cour was about to -speak, but Jurby stepped him. "As a gentleman," lie said, with a suavity of tone which the ugly look in his eyes con- tradicted, "Mr. Crofton will not refuse to answer a civil question which concerns a maa vf whose hospitality he has partaken. The reason for the question, which Mr. Crofton dees not care to comprehend, is that suspicions have, most unjustly, been cast upon me and my friends, in eonn-cction "with certain events which have lately taken place in this neighbourhood. It is not plea- cant to think that Mr. Crofton has associ- ated himself with these suspicions, and, that we may know how we stand, and who are our friends or enemies, we call upon Xr. Crofton to explain his connection as an arclut-cot with Mr. Belt the detective." He spoke with a certain persuasive Teascnablenes9 which had, however, a plainly underlying menace. The two other men sat smoking-Erringon coolly alert, De la Cour fidgety, taking short, vicious puffs at his cigar." Jurby's rather long speech bad given me time to realise my position and to determine on tlle best course to take. All the same, I -was in no mood to, alter iny tone or give in to superior odds. "My association with Mr. Bolt," I re- plied, coolly, "has had nothing whatever to do with you or your friends, Mr. Jurby. a s be-n Bolt, as you know, has been investigating j the crime at Fiambards, and having struck 1m an acquaintance at "Ilie George,' he has allowed me now And again to accompany him. Any suggestion to your disadvantage must be attributed to your imagination, not to facts." De la. Cour broke in. "Do you mean us to believe," he said passionately, "ti LlLt yon have not discussed Mr. Jurby and us witlÍ this man, Rolt? "My good sir, why should I? I returned coolly. "You and your friends must know a better reason for the suggestion than I can give." The Frenchman gave a significant glance at the clock and then at Jurby. "The fellow is trifling with us," he de- clared with scarcely suppressed excitement. I was naturally getting sick of the busi- ness, and the, question of .Gelston's safety came back poignantly to my mind. "I am very far from trifling with you," I returned pointedly; "as you will find unless you let me know at one what has become of Mr. Gelston. I mean to stand no non- sense from you. I am responsible fcr my friend's safety, and will have an answer." "You have had it, mon bravo," De la Cour retorted, rising with au excited ges- ture. "Yes," Jurby said, "it is about time we took the gloves off. Why should you think your precious friend has come to grief at our hands, you meddling young fool?" "Because," I returned holiv, "I have got a pretty shrewd idea that you art. nothing lerg than a gang of thieves and scoundrels." At my words—mad in all conscience-the Franchmau uttered a cry which seemed to unite an exulting laugh with an explosion of rage. "At last," he exclaimed, "we have the truth." Errington caught his arm with a warning "Hush!" They were all throe standing now, facing me like enraged animals about to spring. "Yee, at last we have it," Jurby sa-- be- tweeu his set teeth, as he whipped out a revolver. "Now, Mr. Crofton, it your life is to be worth five minutes' purchase, you had better tell us straight exactly what Kolt thinks he knows o 1 us. We have a train to catch, so I can only give you three minutes to speak out." It was a critical situation for me, and I was not so blind with rage and disgust as not to be aware that these were desperate men in deadly earnest: Even then upper- most in my mind was a. now pretty sure con- viction that poor Gelston had met with 1ó1\1 play. And it must have been that certain conclusion that made itid answer, with rash fearlessness, "Without being in Rolt's confi- dence, I should say he knows you for the men who committed the robbery at Sir Percy Stayner's, and also planned that at liossington Court yesterday." To my surprise, inetcad of my declaration rousing the men to' fury it seemed to quiet and steady them. "And how does he know that?" Jurby demanded. "He- was keeping watch himself in the library the whole of yesterday afi^rnoon and evening," I answered, rather enjoying the, men's discomfiture. w.a:Ú" Jurby replied viciously. "Or you were keeping watch for him, more likely." "No," I returned. "There was no need of my assistance. Rolt was there himsclf." "Where? "Iii tho bookcase." I Jurby looked round sharply at Errington, and his glance seemed to mean a good deal. At any rate, it plainly put a damper upon. the little man's smart air of cocksureness. But nio srx>2cen. «omaib&t was nuide. TllerD was a short, critical silence. Then De la Cour, nodding at the clock, saU, "Time's 1 nearly up. With a beckoning sign, Jurby walked to the door, the others following. But it was only to hold a whispered consultation to- gether in that corner of the room beyond earshot of 1,). That my fate ,wr. the sub- ject under discussion I had no doubt. Na-tu- ( rally I wa an awkward hindrance at th.3 start of their evidently projected flight, Although the question of how their jexpe- I dient when settled would affect me was a subject of lively interest to ine, the light my situation threw on Gheiston's probable fate was paramount in my mind. Of the low-tcncd consultation I could hear nothing to indicate which way the vane, of my fate was veering. Once De la Cour ex- claimed, "You fool! You viint-" And, then his voice sank and I caught no more, j For the outcome I had not., however, long j to wait. Abruptly the whimpering ec;sid, j the men turnetl, and Jurby, the inevitable j Jurby, for whom I had come to feel a j deadly loathing', advanced towards nie. 1 fir Yon have been playing a dangerous game, young man," he said bluffly, and a j foolish ,O.I.e, 4or ygur fplly to have blinded you to its danger. It would biro been a sight better far you end your friend j if you had stuck to your work and not meddled with things that didn't concern you; playing the detective, like a couple of -fools, ir2e-i who for tv,,o p I,!y fools, on men who for two p.-as would lay j you out' with as little scruple as I toss this cigar-end into the lire. Now you have one j ch,nee-and only one—of leaving this room alive. We take it you are a gentleman, if j a more than iinisuilly dull specimen of the ) breed. In five mumi?a we &haU b? clearing out of this place which you and YO',I j! friend, RoH, h?ve been good cn'jua.? to make too hot farua, and we mean io cover > our tracks. Mr. Rolt is a clever man, but j we are going to ehow him he is not dealing j with fools either. Now you have get to give us your word of honour as a gentleman that you will not u,ter' -a word of 'having Been us o-night, that you will hold no sort j of communication with licit or the police .for the next forty-eight hours—in short, that j you will not m'a1: of us to anybody; or, if j you refuse, we shall tale the only elective course to ensure your silence." > He had stated his terms revolver ;n hand, and as he came to an end he brouglit it lip I significantly into .(idler view. My blood waa boiling at tha idea of bcbg i? thM" &coun- j drel6' mercy, T<?t I reeo?ntsed that from theIr point of VMW, il'ev ".Vr?re treating me fairly. I was bu!- pnyb" the pen?ty for having forced mysc? upon them alone and ? tm?'mcd." j uBdore I give you nny undcytahin? of tho sort," I replied wi?h wh.?t steadiness I cou?d j muster, "I demand to be sat's?cd that Gel- I eton has come to i>o Jiarm." "Tehnt! This Ge'stor. i The iotnlor.int exclamation came from De la Cour. "What have we to do with the fool?" I "I have alreedy told you we know nothin.g of Gelston," Jurby returned iTnpstieutly. i "Now, will you give your word, or-—•? "You are not going to bb.;u me, Jurby," I returned with heat. I moan to know what j devii's game you have bceu playing with my j friend r The Frenchman rushed forward, excitedly pomting to the clock. "Look at the time, ) mman," he exclaimed. "In two minutes ( Hfore we shall be too late. The dog is I ploying with us. Here, give mc- And! he .made an impetuous grab at the revolver. I had by a flash of prescience anticipated I this. Taking advantage of the instant when t Jurby was unable to aim at me, I sprang forward, seized his arm with one hand, and with the other clutched the weapon for which tie two were struggling. A cry of rage and conecrn seemoa to come from all three. Errington rushed up, and, with De la Cour, threw himself upon me. i My strength, in those. days very consider- able, was no match for that of three despe- rate men. Weight was; enormously against me, while my bands were engaged in a fierce endeavour to wrest > the revolver from ..Turby's. Tha.t was, indeed, my only chance; I was fighting for my life, with the knowledge that once overpowered I could ex- pect no morcy. I struggled grimly, desper- ately, with the Frenchman's fingers round: my throat, choking me, and Errington's arm round mine trying to pull me from ir UTby. With • a supreme effort I got a leg round Jurby's and threw him, we all going down together, Jurby undermost. This oc- casioned a momentary slackening of the grip round my throat, and I took heart to fight with redoubled vigour. "Take the revolver," Jurby gasped. j I Errington's lithe H"?Grs instantly closed I on Mi-ne whi?h WeT? clutch'n? the weapon, j Now, De la Cour, get him off, strangle 1 him," he cried, ?d with the word tha I ?evoh'er weat off, the bullet striking the j shutter. I Errigtn, bÚ:Jg u.?.?ib'?e to force tha i weapon from us, now E«!?ed to be ir.:?Iag desperate efforts to tHrn the 3nuz?3 a?Ainat me? and at last I felt, that the stTtlgg-le,vI\8 Ovpr. The Ffenchinui's Sneers were digging viciously into my throat, I could no longer even gasp for air, my head seemed bursting from suffocation, my grip 011 the revolver re- laxed, and I collapsed, with just sense enough to realise that my last moment had „ come. 1 ileard, a-3 in a, drenm, De la Cour's voice say, 11 N a-1-1 then waited ?t tà. sting 6ty the bullet which w?s to send me into the next world. Tha report ea:r.«: to my Jazcd souses In a crash like a whole volley of shots, and then the tension on my throat was removed; my mind, in a. whirl, seemed conscious of loud voices, of oaths, of the sound of hurrying feet. Where am I going? Is this death? I could ask myself, and next moment I heard my name pronounced by a well-known voica and caria to my senses to see Rolt bending over me. (To be Continued.) — 1 'j.
I GUS ARE SliORT LIVED.I
I GUS ARE SliORT LIVED. I Guns are comparatively short lived (says » a contemporary). So great is the wear ai-.J tear cn tno modern gun of fairly large size that after a few hundred or few thousand rounds, as the case may be, it must be sent to the gun hospital at the rear, there to be rciltted for further service. While it is im- possible to give definite figures that would apply to all kinds of guns, it is generally hêM that a field guii of three-inch bore, sueh as the French "75" or the German :77," is rapabic of firing between and 3,000 rounds before it requires mechanical attention. But the life of a gun decrea.ses rapidly with tho increase of bcre; so that in the case of a six-inch gun the life is ha-ps 2,500 rounds, while for a twelve-inch it is perhaiys not greater than 1150 rounds. Of the very largo guU.1, such as the German seventeen-inch howitzers used early in the war to reduce Liege and Antwerp, it was said at the time that the was about I twenty-five accurate shots and twenty-five additional, but somewhat fauitv, ehota be- fere each gun had to be relined. Among other things, the reccil mechanism—par- fcieularly the springs—of the guns has to be ffdj?«tfed and renewed occasionally.
! COAL DUST EXPLOSIONS. I
COAL DUST EXPLOSIONS. I A report of the United Statea Bureau of Mill<;S says that opinions differ as to how Hame Spread* through a cloud of inflam- mable coal dust. Some investigators believe I that the dust particles burn as a whole, while others hold that during the short period of heating, just before inflammation, combustible gases are distilled from the I coal, and that these gasrs give rise to tho explosion; thus coal dust I be essentially the same as fire damp explo- sions. Tho Bureau has carried out experi- ments to determine whether any such distil- lation from the dust can occur. A dust cloud was subjected to momentary heating in air r sufficient to oauso inflammation. The seme I momentary heating was then applied to coal dust in an inert atmosphere of nitrogen, and the atmosphere was subsequently analysed [ for combustible gases. These tests show j practically no distillation of gas from the j dust. i ————— —————
I THE POST IN ENGLAND.
I THE POST IN ENGLAND. ,,1 Postal rates were first set out in -Engl&ad- by a Royal Proclamation, dated July ti-, 1633. The poet was then the monopoly of a man called Withering, who paid ten thou- sand a year for the privilege. He was en- I titled to charge mileage rates an follows: I Under eighty miles, twopence for a single letter or sixpence an ounce; eighty to a hundred and fdvij mUcs, fourpence for a si^ng^e l9t.?r, o,r n?ncpenco an .ounce; to o,? from Scotland, ci'?:t?n<e for a sing!e !(-tt?r. To or from Ireland, ninOFencO for a aingi? letter. A tingle letter was one sheet of paper sealed. In 1G77 and lt>60 thrse rates were slightly altered. Fcr loessr. distances Ir t, r I rake were decreased from fourpence to r ci- pence, but the ounce charges were increased, and to send a letter weighing an ounce to Dublin from London cost ro less than two shillings. A letter of one theet onlv could, however, be sent for sixpence. In 1801 new rates. altogether came into force. A single. letter cost threepence for fifteen miles; four- pence for thirty miles; fiyepence for fifty miks, and so on up to tenperce for three hundred miles. For ('YNY hus?T? miJr above three hmvhctl. oEC more penny wa? charged. In 1.60.5, during the great war with France, the ratfc* wfcre raised again^- 1 a penny all round—and even in 1812 it cost a shilling to send a letter any distance from two hundred and thirty to three hundred miles. Penny post did not come until the year 1840, when it was enacted that letters not exceeding half-an-ounce could be sent 1 any distance within tho kingdom for a pei iny.
FACTS ABOUT
FACTS ABOUT The "unhideiness" of Friday owes its origin to Chirst's death on Good Friday. Good Friday—really "God' Friday "—is in some parts of Europe called "Black Friday." Scandinavians regard Friday as the luckiest day of the week. Gladstone, Disraeli, and Bismarck were born on a Friday. Shipping Tejturns of all countries show a much lower Bailing rate on Fridav than <m any other day of the week. Friday is America's lucky day. Columbus discovered laud. on that day; the Pilgrims landed on a Friday, and Wash- ington was born on a Friday. The Talmud, the book containing the civil laws oi the anient Jews, says 'that Adam was created on a Friday, and was thrust out of Edell on a Friday. —o-—
|THE FAMILY FEW.I
THE FAMILY FEW. I The family pew was one of the products of the Reformation, though many Anglican divines regarded it with feelings of grave disapproval. In a sermon preached in 1G23 | Bishop Corbett, of Norwich, said: "Stately pews arc now become tabernacles with rings and curtains to them. There wants nothing but beds to hear the word of God on we have casements, looks, keys, and cushions. I had almost said bolsters and pillows, and for these we love the church. I Will not guess what is done within them, who sits, sltands, or lies asleep at prayers, communion, etc., but this I dare say, they are either to hido IiOmo vice, or to proclaim one (to hide dis- order or to proclaim pride." [ ————— —————
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[ In a case of wife desertion at North Lon- don Polioe-eourt the husband was stated to be sixteen when married and was now seven- teen. The wife was eighteen, and for tbe baby's e -,ke she accepted the offer of 7s. -bd.i per week. Mr. W. D. Grant Ives, vice-chairman of the Notts Education Committee, accom- panied by his wife and daughter, met with' a motor accident which resulted in injuries ¡ to all three. Mrs. I v, os had her collar bone- broken. The Earl of Macclesfield, of Shirbum I Castle, who is an expert fireman, hae sold a j steam fire engine to the Wycombe Corpora- tion for the bargain price of £25.°.
HOME DRESSMAKING.I
HOME DRESSMAKING. I A DAINTY CAMISOLE. I Under-grrraente, perhaps, offer the home- worker the best possible opportunity oi economising. True, ready-mcde underwear f may be bought for what seems, on the sur- face, a ridiculously low price,. But pick up tfcese cheap, ready-made garments and look ij-t them carefully- poor, coarse material, wretched machine sewing, buttonholes that will scarcely bear the test of a single week, plenty of very cheap lace which will be in rags before it has been worn a month, and general lack of finish. For half, or lees than italf the cost, of suc h a garment, fine eervice- able material may be bought which will out- wear these bought garmetits, and which by the addition of a little handworked embroi- dery may be turned into the most charming and dainty underwear imaginable, under- wear such as would cost five or six times the prioe of the material to buy ready-made. I; [Refr to H. D. 241.] Ttie Material.-—0"ur sketch illustrates one cf these dainty, hand-made undergarments, i little camisole which is pretty enough to please the most fastidious taste. Now, the efcoice of material depends very largely upon the use to which the garment is to be put. If you want your camisole for serviceable, evcry-day wear, I should advise you to choose some material such as fine longcloth or tnadapolam. If, however, you want it for "best" wèar, it WQuld be much daintier carried out in nainsook or cambric. Tiiw Pattern.—Tho pattern is extremely pimple, so simple that even an inexperienced worircr can cut it out with ease. It consists c. f thr- pieces—a front, a back, and a basque. It will take 1 to II yards of 40in. material. Tiib Cutting O-UT.-rOld the material sel- vedaes together, and lay the pattern upon tho "folded material, as 6hown in the dia- ?am. Remember that no turning are aUo?'cd for in the pattern. The basque and the back must be laid to the fold of the material. In addition to the pieces included in the pattern, you will need two strips oi material about lin. wide. rHII Making.—Tack the underarm seam f the shoulder seams and try on. Mako ¡J\iU,. alterations necessary. Now run up tho f  ,¡ja.ms by machine and fell neatly by hand. X rougher and readier method is to join the scani3 by Pperch sewiiio,, but a garment thus made is not nearly so nice nor so well Anialied. Next face in each front with a strip of the material l^in. wi,de and long enough to run from top to bottom of the cainisole. If you prefer it, and your mate- rial will allow of it, you can cut the fronts of the camisole a little wider and simply em them over on to the wrong side. Next &e,v; the buttons on and make the button- holes very neatly. Now comes the work of embroidering the camisole. Yon can buy charmingly pretty transfer patterns for camisoles, all ready. to stamp OIl the mate- jrial with a hot iron. Choose one you like, jiraw: a line with a. pencil round the top of your camisole to match exactly where you want the edge of the garment to come, pin ) your transfer into .place, and stamp with a y hot iron. Run each edge of the scallop with embroidery cotton and pad lightly before you begin to embroider. Do not buttonhole the eyelet holes, whip them closelv with embroidery cotton. When the work is done cut out the scallops very care- Tully. Now gather the bottom of the cami- sole, and hem the ends of the unnotched edge of the basque. Stitch the notched edge of the basque to the gathers of the camisole, taking care that the raw Càge.1 come to the inside of the garment. Cover the join on the inside with a neat strip, of material cut on the cross. P HOV TO OBTAIN Paper Pattern of the above CAMISOLE. Fill in this form and send it, with remittance in stamp*, to MISS LISLE. 8, it Belle bauvafic, LONDON, E.C. 4. 'Wri le acatiz. j Name Address Pattern No ? PAPER PATTERNS. Price 9d. each, post free. PATTERNS cut to special measure, 1/6 each. MISS LISLE will be pleased to receive suggestions and to illustrate desitns of general use to the < HOME DRESSMAKER. I "There are too many trashy novels about," sftid the Bishop of" London, speaking at Hendon., A boating fatality occurred on the Severn, near Gloucester, when Alfred Philips and a boy named Eeach were drowned.
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A few drops of lemon-juice rubbed briskly on black or brown leather will give a bril- liant polish. Remove the white stains on tables caused by hot dishes by rubbing into the wood with a soft rag spirits of camphor. Vinegar makes a splendid disinfectant. If a little is burnt or eprinkied about the room it is both refreshing aud agreeable. The water in which rice has boiled is splendid for mixing cakes, and helps to keep them moist. Mashed potatoes, mix?i with a little essence of r,?lf or ?)-n3,ste, iu<?kcs an ex- cellent substitute for butter. If vou add a little soda to the water in which new potatoes are washed, it will pre- vent your hands from becoming stained. If you sirsmfr sauyares for about ten minutes before frying them you will find them very much nicer than when simply fried. To prevent the ov.tcilr- of the yolk of & cold, hard-boiled c-- from turning black, the egg should be plaocd, directly after cooking, in cold water. Jugs or basins in whicb milk is kept should be scoured wiih :>alt at le.^t once a vt ek When making ptarch. add a few shavings from a candle; it will. g;ve a gloss to the material when it is ironed. Pour boiling water to which a. little borax has been added through any art of a table- cloth that has been stained with tea. Rusty irons can be made smooth by rub- bing them when hot upon a piece of bees- r. am tied in a cloth, and then upon a cloth sprinkied with 8,,11. GAS LEAKAGES. The following is a sure t-cft ga* leak- ages. Make a paste of soap and water, and apply it to the joiota of the g";s-;>:pe. If there is a crack, escaping gas bubbles will appear in a very short time. Shiny Cloth. To remove shine from cloth materials, try very gent.e rubbing with erreTy cloth. Rui» only just enough to raise the nap, and then, in the case of cashmere or other smooth materials, go over the place a few times with a warmed silk handkerchief. Washing Silver. Wa^h silver in only slightly warm water to which a little soap or coda has been added. Then dry on a quite clean cloth, rubbing well, and it wiil very seldom need a regular cleaning. Most people use for silver water that is far too hot to make it shine well. Whk; St2wlsg APRICOTS. When stewing dried apricots, cook the same amount -of carrots separately and mash their*, then add them to your frail. The I coloiH i. exactly the same, and you have double the quantity of food. Carrots are very ntitritious and sweet, and blend with the apricots to perfection. No one would know they wore there except the clever cook. I L Coppeh Kettle. To clean a ooppcr kettle, make a strong solution of water, soap, and sola, and loif the kettle stand in it for a time. Then mix I some fine coal tush with a little paiaffin to form a pa-te, and rub it well cn to the kHe. A.fterwarda polish with dry, pow- dered briekduijt. 10 CST Rid OF Ants. Boiling water poured from a kettle over auto' nests wLI extern:\oate the znto. Another method is to poke --nc, or two holes to the bottom of each nest. Pour an ounce* nr two carbon bi.-ulphid? into each hole, close it quickly wii'.h a cd d dirt and cover the entire nest with a wet blanket to retain the gas creakd by the e"->.puration of the liquid. Carbon bisulphidr is highly in- flammable, and must not be cr.p-oji.Nd where there is a burning lamp, lantern, or other 41xil flame. i Simple FILTER. Take a new wooden pail, and bcre holes with an auqû all over the bottom. Procure the finest ar.d cleanest sand, and. having thoroughly washed it iu many waters, nlace it in a bag of some strong cotton material, [ just the shape of the bottom of the pail, but. slightly larger, and 2iu. thicJu When tliJ", bag L, filled with sand and ;sew'n. it will be like a thick round pad. which, when put in the bottom of the pa-ii, is ready for use. Place the lJail over another and pour water in. If the sand is fine and pure it is remarkable what excellent filtration can lie obtained from this simple contrivance, which costs but a. trifiins sum. The bag should be half-fiiled and limp, 00 that it. will adhere to the sides if nrossed out, prevent- ing the water from running around the bag instead of through it. In. country places tho water supply is often very b:1. No filter will remove all ihe impurities con- tained in bad water, but if the filtered water is also boiled before consumptici, the danger from its use will be Tory muck lessened. SOME USEFUL RECIPES. Bacon Pie,—Slice half a' pound of odd boiled bacon very thinly and cue and c-haif p-ounds of cooked potatoes rather mora thickly, and arrange in a pie-dish in alter- nate layers, adding seasoning as required. Pour one gill of milk over, and put soma chopped bacou fat on top. Bake for thirty minutes. Stuffsb Lettuce.—Wash three • or four lettuces and boil for a few minutes, but do not let. them get ecft. Make a stalling of chopped onion, parsley, breadcrumbs, pepper and salt. Eind with an egg (a dried one will do). Scoop out a little from the centre of each lettuce, fill the hollow with -stuffing, then pack the lettuces in a fire- proof dish or pie-dish, pour over half a pint of stock, and bake fcr about twenty minutes in a moderate oven. Serve in a casserole. A Cheap Gingerbread.—Take one pound of flour, one teacupful of syrup, half a tea- cupful of boiling water, one dessertspoonful of dripping or lard, two teaspoonfuls of ground ginger, one teaspoonful of carbonate of soda. Put the soda in a basin and pout boiling water over; then add syrup, drip- ping, and ginger. When these are tho- roughly mixed, add the, flour very grndu- any, stirring all the time to prevent it getting lumpy. Put the mixture in a well- greased, shallow baking tin, and bake in a moderate ovon for about forty minutes. Bo not keep this cake long, as it soon gets dry. CODFISH AND Rice.—Bodl carefully for fifteen minutes some rice, or until soft; then strain it. Boil or steam a piece of ood. When cooked, remove all skin and bones. YIeke the fish and mix it with the hot rioe. Season well with pepper and salt. Fry some onions in a little nut butter. When done. pour over the fish, and serve vocy hot.