THE YOUNG SCIENTIST. 
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others bespeaks a more lamentable pov- 
erty than that of her who begs her daily 
hread—Colton. 
— "Almost all the advantages which 
man possesses above the inferior animals 
arise from his power of acting in combin- 
ation with his fellows, and of accom- 
plishing by the united efforts of numbers 
what could not be accomplished by the 
detached efforts of individuals."— J". Stu- 
art Mill. 
— An artistic lamp is in hammered 
copper, and having the base adorned 
with a white rose and leaves in silver, 
with varied oxidations. 
— A fancy is shown for using ivory for 
handles, etc., with the brown outer tint 
of the tusk retained. It harmonizes well, 
with representations of the antique in 
metals. 
— Miss Phipps, a pupil of Professor Pit- 
man, at Cincinnati, has taken charge of 
the instruction in wood-carving at the 
American Art School in Twenty-third 
street. 
— Stained glass is used effectively in 
doors at the end of hallways and in 
those leading into the garden. For draw- 
ing-room doors leading into hallways, the 
upper part is a stationary glass sash, 
from beneath which hang the curtains. 
— Fashionable work-baskets are of 
twisted straw work, somewhat clumsy in 
make, and decorated with single silk balls 
as large as hazel-nuts depending from 
twisted silk cords. They are usually 
lined in some bright-colored material, 
and finished off around the edge with 
ruching of satin. 
— Embroidery upon leather is gaining 
greatly in favor. The finest kid is usu- 
ally chosen for this work, and the pat- 
terns are the same as for embroidery in 
satin stitch. The design is traced upon 
the material, and then small holes are 
made by a stiletto along the lines, to 
enable the needle to pass through readily. ' 
—A fashionable foot-stool is a shaggy 
dog lying in front of a lady's chair, with 
head alert and fore-paws stretched out. 
He neither barks nor bites, although of 
most natural appearance and wearing: 
about his neck a chain ; neither does he 
run away, and although costing $18, is not 
accounted an expensive beast, considering 
the insignificant cost of his keeping. 
— A very beautiful screen is in three 
panels of illuminated leather, upon which 
designs have been painted in oils. The 
outer panel has a spray of flowering mag- 
nolia, the centre one a vase over which 
conventionalized roses drop in wild pro- 
fusion, and the last, a bough laden with 
russet apples. The leather itself is em- 
bossed and mounted in a carved ma- 
hogany frame. 
— The fancy squares sold at the Japan- 
ese stores are much used in making lam- 
brequins. They are cut into diamond- 
shaped pieces, and one point in each is 
attached to a corresponding point in 
another, while in the interstices small 
stars of colored cloth are inserted and 
caught to the two upper and lower points. 
To each point a tassel is attached, and 
the effect is very good indeed. 
— If a person wishes to transfer a pat- 
tern instead of having it stamped, take a 
piece of tracing paper and place it over 
the cloth to be marked, between the cloth 
and pattern ; trace your pattern all over 
carefully, and you will find the cloth 
marked. If a person is where they can- 
not procure the paper they can make it 
as follows : Take a sheet of writing-paper, 
not too thin, and rub it all over with 
warm lard ; then pour on lampblack in 
fine powder, rubbing very smoothly ; re- 
peat several times ; when all loose pow- 
der is removed lay it aside for two days to 
dry.— S. X. 
— A very pretty walking dress is made 
of dark green repped goods of soft wool. 
The skirts are attached to a jersey bodice, 
the front of which is braided in military 
style in a raised design, which is broad 
just below the throat, and then narrow- 
