Co 
Abies’ 
-Bfaltcr. 
A SONG FROM THE SUDS. 
Queen' of my tub, I merrily sine. 
While the white foam rises high; 
And sturdily wash, and rinse, and wring, 
And fasten the clothes to dry. 
Then out in the free, fresh air they swiug. 
Under the sunny sky. 
I wish we could wash from our Hearts and souls 
The stains of the week away. 
And let water and air by their magic make 
Ourselves ns pure ns they; 
Then im the earth there would be indeed 
A glorious washing day 1 
Along the path of a useful life. 
Will beart’s-easo ever bloom : 
The busy mind has no time to think 
Of sorrow, or rare, or gloom ; 
And anxious thoughts may be swept away, 
As we busily wield a broom. 
1 am glad a ta«lr to me is given, 
To hi bor day b? day; 
Fur it brings mu health, and strength, and hope, 
And 1 cheerily lenrn to say— 
» Head, you may think; Heart, you may feel; 
But Hand, you shall work al.vay!” 
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FOUNDER'S DAY AT VAS3AR 
COLLEGE. 
The girls at Yassar celebrated the birth¬ 
day of °MATiiEW Vassats, on April 29th, 
with music, a poem, eulogy, a memorial 
liynm (for the Founder died since last 
Founder’s Day,) and ten. The ceremonies 
were impressive, the poem ft pleasant rhythm, 
the eulogy an oration that, for quiet earnest¬ 
ness, terseness of thought and expression, 
maturity of feeling, and grace and eloquence 
of delivery, held the audience spell-bound; 
and won for the fair, fresh-faced girl, just 
verging into hei t wenties, the most unequivo¬ 
cal admiration. The tea was served in the 
most enjoyable manner, and everybody was 
social. 
Lousing, the historian, a genial, happy 
man, deplored his future, absence from 
Poughkeepsie, and wished he had forty 7 
control the dress of college girls is perhaps 
as difficult as to control the tricks and jokes 
of college boys. The \ assar girls mitnbei 
some noble exceptions, however, who go tar 
toward redeeming those ot more frivolous j 
tendencies. The College is a grand one, and 
its students honor the Founder and them¬ 
selves. 
Leaving Yassar, with all its magical sur¬ 
roundings, we listen to the young men’s talk 
as the coach rattles toward the depot. 
“"What a splendid cabinet they have! It 
is the finest I ever saw. One ought to spend 
a week in it.” , 
“ Yes, and what glorious walks and nooks. 
44 And, too, how clean and nice everything 
is! Not much like our miserable, dirty, un¬ 
comfortable dens.” 
“I don’t suppose cigars, or lager, or 
punches move around there. 
“Nary. I wonder how much better off 
those girls will be, after all tbcii stuffing of 
Latin and Euclid?” 
41 Just as much better as a bam is after 
harvest." 
44 Women are coming up ; don’t you think 
so, Sam ?” 
44 Well, y-e-s, I think they are.” We had 
reached the depot. 
Matiy A. E. Wager. 
globes antr tempers. 
_jp_ 
FASHION CHIT-CHAT. 
BY MINTWOOD. 
Embroidery OeBisma-Fnuliious tor 
inen— Answers to Correspondents, Etc. 
The imported embroidered jackets, loi 
cool mornings and evenings, are so pretty 
and jaunty that llie girls cannot put. theii 
clever lingers to prettier or more servicc- 
j able work in the ornamental way than to 
embroider them for self wear. Think of a 
gray ladies’ cloth with a grape-vine trading 
around it! — the soft green of the leaves, the 
light puts almost a white spot on one side. Cg> I t . it V 
Go to Nature for your embroidery studies, cJfft jjtUTtl) l l C U l 
as an artist does for his. See what you can _ <n 
do by trying. 
Fashions for Gcnl lemon. FRIENDS IN HtAVil 
We have not a doubt that our masculine ay tetecuNTOx. 
friends have been on the qni dee for some 
time to know whether they are to wear siiam. w« know them there 
their pantaloouB tighter (»« if they ««*•> or £“15=; 
looser, aa wo arc happy to say they (irt s <o when dull to our eur has it* music pro 
the noor orisoned fettered extremities of And “over the river'’ wo'vu sone-alo: 
IllC. poor, I ’ shall wo moot the loved, who have loi 
pedalic nature can bend the knee with t*> thobeautiful land itbow? 
fear Thu fashionable masculine tedet 
bi ,, , Shull we know them there? 
does not differ much from that of last u-a. Shull wo clunp the hand that la lifeless 
Silk hats are lower and with broader And press the kWs to tho sinless brow 
h ,.; m s P.usiness hats arc legion in style and shall shadows no m««ra o'er tho eiad h 
Dlims. HU. int bs Jia „ Or tlie heart the pressure of woo no’e: 
shape. The “ Ixion," a felt with stilt brim aut loving unu loved aimii we ail low i 
and high round crown, is much worn. * A Round the Saviour's radiant tl 
soft hat in gray, owes its stiflhess to close shall we know them there? 
stitching A lmt called the “Tropical” is Yes, the loving light of the calm blue 
m gray felt with a corrugated wuc cnchn D tensed to wutch.ua its glances 
tlie inside, headed or faced with an inch- FeU on uaiiuatiaaho'jot silvery light 
/V . _ a ! I . , . .. ...... I.. „,lr, n i..U n ' D nii 
FRIENDS IN HEAVEN. 
IIY BELL CLINTON. 
gn ai i wo know them there ? 
V hen the earth has jmssud from our i ight away, 
And round us Its .miillftbt has ceased to play 
When dull to our eur has Its music grown. 
And *• over the river" wo'VO gone—alone. 
Shall we meet the loved, who have long since Howu 
To tho bountiful land above V 
0 
Shall we know them there? 
Shall we clasp the hand that Is lifeless now, 
And press the kWs to the sinless brow ? 
Shall shadows no more o'er thu glad face steal. 
Or the heart the pressure of woe no’er feel? 
But loving and loved shall we all low ktieol 
Round the Saviocr’u radiant throne? 
| 
Shall we know thorn there? 
Ye®, t he loving light of the calm blue eye 
That glowed move soft, than the summer sky, 
That we used to watch, us its glances bright 
daughters to send to \ assar. 
young 
men—for cpiile a small host of them had 
somehow gained admission to the classic 
grounds—foil grateful enough to be received 
even a little below an equality. 
But the girls! Think of three hundred . 
and fifty scientific sirens, in muslin, and I kisses. W hen 1 tell the Scoder this he laughs 
tune luce, silk and poplin, in short dresses at me, absolutely roars, tho great goose—aud 
and ill trains; with heads becurled, cliig- declares that l—I—I fib! Then follows an 
noned, frizzed, and some even powdered! introduction to Anna Dickinson. As we 
Seven hundred bright eyes flashing, half as clasp hands for a moment, l look into the 
many smiliug faces, and all expected to be a groat gray eyes that have flashed with mdig- 
44 bright lMU In the world.” It was bewil- nation, and grown moist with pity, before 
dertog enough! ttousana. <* Tlin >' “f, t rad,a ”‘ 
At half-past nine the great bell clanged with mirth now, beaming as a child s; and, 
everybody to bed, and did reverse duty next with the graceful abandon of a child, she 
moraine- in time for all to be ready for break* throws herself Into a chair and begins a rip- 
THE STRONG-MINDED. ^ f 
A lady correspondent of the Cincinnati { j/ 
Commercial, in a letter telling all about a j 
visit to the editorial rooms of the Revolution, yi, Mjf 
after discoursing with much enthusiasm of J /, / S'?? r 
Miss Susan B. Anthony, the moving spirit ^ 
of the reform organ , 1 and Mrs. Stanton, the \ 
chief editor, thus gossips about the incoming ) 
of Anna Dickinson, the famous lecturer; f 
We hear a bustle In the outer room— rapid \ V 
voices and laughing questions—then the 
door is suddenly thrown open, and in steps a iff J 
young Aurora, habited in fur-trimmed cloak, te( Ovtej *? 
with a jaunty black velvet cap and snowy ,(C\J Vft J 
feather set. upon her dark, clustering curls. (^, tat 
What sprite is this, whose qyes flash and \V 
sparkle with a thousand happy thoughts, jjv 
wliose dimples and rosy lips and white teeth blirnbs ; onnu biwn 0 f the vine and tendrils, 
make so charming a picture ? am j ti(u p UV r,i e or crimson clusters in sliad- 
“My dear Anna,” says Busan, staTlin S (ini , of black !m d gray. Or what of u scarlet 
up; then there’s an embrace and a shower of * with a branch of raspberry, curv- 
widc leather band. This insures free venti¬ 
lation, and promises to be a favorite. The 
shape is like that of t he Ixion. Price $5. 
Ordinary business suits are in mixed grays 
and browns, with short, round cornered, 
skirted coat. A better suit has coat of darker 
color. Vests are mostly single breasted, 
with from three to five buttons. Borne 
double breasted ones in white are shown, 
but the former have preference. Dress suits 
are in full black. Dusters are of waterproof 
more generally than linen, and made without 
lining. Neckties are somewhat more sub¬ 
dued" in color, and tied in a small double- 
how knot. Collars are in various shapes, to 
suit the wearer. Gloves are in gray, ehoco- 
And made to us day lu adversity's night, 
Will smile us u welcome there. 
We shall know them there. 
Together we'll roam In the heavenly land 
A sin-freed—a happy-a glorious band. 
No more shall wc tremble ’tween hope and fear. 
Dream not nf the colt'n-or pall—or bier— 
For eternal smiles give the mourner’s tear ; 
And our song be Redeeming Lovo. 
WHAT OF THE NIGHT? 
To all mankind this mortal life is more or 
less a night-w itch. There is darkness all 
about. Things vague, undefined, unex¬ 
plained, mysterious, surround us upon every 
side. In the brightest of bright hours the 
sunlight fails to make clear much that we 
ar.f. ns throii'di a class, davklv. We feel all 
late and cigar browns, and die ever favorite gce> as through a glass, darkly. We leel all 
dark' green. Tlie fashionable hirsute adorn* olIr p Vcs long, though we rarely acknowl- 
ment is a great moustache, which is better c{1 „, e tbe f a «t our own hearts, that we are 
rh*.j SPiviV ini than no beard at all. Hair is parted on one 
rsffl r&3P n\ side. A few brainless simpletons line the 
S head in the middle. Every capacity hangs 
\ ? 0Ut 81 ° U ' niiHcellanoonM. 
/^\3 Vi Judging from the uuraber and variety of 
£ ^ breakfast and dinner head-dresses in the 
market, one might think all young ladyhood 
IP had taken to sipping coffee, headed with the 
burnt-sienna brown of the vine and tendrils, clainty tilings. They are in fanebon, (three 
and life purple or crimson clusters in shad- cornered,) round, square and oval shape. 
j ng 0 f black and gray. Or what of a scarlet T he y are made of muslin, lace, tatting and 
merino, with a branch ot raspuerry, cub¬ 
ing around, with blossom and fruit, If we 
remember rightly, however, raspberries glow 
morning m tune mr an w ut: ivuuj, 
fast at seven and a quarter o’clock. The 
girls filed iu. Holiday dresses had been laid 
away, and in lieu, those of more serviceable 
type were seen. After a speechless grace, 
eating began, and such a chattering! One 
pie of gay talk. The two pretty assistants I 
come iu and look at her with loving eyes; 
we all cluster around while she wittily re¬ 
counts her recent lecturing experience. One 
particular feature uf her journeys is the 
could limey herself in a convention of linnets, quantity of love letters she receives, mostly 
The tables were small, and each formed a from beardless sophomores aud other tender 
pleasant coterie. After breakfast, all met in youths of literary aspiration and small means- 
chapel for worship. Their singing is ex- They are all fearfully and wonderfully 
quisitc, perfectly harmonious, not a male talented. They all look upon her with an 
voice, aud like ouc clear sound, as of a summer a j 0 ration that can be equaled by few and 
breath on a harp string. surpassed by none; and—oh 1 pathos, pathos, 
Them are no recitations for the day, and au( i the rest of it—they all want a trifling 
the girls divide off in pleasure groups. One i oail w ith which to start in business. Scoffer 
party go cantering off on horseback; yonder remarks that 44 it would naturally take a deal 
go a small regiment of botanists, with their 0 f sugar to coat such an acid pill as Anna.” 
tin “knapsacks” glittering like helmets in “ Mad as twenty hornets 1” don’t express my 
the sun; they find wild flowers on the farm, feelings. 
The other way a troop with mallets and As the little lady keeps up her merry talk, 
balls go to croquet; down on tho lake a £ think over these three representative 
naval engagement is to take place, and the women. The white-haired, comely matron 
girls row like men—only better 1 We meet, fitting there, hand in hand with her daughter 
yet in the twilight,—that the glad, glorious 
duy wc dream of and wish lor lies just be¬ 
yond the hills of the morning. 
Beiii!?' ever in the midst of shadows, then, 
does it not become us to inquire frequently, 
of ourselves and of each other, “ What of 
the night?” Surely, no question can be 
move appropriate. The promise of circum¬ 
stances, —the tendency of influences without 
and within—the indication of thought and 
action —should bo diligently inquired after 
••r^^.l^we.l 
with white ribbons, held on Mith uih l a thinJtbl „ carc ] es9 0 f much that should 
hair pin. They do away with fmi-ttwot coucem ^ because concerning humanity 
hair and are quite becoming toson fa. .. « is not pfe. [ t is dull, stupid in- 
Scarfs, or long shawls m light fabrics m ^ - 
stripes and plaids, are somewhat worn, and i ' tl ' at of the night?” is a broad, com- 
rightly folded about the figure, v ( -T .7 gracelu interrogft tory, embracing not 
and stylish. A deep hddisniade>in t I t cen- thf; aurrouncliu n- 9 7 but the status of 
ter, taking up a yard or more of the length of iluu , r mature. Let every Chris- 
the shawl about the neck. lo bold this old ^ , 0 und it earnestly to himself, and 
together, a clasp-pin, or cord ami lassc ,, w ^ ]jat lg tJje ansW er? Let each unregenerate 
used. This fold gives fullness am. -j son i_ u j t bin which and about which is the 
to the back. Lapping in ftont,. one end a of blacU darkness,-put it forth, 
thrown over the shoulder Dc .u ■ aud ) 10W mn s the reply ? Seldom indeed is 
of broche, Paisley, or cashmere, are mid I , • , na(le _ gtill more seldom is it iu 
the long way and arranged similarly. * & in,rrity answered. 
Hair worn bigl. nW.ough “ ' • „ „ K , Aro clou<to of 
tohiM loato ary ^ ^ , mlieliet - p «i„ s away? I. 
front tall ia rollll away ftom the brow and tiro hasty temper growing gontler, the prone- 
front hair is i o o . of curb 0ne nes9 t0 'judge harshly being overcome i Are 
° VC t ^ lmi?treses sfightly curled, depend we learning to do good as we have opportu- 
or two long I _ o , £ } ll0 n - lty v fr humility crowding out pride, and 
from beneath the‘ „ does bigotry hold us any loss its willing cap- 
have not. much h<n., . .. tives'' 1 How the interrogatories multiply, 
are averse to false uur, can mak^l ^ whcQ0n(;0 c . UCO uraged! They can but do 
display of their own, . brow good too. An honest question, honestly put, 
off Ore front hair two’ u.nnghtfnl, hone, heart, is over 
tie the back h-m mode t - (Vnirfnl It is »uir f, cstivc searcliing. Often 
to ,„ sups, from.it^evwils a* tonffermrseof self-deception, and 
The other way a troop with mallets and As the little lady keeps up her merry talk, | 
balls go to croquet; down on tho lake a £ think over these three representative 
naval engagement is to take place, and the women. The white-haired, comely matron i 
girls row like men—only better! We meet, sitting there, hand in hand with her daughter, 
girl gardeners on our way to the gymnasium, intellectual, liigh-souled—a mother of men; 
where the girls suffer physical development tho grave, energetic old maid—an exclusive 
Here also is a fine bowling alley, and the power; the glorious girl, without a thought 
music rooms, thirty to forty pianos, and, of self, who demands in eloquent tones, justice 
Goddess of Music! as many girls playing arK i liberty for all, and prophesies like any 
and singing!—a tempest of sound. oracle of old—the pleader. 
Mias Mitchell, the high priestess of the May we not hope that iu America, the corn- 
observatory, returns to-day from a short ah- jng woman will combine the salient qualities^ 
sence and everywhere in her abode the girls of these our sisters, and with all the powers ot 
are placing flowers. And there are flowers liberal atmosphere, prove herself the noblest 
everywhere, in all the parlors and rooms, creature in the world ? 
out of doors aud indoors. There is order And so I leave them there—the pleasant 
and system everywhere, without restraint. group—faithful in their work, happy in their 
The building is of brick, admirably ar- hopes. I meander down the stairs, vaguely 
ranged, as long as the moral law, and wide conscious of a mission of destiny, but unable 
enough to secure good light and ventilation, to determine its nature. 
The bricks have an old, dingy look, but “ 4t last," say I, desperately, “TJ1 convert 
vines are caressing tlie walls, and soon they the Scoffer I He shall be no longer a scoffer, 
will look as ornate us an English Abbey’s. but, a woman's-righter!” Brilliant idea! As 
The Professors are “so proud of our I emerge into the street I see him in the dis- 
curls i” and tlie girls are “ so proud of our tance, coming up from the dangerous neigh- 
Colle^e;” and wc are 44 so proud of such men borhood of the buffs and bears. He looks at 
as Mathew V assar” —and Ezra Cornell, me critically, and before I open my mouth, 
after the mrhyctin Cornell Vniwmly, as they says simply:—“Ah, I see, it’s catching;’ 
; nust i tucks my arm iu bis, and away we go up 
Anatomically considered, the Yassar girls town. I talk aud talk; keep talking; talk 
more; and have the lovely prospect before 
me of talking tiff doomsday. 
in clusters* and not separately, generally, as 
defined in the drawing. We meant it for 
the black raspberry that is so bright and 
glossy. The next pattern, that of a com¬ 
mon forest inhabitant, with its bright blue 
berries and rich green leaves, would be very 
| effective on white, cashmere or thibet. In 
M 
are not beautiful. They wear their dresses 
too tight, and in walking incline forward as 
Ujr* if they wore very high-heeled shoes. Ouly 
!p j| a few have full, deep chests, fresh, healthy 
iJ, fnr^« and « fiiirlv rnhnsT antiearance. Then, 
a few have full' deep chests, fresh, healthy A YOUNG lady who prided herself on her 
faces, and a fairly robust appearance. Then, geography, seeing a candle aslant, remarked 
are they not too 44 fashionable” for general that it reminded her of the Leaning Tower 
good? Shoulders and arms with only such of Pisa.” “Yes,” responded a wag, with 
covering as Swiss or grenadine, in the month this difference, that is a ^tower in tay, w ic 
of April, is imprudent, to say the least. To this is a tower in grease ’'’ 
selecting your embroidery silks be careful 
to get harmonious shades, in the same color. 
To embroider a grape leaf, place a leaf a 
amount; roll each one into a finger puff and 
fasten with a liair-piti about the tie-string. 
With skill the back of the head may be nicely 
covered with the puffs. Do not dampen Hie 
hair much. A thin thread net helps to Keep 
the hair iu place. The cuds of the front 
hair are rolled in similar puffs aud pinned 
on the borders of the others. 
Aiimwci* to Correspondents. 
Anna, Nunda, N. Y.-Thc information you 
want has mostly beeti given In late issues. Somo 
habits are made plain, without a basque or pep- 
lum frill, and buttoning close to the throat. 
Dark green, or blue and black, are the colors 
most generally selected. Shot, in the bottom o 
the skirt, is used for weight. 
Julia A., Princeton.—A lady’s stove pipe rid¬ 
ing bat In silk, five and a half inches high, 
in" the latest shape and best quality, costs 
nine dollars. IllC fashionable trimming Is w lace 
scart’ fastening at one side with a rosette out of 
which a tine black ostrich plum© is curved over 
in « heap. The price of hat, trimmed, Is eighteen 
dollars. A masque veil costs from $1.75 tc 
according to quality. For simple P‘bU< on for 
the face, a strip o£ grenadine ismoreuxid than 
a masque veil. 
Amelia, Wis.-Unlcss hair is very light n-gray 
the price dots not vary much as regard; solor- 
Natural wove or curl in hair is specially valu¬ 
able. A switch forty-four inches long, weighing 
seven ounces and the hair even and perfect, 
costs two hundred dollars; one hlty inches long, 
weighing three ounce*, the hair put up m 
“ stems or points,” that is, short hair so arranged 
as to look when braided or wound around the 
head like that of perfect length-may be had t ot 
fifteen dollars. A switch of unbroken length, 
fruitful. It is suggestive, searching. Often 
it reveals a long course of seU-cleception, and 
is the means of reform. Touehing*t,hc right 
and wrong of being and doing, manifold 
queries may be made, beneficial to self. 
Aud as all outside influences have a direct 
or indirect bearing upon the individual,-as 
all external surroundings operate in a greater 
or less degree upon being, everywhere,— it 
follows that no more vital question can be 
uttered than that— 4 ' What ot the night. 
---- 
A BEAUTIFUL REPLY. 
A pious old man was one day walking to 
the sanctuary with a New Testament in his 
hand when a friend who met him said : 
44 Good morning, Mr. Price.” 
44 All! good morning,” replied he ; “ I am 
reading my Father’s will as I walk along." 
44 Well, what has he left you?" said hia 
friend. 
“ Why, lie has bequeathed me a hundred 
fold more in this life, and in the world to 
come, lifb everlasting” 
It was a word in season, his Christian 
friend was in circumstances of affliction, but 
went home comforted. 
--- 
Curistlvn Cheerfulness. —Cheerfulness 
is an excellent working quality, imparting 
great elasticity to the character. As a bishop 
said, “Temper is nine-tenths of Christi- 
anitv •” so are cheerfulness and diligence 
1 * } /% _— 1 nPh^nr ora 
twenty-three inches long, and weighing twoand niuC . t( , nth9 „f practical wisdom. They are 
a half ounces, may be had for twc ' 1 ' il the life and soul of success, as well as happi- 
Perhaps the very highest pleasure hr 
dollars), tue ' uuu ‘“ . , _ ,_.... _rmupinna wnrk- 
