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Bmneslit (Frononm. 
A NEW YEAR’S TALK. 
As we look over the past, and with fancy 
make veal the invisible, we feel the clasp of 
thousands of kindly hands, and see the 
smile on as many dear faces, whom a year 
ago, we wished a “Iiappy New Year.” We 
Fig. I.— Peusiums. Frame Work with Pat- 
turn worked in. 
are all better acquainted to-day. and can 
say ii with even less formality than then. 
And “Happy” may it be—not in the sense 
of ease and pleasure, but in that of growth. 
The woman, whom this dead year’H disci¬ 
pline has made noblest, most unselfish, most 
faithful and Cnms'r-like. should lo-da.v be 
the happiest. As we never have the clioos- 
heartless words to their little ones have 
wept bitter tears of repentance over the 
little dead faces, insensible for ever more 
to word or kiss! 
If it were not for reminders of dread pos¬ 
sibilities how hard, how thoughtless, how 
unkind we should ail become. The fact 
that all things will soon come to an end—all 
discords all hates and loves, all opportuni¬ 
ties for kindnf-s- or its reverse, guards us 
from many a stroke Of anger, and many 
a look or word of hateful passion. The ex¬ 
periences of the dead year should guide us 
Into safer and nobler path* in the New, It 
taught us grandly, if but this one thing, 
iccll, that there’s no xurcty In delay. Put¬ 
ting otr from one day to another what ought 
to be done to-day is the secret of nine- 
tenths of the failures in the world, Prompt 
action is equivalent, to success. It makes 
the house Home to-day. instead of to-mor¬ 
row. It begs pardon at once for, 
wrongs done, instead of waiting 
until next day when the hurt has 
worn ridges i’uthe heart. It wins 
the confidence of the child, and 
saves him for good, it spurns 
vice, ere its hideousnes* becomes 
familiar. 
If within tlm three years we 
have labored t o make t his Depart¬ 
ment a help as well as a comfort 
to thousands of women, we had 
fullv succeeded, there would be 
nothing left for us to do. It is 
. always far below our ideal, and 
\ the best it ever comprehend?, is 
//AjP oftentimes the result of some 
suggestion which comes to us in 
letters from wmnenwho apolo¬ 
gize for their “poor work at 
writing." The best one can do 
always has its mission, and the simplest 
soul may utter the word that shall be 
the key note to a great redemption. 
“Domestic Economy” docs not mean 
“Cooking,” any more than does “Domes¬ 
tic Fife.'' It comprehend* the sphere of 
Home, and how best to make it attractive 
in every sense of the word. It should be a 
magnet drawing every man’s and wo¬ 
man's heart to its peaceful hearthstone, 
it s pure and blissful influence. 
Modes and Maim run. 
WORSTED WORK. 
There is a fascination about crochet work, 
especially when t he materials used are of 
soft, bright wool, that no woman's dainty 
lingers can well resist. The shops are full 
of such work, in many styles and shapes. 
Among the most stylish are sleeveless waists 
or jackets, with postillion back. A side from 
the knitted and crocheted tilings, arc those 
Fig. II.— Frame Work, (in the full fiizu) to 
PELERINE. 
ing ot discipline t he only way left, open for 
us is to make the best Use of whatever 
comes to us. The loss of friends, the 
destruction of home and property, disap¬ 
pointments in innumerable shapes, suffer¬ 
ing in its limit ifonn i.t pes, each and all are 
the shaping and polishing tool that tend to 
make Ub.uorfhv for a better life. 
Fig. III.— Crochet Jacket fob Children. 
Edge Border. 
Ibit as labor is the prime blessing of exist¬ 
ence, so distasteful lahor Is the hardest and 
most grievous to be borne, especially when 
there is no hope of a way opening to some¬ 
thing better. How many women in tlie 
past t welve months, who washed and ironed, 
baked, cooked, patched and cleaned, until 
their souls revolted to bitterness at the 
Fig. IV.- Knitted Stripe Pattern, to lib It UN ' 1 
Through with Sii.k or Ribbon, for ( .V 
Shawls, Jackets, Etc. .... 
slavish routine, when suddenly lifted to the si! 
plane of positive sorrow saw how ungrate- ti< 
fill they had been to be miserable over the nc 
petty things ot life while the greater things 
had remained to them intact ! Ilow many 
fathers and mothers why spoke hard and tli 
Fm. V.—Fanciion. 
made on frames, as shown in Fig. f., the 
Pelerine with fringe. Fig. It. gives the work 
in full, the dark crosses being of silk floss 
put on when Hie work is done. For a 
$ new beginner, some simple bhape should 
first be tried, as a square, or half square 
hr for hood or shawl. The shape of the 
frame, of course, controls the shape of 
the garments. Place at regular intervals 
brass-headed nails or tacks, crossing the 
$5 yarn as shown hi Fig. IT., and tie at the 
05 crossing. When made of white wool, 
and embroidered with white silk floss, 
--•jSgyt the effect is beautiful. Any colored 
A (loss may be used, to suit one's fancy. 
M The pelerine and hood (Fig. V.) may 
both be bordered with swan’s down, and 
■ be suitable, for evening concerts, See. 
Fig. III., a child's jacket, is of fawn 
colored Berlin woolj with reddish 
brown border f from eight to ten ounces 
i” 1 are required. Fig. IV., shows a border 
w which may be rendered more attrac¬ 
tive by the addition of ribbon. The ma¬ 
terials for ibis three-cornered hood (Fig. 
V.) are six ounces of white and a few 
skeins of lilac Berlin wool, and white floss 
silk. The bol der around the trimming and 
ties is a netting, t he outer two of silk, the 
next of lilac wool, and the next two of white. 
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A m i i.d-tem ue red woman is a balsam 
that heals matrimonial sorrows. 
Seebs, -florocrs anb ®recn~{)ctttsc plants. 
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Three Him tired Engravings 
OF FLOWERS AM) VELF.TABIJW, AM) 
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Iowa City, Iowa,) 
March 19,1871. J 
The plants ordered by mail came 
in splendid condition; all are alive 
and have already forgotten their 
Journey Of 1,300 miles. I am glad 
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tory a way to supply our wants. 
AV. H. HUBBARD. 
A till roSS C 
BENNKTTVILI.E. B- I 
March 2i, tSU. ) 
The flowers sent by you were 
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us they would he sent l*y mul), that 
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risls I am perfectly delighted 
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MRS. LAURA MOORE. 
IIAKLF.S A. KLIiSER 
SA< HAM ONTO, Cal., > 
March 17,1871. j 
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Upon examination I can discover 
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, PlcaNantt iSk’, l*a. 
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