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MINTWOOD'S CONVERSAZIONE. 
Two Hoods for Children.—(Age, one 
t o three years.) Both hoods are easily made 
larger or smaller, the shape given having 
been found the most useful and comfortable 
for little children. 
Fig. 1, Child’s hood of printed flannel. 
The scolloped edge in front is laid in quill 
folds and trimmed with white silk gimp, 
makes the ruche going round the face. 
The curtain, or perolino, is joined smooth¬ 
ly to the head part, and gathered to 
the proper fulness by means of a shir. 
The bows on the top are lined with 
stiff muslin, and trimmed, as shown in 
the cut. Fig. 3 is of white cashmere, 
trimmed with swan’s down and orna¬ 
mented with ribbon of white sarcenet, one 
and a half iuchos wide. The hood parts are 
quilted and lined with silk. The edge of 
the last, of course, is not scolloped. The 
diagrams, Figs. 3 and 1, give half of the 
parts, with scale of inches. 
Boy's Paletot.—This stylish overcoat for 
boys may be worn with or without the back 
strap. The trimming is of braid and but- 
1 ms. The fronts lap under as much as they 
lap over, (to phrase it awkwardly.) making 
the front double, so that the trimming may 
be changed when it becomes worn. It fas¬ 
tens with “blind" buttons and button-holes. 
Outside Sleeve with Trimming.— 
Many handsome sacques, somewhat de¬ 
signed for elderly women, or younger ones 
with quiet tastes, have only the sleeves 
trimmed, or possibly the front trimmed 
across to match. Fig, I, gives a view of an 
elegant sleeve in velvet, while Fig. II. shows 
the details or the trimming, which consists 
of a broad fold of silk laid on with silk braid 
with a jet ornament. 
Applique Trimming.—A novelty in im¬ 
ported garments is in what is called ap¬ 
plique. Very flue chenille is woven or put 
together in the pattern of poiut or guipure 
laco. This is applied to silk (or other fabric), 
which is cut away to correspond with the 
open places iu the chenille. The edges are 
finished beneath the chenille in button-hole 
stitch. The effect is very striking, and looks 
to bo, what indeed it must be, a vast deal of 
labor for mere display. 
Use for Crape Shawls. — J saw a very 
pretty over-garment, for an evening cos¬ 
tume, made of white crape, embroidered 
with blue silk and bordered with blue and 
white fringe. The shape was a polonaise 
with a postillion back. It might have been 
cut from a shawl, as the material was the 
same, and the skirt beneath was a white 
organdy wit h plaited flounces. 
Coiffure.— Sarah C, “ is young, has rather 
thin, auburn hair, which curls naturally,’’ 
aud asks how to arrange it. To curl it, 
brush it around your front Anger; let it re¬ 
main as pushed from the finger until dry. 
Then split tho curls, which will give an ap¬ 
pearance of a lull suit of hair. Loop it hack 
iu imitation of a “cascade of curls," arrang¬ 
ing the front so as to be becoming to the 
face. Wear blue-black velvet, or pale green 
ribbons. A shell comb at the back, or a 
bandeau, worn as a coronet, might bo worn 
with advantage. Very little false hair is 
worn now in comparison with what has been 
during the past few years. Tho natural 
contour of the head is coming into fashion 
again. 
Too Many Visitors. — Mrs. Kate N., 
writes:—“ i come to you for advice, which 
is neither for Ilair Restorative nor how to 
fashion a dress. It is far worse —how to ye* 
rid of visitors! My husband and I are both 
social, lively, and like to have company, but 
we cannot afford to entertain so much as we 
find ourselves obliged to do, without being 
Cold and oven rude to our acquaintances. 
We don’t wish to move away nor lose the 
kind feelings of our friends; but it is be¬ 
coming just impossible for us to be just to 
ourselves aud dispense hospitality such as 
a large circle of acquaintances actually force 
from us. Now what can we do 5”’ 
I can serve you no better than to point 
out as an example a woman I once knew 
whose house from one year’s end to another 
was overrun with visitors. She resolved at 
length to free herself and her home from the 
almost unlimited hospitality which had 
characterized it, reserving, meantime, the 
few friends she could least spare from occa¬ 
sional visits to her table and fireside. She 
appointed a day—once iu a fortnight—upon 
which to receive all who might call, from 
two to five o’clock in the afternoon. At all 
other times, she was “engaged" to visitors, 
unless they proved to be people whom she 
really wished to see. When visiting be¬ 
comes a burden and an imposition, one is 
excusable in using decided measures against 
it. The abuse of hospitality is one of the 
commonest faults of society, aud instead of 
“hap-hazard" visiting.it would be better 
Flavcscens .— R. II. Knapp, Atlanta , Get. 
The Spcnjula piltfera was of no value in 
our hot, dry climate, and is not much bet 
ter in England. There are many common 
names to the grasses you mention, but the 
Fig. 1,—Child's Hood of Printed Flannel. Fig. 3.—Child’s Hood of White Cashmere. 
for people to confine themselves to special 
invitations; excepting, of course, the al¬ 
most social necessity of men “calls." 
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FIELD NOTES AND QUERIES. 
Potatoes after Cabbage, as a crop, are 
said to do well. < hie large grower of cab¬ 
bage told us recently that he always fol¬ 
lowed the latter with potatoes. 
Winter Oats in Missouri.—The editor 
of the Rural World says, in answer to an 
inquiry: — “We sowed them a year ago; 
they came up well; stood the winter only 
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best known are as follows:- Agrostis nnl 
(laris tenutfolia is fine-leaved Red-Top. We 
do not know of any Febusca, aud presume 
J 1,11 "“'an Festuoa. Feetmoa ovi/na is known 
as sheep’s Fescue-grass, F. dnrimcula, is 
only a variety of the same, growing a little 
taller and the panicles a little more spread¬ 
ing in habit. Gynoxiirus ertstata is crested 
Dog's tail-grass,aud Pan pratomis is smooth 
stalked meadow grass in England, green 
meadow grass in New England, and Ken¬ 
tucky blue grass. West and South. A rena 
Flavescens is yellow oat-grass. 
Stiff danleiffr. 
CELERY CULTURE. 
The Montgomery (O.,) Horticultural 
Society recently discussed this subject, and 
John Ewing said that the present mode 
differed materially from that practiced a 
few years ago. A deep trench was formerly 
Figure 3. 
moderately; grew about eight inches high, 
while rye beside them was three feet; they 
had but little grain. These did not prove a 
success." _ 
Best Oats fop Louisiana, — A corres¬ 
pondent of Our Home Journal recommends 
as the best variety for Louisiana the Red or 
Florida Oat, which he says never rusts, 
yields well, weighs from forty to forty-live 
pounds to the bushel, and is raised almost 
exclusively in Central Mississippi. Best 
time for sowing is in November, but may 
be sowed as late us February 15th, and a 
good crop harvested. 
Names of Grasses Wanted.—About 
eight or ten years ago quite a commotion 
was created among gardeners on the intro¬ 
duction from England of a substitute for 
lawn grass —Spcraula pill fern. Will you 
please inform me.through the columns of the 
Boy’s Paletot with Double Row of But¬ 
tons.— (Age a fS , Fears. 
Rural, if it proved satisfactory and where 
seed can be obtained. Also oblige me with 
the “every day names” of the following 
grasses: Agrodts vulgaris tennlUMu , Fe¬ 
busca durhisciila. Febusca end ha, Cyno- 
sv/rus crista hut, Poa pratcnsl# ami AVenct 
beginning when the plant is about ten inch¬ 
es high; and at first only sufficient earth 
should be drawn up to the plant to keep it 
from spreading out; the plants should be 
set six inches apart. Celery loves moist¬ 
ure, and irrigation is of great advantage in 
its cultivation; the water should not oome 
in actual contact with the plants, but be 
allowed to gather between the rows. The 
moisture is absorbed gradually in this way, 
conducing to a healthy, steady growth. The 
soil for the growth of celery should be cool, 
deep, and rich, of a pure loam, free from 
gravel, and with but little sand. 
-- 
Monroe’s Concord Sweet Corn. — G. 
N. 8., Berlin, Wis., writes tlic Western 
Farmer that this corn lias “proved to be all 
that was claimed for it—early, pi-oductive, 
sweet aud tender. On many hills I counted 
twelve ears—three stalks to a hill; ears 
large, 11 rowed, and cob large. 
Sccbs, plants, (Etc. 
/CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS! SELECTED 
V.' Garden Seeds! I rosh Tree Seeds! 
Annuals, collection 2,5 choice sorts, fl i 12 sorts, 50c. 
Early Concord Corn, pint,‘AV. Hutterl Beans. at.. 50c. 
Wethersfield Onion. Id., |2; 1 “., $1.25; Cnlycantiius, 
at,. * 1 . 
Pencil, bu., $2; bbl., f t. Apple, Osage Orange, bu.. If 12. 
Heed and Plant Catalogue, 112 pages,.Illustrated, 10c. 
F. K. PHOENIX, Bloomington, 111. 
Figure 4. 
considered the first requisite in the cultiva¬ 
tion of Celery. He has practiced plowing 
open a trench of only moderate depth, but 
from experience contemplates planting on 
the surface for the next season. The seeds 
should be planted as early as prudent in 
Spring, in beds out-of-doors. Plants grown 
in this way are much hardier and more cer¬ 
tain of success than when sown in boxes. 
WENT POSTPAID, BY MAIL. 
lOpkts. Choice Annual Flowers, worth SOc. 
1 Choice Gladiolus Bulb, " SOc. 
1 Llllltini A urn turn Hull*. " SOc. 
2 Double Tube Rose Bulbs. “ SOc. 
Catalogue of Flower Seeds sent. free. 
VV. B. DIM ON, JR., A Co.. Brooklyn. N. Y. 
IIS. 
600 Acre*. 2l*t Yenr. 13 Greenhouse*. 
0,000 Apple Rnolgialts, strong, $50 
11,0,0 Pear, Plum or Cherry Itootgrufts, 20 
1,000 Hid. Pear, extra. 1 your, 3 to 4 ft.. 160 
5.000 Silver Maples, average I root., 10 
0.000 Osage Orange Plants. 1 st class, 25 
15.000 Concord Grape, or Willow Cm Hogs, 8 
(00-Pago Illustrated Catalogue. 10 cents. 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds, large slock. 
Colored Plates, Fruits and Flowers ,6 samples by 
mall, ft Wholesale Price Met fro*. 
F. K. PMOKM.X, HlooiiHiigion, IIK_ 
^ 'HOICE SEEDS FOB. 
Market Gardeners and Others. 
Our Preliminary Seed OfttalogJW of 1872, 
FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES, 
Is now ready, and will be mailed to all applicants on 
receipt of a throe eeut stamp. 
Parties desiring to procure para and n imble grttU of 
growth of 1871 will do well to sand for this Catalogue. 
Our 
Fta. IT.—Fluted Trimming with Chain Gimp 
and Jet Agra fee. 
The young plants should be cut back once or 
twice in the beds aud before transplanting, 
to induce a stocky, solid growth. They 
should be grown thinly in the beds. With 
proper care they will be ready to be trans¬ 
planted into tho garden rows from tho 15th 
to the 31st day of July. Earlier planting 
than this is not desirable, as celery makes 
Large Illustrated Annunl Catalogue 
will bu ready early In January, and will be mailed to 
all applicant* on receipt Of 10c A copy will be sent to 
our customer.'! of hist year frue, 
The Now Late Rose Potato, New Egyptian Beet, 
Trophy Tomato, and all other new and cltoloo seeds. 
RICHARDSON & GOULD 
P. O. Box 6,134. 245 Broadway, New York. 
American Agriculturist Building. 
1 7REE SEEDS, HOOKS, Ate.-Sample packages 
1 of Mammoth Corn, White Norway Oats, Alsike 
Clover, and copies of the American Stock Journal, 
sent free to all who send Stamp* to pay postage. Ad¬ 
dress N. I' Boyer Sc Co., Parkersburg, ('neuter Co., Pa. 
O I'H Descriptive Catalogues and Price-lists of 
Choice Garden, Field, and Flower Heeds, Small 
Fruits, Heed Potatoes, Vegetable Plants, etc., free to 
all on application. I). II. BROWN A SONS, Cherry 
Lawn Farm, New Brunswick, N. J. 
Genuine Wethersfield Onion Seed, 
6AROEN, VEGETABLE ANl> FARM 
S1415 OS, Ac. 
R. D. HAWLEY'S Annual Retail Catalogue of the 
above seeds for 1872, containing a complete selection 
of Vegetable and Agricultural Seeds of superior 
quality to meet the requirement* of Market Garden¬ 
ers and others, is Just published and will be sent free 
to all applicants. Address 
R. D. IIAWLEY, 
402 and 108 >Ialn St., Hartford, Conn. 
FR GUI'S. 
Fig. I.—Wide Sleeve for a Velours Paletot. 
its principal growth after the nights become 
cool, and the greatest secret of success is in 
keeping the plants In good condition until 
this season arrives; which, in our hot sun 
and dry atmosphere, is a delicate matter. 
The hiiliug-up process should be gradual, 
Our Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of Small 
Fruits, with Price List, fur Spring of 1*72,1* now ready, 
and will lie sent to all applicants for 10 cents. 
FIjOWJBIIS. 
Our Descriptive Catalogue of Flowers and Flower¬ 
ing Plants, Shrubs, Evi-rgrcena, Sec., containing de¬ 
scriptions of all the new. rare and beautiful Flowers 
In cultivation, will be ready January 10. Sent on re¬ 
ceipt of stamp. 
BBE1I3S. 
Our Descriptive Catalogue of Vrgctahlc and Flower 
Seeds, with directions for cultivation, being a valua¬ 
ble aid to the Vegetable mid Flower Garden, ready 
January 10, will be mailed on receipt of stump. 
Due encli of the above Catalogues will 
he mailed free to nil our customer*. Toothers, 
the Three for 15 cents. 
Tir Our stock of Small Fruit*, Flower* and 
Seed* i* the bear we have ever bad, and we 
can offer greater inducement* to purchasers 
than ever before. 
B.. CinVEIHINa 6l CO., 
Seed Store: (Successors to .1. Knox,) 
99 SMITHFIBLD St, PITTSBURGH, Pn. 
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