outer bound with black binding paper. 'Die 
effect is that of a frame, while the expense is 
quite nominal. The Rural New-Yorker 
cannot give you the names of picture dealers, 
but you can order through local booksellers. 
Children’s Unis, 
Little Mother. —Cut from linen or pique 
a circular piece tburteen inches across, or 
buttons around the inner edge of the brim. 
The material should be lined. Strings of the 
same; tie the hat down at the sides. When 
washed, unbutton the pieces. They should 
be welt starched. Experiment first with a 
paper pattern. 
Carlins Onivirti Pin mo*. 
Juliette.— Draw each separate fiber of 
the feather over the blade 
of a penknife — not too 
sharp — until it curls suf¬ 
ficiently. Yes, featbers and 
flowers are worn in con¬ 
junction, but it is in some- 
||||1||. what barbarous taste. 
Trimming Kyclnalten. 
trimmed, they will grow 
otherwise. The operation 
should be performed when 
the child is asleep. Out. 
\ of I ho realm of babyhood, 
eyolitalics are only injured 
and made “stubby” i»y be- 
Curling “Store llntr.” 
brushing it around sticks 
securing it on iliem, and 
£ theii placing the hair in 
half an hour; the curls will 
then remain indefinitely, 
and thereafter needs sim- 
jjjg|- _ ply to be brushed around 
. i r-ict/t'r , and signifies to see 
again, or meet again soon. 
. lla Hi lag Suits, Etc. 
Crimson. —Six yards of 
^4* fl'Mliud will make a suit — 
lull Turkish drawers and 
short, dress. Moreen is pre- 
l'erred l»y many, as it. does 
not cling to the figure like 
flannel. “ Silk finish crino- 
Ijife lino ” is of lull width, 
costs 20 cents a yard, 
comes in black, gray and 
white,ami is for the express 
purpose of lining grena¬ 
dine, when one cannot a fiord silk. It is 
light, and looks serviceable. Two-buttoned 
gloves are mostly worn, and salmon Is a 
fashionable shade. You can get a pair of 
band-made mills—real lace—for from $2 to 
$4. To make your 
bands soft and white, 
rul) them over with 
glycerine and sleep in 
kid gloves — cut out 
the palm if you like. 
No, it. is not “ silly" to 
try and look beauti¬ 
fully, unless at the ex¬ 
pense of goodness or 
duty. *We all consci¬ 
ously or unconsciously 
worship beauty, and 
we should, for God 
himself is the perfec¬ 
tion of beauty. 
Dchuvinr at Table. 
The following ad¬ 
vice appeared many 
years ago in an Eng¬ 
lish hook :—“A gen¬ 
tlewoman being at 
table, abroad or at 
H&s home, must observe to 
keep her body straight 
Bp and lean not by any 
means with her el- 
bows, nor by ravenous 
.w. gesture discover a vo- 
twAradons appetite; talk 
; not when you have 
1 meat in your mouth; 
KwKt'Sw’ and do not smack like 
11 W uor venture lo 
eat spoonmeat so hot 
that the tears stand in 
your eyes, which is as 
ttSBSujgjjft A unseemly as Hie gen- 
tlewoman who pre* 
y tended to have as little 
a stomach as she had 
% a mouth , and therefore 
; / n would not swallow her 
-_AJ 'A ; _ pease by spoonfuls, 
B j, M - - but took them one by 
<— . one, and cut them in 
jgnT~ r two before she would 
eat them. It is very 
uncomely to drink so 
large a draught that 
your breath is almost 
gone, and you arc 
forced to blow strong¬ 
ly to recover yourself—throwing down your 
liquor as into a funnel is an action filter for 
a juggler than a gentlewoman." The advice 
old and ridiculous as it may seem, is still ap- 
jttotifS ttnb 
THE RETURN OF SUMMER 
uniters 
MY KATE CAMERON 
Thk miracle of bud im<t bloom 
Again ba» been repeated : 
Again, with now lito from the tomb, 
Our glad oy,i» Inive been greeted : 
But while wo bull the fragrant flowers, 
With Joy o’er eueh new-comer. 
How la It with thoae hearts of ours— 
Have they no second summer I 
MINT WOOD’S CONVERSAZIONE. 
LITERARY AND JOURNALISTIC, 
I’olouniso. 
This pretty- walking costume of brown 
(sec illustration) is worn 
with a polonaise of buff or 
ecru trimmed with a border 
in brown and brown fringe. 
This style of po'onaise in 
linen, to be worn over a 
suit for traveling is admi¬ 
rable. The skirl and waist 
may be cut together, or 
separate. When worn for 
an over garment, loose 
flowing sleeves are prefer¬ 
able. 
Fir hit. 
Tms fichu, (see illustra¬ 
tion) to be worn with aii 
evening dress, is of black -V jv 
net and lace with pipings : 
(voulcaux) of black satin. 
The batik finishes below 
the bell like lbe front, ex¬ 
cept that tlm tab or pos- 
Ullion is oni ire. This fichu 
may be made in organdy oi ? -N.';" 
Swiss, lightened with vou- 
leaux of blue, if worn with 
a dress of blue, brown or 
Lliroiuooi.lt Itourritplift. 
M. W., Lancaster, Pa.— 
Among “ figure pieces ” J|9H 
the following are good:— jkjm, 
“The First Cigar"— a 
group of boys" smoking for 
fun," showing the sad and '.-Jfc 
bitter end of the “ fun ’’ 
dangling in a swing; very 
natural and life-like; size / - 
21x1? inches; price $15. - • : 
“A Fond Delusion," — a ? ;Y. 
dear, motherly little gill yBgmml&zM 
hugging a rag doll; 24x20 
inches ; $15. “ Wide 
Awake” and “Fast Asleep,” 
—a merry child awake and 'Ac 
asleep—12x14 inches; $15 
each. “The Barefoot Boy” 
Whittier sings about, 
—10x10 inches; price $5. “Visiting the 
Alt Gallery"—an obi countryman and wife 
looking at. a statue, in the gallery, the sight 
of which shocks the wife, and she pulls at 
her good mau’s coat-skirt to urge him away 
— a capital picture ; 
20x16 inches; $12. 
“ Green Lane " — an 
English chromo; bead* 
tiful foliage with fig¬ 
ures in the fore-ground 
— properly a land¬ 
scape; $i2. “ Why 
don’t, lie conic?" —A 
pretty young girl wait¬ 
ing at a gate for 
so meb o d y — 18x2i 
inches; $8. Clirotuos 
of an ini al II fe. 
“ Chickens and Duck¬ 
lings” — 15 xl2 inch¬ 
es; $5 each. “ Quails” 
—10x14; $5. Land¬ 
scapes. “ The Old / 
Oaken Bucket”—I7x 
27; $15. “ Sunset ill JH 
California”—12x18; 
$10. “ AtteiO',''ii ■ 'ii 
the Potomac”—8x14; 
$4. Fruit p i e ce s. 
“St rawben ies,” “Rasp- 
berries," “ Cherries ” 
and “ Currants; ” i8x 
18 ; $7.50 each. Fruits 
are usually better in iKSTJfyQ 
Whittier’s genius was kindled by read¬ 
ing Burns. 
Berthold Auerbach’s new novel is en¬ 
titled “ Mummy Seed.” 
A Norfolk lady lias a copy of the Bible 
which was printed in 1612. 
Madame Louisa Mi:hi,bach’s new novel 
will be entitled “Moliamcd Ali.” 
Long fellow lias a poem, “The Boy and 
the Brook,” in the July Atlantic. 
An electrical pen is a contribution of Eng¬ 
lish genius to lighten literary labors. 
The only American editor who saw the 
Yendomc Column fall was John Russell 
Young. 
Samuel Bowles of the Springfield Re¬ 
publican lias gone to Europe for bis summer 
rustication. 
“ Nasby” lias, it is said, made a contract 
with llie Harpers to write twenty poems for 
their Weekly. 
The American Churchman, of Chicago, 
lias been consolidated with the Churchman 
at Ilarlford, Conn. 
The Emperor of Germany has purchased 
flic library of the late Prof. Frederick von 
Raumer, the historian. 
Dickens’ works arc to be re-issued in Eng¬ 
land in penny weekly numbers, each number 
to contain two new engravings. 
This American Bible House, on Fourth 
avenue, New York, has 350 employees en¬ 
gaged in the manufacture of Bibles. 
Dr. Newman is engaged in preparing a 
new edition of his “ History of Al binism.” 
The book is said to be almost re-written. 
Since 1836, in New York City, over sixty 
daily papers have started and died, after 
losing at least twenty millions of dollars. 
Mr. Motley remains permanently at the 
Hague, pursuing his researches into Nether- 
iainl annals, to be used in a future history. 
It is announced that Mr. Sing, a Chinese 
gentleman, at present residing in North Ad¬ 
ams, Mass., is going to lecture next autumn. 
ITurd & Houghton announce the publi¬ 
cation of the “Riverside” edition of the 
works of J. Fennimore Cooper, illustrated by 
0. C. Dailey. 
A course of instruction in philology lias 
been established at Yale, embracing two 
years’ study, under the department of Phi¬ 
losophy and Fine Arts. 
President White lias added to his pre¬ 
vious munificent, gifts to Cornell $50,000— 
$20,000 for a library, and the remainder for 
bouse for the President 
An American who pestered Tennyson for 
his autograph elicited this reply from the 
the English poet-laureate, “Ask me no 
more. Alfred Tennyson ! ” 
It is now reported that James Anthony 
Fronde, the historian, will visit thiacouutry, 
next year, ami will deliver a course of lec¬ 
tures at the Lowell Institute. 
Miss Isabella Beecher Hooker lias 
forsaken the platform for the pulpit, and 
preaches acceptably in a Hartford church 
during the absence of the regular occupant, 
Du. Holland receives a share of the 
profits of Scribner's Monthly in return for 
lending Ids name as editor, and the brothers 
Church, who edit the Galaxy, are also part 
owners. 
Mil Gkorqe Ttcknor’h bequest of Span¬ 
ish works to tin: Boston Public Library con¬ 
sists of 3,700 printed volumes, 14 bound 
manuscript volumes, 598 pamphlets, and 
several unbound manuscripts. 
Scri u.NEti’s Monthly for August will con¬ 
tain, among its attractive illustrations, a 
series of views of tlie Vassal’ College build- 
ingsuiid grounds, some character sketches 
from (lie Caiicusus, portraits of President 
Gray of the National Academy and the 
sculptor Ward, and reproductions of the 
celebrated Beard designs for I lie approaches 
to the Museum of art. 
Harper A Brothers announce, among 
'heir publications for the summer, “ The 
Domestic Life ot Thomas Jefferson, com¬ 
piled from Family Letters and Reminis- 
‘'cnri-s, by bis great granddaughter, Sarah 
A Randolph.” The second volume of Lord 
Brougham's Autobiography is also nearly 
ready. Another contribution to biography 
will be Abbott’s “Life of Frederick the 
Bieat, just concluded in Harper’s Magazine. 
1ms New York State Editorial Associa¬ 
tion has elected the following named officers: 
President, A. H. Hall of The Watertown Re- 
union; Vice-Presidents, Beni an Brockway 
<’f Fhc- Watertown Daily Times, S. II. Par- 
The Geneva Gazette,M. P. Williams 
"* 11|(! Hudson Register and Gazette, S. C. 
Cleveland of Tim Penn Yan Chronicle, Wil¬ 
l'd CoffofTbeLockport Journal and Cliron- 
ide; Secretary and Treasurer, A. O. Bunnell 
01 1 be Dansville Advertiser. 
Alas! we look back <>n the Past. 
And sec the vacant (daces ! 
The years are gliding on su fast, 
Our friends wear altered faces; 
For some beneath the touch of Time 
Have dourer grown, And older: 
A halo from a fairer clime 
Reflects on each beholder ! 
While others that we deemed so true. 
Have proved their love was fleeting - 
No summer can their faith renew, 
Or set their cold hearts bcattuu 1 
To them we (tlvc the tear and sigh 
Which should not he Death's token 
Our friend# lire mirs, e'en tho' they die, 
Heart-links can ne’er he brokeu- 
And now we )?ar,e on all arournt 
With clearer, truer vision. 
And nowhere on this earth is found 
Our longed-for home Elysium 
We've learned thut Life is not a dream 
But stern and earnest working, 
Tho' often, iicath its troubled stream 
Bright sunbeams may be lurking. 
Then let us take, with thankful heart, 
Each blessing that Is brought ns; 
Should pleasures cumo, or J"js depart 
Some lesson will be taught us. 
And if we rightly heed each truth, 
In weeping and in laughter, 
A sweeter bliss Ilian that of youth 
Shall crown our days hereafter! 
Roehe.-ter, N. Y., June, 1st I. 
SUMMER FRIENDS 
BY HARRY HALL 
CHAPTER I. 
In a handsome house in Brooklyn, one 
bright May day, sat a group of girls ( batter¬ 
ing about fashions, fancy work and the 
beaux, as girls will when unrestrained by 
the “ sterner sex.” Eva Whitney was 
spending the day with her “ bosom friend,” 
Nora Christie, and they had just settled 
themselves for a very confidential “ confab,” 
when they had been interrupted by a morn¬ 
ing call from Ettie Raymond, a stylish, 
btuck-eycd girl from New York. They 
were animatedly discussing some private 
theatricals in which they were all going to 
take part, rehearsing bits of the play amid 
shouts of laughter, when Ettie suddenly 
remarked; 
“ By-Mio-way, girls, Hint reminds me ; 
have you heard of the failure of Fairchilds 
& Co. r 
“ Why, no!” exclaimed Nora and Eva ; 
” is it possible! How bad a failure is ii V” 
“ Why, they have lost everything; can’t 
pay fifty cents 011 a dollar, father says, and 
Mr. Fairchilds’ furniture is to bo. sold at 
auction some time next week, I wonder 
who Mrs. Dunican will get lo play in Mol- 
lie’s place? Such a pity it should happen 
just now, when she bad such an important 
part lo play.” 
“Poor Mollie !”■ said Nora, tenderly; 
“ what sad limes these must be for her ; and 
her father is too old and feeble lo begin life 
again. I’m afraid the burden will come 
mostly on Iter,” 
" Yes,” rejoined EvA, “ and I’m glad there 
is something open at last, for women to do 
beside sew and teach. 8hc could hardly 
stand either. 1 wonder what she will try ?” 
“ Well, whatever she does, Tom Courte¬ 
nay will be likely lo give her the slip; be 
didn’t bargain for n penniless bride,” said 
Ettie, rising, and arranging her “ pannier” 
before the long mirror. 
“Oli,rfo you think lie could be such a— 
villimt 1 can’t think of any softer word,” 
exclaimed Eva, " i never liked him, but I 
can’t think him so heartless ! ” 
“ Well, 1 don’t know about its being so 
heartless, ‘circumstances alter cases,’ you 
know, and you don’t engage 4 for belter for 
worse,’ as you marrv ” 
“ 1 think you would alter your ideas of 
heartlessneBS somewhut. if you were inMoi,- 
i.ik’s place," Nora burst out, her eves flash¬ 
ing and her cheeks flushed with indignation. 
“Well, I don’t expect to be ‘reduced’ at 
present,” answered Ettie, with a light 
laugh, giving a final touch to her frizzes, 
more, according to desired size; cut. out a 
small circular pi.ee/? from >'110 center, and 
from the rim cut out a gore two inches wide 
at the outer edge; this is to give the brim 
shape; the two ends are held together by 
two buttons and holes, and button at the 
back. For the crown, cut a round piece 
eight or ten inches in diameter; cut the edge 
in scallops t.\vo inches wide; work a button 
bole between each scallop, and sew as many 
