bodying the reports of the observers at East- 
port, Me., Portland, Boston, Burlington, Vt., 
New London and Albany for eight months. 
The movements of the tide are recorded for 
the sea coast towns, the rise and fall of the 
barometer, the rainfall and degree of cloudi¬ 
ness and the phases of the moon, all drawn 
in snch a manner that a single glance shows 
the extent of coincidence or diversitv. The 
charts require a close calculation and much 
care in execution, and go very far to confirm 
his theory, showing a period of low barome¬ 
ter at the full and new moon, and a high 
barometer in the first and last, quarter? 
of trimming. This scarf may be worn over 
the face for a veil and wound about the neck 
for a tippet. Fig. l is a low-erowued hat, 
worn rather back from the forehead, and is 
suitable for young girls. 
Figs. 4211 illustrate a pretty style of win¬ 
ter coat of cloth, trimmed with buttous and 
cord : collar, cuffs and pockets of silk. Cloths 
with a rough service are popular, and may 
be suitably made after this model, with 
trimming of bands of fur, Titan braid, silk, 
or simply finished with machine stitching.’ 
Pattern in 13 sizes. Of 27-inch-wiflo goods, 
3)4 yards are required. Pattern, 30 cents. 
TALKS WITH COIRESPONDENTS. 
Fanny.— Himalayan beaver, with inside 
| shaggy surface, will probably be the best 
material for a cloak for the purpose you re¬ 
quire. A beautiful quality mny be had for 
$5 per yard. One yard and three-quarters is 
the quantity usually sold for clonks of this 
material. For additional warmth and to 
give firmness to the buttons, face both fronts 
well back to the arm holes with farmers 
satin. Fig. -1211 is a good model for the 
making. Many ladies make up their own 
coats very successfully from patterns. Leave 
the collar free to turn up about the neck 
when riding. For drives in cold weather a 
coat of beaver cloth is not of sufficient 
warmth, usually; they require a knitted or 
woolen under-jacket. The coat is less apt to 
lit well if made with a wadded jacket. Make 
the navy blue cloth, for a fleshy girl of seven 
THE MOON AND THE WEATHER. 
The Vermont Farmer 'sensibly says: 
One of the chief obstacles to harmony and 
mutual appreciation between scientists and 
practical workers in the various industries, 
especially agriculture, has been a spirit of 
superciliousness—often bordering upon eon- 
CHILDREN’S COSTUME 
It has been the fashion in certain circles, 
of late years, to regard the exposure of chil- 
that is really surprising, the lines represent¬ 
ing the barometer in different places, and 
the successive lunar months displaying a 
remarkable similarity. Other minor facts 
are noted, such as that this influence Is en¬ 
tirely Independent of that of vapora and 
heat, which produce two maximum and 
I two minimum pressures daily in the ba¬ 
rometer, and that in the different periods of 
the day the barometer moves in a contrary 
direction to the tide. These main similari¬ 
ties point to a theory which is utterly at 
war with those prevalent among scientific 
men namely, that the moon is responsible 
in a large degree for the variations of the ba¬ 
rometer, which, however, is substantially 
the view of weather-wise old farmers, who 
will not look for rain ‘until tho moon 
changes.’ The phenomena are apparently 
accounted for by the theory advanced in 
the letter accompanying these charts, that 
the atmosphere is au aerial sea, subject to 
the drawing influence of the moon, just ns 
is the ocean. It is a plausible theory, at any 
rate, which deserves to be studied,* and for 
which much credit is due to Mr. Dumont 
More, extensive observations will be neces¬ 
sary to fully establish the theory, as the 
The scientist has assumed that he knew 
everything and the practical man nothing— 
that the working man generally was a mere 
mass of ignorant prejudice and conceit 
This is an unfortunate attitude for the man 
of science to assume, nince it conflicts with 
his usefulness just in proportion as it arouses 
resentment inthe minds of those whom he de¬ 
sires to instruct. And it is an injury to him¬ 
self, as well as a mark of nil perfect culture, 
because every truly learned man Is humble 
in his estimate of his acquirements, and 
always ready to learn, even of the unlearned. 
Experience has shown that many, if not 
most, popular beliefs which are wide spread 
and general, have a basis in truth. What 
the experience of generation after generation 
has more or less confirmed, untff it has 
become fixed in tho popular mind, usually 
turns out to have reason in it. It may be 
mixed with the assumption of much that is 
not and caunot be proved, and it may be al¬ 
lied more or less with quackery and absurd¬ 
ity ; yet, that it has been long and generally 
believed, entitles it to respectful considera¬ 
tion, if no more. 
Such is the case with the almost universal 
belief of the influence of the moon over the 
weather. Almost all farmers believe in thia 
ass 
j.uia mmsnn, nowever, me edict- has gone 
forth for long, warm stockings, reaching far 
above the knee3—an innovation which will 
probably do something toward saving the 
little ones from diphtheria and croup. The 
skirts of nearly all dresses for boys and girls 
under five am} *lx yea^s of ago are laid in 
kilt plaits; the waists are usually a loose 
blouse or Garibaldi, worn with a sash. Figs, 
3 and 4 show two styles of boys’ dress, birth 
of which arc very stylish and jaunty. The 
“blouse dress” (Fig. 3) may be made of any 
Fig. l. 
movements of the aerial sea will, of course, 
be modified in the portion where observa¬ 
tions are held by the inequalities of the 
earth’s surface, just as the tides of the ocean 
are modified by tho shape of the coast.” 
It is worthy of note that the influence of 
the moon according to this theory must de¬ 
pend on the attraction of the moon for the 
atmosphere and not upon its shining. It is 
very possible that the moon may affect the 
weather as it does the tides, but it is difficult 
to see that the various quarters or disappear¬ 
ances of the moon behind the earth’s shadow 
have any thing to do with it. However it 
becomes everybody to be modest in discuss¬ 
ing subjects where so much remains to be 
Fig. 2. 
of light gray or red. Figs. 2879, given in 
Rural of Jan. 16 (current year), would 
doubtless suit the purpose. Patterns, 40 
cents. Keep up a brave heart concerning 
the “hard times.” There is “no night so 
long but there comes a morning.” 
Mus. C. B.—Don’t buy a marble top table. 
No table is so cold, to dreary, so uninviting. 
Marble lias its uses—for tombstones and the 
tops of washstands, but let it be fur removed 
from anything one is to sit near or be neigh¬ 
borly with, as a table. If you cannot afford 
one of handsome wood, with the top inlaid 
with woods or cloth, choose one of common 
wood, with the legs stained and varnished, 
and cover the top yourself with cloth match¬ 
ing the prevailing color of your parlor furni¬ 
ture, aud finish the edge about with uphol¬ 
sterers’ friDge ; to tack it on, you will need 
large, roue d-headed nails of brass or bronze. 
Tables oblong in length are more fashionable 
than round ones. Mint wood. 
f 1 suasrrruTE ror natural leather is des¬ 
cribed in the French journals as now coming 
into use, in which the grains of all the well- 
known varieties, such as basil, seal, morocco, 
etc., are reproduced with remarkable fidel¬ 
ity. In the process of graining, a real skin 
ot any kind which it is desired to imitate is 
taken as a mold, and from this an impression 
is obtained on sheets of fibrous pulp by 
enormous pressure. The artificial stuff is 
obtained In any color, and while it is said 
to cost only about one-eight as much as 
leather, it possesses some advantage over 
the leather, which, it is presumed, will make 
it a commercial success. For one thing, it is 
stronger than leather of the same thickness 
and is of uniform quality. Forty or fifty 
forms rnay be out at a time, whereas the 
blemishes that occur in natural leather 
necessitate each form’s being cut singly even 
by experienced hands. The manufactured 
proof 6 QOt iable t0 Boi1 ' and i3 wat er- 
Mr. Trimmer, of Ohio, was borne on the 
4th of July, 1776, and if she lives and loses no 
time meanwhile, she will he 100 years old on 
the 4th of J uly, 1876, it would be a source of 
pride to her that she is the same age, to a day, 
as the Government, if the Government could 
bee induced to behave itself in its old age as 
well as she does. 
Fig. 2 is of felt, nearly the shape of the En¬ 
glish walking hat ; the trimming is of velvet 
aud birds' wings, with a long scarf, which 
may be tulle or grenadine to match the color 
