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filers'  portfolio. 
SUPPOSE. 
Jle.  Supiwso, 
FadetU',  tliat  T,  iiistoad  of  kncpinif  tryst  , 
With  you  to-uiffht,  hud  staid  away  to  doze, 
Or  call  upon  Miss  Jsrant,  or  play  at  whist— 
Hlll'1’080? 
She.  Snpposn 
You  had  ?  Xhiult  j'ou  /  should  have  cared  ?  In¬ 
deed, 
Ain't  yon  a  hit  concel - don’t  take  my  rose  — 
A  Kift  to  mo.  From  whom?  Well— .TosepU  Mead, 
8up]>ose? 
lie.  Suppose 
It  is?  Then  I'm  to  understand,  Fadotte— 
If  I  must  read  your  words  as  plainest  prose— 
My  presence  matters  not  to  you— and— yet. 
Suppose  - 
She.  Supiiose 
You  are  to  undi'rstand  me  so  ?  You're  free ; 
/Jo  if  you  wish !  Alul— oh!  1  lie  river’s  froze; 
What  skatinK  wc  shall  have  !  To-morrow  we— 
That’s  Jose— 
He.  And  .Jose 
He  haiiKCd !  It  seems  to  me.  Miss  I, owe,  that  you 
Are  actiiiK  ralhcr  liirhtly ;  rumor  Koes 
That  ho— but  since  I  seem  to  bore,  adieu  !— 
She.  Hui'posc  - 
He.  Suppose 
W'c  say  Kood-night. 
She.  Uood-niKht,  sir,  and  good-by ! 
He.  What  docs  this  mean,  Fadcttc  /  Arc  you— 
She.  tVe’li  (dose 
This  scene  at  once.  Aly  words  are  plain,  sir,  I 
Suppose  ? 
He.  Compose 
Yourself,  Fadette. 
She.  My  name,  sir,  is  Miss  liowe  ! 
He.  Come,  come,  Fadette,  do  look  beyond  your  nose. 
And— 
Stu.  Here’s  your  rintr,  sir ! 
their  tongues,  (losslp  does  not  always  Indicate 
Ignorance.  It  Is  to  he  fciired  It  has  become  a 
fashion  Into  which  even  Ititelllgeut  people  are 
drawn.  Hut  thts  kind  of  t.alk  Is  neither  edirylug 
nor  wlMo.  If  there  were  no  worse  results.  It  nar¬ 
rows  tlie  mind  to  shut  up  Its  view  to  nelghbor- 
hoo<l  details.  There  hs  iiO  c.Kcuse  for  It  now.  The 
world'.s  gales  all  sUiud  open.  The  papei-s  bring 
all  iaruts,  all  govermonts,  all  rising  Ideas,  to  our 
very  doors.  Hooka  load  us  Into  the  liberty  of  the 
world,  and  tlic  best  of  Its  doing  and  thinking. 
How  much  grander  In  your  evening  viif-a-vis  to 
dtsmiss  popular  education  In  Kurope,  than  the 
toilet  of  your  latest  caller,  or  the  tmtitnot  of  your 
waggl.sh  friend.  And  to  do  this  will  reijulre  no 
learning,  only  a  lltMo  recollection  of  what  you 
read  when  lingering  over  your  I'offee. 
'I’hero  Is  one  vice  of  our  eonvei-satlon  against 
which  wo  should  be  on  our  guard  oven  more  than 
.against  our  cmjity  and  bannleH.s  gossip.  It  is  a 
grow  Ing  fondness  for  smartness,  Tartnoss,  repar¬ 
tee  and  satire  are  very  good  for  an  occasional  sea¬ 
soning;  but  Ukc  Uorsivraillah  and  mustard  Uiey 
make  a  very  poor  dinner.  They  leave  a  bad  tasto 
In  the  mouth.  As  Haeou  says “  Cert.alnly,  he 
that  hath  a  satirical  volii,  as  ho  maketh  others 
afraid  of  his  wit,  so  ho  had  need  he  afraid  of  oth¬ 
ers’  memory."  And  for  this  excess  of  biting  con¬ 
diments  the  personal  character  of  our  talk  gives 
the  occa.slou,— '/’Ac  Ilniltml. 
— ♦»# - - 
FASHION  NOTES. 
I  receive  it,  though 
SUPIIOHO— 
.  SUPIKIHP. 
You  do,  8ir  ?— you— 
Knougti,  M iRR  I,owo.  Farewell ! 
’TiB  bPRt.  I’ve  been  deceived  in  you,  Ond  knows  ! 
Co<|uctto  !  a  hcnrtloRR  flirt !  a  hauBhty  belle 
Who  cliose— 
.Supixwe— 
lel’B  part  as  friends  1 
Oh!— oil!  lel’B  part  as  friends  1  I  hate  you— 
there ! 
He.  Fadette  !  why,  Rweet,  in  teai  R  I  Thla  surely  shows 
You’ll  I'ardon  mo,  a  brute  ! 
She.  Aud— Frank— we’ll  ne’er 
SllpItORt!. 
[T.  //.  UoherUon,  in  Sciihner'e. 
ThlB  surely  shows 
THE  ART  OF  TALKING. 
MAD.iMK  Db  Staki.,  wo  bnUevfi  It  was,  who  said 
tliat  In  France  almio  was  the  art  of  conversation 
understood.  French  women  specially  are  brilliant 
talkers.  The  Engllsli  are  good  llslijners  often,  but 
heavy  Ulkers.  The  (lenn.ans  approiuMi  the  French 
In  the  versatility  of  tholr  convenMillon,  but  not  In 
the  magnetism,  theJr  f.icesglvlngall  too  little  help 
to  their  Longue.s.  Aiuerlcans  are  free  and  lively 
talkers  without  having  much  of  the  real  art  of  con¬ 
versation.  They  are  voluble  rafhef  lhao  Ibougbt- 
ful,  persistent  rather  than  sympathellc,  bent  on 
having  a  hearing,  r.atlier  than,  as  H.acon  would 
aa>',  “leiullng  the  dance”  of  conversation.  The 
art  of  which  we  arc  writing  Is  .something  far 
other  than  talking:  It  Implies  a  mutual  bond  of 
Interest  between  ptMjple,  aud  as  mutual  willing¬ 
ness  to  receive  as  well  as  Impart.  So  the  man 
who  laslHt-s  on  talking  at  you  Is  voted  a  bore.  The 
American  dellnIMon  of  a  bore  betrays  the  great 
American  weakness  In  this  regard:— “A  bore  Is 
one  who  Insists  on  t  ilking  to  you  ahont  himself, 
when  you  want  to  he  talking  to  him  about  your¬ 
self.”  The  very  word  conversation  delines  Its 
meaning:  it  Is  an  Interchange.  TJr.  .Johnson,  who 
was  an  Immense  talker,  knew  little  of  the  art  of 
conversing.  Yet  he  Ls  the  man  who  remarked,  of 
an  evening  gathering,  that  there  was  much  Mih' 
but  no  conversation,  by  which  he  probably  meant 
that  ho  was  defrauded  of  the  privilege  of  doing 
the  talking  by  tho  persistent  and  general  Inicr- 
changos.  fioleridgc,  likewise,  W(Ui  a  brllllatit  and 
unparalleled  talker  In  tho  higher  meaning  of  the 
word,  but  good  for  nothing  In  a  eonversafloii, 
which  Implies  tno  double  duty  of  communlcanng 
and  listening.  Indeed,  conversation  might  be  de¬ 
fined  as  the  art  of  Intellectual  magnoiLstn,  with  a 
positive  pole  of  address,  and  a  ncgatlvo  pole  of 
sympathetic  atlenllOU.  floly  they  possess  the  art 
who  can  keep  a  balance  between  them,  aiUl  be 
equally  good  at  talking  and  listening.  Our  par¬ 
lors  .are  full  of  wall-flowers  bloombig  in  palulul 
quiet,  but  with  nothing  to  contribute  to  the  fund 
of  conversation.  And  wo  have  many  vapid  and 
ceasclos.s  social  lecturers  who  Imagine  their  suc¬ 
cess  In  the  art,  of  convei-satlon  is  In  proportion  a.s, 
by  keeping  their  own  tongues  n-golng  they  stop 
all  the  others;  but  people  who  can  ”  give  the  oc¬ 
casion  ”  to  ol  liers  and  then  draw  out  with  their 
cars  what  they  have  started  with  their  words— 
people  too  urisclflsli  to  be  wholly  silent  and  too 
modest  to  monopolkse— for  the  lack  of  these  Our 
clicles  are  either  stupidly  silent,  or  monotonously 
bored  by  tho  Irrepressible  soiiml  of  one  voice. 
Conversation  suggests  discourse  about  things 
rather  than  people.  Here  Is  another  banc  of 
social  luterclrangea  They  arc  too  often  on  the 
lower  level  of  that  talk  which  finds  Its  subject 
matter  In  persons.  That  Is  goH.«lp.  People  who 
do  not  read  or  think  must,  largely  make  pefjjilc 
and  neighborhood  evimts  Hie  staple  Of  theli’  talk, 
but  the  bad  habit  obtains  even  among  those  who 
by  culture  have  been  fitted  to  m.ako  better  use  ol 
CrfHUJ-TiNTKn  silks  are  tor  evening  wear.  l 
CuKi’s  arranged  In  deep  side  pleal  lngs  arc  trim-  ^ 
mod  stylishly. 
lUsqi’KS  with  diagonal  fronts  are  handsome 
models  lor  autumn. 
Hluks  siuidened  with  black  Is  a  pretty  novelty 
In  dres.s  f.abrlca. 
VVIOK  runioH  ol  hand  (imbioldory  are  coinme  it 
/(I  lit  tor  neck  garulturo.  ® 
(IKKNAIUNKH  1111(1  Eiigllsli  barcgcH  are  fashion-  j 
able  for  early  fall  wear.  ^ 
Kmbo.shed  bilk  galoons  are  used  as  headings  to  i 
ilouuecH  and  wide  runies.  I 
LONu  vesUs  are  popular;  they  are  slmulalcd  by 
ruilles  of  la*;e,  or  embroidered  bands.  t 
TiiR  tlarlng  vest  Is  made  with  lengthwise  side  ’ 
pleatlngs  of  silk,  nlecly  graduated  In  width.  ^ 
Hbims  caught  up  In  a  Jaunty  manner  form  one  ^ 
of  tho  novel  attractions  of  the  coaching  hats.  , 
'I'liK  Incoming  modes  give  promise  of  a  largo  viu  \ 
rlcty  and  conhUlorahlo  tneatri(!al  roseate  lingo.  i 
Hanus  embroidered  upon  netting  Is  the  favorite  ( 
garulturo  for  while  sergo  and  mohair  costumob.  < 
TnB  lato,st  fa.shlon  In  bracelets  Is  a  gold  brace-  \ 
lot,  with  the  wearer’s  name  In  Hyzantlno  Icttorb. 
A  iiANUbOMK  black  silk  dross,  combined  with  i 
rich  velvet,  cannot  bo  rivaled  for  costly  clc^o  nco. 
'I'll K  present  ratio  In  e.xpenal VO  garmontf.  , no- 
fourth  rich,  three-fourths  ou  tho  economical  scale. 
81  UK  pleatlngs  of  all  kinds  will  bo  worn.  This 
fashion  of  trimming  Is  <a  favorite  with  young  and 
old. 
SEASONABLE  fabrlcs  are  very  acceptable ;  they 
Include  a  handsome  variety  of  qualities  and  piit- 
terns. 
A  HANDSOME  striped  serge,  disposed  with  silver- 
gray  serge  — quite  an  Inexpensive  fashionable 
toilet. 
Shoui.uek  draperies  of  the  painted  poreline  style 
will  doubtless  become  favorites  with  ladles  of 
fashion. 
COMBINATION  tollcts  aro  still  fashionable ;  the 
colors  are  very  opposite,  yet  harmonious  in  ex¬ 
pression. 
.Some  of  the  new  suitings  are  very  smooth,  while 
oth(!r  styles  present  the  rough  surface  Ural  Intro- 
dueed  In  camel’s  hair  cloth. 
Kmuhoiukkeh  toilets  aro  Introduced  In  the  au- 
tumu  bmii  iiiinuir.  This  fashion  Is  popular  for 
bridal  outllt  establishments. 
The  headings  of  new  fringes  come  deeper,  and 
beneath  can  bo  distinctly  scon  tho  silk,  which 
jiroduces  a  novel  and  smiling  cUect. 
l’i.AiN  sfiuare  apron  overskirts  aro  Indorsed. 
The  drapery  Is  contlned  at  tho  back,  and  extends 
noiirly  to  tho  drag  braid  of  the  skirt. 
A  riANDHOMB  stone-eolorwl  mohair,  combined 
with  a  poHltlvo  navy  blue.  Is  very  effoctlve  and 
quite  ft  In  nujde  for  promenade  wtiar. 
All  wool  cashmere  do  beges  of  a  chocolate  color 
Is  considered  the  mode  for  children^  toilets ;  the 
txlmmlfigis  arc  bright  tinted  ribbon  bows. 
Fkencii  ehlrw,  coarse  straws,  both  white  and 
black,  tapering  crowns,  wide  brims— lu  fact,  a 
perfect  coaching  chapeau,  takeis  the  lead. 
WuiTK  materials  appear  to  bo  great  favorites 
with  the  belles  of  Paris,  and  hence  this  style  Of 
dress  will  bo  favored  by  the  tienu  ^nomU'  of  New 
York. 
^  Silks  In  dark  shades  are  designed  tor  street 
wear;  the  over -garment  Is  made  of  white  or 
cream-colored  cloth,  aud  garnished  with  ribbon 
[  bows  of  same  shade  as  tho  skirt. 
,  The  “Tbyra”  mantilla  Is  formed  with  deep 
square  sleeves;  the  bank  Is  cut  with  a  curved 
5  1  Hoaiii,  and  hence  slightly  llts  to  the  form.  The 
f  front  Is  disposed  In  long  tabs,  cut  square,  and 
1  finished  with  pretty  ijockets. 
t  q’HK  “  Kellogg  trcwl”  Is  the  latest,  it  broke 
j  out  among  tno  ladles  at  Saratoga  when  the  prlrnu 
13  donna  was  there,  and  Is  raging  from  .Maine  to 
,  tiallfornla.  When  well  done— as  Mls.s  Kellogg 
0  docs  It— It  Is  gnveeful,  dlgullled  and  stylish;  but 
f  her  imitators  only  make  geese  of  themselves. 
for  t|)c  Hoiiiig, 
PEOPLE  WILL  TALK. 
You  may  BCt  through  the  world,  but  t’will  bo  very 
Blow, 
If  you  listen  to  all  Uiat  l«  Raid  as  yon  no ; 
Voii'U  be  worried,  and  frotU'd,  and  kept  in  a  atow. 
For  moddloBomii  ton>rin.*«  inuRt  have  HomothinK  to  do. 
And  people  will  talk. 
ir<pjletaud  modeht,  you’ll  have  It  preBtinmd 
'riiat  your  hmnble  position  la  only  aHHumiid  — 
You're  a  wolf  111  sheep’s  elothlnir,  or  i«l»e.  you’ro  a  fool ; 
Hut  don’t  (flit  excited- koop  perfectly  cool, 
I’or  people  will  talk. 
And  then,  if  you  show  the  least  boldneRH  of  heai-t, 
t)r  a  Bllsht  Inelinatioii  to  liUto  your  own  pnil. 
They  will  call  you  an  upBtart,  conocited  and  vain. 
Hut  keep  straight  ahead  don’t  stop  to  explain  - 
For  peoido  tvlll  talk. 
If  thread'barc  yonr  drims,  and  oUt.fanliioned  your  hat. 
Some  one  will  surely  take  notlen  of  that. 
And  hint  rather  strous  that  you  cjui’t  pay  your  way. 
Hut  don't  got  oitclled,  whatever  they  say  • 
For  pooplo  will  talk. 
If  your  drofls  la  In  fashion,  don't  think  to  CRcapo, 
For  tliey  erltii'iau  then  in  a  dilforont  ahapo ; 
You’ro  ahead  of  yonr  loeans,  or  yonr  tailor's  unpaid. 
Hut  mind  yonr  own  bUHlncss— there’s  uanifht  to  bo 
inailc— 
For  pooplo  will  talk. 
Now,  tho  bcHt  way  to  do  Is  to  do  aa  you  pleofie ; 
For  your  mind  if  you  have  one,  w  ill  then  bn  at  eitHO. 
Of  I'oufHo  you  will  uioet  with  all  sorts  of  almac. 
But  don't  think  t<i  atop  lhem--it  ain't  any  uae— 
For  peoide  will  talk. 
JUVENILE  CULTURE.  ; 
The  yout  h  of  this  country  have  attained  a  do-  j 
greo  of  perfection  la  reflnement  and  culture  sur-  \ 
passing  perhaps  that  of  any  preceding  .age,  im-  , 
10H.S  It  may  bo  that  lu  tho  century  aud  a-half  of  j 
Grecian  liberty  aud  Intellectual  progress  Athi.'-  ( 
nlan  youth  alLalnod  a  proportionate  degreo  of  , 
Improvement ;  bub  of  I  his  little  or  nothing  is  now  j 
known.  This  present  progress  Is  principally  owing  , 
to  one  of  tho  most  dlsi-ingulshed  privileges  which  | 
Providence  has  conferred  upon  us— tiu!  atlentlou  , 
ol  higher  Gaining  and  cultured  meidoi’s.  And  , 
hence,  It  Is  not  surprising  that  a  generation  of  , 
sappy  sages  aro  artslng,  e(iuallng  their  fathers  In  , 
wealth  of  eoncepllon  and  pcduitic  lore,  moulding  , 
tho  ladder  of  fame  and  essaying  to  promulgate  to  | 
hoary  age  lessons  of  mulablllly  and  the  traiisceii-  , 
dentallsm  of  modern  life;  which  sensibility,  how-  , 
over.  Inveighs  against  with  pious  Irony  as  a  child-  , 
Ish  presumption,  unknown  In  the  days  when  they  , 
were  young. 
Among  a  nation  llko  ours,  so  free,  enlightened 
and  acute,  wo  may  naturally  expect  to  find  the  , 
Juvenile  ta.stA3  in  no  small  measure  polished  and  _ 
JiidlelouH  In  proportion  to  tlio  culture  of  Its  sur¬ 
roundings;  whereas,  under  arbitrary  and  exeenu 
ble  governmentH,  It  Ls  perverted  rather  than  en- 
llghtonod.  •*  Liberty,”  remarked  Lonolsus,  *‘1h 
the  uurse  of  li-ue  genius.”  ‘‘They,”  said  Petko- 
Nit'S  Akbitus,  "  who  are  bred  aud  educated  amid 
the  Imitltutlorus  of  tyranny,  can  no  more  acquire  a 
good  Uude  than  they  can  smell  sweet  who  dwell 
periiutiially  in  a  kitchen.”  A  republic  like  our 
own  IS  liul(;ed  .a  suiilelcnc  school  for  tnie  elo¬ 
quence. 
A  conspicuous  phenomenon  of  this  remarkable 
ago  Is  Its  slngidar  frultfulnesa  of  juvenile  genius. 
Four  former  porlod.H  of  similar  fruitful  ness  of 
genius,  but  not  Juvenile,  have  employed  the  spec- 
ulaMon.s  of  curious  men.  The  causes  assigned  for 
it  have  biien  various,  and  some  of  them  p.asslng 
strange.  Hut  whatever  the  reasons  be,  the  fact 
la  certain  that  nature,  is  prodigious  in  her  priss- 
ent  productions  of  juveiiUe  genius.  And  these 
geuluses’  wrlttng.s  .are  as  extensive  and  varied  as 
the  colors  on  the  Dame’s  own  garb.  I’oiiiieal 
discussion,  sermons,  essays,  anything,  they  will 
handle  with  as  little  cousldeniMon  aa  a  love  story 
or  a  uric  Of  "blood  and  thunder.”  And  their 
genius  aUTiiys  burna.  Tholr  combustion,  by-thc- 
by.  Is  given  gnitis  to  their  favorite  paiier,  with  a 
studied  noni  (fp  plume'. 
And  this  leads  me  to  observo  that,  as  wo  are 
early  sensible  to  a  rrlLsh  for  light  literature,  we 
are  often  thus  led  Into  a  passion  for  novels  and 
"blood  and  thunder"  trash,  which  rosiilts  lu  a 
perolelou.s  taste  antj  a  corrupted  sensibility  to 
false  beauty,  llenco  It  mast  bo  our  object,  when  1 
the  glimmerings  of  t:isto  appear,  to  apjily  our¬ 
selves  to  works  of  genius,  to  once  see  nature  Justly 
Imitated,  and  the  spurious  produetlous  of  drivel¬ 
ers  will  not  only  never  please  but  receive  our 
merited  contempt. 
'Hiereforo  1  would  njcominond  to  thoso  young 
reailers  wlio  have  a  relish  only  for  dime  novels 
and  the  " Battle  Ax"  and  "Kill-many”  weekly 
papers  of  their  towns,  to  posses.s  themselves  of 
any  of  CnAni.Es  1)iokkn.s’  works,  say  "The  Old 
curiosity  Shop,”  "  Hoiiibey  and  Son  "  or  "  Pick¬ 
wick,”  and  see  not  only  how  much  real  pleasure 
but  lululilon  In  the  human  character  and  corrccl- 
nesa  of  taste  cun  be  derived  from  It.  Pcrhuiis  you 
would  be  thus  led  to  rtjad  through  the  whole  of 
hts  works,  and  a  great  bencllt  >ou  would  receive 
I  fnim  them.  Thence  undoubtedly  you  would  tiC- 
1  quire  an  aversion  for  drivelers’  trash,  and  pursue 
)  a  noble  course  of  reading. 
l  Correctness  of  taste  established,  roa.son  and 
good  sense,  relluemeiit  and  virtue  are  the  con^v 
5  quences  which  would  Immediately  follow.  Youth 
(  would  rise  In  lnteUe<3t  and  manliness,  and  become 
)  better  iiualltled  to  make  the  powci-s  which  Goo 
^  has  given  them  subservient  to  ills  glory 
I  Willie  1’ 
treat  of  tho  subject  of  Juvenile  writing  and  speak-  | 
Ing  at  length,  to  Inculcate,  If  possible.  In  iny  young 
readers  some  le.ssons  for  entering  on  wrlUng  In  an 
Interesting  way. 
- - 
MORE  CENTENNIAL. 
Stabteo  from  home  In  a  hurry,  os  usual,  leaving 
my  noto-bonkand  unfortunately  not  being  ble.'^ed 
with  so  many  puekels  us  a  man,  oraild  not  resort 
I  to  lUelr  u-Hual  cmilonls— oM  uaters,  cards,  and 
cti'culars;  so  all  I  write  must  be  flshod  from  tho 
I'oniuscd  reiiiembrauce  of  the  brain.  NorlUwest 
of  tho  Government  Hulldlng  and  west  of  Helmont 
Avenue  Is  the  row  of  State  bulUlliigs,  unique  In 
doslgti,  ouch  dirrerlng  from  the  other.  Having 
occasion  to  visit  the  .lersey  building,  we  w«>ro 
tcinpUal  In  tho  adjacent  Colorailo  and  Kansas 
dtsplay.  which  Is  In  a  roomy,  wi'll-ilgliied  .struc- 
iin’f-,  tlie  outside  hung  with  skins  that  would 
tempt  Homi' of  our  elvlll/.od  savages.  Inside  the 
exhibit  of  minerals,  In.sects,  birds  and  eggs  Ili-st 
:iltnioted  our  attcnlton.  and  turning  from  there 
our  eyes  met  Uioso  of  a  huge  biilTalo  that,  with 
head  lowered,  seemed  ready  to  (xuisc  a  stampede. 
Tho  space  devoted  to  .Agriculture  Is  wrll-tlllcd. 
Fruit  In  good  jirescrvalluii,  large,  luscious  and 
tempting ;  and  while  wo  stnnd  hy  It,  let  me  point 
out  to  you  just  the  '•  cutest ’’  ottoman  you  ever 
saw— nuidf  l  Judge  from  bniTalo  horns  with  tho 
long  hair  forming  a  son.  eushlon,  and  fiiUlng  in  a 
fringe  over  tho  glossy  legs.  Think  how  nice  It 
would  ho  to  bury  your  sllppenal  feel  In  Ito  deplhs 
soinfj  cool  evening  of  tho  coming  winter,  in  tloj 
c  uiterof  IhoVuilldlng  Is  plaeed  a  pn  lly  fountain, 
the  inseilpllou  upon  II.  rending,  “lTeaeiit<‘d  by 
the  ladlea  of  Topeka,”  and  over  ll.  Is  suspended  a 
maiiiinotli  bell  made  of  wheat,  the  longue  being 
reitresenU'd  by  a  huge  gourd,  and  even  the  rrac.k 
in  tho  old  bell  Is  depleted  by,  well,  11  looked  llko 
wlicat. 
Among  the  stuffed  birds  there  Is  om?  ca.so  where 
the  neat  with  the  old  itnd  young  bird  Is  shown. 
There  are  some  very  handsome  specimens  of  tho 
owl  family.  We  wore  particularly  amused  at  the 
Intelligent  f‘,xpre«slop  of  two  baby  owl(.  Hut  for 
tlielr  lllllo  crooked  bills  a  body  might,  tie  a  pink 
ribbon  round  their  necks,  and  e:ill  them  m.altcHo 
klttcaa.  Hlrectiy  opposite  you  will  ilnd  a  crowd 
about  the  rocky,  mountainous  dtsplay,  represent¬ 
ing  a  very  small  allco  of  the  country,  over  which 
evergreen  trees  are  Hcatlerod,  ami  ilirough  which 
a  liny  cas<mdo  finds  Its  way  to  Uic  pool  ai  tho 
month  of  tho  cave.  Gold  and  cattish  werest'cklng 
stray  sunbeams,  the  turtle  perched  on  a  rock, 
wiLS  placidly  grinning  at  tho  audience.  Among 
tho  ruidis  and  on  tho  trees  aro  scalti’icd  tho 
various  animals  of  the  country.  From  the  deer 
and  panther  to  tho  rat  and  owl  all  appear  lo  bo 
represented,  and  the  work  so  well  accomplished, 
speaks  highly  for  the  woman’s  liiiiul  thid  prepared 
It.  'I'ho  annuals  look  almost  a.s  fidl  of  llfo  as  Hm 
pair  of  Antwerp  pigeons  pceptog  from  behind  the 
;  eago  bars.  These  pigeons,  as  b1>o  a  Uric  rllle, 
were  .'•necmly  prchcnU'd  lo  Uj"  fiunous  huntresH, 
■  Mrs.  M.  A.  Maxwell,  and  while  garing  at  that 
neat,  llltlc  weapon  I  actually  found  It  necos.sary 
lo  repeat  tho  I  enlh  commandment,  while  roalb.lng 
*  “  how  near  aud  yet  so  far,” 
'  In  tho  adjoining  parlor  one  can  Ilnd  abundant 
accommodation  tor  rest  and  InstnicUon.  Giipo- 
f  site  the  fine  piano  stands  an  undent  bureau  mat 
was  once  In  the  family  of  t’res.  l.lncdn-l  think 
^  was  made  tor  him  about  Hio  time  or  lil.s  inari'lage, 
and  Is  to  be  Sold  to  the  highest  bidder.  Near  ills 
a  largo,  handsome  cabinet  worthy  a  close,  cart!- 
^  ful  study— not  only  for  the  beautiful  workmanslilp 
'  and  woods  that  compose  It.  but  tor  Us  contents 
also. 
Wo  wont  to  tUo  undent  New  Knglaud  kitchen, 
near  by.  When  wo  reached  the  log  liouso  vre 
^  found  the  gateway  burred,  and  while  w.aUlng  for 
the  crowd  to  pass  on,  had  ample  Uliie  lo  adintro 
''  tho  hollyhocks,  aimnnwcrs,  etc.,  that,  iidorncd  tho 
^  front  yard,  (mce  msldc,  the  tlrst  wo  noticed  was 
”  tho  lady  .spinning  on  Hm  hax  wheel,  while  near  It 
I:  stood  a  larger  om*  for  wool.  Gl.iw-tooted  tables, 
uncomfortable,  hlgh-backcd  chairs  and  "  w'ltlcs,” 
^  over  which  were  Hung  ancient  fabrics  of  home 
manufaclurx',  fioin  tho  lino,  snowy  linen  to  tho 
coarse,  heavy  carpeting,  abeunded.  The  Hrc- 
plaiift,  with  crane  Olid  cooking  utensils  complete, 
occupies  a  large  part  of  one  shb’,  while  suspcudcd 
'f*  In  tojut  by  a  stout  coni  swings  a  plump  chicken 
that  looks  as  If  It  had  been  ro.isti ng  hi-tore  a  slow 
lire  for  tin!  past  century,  on  cai/li  side  of  tho 
f*’  fire-place  arc  tmng  cases  lor  receiving  numerous 
artlelos  llko  knlvos,  forlis,  Spoons,  (jullls,  etc., 
wlilh3  Int(!rsperi5(-'d  were  all  tho  (lueer  dishes  ono 
*'■  ever  saw  or  heard  of  In  thoso  limes.  Sldt;  by  side 
•y  In  tho  chimney  coriu.-r  rest  the  foot  stovo  and 
churn.  Hack  flashed  my  thoiighus  to  a  surmy 
‘i*’  New  England  kitchen  where  a  sim-burned  little 
gypsy  clulchisl  desperulely  lh<j  luM  dasher,  occa- 
''E  sloiuilly  giving  a  downward  stroke  that  sent  tho 
cream  In  golden  piitches  upon  the  snowy  floor, 
'y  accompanying  tho  action  with  the  dellgldful 
bt  melody,  "  Come,  butter,  come !”  .Just  tiinmgh 
the  open  door  were  the  VitiMs  ami  brtghb-wlngud 
't-  butterflies  —  tho  nuaintaln,  grucii  Uwlds  and  or- 
Tb  chard,  with  rippling  stream  that  ran  on,  on  lo 
“I-  Fairy  Land.  Dbl  little  girls  have  to  churn  there, 
Oh  and  did  It  make  them  acho  W)  hcIks  i.o  be  away 
out  In  pure,  blossom-scented  air,  :unong  tho  birds 
'"b  and  squirrels  lu  the  nodding  cherry  true  and 
lO-  Bwaylng  high  up  Its  limbs  back  and  forth  In  tho 
hb  long  swing  7 
Gnoof  tho  pair  of  c.ards  u.scd  for  cording  wool 
Into  ndls,  pas-slng  across  my  hand,  dl.speUed  the 
?b*  day  dream,  and  brought  my  t  houghts  back  to  ob- 
jects  before  me.  The  bro.ad  mantel  Is  covered 
with  articles  too  numerous  to  give  more  than  a 
bb  passing  incnLlou.  Many  would  puzzle  a  phllo.s- 
oplier  to  asecrlatu  the  use  of.  C’andtcsI.Uiks  of 
'  every  deslgh ;  snuffers ;  box  and  and  tinder ;  pew- 
In  a  succeeding  letter  perhaps  I  will  try  and  '  ter  dlshca  of  evei-y  stylo ;  some  dingy  and  show- 
