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CUI  BONO, 
continued  down  the  Jacket  front,  being  crossed 
and  recrossed  In  basket  style  to  form  a  square  at 
each  corner.  It  Is  also  carried  along  the  lower 
edge  of  the  garment,  and  arranged  In  a  similar 
square  at  the  center-seam.  The  sleeve  Is  In  coat- 
shape,  quite  high  at  the  top,  and  broad  enough  at 
But  let  me  explain— let  me  give  you  a  sample 
Of  the  kind  of  annoyance  to  which  I  am  subject¬ 
ed  and  during  which  It  always  seems  to  me  that 
I  can  hear  tlio  silvery  tinkle  of  a  very  small  kind 
of  laughter  floating  about  the  room. 
It  was  onlj-  yesterday  that  l  required  my  dally 
remerabrancer-the  diary  In  which  t  record  the 
trliles  of  my  life  and  note  my  engagements,  it 
wius  gone. 
That  book  lies  on  my  study  table  and  I  was  put 
oiit  by  Its  loss.  I  scari'hed  book-case,  drawers,  in 
folios,  among  papers,  turned  out  my  desk,  got 
into  a  violent  perspiration,  went  and  bullied  the 
servant,  rose  Into  a  towering  rage;  and  at  hist, 
qnlto  exhausted  and  fuming  with  annoyance,  I 
threw  raysolt  Into  my  chair— and  found  that 
while  money  is  dislodged  from  a  pocket  some¬ 
where  In  the  region  of  folds,  or  from  the  corner  of 
a  handkerchief,  in  which  It  la  tightly  tied  In  a 
knot  which  won’t  come  undone ;  while  one  lady 
always  produces  her  cash  wet— out  of  her  mouth. 
Ihavo  noticed  all  this,  1  say,  and  In  consequence 
1  provide  mi^elr  with  a  threepenny  piece,  a  four- 
penny,  or  six  pence,  and  place  it  in  my  waistcoat 
pocket  ready  for  alighting  and  paying  without 
requiring  change.  Do  you  think  that  I  can  Hnd 
that  coin  when  I  require  It  ?  If  you  do  you  are 
mistaken.  I  grope  for  It  with  my  glovo  on;  I 
hunt  for  It  with  my  glove  off ;  I  dodge  ftrsf,  In  one 
"What  is  hope?  A  smiling:  rainbow 
Children  follow  throiigrh  the  wet ; 
’Tis  not  bore  ;  still  yonder,  yonder- 
Never  urchin  found  it  yet. 
^’hat  is  life  ?  A  thawing-  iceberg 
On  a  sea  with  cunning  shore ; 
Gay  we  sail ;  it  melts  beneath  us ; 
B  e  are  sunk,  and  seen  no  more. 
IVhat  is  man  ?  A  foolish  baby. 
Vainly  strives,  and  fights,  and  frets 
Demanding  all,  de8er\ing  nothing ; 
One  small  grave  is  what  he  gets. 
[Carlyle, 
FASHION  NOTES, 
usual 
New  York,  Oct.  21, 18T6. 
OwixG  to  the  admirable  stuffs  and  cheap  prices 
now  offered  In  our  New  York  atoress,  notably  at 
Messrs.  Lord  &  Tatlors’,  I  have  given  some  Il¬ 
lustrations  that,  T  trust,  will  serve  as  a  hint  as 
to  the  most  approprlalo  and  stylish  manner  in 
which  lo  make  up  your  full  wear. 
Ihe  ladles-  polonaise,  with  basque  front  and 
tabllcr,  (No,  4604),  is  a  deep  cuirass  front  and  a 
rounding,  wrlnklert  mma-  combined.  Tho  model 
shows  tho  use  of  two  materials  In  ItscomposIUou 
the  darkly-shaded  portions  represenllng  black 
silk,  and  the  lighter  sections  a  pale  lava  tiut  of 
gray  camel’s  hair,  a  striking  contrast  that  la  very 
stylLsh  this  fall.  The  ba-sque  skirt  passes  around 
to  the  side  seaims,  while  the  bodv  nts  oIocau- 
Fkj.  1, 
the  wrist  to  pass  easily  over  tho  dress  sleeve,  with¬ 
out  crushing  the  trimming  of  the  latter,  it  is 
completed  with  a  deep  cuff  trimmed  to  harmon¬ 
ize  with  tho  remainder  of  the  garment,  and  the 
vest  Is  clo.sed  to  the  bottom  wltli  button-holes  and 
silk  buttons,  while  the  Jacket  fronts  arc  fastened 
at  their  point  of  meeting,  wltli  an  ornamental 
button. 
If  the  lacket  Is  made  of  smooth-faced  cloth,  the 
trimming  and  vest  may  be  styll.shly  formed  of 
silk.  MTien  suit  goods  are  employed,  linings 
should  be  used,  silk  fringe  or  tMnspmmterfe 
gimp  Is  a  very  fo-shlonable  trimming  for  such  gar- 
meats  at  the  present  time,  and  either  of  these,  or 
.A/.iici,  men  m  me  otner,  and  each  time  along 
the  Intermediate  channel ;  but  no— there  Is  no 
coin,  and  the  conductor  ironically  asks  me  if  i 
want  to  koop  the  ’bus  all  day. 
Of  course  I  don’t ;  and  I  feel  very  much  pro¬ 
voked  as  I  produce  my  porte-monnale,  drop  my 
umbrella  In  the  muddy  street  where  we  are  stand¬ 
ing,  fumble  out  a  two-shilling  piece  and  wait  for 
change,  with  all  the  passengers  craning  forward 
to  look  and  the  driver  shouting  to  his  mate  to 
“  Look  alive,  there  I” 
1  got  my  change— I  have  already  recovered  my 
umbrella— and  1  bound  to  the  pavement  shore 
out  of  the  muddy  river,  after  narrowly  escaping 
a  run  down  from  a  Hansom  when,  to  my  annoy¬ 
ance,  I  am  minus  a  glove  and— yes,  there  It  lies. 
bands  of  tur  have  a  rich  effect.  The  pattern  is  in 
13  sizes  for  ladies,  from  28  to  46  inches,  and  will  be 
mailed  on  receipt  of  35  cents. 
Figures  I  and  give  an  Idea  of  the  most  stylish 
hats.  Description  Is  scarcely  necessary,  as  I  only 
Intend  these  lo  servo  as  hints,  in  my  next  article 
I  will  give  a  description  of  new  dress  stuffs,  and 
more  patterns,  that  must  be  excluded  from  this 
number  for  want  of  space.  Frolic. 
THE  HAUNTED  MAN, 
In  a  whisper,  mind— In  Uie  gentlest,  the  most 
sighing  Of  whlspers-I  cell  you  this.  In  fear  and 
trembling,  too,  all  the  time,  for  it  might  hear  me. 
You  observe,  I  say  it  -,  for  I  cannot  apply  actual 
distinction  to  the  welnl  little  entity  that  torments 
me.  At  the  same  time,  though,  l  find  that  I  have 
often  called  It  tiini  and,  In  a  misty,  wandering 
way,  associated  tho  thlnt/  with  the  tricksy-looking 
sprite  who  stands  with  his  hands  upon  his  hips  in 
the  Landseer  picture  of  “kUdsummer  Night's 
Dream." 
The  fact  Is,  I  have  been  haunted  for  the  past 
live  years— I,  the  slmple-mlndud,  calmly  living. 
Fid.  2. 
Whereupon  l  go  Indignantly  to  the  door  with  a 
brush  In  one  hand.  Into  which  l  have  savagely 
driven  the  fellow  brush  so  that  they  adhere  to¬ 
gether,  and  my  hair  ail  down  over  my  forehead. 
Yes,  Iheru  are  the  boots;  and  put  wrong  as  to 
rights  and  lefts,  as  a  matter  of  course. 
Now,  how  did  those  boots  get  away  and  how  did 
they  come  back  ?  For  I’m  sure  the  girl  did  not 
bring  them  back  this  time. 
I  told  you  how  particular  I  am  about  folding 
my  clothes  at  night.  This  e.xtend3  to  garments 
that  I  do  not  wear  every  day— dress  coat,  tor  in¬ 
stance,  left  In  the  drawer  durUig  a  lour  or  shoot¬ 
ing  expedition. 
Now,  n  wontdeave  those  garments  alone ;  and 
whenever  1  take  them  out  after  absence,  they 
Invariably  look  as  If  they  had  been  used  for  the 
raising  of  money  and  suffered  from  the  pawn¬ 
broker’s  roll,  so  evident  too  often  In  the  British 
workman’s  Sunday  coat,  which  Is  creased  from 
top  to  bottonj. 
There  Is  another  way  in  which  I  am  terribly 
annoyed.  Being  a  regular  ’bus  man-of  course  1 
suitable  for  winter  wear.  The  jacket  fronts  are 
cut  low  at  the  neck,  and  fail  over  a  high  vest- 
portion,  Which  is  fitted  by  a  deep  dart  In  each 
side  and  sewed  In  with  the  under  -  arm  and 
shoulder  seams.  These  Jacket  fronts  are  straight 
at  the  Closing  edges,  but  the  under-arm  seams  are 
cuH’ed  so  as  to  draw  them  apart  for  quite  a  dls^ 
Unce  from  tbe  closing  ro  the  bottom,  displaying 
the  vest  to  good  advantage.  The  back  is  grace- 
ruuy  adj listed  by  gores  extending  to  the  shoulders 
and  by  a  curved  center-seam.  A  line  of  fine  silk 
4595 
“Why  don’t  I  look  before  I  start?’’  you  will 
say.  Because  I  don’t  think  to  look,  and  one  does 
not  feci  It  necessary  after  regular  precautions 
And  again  I  say,  How  Is  this  ? 
fellow  passengers,  by  keeping  the  vehicle  waiting  j 
