THE RURAL HEW-YORKER. 
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bright faces, might have gladdened any man’g 
heart; but Darcy Lonsdale looked dull. Again 
his wife asked what was wrong, and he laughed 
uneasily, she thought. 
from a butterfly. These wings are sewn to a small 
piece of card-board, which Is again sewn to 
the under part of ;the body, (see No. 2.) For No. 1 
the feathery part round the body must be made of 
down. The anteDnmare made of cotton stiffened 
with gum. Peacock's feathers, especially those 
from the neck, will be found useful for foliage. 
If the foregoing directions are not explicit. I will 
very cheerfully answer any Inquiries addressed 
to me on the subject. Faith Ripley. 
bly be more hurtful. Consult some occullst of 
acknowledged ability, without delay. 
CONDUCTED BY MISS FAITH RIPLEY. 
COMING EVENTS 
WEAKER THAN A WOMAN. 
BY THE EDITOR. 
CHAPTER VI. 
“ That young man ought to bo satisfied with 
his lot In life,” said Jane Lester, as her niece told 
her of Felix Lonsdale’s successes. 
“ llels quite satisfied, auntie, "Evelyn 
returned gently. 
“The worst thing that any man 
can do is to marry a girl wlthja pretty Jk 
face,” said the auot. “Pretty girls >p|| 
are a mistake—they think themselves 
too good for anything. Felix Lonsdale 
has acted foolishly—Violet Haye will ASjjbfTMh 
never make him a good wife.” 
“ She Is youDg, and she loves him 
dearly," remarked Evelyn. 
“Youth and love—would any wise 
man build bis house on such founda¬ 
tions?” said her aunt. “I tell you. 
Evelyn, It Is a mistake, and Lonsdale 
will find It so. I read a character 
quickly, and I have read violet Haye’s.” 
“She loves him,” repeated Evelyn, who could 
Imagine nothing more unanswerable. 
“Love—we know what a lasting sentiment 
that Is,” sneered Miss Lester. “ If he married a 
sensible woman with a nice little fortune, I should 
have some hope; but the very curl of that girl's 
hair shows what she la.” 
Evelyn laughed as she thoughf«of the glorious 
golden hair that had always been Violet’s glory. 
“There Is no other hair In Lllford like It, 
auntie," she replied. 
“It Is a very good thing,” was the retort—“I 
am no friend to nonsense.' 
No unfriendly criticisms reached Felix Lons¬ 
dale’s ears—none could have hurt him. He had 
now the one great prize of his life; he was happy 
beyond all power of words to tell. He would 
have felt a little happier perhaps had Violet been 
less coy. But that very coyness had a charm of 
Its own; It suited her; he could not imagine her 
other than coy; and, as for doubt or fear or mis¬ 
trust, such shadows never darkened his mind. 
He had settled In hl3 own mind that he would 
persuade her to become his wife before chill Oc¬ 
tober killed the flowers and stripped the trees. 
So he thought and hoped and dreamed, while a 
cloud was rising In the distance no larger than a 
man's hand. 
One day Darcy Lonsdale returned with a per¬ 
plexed look on hla face to his new house. His 
wife, wondering at It, asked him- 
_“ What Is the matter, Darcy ?” 
~”"Aft«r thinking for a few minutes he an¬ 
swered— 
“Nothing; my brain seems to be full of foolish 
fancies.” 
The next time he returned home It was evening, 
and the pleasant tea-table, the happy circle of 
ITEMS FOR CORRESPONDENTS, 
The Rural of Nov. 23d will contain an Illustrated 
article on ln-door garments and cloak3 for ladles, 
for fall wear. 
by the editor. 
No. 2. 
On 30th of Nov. I will publish cuts of a large 
number of fancy articles, suitable for Christmas 
gifts. 
In the early part of January an article on 
Decorating China (Illustrated) will be given, 
which I commend to those who are Interested In 
this most beautiful art. 
I am pleased to be able to announce, that Mar¬ 
garet B. Harvey, whose “ Letters From a Country 
Girl” have been received with so much favor by 
Rural readers, will, In an early Issue of the rural, 
tell the ladles about South Kensington-work and 
outline Embroidery on linen. 
In response to many Inquiries about cross- 
stitch embroidery, I will publish an article In the 
early part of February, giving the latest designs 
for monograms, Initials and borders, In cross- 
stitch. 
“ The very air seems thick with fancies,” he 
answered. “ 1 saw three of my best friends this 
morning standing In a group la Castle Street, 
and when I Joined them i knew by the startl-’d 
embarrassed expression on each man's face that 
they hid been talking about me." 
“What could they have to say about you?” 
asked Kate. “ It was all fancy, Darcy.” 
" No; I am sure they were speaking of me. I 
went to the bank this morning, and a.s 1 was en¬ 
tering the door I distinctly heard the manager 
say, • Mistaken In Lonsdale.' I heard the words 
as plainly as you hear them now. He was talk¬ 
ing to one of the partners, and they were both 
cool, I thought, In their manner. 1 ’ 
Kate threw her arms around his neck and 
kissed hl3 anxious face. 
“Why should any one talk about you or be cool 
to you, dear ? You have done no wrODg.” 
“No; but there is something—I am quite sure 
there is something, Kate—In the mlnd-t of people 
about me. I cannot Imagine what 1; la.” 
Kate tried to cheer him; she latghed at the 
notion. What could there be? She knew that 
there was no one like him. No one could accuse 
him of a mean action; hl3 life had always been 
fair, open, loyal, and transparent. It was ab¬ 
surd, He muBt be out of health; he should go 
away and rest himself tor a time. 
Yet 3he waited anxiously for him the next day. 
She was somewhat surprised, for there had been 
a perfect deluge of tradesmen's bills—an occur¬ 
rence that had never happened befere. The 
baker had sent In his bill, and the butcher 
wanted ready money; the upholsterers who had 
furnished Vale House pressed for a settlement in 
consequence of nnlooked-for losses. Kate showed 
the bills to her husband. 
“ What does It mean ?” she asked wonleringly. 
“It means, my dear, that there 13 some subtle 
agency at work against 
b ( \ __ us—I cannot tell what. 
Wil\ It means also that the 
M/fk i tra,3es people must be 
Paid at once. Indeed, 
Kate, we should have 
\ been wiser had we walt- 
ed till the legacy had 
jf been pild us before we 
W “ BW It Is certain,” said 
fia fem Kate, a little anxiously. 
^ “As certain as fate," 
be re P lled » and then 
'vjJSi they talked a Little more 
VS 7 cheerfully about what 
r they would do when the 
9.-TEATHTR Leas'! was at ™mmand. 
r.GixiA Chester. That same evening 
Felix oame home looking 
\ Ilf / slightly preoccupied. He 
\ V 17 / / had 36611 one ot tbelr 
W i fH // oldest clients go into 
Ift v» 1 1\// I George Malcolm’s office, 
|if lyY/h/ and the Vicar of the par- 
tVwfi i f/ ls! L lhe Rev. Daniel Hun- 
fi ftir / ter > tiad P assed aim with 
liwvuv -yf // 1116 colclesc o£ bows. He 
LuAlBKf /// also had an Impression 
a' that there was some- 
kMEs V$y'/ thing wrong. He could 
/S tell neither what it was 
nor why it was. 
r FellX bought that 
WSEff W there would be time to 
walk over to the Limes. 
He bad a very beautiful 
book that be bad bought 
for Violet, and he wanted 
to give It to her. 
It struck him, when 
he entered the drawing¬ 
room at the Limes, that 
Che three assembled 
theie had been speaking 
of him. their greeting 
was so awkward, so con¬ 
strained, so unlike the 
genial, kindly reception 
that had always been 
given to him hitherto. 
Mrs. Haye held out her 
hand to him, but her 
eyes fell, and her hus¬ 
band's half - murmured 
words were Inaudible; 
Violet looked embar¬ 
rassed ; and for the first 
time under that hospit¬ 
able roof the young lover 
VASE OF FEATHER-FLOWERS AND BUT 
TERFLIES. 
Description of Engravings. 
The feathers principally used for making these 
flowers are those ot the goose, turkey and guinea- 
fowl. The design No. 12 represents a vase of 
flowers and foliage, with butterflies hovering 
over and settling on them. The Christmas rose 
shown In No. 8, Is made of whtte goose feathers. 
The best way Is to pull a natural flower to pieces, 
then lay one of the petals on the feather and cut 
It to the shape; five petals are required for this 
flower. The stamens are made of cotton, knotted 
at the end and flxed to a wire; they are flrst dip¬ 
ped Into gum, then the knots at the extreme 
edges are dipped Into a little sulphur powder to 
give them the yellow tint. The petals are next 
mounted on the stem round the stamens by means 
of a very fine wire; a narrow strip of green 
tissue-paper must be gummed round the stem. 
In cutting the petals, the 
stemof the leather should 
be left at least half an 
Inch longer than is re¬ 
quired for the petal. The 
leaf No.3 may he easily 
made from one of the 
long tall feathers of a 
cock, cut to the shape 
and veined by means of 
a camel’s-halr pencil and 
green water-color paint. 
The leaf No. 4 Is made 
from a guinea-fowl’s 
feather dyed green; any 
standard dyes answer for 
this purpose. No. 9, the 
Virginia Creeper leaf ;• • 
may be made with any 
small feathers, dyed, 
then cut to the shape re- 
qulred, all five being 
mounted to one stem as 
described tor No, 8. 
There are many pretty 
flowers which may he So. A— eeathet 
easily copied In feath¬ 
ers, and which give va- / 
rlety to the bouquet. For 
Instance, daisies wblch 
are made of the very 
smallest gooBe feathers, figt, 
the heart being formed 
of a little ball of cotton 
wool flxed to the stem. 
first dipped into strong 
gum, then into a stiff 
pasto made of common 
ground starch and pow- V*®© 
dered sulphur, colored 
with a little tumeric; the 
petals are arranged 
round the center. The ) 
butterflies are made of 
the larger feathers of the L 
turkey, dyed yellow and 
painted with brown and h 
red, as nearly aa possible M 
like nature. The body Is MM 
made of velvet stuffed Mr 
with cotton wool and 
sewed up with a needle ; 
the divisions must be 
formed by twisting fine bo. I0 .~ 
sllk tightly round; these 
are mounted as shown 
in No. 2, on a curled wire. 
In order to get the wings 
the correct shape, It Is 
necesary to take pattern 
Jennie H aydkn.— Twenty-flve yards of silk 
will do for the costume you mention. I would 
recommend trimmings of velvet, brocade and 
elegant fringe. It wtll cost you about 1150 to 
have It made In New York. 
Sarah Ruldolph.—I can send you samples 
of any kind of dress goods, or cloakings. 
Miss L„ Cortlandt, N. Y.—It Is very unwise In 
you to poultice your eyes; nothing could possl- 
Hft. n.—rnu 1 
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