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JULY 7 
The Century fox- July opens with a finely 
illustrated ax-ticle by E. V. Smalley, on Strik 
iug Oil, giving a map of the oil i-egion and a 
complete description as to how it is obtained > 
transported and refined. Nights with Uncle 
Reruns, by Joel Chandler Han-is; Old and 
New Roses, by II. B. Ellwanger; Summer 
Songs; Recollections of John Brown; Early 
Letters, by Ralph Waldo Emerson; Woman’s 
Reason, by W. D. Howells; Chap. (5; Black 
Bass Fishing, by James A. Ilenshall; Anthony 
Trollop, by Henry James. 
Harper’s Magazine for July has for a 
frontispiece an engraving of T. 8. Church’s 
picture A Witch’s Daughter, aud opeus with 
au article by W. H. Rideiug, entitled Ham- 
stead Heath, wilich is followed by many other's 
of equal interest. The second paper on the 
Romanoffs; Cincinnati, by Olive Logan; Con¬ 
ventional A rt, by Alexander F. Oakey; The 
Second Generation of Englishmen in America, 
by Col. Higginson; Part third of A Castle iu 
Spain; Bora to Good Luck, a storv by Charles 
Reade; Quite Private, a Dramatic Sketch, by 
Mrs. D. H R. Goodale. 
The Manhattan for July opeus its second 
year. This Magazine, though a new one, has 
much to recommend it to auy l-eader. The 
type is large and clear, the paper of good 
quality and color. The contents can always 
be read with interest and profit. This number 
opens with an illustrated article by Henry J 
Van Dyke, Jr., on Piinceton College; A stoi-y 
by Julian Hawthorn, Beatrice Randolph; Her 
Price, by Fhillip Rourke Mansion; a graphic 
description of the historical corner upon 
which the building this magazine is published 
in, is built; with several poems and other 
reading matter. 
CONDUCTED BY MISS RAY CLARK. 
A LITTLE HALF WORN SHOE. 
There is a sacred, secret place, 
Baptized with tears and sighs; 
Where little half-worn shoes arc kept 
From cold unfeeling eyes. 
They have no meaning stive to her 
Whose darling's feet have strayed 
Far from the sacred fold of love 
Where late in joy they played. 
The impress of u Utile foot. 
How can It be so dear ? 
How can a llttle-hnlf-worn shoe 
Call forth a sigh or tear! 
’Tis more I ban dear, 'tis eloquent 
Of grace and beauty fled; 
It wakes the sound of little feet— 
Sweet .sound, for ever dead! 
It whispers to the mother’s ear 
A tale of fondest, love: 
It tells her that the little feet 
Now tread the Holds above. 
Oft has she bathed it With her tears, 
Oft kissed it. o'er and o’er; 
If it were Ailed with costliest gems 
She could not love it more. 
PERSONAL ADORNMENT OR THE NE¬ 
CESSITY OF LOOKING WELL AT 
HOME; VERSUS UNTIDINESS. 
AN old subject but one that will beai’ much 
consideration. It is strange that in spite of the 
inherent vanitv aud love of appreciation of the 
humau race, so much teaching and preaching 
should be necessary to incite i<eople—both men 
and women—to be neat and tidy at home. 
All are anxious to appear well in the eyes of 
traugers; lienee at church, on the street, or in 
any public place, it is a rare thing to see au un¬ 
tidy person; but at home, among those who 
are best beloved, it is not an uncommon sight 
to see mothers in shabby, soiled dresses, with 
slip shod feet and frowzy heads; while 
daughters come down with hair in papers or 
crimps, and their uniform anything but be¬ 
coming; probably with a waist of one old dress 
and the skirt of another, and it would not be 
safe to investigate the stockings or under 
clothes of such—for, doubtless, holes will he 
more conspicuous than darns. Of the fathers 
and sous, 1 will only say they arc no more tidy 
than the mothers and daughters; but they 
never fail to make observations not flattering 
to the latter’s rags and dirt, and are just as 
quick to uotiee any change for the better. 
Some women seem to think if there is work to 
be done it can lie done earner in an old be¬ 
grimed dress than in a clean one. Certaiuly 
no one will deny that one ought to dress iu ac¬ 
cordance with the work they are to do, but 
it is ncrer necessary to be dirty, even iu weed¬ 
ing the gai den, picking berries and other so- 
called dirty work, one cun with proper dress¬ 
ing be decent. J ha ve found it, possible to do 
both and yet not look so bail as to lie obliged to 
run if a chance caller caught me at my work. 
Poverty is uo excuse either for untidiness; 
\vRter is fi ne for most of us; soap not costly } 
THE BUBAL 1EW-Y0BSCIB. 
and no gi-eat amount of strength is required to 
laundry a properly made working dress, un¬ 
less you get it too dirty, and to do that you 
will wear it when it is unfit for wear. Every 
woman ought to have enough of print or 
gingham dresses to make it possible to change 
ofteu, aud they ought to be made plain; rather 
short in the skirl, and loose m the waist, aud 
with these a good supply of work aprons, plain 
white collars or bits of lace for the neck, and 
tidy shoes aud stockings—which auy lady will 
have—one will always look fit to see the 
“minister” or any other most respected per- 
sou uo matter what work is ou hand. I know 
some women who think the best use to Ik- made 
of old “nice” dresses, is to wear them for 
working in—not being washable they soon are 
dirty as well as shabby, and heiug tight-fitting 
are ripped and out at elbows generally; 
whereas if the dresses had been ripped cleaned 
aud pressed, often the material would be 
found for a nice wrapper so comfortable to 
slip ou occasionally. Or they might be made 
use of in making bed clotliing where they 
woxxid last for years. Good housekeepers plan 
their work so that the hardest aud heaviest 
shall be done in the morning. After diV.ner 
then—before if possible—take a bath, put on 
fresh clothes, and see how it will rest aud 
brighten you up. You will have more respect 
for yourself and others will respect you more, 
even though you may think no one will notice; 
but depend upon it where the mistress keeps 
hex-self neat and tidy, you will liud the other 
inmates follow her example, even the “help.” 
The men folks will soon get in the habit of 
slipping off the dusty boots and putting on the 
easy slippers; the soiled blouse perhaps, will 
be changed for the loose coat or di’essing 
gown; and so with clean hands and face and 
smooth hair, they are fit to sit down at the 
table and give thanks to God for His bounties. 
It is not wrong to think of or plan for per- 
sonal adornment. God made a lieautiful 
world and gave man a mind to admire and 
enjoy it; therefore lot people take good care of 
their bodies and adorn them, not only having 
that “ meek and quiet spirit.” but also the out¬ 
ward garments suitable to the station in life 
which we either credit or discredit—re¬ 
membering always, that “ Cleanliness is next 
to Godliness.” Mary Mann. 
A FASHIONABLE BAG. 
A necessary - adjunct to one’s apparel w hen 
dressed for the street aud well dressed, is a 
fancy bag or satchel, that Imugs from the belt, 
oris fastened at the waist. Our cut shows 
one, which is easily made, aud graceful in 
shape. The materi¬ 
als used are silk, sat- 
iu, velvet or plush; 
either the same color 
as the dress or con¬ 
trasting colors that 
will harmonize. The 
strip that crosses it, 
is embroidered with 
a vine of Forget-me- 
Not’s, but Roses, 
Daises, Moss Rose 
buds, look equally as 
well, and of course 
ones judgment would 
be called in play so 
that such au article 
would be au a ldition 
to a costume, which 
could be made the 
opposite. It Is also 
somethiug for a lady 
to display her taste 
upon. It does not re 
quire very much ma¬ 
terial, but, what is 
used, should be some¬ 
thing rich and hand¬ 
some. 
Fig. 377. The art schools fur¬ 
nish designs for such work, and they are con¬ 
stantly producing something new, and of so 
various a kind that all tastes can be suited, c. 
«-♦♦♦- 
A New Way of Utilizing Artificial 
Flowers.— Artificial flowers can be rendered 
bard and bright by a simple process as follows: 
melt a small quantity of powdered borax in 
boiling water, and when dissolved and quite 
warm, dip each flower and leal' in it; take 
them out, aud when dry they will be quite 
stiff: then go over each part with a soft brush 
dipped in crystal varnish; this will not only 
brighten the colors, hut render the flowers 
quite hard and durable. The effect is very 
pretty, and flowers thus prepared can lx- used 
fora variety of purposes. Very elegant pho¬ 
tograph frames cun be made out of tarnished 
gilt ones by just painting them white in oil 
colors (enamel w hite), uud when dry arrang¬ 
ing little bunches of flowers and leaves on 
them, glueing with liquid glue, or ou an 
oval frame of wood attach them with 
little nails concealed under the leavi-s- SuirH 
Rosebuds, Daisies, Maidenhair Ferns, Alpine 
flowers and grasses are best for this purpose. 
I will conclude by suggesting where economy 
is practiced, old artificial flowers, which are 
crushed and faded, mav lie innovated by dip¬ 
ping them in borax to make them stiff, and 
then bend into shape and touch them up with 
water colors, when they will look us good as 
new. x. 
A LITTLE ABOUT FARM LIFE AT 
CHESTNUT HILL FARM. 
Much has beou said about farm life. A 
great many writers pity the people that are 
forced to lead such a life and especially the 
wives of farmers, because they work so hard 
and have uo time for reading, doing fancy 
work, visiting, etc., etc. 
My home is on a farm, am the wife of a 
farmer, consequently I have all the cares 
aud responsibilities that, rest, upon a woman 
iu that, position. There are tilings to be de¬ 
plored among farmers, but no more than 
among any other class of people, some things 
which I shall mention as I go along. As far 
as my knowledge extends I think they are 
quite an independent elass much more so than 
people that work in villages or cities, who are 
obliged to be at their work every day at stated 
hours—must not be late or they at once re* 
eeive a dismissal. Not so with the farmer or 
his help. If they wish to spend au hour with 
a friend they can do it without injury to auy 
one. 
There is such a marked improvement in 
fanning in this section (Tioga Co., N. Y.), due 
chiefly to reading agricultural papers, for 
where you see improvements made on a farm 
that are ornamental as well as useful, you may 
know that, family has plenty of readiug mat¬ 
ter. By the way, there are many so-called 
improvements t hat, a re not ornamental to my 
mind, such as patting up stanchions to milk 
in, adjoining the front, yard, as I saw tills 
Summer iu riding. We have 12 cows, every 
One a beauty. Mr. Stewart’s papers on mak¬ 
ing butter were very interesting to me. as that 
is the business that calls my first attention in 
the morning. We have made 3,100 pounds of 
butter to sell. Our family has numbered 
seven most of the time ; we use on an average 
a pound of butter a day beside the milk and 
cream. We are lovers of cream biscuits, not¬ 
withstanding we are told they are unwhole¬ 
some. 
Lot us hear from the one that has done any 
I tetter. I do not expect to compete with those 
that are feeding grain the year round. Our 
cows are fed grain in the Spring until there is 
good feed iu the pasture and then they have 
nothing more until t he feed gets short, when 
corn fodder helps out the season. The springs 
that afford water for them arc regularly at¬ 
tended to ouco a week. Our cows are grade 
Jerseys. Millie Roberts. 
Mrs. Louisa B. Stephens, wife of the late 
R. D. Stephens, of Marion, Iowa, has succeed¬ 
ed her husband as President, by election, of 
the First National Rank in that town. 
There is to he a wedding iu Louisville, Ky. 
some time this mouth, where the bridesmaids 
will lie dressed iu India silks of prismatic 
cold’s—a rainbow affair. 
Hattie Hutchinson, a girl of 10, is the 
presiding genius of a Texas telegraph office, 
and a girl of 15 has charge of seven important 
switches on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. 
Paul Railway. 
Mrs. Astou, wife of the American Minister 
at Rome, who is only 33, was presented at 
conrt, aud It is said that the Queen was voice¬ 
less with admiration. 
Mrs. Roehling, wife of the great engineer 
who built, Brooklyn bridge, learned geometry 
with civil engineering iu order that she might, 
be a help to her husband, who had contracted 
the disease known as Caisson disease, caused 
by gases inhaled while at work: and it was 
greatly due to her ability that the bridge was 
finished under her husband’s control. It 
makes the rest of the sex proud of ln-ing 
women when there are such great possibilities 
before them, and which have been opened up 
y this noble wife. 
--- 
A Model Woman Farmer.—M iss Adelaide 
A. Manter, Industry, Mo., took the old home¬ 
stead when her brothers sought other business 
and her father’s healtli failed, and in ten years 
has increased its grass producing capacity to 
three or four times the original amount, and 
made the farm oue of the best paying ones in 
the country. A young orchard gives excellent 
return, and there is gold in the fierce and 
feet of her flock of sheep. 
What Royalty Costs. —The salary of 
Queen Victoria is .£5515,000. That of the 
Prince of Wales is £40,000; his wife’s £10,000; 
his three brothers eaeli £25,IKK); one bter the 
Princess Royal, £8,000; the Princess Christian, 
and the Mfirthiobess of Lome £li,000 nehi 
Domestic Coononu) 
conducted by emii-y maple. 
COMPANY LUNCHES IN 1BE COUN¬ 
TRY. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
I do not mean to say that “ company ” re¬ 
quire any more than the family, by this head¬ 
ing; but simply to give some directions that I 
have found useful when the “lord and mas¬ 
ter ” of the household invites some of his 
friends to “come in and have a bit of lunch,” 
or when a w agon-load of visitors from the ad¬ 
jacent town drive up just as the table is set, 
for the family meal. Men seem to think they 
should always be ut liberty to invite auy oue 
they choose to share their meal, little thinking 
that the “Domestic Economist” mav have 
counted noses iu preparing the food, and is in¬ 
wardly quaking for fear the pie will not go 
rouud, even though she sacrifices her own 
share of it. We admit that the country is 
badly off in the matter of loeal markets, hut 
we can have hams, eggs, cream and fruit, 
with vegetables, and canned goods. It is ad¬ 
visable to have always a piece of boiled ham, 
with a few cloves in the fat after the skin is 
removed. This will keep for sometime, and 
can he improved by roasting in the oven for 
a while, as a change. Garnished with paisley 
and served with n home-grow n salad aud what¬ 
ever vegetables are in season, it, is a choice 
dish for those who have not foresworn pork iu 
e.vei’y form An excellent dish is a boiled 
piclded tongue, cut lengthwise aud served hot 
with white sauce. Then chickens, boiled, 
broiled, or cooked iu any savory manner, fur¬ 
nish a dish for au epicure. Before the meats 
if you have any fresh brook trout, or river 
bass, they will be appreciated by your guests, 
if fried to a rich brown in some of your sweet 
cream. Then what country housekeeper ueed 
be short of dessert while fruit, and whipped 
cream, aud blanc mange a re so easily procured ? 
Aud do not forget the flowers, lor they are in¬ 
dispensable, aud add much to the beauty of 
the table, especially if arranged tastefully 
with regard to form and color. 
Train the children to wait on your guests at 
table, if no servants are kept. It is an act of 
attention always pleasant, and if it becomes a 
I’egular habit iu a household for them to 
change the plates, brush down the cloth before 
dessert, and serve certain dishes, there will not 
be awkwardness when strangers are present. 
If the children are all boys, they will be none 
the worse for the discipline. Give them list 
slippers and a clean apron to wear. Now I 
fancy many a farmer’s wife Is putting down 
the paper impatiently. “This is nothing to 
me," you say. “ We haven’t time for such 
fixing up.” Well; if you are satisfied with 
your surroundings and table management; if 
you never have company before whom you 
would like Pi appear to better advantage, you 
do not need my help or hints. But I am 
writing for those who feel, even while doing 
their best, a wish to improve their table, 
bod) in its culinary art and its service. It 
is best to have everything carved at the side¬ 
board unless the host or hostess has learned 
the accomplishment of carving. The coffee 
is passed round last, in small cups, and if you 
have figs. nuts, dried ginger or ice cream, 
those are the last course, uud are put upon 
the table to be served with the cheese, 
which should he a small one, or a piece, to 
be cut as wanted. 
Above all things, never apologize. There 
are more meals spoiled for guests liy this 
habit than by ill-served dinners, for every 
one feels so uncomfortable when the hostess 
commits this act of sell’-abasenient. Besides, 
you open their eyes ofteu to faults that 
would not have been otherwise detected, for 
the expression, is quite common. “ ()li ! I 
should never have known if you hadn’t told 
mo,” which ought to mortify the apologist. 
If it is only good bread and sweet butter, 
with a hunch of flowers or grasses for orna¬ 
ment, and the cordial good-will that is so 
soon felt and appreciated, it will he hotter 
than costly viands with coldness of welcome. 
Keep always some little thing ready for an 
emergency, it, only requires u little fore¬ 
thought and witli the varieties Mint subsist 
on a farm, no one need feel the need for au 
apology or subterfuge. 
BEEPS ACROSS THE WAY. No (i. 
MAY MAPLE. 
“ Well, did you have a pleasant visit?” ask¬ 
ed Aunt Lucy, ns we seated ourselves by the 
fire, one evening in the Autumn; for tlie west 
winds from across Luke Michigan aie often 
chilling, us the ti u sinks l elute (he koriutn 
