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TIIE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
Literary Notes. 
THE LADY OF THE LAKE. 
J. R. Osgood & Co., Boston, have just published an 
elegantly illustrated edition of Sir Walter Scott's de¬ 
lightful poem “The Lady of the Lake.” Of all his 
works this seems to have taken a deeper hold upon 
the affections of its readers than any other, partly 
because of the romantic persoual interest the story 
inspires, and also because of the reality of the events 
related, which are accepted as absolute history iu the 
region where the scene is laid. Its accurate descrip¬ 
tion of that most charuiiDg portion of Scottish land ' 
scape lying about Loch Katrine which— 
44 In all her length, far winding lay 
With promontory, creek and bay, 
And islands that empurpling bright 
Floated amid the livelier light, 
And mountains that, like giants, stand 
To sentinel enchanted land,” 
renders this poem indeed a field for the display of 
artistic talents, and in order to more fully carry out 
the thoughts of the poet truthfully as well as to 
secure a certain freshness of treatment, the pub¬ 
lishers commissioned the artist under whose super¬ 
vision this edition has been executed to visit the 
Scottish Highlands and make the sketches directly 
from the localities referred to in the poem. Nearly 
every scene was visited and sketched by him, which 
form the basis of the illustrations offered in the 
book. 
44 Boon nature scattered free and wild 
Each plant or flower, the mountain's child.” 
and the artist has not overlooked them, but intro¬ 
duced in his sketches the Scotch hare-bells, ferns, 
heather, wild roses and the emblematic thistle. 
The skill with which the same scenes arc given con¬ 
tinuous freshness by differences of light and point of 
view is worthy of especial notice. The treatment of 
water is very effective throughout, but is unusually 
well executed in the illustrations of “ Briancboil 
Point” and “In Leny Pass.” The series fittingly 
closes with a view of Loch Achray. In the fore¬ 
ground are shown the shocks of wheat in the harvest 
field, while in the distance the eastern ridge of Ben 
Venue looms up, and the lights aud shadows thrown 
upon the water, which lies between, renders this 
Uustration the gem of the collection. It is here the 
minstrel comes to bid farewell, and utters these" 
words: 
“ Where shall he find in foreign land 
So lone a lake, so sweet a strand? ” 
As a holiday gift-book this edition will surely be in 
great demand, and cannot fail to please. 
PRANG’S CHRISTMAS CARDS. , 
The recent years have seen our country's art taste 
rapidly grow, our artists as rapidly imbibing the in¬ 
spiration, of which the air lias seemed full, and art 
producers have kept at all times abreast or in advance 
of the capacity of the public to appreciate ; always 
leading the world toward better, toward purer art, 
rather than pandering to depraved and lower tastes. 
It is the subject of congratulation among the world’s 
best men that the tendency of popular taste is up¬ 
ward, not downward. 3Iost active in educating this 1 
taste, and giving it something to feed upon, have 
been the products of the establishment of Messrs. L. 
Prang & Co. of Boston. 
Their several prize exhibitions have attracted the 
attention and the interest of two continents, aud the 
awards have been the subjects of congratulation and 
sharp criticism. But congratulation or criticism 
tend to good results, and we shall have better work 
and greater interest in good work for all that is said 
upon both sides. 
In feasting the eyes upon the designs which were 
awarded prizes in the now famous exhibitions referred 
to, it is a pleasant thought to the Now Yorker that 
the award for the first grand prize of $2,000—in the 
judgment of the board of judges from among the 
artists and the voting of the public who visited the 
exhibition—went to Miss Dora WIieeleu, whose 
name is not unknown to level's of Decorative Art. 
To give even brief descriptions of tlio Prize Christ¬ 
mas Cards would make a loug article; to say that 
I each will find thousands of admirers aud critics, will i 
be certaiuly safe, and to commend to our readers J 
an early examination of them will bo but justice. 
Of course much of the ornamentation embraces the 
flora iusepamble from Christmas time, and the ex- j 
amples of exquisite rendering of them will com¬ 
mand general approval. 
In the collection sent to us was iucluded some ex¬ 
amples of New Year's Cards, of lesser value as works ; 
of art, hut very happy as expressions of good wishes 
for another year. 
THE GOLDEN FLORAL. 
In golden covers adorned with exquisite examples 
of nature's richest floral beauties, Lee Shepherd of 
Boston have issued, as a series under the above title. ( 
some of the most treasured poems familiar iu ever)* 
household. For their innate worth as literary treas¬ 
ures they will continue fresh iu popular esteem; 
their golden thoughts and their choice expressions 
of thought are bouquets of neverdiading beauty, to 
which the nobler, the purer affect ions supply the dew j 
which keeps them in all their pristine beauty, and we 1 
drink in anew the fragrance of inspiration as, in their 
present setting, we read them again and again. The 
series includes : “Wjiy should the Spirit of Mortal 
be Proud?” “Abide with Me;” “The Breaking 
Waves Dashed High;” “Rock of Ages;” “He! 
giveth His beloved Sleep;” *’Ring out wild Bells;” 
“Nearer, my God, to Thee,” and “Home Sweet 
Home.” Our readers can obtain either or all of 
them through then- local booksellers, or from the 
publishers direct. 
A BEAUTIFUL CATALOGUE. 
Dry Goods Establishments send out to their patrons 
resident in distant parts of the country, catalogues ! 
; as aids to selections for goods to be sent by mail or 
! express. There has come to hand the current issue 
from the Co-Operative Dress Association of New 
York, and it bears upon its pages many tokens of 
the time and skill which have been given to it. 
Departing from the conventional illustrations and 
arrangemeht, it embodies beauty with usefulness, 
and will be a valued hand-book for any of our lady 
readers who will apply for it. 
HOLIDAY BOOKS FOR CHILDREN. 
“ Happy Little People ” (Cassell, Petter &*Galpin), i 
is a pretty book narrating the adventures and amuse- J 
ments of sundry youngsters in England. The text j 
was apparently written to the pictures; many of 
these, indeed, are recognizable as ornaments of 
former volumes o. Cassell's Magazine. They are not 
the worse for that, however. 
“ Two Tea Parties,” a book published by the same • 
firm, is full of pictures which will probably interest, 
children. It ought to be said that no cliild, whether ' 
clever or stupid, should be invited to read or to listen j 
to the twaddling verses which accompanies them. 
E. I*. Dutton & Co., have issued a new edition in 
reduced size of “The Children’s Kettledrum.” The 
illustrations, which are of the Kate Greenaway order, 
are prettily colored; the verses are mild as milk and 
as harmless. 
“ Five Little Flower Songs ” (A. Williams & Co.), is 
the title of a small collection of unpretentious verses 
by 31. S. F. The book is neatly printed and bound in 
delicate paper covers. 
SICK HEADACHE. 
Among the chronic ailments hardest to bear and 
hardest to euro may bo classed “ Sick Headache 
from which so many suffer periodical tortures. It is 
very rare that even temporary relief, much less a 
permanent cure, is over found under cither Allopathic 
or Homoeopathic treatment. In our administration 
of Compound Oxygen, wo have been able to break the 
force and continuity of this disease in nearly every 
case, and where the Treatment has been continued 
for a sufficient time, to make a radical euro. Among 
our reports of eases will bo found many instances in 
which immediate relief has been obtained, and the 
power of the disease so broken that in subsequent 
attacks the pain has been less and less each tinto and 
the periods of continuance shortened ; and there will 
also be found reports of complete cures in cases 
where the torture has run through ten or twenty 
years. 
From all that we know of the action of Compound 
Oxygen, and from the results already obtained, wo 
arc confident that we can permanently cure nearly 
every case of sick or nervous headache, if patients 
who come under our charge will faithfully use our 
Treatment as directed, and continue its use for a 
sufficient length of time to break up old chronic con¬ 
ditions aud establish new and healthier forces in all 
the vital centres. 
It happens in this, as in all other diseases of long 
standing, that patients, in using any new treatment, 
look for immediate results, and if they are not seen 
become discouraged; not rejecting that an enemy 
which has held possession and been intrenching him¬ 
self for years can rarely, if ever, bo dislodged in a 
single assault. But if his power can be weakened 
from day to day under a new array of forces, and by 
new modes of warfare, victory is assured, though it 
may take weeks, months, or oven longer to dislodge 
and finally defeat the enemy. 
In a recent case which came under our treatment, 
we have the following report of prompt relief. It 
comes from a geutlcmen at Wind Ridge, Pa. He 
says: 
“ I had suffered for ten months with a blind , ner 
vous headache , never being over two days without it. 
I tried different kinds of teas said to be good for head¬ 
ache. Then I used alcohol with different lands of 
roots, and also the best of whisky with roots iu it, 
and it did me no good. My head only got worse. At 
first it would commence, aud I would get very cold ; 
also, at the same time, my face would become red 
and burning. At last it turned to a real sick head¬ 
ache. I was subject to sick headaches when younger. 
I saw your Compound Oxygen recommended. * * * 
I commenced inhaling on Wednesday. On Sunday 
I had a very severe spell of nervous sick headache— 
got numb. I used the Compound Oxygen for three 
weeks, and have not had a side headache since. It 
has been nearly a month since I stopped using it. I 
feel very grateful to you for so good a medicine. * 
Also for another painful condition, I feel that three 
weeks of your Treatment has cured mo. / have 
often had to take morphine. Not a pain any more." 
Another patient, in writing of tlio great benefit re¬ 
ceived in a ease of lung trouble, for which tlio Treat¬ 
ment was procured, adds: 
“ But I have realized as much benefit from Oxygon 
for headache as in any other way. I have had it a 
few times, but with nothing like the severity that I 
did before using the Oxygen. It has seemed to break 
their power very much.” 
To thoso who wish to inform themselves in regard, 
to this new Treatment, we will send, free of cost, our 
“ Treatise on Compound Oxygen" and our pamphlet 
containing over fifty “ Unsolicited Testimonials', 
also “ Health and Life," our Quarterly Record of 
Cases and Cures, under the Compound Oxygon Treat¬ 
ment, in which will bo found, as reported by patients 
themselves, and open for verijlcation , more remark’ 
able results in a single period of three months than 
oil the medical journals of the United States can show 
in a year. 
Drs. STARKEY & PALEN, 
Nos. 1109 and 1111 Girard Street, 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
