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FOREST AND STREAM. 
a Sere Scares ome PSUR SNS ne SEE SS A ETE TT ID TI SE I TET DET SOE ILE I 
a a a fg ce EN 
THE: YACHTING HABIT. 
Whether on shore or afloat nothing adds more ta the 
agreeableness of a pleasure party than lovely woman— 
sprightly, jolly, stylish, and wherever she goes a dress suit- 
able to the occasion should always be worn, as it is the 
greatest compliment to the gentlemen. A blue cashmere 
jacket a la Garibald’, with sailor collar trimmed with white 
braid and an anchor embroidered on each corner. A scarf 
tied under the collarin a careless knot, skirt of same ma- 
terial as the jacket, and trimmed with two or three flounces 
about a quarter of a yard in depth, and white silk braid. 
Woollen fabrics keep off any dampness and are recommend- 
ed on that account. The hat d la marine, the rim of which 
is always flat and stiff. 
The dress of the sailor is as positive in its characteristics 
as any point in law; the ladies’ dress must approach this 
peculiarity of the sea, because any direct departure from it 
is a defect in the sty-e. 
FISHING. 
What pleasanter pastime than to join in piscatorial sports 
with the sterner sex, especially as the ladies depend on the 
gentlemen to bait the hookand draw up the line, should 
they chance to get a bite. If you really enjoy seeing a poor 
little fish “‘ wriggle” on a hook, go prepared with a dress 
from which a few spots of mud can be erased with soap 
and water. Nothing is better than a brown linen fresh 
from the laundry, colored collar and cuffs, a large sun-down 
that old Sol’s rays will not make you look like a broiled 
lobster, stout shoes and a woolen shawl. Lisle thread 
gloves are recommended, or if they put your teeth on edge 
and make you feel like a bundle of nerves, wear an old pair 
of kids—and, by the way, it is a good plan to save last win- 
ter’s for summer excursions. 
SHOOTING COSTUMES. 
Though not yet introduced into this country, ‘“‘ounning” 
is becoming quite a fashionable sport with the ladies of the 
French nobility. The young Dianiis go to the forest with 
their escorts in a most charming toilet, and though the 
game has a very good chance to escape when the tiny hand 
points the gun at the bird, yet willingly do their beaux give 
them the lion’s share, so delightful is it to have their sweet- 
heart’s company. 
A pretty velvet blouse fastened at the waist with a Rus- 
sia leather belt, which is secured by an oxidized buckle, 
zouave pantaloons of velvet, buttoned at the knee, a brigand 
hat, falling shirt collar, and jack boots. 
Is this merely a pastime, or has it risen, phoenix-like, out 
of the late war? and are the Frenc women preparing to 
fight the Prussians at no distant day, redeeming their 
country by their own blood ? 
MINING. 
“To do a mine” is now & la mode. The great copper re- 
gions of Lake Superior during the last few seasons have 
been visited by parties of ladies, each year increasing in 
numbers. In descending a mine the suit of a miner is sub- 
stituted. This consists of pantaloons made like overalls, 
loose jacket, and hat with a flat brim, all made of canvas. 
In the hat is a hole large enough to insert a candle, in 
which one is put and lighted, both in descending and as- 
cending the mine. Heavy boots should be worn. ‘The rea- 
son why a male attire is adopted is because going down in 
a kind of scoop there ts not room for many flounces. As 
canvas material is impervious to water, which is con- 
stantly dripping down in the mine, it is therefore used. 
ARCHERY. 
Archery wasrevived by Mr. Ashton of London, in 1776, 
as an out-door amusement. From that time it has been 
popular in England, being one of the few games of the 
kind in which ladies can indulge. 
It is best to wear a dress similar to a gymnasium suit, 
loose about the shoulders and waist, so that free scope can 
be given to the arms. 
PEDESTRIANISM. 
To roam through the woods or climb up a mountain 
there is no more suitable material for the pedestrienne 
than the American water-proof cloak. It is not so heavy 
as the English, consequently less burdensome. A neat suit 
trimmed with bands of the same edged with braid, fancy 
linen collar and cuffs,chamois gloves, a pair of broad-soled, 
flat-heeled boots, a long stout stick, and a rough and ready 
straw hat, fit one for any amount of walking, provided the 
weather be favorable. Let the waist of the dress be loose, 
otherwise it prevents circulation, and the lady gets fa- 
tigued before the first half-mile is gained. 
BATHING DRESS. 
A Venus de Medici in an ordinary bathing dress resem- 
ples a ‘‘Meg Merrilles.” Modistes have racked the brain 
from the time bathing came in vogue up to the present day 
to make Helen appear attractive in the eyes of Paris, and 
sad to say, their efforts have not been crowned with laurels. 
We have searched through the city of New York, in 
every fashionable establishment in vain. 
While sitting on the piazza of one of the fashionable ho- 
tels at Long Branch last summer, a young lady came trip- 
ping up the lawn, just out of old ocean’s arms, in a pale 
green flannel jacket and pants; these were trimmed with 
white cloth. Her blonde hair was waving with the wind 
and her little feet were bare. She created a great deal of 
excitement, but disappeared before any one could discern 
her features. 
The blue flannel blouse, made with a yoke and belted in 
at the waist, Turkish pantaloons opened a little at the calf 
of the leg that the water may have an outlet, a pretty pair 
of moccasins, an oil-silk cap to keep the hair dry, anda 
large straw hat, cannot be improved upon for bathing pur- 
poses. 
Many different materials have been tried, but a soft | 
woollen fabric has the supremacy, as when wet it clings 
less to the form than any other kind of goods. 
SKATING COSTUME. 
When the ground is covered with .snow, and river and 
rill are congealed into one icy mass, what brightens the 
eye or gives color to the cheek quicker than the healthful, 
graceful exercise of skating ? With its whirls and curves 
and curls it is the very poetry of 1notion. 
A black velvet skirt reaching to the ankle, an over-dress 
of the same material trimmed with seal skin fur, aseal skin 
jacket, tippet, muff, and gloves, heavy laced boots and club 
skates. With these a young lady is ready to face old Bore- 
as and enjoy this most delightful of out-door winter sports. 
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SYBLLLINE LEAVES.—IL. 
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HINTS TO SPORTSMEN. 
Sees 
O party should attempt to camp out unless one at least 
of their number is thoroughly conversant with wood- 
craft, and able to devise and direct so as to secure the gen- 
eral comfort under all changes of circumstances and vicis- 
situdes of weather. Oue great essential to thorough 
enjoyment is an equitable division of labor and a faithful 
observance of the duties assigned to each member. This is 
especially important where no servants are employed. Four 
persons constitute a large enough party. One should be a 
fair cook; another should be able to keep the camp supplied 
with wood and make a fire, which is a task by no means 
easy; athird should be a fair shot and a good pot-fisher- 
man, for a variety of food adds much to the charm of camp 
life; and the fourth should be apt at building a shelter and 
pitching a tent, anda good boatman withal. Thus organ- 
ized, a party is ready to start for the woods. 
In the first article of this series we designated suitable 
outfits for special occasions, and the importance of travel- 
ling as lightly as possible. We cannot too earnestly urge 
the advantage of taking the various kinds of condensed food 
which modern ingenuity has devised, for they not only 
greatly reduce a load, but add much to the ease and com- 
fort of all, and materially lighten the labors of the cook. 
Borden’s condensed milk, coffee and beef are a great acqui- 
sition. A single can of coffee will serve a man for thirty 
days, and really needs nzither milk nor sugar. Put a part 
of a teaspoonful in hot water, stir it, and your beverage is 
ready for use. The beef will make a variety of soups, if 
used according to directions, and the milk is use‘ul in com- 
pounding various dishes. The self-leavening flour prepared 
by Jewell Brothers is another indispensable. It has only 
to be mixed with*cold water or milk, requires no salt, and 
with slight change in preparation will produce bread, bis- 
cuit, cakes, &c., in a very few minutes. We have already 
recommended the portable camp-kit, and there is a small 
and compact cooking apparatus which we could recommend 
if disposed. 
To carry the camp stuff most easily, back-loads should be 
so made up that the softest parts should rest upon the 
shoulders and neck, and when adjusted and supported by 
a strap that passes across the forehead, boxes and cumb- 
rous articles may be packed on top; by this method fifty 
pounds may be carried with comparative ease. Fishing 
rods, paddles, axes, &c., should be tied together in bundles 
in two places at least, and when shouldered, boots, kettles, 
and the like, may be slung over their upper ends, Where 
a canoe or boat is to be carried, lash the paddles lengthwise 
one foot apart across the bars or thwarts amidships, turn 
the canoe upside-down, rest one end upon aconvenient pro- 
jecting branch of a tree at such a height that you can easily 
pass under, and then thrusting in your head so that the 
paddles will rest upon the shoulders, raise and balance it 
and procecd on the journey. If the canoe is too heavy for 
one person, it should be shouldered by two men, one at 
each end, and carried right side up. There is a knack in 
walking, too, which should be acquired, namely: always 
run your eye along the trail at least a rod in advance, so 
that you may not only see soft places, rocks, roots, and 
other obstructions, but calculate to a nicety just where 
your steps are to be made. This practice will prevent 
stumbling; it also enables one to discern a blind trail easily, 
and teaches him to observe any strange signs which might 
otherwise pass unnoticed. Jf you are thirsty by the way- 
side, and have no cup handy, bend up a portion of the brim 
of your felt hat so as to form a cup, and drink out of that. 
It is better than lying flat on the stomach to drink from a 
pool or spring. 
Of course every one knows that camp sites should be se- 
lected for zccess to wood and water—wood first; but there 
are maty other considerations to take into account, such as 
shelter, immunity from insects, or proximity togame. A 
high open knoll away from water is preferable, in fly time, 
to a location on a river bottom. Sandy beaches or gravelly 
points are liable to swarm with midges or punkies, and the 
thicker woods with mosquitoes. Points where a breeze 
draws up or down a stream are the most desirable. Black 
fiies do not molest between sunset and sunrise. The camp 
site being chosen, the first duties are to fix the shelter, cut 
wood, and get the kettle boiling. A letter A tent is the 
greatest luxury in camping, but in fair weather a tilt or 
half tent of canvas or blankets, or a “‘rough slant” of bark 
or boughs laid on poles supported by crotches, are comfort- 
able enough when a good fire is kept up. Or, for the mat- 
ter of a night, a screen of spruce boughs to windward, or 
the canoe turned over to protect the chest and shoulders, is 
a good make-shift. The lee of a protecting ledge, with a 
brush screen is a dry and comfortable camp. A permanent 
shanty is made with sides four logs high and a peaked roof 
of poles covered with bark or split shingles four feet lo ng’ 
with a hole at the top for smoke. In this way also a conica 
wigwam can be constructed, Indian fashion. Make the bed 
of evergreen boughs—balsam and hemlock are the softest 
—place them in layers- with the buts all one way, and 
shingle the buts of the first row with the tops of the second, 
and so on successively. Fires are ‘made in various ways. 
For a good cooking fire, a back should be made three logs 
high, supported against upright stakes driven into the 
ground; two logs at right angles, or two stones placed in 
front to lay fuel on, will raise the latter from the ground 
sufficiently for a good draft. Another mode is to lay two 
eight-inch logs on skids, say two feet apart and parallel, 
filling in the space with small fuel. The Indian fashion is 
to lay the sticks in a circle, with the buts in the centre, 
resting on one another, making a conical pile. A tree 
should be felled, the trunks cut into logs, and the branches 
chopped up for fuel. In almost all woods are logs, some 
time cut and seasoned that furnish dry fuel and kindlings. 
To peel bark, girdle the tree at intervals of two or more 
feet and split the sections with an axe longitudinally. In 
fly time, when the air is still, make the camp fire so that the 
smoke will not blow into the tent or shanty, but at all 
times, and especially at night, guard against changes of 
wind and flying sparks. Clean greasy plates with moss 
and scour them with sand. To clean knives and forks, 
simply thrust them two or three times into the ground. At 
night, tuck your trowsers into your woollen socks, and tie 
them at the ankles. Never sleep with boots on. Use moc- 
casins if you have them. Keep your feet to the fire, but 
don’t let them burn. See that there is a sufficient supply of 
fuel for the night, and learn to wake at proper intervals to 
replenish the fire. Early mornings are always cold at any 
season of the year. ‘A compound of tar and sweet oilap- 
plied to the face and hands is the best protection against 
gnats and flies. Buckskin gloves may be worn without 
discomfort at night. When an A tent is used, a cord drawn 
through the apex with its ends stretched to convenient 
tlees, supports it better than two crotches and a ridge-pole, 
and will prevent its being blown down by a gust of wind. 
The sides should be drawn down tight and fastened to the 
ground. Never sit up after nine o’clock at night, and rise 
at daylight inthe morning. Never omit a good wash, at 
least of the face and hands. 
In our next paper we shall speak particularly of wood- 
craft, giving instruction how to travel understandingly by 
forest and stream. 
Sporting Slews fram Abroad. 
Coursing and cub-hunting are what our English sports- 
men have been engaged in to their heart’s content for the 
last fortnight. If the latter amusement were possible in the 
United States, the former we can not encompass from the 
very good reason that we have no hares in this country. 
The antiquity of coursing is immense, and if we are to 
believe Arrian, it dates back to the*earliest period of English 
history. Queen Bess was fond of it, when maids of honor 
galloped away all day, after hare and hound, and were 
wout to recuperate their failing strength by lunching on 
sirloins of beef and brimming tankards of ale. Rules and reg- 
ulations in regard to coursing may be as little changed as the 
British constitution, and the Magna Charta, which lays 
down the law of how to killa hare, comes back with hardly 
achange from the sixteenth century. Coursing is not to 
be regarded as an effort toryhunt the hares per se, as a trial of 
speed and endurance of dogs. Two dogs are run together, 
and the winner, or he who catches the hare, is then 
again pitted against another winning dog, until it is nar- 
rowed down toa contest between two dogs, who have 
beaten all comers in the stakes. For instance the South 
Lanchansire Derby meet for dog puppies commenced with 
thirty-two dogs, then sixteen of the winners ran against 
each other, which reduced the number to eight, and so on 
until two dogs, Kingstone and King Ben by name, were left. 
The endurance of the winner must be immense, as he has 
to run in no less than five courses. The hare has very often 
a fair chance to escape, not, ho vever, from her speed, as a 
well bred gray hound can invariably catch her on the flat, 
but where the hare has the advantage is in his turns and 
doubles. It is not unusual to see aa gray hound launched 
at fullspeed get thwarted by a clever dodge of puss, and take 
a complete summersault, in his endeavors to turn rapidly. 
—‘‘Never,” says a leading journal, ‘‘in any previous season 
have deer been more numerous, nor in better condition.” 
If grouse or partridges are scarce, at least in lieu of feather, 
fur is in plenty. We read of fifty, sixty and seventy stags, 
as the result of aseason shooting. We happen to have 
just concluded reading the most charming of all books, St. 
John’s trip to Sutherland, and the delights of stag-hunting 
in the Highlands is one of the most interesting chapters in 
the book. Long range guns have of course rendered the 
sport more destructive, but still a good deer stalker must 
be a thorough sportsman, not only a good shot, but capable 
of enduring no small amount of fatigue. Except under 
extraordinary circumstances the stag or red deer is a most 
wary animal, and requires all the skill of the hunter to fol- 
low and kill. 
—They still race on velocipedes in primitive England, 
and matches and handicaps are in vogue. We notice a 
mile made in four minutes and twenty-two seconds, and 
four miles made in fourteen minutes and twenty seconds, 
which is quite rapid byecicling. 
—It is perhaps too early for us yet to have Piscatorial 
societies in our midst as they have in England; that is 
societies where awards are given for the finest and largest 



