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Singular fact : Young ladyâ€"“I have called, Mrs. Brown, to ask you why your children do not attend the Sunday school now, as they used ; do they not like going?” Mrs. Brown~“0h, yes, miss, they likes goin’ well enough’ it’s the stayin’ after they gets there as they don’t like.” The Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby says that the old version of the New Testament has some “little insidious absolescenees” runnin through it. We had noticed them, but sai nothing about it, taking for granted that the revisers would see them and mash them on their theological thumbnails. A minister preaches on the question, “ \Vhab is the Sabbath ‘2” Around here the Sabbath is the day when you lie in bed longer in the morning, and wrestle with your collar-button until it is too late to go to church. EVEN a. deacon won’t say grace when he steps into a railway eating-house. He knows that it would be asking too much to be thankful for anything he will get there. IN the old days the Israelites worshipped a. golden calf. People don’t go in so expen- sive these times. They buy an orchestra chair and worship padded ones, Lace, except to the more practiced eyes, fell under suspicion until the taste for needle- point revived a. few years ago. This revul- sion of feeling is by no means likely to injure the manufacture of machine-made lace, which, considered as “quilling” 01‘ other trimming of the ruffled or plisse kind, may do as well as needle or bobbin work. What is gained is a. revived taste for the superior kinds of needle-point, which partake as essentially of the character of art manufac- ture as the finer porcelain. â€"â€"<N4-> .9»â€" Holcroft, the ex-jockey and author of the “Road to Ruin,” was horrified at thin practice, albeit there is no doubt that the lady who received him “up to her chin is water, was suitably enveloped in point lace. The golden days of lace, when the trimmings of the (lovvager Duchesse de la Fertes’ couch were “worth 40,000 crowns,” and £5,000 sterling was paid for a bride’s outfit in the matter of lace, were over; but the degradation to the machine level Was not yet consummated. It was the ease with which Mechlin lace could be machineanade that threw lace out of fashion, despite the efforts of the first Napoleon to sustain the Brussels work. The decandence of taste, so far as lace is concerned, affords a curious chapter in the records of degeneration. It is easily traced; for lace, properly so calledâ€"that is to say, in which groundwork and flowers are equal- ly made by needle or bobbinâ€"is compara- tively a new thing. Those industrious antiquaries who can not do without the Greeks and the Romans may rave of “woven air” and “Coan Robes,” but these were probably only the muslins of Decca, or its redecessor ; and the needlework of the fiible seems to have been embroidery. Lace may have been represented in Rome by “out and drawn work,” which seems to have been of great antiquity, and certainly heralded the advent of lace in the modern world. A By degrees taste, probably influenced by price, veered round in favor of bobbin lace. The older needle-point was pronounced stiff and heavy, and the aerial productions of Flanders proper and French Flanders, the fabrics of Mechlin and Valencicennes usurp- ed the place of those of Venice and Alenon. 'It was no longer the design and its execution which made the value of lace Work. On the Contrary. the body 01‘ reseau might Lawful to have eaten W design alpmac’émplete- 1y, or reduced it to \a mere edging or a seattering of petite pois. To these base uses fell lace-making during the reign of Louis XVI., whose wife may be said to have set the fashion for the simpler, ganzier kinds of laces, “frilled” and “quiiled” into a. cloud- like addition to the toilet. It was the manufacture of this higher kind of Venice point that Colbert introduced at Alencon, and which spread thence to Argen- tan. It is the lace which served and still serves as a Inodel for what is now known as “real” Brussels point, and more technically known as point gauze. The body is beauti- fully (lclicate, and the flowers are daintin outlined and superbly worked. From this, perhaps, with “rose” point, the highest ex; pression of lace work, a rapid decline was brought by bobbin or pillow lace, which, pretty as it is, was at first merely a. cheap imitation of the more costly needle-point, and in its best period lacked the beautiful precision of the elder art. Venice became an important centre of lace-making, and the best of the beautiful “rose,” or rather “raised” point was made there. The period during which this noble lace prevailed was short. In Vandyke’s pictures the pzmto tag/[into occurs as often as the “rose” point, which is many degrees more beautiful, and by Kneller’s time both were quite old fashioned. By swift transi- tion the great, heavy flowers became small- er, flatter and lighter, and the Mseau or “body” of the lace, grew out of the brides, or connecting links, and acquired an import- ance of its own. Venice point completely changed its character in the reigns of Louis XIII., and Louis XIV. Instead of a mass- ive, richly modelled fabric, depending in some measure for its full display on the sur- face over which it was spread, it became an independent and extremely beautiful material, quite apart from any backing of velvet. This “cut work,” in which a design is made by drawing out some of the threads of a material already woven, is, however, quite distinct from the genuine needle-point lace, which is entirely made by the needle, ac- cording to a design previously drawn upon parchment. The concurrent testimony of portraits and pattern hooks points to the sixteenth century as that of the invention and progress of lace, and to the seventeenth as that of fruition. \Vhat is absurdly called “Gothic” is the product of the ruff and firthingale period, and is the older pimto tagliuto which preceded the punto tug/[27am a fog/Iiumi, called also hone lace, bone point, Spanish lace, etc., but which is really Italian, and composed of great l'lowers made in “button-hole stitch” and then linked to- gether with brides, as they were called, or pieces of lighter work, which held the mass- ivgfloyver together. Changes in lashion tram “Rose” to LACES, ANCIENT AND MODERN. PIOUS SMILES. AN EMIXENT DIVINE SAYS, “ I have been using the Peruvian Syrup. It gives me new vigor, buoyancy of spirits, elasticity of muscle.” Seth W. Fowle & Sons Boston, will send free a phamphlet of 32 pages, con- taining a. full account of this remarkable medicine, to any one sending him their address. ' Ask your dealer for “.Castorine" Machine Oil and see that the barrel ls branded “ Castorinc," as none other is genuxnc Advancing years, care, sickness, disappoint- ment, and hereditary predisposition~all op- erate to turn the hair gray, and either of them inclines it to shed prematurely. AYER’S HAIR VIGOR will restore faded or gray, light or red hair to a rich brown or (lee black, as may be desired. It softens and cljeanses the scalp, giving it ahealth action. It removes and cures dandruff, an humors. By its use falling hair is checked, and a new growth will be produced in all cases where the folli- cle are not destroyed or the glands decayed. Its effects are beautifully shown on brashy, weak or sickly hair, on which a. few applica- tions will produce the gloss and freshness of youth. Harmless and sure in its opera- tion, it is incom arable as a dressing, and is especially valued) for the soft lustre and rich- ness of tone it imparts. It contains neither oil or dye, and Will not oil or soil or colour white camhric; yet it lasts long on the hair, and it keeps it fresh and vigorous. For sale by all dealers. THE Princess of “Vales, with Princesses Louise Victoria and Maud of \Vales, and the Duke and Duchess of Teck, with all their children, were present on a. recent Sunday afternoon at the annual flower service at Berkeley Chapel, Mayfair. The young Princes and Princesses presented offerings of fruits and flowers. After a short service, the fruits and flowers were sent to the vari- ous hospitals for sick children, the Princess of lVales, Princess Mary, Duchess of Teck, and several ladies of rank taking them to the hospitals and distributing them there. EIGHT years will measure the actual time of missionary work in Japan, yet there are now in that empire 100 missionaries, 50 or- ganized churches with 8,000 memberships, a Christian community of 8,000, schools, dis- pensaries, colleges, thousands of religious works, translations of Scripture, and the circulation of a Christian newspaper in all parts of the empire. The Bible has been admitted into the higher schools, and a Christian calendar has been adopted. IN Saratov, Russia, a rapidly growing sect has appeared which rejects all priest- Wdopts the Bible as their guide. e am ' " us was i ' (t ' V) convnice these heretics o 1611 ror. leader of the new sect, Sikofi’ by name, op- posed him so vigorously and put so many questions to him that he could not answer that he quit the field, and his defeat has greatly strengthened the “heretics.” THE Rev. William Taylor, formerly known as the “California street preacher,” has sent outin the past three years on his own responsibility 91 111issionaries. Part of them are in India, and Burn‘mh and the rest in Central and South America. All draw their support from the people among Whom they labor. Mr. Taylor only provides the ex- penses of outfit and passage, and these are returned in some cases. BELIEF in witchcraft is still to be found in Scotland. Recently an office-bearer in the Free Church not 100 miles from Kilmuir went to a Justice of the Peace, offering to give his oath that everything he had on his lands was bewitched by a. woman who was his neighbor and required to be sharply dealt with at once. The Justice of the Peace re« fused to interfere. SAYS the Observer .' “ The annual outcry is made against ministers who leave the city for vacation. The cry is made by those, and those only, who do not go to church. Those who enjoy the privileges of the sanctuary know the propriety of the course pursued by such as can get away in the heat of sum~ mer. It is better for the preacher and the hearer too.” OF the 689 missionaries in India the United States sends 117. Of these Ohio sends 18; New York, 16; Pennsylvania, 12; Massachusetts, 7 ; Connecticut, 5; Indiana, 5; Illinois, 4; Kentucky, 3; Maine, 2;. Vermont, 2 ; New Hampshire, 2; Virginia, ‘2; Tennessee, 1 ; Michigan, I ; \Visconsin, 1 ; Iowa, 1; other States, (or unknown,) A LUTHERAX paper says the matter of Lu- theran Bishops in America has been solved by the body known as the “Missourians.” “ They have relievedtheir Synodical Presi- dent of all pastoral duty, and pay him a salary of $1,800. His duties are those of an overseer 0f the churches.” THE British Syrian schools, founded by Mrs. Bowen Thompson in 1860, now number 27, and contain about 3,000 scholars. In addition they have a seminary for teachers, institute for the blind, young men's associa- tion, and employ 20 women to spread copies of the Bible. THE English Presbyterians have made a new departure in the matter of the acquisi- tion of the Chinese by new missionaries to China. They send them to Prof. Legge at Oxford, feeling convinced that three months at Oxford is equal to a. whole year’s study in China. THE Methodist ministers in Bavaria com- plain that the Government has prohibited singing and prayer in their congregations and refuses to allow them to administer the sacrament. Choir singing and a lecture are permitted. As an indication of the general attention the Christian religion is attracting in Japan, it is stated that a society has been fox-med whose members solemnly pledge themselves never to become Christians. THE only legal way to sell Bibles in Aus~ tria is to take a. subscription and then send the Bible to the subscriber by mail. The postage is one-third the price of the Bible. THE permanent commission of the unâ€" official Synod of the Reformed Church of France has issued a call for the meeting of the Synod at Marseilles, Oct. 18. none mil fol-@321 Ennts.‘ ‘ THE United Frée Gosgel Churches of England, a Methodist bocy 80 years old, reports a considerable increase in the past year. CHURCHES AND MINISTERS. Various Causes. \oo<--> om That terrible 300mg: among children may be speedily cured by r. Fowler’s Extract of \Vild Strawberry. All forms of bowel com- plaint, nausea and vomiting, from an ordin- ary diarrhoea to the most severe attack of Canadian cholera, can be subdued by its rompt use. It is the best remedy known for children or adults suffering from summer complaints. Prize Lists and Blank Forms for making the entries upon, can be obtained of the Secretaries of all Avricultural and Horticultural Societies and Mechanics‘ Institutes throughout the Pro- Vince. HENRY WADE, Secretary. Toronln. J. Ii. AYLES‘VOBTH, Pr lllenl. Newlmrglm ' Harfiéultiir'if 'fifoii’défsf‘flaidies‘ Work, Fine éXSts, etc, on or before Saturday. September I‘ . GYain, Field Roots, and other Farm Products, Machinery, and Manufactures generally, on or be'fprq.Saglrdazy,_A11gusp 27'th. ‘ _ Hofses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultrry‘ Agri~ cultural implements, on or before Saturday, Aggugt 291211: _ Entries must be made with the Secretary at Toronto, on or before the undex‘mentioned da'ges, viznz let to the 80th Sept., 1881. 36th Provincial Exhibition â€"-OF TH Eâ€" Agricultural&Arts Association 0I‘V ONTARIO. TO BE HELD AT LONDON, If you need anything for such complaints, you can hardly find its equal. Ask 1'01- it. HAMILTON JNO. W. BICKLE, - Proprietor (Formerly BICKLE 6; Song) BICKLE’S A G SYRUP Coughs, Colds, Group, Whooping Cough, &c. .. -- .uv, «. .V Elastic,and cheap. First prize at Provinci Exhibition, London. Testimonials on applica tion. Satisfaction uaranteed. Address, J. D AN 8: SON. Drayton. Ont ARTIFIITIKL' ITMB§ {160' Ifofeféf Ciliavdzi. Mail: H. high, proprietor; SHEEP EEOZHTWATSON. ROSSIN HOUSE. Strcét Wes}. Tbifin-toj FURNITURE. PE]! DAY. LIVING w ATE“ SIAM Auger. bores 5 to 25 inch. Hand 01' horsepower. Send for catalogue, 68 Mary-Sh, Hamilton, Ont. AxiTosA‘iisi) owl‘It'Eâ€"ARGHIBXLD YOUNG, Toronto. selects Government Land ‘and sells Land on commission. Cures all diseases of the blood, liverand kid- neys, female complaints. nervous and gener- al debility, and builds up the entire system when broken down by disease. Toronto Oil Company are sole manufaturers of “Castorine” Machine Oil. Infringements will be prosecuted. Are you getting up a Lacrosse Club ‘2 Get "ooper’s striped under-vest; Blue Navy, and 19d Stripes, 600w and 05cts each. Cooper’s, 101) Yonge St, Toronto. Taronm 0_il Company. are sole mappfacmrers of “Castorme” Machine 011. Intmngements wxll be prosecuted The virtue of most of the patent medicines with which the market is flooded, lies in the name, but the virtues of Burdock Blood Bit- ters lie in the fact that they cleanse the blood of impurities, and cure dyspepsia, hil- iousness and indigestion. Price $1.00, trial bottle 10 cents. Use “ Castorine" Machine 011 for all kinds of machinery. It is also excellent for harness and leather, making it water and weatherproof. For sale by all dealers; The remedy that has stood the test of time is Dr. Fowler’s Extract of “'ild Strawberry. Almost infallible to cure dysentery, cholera morbus, and all manner of fluxes, cholic cramps, cholera infantum, and every form of summer complaints. TIME Trams ALL THINGS, and after ten years success the great Medical Pile Remedy to-day Commands a. large and increasing sale, together with a most enviable reputation. $1.00 per package, post paid. Ask your druggist for it, or send to Hugh Miller 8L Co., Toronto. “~ A large proportion of the American people are to-day dying from {the efl'ectsof D spep- sia. or disordered liver,‘ The result 0 these diseases upon the masses of intelligent and valuable people is most alarming making life actually a burden instead of a pleasant exist- ence of enjoyment and usefulness as it ought to be. There is no good reason for this, if you will only throw aside prejudice and skepticism, take the advice of Druggists and your friends, and try one bottle of Green’s August Flower. Your spwdy relief is certain. Millions of bottles of this medi- cine have been given away to try its virtues, with satisfactory results in every case. You can buy a sample bottle for 10 cents to try. Three doses will relieve the worst case. Pos- itively sold by all Di‘ugsrists on the Western continent. $18,000 OFFERED IN PREMIUMS. mlmxys, Iframes, Mirrors, Glass. Pic- turcs, 850.; 850. II. J. MATTHEWS & “110.. Toronto. 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