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-_b_a-_n,, A week later, when you go down to the capital again and visit some friend in the European quarter, you will hear the town mouse take his turn at abusing the country mouse : “ So you’ve found those planters \VONDERFULLY HOSPITADLF. FELLO\\'S, eh! Well, so they are as far as words go, and no mistake; but catch ’em going a. tenth part of an inch further! When they come down here on business. and we have ’em to dinner, there’s nothing else heard but ‘ Now mind you come and See me the very first time you're up In the hills, and stay as long as you like.’ But, when you write and tell them you‘re coming, it always hap- pens by a curious coincidence that that’s just the time when they're obliged to be away from home on business, and that they are very sorry indeed not to be able to re- ceive you, but hope to be more foxtnnate another time.” 0.11' own personal experience, however. so far from confirming shese gloomy Flat? imenbs, left us dou‘wtful whelher we ought: w assign the palm of hospitality to the ci 'zem or ito‘the planters. All the time I}:th we were in Colombo ever one whom we m1 t - including even these with whom our he quaintance was of the slightest- possible kind â€"â€"ueemed to via wish each other in doing their utmost to assist us in seeing and learn- ing all that we could. And when we wen up into the mountain distiicn of the interior to visih the tee. plantations we began to make friends among the Ilmiers so iaplfily as 31mm? to rivel Dickens’s hospitable mam her of Parliamenh. in whose time tzte British House of Commons consisted of “ himself and the 6.37 oldest and dearest friends whom he he?! in the world.” In truth, the frank, jwinl, matter-of- course friendliness of our recspzion among the Kandynn bills by ficzms of people whom we had never seen or ly. and of could only be paralleled by the traditions of hoa- ,_/w-x -_.‘, ~_ pitality among the Australian bushmm 40 years ago. To me the “hole of our f‘msn. lose journey seemed like an enlarged Wrsiuu of my travels through the western dimi m: of Iceland in 1874, when I and my comrades PIANI‘ER LIFE RN CEYLON. halted, as a matter of course, at every one of the quaint little turf-thatched “ baers ” (farmhouses) that: lay along our line of march, swallowing a. huge bowl of curds and cream at one, borrowing a horse from another, getting a guide at; a. third, and establishing ourselves for the night in a fourth, with the full assurances cf a. hearty welcome everywhere. More especially was this the one wish our last and longest expedition through lllL‘ interior of Ceylon, viz. the trip to Adam's Peak, our ascent of which has been descrio- ed in one of many former letters. For a whole day before our final start from Agra Fatwa to Muskellia. our planter hostâ€"who bed never seen us in his life till about a week beforeâ€"buried himself with making every possible arrangement for the con- venience of our journey, regardless of n. SHARP ATTACK OF JUNE LE FEVER from which he was suffering M the time. Messengers were sent out all along our line oi march to arrange for our finding a carriage M; ong point of_the route, a. lunch at another. "'""' r'â€"' “ WM 7 - , a. guide at a. third ; and the quiet, matter-of- course may in which he decided that we should breakfast with this man, dine with that one._:\nd Rake up our quarter for the 1-1! night with a third (shame)? in the fullest confidence that all the men up In whom we were so unceremoniously billelecl would wel- come we as heartin as he had done himsell) was I“: highs: of all possible testimonias to Cingt:l 5e hospitality. It. wm: a fine, briebt morning the second week of Jmuary when we spurned on our journey to Muskellia, rhe ma districu lying an the foot; of Adam": Punk, in a deep, cnrv ing valley shut in on every side by steep, ridgy hills. The whole distance to be tra versed was ‘28 miles, the loan 16 of which we proposed to get over in a carriage thlt had been ordered to meet us on the Way, while the first 12 were to be done by myself on foot and by Mrs. Ker upon a sturdy little moun- aiu pony belonging to our kind enxerteluer, whose last words to us (‘frer (xpréssing his regret at beinal unable '-o anompunv us him self as he had m'enred) Nun : i’my keep the Surprising nonpnnllty to the Tom] Stranger. afflanders in Winter) "‘ as hsppy BY DAVID KER day is short." But neither sunlight nor scenery can call forth any answering bright- neae upon the gloomy visage of our gaunt, ewerthy. turbened, brigendlike groom. (called in Tamil by the more simple and musical title of ” kuthireiknkarren,”) who slouches along beside the horse with a. face as gloomy as that of the eeturnme pilot mentioned the other day by our Czlcutte Captain, who was “ never seen to smile but once, and that was when a bnby fell over- board.” It is true that our Mussulmen friend may perhaps be excused for not feeling very en- thusiastic about the features of a road, every foot of which he already knows by heart; but to as who now see it for the first time it in picturesque in the highest degree. The “ Patanas," ul‘ grassy uplands, over which our route lies, an the outsz [Alternate with huge pyramidal blufl's. the hat black rocks of which thrust themselves up “'ITH STARTLISG SCDDENN 1553 through the bright sunny green of the Wild grass, created with dark trees that: wave about, them like plumage on the helmet of some giant: warrior. Every here and tlmrc the tiks of these blufi‘; tuxver into nbaoluw precipices, down the black, broken ledges of which some tiny stream, not yet Wasted by the searching hem: that» will dry it to the Ian: drop a few weeks hence. dmces and Fpau‘kles in a thousand miniature watm- falls, while the litevgiviug freshness of it; glittering spray keeps alive in the oloomy nooks and clefca of me grieqt clifi‘ wall many Here and there in the wonderful landscape may be noticed from time to time some characteristic touch of “ local coloring," which is not the least picturesque of its marvelous features. The sharp hoof ofa mighty elk has left its print deep in the soft earth up on the edge of that pebhly brook which goes splashing and gurgling down the wooded hollow to our left. This long, straight,narrow avenue which has been cloven sheer through the bristling thickets on our right, crushing down thick bushes like grass and twisting stout saplings like straws, would suffice for itself to announce to us the recent passage of a wild elephant, even without the additional evidence of these huge. round footprints, each of which nas fully the circumference of an ordinary washtub. And yonder, far up against the clear blue sky, like a blot upon its cloudless brightness, hangs a wide-winged eagle, cast- ing his keen glance over half the island from that tremendous height in a hungry search for prey. . .. . -. .s a. 'fiéafiiim fern, thewdelicato trucery 6f which fur surpasses the finest; 12sec that Mechlin ever wove. A little further on our taciturn guide breaks silence for a- moment to point out the spot where, deep down in a gloomy gorge between two wooded hills, 8 panther was brought to bay by his master's dogs only a few week; ago. Then we come upon a circular hole in the turf half filled with water, where some one has evidently been digging for sapphires, and probably findinn them, too, if one may judge by the heaps of gravel scattered around the mouth of the pit. And so we fare onward, up hill and down dale, till all at once a sudden turn rouni‘l the angle of a projecting bluff brings us in >i;ht of a. view at which we halt in emsr mn‘zemenr. Jun 2; our very feet the ground seems to fall away all at once in a mighty precipice In my hundreds of feet in depth, and far be- low us a beautiful valley lies green and. BRIGHT IN THE DAZZLING SUNSHINE, 111’“.de out into trim niantations, dotted with native huts and English bungalows, (v:11as,) and traversed in every direction by glittering streams. High against the Warm, (Ire amy sky, on the fun [hm] mde of this val- ley, towers in blua and shadawy grandeur amassive range of mo mums. cro .vued by the dagger aha.de point of Adlm's Peak it self. And the who}e of this strange picture is framed, as it were, between two bold rocky bluffs, which approach so near to each other just at the spot where we stand that. wu sr-em to be gazing through It V381: Gulhic wmdm". "This," aaiti I, “ must be me famous ‘ J ‘cob'e Ladder ’ of which Wt: have heard an much, and certninly thz-y 1111)‘ Wu“ call it: 50., for one would need 1hu Wings at an 1mg: 1 to get up or down." In fact; our groom signs to Mrs. ] dismount, explaining partly in hi: language and partly in a few terrib: applied wordu of English, that to a tuie formidable descent on horseback be little short of certain deg/ti suits the action to the word by 3532 bridle and leading away the burn;- the matted bushes that mask the b the precipice, while we follow as I may, wondering not a little whom is I next. \Vhec comes next is a lily; of slippery rock, barely‘wide em; of slippery rock, barely wide enough Eu hold us both abreast, which gms down. down, down, as if it would never end. put roaring waterfalls and black, tombltxe clefts and perilous corners, round which we sidle crab-fashion, and dark clumps of un- dergrowth that cling to the face 0‘? the clilf like flies upon a wall. When we at- length reach the foot of the 7 descent and lovl; up 2.1: the ps‘h that we have just been travers- ing it is difficult for us to believe that we have really come down it at all. And now the. way leads across the valley. 1 which is filled to day with a. noise and bustle very unusual in such a quiet spot. This is the native “ New Year’s Day,” and the coolies ol all the cststes are on: in their best clothes, drrmming. shouting, and en- joying their brief holiday to the utmost. Picking our way through the motley throngs that eddy along every path, we presently overtake our baggage coolies, who are rest- ing under a tree with our portmanteaus for pillows, an {my luva prolnhly done half a rozen times at lcunli in the course of their niornirg a mnzch thev spring up with asuddeu and violpnt assumption of honest; industry and tramp along just in front of us, trying hard to look as if they had been only waiting n11 W3 came up. In this Order our pnrty xraverses the one long, straggling street of Use village, and bends ruuud Che mops of thx but upon which stands the bungJ )w wnere we are AT OCR APPROACH II.)\VEVv-R “This,” said I, “ m cob’s Ladder’ of whi‘ much, and certisiuly so? tor one would ne‘ lto get up or down.” Mrs. R3: in his terribiy b to atte y‘ u get near to the middle of it: the whole construction is rocking to and fro like a swing, making you feel very much as if you were an horoba: dagcing upon a slack rope. _ . . ‘ But at length 311 the bridges are safely passed and we find ourselves in front of the bungalow, the hospitable owner of which comes out to ereeb us as heartily as if we were his oldest friends instead of being total strangus. In one moment our sur- roundings change as if by magic. Outside the house is Asia, with its rocks and its jungles, its rope bridges and dusty bridle paths and bare-limbed coolies. Inside is Europe, with its carved bookcases and gilt. framed pictures. its photographic albums and its varnished tables, strewn with fash- ionable novels and illustrated jourusls. In the cool and well-furnished dining‘ruxoo the sole token of the Wild region in which we are is the row of entlered hands and huge, flat skulls that grin at us trom the walls, the trophies of our entertainer‘s rifle. But time aiad tide wait for no man, and scarcely have we finished b:e)kfnsb when 9. mil, white-robed native comes to announce that the cmria e which is to carry us all the rem of the way to Muskeilia is 3: tbs door. 0 1r genial host looks grievoualy dis appointgd, and Willa-)1: be consoled till we have SOLEMNLY I‘LliDGEU OURSKLVES to pay him a longer visit if we ever pass :ha: way again. He insists upon accom- panying us down the hill and seeing us fairly started along the highroad, and the last sound that. we hear is his cheery voice shouting, “Now, remember that you owe me a visit.” Away. away, up ridge after ridge, till the slope grows so steep that we both get out and walk, on the principle of the wooden-legged soldier who refused a lift from the engine driver on the ground that he happened to be in agreat hurryjult then. And now we come suddenly to the top, and have just time to jump into the carriage again when it starts 03 down hill at a tre- mendous pace, flying round a dangerous corner, scurrying along the brink of a steep incline, and dashing across a narrow stone bridge that spans a gloomy charm, down the black depths of which a roaring water- fall plunges headlong in sheets of snow-white foam. And so the journey goes on for three hours or more, in a constant succession of crawling ascents and rushing descents worthy of the Caucasus or the Himalaya. Now we are rattling past the tiny thatched hovel: of a native village, at the risk of crushing a score of noisy holiaay-makers, and then we struggle up a. steep slope, pass- ing midway a nest country house, in the garden of which two pretty girls are playing lawn tennis with an energy that shows they have only recently come out to this relaxing climate. At length, just as afternoon is be- ginning to melt irto evening, we swoop down from the cresu o a vat, curving ridge into the Muskullia Valley itself, and half an hour later we are snugly established in the house of a. man whose very name we had never heard till the day before, but who welcomes us as warmlv as if the sudden com ing of two perfect strsnyevs to turn his whole house upside down Ware a favor fur which he could never be sufli :ienb y grate- ful. Chinese N«-.i-vcws_~r e35. Awritcr in the “ Norm Chin... ncmlxl ” of Shanghai, who has la. <ly been devoting 1-. series of articles to Kim discussion of Chinese characberistics, referring to what he calls nlie “navelesaness " of the Chineman, observes that, although the nerves nf the inner 8.3 compared with those of a. Europe in may be: what geometricians cull “ simihr and simi- larly situated," nothing is plainer than that the two sets of uurvea are “holly rlitferen'c. It; seems to make no particular did‘erence to a Chinaman how long he renwus in one posi- tion. He will write all day, likn an autumn» ton ; he will stand all day in one phce, {mm dewy morn till dusky eve, wurking away an his Weaving, gold-beating, or whatever i: may he. and do it every pay without any variation of the monotony, and appn‘enaly wiuhoun anv consciousness of the monotony. C’liue-se school children will undergo an amount; of confinement, unrelieved by re- ams: surchauges of work. which would drive Wnawm pupils to the Verge of insanity; even Chinese infants remain as impxsaivu 2:5 "mud gods." It; appears nphyaioiogi- ml fact than no the Uniuasu exercise is uupezfluous; they cmnon understand why people should go through athletic per- formance-4 when they mgr); hire caches for the sumo difl':rencs Tm»: Gainimm, genui- l ally ape iking, is able in bleep unywhrre. ‘ No trifling disturbances annoy him \Virh a l brick for a. pillow he can lie dovm on his lwfl ‘ oi smwlks, or mud bi‘icka, or rattan, and ale-2p the sleep of tnejusv. with no refe woe to the ress of creation. He does no: W31“: 5 dark ened room, nor does he require otmrs in Us Bull. The“ infant crying "I the: night " may continue to cry for all ho cares ; it does not disturb him In some places the entire population seem to fall asleep as by a. com mon instinct during the first two hours of summer afternoons, no matter where they may be. In the case of most working people at leak, and also in that of many others, usition in sleep is of no sort of consequence. “ It would be easy to raise in Cnina. an srmyoia million menâ€"nay, of ten millionsâ€" testeJ by comp tilive I:Xamixmtion as to their r‘nnnni'rv m an; to slow actor‘s three wheel~ The Bank of Eiglaud. The 11mm of lLv.-__=luui dalan are now so fincly bila'_-C”'iil155 3 cl :1; by pressing a know under his dist, (an cl-.se the outer doors instantly, and they cannot be opened again except by special process. This is done to pravenb the daring and ingenious unemployed of the metropvlis from robbing the bank. The bullion depultment of this and other banks are nightly submerged sev- eral feet in water by the action of the machinery. In some banks the bullion de- partmentis connected with the manager’s sleeping-room, and an entrance cannot be (fl‘ected without shooting a bolt in the dor- mitory, which in turn sets in motion an al- arm. If a. visitor during the day should happen to knock off one from a. pile of half sovereigns the Whole pile would disappear, pool purpo_s9 Pointer for Canada. nth Juuues annoy him \Vl’}l a women ; he can lie down on his bad is bur, m bricks, or rat-ram, and sleep In? .er L .8b. with no refe cuce to the 1mm flu He does no: WADE a dark ’ ovum m; 093 he require other to b'é than 0‘04 13 crying m the night: " may may col: )1‘ all he cares ; "ml does 130': ‘ powd- like a. spider, l a fly inside." GlIlhOOd is the loveliest and swt eteat per- iod of life, according to the poets, yet how much we sufl'er during that transition period. Neither child nor women. the young girl is in danger of being spoiled in both Ways. There Is always the danger either of nwk- ward shyness or nnlovely boldness. Doubt- less the best remedy for awkwardness is un- selfishness.. When we think of others’ com- fort, instead of the impression we produce upon them, we are not likely to be awkward. Awkward shyness is certainly painful, but it. is not really so objectionable as the rough or pert forward manner we unhappin see in many young girls. If they only knew the impression in gives they would surely drop the slangy speech and insane giggles with which they enliven convr reunion among themsdves. Girls of the present day need not adopt the formal speech and manner of a bygone age, but they should learn to dis» plxy the simple dig'niLy‘ whighplwgs ms‘rks s. gent'ewomsn. Loud talking in public places, careless misuse of language, and pushina manners may all be noticed among girls from whom better things might be ex- pected; it is not strange that foreigners form such unfavorable opinions of our wo- men. Mrs. John Sherwood laments the lack ot refinement shown at the great sum- mer resorts, where many of the women seem anxious above everything that they should be remarked, and this is certainly an out- come of their early training. It is just as easy to be a refined gentlewoman as the re verse; it all depends on early training and habits of thought. Queen Victoria is the niece of William IV., who was the brother of George “7., who was the son of George III., who Was the grandson of Goo. IL, who was the son of George I., who Was the cousin of Anne, who was the sister-in-law of William II[., who was the son-inâ€"law of James 11., who was the brother of Charles IL, who was the son of Charles I., who was the son of James 1., who was the cousin of Elizabeth, who was the sister of Mary, who was the sister oi Edward IV., who was the son of Henry VIlI., who was the son of Henry VIL, who was the cousin of Richard lII., who was the uncle of Edward V., who was the son of Edward IV.. who was the cousin of Henry VL, who was the son of Henry V., who was the son of Henry 1V., who was the cousin of Richard II., who was the grandson of Henry “L, who was the son of Edward 1L, who was the son of Edward I., who was the son of Henry II[., who was the son of John. who was the brother of Richard I., who was the son of Henry IL, who was the cousin of Stephen, who was the cousin of Henry L, who was the brother of William Rufus, who was the son at William the Conqueror, or 800 years ago. A fast young man decided to make to a young lady a. formal offer of his hand and beanâ€"«all he was worthâ€"hoping for a cor- (‘ill xeceptx‘on. He cautiously prefaced his declaration with a few qutséions, for he had m intention of "throwing himself away.” Di'l she love .him well enough to livs in a cot» cage with him? Was she a. good cook? Did she mink it a wife's duty to make home happy? Would she consult his taste and wishes cou- ceruing her msociates and puxsuits in life? W45 she economical, etc.? The young ‘mdy amid 111.115 before ahe answered his questions x-hs would assure him of some negative virtues she p0; sad. She never drank, smoked a: chewed; ever owed a bill to hz‘l' launalmss or tailor; never stayed 011: 3:1 mguu pu) billiafls: new!“ luunged 0:1 the stream 4 urns a-u-i (.- iml gulx‘y girls; never s'om W""l the bes tor the cigals and sup“ “NJw,” Fdl‘ she, ris .ag iudxéuqmniy. “I assured by Ihuae wnu know , can you d1 these things and is is miner absurd for v0 expxcc u.“ mu vmusya [I] ma, while you do po~seas any yourself. I 0an new:- he _\,‘ wife" mud. she bowed him on; and 1ch on the cold doorstep, a madder if not, a. w nun. . The records of the humane societies on both sides of the Ailmtic Show that; of late ymrs a. fifir pgopqrtion of their medala fall years '5 fair proportil m the In; of girls amt-aha imtauces of, hut manner by girls women are ,a-L'cumpli is but; natumL As H lizah'er Linn Lhoae of mrr- hnnu'1n «- that: powzr of the water no new mam up Swimming is very much an art of faith, for it is gem mlly the case thus when a person believes autficiently in the buoyancy of the water tomm t) i“ his precious body, 10! heisasnimmar. There were young girls at Newport“ lzsb summer, who could float on the surface of the ocean with no more difficulty than they experienced in lying upongwoia. They could have flosted for hours if necessary. Some hi the most famous swimming feats have been accom- plished by very young women. I who was fi One of the most noted physicians hm: dis. covered a. new danger that. meumex 1.19153 who keep pet dogs. There is an invirthl‘g worm that: rubs of the dog's tone" . Them worms work their way mm the B an of hu man beings, and in i5 extremulv dangerous for a. dog to lick even as lady :- hand. This fact was discovered by one of our best phy- sicians, and was made public by u. gentle. man who is the husband of cm oi the ladies who has bad 9 pest of dog woxms removed. A wealthy lady 'rvsidiug in Brooklyn had antrange lump grouiug on her cheek, and she consulted hm- iamlly physician. The doctor informed her (nab she nad a. new of dog worms imbedde-l in her cheek. He ex- lained that'he hcd treated uuumber of adies for the same aifment, and had ope- rated successfully cn them. Ta» drum-r frankly explained the cause of his natieut's FOR AND ABol'T WOMEN. mum-Ins:- by girls under twenty. Many men are achmplished swimmers. This H11} rmtur‘fl. As their bones are generally 1‘er(.hs.xnhoseof men, and their 11:31: re buoyant, they have less difficulty to :rwmo in acquiring the art. Some of m oonlrl that 43.1; their first: attempt, if 31 could a: quire the requieiw faith in the v:r of the water to hold them up. imming is very much an art of faith, for '13 gemmlly the case that when a person ieves autficiently in the buoyancy of the THE GENEALOGY OF A QUEEN. WOMEN MAKE Goon SWIMMERS A SENSIBLE GIRL. ANGER FROM PET Dcas‘ GIRLHOOD. stayed out all Di; lounzed 0:1 the of rescue lrank, smoked 0r \1 to her lauudress ‘0 k all Highs phylng MW 1 the street 0-11“ 543,, ; never s'ond in rub us and suprrers. "P ,lxguqmn' "I am e m‘ '1 am do all uestoi 5h“ Heex- 51111 her of dOY-S‘ 1 096- seen dictur and flats mu renowned as a huntress, and, althculh at present in bed health. has not yet retired [tom the field in which both her hunting and skilulequestrianiam have been greatly ad- mired. She has followed the chase on every chosen groundin Ireland, Scotland. England, France, Germany. Italy, and at home, and makes pets of the (quine and canine races wherever met. Fondness of this kind of sport has been her specialty during the better part cf her life, although at court she was considered beautiful enough to eclipse all other beauties." At several English weddings this season, the bridesmaids have worn plain white mus- lin dresses and have carried white kid prayer books, given them by the bridegroom. The college hat, or mortar board. is be- coming faehionable for street wear by Lon. don women. Leather belts of great size and coarseness, with steel buckles, are also show- ing up. Pale girls can wear the new and fashion- able ehndes of green, the olives, to great ndvanmge, and a. green hut wonderfully brightens a. girl who has buu little color in bar face. A woman was bathing in Cork harbor when the tide carried her out beyond her depth. She was in green: danger of drown. iug when Miss Murphy, daughter of Alder- man Murphy of Cork, sprang in and auc- ceeded in dragging her on to a rock in the harbor. There the two were compelled to stay until some men on the cliffs saw them, and, swimming out, brought them safely to shore. Mrs. Sarah Beald, of Chester N. H., a. widow eighty-one years of age. mowed and put imto her barn this summer one-half a. ton of hay. For the last five years she has cut her own firewood and her barn is the best kept in the neighborhood. Alpine hats of striped or checked cloth and exceedingly low-crowned turbaus of felt are worn by stylish young women who adopt English fashions, and with these the back hair is arranged with a. Psyche knot. The Alpine hats are sim'zly bound and banded with heavy corded ribbon. Loops of hand- some moire ribbon, glittering ornaments set with mock gems. and flit stiff birds' wings are the trimmings for the tux-bans, all of which show is facing of velvet. The last extravagance in French hosiery is a. tinted lace stocking in pale colours of apri- cot. lilac, tan. bebe blue, strawberry, terra- cotta, and light almond. These expensive hose copy very closely the most delicate and intricate patterns of point, Chantilly, duch- esse, and other rich laces, and are to be worn over a. second pair of spun-silk stock- ings of a delicate cameo or flash colour. Roman sandals of bronze, showing one slend- er strap over Lhe insuep, are worn with these hose, the strap tightly held by a small silver slide. The new autumn Jezseya are made of fabrics of a degree of fineness they have never before obtained. Sum! of the English- woven models are rich embroidered in Oriental designs ; others are decorated wi'h fine gold or silver braidwork or braid in soutache, this in two (liszinct colours, the bmida lying side by side on r'ne nulliue of the intricaue patterns. Costly French Jerseys are exhibized, these nearly covered with banas of silk passementerie in umbezque and ncroll (lesings. Tue handsomelymrimmed Raul-p; waists are also made oi silkrwarp lighc Weigh". Jerky cloth, with Russian sash of the 5mm, kllofitfit‘i at: the left. side, the lung pillum ends filling low on the dress skim \Vumm wlah sharely fimras will be glad ro t mw that the tight rcdingote is to be a. imvu‘its gtrmeut vg'uu. in mat the palm- ans»: in every style is co return to our ward- ruheu. The straight redingoces are usually "pm at the tiles, showing a stub of same 0 mtmating color. Sometimes they hive. 3 :ul draped backâ€"often they are quite straight. The bodice is often trimmed with wide revere, and lfirge ornamental buttons. S )metimes large pocket flaps are put on the nips ; silk crew's-feet are worked at the corners of the pockets and at the top of the slashes. A frugal woman who wants to look well will find one of these garments very useful to wear over a. partly worn skirt. Like charity it will cover a multitude of de- 160 L3 The new corduroy inbrics are called Bad- ford cards, and show novel pitterna in silk and wool, which have proved very popular abroad. One imported costume made at a West End house in London has a. skirt of moss- green corduroy or reps, with a. stripe of velvet in rich golden brown. Above this is a stylish redingote in Directcire style, this of plain green reps. A second gown in blue Bedford cord of u shade known as the Prin- cess of Wales blue, dark, but unmistakably blue, is striped with the deepest Roman red velvet, the stripe hairllined at the edges with a vivid gold-coloured thread. There is an English surtout of plain blue cord, with wide lapels of blue velvet braided with gold, the immediate front of the coat showing a narrow vest of the stripe below the fifth button from the to v. The “Senorita.” is a charming jicket of velvet adapted for dressy house wear by maidens and young mam-one. It [8 close- filting at the back, and bargly reaches the waist. In front it fastens with a_s:lver or jet clasp, and then petrts broadly in round- ing shape over a shirt waist of Hurah fast- unml all the way up with fancy buttons. Thme Wais'a are as varied as they are "Harmiug. ()ce, fur inurance, is of Vivid Rmnu rel] under a “Senorita.” of black Lymm when A :ecund j-cket nf oiive \'~:|vet opens over a pie wed fhirn wish of pink suruh. striped wixh (.lfive. A dark moss-green jxckec, this eane me me cor- ners. in front like a Russian iacket, and opening over a. Waist, of amch :ilk, embroidered in green, 18 very elegant, and is lined with ajlk_to mpgch. ‘Another black velvet jacket in Spanish style has a. shin-red blouse of white numb, and still another shows a plain, full, Implanted blnuse of red surah, figured with very large black polka. dots. Bmdanna plmd shin: waists are also seen beneath velvet jackets in brotze, olive, and myrtle green. Patronized by all C! FASHION No'rns. xrts broadly in round- :Wuis‘: of surah fast- with fancy buttons. varied as they are inurance, is of vivid “Senorita.” of black cund j-cket of oiive dewed «Mira wind: of ‘ixh (.1-?ve. A dark is eane me me cor- Rmmian iacket, and