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272 The decisive step was taken in the late summer of 572 when, without warning, Marcianus, a first cousin of the Emperor on his mother's side, invaded Arzanene. Justin had given orders for an immediate attack on Nisibis, but precious time was wasted in fruitless negotiations with the Persian marzpan, while Chosroes was informed of the danger, Nisibis victualled and the Christians expelled. Very early in 573 Marcianus, at the head of troops raised from Rome's Caucasian allies, won some slight successes, but dispatches from the capital insisted on the immediate investment of Nisibis; the army encamped before the city at the end of April 573. The Emperor however, suspecting his cousin's loyalty, appointed Acacius Archelaus as his successor. Although Nisibis was about to capitulate, the new commander on his arrival brutally overthrew the tent and standard of Marcianus, while the general himself with rude violence was hurried away to Dara. The army, thinking itself deserted, fled in wild confusion to Mardes, while Chosroes, who had hastened to relieve Nisibis, now advanced to besiege Dara. At the same time Adarmaanes marched into the defenceless province of Syria, captured Antioch, Apamea, and other towns, and rejoined Chosroes with a train of 292,000 prisoners. After an investment of more than five months, on 15 Nov. 573, Dara fell through the negligence or treachery, men said, of John, son of Timostratus. The city had been regarded as impregnable; men seeking security in troublous times had made it the treasure house of the Roman East, and the booty of the victors was immense.

On the news of this terrible disaster Justin ordered the shops to be shut and all trade to cease in the capital; he himself never recovered from the shock, but became a hopeless and violent imbecile. It seems that for five years (presumably since 569) Justin had been ailing and suffering from occasional mental weakness, but it was now clear that he was quite incapable of managing the Empire's affairs. Through the year 574 the Empress in concert with Tiberius, the comes excubitorum, carried on the government. They were faced with a difficult problem: Rome had been the aggressor, could she be the first to propose terms of peace? Persia however intervened, and sent a certain Jakobos, who knew both Greek and Persian, to conclude a treaty. Rome, Chosroes argued, could not be further humbled: she must accept the victor's conditions. The letter was sent to the Empress owing to Justin's incapacity, and it was her reply that Zacharias bore to the Persian court. Rome would pay 45,000 nomismata (metal value about £25,000) to secure peace for a year in the East, though Armenia was not included in this arrangement. If the Emperor recovered, a plenipotentiary should be sent to


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 Rh “I have read many of them,” I said.

“Very well. You will enter, that is to say, enter and move everywhere in the best society. Mark specially, please, that you must not only enter it but you must move. You must, if I may put it so, get a move on.”

I bowed.

“You must mix freely with the members of the Cabinet. You must dine with them. This is a most necessary matter and one to be kept well in mind. Dine with them often in such a way as to make yourself familiar to them. Will you do this?”

“I will,” I said.

“Very good. Remember also that in order to mask your purpose you must constantly be seen with the most fashionable and most beautiful women of the American capital. Can you do this?”

“Can I?” I said.

“You must if need be”—and the Baron gave a most significant look which was not lost upon me—“carry on an intrigue with one or, better, with several of them. Are you ready for it?”

“More than ready,” I said.

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26 learn, that Bodies that are neither of them apart oberved to be endowed with Electricity, may have that Vertue reult in the compounded ubtance that they contitute, though it be but a factitious Body.

To the foregoing Experiments, whoe Success is wont to be uniform enough, I hall adde the Recital of a urpriing Phænomenon, which, though not contant, may help to make it probable, that Electrical Attractions need not be uppos'd till to proceed from the ubtantial, or even from the eential Form of the Attrahent; but may be the effects of unheeded, and, as it were, fortuitous Caues. And however, I dare not uppres o trange an Obervation, and therefore hall relate that which I had the luck to make of an odd ort of Electrical Attraction (as it eem'd,) not taken notice of (that I know of) by any either Naturalit or other Writer, and it is this. EX-

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Rh Hat fale Locks (as they call them) of ome Hair, being by curling or otherwie brought to a certain degree of drines, or of tiffnes, will be attracted by the fleh of ome perons, or eem to apply themelves to it, as Hair is wont to do to Amber or Jet excited by rubbing. Of this I had a Proof in uch Locks worn by two very Fair Ladies that you know. For at ome times I oberved, that they could not keep their Locks from flying to their Cheeks, and (though neither of them made any ue, or had any need of Painting) from ticking there. When one of thee Beauties firt hew'd me this Experiment, I turn'd it into a Complemental Raillery, as upecting there might be ome trick in it, though I after aw the ame thing happen to the others Locks too. But as he is no ordinary Virtuoa, he ve- ry

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BY HELEN MAXWELL, AUTHOR OF "PERFIDIOUS PLANCHETTE," ETC.

ONCE upon a time-to commence my story in the good old way, and what other way could be half so pleasant? -once upon a time, then, I was seated, book in hand, on the Cliffs at Newport, enjoying the damp, exhilarating air, watching the graceful ships, some gleaming white, others gray and shadowy, gliding calmly through the blue sea, trying to count the little dots of sailboats that looked like flocks of sea- gulls, and listening to the surf as it broke with a soft splash against the rocks, or ran swiftly, curling and frothing, over the sands. I was alone, and rejoicing in my mimic isolation within sight of home. There was no one near to whom I must make myself agreeable, or be have prettily. I could clamber down the rocks, if I chose, take off my shoes and stockings and dabble my bare feet in the water ; or I could read my novel, and gaze out at sea and indulge in pleasant, dreamy fancies. In short, I could do as I liked, and I was happy.

It was a great thing to escape from the gay c party of which I was a most appreciative mem- ber. They were all busily engaged in the race of fashion- receptions, balls, and drives on the Avenue ; flirtations, hops at the Ocean House, and an occasional tea-party to the Glen. Some- times I ran away from it all, and declared my determination to have a day to myself. So, despite the formidable list of unpaid visits my  aunt held before me, or the entreaties of my cousin Redwood (a very nice boy!) to go with  him to a croquet-party, I put on my hat, and with The Initials" in my hand, walked quickly over the lawn to the Cliffs.

I hunted out a favorite nook of mine in the rocks, and there I sat down and plunged into my book. What with my interest in the quar- rels of Hildegarde and Hamilton, and in the en- joyment and self- congratulations before alluded to, several hours passed quickly away.

I was just becoming disagreeably conscious of the fact that it was near time for luncheon, and I should be favored with a gentle scolding from my aunt if I was late, when I was startled by the shrill barking of a dog close to me. I turned hastily, and caught a little "black-and- tan" in the act of running off with my blue veil! He was "worrying" it as he ran, dashing at it, giving it a shake and toss, bounding on a few steps, then rushing back, seizing it and scampering off in a perfect ecstasy of play. A few moments more and there would have been no- thing left of my poor veil. I tried coaxing, but with no effect; so, at last, I started off in full chase. The little fellow flew ahead of me, the  veil streaming behind him. Every now and then he would stop, panting, drop his prize,   and watch me till I was within a few feet of   him, then seize it again, and on we would go. Before I knew it I found myself on the well- kept lawn at the back of a pretty cottage. There lay my veil on the steps, and the little thief was already lying down in the sun, with  his eyes drowsily half-shut, looking as innocent  and unconscious as if he had not given me such  a tiresome race.

The cottage was the very picture of comfort; a wide veranda ran entirely around it, and the  long, open, lace-shaped windows gave glimpses  of charming rooms. The veranda was scattered with books and papers, and a large reclining-chair of bamboo stood temptingly placed at the   corner of the house where the view of the sea   was the best. At the other end a hammock was  hung; and though I had at first thought there  was no one within sight, as soon as I looked at  the hammock I found I was mistaken. A pair  of legs, clad in very immaculate white duck  trousers, hung over the edge; and a wide, straw   hat, with a black ribbon around it, was placed in such a position that I knew it must cover the   face of the same person to whom the legs appertained.

I was in doubt as to whether that individual was asleep, or only lazy, and, therefore, hesitated somewhat before I ventured to approach  near enough to recapture my veil. At last I crept forward a pas de loup, but scarcely had  reached the steps, when the legs, after a pre-   monitory flourish in the air, came down with a  stamp, and a tall, fair, broad-shouldered man stood before me. It was too late to retreat, and  I commenced some hurried apology for my intrusion.

‘Allow me,” he said, picking up my veil. That mischievous little dog has been giving  ion some trouble, I see. Naughty Pug!”

Pug half-opened his eyes, and responded by a feeble thumping of his tail on the steps. He showed no contrition.

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28 ry ingeniously remov'd my upicions, and (as I requeted) gave me leave to atisie my elf further, by deiring her to hold her warm hand at a convenient ditance from one of thoe Locks taken off and held in the air. For as oon as the did this, the lower end of the Lock, which was free, applied it elf preently to her hand: which eem'd the more trange, becaue o great a multitude of Hair would not have been eaily attracted by an ordinary Electrical Body, that had not been coniderably large, or extraordinarily vigorous. This repeated Obervation put me upon inquiring among ome other young Ladies, whether they had oberved any uch like thing, but I found little atisfaction to my Quetion, except from one of them eminent for being ingenious, who told me, that ometimes he had met with thee troubleome Locks; but that all he could tell me of the Circumtances, which I would have been inform'd about, was, that they eem'd to her to

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 * Some years after the making the Experiments about the Production of Eletricity, having a deire to try, whether in the Attractions made by Amber, the motions excited by the air had a coniderable Interet, or whether the Effect were not due rather to the Emiion and Retraction of Effluvia, which being of a vicous nature may conit of Particles either branch'd or hookt, or otherwie fit for ome kind of Coheion, and capable of being tretch'd, and of hrinking again, as Leather Thongs are: To examine this, I ay, I thought the fittet way, if 'twere practicable, would be, to try, whether Amber would draw a light Body in a Glas whence the air was pumpt out. And though the Trial of this eem'd very difficult to make, and we were omewhat dicouraged by our first attempt, wherein the weight of the ambient air broke our Receiver, which chanced to prove too weak, when the internal air had been with extraordinary diligence pumpt out; yet having a vigorous piece of Amber, which I had caus'd to be purpoely turn'd and polih'd for

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 which was so low that her knees stuck up in front of her, and she had to clasp them with her seamed, floury hands. I could see that the skin of her face was damp. And my voice failed me as I looked round the room, because I saw just what Margaret had seen that evening fifteen years ago when she had laid her cheek to the parlor window at Monkey Island. There was the enlarged photograph of Margaret's mother over the mantelpiece, on the walls were the views of Tintern Abbey framed in red plush, between the rickety legs of the china cupboard was the sowing-machine, and tucked into the corner between my chair and the fender were a pair of carpet slippers. All her life long Margaret, who in her time had partaken of the supreme dignity of a requited love, had lived with men who wore carpet slippers in the house. I turned my eyes away again, and this time looked down the garden at the figure that


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tinued the gentleman, looking at my face, which, I dare say, was red enough after my run.

" Oh! not so very far," I answered, politely, and holding out my hand for my veil.

"I am afraid there is not much left of this frail, little thing," he said, without giving it to me. "Pug's teeth are very sharp."

"It was really not worth the trouble of chasing him for it; " but I thought every moment I should catch him."

"Pug runs fast. Little nuisance!"

"I won't trouble you any longer." And again I held out my hand for the veil; and again he showed no disposition to give it to me.

"You'll never be able to wear it. How tired you must be! Pray rest yourself, before you resume your walk."

"No, thanks; you are very kind. If you will please give me" I really must insist upon your resting. Sit here a moment till I bring you a glass of water. "

I tried to refuse, but it was of no use. This eccentric person had pulled a chair up, and had very politely put me into it. I was provoked enough; but there seemed nothing to be done but wait patiently till I was allowed to depart with my veil in peace, or pieces. I should have liked to have run away, but I was positively ashamed to go, now, without the morsel of gauze which had so foolishly brought me there. Presently my host returned with a glass of iced claret and water, which he gave me.

"And now Pug must be punished," said he. "Come here, sir!"

"Oh, no! please!" I interposed, hastily, "don't punish him."

Well, since you beg for him, I'll let it pass, this time."

So Pug was forgiven, and he showed his satisfaction by turning over on his side with a deep sigh, stretching out his little legs and going fast asleep.

As soon as I could I arose to go.

"I am sure I am very sorry to have made so much trouble for such a trifling thing," I said, civilly, and looking suggestively at the veil which my host still held in his hand.

But he deliberately folded it up with great neatness and put it into his pocket.

"I shall have to keep this as a trophy," he said. "Pug is a little thief, I confess, but still I consider it fairly my own."

The cool impudence of the thing took away my breath. But I perceived it would be entirely useless to object, so submitted, but rather sulkily. I went down the steps with all the dignity I could muster, making a very stiff bow for adieu. The wide, straw hat was flourished in return; and I went on my way.

After all it was an adventure! But I concluded it would be best not to mention it at home, for I knew I should get well scolded by my aunt, and well teazed by the other members of the family.

Redwood received me with enthusiastic accounts of his croquet-party. For ten minutes I listened," red ball, green ball; another fellowbooby! Such a pretty girl."

“What did you say, Redwood ? A pretty girl ! Who is a booby? What a pity!"

"No, nonsense! But there is no use telling you anything about it—you are in one of your moods."

"I am not; but you rattle at such a rate. Go on, and tell me about your pretty girl."

I received a description of an angelic creature, who wore a tarpaulin hat, and had the "littlest foot!" After which Redwood obligingly retailed various small compliments he had heard paid me. "You see, Tony, everybody thinks you are a jolly, nice girl- and so you are."

(My name is Antoinette, and I regret to say that my cousin Redwood has abbreviated it to Tony).

"There is hardly a girl in Newport you couldn't cut out, if you only chose to try. " "Merci du compliment. But as I don't choose to try, there is no danger of a defeat. " "There's Philip Enderdale. He's awfully in love with you, for he told me so himself; and he has the nobbiest dog-cart on the Avenue. But you never will drive with any of the fellows. "

"The only fellow' I will drive with is my cousin Redwood."

"You are all right to me, Tony, I'll say that for you. What shall we do with ourselves this afternoon?"

"I'll drive you in the phaeton, if you like; and as it is three o'clock now, let us have our luncheon and be off."

We found my aunt in the dining- room. She gave a deprecating glance at Redwood, who was certainly making an awful racket, whistling the Hilda waltz out of all time and tune.

"My dear boy, a little less noise, if you please. Antoinette, will you try and be home early, so as to give you ample time to dress? We have dinner-company today."

"Yes, aunt," I replied, meekly, but with a sigh - for dinner parties were my especial detestation.

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"Too bad, our drive has to be cut short for two old seeds !" Redwood exclaimed, impatiently.

"What you can possibly mean by ' old seeds, Redwood, I cannot imagine," said aunt, with severity. "But Gen. Mulready is a noted man, and Mr. Fauntleroy both young and agreeable. Don't let me hear you use slang again."

" All right, ma'am. Tony, if you are ready, we might as well make the most of what time we have."

I agreed; and we were soon rolling along in the little basket-carriage.

We had left the Avenue, and were driving slowly on the new road, when I saw my acquaintance of the morning rapidly approaching on horseback. He drew rein as he met us, and seemed almost inclined to stop ; but I gave him no chance, for, acknowledging his bow in as slight a manner as was possible, I touched the ponies with the whip, and we were quickly separated ; but not before I had seen him half-draw from his breast-pocket my blue veil!

"Oh, ho! Miss Tony!" cried that aggravating boy, Redwood, "what's all this? A strange swell bows to you, and flourishes a blue veil! Very extraordinary! Is it possible that my quiet Tony has her sly flirtations, like the rest of the world?"

"How absurd you are, Redwood!"

"Who is it, Tony? Come, tell a fellow. Why you are actually blushing!"

"I never saw the man before this morning!" I exclaimed. "I don't even know his name; and I am not blushing in the least."

"Oh! yes, you are, Tony, worse than ever! there is no use denying it. You might as well confess; I'll promise never to tell."

"There is nothing to confess, you most provoking boy. I lost my veil, and he found it, I suppose, voila tout!"

"Of course, I know better; but I'll say no more, as you are so evidently teazed."

As if that was not worse than anything else he had said. Teazed, indeed! There was nothing left me but to tell him the little adventure of the morning, which I did as briefly as I could, only enlarging upon the especial dislike I had taken to the stranger.

Redwood, of course, was immensely amused, and considered Pug little short of an angel. He could talk of nothing else for the rest of our drive, and hazarded many wild theories as to who my inconnu could be.

When I descended to the drawing-room, before dinner, I found only the family assembled as yet. My uncle and aunt Lewin, Redwood, and one or two cousins from the cottage adjoining ours. Before I opened the door I heard a great deal of laughing, and when I made my appearance it was the signal for a fresh burst.

What's this I hear about a blue veil, and a beau jeune homme, eh, Tony?" shouted my uncle.

I gave an angry look at Redwood, who had been faithless enough to betray me; and who had, of course, made a very ridiculous story of it all, exaggerating to suit himself.

"I cannot tell what you have heard, uncle. Redwood has, probably, invented something very absurd, with very little foundation."

"Oh! come now, Tony, I like that! I told the tale as it was told to me, only adding our meeting on the new road.”

"Tony, Tony! I never should have suspected you !" said my uncle, laughing again, and enjoying the joke on me of all things.

"By Jove! what a jolly little dog ! I wonder what he would take for him ?" soliloquized one of the cousins.

My aunt looked up, severely.

"Antoinette," she said, " I hope this will be a lesson to you. In future I shall not allow you to walk alone, but shall insist upon your maid accompanying you."

Again I glanced at Redwood. He saw that he had made more mischief than he intended, and gave me a deprecating look. But I was not to be mollified, and was really angry with him.

The door opened to admit Gen. Mulready. This made a diversion, and I went off by myself to a window. Redwood meekly followed me.

"Tony, dear, forgive me this once. I only meant to chafe you a little."

"I shall never tell you anything again, Redwood - never!"

Mr. Fauntleroy was announced. I still stood looking out upon the lawn, and did not turn my head ; but I heard the sweep of my aunt's dress as she moved forward with empressement.

"So glad to welcome you home again."

"A thousand thanks, my dear madam."

I turned hastily, thinking I recognized the voice ; nor was I mistaken-it was Pug's master, sure enough! Redwood looked meaningly at me. "Say you forgive me, Tony, and I'll not peach," he whispered.

"You are forgiven, then."

My aunt called me.

"Antoinette, I wish to present Mr. Fauntleroy to you. General, I will take your arm. " As we made our way through the long parlors into the dining-room, Mr. Fauntleroy had no

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opportunity to speak with me, for my uncle walked beside us, and kept him engaged in talk. It was not until we were seated at table that he turned to me.

"What a particular little lady you are ; you barely recognized me when I met you this afternoon."

Fortunately, he spoke in a low tone, and to me alone ; but I was in terror lest any one should hear.

"You will know me another time, perhaps, now that I have had the advantage of being presented to you by your aunt?"

"I shall be very glad, of course," I commenced, rather indistinctly ; and then, gathering courage, whispered hurriedly, " only, please don't talk to me as if you had known me before."

"Oh! that is to be a secret between us, is it? You may depend upon me not to betray it."

The dinner passed off pleasantly enough ; and the evening was spent in strolling about the lawn and cliff's, lounging on the wide veranda, and listening to the band at the Ocean House, which we could hear in the distance, playing most ravishing waltz-music. Redwood and I tried a deux-temps on the parquet-floor of the library ; but I liked better sitting in the dark bay-window, and dreaming, as waltz-music always makes me dream, half sadly, half joyously, of past events, every throb of the marked time thrilling me like a touch.

Redwood and the two cousins talked, and laughed, and even tried to dance together, the clumsy creatures ! Gen. Mulready and uncle Lewin walked steadily up and down the veranda, smoking and talking politics. My aunt and Mr. Fauntleroy, sitting apart from the rest, whispered confidentially, and, in a manner, flirted, as it seemed to me.

It was midnight before there was a movement made to break up. Gen. Mulready was the first to leave. Mr. Fauntleroy, after having hunted me out, and made his bow, returned to my aunt, and stood, with his light overcoat thrown over his arm, some little time in conversation. Presently I heard her make a laughing remark about something that she saw peeping from one of the pockets of his overcoat.

"Eh! What's that?" said my uncle, "a blue veil? What the deuce do you do with a veil?"

"Perhaps Mr. Fauntleroy found a veil necessary in India," suggested my aunt.

"A blue veil!" shouted one of those wretched, sharp-eared cousins ; "that reminds me of Tony's loss."

"True enough!" cried my uncle, seizing the idea in high delight. "This completes the story- it's as clear as daylight! We have found out your inconnu, Miss Tony!"

Mr. Fauntleroy tried to disclaim, but it was no use-uncle Lewin enjoyed the joke too much to listen to him, even; and my aunt, to make matters worse, apologized for me, and bemoaned my obstinacy in walking out alone.

As for me, I slipped out of the window, and ran away to my own room; for I confess that, being " chafed, " as Redwood calls it, is not at all to my taste.

A month passed, and although Mr. Fauntleroy was constantly at our cottage, he took so little notice of me, and I always showed such an evident inclination to avoid him, that soon they all, even uncle Lewin, ceased to make teazing allusions to my unfortunate walk. Redwood went out with me now, and made himself so nice and amusing, that I should have found it lonely without him. We entirely deserted the Cliffs, and took to rambling over to the second beach.

Mr. Fauntleroy was a great deal with my aunt. He was invariably on hand to accompany her to morning receptions and evening parties, for her dancing days were by no means over, and she was still a very handsome, young looking woman. It was difficult to realize that Redwood, the great strapping fellow, was her son.

I went out very seldom myself, and only when there was a point made of my going. I was not shy, but I did not care to go, simply because I did not amuse myself. I had partners enough- Redwood took care of that ; but I found them stupid, and with only brains enough to dance the valse a deux-temps. They bored me, and Redwood complained that I was hardly civil to them, which I think was very probable. I found, one morning, to my great disapprobation, that we were to give a ball. Redwood was in high delight, and busied himself in preparing all sorts of nonsensical things for the cotillon. Mr. Fauntleroy planned the decorations and arrangement of the room. I was employed in filling in cards of invitation. And as for my aunt, she was so affairee that it amused me to watch her. Here and there, and everywhere, having long and important consultations with her own butler, and various other dashing personages, who seemed to pervade the house ; making anxious inquiries of the gardener as to the number of camelias he had in the greenhouse ; giving audience to a wonderfully fat, old French cook, who, with his white apron and cap, and round, red face, was the ideal pre-

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THE STORY OF A BLUE VEIL.

siding genius of the cuisine, and looked as if he had lived on bon bons and meringues all his life.

I was informed that it was necessary that I should look my best-for you must know this was to be a very grand ball, indeed ! So a charming little tulle dress, fresh from Paris, a floating mass of flounces and shining strips of white satin, was chosen for my parure. When the evening arrived, I acknowledge to having been pleased with my own reflection in the glass. I ran to display myself to my aunt with more vanity than I thought was in me. She was still in the hands of her maid, and hardly dared to move for fear she should disarrange something ; but, somehow, she managed to " take me in, " and expressed her most complete approbation.

"You look quite lovely, dear ; I am proud of you," she said.

I bent over her ever so lightly, and gave her a little kiss of thanks, and then ran down stairs to have a look at the rooms.

The musicians were already grouped in their especial corner, and were making the most discordant and hideous sounds tuning their various instruments. There was to be a band, too, on the lawn, away down near the Cliffs, and I could just hear the wail of the French-horn in the distance. This jumble of sounds was anything but agreeable, and I put my hands to my ears that I might not hear.

Flowers were everywhere, in vases, pyramids and garlands-the fragrance was delicious. I made the round of the rooms, picking up any fallen leaves I saw, and rearranging a flower here and there. On a favorite little table of my own, which stood in the bay-window of the library, I spied a lovely bouquet of double violets and tube-roses. "For me, of course," I said to myself. "What a dear, thoughtful boy Redwood is !" I picked it up and found a note attached to the ribbon. The bandwriting was strange, and I broke the seal with considerable curiosity. There were very few words.

"DEAR MISS ANTOINEETE—Pray accept my flowers, and do me the honor to dance the cotillion with me this evening. I have ascertained from your cousin that your are disengaged, so feel a delightful certainty that you cannot refuse me. Always yours very sincerely,

"GERARD FAUNTLEROY."

I declared to myself that there had never been anything half so disagreeable or presumptuous, and almost made up my mind to give up dancing for the entire evening. But I had taken the ball- fever, and was already longing for a waltz ; so I concluded to make the best of it, and tried to be gracious, and thank Mr. Fauntleroy for his bouquet when, later in the evening, he hunted me out in the crowd.

It was a pretty ball, and I enjoyed the cotillion immensely. Redwood was delighted with me, and told me that I was the handsomest girl in the room.

"What did I tell you?" he said, in a whisper ; " By George ! there is not one here who can compare with you. I am more than half in love with you myself. As for Fauntleroy, he's gone ! done for!"

I called him a silly boy, and thought it. Mr. Fauntleroy was very attentive and nice, but not in the least lover-like; and when I looked at him, I could not fancy his ever being in such a sentimental position, he was so big, and bland, and indifferent.

The band was playing the Wild Fang; but I was getting lazy, and thought the exertion of a galop would be too much.

"Suppose we take a turn on the piazza?" suggested my partner. "A breath of air will be a relief after this hot room."

He found a light shawl for me, and we made our way through the brilliant crowd out upon the dim, cool piazza. Then he pulled up a couple of low, easy-chairs, and we were soon chatting quite cozily, like old friends.

We found it so pleasant, and I was just tired enough to feel a disinclination to move, but a certain charm in listening to the music, the slide of the dancers' feet on the waxed-floor, and the continuous, lively hum of many voices.

"I shan't dance again," I said. "I think it much nicer here."

"Yes, I find it much nicer," responded my partner.

"I am afraid you are indolent, Mr. Fauntleroy. I noticed you did not dance at all before the cotillion."

"Did I not ?" he said, indifferently. "I believe you are right, though. Too much of it bores me."

"Have you been bored tonight?"

He laughed rather oddly.

"Miss Tony, you are the last person I should have suspected of being a coquette."

"And I am not a coquette," I said, hastily, and repenting of my silly question.

Redwood here rushed out upon us, breathless,

"I have been looking for you two every where. We are going to have the last figure, and there won't be enough without you; and Fauntleroy, I won't have you making love to

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my Tony. I intend to marry her myself, one of these days."

“ Redwood! ” I exclaimed, angrily; but he ran off laughing.

Mr. Fauntleroy laughed, too.

"Redwood is a sharp-sighted boy," he said.

I left my chair, and moved toward the nearest window, feeling provoked and mortified with both Redwood and myself. As for Mr. Fauntleroy, I hated him worse than ever.

He stopped me before I had taken three steps.

"Stay one minute," he said. "Is the idea that I am in love with you so very disagreeable?"

"Please let me pass, Mr. Fauntleroy?"

"Tell me first."

"It is very disagreeable, then. I don't like you."

There was so much pettishness in this reply that he only seemed amused.

"I like you very much as it happens, and I intend that you shall like me."

"You cannot force me"

"Yes, I shall force you, if necessary. You had much better promise me frankly to try."

"Indeed, I shall do no such thing. Don't teaze me any more, Mr. Fauntleroy. I wish to go. "

"You shall go, little girl. Good-night!"

"Are you not coming in again?"

"Yes; but I want to bid you good-night here."

And before I could prevent him, he had pressed two or three quick kisses on my hand.

I felt the blood rush into my face, and I tried to withdraw my hand, but he held it closely within his arm till we reached the dancing room; and then, slipping his arm around my waist, whirled me off in a waltz without giving me a chance to refuse.

The ball was over. The musicians packed their instruments in odd, gloomy- looking boxes, or swathed them in green-baize bags, and departed. The ball - room was strewed with bits of ribbon, lace, and withered bouquets ; and the toys, false-faces, flags, bells, and countless little things that are used in a German cotillion were piled together in most perplexing confusion. The supper-room was a most dismal and dreary spectacle ; and for the rest of the house, below stairs, you could scarcely move without stumbling over saucers of melted ices, glasses of Roman punch, or plates of salad.

Our little family- party were glad to bid each other good-night, or rather good-morning, for the day had begun to break, and betake thenselves to bed. For myself, I found it impossible to sleep, for, try as I would to think of some- thing else, my thoughts would revert to Mr. Fauntleroy, and I found myself repeating, over and over again, everything he had said. He had said very little, to be sure ; but after Redwood's speech, and after those eager kisses on my hand- my face grew hot when I recalled them- everything had a significance to me.

Is it not a very odd thing that a girl may know a man for months, see him constantly, yet never give him a second thought? But let some one put it into her head that he is in love with her, when voila! she can think of nothing else; and, ten to one, she will like him from that minute.

One may not absolutely love: but a woman cannot help having a certain tendresse for a man who is in love with her.

Several days passed without our seeing Mr. Fauntleroy. I looked for him vainly on the crowded Avenue, and was secretly a little disappointed when evening after evening slipped by without his making his appearance.

Redwood had taken it into his head to he jealous- and very disagreeable he made himself in consequence. After having considered Mr. Fauntleroy's attentions to me a good joke, he suddenly took a fancy that I was " smitten," as he elegantly expressed it--and from that moment I had no peace. He worried and fumed, and followed me wherever I went, till I heartily wished Master Redwood could be induced to bestow a portion of his time upon some of his numerous inamoratas.

One morning my aunt came to me with a note in her hand. "From Mr. Fauntleroy,” she explained, giving it to me. "He has been in New York for the last fortnight.”

The note was an invitation for us all to spend the next evening with him, and a request to my aunt to matronize the party and receive his guests.

"You will go, I hope, Antoinette, and not let your absurd dislike to Mr. Fauntleroy interfere?"

“Yes, aunt, I will go. " I replied, and was rather ashamed of the pleasure the invitation had given me.

Redwood at first declared that he would not go to that "prigs" house; and reproached me for having been weak enough to accept.

"But what else is to be expected of a girl ?" he exclaimed, in deep scorn. "After declaring you hated the man, you turn about and fall in love with him- though I did think better of you, Tony."

"Now, Redwood, you know you are making yourself very absurd," I said, severely.

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ΤΠΕ STORY OF A BLUE VEIL.123 “Oh! of course. Everything I do now is ab- § surd. I have been fond of you for two years, : and now you drop me for that man.”

“Redwood, if you will be a bore,.I shall go? and leave you.”

“No, don’t go, Tony. Only promise me you won’t have anything more to do with Fauntle- roy.”

“I will make no promises.”

“By heavens! if you flirt with him, I'll shoot him."

I laughed. Redwood immediately dropped the heroics and became pathetic.

«At any rate, tell me which you like the best— him or me?”

“I like you the best, of course. Don’t be silly, please.”

“Then, Tony, prove it by giving me a kiss.”

As Redwood was in the habit of kissing me morning and night, as if he had been my brother, this request struck me as being par- ticularly nonsensical.

“I'll give you twenty,” I said, “if you will agree to take yourself off, and leave me to myself for the rest of the day.”

“I won’t have your twenty kisses,” was all the reply I got; and Redwood flung himself out of the room.

By evening he had changed his mind in regard to the ‘prigs” invitation, and went with us.

We found only a small party, but the guests particularly well selected. Mr. Fauntleroy made a capital host. He opened countless portfolios of engravings and cabinets of curiosities for our inspection; and he asked the right people to sing at the right time. Every one seemed to enjoy themselves, and feel perfectly at home in the pretty, tasteful house.

The evening was nearly spent, when I wan- dered off by myself from room to room, until I reached a cozy little study, with low, carved, well-filled book-cases, shaded light, and table temptingly covered with books and magazines. I selected a deep, soft chair and a favorite periodical, and prepared to enjoy myself after my own fashion.

But it was not long before I was interrupted. I heard Mr. Fauntleroy’s voice speaking in the next room, giving some order to a servant, and in another minute he had entered the study.

“You here!” he exclaimed. ‘I fancied you had gone down to the Cliffs'with your cousin.”

“No; I discovered this cozy little place, and Ihave made myself comfortable, as you see.”

“It is where I spend most of my time,” he said, seating himself near me. “I like to see you here.”

“Pray, what are all the people doing?” I in quired, wondering how I could get away.

“I am sure Ido not know. We will hope they are amusing themselves, and will continue so to do without us.”

“Don’t you think it would be better to join them?” I arose as I spoke.

“Stay where you are, if you please, Miss Tony,” and I was put gently into my chair again. ‘So you think thisis a cozy room? It opens here, you see, upon the lawn, and there into a conservatory—the flowers thrive all the year round. When I am home many a winter morning have I spent here, with only my dog fora companion. By-the-way, where is Pug?”

He whistled, and presently came a little pattering along the piazza, and a scratch at the closed blinds. Mr. Fauntleroy pushed them open sufficiently to admit the dog. ‘Here is an acquaintance of yours, Pug.”

Pug recognized me at once, and even showed some pleasure at my presence, for he selected a portion of my long skirt, which fell in a heap on the floor, and curled himself comfortably upon it.

«Luxurious little beast! He takes your being here as a matter of course, and makes use of you immediately.”

‘He does quite right,” I said, leaning down to touch the dog’s head. ‘I like you, little Pug, in spite of the shabby trick you played me.”

“You have forgiven him, then?”

“Oh, yes!”

«And his master?”

“I shall forgive you when you return my veil.”

‘When will that be, I wonder? It depends upon yourself.”

“Upon me? Then it will be tonight.”

“Tonight, if you like. You have only to agree to my conditions.”

“What are they?”

“I am afraid you will make difficulties. But I warn you, beforehand, I am an obstinate man, and will have my own way in the end.”

“Tell me.”

‘In the first place, then, I am to have this in exchange,” and he touched my hand.

“Of course, that’s nonsense.”

“Indeed, it is not. I must imperatively have you in exchange.”

“Are you in earnest?”

“Very much in earnest.”

«Tell me the second condition.”

‘You consent to my first?”

“No,” I said, trying to laugh. “How am I to believe that you really wish it?”

‘Look at me.”

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 outside the controlled conditions of the laboratory on the ship housing the radiation safety organization. Therefore, the only expedient way to estimate alpha radiation was to assume that some relatively stable ratio existed between alpha emitters and gamma or beta emitters. One could then measure gamma or beta radiation and calculate the alpha hazard. As beta and gamma radiation decreased, however, alpha radiation remained because of the long decay time of the plutonium and other alpha emitters.

EFFECTS EXPERIMENTS

Central to the test series was the experimental program. This program and its requirements dictated the form of the test organization and the detail of personnel participation. CROSSROADS had two experimental programs. The first was to determine the effects of nuclear detonations on animals and on military equipment such as ships, aircraft, and various supplies. The second program was to measure weapon phenomena such as heat, blast, radiation, and wave action. CROSSROADS was not a weapon development operation: the bombs used were of the same design as the one dropped on Nagasaki.

Effects experiments were intended to acquire urgently needed military data. These experiments may be classed into two general kinds. The first class of measurements was made to document the hostile environment created by the nuclear detonation. The second class of effects experiments documented the response of systems to the hostile environment: these measurements are termed systems response experiments.

Environmental Measurements

The purpose of environmental effects measurements was to gain a comprehensive view of the hostile environment created by a nuclear detonation to allow military planners to design survivable military hardware and systems and to train personnel to survive. Examples of environmental measurements taken at CROSSROADS include static (crushing) and dynamic (blast) pressure, heat generated by the detonation, and fallout radiation. Measurement techniques employed for CROSSROADS varied with the effects being measured, but usually measuring devices were placed at a variety of ranges from surface zero and their measurements recorded in some way. Many types of gauges and data-recording techniques were used. Measuring devices or instruments were airborne, underwater, on shore towers, or on a technical support vessel: the majority were placed on target vessels (Reference C.9.208, p. 2).

Rugged, self-recording gauges were developed for blast and thermal radiation measurements so that complete loss of data from a project would not occur if instrument recovery were delayed, for example, by heavy fallout. For nuclear radiation measurements, however, early data recovery was still desirable as the gauges might be thin aluminum foil meters that could be made radioactive by the initial neutrons. Early observation was necessary before the information contained in the induced radiation pattern decayed to undetectable levels.

The potential for radiation exposure of personnel responsible for environmental measurements in general depended on the proximity of the instruments to

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124 AMONG THE HILLS. I raised my eyes to his face; his eyes were; full of tenderness and passion. He looked flushed, eager, excited, entirely unlike what I had known him.

“Do you believe it now, Tony?” he said, drawing me to him.

“I believe you, sir,” I answered, saucily; ‘‘but I think it very presuming to take my consent for granted. Please take your arm from my waist.”

He only held me the closer.

‘But the second condition, Mr. Fauntleroy?”

“It is this,” he said, and he kissed me again and again, so passionately, so hurriedly, that I could scarcely breathe.

Some one was at the door; I heard a step, and breaking from Mr. Fauntleroy, I sprung up, my face burning hotly, and saw Redwood.

“I fear I intrude. Mother is waiting for you, Tony. Deceitful girl!” this last under his breath.

Mr. Fauntleroy seemed much amused at the scene. He gave me his arm, which I took in a very shame-faced way.

The parlors were emptied. Everyone had made their adieus to my aunt, wondering what had become of their host.

Aunt stood ready cloaked in the hall.

«‘Why, Tony!” she cried, pleasantly, “what had become of you?’ And then a look passed between her and Mr. Fauntleroy. She was satisfied with their mute exchange, and said,

“Redwood, bring your cousin’s cloak.”

Redwood obeyed sulkily, and was about to put it on my shoulders, when it was taken from him by Mr. Fauntleroy, and folded closely about me. “We will see you tomorrow?” my aunt asked, as we stepped into the carriage.

“At one o’clock, if you will permit me. don’t know how to thank you, dear Mrs. Lewin, for doing the honors of my house. Tony shall; do it for me at some future day.” “I am delighted, Antoinette,’’ said my aunt,

as we drove off. "You have really, for once, shown yourself a most sensible girl.”

“How, aunt?”

“In accepting Mr. Fauntleroy, who, besides his great personal attractions, has both money or position,” "I did not accept Mr. Fauntleroy for money or position, " I said, somewhat angrily, and, fer the first time, realized for what I had accepted him the one all- powerful reason.

Redwood remained in gloomy silence in his corner of the carriage. When he assisted me to descend at our own door, he looked so extremely black that I tried to make friends with him.

“Don’t be angry with me, Redwood. Indeed,

You don’t care for him, then?” said Redwood.

‘Oh! as for that, I think I do—a little. Please, don’t shoot him, Redwood.”

I am afraid I heard my cousin swear. He tried to leave me, but I persisted in leaning on

“You know, Redwood,” I said, coaxingly, “it “Oh, Tony!” ‘Say you forgive me, and some day I'll give your favorite a croquet-party, and you shall

“Oh, Tony!”

‘‘And you won’t shoot him?”

“Pshaw!”

We were friends again; but Redwood was

So next summer I shall have the pretty cottage and its master all to myself. Should you go to Newport, and take a Sunday-evening stroll along the Cliffs, you will, probably, see me reclining in

should you chance to see Pug, look out for your blue veil.

AMONG THE HILLS.

BY P. C. DOLE. HAVE you seen my cottage among the hills, Where brooklets rimple, and sunbeams stray 'Mong dancing leaves where the robin trills, With untaught gladness, its roundelay? And glad and blithe on the dappled green, My merry children go tripping light, O'er bright-eyed blossoms looking between The tufted grasses all fresh and bright; Where love is sinless, and guile is not, And the star of peace shines o'er the spot?

Have you seen a form that awaits me there, When the day is done, and my cares are o'er A lovely woman, with silvered hair, Who watches for me at the open door? Aud her voice is sweet as the Summer wind, And her smile is bright as a sunlit sky, And a soul whose powers were formed to biud My spirit with joyous melody. Have you seen my Eden among the hills, Where all my being with rapture thrills?

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For mantelets, whether they be round or square, they are fastened in the middle of the back to a round waistband, placed underneath, and at the place where they are fastened, one places on the outside a large bunch of loops, either of ribbon, or of the same material as the mantle. Young ladies pass the lappets of their mantelet under the sash in front, and elderly ladies let them fall loose. FOR CIRCULARS, one also fastens the waistband at the back, as we have just explained for the mantles, but on the outside, then one makes a slit quite close to the arm, on each side, one passes the waistband through it so as to make it come underneath, then one cuts fresh slits a little in front of the arms, one passes the band through it again, and fastens it in front ; that part of the mantle which is not fastened down under the waistband on each side, simulates wide flowing sleeves ; one may also omit the last slits and leave the front part of the circular to fall loose. Besides the tight-fitting paletot and the mantelet, some mantles are made very full and ample. The most elegant model of this style is the Metternich, a large circular fitted at the back with a waistband; this waistband, placed upon the mantle, is passed on either side through a slit at the back of the arms, then again passed through other slits in front of the arms, and fastened in front upon the circular. A large bow, with loops and fringed ends, is placed at the waist, in the middle of the back. The sides of the circular, which are not fastened down by the waistband, form ample flowing sleeves. This model is very graceful; we have seen it in handsome faille, trimmed with a ruche of the same material unraveled round the edge to form a narrow fringe, and a rich fringe of knotted silk round the bottom. These fringes, unraveled from the material, are extremely fashionable at present ; they are the latest novelty in the way of trimming. Knotted fringes are likewise in great favor for silk mantles. As for fancy cloaks for the country, they are uniformly white this fall. Red has had its day; it is no longer considered distingue; it is white, trimmed with black, which quite predominates for jackets, circulars, and other models for demi-toilet. Small vareuses of white cloth or cashmere, entirely braided with black, or, better still, embroidered with black silk, are useful and comfortable to complete a somewhat too light toilet, of an evening, when the breeze freshens. THE FANCHON BONNET is almost out of date ; that is, the fanchon proper, for the back of bonnets retain the old shape; but all have diadem fronts, with a good deal of trimming just over the forehead, raised very high. FANCY JEWELRY is now worn more than the more elegant and more expensive styles. Necklaces, consisting of three rows of agate, (striped like a ribbon, ) of lapis, of malachite. of rock crystal, and of white cornelian, are all in high favor, Enameled ornaments are also vastly popular; these represent butterflies and flowers, and are exceedingly pretty, Enamels of bright colors, reminding you of Byzantine ornaments, by reason of their excessive brilliancy, are likewise very fashionable. Lockets are worn larger than ever; those made of filigree gold, of enamel, and of crystal, with the initials in the center, are very fashionable. The most appropriate fans for morning and afternoon use are those made of buff cambric, or plain gros grain to match the dress, mounted in mother-of-pearl. A VERY USEFUL ITEM IN DRESS, which, though not altogether novel, has been by no means very generally adopted hitherto, is a kind of very shallow habit-shirt, perhaps four inches deep, on which collars and ruffs are now made ; they do not fill up the dress in the way the old shape used to do, and yet they serve to keep the collar in its place, without tacking it to the dress. Linen collars and cuffs are gradually giving place to the ruffles, or, at all events, to frills of lace, which are tacked on to the sleeve of the dress. A very pretty set we saw was made of plaits of linen, not

quite half an inch wide, between each of which was a strip of lace insertion, the same width, the whole edged with Valenciennes lace ; they can be easily made, and are most effective. Boors have, in a great measure, given place to very high shoes, with tall, tapering heels, of course, and large rosettes ofblack or colored ribbon, pierced in the center with bright gilt, or steel buckles, or some brooch-shaped ornament. Attempts are being made to introduce shoes with sandals, entwined with endless complications half way up the leg, somewhat after the fashion that obtained at the epoch of the French Directory, when, however, stockings were dispensed with, and the naked flesh was displayed. wwwww CHILDREN'S FASHIONS. FIG. 1.- DRESS FOR A LITTLE BOY.-The jacket and trousers are ofthe Knickerbocker style, and are of dark-gray cloth; gray felt hat. FIG. II.- DRESS of Dark-Blue POPLIN, FOR A GIRL OF FOURTEEN. The under-skirt is of blue poplin, with a deep ruffle; the upper-skirt is made with a Watteau falling from the shoulder, and is of the same material and color as the underskirt, and is trimmed with a narrow ruffle ; the body of the skirt has a square yoke. Gray felt hat, trimmed with blue flowers. FIG. III.- DRESS FOR A YOUNG GIRL -The under-dress is of brown and white striped worsted, and is made plain ; the upper-dress is of brown cashmere, gathered up at the gores with brown gimp, and is made with a low, peasant waist. Brown straw hat, with a small, white aigrette. FIG. IV - A YOUNG GIRL'S DRESS OF GRAY MERINO.-The dress, as well as the upper-skirt, is trimmed with gray plaid silk, cut bias. Gray hat, with bright flowers. FIG. V.-A WHITE ALPACA DRESS FOR A YOUNG GIRL -The under and upper-skirts are trimmed with ruffles of alpaca, headed by a quilling of golden brown silk. There is alarge bow at the back of the silk without ends. Bretelles on the body to correspond with the trimming on the skirt. White hat, with brown gauze veil. FIG. VI - SUIT OF GRAY CASHMERE FOR A LITTLE BOY.-The trousers are made very short and loose ; the jacket is rather full, and belted in at the waist. Both jacket and trousers are trimmed with black braid. FIG. VII.- DRESS OF DARK-BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED POPLIN, FOR A YOUNG LADY. -The upper-skirt is of blue silk, trimmed with broad, white guipure lace and deep blue fringe. The body, sleeves, and sash, are trimmed to corres pond with the skirt. The hair is arranged in the very latest style, having long braids. FIG. VIII - A LITTLE GIRL'S DRESS OF WHITE PIQUE, trimmed with heavy English embroidery, and a deep ruffle at the bottom. Mauve silk sash ; the long hair is crimped and let fall loose, and confined behind with a black velvet bow, GENERAL REMARKS.-We also give several other styles of dresses for children ; first, then, is a dress of blue poplin, made with a tunic cut in points, edged with ruffles of blue silk, and confined by blue bows. The cape is cnt up in the back. There is also a coat of gray cloth, fastening diagonally, and trimmed with black velvet and pearl buttons. Then a walking-dress of buff-colored mohair, trimmed with two gathered flounces round the bottom of the skirt. Metternich mantle of the same material, edged with a flounce to match. Also a dress of brown holland. The under-skirt is trimmed with a flounce of brown and white striped linen. Upper skirt forming an apron in front and pannier behind. Bodice with braces, crossed in front and fastened on each side, ap pear to loop up the second skirt, which is edged, like the braces, with a striped pleated flounce. And a hat of white felt, trimmed with a pleating of silk divided by black velvet, and a tuft offeathers in front.

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Egg-Nog Good for Consumptives.-One egg broken into two saucers ; into the yolk beat light four teaspoonfuls of sugar; then add two tablespoonfuls of the best Bourbon whisky or brandy, beating all the while ; then add the white of the egg beaten to a stiff froth. This will fill a tumbler, and is superior to that made with cream , A Strengthening Drink.-Beat the yolk of a fresh egg with a little sugar, add a very little brandy, beat the white to a strong froth, and stir into the yolk ; fill it up with milk, and grate in a little nutmeg. www wwwwww FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER. FIG. 1.- EVENING-DRESS OF LAVENDER-Colored CrepE OVER LAVENDER-COLORED SILK.- The lower-skirt is trimmed with three flounces of crepe, headed by a puffing of the same ; the upper-skirt of crepe, is puffed lengthwise, and trimmed with black lace and rosettes of crepe. The waist is cut very low, and very much in a point, both front and back, and is trimmed with black lace. Under-body and sleeves of white muslin and lace. FIG. II.- EVENING- DRESS OF WHITE MUSLIN OVER CHERRYCOLORED SILK.-The bottom of the skirt is bound with a band of cherry-colored satin. The low waist is cut in battlements, and bound with cherry satin ; this body is closely attached to the tucker of fine embroidery, which makes it fit closely to the neck. Sash, with wide ends, of cherrycolored satin. FIG. III-WALKING-DRESS OF GREEN AND BLUE PLAID POPLIN.--The bottom of the skirt is scalloped, as well as the deep flonnce. Coat ofblack velvet, trimmed with lace ; it is open just below the waist, but is gathered up in the back, and trimmed with two very large bows of black silk. FIG. IV.-WALKING-DRESS OF DARK CRIMSON CASHMERE.The skirt is plain ; the basque is also plain, and like the skirt, is trimmed with a band offur. FIG. V.- CARRIAGE-DRESS OF OLIVE-COLORED CLOTH.- The very deep basque is looped up short at the sides, and that, as well as the skirt, is trimmed with five rows of military braid and bands of chinchilla. Diadem hat of black velvet, trimmed with crimson velvet. FIG. VI. WALKING- DRESS OF GRAY POPLIN.-The underskirt is plain, with a pointed trimming of black velvet ; the waist and sleeves are also plain. The upper-dress is short in front and looped up very much at the back, where it is confined by a large rosette of black velvet. The wide falls at the side, which cover the sleeves, are trimmed like the skirt, to correspond with the under-dress. FIG. VII.- WALKING-DRESS OF CASHMERE OF A BROWNISHYELLOW TINT -The under-dress is trimmed with a deep ruffle, which is ornamented by a wide band of dark-brown velvet. The upper-skirt is also trimmed with a narrow ruffle, headed by a puffing, and ornamented with brown velvet; it is looped up at the back by two deep puffs of cashmere and three sash-ends of brown velvet trimmed with fringe. A small, square apron front, and brown velvet belt and bow. GENERAL REMARKS.-We also give in our wood-cuts a black spotted net Watteau, confined at the waist by a cherry-colored band, and ornamented down the back by three butterfly bows of cherry-colored ribbon. A large bow and ends loop up the skirt at the back. We also give a basque of black cloth trimmed with fringe. It has three deep capes looped up in the back by a bow of black silk, and the lower cape and ends of the bow are edged with fringe, like the basque. In addition to these we give white bodies, capes, a new style collar, cut quite low and pointed in the neck ; a small pelerine of pink satin, quilted and edged with swan's-down, to throw over the neck if a draught is to be avoided, and the dress long; some new and pretty bonnets, and the latest styles of dressing the hair. The long braids, looped up at

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the sides, is the very newest style of dressing the hair : the crimped fall of hair is for a young girl, it is put on the head with an elastic, which is covered by tying a ribbon over it, the hair is allowed to float loose. LARGE orders are said to have been lately given by the principal houses in Paris to the great manufacturers of Lyons for highly-wrought silk goods, brocades, satin damasks, and even brocatelles, for dresses, of Oriental patterns, and for cloths of gold and silver, for state occasions. All this, however, does not decide anything as to the style of making dresses, but it is an indication from high quarters, which should be attended to in the preparation of the new fashions, which are already occupying the attention of those most concerned in them. It is probable that this change in taste for materials will introduce importaut alterations in the shape of dresses, and that the Watteau style will ere long almost disappear. Many artistes are even now employed in copying the best pictures of Largilliere and Mme. Lebrun, in order to furnish models for the dress-making houses who give the ton to fashion. In the meantime, the toilets are mostly of simple materials; but if the gold and silver-worked tissues, and rich silken stuffs are employed, there must necessarily be a change, and a very great one, in the style of making dresses, and in the fall of the drapery. Flounces are universal, and for the under-skirt of a short dress they are usually twelve inches deep ; fringes are also prevalent. Puffs are, perhaps, a trifle less voluminous than formerly ; still, there is no evidence of any inclination to relinquish them, as the natural contour of the female figure, in these degenerate days, is evidently not to the taste of Parisian modistes. But too great profusion of puffings, quillings, or plaitings, should be avoided ; and the lady of taste will be careful to select such, and such only, as shall unite grace with simplicity. It is the combination of the pretty and simple of the more elaborate and rich garnitures that secures the right to the title of real elegance. The large paniers at the back are very ungraceful. One can get over the difficulty, though still remaining in the fashion, by wearing upon a single skirt a very wide sash, with a large bow with loops. This is elegant, and shows off a small waist. In all cases it must be well understood that the dress must be fully gathered at the back. We are very fond of the fullness and the flowing draperies of modern fashions : what we do not like is that thick, short puff, the too frequent appendage of the toilets of the day. Light water-proof cloths in shot colors, such as violet and black, or brown and gold, are much in demand. Costumes in this material should be quite plain, with a simple hem at the bottom of the skirt, which is short, and raised behind. Paletot sacque, with revers of taffetas, and plaited sash of taffetas, or the material of the dress. A small crinoline, of the same material as the dress, will be found very serviceable to put on in wet weather, as it serves to sustain the skirt, and preserve the ankles from the damp. This costume is completed by a small brown or black straw hat, trimmed with a velvet of the same color, and long gauze veil. Waterproof boots, sewn with thread of the color of the dress. TRAVELING-DRESSES are still made of Scotch plaid, serge, Chinese cloth, or drab beige. The skirts are often made of a deeper shade than the rest of the costume, and trimmed with fringe. WHITE SILK, trimmed with maroon-colored or rich brown velvet bows, is very beautiful. A deep flounce around the bottom of the dress studded with these, as well as the panniers looped up with the same, makes a very effective trimming. Blue, pink, or green silk, can be trimmed with black velvet in the same manner. A new shade of green called the "peach," and a shade of red, like the wild plum, are the two newest colors. ALL MANTLES, be they mantelets or casaques, are worn this year with waistbands. For casaques this is easy to imagine.

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Monaco Soup.- Ingredients : Bread, sugar, salt, milk or cream, the yolk of egg. Cut some slices of bread, all of the same size and shape, if possible. Sprinkle them thickly with powdered sugar, and grill them until they are a slight brown. Put them in a soup-tureen with a little salt. Pour some boiling milk ( or boiling cream) over them ; the yolks of several eggs may be mixed with the milk. This soup is very good for invalids and young children.

FISH. To Broil Fish.- When fish is broiled, the bars of the gridiron should be rubbed over with a little butter. Then place your fish, skin side down, and do not turn it till nearly done through. Save all your butter till the fish is dished. In this way you save the juices of the fish too. Fish should be broiled slowly. When served, fish should not be laid over each other, if it can be avoided. The top ones will be made tender and moist by the steam, and will break to pieces. Browned Cod's-Head.- Cod's-head, butter, flour, breadcrumbs. Boil the head, and take it up: take off the skin ; eet it before a brisk fire ; dredge it with flour, and baste it with butter. When it begins to froth, sprinkle fine breadcrumbs over it, and continue basting it until it is well frothed, and of a fine brown, and serve it. Garnish with slices of lemon, and sance to taste. Crimped Cod is cut into slices, put into boiling water with salt, boiled very slowly for a quarter of an hour, served up, garnished with the boiled liver and parsley, and accompanied with oyster-sauce. Fried Cod is not sufficiently used in this country. Slices two inches thick, done with eggs and crumbs, and fried a light brown, in plenty of fat, are delicious. We know of no frie fish more delicate. Fish-Sauce.-Take half a pint of milk and cream together, two eggs, wall beaten, salt, a little pepper, and the juice of half a lemon : put it over the fire, and stir it constantly until it begins to thicken. MEATS AND POULTRY. Spiced Beef- Procure a piece of thin flank of beef, about ten pounds in weight, which salt for about a week. When ready, split it open with a knife, and lay it out flat upon a dresser, having previously prepared six onions, chopped very fine, with about ten sprigs of parsley, and the leaves of ten sprigs of thyme, the same of marjoram, two ounces of mixed spice, (without cinnamon, ) and half an ounce of black pepper. Mix all together, spread half upon the beef as it lies before you, then fold it over to its original shape, lay on the remainder of the preparation, roll it up tightly in a cloth and boil. When done, take it up, remove the string, tie the cloth at each end, and put it upon a dish, with another dish over, upon which place a half hundredweight, leaving it until quite cold ; then take the meat from the cloth, trim and glaze it lightly, and serve garnished with a few sprigs of fresh parsley. Fowl-Cutlets.- Ingredients : One fowl, one egg, pinch of pepper and salt, tablespoonful of gravy. Mode : Cut up a fowl and bone it, form the legs, wings, breast, and merrythought into six cutlets, flattening and giving them a good shape ; take the meat from the remainder of the fowl and the liver, pound it in a mortar, with pepper, salt, and a spoonful of gravy, brush the cutlet over with an egg, spread the forcemeat over them, egg again, and cover with fried bread-crumbs, and fry them a light brown color ; serve with lemon round, and gravy in a separate dish. A Homely Mode of Warming Cold Meat.- Fry some slices of onion in butter, and when they begin to take color put in your slices of meat, pepper, salt, and a sprinkling of flour ; keep on frying till the onions are thoroughly done and the meat warmed, then add a small quantity of stock, broth, or water, with a small quantity of vinegar, and serve. Minced parsley may be added to the above dish with advantage.

Fritadellas.- Put half a pound of crumb of bread to soak in a pint of cold water, half a pound of any kind of meat, roast or boiled, (or of fish, ) with a little fat, chop it up like sausage-meat, then put the bread in a clean cloth, press it to extract all the water. Put into a stew-pan two ounces of butter, fry for two minutes, then add the bread, stir with a wooden spoon till rather dry, then add the meat, season well, stir till very hot, add two eggs, one at a time, well mix together, and pour ou a dish to get cold ; when cold, roll with the hand to the shape of a small egg, egg and bread-crunib, and fry in a quarter of a pound of lard or dripping, and fry a yellow color; serve very hot, either plaiuly or on mashed potatoes, or with sauce piquante. Crumb-Pie.- Mince any cold meat very finely, season it to taste, and put it into a pie-dish ; have some finely-grated bread-crumbs, with a little salt, pepper and nutmeg, and pour into the dish any nice gravy that may be at hand; then cover it over with a thick layer of the bread-crumbs, aud put small pieces of butter over the top. Place it in the oven till quite hot; and should the bread-crumbs not be sufficiently brown, hold a salamander over them. Roman Pie.-Boil a rabbit ; cut all the meat as thin as possible. Boil two ounces of macaroni very tender; two ounces of Parmesan or common cheese, grated ; a little onion, chopped fine ; pepper and salt to taste ; not quite half a pint of cream. Line a mould, sprinkled with vermicelli, with a good paste. Bake an hour, and serve it with orwithout brown sauce. Cold chicken or cold game may be used for this pie instead of a rabbit. Sauce for Wild Duck.-A teaspoonful of made mustard, a teaspoonful of essence of anchovies, a pinch of Cayenne pepper, a tablespoonful of good mushroom catchup, and a glass of ordinary claret. Mix the mustard and anchovy essence thoroughly in a sauce-pan, add the Cayenue, then the catchup, a few drops at a time, the claret last ; warm up, and pour very hot over the duck, having previously sliced the breast. SANITARY. Beef-Tea for Infants.-Take one pound of the shin or any fleshy part of the beef, free it from fat, and mince it as fine as possible when raw. Place it in a strong earthenware jar, with a pint and a half a soft water, or water that has been boiled. Tie a paper over the top of the jar, and let the beef cook gently in the oven two to four hours. Of course, the strength will be in proportion to the time the beef cocks. Pour the beef-tea away from the shreds, but do not stram. No flavoring or vegetables should be used for infants. A small quantity of salt may be given. One pound of meat ought to make tea for from four to six meals, according to age. It is well sometimes to alternate with mutton or chicken-tea made in the same way. These meat extracts can always be produced rapidly by using less water, and stirring on the fire for half an hour. "Mater" is advised to superintend the making of the beef-tea, and the cleanliness of the jar herself occasionally. Remedy for Diarrhea.—Take one teaspoonful of salt, the same of good vinegar, and a tablespoonful of water ; mix and drink. It acts like a charm on the system, and even cre dose will generally cure obstinate cases of diarrhea, or the first stages of cholera. Ifthe first does not bring complete relief, repeat the dose, as it is quite harmless. The patient should keep perfectly quiet, a reclining posture being the best. In severe cases, soak the feet thoroughly in very warm water, chafing them well. Flannel, wet with pretty warm vinegar and salt, (especially in warm weather, and placed around the loins, wrapping warm flannel over it, is an excellent aid to recovery. Any and everybody can apply these remedies without a physician, runuing no risk, and will be astonished at the beneficial result. They should be universally known.

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in the stuff. Afterward it may be left on the lines till perOUR NEW COOK - BOOK fectly dry. Every receipt in this Cook-Book has been tested by a Piques should be ironed as lightly as possible, and the iron ought never to come into contact with the outside sur- practical housekeeper. SOUPS. face ofthe pique. An old cambric handkerchief is the best thing to use under the iron. Stock for Soup.-A good stock can be made with the folThe above observation applies to plain linen collars and lowing ingredients : Two pounds of the shin of beef, cut in cuffs. They need to be ironed, with a fine piece of muslin slices and fried in a little butter, half a bullock's heel, the or cambric between, till dry enough to take the glaze from bones and trimmings of joints of meat and poultry, some the iron. There is a little art also in folding plain collars onions fried a nice brown, but not burnt, a head of celery, a to make them set well round the neck. In ironing collars turnip, two carrots, a few cloves, a little mace, some whole the laundress should, when they are nearly finished, hold pepper, a bunch of herbs, and six quarts of water. The one end erect between the thumb and finger of the left stock-pot must be closely covered, and put by the side of the hand, whilst she swiftly passes the iron backward and for- fire in the morning, and allowed to simmer until the evenward with the right till the collar seems disposed to curl.ing, taking off all scum or fat which may rise to the surface. The collar should then be turned over the band in its right When thoroughly boiled, it should be passed through a position, and worked by the fingers of the laundress till it colander, and then strained through a hair-sieve, when it may be rolled evenly round a small roller. Shirt collars will be fit for use, and will supply excellent soup to a family should never be set aside flat. The above is the only plan for three or four days. By sending it up with vermicelli to make them settle without crease round the neck. one day, and macaroni another, with which grated cheese Fine laces require nice management. The following will should be served, a change may be made. Spinach soup be found an excellent plan for getting up old point and will also make a nice variety, and can be prepared as folsimilar lace. Cover a wine-bottle with a piece of fine flannel, lows : The spinach must be boiled with a little salt, having which must be stitched smoothly over the bottle; then tack been previously thoroughly well picked and washed in one edge of the lace with fine cotton round the bottle, and several waters ; it should then be pressed through a sieve, afterward the other edge, preserving the proper width of the and a small portion having been pounded in a mortar, and lace as carefully as possible. When all the lace has been tied up in a muslin bag, should be squeezed into the tureen secured, cover the bottle with a fine piece of flannel, and to give a good color to the soup. The spinach, after being begin to wash the lace by gently squeezing and rubbing the passed through the sieve, must be put into the quantity of surface with cleau suds made of soap-jelly. When the lace stock required, and boiled up just before turning it into the is thoroughly clean, rinse freely, by setting the bottle in a tureen for serving up. Another receipt, in which no meatpan of cold water under a flowing tap. For starching, make stock is required, and which is very economical : Peel and the starch the thickness of an invalid's arrow-root ; melt a slice six large onions, six potatoes, three carrots, and four small quantity of fine white wax and a little loaf-sugar in turnips, fry them in half a pound of butter, and pour on the starch. Plunge the bottle a few times into the starch, them four quarts of boiling water; toast a crust of bread as pressing the lace with the hands, and immediately afterward brown and hard as possible, not to burn it, and put it in; dip the bottle into cold water; then set the lace to dry in and also some celery, sweet herbs, white pepper, and salt. the sun, or keep filling the bottle with hot water till the Let all these stew gently together for four hours, then strain lace is dried by evaporation ; when nearly dry all through, it through a coarse cloth ; have ready some carrot, celery, remove the lace and put it out in some place where it will and turnip thinly sliced, add these to your liking, and stew them until tender in the soup. Ifapproved, an anchovy and not be disturbed till perfectly dry. Clear-starchers, having proceeded thus far, raise the pat- a spoonful of catchup may be added. tern of the lace by rubbing ivory punches, rounded at the Coloring for Soups. - As soups often require coloring, you point, into the pattern of the lace. But many ladies will should prepare " browning" for that purpose as follows :not allow their old lace to be thus treated, owing to the Take a couple of onions and bake them; remove the outer undue wear entailed. Besides, new lace does not wear this skin and put them into your soup; it will brown and give it appearance when it leaves the pillow ; and why should it be a good flavor. The shells of green peas, dried in the oven embossed afterward? brown, but not black, equally well answer to brown soup, When the washing of large pieces of lace, such as shawls and will keep the whole winter in a bag if hung up in a dry and mantles, is concerned, “ popping" in the open air must place. It will be found much better to use either of the be resorted to in order to give an appearance of lightness above to brown soup in place of the caramel or brown sugar after starching. By popping the lace through the hands used by many cooks, for if too much is added it gives a sweet till nearly dry, all the gluey nature of the starch is removed. taste to the soup. These are apparently trifles, but most The lace should afterward be pinned out to dry in the shape necessary to attend to. Scotch Broth - Set on the fire four ounces of pearl-barley, it is required to assume. Before putting laces aside for any time, every particle of starch and soap should be rinsed out. with three Scotch pints ( or six quarts) of salt water ; when Muslins, if elaborately painted and of very fine quality, it boils skim it, and add what quantity of salt beef or fresh are fitter subjects for a dyer to clean than for a laundress brisket you choose, and a marrow-bone or a fowl, with two to wash. Many of the colors now in vogue, frail as they pounds of either lean beef or mutton, and a good quantity may be in the hands of a washerwoman, are easily fixed by of leeks, cabbages, or savoys ; or you may use turnips, the mordants in use by dyers. No general rule can be given onions, and grated carrots. Keep it boiling for at least for washing such muslins successfully at home, each class four or five hours ; but if a fowl be used, let it not be put in of color requiring a different treatment. Chloride of lime till just time enough to bring it to table when well done, for is the laundress ' favorite chemical. She sees no reason why it must be served up separately. Economical Veal Soup.-Boil a bit of veal that will make it should not clean all things equally well. And so it doesremoving the color as well as the dirt. Black and white a fricassee, pie, or hash ; when tender, take out the meat, and slip out the bones : put them back in the kettle, and mixtures, and black braid on white, require salt to be put freely in the rinsing water, and also in the starch. The boil gently two hours ; then strain the liquor, and let it rethings should not be removed from the salt and water till main until the next day ; when wanted, take off the fat, put the lines are ready to receive them. Means should also be the soup into a clean pot, add pepper, salt, an onion, half a taken to keep the folds apart while drying, or they will teacupful of rice, a tablespoonful of flour mixed in water, dry bread, and potatoes. stream in chocolate-colored stains.

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