THE GARDEN.

(Br Hoktus.)

Calendar of Operations, Aug. Is.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"Ifortns" la willing to answer any 'joerlefl Correspondents mast give their fall r.^^ n>lc J address, though not for publication.

Tkkes F.G.).-It Is too late to lift large trees tiow. If you dIX a trench, round tho tree, cut ting all the roots to witht.n two and a-half feet of tho bole, and fill up tcenoh again, the tree will lift next seasoa with safety. The effect of cutting the large roots will be tho production Seii SSSmSotT' W'U take r°adu*r t0 a Anwuals (R.W > -Onty a few of the hardy

KITCHEN GARDEN.

iif7 51* ?« thufcart> Plants which were lifted last May or June. Dig holes in rows aoout three feet apart, patting into these holes about a barrow-lolid of weU-decom- maaitre ; cover it up with a littl. nUn*theaP'* Qt the rhubarb on top. The plants which were left in the ground last autumn for forcing, cover up with a box m«n? ff °Dg litter the same a3 recom mended last week forseakale. Cucumbers, melons, and tomato seed should now be sown lQ a cold tlame I£ gQwn October* 6 pice Plantß for Planting out in October Continue plaatiog out cabbage and cauliflower j make fresh sowings of the same. Make another of turnips, carrots, fin* pa!SQ1P8- Dl"ing the recent sr^nM h eVu ry vacaat Pi£C3 of ground man a 7u been du S °ver and well manured ; those who have thus taken ad- X?^P ,of *be weather will reap the advantage during the cropping season. FLOWER GARDEN

All shrub planting or transplanting should now be brought to a close for the season The late fine weather having started the sap m a great number of plante.it is better to fi^sh planting at once. Continue sowing a few of ihe hardy annuals. Sow a few of the tender varieties m pot for planting out later Af *rM eaSOn> Sm COntlnue Pra"iu S roses. mr.lr.htn y a/ 6 Praned glVe thetn liberal mulching of manure—such will greatly enhance the quality of the flowers. Many of the spring flowers are now pushing for ward for flowering. Gently stir the surface sou around them. Proceed with the plant! ing out of garden favourite, such as antirrhinums, carnations, picotees, pinks, fuchsias, and pansies. Lawns: Keep the grass cut as short as possible, and apply the roller frequently "fF'r «.p? IS tf H? oUSf<" Still con«A"e as di rected last week.

Seasonable Hints.

ASPECT Off SOILS,

According to the position or aspect of a garden, so will vary the different periods tor producing crops. On warm light soil, with a northern exposure, vegetables will come much earlier to maturity than ve-e ---tablea grown in cold, damp, heavy soils with a sonthern exposure. Therefore, vegetables for early crops cow or plant in the warmest part of the garden, reserving tne coldest, dampest situations for late cropping.

PROFITS OF A GOOD GARDEN. Large numbers of farmers do not seem to tally appreciate the value and economy of an ample kitchen garden. They have only a small patch, with but few vegetables, and only a few of the more common varieties - potatoes aud cabbage. An ample supply of delicious and succu lent vegetables is both profitaole and a great luxury, and costs less, proportionally, than any portion of the family support. In addition to the more common cabbage, potato and turnip, always raise plenty of cauliflower, salsity, celery, and parsnips. Beets are universally cnltivatfid.and used for the table in all stages of th-ir growth. They thrive best in deep, rich, light, sandy loam ; should be sown early, in drills four teen inches apart, and when two or tnree inches high should be thinned to five or

Vi£ jB 1° bestm S°od- li^ht. deep loam. The seed should be sown early in spring. and the plants thinned to five or six inches

+hl^ i? a Fu tato is exP°aed to the light in the cellar, the eyes nearly all start a good, healthy green sprout, but U ia a pile, or in darkness, only the strongest eves grow long white, worthless sprouts. Hence seed potatoes_Bhould be spread thinly iv the J l. elr sPronts should not be broken OH when cutting the seed for planting. in setting out fruit trees or growing veKetables, remember that a poor and worthless variety requires the same amount of labour in planting and culuvat lnS l4» and takes UP the same space in the orchard or garden, as the best; thereforo select and plant only the best. Oauhflowur is considered one of the S'eatest delicacies the garden affords. The «aed may |, c aown near j y a n t]le year round When large enough, plant them out in rows two and a-half feet apart and two feet apart in row. To grow-them to perfection, the soil mußt be brought into a high state of cultivation —plenty of manure, and deeply trenched ground. Cabbage to be well grown requires a somewhat similar treatment.

SOAKING Skkds.—There are some who will soak: seeds before planting, no matter •what the condition of the Roil or what stive of the season they are planting in. Now as a general thing, soaking seeds does more harm than cood. and if Hone at ali.it should t>« li.ittu WltU ju ifiUlcUt. sf luu K'OUlid 13 cold and very damp, and if it is early in the season, do not soak seeds. If the ground is warm and dry and it is late in the season, soaking the seeds, such as peas, beans, and corn, will not infre quently hasten the germination a little, but even tnen if the seed is not covered de^p snough, so that it will remain damp until the germ is pushedyforward, it will die, and then the growth is retarded instead ot being assisted, and if the ground is damp aad cold the soaked seed is apt to rot. In sstetplng seeds, care is required that fermentation does not take place, for it will frequently kill the seeds. To steep seeds in chemical solutions with the belief that this will answer in place of fertil-sing the laud, is sheer humbug, and an imposition upon common sense. The best plan is to put your land in a good condition, and plant. y>>ur seed ia pcoper suou, witu care, and trust the result with Providence.

IMPORTANCE OF MANURE.

No soil, whatever may have been its original fertility, can sustain a heary and continual cropping, without becoming, to same extent, exhausted. It is, therefore, the duty of every one who has more or less land under cultivation, to thoroughly inform himself on the subject of taving, preparing and applying manures. It is only generally in the spring or autumn, when manures a-e wanted, that most people give the matter a thought, and then everything in the form of manure is applied, whether fit or unfit. Every gardener should have a manure heap, so that whenever it is to be applied he can go to such aad cut it down like thick

P? B'.e. When it is in such a state it will f*-*w the best results, as the parts are thoroughly decomposed, and it is in a con dition capable of at once yielding to the roots of growing plants healthy nutri ment that will produce a quick, vigorous, firm, sound, and healthy growth.

Wheu a piece of ground in to be manured, cut the heap from top to bottom, wheel or cart it all over the surface of the undug ground, spread it over the surface, and dig it into the ground. The quantity to apply will depend on two things—the neces sities of the soil, and the quality of the soil. If the land be poor, give a heavy dressing of about two or three inches all over the surface. If th« soil is in good condition, about one inch will be sufficient. One barrow load of well decomposed manure is equal to three of fresh or partially de cayed.

Fruit Growing.

{Continued from last week.)

Root Grafting.—Any particular stock which cannot easily be raised from seed CAD be propagated by root grafting. Whip grafting is generally the mode practised. Boots varying from one-fourth to half auinch in diameter are used. Cut the roots about from three to five inches in length on the collar or top of the root. The grafter makes a clean, upward, sloping cut, an inch long on the root, and, in the centre of this cat he makes a slit or tongue downwards. Then take a scion about the same length and about the same dimensions ; a sloping cut is made on this downwards on the bottom part of the scion, similar to that already made oo the root. An upward slit or tongue is cut in it, corresponding to the one on the root. They are then fitted together—the toDgue of the one within the other. They should fit firmly and close together—the inner bark of both placed in close contact. If the stock is larger than the sciOD, make the inner bark meet ouly on one side. It is on the closeness of this union of barks that the success of the operation depends. When they are fitted, tie them up firmly, tben cover up the grafted part with grafting clay or grafting wax, so as to exclude the atmosphere. The above operation can easily be performed at night or in a shed during wet weather. When the operation is completed, cover them up wiik sandy soil, letting them lie in tbis till the weather suits for planting 4 out in the open ; tben plant them oat in nursery rows, covering up the grafted part, leaving only the buds of the scion above the surface.

Stock raised by this means will make splendid stock for budding or grafting next season. Also by this means you can in crease any special stock indefinitely, when you are in possession of a plant of any variety. Advantage of this system is taken in Britian, France, and America to obtain stock of such varieties as cannot easily be raised trom seed. But I would add, that where seedlings of any stock can be raised, those seedlings are the best for stock pur poses—they make better trees. This is the best time of the year for performing this operation.

Four Minutes under Water.

WHEN the moment arrived for Blatt to go under for his four-minute trial, he moved gracefully to the left, falling upon his right knee, his left leg being extended down the tank and his chin just touching the water. Then be raised his chia a few inches, opened his mouth wide, drew a long, big breath to inflate his lungs witn as much air as possible, and sank into one corner, facing the audience, with, his head resting in the angle of the glass case. His eyes were closed, and he appeared like one asleep. For a minute he did not move a muscle, there not being a perceptible movement ef the body. When Mr Steiger3 called " one minute," there was a movement of the right hand, and then of the body, and shortly afterward the chest began to rise and fall. At two minutes it was apparent that the man fish had begun to sutler. One foot was first drawn up, and his right hand clutched the water convulsively. At three minutes the spectacle became one of extreme agony to most of the lookers-on. The man's lungs were fighting for oxygen. His broad chest rone and fell like that of a person making a last grand struggle for one more breath ot air. Bubbles were coming thick and fast from his nose to the surface of the water, denoting the escape of the last of the life-giving remnant from bis body. His form writhed and his legs trembled, like those of a victim on the As the seconds piled up, the horrors of death from asphyxia gathered oq tiis face, his mouth opened and shut quickly, and two white eye-balls glared from the water. Spectators began to get sick with terror. On their faces were reflected the agony of the man in the tank. An artist who had hold of the reporter's arm clutched it as if he would tear the flesh off, and said: "GaodGod! why don't they take the man out." The faces of the time keepers and judges were livid with horrible excitement, and when Mr Steigers called out wildiy, " Three minutes and a-half!' Several exclaimed, •' That's enough 1" and Manager Gregory cried, "Take the man out, l'il give the money up 1" But the man staid, piliug one second on another in his terrible feat. The whole museum was in a state of unutterable suapaase. The Madagascar woman and the Albino man, the spotted boy, the armless and legless man, the lady vocalists and the male gymnasts were watching in breathless horror, the ladies saying, " Oh, why don't they talce him out ?" At three and three-quarter miuutts there were significant indications that uature had surrendered. The body ceai. d to move, there were no more con orti ins, the head was limp upon the breast. Fur the past miuute the spectators had bean sustained by the hope that the distortions were the simple incidents of a. prolonged holding of the breath, but now they were certain that the man had given up the ghost. " Take him out 1" " Take him om !' was the general cry. But no one moved. " Five seconds more, if he can live through itl" called out Timekeeper Steigers. his eyes flashing with mingled excitement and terror. flow those five seconds dragged. "Four minutes l" called Steigers, but the man in the glass case did not move. He lay like one asleep in death. Then there were fearful cries of "Take him outl" and attendants rushed to the tauk. His coat of mail weichs over twenty pounds, and one man could not handle him, and when the assistant got over the tank and Blatt wa9 drawn up four minutes eleven and a half seconds had expired. He was as limp as a rag. His body aud limbs fell around like a man just dead. Cries of "Take him to the platform 1" " Koll him on the floor 1" were heard on all sides. For a moment "they rested the body ou the frame of the tank, then it was dragged down, hitting heavily against the railing of the small stairway leaping to the platform. Many people rushed out as if they wanted to escape the last act of a tragedy. But in, the midst of a wild uproar and excitement, when every one was filled with a horror that a life had been wantonly sacrificed, Blatt began to show signs of vitality, and all at once he struggled to his feet, rubbed his eyes and head vigorously, looked wildly about him and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, 1 can beat that time."

OUR LONDON FLANEUR.

Social, Theatrical, and Literary Gossip.

London, June 29. The appalling tragedy at Sunderland, the first news of which spoilt many a morning meal on the 17th iost., has beeu an all absorbing topic of conversation in London for the past ten days. The fact is, the catastrophe happens to be one that appeals with special force to the sensibilities of dwellers in a great city. Any day-almost any hour-<the same accident may occur here. Lots of our theatres would be simple death traps in event of a panic. Myself and a friend went the othor night to the Pavilion Music Hall, at the top of the Buy market, to hear the " great Macdermott's " latest effusions. It was Saturday evening, and from floor to ceiling the building seemed to be filled with a detisly-packed, reeking, seething mob of men and women. On the stairs, ia the passages, and even swarming round the pillars, were countless 'Arrys and 'Arriets—many of them much the worse for libations of "unsweetened gin," and all more or less excited. What would happen at this hall if there should be a panic some night—who can tell ? Even if sup posing th» alarm were a false one, I believe three parts of the audience woald be crushed to death. On the occasion of oar visit ie took eight minutes to work through the crowd and get from the stalls to the street. We both felt quite relieved when we were outside again.

The Duke of Albany is much offended because Mr Gladstone won't offer him one of the big vice-royalties abroad. I used to believe this young priocs was rather a pleasant personage, but it seems not. At Oxford, toe other day, he fell foul of some of the dons for not saluting him with sufficient respect, and in other ways he has made an ass of his royal self lately. The Queen's condition is now openly ad mitted to be serious. Her symptoms as yet are mild, but they unquestionably resemble those which George ill. displayed before his brain gave way, and that is what makes everyone so anxious.

The latest attraction of the London season, though it has barely yet had time to make itself generally known, is the arrival of a body of Mormon Elders. They have heard of the great success of Moody and Sankey here, and mean to see what can be done by the power of the Gospel of Joseph Smith. They are part of a body recenty sent out from Salt Lake City with a world-wide mission. In all, thirty have been told off far the Joseph Smithing of England and Scotland. Four have gone to Switzerland, and twenty have been de spatched to Norway and Sweden. They are grave, earnest men, who look like joiners or shoemakers in their Sunday clothe?. Like the elder Apostles, they are prepared to labour with their own hands, though expecting 'that, as they make con verts, gratitude and affection will lead to proffers of free quarters, so that they may devote all their energies to the performance of their mission. Naturally, it is towards sisters that their hearts chiefly yearn, twenty years ago a Mormon mission sent to this country was very successful, taking off hundreds of servant girls and daughters of artizans. The importation has fallen off of late, and this new mission is meant to set the tide once more flowing westward.

Mr Bishop, the so-called " thought reader," will not, after all, meet Mr Labouchere face to lace. The latrer, on hearing of the wonderful scene at St. James's Hall, wrote to the "Times," offer ing to renew the bet of £1,000 to £100, and naming upwards of two hundred celebrities to any one of which he averred himself willing to confide the number of toe sealed up bank note. Mr Bishop, however, re fused to try and earn a £1,000 on these terms ; in fact, it seems as though he can only read thoughts when he selects the person to be treated himself. The ways of " society " are peculiar. 1 daresay some of my readers will remember the -Shrewsbury scandal shocking all London some little time ago. Lord Shrewsbury, you know, is the premier earl of England, and head of the renowned house of Talbot. He was wretchedly brought up, and his first act on coming of age was to run away with Mrs Millar Mundy, a woman consider ably older than, himself, and the wife ef a man he called "friend." Millar Mundy followed the adulterous conple to Cologne, and hore-whipped the Karl of Shrewsbury in the sight of half-a-dozen waiters at a foreign hotel. A brother of the naughty lady also appeared on the scene, and in sisted on Mrs M. M. leaving her lover until a divorce could be obtained and the noble earl was able to make her into a virtuous countess. Mr Millar Mundy, however, was not complaisant at first. He declined to divorce Mrs M., and a great deal of quiet maneuvering had to be done before .Lord Penzance pronounced the decree nisi. Lord Shrewsbury then made Mrs M. M. his countess, and the tenants on his estates were instructed to rejoice greatly over the happy marriage. Some did, some didn't. Mr Millar Mundy has now consoled himself for his first wife's defection, and was mar ried at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, the other day, to a young and charming damsel. The sequel to the whole business occurred at a grand reception last week. The two couples met in a friendly way face to face, ana Lady Shrewsbury absolutely bowed condescendingly to her late husband.

Theatrical folks seem to be principally engaged just now in doing honour to the pfeat Irvina. One dsy he is entertained by Mr Bancroft at the Garrick Club, another by Mr U.'o;>le at Richmond, and a third by Mr Wilson Barrett at Willis's Rooms. The struggle to obtain tickets tor the great fare well tmnquet in July, at which the Prince of Wale* will preside, has already begun. About 3,000 persons want to be present, and it is calculated that at the most there will only be room for about 500. I suppose you heard, via ' Frisco, of the failure of poor Mrs liingard's new venture at the Adelphi. Everybody is wondering how an actress of repute came to accept such utter rubbish as " Kank and Kiches," It seems both the managers of the Hay market and St. James's nsed friendly-en deavours to dissuade the Adelphi folks from producing the piece. They had been offered tha privilege themselves, but felt morally certain it would never succeed. Mrs Lingard,unfortunately, is an American, and all Americans wha do not at ones hie the taste of Londoners imagine there is a conspiracy afloat_ amongst metropolitan professionals to ruin them. This, no doubt, explains why the opinion of such a good judge as Mr Bancroft was ignored. Mrs Lingard's part in the melancholy busines? would have been more readily forgotten if she had not inspired Mr Anson to co before the curtain at the end of xhe second act and rate the audience for "guying"the piece. "This sort of thing" (as the "Chronicle" remarked next day) "may do very well in Australia oi the United Staten, but we should not advise either Mr Anson or Mr Anybody-else to repeat the experi ment on metropolitan boards. It was, of course, very melancholy that Miss Lingard should be swooning in the great room, mad

if the management had made use of the casualty to wind up the play prematurely, we don't suppose many would have mur mured. Independent playgoers are not; however, going to be bullied into applause because an overwrought and hysterical actress faints." From what I can hear, the audience on this occasion seem to nave behaved wih singular forbearance and good nature. Mr Alison's arrogant remon strance did not moet with a stoim of hisses and "cat-calls" as it .deserved. One of the gallery folks cried out, "We're not larfin' at you, Anson, my boy, bat at the bloomin' h'author," aud this (with a few subdued groans) was the only rebuke the impertinent actor received. "Rink and Riches " ran three nights, after which the inevitable ''Cimille" wa3 revived as a stop-gap. What Mrs Lingard means to do now, I don't know. Her hopes of becoming a London "star" have been sadly dis appointttd. She would, indeed, have acted far more wisely had she not flown quite S3 high at first. It doea not do to herald yourself as a great artiste in London unless you really are one. The wore a debutante claims, tbe more search ing is the criticism to which she is sub jected. No actress from the English pro vinces would dare to make her first ap pearance in I» mdon as a star. Apart from everything else, it wcuid be risking too much. In such cases failure means, almost always, utter ruin. Miss Lingard crossed the -Atlantic anticipating a triumph greater even than that achieved by Helena Mojeska. She made her debut in tbe last named lady's grandest rOle, " Camille," challenging comparison also with Sarah Bernhardt and half-a-dozen other famous actresses. The result should have been a warning. Managers and critics alike agreed in pronouncing the handsome American incapable either of genuine tragedy or pathos, but they recognised her beauty and her comedy talent, and if she would have consented to play second fiddle to either Mrs Kendal or Mrs Ber nard Vere, she might now be a member of the strongest comedy company in the world. The aspiring lady, however, con tinued (futilely) trying to ascend like a rocket. fche has now completed the adage by coming down like a stone. Whether Providence is to be tempted further, we shall soon learn. I have dwelt at some length on this matter because I know what a favoarite Mrs Lingard is ,in Aus tralia and New Zealand, and fear it may be thought she has not had fair play since sbe came to England. To tell the truth, you cokmwts are not always good judge*. You see so much wretched acting that when a lady of average ability travels round, tbe local critics literally overflow with gush. Believe me, Mrs Lingard will never be any more than a very fair comAdiennc, It would be easy to name a dozen better, and if I am not much mistaken, you will sco one yourselves ere long, for Ada Cav endish meditates a colonial tour. She is a plump and comely maiden of 33— a shade pastte perhaps—but fall of chic and an ex cellent actress.

On Saturday week Adelina Patti, looking as charming and petite as ever, made ncr rentree at Covent Garden in " 11 Barbiere." No one can point to the artistic experience of this peerless cantatricc as instancing the fickleness of popularity. Her career in England is advancing towards a quarter of a century's duration, and has never known a change, the favour accorded in IE6I last ing (unbroken by the thousand events of twenty-two seasons) till the present time. Regular opera-goera know what to expect on " Patti nights," but to those who only occasionally drop in at Covent Garden the scene the other evening,, when the audience for the first time caught sight of the familiar little figure standing at Don Bartola's window, must have seemed most wonder ful, as a rule, "swelldom" applauds hardly at all Few grima donnas are worth bursting a pair of white kids over. But Patti i 3 altogether different. When "la diva" appears, tbe theatre overflows with flowers, guinea stalls rise in price to thirty shillings, and her entree is the signal for a thunderous salrc of cheering, handkerchief waving and clapping. On Saturday, eveiy thing was the same as it has been on similar occasions for years past. There was the same great house, the same ap plause, and tbe same entire conviction that nothing could be better even in the best of all possible worlds. Madame Patti's rtpertoire will not be materially changed this season. She has a great fancy for appearing frequently in "La Traviata." It enables her to weir splendid dresses and display her diamond;, and affords ample opportunity for good actiug. Many con sider Patti's " Pame aux Camelias " equal to either Bernbardt's or Modjeska's. Albani's "Violetta" certainly cannot bemen tioned in the same breath as Patti's, and Cnristine Nillson would not dare to chal lenge comparison with her in the part. The " Summer Numbers " of tbe various magazines have commenced to appear, and are, as usual, made up of the most hope lessly mediocre '•padding." There was a time when "London Society" U9ed to pub lish a really clever " Holiday Number," lull of interesting stories and racily-written articles. I think, however, the periodical in question must have changed hands, for it is now the essence of dulness. Messrs Bentley are about to include Miss Carey's '•Barbara Heathcote's Trial," in their familiar green-covered series. If I remem ber rightly, this novel excited considerable criticism when first issued. It may not be worth six shilling?, but colonists will at least find the story more interesting than Mi»s Carey's other work in the same edition, viz., "Nellie's Memories." Mr Swin burne's new volume of verse, "A Century of Koundels," favourably exhibits the poet's wonderful mastery of language, I fear, however, there are riot many an tip oil cans who care a " dump " about such literature. Some might even be puzzled to say what a " roundel" was. Pleasanter reading for colonists, more especially those ot an adventurous turn, will be Mr Colquhon's "Across Chryse," which is an exceptionally well-written volume of travels, and has already been translated into French and German. I can cordially recommend, too, Mr Phil Kobinson's description of life amongst the Mormons, "Sinners and Saints." This is quite one of the books of the season, and may be toand on every library table just at present. Mr Robinson tells the truth about salt Lake. He makes no attempt to pander to morbid sensa tionalists, but simply describes racily what he himself saw. The book, conse quently, does away with many mis apprehensions about the Mormons, who ought to be very grateful to Mr Robinson for his work. Messrs Macmillan's new series of two-shilling novels are admirably printed and got up. being neatly bound in buff calico instead of the usual glaring yellow paper. The first lot Includes Mrs Oliphanfs "Son of the Soil," "Curate in Charge," and " Young Musgrave," all excellent specimens of this talented author's work.

Mrs Macdonald (newspaper in hand) - " Here, John Mason, yon that's learning Latin, what does this statui' for, *M-a-g ---n-u-m B-o-n-u-Bi.'" John Macdonald, who is deeply versed in. classic lore—"Qh, that's ' Magnum Bonum' meaning the 'Big Bone.'" Mrs Clasher, in an audible whisper—" Mrs Macdonald, mak'tbat boy a minister; I'm sate be has a head foi't,"

FOR THE LADIES.

Alabama has 17,247 more women than men.

A young lady when presented with a pair of opera glasses asked, "How in the world am I to keep them on t" A man advertises for a wife, beauty no object, but wants her friends to deposit £500 with him as security for her good: behaviour.

The Princess of Wales and the Qaeen of Spain are using note-paper decorated with embossed devices imitating coins bearing their arms.

la there a woman in all this broad, sonny land of oafs wbo doesn't believe that carv ing knives are created and kept s-harp and nice for the sole purpose of splitting fiiewoodr and opening fruit cans ?"

a father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate • enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their hu*bauds,but a mother's love en dures through all, The latest novelty among society damsels in New Y"rk is "complexion dogs." No fcirl will now appear ia the street with a dog that does not match her complexion. This expains why yellow dogs are so fashionable. A New Yort doctor knows of a husband who kissed his wife on the ear and made her deaf, -he would not have been deaf if he had kissed some other man's wife and it had come to her ears.

No girl, whether from the lowest or highest position, v fit to become a wife, a mistress of the homp, who has not been cartfully educated ia all the accomplish ments and details of the kitchen.

Brown's wite went to the dentist's on Friday and took gas. The new set of teeth, is not ready, nor is sbe ready ; and so there has been peace in the Brown family foi st: veral days. As Brown jojf ully remarked, " Her mouth is closed for repairs."

A little girl, reading the Bible aloud to her old grandmother, said : "And these five children Milcah bore." "Head that again, daughter," said the old lady, whose hearing was not good. " And these five children Milcah bare, read the girl " That will do," said the old grandmother; «• they might milk a bear, my dear, but they could not milk a bsar."

Ladies or rauk in the last century did not know how to apell very well. Lady wrote of the death struggle of her favourite dog, " poor charming tubs," as follows : " as it leved sos v dyed, foil of lov, leening its head in my bosom, never offered to anap at anybody in its horrid torr.er, but nussle its heud to us and loock earnestly upon me and Sue, whoe cryed for tore days as if it had been for a childe or husband."

The Mother —Love may make the con scientious mother anxious to train her children's inner natures aright, to cultivate their powers, to form good habits, 10 secure their truthfulness and purity, to build up their moral integrity, to arouse their generous impulses, to teaoh them the art of self-government; but love alone will not open up to her the laws of the mind and the heart aod the principles which govern, in fluence, and regulate motives. Not only should she have received a "higher" education, but the very highest, including not only mental drill and discipline, but an ■indoctrination into the laws of life, physical,, mental, moral, and social. When these come to be studied as they deserve, a revo. lution of opinion will take place in regard to the relative importance of the various duties ot family life. Much that is now made paramount will then be held sub ordinate.and much that is now left to the chance of leisure moments will then occupy the highest place.

The Divided Skirt.

(To the Editor.)

Sib, —I have read a good deal in your widely circulated paper oa the subject of the divided skirt, ana I thought if I sent you my personal experience of it as an article of dre9s, it would interest your lady readers. In the pas'- 15 months I have worn what is termed "Ihe -American Ke form Dress," or rather, part of it, consisting of bodice and trousers combined, reaching a few inches below the knee, and high in the neck, with short sleeves, composed of light gray tweed, lined with thin wiucey ; during the summer I wore no skirt whatever, but tb.ii winter I have worn one light woollen one. The dress of conne needs liuma through, and the freedom of action in walking or any other ex»rcise I cannot d scribe, only 1 would not go back to the old style of numerous skirts weighing down the hips for anything. Of course, the combination' may oe made either heavy or light, good or common, fancy or plain; just as the wearer chooses. I also wear com fortably fitting corsets underneath the trousers. I must say Jdo not admire the appearance of mine as much as the old style of white slipbodie?, but for comfort and ease they are certaiuly the best accord ing to my fancy, and by wearing the *ame all the year round the lady muy accommo date herself to the change of seasons solely by means of the outer dress, which may be either heavy or light. The pattern may be procured ot the Misses aeutenberg, and I strongly recommend any lady who values ease and graceful action to adopt the dress. —lam, etc., MrsJ. D.

A Stay-at-Home Wife.

The wife of Frederick Thorpe, who keeps a saloon at 50, Bridge-street, Flash' ing, JU.I., has not for eleven years been in the streets of that village, although she lives there. Those who have seoa her say. she is a pleasant aud attractive little woman, Nvith lively black eyes. She Is also eaid to possess a power of repartee that frequently astonishes those who visit lier oat of meie curiosity. Her husband is au about G3 years of age. "I am proud of my wife," he said, "for I owe my prosperity mainly to her providence. She is a native of Flushing, We have been married thirtj-three years. Although my own mother had sixteen children, and my wife's mother had the same number, we are childless. My wife has not gone out of the front door of the house since we moved into it, eleven years ago. There are few men who can couscientiously say what I can nftnr =ucu a long experience in wed lock ; 1 have never put on a shirt that had a button oil, and have never drawn on a pair of stockings with holes in them other tht>n the holes into which the feet inunt go. Altogether, I think my wife is a remarkable woman." Mra Thorpe is regarded as one of the most intelligent and one of the wittiest women in the village. She receives no visitors, and she never visits. She devotes herself to her hus band's brood of very tame chickens, to the cultivation of flowers, to her pet canaries, to her cat, and to her domestic duties. She thinks the pzoper place for a woman is in her own house. She goes daily into the yard in the rear of her residence to attend to her chickens and her flowers. Her hus band recently told her that he intended to move into a house in the rear of their present abode, and asked her how she would avoid going into the street. She replied that she would enter her new house by crossing the alley between the two buildings.

STAB SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT, AUGUST 18, 1885.

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