Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 4, 1878, Page 10

10 THE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 4, I878—TWELVii PAGES. THE HOME. MY FLOWER, Beneath dead leaven my flower upsprioge, The tinie the earty bine-hird Mngs, The time stern Winter's fcy clutch 19 looeed hy Epring‘s reviving toneb, 1t bloseams 1n sennestered ways, | would like to exchange with some of tha sisters, It agreeable. [ have neveral patterus of brackets, card-caecs, hair-receivers, and Lair-pin balls, ete., ete., without nurader. Wounld 1da, of Chicago, plesse exchance lambrequin patiern with me!? Also Elafe, Fort Madison, Ia., woald yon he #o kind a¢ 1o exchange ianr hrackes lamuerqunin for some of m{ fancy-work patterns? wouid he defizhted 1t Danbury would eend me not work fn that way. There are scoreaof earnest, | fow allps of begania, gerantams, elther donble of persavering. quiet, And selZ-racrificing swomen at | sincle, hoya cornarn, Kenllworth vy, or fuchaina? If work [n this canse. 1t {8 prosperin. and it will | none of these nre desired will eend stamps In re. ‘win. The tight always wina. turn, Tdo wish the Iadies when deafring to ex- Tuberoses requite no more care in growing than | changs wonld Aend some Addeoss to which ono other bulbs, but must he kept warm and dey | could direct Inatead of sending to the editor. So through the winter. 1 keep mine wrapped in p3- | muny haved asked of special versuns that I will pers on A closet shelf close to & chimney that 1nal. | ask of the many, hoplng (o hear from s fowat ways warm. They do not keep well in the cellar, lcast, Wil Cordelis, Rantou), send me water:lilica? alla Rookh." Then Pope, no neglecting his ieaay on Man, ' which will at dret appear rather dry. Ly thislime begin to road enmn of Lord Ityron’s works, puch as **Childe llarold'a Pllgrtm age,” ** Prisoner of Chillen, " and **The Corasir. ' ot moro arcient and opic poems, read Dryiden's varsion of Virgil neid, " I'apo’a translation of Homer, Tasso's '*Jerusalem Delivered.™ tran iated by Whiffen, and Milton's *‘Paradise Luat. And to thia list of sneflcnl svorks we woall add hounos whers they are too poor to buv. I think most Indies would recognize A deserintian of her. There 18 one family In the city who fHvs in tho highest atyls of the srt by the beggin of A grown-ap danzhter, She was offercd 8 00, Ince to work, hat wonld not accent. st the #ame ime u‘vlmuhe medo $10 or 3123 woek hy begatnz in zontfemen’a oMees, anl ns much mare by bog. ging old elothes fram house to howse. Now, [ want to know why a preminm ehonld bo nut upon 1 choke back the You will find, f vou st et the upper hand, and | know swhereof Tap the will, Tf you live in n - e 0 n dry, aley plica: make uo yorr bo eincertul and enjoy (e, Now try and sriah (e tell Marguerita and the frientis now A pen-wipee for jour desk: Take bl red “wvelvet, cut It In pretty jeat ough every time o Thave fougiy : Amp house, Y directions for table-cover; wonld gladly eend ek op #lamps, patterns, alips, or lnylh'nl|l have. | and [ will send immedistely choice geraninms, Frox lxna, Crnieano. —Wilt Virginia Tlaw. };-;m';blvinl Comody™ of the inspired Italian, ar;x:uén;u; ru‘:tvlun;';'l(::;Mclmnxmafi“mi:h)"n"lrnyz:g “m’k"‘ mun\; gn “mm elile, flm\'cr:n’r::.'l Feates visted by human gaze: Wanld Wao4bine exchange n white and pink phlot —_— thorne, of Hacine, pleare sena me s wiip of hor . 3 0, metead of appenl i other, with chentlle: cur hriaht of 1 v 4 # Nemo, Colleze City, 813 In the avarage price | the pablic for support In fileness, aro r>wfek A6 | and black hroadeloth to ft fnerde, annet -'r';;.?'y'éi’la'!?,“.‘r'?.flr'&?'L"&','u?.‘&'mm h, ::g ‘:‘:fil‘:;&{!'“{':lll‘l:!il:‘h;;;:l:vr‘l'l'»“-n:“r[':::: Frox Dot, Jotier. Ter.—Many Lhanke to thoss | African gerantum And some nice flower seeds, 10 | by for ahort stories pablished In Aest-claes maga- | the napurs by lottera and edltorlale, T grant there bolie nerde, 1005 Vaogy 1n, gether, make a loun. and house ap, oat over winter, and am verrangions tohave rome, 8 pretty ons aleo like o Woald the Tady who 85 kindly offered ferns please zines, By *‘short storled,’" I maan the You can maky twoar three newspaper-columns Thongh wild, bleak winds may flercely blow, hatturilys Aney nen ey who sent me the patterns, T hope by this timeyou | Which 1will send her slipa uf red, yellow, nn:} Or fall the atiering finkes of smow, h \he onea s¢nt 10 yon, Plesss forgive m for | WRILE ofcander, of will send postage-atatps. Seu A laseecavle, peonla amonzagants ani A wddlors, but nrohably no mare than can bs foun ng, dainty if made nicely. Now, for cary In care of The Itome, tafning lotween 1,500 and 2, 000 wor n othor irades. I0 wa profer begzars and paupc 1l 3 drle R e e Ta dot with white each hill nnd vale, v rerember me, and 1 will retncn sramns to sll who | not sending them before, as it was ajbigger job than contatning 5 by | paupe owars and drled geanses: Take two aqyres o . ot any tealling arbu- Danbury, LaPorte, end me your nddress | we can eanily have a supply of them at al) timas cardhotrd. work pretty vine or hor. of ;“"',".:’,:fl‘l’,,m;H‘:J‘?:,"fi,{',m:;.‘,:w{.f:h' :::mt“:;‘;l‘:!‘ll;gnz:.fi:l:‘:nxlny'”l ‘ean sead hep | Joxprcted to mark out twelve cornucoplse. Jden- | Frow Atikons, Rocxrorm.—1 shonld like to | aud you hall have s ctopy of Benate's Ho- encouraging them and nubbing the huncet noor ok o Sl raes, Stand, then pasta sceap-book pletnre to it In contye s tollet set they fFentre ey eeveral rowe of bricht knotted wozated frings, thatused for moss lamp-mats, arouny o paste oaper at back. You €an imakis hundsg totiet and lann mats in similar manner. Thoy Cloee clinging to Spring's fairy feet. vrleve, " TIIE WOES OF NANCY. Frox Naner Srny, Pruxristo—ifow lonely becaase thay work at soma trade which is not con- ridered an high-toned as bepmng. ‘The elogantly. dresed hd{ agont, with gold watch and chaln. and olher Jewelry juaicionsiy dispinyed, out aeilin emilex in retarn. Has any one would exchange with me? | have very nretty pat: terns for children’s clothes from the age of 1104 years that 1 would gladly exchange with any mother, Can [ gel rid of micet They get inmy "'fil-"'«'ffi“m ;l‘td:rll.:e‘;:l ’::n’led‘gm‘lll:: finnn‘.f;,m ask some of The Home ladles fora slip of mask; tary : 2 a1¢0 begonia; have the common wax begonla; have ;5‘.‘:',’},':{;'4'::;{,I;,‘:.‘;:{:,',’,f",',:fl'""ngoa‘ ,(,lc',',“.: & few llel and sume mignonette sced 1 c-.nu-l'glvu. thay camo np willsend them (o those who will send TR 1liken it 10 those pnre lives 5 In which the germ of sweet love thrivea— richly-bound” bouks, 14 better off tan 1, and very pretly, bit not so durable ng a 2 The love that with \is feagrant breath mo some fower soeds. WANTS. The Homo begins to look! T 1s1ika Targe party | wasle no sympathy ou her, ~shie will Chd €use | DIl ros eer try wheel \ating teiles qume Ulliers, Intepenscs Joy from bisth to deaths fureaudramers, a0 a0 e e sier et | ™1 have sume fall blooded white Banties, and to e but Amber. A long a3 she | tomees enouzh, L i 4 ollet aets? 1 thing The love (hat kecps, thtongh storme of fate, In the honse, unieds they conie down the chimney. iny one "’“ Rl senl e one Bosen flm P Frou Grest Queey, Bananoo, Wis.—Nora, | with no one thero but Aml Al ' 1 2 hem handsome. 1tx purest scif invialate, And gives, {n blerred charifles, 1ts own uplifting ministries, Thosa lives whose ontward tide of peace send them & paj. here {s & reeipo for mock-turtiesoun: Clean 8 Can any one teil me how to make plants blostom | call's head well and let it stand In salt and water In winter? Mine generally have from one to two | twe ™ or three hours, Then sosk 1t Io fresh will romain 1 shatl fecl that » very Intetesting por- tion of the company has arrived, DBat L am afeald she will not Aind the amusoments olfered entor: — VARNISH FOR BRASS, Fron Motiennte, Citcino.~liawinome, Haffering Addle, have Yuu tried kumise? 1f not, Theg you todo 40. 17 old Kimies does not agres Fnou Uxonoo, WaTknt.0oo, Towa.~J am making with you. Ity 1t very young, in doing, with some preity window lambrequins for aslecping: goud reaults, You . | Jesves an them. watcr; put ot to boil In cold water, nnd, when | 13lning envngh for & proteacted stay. . e have exptessed my mind upon the urticies for Turns fnward with 8 tich increase, room of unbleached mushin, and have sent the pat. WP 3 y 1 wish—I do wish-that lily-of-the-valley nins, o That Nows and ehbs, and ehbs and fows, tern 10 M. A.. who wilt doubtiees be glad to fur. | goba0Y OpS s o brackes saw pleass drop & Ler | guniciently coobied, eeparate the mentfrom the | oot T annel Hiinocerose. Tried cakcsr Chlnsss WARLKING, Agatmatpiang ivber thati } sonldmpseif, Teang, {llnlhefm: sweetness to unclose; nithall. The lower cdge ana sides aretrimmed | or two, commenced on another, buz-z-3-2. (My | bone; strain the browh, cat the ment In s#mall | nir.casties, and otuer heathen strnmctures prew- Frox Bust Bex, Mantsox.—A fetter from a | think thoro are many xensible younz ladies wyg ltow cold winds blow, or dark clonds lower, Arte like my sweet Arbufus Aoswar, iRs, L. A, HasxzLy, with & blae band of ecariet opera fiannel an inch or thonghts ate: **01 isn't thisglorions, ") then, sud- | pisccs, andadd It to tho broth; season with salt two wide, and pinked on each edge. Three pleals \l wild, I would deniy, erack. 1 will not tell my thoughte then, | and Worcester sauce, both of which are partic- L Nature Uy sowlng hroadca: the sead so th those who wished such things frieod lu my childbood's home, answaring my questions of the glrle thAt wers, brings these cultivate such a auestionable accoraphishment, noe intelilgent Christian young gontliemon who wo, . could juet o1t with freight-traine snd gather, v iy uid e wama i 10 than Soceeheind Homer for | T o " A'sines ot the door, ulatly aulted to this soup. Next take one pound | StS 359, 085" S0 ShEnL, “hnt mods thaa ""’"ml' e m'm:,: for ‘m;'.. e by :’:‘:Tm’:‘éhu‘ukr?:“j‘v'!flIl:n'r‘fi:::&“s‘r‘&n-’:‘: do nor THFE, LETTER-BOX some bulbe which ate nicely started: also, 10 re- Atrampof feet, of sust and two pounds of veal, chop fae, With | enough might set an nnempioved army to the | Summell up: afl that slill hved were, the Iarge ma- | RIS NS EECINTERT U DRG0 | o0t gay, and There are Ietters In thls office for tha followk mind the ladies who withed fo exchange seeds and ‘And thie measnred tread suflciont brend-crumbs. Scasoming an nbove, | work of extermination, and 1 think the olensantest | Jority, confirmed invailds, = Whenono atoos to | pEREN NG i Neing 16 In the least sesren’™ " OWing- | oranium siips with her last fall for patterns sent, Of Dat inarching down to ber plants take_force-meat baile and fry In butter; cnop | thing in my whols Idea—one I should enjoy inost— | (hink, among your friends and nefghbors, how | jnuat say, too, that the class of girls \wha P [} named contributorm, Mo falended for porsona | {54t They iflos cceg 7 tme, To the yard, theee hard innied egzs e, ndd (lices and a wino: | would be 1o watch the algging up. Did 8y of The | many'walt woimen do yon know, It 1s cortalnly bo- | der - my notlce—and 1 know thog 5 living ont of the city will ba forwarded by mail any thanks to P. P. P for zeeds. 1f Jeseamine pldss uf wine 2 omu members ‘}mll!!l sn_ailigator, theeo would becoming a rare thing to fnd one. What is tno | Intimately—arc lovely, nohlo types o y"“'u upon recelpt of address. Reridents can call or | and others who have aeked through The Home for Frox Matrie No, 1, Mason tiry, I —Many 1have aneds of the aster, sun dial, gypsuphils, not be felt tne slightest desire for any mora ani- bzl P d oo Tl Sl womanhuod, "n_.b{E and imculqem_h'u"‘ send to Room 30 ‘Futbug Boilding and et thotr | fayors will addrers me, Iwill be glad togrant them. | pycovaen inquiring for Madeira bulbs, 1 have | hehehrysdln, and mountmin tringe. wiiich 1 wift | mal patterns, 0 ay A ro ey in every reenect well qualified 10 011 uny por V| d! - " . N One Iitls paragraph upon an agltated anb. | nrobably nnwerous, the remedy confined to less siety, ke Mition leieme Lo ol (e i eta ot voginaet (OF PICLRIE | Loy onathivd of & bushel, and thowe who want | EIye U exchangs far aceds of coboca’ scontent, {00 ot P iooa whout the. time ‘Mr. i homa or setety, lickiug POk or pun, 5 , or otbers. 1 will senid Bpace, |To beytn with, one wreat causo, the women | By 2000 hurden, after you hase cle Mab (5, Thin, - Fhave & vers pretly etter-boider af biack Drtatol | them, If they will send stampe, 1 will nend thom | bevrat ko of o wood Viotels, fowering | Warren fell oft Wunkor fill Slunument and kilted | of tne present day Lo [ac 0o lttls exorciea in the R Ll R ven o bran Waliflower, Mrs. M. Thorpe, board, decorated with ecrap-book pictures. The | by mail. ) hate very wnch to throw them awsy, | sinonds, oF pltehor plent for caladium, tuberose, hinself,—a carcless pleco of husincss,—I read | oben airnnd receive too nple einsilne, Idonot No. 1, und waskicd with watm water, in why .I"[‘ Harrlette Woleey (3, D, 0L, cdgenare pinked. and it 18 snished with bows of | o T | LR R PEIED 8 T will | vxalls, cigar plant. camellis, or garaniums, an ancedoto. In a story book. It wae about | €all riiing henlthy cxcrclas for thuse who are able | jiitiq éaua ts dissolved. apply the following. et Irene (3), oriva, blae ribbon. 1 will send tic pattern to any one jn | DOmt be backmnrd abont sending: a8 T will accoms | ey T.éar, lid you receive my letter? Annte, | B \girl, woudetfully pretty {o look at, and | to walks® it 14 walking that caases tho blood | gycr or varnieh for brars, bt he nro the hrage s; Yankes Nell (2), Ruflering Addle (3), exchange for needs, bilps, stampe, or any pratty | MOGe1e a1l s long As thev 1eal, 0 have mome | g f1igend the ferns in o few days, Mrs. 1., uf | 12 'whe had boen born deaf and dumb & great d fu frocly clrcalsto, and brings tne Lealthtul | J G ely free from fnger nr hher marks, and fir Mercury, Morry May, pattern fot fancy worke (alifonia morning-glary eaed which 1 will ex- | 5%} "t send svon. oppointment might have becn sparcd hor parents | glow to the “cheek. This fs the manner | {0 Toloqr day,® The brighter iho dey it 0., K Pauli. . (2), 1 wiil cluse with & recips fof tooth-powder, which | Sh9nge for Scotch gowan (a lady in Laporto, Iud,, 4 and companions. Every time this proty creature | by which our Enclish alstecs rotain heslth | L 5hior'sii] be your braskt Putone outice of o ol 1 knaw to bs good, baviag used it for alght yoars; | fC0t M@ some, butlt was swiited badly, so that it Frox OnaNas PErn. Chiiticotnm. — Trlo, | Y€Ran 1o speak, toad, frogs, and othier hues feil and froalinass long afier the Amoelcan matron has | SO8VE 040 ne JOUF aance of (umeras: o, S0 Engmeer, Pawdered urrls foot, one pound; Enél-n per, did not tske ruot), amarylils or the different. N Rl e " | from her lovely tips. " '“f must have | presoid luto the faded flower. [ fear nu;llun of pintof ajcohol, When disevlved, atrain thy Ong Dairy, chalk; one yound: pulverized wuger,threc-quarters | ESCTRIAM, Ave [he ENMTA moring vlory 19 | Drookstom, L cate nothing for the stampe In te- | poen uacd ué long ago as (hen o aly writer | ey e T eoabcrn® | & colton clath: It Wil ho cléar aud ugbjee: S " ', N ;. Y ¥ 0 L Wi mbliation, ” N e Waodwortn, Poanid white Castile soap. BAIF nouiul bicarbamate | ATOND In (AL State. whenco my sced comed, 1t | (urm, but will take great plessare in exchanying | wan thinking of 1t when he wrole that anecdote euda, une-eighth pound; oll of wintergreen, if do- sired. Il Prox MarsnStaxistavs Cnicaco.—To Orange- Daud I would say, for an afghan get common cheese- cloth, bave both sites alike, pat between it two luyers of cotton wadding, not batting, and tack vory closely and evenly with zephys or worsted balls, made by winding the zephyr round s Having cleancd and rubhed dry your rcace wiy linen ur chamols-nkin, leaving no lnt, apply tpy varnish with 8 camel's hair-brush as rapidly ¢ passiule, louching bat once, It whl nover tarniyy unless you remove the varnish by hot water of *RHR imar, T beheso earl’ Imar, T belieso {n you: you were felend to' thit starved soul,” Neatly 1l mot grne halt the tranbles In this 1ife come fruin being orey. acnsl I auppose the giel was attractive to some, bot they mtst have been principally the kind who are fond of toads. Humming blrds, bulterfiics, and otler ureily creatures do not flulter near euch ugly emanations, They like honcy-dow, and onl{ ¥O 1o the flowera that havs it, 1can think of nothing more eloquent to say against nngwu!ncu of speech, Does it begin to look ugly, 3. Qirl? Deronda, Amber, listen to & quostion! Stuppose il lfll’lll af Imniortallty sliout 2 yoars uld, 0; the maning of which requires many daye for the perfectlon of one articles often the room chosen to sew in 18 the lenat desirable tne honws affords, dark and sunless, and_should the sun iy to peep in 18 niost peraistently battled out. they sit, stitch, stitch, day nfter day, till eyce, head, and buck are well nth given ont. 17 it waa only one sult, aud then they were free to walk, e ont, and enjoy it, and all **ont-doora™; but, no, this work scéms continuoun; the brizht days ,mn Ly, and showy and latger flower, 1 have connted nine dif- | tho patterns you desiro for one of 1ho tollel sels ferent ahades at the same tume, Quite s number | you are making, and will reepond Imumediately on have been supplied, and | have perhaps half-n-pint | Teceipsof it of seed Jelt. = So, Gest come. first serveds as the | Nortlo, of Madison, wheto are you? 1 sent you time Is at hand fur planting the seed. 1t is hoped | the combination patterns a munih sgo, but hiave smany will let me hear from them, Tbose not | walled 1n vain for the patterns you promincd in res hu&nz plants to exchaunge aend stamps aud Twiil | turn, I can eympathize with your uther corre- send also. All letters addressed S8 No, 1, | spondents, ns ** Misery likes company,* Dox 00, Mason City, L., will reach me. Wonld Danbury Florenco or Hosevud exchance Yip, Isbould liketo hear from you, I aent you | laco pattorns with mer I have 3‘"“ o variuty, but 1n addition to the abova list of lettars there are a nupiber of postal-card and for contributors. 'fhe letters have generally beon accumpsoied with stamps, with which they wili be forwarded when applicd for. ‘The carde, on the contrary, bave no lamps, and & reqrest to forward them shonld be uccompsnied by one, Followiug ts the st of pontal-caras: thoy nre loalng health, aud, ob, much & world of Bad, T don't see why your plctares wiy 0 Uit Of cardbosrd 8 number of Hues, then ssw | alotice car of Tho lome. DId you racelve (if | would very much iike culle sud collar pattecns, it | DISTING With foys not too upauta dentroy. A famd | EC2% 0% 21, v or o pwcsafun of dnacy can | ot Hick: ming noves omo ok IC mile be tiat Natiar, Rucen: fmiy to )ta plece, and catand trim; then crochet | You offered sevaral plants in exchanye for Madelea | thiey liave any. Jowaled watch, Would it nat bo very natueal in | Rever ilve, especially nt thia noason, when Naturo | Yo 16, not web them oo thoraugly, Wash your tar, Fafering Addlay tho edges with ihs anme shage and (ie 1 a fringe, | bulbe which [ahiould Le glad to exchange for, snd | Connte, Lupeyou whl elvs your rocipo for dyeing | iy cniid to aceept the Jewel without s guestion, | 18 leemlng with life, the grass growing green, | K108 NI QICHNGL TRan 0 BOH LoUCh excopt wity Tlustel]; Little Dorrist, This makes & presty ana sorviceablo afghun, ka it | Wil send you plenty of bulbs, grisecs. Mrock It abous Amond [1a athor toya swith nerer s | loaves, bads, and ybigueows . wufolding, iha | (e vaste, and be sure and get the air-bubiles i} Sit, Nlle, can_ be washed without fojury, provided you get Alphs, you are sensible cn the mail question. Ehonght aa to Ita valner Should you not consier | Joyons aong, of tie blede, tho deep, lovely blan “Virginta Tawliorne, T shall mako & Luin, & Cra (‘,‘“ € washable colors iu wool. “Che afghan should be Frox Wartino, Gnezx Bar, Wis.~My plants 1t alniost & monatrosity of a buby wers it to walk | Of the sky; it's the samo old story, but ever new, to doy. Thanks " amye to- Frienu. LA une ynrd square without the fringe; and before | are infested with tha red solder. 1 huve tried | FRox Mana Moss, Rock Hitt.—Rennle, of | np tothe mother with a matura air, sayiug, **No, | me moro baantiful, wonderful, and more to be . . 2 you crochet the edue, they must be tiurned In anid Parcels have heen recived by The Home for the followinz pureans, tnwhom they will be forwarded oo recelpt of the number of thrae-cent stamps In- dicated: B. 1L W, (5), F.G. (7). Kitclion Devotee (4), Miss Ross May, MMab (6). niothor; you do a thoughtloss thing in puiting this into my fgnorant hands; tuke it back, 1 sball only svoil your watch'? 1 think & mother would bo teutpiod to box such a child's cats. Now, timo seems to bo given to gomo of us in Justsuch a way as a playthlnz, What aro we to do? Accept 1t a¢ given, or walk up ond question the bestower with a precoclous air? Anawer, De- runda; answer, Amber. 2., {0 yoo not underatand the Interroga. tlon-point after Amaryllis' hushand to mesn as plalnas wol ‘Do you dare question that [ have a husband?* T undarstand t.18 “ona instant. 'here was nothing In that candid Interrogative mark the least akin (o your trying-to-deny little L Mon never do sea anything, and then they faithfally all the rvemedies published in The | Waterford, will vou oxchange an nmaryllls bulh llome, a0 far ae 1can learn, but with no perma- | for a small Jnpan lily? 1If so, 1 will be greatly nent success. Tobacco smoke, aniphur, and cay- | obliged. 1 have alwo o blackberry 1y which I enne pepper on hot coals, elc., eic., nearly kill- wmld.llk: ln‘uuhnnl:a lu; limll»h "'n:{u ulI’n. {ng myaclf as well aa my plants; each experiment onie one exchaugs lemon guranium for has failed to ront the enemy. After o week or 80, maiden halr ordinletra? Eola, I mfi send ditece tlons for rug ao I bave o little nxmnmnl by the aid of my glaas, Idiscover them nearly a8 | mignonette, pink, and lady slippor seed wiicn [ numerous ss ever, but in difforent stages of | will eend to any oue in roturn for slip of tuchsis ur rowth, Onmy flowering maple they are a dark- | carnation, uldnthus or petunta soed, I haves rown color, but on my rosos & bright red, A Quntmlny caator teans, and o few fowering bean friend suggeated & weak solutlon of carbollc actd, | Will some ono be kind enough to send me the which I also tried, This esperlment developed | words to n poem commencing in this way: ong fact: that it is & sure remedy for tho wiite n)sen the door with shiamy If you hava sinned. earthworm, and If & venturesome angleworm has H u be soTry, Opun it with slgn Tun with a coarse thread,” I wish some one contd acad me & root of tralling arbutus, I have 50 little 1o axchange that I d atawps in reiurn, thing that was wanted, I would scud that also. Cala-Lily, If there sre cnough to go round, 1 would like of your Mallese kitlens i geunine Nalls, and I would taks stadled ey {)nr. und I bozrudee each moment £ am iucloses y four walle. With thick shoes, gloves (If not “farwotten), and dress unconscious that tralla ero styllsh, the hoe, rake, 4ad trow. o), Ican imanage with a3 much akiil as though cuually & woman's own as the needle and hroom nre sald to Le, Each day brinzs now beauties to_ | greet me, and later ou, when the buda have glven lace to blossoms, then do I feel duuhlly En i by neir lovelluees nnd my own Improved health. Why will not some of the leadlng women af oue land sct an gsumple, and leave a nane to be hand- cd down to generalions more wosthy of temem- brance than that of awoman of exqulsite taste in dlrens, cte., Dy adopting some atyle of dreas that will give frecedom of moyement, and e welghit not IN GENERAL, Fnox Woopming, Atrno, Iri.—Fern Leaf, we minsed your bright Heht in the laet meetlng of Tha Jlomo circle. 1o not like this new dispensation very well, but can sea no help for It, unless wa **take np a collcetion ™ for the cditor, or clas cone struct telephones, Amber, [ scarcely know how to salt two whols weeks for another of sonr helpfal leiters. [ an particularly Interesied in tho culture of **immortal flowers, " and {zul many valuable hints fron you, 1 often wonder how you find time to study hg. man naturs and minister to 18 necds. Your lat Emeralid (3), Weeplng Willow (3), of I Jeflerson, Galesburg, I would like & scented walvia, o light fuchelu, elngle ur double, and ad- eralum; can epare you two cauna-lily seeds (1 ave but four) knd cuttiug of helotrope, ‘very large and tragoant flower, Ttoblusun Crance, [ fear your pink-moes rose: all gone, bot if wot, and ‘you sill} fes] genero: NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS, Mus. Jutia Biustow—Canoot use your |etter, It propetly belongs to the advertising depattment. by 3 2. o Notwithstanding our frequent remonatrsnces, T 3 ded your pots, he will rush 1o the i 4 Albele the pince bo bara for poverty, scold, —acold hecausd thay Imgaing our sox tevimg | 8 burden, rendoclng walking a possibility; by turu= | letier ta o rezular sormon. ecvernl of the contributors arsist 1o wrlling o | wouid 1ike & ssall root; Would raturn atampa 1f | hovl mich seoat alectiy Com or mii, say oue o Andcomioltiess or el of Pleniating, 15700'as muderhanded as thaira Do not fear belng | 1ng lese niuht nto day: by having lecs claborato | “What do vou do with Your chtldren when you both eldes of the paver. Such cannot be used, no | YOusend. Phe Home reade: tme?' 1am really very ane f'&"fi:flfifl‘i&‘if.:’;‘:&...é‘.‘fi"fl':3un hoo, outrivaled in that respect: you oraomo other man | foud prupareds by handllag broous, ralic, or h write? tsWanh them, aud drexs them, aund pat ot o L .m i lappy ovor my losses, M w08, Wwhict hAY &1 o P 08, snys that **A woman I8 ncapable of strong and | more. if posstlile, than the needie: by throwlag up | thom all to bed?! Wil they stay put, if yoo dot watter buw lutereating .ny may be. Fnox Auxr Facycu, Gnaxp Rarive, 3iww.—T | ways been my pride, I’mnnt ruined, sustained effort sutficient (o attaln success, tho windows, blinde turaie and aun, 10 bo welcoma | Tlow would vou prevent yuur wdeas taking fight Frox Axxie DeL, Broosxarox, —Please allow Fnou Mrs. F., Danuinarox, Wis.—T have an | o0 0l reader to askn feiw qacstlons of somo of the amarylile Johnsoim, an agapanthas, and a spotted- | Kind mothers of The Tome. iy baby, now abont Ioaved calls, which I would like ta exchange for o | 11 months old, hus not been well for soveral camellls, other varletles of amaryllls (not formo. | montha, and I have iriod evorsthiug tuat both 1 ns and frionds could suggeat. It seems to slesima), or otber raza planta, I bave alsoa Cycta- ln"nnlupnfll growing ot b or S oatii old, and men Peralcana which 1 will oxchiange with Alpha if | has been quite nnwell aincet eries ncurl( alt the she wish time, and 18 o conetant soarco of care and anxlety Amber's lotter on Work and Womanhood was dic- | all thetime, I pa eon told by every person to tated by (rlllg noble spirit, When will Amarican | reed it on milk, bt I can'tget it to touch miik in any women learn that no work is dograding for which | formn scarcely, If thls coinos to the notiee of any there 10 any neressity! Tennyson's falr Enid was | mother who fm had a slmilar ca feel certaln the vory same modest, wentle, and refined lady | she will sympathize' aud answer through tue whon she so eMclently served the brave Geraiut, | columas of The lioma, :;)ec::lx'u the ‘enl‘fnmmvl the ;\fflll'" 'cnnm:‘rcd lnfiu. hat hor guest sliould sorvo himself": and while ” 2 = e watétied her at Lier jowly hindmaid workc™ s a | | FR0s Diopr McBntisen, Lt PAso,—Ons of my when **in crimsons, and In purples, and in gems, | Jaughtors gota dress of a very delicate tint (dove- shedally fronted him in some fresh splendor. color, Tthink). Itisa woolen fabric, and sho Lins sweated it under the arms. Now I want to know Fpox Daxnuny, Larorts, Ivp.—Yes, Robinson | if somo of the good alsters can tell me swhnt will Crasoe, T will scnd you white lilaca and lemon llly, | take it out, as ‘tho dreas ia almost now, aud siill " not it to wear. alsos copy of ** NoSect n leaven." Mra. M., | “Yhor, T fool a warm glow at my heart whensver mako & poultice of black pepper. the same a8 you | I read one of your good-natured, entertaining lot- would make one of mustard, and apply to the face; | ters, and [ would enjoy abova all things to tuke 1t will cure the mos! re nouralzla, Lola you by the hand and eail you **brotber,™ ter, 1 love littie giels, 50 send yo me plants as on wished me to. Wil any one send mo the fol- Fnox FLoneLLa, Racine. —Wil some one please nwlnrlnt:n‘ll;“l':vll{vrflqiur;: .vlllmp ‘!lmi,lthen‘n“nr tell us how to prevent tho face from shining, also Ak AR L _";Lm“:'ul;‘l_:'“{:} something beelde kerosens (o pruvent the itching fust Jooked la to give Us my method of cleaning lace curtaine: Fut the curiaing to soak 1o luke- war water, tarning over sod clapping between your hands two or thires times during the twonty- four hoars that they remain in tho water. it you bavo s wringer, fold smoothly through lvosely; repest for two ur thi ays very much solled'nna smoked. The last time they are put to smoke, add to uvery gailon uf water two ounces of puiverized buras, alier which put them on to boil {n this water. \When acolded s short time rinss thoroughly, aud make a thin starch, with & triile of biucing n. Now plu ot sew to your caruet 800 aheets, which doue, wring out the car- tatnm, and pin rleht mde down upon the shecels, puiting the pins In every two inches. Ntreich them cvenly, but tske care not fo draw out of uhlgfi. Let them be uptll dey, when go over with a hot Nat-lron, keeping a thin'cloth or Hupu between the iron and curtsin: then remove the plos, and yoor e ready to hang. Yoo aeo all this ine ¢ labor and ime, but I thiuk you wiil be pleased with the result, Wit some vne givea method for preserving fresh eggs for winter nss? P, P. I, wiil send me two or three sceds of Kenllworth vy, cate of The llome, I will return stampe. : gueets? Make it fashionable, styllel, If you muast, o have or show comnion sense, for In that way onlv can he reached a lurgo numbor of women, anil by another guneration tho confirmed Invalids muy ba few and far betweon, MUTEOROLOGICAL, Frox Pracorry, Mitwaukee.—In our fault- finding, and ofttime bitter, remarks of the mive: ablo winter we bave Just passed through, complai ing of mud ond ratn, **Too mild for health," | **Must be unhealthy,™ ete,, hae it occurred to us how traty has the **wind been tempored to the shorn lamb, ** Low much suffering sovere cold and deep anow wonld bave endured by many, who, for the first timo In thelr lives, have falt puverty's bit- ter sting and a crucl world's noglect? Men who: salaries have been ample support for thuso they loved in tho years gone by, out have lost 1n tha fearful buatness doprossion wnlch pervades our country, Kast and West, North sud South, Havo wo triod, by kind words and deedd qutotly done, to mako thingd seom less hard, and tho future not all dark; or have wo ouly fretted bu- caus our splondid (irs wero usojess, or vur mag. niticent turuents dusty In the stob) nd we could not airour fine cluthes white othors louked on With envious eyes? Aftter all, prognuaticationn of a cold sprinz and a late summer noem likely to fall, for lovoller woath- crnover visited the carih than we are enjoying wiitlo yout 1laten to, and answer tie little boy who comea aoftly to yonr side and says, ** Momms, is thoy any punthers In this town?"" Or, later, whey an older boy comed in and plys you with yuestions #o embelilshicd with incomprehensibilities tnat yog feel like tho peeplexea parson in ** Buck Fane shaw's Faneral 1 1 au more Interested in pants than patterns, apd wish some ot The Home filends would tell me it there is in all this tand & kind of clotis thac ls proof agalust a wlide down the roof of the woodshed, A nensible hoy was Jack In **Innocents Abrosd™ for ro pereistently wearlng that patch. I wish ho wonld have It analyzed and tell meof what it 11 coinposed, Amber, [ havaread and re-read your leiteron ‘¢ Minor Cares, " andhave atored It sway in my mind for future holp, Can you. or any of The Howe friende, tell ine who Is the author of tht beautiful poem ** Tired Mothers “'? 1 cannot thing of language by which [ can cxpress my apprecias tion of it. 1tUcomes ot times llke an inspiratlo warning me to he more patient and thoughiful, an 1o kiss morc aft an nderly ** the little oncawbe bring me ouly goud, oo ‘The Condnctor of The [lomao again fiuds himeelf deluged with lelters from all parts of the Unfon, e rogrets that the fmperative demands of other departments uf the paper prevent hlm from giving wnore wpace. If the eneh ehould continue he will lie oblived to so arrange it that contributors will see thelr letters once. Ihiave o jar of mosl contrary koumiss; It will not bubble, or do anything Kouilss whould do, - 1 1t did not taste so horribly 1 should pronouncy it a whola jar full of falluze, ' But the alinost unbeara- ‘blo aavurynes uf the mixture leads mo to bellovo it bighly wedicival, THE COTTON FLANNEL MENAG-~ ERIE, Fnow Trirotacs, Jouier,—It atrikes me, O1 ye legion uf llome writers, that we ortiament too much. Housekeopers are evor complaising of multitudinous duties, overwork, ete. ; no time for reading (savoa few novels, just to restone, yon Kknow!), of thelr housohold dutice keeplng them from progressing with the world, Notwithatand. Ing all this, when we enier thelr hormes we find **fancy work "' to right of us, fancy work to left, in front. snd bohind us,—not usoful, snb- stantial articles which will bear hrushing and wear, but thmsy cardboard articles and othors of a }iko uscless nature, which dust, wnd tho wicked fly when wo woinan pursueth, soon cause to be oibor than **a Joy forevor,” s1a thing of beauty should be, Uundoubtedly many hanids will be rafsed In h“‘l horror at tho luen of banishing tanc work, which, 1t ecems to me, i3 but o ran| weed crowding out the chiotcer vegutation, of whicl {00 many woulen are wholly losin sigit, Now don't say, ‘‘She'ssman; I know slie I, bear anything but that. 1 2% Contritmtors malling letters fo the cars of The Hlome 1o be forwarded to parties outelds of this oty will plesse remnember to Inclose sufiicient Mamps to pay the additional postage. The Con- ductor was of opinlon that there wonld sccrae cuough surplusage of stampn to do this in all cases, bat he now finds that his exnectations were not, nnd cannot be, realized. o only waots the books tu batance, ot Mus. Jf. E. Franren, Mioeral Point, Wis, ~Cer- tajuly. Inclore postal eard in envelove tothls atlice, nud it will be forwarded to your correspond- 1. The Tlome (‘ondactor cannot romail postai- ridn or ietters which have been received In his care, direct from tho malls, with canceled stamp, aihlesn the wender remits smmps safiicient to pay tho additlonal postage every three or four weeks, in order that all may have a chance, S WITAT 18 SLANG ! T M. N, 0. P. Q.,Cittoaao.—Do son nat ibisk, Lewellyn, that thera I8 a diffurenco between slang oud oxtravagant langnaze? Wobater says elaug 1t **low, vulgar, unanthorizod langanio; a collogaial mode of expresaion; especially such s {4 in vogus Prow Mns, E, B, M., Cmicado,—Mrs, W, B, P., please try this recipe for potple, which I know you will llke: Two cups floar, two teaspoons from gettlug yollow? 5 axpsct to lioary now, and the wirm south wiud, grass green o | T baking podor o o ity wweet mil-jun | 28310k N 20 S oo of Dok | San- ek, and o Wero (o o “kamp st | youlLaone bsoqugenttr ou homn e | il sl Bt ol Bl | Yuson, o colc, of vomman, o T i IIOUSEKEEPER'S OWN, enougli ta make a vory su batter, drop from the | chin T YO N o G- e e e o s and me | Whonover wo went near anyhiody, for sevaral days, | 30U ROF luve, Bosuita’ (RUEME, A0C L ROBlYs | leaf, bring prace aad hope to many & poossoul who " B0y it 1 Trost MAnYooLn, DELAYAN, Til,—I will tell the | #boun in the meat and gravy, cuok 'sbout tea min- [ SIEUAE LIGHE W8 JEHERs | o S1e BIEAe Rt And what will thi a dog of ficast’ Also ploane tell | YSTIY Lo i ind ‘words and choertay | has bleassd Gud for the mlld winicr, whoso scanty | Mon sccoptation of the term la low, valar Jady Neing In Tesne haw ohe ean | malte botts good | Uik velng eareful to koep pot-lid ol Wo tlink | *P how to nrovent hang-nails, as wo ate troubled vory | FiilIntelllgence, with kind worls and chosrful | wurdrobes, deploted conl-bine, ond' smull wood- | lanzuaze: us, *+You hot!® Such oxpresions 4 Y ying n make both good | them excelleat. ; nuch with them, llow may plano-keys ba kopt ““"\ i it orai dou't | 5i1es havo carrled them throngii until now fn come | **perfectly lovely, ' ** dreadfnl good," etc., whils yeustund good hread. For yeast take ono quart Magalo May, pleasc send felly-cake recipe’ 1o Fnox Watt-Frowsn, Cnicaco,—There are 5o crowd your rooms with choap-looking shame, parative comifurt, Lidding them to over trust in of potatocs; after they are ncoled and oliced pus thein in on fron kettle with thrcs pints of water, tuke 26 much good hopsas you can hold in yonr Lanid, --hy grasping uo,--and tie into 8 pleco of tasquilo net, put in the kettle and lot boll half an lour, take out tho hops and cool: then squeeze the wator into the ketlle, for that Is the strongost yart; skim out tha potatoes and mash fine. Into tie hop water stirancant pint of tour, one-half teacup of good brown sugur. the same of salt, and one tablespuon of ground gluger, Ada ihe pota- focy, put on the stove, and boll ten miuutes, = Set thiz away in a warm placa until light, And that will take n day, uad more rometimes, It not kept sh When safiiclently light, take of warm water, one teacup of tuis yeast, and wtlr in sufficient flour to make 8 thick batter, Stir briskly uutil perfoctly emooth, and set in s warm place uutll morning. ‘Then for a family of fve or six tike five quarts of flour and one pint of wann water; uda to your yeast or spunge a ifitle sait and :er hard, kneading until amoath and it ck to your hands. Set this dough ina warm place to rise. When light, work down with- out takinz vut of the pan snd just as littie four aa 3 can make do. et auitlo anill ight the second Tho llome, a9 [ wo: 1d 1ike it for my cook-boa! many seking for secds of primu'a or primroso I wouald advlso them to send at once to somo rolfa- | Frox Artig, Cincano,—Wili some kind lady ot ble florist; they will hardly sncceed in getting any | The Home tell me of something peotty and inex- that wili grow from the smatear florist of The | pensive for curtains for an alcove, and receive Home. Dasbury ma; md me Scotch goman, | thanks? Aleo, what will take lrun-rust out of 1 will retorn glldlolul bulbs or rooted nlants, | whito goade? Buckthorn wnd Mara Moss, will scnd seeds for 1 would llke to recelvo o sllp of whita geranlum balsom apple vine. Tho cypress vino secd Ia very | from some one. [ will nond "In exchange several hard and slow (o germinate. My planisto make | kinds of flowor seeds or stamps, \Who wiil oblige? a tittlo trench an tnch doep, scatier in ths xoed, and pour on two or thres quarts of bolling water, Fnox EQuEsTRIAN, QuiNey, ILr. —I have a lavor- thon cove? ghily, This le botier than scalding | 1o footidmniians LI o ly lamo with contraction betore plaatingy it will cuise up 10 thréads of tha foot, or **bouf-bound.” I havo tried al- FRoM AILEEN ALLANNA, OQUAWKA, ltta—Ars | MOSEeversibiagto bave bim curod, but bavo falled in svey vilort, butas, will you exchango tralling arbutus for slip | '"\V\ij soma 6o experlencod n such matters tol} of double-pink olcander? [f Stella will send we | nie throngh Tho llome whut to do in & dusporate some sceds of cardinal flowor I will send In_retury | cazcol this kind? aslip of trumpet-vine, Wil anyone exchange & v Aouble-white brimross for a box of forner I wiald | ¥mox X. E, 8, Quixcy, ILt,—Will some ono tell 1ike to have & covy of ** The loatman's Song " aud | me through The Howmo whera I can 8nd this quota- vening Holls®' i sny one bas them, tlon: ** Couststency, thou area jewel as raro na l'ep:eruuu. has your world-renowned enub- | yhon art proclous "7 nota which decelve no one but yourselves, which in incorrect aud very fnoleraut, ure not low nmhulFr in themselves, and may poselbly bo harmless, We usually sncak of tuom i extravaunt expressions. ‘They ate not necevsary, as some think, to make oue attructive. Therols no wit or talent in them. A girl may be very bright, llvely, witty. 5 [ atiractive, and nover usa any bot perfectlr core sect Inngnuge, The one that tndnlges tn every ex- presslon which enters bur mind Is, 1o say the lesd, careleas and recklces, and porhaps facklug 1 delleacy and rofilnement, % Ulels, have you neyer noticed or hoard it stated that 1en, vsrticnlarly worthy man, do not nsasly magey butterfly ulrler’ SBuch izirls are vory pleasant coffpanlons for an hour, but micht become tires some duritig a llfetime, **Still waters run deep.” T'he woinanly girls, although not opuressed witk fawning besux, become hapny wives. Remember the advice Ju's mothor gave her in Luala M. Alcott's ** Little Womon*':™ ** Be worthy of love, snd lose Wf“ come," Love, to ba_constant, mut ke founded on thoraugh rospect, Be bappy 81 1he dav {e long; bo as Light-hearted aud merey 313 bird; but keep your lips pura and your heatt free from guile. Lowellyn, {f you aro looking for a wlife, yoa wlil fnd that au'amiable disposition 14 more esscatlal to a uappy home than o wifa usiug clegantlaa- , 1. M. will send me her address through ‘The Home 1 will send her & nico pattern for work ar itchen anron, 1 wish very much to gat ahadow picture of the head of Christ. 1In oxchange L will send pstierns of photo-holder (done in spatter work), slipper- casg, sula-pillow, hanging canos, deer, elephant, apd rabbit pincushion. reality uro cxpensive, and which do not give an anpearance of comfort or eleganca Lo one's roomy Lut a fussy, Ovorornamented uppearance, which plctures, books, lowers, and birds never prescnt, tilize what you already lave by all means, throw nothing away; Lut It le Lardly nccessary to atart & cotton-lannol menagorle because there ure powg pleces left from last winter's underwear, lAll. the articies ut lewt posseas utility and dura- uility, ’l‘h’u msnia for fancy work which some ladies get ¥o badly and keep wo long, lv a alilicult talng to erndicnto whon ance Jocated, and fancy work i ratlier exponeivo amusement, 00,—& fow cents to- day for curdbusrd, to-motrow for wools, and_ the nexiday for slik, and so on through the lom catalogiie, soon amnounta to enough to buy 3 go book or u picture, snd in the meantime thoro sre thine and opportanity for sclf-culture, From tho signe and season 1 anticipate that the annual circus will suon bo here, and 1 shall so far overcome my disapproval as (o patroniza the menagerio of The loow ladles, walch s at prosent Bolng’ manufactured by sald ludies, Miss Impudence, Thomas Nocl Ls the author of **Iho Pauper's Drive," Ileatiien, Bryont's sclections aro good, aud, T thourhts are not our llllmjllu," and res for thoss whom tho world shuns, or rmmn. cold, forimal way, worse, slnost, toan otaf noglect, Our !lrumm- Easter {anlmost lero, nnd fn our hrlfim omes, with comforts nboat us, blossoins making our churches liks gardens, antiene riuge fug fn our ears ** Chrlst s urlien, " Tel us add one rayer to our Litany, one thanksglving to our'f's Deuam, that wo can \mlp our less furtunata nelgh- bors, becase Ho hns heen our Friond, aud ills arms huye peon unr strong rofuge in the xl.ny of our troubdle, Aay lhnflu’n“l Easter-tide bring peace ;ml happlucss to afl "he Home readers, now and orover, Fnoxu VioLer Venxox, Citicaoo, —~The following 18 8 very aimple way of cleantng kld-gloves: ilave ready alitlo new miik inone saucor, a plece of #0ap in suother, and aclean cluth folded two or thres ties, Onthe cloth spread out the glovo smooth and neat. Taxca pieca of Sanne), aip it in the milk, then rubeof agood quantity of the #08p ontho welled . Baunol und cownmeuce 1o rub 1he glove toward tho Sngers, holding It Armly with tho left hand. Covtinua 'thia process until tha giuve, If white, looks of & dingy yellow, thouyh clean; It colured, Lill it louks dry and spoiled, Lay 1t to dry, nnd the operator will aoon bu grati- fied to see that the old glave lool 1t will be soft, glossy, amuoth, and CONSUMPTION. Frok Mna, Mantiia Sowenoy, Dexven, Cot,— I am sure If any onc !s in need of frlendship, sympalny, and encouragement, it is tho consuwp. tivo savalid, I wish to make known tho prescrip- tlon and hyglenic rules that have restorsi me from tho second stagu af tubercalar consumption to tha enjuyment of porfect healtlt, ‘I'hore are aleo othor cusas | could chte who have been restored by tho xame neans,—amonyg tho number n niece of ming d you? "“'{' Iwill send you ferns, red colum- Prow Erawme, Euxwoon, Iii.—Dluevell, of for a fow seeds of your pear) vine. MISCELLANLOUS MESSAGES. bine, or ) d &t any book-stare} f not, ling in V' had Al Ruage, and then mold out into loaves. Do sure to Wil box of ferns (Lhreq ol Kind Fuox Marriz No, 1, Maso Cirv,—Calla Lily, | ihink, can be obiainod at any o3 4f not, | restding in Vermont, wiio ad all the aymptome of | * —— 1 rolls for t b op | Oshkosh, If you will send me your address I wiil €3p rne (thred erent kinds) * | welte me, sud I whil lot you kiow whero tu procury | tho advanced st1ve of pulmonary dlseuse, such as Lt e ) nd ,n’:},', '.hl"i"?n e | i ot w very pretty stylo of toilet-mats, ‘They | '@ ABY 006 Who will pay tne exprass charges, your lotter was recolved snd I sont quite a nuwbor fhum, Milman's Gibuon's Rumo tw onw of the best | hectlo fever, coush, emaciation, nnd purulent TOW TO READ. Tas half u ¥poon of butter and two or three spoous af water, did a cloth in this when melted, anid wet the top all over Just befote you put ik Into the oven. Lircad of usnul sized loaves will ueed he haked one 11 1 knew what kind of wheat your flour wade of Icould tcll whether you ‘will have 1) bread or not, T uever uso sny bnt whate win- wheat flour, and [ tlatter myecll | am Lurd 1o beat in making bread, 17 you will put yonr yeast Jito 0 103 md neog 18 1 this well It will keep pand for n month or more, But a cellaz ls not quite cuol Shall luok for through The of Madelra bulbe; 1f you haven't cuouxh to cover Prox Axxa K., Cuicago.—1 bave some canna | that unsightly fence send mo stamp, and I will seed, oleo portulacca and morning-wlory sceds, | send mare, Mrs, P, P, N., Caseapolis, Mich., which 1 will axcbsnge for sseds oranytbing. It | sentwesd as orderod, of Californis morning-glory, 5‘.‘;’,‘?"‘.'&'.'f!?‘ih?’.'";.‘.’n’.‘f..."‘fim‘.“%‘é.‘"’i" root, { and hope you will enjoy then as we did laat sum- 8 e, AT WOb | mer, Daulnry, vour tokens recelved: sent sood ;::‘I‘"‘" auout the yullow one, but will sead st Lean | y1eo” pirg, A, L., ., youra vecelved and answered, Fern Leafl, have yon forgotten the Jad, aud others who bava written us will bu snswered Y0U Ve Jupin pIuEL eeBaTe. ywhassul | O ook, 10 A1) Wha widhs If 1Hoy Wate Aey Virginia lawthorne, Ilacine, send me your ad- | Madeira bulbe and Ualiforsia morning-giary, will and 1 will write Yon what T know about bt pale housekeepmz now. Would liko s #lip i an of the African gerantuw; wi tuen wlip of coral | thu following: or wonkey ilowe begonis, of Jean bisley fum (scaelet, with | Bowerd, ivy plant, peulatemon. rex begoni, white eye). Add: care llome. mlish et, alsg .f:yumnm. Any onu having any u: Ihuluu;oll? .“.I[.]= ‘l’"llx{ ‘l'w ":{“fldlm’j' ¥Rox C. A., DURAND, [L1.~To-day I send some | ERRHESE EOS (06 8 Hell TIGRE Leve.ta heat Mmode ‘The Home, 8ne con relnirn stamps direcs to me, cutton on the root, wrap aamall plece of paper Interlude, Montague, Mich., Ises that yon offer ;:’:‘:':&‘:‘:fi&“mu“x“‘“ "":fn':‘“-c‘:;'*"ug":flli: , and O e aTCons s o ling arbutue. 5f Jrugmit | Wil {5 Urough, thu mallut oo cent por vusce, ebago County, 1 will retnrn stamps and thaal T R A any of The Home send me & root of the nd Lack, but send me anclent historics, It would b difcult to recam- mend a mudieyal history, there aro so many, I { kuew more detinitely what you wantod, I could better preacrive. TIE NEXT MEETING, Frox ORLENA, Ciicauo.—Do the writers fur thls department realize how much suffering and paln they are pormitted to alleviate by the weekly visite made Into houscholds whero weary fnvallds, who: couch, thongh fashionud of softest down, scems lled with thoroe that plerce with hopsless farvor, and crush the faintest wish fora lease of lire? This weekly companlonship brings a word of thoult to the sufforer which soothes and desdens the glln even aftor The Ilome ls Iald aside, and the first eagor 1uterest la vatlated by a carefu! po- susal. If the reudlug of The lloma thoughts in Ellulud form soatie and solace the sufferer, lting e thougits froin commnnion with her wo, how much maore acceptablo and cagerly perased would be the lattars themeelves, wrilten sxpressly for her nd dedicated to har acceptancsl 1 dear fricad—ona of those dncly-organ. {zed, seneitive souls, refinod, loviny, and pure— Frou (iNozn, Aurona,—Tho questlon which 1 most deslre to soo answered fu The Homo miy s0om a struuge and most unnecessary one; Lo w0 of its readerd perhaps it la—to wo {t fa not, Dowe know how to read the many newspapers Wil which ournation abounds? [ well know that ¢ all think ourselves_capable of roading, as most of us are; but do we read 50 gs (o acquire the mo knowledg of the world wo live In? ) know by ei- perleuce how o woman rum newhpaner, —iid t¢Frashion Noveltles™ first in impartance, [é « Pursoiffle,' the ** Woman's Cosaip,* and ‘\.: amall ftoms. nta man, —how docs lio read i {m[mrfl Some ono more experienced must tell m nt, 1 own inysell uflnnmu of the manne |8 which a nowapaper should ba read In arider to gsia {uformatian, aud T do wish eome ane wouid teli @0 8o much for that! e L mmnfi arbutus near our lu. nd § would ba willing to send suco 14 l;.!“ to thoss who wish it 1€ 1 knew how It coald 0 transported, Whilo | think of 11, how can tt, tone be sent from ons place to anothcr withou Likling them? f the Almlra Blimmous, I wouldsend yous copyaf v poem, **Curfaw shall not sing to-nisht." f . cxpectoration, and who I8 now well and on- Joys unintersipted good heslth, As | wish to b as brief ms poseible, I will wnot trouble you wilh 8 hlstocy of my own case, but will werely say that sil my’ friends wuo knew my ronditlon " royard it ‘ne o ot remarkable cure. 1danot wish to baold out vain hoves to the invalid, Lut, from ovservation in my own cuse wnd wany otners, 1 would wiviée all cunsutptives to glve this wethud of treatwent a telal, and [ trust it Biay prove us cllicacious as i my own cave, he proscription e xe follows: Cunduranyo bark, one aunce; extract carrageen (ecu mos halt ounce; calsya bark, viu-hall vuaco; pulo. pullllu (mandrake), gralnn; powdered horane radish, one-ualf vunce; port wine, one pint, Dose, a teaspoontul, in & little water, nall an hour botora each meal, The followlng tustructions shiould govorn invale s: Tako exurclee lu the open air, live vutdoors unligt, wnd droes lu light colors, the neare er wi tue better. ‘Vlls 10 haportan duep_ iubialatione of pure alr, wouarstel but latterly from thres to five i P , Ve minutes uta tiue,« This will In timo expand tha ctiest and lunge. Do not dospond, bo Lupeful, eut plenty of good noutleling food,” take o bath sre new to me, and may Le to yon. nm{ Snaw, Mlll ‘mske such & generans offer I cannot let | case remomber me with the truiling wrbutus; [ will return stamps, Hure 1n 8 splondid rectpa for custard-cake: Four esgs, two cups sugar, one- halt cup butter, one-half cup of miik, 1wo' small teaspoanfuls baking-powder, thres cups flour. Caostard for filling: Oae-half plot milk, two tea- poonfule corn-atarch, oue gk, oue-hall cup auger; davor to taste, Fnou M, B. P., Leavexwonry, Kan.—Tf Moth will aprinkle snuff upon her floors aud apread her carpets over it, Ithink ahe will have no more trouble from wmotbs in tbat quaster, Can any member of The Homu scnd mo a cooy of ** Kitty Malopey on the Chinass Question, by Dodge? Will scad stamps, seeds, or sume other plece In exchange, Would also Jike patiern of lace barbe. Will wend lace patterns iu exchange, hou #word from yon as 1o yoir sucee llome, | never ure potstocs in brea En- Fron Mus, A., Cuicaao, —Accardlag to request Tsend anothur listof patterns: Elephant,dog, cat, rabbit, borse, plit, mouse, deer, gin wcissora case, penwiper, bracket boot need boot plucushiuy, Hoater, ploto-bolder, letters holder, shaviug-case, cornucopis for dried grasses, shadow pletares, cross and crown, anchor with chain, wotch-cuse, eard-lusket, dove, thresd.bux Cformi af a enalr), Jewedry Loy cret of mudern Fnox E. Lite, Cuicavo.—3otha; Take cloves, ccasr, aud rhubarh each ono ouace; pulverize, aud sprinkle in tho chest or arswer, snd it wi'l prevent mothe, Wil Connle, of Batavia, ex. ape - ond 1 will SEbnlnaty of aoud noitiining toolle | n Aioe Luna- fave, oth-brush rack, brush aui Jewel rack, burat | enange paitern of comb-cans for rabbity 1 bavas | "Epiodeudron for stampeh nd_ bLulbe wt long as thoy bold out boen au_ luvalid, hopeful fu tha | 98Il In cool or topld water, avuld damp woatber | rucoiva ono from no othior wource. Mitiie wntth aud match recelver, handisrchlef e 1 I mapas, of Salmon. Mowst:piin derdh 3 to” despal suduight sir, donce, *Th Pauper's Drive’ s nothy 0 Bt iy BIEE. aipcr-eavt, Leoeh sud Comls | weius for making rancid bultes swest (¢ 80y coe | which [ abail no Wil) send 1o a0y hat I have constderably ove R e AR T T r 3 peck left, wishoslt, s of a and It docs me good Lo think I can be the m * | wakivg sowme souts rejoica with plants, Us my mode of washing lace-curtalus: Put tepid water Froa P. L. Puiiies, Fox Laxs, Wis.—No. | enouih in the tub to cover the curtalns and put in tielog in The Home » grest many inquirles for m«:‘ul}lr‘-tw,«:::-c::'ummfl::hmm“nv- Aations uf Iwill say that any one sending me her ad- A e ral twunty miniites, Squezze them out of it carefully, nd 12 cenle In postage-etampa to vay for | thep Juulmn nu';nud auds, ldmnx(mlub)g- box and postage will recelve In roturn von of amuonta, then scild them 1 a clear rooted foroe of & vuty handsome species, auitable | suids, sinse well, then wring through a thin starch, for rockeries, wardian cascs, or indoor cultivation. | Shake well aad Laug vversheets on the liue, When ‘This offer will remsiu opon all summner. aooul balf-dry tron them, and they will 1ook like Have received and dlled to date w. Will somo une try my marble-cake recipa for lvy. d repost: Kor the dark ne cup browa pai ;af, one-balf do, butier; one-third do.sour milk, Fnow OsmaLviNg, DsLmay, ILu—-Will Fern« v d threc.fourths do. flour. the ¥y ks of four Leaf or Aunt Carrle please tell us all about the | exgs, ona-half teaspoonful each cloves and nute cultare and propsgation, msuner, d | mes anv oo, hnklnu'numlurlilhu;l the sugsr and age, of blooming of ulf kinds of butter fogethor, tien sdd —— leod, but by Thomas Noel, If Whint n»:.vnl:‘-‘m Fecipe for cocoanut candy, Tean send one Wit ave nover tried, but which lse ||;.-crn.wvn0" e ood authonty, old® be vty S abnc-dng' you would cend o« few of thoas little frrke YO promieed to anybudy, I'leass sonio ulwlth et we are obliged to schd our real nama with 4:.““. do plutne with stories scut o pavers fur 'Nu tiou, snd should the snects of paper by Fuu togetlor. TO MAKE AN AFGIHAN. el Fuox Jurreuson, GaLesnvno.—l have #6608 time: for instructions for mlk!nlu child's carrlage afghan, 1 have one mhlmu durable and pretty, L purchased 8 4 «n;o“l brown Turklsh toweling, which wmakes I8 & tuse. | not able {0 buy if they will send me thuir addre: ta~t, cornucopia for bair, wall-pocket, sweeping- cap, 'bracket lambrequing, comb-cane, foot-rest 10 wnplique, wolied cuff und collar bolder, bahy's bib, F , butterity, and fluwer pplique, quilt designa, dedigus fur frunt-napkl bwiss aprops, ¢lothes-pln spronu, sfternoun apioy, ladiey’ and chald; » sun-bougcts, Any of the above at 10 three for ) centy sud postage, inese air-castle, chemllelte, ou.bag_dressing-case, Victorla dresses, Al beit dress-custa, 0! ckod and Nizneuceked, ¥ en apron,;Fificen cente cuctiund pustage, Wravper balierns, 20 centd each and postage, 1 have tried o ba emphatic ou the Ppustage guestiv, wsny ladles Laving omitted it fn Be t, nu alteviation of bes sufferings. ®he loves The Howe, sad { am sure woald bo delighted Lo recelve lotters fromn an; orall of ite writers. If we can ease a fewv momen of her ahadowed life with 1o mnore trouble thun & few words of comfort aulted Lo ber nueds, lot us fou] that we have done whal wo could, when the end comen, Address Tralling Arbutus, care W, Darber, DeKalb, 11, Lot us give horenough to keep her mind occupled with plesssnt things, for at atleast. It maybe worth more to her than & thousand prescriptions, Minute, of Jolet, 1 would lsve written you how 1o begume 8 membor of the Club, but fesred you would not receive 1¢ If addreasod in vy uneal tory 8 maguer. Send your usie and sddr Sllis Jenulo Strickler, No, 14 Centre avenue, cago, sccompanied by tho names of three responal- ble parties ss rcforence. Bhe, &8 Chajrman of ‘will take the matter jnto AN ATOLOGY. Prox ANanrriis, Brutixatos, Ta.—Mr, W, O. C. saya I called him pomes in my Jast Jetter, and I canuot bear to think I bave been rude 1o any one, 40, 10 1 burt bis feclings, I sincercly beg bis pare don, and, ae it is noble to forgive, T alvwo forgivo bim for talking ae he did about me andsaying I *taafd ugly thinge,* I also take back all 1aald about kis wife, Why, desr me! that wasonly in joke. 1 kuew all along that he hawn't got a wile, sud, ciorvover, |8 uot lkaly (o have onu ver: suon, (or be is too croes sud critical, l(\vu«ls noL be essy (o find a womas who would have blm. 1 am osure 1 wouldn't. Now, W Y pray don't go to. quuting snye Fron C. A, DURAND, Iil.—Can say of the tadis af The Rowme tell ms what will kill sntsln a tdower-bad? FLOWERS AND PLANTS, Frow Motz Jawk, Lavaverss, Isn.—~1 notice that quite @ number of you are askiog for ferne; as there are large nuantities 1o be hiad 1n this wicinity, 1am onabled and sm willing to wall to yuur addregses any ressonable amount tu return for suy one of 1iaze of the subjolned seede, ships, or bulbs: Mignonette, verbena, Chincse prioe ruso, rex begonis, cactus, Kenilwortb vy, mosd-ross, hellotrope, tratling - arbulus, white oxclls, or auy other sced, slip, or bulb eave the fullowinzi CUriwmeon carmation, attachment to the sew- obe thing about's+ Paddy Baxtor,’ whow Blddy refussd s eggs well beaten, before nn“lnd her " . aplces, and, lnstly, i (if that's tha way thu thymo A ed onlten \ riptive circulara will be svut | fuchuiaa (light and ussk), splzcos (red, vellow,s0d e A oL ot hnr Sk U0y dug g, aa | feot), becauss you kuow thero tu v, Amarylils, | three-qusiters of u yurd aquares B P i woulication, The price of (e saw fs $3. Thank | white), . geraniums (rove’ snd nutmed, snd ono-half 4o, buter, onerthird do, Nweet ik, one will bs roqulred 3 overy quict $had forzetion ko | broldery canvas, and worked & CRR00 b g 1L 1ady Iu bubuque for favor received, Wil write 1a" (white). 1 can accommodaie Aty with aud threu-fourtts dour, tha whites of four ‘egks Club meets sgain Thu o U Gy reminded me. No, he | with blus, and & wrestl and an foltisl 1o 500, A opyiug ppes way be obtained st 10 cents of **uld Folks atlome if she i3 hot . of Jol- | wall besten; sile sugar aud wulter Logether, | May U, on which occasion wa hope 10 eee a fujl | BeYEr ssys s word, snd didnot laks nle ta lask for | tre. Atouug the edges §crocueted @ st | (5 peesliet, Hed. Lilhic. what kind of conesdo | tet, send me horso and decr patter: Q Plires | odd the milk, then the egss, flour, and | house. Alio, ug the oveniug of Fridsy, May 10, | pottioean (1) after bis nsmo. [ sbiuk W. 0. C. | sud tled in fringe, 7 are very BALGeOEE oy you mei Fola, It | kuew your address | would | tura cypress and mignoneite seed. one leaspoon baklng-nowde blace in | the monthly sociable will be held as uyual. The | Dae wandered from thesubjectof ".'."”"f""‘ and | mors work) worked with shaded scariel, fo7 kiox Dot aNw Davni, AxcoLa, 1Lt —We would | scnd you two pitterns of lamorequins (window > —_— the pan well greased onv 8 tond dark al- | programme will be varied and select. Both maet- | birdsto +* grubebunting husoauds " and bir four yowa, araund each raw a ditfere of het sy tod. A, sad preckel), bolth of which wrs very peat. o H‘ vut If tie wili comne over to Burhugton I wilt be pleased 0 show bit & pretty little fensle bird whis Daoville: To wake ariificlal coral, r four parts of sesling wax, o ¥row Daaxy, Cuicaco,—Florence, Joliet, 1-| leruately and | know it wl will sachanyge v bave tried it 1t s bill, Wb you for | joxt time | will give my dricd-apple cake, which is Wil Phaoule Maple piesve send m Kcmlwnnlrnlv.y mv““ of Homer 1wl an Abnw will o keld 8t the Tremont House, wur kind outjppe Lait I would say if shie can secure & re- Mr. Wilcox, giviog us the uss of hls roome et spectiible clasa of boardy, may do, 8o without mell tovets it ¢ ly. 1 would like toaak | at dgas for all club parposes Letus beat she | YOE¥ aweutly sad consiantly 3 stauips. aiterstt seralilion: er rice into the pusture, and epread | tho least lwproprlety, though, 1f 1 were **in hop | barba if you wi careof The | Srcailout und chieap. 11 you waut somethln hica | clubtrooms st 2 o'clock, $harp, &rmed w him now why the °:wsls human blrd " (grub: | 1 bave qulte an assortment of apyligue, B, o:er whatever you maky, or dip twige, cindors, or | shoes,” | should Ly some other lemitimate buste | Hume. Plesse usy what colurs you prefer. P et ey thiar” 1 oWt e T ovas hoord ot | Sda aeand of ctiegy o $0a7or armedwith aamile | bivter) of which e spes v doeeuot - akes geand | it any'one woold liks Ihem In exchinee 19731, #tones lu the mbsture, and whea dey they will logk | Bews. such as williucry ur masic-teaching, us thoy | Wil some onu 'that s s sccotl saw make man [ any ouc who makes thom b thercd songeters who sing 2 will Twillylaaly send. 1 suy one seadins Sifo 'y for witkt they wieh (o uso them, it will o sclectlug. some of the contribuloms how to waks prcurcnrcrluuhuluwlum Sowethiu, ambrequin styls. 1a ——a— PEDDLER V8. BEGGAR, Frox Aust Fravey, Cuicaso,.—Whils otbers of peddlers, ple: are much less vexstlous and perhsps worv prodtas ble. Cordella, why notuswe your club in honor of some vromloent lady ludividual? 1 thiok It wauld sound much pretiier thau if you gave itsows bigh-soucdiog of ucomprebenalble Uile. How Mike corad. Sluy Bell, Tows, please ity our recips for pick- 1ed e244: Ue pintstrong vinegar, balf pint cold wae ter, teaspoon esct of cinnaiuy, slispice, snd mace; wy mother. 1t Is d [ n change for pat- | easily made when one basu't much time, an nst 1have pulonal Princesse dress for ladlos | waut every ona Lo try it and tvport: Oue pint but- and littls gisks, roform baby clothlog, snd a good | termiik, with soua sufticiant 1o sweelon, twow, wany otbers bunten egis, 8 li.tle salt, doursutlicicnt to uia t toil,” instead of a alit Now, W, 0. C. e you will bs pacified and accept this buinble spolosy, Aad (he forgivers also,—don's Turgct thal 1l @4 st 4 t. Itbluk your eluphant | growing, and sm | plants | soat last week the nawo of o boil egze very Lard, sud takeul the shvlie: put on | BiEbiaos ; t ¢ ” thin batter—a it wlll ran ou a priddie; bake Voggars, which bave so 18 will ! $yoa o 4 : Twrote * 4 5 S uld Vicloria Clnb, Cusbman Club, Davenpart Frow Lovisa, Witsixevow.—Will send Etta | cakes abous the stzo of tho break: aucel v | ateaid 18 will be tao large for you If you don's send | poared ss the nawe of wo. 1wrol Taa N hits “f}f tmsoldwater: | Eiah Claxicn diud, or Neilsun Club do7 1005 | duuble scatlet 8ad piak gersotara 1n two of thres | Une Aunsi beet mile: blacs. 1a auco: | ect, though | presume people will ssy they dou't | fur it suo Ycented salvia v it was peinted ** plaeap add 4 . Wil some one tell mo the author of the fallow. lowtng lines, nud where 1 can get Lhe poem cou- tatping them? i« oW pa ave out 8 fow & , into Y iy Juickatientadles don of eora-stacch, & littfo salty aud be grestly obliged. Who will send e Keoll- | Jutbion-entract to fastes stir this iatis iha Wik whe E el Dol | st L s madiately. 1can't tell yoo bow mush 1want trall | yoi'bike your cakew, b ey e o Hacing they are ta frou the wriddle; vlace uue on fopof the otber, “Tho oaly trouble | have with thein iv, L never bake enosgh; they gu off worea thn hut-cakes, that | cannot offer any u!ln‘ n URSE OF POETRY, y A COURSE ETRY, e an o Corogn TheSome 5 wiohs; | ¥uow D Evea Lavaaw, Cuicauo.—Tleathen, 101 postage. Chicugo, in answer 1o the frat part of your guess tion, 1 would say: Commence by carclully reading Fuox L. M. 8., Yesizanrs, Micu. —Ha Suakspeare; then proceed fn the ssme careful L2 The Home lad); manoer to perase Looylellow, Tennyson, and willlog tu exchange fur fancy work pattvios or s | Moorw, —espucially the latler's cruwning poew, leave balt plot. When done, be viougar sad pour over ihu e7ge. Pul \o as mauy egge as tae taixtute witl cove Wikl sowe of 153 kind wewbers of The Howe la« foru us a¢ to whore we coula get sonis 4 acented sbrubt ;u:ld give oue an idea ol the objects of your seoit. Iwishto know why thote complaizing of ab. the *‘peddler or sgent nunlsance™ harden thelr bearts agalust the worthy poor who srg trying to bats living—which le a bate ons, Iudesd— ly soften at the sight of & beggar? You ent you bave nomoney, sudehul tha ' door Ju bis or het face, white '\u beggar waiks i and secelves clothes prouably, ceriatnly & lunch, sud mauy thaes money, Is ‘”"“f‘ w0 wiuch hara- &r work and 0 much more repulable, that the beg- g8r must be nade & pat of ax: luq‘uenlly given o resommendation to some relisf socletv? "Tae pea- dler is treatud ruduly sud spoken of with bitterness und coutewipt, 1 know & respactable ald lady, oue i amuent clrsustances, who peddies s fow Yau- kes notions jn Chicugo snd thoe suburbs, who bug inisacd from doors where 8 buggar fmme- ¢ly folluwed sud was given wWobey aad ciotaiog. Thors 19 In Ubicago & woman who has wmads Lerasit rick by begglug at soue Of 1R very scouted saivia.' I Gnd placiog plnts b vieces of dampened colton keepa thew fresh tranuportation. wesks. 1supplied e Isat week, and the ailos ars i rce pow, but will . Wil B b e Galte Box seern 1wt Fuou Caxox, ELxwoun. ~1am ansfous to bave the box of trstling arbutus from Betty Soow, but think it too late in the scason. Will Buity let me koow in the fall av soon as it s safe to take the zoots? I willsend slampe sud many thanks. fa New Enzlaod we call it Maydower, aud o the Bouth it fe called ground laurel. 1 wili scnd kitcbeu apron patisra to Jasssmive, snd weuld 1ike **priacesse ™ oF ** comblnation un- derysrwent. 1agreo with Basybody tbat lomons are plesssoter -uahnsm sppatizecs thao druge. Let us do away wit] TUle. 1 du uot }ke to criticue Amber, forl think her scusiole, but when she talks of *'sauslble wutsy belug on ihe rswpize sfter suflrage,” I wuat dier from bes. - denslblo™ womea do e iNG: BOARDING OR HOUSEREEPIZCL, ¥aox Gronaina, Cuicago. —For tue N:\‘;mn" few young wives I rise togive certain i s geatle lecture, boplng they may beed b ot Lwish to dlecuss da tbis: WhiC Adeed pest and most comfortable, voardinzof keepingt I will take (he reaponsibiliny U e aclf to apawer that question: Go 1o BuBtcEl g most asturedly; vacate Loarding-hossed 0o, room for the slugle classes who have BO & i sort, and you will prodt by jt. It codte antd m‘fino- ek foc yuu(:fl!hlim: b .J“‘:g 7] i Lipg-ivedt Fooias "D Yodrke, thse fh 4 geseial sttt lig hour whaa 0 Dream paise FANCY WORK. Fuox Questions, OTtusMwa, 1a.—1 wieh to write & few worda to Suffering Ad Doa't let people frighten you to death; of courso you will get well, if you try with s will, Get oul in the sunsbineand fresh alr; make a Lusinessof it; baye suniight, freah air, aod cheer 1o tho bouse; ba careful to ventilate slogping-raoom also. Pure alr fawbat you ueed, streoxthoniog fuod; get your family pBysiclan to vive some qood toulc; thep. if troubled Wil 8 cuugh, Lako sume S00LLILYE cOugh-msdlcing Fiwx Niva ViNuzy,—8o many sk for imitation corul. | bave mude frames and baskels that look “Mka renl coral by meluiug wax and coloring it with vermilivn dry palul. For basket 1 get bonnet wire und bead {nto thosbave of & Sanng lasket, iheu tle bits of twius all over It & yuarter uf 3o jucu apart, and leavs ends ou here and there, tuen lake wspuun sud dip the waz alt Over the baaket weil covered; let cool; bheu dip over u aud i unil 48 13 as besvy s you llke. 'Fry this wuy. bkuow you will bo repald fur your lasor, 1Lave 3 preat wany patterus of funcy work that Uce OVer each cal ¥rox E. K., Ouicaco.—1 ses 80 many offe, flowers that I vcature (o ask of any ope wh loue room chi on 81 il