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uonsnn DINING ROOM. ings, but rich, beautiful colorings: no unnecessary furniture, but an air of space, which cannot possibly be attained if the room is crowded with pieces which are not in the least requisite, such as bookcases. writing tables and sofas. It cannot serve the double pur- pose of dining _room and sitting room equally well. though in houses of con- tracted dimensions there is sometimes an attempt to do so. 11--.: ........:| ........I:........ -..- A.-.1:..l.LJ..`| French women have discovered that white veils best conceal the defeotsvin the complexion. so they don them early in the morning now. , _ `. The demand for decorative hntpine it met with. an innite veriety of fancy... designewhich employ in their men: oolox-ed enamelfond stones of pleasing been ~ . There is a. 13.1 for the clover lest join-A _ elry. It is out in both gold and silver mountings and is represented in scarf- pins. brooches, charms and buckles. - The wavy pued locks of the fashion- able coiifure are held in place by thre . or four combs, joined together by ti!!!` gold chains and having 093 m1'`' 1. ornamented. IDEAL FURNISHING. Lxiiaitv 90, _1898f | Benhelot. the French cgmiat. undo ` that the copper objects found at Ncgadah. and Abydos. tn l;`.gypI5.Varo"o!A pure copper not bx-onu They are bcuoved to date Jroxntho mtdynalty_orearl1etapd' mend` topmvcchepaqtcxtutenccot ao2pper'. A ";`. ?'""'.8% VI-IV VIII IVGIEIUEI VI UGIC "V0.75?- `.` The coming of Buddhism." asone of our historians says, _wrought a complete change in the mind of the nation.` . Hith- erto the people's conception of religion had been of a most rudimentary character. They merely believed that the gods must be revered. relied on and feared. In their simple faith they attributed every happy or unhappy event. every fortunate or unfor- tunate lncident. to" the volition of the del- ties-. towhom. therefore. they offered sac- rices that evilmight he averted." The transition from pantheism of this descrip- tion to belief in a faith which inculcated virtue and well doing and announced the doctrine of future. rewards and punish`- ments might naturally be regarded as difficult. but it was accomplished in Japan in a surprisingly brief period. The intro- duction of Buddhism did not. however. destroy reverence for the ancient Shinto faith. The two existed side by side; in some cases they were even partially amal- gamated through the skillful adoption by Buddhist propagandists of some features of the Shinto belief as a part of the Bud- dhist tenets. -Toru Hoshi in Harper's Magazine. ` \ book hunter. having returned to London, i was one day strolling along the Old Kent 1 road and peering about him, as usual, when he came to the shop of a dealer in old iron, near the then existent turnpike gate, which formerly stood nearly opposite the burial ground. As he glanced into the dingy depths of this shop he suddenly es- pied his lost translation stowed away upon a shelf. Hastily entering a the_ shop he bought back his missing treasure for the sum of sixpence, which the man of iron seemed to think himself very lucky in get- ting in exchange for it. The presence of his father s handwriting on the y leaf was still as legible as ever and rendered it_ cer- tain that the volume. so` strangely recov- ered. was the identical one the loss of which he had so long deplored.--Cham- bers` Journal. ""iri'7'aa" `twenty years afterward the 1 I 4 _.a-_.._._-..-. qw---ouv- j,qQ$If-IlZ Ill ` One or the rst actsoftheemperor amt * the restoration of 1868 was the p 1tion of an edict aboliihlng the laws against 1 f0!'6l8n' religions and their propagation } M1038 the `people; hence it came to pass .1 that for the first time in centuries the doc- trine and . tenets of Christianity could be ' freely preached `and ptaught in Japan. Mention of this momentous event natu- rally suggests some consideration of the. question of religious faiths in Japan "and of their inuence upon the intellectual and moral growth of the nation. One interest- ing tact immediatelydiscloses itself. and that is that up to the time when Japan was closed to the world foreign religions had not only been tolerated. but had even been eagerly welcomed and espoused. This 4 is notably true of Christianity and Bud t dhlsm. The latter was introduced about 659 A. D, Until that-time Shintoisxn was the only religion of the people. 'l\n nnvnhnn A Dent`:-`hula:-an I an Ant; l\'- -`I CCUUUIJJPV U\I \L\J SUI Hard wood panelings are delightful for the walls; also painted pine may be used with exceedingly good effect and is especially to be recommended fora coun- try house. A very e eotive, simple room can be carried out in the following fash- ion: A paneled pine dado, about four feet in height. painted ivory, with the walls above covered with a nely de- signed paper in a peculiarly soft shade of red, which gives almost the effect of a silk fabric. The ceiling should be en- riched with a bold leather paper design. If the windows are recessed, so much the better, as they will permit a many paned casement with rich stained glass in the upper panels, the space below be- ing utilized for window seats. YHLA l._....A........l .... ..L..:......I HA-.. I...-`J A London book bu ...`er of the last gen- eration gave to his son as the nest egg - of his future library a translation of The Life and Character of "l`hcophrastus," a minus the title page, but attributed to Coleman. On giving this book to his son the father wrote his name on the y leaf. ` A few years afterward the son, accom- . panied by his beloved books, went to Ja- maica. where the translation in question p ` was borrowed of him by a military oicer i ` on service in, that colony This oicer. ; ? being unexpectedly transferred with his a regiment to another colony, quitted Ja- ; maica very suddenly, inadvertently taking 1 with him the borrowed translation. a clr- j cumstance which caused great annoyance \ and regret to its owner, who prized it very 1 highly as being the gift of his father and N containing that parent's handwriting. He made various attempts to learn the where- abouts of the oicer _w ho had so carelessly carried oi! the treasured volume. but could. never obtain any` tidings of him, and at length relinquished the effort and gave up I the_ book for lost. ,_,_-g_ _-___ -n.____.-__.1 LL- i viola:-stlou lion-Inhu tn IL-1] .0 LL- Il'.II__ 1- Recovery of 3 Preolout Volume After K Mnny Years. Holding the Tongue. `T No organ of thehuman anatomy is more often falsely accused of wrongdoing than the innocent tongue. Even in sacred writ it is called "that unruly member." and we are adjured to hold it. as though it were possessed of an evil spirit that would` lead it and us to we know not what excess; But in truth the faithful, obedient tongue. has nothing todo with our wicked and hasty words. our false witnessings and our mookings. Ourproneness to `lay the blame upon it is only another manifestation of that natural tendency to shift responsibil- ity which Father Adam rst manifested in . the garden of Eden. The tongue indeed! When did it utter naughty words un- prompted by a perverse and wayward mind? The trouble lies much deeper than with the tongue. It is imbedded in our r 3 very natures. Qn Uihnllnn I-kn fnntvlin" nf Cl-calf In nn IIEIUKJ WE. ms"o "holding the tongue" of itself is.not sufficient. The gossip must not be con- tent with maintaining a max-tyriike si- lence. He must eradicate his love of trivial j things and substitute for it a_ broad and : healthy interest in great things. The man 1 cf hasty words must not be satisfied, with i choking back the hot invectives; he must cultivate a spirit of tolerance and gentle . charity for all mankind. {Holding the tongue" is only a virtue as it helps us to -conquer the desire to use it wrongly.- % Philadelphia Times. Speaking V of the subways. the Boston Transcript says: "It is hard to realize that the street is overhead and that the light and air that one enjoys are not the open air Its peculiar dlusion and the feeling. that the light comes from all around one. as it does out of doors. is certainly a tri- umph of lighting or engineering or some-. thing, and its tine, u iformity suggests a wish that thealr and_ ght up in Tremont street could always be as good. one al- most envies the ticket takers..-starters and ` other imperturbable west end functionaries 1 who live down there. The pleasing eect 1 recalls Bulwer's underground country in! the , `Coming Race. _ where fthe world without a sun was bright `and warm as an * Italian landscape at noon. but the air w ` * less oppressive. the heat softer. " ` _ v I IIIUIJUBII U5 yuan vv um Husband-Spe_a.klngI Um: Well.) sup- pose .ther eo a some consolation in the fact that it : a half tone. -Phlladelphto North Americanx, ` V 4. "" Photogr;;)h`;:l Th:u`r`e'1nTadeWa Ipeakins likeness of your wife. sir V .. - f_I.-Is.`-gal Tuunnblnnul [Tun mg I nun-` A ROMANCE OF BOOK HUNTING. "rH'3 New ;: AP AN. nub uvnaauuul nva vv nnaxnu The hardwood or stained oor should be covered partially with a square of carpeting in red and dark green, and the window draperies should repeat these colors in a silk and wool tapestry, or, better still, in embroidered and ap- plique curtains, worked in the design and colorings of the walls, which will give a broader and more decorative ef- fect. \ p a. .- u 1-- A GI`-sin of Oolntort. Boston's ubwayi. UIUVA V1 V1.5 Ill U V VJLJ vunnaa, Iauu. II I III!` bvuc should be bitten` 82 times. His theory as to study is certainly good. He works on . knotty and` hard problems, but in the _ evening turns his attention to lighter ` literature. ` so -[far as to insist that a. piece of meat .7 _!-L__..-_.-J 1.- ...._...L_2_ :2 LL- ..-_.a..__' WIHEUUL I _ IL?` 9 VIII U519 Illll \-I V VI: IVVZICJE `the valley of the beautiful Dee, in a picturesque park of some 700.acres, Mr. Gladstone is spending the remaining -years or his eventful career. Among his own countrymen he. is regarded as a. secular pope, although he is by no meansas closely conned as the distin-_ guished Prisoner of the Vatican." 1:. n1_.1-._:._..- 1.-.. ;._1_-_ -_..- Ls"- -I....a- -fir. emdsno vshortly celebrate. 3`his 88th birthday. The grand old man was born in Liverpool, Dec. 89,1809, and, as things lock now, he bids fair to welcome the `dawn. of the twentieth century. If he survives till next year he can participate in the centenary celebra- tion of the Irish rebellion. As he comes of a sturdy race, the chances are that he will live` even beyond. his 90th birth- `.91 Hawarden Castle, the home of - this great political hermit, -Lag he is game: \ times called, lies about six miles east of Chester.` _Here on the hills overlooking `$1.... ....n.'... -4 4.1.- 1.......4.u..1 11.... 4.. .. I-I -`3113 it is not the same Gladstone thatl saw in the House of Commons some ten - years ago. To-day his form is bent with age and jhe holds the prayer book close` V to his eyes. Moreover his hearing is im- paired, so that-he must use -his hand as a. kind of ear trumpet. Nor is his voice so strong as then. L '73.. _1_._. -___.-_`l __.J _I-.._.] __.SLI_ His day is opened and closed with prayer, and when the cares of state have pressed hard upon him he has gone to his secret closet `many times in the course of 24 hours. It is a well-known fact that during a Cabinet crisis he went to church no less than three times in one day. The great _British statesman in this respect is something like our own Benjamin Franklin, who, during a critical period in the framing of our constitution, moved that the convention seek Divine assistance. And, as if to encourage} the ex-Premier in appealing to the Almighty _for aid at all times, there is, this text in his bedroom hanging over the mantelpiece: `'n`\A11 uuvI`I- I-ynnn `u`1\\ `II I\l-nvfonf-, nnnnn Iwnoio In-.~n'Qu`a otouo u .8p6nd.l_ng `tho- ! _ noouungtosu of II; 1_ :unTc-T 4_ 5---, Mr. Gladstone has taken up` his abode practically in the gateway to Wales, perhaps because he hasso many admirers among. the Welsh. Then, too, he has for his neighbor the Duke of Westminster, who lives only_ a; few miles away at Eaton Hall, and owns half of Chester and a good part of the city of London. If it be true that `extremes meet, and if -11 LL- .......I-. I... 6.-_.- J-L.-t `I `manta Ln-maul Iseentlele or en Inexpensive, WelI.n.`. leted Room Devoted to Cool! Cheer. The sleeping Apertment Marked by _ nuns, comrort. Brightness and Beauty.- The decorations and furnishing of a dining room are done at present on broad, handsome lines as bets the im-. portance of this room. There are no dingy tones in draperies ant} wall hang- id LU I10 US$59 VIII`. TQUI-VIII? ILIIIVU IIIl\l ll- ell the gossip be true that I have heard here,then the richest peer and the poorest stetemen. in the United Kingdom live side by side, says a correspondent in the `New York Advertiser. It is no secret that Mr. Gladstone has very limited means at his disposal. Haws:-den Castle belongs to his wife, haying been in-, `unndl-no` `navy: 1:4- Cnkn-n 13`:-unis IIl`I"il U\l III` V` `I9, Li VVIIJ II\l\I Iii " from her father} ilven while holding his rst P1 -emiership the veteran statesman had to, sell a valuable `collec- LI.__ .3 ,I_.I_- .l__ __.j-_, L- __,_ ,- 1, _LI, ___I_. UXINJBIIJCII II1\I UV TI` 1 VCIII-III-VIC UVlII9U" - tion of china in brder to make both ends _._-_L e The rsti place of interest on the way to Hawarden is the little parish church where Mr. Gladstone reads the prayers on Sunday. It is built in the early Eng- I lish style of architecture, and has nothing i remarkable about it` other than being the place where the most, distinguished , man in Great Britain worships. Every 1 Sunday, rain or shine, when at ; Hawarden, the great statesman is found \ in his seat within the chancel of the little } church. His place is on the front bench, which is tted up with a rubber air cushion, and contains a prayer book and Bible. ` - _1\__L Q1 1,. _,,h A` , _ ,, tun 1,1,", 1I,,L1' uvuxvvau IISUI-lalllb V v \_n. uaav Janna: vvatinvuv - w Thou wilt keep im in perfect peace whose mind it4sta.yed on thee.--I TIVLA (11.1.-`In-J-.\u.n ln.~.:l.. q-L..L ..-......_4.-.4`- \lDl) 11154 lu4ElIo'$I VI-O VAAVVI YVII J The Gladstone family, which represents three generations, sits immediately behind the head of the house, while the servants have seats near the choir. The little church is lled every Sunday, many visitors coming for the purpose of seeing and hearing the foremost statesman in Great Britain performing - the humble serviceof reading prayers. - I,J_A_--.__- LA_;-_ !_ _I._-_L _ -.-_-__L___ - 1~-v v- -v..----q `---' ~--.. The Gladstone home is about a quarter of a mile away. The road winds through a beautiful-park of chestnut, oak, ash and walnut trees. On the way you pass the ruins of the old castle, consisting` of a circular keep, the top of which com- mands a good view of the Dee valley. The land is not cultivated, as is the case . at Eaton Hall, but remains in its natural condition. Hawarden Castle is decidedly - modern in appearance, and is surmounted by a high terrace. It is a typical Eng-` lish manor, and contains Mr. Gladstone s valuable working, library. Here the statesman spends his days and nights in study, New books pour in upon him by every mail, and no one in Great Britain. ' is better posted in regard to what is pass- ing in,the literary world than the hermit of Hawarden. 1:11.- _____.__.- .I-_ -1. LL- ....LI. 1.. __..__.I III. LAID W31 I-l\lll0 The average day at the castle is passed` substantially as follows: Mr. Gladstone `wakes at 7.30 o clock and has a light breakfast served him in his room. He generally makes it a point to rise at 10 `o c`iock,\after reading in `bed a couple of hours, and then goes through his mail. As he does not employ a. secretary, this takes some little time. _Very soon, how- ever, he has a pack of postal cards ready for mailing, for letters are rarely written in these latter days. Lunch is now served, after which he reads till 4 o clock, and the remainder of the even- ' ingis divided "between the family re-~ side and the library. -_ ____ -___.._.I__.I__ ___L; _3_.lL__ - Of course, ' everybody who visits Hawarden takes away a memento of the place. But it remainedgfor a. Minneapolis: girl to carry oif the prize for originality in this respect. She noticed some pea`-_ cooks strutting around on the terrace, and, with the aid of a ladder, V secured .from the old gardener by means of a bribe, she succeeded in pulling a feather out of a bird's tail as a. eouveniri of .h ' visit. V ' Mr. Gladstone is nothing if not methodical. Indeed, he has been called a human chronometer. He is as regularna` clockwork In everything, and even. goose anon HF:-nun nu I-A -`hunch I-Jan`! n rnnn n` 1-rung`! Luvlh For the furniture there should be sought high backed chairs in mahogany or old oak effects (faithful copies of some good old design) covered with red stamped leather. an octagonal table and a sideboard made in proportion to the room. neither too large nor too small. Beyond these things a serving table, which should be narrow and oblong with handsome moldings, is all that is essential to complete an orthodox, inex- pensive dining room. ITVI-.. . .1,__I |_...1_.,-._... 3... --...3-..`LL...I1.... IJUULQIIIII Us I determined to ascertain if the saying that no prophet is without honor save in his own country applied to Mr. Glad- stone, and A so I asked the people of Chester right and left what they thoilght of. him. While many had a good word to say for the great statesman not a few denounced him in decidedly emphatic terms. Ot_ course, polities had a great ideal to do. in coloring their opinions; but in not av tow instances there was the -greatest amount of} indifference as to his pressnee among them. One man told -_me hew.`ou1d_n0. Coaerossthe-st'reet"to _tIlk,_ said the fhoushti of he H'AwARDEN' C:%AsTLE ` 'fAH.-EH `Ni5Rj`fi_ERVf~AD'v Afnnug The amount ofchaperonage required by `an engaged eeuple dependsgin a great measure upon` the length of the engage- `menu; If the `time "between the an- nouncement of the" aair and the mar-' riage isa very short one, strict rules do not greatly relax. `Should it continue for _a long period the anoesare allowed to settle down into a kind of . jog trot intimacy, habit accustoming people to see them, about everywhere together,- .and no remark is made about it. They visit each other s relatives and are al- lowed to enjoy each other : sooi'ety_`with- out the restrictions which would still be in force were the engagement a matter [of days or weeks rather than of months. . A A. -.__. __I.I. -~ _1_-- -1 -_._.-...-___ -_.A -3 V. `nu-Jar V: VI a-no u-.-we nation V. Alas!`-Illllwn. At any Public` place of amnseinent, of course, the presence of a ohaperon isaa necessity, but the engagedoouple may walk or ride or cycle together, he may constantly be at her parents house, and they may see each other without inter- ruption. When they dine at the same 1 house. they are sentjnto dinnertogeth- er, and they may dance together. at a ball as often as they like . There` is a- certain consideration for others nec- essary to the engaged and too often over- looked by them as one of their duties. "1. .'l-.._- -_-I_..-..-I_. L-..-a.I.-.. _...I A- lulu nu rot the 0b`n'9rv|I.|oo at j__..._.-.1 Is".__|- cvvonvso -IJ u-nvcan tau v-av vs no-us. uuunvovnn To dance _exclusively together and to 1 sit out in corners when they should be contributing to the general entertain- ment is in. very bad taste. Anything that renders an_engaged oouple`oonspic- uous or forces their sentiments toward each other under the eyes of the general public should becarefully avoided. A. _....~... .... ml... ...........a.. .5 LI... -.:..I `-us-to-V u-vs--u wv v-ucv-u---J on: As soon as the parents 5"E girl have given their consent to an engage- _ment the-tlance should at once make his own relatives aware of the fact. and the next step is theirs It they are near enough to do so, they should at once call on the bride `elect and her people, oering their congratulations and wel- coming her intc their family. Should they live at a distance. they. should lose no time in writing to the- same eect. and as soon as possible they should in- vite her to come and make them a visit. Shemust answer their letters with equal cordiality and, together with here par`- ents, return their call. After the en- gagement has thus been ratied by both sides there should be as littledelay as possible in announcing it to the connec- tions and friends of both sides. The girl's mother takes the first stepin these matters. An announcement in the pa- pers tells the general public of the event. I\.....:...... `L- ..--.........._._-...a. - -....g._:.. :r\'-rv-4- v v --v----5 -vv--.. The ideal bedroom is undoubtedly that winch is light and pleasant, with soft: toned hangings, unobtrusive, pretty wall paper and suicient furniture to "95! vuoou unnv avoavo nan tlvlnlonia vo voav v v venu- During the engagement `a. certain amount of tact is often needed to steer a fair course between the claims of the families on each side. Wise parents will recognize the fact that it is. the bride elect and her people who come first under these circumstances and who A have a right to expect the first consider- ation. All arrangements are theirs to make by rights._ and it is only natural that the bridegroom's people, though courtesy is due to them. should occupy somewhat of a position in the back- ground at this particular time. To ob- ject to what is usual would be very ab- surd and injudicious. "IYL.._ LL- _-.I.`|.'.... -__._._..-_..-..`A... -..- u--- on --an u-J vusanvcvuuu When the wedding arrangements are being made, the bridegroom`s people should be the first to be made acquaint- ed with them. The bride elect should ask his sisters, or failing those his cous- ins. to act as bridesmaids with her own sisters or girl friends, and all his rela- tives should be made to feel that they are the chief guests of the occasion. They should be informed of arrange- ments and consulted on any minor ' points in which their taste or preference may have a voice. These little details are tries in themselves, but. show cour- ytesy of feeling and are likely to have a good eifect in cementing the relations between both families. Window Ornaments. One of the most e ective ways of us- ing autumn leaves is to arrange them with pressed ferns and grasses between two pieces of glass. which may be put to any number of beautiful uses. It the glasses are out the size of the panes in the hall window and are then framed, a little wire hoop being attached to hang them up by. an exquisitely illuminated window may be had_ for a very small cost. This is a pretty way. too, for bid- ing a view shat is not particularly de- sirable, according to a contributor to the New York "`ribune. who says: A square bamboo table made with two glass shelves, each of double pieces of glass. with the pressed ferns and leaves be- tween, is altogether charming `A screen which shows the ickering wood re through the artistically arranged groups of leaves is another happy conception. Boxes may be made in this .`way, with the edges covered with gnmmed ribbon and then stitched together. This is also one of the prettiest ways `for arranging . a collection ofpressed butteries, and it may easily be conceived how beantifil- ly the gorgeous insects may-be combined .-p8d.I. -...A'.u..4`I --..-..3........ .1 -I__4.'. ` lIII.- WE 7p'23Z.a?".peo1me' """'.."5?'p1.I.`?a;""vi~'n".2 slightest touch of mncilago hero and A.L..... ._I`I .._Z... L. LAIJI LL- .-...._ wane.-vvuv vvtvno `an un- eherawill games to S'&'7ho"o&.' ternn or leavosin pod" . as too much Tutu or gate wil_1'dutnoy VA ETIQU ETTE` OF - TODAY. FEns?ix$*Fuizus gin; bu1"rnnruns.- i ,Our` Stock of Scribblers and iixercise Books Cannet be Equalled for Value All Sizes in Dierent Bindings of the new Presbyterian Book of Praise with or without Music. To clear Out, wlll se||.BaIance of Baby car- rlagosaf cost Price; ` AS SHOWN IN FASHIONABLE `DINING ROOMS AND BEDROOMS. SCOTT S BOOKSTORE, BARBIE. SCOTT S BARRIE tROBT.?CRISTOE9 - - BOOT( ;oM`PLE'rI-: s`r$o%cK or SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES. SIMCOPSCPIONEER NEWSPAPER. BARBIEVS LEADING JOB PRINTING OFFICE. -u-u we-Iv oaauuv voaluvuhlaa vvvuqsa 17 noon: Many bedrooms are furnished with tted furniture, which is by far the most tasteful arrangement, turning awk- ward nooks and corners to artistic as well as useiul account. and at the same time sensibly increasing the conven- ience of the room. The bed. dressing- table. washstand, wardrobe, writing table. replace and bookshelves are all fitted in such a way that a part of one piece often goes to form part of another, "T while the center of the floor is left per- fectly free. A walnut or cherry suit of this description makes an elegant room, while in quite "a dierent style pine painted white. with composition mount- ed panels. produces a charming result. ADVANCE N0. 5 |lllNlllP.ST.. TUP Fll]0R. 'PRoPRIE*roR. % BINDERY Drop us a Card. And We will endeavor to please you; N o t h i n g known to the trade We are not familiar with ; and our prices are reasonable. m:nnoo.\1 wmx FITTED FURNITURE. ` give every necessary comfort while leav- ing plenty of space in which to move about Everything is done to make it healthy an?! cheerful, with every com- fort the most exacting could wish. l.I-.-... L...I_..-..-_ .._..- --....:..I...A _.A.'I. LARGEST CIRCULATION, MOST NEWS---MOST ADS. ononmo choapsi.' - Always the Best. ONE ISSUE A WEEK, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Fashion Echoes. Fancy designs in brooches come And. go. but diamond crescents,- stars, how- knots, horseshoes and ower`-do-lnce al- ways please.`