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THE HURON SIGIAL . FHIAY. MARCH 9 1883.
tyres. neddise asst wee eeesa
Na4t313t).
.1s towards bedding, we find the old
tashionwd sheet, trade by see in • to etb
•,r two lengths of yard wide sheet ng,t "
and a Calf yards lung, all too arrow and
short fur the wide beds of the present.
The douole width sheeting will " tuck
In " c rufurtably aid give each uocupitni
of a double bed it fair share, and should
lei at least two and throe -quarters of s
yard lung. A wide hem at one and nar-
row at the other helps one remember'.o
to put the end which covered the iso t
last night to he against the face to -night.
The upper end of the sheet is frequently
hemstitched, or embellished with drawn
work, especially if the material ban linen,
or edged with Titration lace,-- which
washes well -and folded back to serve as
r sheet sham. The soft, warm woolen
blanket, so comfortable in a cold Mils t
.0 harmony with the fancy for Jeoo':•'-
.ng everything, has its band of creel eu -
broidery in Kensington stitch, or ruw of
feather sticking in bright wo..le. Patch-
work quilts aro much lose popular than
fifteen or twenty years ago, though w
sometimes hear of women with w little
to do and that little of such small mo-
ment that they can spend their leisure
in snipping calico into bits for the sake
of sewing them together again. The
papers recently contained an account of
a woman who had spent five years in
piecing a quilt containing 324,787 pieces !
Newspapers never tell lies, therefore i
mast be su, but think of the toil that
went to the wwiug together of those in-
,iuitesual scraps, and " what was It all,
when all was done ?" Think of sleeping
under anything e, " freckled " as that
iuust be ! There was an •,evasion for
the saving of chintz and prints when
such febris wore scarce ane dear, but st
present values it is a waste of time and
energy to concentrate both in such
trival eoonumy, if such is can be called
Sizable pieces,, may be joined by the
sewing machine for a comfortable, but
it is a waste of stitches to quilt pat. 11 -
work.
For the guest room, cheese cloth sem
furter', tufted with pale pink, blue et
cardinal wool, soc,rding to the prevail-
ing tint of of the room, are daintiest of
coverings ; for more cummun u*e the
ample " comforts " of calico tied with
colored yarns, are saving of stite:lre.
They can be made fight .•r heavy, as dv-
sired for use in summer or winter. It is
now the fashion t, throw across th
foot of the be 1 r " dozer to cruop un-
der when one wants to indulge in " for-
ty winks" in the day time, and as ex-
tra protection at night. The " c :.zy
quilts " of ai!k patchwork arm mach ad -
„tired fur this puroosr, handsome sign
ones in gay colon are shown by a lead-
ing firm in this city; hot one of cream}
cheese cloth, with large tufts of prett'
wools, and cr. chteed bonito. :o 1 iatei ,
is tempting to any tired individual not
too " high -tuned.
White spreads arc par excellence th.
atoll apprupriatu outer coverings, soil
the Marseilles. counterpanes are no's to
be had at very reasonable figures and
:are very desirable. though heavy and
unwieldy to wash. They must bo pull- ambers• OPta►eesot tenor.
ad square and straight When hint on t!t• ; ttt told 1Vitberfurcr, rospoeot+u;r
line, folded and put under a heavy 'Tess ! „ Butler'sreat work. "'ieu may prove
.hen dry, or, at heat, ironed but sli ht- Et
:alp}'' ou1� I,•; analogy.' Syuuey `.with
ly on the wrong side. The " honey-
comb' ,•prcads, with borders dont iu .-a the ur.k is "th4: most noble ar.d
olored worsteds are pretty cud suit Wit.surprising defeice of revealed religion
r the children's lards. A lady who)hit• tot'; matte.Fielding sea+ ''the vow
.core leisure th 1r, mem+•+y made herself a Homier of human nature.' : ceordio to
`anda.lmc spread in the following also- Byrom, "a blockhead," if we believe Dr.
Johnston. .Johnston himself was duh -
nor : She purchased bleaohe4l double -
heel ''Crsa Major by Lord AucLit.lec.
width elineti•e; stitched it over a linin° ..lfu h a nothing of the hear lout *he
f Chea .e, cotton with a thin layer of
l akin," a.ti.i Goldsmith. `►Jnhnstoo . as
flatting bet weed. !roil thele skUtehetl
the curiae .t basket of flowers in (:riot amt Odious and mean character,' acc•r1l-
;encil licca :and quiltedthe:°, tillingiu in;; to Horace' Walpole ; Mr. TLon::s
with a border er shells. It was :tory ('arklc pr••iaes ..1111 :1114 "a nava o1 aims
1 , jotne 11, s CI • of Ia i ei ter
and e.ige • with a ruffle ° +sou. is a popu-
lar style at present. Bolster ua•.s a e
usualty outdo of the material of the
sore pd ; t u ods are works 1 i.. sorllops
iii • tto.. bode sti c , •'1.14 Ai u%ulut t"
each, t...lougb wi.io.t a notion is run as it
drawiug strive, and the ends tied iu
.1-4e bow.
Tae Wiese Le
The Portland Ad ysr t«Ila the fol -
The
story :
"There was au cult out sergeant -at -
law soma years ago who had a cork leg
that was a triumph of artiatie deception.
None of hos intimates knew for certain
was the real ands which was the
, ...is limb. A wild young wag of the
ter liar,' who knew the sergeant pretty
w •, •love thuuklit to utilize the know-
leJgt of the sergeant's secret to take in a
o u, neo y -fledged young barrister.
T sergeant was addressing a special
jury at Westiuiniater in his usual ear -
nes 411'1 teheulent style, and the wag
whis•a'red to his neighbor :
'You see how hot old ltuzfn:: is over
Ws Grow ; now, I'll but you a soverign I'll
r • this pin into his leg up to its htad,
old he'll mover notice it, ie'$a.,ab.orbed
in his case. He's a must extraordiiary
luau in that.'
"Thu was more than the greenhorn
ouuld swallow, so be to..k the bet. The
wag task a large pin from his waist.•ost,
and, lea g forward, drove it up to tl.e
head in the sergeant's leg. A yell that
froze the blood of all who heard it, that
ma I: the hair of the jury stand on end
sol caused the Judge's wig almost to fall
of. ran through the court. 'By Jove!
it's the wrong leg, and Tye lost my
money,' txclaimed the dismayed and
c-nacience-stricken wag, quite regardless
of the pain he had inflicted upon the
learned sergeant."
/iris ilk. art Tiled,
I'r ,tubly the seeratte girl doesn't kiwi
liar twind mare than a few minuted :.t
ti.e . She is forever wishing se oath.:.
ur another was s utet:'iug else until 11
something ed -e, and then she .' . hes
w e still another thing. Wkun she .a a
ah •pp ug she has the •4•14t ,truadful ti
• 1.. Shu is almost always tertaiu t,
w Out to toter) whatever ..he gots and Mot
• • •.ethtug else. Wi.un she ,goes out .1,.
t .1 is '.ecau.e she has not 4•11 her
shopping exeeursiun been able tp keep
her .mind t.gether long enough to buy
anything of sutbe.uut c•.usequence t,• 'e•
The uucertau"ty whteli curracterlttos
t shopping experiences,
does not embarme ,heli a nen it comes
to se.umun{ r n..sban 1. It is easier for
most girls to pick out r husband pita°
is w match a ribbon, and souse of them
dou't gtve as much consideration au.i
hought to the 1.110 as t.. tit« other. Aro'
yet it isn't very easy to exchaage r hus-
band when nue finds she hes made a lois
take. Pertaps the girls are not so .ouch
W blame. A sweet mustache sad a love-
ly uocktie arc not to be resisted by every-
body; they are well designed to capture
t .e average girl.
But while setae girls change their
minds a little ton late, there are those "f
a quie'ier disposition. Oos of these lat-
ter has just wine to the public alteutuoo
in Illinois. She has been sued fur breach
of promise. She engaged herself to a
arreet mustache and rerfectly lovely
necktie, but shortly .aacnvered that she
really didn't want to marry them. When
a ie was brought into caurt to explain,
s to merely indicated in the chosen Mp-
g .age of the untamed wast that the
young man was iios to Lank at but he
made her tired. He had nothing but
his mustache and necktie, and she was
one of the rare girls who had foun 1 out
this tact before she had married hers. If
t . these shines. iArhetber the jury will
award to mustache and necktie any dam -
&tee has not vet been determined.
in cases like this, girls would do them-
selves mure justiee if they would ge
tired sooner. The large majority of
thein don't find out how tired they are
D Carriage Wor 1
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Manufacturer of First-Claa*
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permanently cured and wbu are daily re-
commending Electric Bitten, will prove
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rya' Lite fee re■estees Weakened by Mc
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Try it for Chapped Hands, Cuts, Buten
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The Chinese will often imitate the voice
and manner of the people with whom
they live, and that, I am satisfied, with-
out any intention of impertinence or hu-
mor. The Chinaman in my employ gave
a carious illustration of this. One mem-
ber of the family was a musical young
lady who was near sighted and some -
What given to vanity and affectation. I
had often seen "John" watching her with
considerable quiet interest, but was not,
then aware how closely he had copied
her young lady airs.
One morning "John" was sent to dust
a room in which were several musical in-
struments. As I passed the door, which
was slightly ajsr, 1 heard a discordant
twanging of guitar strings. Peeping in,
I discovers 1 him in approved troubadour
attitude, with a sheet of music before
him and attempting too sing Schubert's
"Serenade " He • could remember no
more than "Thlough the Tleee," then he
would begin again. He looked and act-
ed so much like one who was accustomed'
to sing it that I stele away to call some
till after marria:e, and then the husband of the othe•i to participate in my enjoy -
whom they have not concerned them- ment.
selves .tcry much to select cannot by ex- When :ve reacted our pest of ubserca-
changod like the three-quarters of a tion, "John" had given up the guitar
yard of rsbbon which has cost them and was seated at the piano, with stiff
weeks of anxiety and painful thought back and elevated wrists, pretec'iig to
a id care. The average girl won't care play an aocompaninrect. He w• old eto p
t'. read this. She doesn't want advice playing and settle his ir' awirary skirts.
o t the natter of selecting a husband, then pretend to adjust his eye -glasses,
but when she is going to buy a new pair then turn over the leaves of the music,
of etrking.' she will seek the wisdom
:tad c :i•crience of all iter acqaintances.
Girls are the prize puzzles of this world.
-- rl'hiladelphia Press.
Art Desi&ns 111 Will Papers.
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He Annoyer
20,000 Rolls of the Latest De signs
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The Phitos gild Fashions,
.At
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any sore where all usher preparations fall. ' YOCR
Call at (leu. Mynas' Drug Store and get Table
a package. Twenty-five cents is all it i and,
ousts. 2
SOC Cut1ery--Best Veit&,
AadwLargest A.s
mslpest is the ((aunty. also a fall lime of Shelf Hardware.
Antonio De Maclaine. was arrested at ( Paint$ and Oils at Bottom Prices
•
New ]ark yesterday nn the arrival of I —ave Hua--- '
the steamer, cn the charge of obtaining
$57,000 from the Bank of Brazil on furl- Barb Wire Best Made.
ed paper. He is highly connected, his
uncle being a baron.
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ing a few drops briskly is all that is
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for weeks, but one minutes ..pplication
removes all pain and will prove the great
saltie of Kram's Fluid Lightning. Twen-
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"Why should a mane bhood is warm
andpeer at them with i:is :...yt almost with'n
Cit ike hisgrandsire cut in alabaster?
burled in the pages
• After striking a few more ulsc•'rds, he
daintily stroked his imaginary—bangs,"
toyed co-iuettishly with the "bangle.'"
w!icil Were tl* .'I: itis •ll bola. r:li -
1: g 111* :;1':• ,.:tela 1. 4/./ 11 ..;.,.." %illl-
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