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  2. Worth's Predecessors.

    There were men dressmakers before Worth. The first celebrity who made his mark in thin particular line was Rhomberg. son of a Bavarian ...

    Article : 399 words
  3. A Human Wriggle.

    A lady contributor to the "Wide Bay News," in giving an account of a visit to Sydney, gives the following amusing experience at a matrimonial agency:— ...

    Article : 568 words
  4. Spray.

    There have been many stories told within the last few days about Vice-Chancellor Bacon ; there is said to be only one to tell about the late Vice-Chancellor Malins. When that most ...

    Article : 91 words
  5. Short Story.

    Mr. William Hounslow, otherwise Burglar Bill, followed his bundle of swag over the low window—sill on to the first-story veranda. Then he removed ...

    Article : 1,048 words
  6. The Table.

    A new recipe for broad pudding has been found, and is presented with the endorsement of being worth a place in the appendix leaves of the housekeeper's ...

    Article : 146 words
  7. Household Hints.

    A little salt added to the water in which cut flowers are placed will keep them fresh for a longer time than if only pure water is used. ...

    Article : 229 words
  8. Comic Cuttings.

    Hicks: "Gray says that he owes every, thing to his wife." Wicks: "Oh no, that can't be. He owes me £10." You can select a man from any sect ...

    Article : 982 words
  9. Appearances of Poets.

    Edward Fitzgerald gives, a description of Tennyson as a young man in one of the letters in the current "Temple Bar." He tells Mr. Kemble that he remembers ...

    Article : 105 words
  10. Almond Blare Mange.

    Take one quart of milk, sweeten to taste, and put it on to boil in a very clean saucepan. Blanch 3oz. of sweet almonds (with a few bitter ones among ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. Might Not Get Either.

    "What kind of money are you in favour of ?" inquired the energetic statesman." Which metal do you prefer as currency ?" ...

    Article : 73 words
  12. Accidents by Fire.

    Children should never be allowed to play with fire. Lamps, candles, or matches should not bo placed in a position where they can reach them, and grates should be protected by fence-guards, the ...

    Article : 88 words
  13. Myrtle Cake.

    This recipe, coming from a kind correspondent in Sydney, should meet with a good reception from those readers who me always pleased to find something ...

    Article : 132 words
  14. An Airship for One.

    A. J. Cooley, an inventor, of New York, Bays he has successfully completed an airship which will carry one person. It is about 10ft. in length, with two pair ...

    Article : 157 words
  15. Sea Bathing.

    Very young children should not bathe in the open sea. It is not only that the water is cold or that a wave may inflict a shock, but the little child is nearly ...

    Article : 96 words
  16. Boiled Icing for Cake.

    This is somewhat different from our mode of icing but it seems very simple. Put half-a-pound of white sugar and a wineglassful of water into a stewpan. ...

    Article : 97 words
  17. School Luncheon.

    To put up a lunch for a child's midday meal at school is a duly to which very little thought is given; most mothers think anything eatable will suffice to ...

    Article : 452 words
  18. The Nobility of the Donkey.

    The donkey (says the "Gentleman's Magazine"), who rather undeservedly has come to be considered one of the "natural" of the animal world, was ...

    Article : 365 words
  19. The Wrong Colour.

    It was a very hot day, and when Mr. Dunnigan happened to meet his daughter with Her friend, he, wishing to do the polite thing, invited them to have ...

    Article : 105 words
  20. Tattooing.

    The "ancient and fantastic" habit of tattooing is common to all the races of men. It is co-extensive with the limits of the world and coeval with human ...

    Article : 497 words
  21. Cup Pudding.

    From the same kind hand comes a recipe similar to that which is frequently used by the Canadian Wives. Make a batter with a cup of flour, two ...

    Article : 72 words
  22. The Great Seal.

    Wherever the Lord High Chancellor goes he must carry with him the Great Seal, and that is not to be trusted out of the country. This precious ...

    Article : 78 words
  23. To Steer With.

    A follow was having his hair cut the other day in a Sixth-avenue barber shop. He gave the barber particular instructions not to remove a long lock that ...

    Article : 313 words
  24. Recently Launched.

    The big whale-back steamship City of Everett, the largest vessel of the type ever built, which was recently launched from a State of Washington ship-yard. ...

    Article : 96 words
  25. Think Her an Angel.

    A church has been organised in America with Ida Deckard as chief divinity. She is young, fair-haired, and given to seeing visions. Her neighbours, rude ...

    Article : 140 words
  26. Monsters of Bygone Days.

    The Mastodon and the Megatherium must for the future take a back seat. There has lately been unearthed in the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado, the fossil ...

    Article : 425 words
  27. Playing It Low on the Police man.

    A practical joke, recently played on two Birmingham policemen, is deserlbed in the "Daily Mail":—A certain suburban tradesman has a very convenient ...

    Article : 445 words
  28. Joaquin Miller.

    Joaquin Miller's grandfather was a soldier under William Henry Harrison, but his father was so much of a man of peace that he lived for seventy years ...

    Article : 78 words
  29. Peculiaritics of Laughter.

    Laughter is the overflow of a cheerful pirit, the natural and spontaneous expression of joy, which in various legrees manifests itself in smiles ...

    Article : 272 words
  30. A Natural Law.

    When Zerah Colburn, the Vermont mathematical "prodigy," visited Harvard College he told in four second the exact number of seconds in eleven ...

    Article : 142 words
  31. Bacteriological Comfort.

    Modern science seems to take an amazing delight in upsetting preconceived notions (says the "Pall Mail Gazette"). If there is one thing more ...

    Article : 282 words
  32. Another "Sick Man."

    It may truly be said of the Government of China (says the Hongkong "Daily Press") that "the whole heart is sick, the whole head is sick, the whole heart is sore." Rotten ...

    Article : 241 words
  33. A New Palate Joy.

    Is there any prize to reward the inventor of a new gastronomic pleasure? if such a distinction exists, it may, per[?]aps, be justly claimed by the party ...

    Article : 103 words
  34. A Murdered Premier.

    How daring and vigorous Stambuloff the murdered Premier of Bulgaria, wain his work has been shown over and over again. A notable instance was the ...

    Article : 199 words
  35. Deaths of Children.

    A well-known statistician has boon publishing some figures which originally wore road nt tho Congress of Hygiene at Budapest, which made it clear that the proportion ...

    Article : 93 words
  36. A Nice Bride.

    Here is an item for those who happen to be [?] to prince [?] may mean nothing at all out of the common but a succession of ill-luck. It ...

    Article : 112 words
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