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  2. A FACT.

    Little Boy: ' Please, Mrs. Grumpy' mother wants to know if you will lend her your washtub?' Mrs. Grumpy: ' No, I can't. The hoops ...

    Article : 38 words
  3. Ladies' Column.

    THE Louis Quinze and Louis Seize dress fashions carry all before them for smart wear, and have been seized upon by the originators of fashion to express ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 181 words
  4. AS USUAL.

    In an old Virginian cemetery there is a weather-beaten tombstone bearing this inscription: 'I await my husband. May 26, 1840.' ...

    Article : 38 words
  5. OF COURSE YOU DO.

    Crank: ' Funny it is you alway find a thing in the very last place you look.' Cute: ' It's only natural.' Crank: ' How's that?' ...

    Article : 43 words
  6. CHOOSING A PARTNER.

    He: ' Will you be my partner in a game of whist?' She (archly): ' Why should you choose me?' ...

    Article : 33 words
  7. SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY ON RADIUM.

    At a recent meeting at the Midland Institute, Sir William Ramsay, K.C.B., P.R.S., delivered his second lecture on 'The Properties of Radium.' Although ...

    Article : 774 words
  8. A CORRECTION.

    A northern express drew up at a station in the early morning for a few minutes' wait, when a pleasant-looking gentleman stepped out on the platform, and, inhaling ...

    Article : 57 words
  9. Miscellaneous.

    A CHINESE marriage is a solemn ceremony—no talk, no levity, and much crying. After the exchange of presents the bride is dressed with much care in brocade ...

    Article : 169 words
  10. MUST BE STRONG.

    A little girl went into a chemist's shop and asked for a toothbrush, ' Do you like them hard or soft?' she was asked. ...

    Article : 57 words
  11. HINTS TO BEGINNERS WITH INCUBATORS.

    The beginner is apt to overlook some of the incubator manufacturers' rules and emphasise others too much. To know just what to do in emergencies will often ...

    Article : 474 words
  12. EXPLAINED.

    An Irishman and some friends were passing through a certain town in Western America, when the Irishman remarked: ' I very place I turn there is a ' Cohen ...

    Article : 83 words
  13. AT 10.15 P.M.

    Papa enters sitting-room, and discovers daughter and young Robinson side by side on sofa. ' Ah, Mr Robinson,' remarked he, affably, ...

    Article : 72 words
  14. THE NEW BOLERO BLOUSE.

    The new full bolero, which, in cloth, is a feature of walking modes, is reflected in some of the latest editions of silk boleros for the house, an example of which is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 187 words
  15. VERY POOR MILLIONAIRES.

    We and the inhabitants of the land of Cousin Jonathan are not the only countries to possess millionaires. There are some in Prussia, even. But what a ...

    Article : 151 words
  16. CONUNDRUMS.

    What is smaller than a goat's mouth?— Its tongue. What is the weight of the moon in round numbers?—Four quarters ...

    Article : 48 words
  17. WHY CERTAIN ANIMALS DISLIKE AND FEAR EACH OTHER.

    Even animals which have been domesticated for centuries retain the hatred of each other that is characteristic of the same species in a wild state. The antipathy ...

    Article : 214 words
  18. Items of Interest.

    IMAGINATION.—The first wheel of the soul.—Sibbes. Good men are the conscience of society, —S. Smiles. ...

    Article : 228 words
  19. EARLY TOMATOES.

    Almost every one who has kept a kitchen garden knows all about the cultivation of the tomato. But for the benefit of the young we give a few hints which, if followed, ...

    Article : 174 words
  20. ' ALBINISM.'

    Mr F. S. Gramshaw, M.D., F.R.C.S., recently gave his brother naturalists a lantern-illustrated lecture on 'Albiuism' in the York Museum. A well-known writer ...

    Article : 353 words
  21. A SMART COAT.

    Quite a revolution has of late come about in coats, it being now an accepted fact that the lines of the figure shall be carefully followed. Dexterity of an expert ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 193 words
  22. Farm and Garden.

    UPON almost every farm may be found old trees with sound trunks that are bearing undesirable varieties, which may be grafted, and in a few years produce ...

    Article : 513 words
  23. Odds and Ends.

    'DOES your husband take as much interest in horse-racing as he used to?' ' Yes, Charlie can always tell the day ...

    Article : 46 words
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