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.or wbat sliould '' th hl et e,noi' les wh ite .dto}:? On the top ofth ta m'or what should I listei when all is hush'd And when even the brook'is still? ot, (wait for I know that my lovewl 0e On some errand roy bent, And b y#"Iac! 'ac? ' ill' be gl abi4 W it h m owfa content ; -waifo the f frosedanow? For a stop that setteth my heart aglow, For a voice whose music too well I know, As my lady comes through the snow. I know she will come, for the etgow is hard When it. lies at the poor man?edoor, And therefore my love with her gentle heart ,' ' Thinke the'1oh should befriend'tbe pod . -So not vainly shall I for her coming wait, And perchance i, nigy vei be, t -bly lady shall learn from to-day to own That er pity should reach to me. So I wait for she oraoklo of frozen snow, For a tto'p that.setteth mk heatt'g oW, 'otas v ooe whoee miusie too wgll l kpw, As fny,lady cones through the sno . Atd then when eli;:ones thro' the.risp white snow, ' Will she meet me with glad surprise? Al I then, shall I read what m'y heart would know - in the dream of her. sweot blue ey ? 'I know she will give me at least 1, And(m.y heart in its light sh t,glopf; ' 'or lo i'e,in its warmth, can defy the o61t Anti cai'laugh. though the north wlndb blow, So I wait for the craoklp of froz@n snow, For a step that setteth my heart aglow, For a voice whose music too well I know, As my.lady- coties through :the snow. IN RHETTA'S GARDEN. It was only a little spot south of the 'house, but violets blossomed sooner there than anywhere else, and great bursting pinks made the air spicy while other people's were only in bud. There were daffodils in the grassy, lorder, and blue bells, and blue spider lillies. There were two rose-bushes, one cin namon and one damask, while _ ddubje sweet gilly-flowers sowed themselves and came up every year along with mignonette and chrysanthemums. It was a sweet, fragrant, old-fashioned little garden, which Rhetta's mother had tended and taken pleasure in, and iow it was Rhetta's. There' she -worked all her spare half-hours, sowing rand watering, weeding and transplant ing, till her little hands were brown, and her checka like her own cinnamon roses. ' Aunt Dorcas, in the kitchen, ,xsed to wonder "how on earth that -child could be so 'content all alone out in her posy bed 1" But Rhetta was not so orten alone of late, since they had taken a boarder. Italph Callender found that the pleas. antest path to the house lay through the little flower-garden, and when his jobs of copying failed to occupy his time, what could be more natural than to use his leisure helping the blushing ygatrdener? It was he who carried away :all the weeds, divided the white.peony roots and reset 'them, and dug more thuroughly than Rhetta evsr could ar:mund the dear old rose-bushes. Over their work they fell talking, as young people will, and already Rhetta's father began to watch them a little anxiously above his spectacles as he sat on the 'tperch, while one of the neighbors had remaiked to Aunt Dorca, that it was a pity that young Callender was not a man of fortune as well as of family. In truth, riches had taken unto them selves win'gs and flown away from the Calleuders a year before, so that Ralph, Insteadi o* becoming junior partner in 'an ok'i and p)rosperous business, saw -nothing before him but what his two 'hands' could earn, and being totally un prepired for such a prospect, he had to 'take a little time to get used to it, and t'o:a nd out which way to turn. Mean -while he had drifted to this suburban *town, and waitig to find a situation as clerk or accountant, did copying to ~support himself, and boarded at Rhet 'ta's. I.t was the day they had, been' trans planting touchi-me-nots, and Ralph had bhrown himself down under tihe plum * tree for a respite, while Rhetta pulled the faded biossoms from a primrose. He * might have been misanthrophic enough at that moment if he had chosen, for the last line of copying lay upon his "table finished, with not so much as a 'hint of an order for any more. Worse than that, a clerk's place he had been hoping for had that very morning b'een given to another, If he had got it, he could have spoken to Rihetta at once. * ~ Is glance followed her as she bent over her plants, her garden bonnet .dropping back from liar bright brown 'hair, and his fingers sought instmne, Lively a little ring that hid in his vest pocket. The 0old Callender pride had *come to this, that he only waited for 4the barest chance of being able to earn a living before he offered heart and hand to pretty Rhetta Wood, whose 'bonnie face was all her dowey. But ho could not help letting love color his wvords a little when he said, presently, to Rhetta, as he watched her: "When I make my fortune, you shall have green-houses and hot-beda, and gardens laid out on terraces." -"I4ke Colonel Porter's?" laughied Rhel,ta, blushing over her trowel.' "Oh! have you ever seen his place, Mr. Cal 'lender? It's over on the west side." "I think I have passed it," answered ' the young man, indifferently. "Big 'trees, three terraces, ribboin beds, and a -peacock on the lt4wn; Is ,that the . -place?"" "Yes: isn'6 It splendidi" 'exclaimedl 2thietta, "L, at a s o that way when I take aw w ' f and oh! howlI do ion4 'esb r.'things I see the gardeneg' w y-slips and cut-. 'tinga, an 11 att out. Per --:ectlyIg , I "Wtisy og b ou ak htnl for themi?" "Ask,hitP , d' Rhietta caught her beathtp e9yidea of her doing so saudacious at tlng. "Why I[ wouldn't "Don'tfdu kn6w themi?--the family, iI Imean," ' "No; ho* eoui4I?N Ebse Porter and [ went bh mn s opi.and when she rid , i e a~eM bows and sailies th4 isn $~acquaimted. @1he is n4oss. It is Lime tfgp unisat now; she has been in w~nall the spring.n Ralpi ~ e no answer. Hie was4i wvtgsre-love kcnot -of g ra~Aade, nd'ahntwas done the a tett, bus' Za.. S g 6 sonj lip of f1niAW& PQre 'a iKi,')1f said; nohas so ma y ds, n ,Iha e only thM1littlq pin, one. And I want a root of day4ily vey much, and some tea r..e cuttings and a double Genoe v let a bl * s a . lea 1 ! b e Prtei now, r g . th tre"in her pony phaeton. Isn't she ovely?Y" As-the jaunt basket phaeton moved slowly by, a bright, pretty face glanced from it, smili cordially at Rhetta, and then a ooWpFla, sudden focUcitioh'arid p sur. ,brise at sigbt/dt /Rl' h Oal er, who dtok'is atoftres8potful "Why, dyo Tdow e?" asked Rhetta, amazed. "I find I do, She -my sister Pallf bgoame great frie d dfJat ewpo r-was ,4 Miss 1' tspnt tIe t ouse the te I tho must be she when you described he Ralph Calehder ypduo 'itnd reflectively at, the ground. He was re. oa, ing that' gaf holiday seaor when R e rorter and his. sister were tlbe be les of their Set. Ie coild 'have aunted his frien<ds by tile hundred, A d now-"Povery does riiike a differ: nce," he thought, bitterly. All who had it .ii thei power to aid him h d turned the cold shoulder. He was simply a pobr mian seeking emplo ment, and 4e e tt od with thjwp d.I away the dead leaves from a pink root and said nothing. Newport! Nahant! And. peopledike the Porters for inti mate friendsl It seemed to remove Ralph far from her quiet, even life, and to set him where she had no pa'rtt The basket phaeton- was now seen returning down the stret with' ts pretty occupant, who stoep'ed her po nies opposite the cottage with such an evident int@ntion to speak to Ralph dallenderithat he at once went out of the garden and stood in the road at her side. Rhetta saw them shake hands in the most friendly manner, heard Rose's musigal laughter ' and 's*reet voice, though she could noti distinguish the words, and in a few moments more, to her surprise, Ralph stepped into the phaeton, sat down by-Rose, took the reins in his hands and drove rapidly away, with a backward glance and smile, which to Rhetta seemed to say: "she is an old friend, you seel" But when he did not cO)me home to dinner she thought it strange. Her father a'l Aunt Darcas made no coin menet, for RLlpli had often been absent at thatMhour when} seeking for employ ment. t'Rhetta d,id not mention that he drove away with Rose Porter, but a neighbor, who hail watched them, came in during the afternoou and spoke of it with great interest. Aunt Dorcas at once felt a great 4interest too, pnd Rhiett found it'so iryinq to osten to their 'remarks and surniises tbat she slipped out of the house to her garden, and did hard weeding in her flower beds for two hours without sparing herself. But she heard every step that passed by-on the sidewalk, and knew that Ralph Callender did not come. The afternoon waned restlessly away. He surely would come back by supper time; and Rhetta, in a fresh gown, with pansies at her belt, hummed little songs as she moved about setting the table fQr Aunt Dorcas, "I wouldn't put on that dish of honey," Aunt Dorcas-.--"not till you see whether he's'coining."'' ' "Oh, he'll come," said Rhetta, but she stopp)ed singing, Mr. Wood cam'e in, washed his face and hands at the sinic and sat down in his place at the table. Aunt Doroas passed him a cup of ten. -"Where's Qallender?" he asked, look ing around. "Why, haven't you heard?" said Aunt Dorcas. "He drove off with Rote Porter, and we haven't caught igtof hini sinde.",. *"The Porters are old frienfas Of this," said Rhetta, flushing up. "Hum! hum!" muttered her rather, as he drank his tea from the saucer, in which lie had cooled it. Aunt Dorcas now questioned the girl as to all sheknew about this old friepd ship, and at the close said, with the air of oi e Who meant to do her d,ty by all, nio ratL er how mercilessly: 'tWell, like as iit' they'll. hake a smatch of it. Birds of a feather flock together." Supper was over, cleared away, and all the dishes washed, but still Ralph Callender did not come. As it grew dark, Mr. Wood strolled off to chat with the neh~hbors, and Aunt Dorcas, putting on her bonnet and black silk shawl, wept te the;w,eekly prayer meet ing. Rhetta,'left fr'ed from comment, went up into her little garden, and leaed against the plum tree, with a strange dull pain gnawing at her heart. It seemed like days and iveeks since Ralph drove away withi smiling, pretty Rps? Porter. And she herspit has be. gnn to think of him' as somehow her own. That very morning, under that very tree, there had been .in :his looks and in his tones touches of tenderness that had filled her heart with stybtle happiness. But now it was all over; in an instant she had lost him. Rose Porter had taken him away,' and though lie might come back, he would never, never be the same .Rslph again, She felt a girlish certainty of that. The little bright dream was over. A t brat she did not blame Rose. Very probably she had loved him two years ago, and had b?en til e now, regretting tiid6 reclaim him. - "Well, I anitayIc him up too,"'.tilolt geat, hot terenign oo eyes. 'Only I can nedrp frhh ,and - bring him b~~'nap~.tV Avid at thiat shen tba thef'elf upi% the dewy grass and .ept' inj,ebtrain edly. She was too ydOhng to De ' cayal ble of the terrible, tearless sorrw yisic which an older woman may sieetc. reaveiinent and 2iarbe. y knew that evylt sInce morning, tba&1y 1 aw, that she was y W an4 tbjo oe mmt a 4. Theasf fh dnth 0 ' beliott'ogie and rs~ h~~% in10t hoed tag 4lj 1;4 heh0 abh e little> 1betta Wod crying ,for lost happines that bad1 never really been hi, And now it med to h, that' Rbse was cruel, th midto her wealth, ber luxury, id her do06ri lovets, to cotie iwooplbgdown upon xsOne pban of bliss in a lifetime, Rho ta . sre that in all the ears to come she should never, never mirry. That was all, Over ,from. th thie fort" The crickbos hummed about her, the ghtmoths brushed by het unheeded; th moon.rose, but she cid not know it. Shk was thinking hbw she 4%lild live all her life lobg. in the jitta., old typuse,. After a while her Aut orbas'ould le, and she would be left alone with er father. ' Then 'after a while he ould die, and she w9uld live on $iere, a o01, lonely woman. F m this reverie she was aroused by the 1 phg of wheely, and' cheerful thegate. "itbotta! 'Rhetta!" shouted some bod j;1n joyous, manly tones. She.arose-to her feet in the nmoon. lig/it,yt ewilered and! uiicetah Was she dteaming, or was it really Ralph calling. her? "Rthetta, is thkt"vdit'andr thd blum. treeAq, Jome here for a moment at the Y;, that was Ralph'- calling ' her. With girlish celerity she smoothed back her '4,pordered hair,r add ran tb the Kate. There :he stood with his arms filled .with flowers, hidh he loaded upo>Lbor, while Colonel Porter's coach map, who had brought him home, was almost-staggerittg under the weight, of an mkngense baeket, full of bloom and fragrauce, whidh he made haste to do posit ohp the garden walk. ?verything is here,?' said Ialph, gaily-'the geraniums, the day-lilies, the -tea-rose bushes,; and the double violet" Roots,; slips, cuttings, all you wab e, you shaye them now, and I'll set them every one out for you." "Oi4, how beautifull how beautifull" mut%Jred Ithetta, very softly and gently. She was wholly overcome by this strange 'ending of her passionate grief, The qoachman departed, leaving the two lovers alone in the moonlit garden. Lovers they were, for italph drew lhettl close to his heart, while he placed, upon her finger the ring that had waited hidden in his pocket. . "You know what tifs means darl ing?" he said fervently. ";viy, ay is clear before me now. Colonel Porter has given me a chance in his own busi ness, beyond anything 1 dared to hope. You don't know how hard it has been for me to wait till I had a right to ask you to be my own little Rhetta always -always!" Happy Rhettal The moon ought to have laughed right out to' see how her face had changed, it was so full now of smiles and blushes. Aunt Dorcas, hurrying home an hour later, eager - to explain how she had gone to sit awhile with poor old Mrs. Davis, who has ciatica; was taken all aback by hearing. merry yolces under the plum-tree, and finding Ralph and Rhetta there at work with trowels set ting out roots and tying up plants. "Rose Porter sent me all these!" ex great ,baske loveline z ury, and ges et~t e dryoh thlin out to-igt,l e~ .ight is :- e best time, and they will get the dew." "For thme'1g,nd sakes!" ejaculated Aunt Dorcies Don't you want the lantern?" . & "Oh, the di Ag brig~ as day," said Ralph,~ -~he p as4d:to ch,oo a place for a fi~ ,blge sla. "Well! y iel1 the odladfexclain1ed ; and then, e. t he #1~txy #iomprehended that snl1nAl6 glaiiiour of youth and rornanceKjgtmak It' A ~ng to be desired to di in ge~n at un ugual hours, shop .aid n&~0~ , but wbnt quietly into te,house.~ Education o. etl Huama Eye. The following !atory' is reRated of Agassiz, gndd ~4 9s.tiflciently oharacher-' istic of this remarkcably accurate oh serv0r to hav,e the morit of probability. We are told thationce;upon a time the professor had occasion to select an as sistant from'one of his' classes. Phere were a number -of candidates for the post'of honor, and fhnilyg 'biljsslf in 'a quaigary as to which one he -should choose, the happy thought occurred .to. him: of subjecting three :of the more promising students in turn to the sinm p)l8 test of describing the view from his laboi-atory windo'w, which 6tierlooked the side, ard of tfr college. One aid that he saw' mere y' a board fence and a brick pavement; another added a sti'eam.of soapy water; a third detected the' color of thie paint on the fondeo, no$ed a green 'mold or fungus on -the bricke, and evidences of "blucing" ini $he water, besides other details, It ls nee41ees to tell which candidate wfas awarded the coveted position. Houdin, the celebrated' prestidmgita tot; attributped his success in- his pro. fession 15imly to' h s"quickness of per chiltion, whichy, he' t1ll us in hia enter-' tatning biography, he acqluired by edu cating his eyes to detect a large num-. ber of objects at a single glance. His simple plan was toselect a shop win. dotv full d?dil'cb61 ilebud assortment of articlbs, and '*ak tapidly past it a down each object which impressed ~tef on his mind, In this he was able, ftta time, to detect instantaneously 6l f the articles in the window, oven Iar exuimined towriii material lwfthetbat stiekMid'it'tnaes black t h rs' PI?essi deed wondOttel." *en"#xsm'til'petteil;ih t61eedRMt glee showed i ohis. friegdb sayAI There you ~b ht's how it mat it's har is to D r /l i h CAMh~d~ i0. abi t~ the :cotoi. *t a ,nev -4- te. with' a"kreolih !ran clohd sti1: vObgering its surface. waters a.opaque :wtickened ith clay, but de cious in' tmrature, and very refreshing.. to : a: pilgrim's, pai ate. is it a -wonder that the river rushes like a mlll race? From its source to its mouth, 188 miles in a' bee line, io. descends 8,000 feet. Its very name "Yarden," in Hebrew signifies descent. It 'twists and turns until it 'has,"trebl%d .tle naturdllcoufse from fountain to sea. It rises in its might a$d'covers tle plain, and drives back the docks and herds that feed along its banks. You cannot bridge it; often, you cannot ford it. We got out of our clothes, and with the fresh air of the morning blowing upon, us. we -passed-into -the cleansing flood. There was life in every drop of it. There can be no doubt about it; as a tonic the Jordag ,Is unrivalled. While we waded cautiously nearly the shore, sitting down in the clay bottom to get ae miuch of the water with as little of the current as possible, we were startled' by. a .crashing of underbrush and a thunder of feet.' Out of the bush emerged the Russian pilgrims in the wildest excitement. Each strove to. be the first to 'plunge into the stream. Many of them were already half-naked, and they speedily stripped, and put on a long, white garment--a kind of shroud in whicli it is their wish to be buried-and having immersed them selves in the Jordan, they toolk off the shroud, tolled it carefully up, and hav ing placed it in their luggage, returned quite naked to pass a half hour in the river. Off for the Dead Seal A rapid run in the fresh morning air over. the parched plains. Much of the way we followed the Jordan. bank, and were sheltered somewhat by the foliage that fringes it. All this time, though we could have leaped into the stream with a hop, skip and a jump, we caught only occasional glimpses of the river as it rushed like a mill race between its steep clay walls, buried out of ight in luxurious groves of willow. Ugtil we were aetually upon the shore of the sea, ploughing through pebbles and soft sand, we strained our eyes in 'vain to ward the valley of death, eager to catch a glimpse of its bitter waters. Our trail wound through a dense growth of cane, oleanders, cactus and tamarlsk. We trotted over the baked soil in Indian file, thinking of the wild boars, wolves, jackals and leopards that prowl in the vale of Gilgal-the vale that was old compared to the "Gar den of the Lord." We saw nothing, not even a vulture, though no pano rama of the Dead Sea is complete with out a shadow of his wings darkening the canvas., - Out of the splendid distance, over the Salt Sea, the Sea of Asphalt, the Lake of Lot-call it by what you will, for it bears all these-over the Eastern Sea of the old prophets, stole the with ering breath of a furnace. Our horses sweltered in the heat. There was no possible shelter near the shore, for our camp trappings had already gone up into 'the 'Wildefness.' A"dit into' -the grumlny a ins L tic waer W:as all 'iye heat and glare that nearly overcame us before we were safely out of it. The sea near the plain of the Jordan is shallow. Looking toward the south, the eye is lost in the profound mistsi that envelop it. Six and forty miles or ,Aky blue crystal, 1,300 feet in depth, the topmost wave of which is 1,800 feet below the level of the Mediterranean. Neither fish, shells, nor coral are found here. Thiere are fish bones on the shore, the wrecks of the Jordan. The bitter oil--it is lardly ygr.thy the pamp of wer-strangles 6ve)t.bting to delith, and then spIts it out into the sun. Six million tons .of sweet water fall into the Dead Sea daily; 0,000,000 tons rise out of it, spiritualized, and float over it. kinee deep. Soon we. ,grew buoyant, and kept our balance with some diffi culty. Jt WaMUiC# ,tryleg stol e4m;op, corks that won't keep their places. A few steps further, and over we Went, hels up, and, td bur surprise, heads up', likewise. The bath was certainly most refreshing, and the novelty of it not uinlike a ' good-natured practical joke. When least suspicious, over we went on all fours, bobblng. like.- blad dors, and fiading it extremely diflcult to' mUlte' t iMoh h4ad*thfttr6ugh"' the alinost solid w,aiters. * The D)ead Nea does for a change of medicine;. it was: as r bitter as~ gall; but I would as soon think of switniming in a'strong solution-of feather' beds. When we had once more gcot into o091; clothes and'atrdock out for the wilder ness, our .skin burnt like fire, and we shed flakes ot salt in suchi profusion you migt4diays gas}lys plta1ce.nj4q for members of the Lot family. One Way to got Marr.ied. "The two syoung pe'opie are not at all rich. They are going to live in four rooms upstairp in a little suburban hoinses Neither 'one bad a home, and when'they inaie up their minds to be ~arried thek be#a fi rst of all te save 'f6m theirMerningt urhish for thein selves a corner whtl .they c6uld call home. .Several' weeks befor~e tlieir w0dding they engaged their.rooms, and enjoyed' fur ishing, them and visiting them togethe quite as much as if they were t'rabd~ 16 ' mansion to, live in, They move 'thir truinks the nyorning the wedding day, and in the evening hey had a few friends come in to see ifprepared bfore putting on her white dressi aud.eV417d iIi9i ery Epy and merry.' It seemed almost as .iC.e thought this way of doing was a9peasant and homelike and lovel as fthey had rushed off to spend teir savings on a wedding.iourney." --..Colonel IE. 13. 1'isnof IBoohes. ter, purchased at Mr Rbrt Bonner's recent daleby ther bay inae Preciosa, hi se D54.104&1EamrbyPrn --The Oleveland>pneetitdgwas"a han' clis~ucces0..3 e , I --DawAgprhas aiready.wOn $1S9t this 41a1 44T , po loeyelapl --raie Bojr and" eiflrmltn wilt trpt l1IWthb 2-10 ofles hit6dliester. DeDick 'Organ wds drawn: from the $5000 guaranteed stalce at (ieyelstd. -John Murphy makes, hig cr ( oirr, Oult deb t a h pobester with Nt eie T, Jqeo oun pis races iagien'to o i }1 gb leeding r t t iobb. . a- d - 'Meseeti{er, by "Messeh9er Chief, iseieterd fo thb 2.17 clasd at Rochester. 1 t 1 David Bonner has recoyered from ths, effects of the runawsy coldept, and ia once more seen on the rOad. --Charley Hilton 'an away and threw Hickok out of; the sglky at Cieve., land, al so;he did inet start. ,-Troubadour ise a1 right nbw, and only wants work to make him the race horse he .was some weeks ago. --Belle 'Hamlin. i and "MauYaiitd are out'of,the 2.28 class at Rochester, and there will he a chance for the Aorsos. that can get,tgre In about 2.20. -Edwin Thorne suggests t,4t. monuflent erected, to the ihei iory' of HAmbletonian- be -in- the for"&, df a .bronze life-size representation,of the old h6kse... ..... .... h .' --In pdgtor . ,.., the 'pwyer .Bros." gr$t 3-year-old, will remain at Sara tog d".nere' his 'oWder'' think he an, win 'every race in which - h "starts. Dewdrop. will. be the. .Dwyers' - only rep oentative in the 8-yearTgld .stakes at fonmouth. --r ie. twenty-eihth , Stte Fair of the New Jersey State 4gricultural Society will be hek at Waverly on Sep tember 18, 14, 15, 16 'and 17. The ag gregate,aoount of premiums is $15,000, of which $4050 is~set apart for, the speed classes. -P. Lorillard is not through racin in Edigland. He won both the Derb and St. Leger with Iroquois in 1884, and now has the chestnut colt by 'Mor temer, dam Lou Lanier, In the,Derby, and the gray filly by Mortemer, dam Lizzie Lucas, in the Oaks. --Brown Hal was barred at Buffalo, and now.. Hartford has followed suit.s The fast trotter, Ioittle:Brown Jug will have to remain idle enter -in the free for-all pacing 'class, where he wduld meet Gossip, Jr., Little Mack, Dan D, and others. -Mattle Hunter, pacing. record 2.12k, has jad two fillies since her re tirement from the track-Mattie Marco, 1-year-old, by Monaco; and an unnamed chestntt by her side, also 'by Monaco. ' Both are square trotters and give every promise of going fast. Mat tie has been bred to Monte Christo. -The finding of indictments last .fall against the bookmakers who did busi ness at Monmouth Park last year, and whose fihes at the trials the past spring, amounted collectively to about $8000, does not, seem to have appeased the enemies of ' the race-oourse, for last week summonses and subpauas were spddenly served on many persons who are wanted as witnesses at the October ttrm of the Monmouth Courts, where f 11y threscore persons who have sold pools and made books this summer will be placed on 'trial. -The success of. Inspector B. at Saratoga on the 4th in capturing the Iroquois stakes places him at the head of' the winning horses .of 1886. Last year Wanda was the largest single win ner, the money earned byher amount ing to a trifle over $30,00. . With the season not much more than half over, Inspector B, already beats her record by several thousand, having won $36, H~.le has started in -thirteen races thle year, of which lie bha won eight, bgen second twice, (once to. a stable companion), and unplaced but three times. .., -The number of entries to the Der .-, duid Oaks in Englanid has fallen off coi sideray since 1881, when' the Derby had 242 subscribers and the Oakd 182; in 1882 the Derby had 197 the Oaksi 150; in 188. Derby '215. Oaiis 145; in 1884, Derby 189, Oaks 148' in 1885, Derby 189, Oaks 144; ii 186,- Derb 200, Oaks '139;i in 1877, Derby 193, Oaks 150; i 1888, 'Dbrby 103, Oaks 133, the ' ,es nuinber for niany' years. Bidt,;small as he entry is, t.here are soms very ahinable' and high bred youngsters .In both.' The Prince of Wales has entered his 8100 guinea colt the own brother to Paradox, by terling, out' of Castustrey, by The Mine'. The'Duke of Westm iter" has nontinated'an'oenr brothdr 1~rmonde, byBend' Or, out of I4i Agnes.. y atcaronii, and Mr, Vyner,.has his half brdther to .Minting, by Camballo, dam Mint Sauce, by Young 'elbourne,, A large majorIty othd ni h-lpried year l1ngs sold at 19ewmrke about July 1 are 'nominatod in thd Dery,including Lord Ouithorpe's 1Ievote, ful alster to ,"hebaies and 'Ht. Marget,' by 'Her2 rit, dam Devotion, by Stdkwell. -Miss .Woodford has been stopped in her work.: TXhe rumor that':she .had broken down is hiapp ly not borne out. by LX IJM l@ h4 Res .o2years derstani id alid' id th4n bfi6 in that time It was expected that the tendons would give way. Rest,' bow ever, bas always brought the bandsome daughter of Fancy Jane a o.nd. MiWs Woodford is still the ptof th stable-. 'indeed, the pet of the home cir9les of the Dwyer brothers as well, She has a warmer- 'sdt ii' t lieifrdil@otibM lii6 Tremont, Dewdrop, Hanover, and"oall Je craok-jacks conmbined. Mr. Laughlin' he da houle-rule, meeting afVer Miss Woodford. won "the 'First Sweepstakes in 1.48j, and, as tihe bro*n' nare w tren ling in the fron lege, a' let-p iva' atnce detprmined on, She has not, he ~y r,'prJen down,. She will be senih puli gan, She, was rurn in the "Firs" Iiy #6' help the Saratoga. Assoczation along. The Dwyers are tilwaysready.to dlo anything 'in their power .to fta'ther the, ibiterests of the obue chube.' r f ii4 /("r, . 1 . ++ (1 tl i R r FAB*IXON1 Nq $ "'1 - Litt JO ,p re ~Qx 4 Y wear wide e f i k? to match, theIraitttlec.jjhitoe , resses. The sleeves have a 0171 on the Shoulder. The, yoke and a9WQ1 eh8 leevs in solid or topen - -Colodokc4 u,s make very dainty Costumles, and are inade ab ehn136a, possible and without trinmig otht than a white ribbon sash; ligh1 blte o! a ve y delicate shade, pink and at O are'all pretty for graduation ' year's1' !-shaped basque. et the back of bodices ot woolen material ere still 'in favor, Where te$e ate ited the bodice is trimmed with velvet, or moire antique. and two points of this fall below the leaf points of the Woolpn m" terial. -BlouAs bodices for young girls.are plaited in front and, are belted , tl waist. They open oypr an,emboido e plastron, or one of some contra'sti material, and have a revers collar of velvet. These bodicd are only suit able for slight figurPs. -Tweed Newmarket8 for tiveling !it the figure sii6gly" 'falling in- giaOa ful folds at the back from below:the w4ist-l1ne4 Large. butto" i f@ie n tpet frpnt;anci'ilnisp tpQ eleeves. A jaunty, reh;tova)#e,pape a d delviet collar' corn plete the trimaing. " -Colored guipure is also used for mahtles; It is also lined : wlth color 'dit,ier. in. .harmony or sontrast.. Tlis style oi ipantle, however, . wll not be gengraily vorn, as the combination with ,bonhet hiid dressre4uires'a-degree gf' taste not possessed by the average' woman.. -'.A hat of pale fag-colored straw, ,wit4 high crown, has the, brim faced with velvet of A darker shade. The trimfmng coilsibts of' folds' of embroid ered silk gauze, .carried aroupd the base of the crown, and terminating at the right side in, a high fin-sbaped plaiti4g. -Pompadour and tiny blossom du. ' sigiis; like those of "old Meissen".por ceiain; are seen on satins, foulards, tw&ied , 8ilkp of .soft qu lity and t4e old-time mousseline de lnie. ' Ribbon is used for trimming these 'sewed on the heninied edges, or arranged ii borl. zontal bows. -A bonnet of fancy straw has the brim faced with black velvet. A half wreath ,of Marechal Neil i'oses is' placed on top of the 'high crown A plaiting of wide Chantilly lace is arranged in a fan, and cotuce-4ls the roses in front. The strings are of black velvet. ---For dressing-gowns and breakfast gowns some pretty striped blue woolen fabrics have been made up with red collar and cuffs. Peach-colored nug's veiling nakes Ietty gowns of this sort, also brown and pink. 'They all hive silk collars and cuffs, mostly gathered, and revers at the back of the- waist; on the skirt, with large knots of ribbon wherever they can be introduced made of the pearl-edged ribbon. The lace jabots and ruffles "on neck and sleeves are most important looking. -For the feet, the broad pole, flat heel, is considered the fealpibriable hoot for traveing and the waukenphast for pedestrianism.' flainty,boots tin every;' possible color, with. the. narrowest Of soles, heels which seem made, f9r slip ping and to soe how near one can come to breaking one's neck, and -how often are shown' for dress. Low shoes are laced, tied, buttoned, and have elastic gores; those are in' patent lerather, kid, foxed with patent leather, and in 'all' soft leathers, as well a~s silk sud sagtin, Straw slippers are new, to the season, and take immnediately. Thess are so beautifully tinted, p'aited In so -many. pretty designs, and the coolest bit .of foot-covering one can imagine; no wonder the sale is imme,nse, -Tea gowns are being generally put on for home dinnes.- Somhe 'mnade in' pompadour brooade,the designs painted, have soft full fronts of pink or .bhic silk, bor4ered with bows~ of the same tone. The' 'chief nlovelty in the make is the yoke of pompadour' silk in thi shoulders with, double' revers in front and' WatteaIi-platts 'at the back;'ribbor, girdled are ~placedl in 'many of .them. Lace fronts are ,still :worn, a deep flounce of lace all around; the sleeves conme to the elbow. Printed craps' Is sometimes' utilized 'for the front d tap ery lustOad -of' la'ce, but this has to ;be lined wvith satin. When there are no' Watteau plaits the back. fullness is gathered in visibie plaits outside the" back of the bodice. Th'e edtu all..over embroidery is also largely used upon them,, and looks espechally well wit cerise. .;Oags,are Qnce more, worn with tea gowns, and foir these marabout ajgrettes are preferred; they are soft and of all delicate colorings. -11 h6siery, 'black 'as a color still rules. Black silk is dooi and pleasant to wear;-black, lil nexts anid, then come the many .Patents'-,blagk r,oc4, ada m* nt, et all Warranteil to 'nev6l lOgte a cace 'they werb' black. We venture to declare. t;here twas keveri yet a r black hose amade .wlieih -would. not discolor " the feet If. mnoistened by perspiration the versy alkali iu Inhe feet 'would 'caude it.- Oiie ting lias been gained bythe:rage .for black h'osiery,, It has 'weeded. out \ the wortnigss makes In white in un .bleaghed, so thath these in excellent torin k'ti allf e'purbesed i' rea sonable figute.' Laoe top hose aare always coel and pleasant to .-weart the 1variety this summer has beep hamited to choose from. --In gloves, yoxg pay your moIln take your chie sever so anprty things fo bhunds aid Arbns as noi. "The mosutidi'tl very largely Ia. ex cess the 'favorite; there Is' alws a veryg grean demand, and in the a~get Summner thah dz5eeded k id. Some are heavily nbfoldered in~ self or contrasts on ;je ic~ #pme have, ohnills band of -~ arogn4 the wi hr #r , te~ tor ch'oh in bn tr n,rM ins' lendI'v~e i~' ~t.ins, we think tl e wJhite frd6 soon give them the cold shoulder. $l gl~,jrS v (silk d inen