The -Woman’s Column.
We believe there is no other branch
Kof “decorative housekeeping,” as some
:one has called it, which so well repays
:attention to detail, as the table. Ex-
:pensive linen, silver and cut glass are.
a delight, but it is not every household
which can boast of possessions requir-
ing so large an outlay. But dainty
linen and well polished silver and glass
with some sort of centre decoration,
are within the reach of every one. In
these winter months a potted plant is
easily procurable. If it is in blossom,
so much more delightful, and if one
has a small circular mirror to place it
on, there you are, fixed for the rest of
the season. ,A decorated jar can be
purchased for very little, or you can
make a shirred valence of soft silk or
colored cheese cloth, to cover the com-
mon red pot. A shade of green, car-
rying out the color of the leaves, is ef-
fective. As any inexpensive material
can be used, this can be changed of-
ten. A small, low plant is preferable
to a tall one. A jolly little primrose,
which, after its daily bath, holds up
its head as if it feared nothing, is pret-
ty. At a ladies’ lunch the centrepiece
was made of eight of these hardy
plants, of colors which complemented
each other, and upon leaving the table,
each guest was presented with one of
the pots, which served as a reminder
of a pleasant hour, for many a day.
And right here it may be a well-
timed suggestion to gentlemen who
are thoughtful enough to send flowers
often to their friends, that plants in
full bloom last a good deal longer, and
may prove more acceptable, than the
delicate cut flowers which fade so soon.
And how few people understand ar-
ranging these blossoms in such a way
as to produce a good effect. It re-
quires either a special talent, or much
practice to do this, but it is a safe gen-
eral rule not to crowd, and to choose a
receptacle of suitable shape for differ-
ent kinds of flowers. There is nothing
sO lovely as a low glass bowl for roses,
while the slender, stately carnation
should find its place. in a tall, delicate
vase.
But whatever you do, don’t cram
their poor little heads into something
till they have just room to peep up
over the brim.
Haven’t you seen a woman re-
gard with utter complacency, her
handiwork in this line, when you
could with=difficulty refrain from push-
ing the poor, pretty things apart under
her very eyes ?
After all, it is with this, as with so
many of the arts, that the persons who
are most ignorant are most compla-
cent. A Norwalk lady who has much
skill in this way, when asked how she
acquired it, laughingly replied : “My
husband taught me. He has loved
flowers passionately all his life, and
understands them as if by intuition,
and I wasn’t too proud to learn from
him.”
The Lady and the Palm, the subject
fmauy a. fashionable talk this win-
ter, received a severe blow when Mrs.
arrison’s 1' hysician decided that she
“as suffering from sore throat produc-
dby the dampness arising from the
rany palms about'the White House,
out we humble individuals need hardly
'ear trouble from the same cause.
And speaking of palms makes 'us
hink of the clever woman who writes
on "Home and Society” in the Sunday
ribune, as she has given a number of
' ays of utilizing this beautiful plant.
Ve were told the other day. by one of
er fellow workers, that she is paid $20
. column, and can supply as much mat~
er as she chooses. She has always a
'hole page, six columns. “It is ‘farm-
d out,’ ” continued our informant,
ad upon our interested question as to
bat this phrase meant, we were an-
wered that other papers bought it af.
Irward from the Tribune, and well
they may, for there are all sorts of
seful hints dear to the feminine heart.
his goes to show that editors realize
w many women read the papers in
ese days.
Did you ever hear several women
scussing the relative merits and de-
crits of different dressmakers ? It is
ry amusing, especially if you happen
be one of the women. The conven
' tion generally begins with. “Who is-
ur dressmaker?” then “How do you
6 her ? and is she expensive ?” The
swers may be enthusiastic, or some-
at guarded : “She fits me very well
It I know So-and-so didn’tlike her,”
i he finishes beautifullybut she isn’t
oit prompt,” or, from some one else
: the group, “I heard that she per-
} tly ruined a dress for Mrs. Blank.”
{'ell, she makes all of Mrs. So-and-
dresses,” naming a lady high in
;- social scale. 1 “Oh, does she ? Her
I. sses always fit well.” In such a
versation we heard a descriptive
" tinction made : “-—-~— —~-—— fits your
re, but ——~- ——~~ makes a dress as
should be, and leaves you to fit into
'=: f you can. ” '
u English writer says Americans
.r the best fitting dresses in the
M. It is a mistake to suppose that
‘ French model a dress better than
or nations. They design and drape
ll, but often a French tailor or. mo-
te will send out a" dress which no
erican woman who values her figure
uld wear for a moment. , . "
. rper’s Bazar is issuing a series of
tumes designed by Worth. They
unique in the extreme. This pa-
,WE
per improves constantly in literary
merit and progre ssiveness. One would
have thought it impossible to fill Miss
Booth’s place as editress, when she
died, but here we have Margaret Sang-
ster stepping directly into her position
and showing us the anomaly of a poet
of her refined spirituality making a suc-
cess of a fashion magazinef But we
are more and more empted to rule
that word, anomaly, out of our vocab-
ulary, and to accept everything as nat-
ural. It is a true saying, that we. are
none of us consistent till we show in-
consistency.
u’.:s111.‘.'(;'z'o.\"s BIRTH 1).! 1'.
Celebration at Greens Forms Creamery.
The Greens Farms Club held one of
‘their very enjoyable Washington birth-
day meetings, in the Creamery Hall,
Tuesday. This was the sixth annual of
these meetings. and as stated by Mr.
J. S. Jennings, President of the club,
that the thirtieth anniversary of the
club was held a few weeks ago. Among
those present were seen T. S. Gold,
Secretary of the State Board of Agri—
culture, J. S. Kirkham, Treasurer of
the same, E. S. Jenkins, State Bota-
nist and Chemist, Dennis Fenn, Isaac
C. Smith, of Milford, Edwin and James
Hoyt, of New Canaan, also noted agri-
culturists. and dairymen of Greens
Farms and Southport.
The meeting was opened with an ad-
dress of welcome by the President, fol-
lowed by an interesting address by
“'m. J. Jennings, a former president
of the club. Subject : “The Influence
of Culture on Soil and Crops,” which
pointed to the importance of thorough
underdraining of wet soils, and brought
out much discussion. Mr. Gold spoke
at length, On the value of sheep on the
farm. John Elwood gave some views
on the same. subject. Mr. Kirkham
and Mr. Fenn urged the necessity of
getting the outlets of drains very low.
In compacting of soils, James Hoyt
told of having pastured his rye in the
fall with good results. On this subject
Mr. Kirkham repeated some words of
Horace Greeley, that if a man did not
drain his farm, the farm would soon
drain him. But Mr. Greeley found
this rule reversed in the far West,
where irrigation is the correct thing.
There Horace found that if the farmer
did not dam, he would soon be dammed.
A paper was read by Dr. Jenkins,
entitled, “Some Suggestion on the
Creamery Question.” The Dr. felt
somehesitancy in giving any ideasrper-
"taini-ng to the subject, before patrons
of a Creamery. which had just received
the first prize at the Dairyman’s Con-
vention at Hartford. The speaker
gave some interesting figures regard-
ing the best methods of determining
the richness of cream. in butter fats,
and found that the oil test. was by [far
the best manner of arriving at the
value of cream. Henry Birge. Will.
Burr and S. B. Sherwood, added to the
interest of this subject, by giving their
experience in feeding and caring for
cows.
The meeting then adjourned, to par-
take of a bountiful lunch, provided by
the ladies of Greens Farms, after
which President Jennings read the fol-
lowing toasts, which were responded to
very pointedly, by various, gentlemen,
viz : “The Farmer in Politics,” by
Mr. Kirkman; "The Connecticut Far-
mer,” by Mr. Gold : “Our Farmer’s
Homes, God Bless Them,” by Mr. Ed-
win Hoyt : “Our Wives, Where are
They ?” by Mr. Fenn : “What we
Know, and What we Don’t Know,” by
Dr.Jenkins ; “Go East Young Man,”by
Mr. Smith ; “The Capacity of the Hu-
man Stomach,” by Dr. Dunham.
Space will not allow the giving of the
responses in full, which were rich in
feeling, mirth and jollity.
At the afternoon session an instruc-
tive paper on “The Horse,” was read
by Isaac C. Smith, of Milford, which
opened a discussion at great length by
Messrs. Kirkham. Fenn. James. Hoyt,
Mr. Gold and others. ‘
Various other questions were briefly
discussed, viz : “Is the spreading of
manure broadcast on the fields in win-
ter. wasteful or otherwise?” “Shall
we plant our potatoes in hills or in
drills ‘9” “‘What capital should a far-
mer invest in machinery ?” “Does it
pay better to-feed hay than to sell it ?”
“What drains would be best ‘on the
farm?” “Can anybody present, give
experience in raising Japanese buck-
wheat ?”
After the discussions were closed,
Mr. Gold announced that the work of
the State Board and Dairyman’s Asso-
ciation would soon be materially assist-
ed by the Sheffield Scientific School of -
Yale College. ’
Secretary Sherwood thanked all for
their presence, and was especially grate-
ful to those who came in response to
invitation by letter, to help the meet-
ing along.
. Before the meeting. and during the,
intermission, the visitors were inv1ted
to inspect the various processes in the
.making of butter, which was going on
in the lewer part of the building, where
all the best modern appliances and ma-
chinery for the same, cOuld be seen at
work. The out-put of the Creamery is
1.5001)'ounds per month, at present.
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Cure Yourself—Don’t pay large doc-
tors’ bills. The best medical book pub-
lished, one hundred pages, elegant col-
ored plates, Will be sent to you on re-
ceipt of three 2-cent stamps to pay post-
age. Address A. P. Ordway, Boston.
Have you read the “Improved M. D."
advertisement in another column ? Read
it now.
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EKLYANOanL
The Brag/Ion Ire?! Collection.
It is seldom that a private collection
of such varied interest is submitted
to public inspection as that of Brayton
Ives, which is now on exhibition in the.
American Art Galleries, preparatory to
its sale at auction on March 5, 6 and 7,
very justly remarks the Tribune. The
display may indeed be said to consist
of not one, but several, collections.
There is, for instance, the collection
of books, which is famed as being one
of the finest and most valuable in
America. There is a superb collection
of porcelain. There are also col-
lections of jade, of Japanese swords,
of Japanese lacquer and of Chinese
Cloisonne enamel. every individual
piece in each one of these collections
being a masterpi ece.
The collection of rare books and man-
uscrlpts, which are some 1,100 in
number, include what may justly be
described as the very cream of the fa-
mous Sunderland, Hamilton. Palace.
Beckford, Syston Park and Woodhull
libraries, which have all been dispersed
by public sale during the. last half cen-
tury.
The gem of Mr. Ive’s collection is,
however, that remarkable book, the
Gutenberg Bible. This work has al-
ready been once on exhibition at the
Union League Club, when its beauties
were described at considerable length
in these columns. Next to the. Guten-
berg Bible, the oldest printed volume
in the collection is the “Catholicon of
Balbus” (1460). Among other typo-
graphical rarities may be mentioned
the first three and the only books print-
ed by John of Spira, the first printer
of Venice: also the first book ever print-
ed in Italy; Caxton’s edition of Higden’s
“Polychronicon," and many others of
equal interest. Next in importance are
the Americana. At the head of the list
stands the copy of Columbus’s letter in
Spanish to Luis de San Angel, which is
asserted to be the earliest printed re-
port of Columbus’s first voyage. The
copy of Eliot’s Indian Bible Is regarded
by many as next in interest to Guten-
berg‘s great work. _
Among the Japanese swords in the
collection there are numerous blades of
rare beauty and great historical inter-
est. One sword was made more than
nine centuries ago, and there are almost
a score of swords displayed which were
manufactured away back in the thir-
teenth century.
Among the porcelains there are. no less
than eighteen examples of the peach-
blow variety. Not more than a bun-
dred specimens of this peculiar glaze
are known to be in existence either in
Europe,--.America or China. The com-
position -of the glaze seems loo-have been
known to only a few persons, possibly
only to one or two, about the. close of
the seventeenth century, and to have
perished with them. All modern at-
tempts to reproduce it have failed.
Bare, too, and of great beauty are
the specimens of jade, which only no-
bles of the highest rank are permitted
to own in China.
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I ncmcusuble. Slaughter.
The dreadful accident in the Harlem
tunnel yesterday in New York City is
the second that has occurred there. It
should certainly be the last; The place
is so crowded with rushing trains and
so obviously full of peril that the pre-
cautions should be complete. When
one train runs into another that is on-
the same track, bound in the same di-
rection, somebody is to blame; it will
not do to lay the accident to some thing.
Trains frequently come to a sudden
stOp in that dark passageway, and when
thev do everybody on board feels un-
easy, for it is an old maxim of railroad-
ing that there is more danger in the
cars when they are stationary than
when they are moving. But the knowl-
edge of the constant danger is the best
of reasons for the public to demand a
watchfulness that shall be effective.
Yesterday one train stopped, the next
hit it, and a flying engine then hit that.
The whole affair disgraces railroad
management, let alone the deeper mark
that the loss of life puts on it. The
New York Evening Post attributes the
deaths to the car stoves which the Con-
solidated road. continues to use in spite
of the law and the decision of the courts.
If it is proved that the fire did come
from the heating apparatus and not
from the engine, then the blame for
these deaths cannot under any circum-
stances be unloaded altogethei' upon the
management of the tunnel.
It is too late in this year 1891 to say
that cars cannot be heated by steam
from the engine. The New London
Northen Railroad, if we are not mistak-
en. has for several years done this suc-
cessfully, the Connecticut River road
also does it. On New York railroads
the law compels it. It isn’t possible to
say a thing cannot be done that is done
every day. -—[Courant.
' “Smart” Dave- Hill.
Dave Hill’s interference in Connecti-
cut’s gubernatorial controversy is char-
acteristic. It is at once insulting and i110-
gical. He refuses to recognize Governor
Bulkeley, not because Hill has investi-
gated the facts and feels that his posi-
tiOn is tenable, but because it is the
partisan thing to do and wins for him
notorietv. —anlladium.
They are Liablei—The doctors are all
liable to be mistaken. They were in my
case. It cost me 3200 because they said
I had the heart disease, and then told
me I must die. Grandmother said it
was liver complaint, and $52 worth of
Sulphur Bitters cured me.—-Jennie
Poor, Bockport,.Mass.
Look out for counterfeits. See that
on get the genuine Dr. Bull’s Cbugh
yrup. Do not let the dealer sell you
some “just as good,” but insist upon
etting the genuine with the Bull’s
ead trade mark on the wrapper.
BOS
The Boston Dry GoodsStom.
We are so busy that we have no time to
write a list of the many bargains we have
this week ; suffice it to say that we are pre-
pared to offer you the
Largest and Best Assortment
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; PR
Ever shown to the people of N orwalk
and Vicinity at.
Prices That Defy Competition.
THE POPULAR
om STORE,
cor. Main and Wall 813., Norwalk.
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all. FItANKE,
TH HAIR CUTTER,
N0. 1_ Gazette Building, Nor-walk.
HOT AND COLD BATES.
DENTISTRY.
R. W“. H. BALDIVIN is new permanent-
ly located in the Bishop Building, No. M
W all.street,_where all in need of Dentistry in
anyiorn} will find valuable assistance.
HIS references'are your friends and neigh.‘
hers, and he invites Inquiry as to L‘s ability
and past record. Consultation free. Office
hours: 8 a. In. till 6 p. m. tftifi
HENRY Hoes.
Restaurant, Cafe and Smoking Boom,
GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT,
42d Street and 4th Avenue. New York.
Entrance from waitin ' room of New York.
New Haven d' Hartford Railroad. tf32
311116.121 9: Materials, 85c.
UlLDlNfl STONE. all qualities of sand.
cellars dug. gardens ant grounds renovat-
ed and horses and carts for hire. 1 have some
thoroughly rotted and ver ' fine manure for
flower beds. J. w. «‘DMUNDs.
. No. 6 South Union Avenue.
P. O. Box 651. Norwalk.
TAB AND CONCRETE WVALKS.
Laid in'new and the best poasible manner.
and old ones neatly and substantially repaired
and at very reasonable rates. All orders
promptly executed.
Wm. Lockwood,
Real Estate, Insurance and Investment
Securities.
—}[ONEY T0 LOAN.
Insurance Placed in First-Close Conn-lea.
Office-Corner Main and Wall Sta. Norwalk.
J. Bclden Hurlbutt, _
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300M 4. UP STAIBS.
Gazette Building, Norwalk. Conn.i
Alex. S. Gibson,
Organist of the First Congregationgl Church.
Waterbury. and I‘eacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and
Musical Composition.
P. 0. Lock Box. NORWALK. CONN.
TNA INSRUANCE (70.. of Hartford.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
{Capital and Assets. $8,902,272. .
Insures against loss and damage by man on
terms adapted to the hazard and consistent
With the laws of compensation.
CO} LES & MERRILL,
Sole agents for Norwalk and vicinity.
mm mm Foe Insurance m.
Has now Completed its
26th SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR,
And has not outstanding a dollar of unpaid
losses or claims for losses. No sound cam-
any insures for less.
. C. STREET. Pres: G. B. Sr. Jens. Treas.;
GEO. R. Cownns, Sec’y. .
R. B. SCRAUFURD,
Investments, Real Estate and Insurance
1200)! 2, MASONIC BUILDING.
FURNITURE !
Geo. H. Raymond,
Furniture Dealer,
Has removed to the new and commodious
store four doors above his old stand and
stocked it with NEW GOODS of the LATEST
STYLE and FINEST FINISH. ‘
GEO. H. RAYMOND. Agent.
Furnishing Undertaker and Embalmer.
I give my personal attention to laying out
and furnishing everything necessary for the
interment of the dead.
Residence, No. 3 Berkeley Place, Nor-walk.
Telephone communication with residence.
ToIIorse Owners!
We keep constantly on hgnd a good assort- '
m 0
Kentucky and Ohio Horses,
Selected with great care in the western mar-
kets. We have horses suitable for all pur- oses '
and no one who wants a thoroughly re iable
animal should purchase before seeing what we
have to offer. We also keep constantly on
hand at our Carnage Reposrtory a com lete
has of CARRIAGES from the best ma ‘ers,
which are manufactured for us to s ecial
order; every carnage warranted. WA ONS
and CARTS of ever description; HARNESSES
WHIPS, ROBES, LANKETS.
DAN N’s LIVE l’tY STABLE,
OFFICE :—48 WALL STREET, NORWALK
Opposite D. a N. Railroad Depot.
FURNITURE.
A Full Stock of Fumnure of all kinds. ,
Parlor and Bedroom Sets,
A. Specialty.
DAVID ST OW.
Main Street, 0.32333? South 'llorwalk.
FURNITURE.
GEORGE H. RAYMOND,
FURNITURE DEALER,
Has removed to the new and commodioua store
tour doors above his old stand and stocked
It With NEW GOODS of the AATEST
STYLE and FINEST FINISH.
GEO. ILRAYMOND, A gen
ATENTS I
G. n. BIING'I‘ON,
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PATENT OFFICE.
Norwalk Chronicler