which is a source of dissimulation. To correct this, we must lead them to discover their thoughts without disguise; when they are tired, to say so; and not oblige them to appear to enjoy books, or society, while fatigued by them. When they have unfortunately acquired the habit of dis We by no means advocate an idle and stupid state of society. Excitement is necessary; emulation is necessary; and we must be active if we would be happy. But there are objects more worthy to call forth the energies of rational beings than the tie of a cravat, or the trimming of a bonnet. And when the moral and intel-guising their feelings, we must show them, lectual beauty of character is more cultivated and displayed, we hope that the 'foreign aid of ornament" will be found less necessary; and when all our ladies are possessed of "inward greatness, unaffected wisdom, and sanctity of manners, "they will not find a continual flutter of fashion add anything to the respect and affection their virtues and simple graces will inspire., H by examples, that it is possible to be dis creet and prudent without being deceitful, and tell them that prudence consists in saying little, and distrusting ourselves more than others, not in dissembling speeches. Simplicity and truth excite more confidence, and succeed better, even in this world, than dissimulation. What is there more delightful than to be sincere, tranquil, in harmony with our 500 7 9ut of conscience, having nothing to fear and bol ofte nothing pretend; whereas she who MANNER OF EDUCATING GIRLS. the necessity of hiding one deception by a dissembles is always, agitated, and under As women are in danger of super- hundred d others and yet, with all these stition, we must try to enlighten and efforts, never fails to be discovered; strengthen their minds. We must accus- sooner or later she passes for what she is, tom them not to admit things without authority. Nothing is so painful as to see people of intellect and piety shudder at the thoughts of death. A woman ought to know how to resist weak fears, to be firm in danger, and to feel that a Christian, of either sex, should never be a coward; the soul of Christianity, if we may so call it, lies in the disregard of this life, and the love of another. There are several faults which are common to girls brought up in indolence and timidity; they are incapable of a firm and steady conduct; there is a good deal of affectation in those ill-founded alarms, and those tears that they shed so easily. We must begin by treating them with indifference; we must repress our too tender love, little flatteries, and compliments. We must teach them to speak in a concise manner. Genuine good taste consists in saying much in a few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having some order and arrangement in what we relate, in speaking with composure; whereas, women in general are enthu siastic in their language. Little can be expected from a woman, who does not know how to express her thoughts with correctness, and how to be silent. Girls are timid and full of false shame, We should never coax children; if we do, we teach them to disguise the truth, and they never forget it. We must lead them by reason as much as possible. They observe everything. We must accustom them to speak little. The pleasure we derive from playful children often spoils them. We teach them to say everything that comes into their minds; to speak of things of which they have no distinct idea. This habit of judging with precipitation, of speaking of things without understanding them, remains during the rest of their lives, and forms a very defective order of mind. We should never laugh at anything which is in any way associated with religion, before children. We sometimes indulge ourselves in ridiculing the devotions of a simple mind, but we commit a great fault in so doing. We should speak of God with seriousness and reverence, and never trifle upon sacred subjects. In matters of propriety, we must be careful before children.-Fenelon. Ir promises from man to man have force, why not from man to woman? Their very weakness is the charter of their power, and they should not be injured, because they cannot return it.-Farquhar. ORIGINS AND INVENTIONS. NAMES OF THE STATES OF AMERICA, 1. Maine was so called as early as 1638, from Maine, in France, of which Henrietta Maria, Queen of England, was at that time proprietor. 2. New Hampshire was the name given to the territory conveyed by the Plymouth Company to Captain John Mason, by patent, Nov 7, 1639, with reference to the patentee, who was governor of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. 3. Vermont was so called by the inhabitants in their declaration of independence, Jan. 16, 1777, from the French verd, green, and mont, mountain 4. Massachusetts derived its name from a tribe of Indians in the neighbourhood of Boston. The tribe is supposed to have derived its name from the Blue Hills of Milton. "I have learned," says Roger Williams, "that the Massachusetts were so called from the Blue Hills." 5. Rhode Island was so called in 1644, in reference to the Island of Rhodes, in the Mediterranean. 6. Connecticut was so called from the Indian name of its principal river. 7. New York (originally called New Nether! lands) was so called in reference to the Duke of York and Albany, to whom this territory, was granted. 8. New Jersey (originally called New Sweden) was so named in 1644, in compliment to Sir George Carteret, one of its original proprietors, who had defended the island of Jersey against the Long Parliament during the civil war of England. 9. Pennsylvania was so called in 1681, after William Penn, the founder of Philadelphia. 10. Delaware was so called in 1703 from Delaware Bay, on which it lies, and which received its name from Lord de la Warr, who died in this bay. 11. Maryland was so called in honour of Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I., in his patent to Lord Baltimore, June 30, 1632. 12. Virginia was so called in 1584, after Elizabeth, the virgin Queen of England. 13 and 14. Carolina (north and south) was so called in 1564, by the French, in honour of Charles IX. of France 15. Georgia was so called in 1772, in honour of George II. 16. Alabama was so called 1817, from its principal river. 17. Mississippi was so called in 1790, from its western boundary. Mississippi is said to denote the whole river; that is, the river formed by the union of many. 18. Louisiana was so called, in honour of Louis XVI. of France. 19. Tennessee was so called in 1796, from its principal river. The word Tennessee is said to signify a curved spoon. 20. Kentucky was so called in 1782, from the principal river. 21. Illinois was so called in 1809, from its principal river. The word is said to signify the river of men. 22. Indiana was so called in 1802, from the American Indians. 23. Ohio was so called in 1802, from its southern boundary. L 24. Missouri was so called in 1821, from its principal river. 25. Michigan was so called in 1805, from the lake on its borders.. 26. Arkansas was so called in 1819, from its principal river. 27. Florida was so called by Juan Ponce de Leon, in 1562, because it was discovered on Easter Sunday, in Spanish, Pascua Florida, 28. Texas was so called by the Spaniards in 1690, who that year drove out a colony of French, who had established themselves at Matagorda, and made their first permanent settlement. 29. Wisconsin was so named in 1836, from the river of the same name, when a territorial government was formed. 30. Lowa was so called in 1838, after a tribe of Indians of the same name, and a separate territorial government formed. IN HACKNEY COACHES AND SEDAN CHAIRS, THE REIGN OF CHARLES I.-The use of hackney coaches was but very trifling in 1626, having their origin only in the first year of this reign. Captain Bailey, an old sea-officer, started four hackney coaches with drivers in liveries, with directions to ply at the Maypole, in the Strand, where now the new church is, and at what rate to carry passengers about the town. A successful rival, however, soon appeared to divide the popularity with the old tar, the king giving a grant to Sir Sanders Duncomb, expressed in the following terms:-"That whereas the streets of our cities of London and Westminster, and their suburbs, are of late so much encumbered with the unnecessary number of coaches, that many of our subjects are thereby exposed to great danger, and the necessary use of carts and carriages for provisions thereby much hindered; and Sir Sanders Duncomb's petition representing that in many parts beyond sea, people are much carried in chairs that are covered whereby few coaches are used among them: wherefore we ant to him the sole privilege to use, let, or hire a nuler of the said covered chairs for fourteen years." For this lucrative grant the king, so careful to provide against his liege subjects being run over by the excessive number of four hackney coaches, no doubt received a douceur of good and sufficient weight, for the patent was followed by a more stringent proclamation against hackney coaches, commanding, "That no hackney coach should be used in the city of London, or suburbs thereof, other than by carrying people to and from their habitations in the country; and that no person should make use of a coach in the city, except such persons as could keep four able horses fit for his majesty's service, which were to be ready when called for under a severe penalty." 196 POINT-LACE FOR AN ALTAR-CLOTH. Materials. No. 7 white cotton French braid; and the Point-lace cottons of Messrs. W. Evans and Co., of Derby. THE pattern here given is a copy of a very old piece of lace, and is designed for the border of an altar-cloth. It is, however, well adapted for any lace trimming, and might readily be arranged in the form of a collar. The following stitches and threads are to be used. A single spot of English lace is worked in every alternate point. This must be done with W. Evans & Co.'s Mecklenburgh thread, No 80. The intermediate points are nearly filled (as will be seen in the engraving), with foundation-stitch, done in Mecklenburgh, No 160. Between the two parallel lines of braid forming the scallop, is worked a double row of English lace, in W. Evans & Co.'s Boar's head cotton, No 90. The Venetian bars which make the groundwork, are done in the Mecklenburgh 100. The close diamonds, and other stitches in the centre of the scallops, are to be worked from the engraving, entirely in Mecklenburgh thread, No 140. This pattern, arranged as a collar, or a THIS collar is done in the antique style, and is distinguished by that grotesque character so often seen in old Point-lace. The size of the section given appears large, but it must be remembered that collars are worn very much deeper now than they were a few months ago. The outlines are done in Mecklenburgh, No. 1, and the ground is composed entirely of various bars, the pattern on which is heavy, and for the most part in antique stitches. These are respectively to be worked in the following threads. No. 1. FOUNDATION STITCH.-No. 100 Mecklenburgh. No. 2. SEVILLE LACE STITCH.- No. 120 Mecklenburgh. No. 3.OPEN DIAMOND STITCH THE TOILETTE FRIEND. Bear's-head Cotton, No. 1204sisaroque ad basile odd me here 10% af Tiss on: wod No. 4. This stitch is a variety of the ad THE HAIR STRUCTURE OF.o foundation stitch, and is seen in different arbi HaqReissfound on all parts of the parts of the collar. The open lines are surface of the body, except the palm of produced by leaving the space of two the hands and the soles of the feet.ad Ilada stitches, wherever an open stitch, occurs, 2The hair differs: considerably in whether the lines are to be worked length,irthickness, shape, and oncolour directly across, or in zig-zags, or other according to situation, race, family, sex, fantastic forms. It is done, in Mecklen-and-age sloillel on mbiw Tind ad burgh, No. 100 bus all99 929nt to anois As hair is a bad conductor of heat, No. 5 is Fan Lace, done in No. 80 Meck it is obviously one of the most appropriate lenburgh. diguel as coverings for the bodies of animals, or! toThe English the spotted lace in No very slowly through it. The surface of 120 of the same. ST the body is protected from the influence All the bars are done in Mecklenburgh of excessive heat, moisture, and electricity, nol proged alleged 295mm ftada by means of the hair.usd The edge is done in the following way by The ghair," says Mr. Paget, the Every point consists of six loops. Make eminents anatomist, Iffin its constant the three at the base, tack them down with growth, serves, over and above its local a second needle and thread, and cover the purposes, for the advantage of the whole first, second, and half th the third with but body; in that, as it grows, it removes ton-hole stitch, adding the Raleigh dots from the blood the bisulphide of protein when Take and other constituents of its substance, thread from the centre of the third loop to which are thus excreted: from the body." that of the second, and from that to the It is therefore evident that the hair perfirst; tack the two loops made, down, and forms an important part in the animal and e other, with button- economy. It has been remarked that hole stitch; then make the loop at the shaving or cutting the hair assists in the point; work that, and also the two half loops removal of carbon and hydrogen from the left. surait aupada od obietno v system; consequently long hair is injurious. Afterwards cover the outline thread of ragis! ai doid ploil 5. If we the collar with button-hole stitch. look at the hu 1997 back of our hands we shall observe the hair issuing from small depressions in the skin. These depres sions are the minorifices of the shair-follicles, which extend sto various depths in the Corium, and Isare always nolined with tocells of the JA BLINDO AUTHOR. The Literary Gazette remarks that Jaques Arago (brother of the eminent savant) is one of the most singular men of his country and time. Though afflicted with total blindness, he has contrived to gain in no mean reputation as a writer, a dramatist, a critic, a wit, a punster, a traveller, a navigator round the world, and finally as the managing director of a band of daring fellows who, some months ago, went out to California to seek for gold. No other stoneblind man in the universe would perhaps have had the cool audacity to conceive the idea of writing such a work as is reviewed by our contemporary, viz., a collection of brief, sparkling, brilliant criticisms, in prose and verse, on the actors and actresses of Paris; certainly no other could have written one so well. tanbul 08 19 1 |