Hare'sa dainty trick for the adoption of^Helena ladies giving afterniMin teas this^winter. New York has borrowed it from^the Chinese. In a hollow ball of gold or sil^^ver, divided in the middle and lunged, of^the sire of a walnut, place t.-a leaves. Hang^the ball, which may of gold or silver wile^gauze, by a slender little chain attached to^a linger ring. Hi t the ball hang in a cup^of hot water, moving the hall until the^water receives the pro|s r strength.
Manymen of high rank in l.urope ale en^^gaged in t rade. Prince Bismarck is an en^^thusiastic tiinls r iin rchant and pa|s^r^manufacturer. His p.-qa-r mills are very^profitable. The Duke of Fife is an active^partner in B London bunk, 'the new king^of Portugal owns and runs the faience fac^^tory of Caldas-Ueiiihn. The royal imu.u^factory of pofwlata at Dresden furnishes a^considerable pofMM of King Albert's pri^^vate income, while the horse bleeding es^^tablishment of the (il.ilid Duke of Meck-^leiihurg-Nchwcrin places him in the fore^^most rank of horse dculi is in Europe.
WhenCharles Dudley Warner was the^editor of the Hartfonl ' ('oim. i Press, back^in the ^tin's^ arousing the )uitriotisiii of the^state with his vigorous appeals, savs the^Book-Buyer, one of the t\|s-setters came^in fnuu the coinpising nsun, and, planting^ing himself before the editor, said:
Well.Mr. Warm r, I have decided to en^^list in tin- army.
Withmingled Sensations of pride and re-^spuisihility Mr. Warner replied encourag^^ingly that he was glad to see the limn felt^the call of duty.
llh,it isn't that,^ said the truthful ooiu-^IKisitoi. ^hut I'd rather be shot than try to^read iiiy more of your copy.
CURRKNTLITRRATl'KK.
