. Shaggycoat; the biography of a beaver . never again be used for flip or any strongdrink. When the sparkling water came gush-ing from the fountain, General Ncal Dow tookthe old mug, filled it with water and handedit to Mrs. Stevens, requesting her to take thefirst drink from the new and handsome foun-tain. The old flip mug thus honored, has beenpresented to Rest Cottage, Evanston, 111., theold home of Frances E. Willard. Some day youmust come to sec it. When Mr. Dow visited England as a youngman, many years ago, his friends across thewater gave him a good-by present as he sailedfor home. This
. Shaggycoat; the biography of a beaver . never again be used for flip or any strongdrink. When the sparkling water came gush-ing from the fountain, General Ncal Dow tookthe old mug, filled it with water and handedit to Mrs. Stevens, requesting her to take thefirst drink from the new and handsome foun-tain. The old flip mug thus honored, has beenpresented to Rest Cottage, Evanston, 111., theold home of Frances E. Willard. Some day youmust come to sec it. When Mr. Dow visited England as a youngman, many years ago, his friends across thewater gave him a good-by present as he sailedfor home. This gift was a dinner-set of hand-some china, decorated with a picture of on every piece. This china was used at adinner in Mr. Dows home, when Miss Willardwas his guest. Mr. Dows daughter, Miss Cor- 76 CHINA nclia, said she liked the china better to look atthan to use, for it did not seem quite politeto put sauce on her fathers face. Mr. Dowgave Miss Willard a little plate from this set,and it is among1 the choice souvenirs that are. THE NEAL DOW PLATE GIVEN TO MISS WILLARD shown to the visitors who call at Rest dainty cup and saucer, prettily shaped anddecorated with a delicate green vine and tinyblue flowers, could tell you, if old china cupsand saucers could talk, a very interestingstory. This beautiful china was given to Mrs. CHINA 77 Stevens by a charming old lady eighty years ofage, whose father bought the set to which itbelonged as a wedding present for his about that time he built a sailing was no temperance societv in the coun-try then and nearly everybody drank, yet thisyoung man believed it wrong to use alcoholicliquors, so when the new ship was finished andready to go out to sea, he gave it the nameTemperance. The first trip made by thegood ship Temperance was from Belfast toBoston, and it was a wedding journey for theyoung owner and his bride. On the voyagethey used the wedding china, a few pieces ofwhich have been kept through
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