a small and handy block for holding the
pencil in position for the knife, and has a cutting guide which will be
a joy to people who are awkward in using the knife.

COLORED PHOTOGRAPHY.--The State Department has received a specimen from
Paris of Mr. Villedieu Chassaigne's work in colored photography.

The claim made by Mr. Chassaigne is that he can photograph objects in
their exact colors.

The coloring process is applied after the picture has been developed and
the print made.

A colorless liquid is then applied to the print, and after that it is
washed again in blue, green, and red liquids. After each application the
print is wiped dry. The various parts of the picture choose their
original colors, and the result is an exact representation of the object
photographed.

Several pictures have been brought over by Mr. Anthony, of New York.
Among them were several portraits in which the flesh tints and the
colors of the clothing were beautifully rendered. A view of the _Jardin
d'Acclimatation_ in Paris showed a group of storks, the red coloring of
their legs and beaks being distinctly visible.

The liquids which produce these results are to be put on the market on
July 1st.

It is but fair to say that there are some doubts as to the success of
this process.

A Chassaigne photograph was sent to the State Department, which persons
who have seen it claim is a very crude affair, and cannot be pronounced
a success, as it only resembles a very poorly tinted photograph.

These persons declare that the Chassaigne photographs are not nearly as
fine as those of Kurz, of New York. These latter are obtained by making
three negatives of a subject--one which photographs only the yellows,
one the reds, and the third the blues in a picture.

By carefully printing the three negatives, one on the top of the other,
excellent colored pictures can be produced.

KITCHEN CABINET.--A new cabinet for the kitchen has been designed which
is a very handy thing for use.

It is arranged to contain all the sugars and spices and various nice
things that are required in cooking.

On one side is a large receptacle for coffee, with a mill fixed half-way
down, so the coffee is not only stored, but is always ready for
grinding.

On the other side is another bin for flour, which is provided with a
sifter.

By turning a handle the flour falls to the drawer at the bottom, sifted
and ready for use.

There are handy drawers for sugars and