Mr. Mueller is constantly receiving not only contributions in money, but a great variety of useful articles, which are regularly sent to a shop provided for their sale. The following list of such articles, given anonymously during the first six months of the year 1859-60, will not be without interest to the reader, as showing by what an endless diversity of means resources are furnished for the work in which Mr. M. is engaged:--
JUNE. A bead bag, a bouquet-holder, 6 gilt brooches, a gilt bracelet, a waist-buckle, and an agate heart.--5 pairs of knitted travelling shoes, a compass and thermometer, a court-plaster case, a guinea piece, 2 half franc pieces, a copper coin, 4 rings, a brooch, a gold pencil-case, a pair of earrings, top of a seal, and a gold waist-buckle.--A silver watch guard; a small brooch, a breastpin, and a ring.--12 pairs of garters.--A sofa tidy.--A small stereoscopic box. 6 frocks, 6 shirts, 4 pocket handkerchiefs, 2 pairs of socks, 2 nightcaps, 12 kettle-holders, 2 pairs of wristlets, 4 thimbles, 2 brooches, steel slides, a bracelet, and waist-buckle. A bead mat, 2 bags, a penwiper, 3 book-marks, and a scent-bag.--A pencil, 2 pairs of spectacles, a smelling-bottle, a pocketbook, some gloves, stockings, combs, and various articles of clothing, etc., together with a half-sovereign.
JULY. An old silver watch, an old metal watch, and an old shilling.--2 coats, 1 jacket, one waistcoat, 1 pair of trousers, and 1 pair of garters. 5 dresses, a body, and 2 shillings.--9 penwipers, 4 babies' shirts, 9 mats, 1 pair of baby's boots, 2 nightcaps, 6 pinafores, 2 pairs of watch pockets, 1 ribbon mat, 1 pincushion, 2 needlebooks, and 3 book-markers.--2 dolls, 2 dolls' hats, a pair of bracelets, a pincushion, a needlebook, a shaving cloth, a sampler, 2 pairs of cuffs, a kettle-holder, a penwiper, a pair of baby's shoes, a book-mark, a bag, a watch-guard, a pinafore, and a pamphlet.--2 buckles, a smelling-bottle, some mock pearls, 3 hair bracelets, a hair ring, and a wig.
AUGUST. Some fancy envelopes.--A ring, 2 shirt studs, and a watch-hook.--A pattern for a collar.--A ring from Stroud.--12 new bonnets.--A brooch, a bracelet, a book-marker, some cuffs, a pattern for work, and some trimming.--A frame for ladies' work.--"From the friend at Devizes," 2 skirts of dresses, a jacket, and a shawl.--Some pencil lead for polishing.--Some knitting and sewing cotton.--2 old wedding rings.--3 balls.--8 book-marks, 4 postage-stamp cases, and 6 pincushions.
SEPTEMBER. A parcel containing some worsted, some brass thimbles, bodkins, and needles.--4 black ostrich feathers, 1 white ditto, 4 colored drawings.--3 pairs of socks, 6 pairs of stockings, and 2 waistcoats.--A pair of patent renovators (or flesh gloves).--A small work-bag of silk and straw.--A guinea piece, a lace habit shirt, a pair of lace sleeves, and a French cambric handkerchief.--3 collars, 1 pocket handkerchief, and 1 pair of sleeves.--2 flannel petticoats, a table cover, a silver wine-strainer, a silver marrow spoon, 1 sugar spoon, a punch ladle, 6 chemises, and 6 pinafores.--A small hamper of books.--1 alpaca coat, 1 check waistcoat, 1 pair of trousers, 3 pairs of shoes, 1 travelling cap, 1 pair of spectacles in case, 2 pairs of boots, 2 muffetees, 1 pair of gaiters, 1 pair of boots, 8 copper pens, 1 pair of slippers, 1 black leather bag, 1 pair of new boots, 1 coat, 1 waistcoat, 5 pairs of gloves, 1 pair of braces, a necktie, a dressing box, 2 brushes, 3 razors, a stiletto, a pair of spectacles, and 2 pieces of teeth set in gold.--12 book covers, 7 small ditto, 1 small box, 4 ditto in one.--A large box of toys.--A collar.--A large tea chest, containing 160 articles of ladies' dress, etc.--A dress, 3 bodies, 3 berthas, a waistband, a pair of cuffs, a feather, an ornament for the hair, some artificial flowers, some whalebone, and some pieces of ribbon.--A cloth mantle, a velvet jacket, and a muslin ditto.
OCTOBER. 3 pairs of crotchet ladies' slippers, and 1 pair of child's ditto.--A pair of gilt bracelets, a collar, a pair of cuffs, and a pair of worked sleeves.--2 paper mats, a bead ditto, a plaister case, 3 needlebooks, 5 small cushions, 4 pincushions, 2 penwipers, a book-mark, 2 little baskets, a little bag, a doll, a pair of candlestick ornaments, and 6 napkin rings. The parcel also contained 5s. from "Hephzibah."--An urn-stand, a bag, and a mat.--A collar.--6 pence purses.--3 dolls' bonnets.--"A Canadian lady's purse."--9 pairs of boots, 3 pairs of shoes, and a single boot, all new.