A Novel Yacht

The London lllttstrated Tim.cs conEUR8 the ongravingif a beantffu] vacht i torra oí' a wliito svvan. lts length ia 7 feet 6 inches, its greateut breadtb ia feet C niches, and ita height from the ;eel to the top of the back, 7 feet 3 nches. Even in detiiil the portions oí i swan on a large scalc are strictly adïorod to. lts neek and head, beauti'ully carvod, risa gracefully 15 foet bove the water line, The wingsof'the ird are represented by the saih. The essel is a perfect lifj-boat Boeide" rhe wings, a propelüng forcé isgiven by h e means of two powerful steel-wcbbed nd foathering feet, placed in their natural position betweon the keols. The eats are covered vvith green morocc.o, nd stuffud with grannlated cork and ocoanut fiber. The ceiling is lined vith a 3 inch air casiog to exclude tho at. Thero are Venenan blinda at the ides, with oval píate glasé windows, whieh can be lifted or lowered at plisasure. In the centre iá a tablo, and there re small aperturea whicli open to the vater underneath, aud thii attord the pportunity of fishing while setting at ablo. Any aquatic prey tliis obta'uied nay be dressed in a mult.mn in parvo ookingapparatus on board, the smoke rom wliich is conveyed through the jird's neck and out at its nostrils, the woodwork being proteoted by a safo vater casing round ttie lluo. In the jreast of the bird is a ladies' catón, itted up as a boudoir, The ñttingsalso ncludo a pumping apparatus, a fresh water tnk, and lockers innumerable er s'.oring every neeessary. The vliole interior iá eitlier oovered with morocco or deüeately paintod. The teerer sits high in the teil of the bird, nnd, with halyards in band, controla he ?essel as easily as the driver does lis horse. Behind the ueck is an apurHtue large enouh toe a man togetout of when the sails reqnire l'eeSng or tío inchor lowering. The swan 's register s about five tuus, it.s interna! capacity 500 cubio fee . Whaa fuily stored, and carrying 15 persons, it.-s drafí water is only 17 inches.