ACCIDENTAL HIDINGS.
In these quotations find five girls' names, without transposing any letters.
"Of such as wandering near her secret bower,
Molest her ancient solitary reign."—Gray.
"Where olive-leaves were twinkling in every wind that blew,
There sat beneath the pleasant shade a damsel of Peru."—Bryant.
"Slowly she raised her form of grace;
Her eyes no ray conceptive flung."—Hogg.
"Stainless worth,
Such as the sternest age of virtue saw."—Bryant.
PERSPECTIVE-CROSS PUZZLE.
Each of the horizontal words is formed of five letters, excepting No. 6, which has but three. Of the perpendiculars, Nos. 16, 17 and 18 have ten letters each; No. 12 has three letters; and each of the other perpendiculars has five letters. The slanting words have each three letters. Each corner letter serves for every word that radiates from or to its corner.
Meanings of the Different Words.—Horizontals: 1, Sublime; 2, an engraving; 3, to trench; 4, occurrence; 5, a certain form of glass; 6, a kind of fish; 7, large; 8, a yard; 9, concise. Perpendiculars: 10, An article of dress; 11, solemn; 12, hitherto; 13, to make sure; 14, a Turkish institution; 15, to establish; 16, magical; 17, advancement; 18, tractable. Diagonals: 19, Sarcastic; 20, to jump; 21, did meet; 22, a wooden fastening; 23, a part of the body; 24, a hammock; 25, a girl's name.