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DETROIT, DECEMBER 12, 1887.

 

THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

A’ TRINITY.

 

Sweet Faith is like the daisy bright,
With heart of gold and petals white,
That blooms from morn until the night,
And wakes from day to day,
Each year, from spring till winter‘s gloom.
Then only sleeps again to bloom
And cheer life’s rugged way.
Fair Hope is like the cedar tree;
No matter what the season he,
Its verdure we may ever see.
It tells us constantly—
‘l‘hough faded are the wayside flowers,
Though lonely are the wintry hours—-
0f immortality.

But Love, the greatest of them all,
Blooms winter, summer, spring and fall,
Nor night nor death its strength appal

Through all eternity,
Sweet Faith, Fair Hope within it dwell,
All flowers of its beauties tell—

A perfect trinity.

—E‘milie Pickhardi
——«.—_

FANCY WORK.

A fancy shade for a lamp can be made of
a piece of lace edging two and one-half or
three inches wide, having scallops terminat-
ing in loops. It should lie loosely around
the shade. Knot a fringe of embroidery silk
into the loops, and crochet several rows
around the top, run in ribbon to fit it to the
shade, and tie in a pretty bow.

A shoe-button card is something the little
girls can make, and which will be found
quite a convenience in the sitting-room.
Take a piece of heavy pastebeard 3% by 5%
inches; cover on both sides with bright
colored silesia. Make a bag two and one-
half inches deep across the bottom of the
card, making it full, and running a shir at
the top for an elastic cord to draw it up
close to the card. Cut three leaf-shaped
points out of white or red flannel and but-
tonhole them around three sides; fasten to
the t0p of the card. Thread a spool of
coarse black linen thread on a bit of narrow
ribbon and fasten it across the card about
half-way down its length; then bind the
edges of the card with braid or ribbon, add-
ing a loop and bow of ribbon at the top to
hang it up by. Fit it up with several
coarse needles and fill the bag with buttons.

A pretty blotting bad is made of a piece
of pasteboard covered with plush. Cut the
plush an inch larger all round than the
paper and glue it on, turning the edges
under. In the center sew a large button
covered with plush. Fit a piece of paper to
the under side of the plush covered piece,
gluing or pasting it in place, and draw a
narrow silk elastic braid smoothly over
each end and fasten at the top, covering the

joining with bows of narrow ribbon; tie a
bow of the same ribbon round the button.
Slip five or six leaves of blotting paper under
the elastic. Another way is to cut several
leaves the desired shape, and, after sketch-
ing on the top in water-colors, tie them to-
gether with ribbon.

Sachets made to fit the bottom of the
bureau drawer will perfume it till Christ-
mas comes again. Get the thin silk or cheap
satin. or even a pink or pale blue cheese-
cloth will answer, and cut to fit the drawer.
Line with silesia. and put two thicknesses
of sheet wadding between, sprinkling them
liberally with sachet powder or orris root.
The orris root is the basis of most of the
sachet powders, comes cheaper and is quite
as lasting, Tie about three inches apart
with tufts of filoselle or No. 1 ribbon.

For a pen-wiper, cut out of chamois skin a
leaf, using a maple or oak leaf, fora pattern;
line it to imitate the veins of the leaf, or, if you
choose, wash with paints to imitate autumn
leaves. 011 the under side fasten three or
four leaves out from black cloth, and fasten
to the stem end under a bow; or if you
chose an oak leaf as a model, gild a cluster
of acorns and glue them on.

An elderly lady will like a lace handker—
chief to wear round her neck mornings.
Take a square of Brussels net, black or
white, fold diagonally and round off two
opposite corners, so as to make it in shape
a long oval. With fine thread sew a pretty
lace edge round this, fulling the edge
enough so it will lie smooth. The sharper
corners will require considerable fullness.

A horse-shoe watch case will please the
young man who is inclined to Sports. Take
an ordinary horse shoe, lay it on a piece of
thin board and saw out the shape of the
outer edge, only instead of cutting off at
the ends of the shoe, saw to a point. Cover
this with plush, glued on; face the back with
silesia. Make a shirred pocket of plush and
fasten across the bottom. Gild or bronze
the shoe, and letter it “ Merry Christmas,”
then tack it on the board; screw a ring on
the top to hang it up by and a hook for the
watch. B.

——-ooo————

GIFT-GIVING.

 

We all ought to feel like making some
gifts. There are so many poor and needy
children that I am sure we each could find
one or two to make happy by some useful
gift. If we would look through our stock
of cast-off clothing, by spending a little
time we could convert some of the garments
into respectable gifts for the poor; and it
would not be out of place to put in a few

 

 

apples, a quart of beans, and a tumbler of
jelly for the sick.

Now for our own family. A hat mark
made of one-fourth yard of any bright rib-
bon, with initials marked in a contrasting
color with embroidery silk, isa pretty gift
for a gentleman. A cabinet photograph
case is made by taking a piece of plush as
wide as a picture is long, and a little more
than four times as long as the picture is
wide; line it with satin of a contrasting
color, with one thickness of wadding
sprinkled with sachet powder between;
fold each end in nearly to the middle so
they will form two pockets, bind it across
the sides with narrow ribbon, and it will be

complete. Mus. WILsON.

TECUMSEH.
-———...__.

FOR CHRISTMAS.

A napkin holder for agentleman is some-
thing easily made and will be appreciated
every time. Get alength of wide satin
ribbon any color desired, about three-
quarters of ayard I think; it depends of
course on the gentleman’s shoulders. About
a finger from each end paint or embroider a
a spray of forget-me-nots, or a daisy or rose
buds, then purchase a pair of elastic fasten-
ers—those with a long slot, into which the
cloth is pulled are the best—and fasten on
each end; the napkin can be spread across
the chest and held in place by the clasps,
don’t you see?

A bolster for “mother’s chair” is the most
comfortable article I know of, and when
made by loving hands is doubly precious.
Cut a crescent shape that will hang nicely
on the back of the rocker; it should be a
finger and a half at the widest point—
one inch at each end, make a cushion
stuffed with excelsior. At the back lay a
cover of velvet, the front make of silk
pieces in crazy work; use all kinds (1
stitches; a flower or leaf painted improves
it. Finish around with a cord with tinsel
in it, then take one yard and one-half of
wide satin ribbon, make a bow at each end,
sew on the bolster and tie on the chair.

Five-eighths of a yard of crepe lisse made
in a bag and filled two-thirds full of milk
weed pods picked fine, then tied with cream
satin ribbon, pinned upon the drapery or
lambrequin or in the corner is lovely, much
prettier than the pompous.

A handkerchief case to lay on the bureau
is pretty; cut two pieces of pasteboard like
book covers, cut pieces to fit of batting for
inside, strew thickly with sachet powder,
then cover both sides with silisia for the
outside, take plush, one leaf old gold, the
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silk or satin, finish the edges with cord,
take one yard of ribbon, paint some sprays
of golden rod and ferns and tie around.
BA'r'rLl CREEK. EVANGELINE.
—-—-ooo———

CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

 

“ Christmas comes but once a year;
And when it comes, it bring: good cheer.”

When the merry season approaches the
thoughts of Christmas gifts are uppermost
in the mind.

The stores are so full of pretty things at
this season that one with plenty of mmey
is not apt to make an inappropriate gift,
but alas! they are often very expensive and
frequently those very articles can be made
at home of material already in the house,
or purchased at one-quarter the expense. A
lovely toilet set can be made at home for less
than a dollar that will cost you five dollars
at a fancy store. A piece of satin ten by
twelve inches, of any preferred color—pea-
cock blue is very pretty—and a piece of silk
the same color and size. Make a bag one
inch smaller each way and fill with fine cot-
ton batting, sawdust or bran as preferred.
Now cover with the silk and satin, quilled
ribbon makes apretty finish, but a heater
one is a pretty gold cord around the edge,
with narrow ribbon rosettes of peacock
blue at the corners. Take two tiny per-
fumery bottles with glass stoppers and
cover bottles with satin. Fasten around
the neck of the bottles by a ribbon tied in a
neat bow. If one can handle the brush
with care and grace, a great improvement
can be made by painting a spray of lily of
of the valley with satiny green leaves upon
the covering of both cushion and toilet bot-
tles. Or a spray of plush rosebuds may be
bought for twenty-five cents, ready to be
applied to any material, and only needs
sewing right do vn through the material to
give .the impression of having been em-
broidered directly upon it.

Another may be made of the same or
different material, only make the cushion
nine inches and leave plain, or paint upon
satin for cushion and bottles a spray of
daisies.

Another pretty way for a square cushion
is a piece of deep red satin nine inches
square. Upon one corner cut off a half
square (three inches on a side) and fill in
with a same sized piece of olive plush. The
opposite diagonal corner is finished with a
pretty bow of olive ribbon. The edge may
be finished with a tiny cord of olive silk, but
it looks very well Without any. In this
way the covering for the toilet bottles may
be faced at the top for the depth of two
inches with the plush and tied to the bottles
just below this with olive ribbon.

For a sm iller cushion suitable for pins
and needles, nothing is prettier than one
made in the horseshoe form. Take a small
horseshoe fer a pattern and cut a piece of
cardboard the same shape except do not
cut out the center, cover one side of the
pasteboard with wadding. Now cut apiece
of black velvet just like the horse shoe,
cutting it the width of a seam wide all
around. Remember you must cut this
piece out and fill in the center with scarlet
satin puffed slightly. Now cut a piece of
silk or cashmere for lining the shape of the
pasteboard. Overhand together, over the

pasteboard, very neatly. You can cover the
seams witha tiny cord. The heel and toe
corks are embroidered with scarlet silk.
The nail holes are worked in outline stitch.

A dainty little conceit is a tiny arm chair,
with foundation of pasteboard, the outside
covering of dark blue plush, with the inside
of light blue satin. Unlike the arm chair
work boxes, this has no seat, but the bot-
tom is covered with satin. This is to hold
a bottle of perfumery and is very delicate
and pretty.

The following work bags or needle books
have been made by the writer, and much
admired: Materials, three-eighths of a yard
of dark blue satin ribbon six inches wide;
same quantity of pale blue; one and one-
fourth yards of dark blue satin ribbon one
inch wide, two leaves of white flannel; one
spool of blue twist. The outside of the bag
is made of dark blue satin measuring six
inches in width and twelve in length. The
inside is lined in pale blue satin, and both
buttonholed together at the edge. In the
center of one half is the narrow ribbon,
caught down at intervals, leaving spaces for
scissors, crochet hook, needle case, etc. The
two leaves of white flannel, the edges but-
tonholed with blue twist, are sewn to the
center of the satin and over these is a blue
satin bag ten inches deep. ‘The top of this
is turned down and shirred about one inch.
Through this shirring is run a cord to draw
up the bag. To the corners of the outside
fasten the blue satin ribbon to tie the book
or bag together.

Pretty little work bags to hang upon the
back of a chair can be made of one half
yard of cretoune lined with silesia. The
writer was given one for Christmas made
of cream colored cretonne covered with blue
roses. Toe bag is lined with cream colored
silesia. it is attached to the chair by a
large brass ring. These can be purchased
for 25 cents a dozen. The center of the
bag has for its only decoration a large bow
of blue ribbon, and is a very pretty and
useful gift.

Sachets are nice, little, and can be made
of bits of silk or satin, or even covered
with crazy patchwork and still be Very
pretty. The same general directions will
do for all. Qlarter of a yard of plain
colored velvet; muslin bag seven inches
long and five inches wide; one-eighth yard
light blue satin; one and one-fourth yards
narrow light blue ribbon, any. perfume
powder preferred. Enclose the perfume in
the muslin bag, sprinkled thickly upon a
layer of cotton. Make the velvet bag eight
inches long and six inches wide. Em~
broider initial on one side in light blue.
Line both ends with satin one and one-half
inches deep. Gather them one inch from
edge and tie them with the narrow ribeA
after putting the perfume bag in. This
makes a pretty little gift for either lady or
gentleman. .

Another pretty and useful gift for a gen-
tleman is a collar box. Take a round
wooden box and cover the outside of the
box and cover with red velvet. For the
center of the cover take apiece of olive
cloth or velvet, and outline any pretty
pattern with Japanese gold thread. The
edge is scalloped anl buttoned to cover

 

with gold colored silk. A strip is prepared

in the same way to go around the box. Line
the box with cream white silk or satin.

Ahair and hairpin receiver is made of
two shades of satin grosgrain ribbon
pleated together, the ends at the top being
turned outward and fringed out two or
three inches. Tue edge is finished with a
shell plaiting of narrower ribbon. A parti-
tion in the center serves to keep the sides
in position and divides the interior into
two parts, one of which is u~ed as a hair-
receiver and the other filled with crocheted
split zephyr as a cushion for hair pins.

Foxn’r Linen. MILL MIMIE.

_.__...___
CONCERNING SCRAP-BOOKS.

Reading Beatrix’s description of a valu-
able scrap-book in the HOUSEHOLD of
Nov. 14th, mikes me feel like giving a
description of my own, which I do with the
hope that it may convey to other farmers’
wives some new ideas in regard to making
scrap-books. Book No. 1, quite strongly
made, but not expensive. as it has no gilt
or fancy colors on the covers, contains
sixty-four pages. Have put on the inside
of front cover a picture of sweet peas in
many varieties of color, and some transfer
pictures of fruit. There are in the book six
pages of colored pictures of flowers and
fruit, all but one taken from Vick‘s Floral
Guide. Then there are twenty-six steel
engravings of eminent men. Under these
engravings l have written plainly with pen
and ink a short sketch of their lives, con-
densed from biographical sketches con-
tained in the American Encyclopedia, and
from other sources. The sketches include
date of birth and death, with their native
place; their distinguishing traits of char-
acter, these acts of their lives that rendered
them famous, and if an author a partial list
of his works. One page contains a wood-
cut picture of James Vick, the well known
Rochester seedsman, now deceased, one of
the colored plates fron his Floral Guide,
and three small floral landscapes from the
same. I have wood-cut pictures of Walter
Scott an this home and burial place, with a.
few words of description. I hive some
steel engraving of landscapes, one a beauti-
ful view in the Yosemite, Sunset on the
Ocean, Natural bridge of Virginia; nine
wood-cut scenes of lakes and mountains of
Maine, with a description of that State;
three lovely pictures of wild flowers and
grasses, with a gem of poetry concerning
them; scenes around Lake George, N. Y.,
and scenery about Mackinac, some with
short descriptions, some without. The
book now contains fifty-one wood—cuts,
many nearly as nice as steel engravings.
I intend to put into the books sketches of
eminent men, which I find in the news-
papers very olten. Also 1 design to make a
scrap book containing sketches of eminent
women. Have quite a collection toward it
already, but only have pictures of three or
four as yet.

Book No. 2 is smaller and was designed
for poetry, but finding it monotonous and
cloying, have commenced interspersing
short pieces of select prose. Have two
books made for my little boy, three years
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ing twenty-four pages. In that I have put
a few advertising cards, and a great many
wood-cuts of machinery, farm implements,
windmills, wagons, carriages, horses, dogs,
cats, birds, children at play, etc., etc. It has
given him many hours of quiet, interested
pleasure. The other he is only allowed to
take on rare occasions, and contains pic-
tures, prose and poetry suitable for baby-
hood and young childhood. The pictures
are in colors, with the background cut
awav from many of them before they were
put in. It is my intention to make scrap
b0uks appropriate and interesting for him
at various ages. As soon as he has out-
grown one, commence another for him; and
when he is old enough to do so, shall have
him make selections for himself and put in
a part of the book by themselves. I shall
have him assist in cutting, pisting and ar-
ranging pictures and selections that he may
learn to do it neatly and well; and shall en-
courage him to keep up the practice of
making scrap books all his life. What
memories, what associations, will cluster
about these books for him, in the time that
is coming when his mother shall be gone
from him! What an influence for good may
be left for him therein. The scrap b0)k5
we make may reveal our character and our
manner of thought as perfectly as books we
might write.

S )me time ago I purchased quite a large
autograph album, very cheap because of its
unfashionable sh spe; it is in ordinary book
form. The leaves are fine and thick and
nice for writing upon. in that book I wish
to write for my boy something for each
succeeding year of his life; to be read to
him, or given him to read on his birthdays.
Begin witha motto perhaps, or some ap-
propriate verse or verses of poetry, and
follow with such words of praise for his
well-doing the past year, as i can con~
scientiously give him, with counsel, en-
couragement and advice for the coming
year, taking especial care that all shall be
suitable for his age.

Right here let me say to those making
scrap books, who do not already know it,
that a good way to keep the leaves from
curling up, is to put folded newspapers, one
each side of the leaf on which you are
pasting. Dry the book under a weight
with a folded newspaper between each
damp leaf, Opening occasionally for air.

In a late HOUSEHOLD Beatrix wished
the correspondents to name the article of
the most use or benefit about the kitchen.
For me the flour sieve is the most conven-
ient. It is scoop and sieve combined, and
where there is as much bread and other
mixing as in a farm house kitchen, it is
indeed a luxury, especially when compared
to the old fashioned way of sifting flour.

WILLIAMSTON. GRE COHEN.

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GROUP AND ONION SYRUP.

When a child is subject to croup its
mother never knows when that peculiarly
startling cough is going to greet her ear,
and never hears it without a feeling of
horror and dread; for though she may have
fought the disease successfully many times,
she knows that this time may be her time
to fail. Membraneous croup in its com-
mon form seems to be quite local, and the

 

simplest means for its removal should be
first tried, as they leave the general system
in less disorder than those more severe.

The main thing is to get the child into a
hot atmosphere —one uncomfortably so for
its attendants, and apply remedies to relax
the system and produce vomiting. Equal
parts of alum and molasses, or of lard and
molasses warmed together, are favorite
remedies. When these are resisted by the
child, a little alum pulverized and put
well back upon the tongue willoften pro-
duce a vomit immediately. The chest and
throat should be well greased with some-
thing. Skunk’s oil is best when obtainable,
and if the trouble continues the feet and
hands should be placed in hot water. Some
apply hot cloths to the throat and chest, but
the patient is apt to be too restless to allow
them to be kept warm enough to do any
good. The well known Hive Syrup seems
adapted to this disease, but is objected to
by some on the ground that it leaves the
lungs weak. It is probably no better than
a good onion syrup, given freely. Indeed,
more than one mother has settled upon
onion syrup as a sovereign remedy for chil-
dren’s colds. A nice way to make it is as
follows: Chop or slice the onions fine, mix
with them half a cup of sugar, pack tightly
into atea-cup, cover and set back on the
stove to cook slowly. A. H. J.

THE CHIEF END OF WOMAN.

It has been said many times that the chief
end of woman’s life is to marry. If this be
true, a woman’s life with all its possibili-
ties of happiness or utter misery is really
just beginning. It is necessary to have
some end in view. With the true wife this
will be to keep her husband’s best gift—his
heart. A wise woman does not desire to
rule the man to whom she linkshsr destiny;
she wishes to be guided by him. But it is
not necessary to be very wise to know that
a wom in can not keep her husband’s love
merely by loving him. “Man,” says a
writer who shows considerable knowledge
of the subject, “is of all animals the most
susceptible to creature comforts.” A loving
heart is all very well as far as it goes, but I
recall several instances where the wife had
given her entire being to constant devotion
—being passionately fond of her husband—
and in every instance the husband became
most worthless. Therefore if wifely affec-
tion neglects to season the food to a perfect
nicety, and shows an utter forgetfulness
where sock heels and shirt buttons are con-
cerned, it loses some of its enchantment.

A woman must possess not one but all
the virtues. She must be bright and enter-
taining, though every limb aches, and she
be almost ready to sink in sheer despair be-
cause of the thousand and one annoyances
of her daily life. George Eliot has said
that the real heroes of this life are those
who do every day duties uncomplainingiy.
This is well, but I do not believe that a
woman exists having a soul to comprehend
larger and more beautiful things than such
as compose the common every day duties,
who does not grow weary, very weary, at
times. What is a sadder sight than a
mother whose life isa treadmill of labor?
She not only loses héalth, spirit and hope-
fulness, but her youth, the last thing a

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woman should allow to slip from her. To
the overworked woman a youthful old age
—-—which is more attractive often than youth
itself—is impossible, for her very nature is
changed and she becomes merely a ma-
chine, a woman without time to be woman-
ly, a mother without time to guide her
children. But whata panacea for all the
weariness and trials which are required to
be hid under the happy face, if husbands—
yes, and sons and brothers, would only re-
turn this great love, by uttering words of
love and apprecirtion accompanied by the
acts which naturally arise from this condi-
tion of mind. Do not then through thought-
lessness, make her feel that she must learn
to hide an aching heart under a cheerful
face, which is indeed heroic; sort of heroism,
of which women have almosta monopoly,
as, indeed, they need have. A man can
still his heartache by contact with the busy,
bustling world, whether it be good or bad.
A woman is left to herself to suffer and be
silent; and although she may be bursting
with righteous indignation, must give no
sign. But woman is learning fast to call
forth the latent power to cultivate a cheer-
ful and amiable exterior. as, surely, all the
virtues can be cultivated. just as well as
any art or acmmplishment. Therefore, it
is well to strive with the best ability to
obtain them all if we do not already pos-
sess them as a heaven—sent gift, all the
while feeling grateful that we have
i‘ The right to watch while others sleep,

The right o‘er others” woes to weep:

The right to succor in distress.

The right when others curse to bless.

The right to love when others scorn:

The right to comfort all who mourn:

The right to shed new joy on earth:

The right to feel the soul‘s high worth;

The right to lead the soul to God

Along the path her Saviour trod :

Such woman's rights our God will bless.

And crown her champion with success."

PAW PAW. AURORA.
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THE ETIQUETTE OF CALLS.

 

F. R., of C are, says: “ If i have a siste
or mother visiting me from a distance, whose
place is it to call, the neighbors upon my
guest, or should I take my guest with me
and call on the neighbors?”

Your friends should call upon your guest,
Within a few days after her arrival. In a
limited social circle, where an arrival or
departure is a matter of current news, it is
only necessary for a lady to mention an ex-
pected visit, tlut her friends may know
what is expected of them. An eminently
proper thing to do is to give a little enter--
tainment of some sort in honor of theguest,
especially if she is a stringenand by way of
introduction. But this is not necessary.
This matter of whose duty it is to call seems
one on which many people are wrongly in
formed; in some country communities the
idea prevails that the newcomer should
make the rounds, calling on her hostess’
friends. and hard feelings have been en—
gendered because of a failure to do so.
People in the country are generally too
negligent in such things; a lady naturally
likes her guest to receive a good impression
of her neighbors and of their neighborli-
ness and gooi manners, and the stranger
wishesto meet her friend’s acquaintances,
to judge of their social and intellectual
standing.

 


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DAIRi'r OF a WEEK.

 

(Concluded. )

Wednesday, Nov. 16th. This morning
we tried out the rough lard. I do not soak
the rough lard as many do. [used to soak
it in salt water andchange the water several
times, but for many years I have not. My
husband takes off the lard and does it very
quickly and cleanly. I then take it and
spread it in pans and put it where it is
cool, that the animal heat may all pass off.
When cold—if very cold weather it will
be same day if turned—l cut it up and try,
and the result is very satisfactory. The
lard is firm and very white, and if I did
not put it in the crocks myself I could not
tell it from the leaf lard. I also cooked the
hearts and tongues.

Mr. —-—- could not cut up the meat today
as he hadtogo to town; but we did not
care as we did not wish to begin more work
than we could finish in the forenoon. There
was no one to dinner but Belle and me, so
we got it early and this afternoon we have
been to Ridgeway to attend the dedication
services of the Memorial Hall, or the
Jonathan Hall Library. This is a lovely
little building, furnished beautifully, and is
to be Supplied with one thousand volumes
of standard writers—there are six or seven
hundred volumes now—magazines and
newspapers, and is to be a free reading
room. The whole is a gift from Mr. R. T.
Bush. of Brooklyn, to the people of Ridge-
way. The library is given as a memorial
to Jonathan Hall, who has passed away,
but was a long time resident of Ridgewsy
and a pioneer of Michigan. The exercises
were very interesting, and we felt that the
afternoon had been pleasantlyand profitably
spent. May and Mary had supper ready
when we arrived at home, and since supper
we have had our reading, and have spent
considerable time telling the others of the
family about the library and afternoon ex-
ercises.

Thursday, Nov. 17th. This has been a
very busy day for Belle and me, and we
feel that we havs done a big day’s work. It
was churning morning, and I did the
churning while the girls performed their
before-breakfast duties. After breakfast
May and Mary both went away; I com-
menced at the lard and Belle did up the
work, helped out up the lard and prepare
the sausage meat.

We have tried all the lard, and made forty
pounds of sausage. Mr. —— took the meat
to town and had it ground after we skinned
it and cut it in strips, but I seasoned,
mixed and put it in bags. We also made a
nice head cheese, and have cleaned up all
the kettles. pans. etc, but we have not
cleaned up the floor, doorknobs and shelves
yet.

It was half past seven when l fi‘liS'lazi;
but we have had our evening reading; and
Belle has finished a Christmas present.
She is very tired tonight, as it is new work
for her. She never had to help do the
)utchering work home, but she has done
iplendidly. I feel as though the bed would
)6 very comfortable and am going to retire
.mmediately.

Friday, Nov. 18th. This was general
sweeping day, and I did the kitchen work,

 

while Belle did the sweeping. This kept
me very busy all the forenoon, as the sense
had not been taken care of. Belle made
the bread and when it was in loaves I
tended to it while rising and baking, as
my work was in the kitchen. and Belle had
gone to sweep and dust the chambers. I
washed the outside of the lard crooks,
tied paper over them and took them down
cellar. then brought up the souse—I never
use the ears—cleaned it and put it over to
cook; while this was cooking I worked over
the butter, which I had not had time to do
the night before, then i began a general
cleaning up, by washing everything that
had been used during the morning, putting
clean paper on shelves and in the dummy
where they were soiled; washing doorkn abs,
cleaning and filling lamps, and washing
washbasins and sink. By this time Belle
had finished sweeping and dusting, so she
got dinner and I took the bones from the
souse, except the feet, and prepared it for
future use. The feet I pickled by them-
selws, as my husband and children are very
fond of them for supper or lunch. After
dinner I cleaned the doors. We have an
old machine canvas that we spread down
in the kitchen when doing butchering work,
and we find it saves us much scrubbing when
we get through.

In the afternoon Belle crocheted on her
fascmator. and I brought out the mending,
which hid of necessity been neglected, but
did not get it all done before supper. The
girls had an invitation to go out to tea and
spend the evening. Belle and Mary went,
but May was too tired and preferred to stay
at home with the teacher, as she was a
stranger and did not care to go with the
girls. We did not have your usual reading
his evening, and instead I have read the
a eekly papers, to the neglectof the mending.

Saturday, Nov. 19th. This should have
been churning morning, but Mr. C——— from
Clinton wanted to buy the cream, so we let
him have it, but I just as soon churn it, as
I do not have to churn long now, and I like
to have the money oftener than I can have
it when selling cream. There was not very
much to do to-day, as we had done so much
yesterday. Belle made a cake, two ginger
cakes and two corn starch pies; Mary
washed the dishes, made the beds and put
on the clean sheets and pillow slips—we
always change the beds Saturday morning-—
stewed some apples and prepared the veg-
etables for dinner. I cleaned the cellar
stairs and swept the dining room and fur-
nace room, after this I finished the mend-
ing. After dinner I took a short nap, then
put the collar on Belle’s dress, after which
I went down town. My husband andI had
been invited to tea and to spend the even.
ing. I stopped at the friend’s on the way
and May drove the horse home. Mr. —-—
came soon after, also other guests. We
spent a very pleasant evening, and on ar-
riving at home I found the girls had had
company.

This is my evening for fully preparing my
Sunday school lesson, but I have only looked
at it and read it over without study during
the week, and I will be obliged to prepare
it better in the morning.

I wonder if we will accomplish more

 

sewing next week. I am afraid not, as it

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is Thanksgiving week and we are invited
out, then there is the Farmers’ Club to at—
tend, the girls are invited to a party and we
expect company. I am afraid I will not
find time to write even a letter.

TECUMSEH. OLD SCHOOL TEACHER.

 

A CORRESPONDENT asks further infor-
mation about the bolsters mentioned in an
article in the HOUSEHOLD a couple of weeks
ago. The bolster, like the pillow. has

“grown some” since it was in fashion be-'

fore, still it is not very large, not more than
about 30 inches in circumference. especially
if it is to be placed under the spread. It is
stuffed with curled hair or excelsior where
intended for ornament, with feathers
when for use. but he rrly every one prefers
pillows to sleep on. DJ not stuff it very
tightly; it looks best when just comfortably
plump and pliable. Bolsters can be bought,

ready made, at nearly every furnishing

store.
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A CORRESPONDENT of an exchange very
truly says that until people begin to choose
their partners in life with something of the
care and forethought with which they would
select a garment, the divorce courts will
continue to be crowded, and unhappy mar.
riages will be the rule ani not the excep-
tion.

 

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E. T., of Conway, desires a recipe for
compounding a filling of fragrant spices for
scent sachets. Cannot some of our readers
oblige her?

 

EVANGELINE’S “Home Talks ” will be
resumed next week.

W
Contributed Recipes.

 

SALMON Sauna—Turn the contents of a
can of salmon into an earthen dish and set it
in hot water so it will heat thoroughly; turn
of! all the oil, and lay thin slices of lemon
through and over it; salt and pepper slightly:
let it stand a few hours, then drain. Rub
the yolks of four hard-boiled eggs fine and
smooth; then rub in the yolks of two raw
eggs, one tablespoonful of mustard, three of
melted butter, or salad oil—hickory-nut oil
makes a good salad oil—one teaspoonful cay-
enne pepper. one tablespoonful of sugar, and
lemon juice to taste. Beat this mixture like
cake-batter; spread it thick over the salmon,
and leave part of it, into which stir finely-
broken celery, or the heart of lettuce. Spread
this over also, and lay leaves of lettuce, or
coarsely-broken celery stalks around.

POTATO AND SALMON Sumo—Mash fine as
much potato as will equal in bulk one can of
salmon, which must be warmed and made
free from oil. Rub the potato tirough a
Cilander; then add the yolks of three raw
eggs, half teacupful melted butter, one tea-
spooniul Cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.
and four tablespoon fuls of vinegar: rub this
smooth; it should be quite moist, so as to
spread nicely. Mince part of the salmon fine,
and over the coarse pieces turn a little lemon
juice; mix the fine salmon into the potato
mixture: take an oval-shaped platter and lay
the mixture half a finger deep over. Now
strew over part of the coarse salmon, then
the remainder of the salad, making it into
pyramid shape, then the salmon; strew
around and over slices of lemon, out very
thin. It is nice with mayonnaise dressing. I
have never eaten it when prepared like hash.

Barma- Cennx. EVANGELINE.

 
        

   

 

 

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