, DETROIT, DEC.

1%. 1889.

 

 

 

THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

 

A 9 17am: WOMAN.

 

‘Such a strange woman you never did see!
And such another there never will be,

-Chances to marry were plenty and good,
Still she preferred not to do as she could.

"This seems so queer, too. surpassingly queer,
Telling her age now—she dares, it is clear.

' Truly, she sometimes forgets “ thirty-four,"
Smilingly, cheerfully, adds one year more.

' Then there‘s another thing calmly she does—
Wears them and hides not, some No. 5 shoes;

Soles-that are thick enough, broad enough too,
Mark her a woman with something to do.

Gray hairs’are coming in locks that are brown,
Gleefully showing. she calls them her crown.
Time swiftly passing but fills every hour
Full of good deeds—‘never time to grow sour.

All her friends wonder and watch with surprise;
Some call her crazy, with half alien eyes;-
$0 unlike others—so happy, so free—
Laughingly counting the years as they flee.
V—Phoebe Parmalee.

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M-VIJFORACERIBMABR.-J._

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A. wonderfully pretty pillow for the
"lounge may be covered with as common a
material as blue jean or denim, with the
‘lighter side for the outside. Mark acou-

. ventional design on it and outline it in.

chainstitch with white crochet cotton, or
white macrame cord button-holed down.
Make the pillow oblong instead of square,
and finish the ends with a fringe of the
cord. Cut the cord in 22 inch lengths,
take two, draw them through the denim
_ an eighth of an inch from the edge, twist,
and tie a little two inch tassel of cord in
the end. If you cannot get a design to
suit you, work crescents or stars or circles,
. or daisies, or any small figure irregularly
over the top, with rope linen. These pil-
low covers are not expensive, do not re-
quire"much work and can be washed as
often as desired.
Assimple a material as bad ticking may
be used for a lambrequin. Get the striped,
-cut it six inches deep, letting the stripes
in up and down. Feather-stitch alternate
; sklpes with pretty contrasting silk or cot-
~ tdri- fleas, and tie afringe of macrame twine
in two colors in the lower edge.
Blotters are easily made even by inex-

 

a l.pei-ienced- fingers, and are always con-
» 5 venient gifts.

Do not make them too
large, the s'ize of a legal envelope is about

‘. . ‘. right, or they may be out like a palette or

-in along oval. Use what is called water

.coldr paper for the outside, decorating it

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' painted scene, or even a few irregular

lies of gold paint ahd an inscription in

M bran.

fanciful letters. With water color paints
you can obtain many decorative effects; the
edges of the cover may be tinted, or
splashes of blue or carmlne blend with the
gilt paint. Then out from blotting paper
three leaves the size of your cover, make a
hole through cover and leaves in the upper
left hand corner and tie with a ribbon.
Make a “ John Chinaman ” for the baby;
it will please her better than a handsome
doll. An exchange tells how to make one:
“Use light brown canton flannel in the
shape of a rag doll with somewhat wide
skirts, the widest part about eight inches
across. Chunky feet and ankles should
come about two inches below _ the skirt.
Round the arms in place of hands. The

. rentire length should be about thirteen and

a half inches. Cut two figures like the
pattern out of the canton flannel, leaving
top of head open for stuffing. Use cotton
batting for stuffing, as it is lighter than
Sew up the head, buttonhole the
seams all round with red worsted. The
shoes are to be made to exactly fit the feet,
and made in two pieces. When finished
and on the feet, feather-stitch round the
top with purple worsted. The pigtail is
braided in three strands of .two threads of
black zephyr in each strand, tied at the
end with yellow worsted. Make a cap of
two pieces of bright red cashmere in
two boot-shaped pieces feather-stitched on.
Make a scarf long enough to pass from one
from one shoulder to the opposite side and
tie in rather long ends. Make of blue or
yellow flannel, and feather stitch with silk;
gather each end and fasten a gilt belt. Put
another bell at the top of the cap, which is
also drawn together, and one at each side
of the cap and at each end of skirt. Sew
three or foiir rows of braid of different
colors on the bottom of the skirt. A few
Chinese hieroglyphics placed on the un-
covered portions are ornamental. Paint
the features with black ink."

I had a private view of a drawer-ful of
Christmas gifts the other day, the handi—
work of ayoung lady who has more leisure
than money, and who has a large circle of
friends to remember. She is quite skillful
with the brush, and this is a great help to
her. There were chamois button bags,
pointed at the bottom, the chamois cut in
fringe which was gilded with the ever-
useful gold paints, the legend “ Who
Wants a Button?” on one, “ Button, But-
ton, Who’s Got the Button?” on another
in irregular letters. There were pincush-
ions made on pasteboard foundation; one
side rounded out to a comfortable plump-

 

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ness with cotton and covered with pale
blue satin with a bow to match, and
on the other alaundry list; these were to
hang on the wall. Blotters cut the size of
a small sheet of paper, were variously de-
corated. One had a pretty little winter
scene framed in an oval band of gilt, the
snow being represenmd by mica powder;
another a funny full moon face, and.
crescents strewed irregularly about it;
while the outside of a third was decorated
with a rustic pen and three pigs running
from it, with the motto “Escaped from
the Pen.” A postage stamp case was like
a sealed envelope with one end cut open.

A little girl can make a shaving paper
ball for father or big brother. Cut from
75 to 100 circles from tissue paper of
various colors-about the size of a large
saucer. Take each by the centre and
draw through the fingers, which will
slightly crimp it. String these circles‘ on
fine wire, arranging them. in an evenly
shaped ball, arid—when :91 -
make a loop' in the end of the I j '

a ribbon through to hang it up by. B.

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

 

The materials for cuff holder are a piece
of Panama canvas seventeen inches long
and six and one-half inches wide;a piece of
golden brown plush same size and shape;
two yards old pink ribbon three-fourths
of an inch wide; embroidery, silk to
match ribbon. Lay the wrong sides oft-IE
plush and canvas together. Cut one end.
in a point, turn the other over three and
one-half inches and fasten’ “securely. This
forms a pocket in which is placed one end
of the cuff. Now bind plush and canvas
all around with the ribbon. Three inches
from the point work in cross-stitch the
word “ Cufis.” Fasten a piece of ribbon
by the center to the point of the holder,
long enough to tie round the cuff-holder
when filled. This article is especially use‘
ful to gentlemen in traveling, as it keeps
the cuffs clean, and prevents crushing.

A pretty Christmas present may be
made as follows: Cut several thicknesses
of pasteboard in the form of a shield; put
them together and cover. Let the front
cover extend about half way up, the top
being cut diagonally. Cover the left upper
corner with light blue satin, put.this part
on smoothly. Make a plain lining for the
lower left hand corner; then cut one of
satin somewhat larger than the lining and
puff gracefully on it. This satin should

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THE HOUSEHOLD.

 

with pleated ribbon. This is to form a
pocket in the right hand lower corner.
Paint a spray of lilies of the valley on the
light blue satin. These flowers may also
be obtained in plush and ribbon work that
will only need sewing right down through
the work to transfer them to the material,
and look as if embroidered upon it. Take

, ribbon No. 9 to hang by, fasten on each

upper corner. Put a little bow of the rib-
bon on the front of each fastening, and in
the middle of the ribbon. Cut the front
cover large enough to permit the edges to
go over the edge of the shield and fasten
under the back, lining nicely. This makes
avery pretty letter or card holder. The
pasteboard should be about one foot square,
from which you cut this shield. A pretty
cover fora small round table or stand can
be made of a large silk handkerchief, hem-
stitched, if possible. With rope silk
matching the handkerchief in color etch a
running design. Finish with single tassels
sewed around the tablecover.

A very pretty apron is made Of Lons-
dale linen, ornamented with stri-ps of long
stitch embroidery worked with flax threads.
The embroidery is worked on rather open
Congress canvas, the edges of which are
folded underneath the embroidery when it
is finished. Use three strips of this em-
broidery, and separate them when sewed
on the apron by insertions of drawn work
made in the linen of the apron. Finish the
bottom of the apron by a crochet edging
in cream white linen threads.

L'. A rather novel design for a key rack is a
Gild
the spoon, and if more ornamentation is
desired paint a tiny landscape in the bowl.
Put six small brass hooks in the handle,
and suspend with a ribbon, or cord and
tassels.

Avery pretty glove sachet is made of a
square of electric blue satin, cut twelve
inches wide and folded over exactly in the
center. This satin must be lined‘ with
maize colored quilted satin, scented with
sachet powder. One inch from the edge
must be laid a strip of maize corded silk,
couched to the electric blue satin by a
slender gold cord caught down by maize
colored silk. The upper corners are
turned over on the blue satin to display
the pretty maize colored quilting. The
sachet may be further decorated by a cen-
tral band of embroidery Of Oriental de-
sign, worked on Congress canvas in long
stitches with filoselle in three shades of
maize and two of terra-cotta. This de-
sign is set between narrow borders of van-
dyke pattern. The edge of the pattern is
turned in before it is sewed to the- satin.
Bows of electric blue ribbon are set one on
each corner of the lower side of the sachet,
contrasting prettily with the maize-colored
lining.

A very handsome collarbox may be
made by covering a round wooden box
with golden brown plush, on which is ap-
pliqued a pattern of cream cloth and old-
pink plush outlined by Japanese gold
thread; the edge of the cloth is scalloped
andbuttonlioled with gold silk. Line the
box with old pink satin. ‘

A putty table cover can be made of

 

Olive-green felt, any size desired. Pink
the four edges, then take four squares of
old blue plush, on each of which. em-
broider a set design in shades of terra-cotta
and Olive; outline each design with
Japanese gold thread. Finish by couching
to the felt with silk cord of. the color of
the plush, or else in olive green caught
down by same colored silks. '

Towels composed of alternate momie
and canvas stripes, may be converted into
lovely chair-backs by working the canvas
stripes in a handsome cross-stitch design
in shades Of Olive and dull pinks. The
fringe of the towel ends completes the orna-
mental effect. Such a chair-back has the
quality of being washable. Pretty cross-
stitch borders are much in favor for de-
corating pinafores, aprons, bibs and nur~
sery toilet cloths. .

Dinner napkins can be ornamented in
this way in three colors or shades of flax

threads. MILL MINNIE.
Fonnsr Loner.

 

CHRISTMAS.

 

I have only two things to describe for the
HOUSEHOLD this year, but both are quite
useful, inexpensive and satisfactory articles.
One is a stocking-bag made as follows:
For mine I used dark wine colored cotton
satteen, one yard, costing 35 cents; two
yards of inch wide ribbon to match, eight
cents a yard; and two spools of button hole
twist, the same color, cost five cents for
the two. Out of pasteboard cut fourcircles
seven inches in diameter, cover them with
the satteen and overhand the edges Of each
pair together neatly. Cut a strip of the
satteena yard and a half long and a foot
wide, gather and sew around these circles,
making a puff which will connect them,
make a place large enough to insert the
hand readily"; this is for the dilapidated
hosiery. Cut another circle out of paste-
board, cover with the satteen, lining it
neatly, and ornament one side if you please.
Out from white flannel smaller circles, and
buttonhole the edges with the blue silk;
fasten these on one of the end circles of the
bag, covering with the last made circle and
placing a bow of ribbon over the joining.
This makes a place for the darning-needles.
On the other end make a pocket of satteen,
gathering it at the bottom; make a casing
at the top for the elastic, and let the pocket
cover a little more than half the circle. This
is for the yarn for darning. Use the re-
mainder of the ribbon to hang it up by.

The next is a “ bag of bags.” Cut a six
sided piece of pasteboard and cover and
line with silk, overhanding the edges of out-
side and lining neatly together. Make six
little bags of ribbon or silk, making them
to fit the sides of the octagon, one to each
side, and overhand them to it. Turn in the
tops of each to make a ruffle and casing for
drawstrings of No. 1 ribbon, or for elastic
-—the drawstrings are more trouble but look
much better. Sew a hook on each side of
the bag, through which a cord is passed to
hold them together. These little bags are

convenient for the odds and ends which ac-

cumulate in everybody’s work basket.
If you are intending to dress a Christmas

 

tree, you will find strings of cranberries,~
and popcorn colored wi h pink dye, add':
much to its beauty without much cost or
trouble. Another quite ornamental feature
may be the sachets, made of orange satin, to ~
imitate ripe oranges. Cut out Of stiff writ-
ing paper just such a shaped piece as you
would use fora ball cover, cover it with‘
the satin, overhand the sections together,
and fill withscented cotton. A small gift .
may be thus prettily conveyed. A twenty-
five cent box of mica powder gives a glis-
tening, frosty look to the boughs of an ever-
green which seems to almost lower the
temperature. Brush the flat leaves with
liquid glue or gum‘ arabic and sprinkle
with the powder, holding a paper under-
to catch what falls off.
BRUNEFILLE.
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BUTTER-MAKING.

As housecleaning has brought to light
my “ paper and pencil on the shelf” I will
mount one of my hobbies and answer some-
questions I saw last spring in the HOUSE-
HOLD. This was written then,but my pro-
cess will bear the recommends given to -
patent medicine. While it will keep butter
cool in summer, it will keep it warm in»
winter—always just right.

I copy: Such hot May weather at a time-
when everything should be perfect for but-
ter-making. As the last daily churning of
forty pounds was pressed into the tub, hard.
and golden from the churn, I wondered
how many women were in perplexity
ing, “ Where can I set this to haw: it ready
for the next working so there will be no-
oily line on bowl or ladle?” Feeling phil-
anthropic, I ask space to give an easy
method of handling butter. Yet from con-
versation with many butter-makers I know
that while they will change their dress as
often as the fashion plates, on butter-mak-
ing they are conservative. The mother,
grandmother or great-aunt will be quoted,
and their process and machinery rigidlyad-
hered to. But dear, tired, over-worked sis-

ter, longing for a leisure hour, do try my ,

way once, then tell the HOUSEHOLD its
faults.

Sour the cream and churn at about 62°;
always use a thermometer. When the but-
ter granules are the size of radish seeds or

lie distinct in the buttermilk, add plenty of .

water at 48°; churn a little more and draw
Off. As a little of the butter will run out,
tie a piece of cheese-cloth over the pail so it
can sag in the middle. Now wash with a
saturated brine—about a pint Of salt to one
quart or a little more of water. Stir with

 

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the ladle very gently and let stand five -

minutes at least, fifteen or twenty is better.
Draw Oif this brine and drain thoroughly.

Now for ordinary tastes sprinkle on the-Q

butter about an ounce of sifted salt to a.
pound of butter (by guess), and incorporate
by stirring the butter and adding salt from
a sieve slowly. In five minutes stir again,
and in five or ten more it is ready to pack.
or make into rolls. Positively no wbrlot‘ng.
As taken into the bowl pack with straight,
steady pressure hereand there over it but
never drew the ladle, and as soon as com--
pact (two or three pounds in the bowl at

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— present quoted price for butter; but there
. is not a single process in butter-making but

- . of marbles. 'We could not eat it, so we

' three minutes; stir in a half-cup of corn-

THE HOUSE'HOLD.

     

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once) put into jars and pressing down there
completes the operation. Warranted no
streaks, for these are caused by the uneven
distribution of salt when put in. This is
no theory, for We have handled thousands
of pounds this summer, and the price re-
ceived for it all summer has been above the

is of itself a topic for much discussion.
There are papers which make these topics
their specialities. .

About white specks in butter, Prof. L.
B. Arnold, in his book entitled “ American
Dairying,” page 19, says: “ The usual
cause of flecks in butter is the coagulation
of milk by the action of germs caused by
the faulty condition of the milk.” His
remedy is to scald the milk before setting.
I think warmth and air must be essential
to' their development, as I have never seen
any where the cream is raised by the use
of ice. I do not suppose much Of this is
new, for Solomon says there is no new
thing, but I should like to prove that but-
ter does not need to be “ worked ” nor to
”set.” I gave stated times in the process
but the length of time can without difficulty
be arranged to suit convenience while doing
other work. This does away with the most
laborious part, and the trouble Of keeping
it at the right temperature. We recently
visited an extensive creamery where the
process of salting was a reminder of the
process used thirty years ago in making
home-made crackers, but busy housewives
have neithrrxtini‘ferhor strength-to waste. -'

Famman. MRS. J. M. WEST.

 

HOME-MADE CANDIES.

If there is any one thing people living in
the country and in small-towns don’t get
that is good it is candy. The rocky ag-
gregations miscalled candy ordinarily kept
on the merchants’ shelves to the delusion Of
customers, are no more to be compared
with a box of Kuhn’s or Murray’s French

creams, fresh every day, than the melting .

flesh of a juicy cherry is to be contrasted
with its stony kernel. I remember buying
candy “to kill time” while waiting'at a
little station in Northern Michigan, and
thinking we had bought by mistake a sec-
tion of old red sandstone and a collection

walked away a little'and laid it on the rails
‘ 'of a side track, and I’ve always had cem-
punctions of conscience lest it may have
caused a railroad disaster if a train ever
.struck it. Tons of candy aresold in’thi's'
city at the holiday season, at retail, and
Christmas without confections would be
no Christmas at all to the children andnot
a few .older ones who admit the possession
of “ sweet tooths.” Don’t squander your
money on fossils, but 'make your own
Christmas candies. Herewith are given 'a
few recipes" which are highly commended
.by those who have tried them, as being
eminently satisfactory.
CHOCOLATE CREAMs. —-Two cups of
'white sugar; one-half cup of water. Boil

, .meats, etc., as; directed . in the rec};

melted chocolate, placing them on a but-

tered paper ,or plate to harden. Use

Baker’s chocolate, and melt over a steamer

or in a water bath.

CREAM CANDY.-—TWO cups of coffee A

or confectioners’ sugar and two-thirds cup

of water; boil without stirring until it will

thread. Set it off into a dish of cold

water and stir briskly until it is white and

creamy. Have ready some English wal-

nuts, shelled. blanched almonds, dates,

and fresh figs cut in two. Make the
cream into small cakes and press a walnut
meat on one side, or an almond meat or
date in the centre; or remove the stone
from the date and fill with the cream. If

you have canned cherries, take a couple of
tablespocnfuls of the cherries—without
juice—and cook them in sugar till they are
clear, then partly . dry them on plates,
keeping them separate or in twos or threes.

Press these into the cream cakes and you
have adelicious confection. Almonds are
blanched by pouring hot water on the
shelled meats, when the hard brown skin
will slip off readily. Everything must be
ready at hand when this candy is made, as
it hardens as it cools.

FRENCH CREAM CANDY.—The French
cream which forms the foundation of so
many delicious confections is not cooked
at all. To make it, beat the white of an
egg stiff, add a tablespoonful of water and
the flavor, then stir in the pulverized sugar
until stiff enough to knead in the hands.
Use this with dates, almonds, cherries, nut
« em.
cream candy made by boiling the sugar.

ICE CREAM CANDr.—Three cups of
crushed or loaf sugar, one-third cup vine-
gar, one and a half cups water; let boil,
add a piece Of butter the size of a wal-
nut; boillwithout stirring till it will thread,
flavor with vanilla, turn on a buttered
plate, and pull till white. A lovely pink
color may be obtained by adding a table-
spoonful of raspberry juice just before
turning out.

NUT CANDY.—-'-B0il maple sugar with a
little butter and vinegar till it will harden,
and pour it over a buttered plate on which
you have ’put a cofiee-cupful of hickory-
nut or peanut meats. Cut in squares be-
fore it gets quite hard.

molasses; one cup brown sugar; piece of
butter size of a walnut.

tartar; one'teaspoonful soda and- one table-
spoonful of vinegar. It must be boiled in
a sizable pan or kettle, as the soda causes
an eifervescence.

COCOANUT CANDY. —Two cups white
sugar; one cup sweet cream; butter size of
small'Walnut. Boil fifteen minutes, flavor,
and stirin’ as much grated cocoanut as will
‘make-it easy to handle. The fresh grated
nut is best, but dessicated may be used.

Bur'rER Scorcn. —'—Three cups brown
sugar; three fourths cup water; butter size
Of walnut, and a pinch of soda. Boil till
it begins to harden 'when dripping from
the spoon; flavor to taste,- turn in buttered
pie tins, and as it cools mark in squares

 

starch, flavor with lemon or vanilla, work

mp quickly into little balls, and dip into

with a knife dipped!” inwater to prevent
_ ticking. When cold, the candy can be

      

‘ in a but.

MOLAsSEs CANDY. —-TWO cups Orleans.

Boil twenty?
minutes; then add two teasp‘oonfuls cream- -

taken from the tins by turning theimupsid? :-
down and rapping on the bottom

BE ATRIX;

-_——M.——-

FOR THE HOLIDAY.

 

Christmas is nearly here again and the.\
wise and prudent woman looks complacent~
ly at the gifts prepared during the long
summer days, now nicely laid awayin a»
drawer awaiting the time of distribution.
Unfortunately few of us belong to the
class of wise virgins. In the summer and
early fall Christmas looks far awayrand we-
think there will be lots of time by-and-by..
Then almost before we know it; the holiday"
season with all its crowding, rushingrandz
worry is upon us.
I wonder if others get so disgusted in;
reading articles on whattomake for Christ-
mas as I do? It is al-waysso simple and
easy; just a few yards of ribbon; plush, or
satin, and wild roses, or pansies, or sun-
flowers painted. I have often wished that
some one would write about presents which
those who don’t paint can make:. Luckily
gold ink can be bought now and usedL-witln
a common pen, so that provides for the:
lette1 in g and the few dashes of gold which;
are so great an improvement.
A postal card case is pretty and inex-
pensive. Take a piece of stiff notepaper or ‘
water-color paper about nine inches long -
and a little wider than a postal card; turn
up one end so as to form a pocket large
enough to hold a few cards, and keepthis .
in place by No.1 1ibbon run through siit~ . _
in flit-W311i. of the case and fastened" in front

W rite some motto or atrium-21“?)
wish in gold, and add any other decoratio ~
you wish. It is a good plan- to put inafew '
postal cards to show what it is for.

A square envelope filled with perfumed .-'
wedding. sealed with wax and tied’ with
pretty ribbons, makes a very pretty sachet,
especially if dashes of gold are added.

To make a serviceable penwiper cut .'
three strips of Chamois eight inches long
and three inches wide, pink the edges of
two strips, bind the third with blue rib- -
bon and place this on theoutside. Double
and tie with ribbon like the binding.

' Tray cloths are etched withwhite silk.;.
now instead of the colored, Avery good ,
change too, for the white is much more;
dainty. E. c.

, Your HURON.
—A——..*—_

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING is one of those ~.
magazines for women which we can re-
commend with pleasure, feeling certain our --
recommendation will be endorsed by all ‘
who become acquainted with it. Its field .
is the home; it teaches good housekeeping,
and will often prove “ a very present help -
in time of trouble ” to both the young and
old housekeeper, who- is searching for the
best methods. Its culinary articles are- .
especially practical and instructive. The--
adornment of the home is not forgotten, ._
nor the instruction and amusement of the ~-
inmates, its writers are fresh and vigorous,
and treat their subjects with animation.
Taken altogether, Good Househopihg is a.
good thing. Published fortnightly, byt-

 

Clark W. Bryan 65 00., Springfield, Mass“
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\CROOHETED HASSOCK.

I would like to ask Polly if she thinks
there were absolutely no forward children
in our grandmotheis’ days? Also if the
children of the present day are all pert,
forward and disagreeable? While there
are many such I still think you will find
com as quiet, gentle and well behaved
chil en nowasthen.

Iwish to say to Jessie thata very nice
way to use her small balls of zephyr would
be to make a hassock. Crochet it star
stitch, working it from an inch to an inch
and a half of each color, according to
the length of the yarn, mixing the dif-
ferent colors according to taste. When
crocheted the required size, line, fill with
excdlsior, and finish with a heavy cord
and tassels, or balls of several kinds of the
nephyr. When completed I think she
will find it handsome enough to pay her
for her trouble. L. F‘. M.

NORWLL

 

A DEFENDANT.

After reading what has been said in the
I'Housnnonn in regard to “true gentility,”
I feel quite inclined to defend the boys. In
-»her letter, Jessie said, “ If I see a man on
the street meet a lady and he does not lift
his hat, he is instantly set down in my mind
(as not a gentleman.” Now Jessie, we will
suppose this man to be a farmer’s son (of
course a city dude that you and Beatrix
. 3 tioned would not be so rude), perhaps

«schism acquirédthat graceful twist of
lifting his hat; perhaps he does not carry

, a slender cane that he won at the fair last

‘~ .zyear, by knocking off the “ nigger’s ” head;
perhaps he does not wear “tooth-pick”
shoes without rubbers, regardless of the
muddy streets. But perhaps the time he
might spend before the mirror or in reading
his book of department, he is busy about the
farm fixing upa piece of fence or working
at something around the barn preparing
things for winter, and in this way, gradu-
ally lifting the burden to his own shoulders
chat father has carried so long; and maybe
he was helping mother during that spare
time; and then because he has neglected the
polishing course for honest work he is not
worthy of that title, “a gentleman.” “ Many
a true heart beats beneath aragged coa ,"
and I think that in the owner of a true
heart is found more real gentility than in
the man who lifts his hat and bows and
scrapes behind the counter; for I never
could see more true gentility about a
“counter-jumper ” than about the sun-
hrowned farmer boy. I will admit that I
like to see a farmer’s son lift his hat and
'be polite on all occasions, but if he fails to
. .do the former he is not set down in my
-. mind as not being a gentleman, for in his
sshead issituated more common sense thanin
ihalf the city dudes.
Perhaps Beatrix will think I am not “ a
. lady,” perhaps some others will say that I
am a. little astray, and perhaps the girls
will call me an “ old maid,” on account of
what I have said; but I am not, although I
think there are many worse things in this
Jorld than an “ old maid,” and I will risk

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but what she will see just as many happy
days as the woman who is a wife at seven-
teen. Although I never again will see
eighteen I will have to wait until the Warm
rays of Old Sol melt this winter’ssnow
and swell the rosebuds of merry June be-
fore I am nineteen, for I am, as my grand-
father used to call me, a “ June-bug.”

I too, am a farmer’s daughter and a
stranger to the readers of this paper, and
if this letter finds refuge in the waste bas-
ket or helps to kindle a fire on a. frosty
morning, you will never again hear aword

about true gentility from

ern LAKE . NETTIE.

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THE DRESS QUESTION.

It is a fact that we all do feel more com-
fortable, hence appear more easy, and less
self-conscious if we are not dressed ten
years behind the style. But dame Fashion
is a fickle goddess, a dancing will-o-the-
wisp, ever changing, and there are things
of more importance in these short lives of
ours than to be forever straining every
nerve to be in the latest style. And when
Mrs. Serena does meet that “ representative
lady” in imagination she met at Beatrix’s
door, may the consciousness of a. mother’s
work, well done, of boys and girls trained
to be good and true, keep her serene be.
neath the “ pitying look of condescension.”
But why need any one pity us, and why
need we be ashamed if we are from the
country? The richest lady in the land
could not live a year but for the country
and country people. Fine clothes do not
make us good, and I should think our
Editor less of a true woman than I believe
she is, if she could not discern beneath an
unfashionable suit a. heart with aspirations
towards the good, the true and the beauti-
ful; or if she received us coldly, simply be-
cause we were not stylishly attired. Pshawv
I believe I know her better than that, al-
though I never met her but once. I’m
not silly enough to think I was stylish and
yet she used me well. But go and see her,
then you will know for yourselves, and you
will not be sorry you went. ’

The question has been asked “ What
keeps from church, from college, from
society, etc., our bread-winning popula-
tion? ” I know the answer is often given,
" I’ve nothing to wear.” Oh dear! it
makes me tired, as though going to church
was for the purpose of adress parade! The
very ones who cry “nothing to wear ” to
church, will go to the fairs, to the shows, to
the parties and never say aword about their
clothes not being suitable, or if they think
it advisable they will get a new suit for the
occasion; and then I’ve know them to say
they had nothing to wear to church! I be-
lieve it’s a lack of interest and inclination
to go, which helps to frame these weak,
flimsy excuses; and for my part I think it
would be much more honest and honorable
to say plainly they did not want to go, for
they don’t fool the Lord a bit, for “ten
times out of nine,” He knows that is just
what it amounts to.

I think it a sensible plan to keep about
our work when morning callers run in, but
of all things I shouldn’t want that work to

be sweeping, were I the caller, or the
"called upon; A few mornings since I ran
into a neighbor’s fora few moments and it
chanced that necessary part. of the morn-
ing’s work was in operation, and oh the
dust! I thought I must beat a retreat, but
I didn’t. But perhaps Ella R. Wood does
not stir up a dust. I fully realize there is
a great difference inrooms as well assweep-
ers, but for my part I don’t want company
when I sweep; if they come I’ll do some-
thing else. FIDUS Acna'rus.
IF you are so unfortunate as to tear your
kid gloves, mend them by putting a piece
of courtplaster under the rent, taking care
to bring the edges nicely together. The
tear will be hardly perceptible.

 

 

THE Chicago Wbune says the juice of
the pineapple has long been known in
Louisiana as a sovereign remedy for diph-
theria. The juice of this fruit is so cor-
rosive that it will cut out the diphtheretic
membrane, and the juice of an unripe {rut
will make the mucus membrane of a well
person’s throat sore. It is said to have
cured cases where the doctors had des-
paired, and the victim was apparently past
human aid. Given before the patient is
unable to swallow, it affords speedy relief.
So simple a remedy might be easily tried
and could by no possibility do any harm.
The juice can be bottled as is grape juice,
and thus kept on hand when fresh fruit is
not available. Another remedy is the

chloride of zinc used as a disinfectant,_ .

with which the threat is sprayed. " The
disinfectant is also inhaled, 1’s cloth wet
with it being laid over the face.

 

U eeful Recipes.

 

' unanimous—Two cups grated cocoanut:
one cup sugar; two tablespoonfuis water or
milk; whites of three eggs beaten stiff. Mix
all together and bake in little balls, on but-
tered paper. in a quick oven.

 

CLEANING Gnome—Here is a recipe for
cleaning gloves, which is used with good re-
sults by a good many economically-disposed
ladies: Get the drugglet to put up for you a
quart of deodorized benzlne, one drachm of
sulphuric ether. two drachms alcohol, one
drachm chloroform and enough lavender wa-
ter to perfume it. Put a cupful of this into a
basin and wash the gloves in it. Have ready
a bowl in which is enough spirits of wine to
rinse them, after which lay 'them one. table
and with a piece or soft white flannel rub
them smooth, so that all the wrinkles disap-
pear. Then hang them out of the sun and
wind, and let them dry. If the kld is poor,
the best way is to dry the gloves on the hands.

 

Cmsmas PLUM Populism—Ten Boston
crackers. rolled fine: pour one quart of boil-
ing milk over them. Mix one cup of sugar
with a teaspoonful each of salt, cloves, cin-

namon, auspice and mace. Break into this
four eggs, stir together, and add,to the crack-
ers and milk. Then add one cup molaesee;
half cup chopped suet; one pound stoned
raisins: half pound cliron, out fine: one cup
each of seedless raisins and currents; two
ounces candied orange peel. Bake in an earth-
en pudding dish, five hours. slowly. It fills a
six-quart ‘dish two-thirds full. Sauce: Two
tablespoenfuls flour rubbed into half cup
butter. one saltspoonful nutmeg. one cup

 

brown sugar. one pint boiling water. This is
a Boston cooking school recipe. , .__:i c: ‘

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