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UNTROUBLED.

 
The heavy clouds may be raining,
But w ith evening comes the light;
Through the dark are low winds complaining,
Yet the sunrise gilds the height;
And love has his hidden treasure
For the patient and the pure,
And Time gives his fullest measure
To the workers who endure;
And the Word that no law has shaken
Has the future pledge supplit d;
For we know that when we “ awaken ”
We shall be “ satisﬁed.”
—- T inaley’s Magazine.
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SPRING HATS AND BONNETS.

 
Even a bright, sunny Easter day did
not bring out many spring bonnets,which,
with eggs, seem to be the peculiar product
of the great church festival. The snow-
fall of the day or two prevrous was most
discouraging to milliners and ultra fash-
ionables. But the April sunshine has
developed much interest in the subject
of spring millinery, and the shops are
ﬁlled with eager buyers. Shapes, in the
early spring styles, do not vary much
from those of last winter. Brims are
quite narrow behind, wider in front, of—
ten rolling, or fancifully indented,
though these are less popular than
quieter styles; crowns are high and small.
The rough-and-ready straws are seen in
great quantities, in colors to match suits,
and are most worn by children and young
ladies; most ladies preferring the ﬁner
straws which are shown in many shades
of brown, olive, etc., as well as in sober
black. No chip hats are seen. For early
spring wear velvet seems to hold its own
as trimming; a little later we shall wear
gay plaided and striped ribbons and scarfs,
twisted in full garniture of puffs and
loops, secured by fancy pins. Silk hand~
kerchiefs are sometimes cut up for this
purpose, the corners being arranged in a
fashion known to heraldry as ﬂamboyant.
Bonnets are still small, with both square
and round crowns. One of the leading
styles is bent to a very sharp and high
point in front; this is becoming to many
youthful faces, but not often a favorite
with those of more mature charms—some-
what gone to seed, so to speak. The little
bonnets are too pretty and becoming to
be given up.

The new trimmings consist largely of
ﬂowers and fancy piece laces in gold, sil-
ver and colors. The foliage, grasses, cat-
kins, aments, seed pods and the like, are
faithfully: reproduced and sparkle with
gilt. It seems the “golden age ”in mil-

 
linery, everything sparkles with gold or
silver. Heads of timothy grass and wheat
are copied in gold and silver, and the two
or three blossoms, often of rich shaded
velvet, are massed with metallic foliage
and gilt sprays to make a full cluster,
which is placed at the top of the bonnet,
instead of at the side. Flowers also are
to be used on hats instead of the plumes
which have been worn so long. Later,
folds of crepe do chine, fancy net and
stamina will be used as hat trimmings,
and there is a prophecy that lace bonnets
will be more than ever in favor for sum-
.mer wear. Shapes for children’s wear
are very bizarre; the sharply pointed
crown and ﬂaring brims of “Mother
Goose” hats are seen in all varieties of
straw and in all possible styles of trim‘
ming. There are also models which are
sharply pointed or peaked in front, to be
ﬁlled in with quillings of lace. Wide
brims with moderately low, ample crowns,
trimmed with voluminous folds of silk,
are popular for the misses in short skirts.
A hat seen at an opening here was trim-
med with bias folds of brocaded silk,
fringed at the edges. A bonnet of ﬁne
brown straw had a brim composed of old
gold rosebuds with foliage shading from
green to brown, and full trimmings of
brown ribbon, in every loop of which was
folded an old gold ribbon of the same
width, giving but a hint of color; brown
ribbon ties. There are fancy scarfs, with
warp of tinsel threads and woof of wool

or silk. which are to be much used as'

trimmings for both hats and bonnets; the
material gives a light, airy eifect which is
very pretty. Some of the new hats are
trimmed with clusters of cowslips, butter
cups, of yellow roses; in fact yellow
seems the predominating color in millin-
ery.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Tan-colored undressed gloves will be
popular for spring and summer wear-
What are called “ mode” shades are pre-
ferred for evening wear; these are less
pronounced and lighter shades than tan.
The light shades of tan and earn are worn
with dresses of any color, including black
and white. Mousquetaire gloves are much
in favor. For summer wear silk gloves
and lace mits will be worn again.

Handkerchiefs are to match the costume;
that is, the border is to be of the color of
the dress; though some ultra-fashionables
select solid colors.

For light or white dresses yokes are
made of solid embroidery, or of alternate
rows of insertion and ﬁne tucks. The

 
lower edge of the yoke has a row of edg-

ing set on, with the scallops turning up-
ward, which is continued over the arm-
holes like shoulder straps. Standing
collars with lace rufﬂes, and the Byron
collar, are used on these yokes. Belts are
but an inch and ahalf wide. Such a waist
can be worn with a skirt covered with
two tucked ruﬁies, or the back can be
tucked and the front ﬂounced.

Many bows of two-inch satin or moire
ribbons are to be worn on white and light
dresses, three colors being generally
combined in them, care being taken to
select hues that harmonize with each
other and the dress. Bows at the throat,
back of the neck, and on the postilion are
of two or three drooping loops with long-
er ends; the ribbon belt has two half yard
loops with long ends; or such a bow is
placed at the side of the overskirt, and the
belt fastened with a rosette.

One cannot get far out of the way in
making a new dress to have a. box-pleated
skirt, with apron front and long back
breadth draped high, and round basque
made slightly pointed in front and be-
hind, and short on theZsides. Most of the
new cloth suits are modiﬁcations of this

. simple model.

The newest use for silk handkerchiefs
is to make aprons of them, wearing with
them a ribbon belt with long loops and
ends at the side. Fancy lace pockets are
sometimes added, and the bottom trim-
med w1th lace rufﬂes. The superﬂuous
fullness at the top is turned over in revers
at the sides.

Bustles are still very large. Most of
them are made of curled hair, tacked
through with thread at intervals to
keep the hair from matting. These are
sewed to the dress at the belt, and two
steels are run in casings across the back
of the foundation skirt.

In combining two fabrics in one cos-
tume, use the ﬁgured goods for the vest
for the front of the lower skirt, and for:
half of the drapery of the back; the plain
material forms the basque, the apron
front, and the half, or if preferred the
whole, of the back drapery. Another»
model makes the sides of a skirt of pleat-
ed ﬁgured goods, while the remainder of
the dress, except the vest, cuffs and collar
is of plain goods.

A pretty fashion for making a summer
stlk is to cut out the silk from the front
above the darts clear across and ﬁll the
space with gathered silk. A passemen-
terie trimming conceals the joining.

The foundation skirt in which all dress-

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THE HOUSEHOLD.

 
es are now made is but two and one-
quarter yards in width. The high stand-
ing collars are cut on the bias of the
goods. All hems of rufﬂes and pleatings
are blindstitched, and vary in width from
a hem as narrow as it can be conveniently
turned to an inch wide for deep pleatin gs.
Watered ribbons are more fashionable
than satin or grosgrain. Changeable or
glass silks are very popular this summer;
they come in all. colors at ﬁfty cents per
yard, eighteen inches wide. When dress-
es are trimmed with lace, it is pleated
oround the bottom of the sleeve, with the
scallops eirtending on the wrists, the ends
are caught in a tiny puff and fastened
under a jet ornament To brighten up
a black silk for summer wear, make avest
of some light color in satin surah, laid in
the ﬁnest knife pleating the whole length.
Insert under revers of black silk. The
wool or yak laces are popular for trim-
ming the small wraps now so fashionable.
They are inexpensive, but a great many
yards are required.
-¢oo——---————
THE RESPONSIBILITY 0F MOTH-
ERS.

 
Of all that has been written on the in
exhaustible subject of the culture and
training of children, I have been a silent
but interested reader; for I too am a
mother, and feel deeply the responsibility
that rests upon me in the bringing up of
the little one entrusted to my care. I have
occasion to see a great many mistakes
WhichI am daily making, and I tremble
lest they be irreparable, and my child’s
future be saddened by them. For the
infantile mind is a clean, unwritten 1) age,
and a great deal depends upon the mother
whether it shall be ﬁlled with characters of
reﬁnement and beauty or the reverse. It
is a well known characteristic of children
to believe implicitly whatever you tell
them, and we would not have it other“
wise, for this makes them the more beau-
tiful and lovely to us. It. is sad to think
that this trustfulness will by hard experi-
ence of the world be worn off, and that

unpleasant and unwelcome feeling of .

distrust gradually take its place. How
much like Heaven this world would be if
there were no deceit or distrust here! Oh!
mothers, let us always be very truthful in
our dealings with the children. so that
they may never have it to say that mother
deceived them; and then whatever we
say will be as law to them. How often
do we see children frightened into obe-
dience by servants. and sometimes by
the parents themselves, by telling them
of some bugbear which is not real, and
this leaves an impression which is not
easily forgotten. The old adage, “ As the
twig is bent so the tree is inclined,” ap-
plies with great force to this subject;
there is certainly ﬁne material here for
parents to work upon, for the little
minds are very susceptible to the inﬂu-
ences around them. They are soft and
pliable, and we may train them, but the
growth is rapid and we must do it now,
and never lose our vigilance, of lay aside
the work for a more convenient season.
I often think that our children may grow

 
up to something different, but they will
owe very little of their moulding to our
hands, unless we deliver reproof and en-
couragement well balanced. for in my
experience I have had cause to fear that
in my efforts to repress the evil I might
fail in bringing out the good.

A parent’s brow should not always wear
a frown when turn ed towards her children,
but we should rejoice with them in their
pleasures, and commend them for their
well-doing, as well as manifest our
displeasure at their faults and naughti-
ness. Nor would I withhold the rod of
correction. for this is often needed to
enforce important lessons, but would
keep it as a reserve force, and use it as a
last resort. I have not always thought
so, but I am growing into this idea more
and more, that we should not punish with
the rod unless every other means fail us,
and then try to impress the chill with the
idea that this is but given in love to make
them better, and grieves us more than we
can tell to be obliged to do it, and instead
of leaving them crushed and angry with
the smart, win them to our hearts again
by loving words, and in this way they
will be brought to see that nothing would
give more pleasure than their cheerful,
loving obedience.

The religious training of a child is by
no means the least important branch of
their education, for few people who have
enjoyed early religious instruction will go
into sin hastily and without thought; it
will exert a restraining inﬂuence over
them, and keep them from yielding to the
importunities of the evil element of so
ciety. I can never forget how in my early
childhood my mother used to take me by
the hand and lead me away to a silent
room, and there kneel in earnest. prayer;
nor how, in the evening, before she had
retired to rest, have I awakened from my
ﬁrst nap, to see her kneeling by our
trundle bed pleading with God for her
children, that they might be led to love
and serve Him. And though that mother
was taken to her rest before I had com-
pleted my eighth year, her lovely Chris-
tian example and teachings were not lost,
but give me now an impetus to do by my
one little daughter as she did by us, and
the result of her teaching is strong proof
to me that this branch should not be neg-
lected; and makes me ﬁrm in the belief
that we are just as responsible for our
children’s moral and religious training as
we are for their intellectual and physical
culture, for if they grow up with their
minds ﬁlled with error, we cannot bring
them back to the purity and innocence of
childhood again to correct it. When I
read A. H. J.’s article on “ Feeding the
Lambs,” I could not but envy her neigh
bpr this accomplishment, for such it cer-
tainly is, andI thought of this verse of
poetry, by the Rev. Daniel March:

“ If among the older people
You may not be apt to teach,
‘ Feed My lambs,‘ said Christ our Shepherd,
‘ Place the food within their reach.’
And it may be that the children,
You have led with trembling hand,
Will be found amorg your jewels.
When you reach the Better Land."

My article is becoming rather lengthy,
but I must say a few words in regard to
choosing the associates for the children.

We cannot be too careful in this respect.

We cannot prevent their coming in con- ‘

tact with the unreﬁned and immoral. Yet
their strong safeguard will be in having
their minds well ﬁlled with a love for the
good and true, and a hatred for the wrong,
of which also they have ﬁrst learned from
a mother’s lips; then if we have won
their conﬁdence, they will come to us
with what they have heard, and we. can
set them right. Much might be said on
the harm done by allowing them to
spend the night with schoolmates, or
what is worse still, allowing them to share
the same bed with hired help and others
who may chance to come; and for want of
room perhaps they are put into danger
of having their health ruined, as well as
their purity and innocence sullied. In—
stead of putting them with some one
whom we are not sure can be trusted,
make them a bed on the ﬂoor rather.
Without doubt you will agree with me
that it is much easier to do all this “upon
paper” than to accomplish it as it. comes
to our hands to do, as we are struggling
along with tired nerves, aching backs and
sick headaches; but our Heavenly Father
knoweth all these trials, and will ﬁt the
burden to our strength; for has He not
said, “As thy day thy strength shall be?”

MRS. G. S. G.
Wnssmeron, D. '1‘. ,

-——————¢oo—-——-

ON THE SIDE OF RIGHT.

 
I wondered last fall, when nearly every-
body was so enthused over political mat—
ters, that politics did not creep into our
Household, and thought perhaps Beatrix,
knowing the propensity we all possess to
strive for the last word, had that yawning
basket well ﬁlled. And now at the risk
of this eifort’s ﬁnding its way thereto, I
will vote on Jannette’s suggestion, al.
though she did not say “Those opposed
say no.” I would endorse Beatrix’s an—
swer, and say no, no; don’t give up our
little visitor to the political arguments
which would surely follow, for women do
not all agree in politics, or on the ques-
tion of the right and ﬁtness of giving the
ballot to women. Even Jannette and
myself would be in combat immediately,
as she speaks of. that “ perplexing ques-
tion. viz., tariff or free trade,” while I con-
sider the all impartant question for our
nation is the one of temperance. Iam
also in favor of women’s voting. I hold
that a true lady would be a lady wherever
she may be, and would be no more out of
her place casting avote on the side of
right, for her country and her home,
than speaking of the grace of God in a
public religious meeting, and I believe
the association of good and true women
would do much to purify the evils now
existing in political matters. As Dr.
Talmage once said “although woman
has often been denied the right; of suf-
frage. she always does vote and always
will vote by her inﬂuence; and her chief
desire ought to be, that she should have
grace rightly to rule in the dominion
which she has already won.” 80 until
the time comes, as come it surely will,
when it will be the right and duty of

 
every woman to vote, let us look well to


THE HOUSEHOLD

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'our ways that every vote, by inﬂuence,
be on the side of right.

I felt last December like reaching out a.
long arm and grasping the hand of Mrs.
R. D. P. of Brooklyn, and telling her that
I too believed we should work as well as
pray. We cannot too early in life im-
press the lesson of temperance upon the
minds of our little ones; and it is sad to
think that we may do our best, and when
they go out from the mother’s care and
inﬂuence, temptations meet them on every
hand. The saloon licensed by a Chris-
tian government, and upheld by hon~
orable (?) men, will throw out every 1n-
ducement to effect their ruin; and I some-
times think that the downfall of farmers’
sons oftener begins at the cider barrel in
the father’s cellar, than at the saloons in
town. I heard not long since a touching
incident. A father was climbing the
side of a steep and dangerous rock, by
cutting niches for his hands and feet.
When far up the dizzy height he was
startled by hearing a little voice calling,
“ Cut ’em deep, papa, I’m following you,”
and on looking back saw his little son
some distance on the dangerous way.
Yes, how truly they do follow us; and if
we would have them stand on sure
foundation, we must see to it that our
feet stand not on slippery places. God
grant that our homes may be pure homes,
our nation become a pure nation, and I
believe this can be brought about in no
way sooner, than by women’s taking
more interest in the temperance side of
politics. ECILA.

NORTH ADAMS.

A VEXED QUESTION.

 
The right of suffrage for women, which
is a question just now vexing the House-
hold, is an interesting one to me, al-
thoughI feel my inability to add any-
thing on the afﬁrmative side, however
much I would like to do so. We all un-
derstand it is not the privilege of casting
a ballot that is sought, but the settling
the question, politically, of woman’s
equality with man. as she undoubtedly
is” intellectually and morally. There is, I
believe, no doubt that so just and liberal a.
government as ours, now that those
having power and inﬂuence have given
attention to the matter, will soon decide
it favorably.

I have never disputed a fact so plain as
that women do not, nor ever have
had rights equal with men; and if so
many of our sex who have inﬂuence and
.are gifted with ready tongue and pen,
had used them on woman’s behalf for us.
instead of perching on the fence and
«chatting in a non-commital way, waiting
for time and man’s awakening sense of
justice and propriety to set the matter
right, it might have been settled, no
doubt favorably, long ago. I do not
deny the fact that many are so situated as
to imagine no new laws are needed, but
their small world does not compose the
whole United States, nor the ruler of
their homes the President and his cabinet;
and it is absurd, in the view of the im-
proved condition and privileges of

 
women at present, compared with the
past, to pretend to be blind to so impor
tant an issue. Ido not think much ad-
miration is won by a' show of false
delicacy in this matter by men of depth
of mind, when women are known to
possess intellect and capabilities not in-
ferior to their own; nor do I believe they
would wish or permit a return to the
tyranical absurdities of the past. It is a
whim I believe, born of that past that
implies immodesty in taking an equal
interest with man in the making of laws
that govern us, to which we must yield
as strict obedience, or pay as severe
penalty for violation; with also the same
ratio of taxation with no diminution on
the score of non-citizenship. ’Women
vote on matters of education, church,
charities, etc, and are deemed well
qualiﬁed. In regard to qualiﬁcation, I
would like to know what mental or moral
defect would disfranchise a man. I am
also watching the outcome of this move-
ment, not indifferently, nor with fear
and doubt, nor for any personal beneﬁt,
but in the interest of unlimited numbers
of women, who are now self-supporting,
and are to be strengthened and eneour
aged by having a more sure freedom, in-
dividual ownership of what they earn or
own, andasense of independence and
equality with every other American

citizen. Asnox’s WIFE.

FENTON.
“-00%—

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF
NEW ENGLAND LIFE.

We of the west are apt to think of New
England as a land of thin soil and pecu-
liar habits, whose staple crop is c'illege
professors and Presbyterian deacons,
with language of a nasal twang; but they
have some traits of character which we
would do well to emulate. As space is
limited I will mention only three, viz.:
Home love, modesty, and self-denial.

Love of home has been celebrated in
story and song since the dawn of history;
and so sacred has home been regarded,
that it is often compared to heaven.

In all the changes of life the memory,
like Wordsworth’s, loves to "revert to my
father’s plantation, and sighs for the
bucket that hung in thewell.” Loyalty
to place was deeply ﬁxed in the training
of the New England home. The boys,
called away for a time, soon gladly re-
turned, and way on in life, the annual visit
at Thanksgiving was regarded as a sacred
duty, and a prized privilege. A roving
disposition, once indulged, grows upon a
person till anticipation of change runs
away with reality, and the youth be-
comes a homeless wanderer. Hand in
hand with this want of home love, is
neglect of the teachings of home, and
thus comes laxity of integrity. We in-
stinctively admire the “staying qualities ”
in character, ﬁxedness of purpose, habit
and place. The habit of roving once
formed never lets up. Call to mind your
own acquaintances, and note the rovers.
Are they useful? Are they happy?
Jumping from place to place like a
solitary grasshopper, home is no more
than a place to eat and sleep, to them no

 
place is sacred and no home is sweet
Love of home is a safeguard against four
prominent evils: First. unreal views of
what constitutes happiness. The youth
in his roving sees the ease and grandeur
of wealth, and says, “Here is content-
ment. here is happiness,” and with this
false view comes haste to be rich, and use
of unlawful means to gain such an end.
Thus is laid a snare that has caught more
than one of my friends and yours. They
sacriﬁced principle to the inordinate
desire to be rich. Second, is disregard of
the Sabbath and its privileges. Freed
from the restraints of home, the youth
gradually lets down the bars dividing
him and Sabbath desecration, followed
by intemperance, profanity, and other
vices, brought about by the influence of
those a little farther down the grade.
Third, comes the habit of loose thinking
upon the great questions of moral and
spiritual life, and a desire to make these
great principles bend to our way of
thinking. Lastly the gratis-cation of our
base lusts and passions, which degrade
manhood, and if they do not utterly de-
stroy, leave the dcstroyer's mark. If
such an one becomes old he does not ap-
preciate home, for he knows not what
it is.

A man to be useful must be a ﬁxture, a
sort of human real estate, always in
place. The man who always wants to
sell, accomplishes nothing. He pays lit-
tle to any good cause, he don’t clear up
his door-yard, he don’t keep up his line
fences, has bad neighbors; but his life is
spent in roving. Then let parents cul-
tivate in their children love of home; at
the same time providing a home worthy
of love, and much evil may be averted.

“ Home's not merely four square walls,
’l‘iioug‘u with p ctures gilded;
Home is where affection calls,
Where are shrines the heart has lmilded."
J. E. DAY.
ARMADA.
“mm...“
A YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER.

Having been an interested reader of the
Household for some time, I thought I
would really enjoy contributing to its
columns, provided you are willing to ad-
mit a girl of fourteen to your circle.

I have had some experience in house-
keeping, as my sensible mother thought
best to educate me in that art. -1 think
every girl should know how to do house‘
work; I enjoy it very much.

As I live on a farm, and realize the
labor the “gentlemen,” according to my
deﬁnition of the term, are required to
perform, I know they relish and need
something besides bread and butter for tea,
and I want to send a few of my modes of
preparing potatoes.as I think they are too
good to keep to myself. One very good
recipe which we call “ mock fried oysters, ”

is to slice coll boiled potatoes, dip them
in a batter made of one egg, 3 little ﬂour
and milk, and fry in butter. We also
take cold mashed potatoes, make them
in balls, and fry in the same manner.
Again, take equal parts of cold potatoes,
and bread, (crusts are better than fresh
bread) chop ﬁne, put a layer of potato
in a basin, salt, pepper and butter it, then
alayer of bread crumbs, and so on till
the dish is nearly full; then cover all with
milk, and bake. L.

 
4:

THE HOUSEHOLD.

 
A CHALLENGE TO HOUSE-
HOLDERS.

I often reproach myself for not adding
a mite occasionally to our valu1ble little
Household, which is such a source of en-
joyment as well as beneﬁt to me. My ex-
cuse is that there are others who have
more ability, and perhaps more time, who
are taking an interestin it, and making it
a thing to be appreciated in every home
it reaches. But as I always take time to
' read and proﬁt by the numerous articles
written by the Household band, I think
it my duty to express my appreciation.

I have been spending my spare time the
last month in cutting and sewing rags for
acarpet, and have just ﬁnished reeling
them ready for coloring, and now some
nice warm day I can color them all at
once. I like best to have them sewed be-
fore I color them, as the dust arising
from some colors is poisonous. and apt
to affect the throat and lungs, especially
when people are troubled with catarrh or
throat diseases of any kind. I take
pleasure in making rag carpet, and think
it pays, not only ﬁnancially, but in think-
ing as you look at it admiringly that it
is a piece of your own skill and inde-
pendence. And then it banishes that
horrid mop, the woman’s back-breaker,
for I do think that mopping and
scrubbing are the hardest tasks a person
can do, and if any doubt it let them mop
steady as long as it would take to do the
week’s washing, ironing or baking, and
see if they are not more tired out than
they would be to do either of the above
jobs. I believe if I had to earn my daily
bread by mopping, I should soon decide
that life was not worth the liv1ng. I
would rather sew carpet rags.

I would like the members to give their
views in regard to progressive euchre or
card playing of any kind. I have al-
ways been very much opposed to it, but
it is getting to be so very common in our
section of country, and I have heard so
much in favor of it, from those who play,
of course, that I hardly know what to
think. Not thatI want to indulge myself,
but have children who are being tempt-
ed to play, and cannot see the harm be-
cause others play who are good folks and
are highly respected. I know in my
heart that a great deal of harm comes of
such games, in some cases; boys especially,
who happen to get in bad company, will
bet and gamble over cards when they
would not think of betting on other
games; and when they form a taste for
gambling, drink and ruin generally fol-
low before they realize their danger. I
fain would keep my children from them,
but again I have known as many boys
brought up very strict, and apparently
very good, who would sneak away at
every chance to play cards; and my query
is, would it not be better to let such boys
have their games at home, gain their con»
ﬁdence and know what kind of company
they are playing with?

I will also enjoy hearing the opinions of
the ladies on skating rinks; my own is that
they are dangerous on account of the
danger of falling while learning. Yet I

 
would rather a boy of mine would fall
there and injure himself, than in a drunken
row at a saloon. And just this point looks
favorable to me, i. e. that all the saloonists
are opposed to skating rinks, takes their
c istom, you see. As I was passing through
Detroit last fall on a visit to the old Key~
stone State, this idea came into my head,
why don’t the Household have an album
so we could see each other’s faces when
we happen in the city. I longed to call
on the Editress, and would surely have
presumed to do so if such an inducement
was oﬂfered. ‘ c. B. B.

VICKSBUBG.
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FLOWER BEDS.

 
It will soon be time to make ﬂower
beds. I am planning mine now, for to
have a nice bed you must arrange your
plants according to their size and color.
I start mine in a hot-bed, and when
danger of frost is over transplant them in
the beds. If you have no hot-bed you
can start them in pans and shallow boxes
in the house.

Ilike round beds best, marked off in
rings eight inches apart. In the center
plant a canna, dahlia, salvia, or some
other tall plant that you may happen to
have, and in the ﬁrst ring around this
plant Snow-on-the Mountain, next ring,
tall asters or poppies; next ring, balsams
and verbenas; next ring, house plants
and mignonette, and the last ring with
boquet asters, or golden feverfew. If
any of the ladies have a better plan,
please let us know what it is through
the Household. SISTER Anni.

WILLOW BROOK. ‘

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LI'I'I'LE boys can wear kilt suits until
they are ﬁve years old, or can be put in-
to little sailor suits, with short pants and
blowse waists, at three years. Much must
depend upon the size and nanliness of
the child. Some of the little sailor suits
have kilt shirts trimmed with braid, and
others knee pants. Four year old boys
can wear plaited jackets and knee pants.
The jackets have narrow plaits laid in the
front and back, with rounded corners in
front, rolling collar and two pockets.
Many new kilt suits have very deep square
yoke collars. c

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“BEHIND TIME” gives the following
directions for washing black calico, say-
ing she is sure whoever tries it will be
satisﬁed with the result: “Wash the
goods, then boil them in a weak suds in
which one-half tablespoonful of extract
of logwood has been dissolved. Be sure
it is all dissolved before putting in the
goods. Rinse in clear water and iron on
the wrong side.”

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MR. and Mrs. Langley and Miss Cora
have returned from New Orleans, report
an enjoyable time and much to see and
study. We have an interesting letter
from Mrs. Langley on the sights seen for
our next issue.

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Ecru says she tried Mertie’s way of
coloring her switch, and found it entirely
satisfactory.

 
“ ALICE R.” notes an error in her recipe
for sponge cake in the Household of
April 7th. “ Heaping cup of ﬂour ” should
replace the second cup of sugar. The
proof reader is repentant.

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Contributed Recipes.

 
Losr SPONGE Cant—Two eggs, one cup of
sugar, beaten together; one half cup of sweet
milk; one rounding cup of flour; one-half tea-
spoonful soda; one of cream tartar. Bake in
moderate oven.

Luna SPONGE Carin—Four fresh eggs, one
cup sugar, beaten together; one cup ﬂour;
one-half teaspoonful soda; one of cream tartar.
Bake in three layers in quick oven, and spread
jelly or custard between layers. It extra nice
cake is desired use powdered sugar in the-
making.

Po'ra'ro SOUP.-——This is a dish my husband
told me how to make and we are all very fond
of it. Take one-half of a solid head of cabbage,
chop rather ﬁne, and put into three pints of
boihing water; boil ten minutes; then add half
a dozen medium sized potatoes, pared and
chopped, and boil ﬁfteen minutes longer; sea-
son with salt, pepper and plenty of butter.
Serve hot.

How TO KEEP Cannons—We are now
having cabbage fresh, and crisp,and this is how
we keep them. Dig a hole in some out-of—the-
way place, just the size of a barrel; put in a
good clean barrel and it will answer several

seasons. When time to gather the cabbages

put them' In this barrel (minus roots and loose

leaves); cover closely to exclude mice, and

when 11: comes hard, freezing weather cover

with plenty of straw M. J.
SCHOOLCRAFT.

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