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DETROIT, NOVEMBER 23, 1886.

 

THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

THE WR ONG GIRL.

 

Fair Marcella in the parlor
Strung her beads on golden thread;
Played “ a study ” or “ fantasia,"
Or a thrilling novel read.
She was stylish, fresh and dainty,
She had hands as white as snow,
And she‘d quite resolved to marry
Only “ dear, delightful Joe.”

Little Jennie in the kitchen,
Busy at the morning light,
Making clear and fragrant coffee,
Making biscuits fresh and white.
Busy sweeping, dusting, cooking,
”Here and there, and to fro,”
Good and fair, but noways stylish,
Jenny loved “ delightful Joe."

Now Marcella and then Jenny
Caught the gay, uncertain beau;
One day holding little brown hands,
, Next the hands as white as snow.
‘ But when listening to Marcella,
Playing in the parlor dim,
He was sure the stylish maiden
Was the very wife for him.

Then again at Jenny‘s table,
Loved and honored as a guest,
He was sure the household maiden,
Of all wives would be the best.
So between the maids he doubted
Till one night—‘tis mostly so—
Fair Marcella, in the moonlight,
Won the dear, delightful Joe.

Ten years after! Then he knew it—
Knew that he had chosen wrong—

Knew a dainty home and dinner
Were far better than a song;

Knew that white hands may be pretty
For a lover to caress; ’

But that hands well trained to duty
Are the hands that truly bless.

W
BURDENS.

 

“ To every one 011 earth
God gives a burden. to be carried down
The road-that lies between the cross and crown;
No lot is wholly free;
He giveth one to thee.

“ Some carry it aloft,
Open and visible to any eyes;
And all may see its form, and weight and size;
Some hide it in their breast, '
And deem it thus unguessed."

Burdens are of various kinds, some are
the result of our own indiscretion, we are
wholly accountable for- them, others are
put upon us, and although entirely inno-
cent, we must bear them; some burdens
are real, others imaginary. Let us take the
defaulter, for instance; I think he must
carry a fearful burden. We will suppose
he has a wife and little ones, who depend
'upon and love and honor him; he has also a.
father and mother who are looking proudly
at the position of trust he occupies. He
is loaning money for other parties, receiv
ing' interest, treat, etc. ‘ He has brilliant
alents, and is rapidly climbing the ladder

of success, but alas! in an evil moment he
falls, steals the money belonging to others,
gives up principle, home, friends, every-
thing, and flees the country, has not moral
courage to face it, leaves his wife and little
ones to bear the terrible disgrace. Each
has a burden, which think you is the
heaviest?

We occasionally meet aperson who seems
to have what is styled “ bad luck.” What-
ever he plts his hand to turns against him,
and as a natural consequence he is always
behind. The old saying that “It never
rains but it pours,” proves true in his case,
for one misfortune after another follows
him. His troubles are so numerous that
one cannot help but remark it, and it is a
real satisfaction to him to parade them be-
fore the public eye, he staggers along under
a. fearful burden, but lightens it somewhat
by thinking there are “better days com-
ing.” We are all familiar with instances
of children who consider the care of
father and mother a burden. The old peo-
ple have found the care of the farm too
much for them, so give it to a favorite son,
trusting to him to care for them, never
dreaming but what the love and toil
lavished on him in childhood will be more
than repaid in caring for them. But,
shame that it should be so, afterawhile
they find themselves in the corner; if they
venturea little good advice, they are told
that “housekeeping and farming have
changed considerably since they began, and
all remarks are superfluous.” The things
that mother has always used so carefully,
the best knives and spoons, china and
table linen, are carelessly handled; the
frugal habits and little economies are not
practiced, everything seems, to the old
peOple, to be going to rack and ruin; they
find they are a burden where they had
hoped to be a comfort.

We watch by the bedside of 0m loved ones
throughalong and terrible sickness, and
we know they will never be better; it may
be an only child, one in whom all our hopes
and pride are centered. We have formed
so many plans for his happiness; the old
house is built over, ora new one made en-
tirely, but just as our plans are maturing,
disease attacks him. We know that the
pleasant room finished and furnished ex-
pressly for him, will be occupied buta little
while, we must give him up, and it seems
as if our shoulders could never bear this
burden.

" Thy burden is God's gift,
And it will make the bearer calm and strong
Yet, lest it press too heavily and strong,
He says, ‘Cast it. on me‘

 

And it shall easy be."

    

" Take thou thy burden thus.
Into thy hands, and lay it at His feet,
And whether it he sorrow or defeat,
0r pain or sin or care,
Lay it down calmly there."

There are some few of earth’s favored
ones who think any little disappointments
or defeat in cherished hopes and plans are
grievous burdens, hard to be borne. They
know nothing of heartaches over defeats
which change the course of a whole life.
We maybe caring for some mother-less c hild,
trying earnestly, prayerfully to do for his
or her good, but the stubborn, wilful
spirit will not be benefitted; we are cursed,
instead of helped along, and we feel as if a
burden had been added, instead of our
load lightened.

A great many struggle along with a secret
sorrow, one which no earthly friend can
help them bear, no matter how sincere the
sympathy. The face must wear a smile,
the home must be made pleasant, we must
minister to the comfort of our loved ones,
but with so little heart in it. We must
keep up appearances, and the world says
“How happy Mrs. is! a beautiful
home, splendid husband, lovable children.
every wish is gratified,” little dreaming
how the poor body is racked and tortured.
So many homes have a skeleton, locked
away from the public eyes; it may be a
youthful sin~—a mistake innocently made—
or the love so warmly given has been
thrown back unrequited, and that the
grave has closed over our best loved, one.

 

Earth has many sad burdens. Many
who were gay with New Year’s congratula-
tions, rejoiced in the sweet influence of
Spring, witnessed the orchard blossoming,
June roses, and the golden glory of the
harvest, plucked the golden rod of October,
are deeply buried from human eyes; the
autumn leaves are falling over them, the
chill November blast will sweep over their
graves. The inerrymaking of Christmas is
not for them. We sit in sadness—oh! so
lonely—and we wonder about this grim
visitor who “with equalpace, knocks at
palaceas the cottage gate,” and we think
of so many things that we had planned to
do that remain undone. How natural it is
to intend to do something; and we wait
and wait fora more convenient time, or
for tomorrow, and when tomorrow comes
our friend is gone beyond recall, and we
always have a sorrow that we waited.

“And still we tread the desert. sands
And still with trifles fill our hands,
While ever just beyond our reach,
The fairest vision shows to each.
The things we have not done but willed.
Remain to haunt us—unfulfilled.” '

 

BATTLE Caren.

EVANGALIIE.

  
       

 

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FOR CHRISTMAS.

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A pretty pin cushion is made of three

A woman at the washtub, or with, arms
akimbo standing beside a tub, or hanging
out clothes with a basket at her side, are

    

satin or lace bags, fringed at the top,
and filled with wool or bran well dried.
Each bag should be of different color, but
the hues should harmonize. Tie the bags
at the neck with narrow ribbon, and
fasten them in an upright position,
leaning together, with strong silk. A
little sachet powder mixed with the wool
or bran is a pleasant addition; if you can-
not get sachet powder, buy five cents worth
of powdered orris root at the drugstore and
use instead.
“My grandmother’s needlebook” is
made in this fashion: Take a piece of
morocco, (bronze is the best, but red or
dark green is pretty,) about two and one-
half inches wide, and five inches long; a
plain, oblong piece, and round one end.
Fit a piece of silk or ribbon the same
width exactly to the morocco, and bind the
edge all around neatly with ribbon half an
inch in width. Cut four or five pieces of
flannel just the width of the morocco, and
wind them into a roll. Cover each end
with a piece of silk or velvet of the same
shade as the lining to the needle-book, let-
ting it come half an inch,or more over each
end. Wind the straight end of the
morocco once about this roll, and fasten it
neatly. Cut two pieces of soft, fine flannel
a little narrower than the width of the
morocco, and button-hole-stitch the edge
of each, fastening them in next to the roll.
Take a piece of silk like the lining, half as
wide again as the width of the needle-book,
hem one end half an inch wide, run a shir
and draw it up with a narrow silk braid to
the width of the needle-book, and stitch it
in next to the leaves fora pocket. Sew a
halfa yard of narrow, blue ribbon on the
rounded end, to tie the needle-book when
rolled.
The HOUSEHOLD gave directions for
making a “ daisy tidy” about a year ago.
But as we have many new readers since
then, and probably some of the old ones
have forgotten, we make no apology for re-
producing them, as the tidy is really very
pretty. Cut out of stiff white material
forty-one pieces the size of a silver half-
dollar. Cover these with serpentine braid,
beginning on the outer edge, and sewing

each point down until near the centre.‘

Make a tuft of yellow worsted and fasten
in the centre of each. Make four squares
of nine inches each, catching lightly one or
two points of each daisy. Make a cross of
two pieces of red ribbon, each piece two
inches wide and thirteen inches long. Hem
“the ends to a point. Fasten a daisy on
each point of ribbon, and one in the centre.
Now fasten one of the squares of nine
daises in each of the corners, which will
make your tidy nearly square, though each
point of ribbon should extend out a little
further than the daisies. ‘

The small girls, and those not so small
either, can make a laundry bag as a gift to
the mother or a big sister, to hold soiled
cuffs and collars and handkerchiefs. It
should be made like a bag. with one side
longer than the other to form a lap to come
over the top upon the front, and linen or

appropriate designs, to be etched in ink or
done in Kensington stitch.

Avery handsome wall pocket has for its
foundation a palm-leaf fan, which is cov-
ered front and back with pink satin, a
layer of wadding being laid between the
satin and the fan, and a narrow ruche of
pleated satin is set round the edge. The
pocket covers about two-thirds of the fan, is
cut out of pasteboard, covered with plush
in front and lined with satin. A satin
revers is turned over from the top of the
pocket part, on which is traced an outline
design in colored silks and gold thread.
This revers is finished with gold cord,
and‘ a cluster of ribbon loops placed under
the point. The handle is gilded and
finished at the top with a bow of ribbon.
This design can be copied in cheaper
materials if desired.

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THE CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY.

 

and strength one receives from being there,

ingly picturesque.
you climb this seven hundred feet.

horizon.

in the loveliness and grandeur of the scene

rise the everlasting hills.

its shady retreat.

conveniences and is admirably conducted

 

silesia, in any desired color, can be used.

It is impossible to describe the charm
there is about Chautauqua, to picture it as it
is, or to impart to another the inspiration

Lake Chautauqua is in itself a gem of
beauty, a body of clear, sparkling water,
twenty miles in length and seven hundred
and twenty feet higher than Lake Erie. The
route from Brocton to Chautauqua is exceed-
Within fourteen miles
Be-
cause of the windings of the road, you see
Lake Erie now upon the right and now up-
on the left. As you ascend, its retreating
waters seem likewise to rise in an opposite
direction, and vessels in the distance seem
to almost rest against the sky. So, in life’s
journey, there are ever visions of heights
beyond, and the mountains of trial and dif-
ficulty are overcome, go sailing away on the
sea of the past and are lost on Memory’s

You leave the train at Mayville, three
miles above Chautauqua, and: board one of
the steamers that ply the lake, and as, you
glide over its peaceful waters you feel that
you have left the cares of the world behind
and give yourself up to the impressions of
the hour, and in the enchanting glamour of
the beauty of the summer morning your
whole being thrills with ecstacy as you drink

On either side are beautiful farms and ter-
raced vineyards, while in the background
Below you, the
dancing, sparkling water; above you, the
bright blue vault of heaven, and over all the
sweet soft shimmer of the golden sunlight.

Soon there greets your expectant vision
the far-famed Chautauqua, beautiful for sit-
uation, lovely in its repose, wooing you to

The first objects you discern are the mag-
nificent dock, with its massive clock and
sweet chime of bells, and the white walls of
the Hotel Athemeum, shining out so clear
from the green slopes of Chautauqua. This
hotel was created two years ago at a cost of
$125,000. It is supplied with all the modern

The upper rooms of the dock are filled with

curiqsities of every description, which are
worthy many hours’ close attention. Near
the dock is the Oriental House, also filled
with curiosities. Among the many attrac-
tions at the landing is the model of J erusa-
lem, which occupies a space perhaps forty
feet square. Around it and elevated a few
feet above, is a platform from which you ob-
tain a bird’s eye view of Jerusalem and its
surroundings. Here Dr. Eaton, of Frank-
lin, N. Y., lectured one hour every day,
and we were shown the Valley of J ehosha-
phat east, the Valley of the Son of Hinnon
south, and the Valley of the Gihon west of
the city. The buildings and walls are of
course in miniature, but there is something
so real about it that you seem to stand by
the veritable Jerusalem and to hear the tread
of men and nations and the long line of
prophets, priests and kings, which once
thronged the city— David in all his gran-
deur, Solomon in all his glory, the Queen of
Sheba with her gorgeous retinue, and last of
all, God, Lmanifest in the flesh, the man
Christ Jesus. We were shown the road over
which He passed in His triumphal entry into
the city, the road leading to Bethpage over
which the colt was brought upon which He
sat, and the road to Calvary, where He went
bearing His cross. On the east of Jerusalem
lies the Mount of Olives and the Garden of
Gethsemane, and near by the Hill of Evil
Counsel, where the Sanhedrim consulted to
put J cans to death, and away in the distance
the Mountains of Moab. On this side of the
city, also, are the Pool of Siloam, the Foun-
tain of the Virgin, and Nehemiah’s Well or
Enrogel. Near by is shown the Village of
Bethany, where our Saviour often went for
rest and refreshment.

The principal objects of interest in J eru-
salem are the mosque of Omar and the
church of the Holy Sepulchre. The mosque
of Omar is a magnificent building, erected
upon the site of the Jewish Temple and the
Tower of Antonio. It is sometimes called
the Dome of the Rock. ‘ Mohammedans say
that Mohammed ascended from the Rock
underneath the dome,and would have taken
the rock with him had not the angel Gabriel
held it down. It is a tradition of the Moham-
medan religion that the souls of Mohamme-
dans go through this rock. They will not
allow a Jew to enter the building, and it is
only within twenty years that Christians
have been admitted. This is a sacred place
to the Jews, being the place where David
met the angel of the Lord by the threshing-
place of Arannah, the J ebusite, and offered
sacrifice for his own sin, “and the plague
was staid from Israel.” There is still to be
seen a hole in the floor, eighteen inches in
size, supposed to be the place where the
blood from the sacrifice in the temple passed
out.

Helena, the mother of Constantine, the
first Christian emperor of Rome, came to J e-
rusalem inquiring for the spot where our
Lord was crucified and buried, and erected
over it the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
There are three holes in the rock, said to be
the holes dug for the three crosses, and it is
quite certain it is the veritable spot. This
church, together with the Church of the Na-
tivity at Bethlehem and the Church of the
Ascension at Bethany, was built by Helena
in the third century.

 

 


 

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In the eleventh century the wars of the
Crusades began, the object of which was to
get the Holy Sepulchre from Mohammedan
back into Christian hands. In this they
were not successful, except at short inter-
vals. The Crusades were four in number,
and last of all came the Children’s Crusade,
in which thirty thousand children joined
the white standard and marched from Vi-
enna with Stephen (a boy of twelve), their
leader, in their midst, dressed in a long
white robe, riding in a white silken car with
silver curtains, drawn by white ponies. Only
twenty thousand of these little Crusaders
reached the gate of Marseilles,at which place
two deceivers appeared offering their ships
to convey them to Jerusalem, but they were
sold into slavery and only one returned to
tell the sad tale.

In this model of Jerusalem the Jews’
waiting place is shown in a portion of the
city which Titus preserved as a monument
of his power in conquering so great a city,
and adjacent to this is a part of the arch
which formed the foundation of the bridge
which connected the king’s house with the
city.

About twenty years ago the quarry was
accidentally discovered from whence were
were taken the ponderous stones used“ in
building the walls and temple. A dog was
burroWing for game and disappeared. This
aroused investigation, and a quarry ex-
tending three—quarters of a mile underneath
the city was found, with some of the stones
partly quarried.

The walls of Jerusalem are at some points
sixty feet high and eight feet thick, and
pierced by four heavy gates which are closed
-at sunset. The sentinel calls out: “Come,
hasten, ye people, the sun is disappearing
and the gates \vill close;” and the people
rush quickly to enter the city before it is too
late. The city contains thirty thousand

inhabitants—the Jews, Mohammedans and
Christians each occupying their own part of
the city, being about equal in number.
MRS. W. K. Snxrox.
(To be Continued.)

 

WHANKSGIVING THOUGHTS.

 

'Tha nksgiving with its pleasant memories
is again drawing near, and our heads and
,hands will soon be busy contriving our best
:dishes for the occasion. We naturally,
when choosing our company on that day,
think only of the near relatives and friends,
'but should we not go a little farther?
Should we not think also of the needy in
our midst who cannot have anything extra
on that day? Could we not spare a dish or
two out of our abundance, and make some
poor body happy and grateful, not only for
the food ofiered, but because they know
some one has thought and cared for them.
Oh, if one-tenth of the surplus victuals used
by extravagant people that day could be
.given tostarving families, how many true,

heartfelt, thankful prayers would ascend to
'the Power that provides for us; prayers
that we could hope would be answered.
too. And the givers will be benefltted also
by an indescribable satisfaction, and will
feel that they have done a noble deed. We
are apt to think that our whole duty on
Thanksgiving Day lies in getting up a

thankful that we have the means to get it,
and should be good to all around us, so
they can be thankful also. It has been
said, and it is a sweet thought, that every
noble thought and feeling that we exercise,
and every kind act we perform is a round
gained .on the ladder that leads to heaven.
Thanks to Lucy for the suggestion that
we can if we will, do without blacking our
stoves. It is a detestable job and I for one
would prefer washing them, yet hope that

some genius will soon invent a polish that
can be put on as we use shoe polish, thus
doing away with the dust. c. n. 1:.
VICKSBURG.

-—-——¢OO-—-—
DAY AT THE WEBSTER

FARMERS‘ CLUB.

LADIES'

 

The November meeting of the Web—
ster Farmers’ Club was held at the
residence of Wm. Scadin, on the 13th inst.
Mr. Scadin and his wife on this occasion
sustained all their old time hospi-
tality, making each member of the Club,
whether old or young, feel the influence of
their kindly greeting.

As this was Ladies’ Day the gentlemen;
were put upon their good behavior and
took back seats, relegating the dry debates
on ordinary farm topics to the corners,
while the bright and piquant gems of
thought flowed from the lips of the women.
The “Neilsons” selected their best melodies
and sang with a heartiness that put us in
just the humor to fully appreciate Miss J u-
lia Ball’s inimitable rendition of Will Carle-
ton’s “ Church Organ,” after which Mrs. A.
M. Chamberlain read a paper which, having
no title, might be styled “ The husband is
the head of the wife, and if she will learn
anything let her learn of her husband at
home.”

In the discussion following, without par-
ticularizing, the gentlemen who dissented
from the paper will admit to having been
handsomely floored by Mesdames Olsaver,
Phelps, Bachus, Rogers, and Mrs. Lee, of
Grass Lake, assisted by Rev. Mr. Butler,
pastor of the Congregational church, who
briefly showed that this command was only
given to the Corinthian woman, whose for-
wardness needed repression.

Mrs. Chamberlain’s paper is as follows:

Iwill present a few thoughts brought to
my mind by the discussion at our meeting
held at Mr. Buckelew’s, even at the risk of
having it whispered: “Just like a woman,
she always wants the last word.”

We were told that it is said, “The hus-
band is the head of the wife, and if she will
learn anything, let her learn of her husband
at home.” In all commuities, whether it be
of a nation or household, there must be a
governing head, and I cannot deny that the
husband is the head of the wife, or ought to
be; and that wife falls far below her place
who by constant faultfinding, or angry con-
tentions, seeks authority over her husband.
I say below her place, for I do not know
which is the most lamentable sight, the hus-
band who meekly, fearfully obeys his wife.
or the wife who “bosses” her husband.
Did you ever notice how often women are
reminded of the “ keep silence,” of “ the
obey,” of the “husband the head of the
wife;” and have you noticed that they usual

ly stop there?

 

, good dinner andieating it; but we should be

 

 

Men are commanded to love
their wives as their own bodies.” Now,
that is a very strong expression, “as
their own bodies,” and may mean many
things. I understand they should not pre-
fer their own comforts or pleasures to the
neglect of the wife’s comfort or pleasure.

I once knew a couple who had been mar-
ried only a few weeks when they received
an invitation to a neighborhood sleighride
party. The wife dressed for the ride, put
her husband’s clothes in readiness, when he
came in and said, “What, are you going?
I should think you had better stay at home.”
He was selfish, he loved his own pleasures;
he did not love his wife as his own body.
We are all far more selfish than we think.
Many a ghostly “skeleton in the closet”
would crumble if all the old cobwebs of sel-
fishness could be swept and dusted from
that grim old room.

Again, men are commanded “ not to bo
bitter towards their wives.” Now as the
opposite of bitter is sweet, I suppose they
are to be pleasant, good natured, not cross,
morose or snappish.

We hear much of how the wife should
meet her husband with a smile and strive to
smooth away the cares of life. That is all
right, but should the husband be so nice and.
agreeable away from home and then come
home with all the gathered bitterness of the
day, to burst as a dark cloud on the lives of
those nearest and dearest at home; for re-
member, a wound from an enemy may hurt,
a wound from a friend may hurt yet more;
but a wound from a loved one is bitterness
indeed.

It reminds me of Fanny Fern’s pen pic-
ture of “Father is Coming”:

“ Father is coming, and little round faces
grow long, and merry voices are hushed,
toys are hustled into the closet, and mamma
glances nervously at the door, and baby is
bribed with a lump of sugar to keep the
peace; but father’s face relaxes not a muscle
and the little group huddle like timid sheep
in a corner; tea is despatched as silently as
if speaking were prohibited by the statute
book. and the children creep like culprits to
bed, marvelling that baby dared to crow so
loud, now that father has come.”

I wish also to remind you that the hus-
band is to be intelligent and sociable, for is
not the wife to learn from her husband at
home? And how can she learn of her hus-
band if he is not intelligent enough to teach
her? How can she learn if he does not talk;
and how can she hear if he is not at home;
neither is the wife to be kept in ignorance,
she is to learn.

Now, I think it wise when gentlemen cry .
“I am the head,” that they also look well
and see what manner of head they are, lest
their dignity, without foundation, topple and
fall ignobly in the dust.

I have been very much tempted to branch
off on the different points brought to my
view in this paper, but I know a word to the
wise is sufficient, and I fancy I hear a voice
from headquarters saying: " Cut it short!”

0. M. STARKS. Corresponding See’y.

on one side.

 

Awn'r Era, in the Rural, says that she
once had some white pique badly molded.
She tried drying it out, knowing the mould
was a vegetable growth. She baked the
goods in a cool oven for two or three hours,
then brushed well with a stifl clothes-brush

 

But that is not all, the duties are not all

 

and thus removed all trace of mold.


 

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——“'“ ” . hours. To each side allow half a pound the courage to reject what is not applicable

:I‘hese caps are now all the rage In each of salt and brown sugar, and one ounce to the conditions of her life, and to adopt-
thls City and the Bazars are selling great of saltpetre’. Rub the mixture well into the what will aid her. Ill the second place,
numbers Of them. Any lady who can sides, and turn them every day, then smoke though I might fold the sheets and towels-
crochet can make them, and. they make ten days. and put them to iron underaweiglit, and
very acceptable and useful Christmas gifts Meats for the consumption of a small iron the starched bottoms of my skirts and
to? young children _0f both sexes, or for family can be smoked by suspending the give the tops “a rub and a promise,” I al-
misses. The materials required are two hams from'bars laid. across a large barrel ways felt that it was economy to iron the g
and a quarter ounces 0f Gerinantown yarn. open at both ends, set over a smouldering tablecloths with care and pains, for these;

Use an.ounce for the ~cap, Whleh 1s cro- fire. Corn-cobs make a good smoke, and reasons: A well ironed cloth keeps clean
cheted hke a cuff, only large enough to fit bay—leaves and juniper berries burned with longer than one that is slighted, hence, as :
the head, and shouldbe 3 quarter Of a yard them give the meat an slightly aromatic the linen is so conspicuous on the table, it»
deep. Turn up two inches 0f the bottom flavor. saves washing and makes no more ironing
of the cap on the outside for the roll, or W to do it well. Secondly, I care not how
band. Sew the cap together in a straight SUGGESTIONS good the cooking or how ample the spread, =
seam across the top an lay the seam in if the table linen is wrinkled or mussed, or
two forward turning pleats, beginning at I have used my Gm”? Steve for t.“ soiled, it takes away the zest with which
one end of the seam and brin them down years, and prevent rust m the followmg - - T
i .3 , we Sit down to eat. And if the tablecloths
up; this leaves the back of the cap perfectly at other times I simply rub 1e over Wlte a - kl d - - h - k
l 1 th h' h I h t d b t sprin e Just rig t, is not a great tas to

lain and straight and the seam joining woo en c 0 on w 1e ave urne a 0“ ° 1':
P i a teas nful of kerosene This removes iron them when not starched, and I think I
the edges of the top entirely concealed in poo ‘ 'd I d'd h d bl.-

the waters ts and bri htens it u won- 39.1 1 not approve of stare e ta e
the fulness which is made by pleating it 1’0 g p linen. I endorse Miss Willard’s motto, u
down 11 n the front Divide the remain- derfully. The cloth soon become so black n - - - - ' - n
P0 - th . il h h d h I . f Plain 1mm; and high thinking, but I Al
in ounce anda uarter of am into three at It so St e an ’ t en use apieceo u - - - n - . H‘

g q y t h ndl it 'th The lon or on want my plain livmg to beattractlve to .

equal parts, for the pompous which decorate paper 0 a e W ' g y h f t . d d

. - use the cloth the better it polishes I never t e eye, so ar as nea ness ls conceme ’ an
the front. Take astrlp of thin card board h t'l 't . t B; 0 refill the best of its kind in quality. E
two inches wide and three inches long; on c :ilge “tn '1 t1 ls WEI: on ' f; '11 ___...._____

- - . , no 0 u on 00 muc erosene or 1 WI _ , , 1
this Iwmd one-third of the .5 arn. Run a dull “I: lustre' use just enough and rub OILCLOTH has a variety of uses iii the $1
darning needle threaded Wlth stout. cord quite vigorously kitchen, being useful as a cover for a table,
between the W°01and the card, and tlethe ' . i h shelves, etc. A strip tacked to the wall 3
wool ti htl as possible‘ cut the wool on I prevent starch from stick mg to t e . -

g Y i . ns b m kill it in this manner' Dis- back of the smk and the table at which '1"
the opposite side of the card, and you have “0 y a g ' - - - W
1 on te s oonful of borax in a little the dishwasher preSides saves unSightly
one of the three pompous for the front. so ve e a p - -
. b .1. t . t t 0 te s nfuls of stains on the wall, as does also a piece
Pull the wool into shape, clip as is neces 01 mg wa or, we W a poo - - ~ A
t h 'th ld t t t1 t t nailed below the hooks on which tin ware.
sary, then hang the pompous where they s are W1. co wa er, urn 19' wo 9- is hung. B
will get the steam from boiling water for at gether, ml" and use as cold starch. Thls —-——-«~—- H
least ten minutes; this untwists the yarn “'1“ do a small starching; quantity must be ONE of the household conveniences your
alld makes the pompous soft and “fluzzy.” regulated to necess1ty. OLD HU‘IDRED can get the men to make on a. rainy day, is. x
Clip again if needful, and fasten the ' a. folding clothes-rack to be hinged to the ill
pompous in a group against the pleats in SCRAPS’ wall, perhaps behind a door, folded up. Vi
the front of the cap. against the wall when not in use. The

Any stitch, afghan, star, or the regular ONE of “the sights” on Woodward frame can be made of any desired size, and
“toboggan stitch” may be used for the Avenue last week was a magnificent floral the article is very convenient. Similar
cap, the directions being the same in all urn, on exhibition in M. S. Smith’swindow. ones can be found in any house—furnishing
cases. Or the cap may be knit on coarse It was fully three feet high, and was made store.

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needles, seaming four or five stitches to of chrysanthemums. The base, which was Contributed Recipes 5‘
make the work ribbed. These caps are square, was in white, shading gradually ' c]
very pretty, and easy to make. B. into light coppery red, and this in turn into MIXED L area CAKE—“White part: One In
—-—-——ooo———- a darker shade, which was deepest at the cup white sugar, half cup butter, stirred to, F
CURING HAMS. union of the body of the urn to the pedestal. gether; whites of three eggs, we“ beaten; two tl
. . , _ From this the colors shaded from dark to cups flour: half cup milk; half teaspoonful dj

_ Miss Corson gives the followmg direc- light yellow, the differing hues being so ex- baking powder; flavor with essence of lemon ir
tions for curing hams .by the dry-salting quisitely blended as to produce excellent 01‘ vanilla- Dark Wart! One cup 1110136588: h
method: To every eighteen pounds of effects of light and shade. The arms were half cup brown sugar; half cup butter; yolks h:
meat allow two pounds of salt, two ounces of small yellow Chrysanthemums, relieved or (iv: eggsd; one Cltlp sour fmilk; (iineftea- 0‘
of saltpetre and four ounces of brown by smilax; and a few fine flowers were igfignu01::e:.aollae giiaséiloogzcsscw: on; Si
sugar. Trim the hams properly, lay then thrust loosely into the top. The vase at- and 86:3de ram“. three .cups flour. 11:5“ 0]
5k)“ down so the meat can draw, then rub tracted a great deal of attention, both from in jelly tins and place on a plate, first the r,
with the above preparation, thoroughly its novelty and the beauty and harmony 0f dark and then light alternately, with icing t]
mixed, every day for four days, then for its 00101'3- It was placed on exhibition by spread between, made from the whites of two s;
twelve days rub the meatudaily Withsalt. Breitmeyer & Sons, and we suspect Mr. eggs and white sugar. e
keeping aboard With a weight upon It to Phillip Breitmeyer would be compelled to PLAIN FRUIT CAKE-—TWO Clips molasses: p
facilitate the draining of the blood and plead guilty if charged with being the (I like sorghum best for baking) two-thirds d
brine from it. A brine for curing hams is artist. cup butter or drippings; three eggs; oneand u
made by using three gallons cf water, four a half cups sour milk; two teaspoonfuls soda; ti
and a. half pounds of salt, one and a half 1 FELT perfectly sure that some quick- one teaspoonful salt; tWO gfacuprflslraisins, 0
pounds of brown sugar, one and a half eyed woman would “catch me up” for the 5:231:13? £53333bgeeog‘efsfiegeltiggegergf i1
ounces of saltpetre, half an ounce of saler— seeming discrepancy between my adVlce to ted, and flour to make quite a stiff batter. a
atus, and two quarts of molasses; boil and slight the ironing wherever possible, and Bake 510““ B Pl t bl r
skim clear. I’ut the meat in acask, turn later instructions in regard to the proper [053122313 arZiSSE—eutaii tiiie “81121511230353: . t
the brine on it cold, weight With a heavy way to’ iron table linen. But, 11] the first when 20;, and stir until Iggppedinjtcelfy, put 0

- - ' a bit 0 utter in a pan, a a p n 0 mo as-
stone, and let remain five weeks. At least place, I adVlse every woman to adjust her “a, boil until it is quite thick, and will hair- 17
tWice they should be taken up and repacked, burdens to her ability to bean them. She when the spoon is lifted up; stir this among 8
putting the top ones at the bottom; other- should have the good sense to do this. Then Elbe gorrlsggd ’tlégn $2129. £11,“; tbfi: nzithvthe
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wise those at the bottom Will be too salt. she will have no difficulty about conflict- 03%hri‘tmasf’and will please the enough.“ 8
To dry-salt bacon, trim the sides, rub them ing statements and adwce in the Hons E- VICKSBURG. .B. R. v