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DETROIT, DECEMBER 7, less.

 

 

THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

 

L0 VE‘S ANSWER.

 

How should a wife love? She should love truly.

Trusting thy honor and candor securely,
Judging all faults with tendere‘st kindness,
Hiding thy foibles with womanly kindness.

How’should a wife love? Not wildly or madly.

Grieving o’er absence despairingly, sadly;
But cheerfully, actively. asking in prayers

To bear all thy troubles and lighten life's cares.

Thus should a wife love! thus shall I love.
Striving my truth and devotion to prove.

Hope scattereth shadows. I see my- path clearly.
Trusting thy heart and loving thee dearly.
Dearest of husbands, the kindest and best.
Secure in the sunshine of life let us rest.

. Mg...—
TO THE READERS OF THE HOUSE-
HOLD.

 

DEAR Lamas—It is rarely indeed a
week passes that your Editor does not re-
ceive from some of the readers 'of our little
HOUSEHOLD, the kindest of encouraging
and appreciative words regarding it. Often
such remarks are incorporated with letters
written for publication, and the editorial
blue pencil crosses them out before the
copy goes to the printer, because we long

ago decided it was not necessary to take up 1

half our space to tell our readers what an
excellent paper we were publishing.
Oftener, a sentence or two penciled on a slip
of paper, or written at the close of an article,
expressive of kind feeling, and enjoyment
and benefit derived from “the little annex,”
cheers and brightens the Editor in herquiet
sanctum. And too, often the pathetic
little confessions, “It was just what I
needed,” “It helped me so much!” give
glimpses of secret struggles and patient
endurance, which waken a longing to do
more and better work for womanhood
Never a kindly word falls unheeded upon
the earof those whose work is for others.
But though these expressions of recogni-
tion are pleasant and grateful indeed, there
is yet another way in which kindly feeling
and good will may be expressed. And, be-
cause of the universal favor which the
HOUSEHOLD finds wherever it is known,
and because of the many pen and ink com-
pliments it receives, the Editor feels em-
boldened to make a request of its readers:
Will not each one of you, who has read the
HOUSEHOLD with pleasure and profit the
past year, not only renew your own sub-
scription, but send with the renewal the
name of some friend or relative, whom you
have persuaded to subscribe for six months
or a year? 1t needs only such effort on the
partof those who know the FARMER and
its HOUSEHOLD supplement, to greatly in-
crease its circulation, and consequently its

efficiency and usefulness. Will you not
try it, ladies? Tell your neighbms how
much pleasure and benefit you derive from
the. paper, and persuade them to make a
trial trip in its company for 1887. It will
require but slight effort on your part in-
dividually, while collectively the aggregate
will be great. We shall have in con-
sequence a larger corps of able contributors,
and be able tomake the HOUSEHOLD for
the coming year better than it has been in

the past.
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FOR CHRISTMAS.

 

As Christmas is drawng near perhaps a
few hints conceming presents would not
come amiss. It is possible that others be-
sides myself have pocket books so thin, and
the dresses and shoes wear out so quickly
that butlittle is left for “Christmas money.”
For the benefit of these I will try and men-
tion a few articles which can be made at
little expense.

_ Do any of the HousEnoLD readers know
of the possibilities, for use and beauty, con-
tained in the straw matting which is around
tea chests? It can be obtained at any gro-
cery and by lining with pasteboard can be
made into slipper cases, wall-pockets, whisk
broom holders, etc., of any desired shape.
The edges need to be bound with strong
cambric, which can then be covered either
with pleated ribbon or some soft woolen
cloth cut in bias strips, fringed on each
edge and pleated. They can be further or-
namented with scrap pictures, or, if you are
handy with your brush, some simple design
can be painted on them.

Pretty aprons, and knitted or crocheted
collars. also make very acceptable presents.
Aneat apron is made of a breadth of turkey
red calico, hemmed across the bottom and
shirred at the top, with a pretty design out-
lined with white floss in the lower left-
hand corner. The strings can be either of
the material or of ribbon.

I have a number of collar patterns, both
crocheted and knit, which I will write out
and send for publication if any one wishes.
I, too, wish to thank the HOUSEHOLD
Editor for our charming little paper. My
only regret each week is that there is not
more of it; since everything it contains is

so good. MieNON.
Ossno.

 

HERE is a better way to use old silk hats
than to cremate them: Take off the
beaver and cover again with cretonne or
any other material you think appropriate;
put a broad ribbon around the hat and

 

fasten with abow at the side. Shir in a

bright colored lining, and you have a nice
catch-all for your sewing machine.

A novel tobacco box, which would be an
acceptable Christmas gift for the “gude
mon ” is made of an empty cocoanut shell. ,
Select a well-shaped nut, and cut off the
top not very far down. Take one-third of
another shell for the stand, sawing it in a
fanciful pattern. Take the top off to allow
the othershcll to rest on it and glue in
place. Fasten two large ornamental pipes
crosswise in front to hold matches. The
box may be gilded, but is very pretty in its.
natural color.

A ve1y pretty tidy can be made of a
piece of butchers’ linen a yard and a half
long, and three-quarters of a yard wider
Fringe at the end, and ornament with a.
band of drawn work, and a pattern out~
lined with colored linen floss. (lather in.
the centre under a bow of ribbon, and ad'-
just to the back of a chair.

A banner lamp shade is a pretty gift, and:
can be easily made by the lady whose time ‘
is limited. Take a piece of ribbon about-1
the size of the HOUSEHOLD when folded;
ornamented with a design in crazy workr-
itcau be bought that way—fringe the bot-~-
tom about two inches deep, and put a bandl
of dark velvet across it. Hem the top and
attach with silk the same color to the rings
of a gilt stand, which can be bought at a
fancy store for fifty or sixty cents.

GuenNrmLD. PEARL.

 

A VERY useful article in the sewing:
room is an ordinary splint basket, such as»
grapes are sent to market in, lined with
turkey red calico and with a row of pockets
around the inside. An elastic cord. is run in.
the hem of each pocket, to hold the con-
tents securely. I‘hese pockets are “awful
handy” places to tuck bits of trimming,

rolls of tape, dress braid, buttons, etc.,.
while the centre of the basket quickly fills
up with patterns, rolls of pieces, and the'
like. A cover of the liningmaterial, drawn-
up by astring long enough to permit it to
be folded back over the basket when in use,
protects the contents from dust.

Fancy bags for crochet work, knitted
lace, the grandmother’s handkerchief and
“ specs” are made by sewing strips of con»
trasting ribbon together, the strips run—

ning lengthwise of the bag. The bottom.
is a circular piece of cardboard covered

with satin or silk, to which is sewed the-
bag; the other end is turned over to form a

casing for drawing strings of narrow rib~
bon. If desired, a frill of lace is sewed on
the inside at the top to fall back over the
outside. By leaving Openings on. opposite

 

sides, the bag may be made to hold knitting

    


THE HOUSEHOLD.

 

work, the needles passing through the Open
seams.

Pretty scent sachets are in the shape of
square crackers, made of white satin, tacked
to imitate the prickings on acracker. A
dainty design may be painted on one
corner, and the wadding inside should be
liberally sprinkled with sachet powder. B

—-...—-—
A CULINARY coxvsasazrofln.

I have not forgotten that request made so
long ago, but I have been so unusually
busy the past summer, that I have not
found much time for writing, but “ every-
thing has an end,” and I find myself at
leisure again. We have had a large family,
and I have cooked all the old dishes and
tried lots of new ones, and compounded
several myself. There is one dish that is
good and healthy, yet is not made as gen-
erally as it should be, that is soup. EvEy
week the butcher has brought me a soup
bone from the hind quarter, taken off when
the round steak is cut; there is considera-
ble nice meat on the upper joint, so I use
that part for a pot pie. The rest of the leg
is cut in several pieces. I boil this until
the meat falls away from the bone,_b£t
have added water sufficient to keep the
amount of stock I want; this I strain care-
fully and set away for the fat to cool, when
1 remove it. The soup does not require a
bit of grease: the meat I put away for fur-
ther use. You can make a variety fiof
soups from this stock. I add about a
tablespoonful of curry powder to four quarts
of soup, a stalkof celery, one grated potato,
a little carrot and turnip grated fine,; some
pepper and salt, and sometimes sage, or
vermacelli. A little of everythingjgives it a
flavor. Caramel for giving a brown color
to soup can be made of one teacup: of
sugar and four tablespoons of water boiled
down over the fire and nearly burned, then
add one teacup of boiling water, and bottle
for future use. A little will brown a soup
nicely. It is a good idea to keep a can of
browned flour on hand for gravies: brown
either on t0p of stove or in a hot oven; it
requires as much care while browning as
coffee. It adds a fine flavor to gravy.

The meat that comes from those bones
can be used in several ways. You think
it is tasteless? Oh no! we must make up
in seasoning what it has lost while boiling.
I sometimes make a ragout. Toast bread
a deep brown, lay around over a platter,
chop the meat not quite as fine as mince-
meat, put in the pan, add boiling water,
butter, pepper, salt; if you have some roast
meat gravy, add that for wetting instead of
the water, when ready to sit down to the
table turn it over the toast; it is a nice
breakfast dish. ‘ ,

Another way is to make a crust as if for
baking powder biscuit, roll thin, and cut in
round pieces; season the chopped meat, and
do not make it moist only with the butter;
heap some on one of the pieces of dough,
then cover with the other, and crimp the
edges together, bake about ten minutes
until brown. Cold roast beef is delicious
cut in slices and warmed in the brown
gravy; Serve with baked or mashed potatoes.

In roasting meat, most cooks have too
slow a fire, the oven should be hot, so as to

 

sear the meat immediately. I roasted a
piece of beef weighing thirteen pounds not
long ago, there was no bone in it, but all
through there were slices of suet, all
pinned together. It commencedto roast
at quarter to eight, and was done splendid
at twelve, but I kept a hot fire, basted it
often; half an hour before it was done I let
the dripping pan get dry, then poured in
some water, and the gravy was delicious.
I add a generous lump of butter to the
gravy. .

Salt fish can be prepared in so many
ways. Codfish comes in very nice shape
now-a-days. Take some of the square
pieces, soak them until fresh, put them in a
clean white cloth, pin securely and boil
about fifteen minutes, turn carefully on a
platter, and spread with butter; serve with
egg sauce made as follows: One cup of
butter and one-half tablespoonful of flour;
rub smooth, turn boiling water in and stir
until smooth, do not allow it to boil; add
chopped boiled eggs.

Oatmeal or rolled oats are nice for break-
fast. I turn boiling water on it, salt a little
and steam ten minutes. cook a basin full
the day before, in the morning slice it oh
and brown like hot cakes on the griddle;
use butter to fry it, serve with syrup or
sugar. French toast is good, have the
griddle wellbattered, dip shoes of bread in
beaten egg; fry brown, serve hot; this is
easily performed for breakfast. Any little
dish like this helps wonderfully, when one
has so little appetite in the morning.

EVASGALIXE.
(To be continued.)

+
INEXPENSIVE PRESENTS.

A pretty apron can be made of pink
linen lawn—which will wash as well as
white—with tucks and a broad hem edged
with white lace, crocheted or otherwise.
A toilet set could be made of the same and
lined with pink silesia.

A square of butchers‘ linen hem-stitched
around and with a design outlined on it in
red marking cotton, can be put at the
father’s plate where he spatters the gravy.
Or a piece to go clear across the table will
serve for both heads of the family.

For the old sofa pillow make a slip of the
butchers’ linen, that is about one-half yard
longer than the pillow. Fringe the bottom
for four inches and tie; then just above
that, make a strip of drawn work, or put a
fancy stitch in cotton or washing silk. A
design can be outlined on the side which
covers the front of the pillow, or not, as
you prefer. With a ribbon two inches wide,
tie the case up close to the pillow, and the
man of the house will probably say it looks
like a meal bag. Still it will be pretty and
serviceable. ‘

If you have been an extensive worker in
worsted and have a' good many odd bits
left, cut them in lengths of about one half
yard, and tie contrasting or blending colors
tOgether. Any pretty stitch will do to
crochet them into a sofa pillow cover, or
stripe for an afghan. It will be after the
style of the crazy patchwork.

A convenient holder to hang back of the
sitting-room stove can be made with a
square of crocheting, or embroidered felt
or canvas, and a reverse side that will not

disdain to come in contact with the poker.

A cushion for pins or hair pins, in the
shape of a hat, can be crocheted of single
worsted. In single crochet stitch make a
round fiat mat three inches across, then
cease to widen, and crochet an inch and a
half more which ought to turn down and
form the crown of the hat. Crochet an—
other flat mat six inches across with a
scallop on the edge. Fill the crown with
curled hair and sew over the center of the
large mat, which will leave an edge for the
rim, and that can be narrowed a little so it
will curl upwards. Trim your hat with a
twisted cord of contrasting worsted. and
balls of the same, or ribbon.

For a handkerchief case, crochet with
single worsted in any fancy stitch, a flat
piece ten inches wide by twentv inches
long. Fold each end over for five inches
and overhand the sides together, which will
leave a ten inch square with a straight
opening in the top. On both sides of this
opening and around the whole square
crochet a border through which ribbon can
be run, and tie the opening together with
the ribbon. A case the same shape could
be made of silk or velvet.

A ball of twine often comes handy. and
can be made ornamental by crocheting it a
worsted cover. Begin by making a flat
mat the size of the bottom of the ball and
continue to crochet up the sides. Finish
off the top in open work, through which
a cord or ribbon can be run to hang it up
by. When ribbon is used an open space is
left about half way up the ball through
which ribbon can be run and— tied in a
bow. Draw the string from the center of
the ball through a hole left in the bottom of
the case. Fine colored cord can be bought
at the drug store, anda case made of the
same.

If every one knew how handy a waste
paper basket was in the living room, to
save steps to the kitchen stove and rag bag,
there would be one in every home. They
"can be made by crocheting a cover for the
tin water pail, or any other. of macrame
twine. When your crocheting is half the
length of the pail, make an openwork row
through which to run ribbon or colored
paper. When finished dip into some thick
flour starch and place on your pail to dry,
after which varnish with shellac. A cover
made in the same way to fit a two quart
basin will make a work basket. One to fit
a small bowl or cup will answer for buttons,
hairpins or any such nicknacks.

Mats can be made for the dining-table of
macrame twine, in roundand oblong shapes,
which look full as well after being washed.

A knit 'or crocheted cover for a yarn ball
would please the average small boy.

It is hard to think of presents for boys,
and I think something fancy for their
rooms pleases them. even if they do pooh at
such things.

A waste paper basket in a boy‘s room
might help him to be neat. Boys” or mens’
neckties can be made at home with little
expense, from odd bits of velvet or silk,
and by ripping up an old one for a pattern.

Girls. if your mother can’t find time to
make holders for the kitchen, take three or
four thicknesses of ticking and stitch up a

 

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I warrant you she will be very thankful.

Turkish t0weling bought by the yard and
cut in squares, makes nice wash rags. They
might be made extra for Christmas with a

bright crocheted edge. Pays Y.
Scaoomnarr.
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'THE CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY.

 

NO. III.

 

Grand concerts were often given by all
the musical talent of Chautauqua, including
such stars as Mrs. Hull, of New York, Miss
Hull, of Boston, the Schubert Quartet, the
Amherst Glee Club, Flagler, the great
organist, and a chorus of several hundred
voices trained by Professors Case, of Ohio,
and Sherwin, of the Academy of Music,
Boston; and there were times when the
sweetness and grandeur of the music so
carried one away, that whether “in the
body or out of the body,” we could hardly
tell.

The noted elocutionist, Prof. Curnnock,
gave two readings, second one, “The
Courtship of Miles Standish.”

Geo. W. Cable, who writes for the
Century, gave three readings from his own
works; the first, an unpublished work, the
scene of which was laid at Grand Point, 60
miles above New Orleans; the principal
characters, an Arcadian family settled
there. He gave one reading from “ Dr.
Sevier ” and one entitled “Parson Jones.”
Mr. Cable is from New Orleans, is acul-
tured Christian gentleman, and renders his
writings, which are full of purest feeling
and richest thought, with graceful ex-
pression.

Will Carleton gave two readings and
held his audience spell-bound until ten
o’clock.

Gen. Lew Wallace, of Indiana, ex-

Minister to Turkey, recited that wonderfully
animated scene, “ The Chariot Race.” He
also gave a lecture on “Turkey and the
Turk.” The events which led to the
writing of “Ben Hur” form quite ahis-
tory. Gen. Wallace had been somewhat
skeptical and meeting Bob Ingersoll in a
railroad car, entered into conversation with
him respecting the divinity of Christ. Mr.
Ingersoll attempted to prove to him that
Christ was only human, but he was hardly
prepared to acknowledge that,. so Mr.
Ingersoll urged him to examine the subject
carefully, and the result of six years’ in-
vestigation was— ‘ ‘ Ben Hur. ’ ’

Then there was the inimitable Frank
Beard, working wonders with his crayons
and scattering jokes right and left; and, by
the way, both he and his wife are enthu-
siastic Sabbath-school workers, and assisted
Rev. T. B. Vincent, Dr. Vincent’s brother,
in conducting the services held every morn-
ing in the children’s temple for the instruc-
tion of children in the Scriptures.

Prof. Ragan gave three wonderfully in-
teresting stereopticon lectures, the pictures,
colored according to nature, covering a can—
vas 30 feet square. The first illustrated the
Rhine and Switzerland. Among the many
pictures were those of Lake Geneva,
“Loved Bingen on the Rhine,” Statue of
William Tell, Tower of Chillon, Castle of

ing the wonderful Mer de Glace, about
which we study in our Chautauqua course.
The second lecture illustrated Spain and
Morocco. Among the many life-like scenes
were the Royal Palace, the chambers of the
King and Queen with their rich hangings
and gorgeous colorings, Gibraltar, The
. Alhambra, a grand specimen of Moorish
architecture built in the thirteenth century.
The lightness and elegance of the columns
and the richness of the ornamentation are
unsurpassed. The coloring is but little
altered by time. We were also shown the
Tower of Vela and a leaf from its records,
the Paradise of Mohammed, the Last Sigh
of the Moor, etc. .

The third lecture illustrated Paris, and
for two hours we reveled in the glory and
magnificence of Paris. We were shown a
life-like picture of the great Napoleon, and
it seemed no wonder that one of so grand
and majestic an appearance could sway the
legions of men at his will. One of the
most striking pictures was the Arc de
Triomphe, an arch of white stone, onwhich
are inscribed all of Napoleon’s victories,
with the names of his generals. Standing
under the arch we can look down seven
avenues, full of splendid houses. 0n the
east you look along an avenue 1,300 yards
long and 100 wide, to the gate of the Bois
de Bologne, a magnificent park, while
turning to the west there may be seen, first,
the Champs Elysees (Elysian fields) a grand
avenue a mile and a quarter long, then the
Place de la Concorde, an open square 750
feet long, in the center of which standsthe
great obelisk brought by Napoleon from
Luxor, in Egypt, where it was erected by
Sesostris 1500 years before Christ. Beau-
tiful fountains stand on each side. Be-
yond this can be seen the Garden of the
Tuileries, with the royal palace. Half
way down to the Tuileries, at the Palace de
la Concorde, four streets intersect. On the
left is the Rue (street) Royale, on the right,
the bridge which crosses the river Seine, on
the other side of which stands the Palace
of the Legislature, and a little farther
back the Hotel des Invalides (hospital for
invalids) where is the solitary tomb of the
great Napoleon. Then there were the Mad-
elaide, the Pantheon, Notre Dame, etc.

But that which surpassed everything at
Chautauqua in revealing the wonders of
nature was the microscopic exhibition.
It was afterward termed the “ oh, my!” ex-
hibition, for as object after object, won-
derful, new and beautiful, was exhibited,
there was but one thing for the uninitiated
to (Io—ejaculate. The instruments which
magnified three hundred times were
placed upon tables, around which the
visitors passed, the owners kindly explain-

ing the objects, among which were trichinaa
from a human muscle, catarrhal phthisis
with tubercle, retina of human eye, circula-

tion of blood in a live salamander, lip and

tongue of a cat, tongue of a fly, water flea,

crystals of gold, silver and copper, pure
butter, oleomargarine, lard, etc., etc.

One of the most polished, graceful speak-

ers at Chautauqua was Prof. Sumner, of

Yale College, who gave two lectures on

“ The Social Revolution.” He handled his

subject in a masterly manner, and it was

 

Heidelberg, The Alps and Glaciers, includ-

an intellectual feast to listen to him.

John Dewitt Miller, an exceedingly plain .
looking bachelor lawyer from Philadelphia,
gave two lectures, the first on “The Uses
of Ugliness.” He began his lecture by
saying he had heard it said that he gave this
lecture in self-defense. If that be so, he
gathers what consolation he may from the
reflection that in voicing his own defense,
he is also echoing the needs of a consider—
able body of people, a body not, indeed,
without representation in the audience.
The second lecture was entitled “Love.
Courtship and Marriage.” It was both
sound and witty, and I wondered how he
could so well illustrate his subject, having
never passed through the ordeal.

There were lectures on Homer, Roman
epic poetry, Roman oratory, Roman history.
Antony and Cleopatra, and a host of other
interesting topics.

Dr. Milbum, the blind preacher, gave
two lectures, one on “Whata blind man
saw in England,” and one on “Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, the orator and wit.”

Mus. W. K. SEXTON.
(To be continued.)
———.OO——-

OUT OF FASHION.

 

Childless homes seem to be very much in
favor at this age, and it is not strange to
hear maternity alluded to as one of the
greatest misfortunes that can possibly be-
fall a woman. This idea, withalarge class
no doubt causes a great deal of evil. Nature
is perverted and health mined, and when.
owing to an extra degree of vitality, a child
survives the many attempts against its p‘re-
natal life, it often enters the world too nearly
worn out by the struggle to ever have robust
health, or hearing within its little brain the
germ of a mania for suicide or murder.

“My heart stands still with fear when I
think what I wished before she was born,"
confesses a young mother, bending fondly
over the cradle of her babe, and as I see her
eyes glow with that wondrous love and re-
alize that she is an intelligent, cultured
woman, I wonder whether to her mother
or society’s tone is due the false education
which for a time so changed her true and
loving nature.

While a boy-baby shouts, climbs, pounds.
drives horses, etc., his sister takes her doll
to kiss and fondle, to dress and undress
with a gentle touch which shows very plain-
ly what a strong element of woman’s nature
the maternal instinct is. Something must
be wrong when in after years this babe has
murderous and bitter thoughts of her own
offspring.

Little children not only bring a world of
love and happiness but also a world of care,
toil and anxiety, and I think there is no
time so trying to a woman as when, with
heart and hands already full, with a dozen
different demands upon every hour of her
time and every dollar of her purse, she finds
that another child is about to make the bur-
den heavier. Her over-taxed system, not
yet adjusted to its new work, is apt to leave
the poor brain insufficiently fed and prey
to all sorts of morbid fancies and fears, and
this, if ever, is a time when her friends
should stand by her, and through their sym-
pathy and encouragement, protect her from

 

    

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much good or harm a few words will do her,
a chilling manner or sneering sentence
often driving her to the verge of desperation;
while an assurance that all will soon be well,
' a suggestion that the coming child may
prove the greatest blessing of her life, or a
mention of the briefness of the time her
family will be small compared to the num4
ber of years they will be a comfort and
help, makes her feel brave and cheerful
again. _

A mother caring for young‘ children has a
peculiar feeling that the task is endless, and
under‘ this impression grows impatient,
tired, and too discouraged to take the joy
of her dimpled darlings, when, 10! all at
once they are grown and gone. She has
time for her toilet, her books er pen, liberty
to come and go, but often, too, a terrible
hunger to gather them back to her arms, to
put them asleep in their beds and crib; to
watch over them and know that she is the
queen of their little hearts and that those
hearts are innocent. A woman often has
wise. and good reasons for not wishing
children—hereditary disease, either mental
or physical, poverty, or some great unhappi-
ness; but when merely to escape pain, care
and toil she foregoes the joy of motherhood,
when to escape the few years of their help-
leSs infancy, she yields ail the pleasure of
the many of companionship and their re-
turning love and care, and faces an old age
without children to give her a fresh interest
in ”life, she is false to her own nature and
an enemy to her own happiness. A. H. J.

THOMAS.

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PAINTED LACE.

Beatrix has discovered that painted lace
is the newest departure in decorative fancy
work, likely to interest her artist friends.
At her suggestion I’ve experimented on all
the lace within my reach, and found it
practicable as well as extremely pretty. It
is suitable on curtain lace for home decora-
tion, or on trimming for ladies’ apparel.
For the latter Spanish lace is best, as
it can be procured in a variety of flower
patterns, such as roses, daisies, primroses,
etc. You will require water color paints,
Winsor & Newtons are considered best,
either in tubes or bottles. The following are
the most necessary: Chinese white, crim-
son lake, vermillion, Prussian blue, chrome
yellow, burnt sienna and vandyke brown;
they should be ’diluted with a little gum
arabic water to thin, and prevent spreading.
Of course by mixing these colors many
desirable shades can be produced, as for
instance, blue, yellow and burnt sienna
give a fine olive green, chinese white with a
touch of vermillion a lovely pink. I think
the lighter the coloring the better the eifect.
Hogs’ hair brushes are the best to use, but
camel’s hair will answer; one small and one
medium size.

Fasten your lace smoothly on a board
covered with cloth, and if a number of
yards are to be painted it is well to mix
sufficient paint in a bottle, as it is difficult
to get the same shade when mixed in'small
quantities; shake the bottle well before
pouring in the saucer. ‘

Nottingham lace pillow shares and
spread would be very handsome painted in
this way if a desirable pattern could be

 

procured; in fact there are numberless
ways in which this pretty art could be
turned to account, as will be seen from the
following description of a bedroom, taken
from the ’New York Herald: “The walls
were painted a delicate cream color, the
ceiling cream, rose color and light blue.
A frieze of Nottingham lace border twenty-
five inches wide designed in daisies, with
a deep scalloped edge, was painted in
colors to match the ceiling, the daisies were
of blue. centered with yellow and brown,
the leaves and stems a delicate green; and
the borders in pink and cream color, the
two tints separated by a line of burnt
sienna; this was stretched around the
room and fastened with white tacks, the
whole having the appearance of an elegant
fresco. The window drapery was of Not-
tingham lace, similar to the frieze, painted
the same way, the furniture was of brass,
the bed curtains, pillow Shams, and spread
also painted, the mantel was covered
with a broad strip of lace painted and

caught up at one side with a rosette of‘

light blue and cream satin ribbon. The
furniture was upholstered in blue and
cream satin, and ornamented with tidies of
lace in wild rose design, painted in the
most delicate tints and tied in place with
satin ribbons; the toilet was also covered
with a spread of blue satin covered with
lace painted, and of a pattern similar to the
tidies.” n. B. C.

Warnovsvxzu.
A”

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Do not be afraid to try new recipes, nor
test new methods of household manage-
ment; make the most of every opportunity,
improve all your advantages.

WHEN you are done using the hot fat in
the frying kettle, pour the fat into a basin,
wipe the kettle with a cloth, then strain the
fat back into it through a square of cheese-
cloth kept for the purpose. This removes
all crumbs; "and then, if you have a tin cover
to fit the kettle closely, the fat is ready for
immediate use whenever wanted. Never al-
low the fat to get too low, it is more econo-
mical to use plenty.

EVERY one makes kitchen aprons big
and “far-reaching” nowadays, but every
one does not increase their capabilities to
the fullest extent. Make a holder of con-
venient size, cover it with goods like the
apron, and attach it to the band by pieces
of the goods stitched together. Make the
attaching band long enough so that the
holder will be readily useful. If in the
way when not in use, put it in the pocket,
which should be large.

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Mns. J. P. P., of Wisner, has our thanks
for a can of very nice apple jelly, which

reached us in good order last week. It,

is of good color and excellent flavor. Mrs.
P. says of it: “It is made entirely of
apples, without sugar, simply cider boiled
into jelly. I'find it splen T for cakes and
puddings, but rather too for tarts.
I make a cracker pudding, .. jelly on top,
cover with frosting and brown in the .oven,
and we like it very we .”

 

SOME of our correspondents are forgetting.
the newspaper rule which requires that
matter for publication shall be written on
but one side of the paper.

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Contributed Recipes.

ROMAN Sauce—Nice with fish. One tea-
cupful milk, one of water,- brought to a boil-
ing heat. Stir in one tablespoonful of flour
and three well-beaten eggs, salt, pepper, two
tablespoonfuls butter, and a little vinegar;
boil four eggs hard and lay over the dish;
pour over the sauce and serve.

Conrrsn A LA Mons—One teacupful fish,
picked fine; two cups mashed potatoes; one
pint sweet cream; two well—beaten eggs; half
cup butter; salt and pepper. Mix well. Bake-
tweniy minutes,

RUSKs.—Four cups bread dough; two well-
beaten eggs; half cup butter; one cup white
sugar; mix thoroughly: let rise until very
light; then mold into rusks long as your
finger, and narrow; when raised sufficiently,
wash the tops over with sweetened water;
bake quickly. Delicious for tea.

Buns—Four cups bread dough; half cup
sugar; half cup butter; half cup Zante cur-
rents; mix; then roll about an inch in thick-
ness; cut with large biscuit cutter. Do not ‘
crowd them in the tin. Sift cinnamon and
sugar over teps. Nice for breakfast.

BAKED EGGs.—Strew bread crumbs about
an inch deep in an earthen pie-plate; add pep-
per and salt and bits of butter; break eggs
carefully on top of the crumbs; add butter,
pepper and salt. Bake about eight minutes
in shot oven. Nice breakfast dish.

FRIED Cursors—Boil carrots until tender
in slightly salted water; then peel them, slice
lengthwise and fry them brown in butter. As.
nice as parsnips.

MARBLED Loam—Take equal parts of beef’s
tongue and veal, be sure it is boiled tender;
grate the tongue; cut the veal in large pieces;
mix alternately in a jar or dish, seasoning
with butter, pepper and salt, sage if you like;
put on a weight and press solid. Keep in cold
place.

GLEANERS' PUDDING.—One quart sweet
milk; one pint bread crumbs; four eggs; one
cupsugar; quarter cup melted butter; soak the
crumbs fine in the milk; rub the butter. sugar,
yolks of eggs together, and add; bake slowly
without browning much. Take from the
oven and spread thickly over the top raspberry
mm or current jelly, or blackberry jam: beat.
the whites and add three tablespoonfuls of
sugar: flavor to suit taste, pile over the pud—
ding, return to the oven, and brown is golden
brown. Eat with sweetened cream.

CHARLOTTE RUSSE.—Arrange slices of white
cake, spread with jelly, around is. large dish;
take two coffee cups of very thick sweet
cream: put in a large bowl and beat it with
the egg—beater until it is thick and foamy;
then add half an ounce of gelatine, previously
placed in sufficient hot water to dissolve; then
cool, and strain into the cream four table-
spoonfuls sugar and one teaSpoonful vanilla.
After adding these ingredients, beat a few
times—be very careful or you will have butter
—-then pour it into the dish over the cake; put
bits of the jelly on the top. Set in a cool;
place. Delicious.

WHITE MOUNTAIN Poppins—One quart
sweet milk: four large butter crackers; tea-
cupful white sugar; yolks of four eggs; mix
thoroughly; flavor with lemon; bake slowly.
Donot allow it to boil. Beat the whites of
four eggs, add three tablespoonfuls sugar,
flavor, spread over the top, and brown s. deli-
cate golden. It does not require any sauce
or cream. Evmamxn.