Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 17, Number 47, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 May 1887 — Page 6

WUMAX AND HUME.

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TO HAVE PRETTY PICTURES WITHOUT MUCH MONEY.

Womt-ii In nttslnesa^Pftyaleal Training of Girlft—Chllilren at Play—The Mature Siren—I'xquUtte Drennlng—A Danghter'i

Work—Odd* anl End*.

There was a time when it was allowable for a family who pretended to bo possessed of taste to bave chrotnos or colored lithographs in the parlor. That was about ten years ago. Chromos have degenerated and the color fancy has cropped out into the form of Easter or birthday can Is, while new processes of copying have conspired to bring true representations of beautiful originals in a more refined form within the reach of alL Photographs, phototypes, heliotypes and etchings are in better taste than the now popular grades of chromos, inasmuch as brought out in black and white they express the spirit of the originals without being in any sense imitations.

I know a young housekeeper who has hung up iu iter little parlor half a dozen feeble lithograplis in old time rustic frames. "I wouldn't," I raid. "Neither would I," she answered, "if I had any letter. But they correspond with the furniture."

don't." I remoastrnted. "Yon have plain, sulwfatitial furniture, good enough for anybody. These pictures make everything look common—if you liud different pictures the sanio things would look artistic/' "Well, I don't consider this a parlor. I won't have a parlor till I get a nicer house." "I would consider this a parlor mid nut wait for a nicer house." And my advice to anybody in similar circumstances would l*j very much the saino.

Out of the half dozen lithographs might lie a fairly good one, representing a cluster of lilies. This I would divest of its clumsy rustic frame ami send the latter, with the other pictures, to the garret .Surround the lilies wiih ii Nlnut mat of tlnt^s! paper and frame in a Hat, d-ad gold,band, and ten to 0110 you have mndo it look like an exquisite water color. At nil events, the experiment is worth trying.

A beautiful engraving of a good picture can frequently lie purchased for $1. Lovely etchings and phototypes, some of tho latter copies of famous paintings, may Ixs bought for about tho same sum. Photographs of the popular pictures, "The Jerseys," "Alice in Wonderland," "Tho Charity Girls," etc., range in price from fifty cents upwards. With their broad white margins all tbuse need in the way of frames are flat, oiled oak bands. Pictures like theso are inexpensive and, at the same time, in perfect taste, harmonizing equally well with simply or pretentiously furnished rooms.

An old steel engraving, if properly framed, may prove a rare treasure. A largo wood cut, taken from an illustrated paper or nwgasine, may le made to look well by the judicious addition of mat and frame. A mat mny sometimes IK* touched up with a few sprays iu water coWs. Tho simplest drawing of mi amateur, neatly framed, is always in 1 letter ta.ste than a gaudy chromo. A little oil painting upon a shelf or bracket often l(xiks very well without a frame. This young housekeeper, and other young housekeepers, ought now to know that it is possible to have pretty pictures without spending much money, or transgressing the laws of good taste.—"21. B. Ii." in Philadelphia Times.

Women In Tluslness.

Scarcely any one has had more practical expeflenco with the new order of women Chan Mr*. Mary F. Seymour, tho head of the Uyion Stenographic and Typewriting association of New York. She says that when she iK'gan work women wero so few in her business that she was obliged to employ men to assist her. As this was not in accord with lior idea that women should help each other and could bo fitted for tho work she was doing she commenced to tench young ladies to liecome her assistants, and this started the now well known school of which sho is tho head.

She found that parents wero timid at first nbout allowing their daughters to associate in business with men. It was impossible to argue upon her deep rooted position that tho most danger to a girl is iu herself, and that those who art* honest and dignified and pure will not lie harmed by contact with tho •world if reasonable discretion in the choice of work and jiositions in shown. Miss Seymour think* that mnnhood is improved und polished and made gentle where the daily business life is spent in the presence of one or more modest young women, and sho makes tho very strong jjoint that the present feminine helpers of men iu business urn apt to be a superior class of girls.

As to tho efTqct of the now life upon the girls themselves, sho has mnde some very interesting observations. She says that tho girls who are earning Mjeir own living are tho most Interesting women she knows, tho most sensible and elevated in their speech, the least frivolous and empty headed, tho best informed und tho most practical women of the time. By living and working with men youyg women grow accustomed to them, lose their sentimental and romantic notions of tho other sex, and gradually begin to judge men 011 their merits, a|vu*t from one another. The girl of the old regime saw only men with parlor manners, and every one knows that silly and weak fellows often outshine good and shrewd ones iu society. But in business tliese women see men as they are, in their natural, every day aspect*, and they rate them according to tho best of their power to judge character. It is Miw Seymour** experience that tho young ladies in business marry in the same proportion as girls in the homes of tho city, and sho thinks they nr» apt to marry better.—Julian ItalphNi letter.

Physical Training of nirla. It is not uncommon for members of tbs medical profession to inveigh against the almost world wide neglect of the important elements of amusement and physical training iu girls' schools. That so little has been accomplish^ in the direction of correcting the evil is probably to bo attributed to the fact that thou# who have treated of the subject pub ioly have for -the most part contented themselves with portraying and condemning the existing state of things «»d have made no very definite or practicable proposals for remedying it A striking exception is to ha found in an address lately need before the Gloucestershire branch of the British Medical association by Dr. Ilsynor W. Batten, senior physician to the Gloucester infirmary, as we find !t published iu Tins British Medical Journal

The speaker did not restrict himself to tracing the increased prevalence of anemia and the like largely to the neglect of girls' physical education, bat outlined what seems to be a very practicable and attractive scheme for providing school girls with a due amount of open air exercise having the character not of a perfunctory routine, but of wholesome and invigorating sport. He would have at least two half holidays a week devoted to games played in large opsn cp»c«s and in the ahwaace of special reasons to the contrary, every girl required to take part and to wear a suitable costume. He projMdj lays stress on the need of varying the games, «od justifies the requirement by cadiing

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attention to ID* lack of symmetrical development iu tho devotees of any one form of exercise, specifying "the contracted chest and the stoop of a mere cyclist" Among tho exercises that be would hare practiced are swimming, fencing, cricket, football, fives and tennis, and such games of speed and endurance as prisoners' base, cross touch, etc. Dr. Batten thinks that tho governing bodies of the higher schools should first be led to move iu the matter, and he urges that it is the duty of medical men to seek by ail means to influence them to do so.

Children Playing "Soldier.** The health of the clever writer of vaudevilles, Labicbe, has not been such recently as his friends could wish. He has, however, passed safely through the winter, and I saw him driving the other day in the Bois de Boulogne accompanied by several of his grandchildren. It is of the latter that a very good •tory is told.

These young relatives of the dramatist live with him and are not only very numerous but very noisy. When they played "soldier they were wont to "let themselves out," as the phrase is, and made such a clamor that the nerves of the invalid were nearly shattered. But tho author of so many ingenious stage tricks was not to be routed by a parcel of children, and he soon thought of a way of securing the silence that "like a poultice comes to heal the blows of sound." "What are you doing there?" lie asked one day when the riot was at its height "Playing soldier, grandpapa." "Playing soldier? Why, children, that isn't the right way at all. Not at all! That's the old fashioned way in which tliey used to play when I was a boy but now everything is changed. War isn't carried on like that." "How then, grandpapa?"

And they opened their eyes very wide in astonish men Without moving a muscle Labiche went on: "Of course not. Nowadays tho great object in war is to surprise the enemy, to lay ambuscades and to advance on tip toe— gently, gently."

The children listened, moroand more interested, 7* "That's the way to'make war now, and you must learn it for you boys will have to fight, perhaps, some day. Do you understand me?" "Oh yes, grandpapa I"

And with a little added instruction, a pin ean now be beard to drop in the Jjabieho household. The children still "play soldier," but nouc of your old fashioned evolutions for them. All day long they go on noiseless patrols. They lifdo behind heavy pieces of furniture to watch a supposititious foe. A new delight has been added to their lives, and these noisy infants are ready to hug their aged grandparent for having taught them so interesting a game.

If the remedy only proves permanent, labiche should apply for a patent—Paris ('or. New York Graphic.

Tien for tho Mature Siren. Mature sirens have lieen the subject of so many jests that we have hardly considered perhnps the real gain and value there may be for a young man in a loyal and genuine friendship with some woman nearly old enough to bo his mother. Such a friend is often one of the noblest formative influences on tho character. The woman who is kind enough honestly to interest herself in a young man's career, and wise enough to understand his needs, very soon becomes his guide and his philosopher, ns well as his friend. The hold sho has on him may well be astonishing to lookers on, but he who feels the spell yields to it joyfully.

Such a woman's influence is chiefly the outgrowth of her genuine interest in her friend. Sho has grown a little tired of life on her own account. Tho roses are withered for her, and "the old, old story" is told now to younger ears. Sho is done with personal ambitions, and is all the more ready, therefore, to be ambitious for this youth, more chivalrous and devoted than most sons, and less exacting than most lovers. She has a responsibility in her hands that sho can hardly overestimate. It is hers, in great part, to establish this man's ideal of womanhood. If she is patient, sweet, wise and clever, he will never afterward be contented with a woman who lacks strength or sweetness or cleverness, nnd her approval of tho wife he will one day choose will lie as a medal of honor.—Louise Chandler Moulton iu Boston Herald.

Exquisite Dressing.

It is ttated that French women who bear the palm for exquisite dressing have fewer gowns than English or American women of tho same degree of wealth. They, however, invariably manage to surpass most women in the world in taste and gonuino elegance. This is not altogether due to tho peculiar and finished style which French women invariably nnd intuitively possess. They bestow lioth time and thought upon the subject before purchase, and also decide on all tho etceteras of a toilet in advance. They are exact as to fit and scrupulous as to finish, and when satisfied that all is exactly as it should lie, wear their appartl with easy grace and a happy conscious unconsciousness which few women can successfully imitate.

Many women who can afford it, and also, alas, many who cannot, buy too many gowns, and without due regard to their accessories and in most cases it is discovered too late that it would prove far too great an outlay of money to purchase hats, bonnets, shoes, gloves, wraps and parasols to match, or even to harmonise: and so a compromise is effected which allows an indifferent match or a far from artistic contrast to do duty for that perfection of detail which a Frenchwoman with her few gowns most rigorously insists upon. —"a D. F." in New York Post

A nound la Civilisation.

A wonderful mechanical advance has' just been mnde in the art of dressmaking. It is so simple and at tho name time so advantageous that it is fairly mortifying to oar Imasted enlightenment that it was not thought of before. It consists merely in taking a plaster cast of the body and arm and building the garment upon that, upon the principle of the shoemaker^ last, instead of upon the individual herself. This obviates the tedious and repeated ordeal of being fitted which undermines the health of *1 many women. And in an age when men dressmaker* are much employed it does away with every possible kind of emharrassment, save that of meeting the bills—a responsibility which, as a rule, rmts upon male shoulders. The discovery amounts to a practical emancipation of women.

The process of taking the east i« an easy and Inexpensive one. Tbe material for the moM is applied to muslin surface fitted over the contour on which tbe dress is to be based. Tbe contour, of course, may be natural or artificial to the degree that suits the necearilies or taste of the persoo concerned. The cast once made wit! be serviceable to long as the original maintains her status quo, physically or artistically speaking. and can he transferred from one tailor or dressmaker toanother at wiiL—New York World.

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while some article that by accident the child has become possessed of is a daily source of pleasure. "As I write ray little girl of 2 sits on the floor with a button hook in her hand trying to button and unbutton her little boots. She is not playing, rather she is working but she is interested in what she is doing, her attention is concentrated upon it and she is happy. We do not give her the hammer and looking glass, but some equally queer articles, let her have a patent egg beater. 'Suppose she should break itr What die does? It costs much leas than ordinary toys, and serves her vastly better. When she had learned to put the end of it in a little dish and turn the wheel—'just

A visitor to Paris was escorted through the great shop known as Le Bou Marche, and saw the controllers, tbe cashiers, the salesmen, each busy with his set work. One little man •passed quietly from one department to mother, with a low word here and there. 1 "He does nothing," said the visitor. "Pardon, monsieur he is the most useful of nil. He remedies the mistakes."

A daughter's work in a household is often ns necessary and as unpretentious as that of this corrector of blunders—a touch here, a word there, to set right that which is wrong. —Youth's Companion.

Honor to the Queen.

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does'—she was happy, and her pleasure in her new plaything lasted for weeks. She would not hurt herself seriously with it, and finding there was one way in which it acted and made a noise she did not throw it about and use it as a hammer, but used it properly, came to have a high regard, and, I have no doubt, a deep respect for it Another plaything is a clean lamp burner with a long piece of wick knotted at tho ends so that it cannot fall out, or with the ends sewed together. The child can turn the thumb screw and make the wick move, and thus finds much pleasure.—Babyhood. iy -jj

A Daughter's Work.

Probably there is not a single young girl among our readers who, on leaving school, does not anxiously survey the work in life before her. Her brother has a straight, measured road in his future—a profession or trado to acquire, for which work his hours are all regulated. She has her studies, her work in the household, her duties to father and mother, to society and the church. There is so much to do, and when4t is done, it seems to amount to so little!

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Old Virginia Corn Cake.

No demon of dyspepsia lurks in the golden depths of a genuine old Virginia corn cake if carefully prepared. Sift into a large pan a quart of yellow corn meal and add a teaspoonful of salt, mix with the meal a pint of rich unskimmed boiling milk, enough to make a soft dough, and add half a pint of sweet, fresh butter. Beat up five eggs into a foam, stir them gradually into the mixture, and let it cool. With the same sort of butter grease some tin pans two or three inches deep and four inches square fill the pans to the top, so that they will rise and puff up when baking. Bake them a golden brown, split and butter them while hot and immediately serve. *.

Bruises in Woodwork.

Bruises may be taken out of the woodwork of scientific instruments by wetting with warm water. Then lay on the place brown paper about five layers thick and apply a hot flat iron until tbe moisture be evaporated. If the bruise be not gone, repeat the process. If the bruise be small, merely soak it with warm water and apply a red hot poker near the surface. Keep the wood wet, and in a few minutes tho bruise will disappear.—Frank Leslie's. ..... ......

To Be Super-Elegant. "***&

To be thoroughly chic nowadays you must have your little pots of butter nnd your little salt mounds stamped with a seal such us you embellish or disfigure your letters with. If you have a crest, good if you haven't, stamp them with your monogram—if you want to be super-elegant, bien entendre.—New York Graphic.

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The author of a penny cook book in England calls upon people to do honor to tho queen in this jubilee year "by cooking well and ecomicallv," end thus help "to lift up the heavy weight of depression that lios on the country by vigorous economy iu household matters." This would be an eminently sensible way tocclcbratu tho jubilee.—N«w Y&rK Tribune. 1

Piece* of Soap.

Pieces of toilet soap that have IK 'mo too small for convenient handling may be utilized by making a small flannel bag. leaving the top open, and into this putting tho pieci of soap as they accumulate. When it is fuLI sow over the top and you have a nice accessory for your l*ath tub.—Boston Budget

To ltemove Mildew. ,.

For mildew, pour a quart of boiling water on an ounce of chloride of lime. When it is dissolved add three quarts of cold water. Into this put the garment, and let it soak twelve hours. If not very bad tho spots will come out in less time.—Boston Budget

Courtesy In Mexico.

In Mexico it is tbe custom to address ladles by their given names, even when they are almost strangers. Neglect to comply with this custom will give oifense to many wo.nen.

Candy at Receptions.

A Washington correspondent says that it is now considered "good form" to have a servant hand around at a reception, or when ladies call, a silver waiter on which are boxes of French candy.

For Keeping FUhf

Vinegar is better than ice for keeping fish. By putting a little vinegar on the fish it will keep perfectly well, even in very hot weather. Fish is often improved in flavor under this treatment

Tbe British Journal of Dental 8cience recommends a mixture of salicylic acid or oxide of sine with acacia powder as a remedy for excessive sweating of the bands.

lira. Charles W. Peterson, of Philadelphia, widow of tbe founder of Peterson's Magazine, has decided to publish and edit the magaiine herself. -l"

Peach leaves pounded to a pulp and applied to a bruise or wound from a rusty nail or a simple cut will give immediate relief.

Professor Williams affirms that pore cottonseed oil is far better than lard for frying pur-

Tbe French always cat asparagus cold, and very much saturated in vinegar and olive oil.

Egg shells crushed and shaken in glass bottles half filled with water will clean them quickly

Time or printing papa- is the best thing for polishing glass or tinware.

A bit of soda dropped into tbe cavity of mating tootn will afford relief sometimes.

Kate FWd is one of the finest homwomeo to tbs United States.

WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?

FANS OF 'GAUZE, CRAPE AND SAT'N WITH DECOTATED STICKS.

Sew Scotch Tweed Costumes for Traveling Purposes Imported Toilets for Visiting and Reception Which Show

New Combinations. The assortment of fans exhibited this season is as varied in styles as is the stock of new parasols. The group in the cut showthree pleasing patterns.

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The largest fan represented has gilded sticks and a cover which simulates three lily pods, made of creped silk gauze one leaf is brown, one yellow and one red. The leaves aredecoruted with sprays in water colors. The fan lying underneath the one decorated has sticks of inlaid woodwork in two colors and a narrow cover of white satin with a printed lace design. The remaining fan is a palette shaped one, of brown silk crape, decorated in water colors.

Visiting and Reception Toilets. The graceful reception dress represented in the cut is of mauve faille francaise, opening over golden lampas. Attention is called to the pointed corsage, which has the faille cut down at the top, and the lining covered on the shoulders and down in a point in front with lampas. Jockeys or caps of lampas are at the top of the faille sleeves, which end in a band with a bow of faille set on the inner side of the arm. Cream white gloves, mauve faille slippers and yellow silk stockings are worn with this costume. The hair is dressed high, with a high shell comb.

VISITING AND RECEPTION TOILETS. The imported visiting costume seen in the same cut shows how to combine plain French faille with that striped iu checked pattern this faille is in plain absinthe green shades, and tho velvet with which it is trimmed, also the corded gros grain ribbon 011 the bonnet, is of bright ruby red. The plain faille front covers tho foundation skirt easily, and is caught here and there with bows of green faille doubled and two inches wide. The half polonaise of the striped faille has the back in contiuuous pieces from top to bottom, while the front is double breasted, cut off blunt and square at the end, and has two rows of large silk covered buttons. A wide and full guimpe of the plain silk is gathered in tho neck and shoulders, and disappears under rubj* velvet revers, notched and pointed at top. Red velvet collar and cuffs. The bonnet is of plain silk in capote shape, wit!) ruby bows in front The parasol is green in color the gloves are tan suede.

The New Jerseys.1

There Is an endless variety of jerseys this season. Some of these have elaborately beaded yokes others are decorated with hand embroidery! sprays still othci-s are heavily decorated with braid in military fashion, and soino are mado full both back and front. They are shown in all tho choice colorings, prominent among which are heliotrope, slate, black white and sky blue.

Some of the newest jerseys show a complete alteration in form. They are well shaped bodices, which adapt themselves to any figure, and are made of the glove fabric, not stockinette, the former being more silky and fine in weaving.

Note Paper and Menu Cards. Note paper may be decorated with a small monogram, if liked, but the most usual stamp now for note paper is the number of the street printed in color at the top of tbe sheet

Colored ribbons, upon which the names of the guests are painted or embroidered, are now much employed for menu cards, and men make use of these strips by placing them inside their bats to identify tbem in a crowd.

Fashions tor Travelers.

English traveling ulsters are in some instances close fitting, with perfectly plain fronts. Otiters have loose fronts, and an extra driving cape is arranged to button on.

Anew tweed, designed especially for traveling costumes, of Scotch make. Silk is interwoven with the wool, a decrease of weight and increase of coloring being thereby attained.,..

Fashion Notes.

ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

Up Stairs, Down Stairs, In Kitchen and In the Lady's Parlor. Japanese fans continue to be utilised in a variety of ways for decorating purposes. The very newest style consists in transforming a bright colored fan into a flower holder by twisting in the shape of a funnel and tying with ribbons. A cheap fan makes a pretty holder when the leaf receives a coating of bright red or blue enamel paint

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Delicious Ii®ttuce Salad.

A lettuce salad should be crisp,'fresh and cold when served. Miss Parlou tells how to insure this appetizing condition. Break off nil the leaves carefully from two small or one large head of lettuce, wash each separately and throw into a pan of ice water, where they should remain an hour. Put tbem in a wire basket or coarse towel and shako out all the water. Either cut the loaves with a sharp knifo or ttar them in large pieces. Mix French dressing with them and serve immediately. For the French dressing take three tablespoonfuls of oil, one of vinegar, one saltspoonful of salt, one saltspoonful of pepper. Put salt and pepper in a cup, add one tnblespoonful of tbe oil. When thoroughly mixed add the remainder of the oil and the vinegar. .s Cheap but Effective Window Curtains.

Swiss curtains trimmed with a fluted ruffle of the same aro dainty and appropriate for a country house. A pretty way to arrange them is to let them almost cross at the top of the window nnd loop them back with very largo bows of white satin ribbon of pink, blue, scarlet or color to match decoration in the room.

Alternate stripes of chee90 cloth and turkey l-ed trimmed round with antique lace furnish effective and quite inexpensive window dra-

^For something very simple, unbleached muslin of pretty creamy tint can be made up in various tasteful ways and will help to give a finished, attractive aspect to a room.

An Excellent Pudding Recipe. Mrs. Henderson thinks the following receipt a great success, because many kinds of pudding can 1» made by it by adding different flavorings, and it is very easily and quickly made. Ingredients Ono pint rich milk, two tablespoonfuls of corn starch, a scant half cupful sugar, whites of three or four eggs, a little salt, flavoring. Beat the oggs to a stiff froth dissolve

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In men's walking gloves it is bard to decide which is stitching and which is glove. It is no secret that dreas skirts arc so

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now with their additional burden of hoop and crinoline that modistes have devised suspenders for women.

Tho new parasols are nxrmsbed with very long handles Novelties in blade lace dreaws are constantly appearing.

Many of the spring mantles are in scarf A«p»| the back being merely around cape reaching to tbe wai*t line, and long, slender mantilla front

Gray and white check materials are meeting with favor for spring dresses. Tbe combination of plaids, stripes and figured designs of all kinds with plain stuffs is the rule now in all sorts of dressea

English dealers are displaying a novelty in hfrf which has an embroidered stripe dowu the center and an oblong piece of open work 00 either side, which arrangement reduces the apparent size of the foot

Trench gray kid gloves, bound and stitched wttb black, era mw and styihh.

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the milk stir tho sugar into the remainder of the milk, which place 011 tho fire when it liegins to boil add the dissolved cori» starch, stir constantly for a few miuutes, when it will become a smooth paste now stir in the beaten whites of the eggs and let it remain a little longer to cook he eggs. It can be flavored with vanilla and put into a form.

Hanging Baskets.

The starting of hanging baskets of vines and flowers for piazzas and windows is now in order. There aro many beautiful fancy baskets and vases provided, but the old fashioned, half round wire basket, lined with moss, tho green side out, is as attractive as any. This same moss, from the woods, is very valuable for covering the surface of the basket after it is filled with plants it is also useful in tho same way for out door vases. Tho moss Acts as a mulch and prevents the rapid drying of the soil that would otherwise take place. 4 irvv Furniture Polish.

Tho subjoined simple preparation Is recommended as desirable for cleaning and polishing oldfumiture: Over a moderate fire put a perfectly clean vessel. Into this drop two ounces of white or yellow wax. When melted, add four ounces pure turpentine then stir until cool, when it is ready for uso. The mixture brings out the original color of the wood, adding a lucter equal to that of varnish. By rubbing with piece of fine cork, it may, when it fades, be removed.

Doylies of Various Styles.

Doylies are not over six inches square, as their only uso is to prevent the fruit plate lwing scratched by tho finger bowL Very fine ones are of sheer bolting cloth or pineapple silk, with a fringed edge three-quarters of an inch deep. Etching silk or cotton may be used for outlining tho decoration on l^nuti doylies and water color can be employed upon bolting cloth and silk.

A Snbstltute for a Closet.

In a bedroom that has no closet, a serviceable substitute for ono can be easily and cheaply made. The illustration shows such a one fitted up and described by a writer in American Agriculturist. It extends acrost one end uf the small room.

0OXE MADE CLOSET.

He says regarding it: We had two boards one foot wide sawed off in seven feet lengths. A foot from tbe upper end of each length we bad cleats nailed across. These boards were then placed against the side walls, at tbe end of the room. Aboard was cut exactly a« long as the room was wide, and this was placed on the top of tbe upright boards. Another piece was cut, as long as tbe top board, km tbe thickness of tbe two upright pieces. This fitted in between the uprights, and rested on the cleats, and, fitting snugly, it keeps the end pieces pressed against the wall therefore no nails or screws are needed to bold the arrangement In place. We bave. by this phui, a shelf at the top on which to keep boxes and articles which cannot be hung up. Into the bottom of this shelf we screwed hooks on which garments are hung. In this way we avoided damaging tbe walls by driving in nails or putting on hooks."

Next we made a curtain which wo tacked to the front of tbe top board, weighted tbe bottom of it so that it hangs in tbe proper place always and is not blowing about to admit dost Tbe curtain might be hung on a pole, but we preferred to fasten it with tacks, because this plan of arranging it made everything snug and dust tight It should be full enough to bang gracefully, and if the women of the family bave a knack that way, they can make it quite as ornamental as anything else tbe room will be likely to contain.

Jam Trifles.

Beat three eggs well, add a saltspoonful of salt and flour enough to make a thick paste. Hod out and cut into very thin cakes and fry in hot lard. Spread half of tbem with jam or jelly and use the other half for upper crusts or covers.

.VENJOYIING HERSELF.

MRS. LANGTRY'S HOME LIFE TO BY ONE WHO KNOWS.

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Mrs. Langtry's 6-year-old niece Jeann with her hands full of new photographs her aunt, was the first to greet me when I tered tho house in Twenty-third street other day. Between Mrs. Langtry and little niece there is a closer bond than usual appears lwtween mother and child. Even her busiest days the two have their confidt tial times together. After Jeanne has her tea and is iu the nursery, up runs T* to show her herself dressed for dinner. after dinner, before she leaves for the theati once more gtjes Tantie for a good night S romps with ner a little and dances with in a way that would win anybody's hoart.'

Mrs. Langtry came running down stairs, and, after tho usual greetings, sqi "Now for a jig, Jeanne." The piano was the music room, but that did not make slightest difference. Tantie herself sat the arm of tho sofa, clapping her hands a. singing a jig, and the dance went on just same uutil Mrs. Langtry, breathless laughing, sat herself down "properly," as called it.

I wish I could reproduce one of this clev woman's talks ami make every ono know as tho child called it, "herself." Eveu in freedom of the nui-sery, or of her priv home life, nothing ever pleases Mrs. Langt that is not refined nnd wellbred. Instead being imperative and ceremonious, there is constant fund of womanliness, and what rarer yet, pure fun. Tho fun of a speech, a situation, or yet only of an idea, is lie lost to her, but is, ten to one, brought ot with a single touch for others to enjoy. S does not tell many stories indeed, I ha rarely heard her tell one. Instead, there is smiling "I remember" that is more amusln

HER HOME LOVE.

One strong point about Mi's. Langtry 1) self is her home love. Her pretty homo Twenty-third street Rhows that Not in tl beauty or elegance of the fittings, thou that is there, but in the pride she takes in Her servants are paragons, and her lutiol and dinners are perfection. For ono thin doubt if Mi's. Langtry has apiece of model silver in the house. For years sho has spe whole days, iu England, mousing nrom among the second hand and pawn shops fi antiques. As a consequence, besides her ov family silver, the table is set with aiitiip silver, some of it hundreds of years old. footman takes infinite pride in it nnd plac and replaces it 011 cabinet and buffet Tfce again there is china, What this young won\a docs not know about wares, and'"methods, it values in china decoration and old china useless information.

And embroideries! There it is again. Fro tapestries to modem paneling*, it is all her fingers1 tips to tell tho good from the bo! ami its real value. Theso are her fads. 81 enjoys them, and, as she shrewdly says, i' a very good way of sending money. Wl she feels extravagant KIIU sallies forth, find, new shop, or, rather, one new to her, a looks about for something worth buyii What would have bought a new bonnet, at most new gown, in this way is put iu something thht will IK worth from twice ten times its value ten yeurs from now. II houso is filled with these treasures, and tb beside, there are lots ot them stowed aw for a time when, instead of a hired houso, may have one of her own. She is always the lookout for American art productio Her first question when sho uters one of th« curiosity or brie a bruo shoji.-, ii

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"really American." OARK OK ITER.SBLF. When I say that instead of buying gov Mrs. Langtry buys silver tankards and china plutters, I do not mean to suggest th tho wiirdrobo uver remains neglected. Fi from it. Mrs. Langtry appreciates the ii and most iiujjortaut duty of womankind, caro and development and protection of self. When sho does not feel as fresh ass might, when things worry her und she kno !ho is not in good trim physically, sho w^. fudt and furiously. Her favorite spin through Tuniity.third street to Fifth nven up to Cent rid park, part way through park and homo again. Walking, strange enough, is the one way for her to keep th. Fencing makes her grow fat now, and so Turkish baths. "But walking—ah, tha she says, "is what docs a woman good." 11 so with her complexion. If she fuels t' thut does not please her, then indeed walks, and walk» often. It is the one th to do. She does not believe iu woma. using anything on her face for lieautifyi purposes. Indeed, if I ever heard her «fv sharp thing about women it was when sho elared one day that there was not one worn out of ten nowadays that had a clean face.

She wears the prettiest gowns—of cour Paris gowns almost without exception—ai from the soft, loose, fur trimmed moml gowns to her handsomest dinner dress tb is never a tone wrong. One morning I foil her in a long, loose gown of Nile green jx' lin, trimmed with long white fox fur. It bought when all English women were buyi' these (xjpliiis from cliarity to Ireland. & Langtry sent hers to Paris to bo mai Naturally there did not seem to the clev niilliner much opportunity for elaboratio but when lie sent it home it was found to lined throughout with white uncut velvet, really royal garment. Fannie Ii. Merrill New Yurk World.

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