Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 9, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 August 1887 — Page 6

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WOMAN AND HOME.

TOILET HINTS, PARLOR SUGGESTIONS AND KITCHEN HELPS.

Tb« «f IVrfumm-Kpep the Coffe# Pot Cl«an—lirlng Up Children KationMLLJ'—Huugry Womeu—SfrvanU—NOT«1

It is a pleasure to note that th«* indiscrimioato use of perfumes among members of the fair sex Is rapidly decreasing, and that the woman who employs triple oxtra*ta with •which to sprinkle herself ha* become the exception rather than the rale. Like everything elso, per fames may be legitimate or not, according to circumstance*. Delicate odors, sucb as violet, heliotrope or orris root, are always permissible, just as patchouly and musk are to be »li'inn««I. In any event, perfume in the simp*: of sachet powJer is to be preferred to liquid extracts, if except one or two English preparation*. notably one manufactured in Canterbury by a once obscure chemist. The subtle, delightful soent was first my.-d by the Princess of Wales, and later by Mrs. Langtry, until it finally bocamo thn rage. The ch^uiint meanwhile lias made a fortune.

A peculiar custom with fashionable women Is to pour one or two drop* of perfume into their car*. Nobody, nowadays, ever thinks of putting perfume on a handkerchief or rubbing it on one's bands. Laces, under w«ar, ribbons, not© paper and all small articles of dress are made fragrantly large nacliet bags that are of size corresponding U»e bureau or drawing table dm wers These bags urn composed of silk and lined with raw cotton, upon which the powder is spread. This, in addibui to a very moderate uso of faint, suggestive odor, such as the wood violet, for instance, is all in the way of perfume that is allowable by a really rellned woman. Parisian dressmakers have a way of sending p*rfume«l sown# to their customers. A strange feature connected with this fashion is the fart that thy odor remains forever. A lady of Hi is city having purchased a costume whose every fold breathed a most delicious perfum* sent an order to Paris for a sample of the scent employed. The dressmaker forwarded her a small bottle of ordinary looking sachet powder. Accompanying it was a bill to the amount of $40. The lady paid the money, but riuco then has generally inquired the price of things before ordering.—Kansas City Journal.

Keep the Coffee Pot Clean. Not even milk pans require more scrupulous care than tbo coffee pot. It may be rinsed after each timo of using and yet lo far from clean. There is an oily property about coffee which adheres in spite of rinsing out. You can seo this for yourself by taking almost any coffee pot that has been some timo in uso (unless it has tecn very carefully kept) and you will llud clinging to it a sort of black grease (not brown) this will come off if you rub a cloth round the inside. Now this deposit, for some reason which I should like to have explained, destroys tho fragrance, color and flavor of coffee. If you see your coffee looks blackened instead of ruddy brown, you will know it will be fiavorloss, however strong.

To keep this black oil from the pot it must bo daily washed (not rinsed), sculded and driod. Each piece of a French coffee pot should be separately dried lofore it is put away. If packed togethor w«-fc, the strainers will in timo givo a metallic taste. Another reuson for great care is that without it the •trainers got clogged and tho coffee will not go through.

If you tlnd your coffee pot has been neglected put apiece of washing soda as largo as a hickory nut into hot water sot tho strainers ID it let them stand on tbo stove for hours pat tho same In the coffee pot then rub and brush both till tho wiro gauzo is clear and all tho black removed then run boiling water slowly through and dry it. Lot the care be daily afterward. Tho grease will not form, nor will tho gauso fill up, if a pint or so of boiling water is poured through every morning, and it is dried befom being put away. Cold water Is worse than usoless, as it sets the oil. Sometimes the coffee pot is put away •xactly as it leaves the tablo, with left over coffoe in It This should never be.

In drying tho coffeo pot, or warming it, be careful not to lot it get too hot, or there will be tho flavor of burnt coffee to spoil tb« l*v•rage fur that occasion.—Good Housekeeping.

Women Who Are Dnnfry.

There are women who go about their work twatly, even well dressed, who are hungry evory day. They may not feel the absolute pangs of starvation, but they suffer from inanition. They eat enough to prevent the coneciousnna of genuine hunger, but the quantity and quality of tbo food thoy take is insufficient for tho needs of their systems. Health, morals and ability are all eudanjtered through lack of proper food.

A lunch consisting of a bowl of soap and a souple of thin slices of bread, a piece of pie and a cup of tea. is not a sufficient midday aneal for the woman who passes her working 4oun in office or tbop, The factory girl who carries her lunch from home usually has but a meager repast.

It is useless to go into detail in regard to the way the average working woman, either liomelass or with a poor home, lives. No matter in what position she may be found, unless far mere successful and better paid than the average, sho is more frequently nod or fed than otherwise. Often she uoes not realise this fact herself. 8be estimates ber rating MCJUMUWI at the least amount po®«lle Her salary is not enough to provide ber with tho food she requires and keep her well clad Site may be half or altogether hungry and the world be none the wiser. If ber clothing l«* shabby she flaunts ber povcrty tn its face.

Women have more pride in presenting an appearance of prosperity than men. They know full well the oountkn snubs and slights to which a woman who is poorly dressed is subjected. They can more easily deny the first demands of their systems than endure these *lighta.

Hunger is the last thing a woman will confats. A woman who bay* a cup of tea and a triangle of pie for lunch would »»ot admit that site rami for anything etea.

She mm* lw rigorously economical in all ways to meet the demands of respectable appearance but sbe exercises greater frugality in her food than in any other direetloo.— Chicago

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deodtfnl^nd plays all her mad pranks well out of sight of her parents' eyes. We caught her tbe otter day walking the railing of a bridge that crossed tbe track of a railroad a hundred feet below. Tbe railing was not a foot wide, and «h* triumphantly told us that she had walked it while the train was passing under. It was enough to make one shudder.

Don't fancy your boy made of glass. Grant a reasonable request, and let him feel that when you refuse, it is for his own good. Between the Jellybys and the Graderinds of life, children have a bard time of it. The youngest child needs some sort of agreeable occupation, and a certain amount of physical freedom. There is nothing more painful to young people than to feel that life is one dull routine, and that "nothing ever happens," as we once heard a disconsolate lad remark.— American Agriculturist.

Effects of Novel Beading.

The novel reading young girl, when thrown into tbe society of a young man, is apt to be at once overpowered with the consciousness that be is a young mau and she a young woman that he might fall in love with her and she with him. As a result of the thought, she will immediately assume a demeanor and personality altogether different from that natural to ber.

Girls, talk to the young men you meet as unaffectedly as you do to the boy friends of your brothers, or, if you have no brothers, and, therefore, no brothers'friends, as you do to the neighljor lad who, mayhap, "does chores" for your father. Do not imagine when you meet a gentleman that your conversation must be remarkable or unusual to l» entertaining. The bearing of an intelligent, gracious gentlewoman is one always to be cultivated, but thi- should be your every day behavior. You should have no company manner. Assume no extra kinks of demeanor simply because you are in the society of a young gentleman Instead of a young lady.

Do not suppose that tbe strange gentleman yon meet is atypical novel hero. He is no more a hero of romance tban you are a heroine. You nre lioth just plain, every day humanity. Don'tget foolish notionsthut you are anything but ordinary clay, and try to act like the young person who figured as chief character in your last novel.—Janet Dale iu Chicago Now*.

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Children Rationally.

It i* as natural to a child tn bo rpy, as it Is to a fish to swim. Bat foe ibis need a certain amount of -"ietiln* atoutt.* It fe a groat mistake for parent# to hamper their Children wuh foolish rwtncUcea. We pity tbe l»uk» BX our next door neighbor's cbiijrai, from tbe IwHtom of our heart. Tbwe fit a picket fence in front of the boose, and U*«y tn sesuxely allowed to go near it, they rixmW climb and bur* tbeaaaelv**. They cannot cltrob a tree for tbe KMMBL a Tbe coniMNjaiMwe of tWs training is that their parvttSs bav* made cowards of ibm ail, with the esoeptkm of little Stasia, »bo aaiittg bttle mtafeM tbat mr war* a suubobaet, afrl sbe bat Ituwl to be

IIou*ek«epers and HomeUeepers. I have heard mothers declare that they never found time to read to their little ones and to tell them a story would have seemed a frightful waste of time, and I have looked at the ruffles on the pinafores and skirts of those little ones and reflected that the ironing alone, to say nothing of tbe making, of those berufiled garments would take more time than tho reading or telling of many stories.

I am not by any means a model housekeeper, but my children love their home, nnd although the paint is sometimes grim and the windows dingy, my boys, who are well grown lads, declare that they find no place so pleasant. I do not deny that it is across to a woman to look at undone work, but like most crosses, the longer and more cheerfully you carry it the lighter it grows. Let the making of your home bo your first work, the care of your house tbo second, and your husband nnd little ones will be the happier. When you find that you are overworking yourself, use your Ingenuity in discovering how many things can be left undone. If I were a man I would sooner put up with considerable good, honest dirt, than with the sighs and groans of a physically exhausted woman, for the women who work themselves "to death," are seldom sucb heroines as not to tell of it.—Detroit Free Press.

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Keeping Servants. y-A

More than any class of women in the world, if we ex.ept tbe indolent Asiatic, do American women need servants. We have not the robust frame nor the sturdy strength of the British matron or the German hausfrau. Our climate is exhausting, our lives are varied and exciting, our frames are slight and our nerves ore weak. We can do much with our heads—much planning and thinking, much arranging and directing. To supplement this we need the strong arms, the tireless tiheks of the peasant women of the old world. If we were wise and sensible enough to pay them moderately, but fairly, to make them dress suitably and live plainly, in every case where we now have but one pair of hands to assist in the household work, while we make shift to do tbe rest, we might have two. Yes, there is no question that if the maid of all work, who now receives $16 per month, and is fed "like one of the family," wero to reoeive the same wages that an English housekeeper would pay, to eat what English servants are given to eat instead of

broils and roasts and dainty luxuries in the way of desserts, tbe jaded female head of our smaller American households would find that she could "keep two girls" without adding one dollar to her yearly expenses.— Tbe Housekeeper.

Girls as Workers.

A girl's mind developed very rapidly, triuch more rapidly tban an average boy's and when an intelligent girl shows any special ability in one direction she improves iu that especial direction so quickly that one is deceived iuto thinking she has a genius for it sbe herself becomes fired with ambition, works hard—and many girls can work in a way that would shamo some boys—build castles in tbe air of future fame and greatness, gives up other interests and hopes for the ono aim, which, alas I is so often disappointed. Nineteen out of every twentymight we not say ninety-nine out of every hundred!—girls stop when you think they are going to do something worth doing, and never get any further. They have talent which education has brought out and deceived them into mistaking for genius. There b, however, one very great advantage in tbe present rage for classcs of all kinds, and in tbe facilities for study in all directions it gives many girts an object in life, even if they do not do anything very great for tbe benefit of the nation.—Tinaley "a Magazine.

To Make Castor Oil Palatahla. Of all the nauseating agents employed by physicians, castor oil stands near if not at the bead of the list That this is so Is unfortunate, for there are few if any purgatives which are so efBeackwts and are Is* liable to be followed by unpleasant results, such as intestinal irritation. It is not so very bad when taken in strong coffee or lemon juice. In the form of an emulsion it is far less objectionable. To prepare it, beat Up the dose to be ftdminbterwl with tbe white of an egg, and then add the .i of a kwaon or a sufficient quantity of stfv*ig peppermint water by this means tbe offensive taste is completely disgofcrd.—Btfrtoa Herald.

The Qweetlon of Toeatfoaa. Instead,therefore,of citing It proof of tbe unfitness of woman for a bi£h edacatknal pcHfefautbatsbemay leave

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to t* married, we sbooM rather say that sbe in that ess* two office* in torn, ooe of wfc'-- a ma might perhaps have fill*! «qv y.» tbe other—that of tbe creator ©f

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be bre -w. Under sack ^ucomslaaces ber half "Odd work, followed tgr a cawrwf^.-«!r*ddaty, may swell coosft for tkoi» lifetime of many a wcjnky «v ,R J-~ pcaridea* wbo bas filled

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TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING-. MAIL.

tb.it vocation only. But. after all, bow subordinate a matter is this question of vocations! What really exerts influence fe the ryvtn or tbe woman. Where McGregor sits there is tbe bead of the table. And, as Jeau Paul finely puts it in bis "Levona," a woman is first and chiefly a human being, and no especial vocation can overbalance or replace timr., but must become its means, not ifes end. —UT. W. H." in Harper's Bazar.

Proper Time for Meals.

The time to give children their breakfast is not tbe moment they are dressed let them have a little frolic with the "pater," and come to the table with warmed blood and beaming faces, for appetite will be helped thereby. They should

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Tbe less they drink with their meals the better but copious draughts of good water between meals will benefit. No child, or person, should eat when overheated or fatigued. Rest fully half an hour to recuperate power to digest tho food.

An hour of romping after the sapper, which should be no later than 5 clock, will help to insure a quiet sleep. —Demorest's Monthly. F5 '."N

Women as Stenographers.

Women as a rule do not attain to the highest excellence in practical shorthand reporting, because they do not bring into requisition sufficient judgment. As amanuenses, however, they (rive general satisfaction and receive fair wages. Judging from the great number of self constituted verbatim reporters in this city, one might fancy that they came into life like the fabled Minerva, all armed and equipped, ready to overcome the obstacles that beset their professional path. Much hard, unremitting labor is required to become a thoroughly expert stenographer. Power of mental concentration and :i natural aptitude in that direction are indispensable, and without them any amount of study and practice will be in vain.—GlobeDemucrat.

Retaining the Maiden Name. It is the fashion for tho most ultra fashionable women nowadays to retain their maiden for their "middle name." Some of these ladies have been astonished to hear that the innovation was first started and became widely used by the suffrage women of this country, who thought it best to retain even this slight hold upon their identity. The shocked and surprised fashionables are of the class that are unconsciously using and utilizing many of the changes that have been slowly brought about by their indefatigable "sisters" of stronger views.—Hartford Times.

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For Bone Felon.

When you think or know you have "one of those things on your finger, 'ake a piece of common cotton cord and commence wind ing it at tho little end of your finger as tightly as you possibly can unt.l you pass below the point where the pain is—the idea is to press all tbe blood out of the diseased part —let the string remain on some fifteen or twenty minutes when you take tbe striug of? it will be very painful. If tho symptoms return repeat tho operation. I have known this remedy to cure when the finger was ready for the lancet.—Atlanta Constitution.

Sticky Fly Paper.

Mix equal parts by measure of melted rosin and castor oil. Stir until thoroughly mixed, which will take only a minute. While yet a little warm spread thin and evenly on any strong paper that is not porous—old letters, catalogue covers, etc. Spread with a case knife or any straight edged instrument •lightly warmed. Leave a narrow border to

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Tbe beauty of American women often puzzles foreigners, who cannot account for it. One ingenious lady of foreign birth has produced the theory that tbe reason that Americans have such good forms is that their restlessness and nervousness prevent their being long in one position, so that any defect is not likely to become fixed.

Southern housekeepers, as a rule, arrange fresh fruits upon tbe table with a great 'leal of taste, and the dainty and elegant apj waronce of their dining rooms ts very attractive. Center pieces of mixed fruits make a palatable dessert, being at the SNIIK time a handsome ornament.

A company of San Francises women a few years ago established a filature on the Pacific coast Now they have an immense burfuet*, and at tbe same time are looked upon as public benefactors in providing employment for women and children in raising cocoons.

It frequently happens that painters splash the plate or other glass windows what thoy are painting tbe sashes. When snch is tiro case, melt some soda in very hot watsr and wash them with it, using a soft flaaueL It will entirely remove the paint.

"No man," says Mr. Ruskin, in one of his latest essays, "should marry under no girl under 18." And he adds that tbe young rnun should choose his bride "as be would choose his destiny, with range of choice from earth to heaven." .n

Tbe women of New York have been granted more patents tbnn their sisters in any other state. The women of Massachusetts, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin rank next in order. $ ^, $, & ,i -I-** M'*

Oil of cinnapon will cause tbo disappearance of warts, however bard, large or dense they may be. Tbo ajpiication gives rise to neither pain nor suppuration.

When tbe knives and forks are stained with egg scour tbem with common table salt. Medicine stains can be removed from spoons in tbo same manner.

When tbe carpets have been thoroughly swept go over than with a damp fiannal mop will remove all dost and brighten tbe colors.

Gorgeous Xlgfet 6snnw»U

Tbe gilded youth of Paris, it woe.ld woi. deep in night shirts which have either one or twopiecea Tbe first variety is made of tbe finest Lyons silk in tbe form of a bkxase, tbo sample that I saw being in pale pink, dotted over with little red spots, fastened at the neck with a heavy tassel oord In red silk. Tbe colors, however, area matter of tasle. suppose it takes practice to deep inside such a gorgeoos garment. At first you doubtless lie awstw reflecting oo yoorown magnificence— House JoarnaL .. ....

A Sen Fi autlsw Cftafe."

Situ Franebco bas a most commrndaM* dub, called tbe

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Sew*." It is a walk-

lag dab, with no initiation fees and no does, tbe only requisite being that each member bring bfe lowcb on tbe regular weekly trampa The dob recently aaewded Mount Tamalpais, from which ooe may overlook San Era&rteo sad tbe sw rounding oountry tat (tttj ata —CWeego Herald. •.

WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?

ENGLISH CROPS DIVIDE FAVOR WITH RIDING WHIPS.

Pereale Night Dresses Especially Adapted for Traveling Purposes— Picturesque Yachting and Tennis Gowns Worn by

Fair New Yorkers This Season.

than the appetite craves. Nor, if they refuse good plain food* should they be allowed dainties iu its place. If tbe appetite for plain food be spoiled by indiscriminate feeding, it is hard to re-establish it.

Tfie yachting and tennis gowns illustrated in the accompanying cuts were designed by Redfern and are described as follows in a recent issue of Harper's Bazaar.

TACHTINO GOWNS.

In the first cut are shown two models especially designed for yachting costumes. One is quite a youthful gown it has a red serge Eton jacket, a white cloth waistcoat with gilt cord and buttons, and a navy blue serge skirt with white cloth panels and a short apron. Gilt anchors of cord are on the white cuffs of the rod jacket, and anchors trim tho skirt ou the hips and at the foot. The red straw sailor hat has a white ribbon band and bow.

The other costume bas a blue«jacl:et, skirt and cap, decorated with red anchors. The draped bodice is of whito^washing silk or of white wool, with a gilt belt and gilt buttons. The jacket is short and adjusted behind, but falls opeu in front in square tabs it is lined throughout with red silk, which shows at the top when turned back.

In the second cut are shown pretty dresses designed more especially for tennis, though tbe costume that includes the white cloth Bailor hat, with a blue ribbon band, is equally appropriate for yachting. In this the dress is made of blue and white striped serge or flannel, with a blouse waist of dark blue India silk or of surah. Tho jacket is of simple sacquo shape, quite short behind, pointed in front, opening from tho collar down. Tho lower skirt lins wide pleats and the apron is deep and pointed.

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TENNIS GOW1V8.

The remaining figure shows a gown of white wool, with a surplice belted waist and plastron, belt, sash, and borders of blue and white striped wool or of washing silk. It cau also be made of navy blue wool with jersey webbing of blue and white stripes. Quite dressy toilettes of white nuns' veiling or of challl are made by this simple design and trimmed with Pompadour striped silks, or those with Roman stripes or metallic stripes, or else with the silk tennis scarfs that have tennis bats, stripes, etc., wrought iu thein.

Novelties for Fair Equestrienne#. With the widespread revival of horseback riding has come a number of pretty brooches in suggestive patterns, such as a horseshoe, a whip, a saddle, etc. English croj»s divide fnvor *with whips among the fair equestriennes. Both whips and crops are out with decorative handles that cannot fail to attract universal admiration. Some have flat knob handles with etched ornamentation and oxidized finish others show a remarkably pleasing combination of silver and ivory. Ou some of the handles tbe silver work is wrought into artistic forms, while on others a smooth surface is etched in odd designs.

Night Dresses for Travelers. Night dresses made of fine percale in narrow stripes of two shades of bhie, heliotrope or blue green, says Demorest, aro novel and especially desirable for use when traveling, yachting, or sojourning at summer resorts, as they are much less conspicuous than those made of white material, and thus attired a lady is always prepared for any sodden emergency. Indeed there is hardly a suggestion of a night dress about these gowns, as they are laid in box plaits back and front, and have a ruffle about five inches deep around the bottom so they could very appropriately be worn like any ordinary wrapper.

Crepe StuA.

Crepe stuff's are coming into iwy general use, crepe de Chine and crepo de Japon being tbe favorites, and are mucb used for over* clothing. They are smooth, curled, etc. Especially fine aro silk crepes with broad satin stripes, woolen crepes with embroidered silk bomb patterns. Cloth manufacturers and those of strong cotton goods are getUngoot some very handsome casbmero plaids. They are mostly on light ground, with many colored Indian stripes, crossed with satin •tripes, and in small and large checks.

FaabioR. Notes.

A favorite corsage for steer white woolens is tbe full belted waist, tbe fullness at tbo top luting gathered ou cords in the form of a pnintoH yokGb

Tbe graceful Moorish jacket with Fedora front Is a feature of many summer costumes. Deckled contrast* in color are features of tbe summer costumes.

Tbe China crepes of the present aaasoo sbow small specks, dots or tiny oval figures. Watered silk fashionable and is used for skirts with lace or gauxe draperies.

Everybody ween flowers everybody carries Sowers everybody fills tbe bouse with flowers, an everybody sends flowers as souveafvm.

A joint of meat is said to beep much better tf wrapped loosely to actotb wet with vinegar aad bung to a cool place in adraftof air. Tb® ck»tfc most be rcqpcotly «n,

ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

Carious Clock*»Attractlve Fancy Work. Useful and Timely Suggestion*. Very imposing in tbe way of a large hall clock is the "Chippendale," a new pattern in antique style. It is made in oak andr also in mahogany. Its highly polished surface and lavish and heavy decoration of brass give a very rich effect. The dial is an antique design in silver.

Unique and novel in mantel clocks is one somewhat -escmi»iing a jewel casket in shape. Its quaintly wnm^ht silver panels are set iu a framework of ornamental brass. In the ccn&cris platx'd on old time porcelain dial bearing irregularly shaped numerals.

Canapea.

Canapes are a sort of sandwich of thin fried bread, recommended by Miss Parloa as delightful for yacht luncheons and suppers. For twelve anchovy canapes use one bottle anchovies in oil, one tablespoonful of cold butter, four of clarified, twelve strips of stalo bread, one and a half to three inches and a quarter of an inch thick, one tablespoon lemon juice, one-third teaspoon of cayenne, two hard boiled eggs. Pound four anchovies with the cold butter, lemon juice and cayenne to a paste. Fry the bread pale brown in the clear butter and spread with the paste. Cut the rest of the anchovies into fillets, put two on each canape near tho edge chop the whites aud yolks of eggs separately very flno and fill the middle of the canajies with them. Arrange in a flat dish, garnished with a circle of olives. ,5

A Convenient Shoe ling.

For an umbrella shaped shoe bag get one yard of gray silesia and oue yard of any pretty contrasting color to lino it. with. Out of these materials cut two circular pieces, oach two nnd a half feet in diameter. Binu these two pieces together with braid to match the color of the lining. Then double them so as to form sections or pockets, stitching the division between each very firmly. The bag thus formed is pointed at the bottom, where it is finished with a ribbon bow, and hangs open at the top, showing six pockets, after tlio fashion of an unfastened umbrella. Fasten a loop of ribbon iu the middle of the bag at the top, where tbe pockets join, nnd suspend tho bag by it

*(J. Ceiling* of Paneled CUIIVHS. JT A View idea in finishing ceilings in the upjxjT rooms of houses. csieeially such as follow the shape of an angular or irregular roof, is to cover them with light colored canvas and divide them off into panels by means of narrow, flat strips of stained wood. A decidedly natty and cheerful effect is tho result

'r Syrup for Preserving Fruit. Preserves put up in self sealing glass jars need not be raadn as sweet as with tho old methods. Three-quarters of a pound of sugar to a pound of fruit is now tho usual rule in preserving in hermetically sealed jars or cans. Not a few ixjople find half a pound of sugar to it pound of fruit more ngreeablo in the easo of tho less tart varieties. In making the syrup for preserves allow half a pint of water to oach pound of sugar. Put over the fire in a white porcelain saucepan, and before the svrup becomes hot stir well into it tho white of an egg partly beaten up. When it begins to boil remove tho scum, and let it boil till scum no more rises, then put iu tho fruit and boil gently ^t "ivJ ..

Chocolate Creams.

The ingredients for the iusides of chooolate creams Aro two cui® of sugar, one cup of water, due and a half tablespoonfuls of arrowroot, and one teaspoonful of vanilla. Mix these, except the vanilla let them boil from flvo to eight minutes, stirring all tbe time after this is taken from the flre stif until it comes to a cream. When it is nearly smooth add the vanilla and make the cream iuto ball*. For the outside, melt one-half pound of Baker's chocolate, but do not add water to it Roll the cream bills into the chocolate while it is warm. Oue cup of grated cocoanut, stiiTed into the cream as it is cooling, improves tbem for some tastes. $!?y

An Invention Useful In tli® foundry. A recent English invention to prevent shrinkage in flannel shirt collars consists in the application to tho collar after washing of a metal hoop liaving a stud attached. Tho flannel collar is stretched around the metal hoop or collar, and its button holes fastened on the stud. In this position the flannel is left to dry. The flannel collar is thus effectually prevented from growing smaller in size during drying. The metal invention is made iu the various sins to suit different shirts. and is japanned or painted.

Bocoeo Embroidery.

Rococo embroidery is extremely pretty for decorating articles for tho toilet, scent sachet and similar objects. This embroidery is executed with narrow ribbons of various colors, which form the leaves and flowers, and a chain stitching of embroidery silk, for the stems and veinings. The pattern i* first stamped on the goods, and care should be taken to completely cover the outlines tho satin or silk needs to be secured in an embroidery frame for this work. in tbe cut here given is illustrated bow each leaf is foqned with a single stitch, the ribbon being folded lengthwise, and drawn through the goods at th# beginning and end of each stitch, to give it the proper form. Longer or shorter stitcb^s w® *rnwig®d singly or in groups to cotnpoae tbe different flowers and sprays of leaves, as shown in the main figure in the cut

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This style of embroidery shows a beautiful rai«sd effect Ribbons can be obtained for this special purpose, and Demorest's Monthly, in which tba illustration here given originally appeared, advises that these tx» carefully •elected. Tbe shades and colors ought blend harmoniously together, or contra** artistically with other and tbe material on which they are wed. In the darign givtn to tbe cut the leaves are of different but barntnnMng AmdUm of green and brown ribbons, tbe stems are wortad in chain stitch of embroidery silk of the same colors, while tbe flowers and bods are of blue, white, pink and deep crlmaoo rfbbooa.

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SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.

Manners and Cnstnnis Practiced 1 Polite Society.

The prevailing style in visiting cards marked by the severity of tho lettering tlier on, plain script beiug almost tho only for used. Young ladies, iu fact all unmarried women, use cards three and a half inches long and two inches wide. Tbe sizo for married women is larger, measuring four inches by two and one-half. Men's cards are very, small threo and a fourth by one and a hal inches long, though a slightly larger size may bo used when the length of tbe name quires it

On a lady's card tho address is engraved in the lower right baud corner, and tho reception day in tho lower left hand corner.

The title Mr., the first name in full, an sometimes the middle name, always appeal's cu mens cards.

A nearly square card finds favor with a few, but is on the whole littlo used. v*'

Present Styles In Invitations. ding invitations change but little, savo some slight variation iu the phraseology, r.nd include the caul to the reception or the church, as the caso may be.

The old style of fastening a smaller card engraved with the bride's name to the larger ono bearing the names of the newly married couple is a favorite one with many, and never quite goes out.

Fashionable tea cards are of the size of a lady's ordinary visiting card, and bear her name and address iu the usual style, with the words "Tea at 5 o'clock" iu tho lower left hand corner.

Good aiumtcrs.

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Good mannere go far toward supplying tbe want of good looks. They constitute the secret of that fascination that we of! on see exerted by people that are not gifted with physical attractions. It may bo added that the manner of others toward us is usually tho reflex of our manner toward them.

A, t' tr -1 New Points. In tho polite circles of the metropolis "out doors sports" is tho fashionable topic of conversation and, at ienst, n.talking knowledge of the same is essential.

Notes of invitation conio "nowadays by mail, without tho outer envelope, and fairly nnd squarely stamped and post marked.

Tho Prettiest Room In the Cottage.^* An old bedroom matting was recently made to loo. very pretty, says Demorest, by tearing inch wide strips of blue and white ticking lengthwise, folding them under andS tacking them, alout lour inches apart, over the entire floor. This was douo with small matting tacks. The effect WHS very pretty, S The room was hung with blue and wliito, nnd was voted the prettiest iu the entire cottage.

The Kule of Spain in Cuba. I doubt not that it will be a matter of surprise to the majority of Americans, those who know not Cuba and the Spanish mode of government, to learn something, of the flfteenth-ceutury systems that nre pursued here in an islnnd only ninety miles distant from the winking 1 lithonses of the Florida coast. It would Beomasifthe experience of the Spaniard as a ruler both in the old and new worlds had been long and varied enough to have changed his statecraft to a very different thing from what it Is and would have erethis guided him to a change in that queer colonial policy which has cost him all his western possessions save Cuba and ono other little Island. Yet such is not the case, and, as ever in the history of Spain and her possessions, the government of Cuba is one of the Spaniard, for the Spanlard, and by the Spaniard Briefly,, then, Cuba is ruled by a captain general duly appointed from Madrid, and several lietenants under him. The oaptain general's sway Is abso-^ lute and the government is so arranged that every citizen, and visitor as well, lives under a kind of espionage. Woe ber tide even the unfortunate American who comes here without that relic of barbarism. passport.—Cuba Cor. New York World.

An Important Element

Of the success of Hood's Snraparllla Is the fact that evory purchaser receives a fair equivalent for his money. The familiar headline "100 looses One Dollar," stolen by Imitators, Is original with and true «nlyof Hood's HarsaparlUa. This can easily be proven by any oae who desires to u-st the matter. For real economy, buy only Hood Bareaparllla. Hold by all druggists.

Luxuriant Hair

Cat only be preserved by keeping the scalp clean, cool, and free from dandruff, and the body in a healthful condition. The great popularity of Ayer's Hair Vigor is due to the fact that it cleanses the scalp, promotes the growth of the hair, prevents it from falling out, and gives it that soft anil silky gloss so essential to perfect beuuty.

Frederick Hardy, of Koxbury, Mass., a gentleman fifty years of age, was fast losing his hair, and what remained was growing gray. After trying various dressings with no effect, he commenced the use of Ayer's Hair Vigor. It stopped the falling out," he writes "and, to my great surprise, converted my white hair (without staining tho scalp) to the *ame thade of brown it had when I was 25 years of age."

Ten Years Younger.

Mi*. Mary Montgomery, of Boston, writes: For years, I was compelled to wear a dress cap to conceal a bald sj»ot on the crown of my head but now I gladly lay the cap aside, for your Hair Vl^or is bringing out a new growth. I could hardly trust my senses when I first found my Itair growing but there it is, and I am delighted^ Jf look ten. ye ir$ younger."

A similar result attended the use of Ayer's Hair Vigor by Mrs. O. O. Presmtt, of Cbarlestown, Mass., Miss Bessie II. Itedloe, of Burlington, Vt., Mrs. J. J. Burton, of Bangor, Me., and numerous otlters.

The loa* of hair may be owing to impurity of tbe blood or derangement of the stomach and liver, in which case, a course of Ayer's Sarsaparilla or of Ayer's Fills, in connection with tbe Vigor, may be necessary to give health and tone to all tbe functions of the body. At the same time, it cannot be too strongly urged that none of these remedies can do much good without a persevering trial and strict attention to cleanly and temperate habits.

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