Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 40, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 March 1888 — Page 6

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An acquaintance of mine who had removed Urom Newport, I, to Cambridge, Mass., "was asked what was the social difference. He •aid that be could perceive none except that there were fewer handsome equipage*, and that young mothers wheeled their own baby •wagons. This last point of observation quite restored the balance, for what gorgeousness of livery can compare with the proud faces of such parents, and what occupants of a phaeton or a barouche-landau can have such felicity as beams in the face of that rosy little creature, to whom every individual atom of the great universe is an inexhaustible novelty? My friend's remark was, I fear, a Just one: I can recall but two young mothers cmoag my immediate circle of acquaintance In Newport who habitually took out their own babies for an airing, whilo in Cambridge 2 can not think of one who does not, except one who mentioned this to me as the greatest privation of a long illness, and the one loss that she never could replace. I can remember one who did it in New York, and when ber father, a clergyman, was congratulated on the good sense of hisdaughter, he replied, •'In our family we believe in the natural affections."

It would, of course, be very unfair to deny fan ample supply of natural affections to those who habitually send out their young children with a nurse there are many preoccupations, many inconveniences, that may be in the way. The thing of which one may

Justly complain is the tradition prevailing among the well to do circles of many cities, east and west, north and south, that the mother is never to take out ber child. This seems to me a wrong both to parent and ^child, as much a wrong as the habit still lingering in France of sending a young child to dwell witj| a nurse, the mother only visiting her occasionally or the habit formerly prevailing in the English upper classes, which forbade a mother's suckling her own child—a habit so fixed that when Georgiana,

Due two of Devonshire, broke through it, the poet Coleridge wroto her .a resounding ode, as if Hho had done some great deed:

O lady, nursed in pomp and pleasure Who taught you that heroic measure? In the resent case the "heroic" young mother who wheels.her own baby wagon gains tbo felicity of the frosh air, to begin with site shares the happy littlecooings and pointings of her young chargo she is associated with its first contact with the world outside she will nevor forgot theso sweet and fimple associations, and she will always be a part of them to her child. She lias, beyond this, the inestimable satisfaction of knowing that ber child is cared for that it is not wheeled against, the brood sunlight till its eyes water,prisbeif backward tjll its brain whMg tfratrit 7s'not left to cry^uhheedod whiletho nurse .gossips with her fifth cousior-dr. '^aicdn,-ftoiy:eiy into .sohi'e ba&ment kitchen reeking with tobacco or onions, and uot uiwus^w^ oTd pfithe i^a.r* Lread the., other day iira woman's* Sisay, f4 whicih»*hiid maty, |o4d joints iif it, two asaetftions which\ seemed |o 'me very wide of the mark! *The «fi«t was -tlial there is now hardly mlCh a £hing in America as a fresh, aimple, unspoiled Child to which statement

I should oppbse t!ui objection that thero are attldaptfn (|o»h'c0C t^eso, rare' beings in the one- short, 'gtreJtVhera I happen to dwell.. The second point was that we should find a remedy.iort.his alleged evil in introducing the English system of keeping children as much as possiblo in nurseries, and having them as little as possible in contact with-the family life. Had this statement been turned just the other way it would have seemed more reasonable, for surely it is where there are most nurses and nurseries—in America at least—that one finds the artificial and self conscious children, whilo the simplest and most genuine are in those households where •ervants are few or none. This whole philosophy seems to mo far less sensible than that of a little boy of my acquaintance, who ence mudo a protest against the whole race of nurses in these plain terms: "Mamma, I do •wish I could be taken caro of by somebody that lives in the front part of the house."

This criticism involves no injustice to those kindly and child loving races who supply nine-tenths of our nurses—the Celts, the negroes—and one sometimes finds among them individuals of a quality so superior that they are wholesome and innocent companions for any child, and even ignorance forms no bar to a life long and genuine friendship. But what risks are run to temper, to health, even to morals, in the effort to find this paragon! How many poor little things owo horrible, frightful terrors and nightmare superstitions and manifold lasttog injury to being intrusted almost onwatched to persons to whom no one would intrust tho training of a pet animal I One may see households where a man servant who should kick a favorite dog, or even •peak angrily to a high bred horse, would be dismissed instantly, and yet where delicate and sensitive children may be scolded and twitched about and even chastised by nurses of no higher training and principle.

I know a family whose sweet faced nurse was the adm ion and envy of all who came to the k^ose it was nevertheless not intended for an instant that the power of punishing should be p! u*d in her hands nor was it discovered unu. weeks after she had left the family that she had been in the habit of taking her little charge privately into the pantry and putting mustard on her tongue by way of punishment for such sins as can be committed at 3 years old. The inhumanities of ants, on wM a brilliant American once wrov messay, may be bad enough, but it has always seemed to me that the worst) •••hau r,!',try, in &.• long run, was to leave a ue unwjr bed control of a hired attendant. 1 say "un watched," but, after all, V. dm any wi hiug be cnore than supeu.. .alt—T. W. Hi^lnaon In Har» per* Basar.

Th" Oat HowKnother. And wl you go home at ncht and find ber i'.-trih worn. of mxr.f *rnr fu wbluu to b»:r, I of fii with your sarrcmndings and honing harsh vwdiatlMr, if .?•' v-~t the third caM»ui JLi^mt u* r.,»! temphatic. Shot* tin via* you arvand laswtaiei' a.-i i!: *. :u\ With -«.i or. 'B ttMstnt «*»of t:io lu'.trr,bntthng wishtha aMCOtOKMMM b-w»-w»rk. doing today whit^j hRU«i, will bave to do v. t% to not atra^pft that the is poor v.jr «K»agiroBg«r adje*.'t ve 1 ha* I haw dooa'^J"

A- -.1 'as been ao bosy, with acsu '. a beyood the kitchen and the cK,,'k tore, yw hav» been oat into the f* world and hwrxi what it was doing and felt

Its pal«s beating against your own, and mlngWd with your kind, and in one s«nee yoo go ^ou» timber than jroor wife, to whom yo«

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can at least give a loving word, whicn is of more importance than yon think for. You Tittle dream bow hubgry sflS® for some sign that love is not dead, although it may be so crusted with thoughUaaroesB and setf that it is seldom seen. Kind words cost nothing, and if they were more frequent love and happiness would linger longer by the hearthstone, where now there are bitter repinings for the past, and hard, resentful feelings as the wife bears ber burden alone, nncheered, unhelped and, as she believes, unearned for by her husband.—Mary J. Holmes, in New York Mail and Express.

Diet of Cake and Pickles.

"My Jennie such a dainty appetite I don't know what to do with her! She just won't eat anything but sweetmeats and the like!"

Thus exclaimed a foolish mother in my hearing the other day. Yes, lamentably foolish is she for allowing such a condition of things to exist. We are told by the matchless bard that desire grows upon what it is fed. The child desires dainties, and the mother oft gratifies that desire. Soon the mischief Is done, for the dainty appetite is quickly formed. Apropos of this: A ruddy German girl of seven summers was adopted by childless people of means. The indulging process was early begun by them, for it was a pleasure to give the child all the goodies that she could well eat. Ere long a scorn for food possessed her, and the mere thought of the plain but healthful fare of her German home excited great disgust. Dainties formed her, daily living, but think you w. her robust German parentage preserved her from paying outraged Mother Nature's penalty? No, indeed! She fell a victim to consumption while yet in her teens. The poor, abused digestive apparatus could not manufacture good blood the great waste was not supplied, and "galloping consumption" claimed another victim.

While on the cars, en route to one of Minnesota's beautiful lake resorts, I was attracted by an anxious mother and her unfortunate invalid daughter who occupied seats near mine.

The wan cheeks, the hollow eyes and the languid air all told their own sad story of disease and death. The weary one oft had access to the stimulating flask to sustain her to the journey's end. At length the mother and child partook of a morning meal A large lunch hamper indicated a long journey. I did not observe the mother's choice of fare, but the delicate girl who had so aroused my sympathies made a hearty meal of rich cake and pickles. Yes, she devoured three whole pifckles and a piece of cake. Think of it, mothers—of supplying the enormous waste that was apparently going on With only cake and pickles! Could one drop of good blood emanate therefrom? Would disease have attacked the poor child had the mother prevented such unnatural appetite? She seemed a woman of culture and refinement—not always accompanied with commoa sense, it seems—and I would fain remind her that she could take her loved one to the most healthful clime of earth, but she would not keep her long if her diet consisted of cake and pickles. Indeed, in this instance I fear that nothing could avail, for the blood—which you know, is the life—had already become impoverished. 7 See to it, mothers, that your children are ndt forming pernicious habits of eating what Ttyill perchance take them to early graves or render them dyspeptics fpr ylifo.—Ladies' Hpme Journal.

Hartful Speech In Sick Booms. The horribly brutal speeches to invalids that are made by visitors apparently friendly and apparently sane, are inexcusable. Some of them are so horrible that one must laugh at the v&ry remembrance of them.

To'a dear' old gentleman who had been confined to tho house for some time, came the cheerful inquiry: "Does the grave look pleasant to you, Mr.

A lady sorely and dangerously afflicted with dropsy, unable to breathe except in a sitting position, worn out by sleeplessness and suffering, was thus comforted by a sympathetic neighbor after viewing her with eager curiosity: "Well, Mrs. you do look awfully! I hope you will die before you burstl"

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To a nervous old man, depressed by a long struggle with disease, and feeble, yet very anxious to recover, came this cheering observation: "Dear me, how you have failed lately 1 Why, you're as white as a sheet! Your blood is all turning to water! You can't last long?"

By the bedside of a sensitive woman attacked with pneumonia, I heard a most benevolent and truly Christian woman say in clear tones, "There is no hope. I see the death mark on her face."

You will find, if ill for several weeks, that some of your beat friend will study your appearance and report with startling frankness: "Why, my dear, how you have changed! I really don't believe I should have known you. You are paler or more naturally flushed, as the case may be, since I was here last 'and, yes, you hare perceptibly lost flesh. But you must get well We all lovo you too much we can't get on without you." This is said with the kindest meaning, but to the "pulr sick body" it means faintness or increased fever, or a cry after the visitor has departed. Whatever maybe your disease, tho conversation, instead of turning upon the ^cheerful and engrossing topics of tho time, is too apt to be fastened to your own condition, and instances are given of Mr. So-and-So, who died of the same, or Miss This-or-That, who at last recovered, but has never been her old self since. We all know how the imagination acts upon the body, even producing death in a perfectly healthy person. Then how careful we should be In a side room.—Chicago. Journal. ..

Material for Kitchen Aprons. After trying many different materials for kitchen aprons I have decided that shirting gingham is the best. Being about threequarters of a yard wide, one breadth answers very well, thus the time which would be (pent in cjitting bm-tdths and sewing seams is saved. A :11 piaid of brown and white, with narrow laics of red to brighten it, makes a pn t:y apron, which, if washed and dried fuily, will look well a long time, and tht is no doubt about its wearing welL Idislik blue in an apron for two reasons, nam It is apt in w» to stain tha rubN rf the washing wringer, and anagroeable odor ariam when it is tror.M. If one wisbr* bibs to her aprons, less the gingham will be left after cutting, if ugh for two, four or any other even number of garments bo purchased in one

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Kaeeetee tar Growing Olrls* fibnw just mink of the a,HWia upon of children at the pnasMt

time may be, it is certainly true that in one respect at least modern mothers are wiser than were their mothers and grandmothers before them. It to only in a few homes that girls are now required to "sit still and be little ladies." Why should a healthy, growing girl be expected to sit still any more than her romping brother, about whom no concern to manifested, provided he remains in the house only king enough to eat and sleep! What matter is it if outdoor sports are hard upon dresses and boots? It takes less time and anxiety to mend torn clothes than to watch by beds of sickness and it costs lees to pay the shoemaker than the doctor.

The daughters of the present generation are to be the mothers of the next, and they need outdoor exercise and indoor sports to mal-n them healthy in body, gentle in disposition and free from all those nervous affections that are the bane of every woman whose days of girlhood were passed in making patchwork and doing the thousand* and one other foolish things commonly denominated "girl's work."—Nashua Telegraph.

A IXflSnrenee In Press.

At a dinner and reception a young married belle was in the sulks. She had flounced herself into a chair, and turned her back on her husband, who was angrily red clear over the bald top of lus head. "I'm sure I've got as fine a dress as anybody here," she was heard to poutingly say. "But you look as wooden as a Dutch doll," he blurted out.

His criticism was sound if nob amiable. The young woman wore much floffinees of white skirt, -her bodice suggested sheet iron, so stiff were its outlines and so unyielding its aspect It was anew thing called the armor waist It had no sleeves, and over the shoulders were merely ribbons, tied as though to bold up the bodice. No woman could be gracoful in it.

Near by sat a willowy girL Her gown was faahinnftd of thin cloth, which took its folds front each movement of the wearer, like the garments of the ancient Greeks. The fabrio in each fold perfectly adapted itself to the figure, the draperies having actually molded themselves to the form of the wearer. An enwrapping of the slender waist with a wide, soft sash, added to the charming effect of pliability. A demure air was worn with this gown.—New York Sun.

The Teacher's Responsibilities. Is it not the mother's business to know the skill of her child's teacher as well at least as that of the physician who prescribes for his sore throat or the tailor who measures him for his first pants? It is only in desperate cases that we can bring ourselves to {full the door bell of a strange doctor and summon him to our house. As a rule, he must be known and accredited, even tested, before he receives our confidence.. Yet an ignorant or vicious teacher may work immeasurably more harm than any doctor, if we admit that the soul is worth more than the body. We have divine instruction to the effect that we need not fear those who have no power to kill the soul. An unscrupulous teacher has the .power to deform—perhaps to destroy —both soul and body.—Caroline B. Le Row iu Woman.

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Cheap Living.

"As I told you, the secret of cheap living is in having 'no margin for waste.' Now, in my system that is the corner stone. In the first place, every economical housekeeper should learn how to compose her dinners. If one day you have an expensive meat dish, the next day you have a cheap one combined with farinaceous food, such as macaroni or beans, so that both dinners will be equally nourishing and the one balance the other.— New T(or| Evening Sun.

Dressing Well.

Since dressing well stands for. duty nothing excuses a self respecting person in any walk in life for offending by careless or slovenly attire and the employer who allows his help to offend or the mistress who permits her servant to go about in soiled garments or unkempt hair, is himself or li6rself guilty of offense against others' rights and privileges, for their prerogatives give them the right to expect and demand clean and orderly habits of dress.—Annie Jenness Miller.

Be sure that the water is at boiling point before putting into it the vegetables to be cooked. If it is cold or lukewarm the freshness and flavor will soak out into the water. Place the saucepan over the^hottest part of your stove, so that it will boURta quickly as possible, and be careful that the boiling process does not cease until the contents are thoroughly cooked and ready to be dished.

When the plate is sent up for more meat send up your knife and fork with it. It is a breach of good manners to retain it. In Germany, however, where the knife and fork are changed leas frequently than with us, knife rests are often provided at each plate.

Hold raisins under water while stoning. This prevents stickiness to the bands and cleanses the raisins. Put the quantity of raisins needed in a dish, with water to cover stone them before removing from water.

A polish for furniture may be made from half a pint of linseed oil, half a pint of old ale, the white of an egg, one ounce of spirits of wine and one ounce spirits of salt. Shake well before using.

To keep your skin from roughening, find by trial what kind of soap suits you best, and tne no other. Frequent changes of soap are bad for the complexion.

For a sore throat there to nothing better than the white of an egg beaten stiff with all the sugar it will hold and the clear juice of a lemon.

Soaking the feet in warm water, in which a spoonful of mustard has bent stirred to beneficial in drawing the blood from the head. ____________

A ham for boiling should be soaked over night in tepid water, then trim carefully of all rusty fats before putting on the fire.

When you want to take out a broken window pane heat the poker, run it slowly along the old putty and soften itiooae,

A school for wives is about to be established in England, the pupils of which will be instructed is practical housewifery.

The best way to mend torn leaves of books is pasting them with white tissue paper. The print will show through it

Blankets and fori put away well sprinkled with borax and done up air tight will never be troubled with moths.

Fresh meat beginning to aonr will sweeten If placed cot of doors in the air over night

Uood freih bnttermfflc mtrtn frrwii nwim cream to a eervjonabae drink in diabetes.

Washing In cold water wbetf overheated to a frequent caase of disfiguring pimplea

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Plea»Ing JStrlc 1^ In Dresses for Very Yoang ChUdnt^imlBS Accessories of Lmc and Ribbon to Wear with Plain

Dmaes. Dressy bodices being in style, all the accessories in the way Of made up lace goods are popular. In our illustration are given two attractive confections of lace and ribbon. One i|a fichu in cream colored lace, relie vednere and there by ribbon bows. This fichn may be worn over any dress that has a plain bodice.

FICHU AND OOIAAB.

The remaining model to known as the "Henri collar." Tho point and bow are composed of glace ribbon, and the fan shaped placing is in lace. Both models shown are effective and add to the dressiness of an otherwise plain appearing gown.

3B*ncb$Baeqa^Bodlee.

The n«R|p mgenuit^s shown at the present time among designers and modistes, in the way of prouucinfW great variety of fashions for the bodice.

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"In the cut is represented "one of many styles of French origin, and very attractive .ittoj. *The model is mado of nuns veiling bordered by silk folds of the same color, which spread from the waist to the neck as a full front an arrangement especially becoming to' slender figures. The collar and tabs, also pointed plastron and tabs on sleeves, are of vfivnt. of a hue to correspond with the bodice

The first short dresses worn by children irom six months to 1 year old (by boys and girls alike), are yoke slips of nainsook made just short enough to escape being trod upon as the child walks. Theso little slips have a round or pointed yoke of fine tucks, with feather stitching or embroidery between, with sleeves slightly full at the wristband, and full skirt hemmed and tucked below, then gathered to tho yoke. For the second year, "baby waist" dresses are made with belt, yoke, and full skirt these have very deep yoke, with short space (yet full) between the yoke and belt. A sash of tho nainsook with trimmed ends may be added at the sides of the belt, and tied behind in a large bow.

Girls continue to wear such dresses until they put on guimpo waists, and indeed until they are 10 or 12 years, old, but to show that baby boys are boys, moro boyish looking dresses are put on them when they are 21-2 years old. .Thus for boys are one piece dresses of pique mado with round plaited waist and skirt, with much larger plaits sewed to the waist under a belt The front of the waist bos a box plaitdown the middle, with six small side plaits on each side of it A turned down collar, open in front and back, is trimmed with linen braid put on in curves. Rows of curled linen braid are across the front plaits of tbo waist and the very large box plait of tho skirt the remainder of tho skirt may be either in large kilt plaits or in box plaits. The belt and the sleeves aro also braided.

The new Louis Quinre suits of pique for boys 8 to 5 years old dispense with a separate blouse of nainsook, and have instead a full puffed front (like a Fedora vest) of all over embroidered muslin sowed on the front of the

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nndcrwatot, to which the kilt skirt of pique to sewed. T1» sailor suit also reappears for boys of 3 to 6 years or more, made of pique, either plain white, or with tiny dots ofbluo or red, or with colored stripes or cross rows on either white or buff ground.—Harper's Bazar.

Ribbons and Trimming*.

Ombro or shaded effect* arc seen in the new ribbons. Moire ribbon* are still used, so are glaoe ribbons. Green promises to be the fashionable color for early spring wear. Applegreen and pale Nile greens ate included. Embroideries in which gilt and silver are used will be employed for trimmings, crown or tho brim* of bonnets. Velvets are ombro in distinct stripes, or else the shading to grad­

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aero* the entire breadth. Watered ombr* silks are being of dmiMa and for bonnets to match them SKteoaghlonthem to tariee aoi in ornamerts oC various kinds.

The Sew Striped Silks.

The huge stripes which have made their appearand in rsmeof attractive*in the piawa.bo**'* extremely when one considers their arrange meat in tho bodice. Fortunately, however, there, are moderate stripes, and plaid® too, for that matter. Tho new gxw JwKcato •he present to bo a glace season, many «the silks showing two or mors tooss of cotar in their changeable sfEsc&t

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How to Have Thriving House Plants. Unique Flower Baskets—lenten Food. The great trouble with house plants, according to as good authority as Vick, greater than errors in watering, to letting tho pots be exposed to the sun. The fibrous roots soon grow to the side of the pot, and these are baked in fall sunshine, trebly hot coming through the glass, which condenses its rays the root tips are soon killed. The whole ball of earth to baked over and over daily, and yet people wonder why they dont succeed with house plants.

Shade tho sides of the pots always, either by plunging in a box of sand, moss, cocoa fiber or ashes, or place a thin board on edge across the front of the plant shelf, that will come almost to the top of the pots. Let the plants have sun, but shade the pots. A good way to screen them is to set each pot in one of two sizes or more larger, filling the space with moss or sand.

The best gardeners say that tho porous common pots are not so good for house plants as those glazed or painted outside. Tho reason is that evaporation is constant from the sides of porous pots, and the roots are not only drier but colder for it.

Flih Dishes for the Fasting Season. Among various appetizing preparations of fish that furnish appropriate Lenten dishes are tho following:

Fish Pie—Take the remains of any fisH, flake it, and free it from bOne and.skin, put it in a pie dish, season with pepper and salt and a little melted butter, if handy if not, use bits of butter. Cover the whole with a layer of smoothly mashed potatoes, and set it in the oven to heat through if liie potatoes are not browned enough pass a hot salamander over the top, which may also be brushed over with beaten up yelk of egg before putting it into tbo oven.

Stewed Fish—Take any common fish, clean and cut it into pieces according to the size of the fish, right through the bono set them on tho fire with fish stock if you have it or else plain water and a little milk season with pepper and salt, add an onion sliced, and a bunch of parsley, bay leaf, and lemon peel, all tied together, and a few peppercorns. Let it stew slowly till the fish is tender, then lift out tho fish, dish it neatly, remove the bunch from the gravy, and pour the latter round the fish, which may be garnished with parsley and lemon slices.

Herring Pie—Flake two or threo salted herrings, free from bone and skin, and lay a layer of the herring in a pie dish put in some peppercorns, and sprinkle finely chopped onion over it, and then a layer of breadcrumbs repeat these layers till the pio is ftill, finishing off with breadcrumbs and a few bits of butter or good dripping. Bake in a moderate oven. A little lemon juioe is a great improvement.

Broiled Mushrooms.

For breakfast, luncheon or supper, broiled mushrooms never como amiss, being one of the most tempting of dishes. Tho ingredients are mushroom flaps, popper and salt to taste, butter, lemon juice. Cleanse the mushrooms by wiping them with a piece of flannel and a little Bait cut off a portion of the stalk and peel tho tops broil them over a clear fire, turning them once, and arrango them on a very hot dish. Put a small piece of butter on cach mushroom, season with pepper and salt, and squeeze over them a few drops of lemon juice. Place the dish before the fire, and when tho butter is melted servo very hot and quickly. Moderate sized flaps aro better suited to this mode of cooking than tho buttons tho latter are better in Rtqws. J"imc—Ten minutes for medium sized mushroom*

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Maitro d'hotel butter is best made as follows: Add to two ounces ot fresh butter a dessertspoonful of chopped porsiey, a little white pepper, a pinch of salt and a little limo juice. Form it with the butter bat, and set it in tho ice box. A nice juicy grilled chop or a grilled fillet of beef served with this maitre d'hotel butter melting over it is certainly appetizing.

Forcing tho Calla Lily.

The blooming of the calla may be assisted by gjiving it an abundant supply of warm water and keeping tho leaves free from dust. A plan which many pursue with success is to set tho pot containing the calla into an earthen crock or jar, which is filled up at least once a day with boiling water from the tea kettle. Moisture and heat at tho roots seem to suit this plant.1

Something New In Cooklnsr An excellent way of cooking eggs is to break them in boiling milk without beating cook slowly, stirring now and then. When done soft, pour into a dish and add a little pepper, salt and butter. «,

A Simple Dennert.

A delightful dessert is mado by lining the sides of a mold with sponge cake, and the bottom with sliced bananas. Fill tho mold with stiff whipped croam. Set it on ice till am tan.

New Floral Arrangement*.' With tho approach of Easter novelties in floral arrangements are coming rapidly to the fore. Divers and many are the dainty baskets to be filled with cut flowers and ferns, or even witfcf growing hyacinths, crocuses and other bulbous plants, and sent a tokens of remembrance at that happy season. Our illustration to intended to show how baskets of chip, wicker or straw are converted into attractive boldm for floorers and plants.

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litis ornamental basket to of Florentine straw. It to lined with puckered bine velvet i^akwwd hy bows, coil and traverse of corded boa in butterribenp yellow.

7 A Llttlf Here and There. Ammonia greatly lessens the work of cleaning kitchen utensils and of washing window*

Lamp burners that have becomA dim and sticky can bo renovated by boiling tbem in f*** water.

To free blade silk from bs dust, noti&f is bettsr than robbing with a black woolen tM**-

The Keeper of the Harem. A conspicuous person about, the sultanV palace to the Bairam Aga, keeper of the maidens, a jet black Nubian, probably from the Soudan. He wears a gorgeous uniform of scarlet and gold, has the air of authority, and on his ample breast displays a doaen imperial, royal and Christian orders of which, he to knight. He ranks with prime ministers and field marshals, disputes precedence with embassadors, and is courted for his influence. A genuine African, he loves jewels, and on tho hand graciously extended for the kisses of the faithful there glitters a ruby second only to the one for which Kubla Kahn offered a city, and was refused. From the savings of his income the guardian of the lilies has built a mosque for his lordly sepulcher when his term of vigilant service to ended.

The true Oriental is unsurpassed in secrecy, and thero to a fascination in his silence which moves the gossip to insatiate curiosity. The foreigner must stop at the carved and gilded portal of the consecrated place. Even Bairam Aga does not pass it Embassadors have petitioned and princesses sued in vain for entrance into tho Q&te of Felicity. Tho outside world hears nol the faintest echo of the strange, adventurous life of women whose loves, hates, spites, intrigues, aro plays played out with neither audience nor spectatators to report. If Bairam Aga knows more than we do, he makes no sign he is secret as the grave.

It is said that harem etiquette was regulated ages ago by laws that chango not, and is observed with rigid exactness and minuteobservance of detail. Tho mothers of children have apartments separate, as families iu flats, and visit with tho grave ceremonials by which Orientals saluto strangers. What jealousies may flash in tho languishing dark eyes whose witchery has made their fortune, who knows may tell.—Susan E. Wallace inNew York Sun.

Announced Too Karly.

The secretary of the Lime Kiln Club an* nounced a communication from Torre Haute, Ind., forwarding a series of resolutions passed by tho S. O. Q. club on the death «C Rov. Penstock. "I'd like to ask the cba'r de mean in' ot disl" exclaimed Penstock as he sprang to hto feet. "Why, do report of your death has prob* ably reached Terre Haute," replied the preo» ident. I "But I aint dead, sahl", °v' "Wear' not to blamo fur dot, Brudtar~ Penstock." 'J:

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Penstock sat down, and the only way hecould get even wus by sticking a brad awl, which he carried in the too of his boot, intoElder Toot's'calf with such effect that the Elder awoke and shouted "police!" at the t6p of his voice, and was fined 91,600 on the spot.—Detroit Freo Press. t( x*

Thero are in tho Sunday schools of theChristian world 10,447,990 scholars, teachers, making a grand total of 18,400,151

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