Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 19, Number 46, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 May 1889 — Page 6

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WOMAN AND HOME.

80ME ACHIEVEMENTS OF A BRAVfc

S AMERICAN GIRL IN ART.

flwnoas Women tml Their Pacnllarlties. The Orrat "Mm Milliner"—Uc*fnl Hate* I In the Care of the Siek and Children,

Decoration*—HitiU Aboat llotiiiekeeplng.

It is gratifying to know that in at least one branch of art we can

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with foreign schools, and more than gratifying to be able to name a woman as one of the four pioneers to whom tlie honors

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achievement are due. Up to a very few years ago all stained glass windows worthy of being ranked among works of art were imported from abroadSmall country churches might indeed filter the sunlight for their sanctuaries through American conglomerate* of color, but no cathedral or memorial chapel with wealth at its corn ma rid would give room to the gaudy pauea of our crude manufacture. Now this is all changed. Even Grace church in Now York city, where nothing but the, best, the very best, that man can,devise and money buy is admissible, Mis* Mary E. Tillinghast, an American, has a window, "Jacob's Ladder," which even the most critical concede to be equal to the finest foreign production in the edifice.

The placing of thfe particular window v^as intended by tho Count*.*!® de Moltke and the Marchioness de Portes as a memorial to their parent*. Misw Tilling hast was among those who sent in designs for it. Tho committee accepted her design after much reluctance to give so important an undertaking into the hand* of a woman and an American, but the "'beauty of tho design compelled them. They then stipulated that at least It should be tundo of English glas*. This Miss Tillinghast refused. She held that American glasB, the manufacture of which had langiflshed for yearn, was now equal to any produced abroad, and her patriotic determination carrictl the i»ioC American glass is now conceded to be superior to the English.

Other triumphs had been hers. Mrs. D. P. Morgan gave her carte blanche for tho decoration of her Ytashinjton homo, now the Don Cameron house Edward Field, son of Cyrus, did tho samo for his house in Gramercy park Bell, of telephone fame, did the same with her then partner. La Parge, she got tho contract for decorating tho Union League club and the Vanderbilt houses, and Cornelius Vanderbilt paid her $H0,000 for inventing and making the now kind of tapestries which hang in his home. Tho window in Grace church, therefore, was not her first laurel.

Her work for St. Mary's church in Orange is a memorial to Mrs. James T. Field by her husband. Tho motif is the annunciation. The heavenly mossenger appears to Mary a* she is kneeling at prayer. Tho figure of tho archangel is in strong relief against a background of sky and distant hill, showing beyond the p'ircli tho temple: Tho figuro of the Virgin is singularly graceful, and the draperies are exquisitely managed. The colors aro rich and effective, yet so carefully chosen and graded as to wholly eliminate tho chrotnatic discords frequently seen in stained glass work. Above is a trefoil, filled with cloud effects imhI thronged with cherub faces, mill below is a seated nngel holding tho memorial scroll. The gradation of light is charmingly managed, bringiug tho Virgin and tho mossongcr out as though sources themselves of tho radiance which fills the scene. In drawing, composition and color it is strikingly beautiful and effective.

For a young woman who began art as a dilettante, and only took it up as a profession whon rovorses in tho family fortunes compelled, theeo nro notable achievements. It cannot bo said, iadood, that Miss Tillinghast's schooling was American, for sho studied for tix years under tho great Carolus Duran in Paris, but the nluck, perseverance and Urejjes energy "'Ulcil have ptyced, bar fame and fortuno whero they «.ro—these aro Americau to a degree.—Now York World.

4 Rosa Konhour'* Costume*. Rosa Bonheur followed tho most liberating of all callings—tho artistic—aud was born and bred out of socioty, into which sho never cared to enter. Iu art one must follow inner light and personal genius. A pictnre is a speculative investment those speculating don't care whether tho painter (if a woman) wears petticoats or trousers. All they look to is tho quality of her work. Rosa Bonheur hod to go to fairs to make studies for her cattle and to wander afield unaccompanied.

Heucu hey choice of the French lalorer's blue uniock, cap and trousers. They protected by keeping her sex out of tho sight and miud of the rough men with whom she fell in, saved her from being draggled, mid relieved her of the wearisomo task of trundling up skirts when sho had to carry painting implements. I uever saw hor iu a male peasant's suit, but havoseen her in a plain skirt,, falling below the calf, aud a xouavo jacket over a loose shirt, of the Garibaldi fashion, in gray cashmere. The fashion of her woman's raiment •eldom changes. Hor hair is cropped, but not to the skull. This tidy, decent dress accords with the rustic, sunburnt face of Rosa —a fae that tells of constant mental tension, keen, searching perception, hardness of head ami straightforward simplicity.—VVomen's World il.on.lon). l»on't* ftor the Sick Konrn.

A medical journal gives a Ibt of don'ts for the sick room, among which '.he following are selected as containing points not to be overlooked in sickon*: Dwit have the temper •lure of a sick room much over ^ixty degrees. Don't give a patient a full glas* of water to drink from, unless he may drink it all if he desire. If tie va drain the glass he will be satisfied ivsuUte the quantity before (Kfr •anting it. jar the bed by leaning or sitting upon it IVm't throw tho coal 115*31 the ftiw Place it iu paper bo,*^ ami lay them upon the fire, thus avoiding tho noise. which is shocking to 1k sick. Don't allow offensive matters to remain in the room. When they cannot be at once nnuowd, "ring a heavy cloth, like Turkish toweling, out of Cold water, and use it as a cover, placing over that an ordinary paper. Don't appear anxious. however pvat your anxiety Don't neglect to attend to no^saries for he uight, that the patient may net Ir dist urh^l. Doctt forget to have a few kertseJs of notion handy to serve as a deodoriser when burned. Last* but not of the least importance, don't be unmindful of younself when Gbe resjxHtsihle position -f nurse. To do fmith'ui work yoe nn:? Ha vv proper food and stat-xl hour* of re»-t.

Wuuira the fiat

tnit'i is stranger than fiction, :»J wlw® aext you hear or read rut impossible story, fa gfiU'l of exclaiming, hke a wvii kttv«'n au tboreasto tbe iisvrmtor at 4ian*r pirty, "Ck» 35. Awwiw," ,»• iwd (pletlv "I is tt'tfe. Any-! Inn, v- are «pt to scout tt# stork* of enesasu who Lave concmML^oeir «mc the tetter to Her.'tvr:-.j Roughly dmi*^ valor, and tol here in Fre-acil with their dry fact*. «owi:g its thai win' noretafts and poet feve Lw not been evolved fr-wi shetr fairer but f««a Ub" rwsaaw of fcbtory. Thirty-floor Frsisch m*am have

been decorated with the Legion of Honor since the order was instituted, and of these seven distinguished themselves on the battlefield. Two women soldiers were decorated under tbe first empire, one having dressed as a man to replace her delicate brother, her sex only being discovered when she was wounded after attaining the rank of sergeant The second heroine took to fighting because she liked it, and distinguished herself at Yemmaper, Austerlitz and Jena. Save for one brave vivandiere, there was a blank from 1815 to 1851, and then came more military women, whose exploits would read like an after dinner story. Whether these women were or were not thus nnsexed by abandoning their proper sphere is not tbe point at all the fact remains that women have military qualities capable of efficient training should need arise and in a country where tbe perils of war, the lack of an army and tbe volunteer question are being debated it is just as well to recognise the fact that if national questions are at stake it becomes perfectly possible to double the volunteers or the army by including both sexes.—Sydney Times.

To Keep a Trim Figure.

•Women who wish to preserve the slimness and contour of their figure must begin by learning to stand welL That is explained to mean the throwing forward and upward of the chest, the flattening of the back, with the shoulder blades held in their proper places, and the definite curving in of the small of the back, thus throwing the whole weight of the body upon the hips. No other women hold themselves so well as the aristocratic 'English women. Much of their beauty lies in their proud carriage, tho delicate erectness of their figures, and tho fine poise of their beads.

The same aristocratic carriage is within ine reach of any American girl who takes the pains to have it it is only the question of a few years of eternal vigilance, never relaxing her watchfulness over herself and, sitting or standing, always preserving her erectness and poise, tho result being that at the end of that time it has become second nature to her and she never afterwards loses it. This in a great measure preserves the figure, because it keeps the muscles firm and well strung and prevents the sinking down of the flesh around tbe waist and the hips, so common in women over 80, and which it is perfectly easy to escape. Another thing to avoid is a bad habit of going upstairs, which most women do, bent forward, with the chest contracted, which, as well as an indolent, slouchy manner of walking, is injurious to the heart and lungB.— Dress.

The Attraction of a Soft Voice, ,,,v We agree with ^hat old poet who said that a low, soft voice was an excellent thing in woman. Indeed, wo feel inclined-to go much further than he has on the subject and call it ono of her crowning charms. No matter what other attractions she may have she may bo as fair as tho Trojan Helen, and as learned as tho famous Kypatia of ancient times sho may have all tho accomplishments considered requisite at tho present day and every advantage that wealth may procure, and yet if she lack a low, sweot voice she can pever be really fascinating. How often tho spell of beauty is broken by loud, coarso talking. How often you are irresistibly drawn to a plain, unassuming woman, whoso soft, silvery tones render her jiositively attractive. Besides, wo fancy we can judgo of tho character by tho voice tho bland, smooth, fawning tone seems to us to betoken deceit ana hypocrisy as invariably as tho musical, subdued voice indicates a genuine refinement In the social circle how pleasant it is to hear a woman talk in that low key which always characterizes tho true lady. In the sanctuary of home how such a voice soothes the fretful temper and cheers tho weary husband. How sweetly such cadences float through the sick chamber and around the dying bed with what a solemn melody do they breathe a prayer for a departing soul.—New York Telegram.

The Chinese Screen.'

Many of tho uses made of the screen by the Chinese wo have not yet learned. We employ it as a pretty ornament, behind which to conceal something. There ore other uses worthy of mention. A reading screcn consists of a handsome dark frame fillod with lustrous silk. Placed on a table in front of book or of writiug paper, it reflects a large amount of light on the page, and so ease? the eyes of the reader or writer. Tbe largo fir. screen placed in front of a small fire on chilly day or evening reflects the heat of £he flame and enables tho family to sit in comfort, where otherwise they would either shiver or toast their faces into an unhealthy red.

Tho door screen is fitted to the jambs, and arranged that when not in use it lies fiat against the side of the portal, and when in use it completely fills the door space. In small houses and apartments it is invaluable, allowing servants to pass unseen, and at the samo time onabling the occupants of a room to boar the slightest sound outside.—W. E. S. Fales in The Home Maker.

Baby's Sleeping Time.

I wonder if all mothers know that baby likes to be turned over after he has slept for an li'«vr or two on one sidef When ho stretcu sand wriggles, and finally, perhaps, cries out, try turning him on his other side, or almost on bis back, and see if he does not relapse into another sound nap without further effort on your part Do not forget to turn tho pi'dot* over also sometimes. The I or 2-year-old who wakes in the ni-,»ht and sits up* in bed, rubbing his little fists into his sleepy eyes, feels, perhaps, hot aud uncomfortable. Try turning tho pillow. If he is like some children the writer knows of, bi will wait for the sound tbe turning pillow, and then drop back on it into a renewed sleep. Remember also to keep a childV clothes smooth under him. Drawing down the rumpled uight clothes aud tithing the cover has much todo with qufc the mtteas tossing* of tho little sleepar. —Babyhood

A MbipraHl la White and G»!d. Coarse linen sheeting makes an effective bedspread, with a bold design of Large lilies and leavw applied on it iri kl colored worked with silk of twof kwof gold -S than the sateen. The 4gti is traced on tbe sateen, tacked on the sheeting and ct .! stitched around the outlines then, when edges aro cut away, the design stamb out on the surface and to finished off tsi "spiky* stitches* The veiuing of «m kuv**, etc., is done in long Mitch. A broad baud of gold colored sateen is added as border all aroemd. A heavy c^nterpaias «rr.^ be of coarse brown blank*' or ct very targe poppies and leaves or or some targe d*-' in Tbe work a msf V-.. V—N

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Worth's Establishment.

«i*rl"» Frederick Worth, the famous "i tniliixMr" of Fferis, ref I artabttsbtmnfc. He I,,..- •••-, "Therumor that my bouse was m.dv I] 1 mainly thrsagb t&e -was -f II Tvi fe Mettwnidfi bwbt^ fuL^c** 1j.v wasattfae ootaefe of my eircer one of the bss* and most-. .r.-'Ia-.euuf cu-'.. I aba law that wasnotftii. Two«.u.ifi Kv-i.j niaf of th^empire aiasdNHi aa added.

the invention of tbe crinoline and the other was the rage of fancy costume balls." Of exEmpress Eugenie he says: "I have dressed many lovely woman, but never a lovelier one than the ex-empress of the French. The hooped skirt was invented by the empress. The amplitude given to the skirts of ladies' dresses by the new invention was something extraordinary. Ten breadths of satin or velvet became necessary to fashion the simplest skirt., and in lighter materials, wlfre flounces, ruchings, etc., were teed as trimmings, we hesitated to promise a second dress oat of a pattern of sixty or sixty-seven yards till the first was finished. Once I made a dress in whose construction 109 yards of silk were employed. It was iu light glace taffetas in three shades of pnrplc, from delicate lilac to deep violet the whole skirt was covered with close full ruchings in three shades, and when completed tbe dress looked like a huge bouquet of violets."—Washington Post.

Saccess In C*kes&?

Every day there are new vocations for the gentler sex being opened up. Right here in Chicago there are two or three women making a good living by running a "mending bureau" where they rejuvenate clothing of all kinds for bachelors and families. There are others who operate purchasing agencies for people out of town who send in to have their shopping done. Some weeks ago a lady in reduced circumstances began to bake cakes and cookies for a retail grocer who is a friend of hers. He was anxious to assist her in some way and he sold her sweets. Then the demand for them increased. Lady purchasers gave big party orders and asked who did this superb cooking. Pretty soon the woman found it necessary to branch out She hired extra help as the demaud for her cakes increased. Now she has' a whole house and pays seven or eight girls to cook under ber supervision, while die furnishes cakes, pies, bread, etc., for a great many south side families. She never will forget her mother's lessons, which she thought tasks at the time. —Chicago Herald. «.A»

Hiiity the Spiee of Life.

Many housewives of limited means insist on dainty table furnishings, preferring to deny themselves in almost any other department of household expenditure than in this. Delicate china, fresh, fine linen and dainty glasses indicate refined tastes and render the plainest faro more palatable. And these pretty possessions are not now, as formerly, too expensive for any but the long pursed. The old fashioned dinner and tea sets of an indefinite number of pieces in each of which the same coloring and decoration were faithfully reproduced ad nauseam, without a hair's breadth of variation, now give place to a great variety of course sets, having no possible connection with each other in color, shape, design or decoration, and the result is most agreeable to the guest before whom the choice bits of china are placed in pleasing succession. For instance, there are the raw oyster sets of one sort, and the soup, fish, game pud meat sets, each of another kind, while the^pntrees, salads, desserts, coffees and fruits are served iu sets quite different from any of their predecessors.—Good Housekeeping.

A Kitchen Convenience.

Not every kitchen can be supplied with all modern iriprovoments, and not every housokeeper ha: the means to possess them but every one can procure this, and it will pay its cost in a short time. Almost all sinks ore too small for comfort, nnd their proportions can be increased by placing at pne end a board of the width of the sink and two and a half feet in length, letting it rest upon the sink. Then have a rim of board, fotjr inches in height, screwed upon three sides.' Raise the end furthest from the sink slightly, and have one end fastened securely to the wall. Two or three not very deep grooves should bo cut into the shelf, so tljgt the water will drain oU quickly. As the dishes are washed place them on this shelf, and when all are done turn hot water over them to rinse and then wipe quickly. Dish washing is an important part of housekeeping, and a good supply of dish cloths and wiping towels are indispensable. There should be glass towels, silver towels, china towels and common dish and tin towels.—New York Mail andExpress. 'y

Instruction in Bread Making.1' Tho interest in good bread is increasing. This is due to the instruction of one or two cooking school teachers who have made it a point to lay stress on the subject of bread. Perhaps they have done more real missionary work than many who go to Africa to civilizo the negroes. Any one who supplies improved food to the people is in the highest sense missionary. Who can exerciso tho virtues of civilization and Christianity with a stomach full of undigested food? If ever a man feels like committing all tho crimes in tho decalogue it is when ho has eaten undigestible food. Our millers have done their part in making possible good bread, and now a creditable part of the housekeepers of the country are wakening to tbe fact that tbe bread of our grandmothers is uot all that it might bo, and that improvements iu bread .making are not only possible but desirable. Whey the desirability of such improvement is thoroughly appreciated the problem is solved. The methods are over before us.—The Millstone.

Mrs. Gordon afaefcay's Jewel*. Tlio finest lot of gems possessed by a Boston lady are the property of Mrs. Gordon Mackay, the wife of Uio inventor of a sewing machine. Should she desu i' .-^pear with her dress adorned with all the contents of ha* jewel cr. would pr.'laf.! stand up with lea., ii'.ati $800,000 \vr_.-lb of piv :ous radii»n:ig tbe luist in every direction from bar. Next

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WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?

Two Elesaut Evening Dresses Described and Illustrated Which Represent the Fashionable Hound Bod lees and Suggest Many New Feature*. Wl

APPROVED MOPES FOR SPRING AND Departments of the Home. SUMMER TOILETS. A pretty scheme of dinner table decoration is the following, lately used: Lines of yellow

Many ot the bridal gowns worn at the' Tftmrtor weddings were made after designs of the first empire, with round bodices fully draped on the bust and with the skirt terminating in the empire train. .ri

EVENING TOILETS*

This style is repeated iu many of the evening toilets now being made. In our cut are ing toilets now being made. In our cut are _OCKj g^}

shown two. .charming dresses with round

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Fig. 1 is 'a dress and train in white satin,

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opemug on a 6kirt of Indian gauze, enriched with a raised Oriental pattern worked in silk and gold tinsel.

From the pines depends a fringe of pearls, intermingled with gold and amber beads box plaiting over the hem. Low bodice draped in kerchief fashion, with beaded gauze, which extends at the back as a point sleeves to correspond.

The dress shown at Fig. 2 is in buttercup satin. The brocatelle petticoat is powdered with tufts of large multicolor roses, over which is thrown an apron of net, spangled with pearls and gold beads. The round satin bodice is at the bock in yellow satin, and in front in white lampas draped'-^ith spangled net, which also'forms the short sleeves two buttercup satin ribbons cross tho bodice.

'Spring Wrapt and Jackets. Jackets of tan colored cloth, stitched on the edges and made with revere, open over exceedingly elaborate waistcoats. Those waistcoats are many of them made in white cloth and are covered with embroidery sometimes they aro of gold cloth. The cuffs on these jackets aro of the same material as the waistcoat, and are embroidered to mutch.

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Novelties lu Jet Garniture.

Tho jet work is fine, light and intrinsically beautiful. Much of the finest jet work Lsold as trimmings, which aro divisible, such as conventional honey suckle, and many leaves springing from ono stem. The patterns are nearly always Gothic aud architectural, copied, it would seem, from the stiff leaf foliagu seen on tho molded abacus of an arch, or tbe erockcts :curring on some anoirf.t tomb. Tho drc,-a and mantlo trimmings ara made up in large pieces to bo put en th' fronts, shoulders and backs of tho dress or mantle, somo of the low bodice tiimmings forming an epaulette with chains of jot from the should. to tho front. Many of tbe jacket trimmings are TH-antto forma point bencith th arm, voring the sido dart, turning inn sharp-corner at tho bn -. and then th" hv't. On- r::tiix front of a maull: wis r.!. itii" v.-y parently netted in a (c.v.cy opau stitcii. ••s-nc.'t

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ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

Decorative and Practical Work In Various

ribbon were laid on the cloth, radiating from the center, so that between each seat the line terminated in a tiny bow on which was placed a small bunth of yellow roses and leaves, to be carried away by each guest after dinner. In the center stood a large bowl of handsome old china, with a profusion of yellow roses and foliage. These small bouquets were mounted on little fancy pins to fix them on the drees. The idea of giving tiny bunches of flowers to the guests is a pretty one.

Another attractive cloth had the design which is woven in the damask outlined with yellow knitting silk, which was found to bear washing very welL Tho doylies had a monogram worked in yellow silk in the center. A lamp shade to be used with these represented a large buttercup flower, very thin yellow silk being cut into the shapa of the leaf, fringed out at the edges and sowed, one petal overlapping another to tho top of the wire lamp shade, where it was finished .off with a full ruche of yellow silk with fringed edges. w.,

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'a new sprixo visits.

In tho accompanying illustration is shown an elegant visite in block armure silk. It is trimmed with jet and silk passementerie, and finishod around the neck and down the front with a ruching or boa of Chantilly lace. The bonnet is of new Tuscan straw lace, and is trimmed with ribbon in the new green shade and moss rosebuds and foliage. $

An Ingeiiion* Arrangement. In a room where space is limited the back of a cottage piano may be converted into a receptacle for all sorts of knickknaeks, suggests The Decorator and Furnisher. A curtain or drapery of any effective material is first attached, and this is looped up, left, hanging or arranged according to tho exigencies of the situation. A shelf is placed half way down the back, with a festooned valance, and on this stand photographs in frames and any pretty trifles iu the way of ornaments. Then below are suspended small pictures and other things, and at the base is a box of growing plants at each end a tall, uprising bush of foliage, grass, peacock feathers or rushes. A

engraving or sketch may bo bung

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Black Mil fish net wit!: r.i: sslargotaaough to pat th? trpof a ilagor through ara nude I,:.. v.r u'r.- '.7..r:1 Harpers lj.irai- a-: how it is duu- Ti:» i- of the s'.irt ha= ,i six inch Ileal, above which are ti'n r.--*.vs of vary nnrr r.v s-.f*n ri" throne', tlnataiiiirf. full brca 1: art- f{rai. is,. a»l have a wide rooiro '-h? 3t, 'viilker fT |.-.i thorn I. CX-./c: wi-.it low

.n tii" c.K'Ct Oi' a Spanish ilo:ai*w by h"r of rib'-, its cervinT .arrovft lin «OJi!.i iinr t!r:n j?v~t ai «v*' tho «•—fs in...!:' 'for th" W::-h !Jztn for brid ni.r i.: ha\C ilA uelr'iirw wr.I." la thi way nnd t. Vi* --f fa* t!^. Th ro -.rii I f«-!i '•I, ::u 1 r^ -.vift leaf jMtt-r s, w.t'j btrfc-.- poiiTA dots ani U*o fine

brackets on either side holding photographs

To Remove a Glaus Stopper." It often happens that a glass stopper will become firmly 6et in the neck of a bottle and one is at a loss how to remove it without dan' ger of breaking the bottlo and losing its contents. In such a case try the following plan: Fasten firmly both ends of a strong cord six feet long, so that it will hang nearly straight and horizontal. Wind it around the neck of the bottle, aud keeping it very tight move the bottle back and forth. This will soon heat the neck, and then the stopper will come out'-

Oil in Laundry Work.

Kerosene oil and paraffluo oil are used by somo peoplo iu washing clothes. They loosen the dirt and make it wash out easily, but tho unpleasant smell left in tho clothes is an objection. Tho method is to put tho oil. say a teaspoonful to a gallon of water, in the boiler with the soap. If tho clothes are well aired tho odor passes off to a gi-eat extent, and there is certainly a saving in hard rubbing from tho uso of either of thesa oils, but they aro uot advisable for woolens or colored

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Excellent Chocolate Pudding. Two cups of bread crumbs, one cup of sugar, ono quart of milk, five eggs, three tablespoonfuls of grated chooolate. Boil bread and milk until it thickens. After it is cool stir in the beaten yolks of five and the whites of two eggs with the sugar and add the chocolate. Bako one-half hour. Beat three whites with flvo tablespoonfuls of sugar and ono teaspoonful cf vanilla, spread over tho top aud brown. Eat cold, with cream. i».-» .1, Poker or Scorched Work. 1

Poker work, a comparatively new departure in decorativo art, is one of tho easiest and most effectivo methods of ornamenting th« surface of woods. *5"

Amateurs use it chiefly as a ready means tb decorate picture frames. An ctcbing of the "Angelus," framed in chestnut, with a bell and bell rope dono in black with the hot iron on one corner of tho frame, illustrates this use. Professional interior decorators have applied it very successfully on panels, friezes and chimney pieces of libraries, halls and dining rooms.

A recent invention which has brought this art to great perfection is a handy apparatus devised by Dr. Pagulin, of Paris, and shown in tho accompanying cut

This consists of a glass vessel containing pure benzine, in the stopper of which two in dia rubber tubes are fixed, tho ono held with the left hand acting as a bellows or wind bag, to drive tli9

vapor through the sec

ond tube, to which a perforated metal mouthpiece screwed into a wooden handle is attached. Insido tho point is a small pieco of spongy platinum which', when once heated, keeps red hot under tho influence of tho benzine vapor, and communicates the heat to tho point. To commence work tho point is first heated over a flamo of spirit of wine, and then tho wind bag Is plif-d with tho left hand, or with the foot if c-.mectal with a treadle. The point will, after a few w-onds, become red hot. aud is then, lilro a pencil, applied to the surface of tho wbod or leather, to scorch any dasign which has besii traced on it Accord to the pressure wiMi which the point is can uxl over tho surfaca and tbe red or white heat imparted to it, tho scorched lines appoar mora or less brown, and th whol desim hn tbe appearance of a sepia drav. iiig fii isbed. Care must be taken to keep the bottle only half full with ben zine, and th iwinfei on the sania tampsratur for tho stuii clasa of wo."*1.:. One ©f the mouthpieces L« pointed for scorching in dots en fine l": the .t!ier forwod like a flat tkieel to wc the brua iar shadows.

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A number of years ago, before writings shorthand became so common, there was'irk Milwaukee a youug man who was just finisL ing a course of commercial training and pen manship. This youth was ambitious to ente a business house and become self sustaining Accordingly he was on the alert for any^ ojxjning that fortune might cast in his pathway. I wilj tell the rest of the story in his own language. He said: "I was ono evening^ leaving tho school when a student gave me an eastern newspaper. I took it home and in

it read an advertisement for a young man to write shorthand. I had no more idea of whatshorthand really meant than a pig has of a stock market However, I wanted a job, and, as I could write liko Sam Hill, I applied for the placo and wrote two letters, one in the most'cramped up handwriting that I could make and have it readable, and the other 1 wrote in a very Jong, scrawly hand, so as to make the contrast greater. I uever got a reply from the advertiser, and since I canto to Chicago and got to be a court reporter I often think how those fellows, whoever they were, must have laughed at my shorthand."—Chicago Mail.

To Cure Kidney trooblei

Use "I)r. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Kidney, Liver and Bladder Cure." It relieves quickly and cures the most cJaronic and complicated cases. Price 5@c and $1.00. Pamphlet Free. Binghatnpton, X. Y. Sold, recommended and guaranteed by J. & C. Baur.

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'Doctor—"It's nothing but an attack of I dyspepsia." Patient—"And what does that come from?"

Doctoi*—''That comes from the Greek, madam." No matter whether it comes from the Greek or the Hebrew, or eating mince pie, if you have it, just take Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets, and you won't need to ask the doctor anything about it. Specific in all derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels.

Tho Verdict Unanimous.

W. IX Suit, Druggist, Bippns, Ind., testifies: "I can recommend Electric Bitters as the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief in every case. One man took six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism of two years' standing." Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville, Ohio, affirms: "The best selling medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years' experience, is Electric Bitters." Thousands of others have added their testimony, so that the verdict is unanimous that Elec~ trie Bitters do cure all diseases of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a half dollar a bottle at Carl Krietenstein's, S. W. corner 4th aud Ohio. 2

IOO Ladle* Wanted,

And 100 men to call on any druggist for a free trial package of line's Family Medicine, the great root and herb remedy, discovered by Dr. Silas Lane while in the Rocky Mountains. For diseases of tho blood*, liver and kidneys it is a positive cure. For constipation and clearing up the complexion it does wonders. Children like it. Everybody praises it. Large si/.o package 50 cents. At all druggists.

To Cure a Dad Cough.

Use "Dr. Kilmer's Cough-Cure (Consumption Oil). It relieves quickly, stops tickling in tho throat. Hacking, Catarrh dropping, Decline, Night-sweat and prevents death from consumption. Price 25c. Pamphlet Free. Binghamton, N. Y. Sold, recommended and guaranteed by J. Baur.

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#OR& BLANKETS

ARE THE STRONGEST.

NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THE BtA LABEL Manufd by Wm. Atkrs & Sons, Phlloda.. who ipftfrA the nunous Horse Brand Baker Blanket*.

HPiR. GEO. MARBACH, DENTIST. REMOVED to WabaKh Avenue, over

Arnold's clothlnn store.

Office—Corner Beventh and Main street*, In McKeen's new block, opp. Terre Haute House

T\R. C. O. LINCOLN, XJ DENTIST 310 north 18th street

All work warranted as represented.

QHOLERA HOG 8.

Cash paid for fiead Ho*m at my factory ou the island fouthwest of Mm city, also Tallow, Hone*

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Grease of nil kind. Dead An) in a 1»

removed free of charge, office o- 13 2nd. Telephone No. 7# and 71. iHARRIHON HMITH.

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R. W. VAN VALZAH,

JLJ Successor to RICHARDSON ft VAN VALZAH,

DZEHSTTIST-

Office—Month west corner Fifth and Main Streets, over National State Bank (entrance on Fifth street.

J8AAC BALL,

FUNERAL DIRECTOR.

Cor. Third and Cherry *Jts., Terre Haute, ind. Is prepared to "twute all order* hi his line with tx atnessanddUpatcb.

Embalming a tipeclultjr.

J. NUGENT. M. J. BROPHY.

J^UGENT CO., PLUMBING and GAS FITTING A 4 dealer in Qu Flxtyres, Globes and Engineer'*

Supplies.

80ft Ohio fttreet. Terre Haute, Ia4

Estab'«*hed \M\. ineorpomtM \*m,

QLliT & WILLIAMS CO.,

St» wrtel ftXi I* tre in uome ca«B cokwed

Hti.. Wtlllftm* ACo. am®# j. cwr»#8ee#y and Tr*** •f, MAirrvAcrtmxRS or

Sash Doors, Blinds, eta AJtT

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LUMBER, LATH, SHINOLEQ GLASS, PAINTS, OILS

AND ILDKKK' HARDWARE. Mwi*rry street, eoroer 9ib. -41-'"