Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 9, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 August 1889 — Page 6

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WOMAN MD HOME.

HOW A LADY MAY KEEP HER FOOTGEAR IN GOOD CONDITION.

A TTM Cook Artist—Tb« W*jr to Treat Children to M«k Tbcm PoIlt«—A I Woman'* Klodnees to a Sbtcr—A Udjr'i

Borcwi with Otd Fuhlonad Ooofhnalt.

A woman who understands the economy of dm will never tray a cheap pair of shoes. No poorer investment can be made, for beridei giving out in shorter time than a first elm article it win look sbabby and worn long before it should do ao. But any shoe, no matter bow costly or well shaped in the beginning, will lose its freshness speedily if not properly cared for. This is especially applicable to tllioee made of French kid, which •very little bruise and touch turns purple. A rule observed by many women, and a good one it proves, too, Is never to wear a street shoe in the house. It receives harder treatment, strange to say, from numerous inevitable collisions with articles of furniture than it would in double the amount of street wear.

Another sensible custom is to reserve a pair of boots for wet weather wear, leaving them to rest in a comfortable bag between time*. Kothing tells against the beauty of footgear so much as getting it wet, and even with rubbers no amount of diligence will prevent the dampness from the skirts reaching the ankles. Shoes should be removed immediately on arriving at home, the dust and soil wiped away with a clean, soft rag, and then they should be placed together in a separate pocket of the shoe bag until wanted again. If this course is invariably pursued a considerable saving of money, time and temper will be added to the Increased service derived from even an inferior quality of leather.

Never wear a shoe unbuttoned if you care for its shapeliness, and never be satisfied when you do button it if all those little necessaries are not in place. The wearing of a shoo even once or twice with a pair or trio of buttons gone from It tells on Its appearance in the long run. Patent button fasteners are unsatisfactory, for if the shoe draws even the least bit about the ankles the metal damps show, and even the most persistent system of blackening fails to keep them from looking brassy.

A small box of round shoe buttons with a curved needle and lengths of coarse linen thread already cut should have a place iu the top drawer of every woman's dressing case or chiffonier. Then the task of replacing a missing buttou simplifies itself wonderfully. On children's shoes particularly, the patent fastenings should never be used, for in their romps buttons, fasteners, leather and all are apt to disappear. A good plan to carry out regarding shoes for the little ones is to rub them well with castor oil before they are worn at all This makes the leather pliable, fills up the pores and prevents it from cracking. For their everyday shoes once in two weeks is not too often to oil them. At first the oil will give them a gray look, but after an hour or so is passed the finish they show is nice and soft.

If shoes get) wet, smooth them into as good shape as possible and place them in a medium warm atmosphere to dry. This takes a longer time than if dried close to the fire, but they will be in much better condition when wanted. Leather hardened by drying too suddenly can be restored by the application of oastor oil woll rubbed in.—Exchange.

II«llah and Seasoning.

The worthy cook who is empress of my ldtchen, queen of my stomach and therefore mistress of my humor, won my confidence by a Kim pie remark she made the first time I had friends to dinner after she had entered upon hor duties. "Monsieur," she said, for she is of Gaulish origin—"monsieur, I am very pleased to see that none of the gentlemen last night touched the salt cellar. 1 oould not desire a finer compliment."

If I or my guests had found it necessary to ruffle the smooth surface of the salt cellar and add a pinch to any of the dishes, it would have been a proof that my cook had not suooeeded in settsoning her dishes to the point.

A cook having any self respect and any respect for his art has aright to feel insulted if a guest proceeds to powder his food with salt and pepper before having even tasted it Such a barbarous proceeding implies disastrous social antecedents on the part of the guest, unaccustomedness to delicate eating, or a callousness and bluntnessof palate, which renders him unworthy to taste any but the rankest food and the most scarifying of spirituous liquors.

Lot it be riunembered first of all, and above all, that seasoning is the business of the cook, and that unless the relish is imparted to the food during the process of cooking, it cannot be imparted afterward. When your meat or vegetables are served on the table and on your plate, you will vainly sprinkle them with salt and pepper and sauces you will siply be eating meat and vegetables and seasoning matter, but you will not be eating Masoned meat or seasoned vegetables.

The great superiority of French cooking over all other cookery Ilea in the thorough comprehension of the role and methods of seasoning in oookory.

The perfection of seasoning brings out the peculiar savor of each article of food, and never allowii the seasoning to usurp the place of the savor. The skill of the cook is shown by the nicety with which be judges his proportions, so as to form a suave whole in which all the elements are harmonised and none allowed to dominate.

It is in the seasoning that the art and sentiment of the cook is shown. No book can teach how to make a saoce to perfection it is almost useless, not to say impossible, to work with soake and measure*, and according to nicely figured fortnubs the true cook works by experience and feeling. A true cook, be it remembered, Is an artist, and not

Johannes Factotum.—HarperHi Basar.

l*wlUewees to CfeUdm?.

A child will receive impressions of courtesy Cram older person with wondrous alacrity Ton may teach a child to be polite, but remove all examples of polite behavior and he will soon forget all he has learned. I know a dear Utile giirl whose mother is always very polite to her, and the child is a noticeable example of courtesy to her mother. If ywe train a child to say "Please excuse me" when be acddeotftUy harts yon or gets In yoer way. and you forget to ask excuse for ftmrmH, you do not hold the child's respect. "fieaee ascosa me* makes yo«r peace with tooe children for all offensqpi (t Is ridteukMs the way soma people call a child. Ftor liaatanoa, "Johnnie, come bera" "Johnnie, com here, nowT "John, if you don't cocoe hers I shall baveto come after you.* "Owns here this aint^or 1 shall give you a whippings—all in two breatba OB the oonbrery, how quickly the child nms to ber tf she calk quietly, "Qome here a •toot*, my boy. 1 want you.*"

Lst os beware of the evil dausnkstoe which "corrupt good asaaaars." I have hi r-* giri of M* who is eon* ems to every one bather mother. Bate* a asar relative ventured toeek the nss»

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a Isck of courtesy 8be replied: "X

as*** be polite to my«*her, »eeh ea I fee* bsr.sbt is so M^fpeltts to

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ma. I thought if 1 oeesed being polite to bar she would mies it and think about the days wben we were so deferential to each Other." I felt sorry for Am/ and wanted to do something for ber, so I suggested that she change her tactics and treat her mother with the utmost courtesy, and likely such a notioedifference would cause her mother to see her fault—I did not sky what was in my mind—would make ber ashamed of herself. Allow me to say that the charm worked.— Evening Wisconsin

Obstinate Children.

A friend once told me how, wben a child, «IM was one day kept without food and sent to bed hungry and ethanstori, for not reciting by heart—the punishment h«ing inflicted on the supposition that she was willfully obstinate. She said that die does not now think herself to have been naturally obstinate, speaking generally and in this particular instance she added: "But what no one knew then, and what I know as the fact, was, that after refusing to do what was required, and bearing anger and threats in consequence, I lost the power to do it. 1 stone. The will was petrified, and 1 absolutely could not comply." She expressed the conviction that the obstinacy was not in the mind, but on the nerves, and that what we call obstinacy in children, and in grown people, too, is often something of this kind: and that it may be Increased by mismanage mentor persistence or what is called firmness in the controlling power, into disease or something near to it.

This recalls to mind an incident in my own childish experience. The cause of my di* grace was a trifling affair, but 1 must go without my dinner for being so obstinate. 1 remember the numb stupor with which 1 watched the dinner come and go from my place of banishment in the corner, and especially a favorite dish that was served, made the trial doubly hard.

The trials of childhood are by no means insignificant, and many a man or woman might make a revelation that would be startling to the elders who had them in charge.— Woman's Work.

Encouragement.

Why is a word of encouragement so charily ipoken, when it, as nothing else, will lighten the cares of the day and urge the discouraged heart on with renewed purpose! Especially does the child hunger for the word of approval spoken by the parents. The daughter, strip ing as best she can to perform her duties and lighten the cares of the mother, must,npejLs, have a strong will and a high sebw of dut^ to enable her to stand firm if, instead of occasionally a word of praise, nothing is vouchsafed her but a stony silence, or, what is even worse, constant faultfinding at the little mistakes made. What a disappointment to the little child who has brought and warmed papa's slippers and dressing gown to see him don them with no word of thanks. The mother who complains that her daughter is not so willing to help as she tibould be should pause and think if any encouragement wn ever given or if the willingness to help thut once was a pleasure had not been crushed in its infancy. A young lady whose school lite had just closed, and was happy in the quiet of home life and in the consciousness of being of some help to her mother, had her ambition crushed by hearing her mother remark'to a caller, who was congratu lating the mother on having her labors lightened by the daughter's help, that she didn't notice any difference in the work, and thought she got along quite as well when the daughter was at school. Be not afraid of making the child vain by praising her, for oftener she is made morose by the withholding of it than harmed by its speaking.—Lewiston Journal

A Womanly Deed.

"I saw a little act of kindness yesterday," said one of our court officials, "that struck me as very pretty and womanly. I suppose you've noticed that there are quite a number of gypsies about the streets lately. Well, yesterday afternoon one of the women was in rather of a fix out on West Main street She was carrying a bouncing young Roman, and the gay handkerchief she wore, twisted about her head instead of a bonnet, was on the point of slipping off and falling on the dirty sidewalk. Having both arms full of baby she couldn't readjust her bead dress herself, and her evident distress over what seemed a rather trifliag matter seemed a fit subject for laughter to those who observed her at alL Just then a very handsomely dressed lady came along, and evidently took In the situation at a glance. She walked straight up to the gypsy woman, smiled an 'allow mel' reached across the not overcleeu baby, and with her daintily gloved hinds tied the handkerchief under the woman's chin. Then she gave the repaired head dress a little twitch at the sides to set it straight, and with another smile and that final pat with the hollow of the hand on the knot with which all women put the finishing touch to a bow, went -on her way. It don't sound like anything in telling, but it struck me as a bit of real womanly kindness, and judging from the look in the brown woman's eyes, it struck her so, too.Rochester Democrat.

Mothlng the Matter with Old Maids.

In truth there is nothing the matter with old maids. There are occasions when their sweet restfulness and unencumbered sympathy seem Uke gifts from heaven. I Journeyed in the same car with one only the other d^y. It was hot and dusty, and there were unexplained delays that made every one fcvl out of sorta The sleeping coach was crowded with ladies and children. The children made tin HI—lit demands for drinks of water, and the mothers looked worried and worn out before half the Journey was done. It was a day of disoomfort and turmoil, and a night of horror, wben the mothers and children and nurses began to stow themselves away for sleep. Through it all a sweet maiden lady serene and oalm. She gently fanned herself with an air of contentment and peacefully read bar book, and now and then surveyed the prospect without and within. Occasiou•Sy she did socoe kind Utile tfek^f to a pawing sbQd or gave a crushed out looking

mother a sympathetic and encouraging smile, Nothing in ttfe for an old tnaidf Why, biea my soul, ev«u the men that day looked upon this calmly cool maiden lady and wished in their bsarts that they were old maids. For my part* 1 have never been to a ball or a dinner, or on sea or land, or on mountain top or beaoh, without finding eomewbere a lovely, charming, intelligent old maid who was a delight to every one about her.—Louieviile Courier-Journal.

An exceedingly interesting exhibition of Bulgarian embroideries bee Just been held in Them embroMeriw are made by to were driven from Eastern Bo» media aad Bulgaria on the bavarian of Turkey by the Uneaten troops In 187?. Their property and their houses were destt ufnd, and they bav* taken refuge in scene of tbb rfDagee scattered over the north of Asia Minor. Here by Blatant work tbsse poor oan earn but a eoaaty ttvtag. even by tbslr exquisite embroidery, as they muniirt dseota their wboie time In it on amount of their hoasehold dutiea Over 1,000 of tbees vtMBsa work at this suits uidery with wm* dsrful patience, and producing really mar* vulous pieces of workmeseehip, notable Cor its

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in wide borders for the trimming of

tresses, panels, quaint and original dislgas for Hifiwr table oenters worked on their hand woven muslins of exquisite softness. A particularly pretty border was of pimpernel dowers in blue, with silver snakes twisting in ui oti white silk flowers on a white ground relieved only with touches of silver were lovely Mirtthwr in a more oriental pattern with a variety of soft tints shading into one another would harmonise charmingly with a dessert service of Dresden china.—New York Telegram.

Old Fashioned Doughnuts.

An energetic woman is never at a loss for a PMWM of livelihood when thrown upon her own resources. Hundreds of women in this city are engaged in business, and many of are in direct and successful competition with men. Female breadwinners of originality have developed for themselves new fields of labor and they usually make than pay. One bright woman, who was left destitute by the death of her husband with several children dependent upon her, remembered, after trying to decide what to do, that she possessed a receipt that had been tiandad down to her from an old fashioned New England ancestor for making a superior quality of doughnuts. She interviewed a prominent grocer and made a proposition to him to sell the product of her housewifely eirfll. The result was that a few days later the' grocer's front window was filled with a batch of the crisp brown pastry and a sign informed the paaaer by that the old fashioned doughnuts could be purchased within for fifteen cents a dozen. The first day there were purchased enough to exhaust the supply, and since that time the doughnut trade has steadily increased until today several cooks, under the little woman's superintendence, are kept constantly busy, and her income from the doughnut industry averages $40 per week.—Philadelphia Inquirer.

Silenced

a Woman.

An incident occurred on an afternoon train on the Consolidated road the other day that ought to have found its way into print before this. It has numerous lessons. Among the passengers were three sweet and quiet Bisters of Charity in their characteristic dress. A drunken man, very drunk and annoying, entered the car and sat down beside one of them. He. talked persistently, drank from a big bottle that he carried, and finally stuck his disagreeable face repeatedly into the big bottiieti of the sister id a tetostinsulting way. She was evidently much frightened. The conductor had already been told of the man's conduct, but did nothing. The other passengers, in true passenger fashion, sat and looked on. No man stirred.

Finally a woman, white as a sheet, and full of suppressed indignation, got up from her seat and went to the rescue. She grabbed the fellow's bottle, wrested it from his hands and flung it out of the window, and she took hold of him and, after a lively and unu&sisted struggle, got him out of the seat. "I'm no Roman Catholic," she said excitedly to the spectators, "but I can't sit still and see a Sister of Charity insulted."—Hartford Courant

Women and Freckles.

The very beet thing to use for your face during the summer weather is the cosmetic which was known before the days of Cleopatra it is called Virginal Milk, and is made in this way: "To a quart of rosewater add, drop by drop, an ounce of tincture of benzoin, stirring it constantly." When you want to use it throw enough in the hand basin to make the water the color of skim milk, and then bathe your face thoroughly with it, dabbling it dry with a soft toweL Now don*t do as many others have done and get beniina It is tincture of benzoin that you want and, remember, especially during the summer, that your face is not made of buckrah, but is a tender skin, and should be wiped after its bath with a soft rather than a harsh toweL If the men of the family, who are so rough skinned that beards grow on them like weeds in a flower garden, like these broom like cloths, let them have the exclusive use of them. If your skin is harsh and dry, use a wine glass full of glycerine in a warm bath according to a noted beauty a few baths of this sort ought to make the skin soft and white.—-Belus Babble in Sunny South.

Lord Salisbury's Grandmother. The shah occupied the wing of Hatfield house in which the celebrated Marchioness of Salisbury (the grandmother of the prime minister) was burned to death In November, 1835, when she was in her eighty-sixth year. Lady Salisbury's Sunday curd parties and suppers were the "smartest" entertainments in London for more than forty years. She was tree grande dame, but very good natural, and she adhered to okl fashioned customs to the end of her life driving in the park in a low phaeton, with four outriders in splendid liveries always going to court In a sedan chair, and making her footman carry a flambeau when she went out at night. Lady Salisbury (who was latterly known as "Old Sarum") hunted with the Hatfield hounds until she past 70, wearing a sky blue habit with black velvet collar and a Jockey cap, and she was a very bold rider, and no fence evur stopped her.—London Truth.

Ingrowing Nails.

Various remedies have been proposed, but probably nothing equals the application of carbolic add. Brush the add lightly over the inflamed surface and allow it to penetrate under the In twenty-four hours it will be found that the nail is partly softened and can be removed without pain, while the acid has acted as a complete anaesthetic to the tender, inflamed tissue. Applied in the same way to a sprain or a bruise, in which the skin Is unbroken, it affords instant relief.— Daniel's Medical JpureaL

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The Big "Wo."

A little giri of Brooklyn has the misfortune to have a father of Uttla ability and an aunt of little amiability. Contemplating fees* two, recently, she said to har mother: "Mother, wben I grow up will I have to marry a man like father, or be an old maid like Aunt Janei* The mother replied: "Yes, my dear."

Then that thoughtful child said:

"What a hard time we poor women have, don't we, mother 7"—New York THbuoe.

If you have a black laoe or a black pine (fine dreeetlMt has turned rusty aad brown, mis two tenspormfttls of ammonia In a cupful of vinegar, and after ripping the dress awl shaking it thoroughly, wipe it over U^itly wfth a pieoe of eeft old bed tick dipped In theoBtatturek Iron on the wrong side.

Women newer truly oommend tfB the have given their promise to obey, and they am newer ia more danger of being made iiaves than wheat the men are at their feet.— Vfcrqahar.

Whole doves are now used Co exterminate the uwrirftMS and Industrious moth. It is saidtbegrareora* efesctual wadset. agent than either tobcooo, camphor or .-A-

8av« a0 your brofean aad awtol carpet tasks and keqp tinea in a bos in the kitchen for cleaning bottles. They are better than dut, for the sharp edges scrape off aO the

WHAI SHALL WE WEAR!

CORRECT SUMMER STYLES IN BONNETS AND GOWNS,

Headgear for Various Occasion*—Flower Bonnet*, Dlrectoire Hats, Yachting Hats and Hats for Mountain Wear—Popularity of Wings and Cocks' Feathers.

In bonnets there are some exceedingly dainty affairs, oompoeod of entwined twigs, with either red currants drooping over in rich luxuriance or clustering flowers the flower bonnets, with lace strings, are becoming, and so are those of gold net with Alsatian bows or ribbon. y,

STYLISH BONNET,

In the first cut is shown a charming French kapote composed of gold tissue net and forget-ne-nots, on the top of which rests a cluster white and pink azaleas. A narrow, green velvet ribbon is placed at the edge of the brim and is carried down the front as strings.

To take the place of sailor hats there is a pretty shape in fancy coarse straw, with indented brim and a turned up flap at the back, with tulle lightly drawn over the crown and kept in place by little bows of velvet. Low crowned dlrectoire hats with flat brims, wide ip. front and, narrow behind, are to be seen with clusters of short cocks' feathers around ttie crown. Large loops of ribbon are placed between the clusters. A favorite' hat for country wear is of dark blue chip, with low crown and flat brim rolled up at the back. Wings, by the by, are in use for trimmings and appear on many of the yachting hat* It is predicted that wings and clusters cf cock's feather tips will be largely employed in the autumn millinery. Hats talked about for autumn wear are of fine straw in short boat shape, with deep brim? turned up and faced with velvet, a coronet of natural colored wings encircling the low crown and finished off with velvet ribbon bows up the back.

For mountain air and for yachting there are hats of light weight felt in a variety of colors, and simply trimmed with velvet and wings.

HAT WITH CATOOAK FEATHER AND TIPS. In the second illustration is shown a hat sketched at a leading importer's. It Is in black Vandyked straw, faced with lisse and trimmed with a catogan feather and amount of ostrich tips in various shades of green.

Fashion Items for Meu.

Walking shoes for men come in form of buttoned gaiters, and may be tipped with patent leather or not, as best suits the wearer. These shoes show low heels and toes inclined to be wider than formerly. For full dress oocasions patent leather shoes continue to be worn, and may be either laced or buttoned. For outing, the russet shoes find great favor.

Alack hosiery is still fashionable, though tan, blue and gray socks are worn. The handkerchief preferred by good dressers is of fine, strong linen, with narrow hem and monogram, or initial embroidered in one corner.

Numbered with luxuries come silk suspenders with gold or silver buckles, necktie holders of gold set with gems, night shirts of China silk with colored embroideriea, and bedroom Jaoketsof foulard silk, cut in sacqua ahapa.

fashion Notes.

Many of the new dust cloaks are almost tight fitting, with long, crimped, open sleeves. Tbero are many makes of sleeve*. For washing sleeves one of the tnott fashionable is a bishop's sleeve, with a large turn back cuff and band. Another popular sleeve is the one with a puff at the shoulder, 4-

Green still continues in vogue, and ea pecially popular with the milliner. New bouse waists to wear with black skirts ars formed entirely of bands of embroidered or tucked moussoltns de sola alternating with bands of ptnk,vjeax roae or taniooisj^ue ribbona

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On high authority, sustslln wraps and mantles are not to be the thing next winter only the sealskin Jacket, Newmarket, or long ulster. Now the question Is "How on earth Anil we make oner our wrapf

Many ladies do not wear black about the aeok with mourning oostnmee, but substitute plain folds of whits crepe or Usee, or alterfoidsof black and erUta. "Bodice" instead of "waist" is fa the fashion sTile word when used in nectiou with a "gown" or eoetnme, In land—London, tor example they know Ing about "waist," but everlastingly chattsr •tout "bodice." Bsnos the udof&m of the word by our female Aagioenaoiace, all of whom are, of course, "fashionable."

English belles etrs adopting the small biasfc patches of various ehapen, iftu those of a osntury ago.

Wool, pique and gingham are made Into one pisca dresses for boy* of three or four ysen they represent a kilt and wide bodice with belt, the front In fine tucks sod back more broadly plaited.

ALL AROUND THE HOUSE,

Floral Notes—How to Propagate Some of the Most Popular Plants. The lover of flowers is now interested in increasing ho- stock as well as keeping them in a healthy condition, preparatory to winter.

In regard to roeea it maybe said that while some of the hardy roses can be propagated in the open ground, rooting in pots under a bell glass or similar arrangement of glass is the sura* and speedier method for cuttings of Bourbon, Noisette and tea roses. Hybrid perpetual and moss roses are more difficult to strike, and an authority on the subject states that they cannot be successfully propagated without scone provision tor bottom heat, such as the professional florist applies in propagating houses.

To make cuttings of geraniums, verbenas, carnations, heliotrope, lan tanas or any plants usually propagated by this means, the following plan is recommended by a florist: Take a pan at least three inches deep—the circumference may be as large as you wish— fill to within one-half inch of the top with sand. The cuttings are to be inserted in the sand, which is made very wet, of the consistency of mud. The pan should then be placed where it will receive the full light of the sun, which will not injure the plant in the least, provided the sand is kept constantly wet, being carvful never to allow it to become dry for a moment, otherwise the plauts will be lost No drainage from the pan is necessary,

the atmosphere will evaporate

the water fast enough to prevent any stagnation during the brief time required for the cuttings to take root. A solution made by soaking tobacco stems in water and sprayed over the plants will prevent the little green aphis or plant lice.

If mildew appears on rose bushes, lust them woll with sulphur.

The use of soapsuds and a brush is an effective remedy for scale bug on ivies. A little white hellebore powder stirred into water and sprinkled upon them at evening will usually keep rose bushes free from insect enemies. One who has tried it says that nothing, uot excepting hellebore, Paris given, etc., will destroy slugs on rose bushes as well as wood ashes.

Arauxeuient for the llaby.

A clever contrivance for the nursery is a "crawling rug," to be spread upon the floor, which protects the baby's clothes and affords at the same time endless entertainment to the

THE CRAWLING RUG.

infant mind. The rug depicted in the cut is of heavy gray flannel with animals outlined on it in red and blue working cotton the edges are pinked, and underneath is fastened a pinked out band of red flannel to give a pretty contrasting finish.

The above is a serviceable rug, but perhaps even a greater success and more sureto "catch the baby's eye," are rugs made of coarse brown or gray linen, with the forms of animals cut out in sateens of different colors aud fastened to the linen in buttonhole stitch. The rugs are bound with red braid. More striking still is a specimen in Turkey red, two yards square and simply hemmed around tho edges. On this vivid foundation is fixed, in the center, a large white muslin elephant scattered around at intervals arc dogs, cats, horses, camels, rabbits and other representatives of animal kind. The whole thing washes well Pasting on the pictures is sometimes tried as a saving of labor, but baby's busy fingers soon fray out the edges and buttonholing pays better, especially as it need not be closely done.

Mothers and nurses at their wits' end to quiet a restless youngster find it a great help to put him down upon the floor on one of these "menagerie blankets," as they are sometimes called, and let him amuse himself by tracing out the various animals, a pastime to which he will return at intervals with an unfailing zest and pleasure delightful to behold. ________

West India Cucumber Preserve.

Take large cucumbers that are beginning to turn white at the tips. Put them into a jar with strong brine, cover with vines and keep in a warm place till they begin to turn yellow then wash them, put them into alum and water, cover with grape leaven and boll till they look green. Leave them in the water till cold, then quarter and remove the seeds. Next let them lie in cold water for three days, changing the water twice a day. With half a cup of water and half an ounce of bruised ginger to each pound of sugar make a boiling sirup, sldm free from scum and add the juice and xest of a lemon for each pound of sugar. Pour the sirup on the cucumbers, let it stand two days, drain it off and reboil it, adding more sugar. When it is poured cm the cucumbers for the last time add a spoonful of West India rum to each pint of sirup, or, if preferred, a spoonful of very strong tea and the zest of *n orange.

Fireplace Decoration.

A housewife says: My plan of decorating a fireplace is to have a couple of wooden shelves the width of the grate, one lower ».h«n the other, on which I place plants in pots, putting small ones in ornamental pots around. They look fresh and charming if well attended to. The easiest thing is a curtain drawn in front of the grate laid ready for lighting on a cold day, or a bamboo frame or other screen put in front. I always think it a good plan to alter the arrangement yt your rooms from tone to time, and this jan be brought about by placing a double ^aved screen across the ftreplaw and the writing table in front of that, ignoring the fireplace altogether fat the summer.

'ut A Good flair Cleanser, .o1"?,'* The German women, who are renowned for Mr ii and beautiful treses*, are said io make much use of camphor as a hair wash. Borax Is a favorite with many ladies who themselves, and the two ingredients together make one of the bast of Tttiout for denneing the hair and hwrtrffg. One ounce each of puhri •orax and gum camphor broken in small plsces should be dissolved In a pint of "boiling •ratsr. Bottle this, and at each time of using gzmin a small portion into an equal quantity if soft water. Rah it into the soalp with the or a bit of sponga. Rinss tbs hair and a—d with soft water.

T«aspCia« Way tm Servo Preeh Peaehas. Cbooee freeh, ripe. Juicy peadaee peel aad act them into large, hwcious looking pieoss not little chipped affairs. Sprinkle with lisiiiilstuil sugar and put them into the trseser for about an hour, or until they arc tadf frowsi. which requires some time, as they do not freees as raadfly as crsam. Do opttakathem out till Just before they eons •mated, then sprinkle with a little more sugar usd earre in a glass dMh.

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anie is a word ambition loves, A ad art has ne'er Itn portrait pnintod| VIrtue the heart of avarice moves, O bHvious to the "shekels" sainted Rarer than even these, by far,

AV HUM VUHU fU IfUCWi

Is health, defying poet's diction. Then with It trifle not, nor mar— nd ills that female pleasures bar by taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pr«tecr tion—a remedy so satisfactory fori those weaknesses and diseases pecul to women, that they need no longer fer from them if they will but use tl world-fame remedv.

The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends neighbors talking about it. You n| Yourself be one ofthe many who knl from personal experience just how gc^ a thing it is. If you have ever tried you are one of Its staunch friends, cause the wonderful thing about it that when once given a trial, Dr. King New discovery ever after holds a in the house. If you have never usee and should be afflicted with a eoujl cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest trt| ble, secure a bottle at once ond give it fair trial. It is guaranteed every tiir or money refunded. Trial bottles free Carl Krietenstein's drugstore.

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