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THE, DININ^. ROOM.

i|Vi" v-'s-, -.I*#'*!? S8IJ&». fe VENTILATION, AND ILLUMINATION, '/••f ATTRACTIVE TABLEWARE. *v3

'Latest Styles In Dining Tables—Principles to Be Observed In Table Decorations: Domestic and Imported China—Lamps

Adapted to tbe Dining Table.

In no portion of the dwelling is the taste of the house mistress so much en evidence as in the dining room. There must be ample space, good ventilation, plenty of light, but no glare linen spotless and crystal shining, though neither may be of a fine quality, and china without the suspicion of a nick. Then, with two or three plain dishes well arranged and served, garnished with greenery and flowers, an American housewife, can en1 tertuin a king.

As for tableware, the names and prices are too numerous to mention. At first class houses can be obtained good, common earthenware sets, stamped with brown, blue and green. While cheap, they are both pretty and durable. For those who prefer imported ware comes the Wedgewood, the Doulton, the Minton and so on up to the hundreds of dollars. For those who choose a nice porcelain, while believing in home manufacture. the Trenton /vpare amply satis-

DECORATED CHINA.

fles the most fastidious. It may not be generally known that the famous Beleek ware is almost exactly reproduced in these New Jersey potteries.

For table decorations there are designs without number. A bright woman may easily improvise upon a hundred different schemes. One principle should never be forgotten. If flowers are used, they should not be profusely selected of the^ sweet scented varieties. With the odors of viands and those of blossoms mingling together there can be but little harmony. Neither should the decorations be made so high that the view is intercepted between parties placed vis-a-vis. Again, while the dining room should be comfortable, it is a mistake to have it kept too warm. The windows may be slightly opened from the top, jet not enough to create a draft.

One of the latest fashions is that of a iggtriangl^ shaped dining table made by bt^PpL''1 og tyree small tables corner to corm^ neBU' Cpfer the cavity may be placed a 'large' circular tray, which can be filled with flowers. This arrangement has the merit of novelty and the fact that every one faces the host and hostess, who ocoupy seats respectively at the point of the triangle and the center of the base.

The dining room ought to be well lighted. A number of mirrors adds to that purpose. Nothing can be more enlivening than the effect of multiplied Mghts and the reflections from the gleam of crystal and silver. Somehow theee seem to gently exhilarate and pro-

A BANQUET LAMP.

toote conversation. Banquet lamps, some two feet high, are suitable for the dining table. They may be softly shaded

In harmony with the prevailing tints of the flowers or other .decoration. These shades may be of hbtrie manufacture. Either self colored' china silk, crimson, gold, pink or white trimmed with lace, or of bolting cloth fainted in, soft colors, are good, according to Decorator and Furnisher, authority for the foregoing.

Care of the Flng«r Kails.

No lady ought to allow her nails to lack proper care. These need not receive artistic attention, but they must be clean and carefully trimmed. Per00ns who possess well filled purses can indulge in the luxury of a manicure's services and relieve themselves of all responsibility as to their digits, but with the great army of the impecunious personal care and attention are necessary. If one aims only at the simplest possible method of caring for the nails, she will find that very few utensils ate required —a chamois covered polisher, a little file for paring and a powder for polishing, all of which can be bought of any apothecary. An almond shaped nail is very desirable.

Value of the Piano In Home*.

Young people are so constituted as to require recreation. The parent that ignores this fact in the treatment of Wis children does them as positive a harm as if he neglected to feed and clothe them. This recreation should be furnished them in their own homes. Here comes in the value of the piano or organ a household necessity. Furthermore, children need the refining influence® of home music.

FRAMING PICTURES.

Protecting Pictures of High Grade Art Excellence at a Trifling Cost.

Man households are at the present time rich in"accumulation of pictures of genuine artistic merits, such, for instance, as ones included in, the holiday numbers, of the magazines and periodicals. While all may not be worth the trouble or pre-

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A RIBBON FRAME FOR PICTURE

serving, not a few are worthy of framing and hanging at least in the sitting room and bedrooms of the average nomes.

To preserve one that pleases, a single frame can be made that is ample protection and costs but a trifle of labor and expense by following these directions, given in the New Ypwk Times:

Gum the picture on a mat of bristol board, leaving a margin the width of the ribbon to be \sed, about 1^ inches. Fit a piece of window glass over the mat and picture, holding it in place on either side with a band of ribbon passed quite around glass and mat and secured with a bow. Apiece of narrower ribbon or wire attached to the mat. and glass through a perforation hangs the picture.

Apples and Potatoes-

Apples and potatoes should never be kept in the same cellar, or if this is unavoidable tbe potatoes should be kept in the warmest part of the cellar and apples in a barrel well headed up near the windows, where on days when the air outside is only a few degrees above freezing they car be treated to a cold breeze from the open windows, while at the same time the atmosphere in the part of the cellar where the potatoes are kept does not fall below 40 degrees.

IB the Cellar Clean?

A writer in the New York Tribune cautions inexperienced housekeepers concerning the importance of cleanliness in every department of the house as a sanitary necessity. He gays:

Many a careful young mother who guards her little ones with the most jealous care, and who oversees every detail connected with their well being, would be greatly surprised if she were told thr.t if she would give less attention to the nursery and more to the cellar, for instance, her children would have fewer colds and sore throats.

How many of our young dames, we wonder, visit daily all the underground portions of their houses, the dark closets, the passageways and, above all, the cellar? And yec it is just those places that may affect the air of the whole house. The plumbing and drainage of the dwelling in the basement are of the greatest importance, and bad air in the cellar may cause unpleasant throat troubles during the entire winter. It behooves every housekeeper, therefore, to see that the cellar is kept with as scrupulous care as the drawing room.

In the first place it should be whitewashed every year. Lime in itself is a disinfectant, and it makes it much oleaner and lighter. Any servant can •whitewash with a suitable brush, and the whitewash itself is easily made in the following way: Put 8 quarts of unslaked lime in an old tub. Pour a teakettleful of boiling water on it and clap a cover immediately over the tub When cold, add enough water to make it of the consistency of milk, a little bluing and a handful of salt and beat it well. The windows in the cellar should be washed frequently, and on every fine, sunshiny day let them stand open an hour or so. The floor, too, must be cleaned two orthree times during the winter, and if the cement is broken it should be filled in. A well ventilated, clean cellar is of the first importance, and yet it is generally the last tiling considered.

Simple Cnre For a Cough.

This old time cure is not to be despised because it is simple and within the reach of all: Slice three or four onions on a shallow plate, pour over them half a cupful of sugar, cover with another plate, place on the back of the stove and let them simmer until cooked. Eat the preserved onions instead of supper, and repeat next day if the cough is not cured.

Y-v..J. A Bag For Soiled Linen.

A very pretty bag for soiled linen, dress pieces or other use may be made of two checked towels. Modern Priscilla tells how to decorate it: The squares

eOXVKXTENT A^CD PRETTY.

are embroidered in crewel, with tiny figures in cross stitch, and the seams are feather stitched The tog is turned over at the top to form a frill, through which drawstrings are run. Pompons of crewel finish the bag.

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TERKE A UTK SATUKDA EVENING MAIL, JANUARY 13, 1894.

COMMON FAULTS IN PUPILS. A "T $3$ .. Prevalent HabitS'and Errors That Ought to- Be-Corrected by Teachers.

The pupil is usually unaware of his own mannerisms, such as swaying his body, beating time with his head and thp like. It is the teacher's privilege and duty to correct these and similar curious habits ^Venturing in to play a new piece, many pupils strike at -the notes with no very definite idea of the clef, signature and time mark, the three fundamentally important things upon which success depends. The mariner starting on a voyage without chart, rudder and compass, three equally important things, would run constant risk of shipwreck. Many a pupil' has found himself stranded in a region of flats when he should have been in sharps has found himself moving in waves of sixeights, when the underlying current should have been in eight-eighths. He who is wise makes careful and adequate preparation, for his musical voyage before touching a note, says The Etude, authority for the following:

One of the most prevalent and distressing habits is that of striking the hands separately instead of together in doable chords and octaves, and the same fault is frequently fyeard in passages of single notes where two hands should strike eimultaneously. The incoming of the right hand a quarter or a half second after the left gives a peculiar effect to the music allowable and necessary in some passages of earnest or tender sentiment, but uaed unintentionally or with false judgment it is exasperating in the extreme to the sensitive ear. Why the right hand'should follow the left in such manner is one of the mysteries, but the habit should be avoided at all .cost

A very natural tendency among pupus is one that is not confined to the lesson hours. There it is expected that more or leSs of nervousness will b6 felt by the pupil, who in his excitement will hurry the movement of his work. But even in practice hours anxiety may overthrow his balance and cause, especially in hard passages, the same hindering haste. T06 much cannot be said in favor of slow, steady practice—it cures digital stammering and stumbling it gives opportunity for accurate comprehension of the contents of the page for honest planning it largely secures command of all one's faculties, so that improvement is sure and continuous.

ANew Sleeve.

Anew sleeve, which is a decided improvement on the leg of mutton sleeve, is cut wider at the top, so as to droop more toward the el.bow. It is gathered all round at /the top, the fullvness being slightly eased in just jtmder the arm and equally distributed elsewhere. As the ^exaggerated leg of mutton sleeves jfare going out of style, this offers most desirable substitute.

Ceep^pg Carpets Clean.

To cleanse carpets fend prevent moths, go over them once a week with a broom dipped in hot water to which turpentine has been added. (A tablespoonful of turpentine to a quart of water.) Wring a oloth in the water and wipe under pieces of furniture too heavy to be moved.

Picture Nursery Screen.

A pretty nursery screen is made by oovering the panels with any solid background desired—black, dark red or brown—and pasting pictures cut from nursery tales upon them. One panel can b© handsomely decorated with the pictures that made last year's calendar such a thing of beauty, illustrating, as many of them do in such lovely fashion, the procession of the months. The plethora, indeed, in these days of really exquisite specimens of the lithographer's art makes a disposition of them, after they have survived their brief present in current weekly, monthly or annual, a real problem to those who dislike to discard them wholly or keep them forever out of sight.

The Rose Blushed.

All

roses were white in the Garden of Eden before the fall, says an old tradition. As Mother Eve strolled in among the flowers she kissed a white rose* and it blushed itself pink. When Eve was driven from the Garden of Eden, the rose covered itself with prickles so that fco profane hand might pluck its sweets.

•f Recipe For* Apple Cream.

Peel, core and steam 6 or 7 large, juicy sour apples. When tender, cool and

rub

through a sieve. Add 1^ cup-

fuls of sugar, the whites of 4 eggs beaten to a stiff froth and a quart of cream. Freeze, turn from the mold and serve with cake.

Housekeeping Notes,

Any painter will mix the stains with which you can stain your new floors walnut," mahogany, oak or ash, but it is preferable to buy the prepared stains which come put up in pint, quart, half gallon and gallon cans.

Crocheted slippers are jtt& as popular as ever and are made in all shades and colors.

To make lemon drops, take a cupful of sugar, juice of 2 good lemons and a very little water. Boil until they will harden in water.

The best way of treating a stove that I has not been blacked for some time is to rub it well with a newspaper, adding just a little clean grease of almost any kind. It will soon take a polish after a few treatments of this sort.

Place in a bag of soft flannel, 5 or 6 inches sqare, bits of toilet soap too small for use, and then use it as a cake of soap. With expensive toilet soap this is a bit of economy not to be despised.

THE FIRST MUSIC LESSONS.

Dlfficultit-s of the Little Pianist—mistakes on the Part of Parents.

liany of the difficulties of the little pianist are dua to mistakes on the part of the teacher, but some at least arise from mistakes on the part of the parents. A correspondent in The Housewife has a word to say about these: The first error is haste. We are in too great a hurry toTaegin, and we are in far too great a bdrry to fret on—that is, to hear the children play a number of little pieces.

The piano lessons should not be begun "before years old, and for some children 7, or even 8, is better. The reason is two-fold—-mental and physical. If the little .fingers are weak and gristly, the inevitable result is playing frbm the arm, a fault most difficult to cure, and if the little mind is unable to grasp the theory absolutely necessary to intelligent reading, of- the very simplest melodies, the result will be mere rote playing, which is of no more use than rote singing. But how impatient we are for .results 1 The best teacher may be hindered in her work by the obligation to produce speedy results in the shape of tunes to please the impatient parent.

Fathers are the chief 6innefs in this respect. Mothers, even the unmusical ones, have a recollection of the musical struggles of their, own early childhood and are not so likely to expect too much, but the average father has not this experience to look back upon. He feels the money going out, and he does not hear the tunes coming in, and the whole affair seems to him a failure. Now, on( purely commercial grounds I would ap-j peal to the fathers, reminding them that "quick returns" are always associated with "small profits*?' and assuring them that to nothing does this apply more aptly than to their children's ,music lessons.

At a'fashionable watering place where ladies' schools abound one of my fellow lodgers was a mother whose only daughter was a boarder at one of these schools. Our conversation turning upon schools and lessons, she told me her daughter, to her great pleasure, had taken a prize for pianoforte playing, a.nd had came home with flying colors^A visitor called. The girl was asked to "play something,.'' and she played the piece for which shp' took her prize very nicely indeed. Another visitor the same request, .thesame piece. Next day, ditto "until," said the mother, "at the end of a week I became rather tired of hearing this one piece and asked for something else." "But I can't play anything else, mother. We have .not time at school to keep up old pieces, and I have quite forgotten those of last term." "Then learn anew one." "By myself 1 Oh! I couldn't be sure whether I wus doing it right or not!"

This girl was 16 and had presumably been learning to play the piano for several years. Any father can make a calculation as to how much money had been invested in music lessons, the return for which was one piece well played, and the probability that the girl would give up her music when Bhe left the schoolroom. This is no uncommon case.^f^

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Women's Hands.

American women have the smallest hands in the world: then come in order the Austrian, the Spanish, the Italian and the French. The Spanish small hands, however, havte often thick fingers, round at the end, and soon become ugly. The Russians have a middle sized hand, well made as a rule. The English have, if not the prettiest hands, the most aristocratic ones rather too long and too dry, but always refined. As to the Germans, their hands are common and large, thanks to the fashion, established from generations past, of sending young girls of all ranks down to the kitchen to learn all menial work, including cooking, washing and ironing.—New York Advertiser,

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That the labor impossible to the boy of 14 will be easy to the man of 20. That the best capital for a_ boy is not money, but a love of work, simple tastes and a heart loyal to his friends and his God.—Exchange.

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