Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 24, Number 47, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 May 1894 — Page 7

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RACEFUL DRAPERY.

THE DECORATIVE FURNISHING OF OOOPS AND WINDOWS.

A Portiere That Adds Height and Dignity to the Iloom—An Effective Window Drapery 1'otislhlc ox Inexpensive Adoption.

Fabrics For Interior Decoration.

Of the making of pretty draperies there is no end. The tasteful furnishing of doors aud windows as au essential part of decorative hon.no furnishing has never before reached such a pitch of perfection as at the present time. It is the possibility of good taste in almost the meanest home that murks the great advance in domestic art during the pres-

A QUAINT POKTIEUE.

«nt generation. Nowadays patterns equally cbarming with tlio old time beautiful but expensivo hanging may b© bought at a modest price, whilo the same rich colorings and patterns have been reproduced in the cheapest materials for the conveniences of the humbler classes. With these pleasing fabric •women of taste daringly drape their doors, windows and bed canopies after models in sumptuous upholstery, making such modifications as the case in hand demands. For these ambitious housewives are hero reproduced from The Decorat or and Furnisher two unique designs.

The first is a quaint portiere. It is unusually tall, and in this respcct it added dignity to tlio room for which it was designed. It was, however, so contrived that the door was made to appear higher by means of the portiere being carried soiuo distance up above the spring. This harmless deceit might well be practiced over low windows whero there is an abundance of uninteresting dead light above. In fact, it frequently appears that upholsterers hang their valances too low, and thus exclude

A Rtttruc DIT KFFECTIVK DESIGN.

tnuch light and air from the apartment The second model is simple, but effective, and is possible of inexpensive adoption.

Latest fabrics for interior decorations aro oxford rep, silk sheeting, silk bolting, gobelin tapestry, hollywood drapery, Mexican art cloths, mailcloth, linen satino and art linen. Mailcloth or figured terry and silk sheeting hold tho lead. Gobelin cloth sells for $1 aud upward per yard and is 04 inches wide. It comes in soft shades and drapes well. What is known as art sorgo makes effective dra{vries. Denim is the cheapest material for portieres.

Atlrlw to rinnn Performer*,

On beginning anew piece and particularly a study tho player is reconvmonded: 1. To piay tho pieco slowly and with great care and pay strictest attention not to omit a single note or accidental. 2. Whenever tho fingering is marked, not to deviate from it 8. To give each note in tho division of a measure its proper value and make one hand correspond strictly with the other. 4. To practice separately again and again, and always with a distinct touch, such passages, measures and even single notes as present any difficulties of execution. ft. To play the piece over several times for the express purpose of fully understanding and executing all the marks which relate to character, expression and style.

Bmd Soap For Children.

Place over the fire a sufficient quantity of milk to fill a largo dish. Let it come to a boil and then pour into the dish in which you have previously broken up scraps of partially dry bread, with sufficient pepper and salt to season. Let it stand a few minutes before serving.

The best way of treating a stove which has not been blacked for some time is to rub it well with a newspa-

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ir, adding a little clean grease of some It will soon take a polish after a few treatments of this sort.

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CARE OF FURNITURE.

How to Clean Wool Upholsteries and .Protect From the Injurious Moth»-

One of the most important factors in the future comfort of the household is that as little as possible of wool material should be used in upholstery. There are always raw silk tapestries or petit points for ordinary use, while silk goods are not so expensive but that they are within reach of most persons for best Upholsteries composed largely of wool are always a source of anxiety. Do what one will, thrro is no certainty that some moth may not select it for a home, and then, even though the room may be in constant use, some fine day my lad may discover, to her dismay, that her beautiful furniture is all cut to pieces by this mL-vbievons insect. If there is danger in this direction, Modern Pris cilia advises as follows:

Invest in a few gallons of naphtha and give each wool upholstered article a good shower bath. For this purpose a small watering pot with the finest sprinkler is necessary. Place the article out of doors in a locality where there is a strong current of air and shower it thoroughly with the naphtha. One rea son why people fail in cleaning furni ture is that they are too economical in the use of naphtha. It must be literally poured on to be effective. Standing in the breeze, it will evaporate very quick ly and will destroy every vestige of moths. If the articles are to be left in tho house, they may be wrapped in cot ton cloths—old sheets or similar cloths aro suitable—and these may be very tightly pinned around them. This keeps a certain amount of the odor in the furniture for along time and renders it doubly safe.

It cannot bo too strongly emphasized that no light of any kind must be taken in the rooms whilo the naphtha cleaned articles recently finished aro there. It is therefore well to store the furniture in some portion of the house which is not likely to be used. The inflammable nature of naphtha vapor makes it ex cecdingly dangerous when brought near a flame.

Cushions, carpets and wool draperies may safely bo cleaned in this way, and if immediately wrapped and packed for tho slimmer will almost infallibly come out right at the end of the season. When again required for use, all that is necessary is to throw all draperies over a line in the yard, open the windows, remove the wrappings from tho furniture and lot tho breozo have a full sweep through the rooms for a day or two. Then tho furniture may bo removed to tho parlor and used with perfect safety, and there is much less hard work about this way of managing than one would imagine.

Caro oT a Sickroom.

A sickroom that needs cleaning can be made fresh and sweet without sweeping and without dust by wiping everything in it with a cloth wrung out of warm water in which there -are a few drops of ammonia. Tho rugs and draperies, though there should not bo any in the room, tho doctors tell us, may bo put upon tho lino for a thorough airing and wiped in the same way. The feather duster, which should bo banished because it does no real good anywhere except to stir up and redistribute the dust, is especially out of place in the sickroom, wlier' there may be and doubtless often are germs of disease in the innocent looking dust. If a patient is in a nervous state, a screen may be placed in front of the bed whilo the freshening goes on. If the room can only be heated by a stove, tho noise of putting in coal can bo deadened by wrapping tho coal in a paper before putting on the firo.

A Simple Marble Cake.

Hero is an easy way to make marblo cake: First, cream together a cup of white sugar and one-half cup of butter, then add the whites of 4 eggs well beaten, one-half cupful of sweet milk, 2 cups of flour, a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of soda. Second, cream together a cup of brown sugar and one-half cup of butter, add tho beaten yolks of 4 eggs, one-half cupful of sour milk in which a teaspoonful of soda ha been dissolved, 2 cups of flour, one-half cupful of molasses aid one-quarter of a teaspoonful each of ground allspice, cinnamon and cloves. Grease well a deep baking pan and put tho dough in alternately, commencing with a layer of tho dark mixture.

Walking Costume#.

One's street dress may be strictly a tailor gown, or it may bo a more dressy affair, such as is turned out by tho women dressmakers. Both are fashionable, audit is a mere matter of taste which is selected.

A stylish dressmaker's gown in black crepou has the skirt slightly draped over petticoat of black moire antique. Cre-

DRAPED DRESS AND TAILOR SUIT.

pan sleeves, with moire cuffs bodice entirely of moire, with full basques and draped with bow and paste buckle over rest of ecru guipure little guipure jravat* with buckle. Equally stylish is a tailor suit in diagonal, with a long, full skirted coat with revers and double breasted revered vest plain skirt gigot sleeves. The waistcoat has two rows of. buttons.

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TERRE HACTTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, MAT 19,1894.

A PLEASING TRANSFORMATION.

From an Old Chest of Drawer* to a Modern Buffet.

Is there an old chest of drawers in your attic? If so, and you desire a buffet for your dining room at the smallest possible expense, convert the old piece of furniture into the new one desired by following these directions from The Decorator and Furnisher:

The middle drawers are removed and a curtain to run on a rod substituted, putting a bottom over the remaining

DINING ROOM BUFFET.

drawers. A board of pine or poplar stained to match woodwork aud finished with shellac should be made to overhang six or eight inches on either end, thus adding that much to available space.

The upper shelves may be of pine stained and should be in width about half that of the top of case. Should this be 20 inches from back to front, make the shelves 10 inches. The upright turned posts may be of inch or inch poles, which come already finished, cutting to tho necessary lengths. A mirror in a plain frame may be procured, or india silk can be shirred on brass rods to form a very nice background. Common silkoline makes a very good substitute for the silk. ..

Another very good background is formed by covering a board with muslin and afterward pasting some pretty wall paper over it, the Japanese leather paper with bronze figures being especially effective. To those who have the talent for painting on tapestry or burlap it will not be necessary to do more than suggest the back of such a buffet as a suitable subject for such experiments. Of courre, after all is said, nothing can equal the reflective qualities of a mirror in showing off a sideboard to advantage.

latest In Menu Cards.

Quito the latest thing in table and menu cards is a plain wood shaving etched or painted or simply lettered with the menu. Japanese or Chinese porce-

A WOOD SHAVING CARD.

lain will furnish many designs for these cards, although a clever worker will be at no loss for pretty imaginings. The girl who paints in water colors or draws with pen and ink need never be without unique menu cards.

Tho l)roa«l and Butter Plate.

When a bread and butter plate is set at tho left hand, either with or without a knife upon it, it is intended to receive tho butter. Bread or a roll is laid upon it when tho tablo is set. This little plate is a somewhat modern accession to the service of the breakfast, luncheon and tea table and is a dainty convenience, though not an essential. Salted almonds and tho like are often laid upon it, and it may be drawn in front of one to receive the cheese whon this is served as a course with celery or hot or cold wafers.

Butter is seldom placed upon the dinner table on ceremonious occasions, gravies and sauces usually taking its place.

A Good Bean Sonp.

Soak a pint of white beans in soft, lukewarm water overnight. Put them in a kettle the next morning with 8 quarts of cold water and a pound of salt pork. Boil slowly three hours, keeping the kettle well covered. Add a littl^J celery and cayenne pepper. Simmer^ half an hour longer and strain through a colander and serve.

How to MnJce Bread Cuke*

Two cupfuls of light bread dough, 1 cupfuls of sugar, half a cupfui of butter, 3 tablespoonfuls of sour milk in which has been dissolved half a teaspoonful of soda, a cupful of raisins chopped and floured, nutmeg and cinnamon. Stir well, adding fruit lastfy. Let rise and bake in a moderate oven.

Household Brevities.

Colonial papers and colonial furnishings of all kinds remain in form. Do not forget that a teaspoonful of listerine in half a glass of water used as a wash and gargle after meals is excellent It sweetens the mouth and is a valuable antiseptic, destroying promptly all odors from diseased gums and teeth.

In ceremonious homes bone plates are provided upon which to place bones and other inedible parts of food.

One teaspoonful of cornstarch to a cup of table salt will keep it from getting bard in the salt shakers.

Baking is one of the cheapest and most convenient modes of preparing a meal in small families.

A bag filled with salt and heated is a great relief to any one suffering from a a

A flaxseed lemonade is excellent for a cold. Try a small quantity at first To do this take a pint of water and add 9 small tablespoonfuls of the seed, the Juice of 3 lemons, sot ««»«g the rind and sweeten to taste. When too tasty, the mixture may be diluted with water.

A SAD STATE OF SOCIETY.

Count Tolstoi Thinks That Things. Are Bet* ter In America Than Elsewhere.

In the London Standard is given an admirable account of an interesting interview which a Russian journalist has had with Count Leo Tolstoi.

The journalist had beforehand apprised the count of his intention and stated that the theme of conversation he wished to start would be "the vicious tendency of society," or briefly, "inbred sin," and the count consented to give his ideas on the subject as follows: "Suppose for a moment," said he, "that six tigers had been brought in a solid iron cage to some menagerie in the government of Tula. Go on to suppose that the beasts had broken loose and spread over the plains and forests, attacking the inhabitants. Naturally, if these six tigers were killed or caught and shut up again in their cages, the mischief would be at an end. Some people seem to think that the case of vicious men is similar, in which they are altogether mistaken. Vitiated human beings are not tigers in Tula, but wolves —wolves which regularly breed there and have done so for generations, and which it is absolutely impossible to exterminate. "Yon propose, then, count" "I declare that if I find that in my own house fleas are breeding it would be strange for me to try and catch these insects one by one. A much simpler way is to clean out all the dust and dirt from the house, and the fleas will disappear of themselves." "And what have you to say, count, of the rapid development of 'thp vicious tendency' which is to be observed now even in the most cultivated society?" 'It is due to the absence of good sense and of love. I consider the cultured society of today, as you call it, as something abnormal. Common sense has lost its footing there, and, as for love, it is conspicuous by its absence. It is very sad. 'Inbred sin" (zlaya volia) leads to grewsome consequences, especially because it is never possible to define tho form in which it is*likely to manifest itself or the victims predestined for iK If a dying horse in the street lashes out in spasms, any passerby may fall under his hoof." "You say a 'dying horse?' "A 'dying' or raging or bolting, it is all tho same. I mean an 'abnormal' animal, just in tho same condition as an abnormal man—of vicious tendency-" "And which nation do you consider tho most abnormal at the present time —Americans, French, English, Ger mans?" "At any rate, not Americans 1 To their crcdit must bo put an immense national self love which cannot exist in an abnormal people. I one day wrote an article on America and tho Americans, in which I did not particularly overload tho latter with flattery. Nevertheless I sent the MSS. over the ocean, thinking it would bo accepted by any paper as eagerly as my other productions. Not a bit of it. Tho translator took it to 14 different editors without it getting a*, cepted and finally it had to be sent to England." 'If not America, count, then?" '''Why, France 1 Can anybody consid er France as normal where such things as 'Panama' occur, where men occupying high positions in society are ready to commit any crime for gold? Is that a normal state? A thousand times no!"

Kissing

It was a woman of the world who said: "Kissing is like any other intoxicant once you cultivate a taste for it there is no such thing as getting enough of it'' And it was a young matron with a heart full of love for her firstborn who declared in the very face of the crusty old doctor's learned objections to kissing that as long as there were mothers and babies in the world there would be kissing ad libitum.—Philadelphia Bulletin.

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Chinese Women's Feet.

It is the common understanding among Americans that the women of China have dwarfed feet From the time that China was opened to explorers books of travel, and especially school textbooks, have been filled with descriptions of the dreadful agony to which Chinese women were subjected to mako their feet small. According to these stories and according to the popular belief in America, the feet of Chinese girl babies are put in compresses until their growth has been stunted...

Travelers in China have described tlio attempt of Chinese women to walk as something very painful. No one would be shocked at Mrs. Yang Ju's pedestrian style. It is true, the interpreter of the legation tells me, that in the southern provinces of China women's feet are dwarfed, but it is only in the southern provinces that small feet are considered a mark of aristocracy,

Mrs. Yang Ju's feet were never put through the dwarfing process. Neither are the feet of her children undergoing that painful operation. The littlo tots run about the legation halls freely, and on the day when I was there one of them took a long peep at me through the doorway of the reception room when I was not supposed to be looking in that direction. This little fellow was dressed in the gaudy silks which are an invariable feature of the Chinese custom.—Washington Star.

How He Wore His Shoes.

"I'll bet any one in the party," Colonel Jack Gainbill said to a group of acquaintances one day, "that I did something when a growing boy out in old Tennessee that has never been done by any one before or since." "What was that, colonel?" "I wore out my first pair of shoes without both feet being shod at the same time." "Explain." "You see, it was this way. Shoes were a novelty to me. The shoemaker was slow, and I was impatient, as all boys are, for anew thing. He finished one of the shoes on a Saturday and told me I would have to wait another week for its fellow. I couldn't stand that, so I took the one shoe and wore it to such an extent that when I went for tho other I had to leave tho first one for repairs. It went on this way week after week, and somehow I never could bring that pair of shoes together on my feet. The family was too poor to think of buying me an additional pair. Odd thing, wasn't it, to have one foot in leather and paddling the hoof with the other? Boys'll do queer things sometimes."— San Francisco Call.

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