THe Proposal
of Burk.
i/ lira i vtutm.
T began with a discussion
between Bark and the
typewriter glrL The type
writer girl was subject to
headache, and when the
malady came upon her she
?not off opinions like a Gatifcig son.
Moat of the employes in the Body
Prody offices knew this, and Ignored
her nntll she felt better; but Burk,
{who was different from the others,
?tood up bravely and drew her lire.
"Now. aee here, Mlsa Ham mars."
?aid he, speaking 'with the slight
brogue common to Irishmen three gen
erations removed from the old sod,
"you must not excite yourself over all
these little questions of moral law;
?tie not st all necessary that yon do it
and it drags on your nerves. What
odds does It mske whether this ab
stract question or that abstracter one
Is held in a different light by some
people than you hold It yourself? Not
? bit, I think. And yet you go at
them aa if they were pickles, nnd you
iwere starving! 'TIs a profitless busi
ness.'*
"That Is simply your opinion. Mr.
Burk." said the typewriter girl, "and
your opinion? or that of any man ? Is
not held in the highest of esteem by
me."
"I am pained to hear yon say It." re
turned Burk. "for It Indicates that you
hold an unhealthy view of life, and
'tis liable to strike In. like the measles.
I am afraid you have been reading
something you shouldn't. Miss Ham
mars ? poetry or something like that.
'All poets are either crasy^or melan
choly, and you shouldn't do It. There
iwas one once whose landlord changed
Ills mind about waiting forever for the
vent. Did you ever hear of that one?
He reeled back to his garret room.
?When the Interview with the landloard
.was over, and tore his hair In fine
ftespslr, and threw himself Into a chair,
and dashed off one solitary line. He'd
have dashed off more, for It was In htm
to do it, if he'd had enough ink; but
that line was enough. 'Men are deceiv
ers ever,* is what the line was. and he
meant the landlord nnd no one else nt
all. I think I heard you use the ex
pression yourself a bit ago, nnd you
thought it applied to men in their
rc'atisss with men. instead of land
lords: now, didn't you?"
The typewriter girl Ignored the ques
tion. "Mr. Burk." said she with dig
nity, "I wi?b yon would do me the
Vavor of remaining out of the office at
noon until* the other bookkeepers re
turn. I Am compelled to eat my lunch
here, and you annoy me."
Burk laughed. "I wouldn't annoy
you for the world," he said, seating
himself and putting Ills thumbs Into
the armholes of his vest: "but I feel
that 'tis my duty to set you right on
some matters. Men aren't any more
deceitful than women, only their deceit
Is sometimes of a different sort? lower,
more esrthy. Now, the poet of
Whom ? "
"Please do not utter more falsehoods
about that great man." said the type
writer girl:: "he is a friend of mine,
and he Is dead."
"Won't you listen to one or two more
If I'll swear that they're true?" per
alsted Burk. He drew his face down
gravely and looked straight Into the
typewritpr girl's heavy eyes.
She lifted her gaze suddenly nnd her
lip quivered In premonition of hys
terics ? the harmless sort of hysterics
that come during office hours. "No."
said she; "not even If you were to
swear that they are true? which Is
ridiculous. Men are deceivers. We
who read the dally papers know that,
even had we no eyes to see or ears to
hear. I do not say that men are bur
dened with the responsibility of deceit
?the women assume that: but I do
?ay that It Is wrong that women should
bear the punishment Invariably J'
"Then, why do women do It?" asked
Burk.
"The world throws It upon them;
?hoy cannot choose," replied the type
writer girl bitterly.
Burk glanced at the desks on the
other side of the room, then from the
Window Into the street. "Miss Ham
mars," said he softly. "I'd like to tell
you a bit of story about a man I knew
once, and a woman. Maybe you can
help me to understand It? for It Is a
black mystery to me, nothing less. Will
yoi\ listen?"
The typewriter girl passed her hand
wearily across her forehead, and a
smile flitted across her face. "I sup
pose so,'* she said rather ungraciously.
"To-morrow night, when we walk to
your boarding place together?" he
queried, with somo show of eagerness.
He spoke as if it were a regular oc
currence for them to walk to her board
ing place together, whereas In truth
they bad never done so.
The smile upon the typewriter girl's
fsce ceased flitting and became an ef
fulgence. "Yes." said she.
, "Very well," said Burk.
' A moment later he was upon his high
?tool, driving Ills pen nt a prodigious
pace, while his mind? to use his own
expression? kept pace with it in an
other direction.
? "Sure," he told himself. "I can afford
to, nnd she's deserving of me. Bless
her poor, tired eyes and aching back!
tWhat if she Is a trifle high strung?
That's the thorough-bred In her. Yes,
pres!**
He chuckled audibly and conjured
*ip pictures of a cottage In the suburbs
fcumblo spot where happiness
ihoutd dwell and prunes should be
J*"1* Glory be!
-A? tka fairy Isles beds.** Mid ite
apoa a tla% If yea please. I ui
nrmnly haagry for a fairy ttte."
"One* vpra i time, then, la a fw>
?ip land? which bmui New Jersey-*
there dwelt a aaa."
"Oalj one?" Inquired the typewriter
Ctrl mlschlevoualr.
"He thought so? thought eo for a
Ions time, and then he tot orer It
There dwell also la this lead a girl? a
poor girl, frheee pareata were dead.
She waa dependent upon herself, and
ahetachled the Boaster courageously.'*
"The monster? It Is really a fairy
tale. Isn't Itr
"Yea. It Is a fairy tale, as such thing*
go loithcse days. The monater waa ne
cessity, you understand. We must pro
ride ourselves with food, raiment and
warmth by aome meana, and it la a
tlckllah proposition, tor the easiest
methods are thoae upon which honor
and aelf-reapect frown. The girl took
up typewriting. B^e worked hard
cruelly hard? and got' barely enough
to prevent body and aoul from parting
company. She acquired the headache
habit There were tlmea when ahe
waa dlacouraged. clear down to her
feet Sometimes she aerlously contem
plated anldde. and then laughed at her.
self. 'For,' aald ahe. 'wouldn't I be a
great goose to do that when my method
of living Is accompllahlng the same
purpose?* Then one day the man saw
her and waa much Impressed by the
beauty of her face and form, and said
he' td himself, aald he, 'She must be
mine.' And no sooner had the thought
entered his head than the girl looked
up and blushed, and? and it was a
foregone conclusion from that Instant."
"And they were married?" inquired
the typewriter girl.
"Yes, they were married, and their
pathway was strewn with roses for
two years. Then reverses came, and
they walked on thorns. The msn lost
his grip. He wasn't such an Important
factor as he had considered himself.
The firm he'd been working for turned
him down. He tried to get In at some
other place, but no one wanted him.
He got sloppy In spirits, and toyed
with anarchlstal sentiments, but that
did him no good. Finally he broke
down.
"No, he did not die ? dead. He went
into chronic Invalidism, and his wife
hustled for bread. She picked up her
typewriting again and made a fair
thing nt It. 8he arose in the morning
with the birds, and prepared the break
fast and made the house ready for the
day; she fixed her own lunch and a
lunch for the man; then she went to
her slaving.
"At night she came home again, and
got the supper and Jollied the man up
with funny little stories that she had
picked up in the office; and through It
all ? and that's the wonderful part of
it ? she waxed fat, and her spirits were
as the spirits of the running brooks.
She did this for years. And one day
the man called her to him, and said he:
'Darling,' said he, *1 want you to tell
me something. Why did you marry
me? Confess the truth, now.' said he.
'Do you really want the truth?' snid
she. putting her arm about his neck.
'I do.' said he. 'Then.' said she. and
she gently brushed back the hair from
his white forehead with her other
hand. 'I'll confess; I married you for no
other reason than that I wanted a
home and some one to support me.'
'And you got neither, poor girl,' said
the man, almost weeping, for he was
not strong at all. 'What!' cried she.
astonished. 'What put that idea into
your head, now? I got both. I have
been, and am. very happy, dear.' And
she stuck to it."
"And is tliat all?" asked tlie type
writer girl.
"Yes. that's nil." said Burk. "I wish
now that you'd tell me what you
think of that girl. I ean't understand
It. Wasn't she a humbug? a greater
humbug than any man eould ever be?"
"I? I don't quite know " The type.
writer girl hesitated. "I think I cau
see? ran understand "
"Suppose you had been in her place?"
said Burk, Interrupting. "Suppose a
man with a small salary and a mighty
longing for a home should ask you to
do as the man In the story asked the
other girl to do? Suppose he should?
I should "
"I? I think? think 1 would " The
typewriter girl was looking hard at the
pavement.
"You would?" There was a note of
gladness In Burk's tone. "Do you
mean It, Molly?"
"llow did you learn my name,
Terry?" asked the typewriter girl like
a flash.
"How did you learn mine?" counter
flashed Burk.
Then their eyes met, and they
laughed. They were quite oblivious of
the crowds about them. At the first
crossing he laid hold of her arm, and
did not relinquish It. Their elbows
were linked and her hand was In bis.?
New York News.
T>l<>phon? Niunliera on Vltltlng Curd.
The only necessary qualifications for
this set is to he on the telephone. No
business can be transacted or Invita
tions Issued through the post. Every
member of the set has his or her num
ber printed In red figures on bis or her
visiting card, and woe be to the mean
wretch who endeavors to gain admis
sion to the circle by using a neighbor's
telephone. When the ?et meets the
talk is ail of telephones, and how use
ful they might be and how tiresome
they are. It Is considered very bad
form, I may mention, to attempt to
overhear or intercept messages. No
body does It, ywi must understand, but
everybody Is suspected of trying to do
It-Sketch.
Two-Mil* Hum H?m on the Ocean.
Horse races on the ocean are fur
nishing fan down at Belfast. Penob
scot Bay is frozen solid from Belfast
Harbor clear across to lslesboro, a dis
tance of almost twenty-five miles, and
teams are going back and forth the
same at on land. For the entire dis
tance the lee Is twenty-six Inches thick,
a thing unheard of before In the mem.
ory of living man. The horse race In
question took place last week over two
miles out on the ocean, and was wit
nessed by a large erowd. It is said
that this Is the first tlmo anch an event
has ever happened la this country.?
" mofttaic Journal. . ? * ? ?
\
M?v Tork Oity.? Bkma* Btana with
Ifcoaldwr capea art taoaf Um Mvcatl
eotte ikowa and an peculiarly well
raited to- yooai girls. This Itaj Man
MISSJCS* noun KTON.
Ion one Is made of mixed blue chev
iot stitched with cortlcelll silk and
make* part of a costume. The stole
Is both smart and becoming, but, when
liked, the lower portions can be omit
ted and the sleeves allow of choice of
the plain bell and the shaped model
shown In the small cut. -
The Eton Is made with fronts and
back, the back being laid In a l>ox
pleat at* the centre with an outward
turning pleat at each side. The cape
Is In two portions and Is finished with
the stole, the lower portions of which
are joined to the upper beneath the
points. The sleeves are In one piece
each and at the waist is a stitched belt.
The quantity of material required
for the medium sise Is three and one
quarter yards twenty-one Inches wide.
I "brand new." MAun la Ilk* poos** la
color, for vhcn pongee feu a amootb
surface Kina haa a heavy rib that
gives the doth a rough appearance. It
would make excellent traveling gowns,
(or It ahoda t ho du?t readily.
Trwm MwH ClwlMw.
French chalMao at alxty-flre cento a
yard, newly imported. are ahown 'n the
exqolalte new ahndea or gray green and
real baby blue. The latter to the old
fashioned ahy blue, not pale, bnt "true
blue," without a hint of turquoise.
Bine eyed beautlee will rejoice In thla
shade, ss it brings out the blue of the
eyes, tnotead ,of making them look
faded, aa the greenish ahadea do. Tlnj
dota and clear small atrlpes appear in
tbeae challlee. The aklrta may aafely
be made up with deep hema, trimmed
or nntrlmmed. with sloped breadths In
front and gathered In the back, aa in
the dreeaee little glrla used to mske for
their dolls. Surplice waists will be
worn with these skirts.
Wklto OMrt Walats m fad.
White shirt waists take precedence
In all shops. A newly opened esse of
Imported stock ahowa mercerised Ma
draa linen walata very like fine napery.
They have tlea and collara of the same
material, and are embroidered la white
on each aide of the front. The tlea are
cut on the blao wide enough and euffl
clently long to make a bow with long
loops and short ends.
T1i? Cafh*p?lsa? of FIowot*. m
For midsummer millinery the cache
pelgne of flowers will be favored bj
Dame Fashion.
?latonUIr Trimmed.
Sleeves have never been more elab
orate or more elaborately trimmed.
Furjr Moss*.
Yokes ahaped to form points at
A Late Design by May Nanton.
three yards twenty-seven inches wide
or one and three-quarter yards forty
tour Inches wide.
"Karly Victorian" Waterfall.
"Early Victorian" is a term which
falls often from the lips of all who
have any concern with the making of
women's clothes in these days or the
dressing of women's hair. The "proud
ladles" in the windows of the smart
hairdressers exhibit one of the pret
tiest of these new-old styles, and one
which may be adapted by the modern
woman to the last degree of becoming
ness. The waterfall, or "bun" In the
back, is a loose bruid, well padded out
and placed so that It can be seen above
the crown, and Just shows at the nape
of the neck when viewed from the
front. The lront hair is parted in the
middle and well to the front on the
sides and waved. It Is then rolled
back, over pads. If necessary, and so
nearly meets on top as almost to hide
the parting, which, however, must be
there, straight ac n die. To look at an
old photograph of the llftles will prove
how becoming this style may be made,
with the tip of the eur Just covered
and the "puffing" so cunningly done os
to obviate the flatheaded appearance
which might be expected to result from
the abolition of the popular pompa
dour. Round cut Jet pins, like large,
ripe blackberries, are use galore with
this stylo of halrdressing, nnd a *ldo
or front bow or aigrette Is Imperative.
The wreaths of rose leaves and tiny
birds, forget-me-nots nnd the like seen
this season for full dress also look well
with this coiffure.
A Prediction.
ft Is predicted that handsome fur
pelerines and stoles will be worn later
this year than ev?r, and will accom
pany many very thin costumes and
uimmery bats.
N?w Thins* In FMhloni.
Ostrich plumes of all shades and
bues are being worn by the smart
women, who flvo years ago would have
said "absurd" to even think of having
a real ostrich plume In any but black
or white. But now the styles of thirty
fears ago have become popular, with
the exception of the shading from a
cardinal to a pastel hue In one long
plume, which Is distinctly of this re
vival, Gowns from Klnu, a Japanese
cloth of silky texture, are being pur
thasetf by women who want Mmethlnc
front and back und to extend well over
the sleeves are among the latest and
smartest shown. This May . Stanton
one Is made of sheer white lawn with
trimming of cream lace and is tin*
lined, but the model suits soft silks
nnd wools equally well and the fitted
lining can be used whenever desirable.
The model is tucked at the upper edge
of waist and sleeves, but It can be
gathered or accordion pleated with
equal success. The long shoulder line
is exceedingly graceful and the entire
outline of the yoke an exceptionally
good one.
The waist consists of the fitted lin
ing, front, backs, yoke and sleeves.
The sleeves are joined to the waist
after which the yoko is applied, the
material being cut away beneath
when a transparent effect Is desired.
At the waist is a draped belt that is
closed with the waist invisibly at the
centre back.
The quantity of material required
for the modium size is three nnd
three-quarter yards twenty-one Inches
wide, three and one-quarter yards
twenty-seven inches wide or two
yards forty-four Inches wide when
tucked or gathered, five and one
qunrter yards twenty-one Inches
wide, four and one-Lialf yards twenty
seven inches wide or two and three
quarter yards forty-four Inches wld*
YAKG1 BLOUflR.
when accordion pleated, with on? nnd
one-eighth jnrds or nil-over tucklug
for RlecT#? and joke nnd three-quar
ter yards of silk for beU,
IN WOMAN'S
REALM
LIVES OF CHINESE GIRLS.
Om mi Tkm T?tto Akoat Bar Stadias
-r??hj Hi falitlf lifrtnt.;
The life of the Uttle Chinese girl of
tOHlaj, although an improvement In
some respects upon that led by her
sister of an earlier generation. Is still
mightily amusing from sn American
or European standpoint
8he Is betrothed st thirteen. Her
sourse of study, which Is painstaking
and thorough, by the way, includes a
knowledge of the poetical names of
flowers and the rearing of goldfish.
? clever little Chinese lady. Miss
Wong Jin Llnu. daughter of a diplo
mat now residing In St. Louis, talked
to an Interviewer a short time ago,
giving some Interesting details on this
subject, says the Philadelphia North
American.
"I was born thirteen years ago In
Shanghai, China," she said; "and have
been betrothed since I was twelve to
Blaster Sah Fok Kylun, a son of Ad
miral Sab, of China. I am yet too
young to be married. For flve?years I
shall remain In my father's house, the
marriage ceremony taking place when
I am eighteen, or two years after I
become of age. in China a girl is of
age at sixteen.
"Master 8ah. wbo is seventeen, re
sides also with my father. This is
sometimes the custom In China among
fsmilles of the upper class, In cases
where two families arc on very Inti
mate terms.
"Master Sah and I see very Uttle of
one another, although we are In the
same house. Judged by the way
American young people act, Chinese
boys and girls are very shy.
"Water color painting has consumed
many of my leisure hours. We begin
to paint on paper and then, when we
are well advanced, paint on silk. A
scene on a hillside or bauiboo growing,
or a beautiful lake are familiar sub
jects.
"Girls In the upper class In China
are taught to rear flowers. We learn
the culture of the hundreds of beauti
ful flowers which bloom in China,
particularly the chrysanthemum, the
poeny and the lotus Illy.
"Often we go out to the ponds and
lakes to gather lilies. That is consid
ered a very nice pastime for young
ladies.
"Our education is not regarded as
complete unless we know the poetical
names of all the flowers, as well as
how to take care of them. This is not
very difllcult, because our recreation
is almost always taken lu the flower
garden.
"To rear goldfish Is another accom
plishment of the Chinese girl.
"The reason why a Chinese girl is
betrothed so long before she is married
is. as my parents have explained to
me, because the Chinese like to have
worldly affair* settled as soon as pos
sible. Parents wish to be sure that
whatever may happen to them their
daughter will be taken care of; there
fore every family, even the poorest, is
anxious to secure a daughter's be
trothal just as soon ns the family can
afford it. In families of the upper
class there is no anxiety as to the set
tlement of a daughter, but marriages
are often arranged to ceineut friend
ship between two families."
Nordics Bed Jacket.
If there la one luxury that a woman
will appreciate, even one who is sup
plied with all the essentials of a mod
ern outfit, it is a comfortable little
Jacket which she can slip on in the
morning as she sips her cup of coffee
or chocolate. Nothing among the vast
assortment of fancy negligees meets
with the enthusiastic approval with
which this knitted affair is received.
First to send it on the lighway to pop
ularity was Madame Nordica, who was
presented with one of these a few
weeks ago when making a tour of the
country. It was exactly the thing she
had longed for, but had never been
able to tlnd, and you may be sure she
exhibits the pretty little jacket to all
her intimates, who immediately sit
down and begin to copy it.
This jacket's greatest charm lies in
the fact that there are no frills and
furbelows to get In one's way, and it
Is as warm as anything possibly could
be. for It is knitted of heavy wool, and,
while far from tight-fitting, it clings
to the figure just enough to suit all re
quirements. It consists of one piece
and is worked in a plain stitch; rather,
it is knitted so. The sleeves are in the
regulation coat style, and there is n
border three Inches wide of knitted
colored wool, pink, blue or violet, all
around the bottom and down the front,
while at the neck It rolls over to form
a collar. Through the neck of this is
run a wide soft satin ribbon with long
ends to tie, which Is the little gar
ment's only method of closing. Wo
men who are fond of reading for a few
minutes before settling themselves for
the night's slumber will find this
jacket a genuine treasure.
Hint* For Brant; K??k?ri.
"Women have good complexions nat.
urally, but let those who have not take
heart," says a woman who knows
whereof she speaks, "for almost any
skin can be made to become firm and
elastic, clear and hardy.
"The woman who desires a good skin
must learrt to breathe, and next to ex
ercise. Let her stand for five minutes
before the open window, heels togeth
er, head up, chest out, chin in, hips
back and hands hanging loosely at the
sides. While in this position she must
draw a long, deep breath through the
nose and exhale slowly through the
mouth.
"Half an hour before breakfast It Is
??ll lo drink about a pint of hot wa
ter containing a pinch of salt. Char
coal tablet* after each meal are alsc
excellent, but It ia absolutely neces
sary to wash the body every day is
tepid water, with plenty of pure soap
finishing with a brisk rubbing with a
coarse towel. After this the fscf
should receive special treatment. Few
people wash their faces properly. Tlit
principal work should be done a'
night, and unless the skin Is very thin
a rather coarse washcloth should b?
used, with plenty of warm water*
While the pores are open massage th<
skin with a little lanolin, applying
with the finger tips, aud knead th<
cheeks with the knuckles and palmf
of the handa.
"Any one desirous of avoiding undue
lines and wrinkles on throat and fac<
should use this treatmeut patiently foi
one month. The Improvement iu th<
complexion will by that time speuk foi
itself." ? Pittsburg Dispatch.
Sow to Kdnnt* the Boy.
Not a few fathers hurt their sont
and damage the careers of those sont
by picking out careers for them. Tralr
up the boy in the way he should go
and then let him choose his own work
In the choice of a vocation, as in th<
choice of a wife, every young mat
should be left alone. If be is noi
worthy of being left alone the parent
has grievously Injured the boy in th<
preceding decade of his life. Tiiesi
Interpretations mean that I would no:
educate ray boy under a private tutor
I would educate my boy with boys, al
though not entirely by boys. Boys do
however, educate boys, but a boy win
Is trained alone Is liable to fail in ad
justing himself to his membership It
humanity. He is to become a brothei
of the common lot. He tlierefon
should learn early how to adjust him
self to his fellows. Neither would !
educate ray son abroad; he is at
American boy. I should be g!ad t<
have him get all that Is best from tht
private school In Lausanne or tiene
va. but not for one Instant would J
have his ideas formed by the Frenci
master or his methods by the German
A primary note iu his character should
be the American, although a note mort
fundamental is the human. lie is. at
a human boy. to be trained up for serv
lce in this great, interesting new lift
of our new world.? Harper's Weekly.
SIvepleMnfU.
Sleeplessness is not always due t<
nervousness. It may be caused by va
rious disorders of the system whlefc
nervines cannot reach, whence come?
the danger of self-doctorlng. A so
called "nervine" that would success
fully cure a person of simple Insomnia
might bo very dangerous to one whost
sleeplessness is due to an irregular ac
tlon of the heart, or some other or
ganic trouble. It is wiser to dlseovei
tlrst the reason for the sleeplessness
before indulging in sleeping draughts
There are many cases, as is we!
known, where an ordinary dose ol
morphine, such as is found iu many
sleeping potions and painkillers, would
prove fatal. All this repeats a warn
ing that cannot be too frequently giv
en to persons afflicted with a desire tt
meddle with drugs. The real truth If
that many of the simplest drugs it
the hand of a persou unacquainted
with medicine are as dangerous a;
edged tool* in the hands of an infaut
The wisest physicians use medlcint
with caution. Iu cases wher?? it Is
necessary to give medicine the onlj
safe way is to call iu a physician. lit
may make a blunder, aud so may the
engineer who runs an express train
It is safer, however, to trust your lift
to an experienced engineer than to one
who does not uuderstand the brakes.
Some of the new ribbons have a real
lace edge.
Old English embroidery Is to have an
all summer run.
Ilyaclnthine bine looks well on both
blondes and brunettes.
Stylish toques are made of the glls
toning black horsehair.
Some of the new Jackets have two
graduated tucks up the back.
Voile de sole Is a thin silk nun's
veiling, attractive for Informal even
ing gowns.
A suit of white serge, flannel or cor
duroy, Is an essential part of the spring
outfit. It seems.
The most gorgeous plume of all I?
all red one side the quill and all
creamy yellow the other.
Coats to the linen and pique cos
tumes vary from the three-quartet
Norfolk to the very short Eton.
? deep cream lace waist to weai
with a brown silk coat and skirt Is
bloused under a bertha-like arrange
merit made of three circular folds of
brown silk.
Of the materials for rather dressle?
waists, suitable for house wear, and
to go with Jacket suits, It is recoiu
mended that they match In color, 01
at least approach In tone, the skirt*
with which they are worn.
A charming dinner wnlst for nn "at
home" dinner I* of pale blue nil u inns,
tin, nccordlon pleated. The sleeves are
elbow length nnd are untrimmed.
There Is a stock collar of the muslin
laid In folds nnd striped around the
top and bottom with the narrowest of
IrUti lace bands.
If It? Ortan.
Soak half a box of gelatine In halt
? cup of cold water one hour; heat one
>lnt of milk In a double boiler; beat
lie yolks of two eggs; add half a cup
?f sugar to them; pour a little of the
Jot milk orer this then pour all back
nto the double boiler! stir until
rreamy; add the gelatine; stir one mln
ite, and turn into a bowl to cool;
.Then cold add the whites of two eggs,
>eaten stiff, and one teaspoonful of
ranllla extract; turn Into a melon or
charlotte rugae mold; serve colli with
:ream.
rig Gmk?.
fwo tups of augar, one cup of but*
>r. one cup of cold water, one tea
ipoonful of soda, three cups of raisins
chopped fine, four eggs, one pound of
lgs, cinnamon and nutmeg to fla\oT.
Beat together sugar and buttet. fttld
the eggs, which should have bec\
beaten together; dissolve the soda In
ihe cup of water. Use enough sifted
Sour to make it stiff as pound cake.
Cut the flgs in halves and press welt
In the dough to prevent burning. Bake
tn layers, frosting each layer while
warm. This recipe makes two cakes*
RwMt Griddle Cake*.
One pint of milk; four eggs; two
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar; two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter; one
teaspoonful of baking powder and
dour enough to make n reasonably
thin batter. Beat the eggs. white and
yolks separately: stir into the yolks
the butter, sugar and one cupful off
flour in which the baking powder has
been mixed. Then add the milk and
the whites of the eggs, with more
flour, if necessary. Bake In small
cakes. Butter each one. as It comes
from the griddle. If for dessert, place
four on each plate with jelly or Jam
between the cakes and sprinkle pow
dered sugar over the top.
Vile! Gumbo.
Cut up a pair of fowls as when carv
ing. I.n j' them in a pan of cold water
tin all the blood is drawn out. Put
Into a pot two tablespoonfuls of lard
and set it over the fire. When the lard
has come to a boil put in the chicken
with an onion finely minced. Dredge
well with flour and season with salt
and pepper, ar.d a little marjoram. If
liked. Pour on two quarts of boiling
water and let cook for three hours,
then stir in two heaped teaspoonfuls of
sassafras powder and let It stew Ave
minutes longer. It will be improved
by stewing with it a few slices of cold
boiled ham before taking up. This 19
the genuine Southern recipe for gum
bo. and may ne made of any sort of
-"mltry, veal, lamb, venison or kid.
Wild Duck Honp.
If you suspect the ducks of being
sedgy of fishy parboil each with a car
rot inside its body, then take out the
carrot and throw It away. You will
find that all t lie unpleasant flavor ban
left the ducks and has noNurbed
by the carrot.
Cut up the ducks, season each piece
With salt and pepper and lay them ia a
soup pot. For a large soup you should
have four ducks. Add three sliced
onions and n tablespoonful of ground
sage, also a quarter of a pound of
butter divided In four pnrts and each
part rolled in flour. Pour in water
enough to make a rich soup and let it
boil slowly till all the flesh has left
the bones; skim It well. Thicken it
with boiled or ronsted chestnuts,
peeled and mashed. A glass of Madeira
or sherry, or the Juice of a lemon or
orange will be found an Improvement*
In taking up the soup be careful to
leave the bits of bone and meat in the
bottom of the pot.
To clean sponges, wash thom In
diluted tartaric acid, rinsing tliem af
terward in water; it will make them
very ?oft and white.
Before buying tinned fruits and
meats see if the top Is flat or de*
pressed. If the top has bulged out,
then air lias entered the tin and fer
mentation set In.
Vinegar should not be kept In a
stone Jar, as the acid may aflfect the
glazing and the vinegar be rendered
unwholesome. Glass Jars are the besr
vinegar receptacles.
Freshen the house by putting a few
drops of oil of lavender in an orna*
mental bowl, then half fill It; with
very hot water. This will give a de*
lightful freshness to the atmosphere.
To clean tape s try -covered furnlturo
first brush thoroughly; then add a
tablespoon ful of ammonia to a quart
of water. Wring out a cloth of this,
and sponge* thoroughly, rinslug and
turning the cloth as it gets dirty,
changing the water when necessary.
This freshens and brightens it wonder
fully. '
Plenty of soap and cold water and no
soda are the secrets of success In
washing board floors, and the wood
must be scrubbed the way of the
grain and not round and round. If you
want to get the dirt off. Change the
water often. You can't expect board#
to be a good color If they are rinsed In
dirty water.
l-'or hanging clothes to dry, first
bang up by the thickest part, waist,
or neckband, etc., because If hung by
the thinnest pnrt the water would run
Into the thick part, lodge there, and
take longer to dry. Second, hang np
everything wrong side out. so that any
accidental soil will not do so much
damage as If it appeared on the right
tide.