The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, June 23, 1904, Image 3

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""."TU' * <**. As myriad Wkam ? tlav ?p? tW Wo* to Ike coun "CoJtft tZy? Sk? e'er tbe valley. mm to wealth and power ana praiee; It's for you Ikt world ie waiting," and the country boy obeya. How tbe linbta art thick about htm, blink ing, flaring everywhere. Turning gloomy night the blacker, ahed ding down a aickly glare (h the boated, haunted facea, on the feQy and the pride. Raiaing aailee ? of diaaaal ahadow walk where fear and failure hide. Twae a ap tend id. luring city when ite of Reusing ligbta Caat a ^ow upon tbe heavene for the coun But iXUZ i Aod PW' M h. cannot eee tbe atare. :1 ?Newark (N. J.) New*. f i Liter* A UNT riCKLBBUHY was an did iLiald. Not that old maids need, of necesnlty to be lu anywise different from the rest of the world. Ouly Aunt PlcMebnry was different. She bad, aa It were, a velu of original* |tj running through ber. Slie liked to jirear ber brocbe abawl wrong side out, and to tie ber ribbons askew, and to put tbe flowers on tbe rigbt hand aide of ber bonnet, while all the world waa wearing theirs on the left hand aide. And the could afford .to cultivate aa large\ a crop, of peculiarities as she pleased, for Aunt Picklebury had money. It had been part of her pecu liarity to emigrate West and buy lands Just when all ber relative* were lo cated in a snug little Eastern town. "Are jou crazy. MelissaV" her mar ried sister had plaintively demanded. "No," Miss Picklebury had answered, **but I want breathing rooTa." Tbe landa had risen in value with almost fabulous rapidity; the West ern settlement bad growu iuto a young city, and Mlaa Melissa Picklebury was rich. She sat knitting, with a magazine open on her lap, one bright October morning, when Harry Hayden came In. tbe junior member of the firm of Hoyt St Hayden. who transacted Miss Melissa's legal business. "Crying. Miss Picklebury?" he ex claimed, cheerily. "Why, what on earth Is tbe matter?" "Waa I crying?" asked Miss Pick lebury, somewhat shamefacedly. "Well, you couldn't help It yourself. Harry, If you had beeu reading this story. It's by my literary niece?the prettiest little thing you ever saw." "The story, or the niece?" "Tbe story, pf course. I never saw my literary niece, but I dare say she Is rawbooed and sallow, with boles in the elbows of ber frock and grease spots on ber apron. But she writes well: there's no denying that. I read all'ber papers, and I almost alwaya laugh and Cry over them. It'?' a great talent, Harry." "So It Is," assented the young man, carelessly. v. "I have wriefrfe Kast for one of ray sister's girls Atk come And stay with tne," said'Aunt Plcklebtfry: *f told them to forward b?r by express. She'll Ik* Jlere tbls afternoon. ? I want yon to ap to the office and meet her." "Hie literary- niece?" said Harry, laughing. ?// "floofltiea* fOrbld!" said Aunt Pick lebury, with a grimace. "I want no Ink spots on my chintz bedroom furni ture. and fine frenzies about sunsets and autumn leaves and things. I wrote to Polly to send me a homespun, sen sible girl, that would be a companion to me; not a full-fledged fashionable young lady." "All right." said Mr. Hayden. Miss Picklebury looked after the young man as he strode away over tlie dend drifts of yellow leaves that lay In tbe road. "A ulce young fellow, that." said she to herself, "with no nirs and graces about him. I like him. Perhaps"? Miss Picklebury was by no means free from the feminine trait of cnstle-bulld 1ng?"he will fall In love with my sen sible nieee. If be does, be shall have my blessing." The niece by express arrived that night just as Miss Picklebury was sit ting down to tea. She was slight and graceful and dark eyed, with a clover pink complexion, and a laughing, dim pled month. Aunt Picklebury liked the looks of her. "What is your name, my dear?" she said. "Clara," svid tbe newcomer. "You nre very pretty," s;?ld Miss Picklebury. "I think I shall like you." "And I know I shnll like you. Ann* Melly," snld ('Inrn with n great bug of tlx* old lady's plump, cushiony form. "I,et nie see." said Miss Picklebur;-: ?"there are three of you?the literary one, the school teaching one. and the sensible one." "I hope we nre all sensible, aunt." snld Clara, coloring a little. "I hope so, too." said the old lady; "but I have my doubt* on tbe subject. I am afraid of lilerary folks, and I don't like scbooluia'ams. Can you sew?" "Ob. yes. aunt dear.** "And darn stockings, and put on neat patches, and mend linens?" < "Of course I cat.." "C'nn you cook?" "I'll show you to morrow, Aunt Mel ly." * "Oh." snld Miss Picklebury. "I've an Men that the literary one and the school teaching one are rathet Inef ficient. ' "Indeed, aunt, you are quite mistak en. I " "Oil. well, never inlnd all that." sabl Miss Picklebury. "Only I'm glad your nimnina aent me the sensible one of ths family." Clan Courtenay plunged Into the domestic details of Miss Picklebury's jMtablislunert like a bee into a honey ptmtrrm. coct^to MWfrmhl lijtttw cleaned tb? kooM after a style tlal made Ant Plcklebury open her eyee In admiration; ahe repapered the beat room, ui wds discovered by Harry Haydea w the top of a step ladder. w)th her chestnut braids tied up Ir a iotrel. whitewashing. "Isn't she charming. Harry?" Ann* Plchlebnry demanded confidentially. "Delicious!" the young lawyer an swered with emphasis. Aad so he came autnmn evenlnga while Aut Melissa hustled swsy in the corner and took shrewd and not unsatisfactory note of things in gen eral. "Tell me about your sister." he sal# one evening. "Whlchf slater?" said Clara, who *ar skillfully ^putting together a marvel oua mathematical silk q^lt of bet aunt's. "The authoress?** -Oh.- said Clara. /*Wel1. she Is s good dial tike me." - "As yatapgr* "o*viyes^* ^ "As pretty T "Now. that's nonsense.*' said Clara, seriously. "Of course, both my sisters are a great deal better looking than I am.** "I have read her writings, some ot them." said Harry. Mand If I wasn't afraid she was spectacled and inky 1 should almost be tempted to fall In lore^ wteh her. Would she lore me. do yotl think?" Clsra colored and bent closer orer her work. "I?I don't know whether she would or not.** an id she. "Well. 1 shall not try." said Hay den. laughing. "To tell you the truth. Clara. I have always had a holy horror of authoresses." , "Very complimentary to my sister.*' said Clara, pouting a little. And of course Harry had to pacify her. and Just then Bridget called Miss Plcklebury Into the kitchen, nnd when she came back the young ppople had great news to tell her. They were en gaged! "Ah!" said Miss Plcklebury, rubbing her nose with her knitting needle. "I'm glad to hoar It. I knew my sensible niece would be appreciated here in the West." Mrs. Squire Seaberry came to the office of Hoyt & Hayden the next morning. "Oh. Mr. Hayden, ? said she. "such a star as I hope to secure for my re ception to-night! A real, live author ess. And to think that she has been living incognito among us for so long!" "Whom are you alluding to?" asked the puzzled lawyer "Miss Courtenay, of course. Annie Courtenay. the authoress." "Ob, yor are mistaken." Raid our lie. ro. "Th'i young lady Is Clara Cour tenay." "Annie ( lara Courtenay," distinctly enunciated Mrs. Seaberry, wisely nod ding her bead. "Don't you see? An nie C. Courtenay?that's her Invariable signature." Harry Hayden went to the Pickle berry mansion as soon as be could decently get rid of Mrs. Squire Sea berry. "Clara," ssld he, "what Is your flrsi name?" Miss Courtenay colored scarlet. "Annie." she answered. "Why?" "Because." said he. dryly. "I have just .discovered that Miss Picklebury's sensible niece is slso her literary niece." Clara hung down her head. "Harry, are you very angry with me?" "Not a bit. Didn't I tell you I was almost tempted to fall in love Willi Annie Courtenay?" "You see," pleaded Clara. "Susie lias Just commenced a course of CSerman, and Marian couldn't leave her school, and?there seemed no one but ine to come. And I thought aunt would for give me even if I did write stories for the papers." "I'll answer for her pardon." said Harry Hayden. laughing. Miss Plcklebury was a little aston ished at first, but with Clara's arms around her neck, she could only for give the sly little diplomatist. "Who would have suspected you of being literary;' said she.?Stirling Ob. server. EithanfM Opened by Queen*. When Queen Victoria opened thr Hoy a I Exchange, In 1844, it was not the tlrst time that a Queen had per- j formed this office, says the London t'hronlcle. Queen Elizabeth opened the first exchange, founded by tires liani in 1570; and very quaint in com parison with any modern account of the Victorian ceremony is Stow's ol<l description: "The Queen's Majesty, attended with her nobility," lie writes "came from her house at the Strand called Somerset House ? ? ? to Sir Thomas Gresham's house in Bishops Kate street, where she dined. After dinner. Her Majesty entered the burse on the south side, and after that she had viewed every part thereof above the ground. especially the pawn ? ? she caused the same burse, by a her aid and trumpet, to be proclaimed from thenceforth, and not otherwise." The word "pawn," of course, is the tlermau "b. ???." the Dutch "baan." meaning "pail:way." "Burse," of course, is the ii "Bourse" and tlermau "Bursa." Whit Gold Hmlfm Cmti 1?o. t.old beaters, by hammering, can re duce gold leaves so thin that IM'J.tiOO must be laid upon each other to pro duce the thickness of an Inch; yet each leaf Is so perfect and free froui holes that one of them laid upon an; surface, as lu gilding, gives the ap pearunee of solid gold. They are so thin that If formed itilo a book 1500 would only occupy the space- of a sin gle leaf of common paper, and an oc tavo volume of an Inch thick would have as many pages as the hooks of a well stocked library of 1500 volt' with 200 pages each. Dinner After the Play, 8ome one coinplaliitMl to IMnero. th? London dramatist, that in the case of Ills latest success the curtain rose too early for those who dine at the usual fashionable hour. "Then postpone din ner until after the play." said Pinera* "Sit down to a square meal about 11, What dreams may come will bt dreams of the play, and even night mare may pre*" nn advertisement, tot me." New York City.?No coat yet devlaed to more generally becoming than the Eton Jacket. Thla one la eminently simple at the same time that It la ?TON JACKET. iniart and includes a uarrow vest, a yoke that Is extended to form trim ming bands at the front and the full tleevea that mark the season. The or iginal, from which the drawing was uade, Is of old blue veiling with the rest of ecru lace applied over cream ?olored cloth and trimming of braid, but almost countless combinations can ^>e made. Fancy braids are greatly ased for the little vests. Persian band ings are exceedingly effective, genu ine .Oriental embroideries are band M>me and both braiding and embroid ery or silk or cloth are In vogue. The ;acket consists of fronts and la Ialatte Tftritiy. Of ahlrt waist material tl?er* Is ? rsrlety to chooae from. The flannels are much the aame In color and deaign aa last seaaoo'a. Roman strlpea. plaids ?tripes and figures are seen. Tbe heavy cotton materials are very pretty this seaaon. They are mostly white, but a few good colored ones are to be had in small checks, stripes and plaids. Vadcnklrta. The top of the flounce and the dust rutlle of some of the lstest sateen un derskirts are boned to give the nece? sary flare now prescribed by fashion with the wider outside skirts, as It ir claimed that the true Parisian swine can ouly be given the instep length dress skirt by the use of an underskirt, which is stiffened In some wsy. KUbanU Stock*. Stocks are alwaya tempting. It seems as if the future season could not outdo the present. But it always docs Stocks this season are most elaborate, with embroidered stole ends of the same material that tbe stoelc Is made of. Smart stocks In black and whit* embroidery on a white background with round steel buttons are new. Tails. Long lace veils are beeomlitg draped over liats and tied on the side. These are forty-six Inches long, and only as wide as the ordinary tulle or net face veil. Dotted net veils of the same size are edged with lace, and are very pretty. MIum' Blows* Eton. The blouse Eton remains the favor Ite coat for young girls in spite of Its rivals and Is ISIJ gMMt% becoming to girlish figures. Yhls one Is eminent ly simple and suits both the general wrap and the suit, but Is shown in A Late Design by May Manton. back with the beat, tbat is arranged under the front and neck edges, and titled by means of shoulder and un der-arm seams with the single darts that are concealed by the trimming. Over the back and shoulders is applied the yoke, that gives the long shoulder line, and the band extensions nerve to outline the bust. The s1e?>vi?s ar? wide and full below the elbows and are tiu Ished with flare cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is four and one quarter yards twenty-one Inches wide, two and ouc-clghth yards forty-four Inches wide, or one and three-quarter yards fifty-two Inches wide, with one and one-half yards two inches wide for vest and eight and one-half yards of braid to trim as illustrated. Th* Flat How. There Is no doubt about It; the flat bow Is distinctly the thing this season. That Is. for millinery. lVcmnse of its flatness it cannot be made of ribbon wider than two luetics. You simply jiake four loops, two long and two short, place the short ones on top of the others and bind the bow In the centre with a piece of ribbon, in which there must not be the slightest crease. Then It Is a fitting decoration for the utider-brim of the modish chupeau. Til* l.iire Holfro. The all lace bolero comes In nicely for bodices that have seen a season's service. The addition of a few velvet ribbon bows about the neck, front and sleeves make all the difference lu the world In the appearance of the waist, and often it can be used for second best for another year after such treat ment. Mom* Odd Porkftti Odd little pockets of plaid silk, limil with oiled silk, and having a flap like an envelope to be buttoned, are shown for traveling cases, with different compartments for the vari ous toilet articles. Wash-cloth cases are made of the same materials. Home of these hnve the owner's monogram worked In tinsel cord. A t*l?M?f1 Scarf. A plalded crepe scarf o pale green, with a design of peacock's feathers on the two ends 011 natural colors. Is at tractive. Along the sides there Is a lM?rder of .the eyes of the peacock feathers. brown seeded voile and matching the skirt. The long shoulder line given l?y the extensions provides the droop of tbe season and the full sleeves are both'styllsli and comfortable over the big ones of the fashionable blouse, be ing loose and ample below the tucks. The model Is trimmed with Persian banding, which is exceedingly effec tive, but the tlnlsh can be one of many things. When liked the fronts can be rolled open to form revers, as in tho small sketch, the faring being plain silk, lace or other trimming as pre ferred. The blouse is made with fronts and back and Is elongated at the shoulders, the full sleeves being joined to the ex tensions. The lower edge is gatlfered and joined to the belt and the back can be made to blouse slightly or bf drawn down smoothly a? may be prw ferred. The uleeves are tucked and stitched with corticelii stlk and arc gathered into cuffs. The qunntity of material required for the medium size (fourteen years) is three ami one-eighth yards twenty seven Inches wide, one and one-halt MtHHFS* DLOtrSK I* TO J*. yard* forty-four liici.es wide, or on? ntid three-eighth yards fifty-two incites wide, with two and oue-gu?rter yards of banding. IN woman's REALM That It Is more difficult for a blonde to dress becomingly than a brunette la the dictum of a celebrated artist. He bases his opinion partly on the fact that blondes nearly always at tempt delicate blues and presume to wear Ivory white, whereas, "only blondes with perfect complexions ought ever to attempt pale blues." and "only the fairest and best cared for blondes should risk Ivory whites. ?II others had best cling to cream tints." Brunettes, It appears, have all the warm tones to select from?red, or ange, yellow and a few of the purples ind blues. Blondes must pick their gowns from the cool tones?the pinks, greens and violets, and black and white. Pink, which nearly every woman over forty seems possessed to wear, is "a shocking telltale, revealing the ravages of time In the crudest wsy. Whenever the concealment of ?ge Is a consideration, it should be avoided." Yellow Is also a deadly color if worn near fair hair. It robs It completely of its color and lustre. Pink and red are both trying when vorn In juxta position to the face, though of tbe two It is preferable to wear them above the face rather than about tbe neck. Dark purples, blues and greens should be Bvoided by women who have a ten dency to be haggard, with dark circles under the eyes and hollow cheeks. White and black gowns, wheu success fully designed, are about the most be ?oming gowns a woman cau wear, this j artist says lu conclusion. SmoothoM* of Complexion. A woman desires smoothness of com plexion as well as fairness. She can have neither without a thorough cleansing both within and without. Not only must face, hands, throat, neck and arms be thoroughly washed, but she should drink water. man,v glasses a day. that digestion may be tided, impurities carried off and the ikin rendered free from blemish, says the Housekeeper. This water should be spring water or good pure drink ing water. It should not be Iced and ?hould be taken between meals. At large sanitariums every patient is giv en a glass of warm water a half hour before meal time to aid digestion, and half of the virtue In the various spas lies in the fact that tbe visitors drink the water freely. To obtain hot wa ter at a given time and to be method ical In drinklug is not always conven ient. but the woman who desires a smooth complexion will begin with a Class of cold water the first thing in the morning and will take four or Ave glasses before luncheon. A correspond lug number should be taken in the af ternoon and one or two glasses upon retiring. Water drinking is one- of the latest cures recommended by physic ians for rheumatism, hut care must always be taken that the water Is pure, not too cold aud not taken at meal time. Doing Awajr With Hid* Saddlm, Little Princess Victoria of Wales, granddaughter of Kins Kdwnrd. is be ing taught to riite horseback according to the "new style," which means that the cross seat has been selected for her. Itoyal patronage implies much in Kngland. and the fact that it ap proves of the use of the man's saddle by women will eventually count for more in doing away with the side sad dle than if a dozen of the most prom inent horsewomen in the country should adopt the former. Princess Vic toria's riding costume includes a kilt ?d shirt and a double-breasted reefer, und when she Is astride of her pony the skirt hangs neatly on both sides. The Prinze and Princes* of Wales are a very sensible couple, and It is not at all likely, says the Sportswoman, in the Illustrated Sporting News, that they would permit their daughter to ride astride If they did not wish it to be understood that the new fashion of e?|uestration had their hearty ap proval. Following so closely on the appearance on Itottou How of the di vided skirt, the latter's vogue is as sured. K reft It Wedding Finery. The bridw is search of novel effects can borrow nil idea from a wedding in New York City. The cloudy tulle of the bridal veil and soft white draperies of the mar riage gown were further enhanced by the treatment of the Ivory-bound prayer l>ook which the bride carried in place of a bouquet in the church. Her prayer book was equipped with double "markers." yards of wide satin ribbon, which hung down in two long streamers from the book held In her hand as she went up the aisle ou her father's arm. The bouquet was in readiness, but not lined at all In the church, and was only assumed on rcua inline the mater nal mansion. The bride held It in her left hand as she stood by her husband to welcome the guests who crowded Into the marriage reception. For the church ceremony the prayer book with long and wide floating strands of rll>* bou was preferred to the longest. Aln? Rom* Now the PaiMon. One of the astonishing millinery fan cies of the year Is the blue rose. Such a flower never sprouted on the earth's face, but built In shaded velvet, crimpy silk or even cleverly tinted muslin, it Is bewitching ou Uie sum* oaer hat of lace or ma line. The girl who likes to wear blue nnd Is a-weary of ragged robins ami forget me-nots greets the blue rose with en thusiasm and uses It in profusion. Auother blue blossom which has I)?m?oiI For Feather Millinery. Ill England the demand Tor feathet millinery is very Ian;*'. In this coun try it is not nearly so extensively used The influence of bird protection f=ocie j ties and the stringency of laws passed to prohibit the destruction of bird? have causcd a fulling off in the went of feather millinery. Pay of English Nnraea. A nurse in Queen Alenandra'n Im perial Military Nursing Service re eeives an initial salary of $200 a year When she becomes a sister she get* from $230 to $325. A matron's salary gradually ri3es to a maximum of $7.~>0 Fair Athlete* of Berlin. The women of Berlin have tired of the wheel and horseback riding, and are now devoting themselves energet' ically to athletic exercises. A Feiktnre of the New Belt*. Narrow velvet streamers, reaching to thi* bottom of the train, are a fe' ture of some of the new belts. made its appearand* is the .hyacinth but it must be used with discretion An imported hat in a peculiar shade bordering on navy blue, is trimmed with these hyacinths and ribbon whick matches the bloom. Iu a certain light, the entire confec tlon turns to blue; turn it toward th# suu and it shows violet tints. For ? Gtrla* Lanchmn. A somewhat extravagant but prettj way of serving the Ice cream at # girls' luncheon is noted at Washington At the due time the waiters bring t< each (air guest a pretty plate ou whlct is lying a pink rose with abbreviated stem, cut off short so as not to draf the rose with its freight oL' the llttl' platter. Look closely and you wilt find thai the fresh heart of the rose has beea pinched out by the stern lingers o* the presiding genius, and that the space gained is used as a receptacle for ice cream. The roses are so large that thej really uiay he made to contain a gooc helping of ice cream. The cream h frozen very stiff, so It stays urithii hounds. The roses must all match and the stems must he nipped off short. Proper Urru Fattening. No matter how swell a woman's gar ments may be. she is undone when they are not properly fastened. Ther# are hundreds of not-a-hook. not-a-but ton. not-a-pin devices on the market for keeping plackets closed and waist and skirt together, but nothlug yet lu rented does the work like a good strong, old-fashioned hook-and-eye says the New York Sun. The propel plan for her who would he tirnily reefed together Is to sew two strong eyes on every skirt hand in the hack step No. '2, sew two strong hooks on a very tirui anil stout webbing with ? buckle ou one end. Strap this tirnily on the outside of the shirt waist, tit the hooks over the eyes, and there you are. tlrw aud taut and neat. In Choosing Your H? ? How very becoming the big Caines borough hats are to tall girls with good shoulders! One of the cleverest mil liners iu Loudon once told me. says n writer in the London Truth, that when choosing hats for her customers to try on she was guided as much by the shape of 'the shoulders as by the face, head, complexion and hair. I have of ten thought of its since, for one sees so many mistakes made in this way A g'H of five feet two in a (.ainshor ougli hat has managed to choose the headgear that makes her look tlve feet ou'J- ? The short sleeve In the correct Ihinir for the drossy summer frock. The double puff cuditiK nt tlio olhoW in frills is u favorite ami pretty style The drapeil sleeves should not l>? used except with a soft or luce-like material. Although we hear rumors of n plalc and unadorned sleeve, it i? too far in the future for us to worry over. Sleeves may he slashed either on tlie Inside or outside seam, and the slash tilled in with tiny horizontal ruffles. The angel sleeve Is simply a very full and flow Inn sleeve, with the inside seam left open all the way up to the armholo. Sometimes this is sewed down to the elbow and left free from there, the outside trailing in a long point almost to the ground. Shirt waist sleeves are general!} rather plain, though they are often Lucked or pleated for some distance down from the shoulder. With the elhow sleeve may he worn the silk glove. The mitt seems to he a hone of contention, all Authorities seeming to differ as to 1U merits. The pagoda sleeve Is still with tin, but Is generally seen on the boloro Kton Jacket. The effect Is very har monious and falls in line so nicely with the fullness of the ItqJoro that It gives the effect of a cape rather than a coat Canadian ffnmm Workrrn. Wages of women workers in Canada have Increased in recent years from twcnty-Qve to Uftv "or cent, oaure than men's. . One pound of sugar, four ounce* butter, one-half cup of water; I flavor with cinnamon or vanilla. ui Just before serving stir In the stifltV* beaten whites of two or three < riiplaat Piwirt Trim off the crust of stale bread. It In fingers two-thirds of an tacM thick, dip each piece in melted and line the bottom and sides of buttered ftiolds. Fill the centre with' stewed and sweetened rhubarb an* cover the top with buttered flngem Bake in moderate oven thirty minute* and serve with whipped cresm. Chocolate BaTtrolM. Tut one pint milk and one-half cfly sugar iu a small boiler over the fir*. Melt one-fourth pound chocolate ore** hot fire, mix'gradually with the boff milk and sugar. When well blended add one-third box gelatine soaked tatf one-third cup cold water until aoft| stir until dissolved; *strain. add one teaspoon vanilla, and cool; when It b*? gins to thicken beat until nearly readj| to mold, stir up lightly one pint creanr whipped to a solid froth. turn into ? serving dial), and aet on ice until quite cold. jgtf Bred Patty Cake*. Cream together one cup of sugar andE one-third cupful of butter. Add alter nately one cupful of sour mtlk and two cupfuls of sifted flour. Add the beat* ' en yolks of three eggs, one teaspoon" j ful each of caraway seed and vanllUr extract. Fold in tbe stiffly beaten ! whites of tbree eggs, and. lastly, stir iu well one-half teaspoonful of soda, | dissolved in a talilespoonful of warm | water. If the batter runs from spoon, add one-quarter cupful of flour; It should drop nicely from spoon. Fill pattypans scant half full and bake la oven suitable for bread. These cakea are very tender, and it is a nice wax to use tbe sour milk. Poach** For Shortcake. Cover one-half pound best dried peaches with hot water and let stand an hour. Wash peaches and cut out hard and ImpiTfect parts and strip off skins. If peaches are a good quality^ the skins will come off easily. Wash again, cover with warm water arid let stand over night. In the morning put on to cook in tbe water already over, them and simmer two hours, or until perfectly tender. Add ono and oue-half cups sugar and cook one-half hour longer. This makes a rich sauce. When the shortcake is made put tbo peaches back on tbe stove to reheat; mash them and add one-half cup more of sugar. Shortcake, to be good, should be served as soon as baked. Spread with the hot mashed peaches. Serve .with or without crenui. PriiiMd Chlokrn. - Use the meat from lialf n boiled chicken; chop very tine and mix It with four skinned sausage*; thUr should be chopped to a paste. Grate enough bread erutubs to make equal bulk with the chicken meat und havo the sausage about equal also; that is. a third of each. Mix well and add pep* per. salt and lemon juice to taste, with a pinch of grated nutmeg. Cover th? chicken bones with boiling water, add three cloves, half a dozen allspice and a bit of garlic, boil about half an hour, take some of It to moisten the pn9te, then add three well-beaten eggs. A. square tin moid with straight side* should be used; line the sides and bot torn with strips of salt pork, covering every inch; pour In the paste, put more pork slices on top, tie a buttered paper on top and bake about an hour in a moderate oven. Set aside to cool, turn out, remove the slices of pork and serve the loaf on a IhmI of Jelly. It may also, after cooked and cool, be molded in jelly and turned out. or it may be served plain. OINTS FOR, THE Housekeeper. <'rctonues miuI damasks arc much liked for bcdro'ims, tin* In Iter being of QIOI'O general USCftllllCSS. Lettuce mid green peas rooked to gether make a dainty spring dish. Few people know that l?*ttnee in an k?hxI when conked lis Hphiiteh. Hulled with young pea.H the Mavor Is delicious. Also it Is very wholesome. There are magnificent Japanese em? broideries on satin for those who cau afford them. These are used on ceilings especially. I'anelcd with hardl wood they are splendid. They an* charming, too, In panels for side wall** The secret of success In whipping cream lit? mainly in the coldness 06 everything employed in the procesa. Chill the cream 011 lee. and If yon have a syllabub chttrn?nn upright glass egg beater will do the business?It should be chilled before the cream is put int* It. and In warm weather, set In n bowl of Ice while being operated. Beat steadily, but not fast. Hapid beating makes the cream greasy. One cup of cream will make a pint of whipped cream. Palins will not do well unless they are kept free from dust: they should be washed as often as once a week during the winter, and n sprinkling with a hose every day in summer will do them no harm. Met the pots con taining palins in a deep dish and water them from the bottom, placing the wa? ter In the under dish; this should bo supplied with water every day for I plants kept In the house during th? I winter. The %nltu will drink a great ' deal of waler if it can get It aud will tJtrlT* ou a cold water <ij?k