hz&tfLrsiil.. .
?k. the (run will not stick.
mind, it pfMfni
itly each picture
has taken
snd your dssrts.
ling your eyes
? from it helps jm
in the lssst; _
ply because your *
will not stay tm?#
Whst mskss the mirror's
Pictures so fs
Is thst they ibor sll the
Sins of 70k
Bsre o( toLelol
Custom and toleran?*'
Kindly have fcnt them
Out in the world?
Show sll the sins of
You shorn of tfcs backgrop**4
Of other men's Sins.
Out in the world here
Surety this background*
Being of color ? r
And sibstsnee alike, -
Tones down and dwsrfa
Your own villsiny's hgurs.
Only the tnllrof
? onacience that hangs
.'n the room
Oi your soul
? ?ives you no background,
? Jives yon flo clothing
?iivea you reflections
Terribly naked?
<iives you reflections
You cannot escape.
?New York Journal.
W\
IVE years before when
Solomon Green had asked
Ttrcah Hitchcock to be
come the second Mrs.
Green she had tartly re
rused tli? honor. "I aiu't much of a
beauty," she had told him, "but no
warmed-over affection fur me, thank
you, 8olomon Green."
Salomon hod reasoned all. in vain. *
"Why, Uriah." he pleaded, "It ain't
no ways natural fur wimmen to lire
alone. Every mornlr' your chimbly
la the first thing I look at, an* If I
wasn't to see the smoke a comln' out
of iLl'd be acared to death thlnkin'
gon was robbed, or killed or suntliin'.
"What's tbe use In ua' keepin' up
two housqs when one would do Jest as
Well?"
Since that time tbe two had hardlj
exchanged a dozen words. Solomon
hat ant married, neither bad Tirzah.
and now on tbe night before her for
lletb birthday sbe sat looking around
her orderly, little borne with tbe most
desolate feeling at her heart aha had
known for years.
To-morrow would be her birthday.
Mechanically she had gone through a
few preparations for that rather du
bious festival. The smallest ben from
ber flock wfla curled up ready for
roasting Inside tbe same pan In which
ber hens had been roasted for the last
fifteen years. A green apple pie sat
on tbe pantry shelf beside a sour cream
aplce cake, while a plate of mealy tarta
was waiting patiently the filling of
grape Jelly to be theirs on iLe mor
row.
Never before, at that season of tbe
year, had Tirzah's hens been Isylng
so well.
Her cow had never been known to
give so large a yield of milk. There
were three new kittens In the basket
behind tbe kitchen stove, and her
canary bird was the loudest singer in
?II the village. But for all thla Tirzah
was not satisfied.
Sbe bad heard that day that tbe wld. j
owed cousin who usually kept house
for Solomon Green had unexpectedly
married.
Of course this was nothing to Tirzah,
b?t still?here ihe sniffed two or three
times, and than, without a particle of
explanation to tbe aatonisbed cat, who
bad come forth demanding her allow
ance of milk, sat down In her cane
?sated rocker and bvrst out crying.
For flvo minutes she cried, and then
?he dropped her apron and looked
guiltily about.
A thought had Just Intruded Itself
npon her which she considered In the
light of a secret crime. Over and over I
?gain, despite herself, she rehearsed
Solomon's proposal; cach word as It
had been spoken, until, suddenly, like
the handwriting upon the wall, there
stood forth these words: "Every morn-:
' log your cblmbly la tbe first thing 11
look at "
Had be meant It? Did he still turn
bis eyes with the coming of morning
light down the llttte bill which lay
between them? Did her lonely chlm-!
nay still claim his thoughtful care?
> Five minutes later the dark plot
iwaa formed and Miss Tirsah was bur-1
rylng about her preparations for the
night with cheeks that burned with
fires she had thought long since gone
ont forever.
Tbo following morning more aston
iabed creatures there conld not be than
?ret** the kittens, cat. cow, hens and
canary of Miss Tirsah Hitchcock.
Something certainly had gone wrong.
? Six o'clock come, and the stable
'door was not opened by the brisk mis
tret*. Half-past six, and still no fire
In tb? kitchen stove. Seven o'clock
?fed no breakfast yet for the mistress
?id her Indignant dependents.
I fjoud and angry rose tbe protest of
feladle from ber snag stall, while the
old cat and canary did their beat to
?tfr things np Inside.
leanwblle, bidden by the parlor
kins, crouched Miss Tirsah, wrap*
la a huge red and green shawl,
heart fluttering between shame and
While her sjraa watched with
7
th? bcMk' hi??tl'**r.
qt i mum, M M toptua. y??
?CO. M wwtoh her chimney. What
was It to him now. whether she had a
flro or aot? At wapld so Ihisvery
mlnnto and bolld It She
Why/ wiat waa that? ?8oma one
waa coming oat hf Solomon's front
tar. Some eoa?why. It was 8ok>?
?OS himself, creeping forth as If he
had last been engaged In steeling his
owa spoons and was aow wwkint off
with them to a place of hiding.
Where waa he going?
The heart of Tirzah stood still for
one long and nenre-destroylng second,
then It went on sgaln with snch s
hammering and oemmotlon beneath
the red and green shawl that a less
phscky wemsn would hare fled for
the camphor bottle on the Instant.
Solomon was coming down the hi!)
straight toward her tiny home. Com
lng. It is true, not ss the conqueror*
come with bold and martial tread, bnt
after a timid, sltnhy fashion of g man
who has had his last timid adraaoes
In that direction scorned.
When It was certsin past sll shadow
of a doubt that he was conning Into
the house, Tlrxah. the crafty creature,
betook herself to the cane-seated rock
er. where, wrapped to the chin In the
big shawl, she waited with palpitating
heart for the timid knock which at
length Bounded on her door.
"Come In." she then called feebly,
nt which the door was opened cau
tiously, Inch by Inch, nntll the entire
figure of the middle-aged lover was
disclosed to view.
At the sight of Tirzah, bundled up
and in the armchair, all of his healta*
tion vanished.
"Why, Tirzah. are you took sick?*
came in the loud, cheery voice which
had not sounded in the room' for -five
years past. "An* it's cold enough In
here to freeze the hair off a dog's back.
Let me fix you a fire."
In a few moments a cheerful Are
was roaring up the chimney. To be
sure, there were more chips on the
floor than Miss Tirzah would have
scattered In s twelve-month and the
cat waa- spitting out her Indignation
I? a remote corner, over an Injury done*
her sleek tall by the heavy boot of
Miss Tlraah's new fireman.
Tirzah. however, noticed neither the
chips nor the anger of her cat. Not
redder than her cheeks was the biasing
tire, for Solomon had taken courage
and was sitting heside her, inquiring
kindly when she "waa took" and it
he shouldn't go and "fetch the doctor?*'
"You see. Tirzah," he said with a
guilty laugh, *'I alters look at your
chimbly the first thing In the mornln'?
I've kinder got Into the habit. I know
you don't like it, but?eh?why, Tir
zah. woman, whatever ails ye?"
"Solomon," cried Tirzah, and shf
almost screamed It In her excitement,
"I?I do like it. I?oh. Solomon?1
didn't build a fire for a purpose."
And Solomon
He rose then and there and kissed
hci.?Clara Parker. In Housekeeper.
o* mm Kiftt* rwd*.
Eugene Fields was a book collector,
and one of his favorite jokes, accord
lng to the Philadelphia Post, was to
enter a bookshop where he was not
known and ask in the solemnest man*
ner for an expurgated edition of Mrs.
Hemau'a poem% One day In Mil
waukeo he was walking along the
street with his friend, George Yeno
wine. when.the latter halted in front
of a bookshop and aaid: "Gene, the
proprietor of this place is the most
serious man I ever knew. He never
saw s Joke in his life. Wouldn't it be
a good chance to try again for that ex.
purgated Mrs. Hemans?" Without a
word Field entered, asked for the pro
prietor, and then made the usual re
quest. "That Is a rather scarce book."
came the reply. "Are you prepared to
pay a fair price for it?" For Just a
second Field was taken aback; then he
said: "Certainly, certainly; I?I know
it s rare." The man stepped to a case,
took out a cheaply bound volume, ami
handed It to Field, saying: "Th? price
is $5." Field took it nervously, opened
to the title page, and read in correct
print: "The Poems of Mrs. Felicia
Hemans. Selected and Arranged with
All Objectionable Passages Excised by
George Yenowlne. Editor of 'Isaac
Watts for the Home,* 'The Fireside
Hannah More.' etc." with the usual
publisher's nnine and date nt the bot
tom. Field glsnced up at the book
seller. He stood there the verv picture
of sad solemnity. "I'll take It." said
t ield faintly, producing the money.
Outside Yenowlne was missing. At his
office the boy said he had Just left,
saying that he was going to Standing
Itock, Dak., to keep an appointment
with Sitting Bull.
An Mtij Nmnml Sjratom.
In s paper read before tbo Philologb
cal Society of the University of Michl.
gan, recently. Professor George Hemp)
commented upon the forerunners of
our present system of enumeration.
Some two yenrs ago. In seeking the
origin of the Runic letters (the first
letters useU l\v the Germsnic races),
Professor He;.. discovered the prlmi.
tlve Germanic numeral notations.
This threw rev/ light upon the early
Germanic numerical system, as well a?
upon the primitive Indo-European nu
merical system, and upon the devel
opment of the Greek alphabet, and the
Greek numerical notation.
The primitive Indo-European nuraer.
leal system was a mixture of the decl
mal and the sexagesimal. The first
large number was the "hund," or "bun.
dred," that It 120. Between sixty and
120 there were no numbers like out
seventy, etc, seventy being "s shock
snd ten," snd eighty being "s shock
snd twenty." The Introduction of our
present numbers between sixty and
120 arose out of the Introduction of th?
decimal hund or hundred, that Is, 100;
in distinction from which the old 10C
(120) wss call?H the duodecimal hun
dred, or the "great hundred," which it
still used In Iceland snd parts of Eiv*
land.?New fork Tribune.
Joaehtm'a Diamond JnblU*.
Dr. Joachim, the great violinist, who
has recently celebrated the diamond
Jubileo of his first appearance In Eng
land, began his studies at fovr, was a
concert player at eight, and made ?
great seusstlon st Drury Lane whej
* lad of thirteen -
me*
*a*hio\
vnt*
Ntow York City.?Youn* girls art at
charming vhtn wmHii full
?raLsts made of soft twWrial This
e U peculiarly attractive and In
?en
Vafa
, irr'-"
N
mgais' BLQDBl WA1WC.
Mudes an oddly shaped yoke wlilch Is
eminently becoming and which gives
Jie drooping shoulder line. As shown
che material is embroidered batiste.
*lth yoke and cuffs of Valenciennes
jace finished with little ruches of plain
muslin, and is unllned. but there are
innumerable fabrics which are equally
ipproprlate. Many simple silks of
;he season are quite cufllclently youth
ful and such light weight wools as
?bailie and veiling will be worn the
season through In addition to the
'arge number of cotton and linen
fabrics offered.
The waist consists of the fitted lin
ing. front and backs with the yoke
tnd Is closed invisibly at the back.
coat^ has * deep 8eeoce madf op o9
row opoo row of narrow Valenciennes
lace stitched together. ? deep floonce
on another skirt la com posed of alter
nate ro\rs of lace footing and tucked
French nainsook.
Vogue says that since the homi
enterprise of manufacturing them be
gan all the heavy pongees In the na
tural shades, as well as in pink, bin*
and such light colors ere now sold
at far more reatonal le prices by the
yard. They are the fashionable veat
for school-age girls and become them
amazingly with their self-colored lac
as trimming.
Wwhakto F*t?lcoats.
The petticoats of the coming season,
since the rage of cleanliness is on ths
Increase, are preferably of wash ma
terials. Tinted chambrays. tucked and
lace trimmed, are used for those dee
tlned for the hardest wear, but the pet
ticoat for dressy use. Is Invariably of
white.
FumoIi Arc Plain.
Plain styles are noticeable among th?
parasols carried by fashionable wom
en. Tucked effects have been verj
good this season.
Sqnar* Yok* Walnt.
Square yolks are exceedingly fash
ionable and suit some figures and
faces better than any other sort. Thlf
very pretty waist includes one thai
extends over the shoulders, after the
prevailing style, and can be mads
slightly low. as Illustrated, or high,
with a regulation stock. The model U
made of sheer white batiste. with thf
yclte and cuffs of represe net bandec
with lace insertion, the lining be
A LflTE bEJIQP BT fUlY M/INTON.
When lined the yoke can be left free
at the lower edge if preferred, but
when the lining Is omitted it is at
tached permanently at its lower edge
on indicated lines. The sleeves are
the favorite ones of the season and
at the waist is worn a soft crushed
belt.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size (14 years) is four ami
one-eighth yards twenty-one Indies
wide, three and one-eighth yards
twenty-seven inches wide or one and
seven-eighth yards forty-four inches
wide, with three-quarter yards of all
over iaoe and tbree-elglith yards of
silk for belt.
Bolt* ??l Cnwhlilo.
A distinct feature of the up-to-date
masculine costume for the summer of
11XH is to be the cowhide belt. It Is
narrow, not more than one and a half
inches wide, and Is made of cowhide
with the hair on. The irregular brown
?nd white colorings are odd and strik
ing. Also a fad of the season Is the
handkerchief in colored effects to
match the shirt worn, whatever that
may be. Tlieje come both In linen
?ud silk. The self-color shades in
?lvled are light blue, heliotrope, pnle
freen. very deep pink and champagne.
Equally expensive, though perhaps In
better taste, nre flue white handker
chiefs, hemstitched and having a bor
ler of flue cords forming plaids.
A Ostnr* of 1>hm.
Quite a feature of waling, visiting.
*nd outdoor toilets generally is the
tcarf of silk which Is tied or knotted
ind Is then drawn through sundry
lilts and straps, reappearing at inter
vals In its progress down the front of
a Jackef: or bodice or blouse. It may
^>e knotted at the throat after passing
?round the neck, and before beginning
Its descent, or it may come down half
* all the way before the opposite
lengths are tied together. Free ends
are always permitted to fall loose In
any case. They may or may not be
tasseled. This Is the latest touch of
Frenchlness. It is copied on linen
and flannel yachting gowns with good
effect.
A U(i|?rl? ffntrtff,
One of the daintiest lingerie petti
ncntli the yoke being cut away to gin
a transparent effect, but tbe design ii
Huited to ull seasonable materials this
enough to be made full and varloui
combinations can be made. All-ovei
lace, of many sorts, fine tucking and
tbe many combinations of bandingf
with fancy stitches all are admlrabli
for yoke and cuffs, while the trimming
can be one of many things.
The lace is made with full front and
backs which are arranged over a lln
ing that l? smooth at the upper por
tion but gathered at the waist lint
to blouRe with the waist. The yokt
is separate, arranged over tbe walsf
on indicated lines, and the sleeves art
full pnffs finished with fitted cuffi
aud can be either arranged over th?
foundation or left unlined as liked.
The quantity of material required foi
the medium size Is four and one
quarter yard* twenty-one Inches wide
three and five-eighth yards twenty
seven Inehoa wide or two and one
quarter yards forty-four Inches wide,
hqVakr yokk WAIST.
with one yard eighteen or Half-yard
forty Incite* wide for yoke and cuffa
and four and a half yor-U of banding
to trim ns illustrated.
Am Otiglaal WjK.
One of the subjects taken np the other
la J by the Progressive Health Club.
I feminine organisation of Chicago,
was how to make husbands eat what,
thar dislike.
Th? Kadlih
The modish nightgown Is of the
chemise order. It Is made with low
neck and short flowing sleeves and
?lips over the head. The neck Is drawn
up with ribbon threaded through hand
made buttonholes.
We !???'? Tramp Card.
A woman's winning card Is cheerful
ness. She may be capable of countless
self-sacrlflces. Infinite tenderness and
endless resources of wisdom, but if
she closks these very excellent posses
sions under a garb of melancholy she
msy almost as well not have them, so
^ as the ordinary world Is concerned.
Wkm Woman l? Heroic.
The determination to do her duty at
all costs Inspires the society woman of
to-day as much as it did the defenders
of the British flsg at Trafalgar. She
goes into action with a grim resolve to
dance and dine as all her friends ex
pect Though her back is aching, her
head splitting, and she knows she is
grewsomely bored, she will heroically
go through her day's program, fortified
by the consciousness of having done
Har duty.?Ladles' Field.
Oorteoni Pillow Top.
Given a square of art canvas and
some green, yellow, black and red
braid one may have a gorgeous pillow
top. The canvas should bear a design
of some kind in the centre, which can
be embroidered in outline or cable
stitch, and strips of the braid, which
should be about half an inch wide,
make a gay border. They may be ap
plied with machine stitching. Where
the strips cross at the corners they
should be interlaced, basket-work
fashion, ends three or four inches long
being left to form a fringe effect.
Lingerie Hat*.
The lingerie hats of exquisite batiste
or mull or fine Swiss embroideries and
Valenciennes lace are lovelier than
ever this season, and innumerable
changes are rung upon combinations
of lace and flowers. Nets plain or
dotted with large chenille wafers are
shirred and pleated into airy, broad
rimmed shapes and trimmed with flow- |
era and soft silk scarfs.
Shaded straws and straws of count
less new weaves are shown. Linen
hats Inset with lace and picturesque in
shape are among the new offerings as
well as more severe linen models for
outing and mourning wear.
Garden bunches and flower wreaths
divide the honors, and there are many
flowers and bud fringes which are
used profusefy. Cockades, choux. ro
settes, mercury wings, cupld wings
and quills are called into service for
the sailor hats.
The Modern Trowiean.
No one thinks of getting a trousseau
nowadays to last fcr years, and if they
contemplated such a thing It would be
a dead failure. A modern bride gets
an outfit for Immediate wear. In I
dress we live from hand to mouth, and
th*, gowns of three months ago are like
the "snows of yester year." Women
of to-day reset their Jewels almost as
often as they order fresh garments.
There is no saving in anything. They
spend the money in quality, and not
quantity. No bride nowadays has an
Immense number of dresses; she is
content with her wedding gown, the
more gossamer the more fashionable;
a traveling costume for going away,
.with a stoic and muff to match; four
evening frocks, one black, one satin,
one lace and one a tulle or thin ball
gown; three smarter day gowns and a
tailor-made or so would suffice a dozen
of each article of underwear, iind half
a dozen petticoats of various sorts will
pretty well complete the outft.
Is Woman the Equal of HanT
Dr. Lyman Abbott, in the World's
Work, says that doubtless the enlarge,
ment of woman's educational and In
dustrial opportunities has been accom
panied by some intellectual errors and
some practical evils. The most serious
of these errors is the opinion that
equality of character involves Identity
of function; that because woman Is
the equal of man, therefore she is to
do the same things which he does.
Those of us who have been Interested
in claiming and pressing for woman
this larger life do not deny there are
distinctive feminine and masculine
spheres of activity, and that each sex
renders tho best service to society
within Its appropriate sphere. What
we object to is the endeavor of the
mnle philosopher to evolve woman's
sphere out of his own consciousness,
and shut her up within It; what we
insist on Is that both sexes shall have
equal liberty and equal largeness of
life, and that each shall And Its appro
\tc sphere for itself.
Tb? Kngllati Wlftt.
^f you are thinking of marrying an
Englishman and making his country
your country," says an American girl
,wbo has done this, "do begin Imme
diately to take an Interest In politics.
All the upper-clnss people being in pol
itics in England, the woman who Is
not posted shows herself a horrible Ig
noramus, and It Is difficult to cultivnte
? taste for public affairs when you
have never before given them a
thought."
Miss Rose Klngsley, daughter of
Charles Klngsley, when she was In
this country a few years ago lecturing
upon art, said that the Iea*t educated
of the English girls would be ashamed
to show the Ignorance of politics of
which an American girt boasts. All
English girls of to-day are expected to
be woll Informed In many lines, and
politics Is one of them. A bright Eng
lish girl. Miss Lyon, who recently mar
ried Lord Acton, was noted for her ac
compllshments?among them a knowl
edge of art. music, languages and poll*
tics?ftiaw York Press.
Those who itudj the art of dress are
well aware of the effect of color oo
texture and of texture on color On
this occasion we will deal with positive
Instead of negative examples. Taffe
ta*?the mania of the moment?looks
best in black, gray or violet. Voile
and crepe de chine do well In gray;
canvas appears to advantage in blue,
brown or mixed colors, and lace mnst
be white, black or of a deep cream
shade?colored laces are unspeakable.
Then the same applies to the matter of
evening gowns. Crepe de cblne Is at
its best in white, mauve and orange
color; chiffon succeeds in black, gray,
pale blue or pale green; velvet Is good
lu gray, black, emerald green and ruby
red. and satin satisfies In white, or. It
of soft texture, in palest pink, blue or
yellow. This year materials are of op
posing qualities?taffetas are bright and
rather bard; voile and crepe de chine
are soft, while, cloth snd canras are
firm and solid In texture. Thfese differ,
ences mean that more than ordinary
care must be taken in choice of
their colors.
Farts Evtnlag Gown*.
There are several different models
for waists, some of which call for long
flowing sleeves, and others that have
only the band over the shoulders, and
then the short sleeve drooping below.
The long sleeves must be of the finest
materials, unlined. and their length is
only regulated by what is becoming.
The simplest of all evening gowns for
summer, and which can be made up
with very little cost, ere the pretty
flowered muslins and batistes that this
year can be bought for very little
money, comparatively speaking. While
a silk foundation Is of course always
satisfactory. It Is not absolutely essen
tial with these inusyns, and many of
the smartest are made up on thiu un
derskirts, either of the same color or
of some contrasting color. A charming
little model for a flowered muslin has
three flounces with rows of shirring at
the top of each flounce, and bands of
entre-deux and narrow lace on the edge
of each flounce. The waist is in baby
style with a deep bertha, the upper
part of the bertha made of six rows of
shirring, below which falls a square
bertha of the finest batiste and lace In.
sertlon. and the whole gown is exceed
ingly dainty and effective. Such a
gown can be made at home casilr?
Harper's Bazar.
A Bachelor's Tea Dish.
A bachelor maid with a small purse
and a large spirit of hospitality has
conjured up an afternoon tea dish
which may be useful to others who
have to entertain under difficulties. A
delicious charlotte russe which would
cost fifty cents If bought from a ca
terer this 3'oung woman makes In hor
own sitting room for less than twenty
cents. The materials are a pint bottle
of cream, at ten cents, and six lady
fingers at six cents, and a deep pint
bowl with a good egg-beater are abso
lutely necessary. If the hostess un
derstands her work, the cream may bo
beaten In one minute, while the tea Is
brewing, but care must be taken not to
knock the bottom of the bowl, as so
many do. This is why a shallow bowl
means failure. Don't omit a small
pinch of salt. Slant the beater a little;
don't divide the cream, and beat stead,
ily and briskly for the time mentioned.
At the last few turns sweeten and fla
vor. The lady-flngers should have
been previously split and placed up
right in a round glass dish. If stale
they may be dipped quickly in orange
Juice. If the charlotte russe is made
some hours before it is to be used, melt
a tea spoonful of granulated gelatine
In a tablespoonful of orange Juice or
water; add a small after-dinner coffee
cup of boiling water, and when cool
beat through the cream at the last.
This keeps the cream "up" and gives
also a pleasant smoothness.?New York
Tribune.
Talks About
Womankind5
One great secret of beauty Is to dress
In a modest, ladylike manner.
Have a few good flowers on your hat
instead of a mass of tawdry ones.
No matter how fine your gown and
hat, you will look badly dressed if
your gloves are ripped at the finger
tips.
If you spend all your money on a
showy gown then you have to buy
poor shoes or wear your shabby old
ones.
If It is neatly made and well put on
a gown that cost twenty-ttve cents o
yard can look quite as siyiioh as one
that cost ten times the sum.
Simplicity Is the keynote of good
dress. Eccentricity Is always bad
taste; do not strive for unusual ef
fects; be content with simple girlish
styles.
In buying a shirt waist, for Instance,
it is far better to choose one of line
material without any Inre than one
that Is of coarser material and "0V?
ered with coarse lace.
If you do your hair neatly and neve*
wear a hair ribbon unless It is fresh
and uncrensed; if your collars ara
clean and your shoes neat and your
dress conspicuous only for Its modest
harmony, you can be a very pleasant
object to gaze upon.
It Is better to wear no ribbons at nil
than to wear crushed and soiled one.?.
Just at present so many girls weur
their hair turned up In a braid and tied
with n black ribbon. In many cases
the ribbon if dusty nnd shabby. Ttoe
style is pretty nnd becoming, but 11
you can't afford a f-esh rib boo dou'l
wear one at ali. ?. ?-*
I ?In.
One-quarter cupful of sugar, oof
half cupful of boiling water two t*bla>
spoonfuls of lemon juice. Mitt ?
syrup by boiling sugar and water lit
minutes. Cool, add lemon Juice; strafe*
and free, using three parts flndf
crushed Ice to one part rock salt. 8erre
4^frappe glasses.
CocomvI MacarMM.
Sift a scant cupful of flour aud id#
too It one cupful of granulated sttgS*
and two cupfuls of the best shnddal
cocoanut. Mix these ingredient*,
thoroughly, and fold Into the mixture
the whites of three large eggs whipped
to a very stiff froth. Roll the batter
Into small, flat cakes, and bake fat
twenty minutes In a moderate oreiw
or until they are crisp and a golden
brown.
Gingerbread.
Boat a cup of butter and one cup off
sugar together; add a cup of molasses
and a cup of sour cream; beat in thi
yolks of four ?ggs. a tablespoonful ot
ground ginger, and one of ground cin
namon; a teaspoonful of ground clove^
three cups of flour, the beaten white*
and a teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in
a little hot water. Bake in greased
tins. This should not be stiff, but
what is called "soft" gingerbread, and
is pulled, rather than cut, into piece*
While hot
Vegetable Soup.
Three onions, two carrots, one small
turnip, three pints water, one dessert#
spoonful salt, one tablespoonful sago^
three potatoes, six sprigs parsley. tw?
ounces butter, one-half pint milk. on?
half teaspoonful sugar, salt and pep#
per. Prepare vegetables as for boiling)
cut them into small pieces; put the but*
ter into the pan; add sugar, parsley and
vegetables; add the water; let the soup
simmer until the vegetables are ten'
dor; rub through a sieve or colanderf
return soup to the pan; add the milk|
sprinkle In the eago; stir until boiling;
add salt and pepper.
Veal Croquette*.
For breakfast can be prepared the
night before, and so be ready for th?
table in a few minutes; chop the veal
fine; mix half cup of sweet milk with
about a tcaspoonful of flour; melt ?
piece of butter the size of an egg and
stir the flour and milk Into it; then
let it come to a boil; mix this thor>
oughly with the meat, form it into
balls or flat cakes, scatter a little
pepper and salt over It, and let it stand
until morning; then beat one egg very
light,' add a little milk; dip the meat
bails In the egg and then In tho
cracker crumbs; fry in hot lard until
brown.
Paprika SrbnJtsel.
Cut two pounds of thick veal steak
Into small ploces, roll In seasoned flour,
fry brown in salt pork fat. Remove
the meat from the pan, add two table*
spoons of flour to the remaining fat,
brown lightly, and pour in gradually
the strained liquor from a pint can of
tomatoes. Add a slice each of onion
and carrot, three bay leaves and a bit
of mace, then return the meat to the
sauce, cover closely and simmer three*
quarters of an hour. When done re
move the meat, add a little more salt if
necessary to the sauce, a large pinch
of paprika and strain Into tho platter.
(The pork fat helps to season.)
Orange Ice.
One-quarter cupful of sugar, one
half cupful of boiling water, one-third
cupful orange Juice, one-half table
spoonful lemon Juice. Make syrup by
boiling sugar and water five minutes.
Cool, add fruit Juices, strain and freeze.
To obtain orange Julco cut oranges la
halves crosswise, remove pulp and
juice, using a spoon, then strain
through cheese cloth. A glass lemon
Squeezer mny be used if care Is taken
not to break the peel. Take out ail
tough portions and remaining pulp
from peel ami point tops, using sharp
scissors. Fill cups llius made with lea
for serving.
Hints for, the
Housekeeper,
If tho glass stopper of a bottle I#
thinly coated with vaseline, It will
never stick.
Moistened ten leaves applied to a
burn will relieve the Inflammation and
prevent a sear.
Hleaeh faded muslin garments with
chloride of lime, using one tablespoon
ful to one quart of water.
Varnish and sticky flypaper can be
removed from curtains or carpet by
alcohol to which a little salt Is added.
One bright woman fliuls a dry white
string mop n very satisfactory utensil
to remove tho dust from hardwood
floors.
A practical use for the pyrogrnphy
fad was observed In n handsome
wooden salt shaker at a fifth wedding
anniversary.
A white silk covered dress shield on.
der the baby's fancy bib Is a sure pro
tectlon, not only to the dress, but the
underclothing.
It Is said lamp chimneys will Inst
longer If never touched with water.
Tho spots on them can be removed
with turpentine.
As it has been found expedient to
Abolish thresholds In school buildings.
Is there any sufficient reason for re
taining them In our homes?
Mothers can do much to preserve out
native wild flowers by teaching th?
children to respect the flowers, not to
ruthlessly tear nnd destroy them.
Break off the dainty blossoms, but do
not destroy thorn root and brandi