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DETROIT, NOVEMBER 25,1884.

 

 

 

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A MI 8’ TAKEN GIRL.

 

I thought she was a lovely sight,

As daintily arrayed in white,

With rosy cheeks and glances bright,
That summer day
She played croquet;

Until beneath a shady tree
I stopped to rest, which chanced to be
Where in the kitchen I could see,
That summer day
She played croquet;

And there atoms in that hot place
Her mother stood With care—worn face,
And ironed a gown all frills and lace,
That summer day
She played croquet;
A gown, the very counterpart
Of that she wore with Witching art;
And so she did not win my heart
That summer day
She played croquet.
—Harper’s Razor.

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AN ESTIMATE OF WEALTH.

We are quite apt to measure a man by
the clothes he wears, the turnout he drives,
and the amount of money he carries
around in his pocketbook. If a stranger
comes to town, we are impressed im-
mediately by his appearance. If he is
aﬁable' in his conversation, attends
church ona Sunday, contributes some-
thing for the foreign mission cause, why
he' 18 all right of course. We seek his

society, invite him to our homes, and
quite vie w1th each other in showing him
those little attentions which shall seem
cordial. I think that the American peo-
ple are the most foolish in this one re-
spect, they stand ready and waiting to
adopt everything new that comes along,
no matter in what form it may be pre-
sented. Because we have not a fabulous
fortune is no sign that we need lack in
common sense. Wealth is not the key to
perfect happiness. A man is never free
from care who has to look to a great for-
tune.

I think that a comfortable income
brings more comfort and happiness, than
if the principal amounts to millions.
Honey is avery good thing to have; it
keeps want from the door; it surrounds
us with comforts and luxuries, but there

From time immemorial it has been so,

* lucky.” I do not think that there is a single

beneﬁts himself accordingly. There are
instances where widows and orphans
have been turned from their homes
when interest was due and they could not
pay it. There is something very alluring
about accumulating money, it draws a
man on and on like amaalstrom. That
silent monitor called conscience is hushed
at ﬁrst, and afteratew faint struggles
ceases to notify the owner when he is
wrong.

There is a very unequal distribution of
wealth in this world; we read and talk a
great deal about monopolies, of one man
owning and managing whole railroad
lines, immense tracts of land, cattle
ranches and the like. That is all right.

the rich landlord and the poor laborer.
It is true that often a man’s wits will turn
him more gain than his hands. “ Get all
you can,” is a common rule and often
used. Often if a man is successful in his
ﬁnancial affairs, he is accounted “very

particle of luck about it; it is downright
good management. or ﬁnanciering. It
only fools who are lucky; no one can
drive agood bargain, unless he is keen
and shrewd.

And now arises the question, are women
as good ﬁnanciers as men? In my opinion
they are not, take them as a class. Women
are quick to jump at a conclusion, more
so than men. They never look at the ifs
and ands, or weighs the pros or cons,
but say yes or no as occasion demands.
I was reading an article in a New York
paper the other day, in which it appears
that gambling, dealing in options and
dabbling in stocks in Wall Street, is get-
ting to be a common affair among women,
so it may be that in time, with an equal
experience, they may stand side by side,
if not a little ahead of their husbands or
brothers. I know of several cases where
women are managing affairs, wearing the
pantaloons, the husband sitting meekly
by, and it seems to me thatIshould blush
with shame to let the world at large know
that I married an apology of a man, who
did not know enough to run business out
of doors. I interest myself in the farm
enough to know what is going on. I

 

comes a very ﬁne point here. A man
is apt to forget uprightness of character,
while amassing a fortune. There are
times when he can ask and get more in-
terest than is really right, and anice little
bonus besides; he never stops to ask,
“Isit right.” Oh no! he embraces the

think it pleases a man to have his wife
admire the stock and praise his manage-
ment. When my husband goes to salt
the sheep and cattle, I go along too. I
admire their thick coats and big wrinkles,
secretly saying to myself, “What horrible
things they must be to shear.” I pat the

 

opportunity that presents itself, and

 

  

Splendid, that. the colts grow uncom-
monly fat, and discuss the probability
of a good crop of wheat, corn and pota-
toes, we havc a lovely walk up the lane;
and I feel just delighted that I am not in
his boots running affairs. Iprefer the

pleasant kitchen and shady sitting room.
I‘.’AN(;ALINE.-
BATTLE CREEK.

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A CONTRITE DIEM B ER CODIES
ONCE MORE .

 

I have long been promising myself the
pleasure of a chat with the Household
members, but to-night when I sat down
to enjoy the new paper, and met the
Editor’s appeal for contributions. my
conscience smote me a terrible smite.

'My imagination instantly conjured up

the picture of an overworked editor:
bending beneath the burden of our
delinquencies; for though I thoroughly
enjoy reading all that our editor writes,
and should never guess from reading
them that the articles from her pen cost
her any eﬁort at all, still I have a fancy
that to be head manager of our little
paper is to occupy no sinecure. There
must be times when to supply the place
of letters with new and interesting mat-
ter becomes a task. So I have made a
good resolution, and whatever may have
become of its predecessors I am deter-
mined that this one at least shall not be
used for a paving stone.

I think Evangeline’s ideas are splendid,
and for the sake of the ch1ldrenI wish
more mothers thought as she does.
Surely we who are wives and mothers
have found our mission, and our duty'is
to ﬁll it to the best of our ability. The
letters written in the Household are 'a
great help to me. I think as Evangeline
does, that even were it possible to do so,
it is better not to remove all temptation
from a child, but teach him the way to
overcome, thus strengthening his moral
character. What do the other members
think about it? I can fancy the look of
astonishment and dismay that would
great us if, instead of the usual pleasant
salutations,we should proceed to vent our
ill temper upon the ﬁrst casual acquaint-
ance who chanced in our way, but by all
means don’t let it fall on the children,
nor their father. Better go out and scold
the pump or some other inanimate object,
then return to the house, leaving the

“ crossness ” out in the fresh air where it
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pretty well illustrated by our little four-

' year-old, who in coming through the door

--hit her head against the side and in the

'midst of angry sobs exclaimed, “What

made you make the door so small?” And
the children are by no means the only
ones who ﬁnd relief in blaming some one
else. If I tip over the ink bottleIhad
much rather blame the one who left the
cork out, than myself for my carelessness,
but if [take time to think, I conclude
not to, and there is one little unpleasant-
ness done away with. I ﬁnd it an excel-
lent rule to put myself in the other fel-
iow’s place, and then I don't feel half so
much like saying hateful things, because
you see then I can feel the hurt. I
wonder sometimes how parents can treat
other people’s children so much better
than they do their own. Should a little
visitor chance to break or destroy any
article, it is smoothed over as a matter of
little consequence, while for the same
deed one of their own children would
meet with slaps and angry words. Just
keep back the cross words that sometimes
will clamor for utterance, and when you
hear a sweet little voice saying, “Mamma
I’m so sorry,” you will feel amply repaid
for the effort you made. Meet the chil-
dren with a smile when they come in
from school or play. Mother’s smiles are
like sunshine to them, and indeed I think
smiles are a good tonic for any one.

L. B. P.
ARMADA. ‘

[In respect to the demands made upon
her resources in the way of “copy,”
when contributions are few, the House-

~ hold Editor can only quote asentence from
an unusually bright story in Harper’s
Magazine for December: “Any man
that contracts to deliver so many bushels
of apples per day all the year round, has
got either to break his contract or de-
liver some of his fruit green."]

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LOVE LIGHTEN S LABOR.

 

 

[The following essay was read by Mrs. F.
C. Rector, of Tecumseh, at arecent meet-
ing of the Tecumseh Farmers' Club, and
was requested for publication by the
Household Editor. Mrs. Rector prefaced
her essay by reading four stanzas from

, the poem “ Why Girls Will Wed,” pub-
lished in the Household of September 9th,
which will explain the allusion in the
opening sentence]

These are two pictures seen in many
women’s lives. There are days when the
wife and mother rises unrefreshed and
with throbbing head and unstrung nerves
in the morning, when the very effort of
rising causes momentary faintness, and
as she casts over in her mind the duties to

he performed during the day, they seem
almost like mountains of impossibilities,
and she feelsas though she could never
undertake them. But she remembers the
men are already at the chores, and the
milk must be skimmed; ready for the
calves by the time her husband or hired
man comes for it, and breakfast must be
in time, for it would never do to have the
men wait, even if it is with throbbing
head she has to prepare it. Then as

memories of girlhood days ﬂit through

her mind, and she remembers when she
used to feel ill in the morning, and did
not rise quickly at the morning call, how
dear, kind, loving mother would come to
her chamber with anxious face to know
if she were not well; how sweet were her
words “Do not try to get up, my child;
lie still and I will wet a towel in cold wa-
ter and put it on your head, and perhaps
you can go to sleep again." How grate-
ful was the cooling application, how sweet
mother's kiss as she left her to rest, while
she went down to prepare the morning
meal. As these memories pass quickly
through her mind in contrast with present
realities, she hurriedly dresses, while tears
ﬁll her eyes, and unkind feelings gain
the ascendency; and she murmurs: “Why
is it that girls will wed?"

Happy the woman who possesses a
husband with observation epough, and
kindness of heart, to realize the situation
as he makes his toilet for breakfast; and
thrice blessed is she if he ignores the
frown upon her face and the short reply
she gives if he asks if breakfast is. ready,
but kindly ﬁlls the pitcher with water,
and as he passes her pauses to ask if she
is sick, and tenderly suggests that she
need not try to get much dinner, but
give them what is already prepared, and
try to get an hour or two of sleep and
rest, “ for I know you are about tired
out.” Perhaps the tears will start;
never mind;tears of pleasure and love
never injured any one, but they are an
excellent panacea for heartaches, head-
aches and tired nerves.

Breakfast over, how happily husband
and wife start to perform the duties of
the day! Themountains of almost un-
bearable burdens disappear, as the work
goes easily and swiftly on. The wife
sings at her work and smiles pleasantly
to herself as she thinks of the days when
“John came wooing." The lover was
dear to her heart, but what was the lover
compared to her husband? For him and
her children she plans, toils, economizes,
and makes home a haven of rest; not a
stopping place to eat and sleep, but a
place dearer than all .others, where the
purest and holiest affections cluster, and
where they are ever welcome, loved and
cherished as nowhere else in the wide
world. What has wrought the change?
Love. Love lightens labor.

To women, necessarily isolated in their
homes more than men, love ls necessary
to happiness; and unhappy indeed is the
woman who bears her burdens for duty’s
sake only. Many ﬁnd life's burdens too
heavy to be borne without love to lighten
them, and either reason is dethroned. or
the burdens and life are laid down to-
gether.

How light labor becomes when we toil
for loved ones, Knowing they will be ben-
eﬁted by the labor of our hands and
minds, and feeling that they W111 appre-

.ciate our efforts and give us kind and

loving words of encouragement!
Husbands, do not hesitate to give the
words of praise and love women so much
need and crave. You in your greater
strength and more active life, where you

 

mingle more with the outside world, can

 

 

hardly conceive how your kind words
brighten the daily life of your wife and
“lighten her labor.”

If “kind words never die,” what shall
we say of the unkind ones? I tell you
they pierce the heart like a two-edged
sword; they rankle deep and cause great
pain; but the best balm for the wound is
love and kind words. This life is too
short to be sparing of kind words. Speak
them as often as possible, for into every
home death will come and take its mem-
bers one after another, and how the kind
words of the departed are treasured by
us, and how our own unkind ones are re-
gretted.

My ideal home is one whereplove rules
supreme; where the burdens and sorrows
are mutually borne by its members, where
the fullest conﬁdence exists between hus-
band and wife, where the severest labor
is lightened by love. There, the wife will
smilingly say, “ No wonder girls will
wed!”

 

HINTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

 

Times, we are told, are hard. business
is dull, and farm products slow of sale at
low prices. Therefore it is safe to infer
that Christmas expenditures will be
lessened as much as possible by the work
of the hands. There are so many little
remembrances we can make for our
friends, that one need hardly regret the
want of money, if they have but enough
to purchase the materials and time to
convert them into dainty triﬂes. We
givea few items our readers may ﬁnd
useful: Bangle boards are convenient
little articles, and are made by covering
blocks of wood seven inches long, four
inches wide and one-half inch thick with
plush or velvet (decorated or plain), and
screwing into them four or ﬁve brass
hooks to hang button hooks, scissors,
keys, etc, upon. Suspend with ribbon.
These are very convenient in the sitting
or sewing room, and keep such small
articles out of the reach of childish
ﬁngers.

A new style of pincushion is thus
described: “The cushion is simply a bag
of white ﬂannel athird longer than wide,
stuffed and sewed up at both ends. Make
the cover a third longer than the cushion,
of blue silk sewed like a bolster case.
Face the ends on the Inside with scarlet
silk and trim with white lace. After the
cushion is in, tie the cover at both ends
close up to the cushion with scarlet rib-
bon. ,_

A lady tells how she knits wristlets:
“Take Saxony yarn, any color you wish
(mine is black), and about three bunches
of black bugle beads; thread them on the
yarn, leaving them a short distance apart;
cast on forty-seven stitches, knit once
across plain; second row, throw a bead up
through every other stitch, and so on;
leave a loop at one end each time of
about eighteen beads. Continue in this
way until you have about forty loops
bind off and join, and Ithink you will
haveapair of wristlets that will please
any one.’

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and two-thirds of a yard wide, sewing
the edges together leaving about a third
of the length open in the middle; fold so
that the seam will come in the center of
one side. Sew one end together straight,
which wall make a square to hold the
knitting, and gather the other and draw
in to form a round bag. Ornament the
ends with tassels or balls of bright
worsted.

A handsome holder for a brush broom
is in the form of a palette. The founda-
tion is of stiff cardboard, cut in the shape
mentioned and of dimensions to corres-
pond to the size of the brush. This
foundation is smoothly covered on the
front with plush or velvet and on the
back with muslin to match. Any rich,
warm color may be used. Garnet is very
handsome for the purpose. A bow of
wide satin ribbon of the same color is
fastened near to the top of the palette.
A wide strip of velvet, lined with any
stiff material. is put across the front of
the palette and each end sewed into the
edge of the palette. The lower edge of
this strip or band is also fastened for a
short distance from each end to the main
.portion of the holder to prevent the brush
from slipping through too easily. The
*wide band is embroidered in arrasene.
‘This holder is easy to make and a very
nice gift for either a lady or gentleman.

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A KNITTED COUNTERPANE.

 

In reply to Stranger’s request, I send a
knitted bedspread pattern, consisting of
awide and narrow stripe, the wide stripe
———honeycomb—as follows:

'Cast on eighty stitches; 1st row, knit
plaiu;2nd row, purl; 3rd row, plain; 4th
row, knit six stitches, slip two. knit four.
slip two, and so to the end of the needle,
ending with six plain; 5th row, same as
4th only purl; 6th row, same as 4th; 7th
row, same as 5th; 8th row, same as 4th;
9th row, knit plain, slipped eight stitches
and all; 10th row, same as 2nd, 11th row,
same as 3d; 12th row, knit three, slip two,
knit four, slip two, and so on, leaving
three plain at the end of the needle.
The alternate rows of honeycomb must
commence and end with six stitches, the
others commence and end with three.

The narrow stripe is made thus:

Cast on 40 stitches; 1st row, knit plain;
2nd row, knit four, purl eight, knit four,
purl eight, knit four, purl eight, knit
four; 3d row, knit plain; 4th row, same as
2nd; 5th row, plain; 6th row, same as 2nd,
and repeat until 16 times or rows; 17th
row, knit four plain, take a third needle,
slip four stitches on third needle, knit
four, then knit four from 3rd needle, re-
peat to end of needle, making three twists
with a row of garter stitches between.

If Anna, of Wessington, Dakota, has
not a supply of rugs I will send directions

for one: First cut blocks from heavy
cloth two and one half by two inches,
with one end oval; it should be two and
one half inches at the longest place.
Then work around loose buttonhole
stitch, with bright worsted. Use a piece
of ticking about three inches smaller

Sew on the blocks in rows, lapping in
shell form. Make the center of black,
worked in cross stitch or embroidered

with an rett attern.
y p yp BESS.
BROOKLYN.
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OUR WINTER DRESSES.

 

Harper’s Baza'r, always standard au-

thority on the fashions, tells us how to

make up winter dresses. The style here

described as suitable for ﬂannels, is suit

able and stylish for any heavy woolen

goods: “The cloth-ﬁnished ﬂannels are

used for inexpensive street dresses, made

up with a little braid on the basque and

apron. while the foot of the pleated skirt
has a bunch of tucks or of braid above a
deep hem. When made over an alpaca
or silesia foundation skirt there need be

only adeep pleated and tucked ﬂounce

across the front and sides, while above
this is a full apron that may have, by
way of ornament, linked rings of mohair
braid; in the back there are two long
box pleats, deeply folded in triple layers
extending from the belt to the foot, and
tucked to match the front. The best
basque for such a dress is in coat shape,
of even length around the hips, as this
coat effect will make the dress appropriate
for wearing in the street without a wrap
in the intermediate seasons of spring and
autumn, for women of small means
should choose their wool dresses with a
view to wearing them the greater part of
the year, at least in Northern climates.
The fronts of the coat are single-breasted,
and may be buttoned their entire length,
or else cut away below the waist line.
Slit pockets curved slightly are set in
the fronts, and there is a small breast
pocket for the watch. The collar, whether
turned over or standing, is nearly covered
with rows of the mohair braid, and there
are three or four rows around the cuffs.
This design, though not new. is pre-
ferred to more elaborate models which
detract from the neatness of a plain
costume and make it look ‘fussy’ and
common.”

Astrachan cloth is greatly in favor
both as trimmings and entire garments,
this winter, Astrachan jackets are fre-
quently seen on the street here, and re-
cently a lady wearing a Russian circular
in this goods was noticed on the Avenue.
It is popular as trimming for both outside
wraps and full suits. Astrachan cloth is
ﬁfty-two inches wide, and sells at $4 50
per yard. An outgrown coat or cloak
can often be nicely made over by adding
a border and cuffs of astrachan, in the
same or contrasting color, at little ex-
pense. With collar and pocket lids of the
same material, what is intended
as an economy becomes an adorn-
ment. Dress skirts are sometimes
bordered by a deep band or half skirt of
this material, over which a soft wool
overdress or polonaise is worn. It is put
plainly upon the foundation skirt.
Basques of one color and material are
often worn with skirts of another, an
economical fashion. The basque is often
plain, the skirt of some pretty plaid
goods. It is made in conventional fash-

drapery that may be long or short in.
front, but must be very full and long be-
hind; this drapery is arranged on the
tournure to droop in two soft loops by
catching up the upper part of the long
breadths that cover the back of the skirt;
a cluster of small pleats or one large
pleat is taken at each side and in the
middle of the back drapery to give this

effect.
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NOVEMBER WORK AMONG TH]!
FLOWERS.

 

A small amount of labor in the garden
this month will be found another spring
to have been well bestowed. There are
many varieties of shrubs and herbaceoua
plants termed hardy that, although they
will survive our winters with little or no
protection, do far better as spring ad-
vances, in strength of growth and rich-
ness of coloring in ﬂower and foliage, if
protection is given. This should be of
the right kind, so as to act as a fertilizer
as well; and for this purpose, dead leaves
with a letul e of rotted manure is I think
in all respects best, and will give life and
mellowness to the soil when well worked
in the spring. The dead and dry branches
should be trimmed away, if not already
done, and Where possible the plants, after
covering the soil around the roots, should
be laid down and a few pieces of brush
put on them to keep them in place. Roses
are grateful for as much and as rich
mulching as any, and if not pruned and
cared for will surely resent it. Wigelias
and Deutzias require less protection than
roses, while Altheas. Calycanthus, Mag~
nolias, &c., must don a straw overcoat,
snugly ﬁtted, to come out safely.

There are few shrubs more satisfactory
by beauty of form and profuse blooming
than the Althea, beginning in midsum—
mer and continuing a mass ‘of color until
frost. Litter from the barnyard and
around the stacks is quite handy, and
saves time when it is to be applied, but
proves a snare when with it is brought to
the bulb beds, already sown with seeds of
hardy annuals with a view to their early
rising in spring, the unwelcome “seed-
ing down”,of grass and grain with greedy,
strong roots to monopolize the soil. A
good load of leaves and litter from, the
woods applied to the ﬂower garden
will work wonders; as we
are all learning it does with the soil for
potted plants. The rich vegetable mould
combines all the elements of fertility.

MRS. M. A. FULLER.
anroxvruns.
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AN EXCELLENT REMEDY.

 

In response to a request of the House-
hold Editor, I give directions for making
a remedy which I have used myself
during recovery from a long and severe
illness, which left me weak and feeble,
minus alike strength, ambition or blood:
Take three pounds of the best beef, that
which comes off what is called the round,
which must be entirely free from fat,
gristle or skin. Have the butcher chop it
up for you. Pack it, raw, into a large
earthen jar or dish; pour over it one pint

 

 

than the rug is desired, for a foundation.

ion, with a pleated lower skirt and

   

of the best Bourbon whiskey. Let it


 

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stand twenty-four hours. then turn into a
clean cloth or bag, and squeeze thorough-
ly dry. The liquor will have absorbed
the juice of the meat, and the latter will
be white and tasteless. Take a table-
spoonful three times a day. It is one of
the best things in the world to make
new blood or build up a constitution en-
feebled by a long sickness. The taste is
not unpleasant, being neither of raw
meat nor whiskey. If a person does not
know how it is prepared, it can be passed
off as a tonic. Sometimes a “spleeny”
individual cannot take it if he knows
what it is made of. I have, as I have
said, taken this myself with great beneﬁt,
and others of my acquaintances in this
city and elsewhere, have found it very

beneﬁcial. MRS. S.
Dn-raox'r
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ANOTHER COUNTERPANE FOR
“RANGER,

Seeing a correspondent wants informa.
tion about knitting, and being an old
knitter, Ithought I would send my direc-
tions for knitting a counterpane in
squares. I am quite pleased to see the
subject of knitting introduced into our
little Household. >

Take any size cotton you wish, the
coarser the quicker done. 1st. Cast on
one stitch, on a coarse knitting needle,
then carry your thread around the needle,
letting the loop form a stitch;by so doing
your square will increase to seventeen
stitches; knitting all the time garter style.
2nd. Still carry your thread around as to
form the loop, but purl across; after knit
ting the two ﬁrst stitches, then carry your
thread around the needle, narrow the
next two, and continue until you knit
across the needle. 3d. Knit plain. 4th.
Same as the second row. 5th. Same as
the third row. 6th. Knit back and forth,
garter style, for three rows, and stil
carry your thread around to form the loop;
in the fourth and ﬁfth row don’t make
any loop, but narrow the ﬁrst two stitches
every time. 7th. Knit the same as No.
2, only still keep narrowing the ﬁrst two
stitches every time, until you have the
same number of eyelets as knit in No. 2.
8th.. Knit garter style and continue nar-
roWing the ﬁrst stitch until you have nar-
rowed down to one.

Then on two sides of the above block you
will notice theloops,those are the sides to
join on the rough sides, and four of these
form a nice square block. When the
spread is completed knit the old style oak
leaf edging to trim the edge; it is durable
and quite nice.

Can any of the lady readers give the
directions for knitting the double rose
leaf? I can furnish directions for coral
or ferns that are very pretty.

AN OLD KNITTER.

DITBOXT.

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BEDDING.

Our.little paper has told us how to
make“ bread and butter, cook greens, and
discussed the “scnool question;” now
shall we not make up our beds for winter?

Shall we make comfortables or buy
blankets? If blankets, shall they be

colored or white? Shall we use spreads,
or spend our winter evenings in piecing
quilts? Shall we have feather or straw
beds, mattress or springs, or both.

Will not some one give us an idea of a
bed that will combine healthfulness,
neatness, warmth, lightness and cheap-
ness? 0.

LITTLE PRAIRIE RONDn.

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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

 

SOME hot-headed, restless individuals
greatly prefer straw pillows to those of
feathers, as being less heating to the
head. Do not ﬁll the ticks too full, or
the pillow will be hard and uncomfort-
able.

 

OFTEN there are open cracks in the
kitchen ﬂoor, or between the ﬂoor and
baseboards which let in much cold air
and keep the feet of the occupants of the
room uncomfortably cold. A scientiﬁc
journal says such cracks can be ﬁlled by
a composition made by thoroughly soak’
ing newspapers in paste made of one
pound of ﬂour, three quarts of water, and
a tablespoonful of alum, thoroughly
boiled and mixed. Make the ﬁnal mixture
about as thick as putty, and it will harden
like papier mache.

WE would earnestly recommend our
readers to manufacture their own vinegar
from cider where possible, such being the
purest and best for household purposes.
It is almost impossible to buy a gallon of
really excellent cider vinegar in the city.
It is “doctored ” with drugs and diluted
to an extent positively deleterious to
health, even when any proportion of cider
enters into its composition. Much vine:
gar owes its being to acids which are in-
jurious to the stomach, and fails to
give good results when used in cookery.
Many will wish to change their cider to
vinegar as quickly as possible. This
change is effected by the oxygen of the
atmosphere getting up a fermentation. If
a little cider is drawn every day and turn-
ed into the barrel it will carry more or
less oxygen with it. A little old vinegar
turned in the cider barrel will hasten the
change even more than cider will.

 

Mas. M. A. FULLER writes as that she
was quite successful in competing for
premiums at the various fairs at which
she exhibited. She was awarded the
Sibley silver cup for the ﬁnest collection
of garden ﬂowers, the second time she
has won this trophy. At the Fenton fair
Mrs. Fuller received ﬁrst premium on
collection of garden ﬂowers, and on each
separate specimen in that class, also on
ﬂoral design in cut ﬂowers and everlast-
ings. She also took ﬁrst on fancy ger-
aniums and fuchsias, and second on
collection of greenhouse plants. In
several classes she competed with pro-
fessionals, which makes her success the
more creditable. Mrs. Fuller says that
no fair in Michigan, not even the State
Fair, offers as liberal premiums in this
line as do the fairs of New York,

 

Illinois. and several other States. She

 

would like to know why Michigan can:

not offer as liberal inducements as are-

given elsewhere. -
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MRS. W. H. GORSLINE, of Battle Creek,
will be grateful to any one who can te1l>
her where she can obtain rubber rings-
for the 00le washing machine. She
has a good machine but no rings.

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Useful Recipes.

 

BAKED INDIAN PUDDING.-—Scald one pint'
of milk. Stir intoa little cold milk one tea-
cup‘ful Indian meal (the yellow is preferable)
and add to the boiling milk, stirring until it
thickens, but no longer. or it will not bake
well. When nearly cold add two well beaten
eggs, a pinch of salf, a pint of cold milk,
sweeten with half sugar and half molasses, and
ﬂavor with nutmeg. Bake about an hour, or
until one can see water bubbling from the top,.
It is best served hot.

DELICIOUS PUDDING.——A delicious pudding
is made by adding grated cocoanut to the com-
mon corn-starch blanch mange. The cocoanutv
should be fresh. Stir it into the pudding only
two or three minutes before taking from the
ﬁre. Put it into amould which has been dip-
ped into cold water. Do not use an egg in this
pudding, but make a boiled mustard for a
sauce. Pour it over the pudding or serve in a
fancy bowl, letting each one “help himself’
to it.

 

 

NEW AD VER TISEME N TB.

IF YOU WANT
Profitable Employment

SEND AT ONCE TO

THE NEW lAMB KNITTER 00..

For Full Information.

An ordinary operator can earn from one to three
dollars per day in any community in the Northern!
States on our New Lamb Knitter.

100 Varieties of Fabric on Same Machine.

You can wholly ﬁnish twelve pairs ladies’ full--
shaped stockings or twenty pairs socks er mittens
in a day! Skilled operators can double this re-
duction. Capacity and range of work double has
of the old Lamb knitting machine. Address

The New Lamb Knitter 00.,
117 and 119 Main St.. west, JACKSON, Idiom.

BALI. +
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The ONLY CORSET made that can bereturned by
its purchaser after three weeks wear. it not found
PERFECT LY SATlfSF‘AETO Y Mad
in every respect, and its price re un tel b3 se er. 0
in a. variety of styles and prices. Sol by ﬁrst-class
dealers everywhere. Beware of w irthless imitations.-
Uone nuine unless it has Ball’s same on the box.
csﬁ°cAco consar co... «.mcago, Ill..

 

