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DETROIT, FEBRUARY 18, 1888.

 

 

THE HOUSEHOLD-"Supplement.

 

.VO/IOI) Y ELSE.

Two little h't'rls M) careful and brisk.
Putting the tram nines away:

While moth»..- ' i~ re “:2: i'vliilo i1: Tmz‘ wit-fr.
Fox-she lmslzeen l~u~ynll1l>iyz

And the dmr little “new.“ one w "kin-r t'oz‘ ill‘.a
Although they are terrier and nee.

“ l‘ll do it N) nicely." ~h e says to herself~

“ There‘s nobody else, you see.”

Two little feet ju-: u :nnpered lip-stairs.
For daddy will (prickly be here:
And his shoes must lie rendy and warm by the
ﬁre,
That is burning so bright and so clear.
Then she must climb on a chair to keep watt-h,
“ lie cannot come in without me.
When mother is tired I open the door—
There is nobody else, you see."
Ta 0 little arms round daddy‘s dear neck,
And a soft. downy cheek, ‘gainst his own;
For out of the nest, so cosy and bright,
The little one's mother has ﬂown.
She brushes the teardrops away as she thinks,
“ Now he has no one but me.
I mustn't give way; that would make him so
sad—
And there‘s nobody else. you see."
Two little tears on the pillow, just shed,
Dropped from the two pretty eyes:
Two little arms stretching out in the dark,
Two little faint-sobbing cries.
‘ Daddy forgot I was always waked up
When he whispered good night to me.
0 mother, come back just to kiss me in bedw
There‘s nobody else. you see."

Little true heart. if mother can look
Out from her home in the skies,

She will not pass on to her haven of rest
While tears dim her little ones eyes.

if God has shed sorrow around Us just now.
Yet [Iis sunshine is ever to be:

And He is the comfort for every one's pain——
“ There is nobody else. you see."

——_i[:y 11013571”. in 7/1" .i."f/ ‘s‘j.
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SPRING FASHIONS FOR BUSY
DRESSMAKERS.

“in the midst of Winter we think of
spring.” And it is the display of cotton
dress fabrics, temptingly displayed in all
their airy lightness while. we are shivering
in sealskins and ear-muffs, that turins our
thoughts spring—ward. The early importa-
tions of cotton goods are already draped in
most attractive tashion,in the shop windows,
and the dressmakers and fashion magazines
are ready to tell us how to make them up.
Even if one is in no hurry about her spring
sewing,it is best, if desirous of choice novel-
ties, to buy now and lay aside till needed,
for it really seems as if there were never
such dainty, delicate patterns later as in
these very ﬁrst fruits of the looms.

The new cotton satteens that have become
so popular are shown this season in larger
ﬁgures than before. The small sprigs and

 

 

dots are passe. It is a pity, too, for they
were neat and elegant, and trade more
tasteful gownsthan the large til i A'ered st} les.
They :no to be mad;- u l - iatirs ly in ._.-.. ' p:t‘—
‘wn. coin";»i:‘:;»‘iion~; wiii: pl..i.: "or-F

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voted “out, ’

and about it yards :’.:.‘ llt‘t'i'55~
dry to make a full-druid the»; i’ " w '
:ii the branch ginghrmm also :‘iithV large
designs, as stripts of ptaiu and plaid two
inches wide and these to.) are m-ide all of
the same pattern; there are also lace-striped
and barred ginghams,and percales in stripes,
which are so far all the new goods shown.
One of the prettiest of the new 35-cent
satteens exhibited in a show window here
had a navy blue ground, plaided in two-inch
plaids with hair line stripes of white, about
one-eighth of an inch apart; where these
cross they form little stars. This was very
handsome. Another style had a ground of
dark wine color, strewn with pale blue
leaves ',_ a black ground was broken by lemon
yellow triangles. A very dainty, pale shade
of lilac had small rectangular ﬁgures grouped
at intervals. Among the ginghams, both
plain and lace-striped,was a pale pink plaid-
ed with hairliues of white; Sweet Sixteen,
robed in it, would look like Aurora with a
scrap of a sunrise cloud twisted around her.
A pale blue in the same pattern was almost
as pretty. Some pretty styles in black—and—
white were shown,the white predominating.
Of course the most handsome patterns of
these come in the 35 and 40 cent goods, but
those in lower priced goods are very pretty
if not quite as novel. And sometimes they
are in the very same designs. .\ lady who
bought a ﬁgured foulard la~t summer. ply-

ing EH) cents per yard tor it. was disquiet-Cd

enough to see behind a cwnnter of a slum .

 

here, a saleswoman wearing a nim- Cal;
satteen of exactly the same pattern.

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ltound waists and suirred basqucs are to
be used for handsome cotton dressesmt‘ mus-
lin, lawu.or gingham, t'or misses and young
ladies. The round waist has n.) fullness on
the shoulder. but is gathered into a belt in
front and back. It is best nude without a
lining, making the seams small and ﬁnish-
ing them neatly. Sitteeus are liked best
when made over a lining,the basque is close
ﬁtting and has a vest of embroidery or
Shirred revers; or a gathered plastron at the
top with a velvet V below. Tucked Gari-
baldi waists are liked for ginghams and per-
cales ; the upper part of. the corsage will be
laid in ﬁne lengthwise tucks from the neck,
and similar tucks will dispose of the full-
ness at the waist line. The plain Garibaldi
waists havea box pleat down the middle
of the front, with shirring at the neck and
waist line on each side of the pleat. and

 

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and; l... “71' "x -: 2n. nod tucked at
sun n: minim n2 . ‘r'iﬁu- wrists will
couiiorw popular. ‘zmii; limp- and pointed,
in? the V or r-=;;lir' ry in. il,it“_; and front,
Well the Sv‘l’ui“ rhirrwl tit-.3 to it. will be

most iivsu'ed. l’ultl'it'lSt'S will have apron
trruts and dingo?) d ‘Xﬁ'ti :'~ formula; at the
left side. lr‘wll l‘illilz’i .~l;‘.r‘.s without drapery,
gathered to :1 belt, and trimmed round the
bottom with tucks or rows of insertion are
again to be. worn. Drawn work is intro—
duced as a tinish to some of these skirts,
Draperies on wash dresses are in simple
shape, either a plain apron pointed at the
foot, or a round one draped on the side.

Old-fashioned “sprigged” lawns are to be
revived for next summer's wear ; these will
be ﬂounced either all round the skirt, or
across the back‘ widths, with a deep apron
falling on a single ﬂounce that extends en-
tirely round the skirt. French percale
dresses have the edges of these ﬂounces
buttouholed in scallops. The prettiest way
to make up an embroidered muslin dress is
to put three or four tiounces all round the
skirt and make a short panier of plain
muslin, edged with embroidery, to meet
them.

A handsome black t'aille t‘rancaise—~tliis
is the most fashionable silk at the moment :
it has a heavy rep, and is very soft and pli-
able. and lusteriess——has a lower skirt which
is plain and ti it across the trout and hung
in deup pleats at the sides and back, where
it is very slightly draped. A drapery oi
him-l. velvet lulu. u: t'rid:-t1»;_.~udsdiagonally
'l'he trimming is a deep
iill_‘\it‘i' of cord passementeric, which can be
separated in sections, one of which orna-
ments the bottom of each of the pleats. The
basque is short and pointed, with pleated
plastron of silk overlaid with a point of the
passementerie and having folded velvet
revers on the sides.

across the. front.

it is too early yet for spring woolen goods,
or for wraps, of course. But a good many
will do Lenten penance over the sewing-
machiue, making up gingham and satteen
gowns for next summer.
BE ATRIX-
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No leather w111 keep out snow water, an
the worst wetting oue’s feet can possibly
get is from melting snow. Rubber over-

shoes afford the only protection, and it is
imperative they should be worn even when
it is thawing only a little, as the semi-fluid
snow ﬁnds its way throu gr. the seams 01'
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THE' HOUSEH‘ULD.

 

acidity. No yeast is needed after the ﬁrst
setting, but if they are not so light after a
while all they need is to be stirred up in the
morning and kept warm again for the
twenty-four hours. Always use fresh pork
for greasers if possible, the difference in the
smoke from fresh and salt meat being great.
We always saved a supply of griddle-growers
for the winter when cutting up the pork.

There is as much difference in pancakes
as in different people’s bread, and if only
stirred up in the morning and baked they
are no more proper food then the leather
which they resemble.

I boarded one winter with a family whose
breakfasts are always remembered because
they were so long in preparation.
First there must be turnip put over to boil
or squash to steam,each requiring one. hour’s
time : then the potatoes. pork tried in two
separate “ Spiders” to suit the different
tastes, two kinds of bread. with pancakes,
fried cakes. sauce, honey, etc.; the mother
of the family must have been well tired out
by the time it was all on the table. and to
get the children off for school in time. I re-
member that the heads of the family were
up at about 4:30.

We may have all the variety that we Wish
for dinner, with ample time to prepare it,
but let us have breakfasts that are easily and
quickly served : no half day’s work with an
empty stomach for E1. SEE.

WASHINGTON.

 

WHICH IS HANDIEST ?

 

My mind has been deeply exercised over
the question, “What is the handicst imple-
ment or utensil in the kitchen ‘3” and sever-
eral times I have exclaimed “Eureka,” but
an afterthought would cast a doubt on the
subject, and the matter would be taken up
anew.

I have ﬁnally concluded the dishcloth ﬁlls
the bill entirely ; for, if anything is handler
than that. I have yet to find it. When you
are in a hurry to lift a kettle cover or the
kettle itself, of course the holder is missing,
but the dishcloth is there. Does the milk
threaten to boil over, or the meat give symp-
toms of burning, the process is repeated.

Do you slop things on the table or shelf,
what is so handy as the dishcloth to wipe up
the muss. How could we get along without
it when baking or frying the winter buck—
wheats ? Of course we get our ﬁngers in a
mess, and of course the dishcloth is at hand
to wipe them on. When in a hurry to serve
up the dinner we often want some dish that
is not ready. Again the handy dishcloth
pops up. And three times a day, three
hundred and sixty-ﬁve days in ayear. it is
legitimately called upon to perform duty.
Then think of the thousand and one times
it does duty in wiping dirt, real or imagin-
ary, from the dishes we are using ; in wip-
ing crumbs from shelves,and ﬂour from the
Spice boxes and other receptacles used in
baking. I have known persons who made
it useful as a wash-cloth on the children’s
chubby ﬁsts, not disdaining to give a shy
rub to their own sub row; I have heard of it
doing duty when little noses were telling
the story of hard colds, but this must be
taken as a duty not fairly legitimate. Its
uses are manifold,and I think anyone giving

 

the matter proper attention, will agree with

 

me it is one of the handiest, if not the most
useful of kitchen helps.

No wonder the knights of the kitchen in
olden times had a dishcloth as an emblem
of their exalted rank. It seems disheart—
ening to hear of some discarding this usefuI
and time-honored implement for a modern
dish washer, a mechanical contrivance "not
0 be trusted to do the work, even fairly
well. What can compare with a dishcloth
to search the crevices and corners of dishes,
to take off and retain the grease and other
attributes of dirty dishes ! What more loudly
proclaims its labor than a dishcloth used on
milky dishes in warm weather, by an en-
thusiast ?

To sum up. it may be used equally as a
holder, duster, brush, washcloth, handker-
chief or towel. and in every case it “fills the
hill.” .' ll hail the, dishcloth, kingof kitchen
utensiisf A. L, L.

INHLHsllll-J.

 

oo«V——« -—~

GOSSIP.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox deﬁnes gossip as any
uncomplimentary remark we would not dare
make in the presence of the person discus
sed. She says, and says truly, that the

really good-natured but indiscreet and gar-'

rulous woman who loves to impart informa-
tion is more to be dreaded than the woman
who has won a reputation as a gossip, whose
notoriety is the protection of society. Peo-
ple know her failing, and are guarded in
their speech in her presence and accept her
statement: with due allowance. But the
women who rake up forgotten mistakes,
the “outlived errors,” and repeat them,
not always accurately, not always
with intent to injure; but merely for

the sake of telling some new thing, are the .

real social mischief-makers. It really seems
as if, with so many interesting things as are
afforded by the music, art. literature, and
science of the day, not to mention the do—
mestic interests of women, we might find
enough to talk about without discussing our
neighbors’ little peccadillos and magnifying
them into grave errors. We take undue
and unnecessary interest in our friends
when we discuss their personal eifairs with
others. We venture on comments we would
not presume to make in their presence, and
almost invariably say something that in
cooler moments will be remembered with
regret. BIN‘NEFILLE.

DETIU l l 'r.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A SILVER'PLA'I‘ED chopping knife is the
latest addition to the housekeeping outﬁt.
If you cannot buy one, you can have a good
one plated to order. it is useful in chop-
ping apples, oranges, salads, pineapple, fish,
etc, or anything that the ordinary knife
would discolor.

 

IT is worth while to remember that in just
so far as working men suffer for want of
good and nutritious food, well cooked and
palatable, they are more subject to the
cravings for alcoholic stimulants. They
feela “goneness” from want of a well~
cooked breakfast, or a good cup of coffee,
which they try to supply with beer or Whis-
key, in order to carry on their work. And
when once the beer or the whiskey becomes

 

      

a necessity, the appetite for nourishing
food diminishes. Before you devote your-
self to “temperance work,” be sure your
husband and sons are always provided with
appetising food, simple, not too highly sea—
soned, but always palatable and nourishing;
and especially with a satisfying breakfast.

 

WE often see recipes in cook books which
instruct the cook to add a “ pinch of soda”
to peas, beans, cauliﬂower, etc., when boil-
ing. Now don’t you do it. The “ pinch
of soda.” ruins the ﬂavor of any green thing.
Nor are the vegetables as wholesome boiled
in soda water.

 

Timur: is no better toilet soap than plain
hard white or brown soap which has been
kept some time. Colored soaps may be
harmful, they :iY'.‘ all» 107.." opt it; Ew- nmle of
the beat materiils. .\ very chem» soap is
almost certain to h: trash. 'l‘ransparent
soap; have undergone an extra puriﬁcation. '
Strong perfumes disgn'se rancid tats. Soap
is an essential to cleanliness; the excretions
of the skin are oily and will not mix with
water; we must therefore use an alkali, best
supplied in the form of soap, to effect its re-
moval.

 

To wash articles embroidered with silk,
or silken linen, use pure white castile soap
with lukewarm rainwater. Never rub soap
on the article to be washed, no matter how
dirty, but make a lather of the soap. Wash
carefully, by hand, and rinse in clean water
of the same temperature. Dry in the shade,
pull gently into shape while still damp, and
press with a warm—not hot-iron.

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Contributed Recipes.

 

POTATO SAL.\I).——-Boil one quart of potatoes;
when partly cold slice them, not very thin or
very thick—about one-sixth of an'inch thick.
Chop two hard-boiled eggs very fine; add a
tablespoonful of chopped parsley, one of
onion, one of capers, three minced anchovies
and a tablespoonful of chopped chives, with
pepper and salt. Pour over this a dressing
composed of eight tablespoonfuls of salad
oil, three of vinegar, a tenspoonful of lemon
juice, and a little cayenne.

 

SALMON SAi.Ao.—-Pick up a can ol‘ salmon,
and pour over it a dressing made of two boil-
ed potatoes rubbed through a sieve, a salt-
spoo;t'ul each of sugar, mustard and pepper,
and a very little salt: add four tablespoonfuls
of vinegar and two of salad oil. Mix the fish
with lettuce 0r celery, chopped, before pour—
ing the dressing over.

 

SALAD DRESSING WITHOUT t)ir..———Melt a
generous tableSpoonful of butter, stir in a
tablespoonful of ﬂour, and add slowly agill
of boiling water, stirring well. A saltspoon-
ful of pepper and two of salt; the yolks of.
four eggs beaten with a gill of cream; stir
till smooth, take from the ﬁre and add three,
tablespoonfuis of butter cut in bits. let it

melt, then slowly stir in two tablespoonfuls
each of vinegar and lemon juice. Set on ice
to com.

 

CABBAGE SALAD.—TWO eggs well beaten:
one tablespoonful mustard; one te'aspoonful
pepper: two teaspoonfuls salt: four table~
spoonfuls melted butter; six tablespoonfuls
sweet milk: one teacupful vinegar. Stir all
on the stove until it thickens like custard.
When cold mix with finely chopped cabbage.

Extract of celery, or a little celery salt, is an. '

improvement to those who like celery.

 

 

