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Show i ® THE The pene WESTERN security of a pros- perous and refined household, where love and confidence reign and sweet charities are dispensed, is, undoubtedly, the highest known type of happiness—but; alas ! the fact is not to be ignored that: “There is no fireside how so e’er defended, chair MRS T. B. LEWIS, Associate - Editor NOVEMBER VIOLETS. O rare, late violet bright! Teach me to read thy lesson right. bread winner of that happy family, what then? Every woman should ask herself the question before consenting to become a wite, “If it should ever be necessary for me to provide for myself and, possibly, helpless little ones, What then?’ What can I do, and do well, which has a monetary value, and would be likely to be in demand?’ If the query cannot be satisfactorily answered, let her be assured that no matter how many accomplishments she may time, have, her education is by no Born of light winds and happy southern means complete, and she should clime, November welcomes, though with chill- endeavor to remedy the deficiency before assuming the grave responing face, Thy modest beauty and thy canny sibility of motherhood. of the spring, and early summer- Child grace. What <> =< courage thine, to venture forth alone! _ All thy companions to their sleep have ‘ AOnes E’en the last gentian droops its weary head, And hillside asters in their homes lie dead. Didst bloom to show my heart, with grief Oppressed, How brave a thing it is to do one’s best? Sure that a blessing sweet will still re- main? That no small service ever isSe in Hope on, sad heart ings cease; Thy store may yet peace; H’en in the falling Some bloom may _ to cheer. ! and pie MEN, moan- be cotage, joy, and 4. HOWE WHAT THEN. 3 moral life of society. Such abuses of wealth are less frequent. on the part of women than on that of men, ae the a fair adjustment of financial relations between husband and wife, the man and woman contemplating matri- the responsibilities of their new con- dition, and in the means by which these responsbilities should be met. They must have rational views of the uses of money, and of the objects which it should be made to forward and attain. They must also have worthy views of life and of its true ends, in the compassing of which money plays an important, a secondary part. They should uncommonly grateful, and prospects. are good for increasing ward cause for go by. should be held and made to represent family life in its substantial dignity and happiness, as the foundation of the state and the concomitant of the church universal. Where these conditions are complied with the money question between husband and wife will never be a vexed one. Each will vie with the other ina So much written has about been higher years said and education {| and a broader sphere of action for women ~ We that there is little have to add. Julia Ward Howe, Hes- ter “M. Poole, Mrs. Croly many other splendid women and who. write and speak of the new day just dawning and the grand possi- bilities which even now are- being by and always to better this under- generous economy and in the sacrifice of merely personal whims and predilections to the common good. While exacting from each other no unjustifiable act of confidence, each will trust other, because both equally revere the the the ing a wise and suitable selection in the forms of individual activity. It is therefore of far reaching importance that one should under- stand. what profession, trade, or occupation would best suit her capacity, constitution and circumstances. *Tis well to seek reliable advice and carefully weigh the chances of success. Endeavor to with salt and done the surface should To make the sauce, liver and gizzard in two for two hours, take up, pepper. When be a rich boil the quarts of chop and brown. heart, water return stir. Serve in gravy boat with fried oysters. SweeEtT Potrators.—Boil and slice. Put in a deep pan a layer of sweet potatoes and a layer of butter and sugar until the: pan is full. Set in the oven to brown. top. Sift sugar and nutmeg over the Roast Vernison.—Wipe the venison with a dry, coarse cloth. Lard with salt pork, sprinkle with salt, place in a baking pan.with a teacup of boiling water and two ounces of butter; roast before the open fire, or bake in a very hot oven. Baste often. Bake one hour for every three pounds of meat. Just before dishing, pour in a teacup of vinegar, add two tablespoonfuls of currant jelly and a tablespoonful of grated cracker to the gravy. Serve with currant jelly. SrurrFeD Ham. skin. Take one pound of bread crumbs, half a pound of butter, one teaspoonful each of ground cloves, nutmeg, ginger, mace, celery, salt, with half a teacup, of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of mustard and six well beaten eggs. Mix well and sauce of an ounce of butter and a table- spoonful of flour <a> <g> SELECTED RECIPES. scrape . Carbonate of magnesia Granulated sugar Water : < - loz = 1 fb. (av). oan, °< Boil all together until the proper “ con- together, out the the squash soft in halves, part and seeds, put the halves in the oven and bake half an hour. Serve in the shell. Baxep Sastry. mash, season with ter. — Boil tender and salt, pepper and but- Putin a baking dish. Beat anegg in a cup of cream, to which add a cup of stale bread crumbs. Put in the oven and bake brown. CreLEeRY Sauap.—Take six heads of celery; wash and wipe dry; cut in small pieces in a salad bowl. Mix the yelk of one egg, a teaspoonful of mustard, a little salt and pepper and the juice of a lemon with two tablespoonfuls of water. Beat all together, pour four ounces of olive oil in drop by drop, to which add a small spoonful of hot water. Pour over the celery. <i ~iie- BEAUX OF THE PERIOD. Young women make a very grave mistake when they base their appreciation of an admirer’s attention wholly or in part upon his punctuality as an escort. A sad commentary young woman indeed upon the of the period would be the esau wie As they talk to you, so do your escorts speak of you. It would be a wise and righteous measure if society girls would form leagues. among themselves to institute a reform in these things, and bring the wholesome pleasure of social intercourse within the honest reach of men salaries are small. whose Don’t allow men to give you expensive suppers and expensive flowers and the like. And as to more personal things, why a sense of delicacy and personal dignity ought to place impassable barriers between you and gifts from men who are not bound to you by the closest ties of blood or friendship. How well I remember the instruction of the best woman I ever knew, whose advice to her daughter was: “Never take presents from men or allow them to spend money upon you; even when you are engaged, limit your lover’s gifts to flowers and books. It is time enough for handsome presents when you are married; and if anything should interfere with your marriage, why, you will be spared the mortification of having all sorts of things to send back.” Small Leaks in the. Kitchen. In cooking meats, the water is thrown out without removing the grease, or the grease from the dripping-pan is thrown away. Scraps of meat are thrown away. Cold potatoes are left 40 sour and spoil. Dried fruits are not looked after, and become wormy. | Vinegar and sauce are left standing in tin. Apples are left to decay for want of sorting over. | The tea canister and coffee box are left open. Bones of meat and the carcass of turkey are thrown away, when they could be used in making good soups. Sugar, tea, coffee and rice are care- lessly spilled in handling. Soap is left to dissolve and waste in water. this idea of things is in the last of the Home Journal: number Yes, says the writer, I repeat it, it is a grave mistake, young ladies, to let men spend so much money upon you in various ways. It cheapens you in exact proportion to what they pay for you. Very often they can’t afford it; and choose wisely and when once a sistency is acquired, and add 40 drops of not infrequently they don’t wish to do it, and only yield to custom and what choice istmade there should be no} oil of peppermint immediately before they suppose you expect from them. pouring out. 4, vacillating, but industrious perseGirls could often learn a lesson for SX verance, until thorough compeRoast TurRKEY. CHBLET SAUCE.—Sethemselves by noticing how their lect a fat young turkey. Singe and brothers talk about the expenses of (G tency is attained. the cream to whip solid is generally be- cause it is too fresh or too warm. If in proper condition, cream will as solid as white of eggs, and leave not a teaspoonful of liquid at the bottom of the bowl; nor will there be the danger of cream so whipped going least back to liquid. It will go sour, but not change its form; and it will take but a few minutes to beat. Cream intended for whipping should be twenty-four hours old in warm weather, and thirty-six in winter. It should also be thoroughly chilled, and if the day 1s very warm it would be better to set the bow] containing it on ice while whipping it. Put in the whip, or egg- beater, and do not lift the froth off as it rises; it is quite unnecessary if the ves- sel you use for the cream is large enough. As you see it begin to thicken, which will be after steady beating for five or six minutes, keep on just as you | would for white of eggs. When the in reaching the proper consistency, leave keep form. It of this every time, although portions be given. <A_ difference in the pint or would, where the gelatine enough, cause the jelly to exact pro- tablespoonful gill measure is only just “squat’—not an elegant term, but one that represents the form of a too soft jelly. A very exact recipe for plain claret jelly, and which in proportions serves for any other unless special mention is made of some variation, Three-quarters of a pint is of as follows: water, one pint of claret, a quarter of a pint of lemon juice (this makes one quart of liquid), the rind of one lemon, half an inch of cinnamon in the stick and two cloves, one tablespoonful of red currant jelly, two ounces of gelatine, the whites and shells of two eggs, a few drops of cochineal, and four ounces of sugar; put all in a stewpan, the gelatine having been softened in a little of the water; whisk over the fire until the whole boils; napkins for dish towels, and towels for. then draw it off, let it. stand for five to holders. ten minutes, strain through flannel or Brooms and mops are not hung up. fine linen fine pressure, add a few drops More coal is burned than necessary of cochineal to brighten the color, and by not closing dampers when the fire is mould for use. not used. : Use great care in selecting cinnamon Lights are left burning when not in for very much that is sold is not the true use. spice, but a cheaper one (cassia) that Tin dishes are not properly cleaned resembles it. Cinnamon has a bright and dried. tan-color, is rolled many times, and is Good new brooms are used to scrub not.much thicker than paper when a kitchen floors. piece is unrolled. Cassia is thicker in Silver spoons are used in scraping the roll, a dull brown, and if a piece is kettles. broken is like a piece of wood. It is Mustard is left to spoil in the cruse. similar in flavor, but much coarser, ‘and Vinegar is left to stand until the ves- has little strength. sel becomes corroded and spoiled. Dish towels are used for dish-cloths, Pickles become spoiled by the leaking out or evaporation of the vinegar. Pork-spoils for want of salt, and be- <i> <> Bakep bowl; EHaas.—Break add a gill cause the brine needs scalding. a scant Cheese is allowed to mould or be nibbled by mice. Woodenware is unscalded and left to saltspoonful small leaks, but in JELLIES. (to weigh a pound light. six eggs of cream half teaspoonful of of salt pepper, into a or rich milk, and beat and a until Pour into buttered custard cups and set in a pan of boiling water. Place all in a quick oven, and bake until “set” in the centers. When done turn them carefully out of the moulds on a dish and pour a white sauce around them. Make this as follows: Put a half tablespoonful of butter into a saucepan, and when it <i eh put them inastewpan with three ounces upon cream, for at should shake and tremble while being served instead of remaining solid. It requires some little practice to make sure board or any other personal expense. commentary of only just stiff enough to <> <q Movuip or APPLE JELLY.—Peel and cut up a pound of fine-flavored apples excellent waste divorce court! the number of entertainments she must attend in a stated period, and her admirer accepts or rejects the proposition just as he would a contract for his very great the beater in the bowl, and set the whole and mothers, and who learned no les- on the ice until very cold again. consistency of jelly should be sons whose ultimate sequence is the|- The the aggregate the loss is considerable. Good Housekeeping. the only things that make a young man’s attentions desirable. Our young people of both sexes seem to have fallen into this absurd delusion. The young lady prescribes as a bonus for her society a least half will have been left as a milky residue. The reason for this failure of beater is withdrawn you should be able to cut the cream or pile it any height. If by reason of excessive heat it is slow ice parties, operas, balls, etc., are always The longer I live the sounder this advice becomes. Ah, in those days mothers were so careful in the way they taught their daughters and trained a race of women who were fit to be wives warp and crack. These may seem cream position to liquefy, and cannot be piled up. When this ‘is the case there is whip acknowledgment thatthe cash requisites and personal services connected with A |: DicrestivE Canpy.—The London Chemist and Druggist gives the following:— Powdered ginger - 2 dr. (ap). sf rhubarb SB dana melted thinned with a pint of soup stock, seasoned with salt and pepper. Pour over the cauliflower. standing by free and fearless conference and discussion. Lastly, their household brain and high ideals of justice and honor. In The field is following these their labor may be great, energy of woman. ut let us say, its recompense will be vast, inviting and prolific, but the more than commensurate. ereat difficulty often lies in makmaterialized sprinkle SquasH.—Cut The conclusion to which these remarks lead may be thus stated in brief: To though as the water, set in the oven, baste frequently. Roast for an hour and a half, then contrary. A woman who lives in the last be careful to come to an understanding half of the nineteenth century of each other’s views on these subjects has something for which to be before marriage, and should seek after- gratitude in a deep pan with a teacup of boiling moisten with cream. Gash the ham deep while hot, fillin with the dressing. Rub over with the white of an egg, sugar and grated cracker. Set in the IN THE “FORUM.” mony must enter into it as equal sharers - School Journal. a greased paper over the turkey and put On the other hand, money to some may mean vicious and demoralizing ex-. “oven to brown. travagance. It may mean license to disCAULIFLOWER.— Trim off the outside regard all rational rules of conduct, the Make intoxications of vanity and luxury, the leaves and boil im salt water. secure of thy sad, sad year, come thy lonely path <i <> >. a: MONEY. discrimination which the law make against women would seem to imply the Tell me, and have I read thy lesson right, -O rare, late violet bright? $e AND No. JULIA WARD in po WOMEN with Lay should, pan in which the turkey was cooked and as is not unfrequently the case, be the. one which had belonged to |the wash. Lard with fat bacon, fill rich bread dressing, well seasoned. to the gravy with a spoonful of fiour; season with pepper and salt, pour in the - But hath one vacant chair.” And if that vacant WEEKLY. after bubbles stir in a tablespoonful of flour; stir until smooth and add slowly a large cup of boiling milk, or, if you have it, chicken or veal broth. Season to taste. <i Se preparation); Don’t find fault, that and the juice and grated rind of a lemon. When cooked to a pulp, pass through a makes you look andseem and feel disagreeable at the time but it permanently strainer, and stirin one ounce of gelatine that has been dissolved in a gill of mars beauty Color half the apple with about half a teaspoonful of cochineal, and fill a border mould with alternate layers of the colored and uncolored apple. When cold, turn out and serve with half a pint of cream whipped solid and piled in the eentre. There is a great difference solidity of whipped cream. it will be a merefroth that in the Sometimes shows a dis- About way. the It not flaw- picking, water. grumbling is, in the of granulated sugar, half a pint of water, mouth only there is certain to come a cluster of lines to tell the world at large of the peevishness of its owner. It makes the eyes smaller, because they contract at the time, and the lips grow extremely sensitive from continual biting. Miss Aucorr remarked, during a trip on an ocean steamer: “They name ships ‘Asia,’ ‘Persia,’ and ‘Scotia.’ I wonder it doesn’t occur to somebody to name one ‘Nausea.’ ”’ $ |