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Show “Tae If the WESTERN That fell from heaven’s MEMORIES. ness in “keeping house” is most Ihave outiived common among women who have houses very much larger than their consistent wants, but who would wail for more houseroom though a whole city were roofed in for their convenience. Women are too lable to forget that housekeeping is a means to an end. Men and women do not join their hearts, their hands, their possessions, their destinies in this world, andmaybe the ~ The brightness of the fading past; The sunny days of youth are fled, Their memories only last. Isit and dream of good old times In the yearsso long gone by; Swiftly the pictures come and go As my knitting needles fly. I seem to see a generous hearth With fire-dogs brightas gold, A flickering blaze, a welcome warmth Bids defiance tothe cold. Back-log of oak! O staunch old friend! (Fiving thy life to make ours bright, flame With hissand blaze and cheery Turning all darkness into light. I’m near thee, in the corner now, Thou four-foot log of olden time, Gazing above to where the stars and rhyme. Seemed listening to our jests The dear old saints of long ago play, Whosmiled serenely on our Watching the roasting apples glow, Or nuts that in the embers lay,— A home is of intelligent beings, laboring under the influence of acommon interestand a common want. A houseso immaculate that Ask her if she has read an intelligence and human symyathy some are in her touch, her walls will be interest in paper that lies at ivr elbow, and she forever barren, her table will be will answer with a weary smile, “Oh, I repellent and her hearthstone wil: never get any time to look at a paper, and, really, Ihaven’t read a book for ten be cold. We have not answered in the years. I never expect to do any more reading till my children are grown TY strictest sense our correspondent’s What will be the effect of asentiment of I that kind upon future generations? have been watching with interest the of your valuable department Home paper, to see how many would respond query, butto presume upon this thatwe cannot if we would, would be serious error. but some discovered has easier or quicker way to do a part of the housework daily neighbors. If than each many would of her take the to give through your columns we that information, benefit of trouble the might in time find out that we were really not obliged to carry a burden upon our shoulders greater than that of Atlas, but that we could find leisure to read some interesting and instructive work —-say once in five years—and thus for a little while*at least get above the neverending routine of housekeeping. A, ; | { :: i ' tj Our correspondent has sprung a au decidedly delicate topic. The (Awomen who wear out body and art themselves and Roast Miss PxHrasant.—Pick, so as to let the larding Serve with plain gravy, fried po- tatoes and sauce. Time about LA CreEAM.-—Cut the stew until well done; all are hot. Many instead Sleep is characteristic certain the at seven o’clock and closes soon after two. The daisy unfolds its flower at sunrise and sleeps at sunset. at about five o’clock, when cold, carve from breast and legs and each trim the wings, each chopped place as np, into a saucepan, just enough to hold them; large add aslice of ham, he would when quite into cold, put the pieces it and let the of Use mushrooms, GaAME.—Roast divide them for the breasts two soap cleaned LEATHER up Sar this own polis- its greatest popu- HINTS. kitchen, as Good Fruit Cake. clean, wash them and drain Mix with paper will A Dainty Bit of Needle Work. The foundation of the sachet shown in the cut.is of white satin, and the embroidery is worked in silk, the stalks brown, the leaves pale green and the flowers a delicate pink. The sachet is edged with a pale pink cord of sil.s and tied with pink ribbon to match. The lining of slightly quilted satin may be white or pink. shine chair seats them may be revived with the well-beaten will SACHET FOR LACE. This dainty little affair is useful for holding laces, ribbons and similar feminine knickknacks and makes an appropriate wedding or Christmas gift, A remove stove polish the stain from sil- when applied dry soft soap and with Ir 1s not a good plan to take off the cover of the stove to toast or broil anything when there is a dish in the oven. A wam for boiling legation over go-to-bed-at-noon. Local circumstances ‘ influence the flowers in opening and Washington. This is on the authority of a local maniclosing, but they are pretty constant from day to day. Many flowers close cure, as she addressed herself artistically their petals during rain—probably to to the reportorial finger-nails. There’s prevent the honey and pollen from being hardly a man in the embassy whose finger-tips are not as brilliant as mother-ofrendered useless or washed away. in should be soaked night in tepid water, then trimmed carefully of all rusty fats before putting on the fire. A coop rule for the use of the different kinds of flour, is to use pastry flour wherever baking-powder bread flour with yeast. is used, and Simple Filter. Dr. F. A. Castle, of New York, claims ina New.York medical journal that he has used for a long time with satisfactory results a simple contrivance for filtering water to use on the table.He says: ‘‘l took an ordinary glass pharmaceutical percolator and packed the outlet with absorbent cotton so tightly that the water could only flowin drops. By means of a piece of copper wire for a.bale it was suspended from a hoo: on the lower side of one of the pantry shelves over the shelf of the sink. As often as necessary water is poured into the percolator and the water pitcher is placed under the outlet. Whenever the cotton shows much discoloration—a thing ~ which is easily observed, owing to the perco- lator being of glass—the maid replaces it with fresh absorbent cotton. I[t isin all respects the most practical and cheapest filter I know of, and has no machinery to get out of order, no patent right to carry, and the advautare over most filters that the filtering medium is always under observa 102, so that thers is little risk of contamination of the water .y accumulations of filtu.” Wy en inn i ltt Ril them through a colander; wipe them in a towel, spread them out and set them to dry by the fire. Stone the raisins and cut them in halves. Sprinkle both currants and raisins with the flour to prevent them from settling to the bottom of the cake, Cut the citron into thin slices and put it into the liquor. Put the butter into the sugar, warm it and stirittoacream. Beat the eggs as light as possible. add them to the butter and sugar alternately with the flour. Add the remaining ingredients gradually; stir all as hard as possible for ten minutes. Bakein a pan lined with white paper, well buttered. for three hours or more. it coffee to give a bright luster and avoid the dust from polishing. TIPS. | men rants 7 her in the ver caused by eggs with a soft cloth. <a << Q>- French A Good fruit cake, like fine wine, grows better with age; the cake concocted before Christmas, so far from deteriorating, will become richer and more melting as it and the holiday season sogether draw toaclose. A fine cake may be made with the following ingredients: One pound of sifted flour, one pound of butter, one of powdered white sugar, twelve eggs, one and a half pounds of raisins, one and a half of currants, one tablespoonful of cinnamon, one tablespoontful of mace, two nutmegs; one pound of citron, one glass of wine, halfa glass of brandy and half a glass of rosewater mixed together. Pick the cur- white of egg. wings and have the best kept hands of any steaming should be dissolved in alcohol will remove by rubbing in the form of fillets, and the legs can also be utilized, either to make a stew or for the stock pot. The members of the of Wuen sauce boils from the side of the pan the flour or corn starch is done. cut from the birds used to make PEARLY-FINGER ready for better than when cleaned with flannel. purpose, of chopped good Trn into the sauce can be served in various ways water lily has been asleep an hour, and the mouse-ear hawk-weed two hours. The yellow goat’s-beard opens at four capital dates Saut pyramidally The when grease spots from cloth. cool the pieces are not well with it, repeat the opera- pieces Pudding. saves the hands. a the skin from it; dip them in some chaud- the the HOUSEHOLD joints; trim each joint neatly, removing Arrange to increase the popularity partridges into it, together with OF of a finger larity. then finish and serve as above. CHAUDFROID understand at as above, put the carcass and trimmings into a saucepan with stock, a glassful of white wine, sweet herbs, pepper and salt. When it has boiled long enough, strain |the liquor and put the pieces of par- birds, and when cold appear much careful manicurial work. During Arthur’s administration a manicure made regular. weekly visits to the White House, and from that time nail garniture pieces of partridge in a heap, pour the sauce over, and serve» garnished with dozen or more small button didn’t seur des ongles, but a public reception with its hand grasping always undoes whole +he liquor and the juice of half a lemon, and turn this into thesalmis. Dress the tridge to warm as he peculiar art. Mrs. Cleveland wields get hot very gradually. Meanwhile melt a piece of butter in a saucepan, mix a little flour with it, then adda little of bread sippets fried in butter. (2) Roast and cut up the to what that meant, I finished much tents of the saucepan. Set it to boil for a couple of hours, strain off the liquor and Plumb hurry regularly by a manicure and instructed in the mysteries of the ungual adornment. Mrs. James Brown Potter was noted while in Washington society for the beauty of her finger-tips, and did also cut up a couple of shallots,a bunch of sweet herbs, a few cloves, the least bit of cayenne and whole pepper and salt to taste; add a wineglassful of claret and as much stock as will just cover the con- partridge ture which carried a much-chewed nail. I suggested that he submit to manicuring, but nicely as possible. Take all the trimmings aud put them with the varcass, Dandelions close at which time the and closes just before twelve, and so it has for its English name, “John- guessed for him. It took his fancy exactly, and now he exhibits ten glittering gems at his finger ends wLenever he removes his gloves.” At a fashionable school in Washington nail culture is almost part of the curriculum, and the boarders are visited on a dish, with a border of said he SaLMis OF PARTRIDGE.—Roast a couple o! birds for about five or ten minutes, ‘aspic jelly round them. plants. The tiny scarlet pimpernel, “old man’s weather-glass,”’ opens was afterward but tion. of Plants. and imitative, over and see the president on business. I glanced at his hands, each finger of light piecrust, The maid and of She sent her maid here to be treated. Good Chop and rub to a cream one-half pound of suet. Addascant half pound of sugar. Mix well. Add three well beaten eggs, one nutmeg grated, one-half teaspoonful of clove, one-half teaspoonful of mace, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth cup of brandy, one cup of milk and one-half pound of flour. Then add one-half pound of raisins, one-half pound of currants and three-eighths of a pound of citron. Steam from five to eight hours, This is a Boston cooking school recipe, in regard to which it is explained that the amount of the recipe will fillalar-e mold, that the suet should berubbed fora long time after removing the skin and strings and the raisins should be chopped. If brandy is omitted more milk must be used, for the mix- home way both are nice. and if when covered over Sleep prefer of it at a clever observing and piecrust, but rolled thin and cut in squares. Lay the crusts on a dish and pour over them the chicken and gravy biscuit practice took Very much thinner than the usual suet pudding. The longer the pudding issteamed the better. This pudding is recommended as keeping for years, but the omission of brandy will, of reached a higher development in Washcourse, diminish the keeping quality. As it ington than in any other American city. can be prepared beforehand, this is an excellent ‘pudding for Christmas, for it is that - “Tt is surprising how pretty fingers much labor saved tothe cook on the busy please even the great of the land,” day. The sauce for the pudding is made as observed the manicure. “Not long agoa follows: representative from one of the Gulf Cream two cups butter, add slowly one cup States happened intomy.parlors. _Wash- ‘ powdered sugar, the unbeaten white of one ege, two tablespoonfuls wine and one of ington eivilization had pinched his toes brandy, and one-fourth cup boiling water. and consequently he had a corn to be Heat until smooth and creamy. Heat the treated. After I had placed him pro- bow! for the creamed butter, and when adding the wine cond brandy do so slowly in perly on his feet he paid me liberally order to prevent curdling. butter, pepper and salt. Have ready a baked pair of short cakes, made as for soda A when this was refused she gave up her situation and opened manicurial parlors on her own account.” The finger-decorative fad has prohably thirty minutes. while <i> Te necegsary not profit much by her ruse, for the maid demanded the wages of skilled labor, and take color. bread in dressed her lady’s hands in the most approved fashion. But Miss Cleveland did draw, singe and truss, placing a couple of shallots, one ounce of butter inside of the bird. Lard the breasts very finely, tie a thin slice of bacon over the larding and roast the bird at a moderate fire, basting it frequently with butter. A few minutes before the bird is done remove the slice of bacon Cleveland availing herself of the art. RECIPES. froid sauce, made hot to the generous intimation given them to contribute anything they might know that would be of use or interest tc the There is no woordinary housekeeper. man with good common sense and alittle experience MILLER, <t— <—_— TRIED The slow, sad-footed years! When staff must lend support,and eyes grow dim, When frost hath nipped the raven of our brow, When weare lonely, looking o’er the rim Of two worlds, Here and There, when bent and low, And from hid lips the last call hears— The slow, sad-footed years! to provide thus for our patrons.” “How do you account for the predominence of men among your customers?” “I think it is because women learn the in Century. then make a thickening of cream or rich milk and sifted flour, seasoning with making. dwellacircle masculine element that it was What if at last his poor stand first of all! JOAQUIN apartment The wee and weakling years! When Time is new and sweet unto the lip, When steps are toddling,doubtful little things, When stronger fingers lead us, lest we slip, When curls fall o’er our brows in fair, wild rings: And kisses press the pure-eyed dears— The wee and weakling years! manicurial cushion. “This is our smoking-room,”’ she said. “Our art has found such favoramong the God’s poor were first to see, to hear, To feel the light of heaven burst Full on their faces. Far or near, His poor were first to follow, first to fall! ing is home where I general THE YEARS. as which several well-known gentlemen were patiently awaiting their turn at the God’s poor came first, the very first! Guicken A chicken up and one feels in the very breathing of ‘Have gone. lits atmosphere he is committing a Hid in the attic side'by side. And children of that olden time sacrilege is notahome. It might Are Scattered o’er the country wide. be regarded by emulative simWhile I, who loved the very stones That makes the household hearth so dear, pletons as asplendid curiosity but glow the see and blaze feelthe Can Only as memory brings it near. never a home. Real homes have GoobD HOUSEKEEPING. their periods of disorder, times when to be “tidy,” as: the saying goes, would be strange and unnatA HOUSEKEEPING CONUNDRUM. ural. It is only the shallowest of harpies that would expect or desire Eprrors WESTERN WEEKLY:— a house to be always in a stereoWould you kindly solve for me the foltyped exactness. lowing conundrum: Again there must be brains as seem women rn Weste that it is Why to have so much less leisure than their well as hands in the making of a There must be the stamp sisters in similar circumstances all over home. the United States? of heart and genius in every nook ery the is “IT am worked to death,” and chamber. This implies leisthat goes up from every home. Venture of ure, sociality, reading and reflection to make a friendly call upon one Money these over-burdened housewives and the for its accomplishment. chances .are that she will at once pro- will not achieve it, labor will not. ceed to enumerate her enormous bur- Though the poor misguided housedens and the vast amount of work she wite toil her fingers to the quick has to get through with, till you feel like humbly.apologizing for having de- and spirits into a premature grave, of human tained. her so long, and then taking unless the inspirations of manicures handsomely-furnished unto the next one as well, solely to practice at “keeping. house.” Housekeep- Their chairs are empty now article door ground, deem it, that causes women to destroy their health and their happi- your leave. to the EERE their folly. scribers would fly into a fit of indignation and say right off, “Stop my paper; You're afool!” The brain malady, for such we = go ave, CL225 Sex i of lm growing old! They had ds ' Ae WEEKLY should presume to name the twentieth part of the silly and fruitless burdens of so-called “sood housekeepers,” a whole army of our best paying sub- GOLDEN pearl. SHEEP.’’ a ™ \! MY a ake Ze eg reli Qtl i | “FEED PLES Tr, or regularly as to barbers. .Why shouldn’t in other words, housekeep themthey? Manicuring isa French art, and selves to death in their effort to patriotism alone would lead them to gain the remark of their lady com- Come, let us ponder; it is fit— favor it. Born of the poor, born to the poor. petitors, are too numerous to be In Washington men are better patrons The poor of purse, the poor of wit, trifled with, and the proportion is Were first to ind God’s opened door— of manicures than women. The artiste des mains drew aside a small, very small, that will not fly Were first to climb the ladder round by porcupine quill portiere and showed a into a mighty wrath when advised round 2 qi mind at ‘model housekeeping,” WEEKLY. U LNEA HOME. 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