| Show to utilize spare corners the woman whose family has a pen chant for mushrooms will find that H s an easy matter to raise them her belf and that for a very little money outlay it she has a spare corner in a healthful cellar or shed let her place there some palls containing mixed with a sprinkle of cooking salt and a little loam she should procure rom a reliable source some bricks ol 01 spawn and after breaking these into cubic inches press the pieces well into the mold being careful to water them every day or two the result will be that in less than two months she will have a fair growth of mushrooms tor an original cost of perhaps ten cents girl s yoke collars no one of the many accessories of the season Is more attractive or more useful than the yoke collar it makes the plain frock a dressy one it brings the dress of last ear up to date and it Is altogether charming in iosef these very pretty models are designed for young girls and afford a generous variety both of shape and material As allus grated number one Is made of inserted tucking with a bertha of plain material lace trimmed number two of lace with plain banding number three of ba biste tiste with lace insertion and trill number four of inserted tucking with lace frill and insertion number five of plain tucking with bands of bead ing and trill of embroidery each one however can be varied again and again and be made to take many forms the collars consist of a yoke tor each one and a standing collar which Is the same tor all with the circular bertha for number one all are aln dished with hems and under laps at the back where the closing is made and numbers two three and five are di vided into sections on indicated lined lace blouse in favor the lace b ouse is becoming more and more a la mode the daintiest examples are to be had in tarn and lace trimmed v ath elaborate inlet medallions of cluny lace fine guipure and embroidered lawn blouses in pale shades of batiste are likewise to be seen having wide deep yokes cuffs and collars of broderic bro derie the colors whick are most in evidence are pistache green pale ochre orchid mauve and some charm ing shades of china and wedgwood blue boudoir bodices are more bloused than ever girdles are wide and some of them are high hips are tucked plaited and much trimmed eagle and owl heads top some of the new hat pins in silver or gilt of satin form the fashionable methods of trimming taffeta gowns are to reign supreme this summer both plain and checked tan colored linen with a touch of sky blue will be much worn this sea son skirts are very round and very full and the majority of them clear the street with canvas and lawn frocks will be worn double large spotted canvas and lawn ribbons blouse or shirt waist simple waists made full and soft are eminently fashionable and are pe culi arly well adapted to the favorite soft and thin materials which allow of much fullness yet make little bulk the very attract alve model allus grated is made of pongee in the nat ural shade with bannings ban dings of per the color effect being a most satis factory one but can be reproduced in net soft silas and wools and in the many washable with trimming of either lace or embroidery the waist consists of the lining which Is optional fronts and back and Is closed invisibly beneath the box plait at the center front the back is plain drawn down in gathers at the waist line out the fronts are gathered at shoulder and neck edges as well as at the waist line the sleeves are made in one piece each gathered into straight cuffs and the trimming straps are extended over them to give the fashionable drooping line the quantity of material required for the medium size is 4 yards 21 inches wide 3 yards 27 inches wide or 2 yards 44 inches wide with 2 yards of banding raisin bread to make raisin or currant bread scald a pint of milk and beat into it a teaspoonful of melted butter and one of salt when the mixture Is lukewarm add halt a yeast cake dissolved in half a cup of warm water and beat in enough flour to make a good bat ter set in a warm room to rise for eight hours beat hard add a cupful of flour and work in a cupful of halved and seeded raisins or currants plentifully dredged with flour set to rise until light then bake mrs clarence macnays suit they are getting ftp cloth suits in a very picturesque a oi e lovely suit worn to mr curnc Clr nc macka is a thaw jaa d rou black cloth the skirt Is a round length with ruffles of taffeta slightly gradual ed toward the back the waist consists of an eton cut very low in the neck and with i deal of nice hand embroidery the sleeves are halt length and they are cut pointed and finished with em underneath this Is worn a shirt waist of gray crepe de chine trimmed with of gray chiffon and pip ings of black and white this gown ts pretty as it can be and by no means either difficult or extravagant short cloth coateen very good style are the short cloth coateen so jauntily built on tailor lines these are in jade greens in amber and in pale gray blues with occasionally a fine softly brilliant red A heavy white silk braid two inches wide having upon it as a one edge bor der very small black velvet buttons and black chenille loops seemingly passed over the buttons Is quite the most chic style of trimming for such coats which tailors of note are em cloying some few have very wide collars turned over lined with an ivory white liberty satin and to the wide pagoda sleeves there are broad upturned facings of the same that are immensely picturesque puffs are the prevailing fancy one might reasonably have foreseen that the which have been used so lavishly spoon all the rocks this summer would inevitably run into puffs as the season advanced in paris the fancy tor puffs in every thing Is running riot and it gustte confessed that while it takes a master hand to manage them the effect Is rarely becoming except to very slen der figures and then only when the wearer Is of gracious height plush goods if sponged with little chloroform will look as clean and bright as when new ammonia Is an excel ent remedy for the bites and stings of insects it hould be allied immediately if pos sible to clean nickel scour with pulver iced borax use hot water and very lit tl soap rinse hot water and rub dry v ith cheap cloth have all plumbing painted well white enamel not only tor sani tary reasons but to lighten the work of the housekeeper when it Is necessary to pour boil ing water into a tumbler or glass cup pat in a teaspoon first and there will be no danger of cracking it a lamp gets overturned water will be of no use in extinguishing the flames earth sand or flour thrown on it will have the desired effect curls are passe shocking of the hair that quaint custom which prevails in the coiffures of the letle boys and little girls of the day is now seen on the heads of am ported dolls the beautiful long curls that used to be cherished so fondly by the little girl mothers in their doll daughters are now passe having been pushed out of favor by the mode of nair dressing fashionable for children the small american girl Is as sive as her elders and when a doll happens to retain the Sam adornment of the past her little mis tress usually takes her a little apart and shocks her by means of a sharp pair of scissors it Is likely the prevalence of shocking among email girls may serve to bring the bonnet back again into vogue bonnets and curls do not harmonize very well as the latter not only get in the way and come out of curl but are apt to be uncomfortable fv 1 fillets of chicken breast chop the white meat of a cold roast chicken fine season to taste with salt pepper a dash of onion luice and a little minced parsley to a cup of the minced chicken allow a cup of cream into which a pinch of baking soda Is stirred kub together a table spoonful of butter and one of corn starch and stir them into the heated cream cook for a minute add the minced chicken and cook until very hot take the mixture from the fire and beat in two well beat en eggs I 1 our into a bowl an 1 set aside until cool and stiff sh ipe into cutlets dip each cutlet first into cracker dust aben in beaten egg then in more cracker dust set in the ice for two hours then try in deep boiling fat berve with a white lauio box plaited walking skirt skirts made to clear the ground in crease in favor week by week and are shown in almost endless variety this one Is exceptionally graceful and combines becoming long lines with abundant flare the box plaits being allowed to tall in soft folds below the which in ure smooth fit over the hips As 1 lust rated it Is made of taffe ta stitched with silk but all skirting and suiting materials are equally a p the design being adapted to S both the and the odd skirt the skirt Is cut in nine gores which are laid in box plaits and conceal all seams when liked bulk over the hips can bf lessened by cutting the ay material beneath the plaits away above the the closing la made invisibly at the back a placket being finished at the center seam a quantity of material required for the medium size Is 12 yards 21 inches wide yards 27 inches wide or 6 yards 44 inches wide with lace and chiffon apon a fitted lining alternate rows oa 01 cluny lace lined with chiffon and shirred batiste are laid to form a yoh e both back and front for a blouse little van dyke points of batiste cm are posed at intervals on the with very good effect the shoulder line Is long and the upper part of the sleeve repeats the design 01 the yoke the shirring Is released and forms a full puff over the elbow which drops into a cuff finished with lingerie ruffle the fullness of the blouse Is gathered into a girdle of dull black satin which shows the quaint point in front oven should be scrubbed very few of the tidiest housekeep ers recognize the necessity of having the oven washed out especially after lamb poultry or elsh has been baked the walls and floor of the oven should be scrubbed carefully with a stiff brush and strong soapsuds to which a small quantity of washing soda has been added pies cakes and biscuits sometimes have an unaccountable greasy odor due to a lack et this precaution attractive linen costume A pretty white linen walking suit Is made with an eton coat the vest Is of button trimming under which la green linen the tops of the sleeves are also trimmed with the same terdal the skirt Is perfectly plain with it Is worn a green linen waist the same shade as the green in the trimming rad urn colored one of the latest novelties in dres materials Is a radium colored silk it Is pearly white but is so woven that it seems to give out rays faintly tinged with color silver bullion lace makes a fascinating trimming for a gown of this silk econs in box style mahe favorite oats for young girls and are eminent ly smart as well as attractive this one Is made of old blue veiling trimmed lui persian banding and matches the sl but the model Is admirably for nil sui tings and tor the separate of pongee and the like the sleeves which mako the essential characteristic are attended to form box plaits over tho shoulders terminating beneath tho trimming at the neck edge abe quantity of material required tor f girl ot H years of aga I 1 2 yards 21 2 yards lW yards 44 inches wide 3 |
