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Show FOR THE NURSERY COMFORT AND WELFARE OF THE LITTLE ONES. Light, Cheerful Rooms, with Plenty of 8un, a Requisite The Proper Furnishing Utilizing Left-Overs Left-Overs from Dinner. There are some points which are essential es-sential In tho nitrpf y. U should be light nnd cheerful, with plenty of sun, nnd well venlilutcd. Tho Hour should bo n hardwood rno, and If that Is too expensive. Invo the f.-or painted. Rugs are batter than carpet, car-pet, because they can bo taken up often nnd thoroughly cleaned. A thermometer Is quite necessary to in-suro in-suro tho right temperature. While fow American children aro brought up In their own suite of rooms, nftcr tho English fashion, it Is becoming more nnd moro the custom to give tho little lit-tle folks a place of their own. Up-to-dato nursery furnishings nnd decorations aro made In various styles, and always with a view to the pleasure of tho children. Miniature furniture In mission and bent-wood is most attractive. Where tho nursery is Just ono large room, it may be furnished with a dlnlng-tablc, desk, book-shelves, beds and bureau, all of Just tho right height. Each child may have his or her own chair. Rugs can be had with appropriate designs, and window draperies with pictorial figures. fig-ures. Wall papers aro made with Mother Goose and Dutch scenes, and tho friezes with pictures of "Little Ho-Peep," "Jack and Jill," "llnby Bunting," Bunt-ing," etc., are mosflhscinntlng. These numerous Illustrations made the room ' particularly attractive. There aro also specially made toilet articles for the little folks. Tho "left-overs" from a turkey din ner are worthy of attention. After nil tho really line slices of the fowl have boon removed, tho bits of meat picked from tho bones may bo used for several appetizing luncheon dishes. Ono of the best is mado by heating tho pieces in a crenm sauce or in tho gravy, If any has been loft. Serve on thin slices of buttered toast with broiled mushrooms on top. If the mushrooms nre not suitable for broiling, break them In pieces, and fry In butter. Tho meat may bo encircled en-circled with poached eggs if mushrooms mush-rooms are disliked. Creamed fowl surrounded with rice, which has been boiled In tho broth made from tho bones, is also very good. Turkey salad Is another way In which to ubo up the bits of cold fowl. For a luncheon dish tomato rabbit will bo found appetizing. Cut four whole canned tomatoes In slices, laying lay-ing them on slices of toasted whole wheal bread; then sprinkle with salt, pepper, dry mustard, and a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, covorlng thickly with grated American cheese. Arrango tho toast in a shallow baking-pan baking-pan and placo In u hot oven long enough to melt tho chooHe. Serve Immediately Im-mediately with n poached egg on top of each slice, and garnish with crisp cress. It Is almost impossible to serve a second portion of Welsh rabbit on nc-fount nc-fount of Its becoming tough ns soon as it cools. To prevent this, stir a beaten egg Into what remains, cover It closely, nnd reheat over a smnll Hume, using tho hot-wnter pan. If stirred stir-red up and cooked a moment, It will bo found quite ns good ns when first made. |