The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-13 00:00:00

176 [NOVEMBER 13, 1855. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD put in to stew, and the soup may generally be im proved by adding a very little vinegar, and a sprig of thyme. READY MADE TEA OR COFFEE TO KEEP.—The following is a receipt for preparing the materials for making a substantial meal of coffe, tea, or cocoa, at any time or place, and which can be sent from England to friends in the Crimea. To make, say a fortnight's supply, at the rate of a meal morning and evening, take 30 table-spoonfuls of fresh sweet cream that has not stood long ; 30 table-spoonfuls of fresh roasted pounded coffee, or cocoa, or powdered tea ; 45 table spoonfuls of sugar (or more, according to taste), white loaf of bread, thoroughly dried in pieces in a pan over the fire, and then pounded, which is to be added to the foregoing till the whole attain such a consistency, that the moisture is not discernible ; to be packed in jars for use, and,-when required, sufficient of it to be added to a pint of water and boiled. Thus, a nourish ing, refreshing meal, and retaining all the flavour of the cream, &c., can be procured at any time, and is worthy of the notice of the housewives in England. — correspondent of Bell's Weekly Messenger. had better be kept under glass until next May ; but these should be procured at once, and if they can be placed in a gentle heat through the winter, they will grow freely, and fiirnish cuttings which will root just as freely as a verbena. In preparing ground for roses let it be trenched at least two feet deep, and well incorporate a very heavy dressinc , of manure with the soil to the full depth. It is hardly possible to make the mould too rich for any kind of rose, particularly the autumn-blooming kinds, and four or six inches of good rotten farm-yard dung will not be too much where the soil is naturally rather light and poor. Large-headed standards that have done blooming for the season should be cut back pretty freely, to lessen the chance of their being injured by heavy gales of wind. Continue to clear the beds of their summer occupants as these become unsightly, and after trench ing or doing whatever can be done to save time at next planting out season, get them furnished for the spring. Also look over the herbaceous borders, and make any projected alterations there, taking up and dividing any of the coarse growing plants that may be inclined to encroach too much upon their neighbours. The modern system of gardening is fast drivinc , this class of plants out of cultivation ; but many of them are really beautiful, and if they were more largely grown our gardens would not have that naked appear ance in spring which is too often to be seen. Sweep and roll grass frequently, and keep gravel walks hard and smooth by frequent rollings. 1, he generally taken from school just at the time wa n a; might begin to profit -by it, and put to lael ) ,, b : ll ' . 4, from the corn. Some few years ago he h 94 ' t`'t a clergyman in Hampshire, who was an enthusiasouli education, and w ho made up his mind that lie, sc in o do what he could to carry out his views. Ae t erp he. 4 he built commodious school-rooms, engagea ndell masters, and induced both the farmers and labo . of to send him their sons, and to allow them to reaeli school a much longer period than usual. Ife a us j, ft his education to the wants of each class, so a- it be them for the relative positions which they w elt a not called upon to fill —instructing the farmers' sti lt 0 only in the elementary subjects which were tall ce , common to both classes, but alsooamong other sclentol the important science of a„oTicultural chevaistrY• p o o p few years he was surrounded by an intellectual.PDroo lation. But his object had not been effected ` vit S opposition. One farmer was particularly auile'es, when he found it becoming more difficult and O t r vei i, pensive than formerly to get the birds frig h a But the government, appreciating the clerg,g3„2ll f o ri , ertions,had rewarded him with the deanery of Il i er e a 0 and at a public meeting the other day lie had c ' l3- ii erli health proposed by the very farmer who had i i l, 0 found so much fault with him, and who fro; t ll5 mitted that he bad seen his error, and that i 1 , 1 1 0,0 cost him more to get his labour done he svt,,,per repaid by the superior manner in which it 7 7 ' formed. ---------- FASHIONS• except forty of TllE a s d dresses s trecentlyhe trimmingmd sleeves. The corsages are, as nearly as P,, e5 ttify same as they have been for some timer a s i; es 't 4 o o. made with or without basques, and te det , either added or dispensed with, as taste maY ay be A dress, just completed for autumn weaa s trieo and present th e described :—The material is silk, in W': cr eY, l)l ,o pale grey alternate with stripes of o '4 iv:o4 antique. The corsage, which is litve basque, is trimmed with black chenill,e,r,e-:alahe,tr as a berthe or as bretelles. A row 0 1 irwicle, "" 4 - 1 edges the basque. The sleeves are o.l ‘ g ra IC, 'l t . be made to set close round the top of the ' he s he' °: large plaits, descending to about four ifte corn' shoulder. The ends flow loosely i n , the tlle e a ,„g e pagoda sleeves, and they are finished a' d re ss PA"' black chenille Fringe. The skirt of this trimming, but it is exceedingly full. , 00 1 1 0 for Among the newest eveninedresses, a' e ,„ 3 1>er,ber one made by a fashionable Parisian dres s : l - o f a'," Spanish lady of rank. It is comPase' o f the : A coloured tulle over a slip of moire anticilleoltbrty colour. The tulle silk is double, and i s li c vel l ' Pe by bouquets of cerise colour and Yell ° fsP former composed of velvet and the latter of corsage of tulle is draped, and the sleecesilms. 90 Both are ornamented with cerise and Y e ' t c! like those employed to trim the s kirt. Another dress, to be worn in evening e t bride, consists of three skirts of white 51'!,4e144, with bouillonnes of tulle illusion, biterlf;ce bouquets of small white roses. Over the i , t bs;o. which is quite plain, there is another tulle.ol Cfyr form, composed of large fluted plaits of es oi„. of small white roses, disposed in the short telles, ornament the corsage, and the slier' i d nearly covered with tulle and roses. et e d Flowers formed of a combination of O s feather, or of satin and feather, will be 0 1 %l ei 1 - 40 c in trimming winter bonnets. Among th e d ielV H of this kind, many of which bear a near' t y to nature, may be mentioned the this the poppy, and the rose. Plush has ato,', fully employed, in combination with featn - i ;tea t fl i, flowers. We have seen a bonnet oar l ing cactus formed of plush—the long, dr°,,Wo l 7,cr, being made of white feather, spotted an' - fo etP"if lilac. The new feathers introduced for 0,1 some of two colours intermingled ; as , g r i e h : e,se f e kef blue and black, white and violet : two ef 7 .7„,/§'s are placed on each side of the bonnet. ---P" paper. LIVERPOOL : 0 . b y tbejeet , F Printed and Published every Tuesday Mornio vero o so , i 1 ROBERT- PEARSON TIIACKER, Or of No. % Fl a, b e STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING roeo GEORCE'S CRESCENT, Liverpool —Tuesday, HORTICULTURE. FRUIT.—Let there be no lack of attention in the fruit-room at present, for fruit requires more , care during the few weeks after gathering than all the season afterwards. Give just sufficient air to carry off damp, but nothing more, as allowing dry winds to blow over the fruit would only cause shrivelling. Strawberries for early forcing should be placed where they can be protected from drenching rains—a cold frame or pit, where either can be spared, would be the best situation for them ; but the lights should not be put on save in case of rain and frost. And, indeed, the whole stock in pots for forcing would be benefited by being placed where they could be guarded from heavy rains. CAUSE or MILDEW IN PEAS.—It is no uncommon thine , to observe the leaves of garden peas covered with mildew in autumn ; various reasons are given for its appearance, some persons being of opinion that it proceeds from want of moisture, others saying that too much wet is the cause of it. In a garden con sidered well drained when it was made, the mildew was very common on the stem and leaves, and some times attacked the pods. The ground received another extra drainage about three years ago, since which time the fungus has not troubled the crops of peas ; from which circumstance one would be ready to infer that an over supply of moisture was the true cause of the mildew. KITCHEN GARDEN.—We may now expect sharp frosts at any time, and all necessary preparations should be made at once, such as having a good stock of covering for the most forward lettuce, endive, &c. Cauliflower in head, if not wanted for use, may be pulled up and hung in a cool shed, where it will keep good for weeks, and will be out of the way of injury from frost, unless this should be very severe. The late crops of celery should now be earthed up rather closely, makine , the ridges as narrow at the top as can conveniently be done, and nicely finishing the sides with the back of the spade, so as to prevent, as far as possible, the soil about the plants getting saturated with wet. The soil about the early crops, or that fit for use, should also be made to throw off the wet as much as possible, pressing it firm about the tops of the plants, and making the top of the ridge narrow and smooth. Of course celery will not be earthed up after this season when the plants are wet, neither should it be done when the soil is wet, if this can be avoided. Mixing plenty of quick lime with the soil about the plants will, we think, be found of con siderable use in preventing their rotting in winter, and it will also save them from being disfigured by slugs. The asparagus haulm may now be cleared off, cleaning the ground, and giving a good dressing of rotten manure ; and in the case of young plants which are only very lightly covered, the manure might be mixed with a quantity of leaf soil, applying a good solid coat two or three inches thick, if the manure and leaf soil can be spared. FLOWER GARDEN.—Those who purpose making additions to their collection of roses should do . so at once, as there will be a better chance of obtaining good plants now than after the nursery stock has been repeatedly picked. And the present season is also very favourable for planting all but tender sorts, which AGRICULTURE. SALTING HAY.—In consequence oT the present sea- 1 son having been so unpropitious for saving hay, much 1 of that crop is damaged to a great extent, having lost both colour and quality. In stacking, therefore, let every farmer use salt, at the rate of 1 in 20 (or one cwt. to each ton) as an average ; but the more damaged hay would requife more, and, vice versa. Salt ill absorb that disagreeable dust that is always in badly saved hay. It is very wholesome for every description of stock ; and you may depend that if much care is not taken, the quality of this year's hay will tell on the condition of the farmer's stock next sprin g . Common coarse table salt is that most generally used. English salt is cheaper than Irish salt, because the latter is purer than the former.—Farmer's Gazette. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. — At the annual meet ing of the Crewkerne Society, the Bishop of Bath and Wells enumerated some of the advantages of an allot ment ; among others, its affordinc , a pleasing pursuit after the labours of the day, the delight which the cultivation of vegetables was sure to bring, and the result of the attachment to his allotment which the cottager generally felt, drawing him away, as it did, from injurious pursuits and immoral recreation, and giving him a stake in the country. A well-kept al lotment was the index to the habits and tastes of its owner. The same feelings which prompted him to keep it clean and free from weeds would operate upon his domestic tastes • he would like also to see his cot tage clean and cheerful, his children orderly and happy, and his pig, if he keep one, well looked after. He also treated his children, in a moral sense, on the same principles as he did his garden, knowinc , that if not trained to morality their minds would be choked with noxious weeds. He took care that they attended regularly at school and church, and that he never went himself to the beerhouse. The beerhouse was the bane of England. It was that which filled our workhouses and goals, and brought to ruin those who haunted it. Even, to,make the best of the beerhouse haunter, he was a cruelly selfish being, for he spent in his own in dulgence the means which ought to go to the support of his own family ; and, not content with this, he too often reeled home to maltreat the wife whom he had so solemnly sworn to protect, and the children so prone in after life to follow his pernicious example. Some remarks had been made in the report upon the impor tant subject of education. He, for one, was inclined to carry it out much further than by many was thought either necessary or prudent. The time was coming when machinery would be employed in agriculture to a much greater extent than now, and when, therefore, the labourers who worked it must obviously be intelli gent and skilful. But what sort of preparation for such labour were the: children of labourers but too generally undergoing ? Why, while still a child, having learnt hardly anything whatever, a boy was ,N R~ li ot a kre gi ;r e !ead et, reach ,Th„ 4 v41 r - tt of 04, 1 . kil t ), p it " Y Th l °. 4 e in t 4 ad ink 4 SA .C1 1(41