The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-04 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. 200 M—, it would be a recommendation to her not to go to Italy, as she has been advised by some friends to do. My humble opinion is, that the recently adopted method of Italian singing is not the most natural and healthy. The, proof thereof is, that we see only a few of the singers in our days who know how to preserve their voice, having once been in Italy, and there acquiring the habit of forcing more sound out of their lungs than nature intended they should. I never went to Italy myself, for that very reason. After having heard all the modern Italian singers, I was well 'convinced that my voice never would have been able to preserve its natural elasticity and its character of high soprano, had I undertaken to adopt the same forced style of singing as is now-a-days almost unavoidable in Italy by the frequent per formance of Signor Verdi's operas. His music is the most dangerous for all singing artists, and will con tinue so to be until the artists themselves shall better understand their own interests, as well as that of the beauty of the art of singing, and refuse to sacrifice themselves to a composer, who by no means under stands the exquisite beauty of the real Italian singing, that cannot be surpassed by any other nation. Miss M— will find, both in London and in Paris, masters fully qualified to instruct her in all that is deemed re quisite. A year's residence in London and Paris will enable her to judge of the progress she has made, and also the propriety of spending six months or one year in Germany, the land of real music, in which the true artists can only acquire the genuine stamp of art. Germany offers perhaps less excellence for the singer, for the German language is very hard to pronounce, and often changes the character of the sound ; for in stance, the quality of tone in singing out the Italian Word dolore, and the German word schmerz, will be found different in its results, and infinitely in favour of the former. But to wish to become a good artist, with a good artistical conscience, and not know Ger many and its musical masters, would indeed be as great a loss for the artist as it would be to the public, before whom we ought to wish to give a right impres sion. I know what Germany is to an artist, and with all my veneration for the true Italian singing school, I really believe that, unless I had taken the German music as the groundwork, my knowledge of Italian singing would never have satisfied me, and my musical faculties would have been undeveloped and unfruitful. What I therefore wish most earnestly to impress upon Miss M—'s mind is, that she should try to combine Italian song and German music, the one being as necessary as the other ; that she should try to avoid false pathos, as the same law exists, to its fullest extent, in art as in life ; that she be true to herself, try to find out the beauty of truth, as well in the simplest song as in the most difficult aria, and the great secret will be hers—the most powerful protector against envy and malice will be on her side." onions, and one apple; add a gill and a half of water; cover as usual, boil for one hour and a half. WHITE CREAM.---Put into a basin a quarter of a pound of sugar, a gill of pale brandy, and one and a half ounces of either melted isinglass, gelatine, or calf's-foot jelly ; stir it well, and add a pint of whipped cream; proceed as before. Rum, noyeau, curacoa, or other liqueurs or flavours may be added. When liqueurs are used, add less sugar.. If you have any ice, use only an ounce of either. FOREIGN BISCUITS.—A quarter of a pound of butter mixed with a pound of flour, dissolve a quarter of a pound of sugar in half a pint o f warm new milk, pour gradually to the flour, dissolve half a teaspoonful of salt of tartar in half a teacupful of cold water. SOAT.—As every necessary is advancing in price, with a prospect of a continuance, I feel it to be the duty of every lover of his country to prevent as far as in his power such an affliction, particularly to the poor. I will not enter into detail, but offer a few remarks on one article, viz., tallow : a large quantity is consumed in the manufacture of soap, and as a considerable quantity of yellow soap is used for the washing of common articles, both linen and woollen, also for scouring and cleansing tables, floors, &c., I have proved the following composition to answer in every respect, full as well as soap for these purposes, viz., Fuller's earth and common soda, prepared as follows : —Dry perfectly by a moderate heat, 7ths . of earth : dissolve 11b. of soda in two quarts of water (softis the best), which pour upop the Fuller's earth; stir them well together, so that they become intimately mixed, and add more water till reduced to a soft paste, so that it may become smooth with a knife, or ground as colour through a mill. This used in the same pro portion as soap, will be found equally efficacious, at one half the cost. Thus our consumption of Russian tallow may be considerably decreased, a further advance in tallow and soap prevented, and our enemy's means for carrying on the war partly frustrated.—Correspondent of the Builder. [DECEMBER 4, 1855; „ t 0 ;g o done when the weather is mild. Na' ling' -- to , , b t ' enough job for even a warm winter's d a Y , " )I d ese men out to it in very cold or wet w eather 3° 0 04 4 them to do a fair day's work indicates ba d dto ment, and a want of anythinc , like due, re ti r r 't st ° o welfare of the workmen. Look 6 over t h e " n " li d i reiv ; , , ° I frequently to see that all is keeping we1 1 ',. 3 1 , - ,l9i see any tainted with disease, so as to prevent L-- c 0 from spreading. A lett e u io fit KITCHEN GAEDEN.—A good stock of . 1- r e ttil l P i for use should be put into cold trowel:o o°s , '9 O where they can be protected from frost ," g rioa) „" 1 :e straw shutters or some other e ffi cient C ° ' - ‘ ,.'ate r : , - ed ‘ see to securing a good supply of endive fo r e l s99;0 11 Cauliflowers coming in must be frequentu i , - ,0 le, ea and those not wanted for use should be ta f 'i trt' e t of stored untirwanted, for these cannot be sa l l e ,i ' o 4 l is to the weather after this season. Take 3 ‘`:ber, l e -t,6 frosty mornings to get manure wheeled on ' ; 3l lt wanted, and get all spare ground trenched ..7 / - y up as soon as possible.—Gardeners' Chralt'' FASHIONS. yooN r c i' l" WINTER CLOAKS, varying in shape and - now constantly appearing. Thos e compo;'o d. . i ble or coloured cloth at pre s e n t en j oy a consil',,%itb of fashionable f avour . Th ey are trimmedobse. of velvet, plush, or fancy braid. We by some cloaks of grey cloth trimmed with I rows of braid, figured with a pattern, in the cloak, on a ground of blue, green, or Bands of plush, in shades of black, gre, and presenting a good imitation of chine] effectively employed as a trimming. S( are composed of cloth, having the upp( surfaces of differed - colours, a novelty IV, on its first production some time ago. In is a favourite colour for cloth cloaks. Many ladies, of acknowledged taste, paletots of black velvet. They are so W I : to show the contours of the figur e , a nd t '' full at the lower part. They descend to the knees, and are fastened iu front fro upwards by a row of buttons. The slee'‘ and of the Venetian form. At the thro finished by a small collar with the corn( On this style of paletot there is no trimming of any kind. We mentioned, a few weeks ago, that would be much worn this winter. Jack& oactlt, and coloured cloth, we o b serv e, are now bei°r° c 0; especially for young ladies. A jacket of just completed, is trimmed with bla . it a,i, 5 " 0e soutache, set on in an arabesque pattern in front with small steel buttons ; and tP 0 0 :1 which are partially loose, are finished at th e be ;0, turned-up cuffs. This jacket is intended t 0 O r o with a skirt of grey poplin, figured with °.,1 1 ) 0:0 ( 0 ‘0, black and pink. The skirt is trimmed 18 1 s icie nr e t!, black velvet, a row of bows passing up each f ear,e to form a tablier. The collar and under-al ee c oay i batiste, ornamented with needlework. l', e be bordered by a row of Valenciennes ; and 1 . 0 , 1/_ 4 sleeves are in two puffs, separated by a 111 / 4 .1, 0 avid of black velvet, faste n ed on the outside of o f "oi a bow and long flowing ends. Bracelet s ° of 0 6$ velvet, fixed by bows and flowing ends, ar b lee ce the wrists, and form a termination to the Tfl l the lower end. „, ick Among the most admired of the nevi tio tli be mentioned several composed of moilee,po They are made in black as well as in c oloo r f the and are trimmed with one deep flounce the V,. material, descending from the height 0 ' This flounce is cut bias-way, and is set 00 b y r i fluted plaits. It is finished at the edgeh•• t°ll hem. A ruche of moire is placed as a he9-11-11j::A flounce. The corsages of these dresse s 4 , 3l ;y a a 6 1 and closed from the waist to the throv G i e ev°l row of buttons or bows of ribbon. T he n a either of the p ago d a f orm or i n puffs , than bo b v ornamented with no other trimnslitt' vio/e'd i r' ribbon. O ne o f th ese d resses, co mp excellent of 05'1 another of slate-colour moire, are in The Lady's Newspaper. LIVERPOoL: t i e Writ Printed and Published every Tuesday ~lornir►r, b y -3 ,.. re I k e ROBERT PEARSON THACKER, of No. 7,,e'r"—tSoe. 'y STANDARD GENERAL PRINTING OP FICE , ber 4, GEORGE'S CRESCENT, Liverpool --Tuesday, Decein A M M I i klio 'As, M. 41.• ti . • uei Ur, r, ty 1/41 IN 4 Wh o w klp h A p, 04s0 ki *e r ': l s' bD sli n 4 a I N , ' , ivy a y , n -,tte 4? NT I 4 tiv2 42 , 11 3i 0 „ Pi, 4 1 14, cHIRT %Fr,- les^ oFJ , , . haSe ilr't qkjibEßN two °floie, t,,l'ellti oPE: the e°,elie , mG (Satu r blae l 'i .111111,d16.= t admittances k Li ty, al r", (11104i,',.. Lac china, ar`", ooheers. 6, ;ever:l,li' 'l)..._'l'll per 0 0 ,1" pr kIE we r eell u v r o ° o P] a Paris,P l'lllege . tied.so'nt:ir, ,j,Etit.,x of 'se h o g osciele) , , Tux , hey hog pi r th e ex a little ile i , r( )r of tl D m tbe ..'OO mane aces oe' 4,1, WI roat tbeigid" l " E a rpoo/4" 4 d ad 1 1 F ( ' I k 4l ki 0 t as. \e. ..ion, vet k"---I—_'ea...sc_ VeP O f tA A •I:e „g- I , 31 i r Qom.. HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. GINGER CAKE.—HaIf a pound of sugar, half a pound of butter, one ounce and a half of ground ginger, six eggs; beat well, stirring one pound and a half of flour, and add as much milk, a little warm, as will make a nice stiff dough for bread : bake in a pan ; it will take two hours. FAMILY STEAK PTE.—Cut two pounds of beef in slices, two pounds of potatoes, a quarter of a pound of onions ; season with three tea-spoonfuls of salt and one of pepper ; mix it well together ; put the meat and potatoes into the pie-dish in alternate layers ; add a pint of water ; cover over with paste half an inch thick, and bake for an hour and a half. POOR MAN'S POTATO PIE.---Wash and peel six pounds of potatoes, cut them in slices; take half a pound of the fat of mutton, beef, or dripping cut into small dice ; season the whole with a teaspooonful of pepper and three of salt ; cover with paste, and bake one hour and a half. RocK CAKEs.---Put in a basin two pounds of flour, half of sugar, half of currants, half of butter, three eggs, beat well, make them into balls or rock, the size of eggs ; bake : on baking, a little milk may be added. PORK PUDDING.---Get about a pound of pork, as lean as possible ; any cuttings will do ; cut them into slices ; season with a little chopped sage, a teaspoonful of salt, half of pepper ; roll the pieces up, and put them in the pudding with a few slices of potatoes, HORTICULTURE. FLOWER GARDEN.—If not already done, get the planting of the beds with their winter and spring oc cupants finished as soon as possible, in order to give the plants the advantage of any chance which may still remain of making a few active roots before severe weather sets in. Also take advantage of dry days to clean and trim up shrubbery borders and American beds, &c., for the winter. If it is intended to trans plant any of the shrubs, or to make any alterations, get this done first, so as to avoid having to tread upon and disfigure the ground after having put it in order for the winter. Avoid deep digging among the roots of shrubs, unless it is desirable to check their growth, and where the plants are well established, digging amongst them should be confined to the ground seen from the walks, and this should be dug very lightly, merely loosening the surface soil so as to give it a fresh neat appearance. Where the soil is not very suitable for rhododendrons and other American plants, a good dressing of leaf-soil mixed with thoroughly rot ten manure will be of great service to these ; and any unhealthy plants should be taken up, and the ground well prepared by mixing a liberal quantity of the com post with the soil where it is to be planted, which will be a more effectual cure than sui`face dressings. Rose stocks should be procured and planted at once, and where it is intended to remove the tender kinds of roses to some sheltered situation, this had also better be done soon, The hardier kinds may be procured from the nursery and planted, and the sooner these are had in the better the chance will be of getting good plants. In planting standards, let these be staked at once, for this kind of work, when once left, is some times neglected until the plants suffer. Roll lawns frequently, to keep the surface hard and smooth, and prevent the grass getting covered with worm casts. Gravel walks will also require the same attention. FRUIT.—Any planting of young trees, or removing of others which may yet remain to be done, should be proceeded with as expeditiously as possible, for the sooner this kind of work is finished for the season the less trouble will be required in watering next spring and summer. Pruning and nailing should now be ex peditiously proceeded with every 'fine day, if at the ex pense of delaying some of the other work which can be done with less discomfort in any state of the weather than nailing, for it is most important to get this work