, 1876-11-25

les sing 50 little, aud th0y were such Bwcct and
:0nstant singers before coming Into their pos
session. 1t is owing to wrong mode Of treat
ncut. Household pets should live rs near to
Nature us consistent with circumstances. +.
GENERAL. INFORMATION.
To tie Editor Qf the Tribune.
epRINoF1ELp, ILL.,, Nov. 23.-pcrl,aps n few |
words from Young uousckccper '-though |
not come aniss. Just now
while knitting on my bahy's scarlct stocking, |
was thinking Of the Home, mud wondering how
many of ita readers knew for how many useful |
purposes old cotton stockings could be used.
The legs cut Open at tue back. sew pair of
them togcthcr, put On loop, and
thcro you laye the best Of aisll-
cloths mud wash rags. The feet
mike best Innings for holders TINT can be
tGI oi ti'cso h5lders ,naSst t up reaay for use.
Ny sister often asks how kccP mg sewing
and work always dono. There is but onc way
to this Elyeunl, walk ye IN IT., VIZ: Systematic
nst Is ~ toxS KEY a n y 1--we apes
onc az years old aud onc @ mouths old, rcau
tho lapess, magazines, ahd books Aud AM
not aslamed to COMPARE my house with any
ouej to be sure II is pot ycfy larKc, and hss u9
pa1atablc, with some extra dinners thrown
In. Another important consideration Is,
l never let u moment 70 to
waste. The evening ts my. resting. time.
thihk husbands Ms claAe do not like to sec
their wives sowing uu,d ut work ut TINT time.
As rule never work evenings, though tlo
sometimes knlt little willis husband reads
nloutl. but we either reat1, have some game,
soPIyt ..u oE ~ H. ~ iit.',
&h;in % sncnIinr 81 ''n IT systoinoiis works. I
ought, pcvhups, 10 have said tl.at "Wednesday
is lny ironing-day, Friday econr tn#a5e and
clean upcstaiIs. saturday nnke ana clean aow1l1
,no ~, na nas ~ uar nn'c ,rt,, liam ~ hnv.
ttkcnt house J, but slDrt time, having almost
always boarded. youNo HousEkE EErEn.
r, N. rh;o1 o1 "a. rrtssun.
tell us Il She consllers the article called "11y.
po.ia !, n hnrmlcss rrnnaratlon, l lnyo been
pI.. M ,tssu e ,,a.e.sn,-at, -.
too snat ohe e.naot uso t'.ess osau'e'e .. ~! ,os
any length OF time without injury to the Skill,
nerves, or general hcallh. ...
Mrs. Caslcl IIocy, tH her novel 4 Golden
Sorrow" speaks OF u wonderful Ma!e rouge.
which rubs In pink, and dcles heat, dust, suu,
ctc. ilas al,y ~ one onc sceu or used iii have
tltlp skin, which cold rougllens and heat red-
.dgus. 10 not Ike tic idea Of cosmetics, but
should bo glad to rid myself Of tho
rio IN In w1n a,,u wa II te "I s,, or anI
mn,csl coryersation ut NJ, evening marty,
uare tried oatmeal water, r!cc-powt!cr,
lenonl-5uicc, md glyeerlHe; but suppose there
y no aole 1of lnc 7o 'o"' ne 'eaa 7eochl''ss
'''f' h,ve mn o,,,tra, rccnc for e,trnn.n,,tdtnr
md sauce whlrI, 9las been greatly praised by
Visitors II It Is desired by seaders Of the Homo
Department. F1onlp.
tn ,s4 ttfJtor ~ r.. 7,thun<
~. 81, yyras.,,. iI.o,,.o,,o,,,
e"ieAou' HoF' 'ou''s .lo"sen1'le1 s',
inquiries II her red-portscr NAPKINS VIII ocaf
boiling with the rest Of ler clotlli'g. Yes; they
will boil loug time without tadiuE much, but
s,,liiur Is Mi Tint Ia necessary. us indeed # Is
-. . ",,,s's ~ ~ ,as. .,ra,,,
1or all oi the ~a5h'hs. fof the last t"e've
years have tcadrti my clothes Instead ol noai-
Ing them, and ilud thu results much
lnpFc satisfactory Maye t,,9 slatlcs @ waslea
Us clcanl} aS pnsslalt, hna a9u no soap
the suls IS aiI that j. necessary. III an osdlnary-
szca wasl'.bollcr OF water at'! QUE tablespoon.
!n o. aon aa n nga s " ths t',0i cou
tn N" hi, md rrmoyl. linse and t(ry. Thu
blue p,lt il, the srald gives much plearpr ,ool;
than IN the rinse, Wit tllout 1ooksng blue,
WIZ 1oin9 Mousskecpef try ts @ tnstnou tt t"o '''
,onts, ,1d a, @ mt ,iu II e ,c ,st"r Ss than M
Mo IN Gi n1a. ~ a,,, hoilini -
tno olo''e p'aa II soaE ss'a Snr Yusa
"'' '''A oe9'
n ,A+ Ed,,o, Or The Tribune,
cu,cAao, Nov "Drcss,uaker" can OBJ
tain Smiths patterns by addressing a. Dar,stto
smith, editor Horla " Fashf0a, No. 10 Fast
Fourteenth ttrect Post 0fl'cc boz 5035,, New
York t1ty. Having lust received noticu OF this
a,,an,- -, ,,s ,,,,1r,ss ,.lt.ya knn,y .swl,crr.
Of speak" And hardly tl!tnk patterns can be
obtained BY addressing VA broadway, Us We
iistSl to, antl as seu !!as oseh t"'eo gwen 'oF
kV T., VIII, ~, az. u,aa ~ the ,n,r on,v
md foIiow lie sstylc Of punetuatioa aiops y
set Is laii down ~ Il fuie Tor contributors:
styic Of punctuation adopted by wl.ura, pray |
III were iot terribly tgnorant, | should Efbb.
ably know. But for the sake Ut DEcssmnkrt,' y
,sl,u should have her full patterns Immediately,
ignorance, and bec to bc excused II my punctu.