The Russellville Democrat., 1879-12-25
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 Baskets, etc., etc.


 Baskets, etc, etc.
 Emily Huntingdon Miller has been giving some sensible talks, which de- serve the attention of every young girl in the land. She says:
 What better is she for education, II she persists in stiffness, and loudness, and obtrusiye manners. Her researches among the treasures of science, and fa- miliarity with the thoughts of genius, are of no value if they cannot furnish her with subjects for conversation more mighty than the gossip of society, the scandal of the day, and the probable in- tentions of young men who never had an intention in their lives, and are not capable of one until their brains acquire more solidity. Her aristocratic accom- plishments are absolutely worthless un- less they teach her how to beautify and adorn her home, how to distinguish the false from the true, how to be in her own person an embodiment of that grace and purity and chaste beauty which the world worships in marble and canvas of the old masters; unless they teach her radical abhorrence of all the hideous distortions of fashions of out ward show, with inward untidiness; of tawdry ornaments, obtrosive finery, and unclean trailing tatters.
 STRAW BASKETS.
 think this would be pretty for a card basket: Cut circle out of piece of card board the size you require your basket. The bottom must be solid, with holes at equal distance for the reception of the straws. The top must be cut out of a larger circle, but instead of the card be- ing whole, as in the bottom, the inside is cut out, leaving not much more than half an inch all round; this is also pierced with corresponding number of holes to the bottom. through which the upper ends of the straws arc fixed. Cut your straws all one length, just the height you wish your basket to be, using sharp scis- sors and handle them carefully, that they may not be broken or split. Hay ing fixed the straws in the holes both in the top and bottom, if you find them a little too loose you can fasten them with gum; about half an inch of the straw must be left at each end. Take narrow ribbon of two colors and pass them un- der and over the straws alternating the colors, taking care that that which is passed over one straw in one row must be under it in the next, and so on until it is finished; if preferred, colored strips of paper may be used. The handles may be of card board to correspond by twisting the ribbon toconceal the fasten- ing of the handles.
 HONEST CoURTsHIP.
 Every young man should deal honest ly with himself. He should say to him. self, "If there is anything do not wish the girl I ask to marry me to know, then it must be something wrong. Now I will correct this wrong or I will tell her of it; for will not be so unmanly as to deceive her into marrying me-" By deal- ing honestly with himself in the first place, he comes to correct understand ing of the nature of the fact which he has concealed; then if he deals honestly with the girls he tells her of it. People who love each other will marry in spite of many faults; but it is better that these faults should be understood before mar riage than first discovered afterward. We are sorry to say that concealments and deceptions during courtship are not confined to the sterner sex. They me practiced, perhaps, to quite as great an extent by young ladies. Many false hearted and treacherous girl has thou sand smiles during courtship to every one that Eliminates her face after mar riage.
 Corn Cdke.-One cup sugar, two eggs, four tablespoonful of sweet cream, two cups sweet milk, two tablespoonful sal ar atus, four teaspoonfuls cream tarier, two cups of corn meal and one of flour. Let it set in the warming closet ofyeur stove five minutes, then bake ten min utes in hot oven.
 Standing Cusdrd.-Boil together and strain half pint of new milk, one quarter of a pound of sugar, one-half ounce of isinglass, and thicken with the beaten yolks of four eggs; stir it until it is almost cold; put in q mould and keep 1t in water until it becomes quite cold, then turn out.
 Bazar Tongue Toas.-Mince very fine cold boiled tongue, mix with cream, and 10 every half pint of the mixture allow the well-beaten yolkes of two eggs. Place on the stove and let simmer a min ute or two. Have ready some nicely buttered toast, four over the mixture and serve hot
 Toasted Oysters-"A Angels on Horse back" is the name given by an English paper to oysters cooked in the following way: Place a large cooking oyster in piece of fat bacon, tie it up with cord and lust toast for moment before the fire. Serve on a piece of toast.
 Sponge Cake.-Four large eggs, two cups of flour, two cups sugar, even full; beat the two parts of the egg separately, the whites to froth; then beat them to- gether, stir in the flour, and without de- lay put it into the oven.
 New lork Cookies.-One cup sugar, two-thirds cup of butter, one-half cup of milk, two teaspoonfuls cream of tar ter, one-half teaspoonful soda, and one egg. Add four to roll thin and cut in rounds.
 HomesD,ade CrdckerS.-ro five pounds of flour take ten ounces of butter, one pint of cold water and an even teaspoon ful of salt. It will take deal of strenth to knead them. Roll thin and bake in oven.
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