Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-07

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May fall deeper shadows in, lies weary race.
Yes. say it-"God bless my ehildren, prayl"
| Il may be the last you will say itfor ayeI - "a
| The night may be long ere vpn seq then, again
And motheress children may call yon in vain. s
Drop sweet benedictiouS 1pAheirltt heads.
| 4 'uard of bright angels around them Invite
Their spirits may slip from the moorings tonight.
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
Al prjssssuas hsse T." j s ftssdem.nSdf among
wealthy people and curiosity seekers for rare
old furniture Many an old attic has been
| searched and house stripped to fill the stores
whore such things are sold Tall old clocks.
which have told the time for a century or
more and been heir looms, are bought at high
prices! Old desks, chairs, sofas, cabinets and
other pieces are sought after and bring sums
which would surprise the original owners
| tits quite the fashion to fit up summer cot
tages at the seaside and country homes with
| its way into these places. There are almost
! always great many old fashioned things
about an old home, which if used to the best
| advantage. would make it comfortable, cheer
| full, aud quaint without very great outlay
| Often, however, people who possess furniture
of this kind do not appreciate its possibilities;
the children call it sold trash" and unless
| they can have new. would rather have moth
ing; they do not value 1t a legacy of the
past or realize how charming and interesting
| their homes might appear if the old furniture
were put III perfect order and arranged with
regard to fitness in the different rooms
| 1t is out of taste to furnish room with pieces
of every style and pattern All articles of one
| kind should be brought together. and the whole
air of the room should be made to harmonic
with them For instance, old, high post
mahogany bedstead hardly looks well beside a
new fashioned, black walnut dressing case,
| and, perhaps, cherry chairs: but, when used
with dressing table of its time, bureau of
| the old style, elegant because of its substan-
tial qualities and the beautiful grain of its
seasoned wood, and desk of curious shape,
! il loses none of Its old time beauty
| It is surrounded with things which correspond
! with If.
! The beauty and elegance of these old heir
! looms is lost, however, if the different articles
are shabby broken and look OLD, in the ense
! of worn. \ dlapda;ed thing is never nice, no
matter how handsome it may have been. 4
| bureau with half the handles gone, married
! and Scra tched, i sideboard with doors off from
| the hinges and other things to match give
one the feeling that their usefulness Is about
| over, and that they had better be consigned to
! the attic or auction store. There is no reason
why old furniture should be allowed to degen-
! eratesin such way. however. if the years of
! service which 1t has rendered have left marks
| OF wear. \ good cabluet-maker can, for a
! moderate outlay, improve it wonderfully, and
! make it look ALMOST hike new. Cleaning and q
coat of vacnish ;wi1,sin most cases, be all that
! is necessary. If, however, there are broken
places IL the veneering. little soaps of
! new can be fitted in and neatly stained to match
! the darkened wook. When corners have be-
! come rough they can be sandpapered down.
| aud if the article is very much defaced it can
| be scraped and retnished. Halrcloth may be
| replaced with black satin, raw silk. in richly
! coored Persian patterns, or the same material
| in beautiful designs on olive brown, or old
! gold shades. If less expensive covering is
desired, there are different materials in wool
which are serviceabie and good. Chintzes
and cretonne are handsome for slips or bed
! room draperies. room lifted with a fireplace
and andlrons, furnished with high post bed
! stead hung with pretty chlntz draperies and a
spread to match; an antique toilet table dressed
with the same chintz curtains and a
lounge upholstered like them; an old arm
| chair and others to correspond with IT, is in
! excellent taste. 1t is pleasant change from
the cheap poorly made furniture which is 80
often used TO replace the old because it is out
of style Sach roomseven in a house where
| the others are fitted with handsome modern
| furniture, brings back memories of the olden
time. and links the past with the present
What tales of joy andsadness those old things
could unfold. what scenes of old time life they
could depict were they able to speak, His
tories of smother generation. of dearones who
| have passed to the other shore.
An old cabinet, kept for relics, is always en-
| PERTAINING TO any Interested in such things and
Is place where curiousSand valuable articles,
collected from time to time. may be safely
stored and yet be accessible Valuable old
| books and pictures should also be preserved in
some way so that they can be looked at once in
| while A family which is taught to cherish
| the memory of those who are gone, by pre-
serving some of the things which were used
BY them, and loving the old things for the sake
| of the former owners, can hardly help being
| the better for it. Such feelings of tenderness
towards those of the past will beget tender feel
| ings toward the living and make all happier
| and better.
| Kitchen Keramics.
| To prevent scarlet flannel or worsted goods
Of any description of this color from fading
when washed, take this precaution:, Mix q
water, let it boil for ten or fifteen minutes,
thensmix with the warm suds in which the ar
| tieleis to be- washed; squeeze and rinse up and
dawn req aafedly instead OF subbing on a rub
bng aboard If very much .soied, wash. in
| two or three watefs, always taking care To
havethenF ofSthe same temperature if possi-
| BILE, and just CO j enough to put your hands in
comfortably - Make the suds before putting
the garment in, and avoid If you can rubbi ng
soap on it.
| pretty tidy is made oil pale blue Java can
| vas; choose that which is all wool, as it will
| not fade, and will wear we'll. Fringe it out
around the edge TO the depth OF two inches In
| the centre apply round fan cut from cream
colored felt Catch it to the canvas with fine
stitches, and ornament in any style you please,
| using good deal of scarlet embroidery silk to
brighten it. In each corner apply smaller fans
! of different shape. Make stitches in lines
upon them so that-they will appear to be half
or wholly spread. For anything so simple,
| and requiring so little time and skill to make,
this is very effective.
| A delicate frosting for loaf caks is made of
half teacupful of water, three cups of sugar,
and the whites of two eggs. Boil the sugar
and water till it is white and begins to look like
wax. Beat the whitessof the eggs, and, taking
the syrup from the fire, stir in the eggs, and
beat them in it till the syrup is cool. When
cool add half pound of sweet almonds
blancbed and powdered or chopped fine. For
small cake half the quantity here given will
be sufficient In place of the almonds you may,
for the sake of variety, chop quarter of a
pound of citron very fine and beat in the FROST
ing. This makes nice filling for layer cake
Rice blanc mango, which is alike refreshing
! to the we'll man or the sick, and which is
very nourishing, is made of one quart of
sweet milk, if possible with little cream ALSO
and two-thirds of q cup OF ground rice. Heat
| the milk to the boiling point before putting
| the rice in; wash the rice first and drain of
the water. After it is put in the hot milk it
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