Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-25
THE HOUSEHOLD.
ROME EcoNoMY-THE CARPET DUES
TON AGAIN.
Some Practical Receipts Some Dress
Notes.-The parIor ana the
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gHE CARPET aUrsrloN AGAIN.

EDS, RECORD UNION As the carpet
question has again taken the floor, may [
add my mite TO the dust that is being
raised, which Mrs T. thinks she has set.
tied by turning carp4ts into rugs Not.
withstanding her arguments and experience
to the contrary, / advocate carpets; and
also, as carpets should be kept clean, as we'll
as rugs, the back. breaking work Of taking
them up, shaking, putting dogE again, etc.
Housekeeping Is business, sad woman
who keeps house follows her bust.
ness as much as does her father
husband or brother follow his at
the store, shop or farm. and it should be
womans pleasure and duty to make the
outcome of her business produce the great.
est possible amount OF comfort and good
to all those committed TO her special care. In
room much used. when carpet gets dusty,
it is time it was taken no, the 1ooc wiped
up with damp cloth, the paper wiped of
with dry one, replaced ard tbe carpet
put down again. L can u! be done in two
hours, by exercising little forethought,
removing the taeks the day before, and
having things in readiness. In rooms much
used, tour tunes q year viii answer for this
fquar to-snnuai house-cls asirs, and il need
not TO be a bngbear. 10y anr naeaus-mere-
ly disagreeabie pars OF the business,
to be done in the quickest. quistest and
best manner possible. As for sweeping a
sick room, if the carpet is clean ii is not
necessary to sweep very otter and ''seeds
OF disease" as we'll as dust can he removed
far better by wping or rubbing over the
carpet with a cloeh Wiring Is out as dry
as possible in water as nos Is th0 hand can
bear, Immediately rubbing with a dry
cloth and after the room has been gone
over, go over again w.5h a Dust pan and q
clean brush, which viii gather up any lint
left. Ii properly dope, there need
be no dampness, and not par
tice of dust. Two persona, one with
the wet, and the other with the dry cloth,
can go over q good-sizsd room in half an
hour. l have yet TO see loose rug that is
moi snare to the unwary. / know some
thing of rugs-have hurei nay feet IN
Persian an inch thick with polished
floor for border. a bare floor, be it bor-
der or the entire room painted, polished.
oiled. or the raw material gathers and
gives off far more dust than 4 carpet prop
erly cared for, from Milton TO a homeiy
rag X.
SOME DRESS NOTES.
New lace collars for dressy wear are
made up in the d ,uphin. Robesuierre, Roi
de Rome, Stuart, Girondin, or Charles IL.
style, according to fancy, and are all
equally fashionable. the essential point
being that they shall be very large, These
shades are particularly becoming to slender
ladies. Women, with high broad shout
ders, especially short women, should avoid
too wide collar, as we'll as too high
ruche or fraise. The style most becoming
to these are delicately. made Vandyke col
lars, or the pointed collarettes and fchus,
which can be arranged SO rs to leave bit
of the throat under the chin exposed,
Some very magnificent brocades have
just been imported, designed fer dinner
and reception toilets, which rival in rich
ness Of effect the rare and antique Vene-
tian brocaded fabrics. One OF these superb
patterns shows large vine leaves of gold on
a ground of dark green satin; another has
scattered leaves OF gray velvet on q ground
of ruby satin, and 8 rich black Turkish
satin is brocaded with golden palms and
scarlet dahlias. Less snowy, but even
more elegant, Is a hrCca3e with silver ivy
leaves and thistle blossoms strown over a
groundwork Of pale eglantine pink satin;
! ard lastly is heavy Persian nlauve satin,
with a marvellous pink sheen TO soften it,
brocaded with tiny bouquets OF purple and
gold heartsease blossoms.
Fine gold and silver, and also beautifully
enameled buttons III Arabic and Turkish
designs to match rich cashmere effects in
dress, are imported and from Boucherop,
the great manufacturer of Partisan iewelry,
come costly buttons in fine imitation of
rubies, emeralds, opals, diamonds, sap
phires, and other precious stones to match
with dress trimmings of similar brilliant
colored beads. These buttons are to be In
great vogue, and the jewelers. are conse-
quently delighted. Another form in which
semi precious stones are 10 be used is that
of sprays of tiny flowers arranged like
bracelets, and, beginning at the waist,
twined around the arm bangle fashion.
Many buttons in copper, bronze, silver and
antique metals resembling cid foreign coins
are really elegant Other buttons come in
dazzling coiors, fligree, and also in odd
and attractive designs With these come
buckles for sashes to correspond, both
forming handsome ornaments.
PRACTICAL RECEIPTS.
BRIDES CAKE.-Tho whites of twelve
eggs, three cups sugar, small cup butter,
one cup sweet milk, four small cups -four,
half cup corn starch, two teaspoons
baking powder sifted thoroughly with the
flour, lemon to taste.
STEAMED OYSTERS -Wash and drain one
quart select oysters, put in pan and place
in steamer over boiling water, cover and
steam till oysters are plump, with edges
ruffled place in heated dish with but
ter, pepper, salt and lemon, and serve.
CocoANUT PUDDING. Remove the she'll
and the brown Skin from the meat CRATE
fine, mix with tho grated pulp of ore cocoa
nut three ounces white sugar and talf the
grated peel of lemon add milk fer two
pies, put 1t into TINS lined with paste, and
bake it not too brown.
SorT GNGERBREAD.- cup of sugar,
one cup Of butter, one cup Of sour cream,
one cup of molasses, four cups of sifted
flour, one tablespoonful of ginger, two
tablespoonfuls of soda, the grated rind of
one lemon, three eggs well beaten stir the
butter and sugar together, then add eggs,
milk and flour.
ROAST BEEF LA FRANCHISE Take a
rib OF beef entirely boned ; season the in
side and tie it up with some slices of fat
pork. To be sure that it is properly
cooked, place raw potato, peeled, at each
end !; as soon as they yield to the finger the
beef is cooked a la Franchise. If you wish
it PAnglaise, thirty-fve minutes will
roasti sufficiently. Reduce a little broth
without salt and throw it over Garnish
with water crosses.
OYSTER PICKLES -Chocse the largest
oysters, put over gentle FIRE in their own
liquor, add a small bit of butter, sim.
mer for two or three minutes, and, when
plump and white, take ont with skinner
into fat dish take of their own liquor
half enough to cover, add as much more of
best cider vinegar. and heat; put layer
OF oysters in a stone lar, strew over salt