The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-12-21
HOUSEHOLD.

fur Irlmm1ngS.-Eur trimmings are
also fashionable for cloth and velvet cos
tunes, and are even used in conjunction
with the popular braid and applique
garnitures. All the fur borders de-
scribed above for cloaks are sold by the
yard for costumes, and are worn in
broader bands even than those last year.
The black Astrakhan and Persian
lamb borders are the special novelties,
and some of the modists use these for the
whole front and sides of skirts to be
worn with cloth overdresses. Sea otter
borders are the most costly of all, some
times being $125 yard. There are also
new effects given to sable borders by
making them entirely of the tails, form
ing stripes across the width of the trim
ming. Natural gray lynx with Light
long fleece is seen on many French Co.'S
tunes, and is very effective; but the fur
trimmings most general on imported
suits is the natural beaver, curled and
shaded, and the black marten, which is
known abroad as Alaska sable. Chin
chilla trims velvet effectively, but is
only becoming to ladies whose complex
ions are clear, with fine high color in
cheeks and lips. Stonemarten trimmings
are revived, and can scarcely be dis
tinguished from sable bands. especially
when made of the animals tails in cross
wise stripes. Black fox, black lynx,
raccoon, gray Krimmer, leopard, tiger
cat, kitten beaver, and many striped and
spotted furs are also used for trimming.
Harper's Bazsr.
Sets of Furs.-A set of furs of some
becoming style completes the cloth cos
tunes that are now so generally worn.
Such set gives necessary warmth to the
chest and hands, and is vt the same time
far less costly than larger fur garments.
The novelty for these is the chastible, a
long scarf that is put over the head, but
tons down as far as the waist, hangs be-
low this in a closed square cornered fat
piece almost to the floor, and has fiat
muff permanently attached to it across
the front just where the hands would
naturally rest; the back is q square col
lar that reaches low enough to cover the
shoulder blades; pocket is inside the
front. This new and graceful garment
is made up of black fox fur, sea ottar,
black murten, black Persian, chinchilla
and natural beaver.
Embroidery is still
largely employed for dress-trimmipg,
being used in all manner of materials,
from fine ladies' clothes to satins and
gauzes. A very handsome Venetian de-
sign is used in floss silk for trimming
cashmere dresses, the embroidery for
the skirt front being twelve to fifteen
inches deep. In white cashmere this
trimming is particularly effective, and
matinees and Grecian house robes made
mp with this elaborate garniture, ming
ling with its creamy artistic folds, are
the height of elegance. Made up, these
robes are sold for 1925 each, and in pat
tern boxes, ready for the hands of the
modiste, they are rapidly sold for the
sum of 800.
Cabbage Salad.-Toa dish OF chopped
cabbage, four teaspoons of celery seed,
or one bunch of celery. Put in bowl,
yolks Of two eggs, one teaspoon OF su
gar, one teaspoon of butter, one teas
poon of pepper, one teaspoon of salt,
one teaspoon of made mustard. one-half
teacup Of vinegar, set the bowl into hot
water. stir carefully until it begins to
thicken. Let it get cold. Pour over the
cabbage. If it does not moisten enough
put in q little more vinegar.
Tapoica Cream.-Three tablespoons
tapioca, soaked in teacup of water over
night; add one quart of milk; stir to-
gether and boil twenty minutes. Beat
the yolk Of three eggs and one cup of
sugar thoroughly; stir into the milk;
flavor with vanilla. Beat the whites stiff,
put into the bottom of the dish and pour
the rest over it. Serve cold.
Veal Chops.-A good way to prepare
veal chops is to DIP them into beaten
egg, then in fine cracker crumbs, season
ed with pepper and salt, and little
sifted sage, few thin slices Of onion
add to the flavor. Fry the chops it hot
lard; they need cooking at 20 minutes,
and should be brown when done.
Virginia Corn Bread.-Dissolve one
tablespoonful of butter in three pints of
boiling milk; into this scald one quart of
Indian meal; when cool add half pint
of sifted -four, little sugar, teaspoon
full of salt and two eggs. beaten until
they are thick and creamy; then mix
all well together and bake in buttered
Fans.
Dreamed Potatoes. Put into Q sauce
pan two tablespoonfuls of butter, a little
minced parsley salt, and pepper to taste,
stir to kissing, add small cup Of milk
with pinch of soda) when hot tea
spoonful Of -four, stir until Il hollis;
chop cold boiled potatoes, put into the
cream, and serve ~ soon as they begin to
boil.
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