Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-06-21
DOMESTIC.

natural contour of the human figure in
repose. a couch should1lfow of The feet
BeiDe put up, if necessary, and should
be of such a shape that you can lie
upon it either full length or half length.
with perfect comfort. To be really
servicable. it shoald not be covered
with pale .bfue satin or maize colored
taboret, but With b good tapestry cover
ing ir areutrsl lrae,; say sage-green or
dark, rusty. red, to wear-weir. The
tapestry should not DE too fine to lie
down upon or even. in the privacy OF
family life to lay ones feet-upon. And
the whole couch should. If possible,
turn toward the. fire, so"that its
occupant may 1iave his face toward the
cheerful glow. Aeehe same time hit
.Ie wick eYvoyk table-hlAok and gold
if you will-may hatba lamp for read
ing. As to Chairs, a couple OF good,
well-stuffed easy chairs. also covered In
the same tapestry, and arranged SO as
TO look toward the fire; ought to be suf-
gcieni for luxury, while SIX or eight lit
tie ebohized and cane-bittoned gossip
chairs are the simplest and prettiest
occasional furniture you cap have,
The gossip-chair has a curved back
which exactly fits the natural curve of
the body, and the seat Slopes gently
downward and backward, sossatO give
one the best possible suppsis.uith the
least angularity or awkwaraAsk With
these-fgetty little clean csnre seats. "a
wickerHork chair, twopseass chairs and
a couch, you should have enough pla-
ces for fanny and guests "in a quiet
household. Tables are of very little
real use in a drawing-room still, we
must have one or two, to give the whole
a furnished look A spare table near
the bay window will allow of. a JardI-
Mere and fern o., ,india-rubber plant to
stand in the sun, You can have. moth
ing better than black and gold for this
purpose. Anotlfer-rrpund. of. course
is needed for afternoon tea. There
must be some place to lay books aInl
other heavy articles. and the table for
this ofiiceshould be solid and should
stand against the wall. Nothing re-
mans but the piano, and that must nat.
urally be placed whep the exigencies
of space demand. Few articles of fun
niture are more dlfffcuif to manage than
the coal s6uule. IT'S always getting
IN everybodys way aud if can hardly
be made presentable, even by the ut
most paius, of the struggling decorative
imagination. 1t is afmSst. lamentable
to think of all the useless s-fforts Law
ished by the human intellect upon alb
ortiye coal scuttles. Perhaps the best
solution of the problem Is that which
combines scuttle and what-not IN one
comprehensive whole. having a box foi
the coal beneath, and one or two sbel-
yes for knicknacks above. This com
pos1te piece Of furniture may then
stand against the wall beside the chin
ney piece, where it adds to the general
prettiness of the room, instead of being
an unsightly encumbrance, Moreover,
the weight of the coal gives stability tC
the what-nUt, and prevents it from hiv
ing that topple-down ar SO common
with Its kind. Any such suggestion oi
imminent catastrophes should always
he avoided in a drawing-room.
GOLDFISH RoEs.-Boll one of the roes
according TO size, till quiteset and near
" done. Take them out Of the water,
and when cold cut them into slices
three-quarters of an inch thick. Now
put into a small stewpan 1-2 ounces oi
butter when made liquid over the fire,
take it OFF, and stir into it the yolks ol
TWO eggs. a small teaspoonful of salt, 4
pinch OF cayenne pepper, CRATE OF
nutmeg, dessert-spOonful OF tomato
sauce, or the vinegar from any good
pickle. Nix all well together, and stil
it over the fire for two or three minutes
to thicken. Dip the slices Of Gods roe
ip this sauce to take up as much as
they will, lay them III dish, pour ovel
them any of the sauce that may be LETT
put the dish INTO the oven forten minu-
ties, and send to table very hot.
REED BIRDs.-These fine .'lumps oi
sweetness" as they are called, are
much liked fried in dripping pan with
fresh country butter. Let them cool
on one side a. .fevsminutes and ther
tuIp over to -braYs' tpe.iother side.
little salt is added, and they are theI
placed upon a hot platter en- pyramid,
and the gravy poured over them; they
are then sent to the table with fine chil
potatoes. As served at the hunting
grounds near the Delaware river, tn,
bones and ali are eaten.
NAPKIN rings to dress the table, an,
especially to please the children of tn,
household, are made of soft unbleache,
tw1ne Make a cham the required size
then crochet round and round until tn,
ring is wide enough, finish with a smal
scallop, then starch them very sufi, slil
them over bottle to dry and smootl
out all the wrinkles. When dry run
| different colored ribbon in each ring an,
tie in tiny bow.
SQUAB pigeon are dainty morsels whe
broiled split them down the bacI
latter dressing, of course, but with care
Serve on thin slices of toast in the sam
way that you serve quail. They ma
he stuffed and baked, but there Is S
little meat ON them that they are hkel
| W NC too Nis, anu a. thtF CO hOb X
so far" either, it Is not profitable Wa,
to cook them.
7 A RECIPE which makes a very nic
white layer cake is made of half Gu
OF butter, two cups of sugar, half a Gu,
of sweet milk, two cups OF flour, tw
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, til
whites of three eggs. Beat the butte
and sugar to cream, and put the white
of the eggs in last. This may be bake
in loaf, but not being rich it will the
need fruits or nuts to give tone to 1t.
CRAB croquettes can never be refuse
after one has once been ten pied to fast
them. Chop the crab very fine, the
mix with bread crumbs moistened wit
butter and cream, salt and pepper and
if you please, a pinch of curry. The
bread III the proportion of ope-third /
it to two thirds of meat; roll in pow
dered cracker, and fry in butter and lar
mixed.
MosT of the pretty plaques of wood S
much used to paint on, have no rings o
the back and consequently can't be hun