The National tribune., 1882-12-21
WHAT Is DUE TO OUR CHILDREN.

WISELY GDSdBSl- Hdl llb SuOWi tHC AhiCliIdh
people the absurdity of heaping up gigantic
fortunes for their children to quarrel over after
their death. All that any parent owes to child
is a good education and profession. Our OIL
spring have right to demand that they should
be equipped for the battle of life, the only eX-
CusG for leaving super1uOus wealth being in
case any of the family are disqualified for work.
The aged parents the widow and the helpless
child should have, at least, means enough to
sustain them comfortably; but fortunes left to
children have often wrought their ruin. The
girl becomes the prey of the fortune hunter,
while the young man but too often spends his
fathers hard earnings i'll riOtOus living. What
a vast social change it would make in the
United States if American parents generally
realized that they owed nothing to their chill
dren but the best possible education and pro-
fession or trade, which is the due OF the
daughter as well as the son.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN OREGON.
Oregon has passed law which is to be sub
mitted to the people, allowing women to vote
for all Offices in that State. The prejudice
against women occupying offices and public
positions is steadily decreasing as years roll by.
This is especially noticeable i'll connection with
educational matters. Women are now eligible
as school officers in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nir
gina, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wyoming,
and to any office in Wisconsin except that of
State superintendent. In Mississippi the law
requires that at least one woman shall be Il
member of the State Board of Education But
conservative England is far ahead of this coun-
try, and women who have property have always
voted for all municipal offices.
NOVELTIES IN WEDDINGS.
At the marriage of Miss Walker and Mr..
Gilbert, in Concord, n. H, the bridesmaids
were four little girls-three nieces of the groom
and cousin of the bride. They were dressed
two in blue and two in pink, and carried small
baskets of flowers. The bride wore white silk
and brocade, trimmed with point lace which
had been worn by her grandmother, Mrs.
Judge Upham, at the French and English
Courts.
A novel bridal trip has been made by
Texan and his wife. w. J. McLane, the
owner of 100000 farm in Concho county,
made the trip from his home to San Antonio, a
distance Of 80 miles, with his bride, in a
wagon. After short stay in the city they
went on their way to the coast Mr.. McLane
is over fifty years old and his wife is about
thirty-tive.
When Miss Salisbury and Mr. Read were mar
ried on Murray Hill, New York, the other day,
an unusually pretty bridal procession entered
the church, headed by two siX-year-old girls,
both in Kate Greenaway dresses of pink nuns
yelling and pink velvet poke-bonnets, (which
made the little faces look perfectly bewitch
ing"
Down in Alabama three little girls led a
bride, Miss Hall (nOw the daughter-in-law of
Judge Clarke, of Mobile, to the altar, which
was covered with ivy. The lectern and pulpit
We're crowned with choice cut flowers, while
pendant from the gasbrackets hung balls of
japOnicas. The bride was dressed in white
Ottoman silk, trimmed with duchesse lace and
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the brides mother. Bride and bridesmaids
carried bouquets to match the costumes, and
the little girls bore tiny baskets of flowers in
colors to harmonize with their gowns.
Georgia people claim that there are now more
weddings in that State i'll proportion to the
population than in any other State. bride
at Montezuma, Judge Hamiltons daughter,
who became Mrs. Harrison, was clad in pure
white, with veil and orange blossoms. The
maids We're in white also As token of their
regard, the people of Montezuma elected the
bridegroom, on the day of his marriage, clerk
and treasurer of the town.
... THE KITCHEN.
Celery soup.-Boil small cup of rice in three
pints of milk until it will pass through a sieve.
Crate the white part of three heads of celery on
a bread CRATER; add this to the milk after it
has been strained; put to it quart of strong
veal stock; let it boil till the celery is very
tender. Season with salt and cayenne pepper,
and serve.
Cold Slaw-Beat the yolks of four eggs to a
erylight cream, then stir gradually into them
five tableSpoonfuls of cider vinegar. Add two
or three teaspoonfuls of sugar and stir the mix
ture over the fire until it begins to thicken
like boiled custard; then remove and add
teaspoOnful of butter and nearly teaspOOnful
of anchovy mustard. Set the sauce upon ice to
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bage Just before serving. Celery is often mixed
with the cabbage for this salad.
Plum or. Black Cake.-For this Christmas
luxury, take one pound of butter and one pound
of pulverized sugar; put them into basin and
beat together to a cream; stir in one dozen eggs
beaten to froth; beat these we'll in and add
one pound of sifted flour; continue the beating
for ten minutes, then add and stir i'll two
pounds Of stoned raisins, two pounds of Zante
currants washed, picked, and dried, pound of
citron sliced and cut into small pieces, two
grated nutmegs, quarter of an ounce OF pow
dered mace, the same of ground cinnamon, half
teaspoonful of ground cloves; mix all well
together and bake in pans well and smoothly
lined with buttered paper, in slow oven for
four and a half hours
Christmas Cake-Take one and q half
pounds of the best butter and the same weight
of pulverZed sugar; beat them together to a
cream; stir into this two dozen eggs beaten to
a froth; add one gill of old jamaica rum; then
add one and a half pounds of sifted flour; stir
and beat all well together and add two pounds of
finest bloom raSins. stoned, two pounds of Iante
raisins washed cleaned, and dried, one pound
of preserved citron, sliced thinly and cut into
small pieces. one pound of preserved French
cherries in halves, one pound of green cages,
and one pound of preserved apricots, stoned and
cut into small pieces, half pound of preserved
orange and lemon peel mixed and cut into
small pieces, three grated nutmegs, half an
ounce of ground mace, half an ounce of pow
dered cinnamon and Il quarter ounce of ground
cloves: mix all the ingredients well together
and bake in a well-buttered mould or pan, i'll
siow Orea, for five and a half hours.
THE CHRISTMAS TURKEY
If the Thanksgiving turkey was stuffed in
the orthodox and old-time way, variety may
be given to the Christmas turkey by making
the dressing after these directions which no
cook can read without applauding: For tur-
key weighing from eight to ten pounds, allow
one loaf of stale bakers bread, one quart of oys-
tcrs, one lemon, two roots of celery and one
quarter of Il pound Of butter. 1t is taken for
granted that the turkey is thoroughly cleaned
and wiped dry before putting the stutiing in.
Crumble the bread till very fine, season with
pepper and salt Drain the oysters setting the
LIQUOR aside. Now take a very sharp knife
and peel off the outer rind of the lemon, being
careful not to have any of the bitter and tough
white skin left on {; cut the peel in very small
bits: chop the white part of the celery very
fine, adding the butter and the juice of the