The National tribune., 1883-11-01

not so out III your Dafe Dead IN lnclenlent
weather.
Remove rubber boots or overshoes as soon as
you go n-doors, changing your stockings when
they have made your feet damp.
DO not sleep in your underclothing, and see
that your bed clothing is well aired daily.
Wash the body with soap and warm water at
least once week, TO keep the pores open, but
beware of doing it in cold room.
Do not take bath at night. Exercise should
always follow TO secure the desired reaction.
Never step on the cold floor in your bare
feet or go TO the window in your night dress
in chilly weather.
Dress yourself before making your fires in
cold weather.
Wear thiclz-soled shoes; keep your feet warm,
and see that your clothing is equally distribu-
ted over your body.
Avoid mniiieTs and superfuity of chest
wraps, but wear warm stockings and keep your
limbs warm.
DISHES N SEASON.
Quail on Toast-Brown the birds in a frying pan
either IN salad oil butter then mix tablespoon
ful of -four with the fryings and brown that. When
this is DONE cover them with boiling water; season
them highly with pepper, salt. and little mace
and stew fifteen minutes briskly. Add TO the gravy
tablespoonful OF butter for every two birds. Have
ready soft toast, having broken the crusts with
roling-pin. Lay a bird on each piece ana turn
the gravy over.
SDiotlsercd Qs,qi.-Place the birds in dripping
pan; season highly and add considerable water ;
put pan of the same size over them and put them
in a hot oven until thoroughly done; then put
the birds a gridiron and brown quickly. Pre-
pare your gravy by adding little four paste and
above.
Seemed Oysters oI Toass.-Pu: your oysters into
pan and place in steamer until they puff up
and become plump and round. Ihen add pepper,
salt, and some melted butter, and turn over butter
ed toast and serve very hot.
ErFI,H on TarSI-f,Ft cold rabbit in ueoes and
fry brown with slices of bacon or ham and half its
quantity ofsmall onions small mushrooms then
stew together until tender III hot water enough to
cover. Add plenty Of pepper and salt, and serve
on toast.
Chicken or Zeal Croeucites-Boii your meat until
tender and iel II get quite cold Strip from the
bones and chop; season well with pepper SALT and
some chopped celery or spIiss of green sage. Add
the liquor IN which il has been boiled 1t sonld be
wei eondensedl. an egg or two. and some bread
crumbs. saEle INTO little col0nG sauSaSes, dlp In
/ beaten egg, then IN cracker crumbs, and Try In
! plenty OF hot lard. Serve hot or cold.
FALL FASHIONS.
Cloth dresses are made with basques or pc
lisses. If the pelisse is chosen, it is made very
long, almost covering the skirt.
Cloth dresses are finished by rows Of stitch
/ ing or cord. put on plain or braided.
Moss green cloths with otter fur borders,
! blue cloth with velvet revers and applique
flowers, and blue cloths braided with blue
a
are fayorite suits.
Applique trimming for dresses is made by
cutting velvet, either plain or brocade after a
pattern of Leaf, flower or medallion, and stitch
1 ing over and over skillfRily at the edges. alter
arranging On waist or skirt according TO fancy.
With the long pelisses, skirts should be made
of something light ct the top, with pleafings
/ OF cloth only at the bottom, or where the loop
ing comes.
The fayorite style for pelisze has the waist
opening in a curve from the throat to the left
side OF the hips, leaving point or smooth
space in the middle OF the corsage front, and
/ forming below this draped apron, which may
/ be pointed, rounded, or square eornered.
When fur borders used on cloth pelisses,
they are placed up one or both sides of the mid
die of the back, which is left open, bat are not
/ across the foot in the back. An apron front
may be bordered with fur, but not the lower
edge further back
The position basque, double-breasted, with
! pointed reyers tapering to the waist and row
/ OF plush roses between, is a fayorite.
The old-fashioned hooks and eyes are in IA
! yor, and buttons are less conspicuous than ever.
Lacing. straps loops of velvet, or other Ca
| pricioas iancies, have taken the place of but
tons for a finish.
The coat sleeve remains the general choice.
| The finish at the wrist is neat velvet cuff OF
ether fat trimming. A ox-pIeated frill Of
velvet falling toward the hand is the latest
fancy.
Combinations of black velvet and repped OF
mafeiasse silks are desirable as visiting or day
reception costumes.
Very high standing collars of plain velvet
with black lace gathered to stand inside, com
| plete the neck Of velvet waists. Lace friil:
trim the sleeves.
Jetted silk waists, in the close fitting Jersey
fashion, remain IN favor with young ladies.
in all the new dark eolors, in plain ground.
aud also embossed with roses and leaves. The
best qualities have sheen, ike Lyons velvet
Nelyeteens are used for suits entire or fol
pclonaises and oyerdreSses, to be worn witt
silk or cashmere skirts.
The long EOusquetaire gloves VIII remain
in fashion this winter These have long. loos,
wrists, with two or three buttons to close then
snug al the wrist.
Gloves for evening toilets vary from tn.
twelve button lengths to those that cover thi
entire arm TO the shoulder, meeting the shori
sleeves Of the dress.
: Tan-colored gloves viii be worn with dresse
of every color, also the cream shades.
Efforts are making to revive the fashion o
wearing black gloves for both day and even
ing.
The prettiest crayat bows are of lisse and
lace, with velvet ribbon loops, and ends in gar
net, blue. rose or black.
rosette Of rose-blue or poppy red satin rib
bon, on which rests a spray OF roses, is the new
ornament, worn with a null fichu
Embroidered han3kerchiefs arc more fash
; iona5le than the lace-edged. They are of tn
sheerest linen cambTic. some Of them soft d
cobweb.
Oar Weekly Experience Meeting.
QUESTIONS AND ASswERs-A WORD FOR "TE
BELLIES"
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. II, 1858.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUyE:
I have a friend who suffers very much fror
obesity, and desires to reduce heF flesh. she la
large family and finds il very uncomfortable
do hef work j heard of a lady who re
duced her weight from 20 pounds 10 40 pounds
but do not know exactly how il done. Te
Two Bellies that a good way to bleach tlser hai
their heads IN cloths dipped in soda water: but
the glrls have any regard for tneness luster, an
egenncss Of color, they will let hair bleaehiIi
alone. as Il makes every one OK them look like
. fTizzly hen run through asil-laopper.
THE JRIBrNE continues welcome visitor, an
We feel as il we could not live without il.
Sincerely, yours. PAULINE S.
how TO DRESS DUCKS.
BRAzII IsD., Oct. II, 1883.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBCKE:
Viii some one Of your many readers tell me til
best WAY Of dressing duclSsZ have tried dihercI
z ways to make Il csy-T,ictling them dry, ecaldin
them ac rolling afterwards ln thick flannel cloth
but All i2llea 10 make il easy Now. would lik
80 find some better way that VIII make Il easier