Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-03-31
FARM AND HOUSE.
Household MISCELLANY.

inevitably attendant upon the ollciotn
being kept in a state of moisture or damp
ness, are entirely avoided.
DANDEILoN GREENs.-Cut before they
bloom. Look over carefully, wash III
several waters, boil an hour, drain we'll
add sailed, boiling water and boil two
hours longer. Drain, season with but
ter and pepper, and cut with knife be-
fore sending to table.
Silver in constantuse should be washed
every day in pan of suds made of good
white soap and warm water, drying II
with old soft linen cloths. Twice week
latter this washing) give 1t a thorough
Frightening with finely powdered whit
ing, mixed to thin paste with alcohol
rubbing longer and harder where there
are stains. Then wipe this off and pol
ish with clean. soft old linen:
FRIED LErrUeE.--Take crisp lettrice
chop quite fine with the tops Of one or
two onions and add two or three beaten
eggs pepper and SALT Put a little but
ter into d frying pan; when hot pour III
the mixture, turn when it browns and
serve at once. Good with or without
vinegar.
Rugs of all sizes are iiiore fashionable
than ever. Convenience, cleanliness
and fashion go hand in hands. nor is II
obligatory to wax the floor until walking
becomes difficult feat. The floor can
be painted or covered with mating, up
on which the rug or rugs nave very
pretty effect-one large rug often taking
the place of the carpet. Again, If you
wish to save new carpet, or hide the
worn places in an old one, what idea SO
feasible as small rugs set about? Eco
nomical rugs are made Of strips of carpet
with fringe sewed on the ends.
BAKED PARsNrPs:-Put two or three
thin slices of salt pork into a kettle with
about three pints of water. Wash and
scrape enough parsntps for your family,
as the water boils, put in the parsnips
and cook about so minutes. Then put
meat, parsnips and liquor into drip
ping pan, sprinkle over little sugar. if
you like, and bake until the parsnips
are nicely Drowned and the water eva o.
Grated.
Anemones can be raised from seed
very easily. To raise them under grass
the seed should be sown in April in
shallow pans or boxes, and in light sandy
soil. Just bury the seed. water freely,
and shade lightly from sunshine until it
is grown. In the open air SOW in May
in fine sandy soil, with thin covering,
and shade the bed for week or two
with calico or newspaper, till the seed
lngs are well up.
Popular taste in tides run towards
color, and this is the reason why satin
and plush are 80 fashionable. Applique
work is in great favor and elegant floral
designs are imported for that purpose,
but as these are expensive the good
housewife might substitute figures cut
from fine cretonne; hemming the edges
carefully, and finishing with silk embroi-
derd and button-hole stitch. The same
can be done for table covers, scarfs, OF
sofa cushions. Bright colored silk Is
now also run through the loops of white
tides with very pretty effect.
THE Tobacco HAB1T.-E. A. c. wishes
to know if there is an antidote to the
tobacco habit, and what it is. When
this SUBJECT was under discussion in this
column sometime ago, genetian root was
recommended as an antidote to the to-
bacco-craving. Buy ten cents worth
broken coarsely, and when the craving
for tobacco is felt take large pinch of
this root, chew it thoroughly and swal-
low the saliva. The first week of alb
stinence is the hardest. A correspond
ent who had used the weed for eighteen
years and renowned it said: 'The only
remedy and antidote for the tobacco
habit is this--your will and nothing else"
High Heeled Shoes and Dainty Slip
pers that Twinkle Before the Foot
lights.
From the Chicago Times.
Talking of small feet" said a State
street dealer in ladies' fancy and theatri-
cal shoes, yesterday, 81 am making now
two of the smallest pairs of shoes that
were ever seen upon a public stage
They are for the midgets, one pair for
each of them. They will be No. 5 l-2,
infants size, and will cost $l3 pair.
''That will be rather more than SIS an
inch, won't it?''
Eyes. the shoes will be about as long
as your finger"
''How small size did you ever know
a tullgrown actress to wear?'
81 think No. ID is about the smallest
slipper that ever had the pleasure Of
selling to be fourished over the heads
of an orchestra"
"What are the favorite shoes with
feminine stars just nowp'
':Brocaded satin, either boots or slip
pers, and made with high Louis XIV.
heels. The boots cost $25 a pair and
the slippers $r2. Then there are hand
painted slippers imported from Paris.
l do not think that these, however will
stand stage use very well, and they are
not likely to be permanently popular.
Just now they are all the rage. Then
We have real dressed sealskin low
quartered shoes, which are quite popu
lar. 1t makes very little difference what
character lady assumes, she will gen.
orally prefer stylish modern boot to
one pc: haps more historically correct.
The sultan's wife and the Utah settlers
daughter are each bound to come on the
stage in the latest French slippers, for
the reason that these look much smaller
and prettier and withal cause more pal
pitation in the region of the front row of
the parquette. For gentlemen, where
the characters assumed will allow it, the
gondola slippers are very snowy. They
are made of buff alligator skin and in
the shape of gondola. Robson and
Crane bought gondolas when they were
here tor the Two Dromios.' Robson
takes No. 8, which is small for hiu."
"How can the poorly-paid subordin-
ates and chorus-girls afford 10 buy S25
satin boots, which will quickly soil and
spoil?"
"They do not. They buy white can
vas or jeans boots, which can then be
covered with silk, or even cambria, as
desired The canvas shoes will outlast
several coverings, and their first cost ID
only So or &c."
What do you consider a spall foot
for large woman?"
IA large woman who can comfortably
wear No. 3 may be said to have small
foot. have, however, seen such who
only take No. !. A medium-sized
woman, to have small foot, would re-
qnire about No. 2, and small woman
q No. or No.. l IL. But you take the
ladies, as the average, and not
one in the hundred can wear No. l.
It is not once a week that we have
call for No. /, and very rarely indeed
is No. Is wanted"