The National tribune., 1883-03-15
W0MANS WORK,
Aunt Helen'S Home Ta!kS---COlOr in
DreSS---Our Letter Box, sc.

Aunt Helen's paper does not appear in this
number, but gives place TO the Budget oil the
Aherton family.
When Aunt Helen entered the library on the
next evening of the family meeting, glance
at the wel-tilled casket which awaited her,
showed that she had "donned her thinking
cap" TO some purpose At the sight there
flashed over her face the slight but satisfied
smile which close observers may sometimes see
on the face of a diplomatist who has quietly
accomplished q peacaably planned coup d etdt.
THE conspiracy was short-lived," said
Aunt Helen good naturedly to Mrs. Atherton,
as she took out the contents OF the casket ana
began to read aloud. The first paper ran as
follows:
Dear Aunt Helen: Ever since your admirable
paper on the duties and missions of wives L
have been locking Tor a similar paper on " ius-
bands" but as You seem to be dlslncllned to
grapple with this subject l beg the liberty of
putting into your Budget few Ito me peril
nent) remarks concerning this class OF beings
which l have found i'll a recent magazine:
HUSBANDS AND THEIR HABITS.
Some husbands never leave home i'll Che morn
ing without kissing their wives ana bidding them
" Good by, dear" in the tones of unwearied love;
and whether IL be policy fact, IL has all the eli ect
of fact, and those homes are generally pleasant
ones provided always that the wives arc apprecIa-
tive, and welCOme the discipline in kindly spirit
We know an old gcntemai who lived WIN nus
wife over fifty years and never left home without
the kiss and the Good by, dear Some husbands
shake hands with their wives and hurry oil "a fast
as possible. as though the effort we've something
that they were anxious to forget, holding their
heads down and darting round the first corner.
Some husbands will leave home without saying
anything at ali, hut thinking good deal, evlaced
by their turning round at the last point OF observa-
ton and waving adieu at the pleasant face or
faces at the window. Some husbands never say
word, rising from the breakfast table with the
lofty indifference of a lord and going out with n
heartless disregard OF those lett behind some
husbands never leave home without some uukind
Wort or look, apparently thinking that such II
course will keep things straight in their absence.
Then, on returning, some husbands come home
pleasant and happy, unsecured by the world; sons
sulky and surly with its disappointments. Some
husbands bring home newspaper or book ana
bury themselves for the evening i'll its contents.
Some husbands are called away every evening by
business or social engagements; some doze IN
spcech!ess stupidity on sofa until bedtime. Some
husbands are curious to learn of their wives what
has transpired through the day, others are at
tracted by nothing short OF chiids tumblIng
down. stairs or the house taking fire.
/ suppose that husbands are made of clay
and clay" TEDDIE.
Aunt Helen had written her charge to girls,
"Strive to be equal to all relations in life" out
of her own life philosophy, and if Teddie's mis-
chieyOus contribution contained the suggestion
of a possible incompleteness in the pictures of
home life which she had lately drawn for the
little group she made no sign, but passed on to
the next paper. This was from Mr.. AthertOn,
the land of sunny skies and luscious fruits
which had given him birth:
The Genuine Roman Punch.-Prepare n very rich
pine-app,ade OF sherbet, have it a little tart with
lemon juice taking the greatest care that none of
the zest oil from yellow rind or the bitterness
from the white underlying pith he allowed TO enter
into the composition of the sherbet- In order the
surely to guard against this 1t Is best TO CRATE
OF the yellow rud from the lemons ana carefully
to remove all the white pth, and, TO make ISSUE
ance doubly sure, wash the skinned fruit III clear
water; after which press out the juice free from all
flavor from the rnd of the fruit; strain the juice In
order to remove ali the seeds pips from IT. then
add to IL the pineapple mixture. II must then lie
well frozen; this sherDct, being very rich, viii not
freeze hard, but viii be a Semi-ce just before the
punch is to he served add and WORK into il, for
every quart OF the ice gill of old Jamaica, and
for every two quarts one pint OF the best cham
pGCne. Never the wine from damaged bottles
or bottles having ietlly coriIs, ii will certainly
injure, and perhaps entirely spoil your punch.
After the liquors well mixed add the following
cream ncrn gGc mixture: Beat the whites OF
eight fresh eGss> (oT two whites to every quart og
punchD To very stiff froth snow; boil
pound Of sugar to the consistency OF stOut syrup,
and beat il until cold, then add it gradually in
Dcttcn OF eggs, stirring
the mass all the time with q wooden Spatuiu until
they arc thoroughly mixed. ADD this boiled mer-
ingue mixture 10 the frozen punch, working 1t
VIII! long handled SpItull until all Is thoroughly
mixed. Serve in tall glasses Ii properly made the
mixture Will be smooth, white, and as thick
double cream.
Faithful Iiftla rTaIbia corpp nayt with