Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-21
HON 4 TOPICS.
Charming Costumes and Nntty Suits for
Children at SInnll Expense.

[From the N. Y. Morning Jo'

tFrom the N. Y. Morning Journal.J
A largo family of small children can be
kept lprettily and well dressed for small
sum of money il care and ingenuity be
exercised. Little girls and little boys in
dresses can of course be more cheaply
dressed than boys in trousers.
A dainty little house dress for little
brunette, and one which is also very
warm, can be made out of scarlet Canton
flannel. Twenty-Five cents yard will
buy excellent material of the kind.
Scarlet flannel at the same price will
make pretty Jersey waists which are at
present so fashionable. and yard or two
Of bright plaid will make dainty plated
skirt.
A very handsome suit for boy three or
four can be made Of dark-green velveteen,
which comes at less than 81 yard three
yards will make n plaited-skirt and jacket
with simulated vest, and few punches Of
silk braid will trim it nicely. A polo cap
may easily be made out of piece of the
velvet.
One of the daintiest little sacques seen
this winter, on a baby of two, was made
by mother out of nm old white cash
mere dress. 1t was made coat-shape and
had cuffs and collar of scraps of white
plush.
Warm hoods for school wear can be
made out of pieces of crimson flannel,
faced with frilling of lace and tied with
crimson ribbon strings.
A handy mother has Just completed an
exquisite little suit for her daughter of
ten, made out of an old piano-cover. 1t
had faded to n yellow-gre and she died
it rich biue-green with Family dye,
and when nicely pressed it looked like
new cloth. The dress was made with n
box-plaited skirt and jacket waist trim
med with braid. The gold embroidery
that ornamented the cover had dyed a
rich green, and the costume looked like
an imported pattern dress A little corn
er made pretty muff.
A cheap and very pretty party dress for
a girl of eight was made by clever SIS
ter. The dress is cut princesse, the un-
der one being Of pale-blue silesia covered
by slip made of one yard of fine Swiss
at forty cents, and six yards Of deep Tor
chon lace at thirty cents. The lace is in
two deep ruflles and yoke is set in about
the neck. The dress, which cost 22. 80,
looks as though it cost SO. Pretty slip
pers to wear with this were made by TAX
ing pair of black ones and evating sew
eral times with bronze, placing tiny bows
of pale-blue ribbon on the toes.
Notes on Hons .hold Decoration.
An elegant and effective border for the
ends of table scarf is made by getting q
piece of figured plush, which can now be
| obtained Mt almost any largo dry goods
store cover the figures with bright-col-
ored silk IN plain, long filling-stitches
ana around the edge OF each design Sc"
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| nrettv ,vov to rim ribbons in n w;l,o,,
chair is To mt them directly across thf
middle of tbe hack Two rows ~ ribbor
two inches wide look very prettv
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~! y. ni''n o'irns ,r may po 1iia
t..'1 non't ~ Is 'lii' wy iaHe 'oi,e' iiopol =!
amu "nt lau n",, i'I.I.s M1oe, ois.Gi ~
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A new way to piece crazy quilt has
been devised by some ingenious women
piece it in strips abouta quarter of yard
wide, then have alternate strips of plair
silk or of velvet. This makes an elegant
quilt. 1t is much less work than to make
1t wholly OF patchwork. The one that
saw was hnished with marrow band o.
crimson veivet, and the omit was lnet
with material of tho same color, sof
flannel that comes IN double width, and
one dollar aud n Quarter to two dollars
makes soft and sufficiently rich lining
On this may be embroidered the owners
initials or monogram.
scasonablc Recipes.
Walnut col,c !. ono of tba roo.t d,,;
c;ous kinds and cos;,v n,oda r. ,,otc
molrrote- -sixej cosn, ,,;rL two la raa c,,,
If Tnglish woinnts t,lirs ii "1 cora Ms not Ct +
lrovn tho smoIIost ,,;ocn of lilo sIell
Take three crgs wc,I hn,ta, two Guns -
snoor ono cn3 of hn,ter nno oun Il ,vo
ter md three cuns of n,apsrsd Nonr Al,
tbo mis- lnst mi m;Y in ,rn,l n,ha In
moderate oven m Wien lons % ,,ovor , viii rii
nm icinc made nm. or Ihn ,h;to - ono ,r on
and n cnn Of now,lcroJ , snoar ~ Afts rs
spreading on the cake take the halves G
Il few choice nuts and put on the top ; st
) away to cool. This cake will last for som
} time and is very rich vet delicate. Il prt
ferred, the whit. af the eggs need onl
| he used, mub,a., the cake like '.aneel
food"
n;co dish for su,lar 1;nnor % mol
rs f,llows T,,e n"n ~ T," ,nmatnas :. s'ia, NV
s"t nn ,ho ero I'M M '"n ro; % .?".oes ,s," nu
', stew. Put in little choppod celery ON
a onion. If the flavor ia liked little ner
/ per, salt and lump Of butter, Stew r.
i"lS IL o''auSo from the common steve
/ brn,If,st ,,, 10y ,.n W. srn uo"h'nE po'e.oes u
' lows. Take tv, Guns of m,shoJ not,
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