The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-09
DOMESTIC.

sing amounts TO no light figure. There
was Q time when three or four. button
gloves were considered quite extrava-
giant, and many women appeared on the
street contentedly with only two but
tons. But now ordinary street gloves
run eight and ten buttons, and even
shop g1rls wear musquetaires. Instead
Of wearing the long, wrinkled gloves
drawn up outside the sleeves to the ell
bow they are now worn inside the sleeve.
The prevailing tints, T am told, are la
pontca and prawn. IF anybody has the
most remote idea what these resemble T
should be delighted to receive sample.
1t Ia Sanscrit to me. The same author
lty tells me that strawberry pink in pale
shades will be used to combine with all
the dark and fashionable reds which are
to be worn, while crushed raspberry and
terra Gotta gloves will slowly 60 out OF
fashion
A PRETTY way to vary the tides made
OF seine twine is to crochet chain of
about 100 stitches, then go across it
with nine closely knit stitches, and then
with a space Of equal width OF open
work, anil so on, forming solid square
and one OF open work. The three chains
between the blocks should have fifteen
stitches in two and fourteen in the
middle chain, the upper chain to be
caught to the center of the others. I'll
dies made in this way are pretty when
lined with blue or cardinal silesia, and
are particularly adapted to the backs of
rattan or willow chairs.
The Parisian method of cleaning
black silk Is simple The silk must be
thoroughly brushed and wiped with a
cloth. then laid flat on board or table,
and we'll sponged with hot coffee, thor.
oughly free from sediment by being
strained through muslin. The silk is
sponged on the side intended to show;
it is allowed to become partially dry,
and then ironed on the wrong side.
The coffee removes every particle OF
grease, and restores the brilliancy of
silk without imparting to it either the
shiny appearance Or oraokly and papery
stiffness obtained by beer, or, indeed,
any other liquid. The silk really ap-
pears thickened by the process, and
this good effect 10 permanent.
| A NICE dish for supper is made OF
sweet or Irish potatoes, which have been
left from dinner (either baked or boiled).
Silce them, but not in very thin slices,
lay III n baking tin or pudding dish, and
cover each layer with Jumps of butter
and with pepper and salt. # you like
the flavor OF pork, put two or three thin
slices OF salt pork on the top. Bake
for half an hour. Raw potatoes may
be prepared in the same way, but will
require longer time to bake them. To
give an excellent flavor to warmed over
potatoes, take some of the fat that you
cut from slices of beefsteak, fry in the
pan till you have rs much rs you need,
then take out the scraps and put in the
potatoes. This is better than butter,
HERE is bit of economy: Examine
the squnshes in the collar; if they show
any signs of decay, bring them out to
the light; cut them in pieces; bake the
good part III the shell and when tenoer
scrape 1t all out, and dry it JUST as our
grandmothers dried pumpkin for pies,
| before pumpkin meal and canned pump
KIN were dreamed Of then, when ready
| to use tor pies, sonk the dried squash
I'LL night in little water, or in sweet
milk, then proceed as for fresh squash
pies. This is an economy that Will be
appreciated by every member of the
family, for the pies are excellent.
| A DELICIOUS cream cake to be eaten
while fresh IL made of half pound OF
flour, three ounces of butter, one tea
spoonful OF baking powder, two heap
ing tablespoonfuls OF sugar, or q small
teecuptul, pnch of salt, teaspoon
1ul OF grated lemon peel, cuptul of
cream that is not entirely sweet, and
one egg. Bent the butter to u cream.
and mix the flour with 1t, then add the
other ingredients; mix thoroughly, and
bake Ill moderate oven. TLis is
especially nice with fresh fruit
A SIMPLE but very handsome scarf
for small table is made by taking
three strips OF broad ribbon, have the
centre strip OF a contrasting color: for
instance, If the two outer pieces are of
the ombre or shaded ribbons 30 much
III llse year or two ago, let the centre
be OF cardinal; turn the ends back to
make them pointed, and put tassel OH
each point; baste the ribbon to n lining
OF silesia. old silk, or even of canton
flannel. and where the edgeworks Join,
fancy stitches.
| IF you are so fortunate rs to have
velvet or even satin-ined cases for tea-
spoons ana forks, do not read bilis: TO
project tho silver Ill common use from
scratching, take strip OF the heaviest
canton flannel; haye ie wide enough 60
that after laying the forks or spoons on
1t, tho cloth can be folded over them
stitch band Of the flannel to the upper
part OF 1t and fasten, leaving spaces or
loops through which to slip the silver.
NOVEL and strikingly elegant piano
and tnDle scarfs are made of plush. with
figures applied in odd and out of-the-
way designs. These figures may be
purchased at art stores; they are out
from Turkish scnrfs or shawls, and are
to be pasted to the plush, and then.
after being ontIiued with gilt thread.
are to be used as sort OF centre for
long stitches IN all colored embroidery
silks. Much ingenuity and expression
OF individual taste may be exercised in
the embroidery.
DO not limo your pretty willow basket.
II you wish to brighten it with a suo-.
gestlon OF color, run ribbon throuob
the row OF holes near the TOP, and tie
III bow at Its sides. Out q piete @ OF
pasteboard the exact size Of the bottom
OF the basket, cover this with siles,a,
cashmere or silk, and tack with n few
stitches 70 the bottom of the basket