The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-18
THE HOUsRKREPER.

Pretty doleys Tor the cake basket are /
made by embroidering pretty little
figures in the corners of plail white nap
kins fringe edges. If they are not al
ready fringed; overcast where you stop
travelling, and if you can do so make
border Of drawn work.
A high authority IN cooking reeomends
that when baking custard you should
set the basin or pudding-dish containing
il into another dish filed with bot water;
this keeps the temperature more even,
and the danger Of scorching Is entirely
done away with. A more delicate flavor
is insured also.
SOFT SoAP.-Ten pounds potash,
twenty pounds grease, put one pail
water to the potash and let 1t stand an
hour and half, melt the grease, and
strain it hot into the potash. Stir II
well and often. You can put in more
potash and make it stronger; then tenn
per it with soft water
HARD SoAP.-Sal-Soda and grease, OF
each six pounds, stone lime, three pounds;
soft water four gallons; dissolve the lime
and soda into the water by boiling, stIT-
ing, settling and pour off Then return
to the kettle (brass or copper, add the
lard and boil until it becomes soap.
Then pour into a dish and when cold cut
into bars.
4 delicious side dish Is made of apples
aud is called apple omelet. Peel and
stew, stir in large lump Of butter, a
little sugar and four well-beaten eggs;
add fine bread crumbs and fry in hot
lard, on a griddle, dropping from a spoon.
If you have no stale bread use -four or
cracker crumbs.
Now comes the time when every one
man, woman and child-should live cut
of doors as much as possible.
To clean willow furniture, use salt
and water; apply with brush and wipe
very dry. Use the same for cleaning
straw mating.
Dainty white straw hats Of a rather
coarse quality are bound with black vel
vet and trimmed with cluster of daisies.
The strings are Of oriental lace or white
ottoman ribbon.
To ornament a tidy made Of any ma
terial and edged with antique lace, cover
the round dots in the lace with bright
cOlored embroidery silk.
The sailor blouse suit Is the incest
first pants suit. The dark blue flannel
is best suited to all the changes Of sum
mer although they are made as well in
linen and zephyr.
Big gilt darning needles and big gilt
pins are the latest fancies for bonnet and
hat decorations. Two are thrust through
one side of the crown diagonally and at
right angles, forming a cross.
Cool and pretty summer dresses are
made out of coarse cream cOlOred bun
ting. When mingled with cream lace
and crimson satin ribbons the effect is
exceedingly good.
Large numbers of fashionable ladies
now do their own millinery, owing to
the fact that the small bonnets, now in
vogue, require so little trimming. A pin
here and stitch or two there does the
whole business.
Pinking is revived this season, and Is
used both upon cloth and silk. 1t is an
easy and effective way of finishing the
edgeOf ruffies and ornamental bands, and
usually serves to introduce contrasts OF
color, and it is often employed in several
rows, one upon another.
Sleeves should bear some relation to
the bodice and general style Of the dress.
A slender person with narrow shoulders
is generally improved by a full sleeve,
and pretty effects are produced in white
and thin materials by putting in full
sleeves and tying them into a sort of
puff upon the upper arms with ribbons.
Tho Philadelphia Record, discussing
graduating dresses, says: This IS the
most important month of the year to the
girl in her teens nearly done with school
The dress in which to appear for the
first time, as about to try ones wing in
"A new and upward flight, in which to bid
good-by to teachers, fellow-students, and
those awful dignitaries whom one re-
members with so great reverence in after
years, is all the important topic. 1t
seems so out of place for a budding
blossom" to appear in heavy silks and
flashing diamonds that ones heart goes
out in sorrow for a graduate thus attired,
of the poor advisers sac must
have in her guardians.