The National tribune., 1884-09-25
LOYAL W0MgNS WORK
Useful Hints---Experience Meeting.
Conversation Club.
The Household.

than all other
Now. it viii be ever SO much easier for the
editor to do this If the women and girls who
read THE TRIBUNE viii in some way indicate
The kind Of work they can do and something
as to the cost and quality Of the articles TO be
given. In these days there is such an infinite
variety of work, ornamental and useful, done
by the women of the land, that it is really
quite study 10 know Just what to recommend
10 our busy workers.
Shall II be something for the parlor table;
fancy pillew shams for the best room; some
pretty ornament for brothers bedroom lalas,
too often neglected; J; au apron FOR sister; warm
wOrsted uight-cap for papa's bald head. Or
what shall ii be? Speak out, girls, and let us
see what you like to do. In the meantime, how
would you like TO make pair of
CRAZY QUILT PILLOW sHAMs
for which you can use up ali the bright tiny
scraps left from your crazy quilt; tiniest
bits OF ribbon, OF velvet. with larger diamonds,
medallions, triangles, etc, embroidered here
and there with rosebud or an Autumn leaf,
using the leaf itself for a pattern, and Joined
together by as great variety of bright colored
silks-each a different kind of stitch-as YOU
can get together Design your own stitches, and
see how great variety you can get. Autumn
leaves cut from bright plush, or velvet, using
the leaf for pattern, are very effective. Then
haste the leaf on 8 dark ground, Whipit around
veining in the leaf as accurately as possible.
RELIEF CORPS CRAZY QUILT.
Now that the red. white. and blue floor badge
is SO soon to be discarded in the Corps Just as
soon as members feel like owning their own
new badge, with the maltese cross pendant
which will cost them so cents pieee) the Ma
tional President proposes that each Corps make
o Relief Corps crazy quilt. TO be sold for the
benefit of their relief fund. Let committee
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paper patterns, from which each member may
make block using her Corps badge in it, with
her own name on the white stripe. This viii
be nice way 10 preserve the badges, aud viii
furnish something Of great interest to the Corps,
and especially to the lucky purchaser. And it
viii fully carry out the motto of the workers:
Let him labor, working with his hands the
thing which is good, that he may have 10 give
10 him that needeth.H
TIE RAGE FOR HIGH coLoRs.
Red in al its shades viii be the prevailing
color the coming season. 1t is used in combi-
nation with blue very freely.
a blae dress with bands Of red trimming
the waist and a deep band finishing the bot
tom OF the skirt, is considered very stylish for
young lady.
Hats of dark-gray shades, with a combina-
tion Of dark-red and blue feathers, are es-
teeled very stylish Some have band OF
one side.
Very small and very narrow bonnets or very
large hats prevail. Velvet is used for dress
bOnnets, while for suits bonDets are made oi
cloth or the same material as the dress.
The novelty IA felt bonnets Is the use of en-
br0idered bands. In high colors On the brinl,
and flowers On the crown the color of the felt,
with light gilt added
Hercules braid viii be favorite trimming
for cloth dresses. liz coIpss In various widths,
and is put ca the waist and skirts as fancy die
1ates-
Feathers are on all imported bonnets, bat
very few ostrich feathers are seen. A wild ef-
feet is studied by grouping together the plu-
mage O1 various KINDS OF BIRDS. Sometimes
three or four birds, or cluster Of wings ars
grouped together, or the head an0 breast OF q
bird amid brilliant piumage.
The Tam u Shanter hat for young girls comes
IN red. blue, gray, or brown, embroidered with
crescents or sprays done in gilt or silks Of light
contrasting cOl0r
Matered silks in very striking effects are tht
latest novelty. They come IN seventeen diff
ferent shades, each shade graded from lightes
70 darkest.
Velvet ribbons in high-contrasting colon
viii be Used ior trimming hats and bonnets
Also for bows Tor dresses. Some of them ar
oOu5le-facca.
Bright stones are again in vogue for iewelry
colored beads and gilt layishly used.
TO BROIL FISH NICELY.
Housolcepers often dread broiling a fish, be
csase il sticks So 10 the gridiron and burns il
spots before the rest is done But let them FOL
low the rule laid down, particularly IN cooking
d tender tsh, like fresh mackerel and al
their woes would be ended. And this is hoI
it is done: Select a large, frm fish, cut
down the back, cleanse il, dry II well, thel
81 "a
melted butter Butter piece OF white paper
fold 1t over the fish, fastening each end with
pin Broil 70 minutes over d clear fire. in
folding wire broiler.
BAKED OYSTERS
A delicious dish now in season, may be pre-
pared as follows: Crate stale bread into fin
crumbs and season with salt, pepper, and a Ill
tie grated nutmeg. Drain your oysters, DIR
dry them with a cloth very carefully, 50 as no
10 break them. DIP them first IN beaten egs
then IN the crumbs Place them IN the lowe
shell, or small patfi-pans, with piece Of bu
Ter On TOP, and bake few minutes IN qulc
oven. Arrange them on q platter Ia the shell
II shells are used, squeezing little lemon 0
toP.
IMITATION OF Ebony.
To make old stands OF tables look like ncy
rub and scT@pe them SO they are lree from hole
End rs smooth as possible, and then proceed I
follows.
First Wet the wood with solution OF 10;
wood and copperas, boiled together, and put 0
hot. For this pufpose two ounces OF logE Oo
chips, with one and oDe-hslf ounces Of copper-
10 quart Of water, VIII be required. Nhe
tie work has become dry. Vet the surface ag4i
with a nfzfnre ofVinegsr and steel fling
made By diss0iging TWO ounces Of steel flinl
sn 0nc-hall pilt OF vinegar When dry agail
sauGpapcr down until quite smooth. Then 0
4 and hll in with powdered dTop-black mike
"a the hllcr. The work may receive a ligl
coat OF quick drying Yarnish, and then
rubbed with finely pulyerized Pumice-stoi
and Insecd-Oil antil very smooth.
PEETTY HOUSE APRON.
To make pretty house apron purchase
large silk handkerchief, such as those former
used for dresses. The apron Is made up
diamond shape that is. one point hangs dow
while the opposite ono Is sbiFrea 10 form the bi
70 which - added belt or ribbons The II
points meeting ia the hack are also fasten
WIKI ribbon. On the outside is oiamon
shaped pocket Tor work.
suSFLowER PESWIPERs
IN beginning your Christmas souvenirs
not forget INC snn1ower pelwipcr. It is DO
neat and nice Make The petals Of yellow plus
Work the edges with DGtt0nhole stitch in yeIiC
silk. For center, add brown plush. Place shC
pieces o. ca7G cloth beneath petals for use.
Eeinan's Exchange.
VIII "Anelican Girl seEd her address
she Editor. There is a letter awaiting her.
Wiz the yOang lady (. no writes from &c