The National tribune., 1885-01-15
LOYAL WOMBNS WORK
The Fashions Household Matters.
Our Exchange.
HINTS IN LADIES TOILETS.

HINTS IN LADIES TOILETS
The skirts of dresses retain their shape, as 70
front cores and well drawn back, except that
thew are made considerably wider. They should
now measure two and half yards at the foot.
They may be made with one or two side cores.
or with one or two straight back breadths.
The simplest and best setting dress skirt, for
homs work, has four breadths, a stra ght back
one, and three gored ones. Three castings for
steel springs are run across the back, pretty
well up The steels come ready covered with
hole in each end, and when run in and fas-
tened securely the pad hustle may be entirely
dispensed with. The steels throw out the
skirts gracefully with the added advantage
that they do not cling TO the shoes in walking,
or switch about the ankles, taking on shoe
polish and mud TO the disgust of the wearer.
When a hustle is worn it should be square
cushion, filled with horse hair, fastened TO
q belt or tied with strings. 1t does not mat,
and is light and porous. The best facing for
dress skirt, particularly of silk, put on over the
lining, is alpaca, from six to nine inches deep.
It cleanSes easily and wears we'll The effect
which should be sought after IN the dfaping OF
skirts is a
FLAGTNG FULLNEss AT TIE BACK,
with the front aud sides straight and mario W
To secure this every skirt must be mounted on
foundation skirt, to be made of four breadths,
silk width. The outside drapery is fastened to
this so as to be very much pulled at the back.
There is little cutting of material with rutfies
and pleats, the heavier and richer materials
now in use forbidding this.
Many dresses of the embossed, tufted, and
brocaded goods have no trimming whatever.
With some of these pattern suits the plain
goods is used for the skirt, with two or three
narrow double-boX plcatings around the bot
tom, to throw out the skirt while the back OF
the oyerdress hangs in plain folds, the front
being loosely dTaped, so as to produce wayy
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as plain as they can be made, the wearer
seeming TO be moulded into the dress. Others
are trimmed considerably with fat braid. The
buttons are small and b0ilet-shaped, of vegetable
ivory or composition pebble. Quite the newest
buttons have a hook at the back and have
loops or eyes Tor faSteuings.
as no dress is complete without becoming
lingerie, ii may be well to remember that the
plainest linen collars are the favorites. when
linen is properly worn I; that is, for home OK
s.reet wear.
TIE COLLAR N HIGHEST FAVOR
e very deep and round, precisely such as gen.
lenen wear, is fastened with gold or jeweied
stud, and appropriately known as the Dude"
For more dress occasions, cream and black lace
are the coloTS Of the season, the preference be-
ing giving to cream. Some ladies affect full
black lace for neck and sleeves for dress occas-
IONS wearing no white, but wearing bright flow
ers on the corsage or at the threat to secure the
necessary effects ia color. Pretty tichuS and
bows, and such tasteful additions 10 dress, are
made in gauze and Oriental lace The prevail
ing shape is sailor collar at the back, with
plated ends sewn On each side 10 come down
over the corsagc The ends are edged with
lace and fastened together at the waist. These
6chuS may also be made in velvet and soft silk,
with gold braid trimmings. In colored laceS
wooden fabrics are in demand, and beaded laces
are more and more fashionable, both jetted and
Ii c0IOrs.
ACoQUErTIsH ACCESSORY
TO young lady's toilet is card-case covered
with portion OF a silk handkerchief, with two
corners. This is thrust in the dress in front,
SO that the ends look like those belonging to
pocket handkerchief. i lady's watch is now
worn with bow Of ribbon tied into the ring,
where the chain is usually worn, and the watch
stuck between the buttons of the dress, half
way up the cOrSage the bow remaining ON the
outside. TO keep the watch from being
scratched, 1t is inserted in a little bag, made of
chamois skin. scalloped at the edges and
stitched with colored silk.
Flashy jeTelry, long chains and pins and
earrings 70 match, are quite discarded. Young
ladies wear natural flowers in profusion, dainty
bows aud ends, futtering here and there, like
butterflies, up and down the corsage or On the
demi-sleeyes Lace pins made of glittering
Rhine stones, are worn carelessly at the throat,
and bangles OF antique silver, with from four
TO seven strands, and medallion center, at the
wrist. Elaborate bracelets have been displaced
by the solid gold bangle, or round, solid ring,
fitting snugly to the wrist and fastened with
paddock and key, or loop and ball end.
DOMESTIC RECIPES
The Germans have nice dish, known in
Engiish.as . False Rabbit" which all who have
tried it pronounce very good. This is the way
to make it: Chop, as fine as for croqucttes, one
pound OF lean beef and one pound OF lean pork |
and mix together, and add four raw eggs
tumbler Of siIted bread crumbs DIETER than
cracker crumbs half a small nutmeg grated |
two teaspOonfuls of black pepper tablespoon
iul OF salt, a small onion parbOiled and minced |
very fine, chopped suet savOry, parsley, and
thyme, IN quantities amounting to about two |
teaspoonfuls OF each. Knead into a loaf, in |
fat, roundish form. Roll the loaf in beaten |
egg, then in bread crumbs, and place it in |
dripping paus with small piece of salt pork |
on top OF it, sliced thin. Place the pan in the !
oven, and haste now and then with the drip
pings. When it begins to shrink in the pan it |
IS done. Good served hot or cold, and excel |
lent for luncheon or tea.
a delicate and grateful dish for invalids is |
cracker gruel made as follows: Four table |
spoontuls Of powdered crackers, one cup OF
boiling water, one cup Of milk, one half tea
spoonful OF salt. Boil and serve hot.
Egg Cruel is another palatable dish, and ex-
cellent for violent cold, if taken hot upon
retiring. Make it this way: Yolk of one egg, |
well beaten; one teaspoonful Of sugar, one cup |
of hot milk; white OF egg beaten until foamy;
juice OF one lemon. Stir the sugar IN the beaten |
egg, add hot milk slowly, then the lemon juice, |
and last the white OF egg. Drink hot.
Cider cake IS worth trying made as follows |
One cup Of butter, two cups OF sugar; three |
eggs, beaten separately; three-fourths Of a cup !
OF cider; four cups of -four one teaspoonful |
OF powdered soda, scant; one teaspoonful Of |
cinnamon and cloves mixed. Mix soda and |
spice with -four then mix in order given, and |
bake il shallow pans.
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Father was a soldier of the 9Ist Ind and my |
mother, whose name Sarah Morris had q !
brother Ia the army, named Aaron Morris from |