The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-28
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so small that they may be worm out
side the dress CD a fob chain.
Persian anemones are used as a
table decoration, and are the most
fashionable flowers of the season.
Venetian glass candle shades are
the latest novelty In this department..
They are elegant tritles and very frail.
Passion flowers of a brilliant red
variety, with the foliage, make a most
effective centerpiece for a dinner
table.
Pretty salt cellars in art CRYSTALS
are in cubes, and their only drawback
is that they suggest the inkstand
rather too forclbly.
For Frying Trout--Roll in oatmeal
or bread crumbs; have the fat very
hot SO rs to cook quickly; roll in G
napkin to absorb all the grease from
their delicate speckled sides. Have
the dish very hot and serve immedi-
ately.
Dresden china candlesticks and
one are fashionable for wedding
gifts, and very pretty, too. 1t is a re.
lief to see the pretty little smiling
~shepheredess with an occupation be.
yond smoking at her swain on the
other end of the mantle.
Mantle ~lambrcquins arranged in
panels are very effective, either by
squares worked in diversions of silk,
braid or crewel, or by the use of any
light materials laid on a dark ground.
A design in imitation of tiles worked
in squares of red blue and white ia
novel.
The low, square rattan chairs SO
much used in halls may be frightened,
and be rendered more comfortable
also, by having cushions in them. AL
most any handsome material will
answer for the covering, and for a
shoulder cushion the crazy patchwork
is strikingly pretty.
A novel panel for door represents
trailing hops, n of the prettiest eff
fects in nature, and which by its free
dom and lightness is suitable for al
most any position. The background,
if of light wool, will well set off the
tender delicate green of the blossom,
the darker shade of the same color of
the tendrils and the brown of the
branching stems.
A handsome scrap basket is made of
fine straw lined with g~old-colored
satin slightly SHRED. The outer
hanging is of olive plush with a
bunch Of crimson peoples with half
open buds ard a few leaves embroid-
cred in it. The fringe is Of mixed
olive and gold color, and a large bow
OF olive ribbon is placed on one side
at the top of the basket.
A t%ablecOver which one can take to
the country or seashore and ornament
the plain tables of the hotel room, is
a square of figured rcpped cretonne,
borded with a band of plain sateen,
and finished on the edge with worsted
tassels. A cloth of cretonne has a
bouquet of rosebuds on an olive
ground, and the band which makes
the border is plain olive sateen.
Among the devices for mantle-
piece ornaments is a lighthouse
wrought in copper and carefully
elaborated in details. which carries
two discs on the lantern, one show
ing the time, the other the days of the
month and the moons changes. An
other idea is the mounting Of a gold
cage and bird over a clock, sbe bird
Mapping its wings through q hidden
connection with works on the striking
of the hours.
In cleaning gilt ware there is a diff
ference to be observed between arti-
cles gilt by fire or the galvanic pro-
cess, and articles gilt by imitation
gold, such as frames, for instance.
For cleaning articles gilt by the first
named methods, one part Of borax is
dissolved in sixteen parts Of water.
With this solution the article is care
fully rubbed by means of a soft sponge
or brush, then rinsed with water, and
finally dried with a linen rag. If at
all convenient, the article is warmed
previously to being rubbed, by which
means the brilllancy of 1t is greatly
increased.
Farci, or force-meat, makes such a
welcome addition to rolls of meat, to
mInces and to soups, that it IS well to
know this simple way of making it.
Take half a pound of lean veal and
II pound OF the fat of boiled bacon
or ham, or the suet from the kidney
OF beef: cut all up very small, pound
line and mix together. Season with
pepper, salt and fine herbs, mix in
two eggs and half a glass Of water.
aud stir well. Try tho flavor by
p%oaching a teaspoonful in boiling
water. You can put to the first in
gradients shreds of onion or little bits
of cold boiled tongue, if you have any
on hand.
One of the many good uses to which
rods and rings are put is to hold
a washstand ~splasher, and the ar.
rangement is especially desirable, as
it can be taken down and put up again
SO easily. The splashers are made of
a strait piece OF linen crash, raveIed
out on each end and knotted to form
fringe. Above the fringe embroider
in outline any pleasing design, on op-
posite sides Of the ends, SO that when
folded the embroidery will all be on
the right side. One end is then fold
ed over about ne-third of the length.
Work as many eyelet-holes on the up
per part of the fold as you need rings,
and fasten a small screw-hook in the
bottom of each ring on which to slip
the eyelets, and in this way hold the
splasher in place.
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