The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-28
ALL AROUND TIE ROUSE.


The Simplicity OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
to Mothers-Portieres and Table
GOvsrs-D inner Novel
1t not only taxes the purse OF the wealthy
beyond patience, but involves the hOusehold
in such q whirl wind of labor that everyone
breads a lunch party. What we need is
some one brave enough to pioneer. A series
OF evenings, calling together only those
who will make a harmonious company,
are beyond value as mediums OF real pleas
ure.
Why do wits or men and women ofletters
care for course after course of extravagaut
PREPARATION Some of the red letter days
that come wildly to US were those where
the eatsbles were so simple that now they
are merely very delicate and subjective
portion of pleasant time. We should
make what we eat most Insignificant part
OF our entertaining.
An exchange offers the following
SUGGESTIONS TO MOTHERS.
Have you a button hook?' Where is
the buton hookr' How many mothers hear
these cries Just at the busiest moment You
soy 1Qer6'5 one III my DuFcAuf dlc-s
Blossom has been buttoning DollY's shoes
with your own particular hook, and Dicks
impatient declarations, 1t isn't there, }" aud
he'll be late for school" are anything but
calming. Now offer remedy for this evil
1t is useless to hope to keep q button hook,
unless it is chained. so tie one to long
string. fastening il TO the washstand drawer
or TO the knob of the closet, and one and
smother will avail themselves Of it and shoes
will be batIoned without lsmentation.
Another very useful article in mothers
room is little wooden chair. Blossom had
81 CHI chiId's chair given her a year ago,
and il has proved q family blessing To be
sure it is Just the night height TO finger over
everything on mammals bureau" but how
many times the little feet have stood uoon
it TO reach pin or needle for some older
person, or to bring the 'tolone" when she
heard the word headache" The chair is
80 easily lifted about-Dow to sit by the
chained button hook, and again to serve as
a mount that mamma may pat away some
thing on the closet shelves.
Once q week three needles are threaded
and placed on mothers cushion" One is
stout end thick, holding black linen thread
for any shoe button that falls off; another
has black silk, and the ether strong white
thread. Many time boy will sew on a
button for himself if he can put his hand on
needle With thread in it; indeed even q
woman is more apt to take 1.-The stitch in
time which saves nine" if she can do it
without moving from her toilet table.
There is another little thing which have
learned and will pass on to others: What
ever jar occurs in the family, question your
self as to ways to prevent its recurrence.
The means as in the matter of q button.
hook, may be very simple, but how often we
90 not take the trouble to look for them.
Let US not forget that clamor is one OF the
things that we must put away from Us and
Observation-Disclosures
HANDSOME PORrIEREs
shown at the Decorative Art Society's rooms
are of a dull gold silk material, in which
corded coils are woven; band OF amber COL
oTed plush, one half yard deep, is placed
ecross the bottom, and somewhat mario wer
across the top of each. Between the bands
are interpreted groups of OAK leaves and
scorDs, cut in natural size, from the amber
colOred plush, and fastened down with flo
selle in crouching stitches, and the veins 10
the leaves are worked with silk a shade
darker. The groups of leaves consist some
times OF two, with three ac0rns and at 9th.
cup; the cup part of the acorn is filed with
knot stitches, in dark brown silk, to resem-
BILE the natural roughness.
1t seems that the fashion for table covers
and scarfs is not waning. for they are con-
tinually being made and new devices are
was recently made of dark cardinal satteen,
lined with yellow; on each end Is q broad
band OF plush or velvet OF the same color,
but of deeper shade; it is Snished on each
end with tassels and above the band is a vine
in delicate Kensington needIe-work; and, by
the way, to do one piece Of this needle-work
well is more satisfactory than to do half q
dozen in the Kensingtou painting. That is
so easily done that great many women
take one lesson and then go on "daubing,"
and fancy that they are really artistic in 1T.
Another table scarf is of felt, and is cut into
points all round. The ends have three deep
points on each; between the points a tasssi
Is hung. A few inches above the points on
each end q scroll of velvet is outlined with
gilt braid or fine cord. Another, of drab
felt has a bouquet OF autumn leaves in velvet
applied aud the ends of the felt are slashed
to make the fringe. Yellow satteen ma kes
elegant table-scarfs, aud with broad bands OF
crimson plush and deep embroidery in var
ious colors above the band it is toned down
nounced about it.
THE LATEST FANCY IN MENU CARDS
is to have them in fine decorated porcelain.
They are practically everlasting, as the menu
OF to-day can be washed off and the porcelain
left clear for another.
Lovely and delicate cream pitchers are oil
roses. The stem of the rose forms the handle
Of the pitcher, while the rose-buds droop
gracefully over one side.
A good filling for plain layer cake, which
| is to be eaten while fresh, Is made by grating
one large tart apple, one lemon grated and
the Juice squeezed out, one egg and one CUP
of sugar; let this boil for five minutes; stir il
constantly.
Joaouin Miller writes that he has fouud