Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-12
ute natural or appropriate upon a velvet

quite natural or appropriate upon YeiVet
dress.
Pink and pale-blue pushes and yelvets
are to be in high favor this winter for ball
and reception toilets. Worth has Just sent
over nnmber'of magnificent gowns made
of these fabrics, among them toilet of
pale blue velvet, the court train looped back
at each side, to show skirt beneath made
of palest pink satin covered with embroid-
cry of round seed pearls wrought III elab
crate and exquisiiely beautiful designs Of
flowers, fern fronds, and trailing vines.
The corsage opens in V shape over pale
pink satin vest, also northumberland,
and beyond the vest are bretelles of the
same, covered with a massive network of
pearls, opal-tinted pendants and giittering
cut crystal beads, which reflect pale-blue
ard silver lights.
The newest round hats are in English
style, with brims tapering short at the back,
projecting over the forehead in front, and
rolling close to the head on each side. The
crowns are high and soft, being made over
net foundations. Stylish half turbans.
which were found so becoming 10 the oval
faces last year, are again in vogue, and are
trimmed with fur or Persian lambs wool,
facings and scarf of Roman ribbons OF
striped satin and plush, the full bristiing
loops held with buckles of bronze or Ro-
man gold.
In street costumes The jacket or English
walking coat matched to the gown is far
more generally seen than the plush or vel
vet Jacket, which last winter was worn
above cloth suits trimmed with rich mate
rails Utility, in fact, is the distinguishing
feature this year of lady's costume, from
her bonnet to her shoes.-[ New York Even
ing Post.
Set pieces OF soutache embroidery or of
silk cord and jet can now be purchased
ready to sew on vest fronts, collars, sleeves,
tabliers, and panels of costumes These
make handsome additions to plain dress,
and the various pieces are easily applied.
GENERAL UTILITY NOTES.
A nice way to serve eggs with broiled
ham is to butter some patty tins, sprinkle
with fine crumbs of bread, break an egg
| into q saucer and then, without disturbing
! the Solk, pour it into the tin. Set the tins
into hot dipping-pan and let them stand
in the oven until the white is cooked.
Then, after putting the thin slices of nicely
boiled ham upon hot platter, take the
| eggs from the oven and turn out on the
ham. 1t is not necessary to close the door
of the oven while the eggs are in; indeed,
it is better not to do so.
10 use ~ tilG SltllG DiGdu anu make Il
delicious pudding: Soak the soft part of q
bakers loaf in pint of warm milk add a
tablespoonful of soft butter, tablespoonful
of thick cream. the rind and part of the
jnice of lemon and two we'll beaten eggs.
Flour large cupful of Tried curranls, crate
nutmeg over them and add 10 the rest.
Bake in well-buttered custard cups a, d
serve with pud ing sauce, either hard or
| liquid.
One OF the means employed by gardeners
| to ascertain wheth plants need water is to
| rap on on 81 of the pot near the middle
with the knuckles If it gives forth hol-
| low ring the plant needs water, if there is
| dull thud there is still moisture enough
to sustain the plant. The philosophy OF
! this is that when the moist earth is ia con-
tact with the pot the sound emitted is dull;
when shrunk away the sound is sharp.
Cultivate in your children the habit OF
breathing only through the nose; many
distressing ailments are due to the evil
effects of mouth breathing If there is the
| disposition to throw the head back when
asleep, inducing breathing through the
mouth, correct it as often as is necessary by
gently bringing the head forward some
what.
If the broom is wearing away uneyenly,
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moment or two, shake out as dry as posi-.
Bile tie string around it to improve its
shape, and finish drying in sun or near the
stove. When dry, trim off the ends that
are uneven. Whisk brooms may be SINH.
larly treated.
Charcoal is one of the cheapest, handiest
and best articles to use as kindling, espe.
cially coal fires. A good handful or two al
most, of charcoal, win be sufficient to ignite
even hard coal. Paper alone will serve tC
fire the charcoal. Tried once, twill Away:
| be used.
A lamp standing for some time in colo
room and then filled full of coal oil, vii
run over through the expansion of the oil
when taken to where tits warm Then the
| lamp may be blamed for leaking. To OBJ.
viate this, never fill the lamp quite full.
An attack of indigestion, caused by eat
ing nuts, will be Immediately relieved and
| cured by the simple remedy, salt. Medical
men recommend that salt should be used
with nuts, especially when eaten at night
The unpleasant odor left in the breath
after eating onions is entirely removed by
! a cup of strong coffee, and the coffee being
! p 'epared while the onions are being
cooked counteraets the smell.
Peter Hen !erson says that the favor and
crispness of all celeries will be increased
if they are soaked in ice-cold water for q
short time before serving on the table.
Ceilings that have been smoked by a kero.
sene lamp should be washed off with soda
water.
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