The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-13
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10 saw a very pretty dressing bureau
SCARF rec cently made Of ladies, cloth
lsapphire blue long enough to cover
the top OF tho bureau and hang about
eighteen inches down the side. IA strip
OF velvet. of q darker shade OF blue.
three inches In width and extending,
from edge to edge OF tbS width OF the
scarf, was fast near each OF the
ends In q vertical position, and red
Worsted OF varying lengths, and about
One-half inch apart, tackled down with
old gold, silk floss, worked in the her.
rlng. bone stitch, running down from
the velvet, the longest piece coming
within one inch Of the edge. Above
the velvet were five open Japanese fans.
made Of various colors Of worsted, and
filled in with silk floss. On the velvet
were embroidered SIX daisies. ( /.
AS to chairs for the parlor, a couple
OF good, well-stuffed easy chairs COW
cred with the same tapestry as are the
walls. and arranged SO as to look tow.
ard the fire, ought to be sufficient for
luxury, while elk or eight little ebon-
lied and e.botComed gossip chairs
are the simplest and prettiest s'occas-
sional" furniture one can have. The
gossip chair has a curved back, which
exactly fits the natural curve of the
body, and the seat slopes gently down
ward and backward so as to give the
best possible support with the least an
gularity or awkwardness. With these
pretty little clean cane seats, o black
wickcrWOrk chair, two easy chairs and q
sofa, you should have enough places for
family and guests in a quiet household.
FANCY BASKETS FOR PAPERS. The
basket can be bought at almost any
store where willow-ware and fancy ar.
tlcles are sold. Take Y strip Of cre-
tonne with dark ground and bright
lowers; work a few stitches with a silk
aoss over portions Of the flowers, giving
the effect Of solid embroidery. Finish
the edges with two rows Of narrow
black or dark red velvet or braid work.,
ed over with fancy stitch, and fasten
to the basket 80 that the stitches will
not show from the inside. Numerous
pals made OF worsted and strung on
twisted worsted are then hung in clus.
ters on the basket. The festoons are
OF heavy cord, and the loops between
each festoon are Of satin ribbon. The
edges and handle Of basket are twisted
with small cord or worsted braided.
SMALL CORNER TABLEs.-Small
corner tables with fancy covers are use
full for FIVE o'clock tea, and where this
Is not indulged in, for q great many
other purposes, besides being exceed
ingly pretty and "helping to furnish
Very cheap ones can be bought, made
Of walnut OF ebonized wood, and appar-
rently well-made; these, with the tops
covered and frlnged, are quite unexcep-
tlonable. Felt, velveteen, canvas and
satin are all used for this purpose, and
embroidered as fancy dictates.
JAPANESE BOTTLES. bot
Ties with long neck are made into hand
screens by ingenious young ladies', and
the manner in which it is done is
by placing in.the neck the handle Of an
ol,en fan. The bottle, neck and han
die may be covered with silk, thus con-
cealing the joining point. The Screen
may be stood beneath a lamp to shield
the eyes from the light.
BAMBOO EAsELs. are made
from bamboo. the bamboo being split
at egular intervals to allow small pans
being set in the hollow wood, which are
filled with soil and planted with moss
and vine seeds. The growing vines
run up. through the bamboo, twine
about, and finally conceal it entirely.
BAKED WHITEFIsn. - Clean, rinse
and wipe dry a whitefsh, or any fish
that weighs three pounds; rub the fish
inside and out with salt and pepper:
ill with q stufling made like that for
poultry but drier; sew 1t up, put in a
hot pan with -four, lay over the fish q
Few thin slices Of salt pork or bits Of
butter and bake an hour and a.half.
basting occasionally.
A GOOD PUDDINa.-Break open and
remove stones from enough plump rals-
ins TO- line we'll creased pudding dish.
Cover the raisins with quart Of bread
crumbs. To quart Of milk add three
beaten eggs, sweeten, flavor and pour
over crumbs. Bake until you think the
pudding will retain its shape when
turned out Of dish, careful, however,
not to bake 1t until dried out. Eat
with hard sauce.
rhENCh hIlE.-any remaluS OF cold
meat free from fat and grlstle and
finely minced. Season as liked and
moisten with pleuty OF gravy. Spread
evenly on pie.dlsh, cover an inch
thick with mashed potatoes, ,strew few
bits OF butter on top and place In a quick
oven until hot and brown.
TO wash nice lace. baste it closely on
piece of flannel, securing all the little
loops and points. Let it soak for q lit
tie while in the suds of pearline or fine
soap with few drops Of ammonia, then
squeeze 1t and wash it gently with the
hands, and if not thoroughly clean, soak
1t again in fresh suds. Rinse in two or
three waters, and when pretty dry press
on the back Of the flannel with a. hot
iron. BY this process the lace will be
fully restored and will look like new.
A VERY NICE FRUIT CAKE.-One
pound OF sugar, half pound Of butter.
four eggs, one teacup Of sweet milk.
three and half cups of -four, one tea.