The National tribune., 1886-04-29
LOYAL WOMbNS WORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc.
The Happy Household.
pEsuTTFY VOTTR HOMES,

The Happy Household.
BEAUTIFY YOUR HOMES.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: There great many
ways in which we may heautify our homes at very
little expense Here is way to make pfetty
wreath Take q smooth board, or stiff paste-board
will do. Cover il with nice white muslin anu save
ali the colured flowers cut from magazines, alma.
macs, papers, caialogs and from seed passages Oh
flowers. These, arranged nicely, wlsn the isiSee,
nesr the bottom of the wreath, and inierspersed
with green leaves. make a very pleasing ehect anu
ST little distance il is often mistaken LOT
of much greater expense than IL really Is. very
neat and handsome frames may be made win cara
or bristol board with which &c frame the wreath, II
YOU have no frame that will do and 90 not wish 10
buy Here are also directions for making snow
halls Of white tissue paper: Have bunch Of cotton
batting as large the ball is to be, and over this
lay piece of tissue paper large enough TO cover ihe
cotton and be held nj the bottom. Now cut smali
rounds of the tissue paper not quite an inch across
and with mucilagc or any other sticking naterlai
you may have handy, paste these on, two or three
layers spot, and so on, all over the Dali utii
il is completely covered Brush up the little layers
so as to make il look natural. and let IL re-
main on the cotton until perfectly dry, w.len you
remove the cotton and fasten wire al the potion
and YOU will have quite nice snowfall. have a
pattern for balloon 10 be made OF card or BRISTOL
board which / will send to anyone IL they wii! ad-
dress me with stamp.-Carrie a hing, ocogaI IA.
INFANT SHIRT.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: For this garment use Sax
cny warn and wooden needles about one-third as
large as a lead pencil. Il made my own Casa on
100 stitches knit back and forth like garter sttcii
taking eire always slip the first stitch OF every
row until YOU have 10 rows. Cast OH 40 stitcties,
knit across and back to where you cast Oh 40
stitches and cast on 40. Knit back and forth until
Won have so more rows. Cast off 40 knit back aud
across and cast on 10 as before. Knit back ana
forth until YOU have 40 rows, then cast OH all
the stitches loosely THIS will De long p'eee' Win
holes Sew the two pieces composed OF 40 TOMS, TO-
gether leaving opening at the top OF about three
i6ches Sew the shoulder next tie armhoe together
for one and one-half inches For the sleeve Cast on
20 stitches knit back and forth until you have DO
rows Cast off all but eight stitches knit these back
and forth eight rows, cast Off Take up all the
stitches on the lower end of the sleeve and knit a
ribbed piece two inches deep by purling two and
two plain Cast off loosely. sew sleeve together,
and insert in armhoe. These are nice. hope 4
have made the directions plain. The edges can De
finished with crochet, knitted edge, or Left plain-
Bouncing Bette.
SMYRNA LACE.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Here is a pretty lace pat
tern called Smyrna, cast on - stitches:
LIST row-Slip one. knit two, over, narrow. over,
narrow, knit four, over, narrow, over Twice. KIM
two
I'd row-Slip one knit two, seam one, knit two,
over, narrow. knit six, over, narrow, knit one
Sd row-Slip one, knit two, over, narrow, kfit
one over narrow knit three, over, narrow, knit
four.
4th row-SIip one knit five, over. narrow, knit
SIX over. narrow, knit one.
5th row-Slip one knit two over, narrow, knit
two over. narrow, knit two. over, narrow, over
twice, narrow. over twice. knit two.
eth row-Slip one knit two, seam one, knit two,
seam one, knit two. over, narrow, knit six, over,
narrow, knit one
7th row-Slip one, knit two, over, narrow, knit
three, over, narrow, knit one, over, narrow, knit
seyen.i
ssh row-SIip and bind off five stitches, knit
three, over, narrow, knit six. over, narrow, knit
of the over twice must be knit, the second loop
seamed.-Ida Pricllett, daughter OF veteran OF Co.
ID, 7th Ohio Cav. Moore's Fork, o.
PUDDING AND CAKE.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Will some member OF the
Happy Household please try the following recipe
and report:
Rice Pudding ,citlto,a Eggs-One cup of cleanly-
washed rice; cup of sugar; one cup of raislns,
washed and stoned; piece of butter size OF an egg.
Put all tagether into three four quart pudding
dish fill up tSTo-thIrds full With fresh sweet milk
and bake two and a hall hours in q steady, moder-
ately-beated oven.-Ella, Oracle, and Mother Nor
thup.
Cheap Fruit CaSe-one cup Of butter two cups
of sugar three cups of -four. four eggs cup Of
sour milk cup of raisins, teaspoon of soda,
teaspoon of cloves, two teaspoons of CHINA
mon, and one-taf OF a nutHeg.-Mary Il. Mitch
ell, Montrose, Pa.
OUR MAsCoTTE
A contributor of conundruns and a member of
the Conversation Club asks Mascot;e who invented
riddles.
The ancients believed the monster Sphynx to he
the inventor Of riddles The she proposed for
solution was this: What animal is that which goes
upon four legs in the morning, upon two at nooa
and upon three at night. Many persons tried ex-
plain it, bat failed and were instantly destroyed
by the monster; at length the King OF 1hebes
solved il by saying the animal was man. who III
the infancy morning OF Lille crecps upon his
hands and feet thus going ali tours, III the noon
of his life walks on two feet and in the evening
night of old age requires stat, and totters
along on three legs.
The Sphynx, enraged at the discovery of her rid
die, threw herself from a rock and was instantly
killed This is the fable history of riddles the true
account Is not known, riddles of such re-
mote antiquity. But we find from Putarch that in
his days the Greek girls often amused themselves
by propouIdng riddles for their companions TO
unrayel- The modern conundrum, which occupies
SO large space in our department, lisa oulsrowth
of the ancient riddle. For a party OF young peo-
pie there is certainly peasanter amusement than
evening OF riddles and 4OnundFums as they
contain enough point 10 rivet the attention as to
their probable a5saning aud enough humor TO pro-
woke hearty laugh.
Our homes have been compared to musical in
struments. The strings that give melody or dis
cord are The members. If each is rightly a!tuped
they will all vibra.e in harmony but single dis
cordant string destroys the Sweetness.
This IL certainly the time Of year for Spring fever
and Masco.te las 1t, too, and wonders how many
TRIBUNTTI1s have it, If you are tired lisiiess
unaIabitious and want TO rest are honiesick at
home, blue ia the brightest Of weather tired while
resting and sick white in perfect health, hungry
between meals and have no appetite at the table
then you may be sure you have the Spring fever
The question Minnie Daes Blythedale Mo-
asks. What is the best avocation for girls ? -
is rather difficult to answersa5 much depends
upon the person, her surroundings, talents and adj
vantages. Every year tho ideas in regard to women
grow broader, the field of labor wider and the on
portunitics for seif-suppor more abundant If a
g1rl has talent musician writer, artist eloc-
zionist, or any marked preference for any profess
sion, then this talent should he encouraged and Gull
tiyated; but there many girls with no mark
ed ability ia any direction, aud now the oues-
ton is, - w nat shall she do?" OF course we can
not all be acknowledgements in the first place take
peculiar gilt to impart knowledge TO others that
we do not all possess; and then. again the ranks
are full to oyerfiowing. One of the things that Is
growing IN favor as employment for women Is
shorthand writing, or stenography; but no girl
should attempt TO learn il unless she makes up her
mind to work and stHdy hard; indeed in any occu.
ls the Keynote 20 success. III you be in near a
large town. flower culture would be an exceilep;
occupation; but this requires some in,,orn
taste aud love for flowers
Many young ladies have learned telegraphy and
nave proved very efficient operators; others have
cultivated tie AT OF letterwTitng and are ing in
the capacity OF secretaries. But after all il doe. MOI
30 much matter what we do as how we do If what
ever employment or occupation you may choose 10
adopt, make up mind first of ali 10 do il well
As David Crockett says: BE sure you're right
then go ahead" Without doubt the most profit.
able study for practical young woman Is domestic
economy, the science of cooking prastieallv
applied. II VIII not be long until every advanced
school ia the land will have its department OF
manual training for boys and domestic economy
Tor giTls. Perhaps the most Intelligent and com
nonsense ideas on the subject are advanced by
Mrs. Emma i. Ewing, Dean of Domestic Economy
Iowa Agricultural College, Ames, iowa. We would
suggest that our young friends communicate with
he:. 1nerc II going to be a great demand foi
teachers who combine practical knowledge a,
cookery and hoascwlery with the ability To iron.
erly instruct others.
Editors Chat.
Would child born in the United States of f,reie,r
parents be citizen of the United States p-Da,s;I