The National tribune., 1886-05-06
LOYAL WOMBN'S WORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles, etc.
The Happy Household.
PRETTY AND GOOD.

with lea,rce a,,d stems ON tbe pink satin painted
three Gala lilies, with leaves. Then covered .e
fan with the pieces first laying the fan on the saUih
and marking the shape out leaving enough to turn
under OF both pieces turned them III. anu III lle same
time sewed silk lace around the edge. Great care
must be taken in sewing them or they VIII not iook
neat; but before putting the satin on the ian iet te
paint dry thoroughly. Tie a bow OF white or pink
satin ribbon the handle and you Will nave nice
tan. Mine is admired very much.
Strawberry Chariofto-Taize the yolks of six eggs,
three quarters of a cup OF sugar and one quart OF
milk: make boiled custard of this and flavor 10
taste Dip slices OF sponge cake IN sweet mik ano
line glass dish with 1t, laying ripe strawperries
between sweetened to suit; then layer oi CAKE
and Strawberries as before; after the custaro Is
cool pour il over al. Beat the whites TO n lroIh'
rate with the berries and their leaves-liia Hull
MurphysborO, I'D.
NORMANDY LACE PATTERN.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: have seen but one lace
pattern in THE TRIBUNE aud, hoping to increase
the number. / will send the second pattern. VINO
will send the third? Lace knitting Is very tasty
work and keeps Us from idleness. means slip
means narrow, thread over the needle, k knit.
Cast - stitches.
lst row-K 5, no, ks, o,k2
2d row-k >, o. k 5, o, n, ,k7.
Sd row-K 6. n, o, ], n, o. j, o. n, 1, o, z.
4th roy-K , o, k /, N, o, k 8, o. n, k i. o, N, D.
5th row-K l. II, o, k ], N, Ok s. o, n, 1, o, k z.
9th row-k =, O, !, IA, o, 3, o, II, 2, o, n, L,
o,n,kS
sth row-Cast of ], k /, o, n, l, o, n, i, n o,
9th row-K7 = o. n. k i, o, slip 1, n, throw slip
stitch over, o. k ], II, k i, n.
10th row-h ,. o. II, 3, n, o, ks.
1lth row-k g O, II. l. n, o, 3.
18th row-Cast off stitches k i, o. k 8 together.
o, K 10. Begin at first row.-Georgia.
Editors Chat.
Soldiers Wife should address some dealer in old
books, New York or Boston, concerning the price
of arithmetic of I773
Mrs. c. II. Lynch, Hartford Conn. is sure she
has quilt containing more pieces than any other
Number 1878. But what OF Mrs. Daniel I. Will
liams. of Mineral Ridge, o., reported by A. A
Mitchell, whose quilt numbers I6, 6,416 pieces?
OUR MAsCoTTE.
We were speaking of compliments, and Mascotte
said: If mankind were without vanity or deceit,
compliments would neither be given nor received
Fora compliment, to be neatly turned, must exceed
the truth and heaping measure be made of 1t.
The French lady meets your modest salutation
with fiorid torrent of pretty sayings, and while
you she is not wholly true and may even
be lacking in sincerity, yet you en- 10y her pretty
phrases as you would the waited fragrance of a
flower garden. Elusive but sweet and charming
while they last.
There is a time in life as there is season i'm the
year, when the flowers of speech most abun-
dant, and the poet, who knows so well how to shape
his language into the daintiest of bouquets sings of
time when the young May moon is cleaning,
love, and the rosy light is beaming, love, and lnt-
mates that some star gaZer in watching the flight
OF bodies OF light might happen to take you for one
very dear"
Were ii not for the complimentary words that
fill many books how much we should miss of
that which delights. We enjoy the novel no less
because we know il to be fiction, and enjoy the
compliment 10 less, although 1t is work OF fiction
as well have heard of a class of girls who could
count good mark in their lessons if they showed
artistic skill in nttering their compliments. think
can truly say that no one can withstand a COM
plimelt If fitting and judicously applied.
a compliment is like the desert, not SO good for
US as the substanals perhaps, but looked for with
more expectancy. Yet how varying the taste in
such matters. None unless very shallow persons,
care TO be surfeited with such things.
of all the tiresome people on earth are those who
offer you nothing but these artificial flowers COM
pliment heaped on compliment, until one is wearied
with the sound of them. Compliments are but
sneers IN disguise, which never pay when
they love. aad which they never dare to pay when
they esteem" So q very wise person says who has
found how false the world runs Better be simply
kind and candid, and none will question your
sincerity Or your taste.
Conversation Club.
Rules Of fhe Club Write briefly o Write only
one side of the paper. 3. Write to the point. 4.
Write one subject. 5. Write your best. 6.
Send answers TO all puzzles for of Editor Each
week the names Of those writing the best letters
style, composition, spelling. peumanship and gen.
eral rneri: considered-yiI be named at the head
oftllis column on the Honor Roll. First honor will
include all of these requirements. Second honor
will include "a deficiency in some one point. No
others viii be named
OUR RoLL-CALL.
Dicie c. Floyd Sedan, Kan: Herman H. Boil
lnger. ST. Louis, Mo-. Clnda Shepherd, Clearfeld
Iowa, daughter llth H. veteran; Charles L.
Regnler. Gofieyville Kan, g; son Co /, 4th Art;
answer letters.
soLvERs AND sEARCHERs
Jesse D. Rarey, Kenton. O., lG; J. r. White
Kartaaus Pa, ii; Edna B. Scott, Jefferson o., Is;
Mass- II: Mar Dawn Pettv North Dorset W. 5
Mrs. sarah Young, shelton Neb, 3; n. E. Curry,
Hope. Dak: .; C. E. Basseit. Plainfield, O., 4;
Lewis, Verona, Pa, 2.
VARIETY THE SPICE OF LIFE
FRIENDS OF TIE CLUB: Keeping woman's
work confined to her house is to do away with all
thought of educating the equally; for of what
use would an education be to one who spends ali her
time ia washing the same old pots and pans, sweep
ing, busting and tending children in the same old
way her grandmother did before her? IL takes all
wonlan's time 10 keep her home in perfect order
leaving never a moment OF time for reading or
study, and consequently she makes no advance
ment. No matter bow well she may have been
educated she soon forgets most of il, and her ci-
dren viii soon say, know much mother
does already while they viii the father can
answer questions the mother cannot, simply be-
cause his work is not confining as hers This is
the very reason boys and men reflect with on
their sisters and wives mental, not physical, weak
ness.
Prisoners in jsils and penitentiaries are sympa-
tllizcd with great deal more than the poor tired
prisoner that cooks your dinner over a hot stove
perhaps trying al the time to do the faruily
washing or ironing never taking time to Tc-ff
there is much to be accomplished: worn ont
feeling life a burden not worth the bearing feeling
thankful that tine last day viii come sometime
yea visiting. What does she talk about? What
she have TO say, when she does not know what
happens outside her own dooryard? Very often
bousewoTiI ia ali its branches is distastefuI to a
refined woman and If she chooses to work mt some
thing else j THINK she should do so taI-iug care
that The work IL carried at home so that an are
cOmiortabe.-BouncingB Bette.
\ NICE LITTLE LETTER
DEAR TRIBUEE: ] am little girl eight wears old
and my papa was soldier. / like to read your
paper that comes from Washington. We can barJIr
wait tii Saturday comes TO bring it, Pa reads about
the war and battles and Generals and shoulder
straps. don know what that means but papa
does. He was a member of Co +. 4th Iowa l
like to read the clIildren's letters because they
read just we little folks talk. We talk the best
can. May be we will be wiser by and by /
cannot understand the big talk but papa can
Sometimes pa Il sick and sometimes he works in
the field. When he is sick 4 wait on him and helm
TO do the chores. When he works out in the field
he gets very ured; then we have to sit i'm "A chair
Papa says Il there should be another war he would
go again 10 help save our country. For this il a
good country, and il must be saved | hone tlere
viii not be any more war. for dom want pa to GO
again, for the rebels might kill him. This is The
first letter i ever wrote to "a newspaper / must
stop writing now, as The TRIBUNE las come and
/ want 10 look at the chidren's letters So pood-bv
TEIBUSE-Frances Mary Couch, Stuart Iowa
OUR YOUNG RECRUITS
DEAR TRIBUNE: / am a little boy, 10 Years old
PaPa WAS soldier. lie served in the 22d Mo He
has two discharges. lie thinks much of then, and
has them IN frames hanging up in what we call
sitting room, but papa calls it the DRAWING,
room, because IT Is in that room that he draws MS
across bis knee 10 spank once in a while The
first discharge describes him as heing born in