Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-07

as housekeeper, wife, and moth r, IS on
! being an idiot, with not 81 iii :ient com
mon sense to teach her Inst IL is neceEss
~ 10 Hssh her children ali over ant
clean, and not to feed them hAbituslly OF
plum cake and lobsteT-sslsd?
Tuition Is good thing-in moderation
It is, perhaps, most needed where iutui
tion is lacking. Blu. o1e may have tee
mucn even Of good thing. Some house
hold hints, short Wsys Of doing things
original ideas in working, CT saving work
are often welcome. Notions In fashions
different styles Of adjoining the home
points tbs. will mean time and money to
the busy householder, directions 80 &c
the making and arrangement ofchildren'f
clothes, Cor grown folks, either are
helpful. Good recipes, those that have
common fepse IS one of the Ingredients
and would really satisfy the healthy kppe.
| lite of the hungry head Of the house, these
are all pleasant 70 read aud convenient to
remember and refer to. But minute in
struction in the style OF busting your
room, or column Of explicit directions
as to the correct way to make your bed,
are, to sny sensible womsl who hiss seen
her grandmother and mother make beds
and dustrooms, ridicu,ouslT supeIfuous
teaching.
The wonder arises IN the mind Of the
crdinsry reader how the vlgilsnt instruc-
tor herself found out al these things.
And how did her mother and grand
mother ever do the cooking, manage the
nouseWork, and bring up family CT chill
dren when the instructor WAS not there?
Il Is frightiul to contemplate the slate Of
ignorance Of domestic matters In which
our fcremothers lived and moved and
had their being. That they ever educated
their children and ruled their households,
with NO domestic journals 20 teach them,
must remSin mystery 10 torment in
quIring minds.
But the fashion c1srgeth. Much in
the new departure is goot, sensible, in
teresting, Instructive, ard CT assistance
to those always locking for new ideas in
housekeeping Therefore vii The wise
woman, relying frst OF her own common
ssrse, prove all thugs aud hold fAss to
that which is good.
TIE DINNER TABLE.
Dinner tables this winter are ro longer
to look like !sncy store On b2TgsiG day.
There are to be no more plush, or silk or
satin tsbls cloths, 10 beWilderiDg sssort
ment OK silver and bisqus figures. + is
even esd that all decorations are &c he
.fi', &c It will be possible to speak 20 snd
see your vis-s-vis without di3locG,iEg
your neck dodgirg around tie uoEus
mental ornaments In the middle Of the
table. Simplicity is TO BE- tie rage. Plsln
chins, clear glass and silver. The only
new fad is for 6rggers, which some host
esses have sub 3ii:u.ed for knives. These
sIe Of the finest steel, aid tie h2U6le9 are
richly chased end isTe!ed.
Il dinner is to be seIv56 Is russo,
that Is everything handed By the seIvants,
he table is prepared IS follows:
When the cloth is laid sTrarge the
colored mat, or "rurner," 60 1t /. roI
called, in its place evenly down she mid
Gle. On this set the fruit, f DIVERS, drisd
ginger, salted Almonds Or bon hGns, sll in
cut glass, silver or fancy china dishes
According to GOOD Housekeeping, which
gives these directions. the ruaaer is
optional, but i! i5 very effective.
Nov measure With tAe hand from the
edge Of the table to the ED oi tae middle
finger and placs the frat glass. Con-
tinue this measure ment around the table
for esch &c bet, beside which group the
clsTet and champagne glas5ts, II vines
are served. Then set plate e: each
place, large enough to hold the In, )lics
foystef plate OF the first course, which is
removed with the oyster plate. NV ar
range three forks on the left Zone Of
these is the oyster FORK and two knives
on the right che larger Of
the two being used for mesD
The soup spoon and napkin are
also placed on the right. Fold the nspkir
in o three cornered pyf,m!d In which lsy
roll of bread, and before each plate
place small salt cellar, either OF silver,
cut glass or f1e china. II menu Ia used
II Is laid either In front or At the side OF
the plate, beside these. Nothing should
be placed upon the table (dniess indeed 1t
be grand dinner as everything /. passed
by the maids, and arranged for before
hand on the eidebosrd An extra supply
Of knives, forks, spoons, sauce ladies',
dessert forks, spoons and knives, plates,
wine glasses, dinner plates and nspkins
should pe set ready.
RECIPES.
Wedding Cake--Four pounds CT -four,
three of butter, three OF sugar, four Of
currants, TWO OF raisins, two dtzen eggs,
one ounce Of mace and three nutmegs, q
little citron and a little molssses. Bake
three hours and toward the last CT the
time keep the losVes cCvared with spspar.
Silver Cake-Two tescupfuls OF pow
dered white sugar, enc cup Of white
butter, whites OF six eggs Desten to q sti6
frotb, sufficient -four TO make cake bat
ter; add good baking powder 20 the f eur
il desired; Fl Ivor with essence CT vanilla.
First rub the butter and sugar to cream
then add the other Ingredients. Bake in
quick even.
Fruit CAks-O1e cup brown sugar, hslf
cup butter, best together one cup sweet
milk, hall cup molasses, two eegs, three
lups f1ur, enc tesspcoDful each, CT all
spice and ground cloves, one t. blespool=
full Of cinIsmoT, hsli rutmegi one
pound Ct rsisins, one cup currants Grub
them in -four before usipg) two table
spoorfuls Ct cream tartar and one Of
sods.
Tne following recipe VIII be found
convenient fer making two or three mincs
pies from the remnants of react Of beef:
.Ole cupiul Of chopped meat [one-qusrter
Of Ii fat }, TWO cupfuls Ct apple, one tea
spoonful Of salt, one tablespoonful OF
ground snspice, half tesspoorful of
ground cinlamon, half teispoonful OF
ground doves, one cppful of sugar, half q
cupful OF RAISING, bali 8 cupful OF cur
rants, one cupful Of cider, or,it one hiss
no cider, use the same amount 81 cider
vinegar and water mixsd+anY one-hali
Of each IL
~ordssH esrds of Life.
HBy the river uJ&& the bank thereof shall
grow all trees-tf ipit thereof shall be for
meat and the lef8ffor aedicine which shall be