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bowl; break the eggs. putting the yolks Win
the sugar and the whites in another dish. =,
Beat the whites of the eggs until they viii
not drop from the rods; beat the yolks and
sugar to cream and until the sugar dissolves;
strain the lemon juice and add it with tne
grated; put to the eggs and sugar.
When the yolks and sugar are very ignt ao,1 ao1
mixed: sift the -four two or three times win
If New Process -four" take out one table,
spoonful of it, as it takes less than any other
Add the -four little at a time. stirringi it in
lightly.
PIT the mixture about ~ inches thick into
fat pans; sift fine sugar thinly over the top.
and bake In an oven that is hottest ut the bot
tom; try with straw in about half an hour. Ii
done it will not stick to the straw.
Do not be alarmed If it falls a little when
taken from the oven, but do net jar 1t or turn
it out until it is partially cool
Mrs. General Logan's citron pudding is
made as follows:
One quart of fresh milk, one pint of stale
breao crumbs lgrassd four eggs e9ffeeSnp OF Of
citron (cut lne), juice and rind of one lemon,
Beat the yolks and sugar together; add by
degrees the bread crumbs, milk and the rind OF
Pour in buttered dish: then drop in the
citron and piece of butter over all.
Bake half an hour.
When cold cover with the rneringue made OF
the four whites, a cup of powdered sugar, the
juice of the lemon; brown slightly and serve.
NEW IDEA IN SWEET POTATOES.
Mrs. Senator Buffers sweet potatoes are a
new thing here. She gives the recipe for
making them. It is:
Boil, skin and slice enough sweet potatoes to
fill pudding dish.
Put layer of potatoes in the bottom, then
sprinkle light layer of sugar over them, with
some bits Of butter, and very little syrup;
then another layer of potatoes, and so until the
dish is full.
Place it in the oven and bake rich brown.
Mrs. Representative Holman's Russian
cream is another good dessert dish. She
makes it thus:
One quart milk boiled, one-third Of q boxsof
gelatine dissolved in a small portion of the
milk, six eggs beaten separately, the yolks
beaten with a cup Of sugar; then stir in gela-
tine and eggs into the rest of the milk, boil
two minutes; pour over the beaten whites; pour
into molds.
Place on ice to cool.
And so it goes. Every noted woman has
some culinary specially, and this paper
might be filled with extracts from their
recipes. Their cooking proficiency by no
means affects their parlor virtues, and
find that the best conversationalists are the
best housewives. MISS GRUNDY, JR.
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MAMMA AND THE BABY,

Shirley Dare T. lis Pretty Young Mntrou
How to Dress for Her First Trip VISIT
ing With Her Heir-Prery Fancies for
Indian Simmer.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArcH.1
Between daisies and chrysanthemums
there is not much of novelty that can be de-
pended on for lasting good style. Women
venture on their own fancies in dress at this
time of the season, and some happy designs
result A navy blue dress with brick red
trimmings does not sound enchanting, yet
it was the prettiest thing seen in weeks. 1t
was evidently worn by an artist, at least in
feeling, who thought out her own gowns.
The blue was the very darkest clear color of
cloth, the narrow blouse-vest, the deep cuffs
of the simple sleeve, and the pleating which
showed in the slashed skirt were dull red,
which harmoniEed gravely and perfectly
with the marine hue.
The combination Of color is one which ap-
pears in the rich confused plaids of shaggy
tweed and flannel, whose nap blends the
colors softly. These plaids are the gowns
going up to the mountain houses where the
elite liuger, knowing the best of the year is
with them. The shape preferred by private
modistes, who supply the most fastidious
close dress, with deep cape coming below
the waist, with high shoulders, a costume
graceful and appropriate to the season.
BIRDS ON THE HATS.
The most brilliant African bird wings
are seen on hats, a fashion set by London
society in compliment to Mr.. Stanley, it is
said, and the women who protested against
the cruelty of wearing the plumage which
IL ell
Ifthe birds were only shared palnlessly and
killed instantly, the cruelty would be less,
only that il is sad to put so much innocent
happiness out of the world or vanity sake.
But the wreath of Is delicate little wings
round hat. or the long, slender wing of
some graceful, darting tropic bird always
seem to have blood on them.
A very distingue dress made lately by
Worth for one OF his best patrons among
the ladies of the French nobility suggests
the lines which fashion is to adopt. A
walking dress of Suede gray cloth is made
with high plain bodice and fourreau, or
plain sheath skirt with lengthwise bands of
otter colored velvet, tapering to the waist.
and trimming the bodice. The narrow sash
of black moire ribbon, not more than three
inches wide, with pearled edge, was tied in
a loop that hung to the knee, while the ends
fell 20 the hem. The sash was tied on the
right hip. The black robe adds distinction
to all these light cloth colors. The same
design would be more graceful in wide fat
pleats, allowing plain velvet to appear be-
tween the pleats.
MAMMA AND BABY.
A California lady writes for hints about
dress, which will be of interest to many
others. She is young wife and mother, 20
wears of age, five and half feet tall, rather
slender, iair faced, light brown hair and
blue ewes. Has one dress made redingote at
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wouldn't t be Missed.

Detroit Free Press.1
The st. Louis Globe Democrat insists that
5000, 900 people have been missed by the
census enumerators ID this country. There
are at least 1000, 900 people In this country
who would never be missed under any eira
<cumstances because -theysare no 'countss
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CLARA BELLIES CHAT.
The Art of Eating and Drinking and
Being Good-Natured.
CHAMPAGNE AND MATCHMAKING.
STYLES in Dinner Parties Among the Ultra
Fashionable.
TIE BEST WOMEN DON'T ALL MARRY
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.1
NEW YORK, September 20.

BUT there is going
to be a straining
after original effects
for dinner parties
this winter. 1t will
be something extra
ordinary, I can as
sure you, with new
decorations, n e W
favors, new dishes,
and new surprises.
For instance, I hear
of a n e W dainty
which will be served
in the place of the
sorbet. 1t will be
called "M a n e e +
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white serge jacket and skirt with bright
blue "hard-fronted" shirt, as Britons call
the starched cambria shirt, with black satin
tie for rather fast society woman, not SO
Young. One young girl of the best possible
family wore an entirely simple, fresh COS
tume of brown Holland linen with pink
shirt-and why in goodness wasn't some
artist wise enough TO paint her in that de-
licious stylish simplicity.
THE BEST GOODS.
The choice may be between a good Amer
lean black failie which will see ten years
service with care, if strict but gentille thrift
is desired, or a dark brocade in dark hello
trope, or dahlia, for these purples and pur-
plish fire reds have the advantage over al
most every other color, that combining
tinges of different hues, they seem
less positive than anything else.
One will remember the blue dress,
the terra Gotta, the green or golden
brown, year after year and ten of their ap-
pearing, but the dull purples, leather or
dahlia shades are so agreeable and so eva
sive that they never weary, and one recog-
nizes their unobtrusive sotness with vel
come. Get good silk, but don't trim it to
death, tnat is, not expensively, at first. Its
gloss and freshness carry themselves well
enough, but when il begins to show wear,
the velvet and passementerie will be kind
to its failings and give new respectability.
But if there is certsinty of silk gown
later our little matron will do just as well,
30 long as there is a baby in the case, to have
something more youthful, dark clear blue
cashmere, or dahlia faced cloth, with the
braided or embroidered sleeves, belt
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THE oRNAMENTATIoN.

"Should the dress be trimmed with en-
broidery or lace?" Heavy embroidery no
longer is wasted on infants dresses, which
are set off with delicate needle work, and
very fine, soft torchon or valenciennes is the
only edging used, with insertion of fine en-
broidery for the belts of baby waists only.
Softest nainsook makes the day dresses in
ordinary wear, which are yard long from
the neck, with high waists and long sleeves
altogether.
OF the pretty toilets illustrated, the first
Is an admirable model for visiting or street
dress for afternoon. The vest of velvet
lightly embroidered, the cravat of lawn and
lace, or silk muslin and silk point, which
suggests Steinkirk. the small round hat
with crumpled velvet hoops on the crown
adds the ornate touches to the cloth gown,
which is plain to severity in its matchless
cut The second, for autumn tours, is a
striped homespun, with blouse of the silk
and wool washing material brought from
Germany. Exception mus. be taken to the
idiotic jockey cap, which is never seen
without detracting from a woman's good
looks. The last is girlish and becoming to
any decently good figure, a model available
in washing materials or light wools trimmed
with velvet, or India and Liberty fabrics,
light and artistic. SHIRLEY DARE.
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INVITING DYSPEPSIA

"The chap and his girl over there eating
the steak and drinking glass after glass Of
champagne will get up flushed, logy and
irritable I doubt if the fellow will win
that girl. He has money, I fancy, and
during their courtshIp he will stuff her with
heavy meats and limitless champagne. She
will end with acute dyspepsia and be will
become bilious, and as result of these all
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MAMMA AND BABY.

A California lady writes for hints about
dress, which will be of interest to many
others. She is young wife and mother, 20
wears of age, five and half feet tall, rather
slender, lair faced, light brown hair and
blue eyes. Has one dress made redingote at
present; would like to alter 1t. No sample
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thing quite good and pretty" whose mother
is minute in Questionings, and quite rignt
to be so. "For head wear, what should 1t
be, cap or bonnet?" Caps at first Tor the
soft little bare pates, that is little hood
close to the head, of China silk or crepe du
chene, straight front gathered to round
crown DO larger than half dollar. Inc
very thinnest wadded silk lining Will De
needed in October. A ruche of white SIX
muslin or crepelisse with fancy edge Will be
q suitable finish, and big rosette OF whlte
silk muslin with loops of narrow white
satin edge ribbon is worn on the top. These
round-caps make some sort of shade for tne
unused eyes necessary, and Shetland veil,
or better, one of fine dotted netis added TO cut
off the soft breath pdinjure the optic nerve:
If parasol gives good account OF Itself II
is to shade baby's face without the stuny
wool veil which compels breathing the same
air over again and makes the idea OF taxing
an airing a mockery. Try it yourself ana
see how you like woolen veil in sunshine.
would pure white or cream be nice, or
would some color be more proper and De,
coming in both cloak and headdress!
Pure white is not only the most appropriate,
but most convenient wear for babies under
two years, as it stands more changing ana is
less apt to spot than colors. 1t takes the
cream shade soon enough with cleaning
The white washing silks, the white camers
hair, add charming things to the list OF iao-
RIGS for baby wardrobes, and stand doing
over better than cashmere. The camels
hair makes the prettiest cloak, with its
wadded silk lining for cool weather. The
fashion for these closks ordains rouno
waist with big sleeves and long skirt
gathered on this band or bodice.
BABY IN A BAG.
The German way Of dressing q young
baby is droll, but has something to be said
for it as to health and comfort. The tender
ling is simply put in wadded silk bag,
which ties around the neck, leaving arms
and legs free but perfectly protected from
the wind, which is more than can be said
for our long cloaks, with two widths OF gen.
erous camel's hair in the skirt. The Span
ish state dress for infants has the object
laid on a pillow or small satin mattress,
longer than the child at each end and the
snowy frontal of embroidery and point lace
is merely laid over, and tied with ribbons,
or hasted to the pillows, without any back
to the robe at all. At least this takes the
weight off the creature condemned to wear
it.
"What color are his stockings to be?"
The touch of color on the bud is in the
small footings of softest wool and silk COM
bined, which should be white with pink or
sky blue soles and sides, tied on with inch
wide soft ribbon, laced through open work
above the ankle, ribbon the same color as
the stockings of course, and the first shoe is
a little moccasin cut out of old white kid
gloves, cunningly lined with silk, folded
and feather stitched together. Little boots
of all wool delaine, silk lined and bound, fol-
low, and with kid sole cross stitched on, are
more durable than all kid shoes, when the
baby undertakes to wear them, commonly in
his mouth.
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FIT FOR JUSTICES.

Mrs. Justice Waite's sponge cake has
pleased many Justice of the Supreme
Court, and 1t will please outsiders if prop
erly made. Here are Mrs. Waite's directions:
Ten eggs livery fresh), one-half pound of -four,
one pound sugar (fne granulated), the grated
rind and Juice Of lemon, one saltspoonful Of
" Weigh the sugar and put it-inahe mixing
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Shirley Dare T. lis Pretty Young Mntrou
How to Dress for Her First Trip VISIT
Ing With Her Heir-Pretty Fancies for
Indian Simmer.
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Here is Mrs. Representative Wheeler 3
recipe for cider nogg:
Beat to foam the yolks of four eggs, with
two tablespoons OF pulverized sugar; add slowly
two quarts of good cider.
A little ginger may be added if desired.
Another drink which sounds appetizing is
Mrs. Representative Joe Washington's ap-
pie toddy, which is much stronger than the
above. It is:
Bake II large apples till thoroughly done; put
into Jar while hot and mash them well; pour
on.tbem three quarts boiling water; cover the
iar and let stand till cool; then add three pints
of brandy one pint Jamaica spirits one-half
pint of peach brandy, one-half pint curacao;
sweeten to your taste.
Let it stand day or so. occasionally mashine
| the particles of apple; then strain tor use.
If apples are small use l6 or Is. If you wish
to keep the toddy, add one pint brandy and
Mrs. Representative Hooker's candied
fruit is very nice and Washington belle:
| love 1t.
Arizons apple& pan dowdy il by nc
means bad to eat Mrs. Marcus A. Smith
] the wife Of the Delegate from that Territory
gives this recipe for it:
| For family of six use two quart pan
Pare and slice some good pie apples; place
| layer Of apples about an inch thick; season will
sugar and Q speck Of salt.
| Put layer of cracker crumbs half an inch
thick; alternate apples and cracker till the par
/ is full.
milk.
Rhode Island greetings are best.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-10-16
For" to paraphrase anold saying, Isaiah
finds some mischief still for idle minds to
do"
STOP AND THINK.

Napoleon was man possessed of i'm
measurable intelligence, and his abilities
were nearly as varied as the abilities of
mankind; there seemed no limit to his re-
sources. and he brought all his eminent
powers to the business of robbing kings of
their crowns. 1t seemed for time that he
would steal every kingdom in the world,
and that there was no power in the world
strong enough to arrest him. But the time did
come when all his power and cunning failed
him, and he was arrested. convicted and
sent to prison for life. Although he had
hundreds of thousands of life and death
friends to aid and abet him. he failed to &C.
cOmplish his purpose. Now, petty robber,
whoever you may be, if robber like
Napoleon, backed by his millions of ac-
completes. could not do successful battle
against the prejudices of the world, how
could you. friendless as you generally are,
hope to succeed in such an undertaking?
Yet you do undertake such feat every time
you commit robbery. Probably you have
not viewed the matter in that light. If you
have not, it is because you are young and
inexperienced. but when you are older and
are better learned in the ways of the world,
the truth of the comparison will dawn upon
you. The thief stands alone in the world
with all mankind against him, his worst
enemies often being the only persons
whom he can call friendships fellow
thieves. His interests are against the i'll
terests of all other men, and as his interests
are not protected by law, all men, even the
worst of men, regard him as legitimate
game at all seasons and in all places.
Leaving morality and right out of the ques-
ton and regarding robbery as a purely self
ish speculation, it cannot be regarded other
wise than as losing business. And the
sooner a man drops the business and takes
up something legitimate the better it will
be for his worldly welfare.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-10-16
THE PRISON MIRROR.

We are in receipt of the 1st number, vol.
4, of the above named paper. The title
would cause some people to revolt at the
idea of reading it, but it might be well to
''Prove all things and hold fast to that
which is good"
The prejudice that is so universal against,
''prison birds" is i'll timed while we express
a Superabundance of sympathy for the poor
Indian and Negro. we are apt to loose sight
of the ill nearer home. The circumstances
that have placed the Indian and African in
such condition are also applicable to the
inhabitants of our prison, or similar ones.
Not one of the occupants of Saltwater
started out at once to become rObber, or
murderer; their surroundings drove them
on; perhaps they had poor home raising, or
perhaps they got into bad company, and
were led by degrees from one small crime to
a larger one. Not one mother of son in
prison believes that her boy began the
downward career voluntarily, and of his
own free will; and she is right in most
cases.
Why then should we not lend helping
hand to those unfortunate men to encourage
them, it don't cost much sometimes to add
to other peoples enjoyment.
Three years ago number of the pris-
Oners in Saltwater. contributed of their
small savings enough to start THE PRISON
MIRROR; it is small paper,--just what
they were able to get.-but is ably con-
Quoted. pure in its morals and is an educa-
tor; preparing its readers to live better lives
when they may leave their present abode.
II any OF our readers have dollar to in.
vest in good reading they should send for
The MIRROR. one year. They are in need
of funds to purchase new type and other
necessaries. If you don't want reading
matter, SIS or $40 of donation to the pa
per would be better invested than by send
ing it to China.-The Sun. Morris, MINI.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-10-16
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly paper pub
lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates. except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside as every inmate
is given a paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest Of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit, contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. Its objects are to en-.
courage individual intellectual effort. provide a
healthy journal for the inmates of this and other
prisons, and. above all. to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by rejecting
its inner life and thus aid the cause of moral ad
vancement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-10-16

Intellectual laziness is greater bar to
prosperity than physical lazness, and
person is equally as blamable for one con-
ditiOn as for the other. 1t is the demoraiz-
ing fault of most state prisons that they are
conducted on system that instead of fore
ing the minds into active operation they al
most force men into a state of intellectual
imbecility. All the efforts seem to be d.
rected toward keeping the physical man in
good working order, but the brain, the mo-
tive and directing power of the man. that
which is intended to guide him as free
agent, is neglected and permitted to grow
weak and unserviceable: consequently when
the state ceases to control and direct his
body he is turned out into the great current
of humanity with just about as much power
of guiding himself Alright as a steamboat
would, having been launched upon the Mis-
sissippi without pilot. A prison is a place
where the lazy mind should be forced into
habits of industry as well as the lazy body,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-10-16

Associate Justice Miller, of the United
States Supreme Court. and Gen. William
Belknap, Secretary of War under President
Grant, both died in Washington on the 18th
inst. Justice Miller's death had been ex-
pected for several weeks and he passed
away in the midst of relatives and friends,
bat General Belknap died unexpectedly and
alone in his room.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-10-16

The most practical suggestions made at
the prison congress held in Cincinnati came
from Warden Brush of Sing Sing prison,
New York. Contrary to the views held by
many prison reform theorists. Warden
Brush holds that skilled labor must go hand
in hand with every other movement toward
reform. and asserts that the state may
spend millions for the reformation of its
prisoners. and that without intelligent labor
they will avail nothing.-Pioneer Press.