New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25

gone by to a great extent there Is no reason why
every girl should not be Systematically taught to use
her needle as an essential part Of her home educs~
tion-an education that will be far practical for
her In every position In life in which she may be placed
than the skill obtained by thummisg the piano for
hours. A little child may be Taught as soon she
is able to handle her needle the first stitches Of plain
sewing. From this she may BE- taken gradually into
advanced work and slowly and without any pain
full restraint she win learn to become an expert
seamstress. The respect which ladies Of noble families
In England have always shown toward needlework
has had an excellent effect. The Queens own daugh-
tiers have been trained TO become accomplished needle
women and their decorative needlework has been on
Notwithstanding rebuke to many connmoncrS
daughters who are vulgar as to be ashamed Of
work There are many dainty prizes which mother
may give to stimulate her daughters to industry OF
this kind. A little huzZy," such Queen Caroline
presented to Jeanne Deans. is nice. These housewife
cases contain scissors thread needles and all the
other essentials for needlewOrk In small compass
and may be found in shops to-day In various at
tractve forms. They stimulate the child TO keep her
tools together In q neat and compact work.
bag OF pretty brocade In dainty coo which will hold
the "huzzy' and the child's work, will be also an
acceptable gift to the small seamstress. system
of rewards for specially fine work will do wonders
toward making this slight drudgery a pleasure b
young workers
cooking or heating: Four quarts ripe tomatoes, four
small onions green peppers two teacups Of sugar.
two quarts of vinegar, twelve teaspoonfuls Of salt
eight Of allsplce, eight Of cloves ten OF cinnamon.
Chop the tomatoes onions and peppers fine, add tho
rest, mix and bottle cold.
This need not be sealed alright in bottles, as USUAL
any convenient earthen Jar will answer quite as well
Made by this rule the sauce has been known TO keep
years without fermentng, and as the trouble o.
making is small compared with the usual way q
cooking casup, large quantity can safely be prepared
at time. Tie strength and purity Of the vinegar
is important consideration. The OF pure homo
made cider vinegar is imperative The spices can b
varied according to taste, substituting mace for CHINA
mon IL desired.
Edam cheese is far better cut into thin slices and
served in this way, rather than dug out in crumbs, Is
is the usual way. Served a dainty fiat glass plate
II is attractive and be kept moist in covered dish
Goose IS not an especially popular bird American
tables unless in the state Of green goose" where 1t IL
under six months OF age The best geese for table
the wild geese, and when young and tender
they not such strong and coarse food rs our barn
yard fowls Of the same species wild mOngrel goose
which to market in the winter is especially
priced by epcures and Stalled specimens from Rhode
Island bring as high as 40 cents pound. 1t is nc.
unknown thing for wild goose to be domesticated
by accident otherwise pretty story is told of
which was wounded in the leg and which farmer took
home and placed in the poultry yard with his other
fowls. BY the time the leg was healed and the bird
again able to fly it had become fully domestlcated
and showed disposition to leave its comfortable
quarters In the following spring. however, when the
Wild geese flew the yard their way TO the
NORTH she heard their familiar call and flew away 70
join the flock. In the autumn, when the geese were
returning from their Northern homes to the South the
goose returned to the poultry yard With two young
geese which she had reared during the summer, and
made the hosptable poultry-yard again her winter
home
Roast goose is much more highly esteemed In Eng
land, where it takes the place, to extent OF our
roast turkey, than it is in this country. Eating roaa
goose on Michaelmas Day is supposed in tradition
among the common people to insure prosperity during
the rest of the year. Queen Elizabeth was eating
Mchaelmas goose when she heard Of the defeat OF the
Spanish Armada, and from this is said by some an
tquarans to date the popular tradition. Goose, how
ever, was favorte dish the Michaelmas table long
before this, for old rhyme which refers to the prao.
tce then in vogue, OF placang landlords with pres.
ents, advises the present of
"A fsh at Lent
AT Michaelmas a goose,
And something else at Christmas
For fear the rent fly loose"