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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16

The final fioures of the census of
Vermont give a total population OF
2,422, a gain in ten years OF l3o.
Small, but better than loss.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16

A tribute to the Fourteenth is paid in
the February st. Nicholas with the poem
can Old-Time Valentine" by Helen Gray
Cone, with the frontispiece illustration
by Edwards, and then Max Bennett de-
scribes GLOW the Mails are Carried" in
an account of the railway post-ofices,
with illustrations by G. 7. Hill.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16

Henry Schoenhals, foreman Henry King Packing
Co., st. Joseph Mo-, uses DIR. Thomas Electric Oil
with his men, for sprains, cuts, bruises, chapped
hands, etc. 1t is the best.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16

The safest and best remedy that can be 1ound
for family use is Johnson's Anodyne Liniment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16

With the Brazilian reciprocity
treaty completed and all Canada en-
gagged in debating reciprocity with
this country, although it has been
proposed to their government, there
are reports that Secretary Blaine has
about concluded treaties in the same
line with Venezuela and with Spain
in reference to Cuban products.
Reciprocity Is coming on fast.
But remember that treaties are
only reciprocity on paper. Shipping
subsidies are needed to make reci-
procity mean foreign trade.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16

The secret art of beauty lies not in cosmetics
but is only in pure blood, and healthy perform
ance of the vital functions be obtained by using
Burdock Blood Bitters
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16

In an article sent to the Boston
Journal on the Vermont maple sugar
industry, and its probable increase
after the government bounty goes
into effect, Mr.. Forbes says: "With
favorable weather conditions the
sugar crop of 1892, under the stimu-
lus of bounty to manufacturers, is
likely to be upward of 2O,OOO,OOO
pounds, including syrup, and it is
safe to assume that between 10000.
600 and L, 900, 900 pounds will test
above so degrees and receive a boun.
ty. Upon this basis the farmers Of
Vermont will be paid over 5000, 900
There are probably more than 5000
farmers who will make application
between April l and July next, 70
licenses to make sugar in 1892 unde
the bounty act.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

I1IIonrs nom a a. M, 20 n, m. From 90 atps
M. AMoRY DAWSON, Prcs't H. Il. Dhwhfi
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16

GLMAN's Newport VT.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
HDESEHOI.D

When Oscar Wilde said that his highest
ambition was to live up to the sunfower he
did not utter such sheer nonsense as his
critics claimed. Still he is guilty of insti-
tuting a decorative craze that often lacks
artistic direction. Women study over the
hints at house furnishing, and straightway
proceed to accumulate a most incongruous
collection of things useful or useless, arts
tic or grotesque, as an Ill advised fancy
prompts. They put frail vases in danger
Gus places, hang bags, throws and scarfs of
inharmonious colors amid inappropriate
surroundings, and make home a perilous
place, its paths more difficult to tread than
the narrow way only the righteous can
walk. These mistakes would not occur if
the home-maker had attained tine height of
living up TO the sunfower, for then she
could not make her room hodge-podge, a
terror to servants and a chamber of
torture 10 husband and sons.
for one heartily sympathize with
the husband who wished handsome
cut glass bowl on the side-board was broken
because he always struck with the pitcher
when he went there to get glass of water,
and heartily approved the action of the
wise wife who removed the vases and other
bric-a-brac from their private apartment
because her exceedingly nervous husband
was in dread that, by his quick motions, he
should knock over some piece his wife val
ued.
In fitting up an apartment the prime con-
sideration should be the purpose the room
is to serve. Then should enter in the mo-
tive, that can never be safely omitted, that
of repose, relief from care-wearing thought,
and Of cheerfulness. To live up TO the
flower could.in no sense mean a sacrifice Of
any one of these essentials in home-making,
and that housewife who has learned so to
furnish her home, as living there is condu-
Give to happiness, has not studied in vain
the book that lies ever open, where flower
and leaf teach the lesson of restfulpess
and beauty.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
Fashionable Lingerie.

Embroidery and laces are the trimmings
on fine lingerie. All undergarments are
more nearly fitted to the figure than they
ever have been. Drawers are worn short,
reaching only to the knee, and are made
extra wide. French garments have no
belts, not even those of yoke shape. The
top of the wide drawers is faced or hemmed
an inch deep, the front curved as a yoke,
and drawing strings are put through the
facing to draw the ample width about the
waist. The chemises most used suggest a
combination of the corset cover and short
underpetticoat.
White muslin petticoats are seldom worn
in the street. They have given place to
colored skirts Of silk or of the less expen-
When worn in the house they are of do
mestic muslin or cambria, or of French
percale, and are Numbered entirely without
starch to avoid the noisy rustic of stiffened
cotton. They are two yards and quarter
wide at the foot, and are close gored at the
top to fit the figure smoothly in front and
on the hips, all the fullness being adjusted
at the back by a drawing string. They are
trimmed with one or two scant rufies Of
scalIoped embroidery or Of cambria with
tucks and insertion above hem. Short
independents of muslin or cambria are
closed in the back, the front being faced
like yoke, and the back furnished with a
drawing string.
Undervests of ribbed silk in lightweight
for summer wear come in flesh pink, cream
and lilac tints. Mixed wool and silk vests
are apt to shrink: those of Lisle thread are
cool and wear well.-Harper' Bazaar
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
NOTES..

Sleeves on elegant indoor toilets are most
of them of the Venetian type, and the bod
ices long, straight and pointed.
The latest chemises are cut en- c9ur, or
in the form called '-Josephine,' which is
rounder than en- coeur, and all ornamented
with lace and open-work insertion.
4 new cape fits well at the back, has
loose sleeve parts falling down in folds, has
silk-lined hood and plehted Stuar, collar
paletot waist.
The latest Partisan novelty for evening
wear is tie of which the tips and trim
Inings are white calf, the vamp aud uppers
beings of white net, through which is seen
the silhen hose.
The heart, the swallow, the fly and the
daisy are the favorite devices in jewelry
this season, and are reproduced in every
possible form for pins, pendants, cuff but
tons and in decorations.
The tight fitting cape will be in demand
this year in almost all kinds OF furs. The
only difference in this cape is that the back
viii be from seventeen 10 twenty inches
deep, with long deep fronts.
Since cornfiower- blue has become the
rage, bright blue foulards with white fig
ures are exceedingly fashionable, and these
are made with white cordings aud relieved
with little chemisettes or full habit fronts
of soft white silk.
For house gowns. the princess style, with
a demi-train, is the universal design, and
the fronts are loose, shirred at the neck
and waist-line, raped to one side, tucked
to form yoke. etc, and are of contrasting
silk, mousseline de sole, lace, crepe or
chiffon.
Crepon materials are tissues with wavy
face in a small or large arrangement. The
large designs. with their deep burrows, re-
semble crocodile's skin, but the smaller
designs are preferred and are made with
deep but narrow cuts. The production of
this kind of goods requires special skill.
Some of the newest wells being worn at
this moment are the clear Russian nets
with the skeleton plush spots. Many peo
pie are giving up the unbecoming plan OF
wearing wells reaching to the chin, and
have fallen back on the old one of letting
them end just below the mouth.
Soft dull surahs and black India silks. or
those with white lines, flowers or spots, are
made into handsome wrappers to be worn
as deep mourning. One pattern has five
straight breadths of India silk shirred all
around the neck, the back forming Wat
teau fold. Black grosgrain ribbon drops in
pointed end in the front then passes over
the shoulders and down the back each side
Of the Vatican fold, crosses the waist as
belt. and is knotted in front. Largo topped
sleeves have cuffs turned back with lace
friIls, also collar edged with lace
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30

The employment Of imitation stones in
connection with embroidery and their use
upon fancy knickknacks is very popular
among skillful workers in decorative arts,
as they impart to such articles sparkling
effect which is very good if carefully man
aged SO as to CLEAN out unexpectedly and
in unlocked for places The jewels are in
a great variety of tints, and represent to-
PAGES, both pink and yellow, emeralds.
rubies, sapphires, diamonds, opals and
aqua marines. Two holes are ready
pierced in each gem, by which it is sewed
on. A very fine needle should be used for
this purpose, but SO tiny are the holes
that it is often necessary to pass the silk
through them without any needle at all.
The stitches which hold down the gems
should be as invisible as possible, and for
this reason it is advisable to choose fine
sewing silk which matches the color of the
stone as nearly as can be.
A mistake readily made is the mixing Of
half dozen colors and kinds of stones
upon the same piece of embroidery. As a
general rule, the result is better when only
two sorts, or at most three, are employed,
and the uncut gems should not be used in
discriminatory with the cut jewels. The
former are generally considered more
suited to linen, sateen and oatmeal cloth,
the latter being better adapted to use upon
plush, silk, satin or velvet.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30

the preparation Of their wardrobes for
prolonged absence from home.
In material. cheviot and homespuu have
the preference, and in colors yellowish or
reddish brown, dark green or navy blue are
worn. One thing sensible mother will
avoid, and that is elaborate trimmings.
The trimming should be of the simplest
not more than collar of velvet or vel
veteen. In style Of making remember the
figure Of the wearer. Gathered skirts sim
ply hemrned are never out of fashion. High
shoulder coat or the shirt sleeve gathered
10 a cuff are both correct, and the straight
collar is universally worn. The dress
opens in the back if round WAIST, though
pretty style for a slender figure has
round cutaway jacket basque over blouse
vest
Corselets, girdles and belts are ali worn,
also full plastrons and fat vests. Use
crochet or bone buttons. The skirt comes
to the shoe tops for a miss of fourteen and
half way TO the feet for girl Of ten years,
always allowing for the figure as well as
the age.
Inc gloria makes an GScel!enU travelling
dress for the school miss, as it neither spots
nor wrinkles and sheds water almost as well
as a waterproof a peasant cloak like the
dress is most sensible addition, and if the
skirt and bodice are separate, as they should
be, a blouse waist can be worn underneath
for GOODNESS and cleanliness.
Every girl needs good supply of jackets
and wash waists. An odd waist is prettily
made of silk, plain or figured, crepon, cash
mere, etc, and answers to wear with any
and all skirts. This waist is made over a
tight-itting lining and has five box plaits
back and front.
These are trimmed in between with strips
of velvet ribbon. The rolling collar and
cuffs on the shirt sleeves are decorated in
corresponding manner. The belt may be
Of velvet ribbon or kid and has but one
piece in the back, and is separated into three
strips in 'front.' made pointed above and be-
low by a large slide.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30

These are the days when the modiste and
milliner who were successful during the
height of the season are away using the
rest time in taking notes for autumn open
ing. IN the Northern cities, the merchants
are displaying such goods as are suitable
for the early fall, and purchasers are pass
ing from bargain counters TO where in
tempting array are displayed the light woods
to be used for stunning toilets in September
Among the many novel attractive and arts
tie dress goods there are to be seen some of
last winters favorites, particularly cord
ing,' but with this difference, that while
last winters was commonly plain stripe
resembling corduroy it is now shown not
only in every possible shade but in different
size cords or reps. In some weaves the
corded effect is applied in serpentine diago-
nal designs, anything but in straight lines,
and over all this seeming irregularity there
are traces of decided pattern.
Camel's hair cloth shows a happy blend
ing of family shaded hairs to form strips,
wide and narrow, dashes, small figures,
Srossbars, straight and broken by q cris-
cross piece at the corners of the squares,
diagonal, serpentine, etc, effects with
long or short hairs of one or several colors
on solid or melange ground. Diagonal,
chevron and serpentine effects are decid-
edly prominent.
The impression created by the advance
stock is cordings and camel's hair effects
will be in the ascendency aud and that in
colors there will be revival of dark green
and navy blue and the continued use Of
brown.
While schoolgirls are counting the days
of vacation that is shortening al too fast,
their care-taking mothers are thinking of
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
THE. TIE !M,;EEH9:2,.E499 BIN NJ
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FLORAL BEDROOMS.
Charming Schemes OF Color for Paper,
Paint and Furniture.

Charming schemes OF Color Tor Paper,
Paint and Furniture
Floral bedrooms have been an English
craze and have recently been adopted in
this country. The Decorator and Furnisher
gives the following suggestions in regard
to them:
The best decorative houses and wall pa
per stores keep paper and cretonne en-
suite, and toilet ware can also be had to
match.
yellow poppy paper on satin ground,
with q cretonne daGo to harmonic, makes
a pretty arrangement. The cretonne dado
should be run around the room in order to
make a break in the wall. All the paint
should be cream. The curtains and bed
spread should be of cretoone. The ceiling
paper should be yellow and white. All the
furniture should be covered with the Gre
tonne, and pale blue lily carpet makes
an appropriate finish to the decoration.
Another bedroom might have wild rose
paper, with the wild rose cretonne, and
dull green lilly" carpet. There are beaU-
tiful rose papers with cretonne to match in
yellows, pinks and reds A yellow and
white ceiling paper goes with either Of the
above schemes.
Other schemes are blue and white pop
pies, sweet peas and forgetmenots, in all
of which cases cretonnes, paper, carpet and
chinaware may be obtained. To make the
rooms complete, small embroidered flowers
in washing silks should be in the corner Of
all sheets. piaowcases, towels and toilet
covers.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
each, and pour over them one cup of hot

CFedJu-
Creme a la Rose.-Creme Ia rose is a
delicious Ice now sold at the confectloners'.
Take two quarts of rich, fresh cream; sugar
and rose water to taste; cochineal in sufi-
Gent quantity to give fine rose color;
yelks of twelve eggs. Heat the cream
boiling hot, stir in the sugar, favoring and
coloring: have ready the yelks, well beaten;
add the cream to the yelks, little by little,
stirring continually; strain, cook balm
marie-which means in one vessel inside Of
another-until it thickens, and when cold
freeze.
Toast water.-Toast two or three slices
of bread of dark brown all the way
through, but do not burn it Put the toast
in deep bowl, and pour over it one quart
Of water, let it stand two or three hours,
then ponr the water from the bread. Some
favor it by soaking piece of lemon-peel
with the bread.
Lyonaise potatoes-Chop one onion and
fry IL slowly in two tablespoons of butter.
When slightly colored, add about three
cups Of cold potatoes, sliced or diced.
Sprinkle over them a little salt, pepper,
tablespoon each of chopped parsley and
lemon juice. Stir carefully with a fork till
all the potatoes are buttered and hot but
not Drowned.
Egg salad-Mince fine half dozen hard
boiled eggs, and cover them with creamed
dressing made by beating together one egg,
one teaspoonful of sugar, half teaspoonful
each of salt and mustard, one-fourth of a
teaspoonful of pepper, half a cup OF vine
gar.
Cream pie-Pour one pint Of not too rich
sweet cream over one heaping cupful of
white sugar, let it stand while you line two
medium-sized pie tins with nice paste. Beat
the whites Of three eggs to froth, stir into
the cream and sugar, flavor with nutmeg,
fill your pie, let it cool before cutting
&c. +. II.
Corn bread-Take buttermilk one cupful;
sweet milk, one cupful; sugar, one-quarter
cupful: -four, one-third cupful; corn meal,
one and two-thirds cupfuls; two eggs; two
thirds teasy oonful of soda; one teaspoonful
of salt. Mix all together, have skillet on
the stove hot; put in butter about the size
of a small egg pour in bread; pour one-half
teacup OF sweet milk over the top, but do
not stir. Bake about three quarters Of an
hour.-C. F. II.
Beef currie-Cut up one pound of best
steak into neat sized small pieces cut up a
good sized onion into thin rings; fry i'll two
ounces Of butter with twelve cloves Z nice
delicate brown. Then add q tablespoonful
of the best currie powder; fry a minute;
now add your meat and fry again for Il
minute or So Then add one small teacup
mato conserves, the seed Of twelve
cardamons, three bay leaves, three cloves
of garlic chopped very tine and salt TO
taste. Stew very gently for about two
hours by the side of the fire. Before serv-
ing take out the bay leaves and cloves.
Serve with a separate dish of plain-boiled
rice.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30

ing directions for making paper stick to
rough walls; First, take block OF wood
about rs large Us your hand and rub the
wall all over This Will take of all the
rough plaster. Then, If you have very
heavy paper to put on. dissolve one pound
of good glue in pail of boiling water and
apply with brush to the whole surface TO
be papered. being especially careful to cover
the edges or corners next to woodwork. a
thin paste applied in TIE same way will be
sufficient if ordinary paper is TO be used,
always taking care to cover the edges and
corners
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
everybody.

One figure Of the cut illustrates day
costume of rose colored striped crepon; the
bodice is trimmed with black lace and jet,
it has a lace founce as basque in front
and is cut with tabs at the back; the skirt
has black lace founce with jet heading;
bonnet of black net, three pink roses in
front, two gold wings and band of black
velvet and jet.
The other figure shows dress of sky
blue beDgaline trimmed with cream imita-
ton Irish point lace and gold and silver
mixed embroidery.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30

Tongue loaf is q good dish to serve hot
at luncheon or tea. Mix quart Of finely
chopped boiled tongue with a cupful of
bread crumbs, add half teaspoouful Of
dried mustard, little chopped parsley and
pepper and salt TO taste. Moisten the
whole with half teacupful of beef stock
or milk and two well beaten eggs. Pack
the meat solidly IN q buttered baking dish
and bake about three-quarters of an hour
in moderate oven. When cooked and
nicely Drowned turn it from the dish on a
pretty platter and garnish with parsley.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30

The purse shaped workbag, illustrated,
is a good example Of this way Of using
gems One end is drawn up tightly and
finished with pair of large silk tassels,
the other is left straight and ornamented
with row of tiny fancy tassels of various
colors. The bag itself is Of rich crimson
velvet, lined with cream colored silk and
closed with two large ivory rings; the
straight end is decorated with four rows Of
jeweled stars; at the bottom the jewels are
Of two shapes, oval and round; they are
like pale aqua marines in color, and are ar.
ranged around a yellow topaz, which forms
the center of the star; the first and third
rows are alike, and in these the rays Of the
star are formed by eight long stitches of
yellowish cream chenille, radieting from a
yellow topaz; the second row is similar,
but the chenille Is pale blue instead of yell
low; the stars in each row alternate with
those in the preceding row.
To Make Wall Paper Stick.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
Mr.. YOUSTO 3. WAS.
No One Could Get Ahead of This Ges
tieman.

No One Could Get Ahead OF This Gea-
tleman.
Did you ever have the extreme pleasure
of meeting Mr.. Was-Mr. Yousto B. Wasl
He is a small man who stands very straight
and looks 50 wise as to be almost severe. !
met him first at game of billiards. Ia
said he used to be an exceedingly skil!tr.
player; that he was at one rime counted
among the very best of biiliardists. tu:
that he had not played the game for lon;
time and hal forgotten nearly all he eve
knew. The he took up his cue and ler-
eled the wrong end of it at the ball. Ho
didn't mako a shot during the game. BIZ
he counted one for every attempt, and ksrs
telling me that he was ont OF pTactIc=.
When the game was finished he said:
We'll considering that you had abOus
three shots 20 my one. l held you a pretty
close race think if had sho: as Often
as yon did / should have beaten you"
The next lime met him we played whist
together He began by saying that whea
he was an officer il the navy he was ratel
the bes. whist player il his squadron, but
he explained that ne had not played tha
game for many years and would be little
clumsy at first. He was. He played the
deuce Of clubs on the ace of trumps sad
raked in the trick, smilingly warning our
opponents that if they expected to taxa
tricks they must play something bigger
than one spots.
l met Mr.. Was great many times aftsE
that, not by any preasrsagement, but JuE3
happened to meet him-unawares, You
know. The last time / met him was tia
day the girls and went out to pick cher
ries. Mr.. Was saw US and came over 70
help. He was not an available cherry
picker. He could not reach even the low
est limbs.
Il used to be the champion cherry pick
err" said he, but that was WHEN ! was
great deal taller than l am now. Detroit
Free Press
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
RECIPES.

Fruit cookies-Two cupfuls of sugar, l
cupful of butter, eggs, 2 cupfuls of raisins,
seeded and chopped. 2 tablespoonful Of
sour cream, . tablespoonful of cinnamon,
l nutmeg, teaspooIful of soda.-Mrs.
Robert Johnston.
toes, pare strip around and cook in boil
ing sailed water till tender. Drair and
peel them. Put them in a dish. sprinkle
with salt and pepper, put bit of butter on
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-30
MY SWEETHEART.

I'm Ia love with fair little maiden
With her eyes, with her lips, with her hands
With her dozens of dear little dimpies;-
And although she's petite,
On her sweet little feet
IT'S q wonder TO me how she stands.
And abe loves me, this dear little maiden;
And her hands, and her eyes, and her lips,
And her Gimples, all giving me welcome
In q sweet artleSs way
Have their say every day,
As 10 meet ne she lovingly trips.
VIII she wed me- this sweet little rnaiden2-
Bless you no. That she never will DO;
But when have told you the reason,
- havn't a fear
Twill appear 10 you queer;
For I'm rhirIy--whi4e she's only two!
ALLEN ". BIGELow.