The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-02-04
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS. S. 4. NETTLES.

ROSES IN CHINA.-ln no other part
of the world has the cultivation OF
roses been brought SO nearly to per-
lection as in China. The rose-gar-
dens Of the Emperor of the Flowery
Kingdom are gorgeous in the extreme.
The revenue obtained yearly fl ON the
oil of roses and rose-watcr is enor-
nous, and a great addition to the i'm
perial Golfers. Only the members Of
the royal family, and the nobility,
high military officials, mandarins, etc,
are allowed to have any of the altar
of roses in their dwellings. Very Sc
we're punishment is meted out to the
ordinary citizens in whose possession
even drop of the precious essence
is found. Originally only two kinds
of roses were known in China, the
white and the red moss-roses: and the
smaller they were the greater their
value. The leaves are greatly sought
after for amulets. The poor consider
them great prizes, and, when il leaf is
obtained, it is put into a little bag
and hung over the door to keep away
the evil spirits.
A KNITTED DIsHcLoTH.-Use me-
dium sized wooden needles and a ball
of common candle-wicking. Cast on
twenty-five or thirty stitches and knit
back and forth in plain garter stitch
till you have piece as long as it is
wide; bind off loosely. If preferred,
soft, loosely woven cloth, torn in strips
an inch or more in width, may be
used instead of candle-wicking with
very good results. These dishcloths
are soft, convenient, and easily
cleansed, and are favorites with all
who lave tried them. Having ma
terial and needles ready, they are
nice to pick up for few moments
knitting at times when it would be
impossible to work on anything re-
quiring thought-an important item
to an industrious, hurried house
keeper
BREAKFAST GEMs-One cupful o.
sweet milk, one and a half cupfuls o.
-four, one egg, one tea spoonful of bak'
ing powder, and salt to season. Bea|
all together for five minutes. Bake
in gem tins in hot oven for hfteer
minutes.
CHAIR ScARF.-Turkish towels, OF
any of tine various fancy weaves II
stripes, borders, or figures, are nsed
for this purpose where something is
needed that may be easily Numbered
They have replaced crocheted auo
embroidered tides in many homes
where time is precious aud easy
chairs are for use, not ornament
They are often seen tied in g loose
soft knot in the middle, iftheir lengtl
will permit, or confined by a band O
soft, broad ribbon, tied in q large
bow. The ribbon is expensive anc
soon soiled, but the cord and tassel:
here shown are almost indestructiblf
and are as easily cleansed as is The
towel itself. OF white or tinted darn
ing cotton, or of some of the fine
cords used for fancy knitting O.
crochet, make a large, twisted core
trife more than twice as long a
the towel is wide, cut it in two, ant
run both pieces out and in like
gathering thread across the middle 0
the towel, about an inch apart, takin!
: inch-long stitches. Finish the two
ends together with one tassel, whicl
gives only one on each side of th
towel. When drawn up and tied
forms a cluster of four nice loops anf
two tasseled ends. It is never slip
ping out of place, OF lost-either from
the chair or washing, and it may, al
! together, be spread out fatty OF fold
ed when necessary as smoothly a
any towel. One might think a larg
! cord could not be run through tn
cloth i'll that way, but it can be don
without breaking a thread, even
. the towel is quite firm, by m:hiu:
! the perforatipns with stiletto; bu
,, towels of fine firm texture are seldom
used as chair scarfs. Pretty towel
> shaped chair scarfs can be made from
the coarse, white linen salt-bags s.
common in farmers homes, by firing
ins the ends, turning hens an incl
and a half wide along the sides, ant
adding several lengthwise rows Q
drawn work more or less wide, ac
cording to fancy or tie time at one
disposal; there should always be on
or two rows just inside each hem
The tassels should be Of white darn
ing cotton, If white thread is chose!
for the drawn work; if a color is used
little OF it should be mingled wit
iLc wi:ite in the cord and tassels.
: There is an obligation laid rpo
5 every one OF us-which theoretically
: we are ready enough to admit-to d
our best to make home cheerful, all
. brighten so much as in us lies tn
E lives of those about US. The world i
often a saddening place enough, an
Life is full of trouble, anxiety, and dis
!. appointment; but to some extent it
in our power-not to shut trouble 0
sorrow out Of our homes, no one ca
: do that; but to make the best c
them when they have entered, an
not add dependency to anxiety, an
! moroseness to disappointment. ]
e e does no one any good to meet troubl
: half way; but when it is here, an
can no longer be ignored, it is best t
face it boldly. No one was eve
helped vet by looking exclusively O