New-York tribune., 1891-12-27

ivory white china silk embroidered in blue and gold
with tightly fitting sleeves of the same, over which are
drawn the sleeves Of the outer garment Soft folds OF
pink gauze soften the outlines of the neck, and an
antique clasp Of Arabian workmanship confines the
belt at the waist The hair with this pretty neglge, Is
worn in waves drawn back from the face and lightly
rolled In a knot at the back of the head.
Little shells Of silver plate for serving scalloped
dishes are sold for from S25 to $50 dozen why
plated dish should cost such Is mystery, yet
such Is the price charged by the siversmiths They
are certainly the most dainty little dish In winch 10
serve anything cOqule, though genuine scailop
shells of large size may be used for this purpose these
cost, all prepared, Just five cents apiece The dis
advantage OF these shells, however, is that they do
not have feet and sometimes do not stand firmly In
place. oysters lobster, different kinds Of fish and
sweetbreads very nice scalloped. Lobster Is
especially nice served in this way. Open lobster
weighing about three pounds, take out the meat ana
chop 1t In fine dice Put cup Of thin cream over to
boil Stir in 1t carefully heaping teaspoonful OF
-four mixed with q tablespoonful OF butter Add the
lobster to the boiling cream, with salt and pepper to
the TASTE FIJI the shells you have selected for the
purpose with the mixture. Sprinkle crumbs over
each one. Add a few bits Of butter, little salt and
pepper. and put them in the oven to brown for six
minutes. Coquilles Of sweetbreads are also ex-
cellent, Blanch four sweetbreads by soaking
them in cold water for three hours, chang
ing the water at the end of each hour, then putting
them into fresh cold water, bringing them TO the boil
Ing point when they should cook two or three minutes
Drain them again and soak them In cold water untl
they are thoroughly chilled Cut the blanched sweet
breads into dice and stew them In tablespoonful OF
butter and four or five tablespoonfuls Of mushroom
uouor There should be enough Of the mushroom
louor to molsten them WELL but Just how much de-
pends ON the size OF the sweetbreads In about five
minutes add cup OF white chicken stock, thickened
with teaspoonful OF -four and OF butter. Season the
mixture with salt and pepper, add SIX minced mush-
rooms and let the sweetbreads cook for five minutes
longer This will be enough to fill half dozen silver
scaop shells Sprinkle bread crumbs over them, put
ono or two bits OF butter each SHE'LL and let them
brown in the oven five six minutes. Cold bits OF
the white meat OF chicken minced pieces OF cold
roasted veal are good served In the same way Canned
mushrooms are used for this purpose.
The question of the government Of little children Is
a vexed one great many parents seem to unK
that baby should grow up TO have her own sweet way
and continue TO be law unto herself until some III
definite time when she nfrnges so far on the rights
:, tose around her as 10 necesstate repression The
time IN begn governing baby is at the time when she
first shows an absolute Will OF her own. little baby
in long dresses needs government rs much mt any
nartod of her childhood. 1t Is marvellous to observe
at how young an age baby will learn that by scream
ING she can obtain will. 1t is very easy to train
oh c
,.rvals. A very young child will often cry for
.ho upbt but il II is INDUCED In such a
rhin IL is quite likely TO turn night into day, a
d,sspatIon which tells as much on Its health as on the
comfort of those about 1t. Subectng the child strictly
IN the iron rules OF hygiene in the matter OF food ana
sleep will very soon bring the most obstinate OF in
fants into placid and. In course OF time far more
haupy state OF mind than II 1t had its own way. III
requires possibly one two battles, but not more
A. Oh. Ittle ono grows up, IL should always be made
To recognize the rights Of others and TO understand
that its own rights are recognized There Is species
of firm yet gentle government which Is always the
most successful because it the heart OF the child
While the mother must not yield In the enforcement
Of what she believes is for the chld's test good she
should do It in gentle manner that II will recog
nze i6 mothers love, while II recognizes her
authority. There are many bad habits which little
children acquire from their playing. one OF these -
the abuse OF books. II Is IA great mistake to give
child newspaper to rattle and tear in bits because
when 1t is older and reach the books on the
tables or on the library shelves II will fail TO dis
tingulsh between them and the valueess papers. 1t
is singular how much mischief little child get into
even under its mothers and nurses eyes.
Many children disfgured for life by their ears
sticking out too prominently from the head, said an
experienced mother, "and this be easily rem
eded while they are very young that 1t Is mex
cusabe In parent 10 neglect such an obvious defect
which will constant annoyance and modification
IN after life. The OF this deormity Is almost
always that the soft cartlege OF which the ear Is
composed Is pressed out OF position wide the child
Is asleep. This easily be prevented by aocus-
toming II TO wear caps, which may be made OF the
thinncs Of swts muslin and which cannot possibly
heat The head. found this out BY experience con-