New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12

eggs AFTER the house, neStS anu yhru dttcHutu
to, there the important question Of diet which Is
the great secret OF successful poultry keeping The
morning meal should always be given hot, with the
scraps from the table which have been saved; mix
with them enough cornmeal to make a crumbling
food, not a wet mess, and scald with little Doll
ing water. This morning meal should DC gwen
early but as ladies cannot rise at cock crow,
O'Clock is time enough. few handiuls Oh gram
in the middle of the day, with some table scraps,
particularly vegetables and grain supper complete
their menu. Care must be taken not to over
feed them and then they should have constant variety
II food is left reduce the quantity, and do not
give Indian meal alone, too much OF which Is
apt TO breed disease The subject of poultry breeding
is so inexhausble that Of necessity many useful hints
must remain untold but with these few suggestions you
might begin your experiment, which, after ALL de-
ponds upon your own mOtherwit and perseverance
as to whether 1t will be a success failure.
delicate recipe for sweet biscuit comes from the
maple sugar region. Measure out quart vi the
best flour; add three teaspoonfuls Of bakingpowder
two teaspoonfuls Of tartar and one Of soda
If You purchase your soda and cream tartar of
trustworthy druggist and are sure Of getting the
very best, use them because they make more delicate
and equally light biscuit otherwise use baking
powder Of any trustworthy make. Whatever is used
to tighten the biscuit, whether it is the soda and
cream tartar the baking powder sft it through the
sieve WIFI tne HOUR. huD piece OI Dulter Si@O
Of an egg through the flour and rub 1t through SO
thoroughly that portion of the butter touches
every portion Of the -four. The success Of any
baking or Of soda biscuit depends upon care
at this point Now add pint of rich, new milk
Stir it in the mass, which should be soft dough
At this period add cup Of maple sugar cut up
into irregular dice about the size OF peas. Dredse
a board; turn out the dough. Dredgc -four over 1t
and roll it as quickly possible till it is about
an inch thick Cut out the biscuit with small
lumber or biscuit cutter not two or two and a
quarter inches in diameter. The biscuit will rise
to the proper size Bake them from twelve TO
fifteen minutes in very hot oven. Serve them hot
These maple sugar biscuits are delightful change.
People Of good taste weary of the continued efforts
at producing novel strains OF plants that orlculturss
make 1t may be an interesting amusement to special
lists, but the new varieties Of old garden favortes are
always to be looked upon with dstrust inter
lopers till they have proven their right to place by
their superiority rather than by their eccentcy The
new white mignonetc does not justify Its title little
darling but is simply stlH ugly white blossom, that
has lost all its grace and original perfume In trying
be something it Is not. Is there any sweetpea 50
beautiful so fragrant the painted lady," In
its rose and white drcssl Can there ever be any
thing in imagination exquisite than the clear
rose and sole greeninted white of this blossoms Yet
there arc "bue swcctpeas" now offered for sale.
When the sweetpeas all turned blue and tho
frngcd gentans color by mans tricks life will not
be worth living.
Very quaint and inexpensive candy boxes for favors
children's parties be found at japanese stores.
It is pretty fancy to select variety OF quaint shapes
and gid lor silver them, decorating them with bow
Of delicate ribbon Baskets Of suitable size for TINS
purpose are sold as low four five cents each.
Enamel some Of them in tnts If you have enamel To
have some in cOlors and others IN metal will form
vpr d,in Il ont ba The rbbOn
bows ted lover the top Of the baskets should be large
enough to conceal their contents.
The new toilet sets in English porcelans sprigged
with roses and forgetme-nots in solid coors deco
rated with gold especially pretty They include a
puff-box, pomade boxes, and dainty rngstand with
arms without Such sets rs these I'm flower patterns
range from S15 upward. In solid cOlored Coalport
ware decorated in gold they may be $50 upward. All
the effects of tho latter be found in Oriental
china at Onefh the price charming yellow sets being
shown, ornamentcd lightly in white and gold with
chrysanthemum or in some other japanese pattern.
"why do toilet combs somet .es break and fall in
pieces from no apparent cause and at the slightest
use?" the question put an intelligent dealer.
"That is difficult matter to ascertain" he answered,
but there are seconds In almost everything, and
seconds in dressing combs not desirable things to
buy. They often combs that have been over
heated In some way injured in making, 50 that the
come ont 1t is difficult outside the more expensive
kinds TO buy good comb, as most women know. a
trustworthy dressingcOmb Of horn cannot be purchased
for much less than so IS cents yet there plenty
Of establishments retailing such combs for % cents
upward These will not stand the slightest strain the
teeth ont they split-a very dsagreeable thing
for a comb to do. Celluold combs do very well for
time but they subject chemical changes and
then they crumble away. CelulOd and all the many
other compound substances resembling ivory remind one
Of the fairy stories where after time things cOnured
up from nothing return to the elements Of which they
were made. The perfect comb is Of course the very
expensive tortoise shell of the best quality.
In order to keep the hair Iuxurlant nothing Is moro
necessary than regular attention. 1t should be washed
thoroughly at the very least month If 1t is i'll
clined b be naturally oily, IL may be washed oftener
with benefit Where the hair is feless and dry it must
not be washed too Often and unguant should be
rubbed into the scalp the to noush 1t after
washing. All the best authorities on this subject de-
nOunce the of ammonia bOrax and all alall sub
stances which tend to leave the hair very dry after
washing There Is nothing more harmless than the
white of egg applied To the scalp and vigorously
rubbed in with the tips Of the fingers and rinscd out
thoroughly with bl0Od-warm water. Rinse the hair
carefully over basin, repeatedly changing the water
til the water that drps from the wet hair is perfectly
clear. Use abundance Of towels and wiring out and
dry a portion of the hair at a time. There many
coed hair washes that do not contain any of
oil and arc very refreshing. one Of the best of these
Is perfuned with ner0N.
charming effect be insured on a lawn by
making screen OF large clotheshorso. Sink the long
ends Of the uphehs deep into the EARTH arranging the
panels according 10 your fancy. Then dig bed foot
wide at the base and plant any kind Of rapid creepers
cypress vino. Madeira vine, morning glores, what
ever YOU will-making the panels different II you
choose and arranging cords from top to bottom. BY
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