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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

arrangement which does not take mp much room and
is exceedingly petty The sofa Itself il upholstered in
old English brocade and the cushions At the back are
az male blue China silk stuffed full with elder down.
Fasenings the back keep Them against the wall. but
they can lie unlocked and shaken. y delicate silk
hanging j. al the back, hand painted. with vatican
scenes: and above is a cabinet for curios with glass
aoor, and beaded pancs and the shelf which it forms
ba, A collection Of old pottery.
This comfortable sofa also be made Of any
material and upholstered with the simplest chnz and
If Is not nece-,ary 10 add the upper arrangement at
all although Of course II adds To the effect.
Clothes bear rather curious relation to humanity.
Thar moral effect IS simply immense and cannot there
, he underfatcd in considering the cause, that sway
80 influence mankind. The Old saving that the
,,uor make, the man is not very natterng TO our
;,,r,r consciousness of worth and superiority but
,evcrthclcs, 1t j, in great measure true We might
. ,rcu therefore consider the question seriously and
np - dressing" and clothes IN their proper place and
ation toN rest Of moral obligations and duties.
Mon and women who work hard and whose mind, are
dId with the serious affair, Of life are apt 10 under
rate or utterly to ignore this strong moral influence.
,,bich certainly exists in clothes, whereas Tie eX
tr,vacant and frivolous carry the subject the op
no,e extreme, and in their very love OF hncry bring
~ hack again 10 the standard Of the beast, which
nerish7 careful daily toilette, however, shows
balance OF mind and self respect. and all that l.
,nuropriate TO the occasion Is TO be carefully
studied. The simple consciousness Of be!ns vel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

hall a moment ago. will go and hunt him up y
second after he returned 1t is very odd" he said,
Il cannot find him any where lie has probably
gone out" returned the sister, perhaps he is with
mother" And so the matter dropped and another
subject came under discussion.
\ half hour later the rest of the family Joined them
for luncheon. Where is R--?7 they then asked.
No one except the two had seen him knew Of his
coming. The two young people both asserted most
positively that he ma darrived but he nowhere TO
be found. Finally, bcwildered and decidedly uncom
Portable, they concluded to telegraph to his people
inquire concerning his whereabouts and welfare. The
answer came promptly. "R- is here and well; why
90 YOU want to know ?" and that was the end OF the
whole matter, for nothing came Of it. They had, how
ever the curiosity to write TO him Of the occurrence and
time and to ask where he at that hour and What
he was doing. The answer they received was that he
was asleep In railway station, having missed his
train, and being Obliged TO wait couple of hours.
Did the young lady and her brother dream the same
dream, or were they both subject to the same hauc
nation?
Thousands of children all over the country
are preparing for the festival of Easter Mon
day one by the alcient customs of our
ancestor, have yielded 10 the Gradernd common SENSE
Of the day: but thanks to the little ones the eggs at
Easter have ever held their Aided and abettcd
by the toy dealers and pastry children all the
world over have regularly made this festival a part
of the years programme. Even their elders " lend
handn TO the general amusement, and we have known
some very clever people who have not disdained to
spend an evening in ornamentng eggs with ridiculous
devices in dressing them up i'll quaint attire. In
wel.lmown artists family each member is expected
TO contribute Easter egg dressed in character 10
lie placed on exhibition at the breakfast table on
Easter Monday. and it is astonishing what very clever
and amusing results arc obtained.
For those who have never tried this delightfully."-
funny decoration we give half dozen examples with
directions for treatment suggesting at the same time
that YOU try a few original ones of your own. Tho
heads are painted the upper part Of the egg, while
the lower and smaller part forms the body. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

dressed is sometimes veritabe tower of strength to
woman-not perhaps TO the extent Of religious
mondaine who declared that with good conscience
and Worth dress she could feel equal TO any emer-
gcncy." But We all know how much easier II Is 10
respect and TO trust man with good coat ana ciean
linen, and a generally well groomed7 look. than
seedy individual who looks rs if he were down on his
luck" Clever boys and girls should therefore not
be allowed to nderrate these things, they are very
apt to do they should be taught to consider that 20
dress carefully and well IS an essential part oil lc
daily duty Of a self-respecting man or woman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

legs and arms painted on stf writing paper
cut out and gummcd to the egg The faXen
pctails of the young lady Of tow which you can
unplat from bit of new rope, and her Tam o
Shanter' is made of tissue paper: 80 too
is the bright blue tie of the gentleman.
while his stf white collar and threc-cOrnercd hat
are manufactured from the paper which mas
done service for the legs and
Heads are even more amusing to do. No 3 is
Chinese mandarin. The egg is first painted latter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

An There But Not Visible. -Silversmith-rhs piece,
you notice depicts In repousse the story OF Venus
and AdOns.
Customer-But only see the Goddess figure.
sversmith-rrue enough. Adonis is chasing
wild and IL ont Of sght.-tJewcuers' CrculAe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

The English haversac Is the latest thing this side
Of the ocean in the way Of writingcase. 1t l., III
fact sort of cross between fiat portfolio ana DESK
having some depth and being capable of holding con-
,dabc quantity Of paper and other writing materials
These cases are all imported They are made In tan
or in dark feathers and lined with red calfskin Tho
cost i'm adys size is from 80 up 10 800. Large aver
,ac,, intended for gentlemen are 80.
some Of the daintic,t china sets are decorated
I'm the Marie Antoinctc patterns Of old Sevrcs with
square mcdaons powdered with the tiny roses of the
period
\ pretty and effective tablccloh is made Of light
yellow cloth with "A border composed Of turIO-c blue
strins and white corners Til, border i embroidered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

Among quaint little china novelties arr the square
eapin boxes OF French porcelain with rocac borders
of splaohed gold and a body shaded like -ea>hcll IN
chocolate, onch-,hel pink deep blue close
cover fits over them and they are just the size for
stew for a party Of half Il dozen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

with simple pattern I'm outline in yellow silk. and all
The pieces are then fcithciotitchcd together with the
same yellow loS,
Whether our race Is growing larger physically. and
what relation the size 81 the body - the Development
Of the brain are two very interesting questions. Every
has noticed how much taller the girl, Of today
are. as a ruo. than the women Of even couple OF
generation, ago. and many have also said that men
have not increased in size at all that the inference
I, That woman +, gradually becoming physically mans
equal. That TN, j., not true. far a the latter
assertion r concerned. couclu-ivcly proven by the
inadequate II the garments OF odcn times notably
The armor. which l. 80 small that few men of the
pc-cnt day could 1t NJ all. At An English coun-
try house about a year ago 1t proposed ON the
occasion II a Ia.,c house party To- have Ncrablo
touruamcut-tp revive We ancient iOu-, and tDGrncys
for the noucer y the old hall and picture gallery
both contained many complete suit, Of armnr the idea
seemed feasible enough but when IL came 10 the
accounting Of the would be knights Of old none Of the
aruor could be worn at all account OF it, size. And
81 tho picturesque idea had to be given mp Every
visitor iu London has the large collection Of beau
tfu uit, of mail I'm the Tower. and most sight 'eeIs
remarked the inferior size Of the figures. and have
attributed {, the settling of the heavy pieces together
At the different joiungs but the real cause II that
man a, a creature i certainly larger than he used %
BE-. What makes THIS difference. It is hari 10 say, and
would be- most interesting 10 know. That thl~ growth
Of the body docs unfortunately affect thu intellect
Is most true however. and although II Is delightful ia
a woman To- feel herself
\ daughter Of the gois dlvinely tall
And most dvincly fair"
stl the smaller sisters can comfort themselves with
the observation of intelligent man. who asserted
the other day that every clever woman he had ever
met small"
Ttn .flV bpui,o IN n he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

A clothes pole or "cOstumer' may now be FOUND
4, every kind of wood TO match bedroom sets. III
white enamel and gold they cost SO. This is pole
mounted on three-legged standard, with hooks al
around it at the top 10 hang the clothing on at night
II serves to keep dresses and other ciothS III oi'
wear from becoming wrinkled by being thrown across
a chair IL is by no means desirable 10 put clothing
that has been worn away at once in close WaNrODe
or closet such clothing should be hung in rooln 70
be well aired all night, at the least several Ho'S
before it is put away. For this Use the "co9'u'er
serves an excellent purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

There IS nothing more satisfactory than tiles. either
from aesthetic or unitarian view. Every ore Is
familiar nowadays with tile, facing to freplaces
and a. hcars The greatest objection u thing is its
cost. The charges much for setting tiles as
the tile Itself costs II Is not at all difficult mat
ter 10 -ct tiles. one Of the first essentials is that
they be perfectly matched I'm size. There Is offer con
siderable difference in the Dimensions and thickness Of
those Of the same size and make. \ facing Of tiles
the depth Of ordinary van-cOt IS very pretty ana
easily kept clean. When purchased by the quantity
the average price Of plain white tile six inches
suuarc Is only 10 cents each \ decorated or shaded
tile may be purchased from - cents upward. dee
grated tile alternating with plain tile gives very
pretty effect \ medley # coors I, not effective
Blue and white filing is always pretty for room
facing \ piece o. jni, work above the kitchen sink
seems 10 brighten mp very dark and unattracuve
room Nowhere is filling preter or more useful than
i'm the bathroom. where II may form the facing OF the
wall. ami even lie foltue. American manufacturers
are making very attractive tile, in relief and in plain
shaded effects. The best designs in printed tiles
however. ,uu come from MntOn and other English
factories.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

Very few ho,isehOldere know anything about tho
respective qualities Of red ash and white ash coal.
In many small cities white ash is all that can BE-
had For range use, however, good red ash coal
gives ont more heat and is more economical than
anything else The cook does not like il so we'll II
she is inclined to be indolent, because it does not
burn up rapidly white ash coal, and cannot
be started quickly but when IT is once started anu
burning It's lasting powers are surprising.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

The new silver bonbon dishes are made In the
cOquillc shapes Of Louis the Fiftccnth'~ time in
square Queen Anne STYLES with pierced borders
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

stand upright on the photoan. c, the strip IS sewn
hold the cards. and this fan Itself IS also baoReu
and sur pOrted in the same way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

The fact that the various courses Of a dinner set
are considered by themselves Ia, led to the
reproduction Of charming porceains. The new roast
sets in French china are especially pretty. The
platter i, invariably square cOrncred, IN rectangular
shape and plain the centre Ike the plate, the
decoration being confined to The borders. The centre
Of all these plattcrs is grOovcd To allow the
juice, OF the meat, when cut TO run down into a
convenient little we'll AT the side. The plates in the
roast course are considerably larger than those
formerly made In French pOrccains. They measure
ten inches In diameter. This j. the full size Of the
plate which has been always used with this course
i'm England The decoration of the roast may
III, a simple rocaIc border of yellow gold, or Of
shaded color edged with gold. orabcsquc network
Of gold meshcs, flower border in old >evrca pattern
The chevaI glass Is becoming more and more neccs-
sary piece Of bedroom furniture TO the modern woman
and with into the dressing table and high
chest Of drawers. The French bureau has never found
much favor in England. but has had the widest ac-
ceptancc by e-funishers in this country. The
English are provcrbally conservative about their
dome tic arrangements, and they dislike makeshiits
The bureau was a makcshifi IL took the place of three
piece of furniture the chest of drawers the dressing
table and the chcva and II failed fully to supply the
place Of any one Of them. When made with long
mirror il was only passable cheval glass, and was
contracted chest of drawers. The bureau was seldom
the exact height fitted for lady sit before it and
dress her hair a. she could before dressing table
sensible women, who aware what fortunes one may
endure with something which just escapes being the
correct thing are glad TO have the three pieces OF
furniture again.
\ chcyaI glass may cost from SO to $50 and up
ward The prcttiest cheval glasses are those set in
simple carved frame Of mahogany or oak with brass
mounts and triple candlestcks Of brass at the side OF
the frame such glass may cost $50 or $50. one
merely mounted In a frame Of white enamelcd wood
or Of plain oak or any simple natural wood costs 81
ar go The dressing table may be a duchesse table
upholstered in sheer musnS aud lace, or in cretonnc;
or il may be simple. low table Of wood with shallow
drawer for toilet articles and rather broad eApansc
Of surface on top 10 hold them while dressing. such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

Did YOU ever know a genuine Chinese woman
OF cultures There very few such women who
married TO Anglo saxon husbands and have adopted
Anglo SaXton habits Of thought retaining enough Of
spice the fowery kingdom to be specially interest
Ing. such seem to be possessed however. in
their work with the mechanical kind of mind
which is the characteristic OF the male Chinese They
follow a rule given them with fidelity and exact
that never fails to produce uniform result.
An amusing instance OF this perfect fidelity to detail 10
thus related A. Chinese lady who had become
thoroughly anglicized was given recipe for n
cake which she had asked for. She gazed at it crt
cally. Its an odd way Of making cake she
murmured. Yon don't give any directions for butter
ing the pan" "Of course, that is understood was
the amused Unhappily 1t is the Anglo-Saxom
woman's habit 70 consider things understood in cook.
Ing and to give directions in an indefinite manner.
leaving half the rule 10 be presumed and this makes
most cook books failure. MY husband invited a
friend TO tea said young married lady recently,
and wished 10 show what good housekeepcr I
was; so | made cake. did not say anything
to the cook as she not too amable yer my In
truson; but | made the cake by myself exactly
according the recipe, feeling certain that 1t would
be better than Brdgets The rule gave directions
for flour. so | did not put any in The cake a
surprise TO all OF us This story which literally
true goes to show how exceedingly ignorant young
hon sekeeper may be- and how necessary exact drcc.
tons are.
The thnnest and at the same time one Of the
toughest feathers tanned is frog skin It especially
nice for the fiat little purses OF leather with silver or
cold mountings which gentlemen sometimes carry in
their wasteoat pockets for small change. Ladies
also these little change purses but those they carry
are more apt TO be made Of netted chains Of gold
or silver than of leather.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

A salad OF Z" Joan Cromwels7 is given IN an OLD
cook book rs composed Of equal parts Of almonds.
ralsns capers picked cucumbers, shnmps and boiled
turnips, Is il wonderful that the great Protector
cherished melancholy views Of life. If his wife IN
dulged in such cookery this9 Ii is quite probable
however that this recipe first saw light In scam
daous little pamphlet called "'rhe Court and Kitchen
Of Elizabeth commonly called Joan Cromwell" which
was published after the Restoration by a Royalist.
This volume accuses the worthy lady Of refusing the
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth orange sauce
with his roast veal (of which, it seems, he was ex
travaganty fond because oranges cost more than
"a groat,7 or fourpence English money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

Two novelties for photograph-holders are made ott
Of fans. A is a PALM fan. over which is put
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

English bathtubs for babies OF white porcelain
mounted on frames OF white enamel, and cost Sl6.
They are SO shallow however, that they lily servo
their purpose The Joy OF we'll conditioned baby and its
mother is tub that ample enough TO allow the little
one play splash about to its dear hearts content
OF course it necessary 10 limit the fun to about hve
minutes. is not well for the chds health 10 let
II remain in water much beyond this time. baby's
battub OF tin Of ample size daintily enamelled and
mounted on strong enamelled frame. would be boon
to mothers, it is not convenient to bend over tho
tub when placed on the ground. and the ordinary de-
vice OF mounting the tub chairs is not an I'M
alloyed success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

Very dnicult the house furnishing and home acc
Grafton of today from those Of fifteen years ago. when
one bought first a carpet and put it down next the
,,t " furniture and put II in: and finally III" cur
tains-and voilal the room was finished and ready
for occupancy. 4 room nowadays Is considered - a
nicturc or rather a. series Of pictures, with 4
picturesque GouIing here. an Arrangement OF color
there Each corner may be treated differently and
with artistic effect We give illustration corner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

Choose the coarse honey -combed tripe' when pur-
chasing it I'm MARKET II IS always cooked. and usually
pckled when purchased. If not picked throw IL III
vinegar enough to cover it, and add little salt Alter
it has lain in the vinegar for three days take 1t up
and drain IT, It il ready for Use. 1t Is very nice
fried If YOU wish TO cook 1t in this way cut IL III
square pieces about two inches in size, or larger as
you fancy: season each piece with little salt ana
pepper dip In the yOk Of egg, then in line bread
crumbs, and fry it brown in hot fat 1t Is very nice
served with maitrc d'hotel butter.
II The ripe is not picked IL is very nice stcwed IN
a white sauce For this purpose cut up pound ana
half of ripe wash and drain it we'll then fry 1t III
tablespoonful of butter TIL slightly brown. Season 1t
with salt and pepper and add the following sauce To it
Melt two ablespOonfuls OF butter in frying pan, add
three even tabcspoonfuls Of -four and when they are
well mixed add a pint Of white BROTH Let the sauce
cook ten minutes, then draw il 10 the back or
the stove, and add the yOlhS Of three eggs, very
carefully pouring little vi the hot sauce
on the beaten yolks at first. strain this sauce
through gravy stIainer, add the tripe. and cook it
slowly for five minutes taking it does not curdle;
then and the Juice Of half lemon, teaspoonful OF
butt'r and II tcs,,poonfu % minced parsley.
Tripe, whether it is picked or not. IS nice cooked
in the Creole fashion. Fry chopped onion in two
minced. and a pound and half of tripe cut in
small pieces. When the tripe is nicely Drowned add
tomato in small pieces three tablespoonful
Of stcwed tomatoes and pour over IL cup OF brown
gravy season the stew with salt and pepper and
half Glove Of garlic minced ine and let the whole
cook slowly ten minutes aud serve at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

wood tables are made like the frame OF the che'ai
glass to match the rest of the furniture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

The huge sideboards that come from Venice are 'he
most ornate articles of their kind brought 10 our
markets. They are carved in high relief in variety
of italian renaissance patterns showing fruit garahos,
fcstoons and grotesques. well-made sideooaIu vi
this kind may cost $500 500. if 1t is genuine i'
ported piece Of hand carving TO the tidy housewife
such elaboration of carving suggests only dust III
endless hooks and cannies, where no housemaio ,
brush could ever reach Il.
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with simple pattern I'm outline in yellow silk and all
the pieces then featherottcAcd together with the
same yellow ilos,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

stl the smaller sisters comfort themselves with
the observation of a very intelligent man. who asserted
the other day that every clever woman he had ever
met was SMALL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

wood tables are made like the frame OF the che'ai
glass to match the rest of the furniture.
Nothing is more exasperating than little mask
VEIL such as is worn present and serves so efecluay
to keep stray front tresses in place. The average Vcl'
that costs from 10 10 cents, which Is dlspayeu III
all kinds Of attractive though it may be sghtdesuVy
ing dots is delusion and snare. II may be perfect
in the morning and in tatters at night Most shoppers
do not know that there is another kind OF ve that
about - or 40 cents quarter yard, which some
shops keep call Brussels net and Others do hoI
keep at all These wells will last and Outwear dozen
OF the HGhter-woven but less delicateooking cheap
wells. Shopmen do not keep this kind OF net VIII
often YOU that there is such thing, but t"ere
is and it pays to get il but it is not as becoming do
the thinner kind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

WHAT IeIlgnUuI
the pretty little short tined forks that cone for TINS
purpose? A plain silver set Will cost SIG; harlequin
set each handle decorated in a different design taken
from the sea- may cost $50 when lifted INTO an
elaborate case for bridal present The PLAIN simple
silver forks of suitable size and make however are
fully as refined a choice the more ornate SET WIN
pretty plate of the small Blue Point oysters, which
have been opened freshly and laid on the Ice ONLY JUST
long enough 10 become chilled, and served with a
mere dash of Nepaul pepper and few drops Of lemon
mice and accompanied by wafer-hhe slices OF Drown
bread dantily buttercd, realizes dish tlat Is at
once the simplest and the most perfect that gourmet
could demand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

compete of red bananas served with whipped cream
Is nice luncheon dish. Make syrup with a large
cup Of sugar and scant pint of water Let the syrup
to the boiling point and boil rapidly for Ten
minutes and then add gill of marasclnn0. Pour the
hot syrup many red bananas, cut In thh shceS
as It will cover When the syrup is cold serve the
bananas with whipped cream Many fresh fruits are
much more delicious sweetened with cooked syrup
like this than with raw sugar Oranges are especially
nice cut up and served in this way. omit inc
maraschino however, for oranges but flavor the syrup,
II Won wish with a little grated orange peel.