New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10

Wouid DE complete without one Of common brown
pottery. highly glazed and adorned with the relief OF
" Rcbehah at the we'll" such a teapot as found
In every farmhouse twenty years ago. and may still
be found In old pottery stores There should be some
mandarin Chinese teapots genuine Japanese tcapos III
native designs graceful and elegant French teapot''
and those Of the sold, substantial English wares.
strictly speaking, such a collection need not include
china alone. ANY teapots pitchers Of metal In
quaint or interesting shape would add greatly to its
picturesque effect and value
Very few persons even know what cro>srib OF
beef Is" said m experienced ous,aceper ard yet
it Is the very iucicl and most economical Of cuts for
YOU get no bone all and it :, more than 10
cents pound When trimmed and trissed into a
proper flle shape II is not at all badooing piece,
but like all beef II should have been properly hung
and not cooked too frcsh have always cooked 1t in
this way After it (, trimmed into Il good shape tie
Il up into a somewhat round form and put 1t into a
stone po, without any water, covering II with tin
plate or better yet. close tin cover with weight
Oh the top, 50 that no steam can escape. Add salt
and pepper for roasting ard set the pot In the oven
and let II cook for three four hours, according 10
the size Of the piece. 1t will be found that when
done the meat will lie tender juicy aud Of Il much finer
favor than when cooked I'm the ordinary roasting PAN
II Won wish the meat to have the flavor OF Ia mode
beef take small bowl Of meat. add allspice
cloves pcpncr and a little finely chopped onion. and
the beef turn the Knife in the meat and stuff the hole
with the sausage-mcat. several cavities should be
made and hlled in this way.
Perhaps yOu may think there Is too much rule OF
thumb In the three or four hours cooking but so
much depends on the fire and the size Of the piece OF
beef that il Is impossible to say exactly But 1t takes
a long time to cook in stone pot
A cold cream of almonds is one Of the best prepare
tons for roughneSs Of the skin produced by WIND or
sunburn IT, make this. nlN together four ounces OF
oil Of almonds, half an ounce Of white wax ana nan
an ounce OF spcrmaccti. These ingredients should be
put in an carthen Jar An old Dundee marmalade
lar is useful for the purpose. set the Jar In sauce
pan of water and mix the ingredients thoroughly
together. When the mixture Is smooth Iiqhd sur
I'm two ounces OF oangehower water. MIN well ana
pour the mixture into any ornamental earthcn Jars
which you may possess This cream Is much better
than the cold creams usually sold in shops, as hesc
are often made Of lard which easily penetates into the
pores and tends to make the skin coarse. Moreover
all ungucnis which the skin in this way have
the unhappy reputation Of making the shn habby ana
producing wrinkles. Nasclinc is sometimes avoided
by women owing TO its alleged tendency to produce
growth Of snpcrAuOus hair. simple owe oil Is also an
excellent ungucnt To use on the skin. There Is no
danger from the use OF these vegetable oils graft
many persons with n naturally dry skin use a httic
simple oil after bathing and for this purpose vese-
table OIL like oil Of almonds or olive OIL Is TO be pre-
ferred TO anything else.
Camphor ice which is made with olive oil is an old
and tried family remedy for clafed hands. and 50
easily made that it should always be on hand Take
three drachms Of camphor gum. three Of White BEES
wax and three Of spermacct. Add TWO ounces Oh
sweet olive OIL Put the mixture in a marmalade Jar
set il I'm a saucepan Of boiling water and let 1t melt
into n smooth. consistent II Will be white ana
almost translucent when cold. While II Is In hiuld
form pour 1t into little ornamental Jars. Dainty
LITTLE i,rs for This purpose in blue Dwarf ware may he
found at the japanese counters ~ low as 10 cents :
and there are pnc-g green boxes with little raised
decoration AT these counters the price. which
ma one need dcSpise for they come In very pretty
hcxaconal and other fancy shapes. At higher pHce
Won can get a small Jar Of Imari or Toxic ware smart
with little kilt decoration and painted with crysanihc
NUNS or the favoritc almond flowers Of Japan on a
yellow. cr.,m or rose ground. II these are not fine
enough for YOU you can buy jar Of silver when VIII
cost A. many dollars as these jar cost pennies. and
viii cause yol a great deal more pains To keep It
dainty This Is properly the u silver. but even
silver is becoming too common Tor IL and We must
have II cildci when gndirons. sprinkling pots for
flowers stcwpaus. tcaketics and sundry other
uttnran articles are made In solid silver. II Is time
We found some richer metal for refined uses. Mrs
vcuee1pg however. must be- supplied with novcluoS
q, any cosizand there are many Mrs. N"nccrlng' l"
whom shopkcepers must cater. and 80 they gid re
fined gold and add perfume e. the violet
There is one great advantage In the present fashions
and that IS that ones old garments may 80 easily be
,n,.ielld ON the new lines. Tho bell skirt. for cN
annie Is easily cut from any old -h!t. with material
in plenty to spare and even hopclessly old fashioned