Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-29

No talking across groups is allowed, ant
all conversation must be in sufficiently low
tone not to distract the attention of others
When love, marriage, travel, the drama
the weather ct al, have been duly discussed
an excuse for the inevitable prize Is founc
as follows: Every one writes on q slip o.
paper the three subjects he has found mos
I interesting, and the award goes to the one
whose list is made up of the three winning
topics. Twenty to 25 subjects make suf
fcienLly long list.
An easel fire screen, which may be fur
ther suggestion to a correspondent recently
trated herewith. 1t is intended largely for
summer use and conceals the empty crate
without hiding the encircling tiles The
frame of soft wood can be made by any
cabinetmaker or skillful home carpenter
and furnished to suit the design OF banner
and decoration of apartment where 1t will
be used. The one shown has banner oi
crimson brocade embroidered in gold thread,
with feurs-de-l1s; the frame is gilded. This
may be varied indefinitely. The frame can
be ebonized or painted in any of the shades
Of enamel paint and the banner embody any
scheme of embroidery. This IS laced to
the frame with cord and finished with loose
cord and tassels.
seems to be approaching now that we are
assured of washable colora Heretofore the
art has had its sharp limitations and many
women skillful with the brush lay it down
with sigh to take up the laborious needle,
when it is question of ornamenting arti-
cles whose freshness must often be renewed.
It will not be long, however, before tea
cloths, bureau covers and all the long list OF
such belongings may be rich with painted
flowers and vines and yet be eligible to the
wash tub as we'll
A suggestion to housekeepers who use
furnaces is to haye the tin heating pipes
disconnected in the spring, thoroughly
cleaned and stood upright in the cellar un-
til fall. The SCOT and dust which accumu-
late in these pipes will, if left. rot away
the inner lining and cause them to wear out
much quicker than if properly cared for
The furnace should be carefully cleaned
out and the tools used about it, poker,
shovel, ash scraper, ETC., looked up and put
inside. If they are lying about the cellar,
they run the risk of being buried under the
coal usually put in during the summer, be-
boy of the house Oh his periodical rainy
day cellar visits.
A parlor duster is as everyone knows a
thing that has distinct cause to be. While
the world may not possess any more dust
than formerly it is certain that there are
more surfaces to place it in evidence, and
eternal dusting is alone the price of even
average cleanliness. The littls bag or
basket tied by ribbon to the easel, grass
palm leaf with a pocket attached, make
which there is no better duster for polished
furniture. One young woman who scorns
''trumpery" as she calls it, keeps her dust
ing piece in a lovely Imari vase that stands
on cabinet. Wherever it is kept, however,
it NAV be used as salted almonds are served,
in every pause.
In thi. connection, the idea of distracted
housekeeper who found her baluster rails
always grimy, she said, is worth noting.
She made a couple of pouches of rich bro
cade and hung one just behind the newell
post of her staircase, and the other on the
landing where the rail fitted against the
wall. Each holds its duster, and "every
time" she says 81 or my maid 60 up or
down we take one out and use it over the
hand rail, dropping it in the bag at the
other end. BY this means the dusting goes
on forever"
A feature of wedding gowns at the mo-
ment is the high straight close collar, e1-
actly like one inclosing tailor-made bod
ice. This more than any other adjunct Of
the wedding dress contributes an air of Sc
we're simplicity that is rather trying to
many brides.
1t is getting to be very much In ogue to
have no wedding reception Immediately
after the ceremony. Instead, the BRIDES
mother issues cards for one or two sat
home" days about fortnight later, at
which the bride and groom receive with
her. This will strike many as very sensi-
BILE innovation.
Gold, silver, wood, tin and rice-covered
low shoes with high French heels and
Spanish arch instep are used as flower
holders for wedding feasts, the silver and
rice.covered ones being for the original Gel
ebratiop, the others for its succeeding pro-
totypea They are gracefully filled with
flowers and grasses.
At q late London wedding a younger
sister of the bride gave her away-in de-
fault of other relatives One more instance
of the way women are stepping into mems
shoes. MARGARET H. WEIGH.