The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-12

making; aud another one says that "a spoon
| ful OF ten for each person and one for the 20.
| is the right proportion. Both OF these rules
| are good ones as far as they 20. but TO them
must be added several others-to scali the not
before making the tea, 20 use an earthenware
pot instead Of metal one. and not to let tea
stand in metal pot under any conditions.
Then the English women, who are great tea
makers, have another rule; that Is to pour some
boiling water over the leaves and then drain it
off Immediately, and afterward pour on moro
boiling water and let it stand from four to six
minutes. Tea should never be boiled, should
not have milk put into It, and some critics even
go so far as to say that IL is crime TO destroy
the pure flavor by adding sugar. A Russian
idea is to let slice of lemon float in a cup of
tea. Some people, WHO otherwise would never
like tea, enjoy it this way. Sometimes the rind
of the lemon is cut off. Oranges can be used
in the same way. Now. if all these rules be
observed, tea will be a delight to all who drink
of it.
4 woman who, in this age Of slender women,
is stout, must beware of dresses that are not
long enough in front. Also conspicuous bor-
der or trimming at the bottom of the skirt does
not become them.
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The women who stand correctly are the ones
who longest retain their beauty of figure.
pretty girl, as compared with homely
one, is generally at disadvantage; for. rely
ing entirely on her pretty face, she forgets to
cultivate the graces of mind and body that
the homely one finds absolutely necessary.
The result is that often she can neither talk,
play, nor sing, nor exert herself in any way to
be pleasant and sometimes even does not know
how to dress well; while her friend, who has
not beauty TO rely on, has learned to make
herself agreeable in many ways. However,
Beautiful face is always attractive, and, when
combined with any thought or feeling. Is
doubly so. But pretty girls cannot afford to
be SO much lazier than the other ones.
80.
1t is not in good taste TO address letter
crosswise. The usual way is the only safe one.
Chloroform will take grease-spots out of silk
or popln.
Blouses, shirtwaists, and soft silk waists are
absorbing most of the attention of the home
dressmakers now. Although very pretty ones
are sold at the stores, yet pretty ones can be
made at home, too The regular cambria, ging-
ham, or percale waists, with full fronts and stiff
collar and cuffs, are pretty. Lawn ones are
made with the funess gathered into about an
inch of space on either side of the middle of
nj tle md in fbnh aot- he
way, trimmed with hemmed ruffle that goes
around the neck. and is put in ajabot form down
one side of the front so as to cover the fasten-
ing. The neck was cut down little in a
rounded-shape. dainty light blue one made
In this way was very pretty. The fulness can
also fall in pleats gathers from the shoulders
and the front be trimmed
in surplice-way with A3.3
frills. Silk ones are very 49,
pretty, too, made with nTlGIN
wide collar and cuffs, Cst IN
edged with lace. The SELS>
waists are made to be IN 4 u
worn either inside or l4l l(kspi
outside of the dress skirt hlY INV
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