New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16

grou,es olone * used in the New. York markets. 1t
always means prairie chicken, but the ruhed grouse
Is called "partr.dge" New York housekeepers should
learn by experience distinguish between these birds
and to cook them a. they should be cooked After
a heav-. dense fall Of snow which covers up the
| undclbT,h it Is not always safe 10 buy partridge
az his time the bird t. likely 10 feed from necessity
on the leaves Of thu mountain laurel and other ever
greens. which are filed With pru-Sic acid. Ike the
peach leaf and the almond leaf This acid apparently
MOI entirely expelled by the cooking In the case oil
he partridge. several serious poisoning cases are
on rscord from this cause.
50 high an authority rs Ardobon. the naturalist,
tells us that the prairie chicken ~ easily tanned
ana taken care Of In thc farm ward rs farmers now
tax" care Of their turkeys and hens 1t Is matter OF
regret that this has been attempted on any very
large scale The prairie chicken + friendly bird
that 1t Is being rapidly driven 10 the extreme West
ly the guns Of hunters and I'm the " lime
must share the fate of moose and buffalo. That
extremely stupid and useless fowl TIE guinea hen, Is
freely raised IA barn Yards though their flesh and
eggs are Of comparatively very little value and the bird
Itself is OF wild rowing nature. that renders it d
fcult task to take of it. The SIXTY prairie chick
which Audubon had caught alive and put in his
barn ward learned to eat from his bands in few
days after they We're let loose. Their wings
clipped they captured to prevent
their flying away.
The prairie chicken IS a very beautiful, picturesque
bird. The made bird ha, tuft OF long, pointed
brown feathers on each side OF his neck covering
sac 10y which he makes lond b60mng sound 10
summon his mates, noise which. however. can
hardly be diSagrccabe and ncrvcd stroying the
sGuaWk Of the guinea fowl. The runed grouse.
believe does not take readily and I'm friendly
manner to domestic life. Any who has been &C
cusomcd to long walks In the woods In winter will
sometimes find the holes in the snow where the rufcd
gousc has slept for ne does not perch I'm the trees
in cold. wintly weather ~ ne doe, In the summer.
but makes himself comfortable sleeping place nm
dcrncaIh the soft. blanket Of the snow. There
are fcy preter sights than the female partridge with
her little ones. which may often meet in rambles
through the woods I'm the late spring
\ bathroom with tile border is considered to be
among the Injuries Of modern civilization. such
bathrooms cost from 800 upward when pat into the
house by practical workman. AT this price, hardly
ANYTHING more is expected than msr dado Of ulng.
reaching about feet high around the room. When
The entire is finished with ,iling II will cost many
hundred dollars The dado Of thing Is really prettlor
than the entire wall Of thing. The remainder II The
wall is usually painted pale. T1yish blue or lirh'
brown 10 match the tlle,. Tile ceiling is kept the
same color. sometimes there is stencil border Of
deep brown or darker blue next to the ceiling. The
floor Of the bathroom Is best wien made Of polished
wood stained dark and kept waXed and shining. a
japanese rug Of pale blue and eIay !, very pretty
bathroom rug blue thing is ISe in the dado Where
r file, are i'm shades OF brown inexpensive Oren-
tai rug I'm bright coors will harmonic best with the
lo.m Tie excessive COST which the workman put on
tli, iIod dado has restrained many women from In
dulcnc I'm IT, a. a piece Of cNtravagAnce it l. one of
tho-.. thn., upon which builders have put a fancy
price, because they regaM II IS luxury.
fitting for handsome houses II people who
an, able to pay eAtravaeant prices. Yet
the actual cost Of tile dado In an ordinary small
bathroom is but lit,le compared with the workman
price. The Minton and other plain English tiles
which are used for this purpose cost much less thsn
hey used TO- when they the fashionable fittings
Of a fireplace. The figured tile, may Dee picked mp In
odd lots OF most delightful patterns Of conN'huohafu
flowers Landscapes and figures. at from 81 % 70 -
dozen. Will. the plain crcam.w white or pure whit"
HES cost from ~ 10 ~ 30 dozen THIS refers 10
he ia inch tile gcncrall, used In bathrooms This
would make the actual cost, II plain "mtc uhhs
are oIiornaicd with blue )r brown. FOR dado
ty.uty four inches hish aud extending entirely around
room five feet hy ten. las II must n III" nnder part
Of the plumbing exposed, something los than S'"
The setting Of tAc tile Is one OF The simplest thhFN
In the world and any workman who can u.s. plumb
mtcigcntly can set files
Expert workmcn use simply plaster OF Paris mixed
with water to set thel- dies. They must work rapidly
and accurately for The plaster seis quickly and after
II SETS II Is not easily changed. tile NJ time Is
set and put squarey In place by u.s. Of masons
trowcl and mallet The tiles should be set on
single coat Of rough plaster and should be- set In
when the wall is plasterrd. When cream white tung
alone + chosen II will cost but - running varh 81
four tllcs each before 1t Is set In many bathrooms
such u dado Of cream white ullng l. used With
blue or brown border ~ single row Of figured tilc'
at the top little finish Of wood moulding com
plc., ID" OF tile where II meets the wall When
a bathroom T. built II Is well enough 10 have towel
rail of polished brass. built In the wall at some con
venicn place. II the buys this hims" and has
II In the wall II will cost him much less than II he
orders II from the builder.
thee are undoubtedly better than OF kind "
metal even Of precious silver. all metals are liable
10 become cOrrodci. II I, possible that We many
rtalilc IN IDEAL metal for this purpose in III" new
aluminium. the price Of which has been reduced 81
uch that # alIeady being used FOR htched utensils
Every dainty woman desires above all things that
her bathroom shall be ideal In cleanliness and flesh
ness Notlnc be- peaks vulgariy and shlcssneSs
I'm housekeeping 20 quickly slovsny bathroom.
a novelty this season for holding photographs Is
q standing rack 10 sci on the table. The sides
made Of siin pastcbOird. with layer OF cotton
wadding on which sachctpowder may BE- 5pnnkicd
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