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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-24


pink silk, the whole edged with lace.
Over ninety pieces were in the cover.
A convenient thread holder is very
easily made. Take an oblong piece Of
leather an inch wider than 4 No. 30
spool of thread. Cut q half-inch square
out Of each corner, so an edge that
wide can be turned up all
around. Line the leather with silk
and bind with narrow ribbon and fasten
the turned up sides in place. In the
shallow tray lay as many spools aof
thread as it will hold from No. 80 to No.
so. Ribbon fastened at the end and run
through the holes and tied will keep the
spools In place.
Silver and pearl combined are now
forming the handles Of table knives, sill
YER bowls for cracked ice, with waving,
shell-like ridges, and richly wrought
broken edges are also shown. An as-
thetic and useful article is a silver can
dlsstick, with a pink enamelled rose at
the base for matches. In berry dishes,
there are a great variety of new designs.
In atomizers the ugly LOOK Of the rub
Der spray is covered with a net Of silver
wire.
The japanese silk bandkerchiefs that
are so trifing In size make dainty
sachets. The reg ulation white cotton
stufing to hold the sechet powder is cut
to the size and in the shape OF a square.
The handkerchief is folded so the two
corners d~iagonally opposite meet, leav-
ing two sides to be fastened together,
and the corner at the top and two
points at each Of the lower corners for
bow decorations. Sew these sides with
baby ribbon, threaded through a wide
eye darning needle, and the big stitches
that result and the bows OF the same
ribbon give the decorative effect.
A pretty bag for opera glasses is made
Of green satin. The bottom of the bag
is formed OF a piece Of cardboard
covered with the satin. The card can
be about seven inches long and four
inches wide In the center being rounded
at the two ends. The part forming the
bag should be about eleven inches deep,
which allows for the turned down hem.
The lower edge should be sewed
plainly around the edge Of the card,
then trimmed with a vandyked pattern
of guipure silk. Gilt rings should be
sewed around at a distance Of one inch
from the top and ribbon should be run
through them to draw the bag up by.
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HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES.

A cup Of cocoa makes q very refresh
ing drink after one has been shopping
all the afternoon.
II, after brushing the coat or gown,
it is sprinkled with spirits of camphor
and aired a few hours, 1t will be tidy
and graceful. Garments and belong
ings that smell OF nothing are the clean
est and most agreeable.
One can test a cakes baking by
drawing it to the edge Of the over and
listening for the faint, suffering sound
which will continue until it is ready to
take out. This is a better trial than
the broom splinter thrust into the
dough.
There Is a false economy, which costs
more than it returns, such as saving
old medicine bottles, partially used pre-
scriptions, the tacks taken from the
carpet, or working days to save or
make that which can be bought for a
few cents.
The very latest way Of serving oys-
tiers is to remove them entirely from the
she'll and put them into tall handled
tumblers, with a dressing OF pepper and
salt, lemon juice and Worcestershire
auce. They are eaten with long slen-
der oyster forks.
Here is the correct way to stone
raisins:-Free the raisins from the stems
and then put them in a bowl. Cover
them with boiling water and let them
stand for two minutes. Pour of the
water, open the ~rsisins, and the seeds
can be removed quickly and easily with
out the usual sickness.
The red vests in vogue are made OF
fine cloth In various shades, from seal
let ~geranium to a rich dahlia tint. The
military effect, when the vest is but
toned up TO the high collar at the
throat, is perhaps the most ultra fash
ionable, but, again, IL is seen open at
the neck to display a four-in-hand tie.
It. is rumored that glossy hair is to
become tho prevailing style, and TO pro-
duce the effect many things are re-
sorted to. Brushing the hair at night
will make it shiny, and 1t is said that q
soft silk cap worn at night will do the
same. First Of all, however, the hair
must be kept perfectly clean and free
from dressings"
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shoes In white and black. 1t is made
in ouite 2 new shape, with a high col
lar and white revers, lifting quite eiose-
" to the neck, aud therefore suitable
for winter weather. Another is a smart
tight fitting coat Of brown beaver cloth,
ed0ed with wide black braid. 1t is
made with a rundown collar and wide
and is fastened in 3 double
breasted shape, with large black but
tons. In front it is cut something like
a mans dress coat, being made with
verv full folds a. the back and becom-
ing box pleats on the shoulders. warm
" lined throughout, this will make a
delightful winter jacket.
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with a playful pat ON his shoulders, she
slipped from his breast pocket a letter
on the outside OF which his London ad-
dress was written.
With a girlish laugh she held II near
the cab lamp 10 read 1t, but he was ir-
ritated and rudely snatched II from her,
tore it in two and threw II away. Her
great blue eyes grew larger, and the
color seemed TO leave her face. Her
bosom rose and fell with the checked
pants which marked her heavy breath
ing.
''Oh, woe, woe!" she walled In her
sweet voice, "that / should have taken
you for a gentleman when you are a
fly up the crick. oh, why did /
leave me lugzurious one TO be hinsulted
by a blumin harse? Give me 2 bob, er
Hill mash your at!
He looked at her askance and told the
cabby to pause and let the lady alight.
This bogus ambassador was always a
gentle and refined man, W. though a
fraud. / would rather be deirauded by
him than entertained for an evening BY
some others I knew.
With that she blackened his eye with
her left, and with her right she laid
open his jaw with a seal ring she wore.
Then she mashed his chimney pot hat
over his entire head and face, so that
II rested on his collar bone and then
let of q shrek that made every heart
stand still within Z mile.
he was a perfect gentleman, but he
groped for her bonnet, tore II In two
and threw II 10 the mud. He was nat
urally a kindly man, but you could not
promenade up aud down on his stomach
with spiked shoes unless you could
give him 3 plausible reason for 30
doing.
Then the poor girl walled again, so
that 10 FIVE minutes the cab wa sur
rounded. or at least the sidewalk next II
was black with people, many Of them
women, who yelled: xii Inn Burn
! i'm az the stake.' "'E as torn hoff
'er al ard cawst IL hon the Twayl"
Nobody sympathized with the poor
Samaritan who gave her the ride.
he saw the jail looming up before
him aud gave up all hope. To Kill time
he paid his cabman and just then
| caught tie wink OF another cabble
near him. This cabbie motioned the
poor devil to slide oct on the street side
| OF cab 1 and into cab ?, which was
easily done. as thesNo. 2 was driven
hub 70 hub with No. /.
Then cabbie 2 cut bis horse In two
with the whip, and the boohooing, muir
derous crowd found Itself consisting
largely II people named Mudd.
The above Incident occurred tC
a good friend Of mine during
bis younger days. lie was born
10 England and IS the sor
OF an a mirel. ibut I agreed to put tbs
story O another man, and / cannot
think 0 anybody who really deserves
p~romintnce more than this bogus am
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-24
SUNDAY GOOD LIVING.

LEMON P1r.-TwO small or one and
one-half large lemons, grated; half a
cup of milk, six tablespoontuls OF
sugar, yolks Of four eggs. Beat up
lightly and bake half an hour. Their
beat the whites OF the eggs, sweeten
them and spread on the top.
Eco CUTLETs-Boil three or four
eggs for ten minutes, dip them in cold
water for a minute or two and strip oil
the she'll; cut of the ends Of each egg
and divide into four slices, dip each
piece in the we'll beaten yolk Of an egg,
then In bread crumbs rather highly
seasoned with pepper, salt and a tea
spoonful OF very finely minced parsley;
fry in boiling butter until brown, serve
with potatoes sliced thin and fried to a
light brown; garnish with parsley.
CUsrARD PIEs-Beat two eggs without
separating, add I'VE teaspoonfuls Oh
sugar, a pinch OF salt and a little nut
meg. Scald W cups OF creamy milk
and pour on the eggs, stirring all the
while. Strain into a deep pieplate,
lined with paste. Bake slowly In a
moderate oven. watching carefully. As
soon as it puffs slightly on top and a
knife blade comes out clean when run
into the custard 1t is done. The success
of both custard and cream pies lies In
the baking, as too long baking makes
them watery.
WHOLESOME BREAKFAST Dishes
Oatmeal porridge is al appetizing and
satisfying food, and produces brain,
bone and muscle of the finest quality.
Get the best meal, make porridge OF
iudicious consistency, and above all stir
and boil thoroughly. To make Cruel,
put fine meal in a stew jar In the oven.
Rough or Scotch meal is better, OF
which gently sprinkle q handful or more
into a saucepsnful OF cold water. Sir
on the fire until it ~thickens, when add
water. Less attention will now suffice.
but stir sometimes. 1t may afterwaFd
stand at edge from twenty minutes TO q
| couple OF hours. Water Cruel is use
full and II sweetened aud ground ginger
| added, perspiration will be induced.
APPLES IN BATTER.-Peel four or five
| good apples, cut them like the quarters
OF an orange, remove the cores and lay
them in a deep dish, dissolve W ounces
of castor sugar in a tablespoonful Of
! rum land a little water if necessary.
and pour it over them; leave them to
soak for an hour or two, frequently
moistening them with the syrup: make
a batter with one Inc OF fine flour,
oue-half ounce Of sugar, quarter pint Of
white wine and the we'll whisked white
OF one egg; dip the apples into 1t and
put them into q baking dish with some
boiling dripping; bake them q nice
pale yellow, then drain them on blot
| ting paper, pile them in a dish, stew
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-24
Bill NYE And VIC
lie WRITES FROM THR QUEENS DRAWING
ROOM, BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
Sending In an Engraved Gard With a Noe Of
Introduction From an Assistant Enbassador-
Adventures With a Poor Girl-A Letter From
Homa
Copyright. 1895. 0v EdgIr W HVG
QUEENS DRAWING Room,
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

O'CLOCK, p. M.
Most every one, even in America, has
heard of the queens drawing room. All
over the world one reads of it with won
der and admiration. Many OF my
friends who knew me as q poor boy
with all the chores on my hands, as
well as a large brood of warts. will won
der when they read that Little
Snufles, as l was called as a babe, is
here in the queens drawing room,
noted the whole world over
l called an hour ago, just too late for
dinner. aud asked the major general
commanding the approach to the front
stoop II the queen at the present bad
any use for her drawing room and IL
not would she mind IL / did q little
drawing there.
l sent my new engraved card with
esquire at the end of the name, to-
gether with the message and a s0ver-
eign. Ny card had attached 10 1t a
note of introduction from one Of our
embassy 10 London, a man whom /
since learned has made q good liyeli-
hood by claiming that he is an assistant
ambassador or something OF that kind.
he told me all about London, and |
believe now that he is a full born
Englishman of the Arttul Dodger var
iety.
lie told me- that one evening, when
studying the character OF the cabman
OF London and spending a couple OF
hours with them at one Of their 'shel-
ters," which her most gracious majesty
has provided for the cold and hungry
caoman in all the principal streets, he
stepped u to take his own cab when
a pleading voice begged him in Gods
name to give a ride up the street to the
street TO the end OF Piccadilly.
He turned TO see In the uncertain
light OF the nasty night u rosy faced
girl OF 10 or 20 The night was chilling,
and the picturesque mud OF thegreat
city seemed to rise up out OF the earth
and come down out OF the sky Till the
roads were like copperas colored glue.
He opened the door and asked the
fearful child to step IN and Hook
sharp" for he was In a hurry. Look
sharp is English for getting a move
on one" They rode on for q mile, and
he paused to let her out, but she craved
a drop OF wassail from a two quart
beaker and seemed TO show an affection
for him that would indicate the love at
first sight which P%iccadIlly makes a
specially Of.
'Tm sorry, me girl" be said, 'but
your affection Is not return. While |
respect you, l must tell you frankly l
love another.
"May l only ask your nam and adj
dress?" she said, with a quivering chin
and eyes Pll wet with tears, which hung
on her long lashes like morning dew on
the whiskers OF the waving corn. Then,
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them with sugar and powdered CHINA
mon, and serve hot.
CHEAP SoUPs.-Take a few cents
worth of bones Of beef; slowly stew;
add some salt, pepper and mace. Thick
en- this with medium sage; either car
rots or onions, CT both, may be used.
For the sage YOU may substitute sever
al small suet balls, and so produce a diff
ferent soup. II the broth be made from
mutton bones instead Of beef, salt, pep
per and a very little oatmeal may be
added, or a little pearl barley II the
sour be for children. Buy a ham bone,
stew it well, add q pint OF dried peas,
some mint, pepper. salt, &c, to suit re-
spective tastes. This you wiiihnd very
good. To any of the above add any
bones remaining from meat used 10 the
honse-bits OF gristle, &C., are excel
lent helps in making a good soup. In
carving beef cut off the gristle, lay it
on the side of the dish and take care to
add il after ward TO your soup.
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bassador. whose true character shall
be forced 10 explain 10 her most era-
cious msjesty or do my drawing some
where else.
To my mail from America to-day l
end the following letter which has been
following NE about through the British
possessions. Il breathes such a gentle,
kindly spirit in the midsto trouble ADD
sorrow that ! give IL a place and \ reply
here for which | know that the reader
with the alabaster brow, the chiseleds
nose. the pencIled nostril. the rich mass
of shimmering hair and the oewitching
eye will forgive me. Plain people with
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-24
FOUND THEN INVALUABLE.
Effects of a Eulogy of TypeWrItsrs-The
Pretty Oaes.

Pretty Oaes.
ST suppose typewriters are very COM
mon now" she said, musingly, as she
settled back in her faVorite rocking
chair after dinner.
''Oh, yes" be said, they're quite q
necessity in every line OF business"
lyon have one!" she asked.
"Yes, indeed" he replied, as he has
tily looked over the evening paper. I'D
feel lost without one"
''Lightens your work, does it?"
"Llghtens It? Why, it makes an alb
solute pleasure. l wouldn't be without
one for the world"
''Saves time, too, 1 suppose?"
'Tt makes it pass so rapidly that you
hardly notice IT,"
Chow much does a good typewriter
cost, John?"
"Oh, not much" he said, absent mind
eddy. "You can get a rafting pretty
one for Sl2 or SIS a week"
Before he had had time to read the
first sentence OF the article be had
started on he was suddenly Jared into
consciousness of the fact that mis- wife
was referring TO machines, not opera
tors, and that somehow ho had made q
serious mistake Chicago Post.
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Since the cold weather has set in
tailor made costumes are quite the pro-
per dress agaiBfo for street wear. 1 notice
that our best tailOrs, who are authori-
tisso the subject are making walking
Eits with less severity 10 style, and are
eombining the French ideas with Eng
tsh ones.
tits the same way with hats. The
uglish hat for ladies is scarcely used,
.cept for travelling in very bad weather.
Women who cling % the tailor costume
should aOdiiy It's p~laiuness by wearing
a soft blouse with the skirt and jacket,
or a Bit Of fur around the throat. The
skirts should be long enough TO clear
the ground while walking, and the hat
should be black, or oil o dark color, in
felt or velvet, Of the same shade as the
costume.
saw a new model for a tailor dress
OF chestnut brown diagonal cloth. The
skirt was buttoned on the bodice, open
ing slightly at the waist In q point
showing q broad braid Of the same
color, on which were a button at each
side, where the skirt fastened. The
back was round at the waist, and with
two buttons for holding the skirt
Over the bodice was q wrap Of three
capes Of the same material as the dress,
and lined with surah, With a band Of
braid on each cape.
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JUST LITTLE PRETTIES.

Anew brooch OF pink shell, %convolvu-
lus shaped, was wreathed in diamond
foliage with a tiny gold cupid crawling
from out its depths.
White violets are extremely fashion
able for So a small bunch. Despite the
florists best efforts this violet has not
vet acquired even the falntest s1gges-
ton Of perfume.
For bedrooms and the popular white
drawing rooms Of the day large squares
and oblong rugs Of glistening white
bear are very much 10 vogue. They form
a most dainty and luxurious finish
to a beautifully draped bed. Skins
are often used for sofa coverings, and
have a particularly fAe effect on q d.
van, with a head forming 2 pillow, or,
on an armchair, where the stuffed head
forms a footstool."
BY way Of a variety a round or oc-
tagonal sofa pillow is rather pretty, and
where numbers Of pillows are used. as
on the popular divan, IL Is q relief TO
the eye to have them Of varied forms
and size.
The new bangle is made OF a narrow
@
band Of gold. set across the top, with
emeraIds framed 10 diamonds. Other
designs show the narrow band orna-
mented with q single four.leai clover In
emeralds, the stem twisted about the
gold band.
One of the holiday motions" is linen
stamped with Merry Christmas greet
ing and a wreath OF holly. They are
cheap and tawdry and not mach OF a
substitute for %evergreeEs, but for those
who cannot ''wreatE the holly, twine
the hay" are far better than no fesIai
decoration.
confidence cushions" are the pillows
that stand in q corner, near the IRE
mace. when they are not In use, and
that affords q resting place when u use
for the lowly individual who Hh!es 20
sit at her friends feet They are big,
square ana frIillssa, covered with denim
or mohAir
- H~ne roran and
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ia trimmed across the bust with beauti-
full yellow roses set closely together
without any foliage. Over the shoul-
ders there are bretelles of mink fur,
while the short sleeves Of satin are
made in quite a novel shape and sur
mounted Dy pleated epaulets OF black
Mecklin net.
A smart blouse just brought out is ar
ranged in a lovely new material which
has only Just made it's appearance In
Paris. 1t is q soft and silky velveteen,
with small silver spots scattered over
it and sunk into the %velveteen surface
as though they had been stamped upon
it with silver paint. The upper part OF
the blouse, both back and front, is quite
full, the graceful folds being drawn In
at the waist so as to show the outline OF
the figure, under a very wide band
formed Of black MORE, smartly held in
place by large buttons of fine jet. Be-
low this MORE band there is a very be-
coming pointed basque Of blue and sill
yer yelyeteen. The sleeves are of vel
yeteen from the shoulder to the elbow
and MORE trimmed with jet from the
elbow to the wrist.
Some very stylish things have been
prepared for walking, riding and driv-
ing. One l have seen is adouble breast
ed cloth coat, fastened with large but
tons Of smoked mother-of-pearl, and
arranged with a rundown collar OF vel
vet. This coat is cheap, but very etfec-
tive. Another shows an open fronted
coat, intended for wearing with a skirt
of the same material, and a smart Tat
tersall waistcoat. The gown and coat
are made in q very effective striped
tweed, lined throughout, and very
smartly cut. The double breasted waist
coat is black Tattersall, with tiny horse
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themselves. lift these Japanse robes
out of the region OF dressing gowns,
and make dainty tea gowns Of them at
once. They are such unique things
that naturally they will be seized upon
directly their existence in England IS
made public.
The wadded Japanese dressing jack
cts are made In exactly the same way
as the dressing gowns, but reach only a
little distance below the waist. Some
OF these look particularly well in the
new rainbow crepe, q lovely material
shading, through various pale colorings
I'm a fashion which Is indeScri6ably fas-
cinating.
The fair sex, however, will not be al
lowed the monopoly of these delightful
garments, for dressing gowns on similar
lines exactly have been prepared in sizes
suitable for gentlemen, at various
prices, from 35S. upward. These will
make ideal Christmas presents for
cousins and husbands and brothers,
while the smart smoking jackets
which are sold at a guinea, are equally
fascinating in their way and cannot fail
TO be widely popular.
Cosey dressing jackets are certainly
the greatest Injuries imaginable at the
present time OF year, especially when
they combine the good qualities Of
lightness and warmth with exceptional
moderation in price. They must be be-
coming In color and shape, though, or
they will not have a chance OF being
really popular. Dressing jackets answer
ing exactly TO this description are just
now made In the most deliciously soft
and warm Pyrenean wool and prepared
in various becoming colors edged
throughout with small pOmpons, which
give a quantity pretty effect to the
whole, fastened across the front with
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-24
HINTS ON EEEDLEWORK

A pretty coverlid sent recently to an
invalid. a young woman whose friends
vie with each other to cheat her pro-
illness Of the tedium, was COM
Dosed Of pieces Of boiling cloth, upon
wbicb intimates had written a BIT OF
ORIGINAL verse, a favoritp quotation.
This was put over q wadded lining Of
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A cloak fer a young girl Of sixteen,
which the French d%ressmakers call
"manteau American, " is Of dark green
cloth, in box pleats from the waist 10
tb-ankses. A box pleated cape is Of
velvet, having a small q Of
oyeh 70. The hat is dark green
trimmed with black velvet, a large
Jim 'front.' and black wings. The
,es have dark green cloth uppers and
ent leather toes.
1me quite pretty house jackets have
made for teas 40 home. One, called
Corsage Edmee, % is q habit basque
back, OF magenta velvet with a
Louis XIV. silk Of cream coll
lrocade, figured with pale rose
The collar is high and edged
which trims as well two
magenta velvet, faced
1lOred silk.
d'AzoW" is a short,
alskin, doUble-breast-
y, with two buttons.
rsvers is of black
are small revers
didays approach
tits will soon be
,teTials Tor an
le arti-
0f she
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A Japanese dressing gown, produced
by Messrs. Liberty, IS made In a beau
tiful shade Of golden brown silk. lined
with palest pink. aud arranged with a
dainty embroidery OF psle pink silk, In
a design OF roses on the cuffs, the collar
and the pockets. Ia front the gown is
fastened with loops Of silk cord. The
combinations Of color are most delight
ful, and include, among many others,
dark ian color, lined with turquoise
blue, and deep indigo, with a rich ruby.
For smarter wear there are exquisite
pale shades OF heliotrope, rose leaf and
pink and dafodil yellow, which, In
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silk cords and buttons, and neatly fin
ishod down 10 the smallest detail. The
plain pink jackets are wonderfully
pretty, and so are those which are made
in stripes of pale pink and gray, blue
and white, or fawn color aud pale blue.
T~her6\are many other combinations Of
color. Y