Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-11

woman to stop and look them over, finger
 ing them lovingly, and finally coming into
 possession of some particularly pleasing
 tints through the transferring of ten cent
 piece. And when she reaches home and
 examines her purchase, which has lost
 somewhat of its glamour through sepsrs-
 ton from the parti-oolored mass of loops,
 she straightway marvels because she
 bought 1t, and finally lays 1t away in her
 box of 'Christmas possibilities" to await
 the hour when use for 1t shall be revealed
 to her.
 The new ribbon work affords an oppor-
 tunity for using such purchases, but for
 large pieces of work the ribbon must be
 bought by the roll. Any number of har-
 monious colors may be used. and the work
 is suitable for the borders of table covers,
 scarfs, photograph and handkerchief cases, and sachets.
 A simple but very effective way of orna- mentipg table spread of China silk or l pongee is to baete on each of the four sides five rows of ribbon somewhat less than half an inch apart. A bit of cardboard, cut as for measuring tucks, will be sufficient | straight. Before putting on the ribbon the silk should be finished with hem stitched hem half an inch wide. If the | silk is poDgee the brownish cream-color makes an admirable background for shades l of yellow and brown. Suppose bright | shade of yellow is used. The five rows are accurately and firmly pasted down, the basting being a little to one side of the center. At each corner | the ribbons are woven in and out across 1 each other, and the ends are turned low the hem. Then needle is threaded with embroidery silk shade or two dark CT than the ribbon, and the bands are | caught down through the center with French knots about an eighth of an inch apart. By running the bastings as has been described they can easily be drawn ont without disturbing the knots. Between each ribbon is worked a TOW of fancy stitching, herring bone, coral, feather, or brier stitch, or perhaps different kind of stitch in each space, and these must be made with much darker tint of silk. The small squares at the corners are then to be filled in with stars or fans, or spangles and jewels may be employed.
 It will be seen that this work can be very much elaborated. Each ribbon may be of a different shade of color, the outside one being darkest, and the embroidered knots shaded correspondipgly, or they may be of entirely different colors harmoniously ar ranged. The center and two side lines may be of narrow velvet, with one, two or three rows of satin ribbon between, or again the center row may be wider than the others. A line of gold thread, couched down along the outermost edges of the ribbon on each side of the border, gives a somewhat Ori- ental effect to the decoration.
 This form of the work is done directly upon the material; the second form Is totally different, as the design itself Is formed with ribbons only, in much the same way that Kindergarten paper plating is done. Ribbons of two or more colors are used and Kindergarten patterns will furnish excellent designs for weaving. This is most conveniently done as follows: Take drawing-board and arrange upon it a number of pieces of ribbon all of one color and of the required length, with per haps two inches over. Lay the ribbons side by side longitudinally, and fasten them to the board at each end with pin or thumb tack. The second set of ribbons is woven over and under the first, in simple squares, or by passing over certain lines and under others, according to the require ments of the design. If the ribbon has right side 1t should be laid downward against the board, and as each eross- piece is braided in 1t should be pushed up close to the one laid last and secured at each end with pin. When strip of the required length is made the ribbons must besecured before the pins are taken ont. One way is | to take brush and very little paste-it l Is hardly possible to get too little-snd spread 1t very lightly over tho ribbons. Then lay piece of tissue papsr over the | work, inside the pins, which are removed when the paste is dry, and the plating is thereby released from the board. If too much paste Is used | the work would bs held down to the board, | but it is only intended to keep the meshes from slipping, while the backing of tissue l paper makes it firm enoogh to be handled and even to be embroidered upon if de sired, without disarrapgtDg the meshes 1 Another way of fastening tho work Is to put strip of gummed paper around the edges of the work only, plan very con- venient for making sschets or articles that
 should be flexible rather than stiff
 | These woven strips may be applied ss
 borders, fastened to the foundation ma terial with fancy stitches taken along the
 edges, or they are used for frames, book | covers, and oases of various kinds.
 Still another way of making border Is by basting on to the material to be decor sted, two parallel rows about three inches
 apart. These may be of ribbon or of the
 narrowest velvet. They are caught down
 on the outer edges by taking groups of
 three stitches, in fan shape, half an inch
 apart. Ribbons of different colors are
 then crossed between these straight lines,
 forming diamond or lattice pattern, and
 wherever they cross French knot is
 worked, or some pretty stitch taken, while
 in the interstioss are beads, or spapgles, or
 mock jewels Odds and ends of en-
 broidery silks, gold and copper thread, or
 chenille, may be utilized in this way, with
 an effect that is very rich and pleasing If
 the harmonious combination of colors is
 sufficiently considered.
 | THE PRESENT DUTY
 When Raphael was asked how he painted
 his marvellous pictures he replied, "I
 dream dreams and zee visions, and then I
 paint my dreams and my visions" Pleas
 ant as it is to entertain the picture of our
 selves in some future scene, planning wise ly, feeling nobly and executing with the
 holy triumph of the will; but it is 8 diff
 erent thing-not in the green avenues of
 the future, but in the hot dust of the pres
 ent moment-to do the duty that waits and
 wants me.-James Msrtineau.
 DAINTY DISH.
 Salted almonds are sn sppetiztng relish, l UuG SApoh6lfo as ouC oohoi thO
 pound. They can be prepared at home
 with little trouble and at much less ex-
 pense. The largest and finest of the hard
 shelled almonds must be used, the paper
 shelled nuts being inferior in quality.
 The almonds are first blanched by the
 very simple process of pouring boiling wa
 ter over them, then draining it off and re-
 moving the brown skin by rubbing the
 nuts between the thumb and finger They
 must then be spread in pan and dried in the sun. Then pure olive oil is poured over them in the proportion of one tablespoonful to 8 teacup of the kernels. They must be tossed in this until they are thoroughly coated, then heaping tablespoonful of salt Is sprinkled over l them and they are tossed again until each f has its proportion of salt added to the oil.
 Then they are allowed to rest for an hour, while the oil and salt are blending; next l comes the fiery trial of a quick oven, where, spread on a wide pan, they remain P for from five to ten minutes, with an ocoa. sional stirring. They should be crisp and I of an even, rather delicate shade of golden ] brown. Placed on the table at the begin ming of the dinner, on 8 pretty bit oi Dresden ware, they are indeed a dainty
 dish to set before the king or any other
 guest whom you most delight to honor.