The National tribune., 1893-08-03

The profits received by Mrs George William
| Curtis from the sale of the beautiful edition o
"Prue aud I f" that was brought out last Christ.
| mas, she has given to establish a free scholar
| ship fund in the Staten Island Academy, in
| memory Of her husband.
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Wide frills like those worn by Queen Eliza
beth and her court ladies are to be one of the
features Of the coming styles. The modern
frills will be gathered more thickly than the
English Queens, and will be starched much
less stiffly.
handkerchief, wash-cloths, collars, and cuffs.
after they have been washed out, can be put to-
gether in pillow-case to be boiled blued, and
rinsed. saving the bother of handling SO many
small pieces.
Certain housekeepers, forsaking old-fash-
ioned ways, have taken up a new method for
preserving fruit, which they praise highly as
being "cheap, hsalthful, and labor-saving."
The process involves the use OF salicylic acid Or
extract of salyx, and simply consists of clean
ing the fruit and putting it away in jars filed
with the acid largely diluted with water.
The acid prevents fermenta tation, and the fruit
is prettily preserved. But with all its advan-
tages there is one overwhelming disadvantage;
that is that salicylic acid is not healthful and
is sometimes dangerous, even when taken in
small quantities aud so diluted as that used in
the fruit preserving Doctors aud chemists
have not yet decided that the small quantity
thus consumed is always dangerous, but In
cases Of invalids, very old or very young peo-
pie, dyspeptics, and in some special diseases it
is positively so, and sometimes we'll persons are
affected. Certainly 1t retards digestion. The
acid Is used often in putting up canned fruits
and vegetables and is put in beer, milk, and
cider to prevent fermentation. The French
Government prohibits its use, and our own
Government is. through it's chemists, making
Investigations about its use. The acid gives the
cider slight taste that is not pleasant, but in
fruit preserving it imparts little, if any, favor.
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Veal outlets with tomatoes make delicious
dish. The outlets should be cut moderately
thick. Scar them quickly in very hot fry
ing-pan lightly creased with butter. Peel
three or four big tomatoes, cut them up into
fine pieces put in ring or two of onion. and
salt and pepper according to desire. Fry these
in hot butter until the onion has turned
light brown, then let them simmer on the
stove until the tomatoes have become quite
juicy; then put the outlets in, cover tightly,
and let all simmer for half an hour more, or a
little longer, until the veal becomes tender.
The tomatoes impart slightly acid flavor.
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The following recipe for making currant
jelly does not differ widely from the one gener-
ally used: Wash the currants without remov-
ing the stems Put them in porcelain kettle
with q cupful OF cold water. Let them come
to the boiling point slowly, but then let them
boil until they are all cooked to pieces. Strain
them while hot. Measure the juice, allow a
pound of sugar for every pine of it. Before
putting the sugar in let it warm thoroughly in
the oven. Then add it to the juice, aud let
them boil for five minutes. Pour into the
glasses and cover. Slips of branded paper are
sometimes put next the jelly before the cover
is put on. These are simply circles of stiff
white paper that have been dipped in brandy.
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With the big puffed Empire sleeves are worn
wired bows standing upright on the shoulder.
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Denim is rapidly becoming favorite mate
rial, and the manufacturers are trying various
shades for it. As they 6rst appear it is difficult
to find them, but the pretty ones soon become
popular aud easily fonnd. Red and soft pink
have been brought out. They, like ell other
ienims, are made up into cushion. covers
and table-covers. Someone advised
.he use of the material for a floor covering,
stretching it over an old carpet or mating
with the lighter side up Whether this would
be practicable or not remains to be proved
But the cushion-covers of the pink denim are
lretty. Large conventionalized designs are
outlined and partly filed in with long cross
stitches. Heavy white linen floss is used. A |
lat braid, like that used in making laces. is |
,ften used for the larger outlines in these de- |
'igns. The bright-red denim can be prettily |
embroidered with coarse black silk.
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