The National tribune., 1894-03-08

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A shirt waist of pale-blne cham:rey is
shown. With it is worn a black satin tie.
The straight cuffs held together by dainty
little silver and blue enamel link buttons.
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Wide black moire ribbon is used for trim
ming hats, capes and dresses.
To frcshen mussed vail dampen it lightly
and shake it out until it becomes dry.
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Very pretty waists of chiffon. trimmed with
jetted bands, are made to wear with black
satin skirts. Ono Of pink, gathered over a
silken lining. with jetted band outlining
yoke and bands in the full sleeves at the elbow,
had a friIl below the belt of the silk-ined
chiffon edged with two rows of fine jet The
satin skirt had two rows of jet, about two
inches apart around the hem.
There have beer two particularly interesting
legal decisions lately; one in France. that the
husbands only have the right to dismiss the
servants, wife not being able to exercise this
privilege without her husbands consent The
other comes from Denmark and is to the effect
that a kiss is not an assault, but an act of SYM
pathy, and as such young woman who pro-
tested against strange man kissing her had
not right on her side.
Crackers split, buttered, sprinkled with
grated cheese and toasted in the oven, are nice
to serve with salad, tea, for luncheons or
suppers.
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For wedding walls white tule is moro be-
coming, though not so fne-sounding as point
lace
Heavy white satin made up without frills is
the favorite style for wedding-dresses, although
some brides prefer Grape or silk, or lighter
materials. 1s i-
Dark-brown MORE promises to relieve black
this Spring for dress trimmings.
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Embroidery done in white silks can be kept
from following if washed only in cold water
White silk dress material also profits by this
treatment, and does not gain SO yellowish
hue as when washed in the ordinary way.
So
No satisfactory bicycle suit seems to have
been yet devised other than the usual one of
heavy skirt somewhat shorter aud narrower
than the average one, to be worn with plain
Jacket and waist. The main danger, as we'll as
ugliness, at present arises from trying to wear
the long, wide. ruffled skirts
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Just now oranges are in their prime and are
the cheapest. The most satisfactory way to eat
them is to cut them crosswise and take out
the pulp and juice from each division with a
pointed spoon. In this way one can avoid eat
ing the tough white skin that divides the
orange. little powdered sugar makes an
orange more agreeable to some tastes.
A delicate orange icing for cakes can be made
without using any eggs. TO half pound of
powdered sugar add the grated rnd of one
orange and tablespoonful of boiling water and
enough orange juice to moisten it thoroughly.
Stir it smooth and spread it over the cake. In
grating oranges the same care must be used as
with lemons, not to CRATE the bitter white skin
that is just below the outer yellow covering
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This recipe is said to make excellent brown
caramels 1t needs a cupful of molasses, two
cups of grated chocolate and two cups of sweet
| cream. Mix the moasses, chocolate and half
the cream to a smooth paste, and boil it for
half an hour. Then add cup OF brown sugar,
one OF white powdered sugar, teaspoonful of
| -four and vanilla havoring to taste. Let this
boil up. then pour the mixture into buttered
pans, mark off in squares, and when cold eat.
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Just few stories about the lace makers who
weave the fairy fabrics, soft enough to touch
the sweetest babies, dainty enough to vail the
fairest brides and wonderful enough to crown
tho proudest queens. And these laces, how
they are made by patient women toiling in
lonely converts, humble cottages or damp
underground rooms, from patterns traced by
Jack Frost's cold fnger-tips or Mother Natures
| flower children.
The statement is made "A valenciennes lace
maker, working IL hours day. can only pro-
| duce third of an inch in week." 1t seems
impossible for this to be true, unless lace of ex-
| traordinary width is meant; but had such been
the case it would have been mentioned Sup
posing she could make nine times as much
three inches-of the narrow lace. This sells in
the stores here for rs cents yard. Three
inches would cost six and quarter cents. Six
and quarter cents for a weeks work. This is
the price for which it is sold. Taking away
the profits of the many merchants who have