Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-04-28

and artistic family, her father being q man
Of scientific sttsinments and literary
tastes, who is her severest critic. It is said
that 1t is from his character that she drew
that of the bookseller In her widely-read
| story. She was born in London and partly
educated in Dresden, from whence she
went to Cheltenhsm college, then to Lon
don university, where in 1888 she took the
degree of B. A. in classics and msthem stics.
Az might be expected, she is an enthusfss-
tic advocate of higher education and suff-
rage for women. Her new book 'Tn Vary
ing Nooda,"a collection Of short storiss.
viii soon be publishsd, and Il 10 her intsn-
ton to write another novel while In CALI
fornis.
CUSHIONS.
Honiton braid is now much used In COM
bination with embroidery for fine doiIey's,
table squares and the like, and is very ef-
fective in any dainty bit of needlework.
But We must have novelties, and what
seems to be most sought for at present is .
boldly effective design carried out with
the least amount Of eye-tsxlng labor. For
sofa or window seat cushions or table,
covers, Honitons sh.ssa of coarse kind Ia
used IN combination With silk embroidery,
In q very satisfactory way both as to ef-
feet and rapidity of execution.
Large conventional designs are used,
with long and sweeping lines that do not
interfere with each other too much. Sup
pose the foundation of the cushion is am
Der sattesn with snowy but graceful de-
sign of Interesting scrolls. The braid is
basted firmly to the stamped or penciled
lines, and then buttonhole stitched down
Ia ~ e Dak-
each oval figure Of the braid Ia joint, as
1t might be called, and these are sewed
over and over with the silk, a few stitches
serving to cover the joint completely.
The buttonhole stitches need not be
very close; only enough of them to
fastsn the braid securely. Sometimes q
portion Of the design 10 worked with the
silk alone: q large flower or ntral geomet.
rio figure embroidered In 'long and short"
stitch, while leaf-like curves are made with
the braid. Much depends upon the combi-
nation of colors. Pale sage green sateen,
with old pink for embroidering, is q pleas
ing combination, but possibly more refined
is the effect when the white lace braid is
sppliqued with silk of darker shade of
green. For tea-cloth that will require
occasional laundering, the work should be
done entirely with white.
For hammock and piazza cushions the
work may be as gsy and snowy as the
worker pleases. A cover that may be re-
moved and cleaned when necessary is made
of Turkey red twill. The design for its
ornsmentation should be rather bold and
clear. Get medium sized common serpen-
tine, or rick-rack braid, still to be found
though rather out of date, and sew 1t over
the lines of the pattern with red wash
silk. Garry the stitches straight across
Al. l~kl lolr
cient to keepis in place. Finish 1t with
m ffls of the red twill and you will have q
cushion that will stand great deal of hard
wear, aud be as snowy as it is useful.
ITEMS.
In the sixty-ninth exhibition of the Ma
tional Academy of Design In New York,
which opened recently, three Of the prizes
have besn awarded to women. The second
Hallgarten prize of two hundred dollars
was awarded to Edith Mitchell for her
"Hsgar," the third Hallgarten prize of one
hundred dollars to Mrs. ]. Francis Mur-
ply for "Thst Difficult Word" and the
Norman w. Dodge prizs of three hundred
dollars, for the best picture painted in the
United States by q woman, without limita-
ton of age, goes to Miss Clara T. McChes-
ney, for ner picture of "The Old Spin
ner."
Miss Yoseph, the yeung Persian who is
about to graduate from the N. Y. Women's
Medical college, will return to her own
country as the first native female physi-
clan. She says she will not need to adver-
tise in any way, as thousands of Persian
women know of her studies In far-sway
America and are anxiously looking for her
return. The only other woman physician
in that country is DR.. Bradley, who was
sent out five years ago by one of the Amer
lean missionary societies.
A new industry has been added to the
list Of employments for women. lady
who was accustomed to preparing food for
the sick found it necessary to support her
self. She tried sending cake to the Wo-
mans Exchange in New York, but there
was an over.supply and she was not sue
oessful. She then thought of wholesome
delicacies and tempting dishes for invalids
and in this direction her success has been
most gratifying. The rich and poor both
patron,zs her, and many residents of ho-
tells and boarding houses are her custom
ers. Physicians, who know the value OF
we'll made, nourishing dishes, recommend
wealth send orders that some sick or con-
valescent man, woman or child shall be
supplied daily with appetizing food. Al
ready the work has outgrown the capacity
of the one who began it, and q number of
other women are experimenting, with hap
py results, in the same line. For that
which one can do we'll there Is always
a demand, and even in the dullest, hardest
times the skilful woman worker, in some
unobtrusive, necessary employment, is sure
of her work and its wages. And while we
have many cooks, born and made, who
pride themselves upon their culinary tri-
umphs, and daily prepare Gates and dain-
ties that would "tempt the dying anchorite
to eat," many more fail lamentsbly when
obliged to prepare food that shall be
Strengthening and nourishing, while deli
cate enough for the stomach of the suffer
er. To tell the truth, few women study
the Art of Cookery for the Sick, although
ii is an essential part of the home econo.
my. For this reason those who understand
| 1t, and will put their wares upon the mar
ket, will In short time be sure of patron
age enough to make their business as
profitable as 1t is useful.
| HILARY,