The National tribune., 1895-12-19
lHE BETTERHALF.

We hear that Elizabeth Cady Stanton is learn
ing to play the piano. She celebrated her S0th
birthday few weeks ago, and if the gossip
about her musical efforts DO true, then she is a
lady of good spirit-which we have suspected
all along-snd many women might profit by
her examplo-not necessarily to wait until they
are 80 to learn piano playing, though some
might think that noble plan; nor necessarily
to insist upon learning the art then. The
moral which should be found in this tale is,
that it is wrong to think ones self too old to
learn anything new. SO many women do think
that after their schooldays are over their days
for instruction are ended, and that it is more
or less injurious to their dignity to go to class
which is all mistake. There are many pleas
ing studies and occupations that an older wo-
man can take up to make her life energetic and
profitable. After her family is well grown up
and the work of her household much lesseued
whom she finds that she has plenty Of time
on her hands-then is her chance to take up
the study of botany, or history, or literature, or
sociology, or china painting, or art of any sort,
music or the languages thing that she may
particularly fancy. Life will seem fresher and
brighter again, and woman thus occupied will
get old neither quickly nor so completely as
her sister who lets her wits lie idle or exercises
them only with small gossipings
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Mrs. Sidney Lanier is giving readings from
the prose and poetry of her husband.
The present fad is to collect posters-either
billboard pictures or the magazine and book
announcement placards.
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Four or FIVE American women have become
successful designers of posters. Many young
artists have tried their hands at the work, but
success does not seem easy. 1t is queer phase
of art, very amusing sometimes and like to be
short-lived. That is one thing that makes
posters enjoyable. The grotesque, extravagant
beings printed in absurd colors are only to at
tract the eye and amuse it for n few moments,
then the bill poster comes and scrapes them
away and pastes up fresh ones for the stroler's
delight. For permanent art, the designs have
too little truth to anything-no inspiration
only whirling oddities. Aubrey Beardsley,
though, has some admirers who think he has
touched the highest point with his waves and
candles and little-faced women.
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Mrs. ROrer being recognized authority on
cooking and diet, all that is necessary to state
is that the following recipe is one OF hers. 1t
is also to be noticed that she too, ad vocates the
use of nuts more freely than we Americans are
in the habit Of doing:
We are the only Nation in tho world that
does not use nuts as daily article of food, and
any encou ragemcnt to this diet is TO be recon-
mended Nut roll is made from large, thin,
evenly cut veal outlet, which must be carefully
freed OF fat, bone and skin. Sprinkle over it
layer of nely-chopped parsley. then "a almonds
and four English walnut5, also finely chopped.
Next sprinkle over it one-quarter teaspoonful
pepper, one-half teaspoonful salt, and roll the
outlet lengthwise into tight roll and tie it
securely with twine at every inch and half
of ITS entire length. Put into pan a slice or
two of carrot, single stalk of chopped celery,
a sprg Of parsley, two bay leaves, and one-half
a teaspoonful of salt, and on the top of all lay
the rolled outlet. Now add water to the depth
of an inch, cover closely, put in hot oven, and
cook for one and a half hours. If you have q
steamer it is better to cook it in that, and will
take but one hour. When done, remove the
outlet and stand it a dish to get cold then
cut into slices and place them on a bed of
celery with alternate slices of to-
mato and serve,