The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-21

Just what Paris will do without Monsieur
| Worth is a mystery. For half a century Ire
| has made that city the center Of fashion 10
his shrine women of all ranks and countries
Empresses wives of rich American merchants.
and Italian bankers ladies, English Princesses,
noble Spanish Senoras, popular comedy ac-
tresses and tragedy queens, scandinavian, Aus
| tralian, South American and even the little
! Japanese ladies made glad pilgrimages. He
has reigued easily and comfortably in tickle
| Paris and has seen the uneasiness of Emperors
and Presidents When he first came to Paris
for he was an Euslishman-he started the
plan of having one establishment where ma
terial could be purchased and made up. It
proved very popular, and when, soon after, he
was introduced to the Empress Eugenie his for
| tune was made, and ever since he has designed
frocks for all the royal ladies of Europe ex-
| cept Queen Victoria. Of course he became
wealthy. In his house every bit of carpet and
upholstery is made from designs of his own,
and tapestries, china and sculpture of great
| beauty add their art to his home. While not
| infalibIe in his judgment, Monsieur Worth was
a man of marvellous TASTE originality and
| Judgment, and almost always succeeded in
making women look mora beautiful in his
fashions than in any others. Now that he is
dead it is doubtful whether ever again any one
person can lead all the fashions as he has done
| so long.
Boiled sewing machines does not sound par
ticularly paatable, but at the same time it may
prove wise doing to take the works out from
| the machine-table and set them carefully in
boiling. hot soap suds. to which has been added
ammonia in the proportions of q teaspooful to
bucket of suds. Let the machine works stand
in this for 10 or 10 minutes then rinse them in
hot water, and dry them off as much as posi-
Bile with soft wooden cloths, taking care rot to
rub any parts out of place. To insure complete
drying the machinery should be set in a =" slow
oven for half hour or so. II the works are
allowed to dry thoroughly there will be no
danger of rusting them. Cloek-works, when
removable, have been cleaned In the same way,
but it is not process to be recommended for
fine timepieces Often an old clock, though,
will start up running fairly we'll after such a
cleansing Oil every. part of the machinery
before using it again after it's bath.
Figs stewed and favored with little lemon
If lemon be Iikcd-aDd served with whipped
cream are delicious for dessert pound of
figs, soaked over night in pint of cold water
and allowed to simmer next day until they
are plump and tender, is all that is necessary.
To add the lemon flavor dIt half a small lemon
ia thin slices, remove all traces of seeds, add to
the figs and let them simmer for 10 minutes
longer. 1t is a dessert thHt needs cake with it.
The secrets of cooking either spaghetti or
macaron well are fye Cook 1t long-which
does not mean not to break it up but which
does mean that it needs, three-quarters of an
hour of actual boiling to make it tender. To
test it piece should, be rubbed between the
fingers; if it mash easily it Is done. Either of
these Italian foods should be cooked in boiling
sailed water, and not put in until the water is
really boiling. Always grated cheese in some
form should be served with maca roni or spa
ghetti. IF the dish be served with cream
or tomato sauce, then grated cheese should be
passed round at the table; them of course there
are the dishes in which the grated cheese and
the maearoni cooked together. Another
point in the preparation Is to keep the stuff
moist. Dry spaghetti macaron is not at all
good. For moistening milk is the best ma.
terial.
The fur rugs so popular now and sold for
such reasonable prices, wear and look much
better if lined. and the lining of thom il not
a difficult task. Plain siIesa will do,
straight piece not quite wide as the fur. |
The lining makes the rug stand up q little
from the floor aud look more fluffy, and also |
protects it from ripping and wearing out at the |
seams-mishaps which frequently occur to the |
unlincd rugs.
There never was better time for making |
rufly that any sort of pretty combination will |
be stylish. The sleeves and skirt the waist |
and skirt, may be of ono material and finished !
out with second and trimmed with third !
kind Of stuff. All sorts of headings and braid
ings arc used to finish skirt hens, sleeves, to
outline yoxes to lay in between the folds of
q box pleated front; or the same box. peats
may be edged with the trimmings. Laces of
all sorts, black and white heavy guipure or
soft Va!cnciennes, are used on tweed and silk,
gingham and velvet. Buttons are again visi-
bic, and ribbons play an important part In
dressmaking economy. waist can be trimmed
up aud down with three stripes of jet-edgad
ribbon. or the sleeves may be striped in that
way, leaving the dress plain. Bright-coored
silks and satins, not fresh enough to use un-
covered, may be vailed with chiffon, lace
grenadine, organdy. or eyelet cloth. Every
scrap of material almost, although one must
not DO "Footy," may be utilized. However.
there are such things as crazy quilts, and they
are well remembered, so it is better not to
look too much like one. and therefore to use
not morc than thraa kinIis af rnatariuIs syn |