The National tribune., 1895-06-27

belt and collar may be of pale-blue MORE, satin
silk, or velvet.
Ecru batste and grass linen are one and the
same thing, and it is an exceedingly stylish
material nowadays.
White alpaca is very stylish.
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Thin transparent white straw is favorite
material for Midsummer hats. Sailor hats, of
a pretty weave, are trimmed with knots OF
white chiffon, black velvet facings, pink roses.
and white wings quilts. Big Neapoitan
straws are the daintiest of all, and are dropped
pcturesquely and trimmed with dainty tips
for the most part; sometimes the brim is faced
with shirred white chiffon.
Big black Neapolitan straw hats, with the
crown lowered, and with an adornment of curly
black tips and gauze ribbons, are exceedingly
pretty and becoming.
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Scotch plaid Windsor neckties are popular.
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One of the crying needs of the day is more
convenient russell leather shoe polish. Here
! is a chance for the inventiveness of women.
| The present material is good enough in its
effects on the yellow shoes, and far superior to
| the much-laudcd banaua-skin for that purpose,
though the latter has delightful economic
| favor to it. You eat the banana and then use
the skin for shoe polish, and nothing has been
wasted. Just why russell shoe polish should be
| so remarkably inconvenient is a question. Of
course the ideal polish will be one that walks
out TO the shoesat satisfactory intervals spreads
| itself evenly and with refined shine over the
| surface, and then corks itself up and retires to
the shoe-box; but, as there probably must be
| intermediary stages, the next best thing at
| present is to have some sponge or brush ar
rangement for applying the mixture.
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The value OF kerosene oil as a cleansing
agent is not well understood. Most housekeep-
ers regard it as rather unpleasant soilng
agent and handle it carefully. In securing
kitchen pots and pans, however, it will be
found a valuable assistant, and will help to do
away with much rubbing, scraping and soak
ing. Moisten cloth with kerosene and then
dip it into the securing powder and work away
at the dingy utensils and they will soon be
shining clean, and will only need washing in
soap and water and good rinsing to take off
the kerosene odor
Kerosene friend on wash-days needs to
be recognized, too. Soak the clothes over night
in Kerosene and soap. suds or let them boil
away for an hour or 50 with little kerosene
in the water and they will be much whittier for
the process.
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oi-cloths or stained floors.
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One of the most delicious of soups for Sum.
mer weather is puree Of green peas. This
recipe, vouched for by Miss Parloa, is sure TO
be success. For six persons use one pint of
green-peas. Boil them in salt and water; then
drain them and put them in a stewpan with |
three pints OF consomme. Cover and cook |
gently for five minutes. In Winter use one |,
cupful of the best French peas. Turn them |
into a strainer and pour cold water over them. |
Drain well and proceed the same as with fresh |
peas.
Lard is q disagreeable substance to some /
people. its ordor and flavor and heavy greasi- |
ness being very repellant and food cooked in |
lard, or for which lard in this way has been |
used, is spoiled Tor them; aud this aversion is
not limited to the Jews. either. But there are
many good housewives who count lard as their
standby. To them it means economy in butter,
and they insist that it is just as good. So it is
a relief, after one has been called "fnicky"
on the subject, to hear recognized authority
like Mrs. Rorer protest against it. Mrs. Rorer
savs; 81 would like To say that Lave nevnr