The record-union., 1896-06-21

uluSlc TOOlH Is OF pale SdSe-cOIOTeu Sdllii'
with a border that consists of a run
ming vine of small pointed leaves COM
lined with simple scrolls that seem to
form part of the vine. The vine is
wrought in shaded olive and gold. AT
each corner of the cover the design Is
broken by a harp, which is also out
lined in green and gold. Each side OF
the harp the design is filled out by
spray or branch of laurel leaves, which
are of solid embroidery.
Persons of delicate digestion, and es-
pecially those who find difficulty in di-
gesting starchy foods, will do well to
, make their sauces and gravies in
double boiler and to cook them from
fifteen to twenty minutes. If the flour
IN such dishes is first cooked by blend
ing it and heating with butter, it will
not require so long time to cook after
the milk or water is added, but If the
flour or cornStarch used for thlcken-
Ing is to be digestib1e, it must be cooked
at least ten minutes.
A fountain pen, tight, elegant and
safe; little boxes for cold creams, silver
tags for bags, a travelling flask or a
handsome and light little pocket mirror
and comb are all little parting gifts for
which the girl who is about to make
Journey will be more thankful than for
flowers
At a luncheon to be given on piazza
that is the size of an immense room,
the small tables, each seating six, are
to stand under Japanese umbrellas COW
cred with flowers and edged with deli
cate trailing vines. The idea is a pretty
one for a dinner, when small electric
lights should be concealed among the
flowers in such a way as to soften the
light very greatly.
inexpensive but very gNOd-look1ng,
screens may be made from a clothes
horse If a four-fold screen is desired,
put two-fold horses together with dou-
bic hinges. The frame may be painted
with ordinary paints or stained and
vanished If a paper covered screen
IS to be made, first cover 1t with un-
bleached muslin drawn tightly over the
folds and cover with glue size to shrink
1t. The paper is then put over the cloth.
Cartridge paper, either plain or hg-
.ured, mating, cretonne, denim, silk, art
muslin, boiling cloth, leather and Lin
w dlIOll, Dul1dp, Sld<SS anu iASeoA
are all used for screens. If they are to
be used in the hall or for a piazza, bur-
Lap in an olive green, in a frame stained
or painted green, or fine mating hg-
ured in the weave, is a suitable cover
ing. The burlap, leather or carved wood
or metal may any of them be used in a
dining room or hall. Bolting cloth in
dainty frames and embroidered or
painted with an all-over tangle of leaves
and flowers, IS used to cover both win
cow and fire screens in rooms that are
furnished in light colors. If a home
made screen for the fire is to do actual
service before CRATE, select a one
fold, low clothes-horse, and cover the
side towards the fire with zinc or tin.
Cover the side towards the room with
any material suited to it's surroundings.
The most beautiful fire screens to be
had have brass frames, holding a panel
of stained or jeweled glass.
Mignonette and yellow, pink or white
tulips combine beautifully for n.oval
in the center of a dinner table
y
A decorator advises blue OF yellow'or
a compound of blue and white, white
and yellow, or pink and white, for the
halls of inexpensive country houses
that are occupied only part of the year.
Green is thought to be not enough of a
contrast to the prevailing green out OF
doors, and red too warm a color for
summer resting places. For the wood
work of such houses, colored trans
Iarent stains are sometimes used in
stead of colored paints, as not so many
coats are required to give good finish,
and a certain beauty is had by the
grain of the wood showing through the
stain. A coat of varnish is used over
the STAIN
Dress skirts are cut slightly shorter
than those of last season, but they are
quite as full from the knees down, and
fit the figure closely on the front and
sides below the waist
There is a decided dwindlfhg of the
sleeves on the most correct of Partisan
tailor-gow but for evening and
dressy afternoon toilets there is a full
single puff On demi-dress gowns the
wrinkled portion of the sleeve is en-
croaching upwards on the region of
the puff, which Indignantly asserts
itself in little compact globe about the
shoulders, or gives way with good grace
TO the single, double, or triple frill. Ii
only we are able to be kept from going
TO extremes in the matter of frills, it
will prove a pretty change of fashion.
Creamy exquisite patterns in Van
dvke. Lierre Venetian and Renaissance
r,oint laces are laid over beautifully
tinted chiffons on elegant evening
waists made to wear with skirts of
satin. taffeta, or brocade. The rose
colored, pale yellow, golden green or
mink chiffon forms a lovely back
ground for displaying the intricacy and
beauty of the lace. The full chiffon
nuffs are more than half covered with
a fall of the lace and a narrow frill
of the same finishes the sleeves just
7,e,ow the elbow. White silk blouses
crossed with black are made with SINH
lar puffs. with very rich guipure lace
falling over the chiffon.
costumes of pure white, from the
.,ai,, taffeta silk or crepon parasol to
- rim of the shoes, will be one of the
,sravailing fashions in summer dress,
,d they will be worn morning, noon,
ad rigbt in ell the varying grades of
elegance or simplicity
n-ha rarv useful and comfortable BIZ
ox7c1inr glove. made in silk or Isle, fits
the hand perfectly; the gloves have a