The record-union., 1896-06-21


| Boil five minutes, and when nearly cold
| add the whites of three eggs, half a
cupful of flour, and half-ounce of
| lwintergreen essence. Beat with an
| egglbeater until the ingredients are
| thoroughly mixed, and bottle. When
ready TO drink, put two tablespoonfuls
of the syrup in a glass, bit of ice, and
fourth of a teaspoonful of bicarbonate
OF soda. Fill with water and drink at
| once.
| Ammonia should be used in washing
white or gray hair instead of borax.
which has a tendency to give the hair
yellowish tinge, and is also too dry
ing. When the hair begins to fall, and
approved hairtonics and brushing have
little effect, to thoroughly massage the
scalp is often beneficial, as it stimulates
the circulation, and also raises the hair
on the head and gives it heavy ap-
| pearance. The massage should be
given with the palm of the hand and the
fingertips, but the nails should not touch
( the scalp.
| A case for gloves and neckties is of
electric or other cloth, lined with cream
colored silk brooaded with tiny rose
buds The edges of the cloth are pinlxed
and on the outside of the case design
of pair of gloves are crossed. These
are worked in outline embroidery. The
case is about twenty-seyen inches in
.ength and eighteen inches broad. In
side it is divided into three pockets,
with flaps that fasten over and hold the
contents secure.
| a physicians remedy for burns is
made from equal parts of linseed oil
and lime water. This mixture should
always be in ones medicine chest, and
included in the list Of hurts and their
remedies that is tackled on the door
or cover of the medicine chest. These
directions of the right thing to do in
emergency cases should be very plainly
written or printed in large type, and
always kept in one place. The bottles
and boxes containing the remedies
should be as plainly labeled and the
nurse maid or servant with whom the
children are sometimes left should be
instructed in their intelligent use. The
remedy for burns referred to is called
Carron oil. after the furnaces where it
was first used for dressing burns. This
| mixture can De prepared dt IlOliiS.
| The tin case which is the Red Cross
emergency box is an excellent thing
to carry in ones trunk with the other
necessaries for a prolonged summer
outing. 1t contains rolls of bandages
lint, cotton absorbent, antiseptic tab
| lets and bottles with few simple rem
edies.
|
A pretty gift given to young
woman botanist by another bot
! anist was Mrs. Dana's How to
Know the Wild Flowers" with the
black and white illustrations, washed
transpa parently with the natural and ex-
act colors of the flowers and leaves.
=
A substitute for curtain-poles where
thin draperies are used at windows, and
one that costs only or 3 cents for each
curtain, is to be had in the narrow
strips of wood that are used in the bot
tom Of window-shades. The curtains
should have a hem for a heading at
the top, and below that a casing for
the stick. Fasten in place with small
shingle-nail at each end.
DreSSy puffed sleeves for afternoon
as we'll as evening wear reach only
just below the elbow, where they are
finished either with a twist and bow of
black velvet ribbon, or deep frill of
lace, reaching nearly to the wrist.
Sleeves of transparent material are
lired with tarleton to keep them in
place. When black velvet ribbon is
used at the neck, belt, and wrists, black
Suede gloves are worn with the toilet.
Pure undyed silk, with a weave re-
sembling canvas, and rather coarse in
texture, is called Arabian silk. 1t is
used for tailor suits and skirts. Fine
Melton cloth is used by some of the
fashionable ladies' tailors instead of CO.
vert suiting, for costumes and Jackets
for cool days on the beach or in the
mountains. Alpaca, brillantine, and
French mohair, however, are the lead
ing materials for stylish utility cos
tunes for vacation uses.
The craze for tulle both in dress and
millinery is quite as great as ever. This
is not to be wondered at, for it is an
extremely pretty garnishing, the effect
is so cool and light and summerlike,
and the extraordinary blending of un-
natural colors does not look so bizarre
in soft tulle as it would I'M ribbon or
even in flowers and feathers Pink and
pearl gray chiffon are lovely together
on pink and silver shot silk Pale
sea-green and rose-colored chiffons
blend beautifully on a Marie Antoin-
cite brocade, and black and white chif-
;c;+
scme of the black and white liberty
satins and checked taffeta silks
New neck-scarfs to be tied in soft
bows at the throat, separately, or COM
pleting large Vandyke collarettes or
collars, are variously named the In
croyable, the Alsatian, and the Sans
Gene They are made of very sheer
India null, tulle, silk net, plain and
fancy chiffon in delicate tints. and of
point d'esprit. The scarfs are finished
with ends of very handsome lace. and
when tied in bows are nearly as long
as the ends.
Boleros, blazers, cutaway open Jack
cts, and dartless open bodces Of every
description are to rage all summer and
new and natty shirt waists and fanci-
| fnl blouses and waistcoats accompany
ing these are in every possible style and
formed of nearly every sort of mate
rial. Some of white silks are tucked
horizontally, perpendicularly, and dag
onally into most striking and graceful
form, all of which are very smart and
| novel Others are thornstitched or
braided or they are crossed in front over