The evening times., 1896-01-09

Vanderbilt. Mrs. Brokaw and Mrs. Barber
are all Owners OF most beautiful betisteads
which have belonged to dead ana gone roy
atty, and which are most wondrous pieces
OF furniture, headboard, footboard, side
pieces. inside and out, each and all bearing
evidences OF rare artistic work. Time was
when artists did not think it beneath their
, dignity to spend their talent on such mum
dane work as a bedstead, and the names in
scribed Oh some prove the value is not
fictitious.
That very clever, very successful and ad-
mirable woman, Mrs. ROrer, studied and con-
qucred many things before she learned to
cook. To begin with. She had college
training at Aurora, and having Inherited
n taste for chemistry from her father, who
was both physician and chemist. she wished
to become a pharmacist. That was before
the way was smoOthed for wOinen who
wished to do unusual things, and she aban-
doned the plan because the way wa made so
disagreeabI. by feliow-studcnts. After that
! she learned wood carving. and took
course in carpentering, which may account
for the grace with which she uses her
hands and arms. She studied cooking for
the good OF her family, and it was with the
same thought aud to build up one of her o own
children, who was delicate, that she gained
that scientific knowledge that since has
mothers.
The Boston Transcript says that Maria
Mitchell is the only American woman's name
found among the hundreds of names of
great writer's, artists, scientists, etc, on
the external memorial tablets OF the new
Boston public library. The names OF
Sappho, George Sand, De Stael, George
Eliot, Bronte, Austen, Edgeworth and
Someryiile are tire other names or women
on the building. Thus Greece, France and
England contribute of the centuries glory
eight times as much feminine weight as
the United States. But it is significant
that the American woman was one who
'hitched her wagon to a star"
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For giving proper stand-off look 10 the
outside skirt a hairclotn petticoat is now
the only thing in favor. A II the stiff inter-
Innings and wire braids once used to hold
out the skirt bottom have been pronounced
too heavy, and the fact that one petticuat
can be made to do service for half
dozen skirts certainly is one point in favor
of the new scheme.
Then, too, they are really very light in
weight, being made of the thinnest hair
cloth, and from the knee up in front are
thin cotton or silk. The back is entirely Of
the haircioth, in three or more organ plaiis.
and look Of elegance is sometimes made
silk. with a frill at the bottom, pctticuat
fashion.
This does away with the wearing of an
other petticoat, otherwise necessary.
And if the frill is corded or tucked a
haircloth skirt so covered win have all the
look of fine jupon.
A childreD's party is one of the most diff
cult affairs to cater to in order that good.
wholesome, yet tasty. food can be given.
Here is a punch suitable for Children's en-
tertainments, made from oranges, lemons
and candied fruits. Mrs. Rorer's proper
tions for it are a quart of water and
pound and half of sugar boiled five min
utes, with the grated yellow rild Of
good-sized lemon and en- orange. Cool,
strain, and then add the juice of two or
aDges and four lemons. When ready to
use put block of ice in your punch bowl,
pour the liquid over it and add pint of
water. Cut four ounces of both kinds of
fruit fine before adding. Serve in small
glass cups or glasses.
Parsnips are sometimed served at clabo-
rate dinners in the form of English wainuts.
They are first boiled and mashed fine.
Then to each pint there is added n teaspoon
full of salt, two teaSpoonfuis of melted but
ter Il dash OF pepper, and two tablespoon
fuls of milk. Mix well over the fire. and
wnen smoking not lOu Il thoroughly beaten
and very fresh egg. Spread the mixture on
n dish TO cool, then take the nut of an
English walnut. an almond. or pinenut
and roll around it the parsnip pulp until
you have a good-sized nut. Roll in egg and
in cracker dust as you would croquettes,
fry a light brown in deep fat that is smoking,
and serve hot.
Among the new headdresses shown in
a fashionable millinery establishment in
New York was one of a straight band of
velvet. finished in front with a cluster of
rosettes OF a shaded pink and light red
velvet into flamingo's head. Another had
{; spangled ribbon band an1 knots of fine
ribbon, very narrow, and diamonds made
into Il half moon. A third was after the
feather embroidery invented by the Aztecs
of Mexico. and had velvet band upon
which exquisiteflowers were pasted. una king
miniature birds and foliage. In the exact
front the loops Of velvet were arranged to
represent the spread wings of i bird. New
ideas used in the headdresses are shot vel
vets and mirror velvets and new powdered
velvet roses.