The record-union., 1896-05-17

fashionable as ever for the bedrOOmS OF
country houses. The surface is either
of the plain enamel with brass trim
mings, or with decorations Of Delft blue
in the form Of little landscapes showing
where pretty blue bridges stretch over
equally pretty blue streams, where
there are boats on the water and wind
mills by the shore, or bachelor-buttons
are planted in clusters or scattered
singly over each piece. The blue deco
rations may be conventional in design
and take the form of empire wreaths of
leaves or flowers, or of scrolls.
Often a few decorated pieces, a toilet
table and chair or two or perhaps
cbeval glass, may be the only decorated
pieces used with plain set. Again, the
blue may only appear in the wallpaper
or hangings, or in the mantel orna-
ments and clock and lamp shades,
which may be of Delft blue and white.
The light through the globe shades of
Delft blue and white is particularly
pleasing when it lights up a really good
little view of land and water. These
shades are, however, high-priced. On
the low-priced shades the drawing is
very poor, and the boats ride in the
Sky, and the windmills ocur in almost
impossible places and positions. These
blue and white shades look their best
on lamps Of wrought iron. When blue
and white is not chosen for bedroom,
green and white, old pink and white,
or violet and white are cool-looking
colors to put together. Often young
woman who can paint flowers well
decorates a window-seat, rocking
chair and writing desk for herself.
Such room is charming when the
decorations are of violet and the white
wallpaper is also scattered with the
same flowers, with many of them in
festooned frieze where there are many
green leaves. This extreme daintiness
of coloring should, however, only be
chosen for a room where the maids who
care for the house or the maiden who
occupies it has leisure to keep it i'm
maculate. When a light coloring is de-
sired, and white is not liked, curly
birch and bird's-eye maple are both
used for bedroom furniture. White
furnishings have most opposite effects
ON different persons. One woman who
has white room finds its glare tire
some; another thinks it reStful.
Avoid all fat and greasy food if you
wish to obtain clear complexion, and
take plenty of exercise. Gargle the
throat night and morning to ward off
disease and have the blood in a pure
state, and last, but not least, do away
with all cosmetics, such as rouge, paint.
etc.
The refined women of to-day do not
make up their faces. The girl stamped
with refined beauty all her own is the
one who wears her pretty hair in a
n a cfyrJa ND
cheeks, India ink her brows and lashes
or paint her lips. Now, when it is said
that she does not use any Of these
artificial aids to beauty it does not
mean that she makes no effort to help
nature by every means in her power,
but she does 1t in natures own way,
and undoubtedly uses some Of the re-
cipes given above.
The lovely shining strands of hair
show by their gloss and we'll groomed
appearance generally that the little
lady's head is well brushed and per-
fumed, the locks treated to rubbings
and crimpings that all take much time,
but present such satisfactory results
that when all is over no artificial
switches or bangs could ever look so
beautiful as the crowning glory of the
w
and well kept braids and soft coils Of
hair.
Vienna guipure is the name of a new
lace, worked entirely in buttonhole
stitch over fine cord. The design is
traced on cambric-a very fine material
is not ecessary-and this is tackled on
ename1ed cloth, to keep the work fiat.
The outlines of the design are run or
stitched with coarse cotton or cream
silk, and the buttonhole stitch is worked
over this and over a couple of strands
of fine cord of thick silk; cream silk is
used for the best work, and 1t Is the
most effective. The whole of the de-
sign Is then filled in with close rows of
buttonhole stitch, worked one into the
other, and the connecting loops are
worked and interlaced at the same
time. The different forms in the design
are connected by loops that are not
worked into the cambria, but lie over
1t. the cambria being afterward cut
away from underneath. The buttonhole
stitches are worked into the cambria
to give firmness.
Velvet ribbon is to be the most mod
fsh decoration for cotton and linen
gowns and it will take the shape of
stocks, belts, bows and rosettes on the
bodice, and many even appear under
very open lace insertions in bands on
the skirt. For bodice use three inches
Sc the width offered, and a trio of the
newest colors are a wonderful pink
violet. a rich purple called "eminence,
and a Nazarine blue that has sapphire
ehadings To combine with the velvet
ribbon. and especially for the grass
linens with satin stripes, there are
charming French embroideries In lace
designs on butter yellow batiste. A rich
corn lace called point de venise, though
not quite as dainty as the yellow en-
b~o;derfes, perhaps, Is newer ana
more splendid trimming for the grass
linens
poth blue and brown denim make
~,ood coverings for nursery floors. They
..o,,,d be laid over a thick layer of the
,vadded paper used for lining. White
,,gs are effective on the blue back
a,,nd In using denim of any kind be
s.raful not to use too much OF 1t, or
I'll, have a room that that has the
eact of having on overalls.
A. excellent, inexpensive course Tor
,.-na,a,r is made from cold roast beef.
,'o,,ad beef or even from cold beefsteak.
Eraa the meat from fat and tendons,