The record-union., 1896-11-01

and good taste dictate that those for
soup and fish shall be simple and cool
looking and delicate in their coloring.
How Will certain kinds of food look on
them? one should ask, and the blunder
will not be made of serving red food
on red plates. A dinner should be a
pleasant climax in such matters, with
the richest and most suitably used for
fruits and sweets and the after-dinner
coffee
Major McKinleys Wife is very much
an invalid, but has never ceased to be
power in his life; his devotion to her
has made him a hero among women.
His mother is 81 years DID, but is in fine
health and has undimmed faculties; she
is proud and happy in the honor placed
upon her son by his party.
1t is said that Mrs. Bryan is fond of
politics and that her husband says she
is invaluable to him in suggestions; her
tastes are literary, and she is a social
favorite in Lincoln. where she is al
ready in literary and philanthropic So
cieties.
"A dcISiouS apple pulling Ii iliduc
from tart apples and the stale crumbs
of any rather rich and light-colored
cake. Peel, quarter. and core the apples,
and then cut each quarter into three or
four slices. Butter puddingdis
and put in a rather thick layer of cake
crumbs, not much more than sprink
ling. Continue until you have as large
pudding as you wish. Put very lit
tie melted butter over each layer of APP
pies. The top layer should be thicker
than the others, and of crumbs. When
the apples are cooked and the pudding
Drowned, spread with a meringue, or
turn over it sauce made of two eggs,
two ounces of sugar, and a opful of
rich milk. Put in the oven and brown
the second time.
The author of the hymns, safe in the
Arms of Jesus and Rescue the Perish
ing is Miss Fanny Crosy. She has been
for thirty-two years in the employ of
New York firm, writing in that time
many hymns; she now past 20 years of
age, and for most of those years has
been blind.
Persons who are fond of carrots will
find the croquettes made from them
excellent. The carrots should be
washed and scraped and boiled until
tender. After they are drained and
mashed add salt and pepper to beaten
yolks of two raw eggs, an even tea
spoonful of butter and a pinch of mace
to every cupful. Beat the mixture until
light and put away to cool. Shape into
20 lin, hoy in he
beaten yolk of an egg, roll in fine
bread crumbs, and fry golden brown
in deep fat.
young woman in Philadelphia has
found a way to help herself, and at
the same time 20 be useful to other
people. She offers her services to hunt
houses, receiving for such service a
commission rom the real estate men in
case Of curing a tenant, from whom
she p , receives a small fee for looking
after his interests and saving him
much wear and tear Of body and mind
Dark red and black and green and
black among the novelty weaves in
boucle effects are two very popular
color blendings. The new weaves in
blue and green English serge are es-
pecially attractive this season, and
many of the costumes made Of these
materials have natty jacket bodice
and a seven-gored skirt trimmed with
many rows of soutache braid, with a
short full cape for the street, trimmed
with small buttons and braid-edged
straps.
Capes Of cloth, velvet, or fur are in
back, and on the shoulders-an Eng
lish fashion-or they are shaped with
stole-like scarf ends in front A tur-
ban or toque and large hour glass
shaped muff made of the same mate
rial composing the short full cape are
sold together at the importing houses.
Since separate waists with large
sleeves have come to form so large a
part Of a woman's wardrobe. and so
great a tax on closet room, many wo-
men have in their sleeping rooms a
| large fancy trunk for holding their
waists. In the summer these contain
the cotton shirt waists; in the winter
those Of silk and wool The trunks are
covered with denim, Arga linen or
chintz that will harmonize with the
furnishing of the room in color and
material. One of the trunks seen was
covered with light blue denim. pat
termed with lacy blue figure. The
material is tackled to the trunk with
fancy headed nails that look like silver.
Along the edges OF the trunk these nails
are put through the centers of metal
hearts that also have q silvery look.
| They are only used for ornament. A
trunk covered with olive has brass nails
put through the centers of brass discs
TO stud the edges and hold the covering
IN place. The tops of the trunks have
! layer of curled hair or thick layer
of cotton on the lids. Such a box made
at home may consist of an old trunk
or of a large box made for the purpose.
Besides these trunks you will notice on
many dressing table or bureau a lit
tie box, covered with linen or leather
or made Of silver, for holding the studs
and buttons used in shirt waists. Those
covered with leather are often orna-
mented with vine or other design done
IN sepia, which has the effect of burnt
work" Sometimes the little boxes are
embroidered with silk and metal
! threads and Jewels.
The seasons new faced cloths are
very fine in texture, light in weight,
and appear In handsome shades In
green, blue, dahlia, dark Burgundy red.
opal gray, fawn and browns innumer-