The record-union., 1896-07-05

q door in a room where there are TOO
many and this particular one unnec-
cessary, Is a hanging of dull, dark ollVe'
much darker than the surrounding
walls, which are a very pale ollve
Across the bottom of the curtain there
is a border Of heavy gold threads form
ing a lattice design. The hanging Is
suspended from gilt rod. Against this
is hung a broad teakwood bracket tnat
is lf-cabinet, half bookshelf, and at
one side a long, narrow old-fashloneo
gilt mirror.
A piece of wall decoration that is very
pleasing in any little drawing-rooIA
that has a dainty coloring, Is an oval
Empire mirror with torch-llke orna-
Inents at the sides for holding candles.
One or two small gilt brackets, consist
ing of a shelf supported by cupid, IS
also a pretty decoration to add to the
walls of such a room where the plct-
ures are all water colors or prints In
very light tones.
Drawn butter when served with as
paragus should be favored with lemon
juice, a tablespoonful to half pint.
This sauce will also be found excellent
more digestible than when uncooked.
/ am quite convinced that If those who
fancy they would not like them would
once cut them into thick slices, soak
them in salted water until tender, and
then serve them with a sauce, they
would feel that they had discovered
new vegetable This is certainly the
best way to use cucumberS that nave
st their freshness before reaching the
table.
Cheese may be kept from getting
naoldy by wrapping it in cloth dlppeu
In vinegar and wrung nearly dry Cover
the cloth with a wrapper of paper ana
keep in a cool place.
A beautiful and unique bridal gift
that lately came to an American bride
is three-yard square of white linen
nearly covered with drawn work and
rich embroidery done in gold-colored
silk. The design for the cloth is the
work of Professor Tempelzy of Vienna.
one of the most noted designers of the
world The embroidery itself was done
by ninety young needlewomen who live
in little hamlets among the mountains
of Bohemia The millions Of stitches
upon the cloth were the leisure-hour
occupation of three years, and were
done as a labor of love after the days
work of stitching was over. The de-
sign of the cloth extending from the
center shows first knot Of the gold
colored silk surrounded by a cobweb of
drawn work beyond which there are
long narrow points on which small
flowers are worked. Then there is a
circle of linen worked with French
knots and having the edges finished in
buttonhole stitch. Next there Is a mass
of solid embroidery in which every
known stitch is said to be used to carry
out the varied design. Beyond this
there are other borders, combining
drawn-work and embroidery. The finest
work is on band about two feet from
the edge of the cloth. The edge itself
has hem six inches wide with a mar
row border of drawn-work next to it.
A cheap and convenient rack for
canes and umbrellas in a cottage used
only two or three months in the year
consists of two strips of wood three feet
six inches long, about three inches wide
and one inch thick. These strips are
painted with white enamel. and down
the middle of each one there are half
q dozen long brass hooks that screw
into the wood. Nail the strips of wood
to the wall, with distance of two feet
between them, and exactly opposite
each other.
Polishing cloths similar to those used
by jewellers for rubbing silver are made
by boiling soft cotton cloths in an
ounce of hartshorn powder mixed with
a pint of sweet milk. Boil five minutes
pass through a wringer, and dry quick
ly before the fire, or dip quickly in cold
water TO partly cool, and then wiring
out with the hand. These cloths may
be used to wipe the silver daily after
1t is washed and dried.
When pies are TO be kept over unit
the second day after baking 1t is a wise
plan to brush the under crust with a
beaten egg, then to put the tin or dish
on the ice half an hour. After that put
In the filling of the pie and bake quickly
This will keep the crust from getting
soaked.
Among the new wicker piazza chairs
are those that have basket on one side
for papers and magazines, or sewing
with the other arm broad enough for 9
writing desk. These chairs are alsC
used for summer sitting-rooms or bed
rooms. For the decoration, and, if ont
chooses. the illumination of rooms fur
nished in Dutch style or in delft blur
and white, there are very tall candle
sticks at least four feet high enameleC
I'm colors, and with large shades Thes.
are sometimes placed on a landing at
turn of the stairway. Some of the can
dlesticks designed for mantels are o
Russian silver. They are high and lool
like the candlesticks seen on the altar.
of ritualistic churches. For the draw
iEg-rooms of country houses there ar,
dainty little wicker couches called tn.
Recamier.
A choice salad for a company luncheon
is made from eetbreadS and cucum
berS. Soak pair of the sweetbread:
Ia cold salted water for three-quarter
of an hour, then cook until tender II
boiling water containing a teaspoonfu
of vinegar and a Tablespoonful o
salt After taking from the fire drop
minute into cold water to harden. Gu
out the pipes and cut the breads int.
small pieces. Set away in the refriger
ator and when ready to serve mix witt
two cold cucumbers cut in very thil
slices Dress with mayonnaise and serv
on a bed of lettuce, IN the halves o