The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-26

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eggs. Pasteur often referred to his wife
and daughter as sharing the honor Oh
the great discovery and vast labor
which restored wealth to an almost
/ ruined country and joy to a despairine
people.
! AS an instance of woman's sef-de-
nying charity, surely none can surpass
| that of Caroline Rustard, a Scandina-
Wan woman now 63 years old, living
in Whitehall, Wis, who recently turned
| over her savings for the last twelve
| years, amounting to 5000, to the fund
| for relieving the Armenian sufferers in
! Turkey.
One woman, Miss Bessie Marsh OF
| South Pasadena, Cal, has found prof
| liable occupation, for herself by making
! candied flowers after the French
| method, which she carefully studied
| She raises large quantities of violets fol
| this purpose. The price she receives
for her dainty CONNECTIONS is 81 so pei
pound.
| Twenty-Five young women, students
of Lake Forest University, are taking q
| course in domestic science. In addition
| to food and drink, it comprises a study
of the house from sanitary and archi-
tectural standpoints. Original investi-
| cations are carried on in the way OF
visiting houses in course of erection and
interviewing successful housekeepers.
| Mile. Lucie Faure, the daughter OF
| the President of France, has started in
Paris an interesting movement whose
| object is to save and educate poor, sick
| and abandoned waits. Mile. Faure's
associates in this good work are a num-
Der of boys and girls under II years OF
age, and the name of the society they
have formed, THE Fraternal League OF
| French Well-tO-d Children"
| Miss Frances Power Cobbe, the diStin-
| guished English author, has just passed
her 13d birthday Her portrait reveals
| the face of a fine-looking woman, OF
! strong, serene character, and she says
| hey life has been a singularly happy
one, despite the fact that she never had
| a single love affair in her whole life
She has had an unusually long and sue
| cessful career, and again, unlike most
other women, says that her especial de-
light in journalism was interviewing.
|
| The latest University to open its
| doors to women is the University OF
Athens, Greece. But this was not ac-
complished without violent opposition
| from some of the students, who were
| divided on the question. The opposi-
| ton party was SO violent over the mat
| ter that a discussion of the subject be-
| tween the rival students resulted in
one shooting the other at the entrance
of the chemical lecture-room In spite
| of all, however, five women braved the
| storm of objection, and have taken ad-
vantage of the permission granted
| them to take the winter course at the
| University.
Lovers Of out of door sports are be-
| ginning to turn their attention to CO.'S
/ tunes best suited for these enjoyments
| Tight fitting jerseys, or sweaters, have
| been imported by many of the large es-
| Establishments and young women who
| have worn these waists insist that it is
| impossible to be half so comfortable in
anything else. Sweaters are not unbe-
coming, as a rule, and they certainly
| admit freedom of action, which is out
| of the question with tight seams and
whalebones, which often make the
most plant figure look stiff and un-
| graceful. A handsome jersey is OF
| white, with shocked yokes, through
which light blue, pink or green is Wis.,
| ible. Other styles are seen in soliG
| colors or trimmed in dark red or blue
| and serviceable. Some of these cost
81 9S and are indispensable for womer
who intend to ride wheel or play golf
To prepare eggs a la poulette' boi
! six eggs for seven minutes take then
out of the hot water and put them into
| cold water until they are chilled
| through. Remove the shells, cut the
eggs in quarters and make a sauce a:
| follows: Put two tablespoonful of but
| ter in a saucepan with the same guam.
! tity of flour and a pinch of salt; worl
ii with a wooden spoon into soft paste
put it over the fire with little less thar
a teacupful of cold water and stir unit
1t has boiled for two minutes Their
add two tablespoonful of butter, stir.
ring in part at time without allow.
ing to boil. Put the eggs in this sauce
-
and serve with a spoonful of chopped
parsley and drop or two of vinegar.
|
| To prepare potato a la royale" take
one pint of boiled potatoes, a generou.
half-cupful Of cream or milk, two table
| spoonfuls of butter. the whites of foul
eggs and yolk of one; salt and pepper
| to taste. Beat the potato very lighr
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butter and lastly the whites of the egg.
| beaten to a stiff froth. Turn into &
buttered dish Smooth with a knife
and brush over with the yolk of the
| egg. which has been well beaten. Brown
| quickly ten minutes and serve. The
dish In which il is baked should hold q
| little more than a quart.
To make an .omelette souffie" put the
| yolks of three eggs in a small stew.
pan with two teaSpoonfuls of sugar anG
a little grated lemon rind and stir ovel
/ the fire for two or three minutes; beai
! the whites of six eggs stiff and Their
/ pour them over the yolks without break
| ing the mass of beaten whites Slide
them out Of the pan upon an oval dish
| Make a crease across the top and set in
| the oven for twelve minutes to brown
| delicately.
/ Drawn Mexican work is more beauti.
full than Torchon lace. 1t also costs
more A woman who is unable to AFFORD
tablecloths ornamented with bands OF
the former may achieve rather effective
results by the use of the latter. Inser.
J tions of Torchon an inch and quarter