The record-union., 1896-07-26

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strained lemon Juice When cold serve
in small glasses with a little cracked
ice in each. Sometimes a tablespoonful
of red wine or brandy is added to a fruit
soup just before cooling. This flavor is
perhaps better with currant soup than
with any other.
The WaShStand, dressing table and
window-seat in a tasteful and conven-
lent sleeping room are in their last anal
ysis dry goods boxes. The box that is a
dainty dressing table is lined inside
with tea-chest mating and has a wide
shelf supported by clamps. Outside the
table is draped with curtain Of white
creton sprinkled with sweet peas. This
curtain just reaches the floor, is box
plated and fastened by brass tacks
1t parts in the center of the front,
though 1t does not appear to do so. The
top of the case is covered with pale pink
sateen, over which there is a cover of
white dotted muslin with a frilled edge
Over the table is an oval fashioned
mirror in a gilt frame. The window-seat
which is covered with creton Of the same
lid, so that it may be used as a box for
stockings and shoes. The washstand
box, which is tall, is covered over the top
with white oilcloth tackled in place.
and all the sides are covered with the
box-plaited curtain OF pink and white
creton. The only furniture that cost
very much in this prevry room was the
simple little iron bed of white enamel
With its brass trimmings, and this could
only be costly by comparison. The color
scheme was carried out in the bed cover.
The curtains were of white muslin with
pink ribbons, and the mating white
with little rug Of pink, green and
white. A set Of hanging bookshelves
have an olive curtain, and an olive lar
diniere holds a palm
In blue and white room in daily use
the dressing-ta BILE is draped with Japa-
nese cotton crepe, with white framed
mirror painted with bachelor buttons
above it. The toilet articles are of white
celluloid and Of white china, painted
with bachelor buttons and olive foliage
Lovers Of tart fruits should not forget
the healthful and piQuant gooseberry in
putting up stores for winters use. A
gooseberry tart, preserves, and sauces
for meats are all of them most appetiz-
ing. In making jam of these berries
some excellent cooks add the Juice of
ripe red currants in the proportion of a
pint of juice to four pounds of berries.
Spiced gooseberries fer meats are ex-
cellent. They are made by cooking four
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full of water. Cook very slowly, and
when quite thick add cloves, cinnamon
and allspice to taste, with two and half
pounds Of granulated sugar When
cooked add a pint Of vinegar and when
heated put in pint cans or wide-mouthed
bottles and seal. Do not boil after add
ing the vinegar, and in all recipes for
this fruit head and tail it before using.
A woman physician in large Western
city has begun a crusade against the
wooden garbage box and all other
wooden receptacles used for refuse that
decays. She began with her own block,
and gained so many converts that she is
extending the domain Of metal recep-
tacles for garbage into other neighbor-
hoods, and banishing the evil-smelling
soaked box, that was never cleansed
from one season to another.
Braces Of plain satin or delicately
figured ribbon, finished with bows and
ends Of the same where the braces unite
at the waist, are effective and highly
fashionable decorations for summer
corsages. Shoulder bows and ends
10 match are added. An upright band
of ribbon formed of loops has sometimes
starting from the sides two twisted
lengths Of ribbon pointed at the waist to
simulate a narrow vest, from which
space rises a billow of lace and chiffon,
ending in ripple of the former textile
round the sharp point, under which the
ribbon is made to terminate.
Nearly all of the handsome satin rib
bons used this season are double-faced
and In the same way double-faced ef-
feet is given to shot and faconne ribbons
by weaving them so that a color very
prominent on one side is but family Wis
ible on the other. In many Of these rib
bons green is one of the two colors
chosen, roseheart pink, mauve, GRIM
son, tan color, reseda, or soft ecru being
woven with it. Green is indeed color
very much to the fore, both in dress and
millinery, in monochrome effects as we'll
as in combinations and color schemes of
every possible description,
The lustrous semi-transparent old
time pineapple silks that have been re-
vived this season have proved very pop
ular, and the preferred Innings for them
are those of green, rose color, or mauve
taffeta. Open patterned guipure inser-
tions are the trimmings used on gowns
made of these silks White organdie and
Indian null gowns for afternoon wear
are made over rosy mauve taffeta silk,
with charming effect applique lace and
mauve satin ribbon being favorite trim
Minis for such dresses,
Three rather deep ruffies lined with
different color and fabric appear at the
top Of the sleeve models for early aut-
umn gowns. One stylish costume of
gray repped silk has a vest of pleated
silk of rich wine color. The frills
at the top of the close coat sleeve are
put one very full, and each Of the three
is lined with taffeta silk The skirt is
slashed on the left side, revealing
simulated petticoat of the silk striped
horizontally with gray silk cord and
metal gimp. This gimp frames the vest
and trims the coat sleeves and edges
Of the silk frills on the top Of the arm
Basque bodices. loose Empire jackets
ana blouse waists, with closely fitted
silk Innings made of black, green brown
and deep plum -colored velvet, will be
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