The record-union., 1896-07-05

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| cucumbers followed out for the cases,
or in the center of tomatoes.
A wise mother who has got to limit
| the number of trunks that are taken ON
her summer outing carries one with
| fat top that contains only the toys,
books, and games of her numerous fam
| lily. Just before going away she makes
a Journey to the shops where such things
are kept to buy some surprises that will
possibly give lasting JOY to her brood
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| An excellent food for an invalid who
has grown tired of beef-juice and beef
tea is a beef-jelly. Cut pound OF the
lean of beef as for beef-tea, and cover
1t with pint of cold water. Pour into
double boiler and stand aside half an
hour, then put over the fire and heat
to the boiling point and simmer half
an hour Skim the surface to remove
any particles Of grease. Soak one-thlrd
of box of gelatine in two tablespoon
| fuls of cold water, and pour the not
broth over 1t. Season to taste with
salt, and pour into small cups to hard
| en-. Do not strain the broth, though
clearer looking jelly will be the re-
suit, as part of the nutriment is taken
out by straining.
| A teacher of very small children
awakened their first interest in the
structure of flowers by giving them
each a spring blossom and telling them
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who lives in a beautiful palace the
] corolla) guarded by soldiers Uhe sta
mens) Every one of the soldiers has
on his head a helmet, otherwise the
antlers, and brings the queen a grain
of gold (he pollen). The queen stores
| up gold In bags, that is, seeds. And
by and by the gold is used to build
other palaces for other queens. Later
the real names are given to all parts
of the flower
! A well-known specialist of children's
| diseases warns mothers against the
danger of wrapping and pinning the
abdominal binder too tightly about the
bodies Of very young children. BY so
doing breathing is made impossible.
When the band slips, as 1t is very apt
to do unless fastened to something else,
it comprises the lungs instead of the
! abdomen.
! 1t is by no means necessary to have
chicken or sweetbreads for a delicious
| summer salad. Cold chopped veal,
lamb, or mutton may be seasoned with
salt and pepper and served in the
| hearts of ice-cold ripe tomatoes with
a teaspoonful of mayonnaise on each.
An additional seasoning that is most
appetizing may be a few drops of onion
juice, or a bit of chopped onion, or
watercress or parsley. Bits left over
of delicate fish may be faxed and used
in the same way for a luncheon or
dinner dish, or for a hot-weather sup
per dish where families have an early
dinner.
Every conscientious woman should put
into practice in her shopping the prin-
ciples observed by the fifteen hundred
| women who are members of the Con-
| sumers' League. The women belonging
| to this league pay no dues, have no
| meetings, and get no benefits, except
| those of an approving conscience. Their
| names are not even known to the pub
lie, only to the officers of the league
whose objects they approve. These OBJ
jects are to induce women to shop at
| reasonable hours, TO be considerate of
those who serve them in the shops and
| to patroniZe whenever possible only
| those stores that are on a SO-called
| white list" which are known as fair
| shops" A fair house, according to the
| requirements of the league, is one in
which equal pay is given for equal work
| regardless of sex, and in which the
| minimum wages are S6 a week for those
who are inexperienced; those in which
wages are paid by the week, and in
which the fines If imposed are paid into
fund for the benefit of those employed
The minimum wages for cash girls are
81 q week. AS to hours, a fair house
is expected to make the time from
a. IN. to & p. m. a working day, and to
allow forty-five minutes for lunch, with
a lf-holiday once a week during the
summer months, one weeks vacation
with continued pay, and compensation
for work done after business hours
Other requirements that must be OBJ
served by houses placed upon the white
list are that sanitary laws shall be OBJ
served that employees shall be provided
with seats in accordance with law, and
that fidelity and length of service shall
meet with consideration.
Not all the woes of shopgi are
however, due to their employers, and
recognizing this the members of the
league seek also to regulate their own
conduct and requirements so as to make
life more pleasant to that great army
of women who have. not to shop one
hour or one day in the week. but whose
days are one eternal shopping expedi-
tfon, with its consequent wear and
drain upon their energies.
The hat that is tilted right over the
nose is the fashionable hat pro tenn.
There is for the moment a great lk-
ing for the bird of paradise plumage
and on very expensive imported hats
: the entire bird appears. Even the plum
age. however. Of this bird is costly, an6
: there are really more limitations of the
gracefully arching feathers than of the
real upon hats of medium price.
The rage for belts of every descrip
} tion increases rather than lessons a:
) the season advances. These belts are
/ rivaled by the high empire ceinture an6
sash ribbons OF various widths. Per
[ sian belts IN gold woven galloon ant
/ linked patterns. cf fine rolled gold, ii
medallion effects. are first choice tC