The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-08-06


colors in leather for the new cardcases and
pocketbooks.
Some women like grass linen with white
satin, but it has disconcerting effect. Grass
linen blends prettily enough with pink or green
tafetas. but white satin positively seems to
glare through, it as though it were cross at be.
ing put out of place. However, it iseall a
Summer fancy, and there is very little to do or
think about ones clothes between now and the
time to plan Fall costumes. Most of US have
all the Summer clothes we are likely to have,
and are very tired of the discussing of them.
.As
Black-and-white shepherd pIaids are prom
Used for the Fall fashions, and, furthermore,
they are to be trimmed in the old fashioned
way, With rows and rows Of narrow black
velvet ribbon.
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Peas are delicious when served with cream
sauce. Make smooth sauce of butter, -four,
and cream or milk. To make the sauce per-
fectly smooth, the easiest way is to rub the
four and butter together with spoon as one
creams butter and sugar. When this ia per-
fectly smooth melt it in pan; as soon as it
sputters pour in a cupful of milk for table
spoonful of butter and scant tablespoonful of
-four. When the sauce begins to thickan put
in the peas. The peas should be boiled in
sailed water until they tender, before tho
cream sauce is made. This same cream sauce
is good to use in warming over mashed potatoes.
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When invalids tire of beef broth and beef
tea, jelly can be made that will give variety
to the mouotonOus sick room diet. Take tie
usual propOrtions-a pound of lean beef to
pint of water. Put the beef in cold water and
let it stand for an hour or two, then let it
slowly come to boil and then simmer for
half hour. Soak third of box of gelatine in
two tablespoonful of cold water. When it is
all softened and dissolved stir it into the hot
beef broth. Season with salt. celery salt aud
pepper-if it be allowed-and let it cool and
harden into jelly.
Nowadays, with bamboo curtains, awnings
hammocks, rattan chairs and sofas wicker
tables and rugs, porehes are converted into the
most delightful of spots where one may read,
or SOW, or entertain ones friends at afternoon
tea, or with cards and gossip.
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Many of the older women object TO wearing
shirt waists, fancy them too youthful for gray
hairs, and in their place have waists made up
after shirt-waist pattern, of soft china aud
wash silks.
According to the papers, the Queen of Sweden
belongs to the Salvation Army, but she only
wears her uniform occasionally.
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Madam Adam. the famous newspaper woman
of Paris declares that the musicales, so popular
nowadays, bringing about the complete
ann Initiation Of conversation. AS check she
conducts Salons" and has the words To
talk engraved on her invitations in place of
the usual Music" or " Dancing"
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There are several English writer's whose
fiction has been a pleasurable part of our own
times and whose names familiar in every
household. 1t surprises one to know that
Black more and George Macdonald are getting
along in years-the one being II, the other r.
George Meredith and Mrs. Oiiphant are 60,
Miss Braddon is 50. Walter Besant SO, and
William Black, the youngest Of them all, is 90.
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In these days of bicycles We find the descrip.
ton Of the doings of our great grand fathers
n,ast Quaint. This account of the gayeties of q
Cleveland youth-a pioneer-is good descrip-
ton of the fun Of those days: Mr.. Samuel
Huntington came to Cleveland in the year 1901
and buflt Il hewed log holse-near the banks of
the Cuyahoga River, about 15 rods southeast of
the old surveyors cabin. I(Giiman Biyant}
attended the Fourth Of july ball and waited on
Miss Doan. who had just arrived at the Corners,
four miles east of town. WAS then II years
of age, and Miss Doan was about Ia l was
dressed in the then styls, a. ging ham suit, my
hair qaeued with one aud half yards of black
ribbon, about as loug and as Trick al q corncab,
witt, little tuff at the lower end. and for want
Of penatunl I had u piece Of candle rubbcd
in my hair, and then as much -four sprinklcd
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