The record-union., 1896-11-29

One woman at least, wanting a voca-
ton where she might exercise the tai
ents that she possesses, has found II In
making a speciality of preparing deli
cacies and necessary foods for inVal1ds.
Her list of foods includes beef tea,
bouillon, veal and sago, mutton and
chicken soups. These are sold for from
75 to 80 cents a quart Clam juice,
clam and oyster bisque, Indian meal
and cream rice cruel, beef juice and
homemade breads are also furnished
to order. The scraped beef sand
wiches sometimes ordered by physf-
clans. Salisbury steak, milk that is
sterilized or made into kumysS, mat
zoom, flaxseed lemonade, caudle, deli
cate puddings for convalescents, calfs-
foot jelly, triplex, lemon and orange
jelly, ice-cream, and birds in any style,
are all packed in air-tight jars ana
delivered. If the distance requires II,
the foods are packed on ice. A wo-
man with a talent for cookery and with
good business qualifications might In
many towns add something to linn
tied income by undertaking this work,
which calls for special training or
adaptation 70 the work, as the food
must always be of the best and pre-
pared in the most perfect way.
A new course incorporated in a new
school for domestic science will consist
of instruction in flower arrangement
for houses, at dinners, weddings and
dances, and also of church decoration.
Of housekeeping, Mrs. Rorer has late
ly said: "I have little hope of any real
progress III the right direction until
women stop forming domestic science
clubs, meeting in parlors, and become
more mistreSSes of their own kitchens,
thoroughly acquainting themselves
with the duties and management of
the same"
The new training school for domestic
service opening in Chicago this month
will be watched with interest because
it claims to be founded upon wisdom
gathered from past errors and failures
of like efforts" The institution is in
corporated under State laws, with
house provided with ample grounds for
it's extension if warranted by the sue
cess of the venture. The first class con-
sists of twenty-five young women, who
have the best Of references for faith
fulness in performing their duties. The
instruction given will be not only in
cookery, but in all branches that have
to do with economy, comfort and
health and the proper maintenance OF
a house The best and most improved
methods will be taught. The pupils are
received free of charge, also without
compensation from the school for the
first six months. After this probation
So a week will be given to each pupil
until she graduates, which will be at
the end OF two years. At the end of
that time a diploma and the sum of
500 will be given. Special courses OF
instruction will also be given to those
who desire to fit themselves for one
branch of work only, but only after the
preliminary six months training re-
quired as a basis for any kind Of ser
vice.
Oilcloth upon kitchen work tables
and shelves, and strips Of carpeting
upon the freshly secured floor, give to
a woman's workshop an air Of "homi-
ness and coziness. Ingram strips
from the dining-room worn carpet,
lightly tackled down to keep in place,
are neater, easier to handle when need
ing to be shaken and washed than are
strips of rag carpet, and almost every
one has them. Paper the kitchen walls
often, for paper is cheap, and walls
become so rapidly soiled and specked,
and by putting on few strips now,
and a. few more tomorrow, and the
following day few more strips more,
you need not be nearly so tired when II
IS all finished as you invariably are
when the washing Is on the line. Nor
need the kitchen be kept in perpet-
ual state of upheaval until it is all
done. No especial disorder need at
tend the labor.
A delicious dessert to those who like
preserved ginger is made from gelatine.
dates, almonds and ginger. Put
fourth of a box of gelatine in cup
half full of milk and soak twenty-five
or thirty minutes; then dissolve by
standing over the tea-kettle. - Add to
It four ounces of powdered sugar. Have
ready a pint of cream that has been
whipped, and mix with it carefully and
lightly two tablespoonfuls of pre-
served ginger chopped fine and two
tablespoonfuls of the ginger syrup.
Chop half-a-dozen dates as fine as pos
sible and add to the cream; then add
the strained jelly. Stir the mixture
until it begins to thicken; then pour
into mold. Serve on a low fiat dish
and powder the top with almonds
chopped very fine. If you wish the
dish to look pretty. garnish with small
flowers or green leaves.
Clover blossoms and leaves are much
the fashion, both in art needlework
and painted on china. When used in
needleworlS they are laid on the linen
where they are to be embroidered, with
the long stems overlapping each other,
so that they form circle. The flow
ers may be worked in white with
touches of pale green, In pale pink and
white, or may be of white shading in
to pinkish purple. Charming and
suitable borders in the center-pieces,
tea-cloths and doilies. decorated with
clover blossoms and leaves, have a tre-
foil edge. consisting of a repeat of
three scallops that are conventional
iZed clover leaves.
Odd ball cards used for autumn
dances look like scrolls of Illuminated
parchment that are wound around an
ivory stick and tied with ribbons. Lit
tie pigs of metal and small boxes of
lacquered brass, with miniature tops.
are also used instead of the ordinary
card. They inclose a tape of strong
paper that pulls out Like q tape meas