The record-union., 1897-10-24

out, so they viii not become streaked
on the right side: then wash them with
| good soap and with a little ammonia
J in the water. Rinse them in blue water
| and hang to dry in a place sheltered
| from the sun. Never wash black stock
| ings IN water in which white clothes
have been washed, for the lint will
adhere to them.
A florist should be called in from time
to- time to examine any large plant
| to see if it has room enough to grow.
A thrifty plant, for instance, viii not
/ thrive for long without ample room in
/ its pot or tub for the expansion and
sustenance Of its roots. With crowded
4 quarters it is impossible to give it
earth enough.
What is called the American lobster
is a favorite dish in some Partisan
restaurants. The fish is cut and fried
/ quickly in olive oil. To a little finely
! chopped shaIot is added a glass of white
wine, half a glass of brandy, two table,
/ spoonfuls Of tomato sauce, half a cup
of stock and a bouquet of herbs Tt is
| then stewed for fifteen minutes. Salt
/ and pepper are stirred in, with a dash
4 of cayenne, when the whole is poured
over the lobster, which is served at
! once piping hot.
! The contents of a saucepan should
! never cook, unless the recipe expressly
states to the contrary, without a cover
/ over them. Not only is the steaming
usually beneficial to the article in ques-
I ton, but when that steam is allowed to
| fill the kitchen it harms the walls and
/ furniture. Moreover, it imparts that
smell of cooking, not to the one room.
1 but more or less to the whole house.
which is so disagreeabIe and is what is
/ often graphically. if somewhat unzind-
4 ly, called the boarding house odor."
! Most game birds and animals. be-
cause Of a life of ceaseless activity. do
not take on fat, and such should be
/ larded or cooked with slices of bacon
or salt pork placed on them. Do not
serve birds with heads on and un-
drawn, as is quite generally practised
the latter point being a relic of saw
agery, the former an offense to sensi-
I tive nerves. It is pleasanter to eniov
{
/ forcibly reminded that we are eating
dead birds. This is not the only in
/ stance where realism is inartistic.
Tt is hard to find a wash for light
hair, whose color is anxiously watched
and preserved, which will not hurt the
growth. Soda brings out the bright
tints, but if freely used will harm the
hair-or so it is alleged-and doubt in
such a case is fatal. A good shampoo
for faxen hair is made of a bit of
standard glycerine soap, melted in hot
water, and with a few drops of ammo
MIA added. This will throw out all the
/ light tones of which the hair is pos
/ sessed.
! Two women friends who have lust
returned from a delightful trip abroad
have sent out photographs of them
selves to their circle of acquainances.
as a complement to a novel sort of
P. P. C. card, which preceded their de-
parture. The latter was snapshot
| Of their backs, in travelling clothes. with
valises in their hands. These new pic
lures are face views Of the same fig
ures, similarly clad, coming towards
home now, as they We're going from it,
/ apparently, in the souvenirs distrib-
uted four months ago.
From a long experience in the salts
factory use of camphorwood chests a
wise woman, who recently built a mod
el home, included in her plan one small
room entirely sealed with this moth
proof wood, where the family's most
treasured possessions of wool and fur
have been stored through the sum
mers. The tiny storeroom has a sky
light in the roof, but no windows where
danger of a careless leaving ajar might
occasionally be incurred. This has been
SO entirely satisfactory that she now
intends to have a living room, In which
many priceless antique draperies and
rugs are collected. finished entirely in
camphorwood, which, when polished,
is not unlike white oak, and may east
" be made distinctly ornamental. This
would seem. with the use of tight. fine
screens as an extra precaution, a safe
way of enjoying without fear some val
liable furnishings that ordinarily have
been seductive harbors for that fatal
and prolific household enemy, the moth.
An English institution which might
we'll be initiated in this country. is the
Ladies League of Kindness. It's object
is to do good to the unhappy, by acting
in unison, and at modest outlay of
either money, time or trouble. An an
nual fee of about So entities one to the
position of patron, an honor enjoyed by
many men in spite of the exclusiveness
Of the society's name.
Sometimes a potted plant becomes
what gardeners call root bound. That
Is, the roots cling to the inside of the
pot, or get so entwined among them
selves that the growth of the flower is
much impeded. In such case an ap-
plication to loosen the roots is required.
| The following directions were given to
one amateur florist for the purpose by
professional: Pour hot water on a
little tobacco, a little soft soap. and a
pinch of salt. Let it stand until it be-
comes a jelly. Then strain and add a
small quantity of the water. with which
the plants are tended, every time that
they are sprinkled.
One million and half men work in
the coal mines of the world. OF these
Great Britain has $4,000: United
States, 100000: Germany. 2S3. 600: Bel
gfum, 100000: Russia, $4,000. The
worlds miners Of metal number 4.OOO.-
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