The record-union., 1897-08-29

basket or lunEneOn SANDWICH Cd1i GcaS9IAs
be made at home. Save the eaTthen
Inarmalade jars to pack it in. Mrs
LincOln's recipe for it is to take the
fragments of lean cold boiled ham, al
low one-fourth part fat, chop very hne
and pound to paste Season highly
with mustard and cayenne, and pack
closely in small cups or marmalade
jars. Put the jars in a steamer and
heat for half an hour. Then press the
meat down again and cover with hot
bacon or ham fat which has been clar1-
fled. This will keep several weeks.
Remove the fat before taking the meat
from the jar. For sandwiches, break
up a portion of the meat with FORK
and mix with it one-fourth part OF
currant or some acid jelly. then spread
on thin slices of bread, put two to-
gether. and cut into triangles.
The practice. which has been at
tempted in England, of doing away
with the use of table napkins, is not
likely to prevail here to any extent
soon. The idea in not using napkins Is
that table manners should be so per-
feet THAT the fingers will be as dalntlly
clean at the close Of a meal as at the
beginning. But we still have here the
woman who finds it necessary not only
TO dip her fingers in the finger bowl
but to moisten her lips from it, and she
as usually a lady in other respects. 1t
Is a practice only a shade more rep
rehensible than that of the woman who
uses her drinking glass for finger
lbowd- The individual who needs fur
ther aTlutions than the ordinary use OF
the finger bowl Will give should take to
a.sbib ,ands3oe relegated to the care of
nurse.
Speaking of cleaning straw hats, the
tan of a seasons wear viii vanish be-
fore a stiff old toothbrush dipped IN
aemumsjuic and flower of sulphur. The
whole must be thoroughly gone over,
and the result will be very satisfac-
tory.
Al sanitary authority counsels that
the scold-air box of the furnace is one
of the contributions to the health or
the household whose Importance is
often overlooked. 1t should not end,
according to the expert, under a pl-
azza where decaying leaves and other
refuse have drifted, nor where cats
and rats make their abiding place, nor
near a, place where food is stored, nor
underground, where there is any
chance for neighboring drains and
damp. impure air to be carried into the
furnace. It's end should be raised four
or five feet, with an upward bend and
an opening at the side protected by
wire netting" The air that comes up
through the furnace to be carried into
every room of the house should be as
pure as it is possible to obtain
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One Of the rest cures recommended
for modest amateur use is to sit quiet
lv bv ONES self in the dark for an
slour or two every evening. This, it Is
said. viii tend to insure sound and re-
fresFfng sleep. Isn't that exactly what
numberless nervous women are doing
during these summer evenings? 1t Is
too warm to gather around indoors
light. Those who have been all day to-
gether usually feel the restful inf1u-
ence ofsthe twilight time too much for a
great deal of conversation. So every
piazza in, the land is dotted, and every
other set of suburban front steps fill
ed with silent figures refreshing them
selves without even the effort Of speak
ing. and scarcely thinking. so complete
is their quiet. What great good these
evening, outdoor hours must do to worn
nerves and tired brains and broodine
minds which are, for the time, at peace
Owners Of fine pianos declare that il
IS a mistake to leave the instrument
closed when deserting a residence fol
The summer Protect the case from
dust. but leave the keys exposed Ol
expect them to grow yellow. They may
not do this for one or two seasons, but
persistent covering with the r-tight
aid will certainly, say the experts, pro
duce this result.
Nowhere in the handsomely furnished
home is correct taste more often offend
ed in these days of ambitious arrange
1ment than in a rooms draperies and
sofa pillows. A divan of decided tone
and pattern is too often found strewn
with an array of pillows of which each
is as emphatic as the background itself
Ia display as aggressive as a row OF
ink biots on a white sheet. No sofa
pillow should be bought at random
merely because it pleases the fancy,
and then put among a pile of Others
where it is not exactly suitable. Ev-
cry one ought to be most seriously con-
sidered, not only in relation to the 9th
ef-s, but also to the covering of the
divan on which it is to rest. The fine
white linen pillows, daintily embroid-
cred with silks or narrow ribbons in
Watteau colors, are appropriate to use
with others as delicate upon a rattan
divan, or one that is finished in white
enamel, but among dark rich stuffs
upon a massive settee, they are clash
jngly inEarmonious. An antique piece
of furniture must invariably have an
tique looking cushions, both as to color
and design. If. as is always wise. one
selects for a divan covering a fabric
of neutral tint, that the cushions may
carry out in self color the tonal scheme
without monotony by an infinite varie-
fy of shades and patterns in the da-
mask chosen. Or for this neutral back
ground. if more license is desired, one
will be discreet in selecting such a
combination of color as may be found
on the canvas of some master in color
A large Spanish onion stewed slowly
until tender in a weak stock quickly
made from beef extract and hot water
is a most palatable and nourishing dish
especially useful. according to physi-
clans. in counteracting the poison OF
rheumatic gout. 1t should be well sea-
soned with cayenne. The late supper