The record-union., 1897-03-07

In furnishing a room, If the carpet
selected or obliged to be used is of
mixed pattern and coloring, it is wise
to have the furniture covering of a
solid or very indistinct color. A mega
tive shade in dull finished goods would
produce a much better effect than a
brocaded pattern or lustrous snowy
material, and the lines of the frames
should be simple, with little carving.
Any tendency to confusion of style is
to be avoided.
For the sewing-roOm, piece boxes i'll
stead of piece bags are much preferred.
These may be built along the wall,
forming pigeon holes about eighteen
inches square, duly labeled for each
member of the family, and for Innings
and patterns. A chintz curtain falls
to the floor in front of such a cabinet.
whose convenience has only to be tried
to be amply demonstrated.
A woman who tried to recall a letter
the other day that had left, not only
her hand and the corner letter box,
but also the neighboring station, found
it entirely possible to do so. A tele-
phone message to the general Postoitice
stopped it, and it was duly and
promptly delivered to her. Had it even
started from the general POstoffice, il
would have been possible for her to
get it back, undelivered, by the use Of
the telegraph at her expense. Mail
rights. to the writer of the missives,
are extremely liberal Not long ago a
suicide left a stamped letter on his ia
BILE, and the Coroner decided he had
no right to open it. The dead man
had put it in Governmental care to
reach his friend, and to his friend it
had to go.
Too much cannot be said against the
indiscriminate use of the fine comb
Its sharp teeth irritate and tear the
skin, forming scurf and dandrufr, and
ultimately causes the hair to fall out.
Brushing the hair is much more SEN
sibIe, and accomplishes the same end,
removing dust and foreign particles.
A tiny bit of vaseline rubbed into the
scalp is a splendid hair dressing.
To fry bananas, cut them in halves
1engthwise, dredge very lightly with
flour, and slip without breaking into
a clean skillet in which a few drops of
olive oil have been heated. Turn only
once, browning on one side and then on
the other. Send to the table very hot,
on folded napkin, sprinkled lightly
with powdered sugar, or, if preferred,
a few drops of lemon juice.
Chicago is introducing the Office girl;
a number of large offices employ girls
in this capacity, and the employers say
they are satisfied with the service rem
dered
It is possible in these days to get al
most any detached service from cater
ers. Lemonade alone will be furnished
on demand by the gallon, and at a rate
little higher than its home manufacture
would cost. Coffee. too and nothing
else, is sent out by some establishments
in vessels specially prepared Cor the
service. In these the drink is kept very
hot, fresh and, in fact, at the perfec-
tion standard for an entire evening.
Two sisters are making a comfortable
livelihood in Chicago catching frogs;
they have two boys to assist them, but
the actual catching they do themselves.
The frogs secured in good quantity,
these young women prepare for the
market, discarding all but the hind legs
which are so priced by epicures.
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A tablespoonful Of powdered alum
dissolved IN a glass of soft water
makes an efFicacious lotion for bleach
ing freckles; the affected parts should
be bathed with it several times a
DAY.
One of the small things desirable on
occasions to know is how to prevent
confusion in medicine glasses where
homeopathic remedies are used. A
trained nurse gives a simple rule, cas-
ily remembered: Always set the just
given medicine furthest away from the
patient, then. no matter what the ar
rangement of spoons. it is the forward
and nearest glass that is to be taken
from.
A nice soap for boys to use in winter
when their hands get grimy in spite OF
all caution is made of good toilet soap
and sand or Indian meal. Cut the
soap in bits and put to melt in a table
spoonful of water. Add a teaspoonful
of borax and quarter teaspoonful of
mutton tallow and two tablespoonfuls
of fine. clean sand or Indian meal. Pour
in a mold TO cool. This soap is soften
ing, and the sand helps to clean the
dirt out of the rough skin.
Chapped hands will be less trouble
some If after washing they are thor
oughly rubbed with powdered starch.
This. however, should not be tried as
a cure, but for prevention of the evil.
Boston has an octogenarian, born in n
house which stood on the site of the
State House. Mrs. Mary A. B. Allan
is 81 years old, and is a niece of Fran
els Rotch, her fathers brother, who
owned the ships containing the tea
which favored the waters of Boston
Harbor at the time Of the famous
Boston Tea Party. Mrs. Allen has a
silhouette Of her distinguished uncle
In the waiting-room Of a New York
physician sat, one morning last week,
dozen persons, trying to read. The WIN
dows were draped with heavy lace cur
tains. the dull yellow shades were
drawn down to within about a yard or
the bottom of the long windows, and as
the day was cloudy the light in the
room was a very subdued twilight. FL
nally a late-comer had the courage Gt
required some. everything was so very
quiet and irreproachable) to go to the