The record-union., 1897-10-17

Tea should not be allowed to brew
more than four minutes, and should be
kept very hot during the process. NO
one suffering from dyspepsia, from
nervousness, or from insomnia should
drink tea that has been watered or
that has stood any length of time after
it has been drawn 1t is often from
the disregard Of these simple rules that
many women feel the i'll effects after
round of afternoon teas Of what, prop
erly made and properly used, never did
harm to any one.
A physician called recently to case
of severe Inflammation, which seemed
to threaten appendicitis, prescribed raw
beef applied to the afflicted part. The
relief was swift.
One Of the finest effects for corner
in a darkly as well as richly furnished
room is one in copper color Where an
ebony or ebonfzed wood screen from a
background, a highly polished rose
wood spindle-legged table holds a tall
copper ever, a couple of books bound
in dull, rather Hghtish yellow, long
necked amber glass vase, with stem
or two of dark red poppies, chrysanthe
NUNS orchids, or roses Beside the
table stands a fauteuil upholstered in
applique embroidery wrought in several
rich shades of copper on an green
background.
The prevalence of typhoid fever after
the return TO the city from the country
sojourn should make housekeepers Wig
liant. The homes that have been
closed, in whole or in part for a num-
Der of weeks. should be opened several
days before the family's return, thor
oughly aired and summed, and the
plumbing carefully tested.
Old arms and shields seem a really
necessary part of the furnishing Of an
imposing front hall. One large re-
pousse metal disk is also an addition.
If drapery is used, it should add TO
the impression of massiveness.
A pretty and dainty drawing-room
has a deep wainscoting of square pan
els of white enamel, unornamented, and
slender pillars and pilaSters, with slight
touches of gold on the caps Of the farm
er. The ceiling is white, with a light,
loose, large pattern of true-lovers' knots
in gold stenciling. The side walls are
plainly covered with satin damask in
a very delicate pink, touched up with
gold and topped by cream and gold
relief. The mantels. one at each end
Of the long room, are works of art.
Over the shelf-slab a plain background
Of white woodwork runs to the ceiling.
It has gold only on the high lights of
delicate, ornamental design of relief
work Not far below the frieze a per-
fectly round painting is set, with an
encircling carving of the gilt and en-
amelled wood surroundingsit like the
frame of a miniature. One of these
portraits is an ideal study of a life
sized woman's head by a celebrated
American artist; the other is a child
with dog that markedly suggests Mil
lais Both are rich and subdued in col
oring. Directly below the picture a
rather small mirror is likewise sunk
into the plain surfaced woodwork This
is set horizontally, but on each side il
is f1anked by another of similar shape,
though smaller in size, set perpendicu-
larly. There is no central chandelier,
or anything to give the impression Of
massiveness. Delicate crystal candle
labra are suspended from the corners
Of the room. The windows and doors
are draped in white damask with bor-
ders of the lovely pink.
Where a staircase is broken by a
landing, after few steps, as many of
-, re
way of utilizing the lower bit of rail
is for a back to a high settle which has
a swelling seat and handsome braces OF
the same wood as that Of which the
staircase is built If this is dark, a
large cushion of velvet in dull red or
some richly colored heavy Oriental
stuff should be used. But if the wood
work is light, a fresh silver green or
some brilliant tone of light blue is ef-
fective.
In the season when mushrooms, which
are taking each year a firmer hold on
the taste of the general public, are
found most abundant, il is we'll for the
timid lover of this article of diet to re-
member that there are over three hun
dred spcies that have been thoroughly
tested by nycophagists and found to
be entirely harmless. The fine books
now published on this subject, with
colored plates, where the growing fun
81 are exactly reproduced, give the
most wary an opportunity to discover
for themselves whether the specimens
they may have gathered during a coun-
try ramble are safe to use. There are
several varieties of mushrooms which,
while gastronomicaIly disturbing, will
not prove fatal. In fact there is now
thought 10 be but one variety that is
sure DEATH And even for this-the
deadly amanita-an antidote is said TO
lie in atropine This is an equally
deadly poison given in one sixtieth Of
q grain doses in hypodermic injections.
The mushroom lover who may be, if
only temporarily, remote from medical
advice, would be wise to inquire into
the matter of antidotes, though for
those who are situated at all accessi-
bly,, the most fearless cannot encour-
age any course but summoning a phy-
sician IF there is the least fear of even
a minor poisoning from mushroom eat
ing.
Crab apple jelly is so good to look
at that some housekeepers insist upon
an annual supply, although its rather
insipid taste does not commend it to
most palates. Jelly made from red AS