The record-union., 1897-08-22

private houses. But, while a glassful
of them is placed with the dessert upon
almost every hotel table of the second
class in the country, and upon not a
few of those that are regarded as first
class, we can scarcely marvel that for
eigners should assert that the trail of
the toothpick is over all of this fair
| land Until it is banished from the hotel
table we cannot say that it is not in con-
stant use among US.
A light, easily portable screen is a ne
cessity in every bed chamber. 1t prac-
tically cuts one room into two, by the
convenient privacy which it gives, and
fences off a portion Of the apartment
| into dressing-room, which is espec-
tally to be desired if the whole space is
large and perforce occupied by two per-
sons.
One night at dinner the head of the
house was served to what looked ana
tasted like a most delicious and delicate
plum pudding. He ate one plate OF 1t
with infinite gusto, and asked for more.
Then his wife was foolish enough to ex-
claim: And what do you suppose 1t is
made off," He could not guess that 1t
contained any unusual component part
only that it was ''by Ordinar' good.
IT'S made of carrots" she cried. he
Laid down his fork and refused to touch
another morseL This was rank preju-
dice, for the pudding was perfect. 1t
was made of two cups of grated carrot,
one-half cup fine suet, four tablespoons
brown sugar, eight tablespoons flour,
one-half pound raisins, One-half pound
currants, one saltspoon salt, one tea
spoon mace Boil for four hours and
bake twenty minutes. And don't tell
what it is made of!
An oculist advises or rather urges
peremptorily that the eyeglass world
should look better than it does to its
pebbles Il am shocked he says, Ito
see the number of persons, intelligent
men and women, who should know bet
ter. who spend their lives behind grlmy
eyeglasses. Lawyers, writers, Students
schoolgirls and boys, eye-taxers OF eV-
cry sort. who use glasses rarely use
| them clean To keep the pebbles III
good wearable condition they should De
cleaned about once an hour. Water is
not so good a cleansing agent as alco-
bol. and a handkerchief should give
Mace to 2. piece of tissue paper. Cha-
mois is useful also, either better than
the linen handkerchief. The amount OF
| injury done to the worlds eyesight
through cloudy glasses is almost incal-
culable."
# is now generally conceded by for
eien travellers that it is wiser to take
very little baggage and to have one
washing done so often that one does
not require many changes. Those VINO
| Journey after this manner should pur-
chase one of the little English DOCKS
costing sixpence-which contain a
washing list in almost any desired Ian
guage. The pages are perforated ana
| contain on one side the EnGllsh
names and on the other the foreign
| equivalent The latter half may be
torn out and sent to the laundress,
while the former half is retained for
reference. This simple arrangement
will prevent many mistakes and much
inconvenience.
An old spinning wheel painted a daz-
Zling white was seen on the piazza of
a village house the other day. Art
is long" and some persons only set
a chance at the alphabet.
A woman at a seaside resort this
season is earning a good income by
the lessons which she gives in swim
ming. Every morning at an unfash-
ionable hour when the beach is com
paratively deserted, she has her class
of girls and older women gathered to-
gether for the instruction they are
eager to secure in a particularly pleas
ant manner. Her own feats in the
water had been a matter of taste and
practice 1t was not until she was
forced to earn money in some way
that she thought of this scheme. And
it earns the money.
When one of the pretty little Chin
ese stands has lost its polish it should
from all dust in every recess and
crack Then the following may be ap-
piled: Beeswax. turpentine. and a lit
tie CASTLE soap, followed by a thor
ough friction, which will bring out a
SdliSIdClOIS SloSS. l-lAiSSeu oll diSO
makes a good surface.
A regimen mapped out in the Home
Doctor by a specialist is recommend
ed to all thin women who wish to gain
flesh. For breakfast porridge and
milk, followed by cocoa, weak tea or
coffee and milk, with rather fat bacon,
or fish and jam. At II o'clock cup
of milk, bullion or egg and milk. Al
luncheon, meat. plenty of potatoes,
and sweets. Eat fats, sauces, butter
gravy, bread and sugar in abundance,
and all starchy foods, besides, peas,
beans, etc. This, with the rubbing
in of oil, always upwards, wilt soon
produce a marked change in appear
ance.
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