The record-union., 1897-12-05

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will be most satisfactory if bought in
sheets, at a mandatory, and cut to
fit the table. 1t will then lie smoothly
over the wood and will be covered
by both the cloth and the undercloth.
To cut bread into dice before frying,
II it is to be used as croutons, is not the
most approved method. When done in
this way it becomes very hard and in
digestible. The bread should rather be
cut into thin slices, and then stamped
out in circles little larger than a quar-
ter, or cut into squares of about the
same size, or in oblongs two inches long
and over one-half inch thick These
tossed into hot lard and taken out al
most instantly in the frying basket, are
the most palatable.
Two significant paragraphs, whether
by accident or design, follow each other
in a coolling-school magazine. These
are: In this country more than a mill
ion women are employed in domestic
service Some one has said that mill
ions of dollars are annually wasted in
the Kitchen -
Green pepper croquettes make an at
tractive looking dish, and they are also,
If carefully prepared, very acceptable to
a palate satiated with the common round
of vegetables. Good-sized firm peppers
should be selected. a thorough wash
ing is the first step in the preparation,
then the removal of the seeds, with the
after parboiling of the skins. When
these are cool they are stuffed with
minced chicken, veal sweetbreads-an
meat that would be desirable in GRO
cuetteS-well seasoned, and combined
with cooked macaroni or bread-crumbS.
Set them in in pan with a little water,
to prevent burning, and bake until they
are evenly and nicely cooked. Served on
a pretty shade of blue china, the popu-
lar green and blue effect is most pleas
ingly obtained, and the prettiness is
further heightened by the white of the
cream sauce which is poured over them.
The attractive bead and rattan por-
there's imported from Japan have still
another use; as yet they have been, for
the most part, hung in narrow door
way, to half-conceal, half-reveal the
room beyond. At present they are some
draperies. at the window. They act as
an effective screen, while they by no
means shut out either the light or the
air, as do the muffiing of heavy ma
teTiaIs.
The question of space is one that re-
quires considerab BILE thought. Of course,
when there is plenty of space and plenty
! of money, there can be wardrobes ga
| lore, with hooks, shelves and drawers,
where each article can have a place for
! itself Where both economy of space
and money have to be exercised the
| problem is more difficult. Within the
| last two or three years some clever de-
vices have come into use by which the
capacity of hanging-closets can be
! doubled. If the depth of the wardrobe
be great enough to allow them, two cur
| tain poles in sockets are fastened at a
hight which will allow a long skirt tc
clear the ground. On these poles are
put the wire frames used to hang coats
on, and it is surprising how many skirts
can be disposed of, arranged side by
side, but sufficiently far apart to give
each skirt plenty of room.
Above these two curtain poles are two
others, a yard higher up. for the waists
over which are also put the wire ol
wooden frames. But these are differ
entity arranged. for it would Of course b.
impossible To reach to the knob of th'
frame, and then, in pulley fashion, th'
frames can be lowered or hoisted as de
sired. Keeping skirts and waists thu'
spread out is a gret help towards al
ways having them fresh. A padding o
some soft material can be put over tn
frames. and q small sachet put therein
to give q faint perfume, only it mus
be very faint. Tissue-paper inserted il
the sleeves will keep them in shape, am
if there is danger of dust, a covering 0
cheese-cloth can be put over the waists
A soft gray Tam o'Shanter cap 0
Scotch frieze has been made into tn
most convenient of work-catchalls b.
an ingenious young woman. 1t is line
with rose pink silk, a smart little box
; of pink ribbon set against the hat band
The cap rests on it's crown, the head
piece being uppermost, making ba
, that may be conveniently opened t
catch and hold straying scissors, ball
and spools. A second k-b1ss Jnodele
} after this began with a soft brown car
and was lined with the gay Roman sill
so popular just now. Its brown pom
pom tuft was removed from its norma
top and used to hold the perky little box
of Roman ribbon that was caught 9
one side of the head-piece.
A hint for house decoration is to be Sc
cured from every other home which on
! enters. They viii always serve, eithe
as model or a warning. In the luxuri
Gus rooms whore dwelt the late 81
Frederick Leighton We're many ideas t
be culled here and there even by thos
who did not admire, as a whole, tn
ornate pose of the sometimes affected
placed furnishings and decorations.
one room was a Turkish window, a dee
bay. The glass rose only over the uppe
half of the end and not of the sides
} Below that very gorgeous work ran
platform about three feet high. Thi
was backed on all three sides by a con
} tinuous cushion. against which othe
pillows were loosely piled. Qne-quarte
of. the platform, at one end, terminate
} in three steps leading down into tn
room. over the remainder a magnif
cent Eastern rug was smoothly sprea
} like small carpet. Its fine design wa
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