The National tribune., 1897-07-08

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Washington is gay now with hollyhocks,
and there is no prettier sight than to see the
tall. stately stalks with their soft gray green
leaves and resets OF pink and white blossoms.
One secs them here in aristocratc gardens, in
the door. yards almost hiding the shabby huts
of the negroes, and in the Government Gar
dens. One of the prettiest sights in the city is
a bit of gardening about the pond near the
Washington Monument. Up and down the
walk that leads to the gardeners house are
borders of scarlet geraniums all along the
edges of the pond are groups Of the yellow iris
nodding ut their reflections in the water.
Along one bank Of the pond are rows OF holly
hooks, red and white. and with the blue skies
above, the misty hills and river beyond. and
the bright hues of the flowers it is sight that
delights the eye. Washington gardeners seem
to prefer the single holly hooks, and one rarely
sees any but the rose-colored and white ones.
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It is now fashionable and right to wear frilled
organdy and lawn waists with white duck
skirts. Last year we only were allowed shirt
waists with these skirts, but Dame Fashion 10
becoming more lenient. 1t makes q pretty
enough combination, and especially useful for
calling, because the duck skirt seems more
suitable for street wear than organdy does, and
the fluffy, thin waist is cool and dainty, but for
the art of tho combination one cannot help but
see that the duck is too heavy to combine with
so thin a material as organdy. Another queer
combination that is allowable, and even fash
ionable and not unsightly, is to wear organdy
skirts with silk and satin blouses. 1t may
prove economical to some women who have
frocks that they can combine in this way and
no other, but it is style that will probably be
short lived.
A Washington girl, who was promenadins
about in conscious vanity, wore frock Of black
and white lawn frilled abont the skirt, hips,
yoke and wrists with ruffies edged with black
lace, and between tho lawn rufHes were scarlet
ribbon friIls. The combination Of coiors wxs
strikingly carpet-like and decidedly unpleasant
on girl.
To be very stylish one must wear pale gray
skirt with ones sill hlouses. instead of the black
satn skirt that until few weeks ago was the
correct thing. The gray skirt makes prettisr
combination with the dainty waists than the
black skirt but it is not SO satisfactory, be-
CAUSE it soon becomes soiled. and nothing is
more unsightIy than q drabbled and unused
pale gray skirt. aat
80
Some Of the good women Of Indianapolis have
decided that it is selfish of them to wear their
hats in church that il hatlessness is good
thing in the theaters it il better in churches.
and SO in ono of the Baptist churches there 1t
is the custom for q goodly number Of the
women to remove their bonnets just before the
services begin and this al despite the fact that
st. Panl objected to women appearing in church
with their heads uncovered. In the Episcopa-
rfan Church it is against the ethics Of the SER
vice for a woman to appear without her head
covering. n / believe it 10 in the Catholic
Church. But the women don't heed st. Paul
much nowadays.
80
Miss Ida Plat, young colored woman, IL q
lawyer in Chicago. and is the only woman Of
her race on record who has taken up that pro-
fession. She avoids appearing in court, and
concerns herself mostly with real estate and
probate cases. She is quite brilliant young
woman being musician and linguist as we'll
as lawyer.
80
It is the old, old story Of the woman who
always contents herself with what household
machinery she has, instead Of looking about
aud trying to fx up something to help her in
her work, Is q man does. Now that it is pre-
serving season, it's remarkable how few women
will use funnel to help them pour tho fruit
in the jars. and yet it saves much straining of
nerves and muss on the outside Of the jars and
on the table.
In these warm days, when appetite Gags, II
Is we'll to repeat the formula for salad making.
The simplest and easiest Of salads to prepare 10
of lettuce with dressing of Oil, vinegar, and
salt--three tablespoonfus Of oil, one of vinegar,
and saltspoenful Of salt. Wash the lettuce
carefully, removing any withered parts and
cutting of the tough edges, if there be any.
Dry it in cloth or shake it in o wire basket
until it is almost dry-nothing makes lettuce
90 unpalatable as to have tho dressing diluted
to tastlesness with the water that is held in
the little wrinkles of the leaves. Dry the
leaves just before serving the salad, that they
may be crisp. The dressing may be made in q
bowl, first stirring the salt and vinegar we'll
together and then adding the oil, stirring it
WELL or the lettuce may be first well sailed,
then pour over it the vinegar, and then the
oil, and toss the leaves until every one is well
covered with the dressing. Now, this salad
may be made the foundat for many Others
A bard-boiled egg and half an onion chopped
fine and added to the lettuce and tossed with
it give il delicious favor. A salad whose
recipe comes direct from French restaurant
and the French are good salad makers-is to
first add to the lettuce, cress, which gives pep
periness; aud chieory, if you like bit of bitter
ness, chopped onion and chopped hard boiled
egg. For tho dressing, put in the tablespoon
scant half tesspoonful of dry mustard, . scant
half teaspoonful of salt land scant half TEA
spoonful Of pepper. Fill the spoon and let it ran
over little with vinegar, and with fork stir
the mustard, salt, ndpepper we'll into the vine
gar, this pour them over the salad and measure
forth three tablespoonfuls Of oil and toss the
salad thoroughly, and it will be found delicious
Salad. besides being decidedly palatable food,