The record-union., 1897-10-17

trakhan apples is quite as lovely IN IT'S
transparent amber richness and has
withal a most delicious, quite indeserib-
able flavor. Those who first eat of the
sweet are positive that some other in
gredient than apples and sugar has en-
tered into it's composition. White
grapes make unusually good and very
pretty jelly, and that from wild grapes
| is peculiar and, for its own purposes,
unsurpassed. Since these domestic
sweetmeats are so little used on most
tables, except as garniture and relief,
I as it were, the odd sorts and the Pc
culfar taste are always desirable.
The china or metal tray has quite
superseded the pincushion upon the
latter-day toilet table. This is more
or less as pity, since the latter is far
more convenient as a receptacle, and
may be so constructed as to hold.
number of those small and useful arti-
cles which have such provoking way
of losing themselves if they have no
abiding place. Such a ''catch-ah'' may
be made of fiowered and delicately col
ored silk in a square shape. On two
sides should be full pockets for collar
buttons, cuff links, etc., and on the
others are folds of velvet harmonizing
in color with the predominating shade
of fhe silk. Through these may be
thrust the button hook, glove button
er, nail scissors, etc.
The wheeling craze has evolved the
bicycle groom as one of the corps of
servants at some country houses. His
duty is to know all that is to be known
about the different sorts of wheels, and
to be ready and competent to make tri-
fling repairs, or to teach the beginner,
or to attend the more proficient on
their excursions. Where there are a
great many guests at any one time this
office is not a sinecure. On all occa-
sions it requires man of splendid ply
sique as well as inexhaustible patience.
Every we'll appointed culinary depart
ment should have among its conven-
fences a marble slab for the many uses
to which it may advantageously be
put. and especially for the few to which
after it has become a part of the house
holds effects, it seems an absolute ne
cessity. The most important of these
functions is the rolling out of pastry
at any season, except that of intense
cold-and even then in houses kept, as
most American houses are, at fever
heat--the GOODNESS of the marbles sur
face is a great help toward it's perfec-
| ton.
As many women use the last sunny
days of autumn for long walking tours,
they may be glad to know of a simple
remedy, always in the house, for the
not uncommon ailment Of a blistered
| heel. Scrape a little yellow soap, such
as IS used in the laundry, to a paste
with q very little water, and apply to
the spot. Or, before starting out on
a long tramp, turn the stockings wrong
side out and thoroughly soap them
about the heel. This will be found an
| efficient preventive.
The present popularity of golf stock
| ings for the wheel, where the feet are
even more conspicuous than in the field
of sports, makes our American society
! girl realize with concern, the undue
! development of her ankles through a
reckless use of low shoes. One of these
says: IF 1 had my life to live over 1
would only wear low footgear indoors.
I believe the principal reason why the
| French women have the prettiest feet
in the world is because they invariably
wear high boots for walking"
|
While the late peaches are still in the
markets, it is we'll to suggest for the
| benefit of busy cooks that if a thin
| skinned variety of the fruit is selected
| it may be canned without the labor of
pairing The fuzz and all outside
/ eoarseness must, of course, be rubbed
away with d rough cloth, which is,
I however, a much less arduous task than
the removing of the skin of each juicy
peach in large basketful. This meth
cd Of preparation for the canning pro-
cess has, besides the saving of labor,
two other real advanta ages-the rosy
color of the skin is secured, and also
| the delicious flavor of the pit.
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