The record-union., 1898-10-30

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To remove a fly-speck or other spot
from a photograph a camePs-hair brush
slightly dampened may be used. The
picture must then be allowed to dry
without further touching. The treat
ment is more successful on photographs
not highly glazed. Such do not bear
even the contact of the finely pointed
brush.
In the transferrence of household
goods from a country house back to
the city residence, the waste jar of a
handsome delft toilet set was cracked
A friends suggestion prevented tie
owner from consigning it to the ash
barrel. With a very small outlay the
jar was converted into handsome
lamp. A little china cement mended
the crack. and at lamp store brass
oil front was fitted to it's mouth. A
straight paper Empire shade was dec
Grated with delft design, and, thus
transformed, the useless jar became
thoroughly handsome and esteemed
piece Of bric-a-brac.
A recipe for homemade hardtack was
given in an article, with the word
that the children for whom it was
provided ate it with an eagerness that
indicated a need for it. The receipt
calls for two and one-half cups whole
wheat flour, one-half cup white hour
one tablespoonful butter we'll rubbed
into flour, one tablespoonful su-
gar, one-fourth tablespoonful salt, one
scant tablespoonful saleratus, two
scant tablespoonfuls cream tartar, one
half cup milk, one-half cup water, and
white of one egg beaten stiff. Mix
as for biscuit, roll thin, cut into large
squares, and bake in a medium hot
oven. To be eaten hot or cold, with
or without butter, honey or jam.
China tumbler-rests are something of
a novelty. They are small, fiat, cir
cular pieces offered in several varie
ties of fine ware. They are usefully
employed in the parlor, library. or
den" to protect the cloth or polished
tops of tables from contact with wet
glasses. They are not intended for
such service at the dinner table. 4
pair may, however, be used to hold the
small oil and vinegar ewers, and one
may stand on the ) o'clock tea-tray if
a tiny decanter of rum is a part of the
service.
In wedding invitations there is not
much that is strikingly new The
slight change in the shape of the sheet
permits its folding once for the oblong
envelope, which is still used. The use
Of paper family tinted in gray which
was introduced last season has in
creased in the autumn orders. This
gray is not pearl or even a light shade
of French gray; it is more like the tint
known in millinery as oyster white.
There is something in the shade which
brings out with excellent effect linc
engraving. Stationery of the same
shade is also to be had With the ad-
dress or monogram in a deeper shade
Of gray the combination is most pleas
ing in style and effect. A light and
darker shade of blue, with cream and
white and the gray just referred to-
make up the range of color that seems
to be oftenest selected in high class
stationery.
In mourning stationery the assort-
ment shows the usual range of a
three-quarters Of an inch border to the
thread-like edge which is scarcely more
than a shade the latter used in the
last stage Of resigning conventional
mourning. The best shops do not IN
dertake to dictate certain grades of
bereavement, leaving that matter to
the opinion and choice of the customer.
.
In estimating the amount of chicken
salad TO serve a company, the proper
tion OF five large chickens to thirty
persons is a safe one.
A correspondent asks if it is optional
or obligatory for a widow to retain her
husbands name. on her visiting cards
This query was referred a day or two
ago to the head of the stationery de-
partment at a shop in New York which
IS recognized as high authority in
these matters. The answer was that
If she wishes to conform to the custom
OF refined women of this city and of
other cities which adopt the social
usages of New York. she should retain
her husbands Christian name. If.
however, she is the only one Of the
name or the eldest of the family, she
may omit the Christian name Sew
eral excellent reasons are to be named
for the retention of the husbands name