The record-union., 1898-05-29

water in which quantities of cabbage
have been boiled Then" he goes on
to affirm. the only dish of rleat will
often consist of that which has been
used in the making of the soup" This
testimony is borne out by American
travellers, who get very tired Of soup
meat as a dinner dish For the flavor
ling and finishing of a dish the French
are doubtless unsurpassed; bnt the al
legation that the sauce is made more
important than the substantial. ana
that the garnishing takes precedence
over the dish it surrounds. is not With
out considerable foundation. The we'll
known story of the French cook VINO
won a wager by serving a boot heel,
scraped and stewed and simmered and
finally served with an entrancing sauce.
is a good illustration of much French
| cooking.
The dining-room soda fountain was
seen more or less often last summer.
1t is again put forward with the spring
house furnishings. 1t is a plain oaken
| box that might be anything until it is
opened and its interior displayed. With
| in an ice chest the supply of soda wa
fruit syrups are also part of the out
fit. A more simple arrangement, where
soda water is wanted at the country
house which is often not only miles
from the traditional lemon, but equally
removed from the esteemed efferves-
/ cence dispenser, is the use of the home
made syrups with a siphOn of plain
soda. The fruit syrups-strawberry,
mir nf
and lemon-are easily made. The wish
| of a small boy for a soda fountain
| right in the wall of his room is practi-
cally, if not to the letter, accomplished.
a scheme for using Gibson pictures
| (and it may be hinted that this fad has
| been so Overdone that it is showing
signs Of passing) is to arrange small
ones in artistic groups on a square of
delicately tinted paper harmonizing
with the prevailing tint of the room.
For pink room a sheet of pink glazed
paper is used, an edge left that gives
the effect of a frame. On this the pic
| lures are pasted, and it is then attached
to the wall by means of tiny gilt thumb
| screws, doing away with the tearing
or blowing off of these pictures when
| less securely fastened to the wall.
A simple and efficacious cure for pim-
| pies should be kept in the beautifying
| box. The very thing is a little flour
Of sulphur" (an ounce will cost a few
cents). blended with sufficient spirits of
camphor to make a paste The instant
there is hint of such a Disagreement
rub little of the paste on the spot
over night, and it should disappear by
| morning.
No identifying box is complete
without soap bags for the bath. These
may be made of cheese cloth or, better
still, knitted or crocheted from soft
coarse cotton, like that used for knit
ting wash rags. The softness and deli
cacy of the skin after using for week
a bag cunningly filled will insure its
constant use. The filling should be a
quart of bran, a tablespoonful of fresh
ly powdered orris root, the same Of al
mond. and half an ordinary cake of
white CASTLE soap shaved in thin strips;
mix well. The bags should be made
! with a drawing string.
! Rock salt does not suggest anything
! very dainty, but if a quart is allowed
| to melt occasionally in the warm water
| for my lady's bath it will tone up the
skin and thus help to bring a Ganty
! flush to the cheek.
! Aspic jelly, which is still a terrifying
name to many amateur cooks, is rlade
! in a few minutes, and if necessary, out
of that emergency material, n jar of
| beef extract. A half-box of gelatine. is
/ soaked for twenty minutes in four ta-
blespoonfuls of cold water. Meantime, in
a saucepan is put level teaspoonful of
beef extract and a pint IF hot water.
| In this is simmered a slice of onion, a bit
of celery, a bay leaf and a few pepper
corns. When the gelatine is dissolved,
| it is added. the whole strained and set
away in a square trimmed basir. iref-
erably, in order that it may be easily
cut up into blocks. A little of this gar
nishes cold meat or veal loaf and other
potted or pressed meats and is effec
tive. too, around forms of salad. it IS
occasionally served with lettuce and a
French dressing, as a salad by itself.
There are seen again at the station
| cry counters various vagaries of the ia
J
| least are trying to make fashionable.
A brilliant red of the conspicuous shade
known as cerise and the popular burnt
! orange are two colors, a deep shade of
/ brown being another manifestation in
writing paper While there is a certain
sale for these bizarre novelties. it is
still the smooth. heavy cream white or
delicately tinted shades that women of
refinement use.
The growing use of burlaps in wall
treatment proves their desirability.
Decorators have found that they are
especially useful in old rooms. where
| cracked unsightly walls or uneven
! partitions are to be covered. Some
manufacturers put out the material
with a specially prepared back, which
| takes paste or paper hangers glue
readily, and goes on with ease and
/ smoothness. 1t has been urged that
the material is not cleanly, but it is
i quite as easily taken care of as paper
! or even painted walls. In lieu of the
dry cloth or wet sponge which these
demand burlaps need brush. and it
can be as thoroughly rid of dust as a
/ piece of cheese-cloth Now that ii is
manufactured in many varieties. soft
plain tints. baronial designs. and tap
estry patterns, its use should largely
increase.
To the monogram fan have now