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IDEAS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.
MISS PARLOA TELLS HOW TO SERVE
FOOD ECONOMICALLY.
TOO MANY KINDS OF FOOD ARE SERVED AT
ONE MEAL-GIvE FEWER THINGS
SIMPLY AND PERFECTLY

In Home Economics a new book by Maria
Parloa just published ny the New-York Century
Company the busy housekeeper can find many
hints and directions for simplifying Work ana
economizing material. In regard to the economy
OF food Miss Parloa snrs;
Economy docs not mean doing without things
that are necessary to health and happiness. but n
wise selection and preparation of materials II
means that everything put Its proper use. and
there is no waste The great difficulty in tho or
binary family is that have too many kinds or
food for one meal and that there is neither the
time nor the skill to prepare many things In tho
best manner Fewer things simply and perfectly
cooked and served would mean create: economy.
better health and greater refinement at table
The nousekeeper should study to get the r'ght
combination for health and growth. NO one 1000
substance except milk contains ali the elements
necessary 10 growth and repair heat and force.
Milk as q full diet is suitable only for young chill
dr.n and the very sick In combination with otheE
things as chocolate cocoa etc. it is most valua-
bic food adjunct. Eggs in almost any form are a
valuable and economical food. MIX and eggs now
eyer. have tendency to produce onous conn,,
tion and can be eaten only sparinSy oy Some
people - -
The vegetable foods that may in a measure re.
place meats should be found often the tables or
keeper should never lose sight or the lact tnat
there are certain kinds Of food-the albumiAous
growth and repair of the body. and that there must
be certain amount or these COMPOUNDS III tn'
food provided for each meal The following may
be helpful in arranging the menus for the day;
Growth and repair, meat. fish. eggs. milk. beans;
pease. lents. with fat Of some kind. cheese ana
nuts heat and force starchy foods.potatoes, rice.
tables with little starch cabbage. turnips.
parsnips. beets celery. green beans, asparagus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04

The annual meeting OF the Brooklyn Branch Of
the Ncedework Guild OF America was held on
Tuesday last in the church clubrooms. Nos. and
Cnton-st.. Brooklyn. Mrs. j. Eliot Langstafe
presided. and a number OF the section presidents,
directors and members in attendance. The
object OF the society is the distribution OF now
and suitable garments the various hospitals
homes and other charitable institutions OF the
borough without regard 70 race or creed.
The annual collection of garments for the guild
is according TO the constitution. set for October
or November Heretofore there has always been
held a supplemental collection before December ID.
on motion IL was decided for the future TO DO
AWAY with the second collection. a committee being
ppointed instead TO look after the distribution OF
any garments that might be sent In AFTER the dats
NJ the annual meeting. This committee Is COM
posed of Mrs James MofYett. Mrs NJ. 3. Miller.
Mrs J. w Hamilton. Mrs. G. F. Demarest ana
Mrs w s. Newell. This committee will also ar
range for n suitable place for the collection OK
The ELECTION for officers formed part OF the BUSH
ness ~ the day and the Nominating Committee,
composed OF Mrs G.. F. Demarest. Mrs "a ..
Inc ticket which was unanimously chosen; Preet.
dent Mrs. J. Eliot Iangstaff TREASURED MrS y W
Y Booraem. and secretary. Mrs. Marie Plantens
Tho first ma med two officers were reelected. MA
Mrs ! " Hamilton Mrs. +. X. Planter. DR..
G. A. Cassidy Mrs. William Thornton and Mrs.
James Moffett appointed committee 70 ar.
range for a public meeting OF the guild some tune
in May the programme TO include addresses "
well-known speakers
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F1IP FOR TIE MESSIAH HOME.

The managers OF the Messiah Home for Children
announce a fair and sale OF articles suitable Tor
Christmas presents 10 be held in the parors OF the
Church OF the Messiah northwest corner Of Park
ave and Thirty fourth-st. entrance on ParkaveD,
on Thursday afternoon and evening. December -
and special childrens day Friday afternoon. De-
cember O. Contributions are solicited. and may De
sent TO any member Of the different committees.
Admission IS free. , - 49,,
Among the various attractions scheduled for the
fair re books engravings ana original drawings by
leading illustrators. fancy and useful articles OF
every Conceivable kind. china decorated by promi-
nan, mineral painters. amateur photographs
flowers. decorated articles. candies. cakes ana
toys There will also be an art gallery ana
plaza Hotel ana Mrs. Roberts. o. the Strathmore
comnose the Floor Committees Mrs. Henry II. Rog-
or. Is president and Miss Catherine Stevens y
treasurer.
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and amusement for the comfortable hours told me
how bright the day when the Srnshine
came. Tho game helps to pass many long hours
Miss Lena Mcclure. member of the T. = =
afflicted with partial blindness. passing through
deep waters" AT present. Her father Is very i'll ana
probably Will not recover. Miss Georgia Miller. one
Of my friends here Mount Vernon Is woman
entirely blind. who has never seen the liCht. she ~
a lovely character. patient and always helping
others. She wishes to send some OF her own work
TO help bring Sunshine to some one. told her
about the r S s. and she was deeply Interested at
once She knits and does very lovely hand Work
in patterns. She has n friend 10 read her the d.
recone for doing the pretty patterns In the does-
tic colcmns of periodicals. and she IS so industrious
that she overcOmes many difficulties. She will en-
10Y being a member OF the =. :. : Miss Helen
Singleton one 81 our students ia n mothcrless
young girl about fifteen. who IA very poor and try
Ing 10 get education. Her address is Mount Yer
non Ky. / received a package Of cards and pieces
last week and Mrs Petcrman of 1rvingion ION the
Hudson writes that she sent us n box Of litera-
ture which mas not yet arrived. thank you
heartily for all your kindness Yours truly.
JOSEPHINE +. SCROGGS,
President OF the T. s. s. Branch
Mount Vernon XIV.
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as wild q rush to that part OF the country as has
heen made 10 the Klondke. Australia leads IN an
other article of use in jewellers as we'll as other
trades This Is mother-ofpearl. The shell iound
there is preferred all others FOR Its purity OF
tint and its hardness. The commercial Vaiue o.
mother pearl depends on the hardness ana text
,ira al much AS on the beauty. Inc largest QuaH-
titv used in the entire world comes from Austraiia
although the shells are found In conSideranle
ouantitv I'm Ceylon Bombay and the Philipplne
Islands and also in Lower California. But 80 great
is the demand for this article OF commerce that
clam shells are pressed into service 10 lurhish INC
cheaper sort used for buttons etc. ,,,-,..,,
Such clam shells are found IN me MlssiSsipp
River and London is the market FOR the sale or
this commodity in bulk ,
In ancient times fine mother of-peari was more
esteemed than II il now. Necklaces and earrings
were made OF IT, while the inlaid work was most
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THE Sun SHINES IN KENTUCKY.

President General OF the T. s. s: You. favor at
hand and the box Of literature from Dr. Foster. OF
Honesdale Penn. has arrived. We are grateful
for the gift. II ~ so generous and will do great
good in work. and shall give II out at
Christmas time YOU suggest. My children
classes made happy with a remembrance from
the Sunshine Society There Is little here to call
out the nature OF the child. the surroundings arc
meagre and at best there is no variety. We have
received pieces and packages OF this kind and have
delightfully."- pleasant times cutting the pretty
pieces and making the pretty blocks In our sewing
class am in school from six to seven hours every
day and do not get much time 70 plan tho Sun
shine work as I would like. The new members
here have reived the Sunshine badges. Mrs.
SIMPSON. whose son you have so sweetly remem-
bered with many useful articles for the sickroom
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GEMS AND JEWELRY.
FOUND IN THE NINE AND MADE IN THE
LABORATORY.
GERMAN PATENT TURNS OUT BEAur1FUr. ARTI
g1CTAL RUBIES-AN INSTITUTION OF
VOROTOGY

HOROLOGY.
Jewels that are presented personal gifts 10
sovereign not included In the regalia that IS
the property OF the crown. One OF the most spien-
did pearl necklaces that have been made
given by the Emperor OF Austria TO the late
Empress at the time the unfortunate Crown Prince
Rudolph was christened This bequeathed 10
the young Archduchess Elizabeth. With a quantity
OF other jewels. The private collection Of the
Empress short time ago valued at over
100000 Among the gems are many exceedingly
fine rubies.
These stones have been valued much from the
fact that they difficult TO initiate for their
beauty. But this longer be said OF
them. The cheap colored glass that has been used
from time immemoral for tawdry trinkets the
atrical properties is not worth considering Resides
this there has been nothing approaching a worthy
imitation OF the ruby that has deserved to rank
with the Partisan diamonds or the Roman pearls
for real beauty worth in its class.
Now. however, It is said that patent has been
raken out in Germany for the production of arti-
fcial rubies. They made by process of
evaporatiIg mixture Of aumina and chronic
oxide in an electric furnace. They are said to he
exceedingly beautiful. and IL IS thought they Will
become as popular as the manufactured diamonds.
The diamond mines discovered at Nulla CINE
In the northwestern part OF Australia, has caused
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HTNGARIAN CHARITY BAIL.

The Hungarian Ladies' Aid Society Will hold itG
eleventh annual entertainment and ball this even
inc AZ the Lexington Avenue Opera House. Fifty
eiehth-st. near Third-ave. The programme Is an
elaborate one. Director Heinrich. OF the Irving
Place Theatre. will send some Of the members OF
his company, and the Hebrew Sheltering GUARD
Orphan Asylum Band will furnish the music Lit.
tle sylvia Barnard the elocutonis VIII recfte ana
the Raor sisters will dance Arthur Conrad ana MS
sister will sing coon SONGS and Mt Goiosmith
will sing and play the violin -
Three hundred and twelve families were a'ceo
nv The Hungarian Ladies' AID Society during the
last year and its motto IS 10 seek the poverty
stricken in their homes and not walt until they
annIv for charity The work IS not confined to any
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STEPPING-STONE.
7 will commit my way q Lord. to Thee.
Nor doubt Thy love. though dark the way may BE-
Nor murmur for the SORROW Is from GOO.
And there is comfort also in Thy rod.
will not seek 10 know the future years.
Nor cloud to-day with dark to-mOrrows fearst
will but ask a light from heaven to show
How. step by step. my pilgrimage should go.
And II the distant pers seem 10 make
The path impossible that must take,
Yet as the river winds through mountains lone.
The way will open up-as go on.
BE still my heart. for faithful Is thy Lord.
And pure and true and tried His molly word:
Through stormy food that rageth as the sea,
His promises thy stepping stones shall be-
Selected by Mrs. NJ. Quimby.
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and dark at night. when the houses and streets

and dark at night. when the houses and streets
around ara overcrowded
The Portfolio Committee has asked for twenty
five new members assist in tho rapidly increas-
Ing work Of pastng up pictures and cardboards for
the nIcture scrapboOk. The committee cuts out
and sorts the pictures ard will even send them to
the homes Of those who will volunteer 10 % the
nasting These portfolios Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
says have been success. and are In great demand
by the teachers ,
mo book or magazine sent to liz will be wasted
even II II does not contain pictures OF which we
are in Immediate need" she said. Just now the
committee wants nature materials.
Contributions should he sent 10 the association
new rooms in the Berkeley Lyceum. No. q West
v-fourth-st where the meetings will he held
followed by a social cup of tea for rybody
every Friday afternoon during the winter
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proejAent-Gcneral Of the T. s. g.: Mrs. Nathaniel
Howard wishes to acknowledge greetings from
srpsbine rnembers on her eehty-frst birthday
booklet TRUSTING" fun of helpful thoughts and
comforting assurances OF Miss Havergals
eu,nct mems was received from Miss s. w. Sher-
rod. a so q bo0kmark from Emily H.. Watsonl All
denOting interest IN an dBeu '"e""@i " x,DG ~
randolph, Nov o. 1898.
one Of the silk couch pilowcovers made by Miss
1,o,o + Hawkins of Edison. \. Y. has been for
.o,dod IN Mrs C. Weeks. Of Brooklyn. as requested
By Miss Hawkins
THANKS FROM COLORADO.
.1-,cl. Dan" president OF the Evans tCoI) l.
. c branch reports having received reading mat
Tor from Mrs NJ r Jaeger. OF this city; Mrs. j. r.
u ~ Elizabeth ~ j.: Mrs G. l.. Hurd. OF Lake
ufo Cam: '.Mizpah" Of Engewood, y. j.; Mrs
Co'rgo Pcnfecost Of YOnkcrs y. y; MIS- Arlstlne
I, Wurn of this city; also many packages WIFI
!, Va ZANE These contributions are gratefully
ockn0wledged in behalf OF the branch
uies Fanny Bowen who has removed TO sunny
h,rk Home Watcrtown. Mass. has been seriously
~ IN, &c now improving Although Miss Bowen
nae been 'shut-n' for thirty years. she Is cneeriu
and always appreciatlNe OF ue Su"S"''o ~ ~
its way 10 hti
Mrs T. J. Sanford. president OF l. . . prahch
D. Ferndale Humboldt County. Cal. SENDS thanks
. Mrs. r Armstrong, OF Jersey city, for read
Co., MATTER received. II was distributed among tho
branch memhels'
, Mrs y g Smith OF Brooklyn has sent Christ
mas box of magazines and books to c. C. Gettys. OF
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HELP WANTED FOR THE EVENING CLUBs

Tho president OF the Public Education Associa-
ton. Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaer, is making an
earnest appeal FOR more workers in the chlldrens
evening clubs. held in the school buildings OF the
crowded tenement districts. Saturday evening
finds the need especially great In speaking Of the
endeavor to get the schools open for grown people.
too I'm the evenings Mrs. Van Rensselaer, said:
I'VE ar working for this end in order that they
may have some pleasant place to go. where they
may read look at pictures. and In other ways pass
a quiet restful evening n seems such a pity
that those great school buildings should be empty
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spinach and AZ greed MECHANICS, Eggplant, aru-
chokes. tomatoes. squash ard cucumhers.
IF al every meal something Is taken from each
of the four classes the balance Will be maintained
People should try to like all the ordinary plain
foods. both for their comfort and good and
for the comfort ~ those who provide the table.
In these DAYS there fads TO when
and what and how shall that the house
keeper exercise her common sense and not
attempt risky experiments herself and her
IA m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04

ENVELOPES into volume. II schoo! OF art IS rep
S@sented each envelope should bear the name 90, 90
ar artist OF that school, and the copies, OF ms
act1res viii be placed within. ana some clpPnss
Which give d short biography 81 himself shouid NC
included. , ,,.t, ,,.., corld
contain outlines from authors work, ctlilciSiiS
and illustrations from his noted books, ahc a "a
ograpny Of his life A current events BOOK "ouiu
Sovote a n envelope a nation. tho name De4Hs Oh
The cover and within the accounts. l,iesi ans
and nerhaDs noted editorials on important tVtal'9.
r. his v,aV information s. gathered ana cl9sslneu
Still another suggestion is for perPetui cniei
dsr Twelve squares Of Inc cardJoald are piIilseu
or Illuminated with the name or q H"H'h anu ~, a
prefiy or apt quotation. Thirty p.rces 81 non =
rar,I or az fine unruled nOtcpapcr aie cit' many
sizes smaller than tn, hrst square ana Pilll'odd
with the date but not Tho day o. the W. " t "onh
necrs are punched in the upper corners ana To-
on the large squareS. baby Ribbon Dei"s useu i''
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RECOGNITION
All. Christ that II we're possible
For one short hour to
The souls We loved. that they might tell US
What and where they be.
-(Tennyson.
Ever there lives within tho human breast
This wish. ungratined. TO soc or hear
Something Of that invicahlc sphere
Where our beloved nave obtained their rest;
The outward world IS boldly manifest
The air Of hamy hlue-the stars AZ night
The moving forms OF mcn-the birds in flight
But. II we further seek. It's bootless quest.
So retire within myself. apart
From show and hustle and with Him commune
Who holds tn" secret dear TO every heart
The mystic secret Death revealcth soon:
The CLEAN Of inner llght-the glimpse OF face
Familiar. saintcd. the eternal noon
walt in faith, still giving patience place.
-(Pastor Felix.
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TIL. mother If Mary Eleanor Fly writes TO the
office that her little daughter will he Obliged TO re-
main nj the POSTGRADUATE Hospital. Twentieth-st
and Second-ave for an indefinite time. This Is a
keen disappointment, 1t was hoped she would
soon be able to be taken to her home, In Utica
The memory OF the pleasant sunshine she received
on her birthday silI fingers in the heart OF this
little sufferer Christmas time Is coming, and the
president general trusts that the little girl sun
sinners we'll and happy will not forget that Mary
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this purpose II this is placed at tho top loops for
suspondinc the calendar may he left after the
bows TIED.
The rlorths need not he fastened together This
conirivance will give n perpetual calendar. not
subject 10 change because Of the difference be-
tween dates and the days OF the week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04

Bessie Volckman. OF No 80 Koscusko-st. Brook
yn. would be glad to exchange The Sunday Tribune
for art studies.
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&c. F. B." Brooklyn: Please send your cancelled
stamps TO Mrs. William Callihan. Webster. ILL.,
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Selected by "R. G. S"

Mrs J. II. Barlow. OF Newark. " J.. will send
IT he Ladies Home journal for 1899 to Mrs Joseph
Bailey. OF Merdale, " Y.
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THE DAYS GOSSIP.

The Hungaria Ladies' Aid Society will hold its
eleventh annual entertainment to-day at the Lex
ington Avenue Opera House. An elaborate pro-
eramme has been prepared Director Heinrich. Of
the Irving Place Theatre. has volunteered TO send
some of his best artists and the Hebrew Shelter
inc Guardian orphan Asylum band will play
Miss Grace D. Rider has announced Of
four readings. TO he given Mt her home. No 1178
Dean-st. Brooklyn Wednesday mornings dur
Ing December at II o'clock The first Wednesday.
December :. will comprise readings from the works
Of modern English misunderstanding, Tennyson.
Kipng. Dobson and Hope appearing in the list.
The second Wednesday December a. will be de-
voted to Scotch and Irish stories and verse. by
Barrie Stevenson Maclaren Jane Barlow and
81. will be q morning with American writer's name
y. Bret Harte, Eugene Field. Whitcomb Riley,
and last Wednesday, December O. will comprise
stories and poems of Italian. German. French and
Norwegian life.
course OF ten lectures IS now being given N
Jersey City under the auspices Of Mrs Horace C.
Wait. For the course on Current Events" Mrs
Wait has secured the cooperation OF Miss Annie
Beaston OF Philadelphia, who Will give five talks
on Political and Social Events" In alienation
'6 yf AK to Oh be y Mf and Artistic
ures are given at No 81 Clinton-ave. on Monday
afternoons at 3 o'clock.
A fair in aid of the Home for the Destitute Rlind
Will be held at the WadorfAstoria Thirty-th,rd
st. and Fifth-ave.. on Wednesday and Thursday q,
this week. from until o'clock each day -
The final volume OF the British Museum c.t,
logue Of birds has just been completed Thi. cata
logue was begun quarter Of a century ago. and
IS said TO be a complete list OF every bird known
There are twenty-seven large volumes All ~ hich
are Illustrated b. innumerable woodcuts
II IL sad that Queen Wilhelmina OF Holland "a
skilled IN the art Of cooking Her model dairy farm
has often been written about. ~
Miss Lille dAnge!o Bergh's first Saturday morn
Ing invitation class for schoOl-teachers wa, held
yesterday al her studios. the Albany Fifty-second-
ST and Broadway. These outline lessons are a
practical synopsis OF her regular synthetic course
Tor teachers singers and speakers, where pupils
are brought In touch with modern methods and
advanced thought In the voice arts.
HELP WANTED FOR THE EVENING CLUBS.
The president OF the Public Education Assoca-
ton Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaer, is making an
earnest appeal FOR more workers in the chidren's
evening clubs. held in the school buildings Of the
crowded tenement districts. Saturday evening
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artists are 10 be noted in the book one envelope
may be devoted 10 each person. The artistic por
trait should DO pasted on the front Of the en-
velope or, If he IS to have whole volume given
10 his works his likeness is placed the outside
cover.
To make the volume. a number OF the large
brown envelopes fastened together by means
OF s,rips OF stout paper pasted along the lower
edges These strips arc set in with one or two
folds in them. 20 permit expansion as inc en-
yeopes are filed The upper edses may be caught
-oge,her also by mar ow folded strips at the cor
rc-s A simple cover may DO fashioned to bind the
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HOMEMADE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LITERARY AND ART sCRAPBOOKS USE
Full TO A STUDENT
HOW DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF ART AND WORKS

OF AUTHORS MAY EASILY RE STUDIED
WAY TO KEEP Up WITH
CURRENT EVENTS.
A unique scrapbook may he easily made at home,
and would be acceptable gift to a collector who
often does not have time TO make many clippings.
A suggestion for such book has been sent In by
A. T. s. a Sunshine member.
It IS supposed that collection is being made or
PICTURES from a particular school &c art-it may he
Dutch Old English. Flemish. modern French or
German. Old magazines and papers may he
searched for copies of the works Of artists belong
ing 10 these schools. one artists pictures may De
made into q book several artists may he repre-
eented under one head. a number of large bro, q
paper envelopes will be needed. and If differ )
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Ut R|BunEZ |
! (Jl45H1E}qCjE7:XI

GOOD CHEER.
Have you had kindness shown
Pass u on.
Twas not given for you alone
Pass II on.
Let II travel down the years.
Let II wipe another's tears.
TIL N heaven the deed APPEAR
Pass IL on.
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BROOKLYy NEEDLEWORK GUILD.

race or denomination, though the society 10 couDs
posed almost entirely OF Jewish women.
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Ten Times.

Cream of tartar costs times much as alum II
is made from grapes and is wholesome.
Alum is a mineral, unfit for in food and sooner or
later impairs the health.
Low-pnced baking powders made Of alum
Clevclands baking powder is made of pure cream OF
and perfectly wholesome
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RECOGNITION.

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