The record-union., 1898-10-16

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Peanut sandwiches should be made
from freshly roasted nuts. They are
shelled and the skins removed after
which the nuts are chopped very fine.
They are mixed up then with a little
mayonnaise and spread between white
bread rather brown. They are par
ticularly suitable to serve when cup
of chocolate is offered at day at
home"
An excellent recipe for a good and
inexpensive orange marmalade is con-
tributed by an English housekeeper.
1t calls for twelve good and not TOO
sweet oranges and six lemons. all of
the fruit to be used except the seeds
Slice the fruit very thin, and to every
pound allow three pints of cold water.
Pour it over, and let it all stand twen-
ty-four hours; then boil about an hour
or until the peel is tender. Let it stand
again for another tWenty-four hours,
weigh, and to every pound allow one
pound of sugar. Boil about an hour
or until it will jelly, then put it into
prevent breaking the rings Of peel.
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While California is trying to grow
bigger and bigger fruits and vegetables,
epicures in the East are developing
taste for miniature specimens of the
earth's products. To supply the de-
mand in the larger cities for young
vegetables, such as the French con-
re-
the truck farmers bring to market tiny
potatoes, turnips, carrots, caulifiower,
and even heads of cabbage the size Of
a baseball. Such vegetables are, it is
said. more easily digested, their fiber
being tender and succulent, instead of
tough and often of woody nature, as
the growth arrives at maturity. Some
of the flavor is undoubtedly lost but
lovers of these undeveloped vegetables
claim that this loss is counterbalanced
by their daintiness and delicacy.
A novelty that is sure to become
popular was seen at the Madison Ave
nue. Woman's Exchange in New York
recently This was a collection or
picture frames made from wall papers.
The frames are in the passe- -partout
style. and are of various sizes, each
holding from one to five pictures. They
have all the appearance of exquisitely
painted frames and can be sold at
much less cost, the prices ranging from
80 cents to a dollar and a half, accord
ing to the number of photographs held.
The patterns Of the papers are adapted
in the most ingenious and artistic way,
and the scheme admits of ample color
assortment For a hall the designer
had cleverly adapted one of the con-
ventional Oriental decorations seen in
hall papers, and mounted 1t in long,
narrow frame, holding five faces.
Where it was desired to bring out or
accentuate the color scheme the use
of the brush and water -colors was re-
sorted to with excellent effect. The
novice must not rush in to duplicate
the idea. as the excellent finish and
detail of the work seen cannot be made
by every one on a first attempt.
Wedding invitations are fashionably
engraved on sheets which will fold once
and which are long, not square. About
six by eight inches is the proper size.
The splendor of the modern board
ipr-school is in strong contrast TO the
bare classrooms and stretches of white
washed dormitories which were the lot
of our grandmOthers when they were
being educated Some Of the uptown
schools of New York City show great
luxury i'm their appointments. The bed
rooms OF the girls. are cosey nests. in
which a sybarite might repOse with
content. The parlors, appropriated to-
the especial use of the young ladies',
are dainty white -and-gold apartments,
or gorgeous in Oriental effects, with
pretty tea tables set out. open fires,
screens and all the accessories of the
beautiful homes from which most or
the pupils come. In the dining-room
there is seldom seen the long. straight
table little round ones, accommodating
four or six, being the rule. The table
service is of the daintiest. shaded
lamps throw a soft light through the
apartment, white-capped maids serve
deftly and noiselessly, and all the ap-
pointment of the place are in accord
with any well-established home of
wealth and refinement.
Nothing is more efficient to prevent
intestinal disorders through the chang
ing season than the wearing of alb
he never lets a friend or patient go
abroad without a supply of them in
his trunk. Now that they are obtain
able at most shops. there is no excuse
for not adding them to the travelling
or stay-at- home wardrobe. 1t is
regulation of the British army in In
dia that every soldier shall wear
WOODEN band. The Government supplies
the bands and considers it the best
sort of investment, cases of cholera
among the band-wearers being almost
unknown At department store where
the bands are sold the clerk asserts
that the demand is steadily increasing.
showing that the use of them in this
country is being appreciated COM
mon complaint among tourists, particu-
larly bicycling tourists in Europe. is
what the French call fatigue de
restomac." and for this ailment. which
is indigestion produced by over-exer-