The record-union., 1898-03-06

fire. and after it has stood for three or
four minutes, strain through a piece VI
cheesecloth. doubled. Before serving
season and add as much hot milk as you
have oyster juice. Dry toast cut III
squares or oblongs is handed around
with the bouillon.
Thin shavings of sugared ginger and
candied orange peelings are combina-
tion that finds favor as a sandwich fill
ing.
One wishes that to the profession OF
sanitary plumber there could be added
that of sanitary paper-fanger ana oec-
orator Workmen from the best shops
will not now put on paper over the
old wall-covering, but this is true more
often in the cities than in the smaiier
places: and if the expense of paying
for the extra time needed to remove the
old paper is objected to, the workmen
will acquiesce in the evident wish OF
the patron asserting that it Will net
make any difference; but it will make
a differences: and in the interest OF
cleanliness and healthfulness, it should
not be permitted. Papered walls
should be wiped down often, every inch
of their surface being gone over, anc
a renewal once in at least five years IS
really obligatory.
An Arrangement was seen lately by
which a plain. old ashioned mantel
had been completely metamorphosed.
1t was accomplished by placing at eth
er end two rather small and not high
drain pipes A board rested on them,
and the space underneath was fitted
with a long narrow mirror. The pipes,
mantel. and upper board were painted
in an ivory tint, and with one or two
pictures effectively hung over the ar
rangement, and some pieces of suit
ably contrasting and harmonizing bric-
a-brac, the scheme was not an un-
pleasing one.
A cooking teacher advising her class
of the various ways in which tea may
be made, included among them this
formula One ounce of tea finely
ground is moistened with cold water,
and allowed to stand for twenty min
utes. A scant pint of boiling water IS
then poured on the tea, and al the end
of one minute it is ready to serve. a
very little cream used with this brew
ing of the tea is an Improvement.
A round among the carpet-shops re-
veals the fact that there is a decided
tendency towards darker moreover
ings than have been the fashion. Il.
- ;.s, 80 c.oi1 on
dealer Persons get tired of seeing,
en- their own floors and those of every
body else, these negative delicate col
orings' To cater to this demand for
variety the manufacturers have put
out, within the last two seasons, an in
creasing number of dark carpets, which
have met with considerable favor. A
customer. shopping here the other day,
quoted some authority in favor of a
dark carpeting, as being on the line of
natures taste. Her most effective
scenes show the dark-green or wood
brown carpet. shading up through sun
lit tracery of leaves and branches to
the light vault of sky above. The GUS
toner selected rich dark-green car
pet which was to go in a room whose
walls were yellow, dashed with white.
the frieze and ceiling toning gradually
into a yellowish white. AS the room
was a library, with dark woodwork,
the scheme sounded attractive, and
doubtless proved so.
An exceedingly pretty effect was
seen at g. recent white luncheon in
the serving Of a pineapple. This was
sliced. clipped in grated cocoanut, and
piled cn q dish of fine white china.
The disappointment often following
the choice of wall paper comes first be-
cause the light in the room in watch
ii is 20 be put is not taken into con-
sideratior-a dull room needing wa.m
tints. that is. papers with yellow and
red lights in them, while a bright sunny
room can stand the cooler shades Of
blue ana green. II should be remem-
bered, tCo, whether the papering is to
be to some extent furnishing OF a
room, or merely a background for pic
lures. III the one case, fiowered or any
pattern effects are permissible. if not
too aggrt ssive; while in the other. pair
walls are 10 be preferred. A beautiful
y
dining-room - is in alternate stripes
about three inches wide of light and
dark yellow. These yellow papers are
very popular at the moment, and The
new spring designs show a great va
riety in them. Yellow. in fact. is
color which has invaded every decora-
tive scheme this season in an unusual
degree. from wedding decorations to
the simplest tea tables.
The question of providing luncheans
for school children and working wom-
en- is still in its infancy, although the
widespread discussion and not infre-
qUent experiments in the matter dur
ing the last two years have all b.en
in the nature of progress, even though
some OF the experiments seem to have
been marked by temporary failure
Prob ably the most successful att aTnpt
To solve the matter was that made n
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
noIogy. Some menus of the luncne ons
served there were: For fifteen cents
Pea soup. two bread sticks. crackers
and butter; or corn beef hashed bis
cult AMI apple sauce. For twenty cents
most satisfying lunch of three fish
balls. a glass of milk and a piece Of
corn bread could be had Here there
was very large percentage of the
valuable elements of nourishment
Still better was twenty-fiye-cen
lunch, comprising chicken soup and
crackers. Indian pudding and cream.
In too many schools. particularly pri-
vate ones. this matter of noon eating
ity If pastry cooks and balSeshops in
the immediate vicinity of large institu-
tions SHOWS significantly on what
stuff the coming generation is feeding.
One enthusiast. member of the House.