The record-union., 1899-03-05


cream, though, as that ice is rather an
unpopular one, the form is more often
offered in other fiavors.
At q recent very pretty 'at home"
the sandwiches were Of three varieties
lettuce leaves dipped in mayonna1se
md put between thin slices of Boston
brown bread, chopped nuts made into
Paste with whipped cream. and cream
cheese. each filling being used with
sandwich bread. Each variety was cut
in different shape--trefoils of the brown
Bread. diamonds and rings of the other
two. each sort piled on its own plate
and occupying a separate shelf on the
basket tray in which they We're handed
round. These trays. it may be ADDED,
simplify greatly the service OF passing
refreshments on such occasions. Fancy
shapes in sandwiches are made with
sharp tin cutters supplied for the pur-
pose at the house furnishing shops. Inc
sandwich is filled before it is cut
O;lclath should never be scrubbed,
but wiped over with a soft flannel cloth
dipped in lukewarm water, or, better
still. weak tea SKINNED milk, TOO,
that is warmed is a good wash, not only
Frightening and cleansing, but also pre-
serving the cloth If the cloth is GOOD
one. to begin with, the treatment OF
coat of varnish once a year Will make
1t wear almost indefinitely. Before the
vaInish is applied, the cloth should De
washed off quickly with hot soapsuos.
The fact that the Prince of Wales
will accept the Presidency of the Ma
tionaI English Society, recently formed
to take measures for the prevention OF
consumption, is an encouragement TO
workers in the same line on this side
of the water 1t will at least give the
seal of fashion to a movement tnat
cannot be too much assisted. There
seems to be here valuable work fof
women to prosecute effectively
New York housekeepers discovered
several years ago. at the time of the
cholera scare, how easy it was to edu-
cate the less intelligent persons with
whom they came in contact in the
ways and means of prevention OF that
dread disease The most stupid house
maid soon learned why the lettuce or
other vegetable that had been carried
along the streets in unprotected baskets
must be thoroughly washed and wiped
with clean. dry towels before being put
into the ice-box with other and unln-
fected food. She understood why the
water must be boiled, and why her
own hands must be often washed, ana
particularly before she conveyed any
food by them to her mouth. II every
woman would take the same care with
the cases of consumption that come I'M
der her personal notice even, she would
be helping appreciably to reduce the
contagion from a malady that Is lar
more destructive of human life than
cholera.
Cases of consumption exist behind
many unsupported doors. Often the
assistants that come and go in a house
hold are the means of direct contact
with a source of contagion. A woman
who knows told the writer recently
that a packer in one of the big de-
partment stores last year remained st
his work almost until the day of mis-
death. A New York woman had occa-
sion, not long ago, to visit the home Oh
another woman who had been dong
embroidery for her for months. she
found her plying her needle at the bed
side of son who had been i'll for over
a year with lingering consumption. a
few questions revealed that no pre-
ventive measures had ever been taken.
Late as ii was in this case, the visitor
Immediately gave the mother the ben
eft Of her better knowledge of ways
to protect the rest of the household
and outsiders from contagion. She
went home afterwards with a shocked
feeling as she realized how steadily ner
own household had been under the
shadow of this other one. Slight IN
vestigation would probably disclose
consumption germs within arms reach
of almost any of us. and yet it is sur
prising with what ease preventive
measures can be applied.
At an informal dance on the eve of
ST Valentines Day a pleasant diver
sion was secured By the way in which
the guests were marsfaled for supper.
Paper hearts torn apart into two ir-
regular pieces were distributed, and
then matched by the company. On each.
paper was written a name which gave a
clew to the missing part. Pyramus
looked fer Thisba; Gavin Dishart sought
Lady Babbie; the Princess Flavia found
her Rassendyl; Faust met Marguerite.
and so ON. A short valentine cotillon
followed supper, at which the favors
were, among other things, heart-shaped
boxes filed with sweets for the girls,
and bright, gay ribbons tied in true
lovers knots for the men.
Save the vinegar left from bottles of
picked walnuts or onions. 1t will be
found excellent to flavor stews and
hashes.
A recent paragraph giving a recipe
for candied sweet potatoes calls forth
from Southern correspondent a plea
fer the importation from the South of
this article under another name-baked
sweet potatoes. 1t is pointed out by
the writer that the genuine Southern
potato or yam is not sufficiently well
known in the North. 1t does not bear
transportation in winter, as frost de-
stroys it; baked, however, it will en-
dure severe cold without spelling, and
warmed over afterward it is as good as
when freshly cooked. This is a very
different variety of the species from the
'.rimstone-yellow, dry kind of sweet
potato grown in the North.
The YAM" says the correspondent,
needs no sugar or nice manipulation
to candy it. Put it in the oven and
bake it as bread is baked, the more
slowly the better and it comes out
candied. Eaten hot with butter, gravy.
or milk, it is delicious, being a natural
pudding. The South grows and con-
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