The record-union., 1899-08-06

A gold-fecked glass shade is par
ticularly effective with boudoir or
g banquet lamp of wrought iron.
"At some London teas" says a wo-
man who has recently returned from
: that city, there came on my plate, with
the little sandwich or hot muffin some
times offered a small, rather wide pair
of tongs, with which, as l soon learned,
T. 1 was expected to grasp the sandwich
. or warm bread in order not to soil my
gloves The tongs were something
like asparagus tongs in their general
appearance, except that they were very
much smaller"
For minced chicken la Manila chop
very fine the flesh of some cold roast
chicken, and pound it well with a little
butter and cold stock; season it with
pepper, salt, tiny dust of cayenne,
: and, if at hand. a couple of minced
truff1es. Mix all this with the yolks of
four raw eggs. in the proportion of two
g to each two ounces of meat, and just
at last stir in the whites of the eggs
+ beaten to a stiff froth; pour the mix
ture into papered souffie case and bake
20 minutes. Serve at once.
+ + y
New china asparagus dishes have a
: false bottom into which, through an
opening, is drained any superf1uous
g moisture. The upper platter is grooved
to facilitate this draining process.
A woman who has been fitting up her
husbands den and smoking room in
use in it as a trashbasket a fine old
copper vessel of Russian make. 1t is
-aof simple and artistic design, and is
a beautiful piece of metal When she
was demonstrated with for her eX
travagance in paying SO large a price
for little receptacle, her defense was
prompt and practical. 81 should have
bought the vessel" she said, las an or
nament for the room. | had also de-
cided that a wicker or wooden trash
basket would not do in a smoking
room. Men are careless and often toss
in lighted matches and cigar or cigar
6 cite ends that are still burning. 1t
seemed to me a stroke of economy to
provide this ornament. which might
s have stood simply as such, with utili-
tartan service From this point of
. view she was certainly right. These
vessels could be equally well applied
to a similar use aboard yachts.
Turkey or chicken soup made Of left
over pieces is much improved by the
addition of a tablespoon of walnut cat
sup. The turkey must be. chopped very
small and placed in a saucepan, with
about two quarts of ordinary beef
stock, two ounces of ground rice, salt
and pepper to taste. Simmer all to-
gether for four hours, and then pass
through the sieve, cook for a few min
! utes again, having added a gill of
: cream, and serve.
Shopping in Italy," says New York
woman who spent the winter there,
was to me more indicative of the wide
difference between that country and my
own than any of my other Italian ex-
periences. Not only was the leisurely,
courteous, painstaking shopkeeper, who
seemed never to care if l bought or.
not, great contrast to the average
'saleslady' of New York. but a still
greater one was the way my money
was treated when purchase was
made. 1t was invariably left untouched
on the counter until l had walked out
of the shop-a bit of chivalric courtesy
that would certainly be as impossible
as unthought of in a New York store"
1t is found upon investigation that
very beneficial results follow special
treatment for cases of Stammering.
Some of the methods practiced al the
different schools or institutions in eX-
~istence for this purpose can often be
applied at home with good effect where
the affection takes mild form. The
mother of a boy of twelve, who has
been with her son for two months in
an institute while he was being treated
for a most aggravated case of stam
mering says that a large part of the
treatment consisted in slow speaking.
This was practiced not only by the lad
himself, but by everybody connected
with the institution. She, with the
rest, was obliged to speak with great
slowness and pefect distinctness. Most
stammering arises from nervousness,
and to restore confidence by eliminat-
ing haste seems a rational method of
treatment. In the case of this lad,
who stammered so badly that he was
in danger of completely losing his pow
er of speech, the eight weeks treatment
restored him to his family and fellows
as glib talker as a boy of his age
usually is.
A young lady who contracted the
habit from mimicking a brother who
stammered found relief in another in
stitution only after a much longer
treatment 1t is said that cases of
NV, oft
prove the most obstinate, and it is sig
nificant that in this instance the broth
er, who was born a stammerer. recov-
cred quicker and more completely than
the sister, who acquired the affiiction.
The first treatment for the young lady
consisted in three weeks of speechless-
ness. She was not permitted to make
an articulate sound during that time,
writing all her requests and wishes.
This was to restore tone to the vocal
organs by resting them.
Where a child betrays a tendency to
stammer, the trouble may often bA
controlled at the very beginning by in
sisting upon slow speech. both on his
part and, so far as possible, on the
part of those associated with him. 1t
is unwise, however. to call his atten-
ton constantly to it.
An oyster sauce for serving with
boiled chicken is made as follows: Put
dozen oysters into a stewpan with
their liquor and simmer slowly. Strain
the liquor into a basin. then take away
the boards and hard prts of the oys-
ters and cut each in half Melt some
butter in saucepan, add flour, then
the boards and hard part of the oys-