The record-union., 1899-10-08

A fruit salad that may also be used
as a dessert course if desired is made
from bananas, oranges, figs and citron.
Cut the fruit into small pieces, and to
about a pint add a wine glass of
sherry. Let this stand to get thor
oughly chilled, and serve with whipped
cream that is light and stiff
Rubber heels for all shoes are high
ly spoken of by many women who first
learned the advantage of them from
wearing golf shoes. The heel is
ready-made affair, about half an inch
in thickness, and it's advocates say
that it's use lessons the jar of walking
especially upon city pavement, to a
degree that very materially affects the
number of headaches to which many
women are subject. The cost is so
slight that the experiment may be
readily tried by any one interested.
Most dealers in shoes keep these heels
on hand and understand their fitting.
Some pretty novelties in substantial
leather cases have just appeared in the
shops. One such has a long compart-
ment for gloves, a larger one for wells,
and a square one for handkerchiefs,
besides places for two little cut glass
perfume bottles. The convenient, old
fashioned work box has reappeared
filled with q goodly array of scissors,
packages of needles, and reels of multi
colored embroidery silks. The clipping
case is also of leather, containing a
dozen or more long envelopes of
heavy brown paper, which are various
~ labeled humorous, poetry, society,
personal, travels etc, to suit the many
tastes of the girl of the period.
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In hanging the colored silk or cotton
curtains, a better result is got with
small plaits than with the old-fash
toned box plaits. A cluster of five small
side plaits is sewed together, where
the plait is formed, so that they stand
out the depth of the plaits Along the
sides the fringe is then sewed close
to the edge or across the bottom. The
edge of the fringe should fall just
above the edge of the curtain. The
loops to hold back the curtains are
usually of the cable cord, about half
an inch in diameter. When it is pre-
ferred not to use rings with white sash
curtains they may be made with three
fourths of an inch heading, below
which is a shirring to slip the brass
through. To hang the curtains across
in French style they must first be
Tapped to cross as far as is desired,
and then a cotton tape is sewed on,
through which the rod is passed. This
method of draping calls for curtain
fully two yards long, in order to allow
for the droop where it is looped back.
furniture with a very high finish is
recommended by an experienced dealer
in rare woods. To one tablespoonful of
linseed oil add an equal proportion of
turpentine, together with a piece of
any pure soap the size of a walnut.
Pour this into a vessel containing one
quart of boiling water, and let the
whole boil for about ten minutes, stir
ring it occasionally, so that it may be
well mixed This liquid can be used
either warm or cold, but experience
teachers that it is more effective when
warm; it can be heated several times
before it will need renewing. Apply
with a soft flannel cloth, we'll wrung
out. to a small portion of the surface
TO be cleaned. After the dirt has been
well wiped off, take a fresh flannel to
polish with, and a few minutes vigor-
Gus rubbing will soon restore the wood
TO its original brilliancy. Crude oil is
the poliSher used in most of the furni-
ture shops. But it is we'll to remember
that in the stores there is scarcely a
day when each piece of furniture is not
carefully wiped off with a soft CLOTH
keeping the surfaces perfectly clean
SO that the aid of the oil is only called
in to take off the cloudy appearance
which will at times disfigure the most
carefully tended furniture
The housekeeper who has discovered
the st-gathering qualities of most
valances. prefers to use a spread of
marseilles or dimity, and edge it with
washable curtain fringe This may
be arranged at the foot and sides of a
bed, so as to faH far enough down to
conceal the framework and still es-
cape the floor. Nothing in the way Of
covering can be more appropriate for
the white enameled bed with brass
trimmings than spread of this sort
The same idea may be carried out in a
richly brocaded-silk covering or a silk
lined lace spread. For these. the
round feather bolster-cover to match is
most suitable. but with the dimity
spreads the daintily hemstitched linen
pillow-slips accord better.
Tt is not generally known that the
Ivy leaf contains many properties
which render it a most useful agent
in cleaning and freshening up gowns of
cloth and other materials. The leaves
must be used when very young and
very green to attain the best results.
and when this is done, the liquid made
from them will be found to remove the
spots or stains from all stuffs very
readily A French recipe is to take