The sun., 1901-07-09
THE HOUSEWIVES CORNER.

two or three hours before needed: when
thr cake is done Gt should be baked in
two parts. with softened butter he
tween tho cakcSI separate the cakes. but
trr ana spread each layer with the pre-
pared fruit for the top layer make mcr-
ingrr with the white Of two eggs beaten
stiff with two tnblcspoonfnls Of pmlver.
izcd sugar added brown lightly in tn"
oven with the dooropen. Serve hot,
CHAT WITH THE IIOUSlGW lFE.
Travellers tel me tnat the Americans
do not live daintiy that the French
liholrr eats more appctizihg dinner
than English and German wcll-to-do
shopkerpcrs eat and than is served in the
hotels Of the small American towns.
That French lahorrrs would refuse 10
swallow aud even to look ut HAT wretch
ed meal which have seen American
workingmcu eat at noon, when resting
their backs against n wall or fence on
thr roadside bread and pickles o. ~ slice
&c something looking very much lik"
eats meat. and stale beer that had been
strwing for hours in the sun in a badly
corl,cd can
The Frcnch wife. immensely superior
lo her husband Ia intelligence. in shrcwd
knowledge Of financial matters, her in
stinrt for good order and management,
her artistic refinement. her keen power
Of observation. her native ndnptahility.
her talent FOR cookery makes husband
enjoying hut small income lead the
life that 4 rich foreigner might envy.
She may have two dresses and ono
hat only to her name. hut by constant
skilful changes the little humhng will
make you believe that she possesses 2
well furnished wardrobe. II is not thu
cnssock that makes the monk. anv more
illhil. - woiiinu rs SrNiiSn ur nor fccGttt
ing to the manner in which she pnts or
her clothes. and that is where the French
woman is inimtahlc. 10 lift her dress
m"1"stlv. gracefully and daintily as sht
crosses . muddy street. She has NOT bcr
equal IN the world She has littlq
hIStlin". i'uti"rin. wax abont her that
VIII always keep yotr interest in hcr
alive. Sh" is always thly ami smart. her
hair we'll dressed. hcr hands well gloycd
ll"r stockings we'll drawn and her dainty
li'Il" rc"t well shod. When she spcnky
10 v"n Won can seldom guess. from the
wnv she is dressed. from the way she
behaves. from the language She uans.
whether 81" is Tho wife Of what sociat !
"all% . gentleman Or not.
~" has The knnck tho inIorn t.enius
FER gciting twenty sou worth out or evnry
franc She sncnds. She Is no snob. does
nni play NJ at homes" and saves hor
tch aud sugar. which. in France. arc OK.
hnnsiv" luNurios: she does not nlov Tho
i'ano and saves her husbands ears. shn
""E"s her own frocks and envcs tho
''r'@'mal5"r's bills: shn cats light. hc,lth,.
nh'HlS of 'ier own mnlin and saves cool,s !
W'""S; -" goes 10 he'd early ana eovns
h@" "nndlrS. She i rich. MS ,no.t m us
mi"ht h". not IN whit eIe actuollv nos
S"Ss"S. 'ut " what sho knows how to do
"''h"llt ThnnEe "a that woman Trau
rhmnn Who h"a S7nn To sucnd in ho vao,
l'v"s ills" "an Fn~lshmau or nm ,mo,;o,,
Wh" has an incamo or 90 ONn
W n" most modest ltln not ehn bos
i"r 'f""s'n" rnom. ont nf which sbo i
'n"S ~ ~" m"rnin" nratlv trimmn1 =
''''"f transf"rmation Cho will a.
"''h"nt drawin" room. hut navnr v,itI
,'ti hr"SS'n" room ror she understand,
~ I s'ih""'a" 'l"%rc" thHi unctrr nr mo,r;
.n"hN which hne mot two vaare m ,;r,
~" nhar'mcnt docs not pnsvcos =
lr"esin% room
N"lv n"nS"nS" enmo noonln wi,I "a,
Won ~" dca" rrirnI III ma I'm ia,
ih"i h9rnipcra !" ,nala ~ ~ t,o,
e. l't''e foolish trinas or that sort,