New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-05
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stair above to-" said the mistress Of an old fash
toned downtown house the other day. You know
what I mean-that queer little niche near the first
floor landing that originally designed for a
piece statuary, I Suppose, but that most people
simply leave empty to-day. Well, I have made
my statuary niche into a telephone booth. \
handsome Roman blanket hangs like curtain
light The bell is heard easily ali the house.
and being situated nearly midway, one doesnt
have much running up and down stairs 10 40
Sir Edwin Arnold tells OF dinner party in the
home OF an English official employed by the
Nikado's government in Toxic at which he was
present. 1t a remarkable occasion because or
the perfect skill and attention with which the
guests were waited upon by the seven or eight
boys well looking and well dressed. The poet
had quietly offered of them. changing his
travs and charging his sad cup a kinsats "a
small Japanese banknote) and the exquisite deli
cacv Of respect and Difference, mingled with such
evidently wounded pride. with which this overture
was greeted revelation. After the meal the
Euglishman made inquiries of his host as 10 the
source from which such service came, and dis
covered to his dismay, that all of them were high
born well educated youths OF some nauve taInIlle5
AID NOT feel that even such called mental service
could in any way degrade their inherent noblhty
usually paid to the jiarillisha runner, and cheer
fully perform any domestic task assigned TO mem
for the sake of learning the EnGHsn language
quickly and becoming familiar with Western man
ners and customs
A resourceful woman who lives in a town where
there are no public waterworks devised n salts
factory bathroom after the following fashion: a
small lower floor bedroom was given over for this
r,urr,ose. a copperized steel tub five feet long
was put in corner; a pipe under the floor and
through the foundation carried off the waste water
board platform eiEhf incngs hg9 ana TWO IeeT
casolene stove. a galvanized iron tank, with a
stove so that the faucet was directly over the tub
and hose from the iron tank led directly to the
puuD at the windmill The bathroom com
pIete and had cost only $21: Tub, $l3; pipe. 81:
stove, s., tank, g.
To make banana saute in a chatting dish remove
the skin from the fruit and cut in halves length
wise. Put tablespoonful Of butter into the blazer.
and when melted lay the sliced bananas in it and
cook until soft. Turn carefully, so as
break; then drain and dust with powdered sugar.
Sprinkle q few drops Of lemon Juice each slice
and serve at once. For banana bake select fine
ripe bananas and loosen section the skin.
Let them cook in the blazer until the skins
dark and the pulp soft. Then roll carefully from
the skins on plate, sprinkle with powdered sugar
and lemon juice. and serve with cubes OF sunshine
cake or ladyfngers.
The pain resulting from a severe pinch blow
be relieved by mmersing the injured part alter
nately in hot and cold wafer massaging it steadily
the while
\ strong stick like a broom handle with one end
cut into deep notch, viii be found useful FOR
hanging pictures. Generally this process involves
stepadder and much climbing up and down before
satisfaction is attained. During housecleanng ana
other cleaning days pictures be taken down.
cleaned and replaced with the aid of the stick
One small ounce 10 every half dozen large apples
gives a delicious flavor TO the conventional apple
sauce and difference in thickness and texture that
Is most appealing.
For PHYS sake don't that Navajo rug ui
you have cleaned it, exclaimed in horror woman
who has lived in New Mexico. her friend went
around the house trying her new acquisition mere
and there THAT rug has likely enough seen years
OF service in an Indian tepee. where they may have
had smallpox and consumption and got drunk. ana
everything. | would soon buy a gown out OF
house in Baxter-st. ana place u on my
back. Wash IL In sOaPsuds and water ana hans IL
out In the sunshine dry. ii viii De INFINITELY
sweeter and whblesomer TO have around the house,
and it's appearance and wearing qualities Will be In
u wise impaired"