New-York tribune., 1903-08-24

Fancy work Of the moment keeps pace with the
practical the utitarian spirit of the age. COM
ments "Harper's Bazar." Whereas, a generation
ago fancy work. which from time immemorial has
been considered the diversion Of gentlewomen.
was exclusively ornamental in character the handi-
work Of to-day is distinctively purposefuI. The
lace on many woman's gown is the work Of her
and and TO her credit be it said, in the ma
tority of it is quite equal work of the
trained lacemaker. The latest in favor is the
Tenerife. originated by the Canary Island peasant
women. and of the most easily worked fabrics
imagina Bile. 1t may be fashioned of coarse cob
webby threads and almost any one can make it
who is the possessor of pincushion handful of
this purpose may be purchased, with designs
sCadnpeo SIAM 60 on o6dn sloes or nome mace AFFAIR OF
easily. Pins an inch and a quarter long are best
Two black ones placed at opposite points in the
circle (the circle IS the Foundation of all Tenerffe
designs) greatly facilitate action. In addition
these is required pointless needle, or. if with
any degree Of coarseness or fineness desired After
this it is merely matter of casting the , thread
forth. the pattern indicates It is not difficult
the lace of the moment. any panstaking woman
may have handsomely garnished gowns at small
cost
There is a saying that a French woman "can
make appetizing dish of old shoe" The
grain truth in this extravaganza lies principally
in the fact that French woman knows well
how TO make any dish dainty and desirable to the
eye. Half the battle is won, with the
taSJldlOuS ana CdprlClouS OF paIateS. II the dlSn
prepared makes the eyes hungry" This much to
be coveted end is reached with comparatively little
effort if thought be given to the preparation Of
meal Many appetite that would resent plain
boiled potato would nevertheless find d spoonful Of
the mashed vegetable beaten light, with little
'dimpled" with ,dashes of pepper and tiny bits of
49,, siroI1e s4ay r1aL- he co oI,a rrrn oiy,
aiSh as spts S'@E ~ sS Js nebd pe So TI tt @
parsley tips that the least hungry will find it aur
b e aer 1f The Golden ngVonnaise eenerousv fill
ing he O
leaves, with stuffed olive, halved on the top
side dishes possible single thin ring of deep red
tomato makes the color schGmG c9R.eIe: b IN Iafa, ne
garnshed and otherwise made attractive to the eye
this most desirable bit of kitchen fancy work
we don't use any tabecIoths In summer said
clever housekeeper the other day. and YOU can't
think what a saving of work II is. The Iaundress
has so many tub frocks and shirtwaists to do up
each week she is quite overwhelmed II is
Rather than tnmbled cloths prefer bare tsble
table. with its handsome centrepiece. ITS flowers
seems 10 me quite as elegant as a table with
white cloth over IT. It. and II is gTSly M r ~ IGTe e sum m
summerlike way, leaving for cold weather ,,s the
life We ind it lends variety and zest TO existence
TO eat and do and wear the same tnlngs az @ ihe
n ihfgif # round 30" you ''''''" ''''' '''s
Thin slices Of sweet green peppers are acceptable
served with softshell crabs. Cut them from the
outside Of the fruit, taking to avoid using
Of the inner tissue. They should be thin and
should he eaten with salt like 80 many sticks of
celery
Most healthy ba bies enjoy good sozzle IN bath
tub but once in a while runs across a youngster
who fairly loathes the scrubbing process. Such j
u1anikin is inconsolable IN his bathtub unless he
can have the wa shrag to play with. IF have
/ that he is happy. if not. he howls His mother Is
wise enough to accept the situation and has hit on
The happy inspiration of hemm1ng little square OF
Turkish towelng for his individual use. This he
,lees indiscriminately his toes or his mouth, or
cleans his tub with it. but his mother SAYS that it
is his own rag and his own tub, and she is nor
going to interfere. So the baby scrubs and sucks
/ and chews his washrag and mops up the bathroom
/ foor with il and he laughs and his mother smiles
and the bath is great success. Now. isn't that a
great deal better than trying ~ break the hahv Of
+ his silly little notion
Silver articles should never re allowed 10 come IN
contact with rubber. something in the rubber
I furnishes silver