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Brower in
Singing, singing all the day;
"And at night, before the fire, beside the
ir.
Hah, ; Tes
if Aud with a well-filled tray, Sg
Doth gladly say; ae
*“Tomorrow Pil tarn something up; «wos
- "T'o-night on plenty earned, I sup.” oF
: : “| tonished, you know—that made me call
~The Black Lace Domino,
"but last February a
i" year ago, business, in
ar sdbisation with
to
ON, throngs of pedestrians
A which were pouring
in two ceaseless,
_ “streams up and down
. Is ‘was a motley
grinders,
ry in riduals of
and crony, Ferdinand Duval.
‘Why, Philip Blackbnrmn!? he ex-
claimed, grasping my hand.
“Mardi gras!” I ejaculated.
passed over the town.” ;
“Don’t abuse Mobile; thefo is’t a
lace in the U
But she
know Mobile has been ‘dubbed’ ae
“Mother of Mystics.” The Knights
n that can compare with
Revelry ha ¢ finished their 3
iry have jus hie TE
sion. To-night the Infant
the Order of Myths h EE
unite in a grand ‘carnival at phi
House. You must surely go. There'll
‘be no trouble about ‘a costume, m fix
you up easily.”
: Deen making
- to the. Alhambra Club, Whore
6 Ferdinand rattled on we had
our way up Dauphin street
insisted
upon my taking lunch. .
y sein 4 you Eo be sure,” he added,
A come out home to seven-o'clock’ din.
per—southwest corner of Conception and
8t." Anthony streets; youll find mo
trouble in finding the place. I am sorry
“to say that Helene cannot go to the
carnival to-night, She has not been
well for some time. I say, Phil; if you
come to Mobile next winter’ Til intro-
duce you, to the prettiest little sister-in-
Jaw in the country. Margherita Pancita
* is her name~—~Helene's sister, you under-
stand.” I may as well announce here,
by way of ‘parenthesis, that Ferdinand
pronounced his sister-in-law’s surname as |:
though it were ‘spelled Poncheeter.
. 3*Why can’t 1 ‘meet her now?” T 8e-
manded. © -
Well, for the present’ she isin a
rivate boarding school, and the teachers
wh such poor taste, ss not to include
young gentlemen of your fascinating ap-
ance among their list of callers. But
Margherita graduates in May.. In the
meantime you will have to content your-
self with Helene and myself.”
Duval was the most hospital fellow in
the world; and it was certainly a God-
send tohave met him. After a delicious
dinner we joined the Order of Myths, of
which Ferdinand was a member, and
after making a triumphal tour of the
city, we wound up at the opera house
about eleven o'clock, He was a gay and
brilliant Mephistopheles, while I was
the. Veiled Prophet of Khorassan,
‘When was a .masqued ball otherwise
than enjoyable? True, I knew no one,
but that was a.matter of small conse-
quence—nine-tenth of the gathering
were in the same fix.
But from the first I was attracted to a
black lace domino that flittered through
the throng like a swallow, so small, so
light of foot was the wearer.
black silk, lace-edged masque two large
dark eyes gleamed like twin stars, the
soft waves of blue-black hair were piled | to-
on the little head in a distractingly pretty
fashion, while beneath gleamed the soft-
est, creamiest throat imaginable,
For some time I suspected that this
fascinating little figure was, as it" wore,
skirting on my borders, and this caused
me to keep my eye on her; but. I .was
totally unprepared when she finally
walked up me, as I stood
alone after a uch, and deliberately
tucked her hand under my arm.
“Ferdy,” she said softly, ‘I've gotten
myself into u scrape, and you must get
me out.”
Hello!” I mentally ejaculated,
*‘Am I happening on a family skeleton”
But I only stared ai my companion in
stupid silence.
“tDon’t you know me?” she demanded,
giving my arm a gentle shake. ¢I knew
you at once from your costume. By the
way, haven't you got any better sense
than to wear the same costume two sea:
gons in succession l—and such an unusual
character as the Veiled Prophet, too?
Is Helene here to-night?”
, “No. Bhe wasn'’s well enough.”
At the sound of my voice she looked
at me curiously.
$tFerdy,’ she interrogated, it is you,
sntitt?.
$0 course it ia—if you mean Ferdi- |
nand Duval.”
. w+ Well, your voice * sounded strange,
.but T suppose t that, is the effect of the
tnasque, Yoti are certainly stupid to
night. - Why don’t yon ask me how 1
escaped from the school} Positively, I
don’t believe you know me.” ;
"But at the word ‘woonvent” the truth
came upon me like a flash of Tignte I
was on solid ground at at
-
;{in a voice I was fatuous enough to
= § was brotherly, and covered ber Xittle
; | ing creature.”
¢Ferdy, 1 do To you are the best
brother in the world.” Well, I couldn’t’
ot Tasquens, ‘peanut ground.”
$*What |
. good luck brought you Je Mobile at ihe
_ gay and festive season of mardi grab.
s at her best now-—you {
| resting so contentedly in my armsl Surely
From the :
A
} T exclaimed, as. famil.
fy ts Bog a1 rr her, ‘ts it
possible. Tas ohia your
Now, Ferds,” my lovely . com- |
soft, beseeching eyes, *!if you are going
to call this poor httle girl ta,
she will run away. You fright-
en her to death.
Well, hare 1 Was a sen again What
was to call her
“I’m not too had for Rita, indeed I'm
not!” she exclaimed earnestly.
$¢All right, Rita, my dear.” 1 replied
soft hand with mine, ¢I was 80 as
you Jou Margharia, Goon with your story,
a you'll not breathe a word to.
Helene?”
“Not a syllable. to Helene, or any liv-.
withstand the temptation to ‘come here
to-night. The idea of 8 girl seventeen
| years old being shut up in a school is.
preposterous anyhow, I have a quantity
made my domino without any trouble.
Then as soon as I finished supper to-’
night I plead: a headache and went to |
my room. I locked the door on the in-
‘side, climbed out the window to the
veranda Foot, and then by a tree to the
She paused for breath, a
paved you get over the wall: T
he "The gate, though
hi, nod hai many a foot-.
hold.’ ‘#¢Then I walked here.’
“Rita Pancita! Did you walk four
miles fc > this carnivall”
Iataly 1 gia. pand T've eed
Vorersmins ie poe bet or ut 'm
about td drop now. I couldn’ walk
| that four ered back if I never got there.
Ferdinand Duval, there are no two ways
about it—you must drive me back.
#I shall be only too glad, But you
can’t go without one turn with me.
? 7
The band was - just beginning a wultz.
from Waldteufel, its sad, sweet strains
and dying upon the soft, per-
fume-laden air. With my arm around
mine, the rippling masses of her hair
that my heart, my head, myself were
passing into the on of the seduc-
tive little mass of black lace in my arms,
And yet I had never seen her face!
Now, Rita,’ I said, with a brave
effort at Self: possession as the last bars
of the waltz died away, *‘you stay here
near the door while I go out and gets
carriage. 1'll not be gone a minute.”
Nor was it much longer when, after
many vain attempts, I finally succeeded
in hiring a buggy, and returned to the
little figure jus ¢ Inside the door.
ML as get a carriage,” I ex:
ght-flooded siteat. ney were wa
engaged. But t a one-horse
‘that I'll drive you oe myself.”
No matter,” she replied indifferently.
‘Anything, so long as: 1 don’t have to
walk." ;
:Bhe settled herself in the buggy, as IT
gathered up the reins, and unty-
ing the ribbon of her masque. Finally
it came off and revealed the sweetest face
my eyes ever rested upon.
“Oh, I am so tired!” she sighed. 1
pat my arm around her and drew her.
ead down to my breast.
"$You can rest better so,” I remarked
in a ‘cool, brotherly fashion; but my
heart was beating hike a trip-hammer.
Bhall I ever forget that drivel The
soft brilliance of the moonlight, fleoding
all thescene; the gentle breezes from tha:
bay, bearing the sweetest perfumes of
that flower-crowded [Southern city; the
the gleaming shellroad, stretching like a
broad path of silver; the beautiful girl
that memory willbe with metill I die,
goon covered, and as the dark walls of
the school rose in the entrance, a bold
scheme entered my brain.
We drew up under the shadow of the
wall. "I jumped out and lifted Rita
down:
‘¢Ferdy,” she said gratefully, Siyou
dear good brother, I don’t know how to
thank you. You've done me a service
ht I can never forget.”
a, give me a good-night kiss,” I
answered in a tone I tried to ie light.
Why, of course. But that masque—"
“Never mind the masque.”
1 was not quite master of my words,
and I half lifted the article in question
by way of reply. She put up her little
red mouth,and with one arm asa Bg ery
1 Jrosied my lips to hers.
ed to give her a cool, brotherly kiss;
but whether I did or not, that kiss con.
tained much more fervor than the sap-
posed relationship warranted —there
nothing platonic about it.
‘With en exclamation of astonishment
and indignation, she instinctively drew
further from me; and as her angry eyes
tried to pierce the masque,I deliberately
removed it and stood before her, con.
Poor little girll She seemed about to
drop, and the look in her large eyes
made me feel like the blackest villian un-
hun,
“Who a are you?’ she gasped.
“Miss Pancita,” I began, with cere-
mony. But her ‘eyes were still dis-
tended with terror, and she looked as
hos h she were still meditating flight,
X dro ped my dignity and grasped
os instead,
“Rita,” I went on hurriedly, dont
look at me that way; I'm not an o
Your brother-in-law is one of the
friends I have; we were schoolmates.
This costume is his, as you | know. : Ask
him sbout ‘Philip Blackburn. He. will
tell you that I am a man to be t
and um a gentleman, though. I'm afraid I
have not acted the part very well to-
night. But it was a fierce temptation.
panion, my a gen | all her sweet face, the white throat, even
and ss Gants suowan, the little.
}. ‘Believe me, it is not.
Ee lave and I ripped up an old}.
| black silk skirt for the foundaticn, and
Lis Fhily Blackburn. —Atlanta Conable
tution,
: 0, T never attempted the wall. I}
came face to face With’ iy OH] clusamate climbed t
that slender waist, the little soft hand in |’
resting against my shoulder, I soon felt |
plained, as we went out into go moons. | -
. It was all too short. Four miles are |
was | clothing, or for knife lanyards. Jack's
taining sewing
usted | sailor may be ‘seen pacing up and down
forgive mef”
She looked at me in & ~ bewildered
way, Risers burning biush rosb and died
It is very strange,” she murmured,
¢thut you have been very kind. Ferdy
could not have been kinder; and: then,
as you say, you will tell no one, while
Ferdy—~well, Ive felt all the time as
though Helene was sure to know.
Really, I am under a great many cbili-
gations to you.”
ope | saw no harm in the deceit I had prac-
ticed on her. I felt like kicking myself
all over Mobile. i al
‘Then you try to ve me 8
little?” 1 asked pettitent; yee.
“I have nothing to forgive,” she
answered, trying to release her
hands. eTadeed, hope this shall not
be the last time I shall ever see you.”
You brother
‘says you leave the conventin May. After
that you will be very certain to see more
than aie of oy But now 220d |
nigh 8 on
he ilo func, §
jumped in
the a a ea
That was a year. jE Another mardi
gras has come and gons, and lent 1s draw-
ing to a close,
In Mobile there are severdl weddings
booked to ocourimmediately after Raster;
and, among the earliest on- She list cards
‘are out for’ the Marriage of Margherita
HPancita. The groom—oh, blissful world!
dk Alumintum. 0
_ During the
‘been learned about what may be called
‘the practical qualities of that curious
faud useful metal, aluminium. ih
if ago the public prints were filled
‘extravagant predictions of the oa
that we sh see when the artAof ex-.
tracting aluminium from rocks and clay
would be forgotten when aluminium had
once come into general use.
Rut as the process of obtaining the
‘metal have en Sig .d and cheap
fo a has learned more of
and it is .now known that
| of aluminium, valual
use of
have ih fhe ue ih purposes of making #0
ble
lox and so well.
uminium is exosedingly tonigh. hut
take its place. It is. very bright and
clean, but its surface will oxidize a lit-
ue, fo that itis not a8 incorruptible as
id.
Sain the uses of aluminium are legion,
and almost every day we see it employed
for some new pur, ‘We have heard
within the past few “months how the
warlike German Empero
ing his agents abroad to. pre .
inium to be used in aking cosa anton,
cartridge shells aud the met
of his soldiers’ accoutrements,
The chief reason. why Hania is
sought for such puipioes. 3a iss
It weighs only one-third as ae ron:
Hence if it were as strong as’ steel it
would be the ideal metal for ‘ making
Ships Perhaps ships will yet be made.
oN att isa ‘good “conductor of
electricity, aud one of the uses to which
ture of telephone and telegraph wires.
Within the past.year it has begun largely
to replace German silver and fine brass
in smail instruments and light machin-
ery.
A correspondent of the Companion :
has a gyroscope made with analuminium
ring which is a wonderful spinner on ac-
count of the lightness of the ring, Sur-
gical instruments and’ many household
utensils are now made of aluminium,
The history of this remarkable metal
is, we may hope, but an indication of
the still more complete mastery that man
is to attain of the resources and energies
of the wonderful planet on which he.
dwells.—Youth’s s Companion.
Sailors Make Thelr Own lochs.
Jack makes his own clothes! = This
may sound a trifle strange to those who
are accustomed to go to their tailor’s and
order a new suit, But Jack isan expert
with his needle; not only can'he make
his own clothes, but he can also do fancy
work. For his clothes, he buys a suffi-
cient amount of cloth from the Govern.
articles,. On pleasant days a sailor some-
times may be seen on the deck of a ship
with a little sewing machine and the
cloth in front of him, ‘The sewing
machine is a portable and primitive
affair, its parts being a small hand-wheel,a
needle-bar, needle and gearing A
machine which might be ily carried
in the pocket of a *‘pea.jacket.” Some-
times sailors may be seen splicing sopes,
or plaiting twine for ornaments on their
worldly. possessions, as he moves from
Dlace i to place, or is transferred from one
to another, are carried in a bundle
he bears on his shoulders, His
Nites, his little *‘diddy-box,” con-
utensils and various
little treasures, all are rolled up together
in a white canvas hammock, which also
contains his bedding, and tied with a
lanyard; and a draft of a number of
sailors proceeding through the yard with
these bundles on their shoulders makess
icturesque sight.
A good sailor has a change to riseand
become a petty officer; then to blow, per-
haps, the boatswain's whistle, not {to be
interpreted into anything at all by a
landlubber; or 3 shout out a confused
jumble of sounds as orders to a crew of
‘Isailors, The sailor is also sometimes
|{ealled upon for guard duty in place of
a marine on a ship. For instance, on
‘the Miantonomoh in the Navy Yard,
‘which at present has no marine guard, a
in front of the gangplank aud in front |
‘of the Captain's cabin, with sword and
buckler ready for use.—New York
never pass. i. Walt gon try to]
Bless her little heart! Her innocence:
had been. perfected. One might have
been led to believe that iron and steel
it 18 not as strong as steel teel, and so-cannot §
has pose send-
it has recently been put is the magufac-
ment and from that makes the necessary | P!
One of the most original inventions of
the day is a little portable and invisible
chgir, which is very light, and easily ad-
justed under a lady’s gown, so that it
does not interfere at all with her walk-
ing. Arrived at the point where the
person desires to rest, all that is neces-
3o sit down on an
which motion the ap us adjusts it—
self.—New York Journal. sae hs
CORAL ORNAMENTS.
A Paris correspondent writing of
coral, once go fashionable in jewelry, but
for so long out favor, says it is now
brought to the front in several displays.
Paper knives with ivory or mother-of-
pearl blades have arborescent coral han-
dies. Silverand gold penholders exhibit
similar handles. Small mirrors are
framed with light aod graceful ficral
motifs eonsisting of pink coral. A
of silver candlesticks partly covered with
coral spra, ot Bowers are beautiful,
| Bt. Louis
year o great deal has |
EDUCATION FOR GIRLS IN HOLLAND,
* In the higher girls’ school in Holland
ngage and. literature form a very
Prominent part of the instruction, and
the Dutch young ladies consider these
two subjects a most essential part of
their education. It was therfore to be
expected that these sections would also
be well attended at the universities: buat
this is, however, not the case. - More and
more voices are being raised against the
fashionable training given to girls and
| young ladies in Holland, and it is now
frequently the case that parents profer to
send their daughters to the 1 boys’ school
=an . arranemeént which requires a
special ion from the authorities,
which is almost Invariably granted.
: Post,
Cas ROUND WAISTS,
The fashion of round waists will be
continued all through the season. They
are elaborated by jacket fronts, and thus
made are especially becoming to slender
figures. The Eaton jacket was a nov-
elty introduced into the. trousseau’ of
Miss Cornwallis-West. . - It, too, like the
square Figaro, eannot be utilized for
stout women. One of the most success-
ful visiting ‘dresses is of navy blue
vigonne, ale with the bell gored-skirt,
bordered at the hem b¥ a side plaiting of
black satin, above whith appears a band
of many colored enterie in the
Jol-leat pattern. ‘The skirt is fastened
y hooks on a bodice “6f black satin
made full at the throat under a collar of
the passementerie and brought down over
the front by. three enameled studs. Over
this is a square Figaro bordered with a
row of tiny palm leaves like the three-
inch trinming on the skirt. The sleeves
are of cloth and the back is in efféct a
princesse, but, in fact, the meeting of
skirt and bodice is hidden under ab!
satin ribbon.—Chicago Herald,
WOMEN TO THE FRONT.
Lassa, the principal city of Thibet, is
‘aremarkable place for one thing: ‘Govern-
ment recognizes the ability of women to
manage and control a large proportion of
the retail trade, that at certain seasons
of the year demand unusual attention.
From December to March a brisk busi-
ness is carried on with: ‘neighbors from
abroad.” Huc, the distinguished ex-
-plorer, relates that china ware, nich
carpets, attractive silk stuffs, and other
commodities in great variety and large
‘quantities are brought’ from western
China; and from other quarters appear
traveling merchants with well-laden
camels and horses, revealing a tempting
display of Russian goods, among which
may be found gold lace, silken textures,
and peculiar styles of jewelry, much m
request in the cities and villages of
Thibet; also many kinds of furniture are
included in the list; and eastern Thibet
fails not in ample provision ‘of much-
rized musk. The owners of these valu-
able ‘packs of richness and elegance”
throw themselves heurt and soul into
the work of disposing of their various
properties, for in three months ¢‘the sea-
son of absence from home with them is
past, and early. in March they must again
take up the claims of farm and store and
shop in their’ own lan NeHupe 8
Bazar,
THE FAN FAD.
An English paper that is quite -
gressive in its od recently offers a
prize for the prettiest fan d
There were thousands of competitors,
but the palm was. taken and the prize
was carried off by a little school girl only
fifteen years of age.
The fan was so very pretty in design
that it deserved the prize, There iano
doubt about it. It represented peacock’s
feathers done | Supon a changeable electric
blue and background, There was
one very large feather extending from
the side of the fan almost all the way
across it, while several ‘smaller feathers
crossed the stem of the large one.
othier corner there was a bunch of pea-
cook feathers, each one of which showed
curious and beautiful | play in colors,
‘The fan fad is raging so obstinately
among us that it ia difficultto keep women
supplied with anything like 2 number
a they crave. If you enter a housa
you see here, thers ‘and everywhere fans
displayed in and what should be
da ble places,
all the fads. that have: raged re-
cently the fan fad lseertainlythe She prettiest,
and most sensible one,’
Al least, betleve me, your wscapade shall
A
Tribune,
sary is to assumes pqgition as if about |.
ordinary chair, by |
stylish and becoming of this year’s hats.
turfted, braided and
‘ing front rank. In fact the use of clii
aud all sorts of novel combinations of them and the cups and tumblers, instead
‘all of which, together with numerous
| are ‘procurable in both the large and’
Inthe |
around the throat.
. ‘J enameled, will be used in most varied
| designs this season. These will be seen
» | fads usually are, and it bids fair to hold
its popularity for many seasons, or until
painted
the beautiful pictures which are
upon them and the beartiful DEcey
which 1s done in their folds become ob-
literated by the cruel hand of the all-de-
stroying Time.—8t. Louis Republic,
_ HINTS AS TO SPRING MILLINERY.
The wiseacres who confidently
prophesied an approximation to coal.
scuttle Lounets and roomy crowned hats
in the spring and summer millinery
models are much out of their reckoning.
‘Wide of brim many of the hats are, but
such a thing as a crown “enough to
fit the head is scarcely to be found, while
the majority of the bonnets, toques and
turbans before they are trimmed suggest
dolls’ hendgear rather than anything else.
Frills, pleatings, puffs, etc., of velvet,
lace, or silk projecting from the brim,
and which are much used, of course add
to the size and serve oftentimes to trans.
form a meagre, insignificant shape into a
graceful, becoming ope.
As seen at the wholesale importers’, .
the assortment of shapes is larger Shas
usual, but the season is hardly
enough advanced to declare’ witch, on
be the favorite. It was learned, how-
ever, that as to bats straight brims will
be worn more than ever, both with a low
crown and in plateau style, slightly elon.
gated and turned up at the back. Where
the brim is curved the tendensy is up-
ward rather than the reverse. . For in.
stance, the popular shape of ast season,
elevation in the centre of the front, is
supersedéd by a droop or straight line in
front and upward curves on the side.
“The Guardsman,” with a decided role
upward on eitherside of generous dimen-
sions. and with ‘a comparatively large,
flat crown, is cited as one of the most
The sailor is with us again, the shape
somewhat disguised with a loose put of
velvet or other material falling over part
a low crown is not to be seen, | but the
disposal of the triming in many neces
is ahead of last year in pyramidical
aflect, with the base of the pyramid
located in the center rather than at either
end, of the hat. Full cap-like crowns
caught into a stiff, narrow band, repre.
trimmed low and on the side. These
are made of all sorts of straw, twisted,
‘plain, chip, espec-
ially, which is soft and pliable, occupy-
fancy straw isa noteworthy feature, also
their diversity of coloring:
All the neutral tints we are accustomed
to ‘have been supplemented with the
-daintiest shades, suchas pink, pale blue, |
Nile green, lilac and many tones of red,
mottled vaneties,incinding cream dashed
with brown, brown with red, ecru with
blue, and white with almost any color,
sall models.
Straw ribbons exquisitely variegated
in color vie in popularity with ‘those
of silk woven in the most bewildering of
watered patterns in ghangable or shadow
effects.
From all indications flowers will enjoy
an unprecedented reign. . Whatever may
develop later, it is certain .the French
models to date show scarcely a trace:of
ostrich tip or plume, their place being
supplied entirely by flowers. Small hats
and bonnets made entirely of flowers
are sold by the wholesale ‘dealers, tha
retailer adding a twist of ribbon, lace,
fancy straw, etc., to suit the whim of
the customer.
Worthy of comment in this year’s ex.
position of artificial floral beauty are
samples of the late prize chrysanthemums
and unusually beautiful varieties of greea
leaves, which include many specimens
of the feathery fern family.
Green is undoubtedly one of the lead-
ing colors, Yellow and yellow and
black combined find equal favor. —New
York Sun.
_ FASHION NOTES. ;
Black stockings are in fashion for a
occasions,
Patent leather shoes are the proper
thing for evening wear,
The belted Ruesian blouse is to be the
popular corsage for wash dresses.
Corselets of jet, sometimes with the
addition of bretelles, are very desirable
and fashionable.
The new sea green that is to be one of
the fashionable colors this spring and
summer is called celadon,
Half-mourning handkerchiefs are
shown with narrow insertions and edg-
ings of black ehantilly lace.
Collarettes and cuffs ot lace, chiffon,
or embroidery net are popular for the
brightening up of sober gowns,
Handsome pieces of faille with streaks
of satin running across them, having the
wave effect, are for trimmings.
Bome fancy styles in gloves have
dainty, narrow, stiffened cufls,or gaunt-
lets, with delicate silver or gold em-
broideries.
. Wails of tulle, in tints of various sorts,
are worn with evening bonnets. Some
of these vails are long, and are wound
Large metal buttons, stamped and
1n raised borders in relief with medallion
centers, and with additions of silver: and
| ‘capable of more astistio. omit than
celluloid in many forms.
drooping at the sides and with a slight.
of the crown and the brim. = Other than
senting one ‘of the latest models, are |.
pieces that commen
HQUSEHOLD MATTERS.
CURING MEAT.
To one gallon of water take one and
one-half pound of salt, one-half pound
of sugar, one-half ounce of saltpeter,
one-half ounce of carbonate of potash.
{ | In this ratio the pickle can be increased
to any quantity required. Boil these
until all the scum rises, then skim it off.
Pour the hot pickle into a tub to cool,
then pour it over the meat. The meat
must be weighted down to insure its be-
iug kept covered. Meat should be
slightly sprinkled with saltpeter to re-
move tive surface blood, and rinsed in
cold water und laid to drain. . In this
way, two days after slaughter, the meat
is put in pickle clean and neat. Blood
is the tainting element. By following
this method the meat will bealways uni-
formly sweet, delicate, and of good
color. Thin, lean meats only require to
remain in pickle a few days when they
may be used for cooking. Corned beef
three to six days. Ham, bacon, chops
and shoulders designed forsmoking may
beleft in pickle four weeks, and smoked
from a week to ten days. —American
Agriculturist,
WASHINGTON'S BREAKFAST BREAD.
‘This is the name given. 1n some: sec-
tions of the country to the cake or bread
known generally as ¢‘Sally Lunn.” On
the Eastern shore of Maryland you will
hear it called ¢‘Federal bread” by a
great many people. In some cook books
you will find mention made of it under
the title of ‘“Washington’s breakfast
bread.” The ‘Father of His Country"
is said to have been especially fond of
this bread, and during his Administra-
tion it became such a fashionable bread
for breakfast and tea that some fications
politician of the opposing party dubbed
it ¢*Federal bread.” pan
This is a good recipe by which to
make it: Stir a gill of liquid yeast or
two hall-ounce cakes of com
yeast and a teaspoonfui of salt into a
quart of lukewarm milk and water, mixed
in equal proportions; then stir in suf
ficient flour to make a dough somewhat
softer than ordinary bread.’ Add a
tablespoonful of melted butter and three
well-beaten eggs. Pour into a pan and
let it rise six or eight hours, or until
thoroughly light, then bake in an oven
of the same | Jempemature as for bread.
‘When done split i three or four layers,
butter generously, replace so the loaf
will assume its original shape and serve
warm 1n slices.—Chicago News.
THE CHINA CLOSET.
A woman who has pretty china and
who deserves to have it, because she
knows how to care for it, has a way of
guarding against saratches and breaking
in her ware by making dozens of mats of
pinked cotton flannel, which she uses
everywherg in her china closet.
-- Every plate when 'it is “piled away in
the closet has one of these soft mats laid
upon it; every saucer and small fiat dish
has a mat laid over it before another is
laid upon it; mats are laid over the tops
of tureens before the covers are put on
of being piled upon each other, are set
singly on the shelves.
Quite as careful is the Way she. puts
her silver away. . There is'a lot of it end
it's all solid, so in the logical way of
many women she puts it safely away ina
big. Nurembtrg chest’ aud uses plated
ware instead. But the way in which
she packs it is an art of itself. There
are bags great and small of cotton flan
nel, with draw-strings into which the
larger pieces are slipped, but these are
Bot uncommon among careful mouse
keepers. It is ber pockets for the small
3 respectful admira-
tion. The knives, forks and spoons are
not packed away in families, but each
one has its own apartment. She doubles
a large piece of cotton flannel, sews it
up except on one side and then stitches
it into a dozen little compartments, one
for each piece. When these are care-
fully slipped into their places she rolls
the pocket together ana ties it with
tape strings like an old-fashioned needle-
work.
But this care the little mistress .
boasts that her silver doesn’t have to be
cleaned oftener than twice a year. But
she always forgets to say that she doesn’t
use it oftener than twice a year. £-
The last touch of fastidiousness in the
care of her china closet is the covering
which she permits herself for the shelves
instead of the paper commonly used.
The covers are made of heavy white
linen, exactly fitted to each shelf and
with a frill of heavy linen lace hanging
over the edge. Her china gloset is a
place to delight the souls of other
women, if it doesn’t fire them with
envy. But then, as I said at the out-
set, she deserves it: all because she loves
it and knows how to care for it.—Chi-
cago News, ;
2 RBRPRS, 5
Orange Pie—Grated rind and juice of
two sour oranges, four eggs, four table-
spoonfuls of sugar; add the beaten eggs,
then the rind and juice of the oranges,
and lastly the whites beaten to a froth
and mixed in lightiy, Bake with an
under crust. |
Fritters—Three eggs, two tablespoon.
fuls of sugar, one pint of sour milk, ons
teaspoonful of soda, a pach of salt,
flour enough to make a stitf batter. Beat
thoroughly. Drop a large spoonful in
hot lard. Fry brovn and roll in pow-
dred sugar when done,
Raised Doughnuts—Taree ogas, one
cup of sugar, one-third cup of butter,
three pints of bread sponge. Mix with
the hand as soft as possible; let it rise,
Mold again; have the breadboard floured,
put the , dough on it, roll out half an inck
and cut out. Let them raise half an
hour. Fry in moderately hot lard.
Duchess Potatoes—Take two ¢1
of mashed potatoes; add to ‘them a gill
of hot milk, a tablespoonful of 'butter,
and palatable seasoning of salt and
pepper. . Beat the potatoes rapidly until
they are perfectly white and light. Then
balls in a greased baking pan, brush them
over with milk, and browa in the oven,
Serve mmmediately, :
form them into little balls; stand these