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  2. Short Story.

    " Jack lias always said that my physteal courage first attracted him." This was one of Mrs. Jack's casual confidences, noted at a meeting of the Band, ...

    Article : 1,361 words
  3. British Cavalry.

    Cavalry in the last century was not the dashing force we know now : it trotted calmly up to the enemy, and fired a volley, when, if the foe showed ...

    Article : 675 words
  4. The Table.

    When washing potatoes before cooking, employ a small scrubbing-brush, and you will find the process perfectly easy. ...

    Article : 146 words
  5. Budding Authors.

    "Lippineott's Magazine" for July publishes some amusing specimens of the kind of letters received by an American editor from young contributors. Here ...

    Article : 516 words
  6. Raiment.

    Purple shows a welcome decadence. Hats are to be worn titled slightly to one side. Lapels and collars have become much ...

    Article : 166 words
  7. Household Hints.

    The best time for cleaning the teeth is before breakfast. The first thing every morning is to rinse the mouth out with cold water ; then gently to pass ...

    Article : 215 words
  8. Cheese Biscuits.

    Place four ounces of Parmesan cheese and four ounces of pastry flour in a basin. Add a little salt and a seasoning , of cayenne. Rub into this two ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. How to Clean Kid Gloves.

    Glove Cleaning Paste.—No. 1. Take Eau de Javelle (a solution of chloride of soda), 135 parts ; solution of ammonia, 8 parts ; soap, in shavings, 200 parts; ...

    Article : 232 words
  10. A Well-read Girl of the Period.

    We are staying in a country-house, and our hostess, who has noticed that we spend a good deal of our time in the library, informs us one night that we ...

    Article : 384 words
  11. Linen Lace.

    Linen lace in the old country is one of the newest of trimmings, and is being used on many of the Ascot dresses, with which modistes both in Paris and ...

    Article : 132 words
  12. Savoury Rolls.

    Mince finely about one pound of uncooked beef, season with a tablespoonful of chopped sweet herbs, half a teaspoonful of vinegar, half a teaspoonful ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. Vegetable Salad.

    Vegetable salad is excellent when the exact hour of supper is uncertain, for it can be put ready beforehand. Mix together any cold vegetables, potatoes. ...

    Article : 66 words
  14. Fine Needlework.

    Every woman who cares for fine needlework appreciates a bag or case for keeping it clean. Here is a simple idea. Take two Swiss enbroidered ...

    Article : 125 words
  15. Worth Remembering.

    One of the nicest contrivances for keeping knives and forks and tablespoons in order is a pocket tacked on the pantry door. Make this of cotton ...

    Article : 306 words
  16. Flemish Eggs.

    Hard boil hair-a-dozen eggs, place them in cold water, and then carefully remove the shells. Cut each egg in half with a sharp knife, lift out the yolk, and ...

    Article : 111 words
  17. At the Seaside.

    Mr. W. L. Alden has something humorous to say in July " Pearson's Magazine" concerning seaside places. Unlike the country in general, he ...

    Article : 472 words
  18. Veal Jelly.

    Take a knuckle of veal weighing three or four pounds, simmer it with as little water as possible, adding an onion, a carrot, some herbs tied up in muslin, ...

    Article : 180 words
  19. An Old Trimming Revived.

    A very old-fashioned trimming has come up again in England, and one that is easy to apply—namely, narrow black velvet. It is sewn on the edge of frills, ...

    Article : 83 words
  20. The Age of Trees.

    A German forester (Mr. Gerick) asserts that the oldest trees in Germany, of which the age has been ascertained with certainty, are not more than 500 or 570 ...

    Article : 183 words
  21. A Lion-keeper at the Zoo.

    In the July number of the "Windsor Magazine" appears an interesting interview with Seth Sutton, who for more than forty years has been the keeper of ...

    Article : 475 words
  22. Russia of Nicholas II.

    [?] Franco-Russian alliance [?] most curious arrangements [?] of diplomacy. France [?] her enemy, and fears ...

    Article : 557 words
  23. Powerful Perfumes.

    Musk and patchouly are such powerful, permeating perfumes that used alone the effect is neither ,agreeable nor refined, but their warm, aromatic odours blend ...

    Article : 141 words
  24. The Wisdom of the Wits.

    "John," said Mrs. Buncks, " as you will have to stay in the house until your cold is better, why can't I go over to Chatham and visit sister Jennie ?" ...

    Article : 341 words
  25. The World's Oldest Rose Bush.

    The oldest rose bush in the world is found at Hildesheim, a small city of Hanover, where it emerges from the subsoil of the church of the cemetery. Its ...

    Article : 173 words
  26. Things to Try.

    Steaming an old fowl before roasting, not adding the stuffing until it goes in the oven, but putting a few sticks of celery inside to flavour it. ...

    Article : 186 words
  27. Bicycle Track on Shipboard.

    Bicycle riders will now be enabled to take, trips on their wheels to Mllwaukee by water. This is made possible, by a bicycle track, which will be one of the ...

    Article : 140 words
  28. Servants' Fines in the Olden Time.

    In a book entitled "Shakspeare's England; or Sketches of Our Social History in the Reign of Elizabeth," we have the following extraordinary set of rules ...

    Article : 332 words
  29. How to Exterminate Fleas.

    Perhaps the following will be found useful for destroying fleas in a baby's bed:—First clean away all dust, then with a small brush wet every corner and ...

    Article : 118 words
  30. Good When Genuine.

    The slim, blue-eyed young man who teaches school had been reading the comic periodicals and waxed apprehensive. "I'm really afraid," he said, "that ...

    Article : 185 words
  31. Recipe for Seasickness.

    Those who go down to the sea in ships should be in possession of a recipe for seasickness. Professor Charteris, of the University of Glasgow, says that ...

    Article : 182 words
  32. Compulsory Education in Switzerland.

    Primary education is compulsory throughout Switzerland, and no mercy is shown to people who attempt to keep their children away from school. In ...

    Article : 144 words
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