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  2. The Table.

    Sift one level teaspoonful of salt through a pint of fine white Indian meal; put a tablespoonful of lard in the centre and scald with rapidly boiling water, ...

    Article : 152 words
  3. Raiment.

    Good results are as easily attained in a Cotton, cashmere, or black alpaca gown as in the costliest toilettes. and something very cheap and quiet will often ...

    Article : 714 words
  4. Household Hints.

    When cleaning woollens (says a writer in the "Paris Mode"), no other duties must be attended to at the same time; they should go through the two or three ...

    Article : 1,030 words
  5. Spray.

    Mme. Melba lived, when in New York, at the Savoy Hotel. One day, not long ago, she was practising some part of the Queen in " The Huguenots," in which ...

    Article : 127 words
  6. Saving a Suicide.

    "I have determined to die," he said as he entered the drug store and brought his fist down on the counter with force enough to make the bottles dance. "I ...

    Article : 388 words
  7. Sealing-wax in Fashion.

    Sealing-wax has again come into favour with women of fashion. Its colour tells the sentiment of the letter. White is used for the announcements ...

    Article : 76 words
  8. Indian Bannocks.

    Boil one quart of milk and pour it, while boiling, over a pint of corn meal, with a little salt; add a piece of butter the size of half an egg, which will be ...

    Article : 66 words
  9. New Orleans Indian Bread.

    Beat two eggs very light and add them alternately with a pint of fine white meal to a pint of sour milk or buttermilk; beat a level teaspoonful of baking ...

    Article : 60 words
  10. The Origin of the Earring.

    It is a strange tradition among the Arabians that earrings came into use in the following way:—When Pharaoh summoned Abraham and reproached him for ...

    Article : 191 words
  11. Mammy's Corn Bread.

    Measure eight tablespoonfuls of white Indian meal into a mixing bowl; add one tablespoonful of minced suet and pour over a quart of scalded milk; add a ...

    Article : 124 words
  12. Pone.

    Take a quart of fresh, loppered milk and dissolve in it one teaspoonful of baking soda; add three eggs beaten very light, a pint of coarse, granulated Indian ...

    Article : 39 words
  13. What a Baby Looks Like.

    Nothing is more remarkable than a comparison of the same-sized profile views of the same person at 6 and at 30 years of age; the growth of the nose and ...

    Article : 358 words
  14. Tidal Waves.

    Tidal waves have been the cause of many of the most awful disasters in history. The one which destroyed Lisbon early in the century and killed ...

    Article : 457 words
  15. Corn Puffs.

    Boil a quart of milk and stir in two large coffeecufuls of corn meal. butter the size of an egg, and half a level tea spoonful of salt; when cool. add ...

    Article : 56 words
  16. An Ideal Food

    In answer to several querists, I beg say that I consider oatmeal an almo[?]ideal food. Independent of water an salts, food ,for the sustenance of the ...

    Article : 248 words
  17. The Women of Venice.

    Venetian women are rarely pretty, often charming, generally handsome. And all of them, without exception, walk splendidly, not taking little mincing ...

    Article : 277 words
  18. Ivory Mats.

    Many people have never even heard of an ivory mat, and it is not to be wondered at, for these mats are exceedingly rare, and it is said by those who know that ...

    Article : 179 words
  19. Pith and Point.

    An expert in philology has computed that, with 1000 words an ordinary man can say everything that is really essential: and of these he commonly uses ...

    Article : 173 words
  20. Orange Jelly.

    One box of gelatine. Pour on it one pint of cold water. After standing ten minutes add one pint of boiling water, stirring frequently. Put on the stove ...

    Article : 72 words
  21. Potato Puff.

    Wash eight large potatoes of uniform size and bake till just done. When done take them up, break them in two, squeeze out the inside and rub through ...

    Article : 133 words
  22. Virginia Ash Cake.

    One quart of corn meal, a teaspoonful of salt and a tablespoonful of melted lard; mix to a soft dough that can be handled with cold water. The coloured ...

    Article : 116 words
  23. Pressed Liver.

    Wash a calf's liver thoroughly. Put it into a saucepan, cover with water, add a small onion sliced, one or two slices of carrots, two sprigs of parsley, ...

    Article : 408 words
  24. Richmond Pone.

    Sift together two cupfuls of corn meal, two tablespoonfuls of wheat flour, and a teaspoonful of salt ; scald with just enough boiling water to wet the meal; ...

    Article : 79 words
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