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  2. Household Hints.

    Half an ounce of glycerine, half an ounce of spirit of rosemary, and live ounces of water. To be well mixed together, and shaken and used night and ...

    Article : 36 words
  3. The Sketcher.

    "John," said my father-in-law as he s[?] by my su[?]ggery table one October evening putting at an ancient Brosley clay and meditatively forming wet rings ...

    Article : 1,615 words
  4. Short Story.

    I first met the deacon under rather odd circumstances. A persistent touch of rheumatism under my left shoulder, which defied liniments and plasters, sent ...

    Article : 2,384 words
  5. Pith and Point.

    Japan took £4,614,517 worth of goods from England during 1894. The United States uses nearly one-half of the quinine used in the world. ...

    Article : 955 words
  6. Spray.

    Dr. Joachim possesses four Strads. One, which cost £1200, was presented to him on his artistic jubilee, Sarasate has two Strads. One of them has an ...

    Article : 165 words
  7. Lavender Water.

    Half a pint of spirits of wine, a quarter of an ounce of oil of lavender, one drachm and a half of essence of bergamot, and one drachm of essence of ...

    Article : 43 words
  8. How to Choose Apples.

    In choosing apples be guided by the weight. The heaviest are the best, and those should always be selected which, on being pressed by the thumb, yield to ...

    Article : 70 words
  9. Treacle Posset.

    A treacle posset is a good old-fashioned but excellent remedy for a simple cold. It should be taken a minute or so before getting into bed. Boll half a pint of new ...

    Article : 113 words
  10. The Moonlight Sonata.

    Herr Friedrich Bodenmuller, the battle painter, according to the "Musical News," is now exhibiting at the Academy of Fine Arts at Munich a ...

    Article : 192 words
  11. Starching.

    An adept in starching thus described her method:—I use about three ounces of Remy's starch, first mixed in a little cold water, and then add about two ...

    Article : 163 words
  12. France and Germany.

    A cable special to a New York paper from Berlin says:—The Emperor has been shown a number of the "Figaro" with General Munier's letter accusing ...

    Article : 114 words
  13. A Hint to Young Housewives.

    Every young housewife has experienced a feeling of anxiety as to whether her dinner party will come up to her expectations, writes a correspondent to a ...

    Article : 332 words
  14. Spurgeon's Witty Sayings.

    In his "Reminiscences of C. H. Spurgeon," Mr. Williams gives us some of the many witty sayings of which the great preacher's addresses were full: ...

    Article : 206 words
  15. Patti's Jewels.

    It was stated the other day that in one of her American tours Mdme. Adelina Patti once wore on the stage a dress adorned with jewels worth ...

    Article : 155 words
  16. Rough Humour.

    If you want a book that will make you laugh till you are tired get Mr. Pett Ridge's "Minor Dialogues." an illustrated [?] published by Mr. Arrowsmith ...

    Article : 234 words
  17. Greek Art.

    The history of Greek art begins, as some have fancied general history to begin, in a golden age, but in an age, so to speak, of real god, the period of ...

    Article : 90 words
  18. Toilette Hints.

    For perspiring hands and feet bathe them several times a day with hot infusion of white oak bark. Dust the feet several times daily with a powder ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. For the Browning Society.

    Some of the verses in Robert Browning's poetry are very deep, and in many cases difficult to understand. The following joke occurred on account of this: ...

    Article : 107 words
  20. Unconventional Wedding Gifts.

    An eccentric gentleman who was engaged in commercial pursuits. having eight daughters, all of whom had reached a marriageable age, informed them that ...

    Article : 190 words
  21. A Monkey as Witness.

    It is not often, one would think, that the evidence of a monkey would be admitted to decide a case. But this was what happened lately in the ...

    Article : 375 words
  22. Each to His Trade.

    Kullack, the famous Gorman pianist, was once invited to dinner by a wealthy Berliner, who was the owner of a large boot manufactory, and had been a ...

    Article : 122 words
  23. A New Sport.

    A new and exciting form of sport As described by a correspondent of "The Sketch." A good swimmer takes to the water having a line attached to his body, ...

    Article : 278 words
  24. Equal to the Occasion.

    There is an old gentleman at Peterboro' who has a great weakness for shelling green peas, stoning plums, and doing other light household jobs. His ...

    Article : 216 words
  25. A Boon for Babies.

    A baby alarm, or menus by which the crying of an infant which has been left asleep in a distant room may be signalled, is one of the recent boons offered ...

    Article : 119 words
  26. An Early-closing Plan.

    The proprietors of a large retail establishment in Liverpool, in order to get their customers to shop within reasonable hours, have adopted the novel plan ...

    Article : 80 words
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