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  2. Traveller.

    THERE are few terms more difficult to define than that of 'savage.' Originally applied to people living in woods (Latin silva, a wood), it came to be ...

    Article : 1,449 words
  3. Ladies' Column.

    All the year round, but especially at a season given up more or less to social festivities, do we find it useful to have in readiness a dress that adapts itself to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 285 words
  4. Housekeeper.

    TO four parts of glycerine add one part of tartaric acid, dissolved in the smallest possible quantity of hot water, Mix well, apply a few drops to the hands, ...

    Article : 122 words
  5. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

    Ingredients: 2 quarts of stock, 1 ox kidney, 1 small onion, 1 oz. of dripping. 1 oz. of flour, 1 pint of water, 1 teaspoonful each of sugar and mustard, l½ tablespoonfuls of ...

    Article : 163 words
  6. Odds and Ends.

    A BARBER who received a certificate from a man of high position for his 'lotion,' expects to make a fortune. The following is a copy of the certificate: 'I ...

    Article : 56 words
  7. DARNING.

    The word is supposed to come from the Anglo Saxon drynan, to hide. The objeot of mending materials by darning is to conceal as much as possible that they have ...

    Article : 243 words
  8. BETTER FITTED.

    ' Will you carve, Mr. Cleaver?' asked the landlady, as she set the turkey on the boarding-house table. 'No, thank you,' replied the facetious ...

    Article : 36 words
  9. SAVING UP GET MARRIED.

    ' I am sorry Jack is coming to [?] me tonight, for I am going to the the[?] H[?]rry.' 'But, my dear, you are [?] J [?] ...

    Article : 55 words
  10. SAVOURY LEG OF MUTTON.

    Ingredients: 1 leg of mutton, some bacon bones, 1 [?]love of garlic, 1 blado of mace, 12 peppercorns, 6 [?]loves, 2 carrots, 1 onions, 1 head of celery, 3 pints of stook, ...

    Article : 151 words
  11. HIS OCCUPATION.

    'And what's John doing now?' inquired Mrs. Jones, paying a morning c[?]ll John was the son and heir, and a pro[?] engineer. ...

    Article : 49 words
  12. MODES IN WINTER SHIRTS.

    0[?] blouses and shirts one can scarcely have too many, and in looking around and considering the multitude of such garments made and worn, it is matter for surprise ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 264 words
  13. AT TURTLEDOVE VILLA.

    Mrs. Newlywed: ' I can't, say that I think much of my new [?]ewing machine. It is disappointing' Mrs. Elder: ' What is wrong w[?] it?' ...

    Article : 59 words
  14. POTATO CAKES AND BACON.

    Ingredients: ½ lb. of cold potatoes, ½ lb. of flour, 2 ozs. of dripping, ½ lb. of bacon, little milk, salt and pepper. Method: Mash the potatoes, mix them ...

    Article : 120 words
  15. THINGS EVERY TUBERCULOUS PEPSON SHOULD KNOW.

    Dr. Martin L. Steven says:—General detailed directions cannot be laid down that will be applicable to all cases. Cough is for a beneficient purpose, and ...

    Article : 238 words
  16. HOW TO SEE STA[?].

    A man has invented a lante[?] to see stars with: but,we don't thing this invention will amount to much. A man can see enough stars to last bi[?] a l[?] ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. COCOANUT PUDDING.

    Ingredients: 1 pint of milk, 3 ozs. of flour, 1 oz. of butter, 1 lemon, 2 ozs. of dessi[?]ated cocoanut, 2 eggs, '2 tablespoonful of sugar. ...

    Article : 116 words
  18. A POSSIBILITY.

    Miss Elder: 'I am sure he means [?] propose to me this evening.' Miss Port: ' Indeed? And wi[?] you [?]e married this fall or in the spring ' ...

    Article : 67 words
  19. HE WISHED THEM HAPPINESS

    A Frenchman who knew no English wished to telegraph his congratulations to an English friend on his marriage. He wrestled with the dictionery until the ...

    Article : 81 words
  20. SHORTBREAD.

    Ingredients: 7 ozs, of flour, 1 oz. of rice flour, 4 ozs. of butter, 2 ozs. of sugar, slices of candied peel or a few almonds blanched and split. ...

    Article : 95 words
  21. WHAT H[?]D LIKE.

    The ofice-boy put the waste-basket down. ' I would like,' said he, with one eye on the football match list, ' to go to a funeral ...

    Article : 78 words
  22. DIRT PIES.

    I want to add my plea for the children in favour of ' dirt pies. 'Dirt pies' doesn't mean simply dirt pies; it means making gardens and mountains and tunnels, and ...

    Article : 417 words
  23. COCOANUT BISCUITS

    Ingredients: 3 large tablespoonfuls of cocoanut, ½ oz. of melted butter, 1 tablespoonful of castor sugar, 2 eggs. Method: Mix the cocoanut and sugar ...

    Article : 63 words
  24. CLOTHING AND HEALTH.

    A renowned physician, in writing on the influence of clothing on health, observes that the most common fault to be remarked in the neck-wear of women consists in the ...

    Article : 291 words
  25. CONUNDRUMS.

    When is a silver cup most likely to run? —When it's [?]ased Say exactly how many peas there are in pint.—One (p). ...

    Article : 24 words
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