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STAGE GLINTS.
Fanny Rice’s new oomedy is called
"’A Newspaper Story.”
Louis Aldrich is to reappear on the
stage in “Her Atonement.”
Sarah Bernhardt iB acting in Italy
and Jane Hading in Sweden.
Aubrey Bonoicanlt is to appear in
vaudeville in “A Sorap of Paper.”
Ernest Van Dyck, the grand opera
singer, was once a newspaper man.
Robert Downing has anew oomedy,
nailed “The Butterfly and the Grub.”
Nance O’Neil, the young Amerioan
tragedienne, has returned from Hono
lulu.
Alexandre Siloti, the Russian pianist,
has abandoned his projected tour of
this country.
Lieutenant Dan Godfrey and his
British Guards baud will pay America
another visit.
Joseph Murphy has been playing
“The Kerry Gow” just 20 years and
“Shaun Rhue” 21.
Maud Granger has boon on the stage
20 years. Her real name was Annie E.
Braiuerd, and she is a native of Connect
ion t.
Mr. K. E. Rice is to produce n now
burlesque called “Little Red Riding
Hood.” He brings the piece from Edin
burgh.
For the first time in many seasons
Charles Frohman und Daniel Frobman
are to join forces. They will produce
“The White Horse Tavern.”
In a recent benefit at a London thea
ter the farce, “Little Toddlokins,” was
rendered by Lady Greville, the Earl of
Yarmouth and the Duke of Manchester.
Viola Allen will continue “The
Christian” at tlie Garden theater, New
York, until spring. Next season she
will bo soon in the play in the principal
oities of the country.
Mrs. Fiske is known only to the pub
lic us an actress of talent, tint she is
gifted as an authoress. She has written
several clever plays which have been
produced with success.
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
Nearly 100 Canadian bred trotters
entered the 2:30 lint in 1808.
Indoor horseback riding is becoming
a prononnoed fad in New York.
George Gould, New York, has be
come an ardent cross country rider.
Prince Airlio, recently shipped to
South Africa, is a brother to Chanty,
2:13*4.
Tho emperor of Japan attends the
oriental race meetings and is fond of a
good horse.
Aloyo, 2:10, recently sold for $420,
is the fastest harness horse bred in
Connecticut.
Star Pointer, 1:59*4, will bo soon in
exhibitions at tho Cleveland matinoes
uext summer.
A special congress of the National
Trotting association may bo called in
tho near future.
Tennahiuch, 2:1(5’4, known as the
‘‘lrish horse,” was named after a
bridge in Ireland.
Wedge wood, 2:19, won 18 races dur
ing his turf career uud was behind the
money only twice.
It is said that Charlie Herr, 2:13*4,
will not bo raced again until ho is 5
years old. Ho is now 3.
Colonel M. Lewis Clark will bo the
presiding judge at Memphis, Louisville
uud Harlem next spring and summer.
Improvidence, 2:18*4, by Prodigal,
is being jogged nt Poukopog farm iu
Massachusetts, and her new owners are
much pleased with her.
8 tree tor R, 2:15*4, by Longstrider,
stands less than 15 bands high. Ho is a
new one in the standard list, and his
dam is Bird, by Flying Bird.
Escobar, by Expedition, for whom J.
W. Creech, Harrington, Kan., paid sl,-
400 at the Bplan-Newgass sale, is said
to have stopped a mile iu 218.
The Bultan of Turkey has requested
Charles F. Bates to send him photo
graphs of tho prize winning harness
horses at tho recent national horse show.
—Horseman.
THE GLASS OF FASHION.
Gowns other than tailor made show a
decided flare at tho lower edges. This
may bo cut with tho section, or set on,
as one may choose.
Wool fabrics are so popular that
many women, especially those who are
young and slender, are making exceed
ing:;, attractive evening dresses from
the: :.
C. : th: ad is worked in with cho
-1:ill* in me.! y , r 1 01 -,v embroideries,
and br .id mi\. and la. 0 and che
nille is another combination in trim
mmg
Black and white, always so popu
lar seem to have such a preponderance
of white that in many cases the black
figures more as a trimming than any
thing else.
Belts have become so conspicuous a
feature of dress that a whole volume
might be written about them without
giving an accurate description of th
beauty and variety which meet your eye
at every turn.
Preach and Knffliah at Sea.
A belief which, if not extraordinary,
is entirely erroneous, appears to be gen
erally held that a war with France, if
it were unfortunately to come, would
be of very sb'Wt duration. Various per
sons with more or less authority have
put the period in which we are to knook
our ancient enemy and whilom ally into
a cocked hat at from seven days to seven
weeks, a very few acknowledging that
it might rnn into as many months.
We know of nothing to justify such
optimism, bnt very much to lead us to
a directly opposite opinion, and we con
ceive it perfectly possible to be of this
opinion und yet to make no question of
the ultimate result of such a lamentable
conflict. We feel that to attempt to
draw any analogy from the results of
recent naval wars would be only to mis
lead ourselves.
There is no comparison at all between
the relative strength of France and this
oonnrry and that of China and Japan
or Spain and the United States. If the
British public imagines that French
naval officers will prove themselves to
be as deficient in strategical and tactical
skill as the officers of China and Spain
have demonstrated themselves to be, it
is preparing itself for a rude awaken
ing.—British Army and Navy Gazette.
Mcctiiinicul StoliiTH Al)(ia4kl Ship.
With the advantages of mechanical
stokers for boiler furnaces known as
well as they are today, it does seem a
bit strange that the marine engineer
has apparently not taken kindly to
them. At any rate they have not yet
gained a footing aboard ship. It is
worth noting therefore that what will
probably be tbe first mechanical stoker
installation in existence afloat is now
being fitted to the boilers of ouo of the
steamers of the Zenith Transit line on
tbe great American lakes plying be
tween Duluth and Cleveland. The
stokers will be those of the American
Stoker company of Now York—of the
underfeed type—and their performance
in their new field of operation ought to
prove an interesting engineering ex
perience. There is certainly no very
good reason apparent why some device
of this class that will work well on
land should not work well at sea. Tbe
installment in this particular case will
comprise six stokers, three under each
of the two boilers, and each of these
groups is guaranteed to be capable of
burning 1,650 pounds of coal per hour
under ordinary conditions and 2,100
pounds when forced.—Cassier’s Maga
ziuo.
Altruistic Sou of Heaven.
The emperor recently escaped from
his prison in the island at the Southern
lakes, Eho park, where he had been
confined by the empress dowager since
tha coup d’etat. But when his majesty
got to tiie park gates the imperial guard,
all creatures of the empress dowager,
shut the great gates in his majesty’s
face. A crowd of eunuchs, who dared
not offer the imperial person any vio
lence orattempt to use force in prevent
ing his majesty walking to the park
gates, followed him in a body, however,
and upon tho gates being closed they all
knelt in front of tho emperor, beseech
ing his majesty with tears to have
mercy on them and not attempt to es
cape, for it would mean tho death of all
of them as well as of the guardsmen at
tho gates were he to do so. The guards
men also kowtowed and joined in the
general prayer, while on the other hand
they sent one of their number to apprise
tho empress dowager at Peking of the
matter. The emperor finally took pity
on his suppliant subjects and quietly
returned to his prison.—North China
Herald.
A LlnKerliiK Superstition.
It is a curious comment upon the per
manence of sailors’ superstitions in
these days of steam, electricity and
materialism generally that it was found
necessary to ship the dead bodies of tne
drowned Americans iu the Mohegau
disaster across the Atlantic iu carefully
disguised cases labelled “Machinery.”
The Marquette was tho uame of the
steamship which carried this sad cargo,
and there is no doubt that if the crew
had suspected what was contained iu
that shipment tho greater number of
ther ■ would at ail costs have refused to
leave port, not so muoh because sailors
have auy particular grievance against
the dead as because their presence on
board ship is supposed infallibly to
bring disaster. Even tho snfe arrival of
the Marquette will probably fail to ex
plode this particular superstition.—
London News.
Beauty Skin Deep.
The London correspondent of the
Sheffield Daily Telegraph states that a
well known society beauty has just had
the “outer skin of her face removed
with a view of reuowing her complex
ion. ” Tho operation is not only “pain
ful, but tedious, because it is done by
pin prick, as one may say. The whole
of the outer skin is removed iu this
way, and if the operation is successful
tbe patient emerges with a face of be
witching brilliance. That is tho result
of tbe present case. Few people know,
but nnv one can see, that her complex
ion has been remade.’’ We must con
gratulate the editor of the Sheffield
Daily Telegraph upon possessing a cor
respondent who exhibits such enter
prise. Tha story is as pretty as the new
fuce. —London Lancet.
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CALF'S HEAD SOUP.
How to Make This Nntrltlona and In
expensive Delicacy.
Calf’s head soup, while it sounds ex
pensive, is perhaps one of tbe cheapest
of the class, writes Mrs. Rorer in The
Ladies’ Home Journal. For this pur
chase a plain skinned calf’s head and
one or two trotters; have them well
cleaned and cracked. Put the trotters
in a kettle, thoroughly wash the head,
remove the brains, take out the tongue
and thoroughly cleanse the throat.
Wash the head thoroughly in several
cold waters, then scald and wash it
again. Place it iu a kettle with the
trotters and cover with five quarts of
cold water. Simmer gently for three
hours. Then add one onion in which
you have stuck four cloves, one carrot
sliced, a stick of celery, a turnip cut
into quarters, a parsnip cut into halves,
two bay leaves; cover and simmer one
hour longer. Lift carefully the head
and put it aside to cool. It is much bet
ter if you can stand it aside overnight.
Next morning remove the fat from
the surface of the soup and turn it out.
It will now be a solid jelly. Remove
the sediment from the bottom, put the
tongue aside, as you will not need it
for tho soup. Cut the meat from the
head into blocks and put it aside. Into
a large kettle put two tablespoonfuls
of butter, add four tablespoonfuls of
browned flour, mix. Add two quarts of
tbe stock and stir constantly until boil
ing. Add a teaspoonful of kitchen bou
quet, ordinary soup coloring, two tea
spoonfuls of salt, a teaspoonful of Worces
tershire sauce and the meat. Stand
over the fire where it will gradually
come to the boiling point; place in the
tureen. Cut into slices three hard boiled
eggs and one lemon. Pour the soup
over, and it will be ready to serve.
How to Clean Coanterpunes.
As fine counterpanes are never so
pfretty after being washed, a careful
housekeeper defers the evil day indefi
nitely by brushing carefully with a
clothesbrush and then sponging with
gasoline. Of course she will never at
tempt this where there is a fire. Out
doors is the place to clean with gasoline,
and the article so cleaned should be left
out in the air for several hours.
How to Manicure the Nails.
Pour some warm water iu a bowl,
unfold a small towel and lay it on one
knee; take tbe right hand and proceed
to cut the nails in a semicircle; then
file the edges and steep the right hand
in the water; then take the left hand
and steep iu its turn. Having carefully
dried the hands, push down the skin
round the base of tho nails with an ivo
ry instrument; brush the nails over
with some red pomade, wipe it off and
then polish with a plain chamois cover
ed pad, rather small iu size, using par
ticularly line polishing powder, till
they shine. Then, to crown all, sprin
kle on the hands and wrists aud rub in
some deliciously scented sue de came
lia, which will at once make the skin
look white, smooth and soft.
YOU don’t need the doctor for
every little trouble, but
you do need in the house a trusty
remedy for times of danger.
Thousands are saved by having
at hand
DdH.flcLean’s
a certain cure for disorders of the
Liver, Kidneys and Bladder.
Use it atonce for soreback, furred
tongue, lost appetite and changes
in urine or bowels. It is wise to
be always ready for them. Sold
by druggists, SI.OO a bottle.
THE DR.J.H.MCLEAN MEDICINE CO.
BT. LOUIS MO.
For sale by H. C. Poole.
THE DAINTY MUSHROOM.
How to Prepare Thin Nutritions M>
lcscy In Various Wayn.
Broiled Mushrooms. —Peel the mush
rooms, taking care not to break them,
and cut off the stalks. Heat the broiler,
lay on the mushrooms and broil the up
per side first; then turn and expose the
other side. They should be tender in
eight or ten minutes. Remove from’the
fire, baste with melted butter, season
with salt and pepper aud serve on toast.
The addition of slices of lemon is op
tional.
Puree of Mushrooms.—Cut in pieces
a quart of mushrooms and put them to
soak iu oold water in which the juice
of a lemon has been squeezed. Let them
stand half an hour; drain and put them
in a saucepan with a tablespoonfujl of
butter. Simmer until tender, add the
juice of a lemon, pepper and salt to
taste and stir until thick. Strain and
serve. r '
Baked Mushrooms.—Prepare tbe veg
etables, as usual, by peeling them and
removing the stems. Grease the baking
dish with butter and carefully place in
it the mushrooms, with the upper side
down. Bake inaquickoveu for 15 min
utes, basting twice with melted but
ter. When done, season with salt and
pepper, pour over the butter in the dish
and serve.
Stewed Mushrooms.—Peel tho mush
rooms, wash them in cold water aud
scrape the stems, cutting off the hard
ends. Place in a saucepan a tablespoon
ful of butter and when melted add half
the quantity of flour. Put in a pint of
mushrooms, cover the pan and let them
simmer gently for ten minutes, stirring
often. Add two tablespoonfuls of cream,
heat up again, season with salt and
pepper and serve.
Fried Mushrooms.—Prepare large,
firm mushrooms as for'broiling; then
roll them in cracker meal, dip them in
beaten egg, then in cracker meal again.
Sprinkle with salt aud pepper and fry
in butter. Garnish with slices of lemon.
Creamed Mushrooms.—Peel large,
fresh mushrooms, sprinkle them with
salt and pepper and put them in a
saucepan with a little water. For each
quart of mushrooms add a tablespoon
ful of butter and let them simmer for
ten minutes. Pour in a pint of cream
in which has been mixed a tablespoon
ful of cornstarch, stir two or three min
utes and serve.
Stuffed Mushrooms. Cut up the
stalks of the mushrooms, with one
fourth their quantity of white onions
and parsley. Squeeze dry in a cloth,
put in a saucepan with a little butter
and brown gravy and set them over
the fire for five minutes. Have large,
firm mushrooms in waiting, fill them
with the mixture and lay them on a
buttered dish. Sprinkle them with sift
ed bread crumbs, bake for ten minutes
aud serve.
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Hot to Make Soap Bark.
The soap Lark, which is invaluable
for removing spots from men’s and
boys’ clothes, is made as follows: Pour
upon 5 cents’ worth (one ounce) of soap
bark—to be bought at auy druggist’s—a
pint of boiling water, let it stand over
night, strain through a line sieve, add
a gill of alcohol aud it is ready for use
and v/ill keep any length of time.
How to Make Beef Shorteake.
This may be made of cold, but fresh
beef has a finer flavor. One pound of
good, tender rump steak, cut in half
inch slices and then in inch squares.
Pour boiling water over these, add salt
and pepper, cover after being
skimmed and simmer until very tender.
Let tho liquor stew nearly away aud
dredge a little flour over, add a tea
spoouful of butter. Make a rich biscuit
dough aud bake iu two layers, spread
ing butter on the under one. When
baked, separata aud cover with the hot
meat slices, aud also a layer on top.
The size of the shortcake may bo deter
mined by tbe quantity of meat.—Chi
cago Herald.
How to Mnkf Cottprli Mixture.
Place in a jar six ounces of molasses,
seven ounces of honey and ten ounces
of vinegar. Bet the jar iu a saucepan of
boiling water and stir till all the in
gredients are mixed and warmed
through. Then add three drams of ipe
cacuanha wine and bottle for use. The
dose should be a tablespoonfnl every
four hours.
How to Make Devonshire Toast.
Spread some buttered toast lightly
with bloater paste, thou cover it thick
ly with clotted cream, garnish with
shreds of bloater free from skin and
bone, minced olives and shreds of red
and green chillies.
How to Patten the Face.
There is no specific treatment where
by the face may bo fattened. Massage
of tho face and a fattening diet, espe
cially the free use of nuts and nut prep
arations and avoidance of indigestible
foods, with proper exercise and the
morning cool bath, will be found very
helpful. Massage should be applied to
the face daily, and the face should be
bathed with cold w’ater for half a min
ute, this to be followed by vigorous rub
bing three or four times a day.
How to Cook Breaded Sausage*.
Wipe the sausages dry, dip them in
beaten egg aud bread crumbs, put into
a frying basket and plunge in boiling
fat. Cook ten minutes and serve with a
garnish of toasted bread and parsley.
CARE OF PIANOS.
Bow ttey Should Be Treated to Keey
In Good Condition.
Half the pianos in this world catch
winter colds exactly as we do. They get
hoarse or have a cough, or a stiff note,
or some similar complaint, which can
not be cured by home remedies, but re
quire tedious and expensive doctoring.
In order to prevent these avoidable ail
ments it is as well to know how to take
oare of the piano. Each spring cleaning
housewife who is having the domestio
piano “put to rights” daring her pres
ent upheaval of the household should
very carefully note the following:
A piano should be kept in a moder
ately warm room, where the tempera
ture is even, say 60 or 70 degrees, the
year round, not cold one day aud hot
the next. The instrument should not,
however, be too near the source of heat.
It should be kept closed and covered
with a felt cloth when not in use, par
ticularly in frosty weather.
Always place the piano against an in
eide wall and a little out from it.
When tuning or repairing is necessary,
employ a responsible and expert work
man. Do not allow children to drum on
it. A professional musician may expend
a like amount of strength upon the key
board, but if tbe right keys are struck
much less harm is done than when chil
dren amuse themselves. Avoid littering
the top with bric-a-brac, as It affects
the tone of the instrument.
A well known maker recommends
that the case be frequently wiped off
with a chamois skin wrung out in tepid
water. Where tbe case is very highly
polished and dark this is absolutely nec
essary and little else will serve to re
move the dust which settles iu the fret
work.
To remove finger marks and blue
mold, mix thoroughly two tablespoon
fuls of salad oil and one tablespoonful
of vinegar. Rub on a little of this mix
ture with a soft rag and polish with a
woolen cloth.—Philadelphia Times.
How to Bluck a Stove.
Wash off all grease spots with soap
suds, and if there be any rough rusty
places or spots where something has
burned on the stove rub with a piece of
sandpaper. Mix the black lead to tbe
consistency of cream with water or vin
egar. Apply this to the stove when cool.
On becoming nearly dry, rub it with a
stiff brush till it shines. Black the oven
inside and out. If stoves be blacklead
ed while they are hot, it burns on and
will not take a really good polish.
How to Make Mutton Kngront.
Cut the mutton into two inch lengths
(three cupfuls in all), season with salt
and pepper, dust with flour. Place two
tablespoonfuls of butter in a pan, heat
very hot and brown the meat, shaking
often. Draw the pan to the back of the
range; lift the meat out with a skim
mer and place it on the serving dish.
Add a pint of oysters (chopped) to tha
gravy; also an onion and a sprig ol
parsley minced. Cook for five minutes
and add a cupful of milk. When hot,
add two tablespoonfuls of flour stirred
to a paste with a little cold water.
When these are well cooked, taste the
gravy and add more seasoning if neces
sary; then pour it over the mutton and
serve at once. The oysters should be
drained well before adding to the gravy.
How to Make Codfish Souffle.
Half a pint of stale bread crumbs heat
ed with half a cupful of milk, and wheu
it is hot and smooth a dash of cayenne
and half of a boxful of shredded fish.
After a thorough mixing add the beat
en yolks of two eggs and one tablespoon
ful of butter. Beat the whites of three
eggs to a froth, fold into the mixture
quickly, lightly and thoroughly and
bake until a light brown in individual
chiua cases and in one pudding dish. :
How to Cure Hives.
Hives is a peculiar nervous disordel
of tho skin. It is commonly due to some
disorder of digestion. Poisons are form
ed in the stomach or intestine by the
fermentation or putrefaction of the food.
These poisons, absorbed into the blood,
give rise to this peculiar affection. In
certain persons honey, strawberries,
oysters and other substances give rise to
hives because of some personal idiosyn
cracy. The disease can be cured either
by avoiding the special articles of foed
which givo rise to the disease or by cor
recting the disorder of digestion when
this is the cause. A dry diet, especially
a diet of fruits, grains and nuts, is to
be especially recommended in cases of
this sort.
How to Wnssall Apples.
Cut three or four sour apples into
eighths. Melt one level tablespoonfui
of butter iu a chafing dish and wheu
melted and bubbling put in the apple*
sprinkled with one tablespoonful of
granulated sugar. After the apple*
soften put iu half a cupful of cider
(sweet or sour), which the apples will
absorb. Sprinkle with a saltspoonful of
powdered cinnamon and serve witl*
whipped cream.
Pursuit.
“And yet, ” he exclaimed, striving t°
seem cheerful, ‘‘l shall still pursue th*
bright visions of hope!”
Beryl did not love him, but she pitied
him.
“Ob, chase yourself!” sbeplen Vd,
she sincerely desired to save him further
pain.—Detroit Journal.