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THE SOUTHERN WORLD, MAY 15,1882,
night if convenient. When cold, wash it off
and wipe it dry; then put it over the fire
in cold water, and let' it come to a boil;
take it out and wipe it again. In thla way
you remove nearly all the strong, oily taste.
Stuff it with a dressing of bread crumbs sea
soned with salt and pepper, butter (or salt
pork chopped fine), sage, and a trifle of
chopped onion. Tie it up and roast till ten
der. Fifteen minutes to a pound—weighed
after it is dressed and before it is stuffed—
is the rule for fowls.
Sorr Gingerbread.—Two cups molasses,
one-half cup butter, one cup sour milk,
two teaspoons of soda, one tablespoon gin
ger; make a stiff batter so that it will not
drop or pour from the spoon, bake in large
square pans.
Boston Brown Bread.—Five cups of Gra
ham flour, two cups of corn meal, one cup
of molasses, one spoonful of soda; mix with
milk, and steam for three hours; then place
it in the oven for a short time to brown the
top. I often mix with water if milk can
not be had.
Number one Ginger Snaps.—One pint of
molasses and one cup of butter boiled to
Plain skirts with trimmed polonaises,
will soon rival trimmed skirts with plain
basques.
Terra cotta red with blue, and garnet with
gray, are fashionable contrasts for wool
dresses.
Amber-colored celluloid eye-glasses for la
dies’ use, are among the latest novelties of
the season.
New mantel lambrequins are of colored
plush trimmed with chenille fringe of the
same shade.
Moorish lace is very fashionable to trim
neck frills and shoulder-capes. It is light
and delicate-looking.
New parasols and umbrellas have handles
of the wood of the natural stick, knobbed,
crutched and hooked.
Caps are worn by young as well as old la
dies. They are made of various materials,
the oriental gauze with a variety of colors
being the most popular.
A very pretty border for a child’s blue
linen dress, is a vine done in the chain
stitch, with white linen thread. It is also
effective done in red thread on Holland
aprons.
THE NEW ZEALAND APTERYX.
Hours were spent overone note. A week on
a single page. One passage she could not get
right; forty-seven times she played it before
her master would let her off. No matter,
she must play it right, if it took all day.
Tears dropped on the violin; the master was
still more enraged. At last she did it right,
played it over several times, went home and
never played it wrong again in her life.
“At last there was to be a grand concert-
something quite out of the common course
—and it was decided to bring out this young
musician with her wonderful violin play
ing. The Italian opera, the French opera,
the dramatic corps, all the grand families,
every musician in that old city, bought a
ticket.
“The concert began and went on. The or
chestra played, and the artists sang, and
then there was a little rustle and hush of
expectation as they brought in a box for the
child to stand upon, so that all could see
her.
“And then a slight, blue-eyed girl, in a
white dress, white satin shoes, and a pink
sash appeared.
“At the piano sat her teacher, and her
father stood by her side to turn the leaves
of her music.
“Blit a moment before she had been car
ried away with the pink sash and dainty
shoes. Now she put the violin to her shoul
der and stood ready to play.
“The tone came strong, full and true. The
notes were in exact time. The people were
hushed to a painful silence. In his excite
ment, her father turned two leaves. The
small player inclined her head, and in a
pretty, lisping whisper, said: ‘You’ve turned
two pages, Papa.’ The page was turned
without a pause, and the music went on. It
was a brilliant rendering of a most difficult
composition.
“It seemed as if the great musicians and
painters, and the people en matte, never
would stop clapping and cheering. The
leader of the orchestra offered in the name
of all the musicians, to crown her young
head with a wrcatli of roses. The attempt
was amusing; the wreath slipped over her
shoulders and fell to the floor, and tbereshe
stood in the midst of it.
“Then they brought a wonderful Paris
doll, and set her quite wild with joy by
presenting it to her.
“With the doll under one arm and the vi
olin under the other, she bowed tier thunks
front the middle of the wreath.
they cheered again, and laughed
and stormed her with flowers."
Mrs. Gordon paused. Madge and her as
sociates were on their feet.
"I am glad you told us—we cannot guess
—only, Mamma, a great genius would not
have lmd to do all this,’’ said Madge.
“Only genius would have been patient—
in other words, patience and constant drill
give genius wings,’’ answered Mrs. Gordon.
“Tell us please, and we will practice like
her, without any more words," camc'frankly.
“Camilla Urso,” answered Mrs. Gordon.—
“Wide Awake.’’—[Church Union.
llOENEIIOLU ItECTl’EN.
Ham Sandwiches—Chop fine the lean of
cold boiled bain; season with prepared mus
tard and black pepper. Add melted butter
and sweet cream until smooth likeapuste;
then spread between buttered slices of bread.
Golden CorrsE.—For two persons, toke
four heaping teaspoons ground coffee, tie
up in a piece of 8wiss muslin (leave room
forcxpanslon,) pour on one pint of boiling
water, cover close, and set on back of stove
ten minutes. Beat one egg with doveregg
beater thoroughly, divide it into two coffee
cups, add the usual quantity of sugar for
each. Hold the coffee urn high up, pour
the boiling coflee on the egg, add the warm
milk, and with the golden foam standing
above the rim of the cup, you have a pretty
picture to look at, and will think you never
knew how good coffee could taste before.
Asparagus.—The fresher it is the better,
and all stalks not crisp and tender should be
thrown aside.. Cut off the white part, tie
the rest in bunches and boil for about
twenty minutes, with a little salt in the
water. Take out and drain nearly dry; lay
in a deep dish on slices of buttered toast,
the heads all one way. Put butter over it.
Maryland Biscuit.—To every teacupful
of flour add a piece of lard the size of a
walnut, a little salt, and water sufficient to
knead smooth, but not soft. Turn it out on
the paste-board and beat as you would a
beefsteak, thirty minutes. Roll thin, cut
out, prick with a fork and bake immedi
ately.
To Cook a Goose Nicely.—After dressing
tho fowl nicely,putinadeep pan,pourboiling
yater dver it, and let it stand until cold, all
gether; when cold add one-half cup of gin
ger, one tablespoouful of soda and flour
enough to roll. Take a small piece of dough
at a time and roll thin.
Cold Slaw.—Beat the yolks of two eggs,
add one-half pint of cream or rich milk,
two tablespoonsful of sugar, one of mustard,
four of vinegar, one teaspoonful of celery
seed, two teaspoonsful of salt, a little cay
enne pepper, a piece of butter the size of a
walnut; pour the mixture into a sauce pan;
stir constantly until it boils; chop your
cabbage fine and pour the mixture over
while hot. Let it stand until cold before
sending to the table.
FASHION NOTES.
Condolence cards and birth announce
ment cards, are novelties in stationery.
The Velasquez hat with Spanish lace
drapery, is the largest size offered for the
spring.
Imported dresses have transparent sleeves
made of Venetian, Honlton or Spanish laces.
Handsome evening dresses are of the finest
white wool embroidered in silver threads.
Fine carving appears on the wood handles
of dressy parasols and coaching umbrellas.
Very long stocking mitts in tan, lichen
green, flesh and almond tints, and also in
black and white, will be much worn when
the weather becomes worm enough.
A new grenadine gauze woolen fabric re
produces all the popular designs in Spanish
lace. It is used for over-dresses. It is only
half the price of the real silk Spanish piece
lace.
Studies of nature in fields, forests and
gardens at all seasons of the year, furnish
the best, most practical, and wonderful ex
amples of combination of colors for dresses
and bonnets.
Jacket bodies of velvet, velveteen, silk,
brocade, cashmere, and novelty stuff) are
fashionable for the demi-saison, and are use
ful for wearing with skirts, the bodices of
which are worn out.
Black is always chosen for the dressiest
wraps, but very pretty and expensive beige,
almond-colored, aud neutral-tinted light
cloth jackets and dolmans will bo much
worn with visiting toilets.
Parisian hair-dressers aro making an effort
to revive tho Roman coiffure of the First Di
rectory period in the style worn by the Em
press Josephine and Madam Recaimer just
before the days of the empire,
Some of the English walking jackets ara
of plain cloth, others of cheviot, Melton and
Gilbert mixtures, and others again, have
metallic mixtures in light woolen cloths of
various lights and (esthetic colors.
The Tromblon is the latest fancy hat of
Paris. It has a broad brim hollowed out in
the back, is very becoming to most faces and
is worn by young, old, and middle-aged wo
men, girls in their teens, and little ones un
der twelve.
Sweet, little Parisian hats in Gipsy shape
for girls from five to twelve years of age, are
made of shirred silk, white or tinted, and
trimmed with white lace and tiny wreaths
of pink roses and buds. Upon the low
crowns is seta large bpw of broad white sat
in ribbon.
The Apteryx.
One of the mostextraordinary birds in the
entire range of living ornithology is the
Apteryx, or Kiwi-Kiwi, which is illustrated
on this page. It is a native of New Zealand,
where it was once very common, but, like
the dinoris, is in a fair way to become ex
tinct; a fate from which it has hitherto prob
ably been preserved by its nocturnal and re
tiring habits. The Apteryx is thus de
scribed by the naturalist, Wood;
In this bird there is scarcely the slightest
trace of wings, a peculiarity which has
gained for it the title of Apteryx, or “wing
less.” The plumage is composed of rather
curiously shaped flat feathers, each being
wide and furnished with a soft, shining
silken down for the basal third of its length
and then narrowing rapidly toward the ex
tremity, which is a single shaft with hair
like webs at each side. The quill portion of
the feathers is remarkably small and short,
being even over-lapped by the down when
the feather is removed from the bird.
The skin is very tough and yet flexible,
and the native chiefs greatly value it for
material for their state mantles, permitting
no inferior person to wear them, and being
extremely unwilling to part with them even
for a valuable consideration. The bird lives
mostly among the ferns, and, as it always
remains concealed during the" day in deep
recesses of rocks, ground or tree roots, and
is remarkably fleet of foot, diving among
the heavy fern leaves with a singular adroit
ness, it is not very easy to capture. It feeds
upon insects of various kinds, more es
pecially on worms, which it is said to at
tract to the surface by jumping and striking
on the ground with its powerful feet. The
natives alwayshunt the Kiwi-Kiwi at night,
taking with them torches and spears. The
speed of this bird is very considerable, and
when running it sets its head rather back,
raises its neck, and plies its legs witha vigor
little inferior to that of the ostrich.
A fine specimen of the Apteryx in the
London Zoological Gardens has alieady
proved a very valuable bird, having laid
several eggs, and setting at rest many dis
puted points regarding the natural habits of
tho species. During tho day she remains
hidden behind the straw which is piled up
in a corner of her box, and declines to come
fortli unless removed by force. When brought
to the light she looks sadly puzzled for a
short time, and when placed on the ground
she turns her back—not her tail, as she lias
no such appendage—and runs off to her box
in the most absurd style, looking as if she
were going to topple over every moment. .
Mr. Wood has noticed that she always
goes round her box and slips in between the
box and the wall, Insinuating herself behind
the straw without even showing a feather.
Before hiding herself she lingers a few mo
ments to eat some worms from her keep
er’s hand, taking them daintily with tho
ond of the bill and disposing of them at
a rapid rate. . •
Upon the box in which this Apteryx stays
is placed, under a gloss cover, tho shell of
one of her eggs. These eggs are indeed won
derful, for the bird weighs justa little more
than four pounds, aud each egg weighs be
tween fourteen and fifteen ounces, its
length being four and three-quarter
inches, and its width more than two inches,
or nearly one-fourth the weight of the pa
rent bird. r
The long, curved beak of the Apteryx has
nostrils, very narrow, very small, and set
on each side of the tip, so that the bird is
enabled to pry out the worms and other
nocturnal creatures on which it feeds,
without trusting solely to the eye. The
general color of the Apteryx is chestnut
brown, each feather being tipped with a
darker hue, and tho under parts are lighter
than the upper. Its height is about two
feet. __
“Bessie,” by Daisy Star, will charm every
reader.