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and wanted so long had come to his home 1
Birdie sang her prayer to both father and
mother in the quiet twilight—the prayer
that had been so quickly answered.
The minister's book-shelf did not stand
empty for new commentaries; nor did he
and his wife want for true friends. And
Teddy, poor Teddy, in the tenement bouse 1
One morning he awoke to find the coveted
chair by his bedside, and on its cnsbioned
seat stood the old tea-pot, with pennies
tumbling out of the spout-hole, there were
so many; a wee slip of paper told him it
was “all from a Birdie,” and when Birdie
stopped to give him a ride in her “own
dear mamma’s carriage,” he thought an an
gel had surely come to take him home I
Potting Children Forward.
There is a tendency, we think, at the pres
ent day, to put children too forward, not so
much for the sake of showing off their ex
traordinary merits to an admiring world as
from the better motive of early accustoming
them to the conversation of grown people
and the usage of society, and of inspiring
them with confidence, ease and self-posses
sion. No doubt these results are very valu
able; but the mistake which many people
make is in forgetting that children ore some
times lik« dogs, which require to be very
well trained before they can safely be recom
mended to the familiarity of strangers. And
it is to be remembered that the moment chil
dren cease to respect any of the grown-up
people with whom they associate, not only
is the whole benefit of the intercourse lost
at once, but real injury is indicted on the
moral tone of the child. For this reason
children should be brought as little as possi
ble In the society of men and women who
cannot command their respect; while of
those who can, the influence should be
hedged round by ail the numerous impalpa
ble barriers which judicious parents know
perfectly well how to interpose between
children and the most popular and careless
of their adult playfellows. The confidence
which well-bred children at once repose in
an eligible stranger, without being either
rude or troublesome, is charming to every
body who has any natural taste for their so
ciety. I remember once going for the first
time to the house of a gentleman, wherein
sooner had I been shown to my dressing-
room than a number of small feet pattered
along the passage, and a whole troup of
children, boys and girls, all under twelve
years of age, trotted in without the slightest
ceremony, and requested to be allowed to
unpack my things, adding that their mamma
always liked them to do this on the arrival
of a stranger. I was flattered, though for a
moment embarrassed, by this delicate at
tention. But all apprehensions were speed
ily dispelled by the behavior of my little
visitors, who, I saw at once, knew exactly
how far to go, and obeyed every injunction
I laid on them with the most cheerful do
cility. The only sign of dissatisfaction
evinced throughout was by one little fellow
who was ignorant of the nature of shaving-
paste, and, on being forbidden to eat it, de
sired leave to show it to his lady mother.
He went away sorrowful, but was satisfied in
the morning, when they all catne back to
see me dress, by watching its application to
my chin. Now any one would think this
going as far os children could well go to
wards making themselves a nuisance. But
they were no nuisance at all. On the con
trary, I was amused and delighted with
them. No doubt this was an exceptional
case; very few children are trained to such
a pitch of perfection as that. And the lib
erties they are allowed should be in propor
tion to the polish they can take. When they
can indulge in such proceedings with grown
up people without being rude or disrespect
ful, it does them all the good in the world.
Generally speaking, however, what is now
the very common practice of allowing chil
dren to invade your bedroom in a friend’s
house is much to be deprecated. The in
convenience they occasion to yourself, and
the injury they may do themselves by tak
ing away your razor, is the smallest part of
the evil. The speculations which they re
serve for the breakfast table, whether their
early visit has been to a lady or a gentle
man, are sometimes too suggestivo for deco
rum, and the comparisons which they in
stitute between male and female articles of
attire, when they happened to be called’ by
the same name, produce general consterna
tion. The little scamps, nine times out of
ten, are aware they are doing something
wrong on such occasions. But there are
parents who either cannot or will not break
them of such habits, and some who encour
age them as the best antidote to shyness.
THE SOUTHERN WORLD, OCTOBER 1, 1882.
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(It any of our lady readers are so disposed, we
would be pleased to have them contribute to the
"Household." How to make any little useful orna
ment for home, new recipes, or anythtns suitable for
tbls department, will be thankfully received. Ad
dress, The Household, Southern World, Atlanta,
Ga.)
ABOUT THE HOUSE!
Saleratus is excellent for removing grease
from woodwork, shelves, tables, etc. Spread
thickly over the spots, dampen and let re
main a few minutes, and scrub off with
soap suds.
Japanese napkins folded in the shape of
fans and put in glasses at each end of the
top shelf on the sideboard, are light and or
namental.
A quaint picture frame for a photograph
of cabinet size is made of white wood paint
ed blue; choose a tint for a moonlight
scene ; decorate with a bare limb <if a tree
upon which an owl is perching. Do not
make it a plain blue, but shade it and give
it a cloudy appearance.
Lovely little brackets for the wall are now
made of ebonized wood, with the back
shaped exactly like a round Japanese fan.
The shelf and lower part, including the
handle of the fan, are of plain black, but the
fan must be decorated in gay colors. An in
genious woman may improve theappearance
of an ordinary bracket by tacking a round
fan to the wall behind it.
A pretty way to cover a chair cushion is
to knit stripes of zephyr worsted or of yarn
in different colors. Suppose you have three
stripes, one of red, one of blue, and the
third of black, knit them together, put them
over the cushion, and at each corner fasten a
scarlet bow, or instead of bows at the four
corners, a cord and balls made of worsted
look very pretty at the two front corners.
This cushion has a soft, warm look which is
appreciated in winter.
Lime and soft soap put in a thimble and
placed on a carbuncle will speedily draw it
to a successful issue. It is better than lanc
ing and will effectually cure it.
Wet or damp matches wiped a little dry
and run through the hair, will ignite as
good as new.
Alder leaves steeped in hot water and ap
plied warm will speedily reduce or prevent
swelling occasioned by cuts, bruises, or
wounds of anykind.
IN THE KITCHEN;
Take any kind of sour apples, pare and
core them; cut them in small pieces, and
to every pound ot.apples put three quarters
of a pound of sugar; put them in a preserv
ing pan and boil them over a slow fire until
they are reduced to a fine pulp; then put in
jelly jars and keep in a cool place.
Cracked wheat makes a very fine dish if
baked with plenty of water added from
time to time as it is needed, to allow the
wheat to expand. It should bake slowly for
from five to six hours, and it will then be
found to be remarkably sweet and whole
some. It is delicious if baked with milk
instead of water, but will then need more at
tention when in the oven, to prevent scorch
ing.
In canning fruit, if you hold your glass
can in a wet towel it will not break when
the boiling fruit is put into it. It need not
be previously heated, but you must have
the towel as high as the neck of the can and
over the bottom. You can gather the ends
of the towel to hold it by.
Good plain ginger bread is made of two
pounds of flour, half a pound of butter,
half a pound of sugar, two tablespoonfuls
each of cinnamon and ginger, one pint of
molasses, a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in
half a cup of sweet milk; it you have some
sour milk, use that, and add half a teaspoon
ful more of soda. Bake in very thin layers;
mark each layer with a fork in lines an inch
apart. The oven should not be hot when
the gingerbread is put in.
Potato fuff with the addition of a little
cold meat makes an excellent breakfast dish,
To two cups of cold mashed potato allow
two well beaten eggs, two tablespoonfuls of
melted butter, and one cup of sweet milk ;
beat all together until very light, then add
the cold meats, chopped very fine. After
mixing thoroughly put in a shallow pudding
dish, and bake for from twenty minutes to
half an hour. If preferred, you can bake
in well buttered gem pans.
A delicious pudding is made by taking
eight or nine good sized and tart apples;
peel them and cut out tbe cores, leaving
the apples whole. Fill the space thus made
with sugar and a little grated nutmeg or
cinnamon. Put them in an earthen baking
dish, so large that the apples will cover the
bottom only. Then take a rich custard, al
lowing four or five eggs to one quart of
milk; sweeten to taste. Pour it over tbe
apples, and bake until they are tender; try
them with a broom splint. Serve with cake
or with sweet biscuit. -
To make nutritious and palatable soup,
with flavors well mingled, requires study,
practice and good taste. The best basis for
soup is lean uncooked meat, a pound of meat
to a quart of water, to which may be added
chicken, turkey, beef or mutton bones well
broken up; a mixture of beef, mutton and
veal, with a bit of ham bone, all cut fine,
makes a better flavored soup than any sin
gle meat; the legs of all meats are rich in
gelatine, an important constituent of soup.
The best herbs are sage, thyme, sweet mar
joram, tarragon, mint, sweet basil, parsley,
bay leaves, cloves, mace celery seed and
onions. The best seasoning is that which is
made up of the smallest quantity from each
of many spices, The good soup maker must
be a skillful taster.
RECIPES.
Puree of String Beans.—Take any cold
string beans which may be left from dinner,
chop them very finely until they are a soft
mass, and heat them thoroughly with a gen
erous spoonful of butter, and add pepper and
salt to taste. A little cream is an improve
ment. Serve with broiled chops arranged
about the puree.
Potatoes and Eqqs.—Remove the skins
from some boiled Irish potatoes, and when
perfectly cold, cut up in small pieces about
the size of a grain of corn, and season with
salt and' pepper. To a quart of potatoes thus
prepared, take the yelks of six eggs and the
whites of three, and beat them well together.
Have some butter in a frying pan, and when
it is melted put in the potatoes. When they
are quite hot stir in the eggs, and coutinue
stirring so as to mix them.well with the po
tatoes, and until the eggs are set. Season
and serve hot
Tomato Jam.—Peel ripe tomatoes, taking
out all seeds; putin preserving kettle with
one half pound of sugar to each pound of
prepared tomato; boil two lemons soft, and
pound them fine; take out the pips and add
to the tomato; boil slowly, mashing to a
smooth mass; when smooth and thick put
in jars and tumblers.
Says Ruskin : “ What do you think of tbe
beautiful word ‘wife’ comes from ? It is the
great word in which the English and Latin
languages conquered the French and Greek.
I hope tlie French will some day get a word
for it instead of femme. But what do you
think it comes from? The great value of
tbe Saxon words is that they mean some
thing. Wife means ‘weaver!’ You must
eithei be house-wives or house-motbs, re
member that. In the deep sense, you must
either weave men’s fortunes and embroider
them, or feed upon and bring them to decay.
Wherever a true wife comes, home is always
around her. The star* may be over her head,
the glow-worm in the night's cold grass may
be the fire at her feet, but home is where she
is, and for a noble woman it Btretches far
around her, better than bouses ceiled with
cedar or painted with Vermillion—shedding
its quiet light for those who else are home
less. This I believe, is the womans true
place and power.”
The rag carpets of the grandmothers are
coming in fashion for bedrooms and nurse
ries.
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