Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 11, 1876, Page 10

From Grave to Gay, from Tively to Severe, Or, from the OChemiloon to the Stocking-Suspender Melting Cfeam Cake, Savory Cit= ron, and the Enticing Pudding. The Servant-Girl’s Oatechism, and the Improved Potato. Oatmeal and Beauty, or Sunshine and Mush, The Classlc Codfish in a Thou- sand Fantastio Forms, Papor Patterns, Ned-Edgod Napking, and Simon-Pare Linen, [Contribntors to this depariment of Tun Trin- vxh will confer a favor on the editor h{ wiiting on only one side of the paper. and Ly following tho siylo of punctuation adopted, ) DRESS REFORM. o Tv ha Edlior of The Tritune. Cnicaco, Nov. 3~—This Home Depart- ment posscasce a great many attractions, cer- talnly, whether one Is reader or contributor, I find my breakfast don't tasto *Just right' un- less Ifirst tako o peep at theso columns. It mnst bo reod I fthas to bo hold at arm’s longth,while* Bald-Ifended Tyrant " No. 1 feeda - us with a teaspoon on the remains of his break- fast of ont-meal mush and cream, while darling Mttle *Bald-Head No. 3" les enfolded in tho other arm's cmbrace, and exhibits his pro- flefeney in ‘“hitting from the shonlder,” or If we arc ‘“somcbody’s darllng,” the lhret- to of last night's opera, with Fitz-Herhert's unique eriticlsms of the performance scribbled on {1ha margin, muat lfe for a while neglected. 1 find alsp that ns contributor one meets with Charles Lamb’s difficulty in writing to Cole- rldge,~*Things come crowding {n to say, and no room to say them.” I want to ask n favorof Mre. E., of the Big Village (who, for aught I know, is n personal acquaintance, for I have some frionds whom Lestectn In that “won't-be-a- ¢ity ), or soma other kindly-lsposed person, I have no copy of K, A, M. and Sheppard's lot- ters on tho dress-reform questlon, having been ubliged to resort to the one on file in Tue Trisusg oflice, and it any one will kindly send thom to mo I will be under many obliga- tions. Will give the nddress if iny * want " can b supplicd, Nuw, o few words abont the queer people who approve of and wear the queer clothes wo are told Lo ¢ pass by."” Ev"{ respectable physlefan in tho cn.(y. from the Presldents of our medfeal colleges “ downward and upward,¥ ayrces that the preat object to bo attalned In womaon's at- tire 18 to hiavo it loose enough to avold all pres- sure or restriction about the walst, and arrang- od fn such a manner that there shall bo no pres- suro of tho band of drawers, or skirt, or dress about the waist, Aftera {mm » il hios arriyed ot her 14th or 15th year, ehe will” be, under fa- vorable circumstances, to o greater or less degree, subjec says Dr. Naphcys o s "{-n;‘mnl Tire ot Wornan to “languor, dlstross,'and pain.” This {8 in- varinbly true {n cllmates where any appreciablo smount of cold is encountered, ~The change which cold produces in the general system ahould be puarded againet as much ns possible by kecrlng tho h»d({ most especially tho ex- tremities, arms, an 1uwcr limbs and fcet, warm- 1y covered with flannel; girls should not ba al- lowed, after the nge of 10 or 12, to sleep in cold raoms, = Flanuel should be worn in the carly fatl months and Jate in the spring, in this climate. Dut, says Dr. Ruddock, the Engiish pliysiclan (whoso Lndg‘- fanual lins reached the sixth editlon, with an Atncrican editfon edited by Dr. Lud- lam), ~“attention must be given to the dress.” ‘The italles are his own. *No proxi- mata cause [3 5o potent as the pressure of cor- set and skirt stringe, and tho dragging welght of skirts on_the abdomen,” In regard to the fuuction of maternity, ho says, *at no time should stays be worn, but at this period they should capeclully ho avolded as injurious to mother and Labe, and adds: palpitation of the heart, indigestion, discuso of the liver and cost- iveness, ditliculty of breathing, spitting of blood and persistont coughs, enlarged veins and swell- ingsn the lower limbs, disorders of the womb and deformity of children,” are duc to this cause. And_ to this cause nlso may be traced u good denl of suffering that {s aupposed by tlio victima to be inevitable, By Improper dreasiug through- out the perlod of young ladyhood, “adding to this, ns we must, Improper diet, an lnanmcfimt quantity of gralu food to Hmpcfly wourlsh and strengtlien the nerves and muscles,—an en- feobicd vitallty 1 produced, resulting in dis- placement of the pelvie organs, “a distressing aching and wearluess ™ through tho back, hips, and abdomen at spoctal times, Is Naturo's protesf against the downward pressure of corsets, buuds, strings, and skirts; by au annoying and sometines unbeurable acing fn the right slde, or suretioss across the body just below the ribs, the stomach and ilver testify that the trunk ond pelvis, as Dr. Cook says, nfe “now too large” for tho organs contalied fu thelr cavities, and which oro maintained fu thelr proper pusltions only by keoplng the body ercct, wearing tho clothing lovscly, and supmrflnfi: It entirely from tho shoulders. It must not by any méans be suppascd thatneglect of praperneryeand musele- sustalning diet, neglect of exerclae or physleal culture, will not produce a dejeteroys und en- feebling effect upon the system which all the Araaa roforming in the wcrlz cannot couuteract, for as n %reforiner” who durlng his earthly lifo - was called an infidel, but I8 now csteemed by our orthodox minlstcrs us n large-hearted Chrlatlan, saya: **‘I'ie Inwa God has written on our bodles are just as binding as thoso He has written on our souls, and the erimo of trauegresslng In elther vase will be as surcly punisheds’” nfbeu soie “wise head on young shoulders W informe us that the *short-hafced omen™ aud scranny , old malds, who along advocate the stylo of dress Wwe huve under consideration, propose to make us the healthy women Natureintended we should be, sbmply by {ts adoption, regardless of any other slns of womissjon or commls- slon, After nll fa suid and done, spmo people, with that splee of contradichiveness which a good many of ue have {n our disposi- tions, do not Iike to be “ preached to,” and can V6 nu better reasons for thelr opluions thou ‘they wou't belleve {t becauss they don’t want to."" Polnt out o way with all your care and 8kill, and, like Crabbe’s hiero, * elmt wlll they ?uil If but to prove they will.” ‘Phe chowiloon think & very prefty garment when usley as the vory pretty younjs lady ot 248 Wabash ay- enue will tell You it can Lo made, “very clab- orate.” 1 must confess I hated to givo up tho chemise, which is alson very’ pretly garment, Lut I hnve not even onu sigh of regret, now that the thing 1a uccomplished. Lastly, aud - to conclude, tho aplylon of all the “queer " medical fraternity in this city whl nvail nothing, an Interview with D7, Ielen Enderwood, who is as lovely in per- €01 s sho s c\mnnln;,—mclnll{. or Dr, M’ Augrus- ta Falrehild, assistaut phsulv_nn at the Swedish Movenent Sure, whos: Qelighttal soclal qualls tles and carnestiiess of purposo invarfably gain the respect and admiration and affection of Lior patients will dlssipate from the minds of vur unbelevers th opluion they nay entertain at present, that lud{]ph‘y;lclm;s who udvocate the chemiloon must bo Bvery queer” It this 18 quecrnesy, then * may ull my luvcd onca, also thelr wiyes and children, b nlwu*u nud for- A WOMAN, — BACTICAL BERVA IRLISM, T irg Editar af Tha Tridune. IALANAZ00, Oct. 30,~I had meant to eubside for o time at least, nud muke way for older once to speak, who_ by virtuo of their experfence aro - entitled Lo the loor part of tho thne, but I do feel moved to say o Httleon the servantgir question, A fow years sgo, I was com- pelled to undergo that dire afiliction for o short on, but § fually chose whay was to mo the Icast of two evile, Idid whatI had strength and thue to do, hired an occasjonal day's work, and dispensed with the dlrt, dlsor- der, waste, apd geucral discomfort of 4 hired gith, Then T passed on to consider how aud why It was that so few girle knew Low todo anything well, Did o one ever try to teach any of the countless forelgn glsls in our midst the first rudlments of decoueyl Could it never bedonel Orare tho wsjority of mistresses so u:nonm: thewmsclyes — thal tlm{ could o no better thau to let them Llunder on, thY they become confirme in thelr wrutched ways, and “past redewption § Why can we uo lonier get sn Awrlay cirli Farmere! ever Squeen®t and moclianies’ danghters used 40 work ons an: think it respectable. Onco it was acreditto a8 girl to know how to work and earn her own Iiv- ing as & hired girl in n reapectablo family, Her chances for marrying & good man wero not at al} dnjured. But now they arc not polug to be ser- vants, but teachers, or clerks, It looks to me ltke o distinction without & difforence. 1 should clioose that my daughter should serve one family fo n quict home rathier than the pub- llc at Jargo over a counter, and nnless she had a special voeation for tenching she ought not to ottempt ft. Theso modern scrvants, dull as they are about some unlntgs are sharp enough to sce that the majority of tfmlr employers feel housework to be menlal, Hard-working moth- ot foil to tench tholr daughters thelr own deft, handy, cconomical ays. 1 think this trouble began a gool wags bock, and everybody has helped {t on withont rukm-d to nge, sex, or color, Housework ought to he just'ns much a trade as, any other work that people give and take wages for. In England, girla and men must learn to ha servants,without which they cannot get a situntion, Rood chinracter {a also required. If Amber,” poor soul, whoae wall comes up from Highwood, has A hushand {n business he will tell her thataman must know irell the buaincss he attempta to do or he eannot get work; if ho dozs not suit, he {s discharged, and _no ong, unleas It {s himsolf, thinks it nnjust. Why should not tho same custom prevail in_women’s workl ¢ Amber” doubtless treated her green * 8nwney * heotter than she descrved, but would not a réspectablo American hiave appreciated the thoughttul kind- ness that sought to make her room inviting, and if sho wos brought up ns she ouriit to be, put her lheart and talents into her scrvice! It i very casyto say ' Thoso English expect to be scrvauts all their days, Qur 'girls expect to be something better, T should hope. T hiear that answer often cnough, Iwould reapcctfully ask If there fs anything better for a woman to hecome than a capablc housekeaper, able to flll any station into which it shall please God to call her. The minber of people ablo to live wholly without work s small in this country. wish ~ the number was ns emall” who contrived to ahirk thelr plain duty, or shift it to other shoulders, Oh mothers, wives of mechanics, and nien of small means, teach your girls that it is just a8 honorable for them io rlo honsework for their nelghbor as to make their bonnets or dresges; teach thelr ittlo ones, or cut thelr tape at o counter, wnd very olten far better for thelr health and morals, 1t the marry rich men, thelr kymwlndfic will ald thefr servants, and both partios will ba the better for it. 1f poor ones, goodby to comfor! the nid of the mistress’ head nand hands. There are very few ladics who are obliged to keep aervants, but would appreeiate the fielp of an Ameriean pilrl who had been riehtly hronght up by n sensible mothier, and make her position as cusy as possible, As tor those who nre too silly or seitish to caro for anybody but them- selves, Jet them put up with what they can got. The prevalling complaint among tlie people is wnnt of “health and nodesty among ¥oung women. I sece but one cure or the existing pest In the kitchen, my fellow woman. Btop' looklng down upon pror folls and splng rich oyes; stop L-nllhui seryants and wash-wotnen nobml\un; stop calling honsework drudyery. You voluntarlly took upon yourself tho vara'of o husband and’ childron. Now do your whole duty by both, and donw't try to mnke Your children somobodics and celebrltics, nnloss the Lord has done It for you. e endowed themn with ten talents, do your level best for then. If they have but bne, and that one nothlnF in particular, aceept the situation and prive them ot least agood home education, whetehy they euu get an honest lv- fug. Parents, you give your boy3 elther u trado or profession, aud think 1t culpable not to o so. I cenn't see the degrodation fn givine noghl the trade of a good housckeeper to enablelir;, {f she shonld be Jeft destitute, to become n respected member of a respectabie famlily. [ certainly see nothing to hinder it, so long as this half Wwork ls endured, because thera I3 notbing better to be had. Iree uo Jncentive for thess glrls to do better. Let them come lutocompetition with real warth, and see what happe feel sometines 08 I could write an_ encyclopedia upon tho subject. This looks as If T had begun it, but it is a fruitful subject and I am afrald Tam a great talker. Friend “*Amber,” If T were o * love-lorn creetur,” ke Mra. Gummidge, I wauld cliouse to restiny bones In your rovking-chalr rather than to teach, clerk, ordo fing sowing, I tmve thought sometimes I would like to be some- body’s girl for awhile, just to show them low good aono I could be,” There's a great want of thoroughness now-a~lays about everything but dress, Everybody seems to be fully alive to tho needs of dressing fn the newest style with- out any regard to leicth of purse. The ornas ment of a meek and quict spirit 13 nowhere be side the nowest st{l; hats, the tightest pin- back, and a red ribbon ‘somewhere, We want more moral courage in professing Christinua. BlsLers, wo want morg charneter, less desire to creato o reputation. I awm afruld thero would not be so many Christians {2 It were ot so cinle neutly respeetable to belong to some chureh, The “little foxes” aro spufling the vineyard. ‘Whon ghall thera be o gencral moye mado to drive them out, prunc tho vines, nud save part of the crop at least? My, Eve. without OUR FOOD. 7v the Kdltor of The Triduna. .Cm10AGo. Nov, 8.—~Before discussing the use of beef as food, T wish to stute prelwinanly that the limits of your valuable papor proclundes an esgay on all the differont food-mnterials, and beef 18 selected as tho theme for animal dict, not only owlng to {ts more gencral use, but be- causo of its suporfor value and cconomy, It {frequently occurs, I this city at Jenst, tbat mut- ton, pork, cte., aro sold in our markels at o lcss prico per pound, but In intrinsic value beef s ns much superior to any other anhual food (with the possiblo excoption of cliolee mutton) ns whole wheat {8 to bu preferred to superfine flour, The best bee!, in the common parlance of the dealers, 18 from large, stall-futtened beoves. In fact, most marketmen, ns well 08 thelr custam- crs, sclect for the best cuts meat from an anl- mal whose cxcessively-fat conditton Indicates an overactive condition of the absorbent aud a cor- respondingly dormant condltion of the exeroto- ry functions. In other words, the animal | not only rapldly depositing crude material, termed {ut, but {s fucorporating with it worn out, cffeto matter that s3ould bo discharged from the sys- tem,—with which an sctive muscular condition oud the consequent nerve suppl{, L e, n high vital condition, fa an Imposslbill. ty; ond, 08 frequently happens in formed moré upon the babits and ure{udu-u n vogus than upon the rosult of carcful Investigation, the cuts of meat popular- 1y consfdered the best are nlwntyl wanting mors or less fu the flner elements of nutrition, and arg frequently positively unwholesome food. At best, animil food, owlng to the necessary operatlons of the “aulnial economy,” must con- tain more or less effcte, dend, or worn-out particles at the time of slaughtering, and those contaln the highest amount of nutriment and the lowest percentage of lmllonau» waste ma- terlul whoso vitality is ot the maxhmum. Heneo in selecting both " wholesoma aud uutritious food, 4 very fat 08 well ns o depleted condition should be avolded, and an all-wise Providencs has regulated, by universal luw,the demand aud lupuu' of the vital proccss so xfiuclv. that at the Pcr of 1o when” tho unduul fs Dest adapted or food, It very rarely deposils nn excess of fat. Asaumine that it fs o well-estublished fact that tuc asslintlation of food by Lthe hnman system fs not a chemieal rruccu,-— hat whatever elomenta and quantities thereof aro nm:auulriy In the vital economy are selected and used, and such und ns much of our food os s not needed, the vital powersa rid themselves of It by the casfeat and readlest process; recollecting ulways that the proeess of digesting tho slinplest food Involyes ho oxpendityre of a large awount of nerve- force, 1t neccasarily follows that great curo ulmuid b exgrelsed in sclecting it, not only to sccuro tho uceessary supply, but also to avold burdening tho digestive organs with sucho quantity of heavy, gross material as to usg u a8 much or ‘more nerve-uterlal to gl the systom of it thun tho whola meal {teplf repuys, otherwlge a rapid loss of meryo- forea ensues, and thesudden prostrations, accom- hvnnh:d with beadaehie, patns i the loins, chills, illousness, and Janguor, occurring after u fow du{n of o full and careluss dictary ond during » lighy barometric pressure, are, to my miud, a {{efl‘uuul und couvineing proof of thls proposl- theories of dlcll %l. then, this theory Is proven by ulb-rccurflmi facts, our next ll.cr 15 toselect the grady of beel richest in nerve-alfnent, We find, g{ lopg ob- servation, that u fluc-grained, well-fed, uustall- cd beef, 8 to 5 yeara of age, tho highe ost fu vitality, “fullest fu nerye-force, aod, by the wisdom of an ull-perfect Trovideiice, when couverted into foud, (o pos- sess umost deliclous Buvor, A little Divestigas ton will show that at that perfod thenecossitles ot animal iife require o much lurger secretion pf the phospliates to fintsh up and {ully duvelop the nervous and bony strycture thin ag any other the In its exlstence, and consequently food from euch a kource wust he rich in narve, aupply. And 1 will here ollude u{:uln W g many mistakes {n cooking such food. In o ot the losg of {‘lmucr“nn.‘ln:fi Iintes of o yolatile nerve-strengthencrs n re;;::lng bread, The sguge lhxb'fllt? lg{d!ulpnu: ho beat elepnents of the meat oceurs lu @ care hux‘ rman()muklug. " 2 umen, 4 large percentago of the julces of bect, hardohg rufiuiwnm Eroro o e Vewperatuze, gud when the urface of a_ -wfi. t, or stew {8 well covered with hardened albumen, which will ensue in a fow minutes,the temperature should be lowered at once, to pre- vent the escapo of the mlusrlmrflc clomenta and the rapturing ot the celis by suddenly expand- ing the juices, and the lieat applied sk n mod- erate degree, much Ionger than s the prevalling custom, aud (n no ease should water bo used fn the Emruas unlcas tho 1ncot is entirely covered by the fluld, otherwise the vapor surrounding the meat will prevent the hardening of the sure faco nud {ts nutritive value Jost, 1wlill only add, on this subject, that salt as surely dissipates tho best elementa of meat ns the uaual orant procesa of ap[:ylnlg heat, and_should never touch it until its juices aro solidified, and that wlhoever uses “cured meat ! partakes of a nearly worthless article of food, and, if 1t has passcd through the popular emok- ing process, {ts indigestibility is only caualed by its worthlessness, ¥ Allow me to corrcet your “typo'! in my last. communication, tn whith ho makes me say, Meouking nluw‘yvna by the old process.) Tiig “eooking elowly! was intonded for the new process only, Nnurixg, — SIIOULDER SUPPONTS, To the Editor af The Tribune, Ci11¢A60, Oct. 81.—1I would like to suggestmy style of woarlng the clothing supportod from tho shoulders, I am about four and a half foct in helght, aud of the ordinary vlumpness, and find for ons of my slze n twenty-six inch “*Emancipation 8uit," or * Chemiloon,” or “Stecle Union Undergarment,” as it might be called, !a required, ond n twonty-seven fnch drese-waist, First the Unfon flannel undergar- ments (§0 per suit for tho best),.then tho Unfon muslin one, with the walst-band below tho walst linc of thie dress; to this band six buttons (not Iess) to support flannel and whito or folt skirt. Then put on your dress with the skirt sewed to the Dbasque, and you are “in trim,"" mast delightfully casy and phicn Lho clothing is separated from the shoul- ders, no welght whatever Ja felt, If you *“un. supported ones ™ would ko to got an idea how thig style of dress makes one fool, 1 will say that yoi will have thosane etrond, light casy, und comlortable sensations, that you have whon Yot arlso in the mornlng aftec o refreshing sleep, and walk about your room preparing our morning tollet. Those who o not adopt “this style have, of course, no {den of the caso and comfort which resulds, and which delights the wearers 80 much 9a to uake them scom like entlmslnsts on the subject. For when once wora it s never abandoned, by voung or old. It young givls realized the fact that the distress “to which, I way say, all of them, when Improperly clothied, are subject, after arrlving nb the age of womanking, would ha waterially lessencd; and married ladies were awars of the faut which physieans tell cach other, in thelr medieal works, hut neglect to ex- platn fn actall to thelr patlents, that anly by re. moving wil pressurc of bands of drawcers and ekirts from the waist, and taklne all welght of clothing from the hips, can tho dangers and sutferiugs of maternity be loseencd,” for this they nzree is onvof the chiet causes; and If clderly ludios knew thie ease, and relief, and ai- cUtional strength, that would result, If they wonld relleve ‘the acling, over-strained neryes and muscles from thelr burden of clothing—tliey would ot hiesitate a moment in adopting this style of dresa. Many, voung, mlddle-need, and old, would he mrrr 1f told that the peevish- ness and frritability and weneral senee of dls- comfort, without any (lo them) apparent canse, frow which they suffer, nud which anuoys them* selves and friends, were due atuost entirely to this habit of beine fmproperly dreseed, My dear “Mra, N. N, you lave con- vincedl me of the fact bf” which “I'vo oft heard before,” that there nre some per- sons who are firinly persuaded that snow is black, Aftor our imost celehmted gyneologists, ail enll attention to the fact that feminineweaks nesses awl physieal degeneracy among Amerlean wonten, are the rulennd not the exception; that, s0 they tell me, they l»ruvnil 1o an alarming ex- tent, ind areally healthy woman is an excep- tion, you toll “us that the city fs *fall of hcnllhr womenl” Ingonly of the “foreign elenient,” who carn their bread by the sweat” of thelr brows; but ns we do not, and never will, fry this method of physical enlture, to enable us bear with and overcomg thie pain aud discass to which we are subject (theas women, say the physielens, often preaent themsolves at the dispenaaries with an amount of displacement and disease which would atretch an American woman on hor back, “'not with Imagined, but with real suiferings )3 we nggravate, nocently, and [enorantly, by onr fmproper dfet and inproper dress, more than by our Inck ot sutlleient exercise, I think tho style of dresa I epeak of may be preferrud by thoso to whom four_thicknesses, flannel, musii, drosa- lining, and dress naterial are sufllcient for wormthi an addltional amount Increascs tho sizo of the person of course, and requires largrer slzed basque, Taving thobaud of cheml- Toan below the waist 1ne of “the dresa also obyi- ates the necossity of having two or three skirt- Dbnnds to button the basque or dresa oyer, Par- tleular attention should bo poid Lo having ull the skirt hang loose, also the band of the chemn- iloon. Allow a Tittle between each buttou-liole when working fn the skirt-bands to'o attached to the band of chemiloon. Button-holes fhotld be eut purpendicularly and not lengthwise, Do uot wet frightened ot the width of tho skirt- nude. ity TIIE CIHEMILOON. 10 the Editor of TAs Tridune. Citicaao, Oct. 9.—Iu yonr lnst Saturday’s fs- sue * Dressmaker from the Btock-Yards" says she lins her mince-meat Iold in for the winter, which was mnde from o recipo glven in your de- partment. Bho finds it.1s good, and s now “ready for business,””. and wants Burdett Smith's vatterus it they are in Chieago. 8hois scnaible woman, ns eheattouds to the deands of the “juncr man " first and then {s ready to glve attention to the decoration of tho outer womau. Bueh informatlon as we can glve her slic 18 welcome to. Burdett Smith had au agent in Chicogzo a fow months, but the ngent reeetvod such poor encouragement for hier efforts, sho was obliged to give up. Lodies were glid to find such o place, us they safd it was “go ni to go and gol idears,” and they make a pract. of calling and gotting such informution na thuy could get without paying for it, or even buying o pattern, after ahic bad been dutaining the lady In attendance an houror so. Suzh Interrup- tioiisare very discouraging to thebuslness wom- an whosa thno s money to her. - Such u houso 13 » great sasistant (o a dressisaker or any lady dolngr her own dreasmaking now that Jress- making has becomo a0 complicated, and should be supported by those who have the benetit. 8. T, Taylor, "lmporter of fashlons, has nn agency n Chicago, 243 Wabash avenue, where wo think the dressinaker can find overything necessary to her business, Ium n dressinaker mysclf, and find it a great comfort to have soine place Fruvmcfl for mu where I can go und learn what fa to be worn, 1 speak from experience of my own; not what others sny, or do, ns “Mrs. N, N.” dues in ;m;luyihcr reclpo tor Tioston 1w o pdd n fow luea fn doughnuts, N. N." in relation to the suawer tao * Mrs, ¥ Chermillon " so much talked of fn your Homa Department, The style of herlettershows how litt1e sho knows of the veal comfort of the gar- ment; she expected to seo o ¥ woble " gurmont; it {3 0 differeice in opinion, what we would call Ymoble in wearing apparoal, but 1t secms to mo thut which ean ive the most comfort to the wearer should elalm tho nobility, and let thoso who wear them bo the judges, 1 have hud them mado for no toflt as well as my dress, and I feet no drageing from the shoulder or any part of tho parment, “Mine are mado double-breasted (Which & groat chest protector) of ‘the best red flannel, and I do wlsh every woman could know what mcomfort they ard, which they cannot know by merely looking n( them, ‘Thiere is no reason why o lady's undergarment should not bemado to It her figuro as well as hior dross, ‘Then sho has 1o plaits or folds of gooils under the corset, whichnot only makes the stout lady n”;eur stouter, but s very uncomfort- able, Ringe are provided for ladics that are so diacouraged over button-holes, Thanking Tix Tainune for giving us poor tmortals a chance of ningg 80 nuch useful Infornation fn tho fome Dopartment, which yenlods ws of the goud old Methodist rayer-nieetings where all the rood folks tell their experience, which s o beuefit tous poor sinners, whose time is all takeu up u looking for stylcs, C11icAG0 DRESSMAKER, BUNBHINE AND BEAUTY, v the Editor of Tha Trisuna, Apzun, Mich, Oct. $.—In regard to the reformation ln women's dress, which for so long has beon anxlously looked forward to, Is there any woman 80 blind to the Interest of health, comfort, and common scuse as to ridicule 41 If 80, let mo state thut she wmust bo totally Jignorant iu regard to ‘hor physical nature and tho nntural laws which govern her belng, Wo Il know that twothirds of tho ladies of this Ipnd arg fnvalids. How can wo expect lv‘Lv:vn strong backs aud hips, to bu able to.'bear Nealthy, well-formed chfidrep, when we aro dragged down by thres or four heavy skirts, tho whole welght of our clothing belug thrown upon our hips, which must fn thne produce dlscascs of & kind which every woman dreads; but alas! how wany Lave. {am Jouue, andas foud . of “outward wlormment™ nud protty undeorweds 4a josb v Y 85, buty Ales eullon > .~ 1om afrald you were think- | THE CHICAGO "'TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1876— WELVE PAGES. {ng o great deal with an ** achcy bac) and all sorts of wretched pafns, I have mado up my mind to revolutioniza my wardrobe—that 1, my underwear. Chemlloon is auch a horrd name! I grant that—and it tnnkes one laugh to cven mentlon {t—but, as Shakspeare says, ““What's in a namel” Chemiloon, or whatover you call it, will prove a groat blesaing to us, and, na for Ita I»clnr:r unclcanly, how absurd | Undergarments mado fn the way deseribed by “Fanulo M. Bteecle” and others, can bo as dainty as the dearly-Joved hut injurlous gar- monts wo now uae, and, as for cleanliness, a Tndy Is tidy and clean under all elrcumatances, And, ns for theso arcicles of apparel * not being fit for the eyo of mun,” as onc of your cor- respondents remarks, even should the cye of man, in the shapa of a husband, come neroas our new style of undergarmount, what matter? Whiore, ‘In_this brond land, is there a man who who would rather have n sickly and complaln- ing wifo than one who, with llght, clastic step and a woll-developed form, with hier womanhooil crowned with honlth{v offspring, {s the augel of his home and n *joy forover ¥1” It I8 & woman's firat duty—duty "to horself, niind you—to pro- serve her looks, and, fn order tokeep ‘mung and freah, she must ro*aln her strength, When it fs neeessary (owlngf to onc's small income) to cconomize, it i right and pratseworthy to do 8o} but, {n practicing cconumy, do notcacry t to cexcoss—that s slnful, Thave known wotiien to begin housckeeping Ly saving and pinch- fng and drudging to such a degree that m timoe thoy “were completely broken down,—from brigh ll\'ulf ;fir s, had becomo forlorn, faded, neglocted-looking women—old beforo their time, Now,young miss aud houso- keeper, take tny adylee—keep yourself good- lookiug, )mxt‘l’; und charmlng ns possible, Your scerotof powdtin yourhome fs this, “Retain your husband's love," and although it s all very fine to preach about a man's loving and adnifing o woman for other things than rsere looke, lot us hopo they do; but, after all, women are Hke flowers, in thelr bloom ana heauty they are loved and prized, but when crushed’and faded, nlas! how often Putuhlc carclessly. It Is Lrug, a tender, loving husband way, when he looks at his wife's fnded fuco and bent form, think of the yeors passusl by her In bis sorvice, and so thinking guaed and cherish her tondorly, It is not thisclnss of women I allude to. I speak more of those who allow themsclves to bocoine careless fn thelr dress, and, fn deudging unnee casarlly, becomo reckless, and cven slovenly. So, dedr ladies, don't farget the fresh morning tol'ch, and the Httle frizzes nud bows so dunrly loved In glrlhood. Don’t think you are wasting time in adorntng yourscll, Make yourself lovel In the cyes of hit you love, and dress yoursclf 08 you would paint a pleture,—for, after all, it takea an nrtist to droas well. To thuse who pre (nterestod In the health de- partmeut of ¢ The Homo lot me eay a word about sunshine, How daric, how terribly durk, are the drawing-room, and bed-rooms, " too, I might ndd, of oiir careful housekeeper. Open the windows every morning, and lot the ale and suusliue stream’ futo every cornor, cleansing and purilying, und keep the blinds open_nfter you have nguln.closed tho windows. Light, Ight,—have plenty of snnshine. WinNiE, ki osni IIRED -HELY. To the Edttor of The Tribune. IManwoon, I, Nov. 7.—Mrs. Bollam has, in a kindly manuer,eald Just what I expeet- cd shie, ns the representative of her class, would say. Thero nre so many women who live aud lubor awong the ideals, nover inving oceasion to descond to the terrible practicnlitios of Nfel Such womon always moct the ills of life very much as L meet these stornty blows up here on the lake bluff,—clad completely In rubber and carrying a wator-prool umbrella, The fret of the stinglng ralo-Urops and the hlt.lrlnf: wind Is of Httle account when so protected, Tub if you can’t afford the euit, and the Lord grants you o umbrella o the drtzzle of these work-day tx- perfences of ours, I warrant vour phinecs will be less neatly turned, your heart a little less warm towards all lumankind] Surely nobody could commenca l1fe with nobler Ideals than I dld reven years azo. 1 should Liave no troublo with help, for I should always et by the “Golden Rule,” Iwuver reproved o girl In the presencoof o (hlnl'parl,y. 1 noyer lost control of tongue (if 1 dld of temper). I was abways on hand with en- courngernent and cheery word, but sshat dld atl this awmount to_when " fdeals were replaced by lotnely tacts, The firat girl I ever undertook to “admontslt In seeret " called me bad namnea formy trouble. Aml, with few excoptions, I have found that coustant pralse will render tho best girl caveless Lo do her best, 1 always look for the best girl to be seenred for the prive within m{' moaus to give. Iam paying now 34 for a girl highly rocommended as atreasure. But, eleantug houss under tay supor- viston, sl was lost In contemptuous nninze that a lady should wash her heds aoud put her hedding out fn the sunshine, and told e, “Indode, she lhad lived five ycors with the clanest lndy in Amer- lcxi, and she never did such_foollshuees,” o ont in the kiteben daily to sec how tho machinery works, us every woman should, and uo matter how picuaum my mavuer I am: met With cross lovks, and the’ grumbling remark, 8ure you'ro ol neatled liero atall,” Tho chiaod of my” closets, tho dinginess of the dish- Tinen, aud terriblo demorullzation of tho cellar, nt Iast broke down all bonds, and, as Mrs, Dol- lumn suggested, 1 “enter the kitchen” and $Jend off [n person.” Yo gods! what n sweot time follows, My trcasure will leave. 8he has never yet been- subjected to such treatment, The doors are slummed from thele hinges and pandenonium relns, 1f sho rids me of hor presonce whero shall 1 turn for a hetterd Experience hus taught me to prefer tho Irish help, for, bad as thoy may be Inmnnty lnstatices, there Is generally o heart underncath atl, and { never found much warmth from that portion of tho Germun or Bwerdish anatomy, I am cortaln nubudy deslros to be o mare conelderate, kind, or more uprlght mistress than your correspond- ent, Loahicortaln it-1 hal two cuts’of steak Defore e, and wy girl and I to eat ft, she should have tho Dest, heeanse sl works the burdest; if Ihad two beds, goold and poor, she should have the yood one tor tho same reasons but I kave yot to 1ind the eirl upon whom all these sweaof fuenls with which I set out in 1ifu are not as the penarls east to swine, Thopresent generation of help are the naturu! develupment ofthe age. Thore never was a time when cbll- dren of nil classes were so ungoverned and rude of gpeeeh, You eannot pass through the strects todlay without some little street-gnnin, cither male or fomale, fiings a saucy word after you, and from such children spriug the hired Lelp of the mumr{. I suggest that wo found schools of educatlon in the nrt of perfect setviee, and awnrd our diplotnaa to tho good servant ns fulthfully and cutbusiustically as to the girl graduate,” We caunot gather atrawberrles from brambls, and We cut 1o more expeet 10 Beeure y‘;md. tidy, respectable, and honest seryice from the growth that makes up the bulk of our forelgn popula- tion to-day, Bralu 18 fully ns ceacntial to kitchon work a8 to the study, and I Jold that the more culturo and rellnenient o woman posscsses, it it 18 not. superficial, the better dinner sho ean cook, An artist must _have something of the ortistie In howeliest of work, Ho, why s not my sugges- tionof uducution a good onii . DB, £ CHILDREN’S FOOD. 0 the Ldlior of .The Tribune, Cinticaco, Nov, 0.—If yon wiil allow space in your dear old paper, which I linve nlways en- Joyed reading so0 much, I would llke to wiltea fow worda to mothers In behal?-of thelittle ones, who aro so loved, aud yot so neglected, so pitied, and yot 8o misunderatood, so pampered, and yot so starved. Exaggerated, you say, Al- low me to lllustrato, A wealthy lady and gou- tleman of this city havo ono little girl, whom thoy love and {dolize above overything, They liave Jost three daughters, and around this wee tronsura every joy, and hope, and prayer Is cen- tred. Inberthey scothe Lelress who ia to on- Joy thelr hoarded thousands. In hor thuy sue thelr future comfort and support. In her they live, and move, and have tlicie belng. But sho is not strong, and yet with hor comfortable clothlug, her beautiful, large home, her carrlage to ride fu, why la sho uot rosy aud wellf 1 will tell you. When papa coines lvmnmntnl hty e must bring her @ package of candy, When the cook bukes, her little mistroes niust haye tiny ples and cakos. When elie {8 hungry, she erles for white bread with butter and sugur on {t; whon she is thirsty, shemust driuk mumma's coffec and tea. Tushiort, her dlet would starve adoy. Icould take that child and have ber fn six months a different belug, with o clear, healthy complexion, stroug, ufivu by, and a digzestivo apparatus that would do its dut{—' her choertully and painlossty, I would moke Gralm bread, not aweetened, gothat she would soou tire of it, but wholesomo and nourishing. In this—which should take the pluce entirely of whits bread—sho would have Tood that would nuurish und lups\jorl the muscles aud by appro- printed by tho wholo hudye ! bave tried fv with mauy chlldrep; tho; lmy‘u!uw 1t at firat, but if ysed runluwmly ngtead of the white bread, they will eat it after a few trials and enjoy It, Then, eyery day, I would glve her rare steak and Vakod potatuss;. in gact, vagetables, it cogled plaloly, and jocats, with the uxeeptlon of” pork In any form und veal. But in pies, cakes, caudics, and rich puddings I would futroduce a total reforw. You would be surprised—if you bave nover tred ft— bkuu‘za:md:; clouy pnddlnu'; au be n PIoviy 6A0, ehCy which e Lok D Peer B P domsart Truits aro always benoficlal. At nqucr Twould allow no cake or rich presorves, Init Graham bread, cold, aud apple-sauce, or Graham pudding, which children always like It mada nlcely, nntl eaten with sfrup. This much-abnsed lm'ldhxg, or mush, is very palatable If you nllow the water to boll betare stirring In the flour, and thon let it cook nt least fiftecn minntes before seryiug. Then I would have her clothed warmty and ex- erclso vut of doors in the winter, and at all times, and never cat beticon meals, for the stomach must have some time to rest and ro- cuperate. Now, If you, mothors, wish your children to be well and strong, and develop in- to well-formed, intelligent, and beautiful men nnd woinen, try this for one year, and the result will re?u)’ you for cvery earo, It Ia humiiiating to think that we, whom Qod has so hlessed with reasoning facultics and ovory good and parfect gift, shonld so abuse anil torment our aflleted hodles that they drag us painfully and miserably through life. **When wo thinl,* says Dr, Bellows, *‘of the myrinds of culightened peoplo who subsist antirely on whito flour bread, pastry, and sweetments that o dog would starve ul:uu, the wonder Is not that 80 inany aro alck, but that any eucapo.”” Now, mothera and dear fricnds, pardon (his long lgt- | ter, nnid don’t say, while reading it, “8hols o n dlstrnctod QGrahamite—a mush advacate,' ote, Iwrite from exporience and atudy, and 1 thls letter reachics one home, and makés tho denr children nny moro hiny, Tam content, I will close with.n quotation from Dr, Bellows: “To secure o good digestion and a guod adiposs coverlng, Lo things more are needed, One s to cat nlm\'lp and the other is included fn that dispositiun of a good nnd happy people: they aid cat tholr meat with gladuéss and singles ness of heart,” Respectlully. BLARCHE, MY HOBBY. T the Edltor of The Tridune. Ciitcado, Nov, G-It is.sald by some onc that **Evorybody has & hobby." Now, I don't like to acknowledga that I have ong, but If 1 have, it certalnly 13 that of which Iam golng to write to you to-day, Iwill tell you at the start, a8 I don't care *to sall under falsc colors,” that 1am not n married housckeepor, 8o, it any of you think mo bold, being n young lady not cven approaching maidenliood, why, you needn’t read any further, you know. However, I am not wholly inexperionced, having often had tlio mannzement of my father's houss at sundry times when mother has been oblized to resign hier charge. A great-doal of apace devoted to the Itomo Department has been ocenpled In giving recipes, and nleo much good ndvico about home cheer and comforts. I bLave read all for soveral months with Intorest, aud have trled somo of the rocipes with favorable results, One thing I have Lioped for which has not appeared, and o m-xln{, it being dork and drcm?' and bolieving I shnll bo freo- from vislt- ors, 1 haye coneluddd to write s Jetter for the “ lome? dopartment yeolf, conceening thia ono thing which Lo mo seéms ko fuportant—i, a., tho serving of our mesls and the ctlucating ol our scrvaits for the tasie. It Is marvelous that thore ure 8o many awmong the wealthy nuid ro- fined who disregard thess things. ~ Thero ia nuthing (unless I moy excopt poor musle) which 80 Jars upon my souse of what s right and proper a8 to sea uit- excellont -dinner miscrably served. Dishes ‘pnssed and ses down uuywhere they may chance to pause, awkward sérvauts stumbling over the Fuunln. pasalng dishes at the wrong side, overtlling the goblets, and— oh! the numcrous othier blunders wo tiave afl notleed whero sorvants are unacenstomed to thelr, work, The trouble :is, wo are opt to be too caroless with our servantls evory day. Then whon' company comes, aud our eyes are watcl- ful, wo discover blunders and awhwardness be- fore unheedod, {4 is 50 casy to sllp inta carce loss habits, Fathor or brother, ushin or son, 8 tho case may be, insista ' 1t's nonsenso to hothur about cfearing off the table every days' “don’t belfove In 8o much formality ;" * wants to got back to bualness,” ete, cte. Leb him grumble, but don't pgive way! Bridget will soon Jearn to nceomplitsh 16 very quickly, and dosscrt is infinltoly nicer on p perfectly clean ta- blo, We are mueh lite children Inthls respoct wa don’t enjoy tho sight of udish when we have lad all we erave from it. Bo, {f you want your pudding eaton with relish, ho sura to have tho table clearced and crwnbs bruslied awny hefore the pudding nppears. But, you plead, Dridzot 18 loath to leave her washing or Ironfug to wailt on the table, If sho nndorstands at the etart that this a one of the neuessitios aswell ns tho meal itsclt, sho will not think to complain: and, if you ust economizo time anvwhore, lot the dinner be o plain-one, and_if it 48 well cooked naud porved you will acarcely miss the extras you e been obliged to omit.” 1 hops I have ot woarled you in writing so much, 1 will add a racipo for cream eake for “ Gracie Mayhue” T mako It {ruwnnu{ and we lko It very much, If auy ono tries it, please tell me what s the Buccess, Creamn Cako—Two scant cups of powdered sugur,—granulated wilk dao as well, 8 cup butter, cup milk, 4 egea, Seups flour, 2 tenspoons bak- g powder mixed with ‘part of the flour, The cakie may:-acom a little stiif ny you stir it, but will come outall right. Hake tn'n'hot oven, The Cronm—ILalf pint milk heated to bolllne, thou 0dd 2 tesspoons corn-starch wot in a littlo vold milks have ready ono heaten m’i and L cup sugars add to tho bolling milk and atir tf) it thickens, ‘When cool flavor with 1 teaspoon ot vanllla, then apread betwoen layers of thio cake, Hoping this will prove .nccoptable to somcbody, “Daunneg,” —— ITAMBURG XITCIIENS, v the Edltor af The Tribune, Bouti EvanstoN, Nov. ), 1876,.—In your last freue I Hiced very much the artlelo that came up 60 redotent from the “Hunburg Kitchen! I think it Is time myself that we Aungliclzed Ger- man girls, apened tho doors of our mothers’ in- comparable kitchens, and bid the world to tho “exposition,” I bave often smiled ot the fn- quiris. (n tho * ome Departinent ' for % Bos- ton boked heans,” ‘Boston brown brend,! “Boston crackers,” *Qonnecticnt ples,” but last weok Iwas provoked, when some one In- quired for “ Boston fried cakes.” I have caten nd4 pood baked beans as over como out of a Ioston pot; ns good ples, a8 ovor puffed fn a Nutmeg oven, and _as sweot * fried cakea” a8 cever sputtered fn New England fat, and all from tho delieatetingers of somo Katrina Van Tasscl who was never nearer Boston than somo Duteh farm-housu in Pennsyl- yaunia. Lhavo been marrled thlrtcen years, and have llvod North, South, East, and West, and linwve, finuwrcfl many arcelpa for the kitchen that ¥ will tickle ‘one's palate” nnd console one's stomach equal to any Now England prep- aration. I'have areclpe fora * equush plo which, properly exceuted, will_result fn.n doll- caey that will inake any Notw Engtand rpum{aklu vle’l ever ate quito nshamed of ftself, Ut T am not gome to give it to you now, Bome time, it ever Laot rld of The Indlo or spoon, The cradlo ur broom, Or tho neodle now Lnsy On ny now chumiloon—1 will, There are many excellent recipes in the Inttor- day conk-books,but the fault I find with them is, thit for the most part they are either. tua fussy or tou oxponstv. I practice for a small famity, with a small income, My hushand likes to lye like o Priuce, on a small cash uutln{', and [ kuow that the surost. way to hils heart is through bis atomach. On Jage SLIof # Break- fust, Luncheon, and Tea,” “Qloun” may find bor information for candying orangos, asked for Nov. 4, RRMANIA, e OLLA PODRIDA, 9 fhe Edlior of TAe Tribune. PrinexroN, 11, Oct £3.—As I do not see that any ove clse hns asked for the recipe for eab- bago salad which Mrs, E. kindly offers to give, I would Jiky tohave ber send It for my benetlt, 1 will also augrgest to her that thero o no plant of which the ophis Is more fond than tha abu- tllon or fowering maple, and It she has not closely examined hors she may find them in- fested by this pest of houss-plants, which would aecount for thelr not perfocting tholr flowers, 11 thin 18 the caso a thorough coursa of tobacco- amoko followed by sprinkling with cold water would uo doubt be all that is necessary, If thoe s0{l 18 too rich it would bo very likely to beoutuo ‘what tho green-house gardeuers call sour, oud tho lm’l’u be Impoverisbed instead of nourished: by {t. A[lll other menns fall- ing, I think I sghould remove them from the pots, wash all the carth from tho roots, for four carth-worms ilght be lurk- ing among them, Cut both the branches a lit- tlo and givo thiem fresh soll wade Heht by mix- ing a Httlo sand with §t. Flower-buds arg quito likely to turn yetlow and fall oft whoru the ut- muspliere of the room {s too hot and dry, ca- eclally whero coal 18 used. To uvold this ufwnys cep water atandiog upon tho stove arin t walor-tank aa the caso may be. I have even, when all other mesus falled to produce o moist atwogphero, sota teakettls boillng watey umong iny plants, allowlage [y to remaln os Joug s the stean cout\uuud to rse, 1 have long wanted to Iearn how tobone fawls before cookiug, Lhave caten vold surkoy tlat appeured to have been bopad, stulled, and then bulled and slleed through light and dark went, but conld ucver obtan any. directions for pro- !mflnzn‘ Alas, my “gudo.man wishes for nfurmation sbout vmhug celory, uud particular- I8 o lgh e, 2 AR Bt o *TLavs bos Bl to shy sometblog ovsr sinca reading the article upon butter-malting In “Tun TRivuNg of Sopt. 10. * NReform ™ ks ovhilent- 1y n man, and one who hea liad no exporlonco in tho matter, or ho woulll know hetter than to ray one-and-a-lalf ouncea of aalt ts suflicient for ten pounds of hutter, If tho *“thrifty farmcrs® and thelr ** good, sensible wives* aliould follow is dircetions, I “think thers would e more wortlilesa hutter on Bouth Water atreet than has cver been known there yet. It seemed so absurd that I thought it must lio n infstake that would bo corrected fn the next Issue. One ouncoe of salt to ono pound of butter Is not too much to sult the taste of most people, and aven tmoroe Is required to preserve butter for shipping in warm weather. I want to express m{ thanks to *Bhepperd ! for her minute description of tha chicintloon, ns wollas for many other good things she sayss; alsoyto those who have given dircetions for mnduhwurk, arranging aufumn-leaves, and for boking bonns, a8 I nm greatly interested in ev- erything that promotes health nnd happincss in thie hotne circle. o have mauy hearty loughs over “Tlclen’s Bables,” aud can’ recommend It to all-who haven't read it. Busan, puaso e POISONED BUGAT. v Ae Kditor of The Tribune, LARE Fonest, Nov. 1.—I am {nformed that there 1a complaint that T have made o genernl condemnation of sugar, without fnforming the public how and whoro thiey can obtaln s puro article. It Is ovident that such persons Inflod to read the artlclo published in Tits Tninuxe of Bept. 23. 1 then stated that f considered tho granu- latetd sugar made by Dooth & Edgar, of Now Yorlk, and Wood, Wacks & Co., of Daltimore, the best 'made, I have lad no occoslon to chango my opinion. I esteem them cqual to .tho best, and far superlor to most of thoao.sold in the Chlrn;ia markot, for two roaaons, First, their strength in savehiarine proporties, rendor- h"i them, on that account, ‘worth mors than oriinary brands. Second, they are not injured h{ chomlenls, .aa fs tho case with most of the sugars, Ilcnes fnvalids can usc them with mmunn?'. ‘Thera are two dillleultics In the way of intro- ducing pure sugar Into gencent use. Firat, the Inferlor and highly choralealized artlcle is madeo to loolt ns falr ‘and handsomne as the pure, 80 that consumers cannot judge of its real value by tho looks; and unloss they are Invalids, ac- customed toobserve the effeet of pernicions artl- cles on their health, they will purchase the In- Lerlzr, :polsonous articlo” na readily as tho very s Becond, the refiners makiog the polsoned artiele can aflord to underscll those making o £ood st Tlenco the wholesalo dealers cin zenerallyibuy the formor at one-slehth or one- ourth of i cent. per pound cheaper than they can the latter. “Though they all kuow the rep- utatlon of the differont brands of sucar, they wiil buy the poor article ns long s it looks well, beeanso thoy can inake a fraction of a cont :more per pound on ft. TFor this' rea- son, probably, 100 harrols of Inferfor quality are 8okl to ene barrel of the best, If the whale- salo denlers were fpnorant of the repntation of tho dliorent brands of sugar thuy wonkd bo ex- -cusable; hut thoy nre not, and theroloro should bo ield responaible for their action In this inat- ter, If 1ha rotaller, Incited by the conswmer, calls for the best hrands he fs only ridiculed for his temerlty, and 18 genorally induced to take that onhich tho whalesulér can make tho most munay, Irrespective of quality. Thure I8 proba- bly never more than one-fanrth of o cent per pound differenee between tho good and the In- l’urlur' but Il the conmumer takes lnto consider- utlon health and ccononty he had hetter demand of his grocer the Lest, cven if he lios to pay soveral cents per pound inore for it, L, Rossiren, S A FEW RECIPES. v the Edltor of The Tridune. Orromwy, In., Nov,Li—I liave cnjoyed the Home Department so much Iwill holp a littlo by sendlni a few recipes which I have triod. Codfiah batls—TViek up fino a teacupful of nice white codflsl, froshien over night n water, pour away this fu tho morniug, add onc-half teo cup of fresh water, ono lario spoonful of butter, two cggs, beat all well togother and heat till hot, but do not boll; mash snd scason nicely some potatocs, stir {nto the codfish mixturo till sUIT enough to put in flat cakes, and fry in liot butter o mice brown; should bo turned onca, Asit sn morning dish, it{a much quicker to uso potatoes from the dlnner before, but I do not think they are ao nice as freshly prepared. + Onbbage Snlnd—Thwo czis, two tablespaonfula of sugar, one of butter, ong-helf vup sweot miltk weli beaten, with o lttle salt and pepper, stir into one pint of bolllug vincrar, and keep stir- ring till it holls noaing then-eool and pour over very ino sliced cabbage, Float—Heat oue pint sweet mill, yolks three cggs, one tablespoonful cory-starch, two of au- pars beat sugar, cgas, starch, a wee bit of salt und flavoring, together; add three spoontuls cold milke; fUIr tho above fnto the hot milkc Lrlakiy till cooked; thon have rondy thie whites of tho egzEs in froth; place on top of float; stand In oven to rown o llttle. As milk scorches so casily, I place the diah I make It in In another one containlng water; do not stand without atirring It Mako in morning for tea and cool wully servo fn float glasses, ‘Bhould these recipes prove satlsfactory, I ma; eeml some more. Hoplag that *Amber’s propheey will not come to pass, and that we sockers of knowledga may atill be allowod to exchangzo recipes and kdeas through Tin Trio- UND,—~{or nro 5ot the gentleien to profit by i1 Ithink so. For which of us Indies would trauble and puzzle oursclyes to prepare nico morsels did 1ot our s:uml husbands npinrcclul.u and encourngeo, and tho children enjoy it1 Thavksto*Aunt Lucy " for therecipe forminee les. I hope sho will eend us some muru.—nnf'- fmn'; that is wood. Will sume omuwe who I8 in thie liablt Of preparing dhiferent moats and vog- ctables for disferent daya fu the weok abligo mo with o list of them, with puddings, plos, and sauces, to suit them, I iry to vary our llvlng 80 we do not tire of any ono thing, hut to com- paro notea oftou holps one, BDusy Bes. AUNT LUCY’8” DAUGIHTER, Ta the Kaltor of The Tribune, Cmoaao, Nov. 4.—Luat Baturday, 08 T wos passing the parlordoor, Isaw Tus TrRIBUNE Iylng on a chalr, where the last reader had dropped it. The temptation to take just n peep at ** Tho Home” was too great to with- ataud, 8o, although duty whispered iu my enr, “ walt untft your morning's work fs done,” T ylelded, read onuntil I came to * Mrs, J, C. H.'a" artlele, when I laughed outright. Afrald of *Aunt Luey "(iny mother)! Now,if you werc to sce her, you would laugh ot your fears, when 1 tell you shie Is usually full of fun, has hicon and still Is to un tho most pattent and .| indulgent of mothicrs, a true sympathizer In our Aorrbws, and o particlputor y our joys since tmbyhood, If you (Id know her, you wonld thinls her of far inore value than a mere advisor for housckeopers. Bhp seens to_bo the public roperty of overy one, bath old and youny. Ynm not very mich surprised that you think you would be afrald of % Aunt Lucy for otliers have 1andu the smno remark, wheh, after an acqunintance, they wouder how they could Lave felt 5o, It 18 true sho Enncrnll_v says just what she thinks, hut you kuow thoe truth”is not always relished, If It comes near home, I coull say more, but even now can almost hear ¥ Aunt Luux"suv when sho reads this next woek, ) W Edan, Bdnat Inm suepelsed,” but 1 myh\:llzs; should know of another’s good qualitivs, thochildren 1 Just hiere I will givo a rocino which, 1 strictly adbered to, will be duliclous. I copy it from my rocipo-book. UM, (8" spouge cake—Twelve eggs; tho welght of ten eggs In powdered. engar; the v.‘ulg:ht of six cgys In sifted flour; tho grated rind and Julcs of "one lemon; bent the yolks of oggs and sugar togethor tu a light froth. ‘Thls is casential, ~ Add tho whitca of the epas, well beaten, thon tho lemon, and g pinch of salt; stirin tho four grudnulfy unt{l wellmixed; bake in long, nurrow pans thico inches dw[.x. on but- tored papér; A1) the pans two-thlrds: hage In a quick oven.© The shapo and dopth of the pans Niavo o great deal to do with thy qulm{: of thy cake, “Epna," NERVE ¥OoODn, I (As Bditor of The Tribune. CoLpwa7mR, Mich, Nov, G.—In the many years of your long, uscful life, I have never read anything in your paper that pleased mo so much ns the **Homo Department,” and of all your corpespondents I thiuk *Nourtuo! is tho one that has gono right to tho root of tho watter, I quite agreo with him fn thinking wheat s tho best food we can haye, as I bellove chemical -anulysis shows It to vcontain evory element necessary to sugtafn man, aud it bas been proved ‘in mavy Instances that llfe and good Iumlt'h ‘epuld bo prolonged. on It Indoiinitely. We Jewr n great R‘MX about what we shall t. Welave food to wnke bialn, to produce :heat and fut,-totons us up, to cool us down, _hut it scus to o our nerves want foeding s “wadl, and-that it wu et thut food which wakes thy prrest hload, and so clothe our bodics as to dive thgt blood o chauce to clrcllate froely through vur systom, we cannol, ba vor}' far frout .dolug-our best in o] physical point of view. I IL: ’NB'EI&W manuer wn vesy gratoful | of cooking boang gy Teave out tho v the bron do not, for nnything bt am wisfortune to lave !mrk and usy, consider the hor py n Aeavenges, mother of W conslder 2 chilil hat }o, not ~ tha shoukt irey ! bittter or \‘" n Thwould aad for tho lenaly. o pored ft fortt 1 have a child b years three meals per’ day and she has never heen in H” life, mlnl l'lmt was o flue complexion and Lialr T ovor saw ona.chlld of hergers e lony herage, M, Krxosita, Wis,, Noy, sln? ahe i Wwith m tecth, BED-SPREADS, T the Editor of The 2.—As of 56 wiio I Tritune, plled t0 1. Bubscrlbors Witer 1 e, 128 1o 80, Take of heavy donblowi length you wish for spread, dining-table to mark the paty or lead-penell, for marking, makes a very pretty border, for the centre, or, if or 3 you bouquets” of over g the third Tneh siltch s n velyoy i 1s you wish to washi tho apread, you wish it well Wwith small diamoy LA hds or clrcles, threads as wil] Jlazar you will colargd thom ng place. gnidoy it gives the of the garnent tha {llustration alone. tance ofton feel the want of go; ulmy ml;;htl v::i"d( tI'nr ping exceuted with promptnes: Seimmtnntion, TInE Pongan taste, o naten one sldo atrougl, ving, and frequently glfip it whlladzortfini covered, you ean g} t{xmz' Ay Un1ox 810ck-Yanns, Noy, ta liear ot some one wishing SBmith's paper patterns, tho aro nccompanied with a cloth gulde before you, it s hin taka should be made in cutting any dress, no matter how.mu, Evyery. ne;r:, rgulo,l, gother, or fold fs | ¢ cloth model is fdea axach of the perensilo t cant “bo derived Yersons residing ot any dis. me o pattorns, or to o whom with o yarn may answer, it you Ml your necdle, find “yrety, ¢ you v'vlulx.y tad — PAPER PA ll.um she A5 It over g | ern, Usechg, "L"c A Grectay V=~ Wrenth doublo” chndie-wicking O o Woik wieking is drawn througl Inrge darning-needle, l'u{‘ un, then ent the cnds ulmu:l:nu iote Jown length, tak Uy tado eting thg stand, oo o 9 of an lncfi taft, nmm:nm clof| :: o In Harperty rms. Yoy Mine® ‘TTERNS, v the Editor of The Tritune, 5.—T A tircalar contatngn Inrs and ntlsfactory references il onapplication to CuicAgo, Noveinber, 1870.—1, avietim of the modern servant-girt SERVANT-GIRLS, ch of o novloy am pleageg to obtain Bordete only patterns ¢ model, Wi possibla that any e, With this Article of ©.50u are, N its proper Peatan Hom 1o hava shop. fuil ndfld;mh‘ rtiey. be ;gm freg ns, B, OLevELAND, o the Editor of Ths Tribune, 100, liava heey fora few years, and haye learned afew L, help ;-nu very miuch, et First, et them understand from ¢ onter your house that you arn mist ‘What you say s lnw to them, do befors them, do tho very best 'and give them to understand that 'tho snmo from them, and that they This Ilinve learnod from haying me, * Wiy, I saw you do s0.” Nover tempor run away with you. A la anything by so” dolne, safd.than done. tian prinelplces fn your delp, Then, € possible, i more-for them than'all the rest, Maghue,™ Buffalo Cream Cake: One egg, — 1y nover gaf Tits, T ketom, iy S e time they rest, ot they, Whatevor you Jou know how, you ex; L st dr‘:c Ilt Ritls say to let your I casler Enatill Chrlg- this will do Mns. C. BUFFALO CREAM CAKE, . v the Edltor af The Tribune, Eray, Nov. 5,—This recpeia for © Grade nug cup sugar, one tablespoonful butter, two-thirds cup mill, one teaspoonful Ybaking-powder, ang teaspoonful vauilla, one and two-thinds cp flour, salt, and bake ns for Jolly-cake, Iy threo layers. Crean for tho ahove—IHoat nno anl ndd to [t one tablespoonul of dissolved In a llttle milk, two sugar, all beaten together; ceas, ens. Bplit tho cake when cold creum. Very nice, the proccas. ——— ANBWERS, rlnt of inflk, corn-starch ona cup of Dol it untll 1t thick- aud fll with V. v the Editor of The Tritune, Cmioaao, Nov. 6.—Wa nayo made fshi-balls In the following manner ever oince we kept hone —cleven years: Flrst, ns to preparing the il 1o not boil it at ull, bolling salt codflah only hardens {t. If very salt, pnt to soak over nigit a pleco of figh a3 blz as ona’s hand, If the faufly is not Jarge. Thea fu-the morning put on the stove, in clear, cold water, and whenit comes to n boll 1t {s done, 1€ fresh enoughs; I not, repeat Sometbues when it has been for rotten the nl;im before, we freshen it entirety n this way. Vhen the fish Is done chop quits ing. Boll n quantity of potatoca (first paring them), perhans -~ two “quarts, on¢ must guess a little ot first; when done, and whilo lot, mnsh -thoroughly and make twico as mnch potato as flsh, rethier, melting up quite soft. With ol then turn, They shonl with difllenity. the fish too frash, and the) aud then mix mllk, Then, ier with spoon or the hauds, form fnto cakes o Inch thick, have your spider pot, well but- tered, not larded, and fry first on_one side and making them a delleate hrown, d bo mixod so soft ns to bo hawelled Tho first timo ono might get * would be tasteleisy but when just right the flsh will ecason them cnough, t the very first we uscd to cook the {ish and potatacs the night before, and puttnem together cold, but they do not scem liko the samo thing when they are mixed while fresh and b No, 40 Mich} hot. ‘The snma correspondent wants to totind Boston bean-pota: AtJohnson & Abley's, thero ary others. I would like tosond my reelpe for Yankea ringerbread, 1frlu'x:nd who thon und still livea fn Boston. the first place, lot me _say, whatever auybody elmk Tm o, l(no}cr could m:)‘:fi. :'zh: cookles out of slrup or an; b"r?wns molasscs, ITlm nznt Porto Rico docs but the common black molaases will not well doal for splce, a8 given to mo, but, aft o T better with no spieo at al: all, I sall glngerbroad, but | know where n avenuo is one place. I presumo It was glven me yearsago bys In erbread or Fau but New t had cloves or trylng, o Ono e well Lonten, ono cup of molasses, ono cup of AU, one cup of butter, teaspoons of 8ol the conslstenc Better baked u two sheats than onc, one cup of cold t of cako. too thick the outsido will Lo.bu h?;d, gt'l'(uro It is done through. ‘“1'1"9'?3" give my lust lotter epuco “The Home* department, should write you agaln, for ca, LR €740 la, flour enough to mix shout a8 when rocd or 00 o the Bdlior of The Tribune, Kansas, Oct. 8l.—You wero so kind sl in the columns of and I thought [ 1 recelvo such W and valuablo Informatlon from * Aunt Lucy," an #Mre, Evo of tho Big Village writes n;h:r splcy articles, that I fecl Ita duty to contritute once in a while, X for codfish-balls, I wil glve ono: “Lillle W, asks for a recips Chop the cold holeit fish very Ilnfi‘ndfl Dinll i much 8 mors bolled potatoes ns and flsh luyiutlmr‘. molsten wi into Lalls t| bot butter or lard, And fry o nic I want to give a recipe udglln * which 1 know r Chr s sorich, Nino cges b flour suiliclent to muko a lunpa; add. oug vint new mfl two pounds ;‘:‘»findu cm!ranuwrnshe‘nll un;ll‘:ll{llmlll ano p | o % L X i n‘l‘.}fi&:—?flfln‘l‘n‘?& n‘pmnnlhm\rn sum:r.fl';‘: lona tonspoon of n!lnulvcwém\ an B divided, nutineg, namon, unll xlmlx;. ; eat well azain; 1f made into two puddings +Mra, Evo of the B ong pleklod rnbbun.'k‘ Inrly foud of 1t picl b ho slzo of an eey; for an to e good. stmas and Thanksglying din af ralsina stone tha of & pound hnx’-:i?la:rcn dny:) bcnfjc;{lx‘! add marubo" e ted in this o niee, firm head of enbboge; tako off side Ioaves and shava it ox chop It, remetubaor) tend to koop it ln‘ it to ymu-’l taste, vury flue :rr?t is g groat lmprovumcul{ chop up fine two hegds of place {6 hon eut add ’lwn tablespoons tablespoona white mustard-seed, po! vlue)i!lnr cpough to ue:‘l:\;. ioiiia m‘ku sketeton leayes? Qnicaoo, Oct. 2,— Incxporien | somne one tell T the Enditor 0 H | 1o {uformution In making crabapp felly. I think if sho follaws my sl can havo uo difficulty. Iu making quincg preserve, nearly as nice jelly cut bo m fogs s to usg tho vntire fruit, the seeds or corea. The erabonle Villago " nsk o8, ::?d Wu ore edingly o far you I~ y 1t and. pep) opriukln“s:wp‘“ ot 're it you can n|c!v celery) 3 mix the potatucs e e make flntten, drop fnto 0 Drow L, W English plum- 1 mako It mm‘, forlt caten to a frothy ald Datter free from ul(nkll?nn«l beat welli and two o pound of tter almonds f sict, chops cooking, st ¢ hours. 1t 80} G articu: Vi lclcd“l g1l tho oute » nuxa(nal -seetd celcriyie it h two ur over cold {13, MaCe e TN The THON, ot for and quioes ple rule 50 ne yto 1o 1o by picked avor carofully (unneccesary 19 £ maye stems) and | for both jollics. boll until the goodnss ia all out (¢ _half or thrce-quarters of an hour). tbrongh flannel or crasli, without ! proceed f tho sumt Cover the fruft with (nani vaterand will requir Theo uch Kuser ©