Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1878, Page 10

1 THE HOME. 1IOPE. [Fyom 1Ae German of Schilier.] 0 much do people dream and npesk OF better fatore days: And e'er nnceasingly do seck For brighter, smoother ways. 0O1d grows the world and youngagain; Yet hope for better e’er will relgn, Topo animates this toilsome life; 1t leads the Joyons boy; It lures the young man to the strife, Nor death ean it destroy— For when man's weary 1ife hath waned, Above his grave hopo takes iis stand. 1t 1a no empty, lh'llulng dream, Of scnse and reason shorn— For wo the human heart may deém For better thinga was botn, What speaks the inner volee to yon, The kopetnl sonl knuws to be'trne. L. A. Osnonxe. NOTES TO CORRESPONDENTS» Iiame Durden's Jetter contalns a hint which it il do no harm to refer to, beeause it 18 quite core fain that no one will pay any attention to it. 8he scat some things to Lucille, care Homo: tha cone ductor sent them to the only Lucllie on his book; that was an prror. Why! Decause the other Lu- cille had not sent her namo with her letter. The resnlt is that the Jady who wanted the articles has not received them, and the lady who did not want them has been pat to expense in sending them back~—nll becaose n lady **didn't think** to send her address. s ‘To the 1ady who says she feltdisposed to quarrel because her nom do plume was changed, tbe cone ductor would eay that 1t was dono for the excele lent reason that another correspondont had already reiatercd, and used the one sho firat chuso, If she docsn'l appreciate the name plcked out for her she can casily choose anothor. o Mns. S,C.—Cannot nse your lotter becanso of ita referenca fo cerlaln business cnterprisey, which would demand to contradict each other. “There Is 10 objection to their doing this, but 1t ought to be done in the proper place-he advortising columas, °, % . 3na. C. B M, ~1t looke as if it was an advertis- ing scheme, but you can defeat it by keeping your money In your pocket, o%s Heaturx—It Is expected that letters will contaln 1le nddress of the writer as well as the nom do plume. . % GroxiNa—Sent your note directly to the lady. * THT LETTER-BOX, ‘There arc lctiers in this office for the following- named contributors. Those Intended for persons lving out of the clty will bo forwarded by mail npon recelpt of address. Resldents can call or send to ltoom 30 Trasune Bnilding and got thelr Jetters: » Lymer Lamblik (), Zoe No. 1, duseph Perklos, Debntante, Touie, Aldyl, Louru Earle, YVilln, s, M. Thorpe, Kusan (3), Boriee, Do Etwa Laural, Mra, Kiold, Mariar, Lady Dedlock. Datey (2), TREATMENT OF CUTTINGS, TFrox Fenx LEAr, OTTAwA.~Many of the renders of Tho Ilome depend largely for thelr sapply of flowers upon the oxchinge of cattings, or silps, from friends, and theso are doubly valued becanse recelved from dear cnes; and, ns the propagating ©of plauts by cuttings is of wreat importance, lct us discusn the subject fora time, nnd will each one give hinor her beat method? 1t is the fount frem which wur supply must come, and ia the hands of & skill- ful operator becomes tnoxhanstible. Soil han very little to do with our success, though some think It of first importance. It should, howover, be light ond porous, and as wand admits alr_moat readily 1t 1a conaldered best for cuttings. They may bo tagen from the stem, hranch, or root, and aro real- 1y grats, and by being placed In the esrth, n medium favorable to tho production of roots, these emit instead of atuing the stock to cffect that de- veloument pf vensols necessary for their union to it hod they been grafted. A certaln dearco of muinture in the sofl ts absolutely required, for if a cutting onco gets wilted 1ts Anlm are expended and Ita viiality lost. 'To avold this wilting or Hag- L’|nll o the cofting overy means that will' suggest iteelf to the propagator s bo “used. Soma give alr and shade. s not very cominon with they contend that st ail timen the house or propngating-rooms shonld bo Xept close; whilo others aver that, having tried Dboth mcthods, and that extensively, they are sat- 1atled beyond il question that ventilating and propagating at a Jow temperalure arc capable of Dproducing & 1atger grantity of stock than ot & bigh temperature and o a close atmosphiere, Thore nced beno faflures, and it has the important ud- vuntage of producing a healthy stock, A clrculss tlon of air also tenus to orevent the gerinlnation of that spider-web-ika substance called the fungl, or torment of tho amateur as well as the profession. &l; and all know how baneful the effecis, and that in one night all may be swent away by it. Toavold this, wo must make every effort to shade, alr, and reutinto the lieat, that tha atmosphero of the house ehall not excecd B0 degt. Of course this is when your propagating Is finishod by the middlo of May. The timo required to root cuttinue varies from tive 10 twenty onys, according to the varlety, condi- tion of tho cutting, and tomperature, cuttlog produces roots elther from n or eye, or from n callue resembling a L‘mnmemnlllv. which forms from the alburnum ctween tho wood and the bark round tha face of o cut, which divides the slip from tho parent etem. 1 6 cutiing be placed in water it Imnibes At firat more. Fapidly. than a raoted plant of tho thongh this power soon_ decronsea; in the carth it never imblbes the rooted plant, provided thesoil fs s Mmuist; consequently the soil in which a cuttin; }-lncuilhuulu bo much more molst than s Leoe- lcia to o rooted plant of the same specles, ond evuporation from the leaves should be chucked by caveringz with a bell-glaes, The temperaiare to which the leaves aro exposed snonid approach the luwest too plant will cadure, The warmer thu aoli within the range of temperatute modt suitable 1o the plunt, the more active are the roots; 50 deg. for tho atmosplicre, and between 05 deg, and 70 deg, for tho bottom heat, are the most efectual iem\)umurn for the generality of plant he cuiting should be as ahort as possible, consistently wilh the object in view, Three or four icaves, or even twa, 1T tho cuttlug Is very ahort, is auflicient, They claborate tho eap quite ne fant ' 8s required, but wud wro not liablo to exhuust the cutting by wsuper-uxholation of molsture, — Cutilngs of a plant .D"t."c said lu mut"mun 'fil’id ;I‘lmuflwhlch emit roots reluctantly may be ided by ringing. ‘Phe ring should be cut round the hll’nth lmlt%l N vefore the catling fs o be removed, the Loald be cowpletely rentovod down 10 the wood, aud tue soction dividiug the pazeat from thy cutting be made between the ring and the parcnt stens s soun as & callus appears round the upper edge of the nng. 'The cuttings of orange trees and otherd steiko with dificulty "1 lnserted in the centre of the carth of & pot, bt readily, if placed in contact with ftaside, The same effect v produced if the end of the cutting touches an under drutnaye of eraw] or brokon pute, Why I8 e, you questlon. It {e probanly because in theso situations, tho slde and the oven drainaye of ine put, the stmospheric air gains & salutaryaces A light poroun woil, or sund which aduite aie vi Teadily, 1s therefore best for cuttings, and soisa wnsllow pan beiler thaw a flower pot, and mp- yarently “for the samo reason, 1 think many werforutions In the Lottom of the pan ueed for ruoting cuttings would ba found sdvantageous fur thuse which roof slowly, Some plants may be successfully propagated” by wesus of the leaves: Biiung thuse whose number may bo thus imcreased wre Cactl, Gesnerw, Gloxinle, Begunla, Peporomis, lioyu, ond other Aewby-leaved plants, Soue bave Fono ‘60 far as 10 ey that all piauts may bo propa a Talnl from leaf, and M. Neuman even biseclod caf, and d & leaf from cach leal. "Tnere ave wany leaves which will send forth roata snd grow Tipidly, as in vns instauce s lcaf of peppermint irew laryely, and assunied the charactes of un uver- creen (ree; but the question arises, Will they pro- ice Luda? At prescut te suewor derved is i thv newative, for lkaves from (he rosc, oranges, clc. , ave been made to ruot, bul (hey refuss to produce buus, Oue emineut writer aays they noed 3 riches supply of food, exposure tua greater intensily of hent, and this deticiency will be removed; and why nott Bude siwaye spring from tho centrul veastly of plante. aud these veadels are never b sent from 8 deaf. 1t & liberal supply of food is giveuto 8 well-rooted leat, and then cut down to the callus from whonce the roots are euntted, Luds st bu produced, fur the 1oots Lave the same ower, 1u general, young wood vtrikes most reads Ly, © ome Liuet be quite wolt, und inserted fu the soll Imuiediately, wiile those of milky or gummy plunts sbouid te barled ju dawp sand for twenty- four Lours witl the wouud eXpused, and then {boroughly wasbed Lefore planting. Horba teous plauts *will atriky in suy place shaded frow the weridiuy wun. The aulest rulo for the suateur it propazatiog soft-wouded plsuts is to bend the cutting; H it Lreuks or snaps, it is {n the rigut condition, f nut, it s too Lard. It will rout in this condition; but very slowly, and the soots will be small, aud the plaut will Buver be & Meony, sstisfaciory vge. 1will continue on this sabject when 1 bave more Ume, but justnow wy Iympathy gotd ous Lo Mund, who k4 muuruiog over the ruit of ber wardian casc, L resiize fully ail our chagrin snd _divavpointwent, for I worked ard for turee yesrs bufure 1 asucceoded. I laked oY varth 100 puck, sud wy plants all looked as it they bad clironic dywpepsis, uud in fact they had, foethey coald not digeat thu fuod § bad proparcd Thien Lure thew oo much water, thea ¢, sud 1t was only Ly paticoce, card, sud that fsuccecded, Now, aal rabse wy eyes rtud eud belold the besuty cvutsiucd thesvin,” Tuw THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCII 30, 18786—TWELVE PAGES, more than repatd for those hours of disconragment and heart-ac! **Try again,** Mons, and nevor s parely & {un dotry you will e rewarded by osulek voice fisping in your ear: **Well done, good and falthful servant, enter into your rewsrd.”’ I fear yonr leaf-mold was not suf. ficiently decomposed. ~ Your treatment wan rathee Ilanchable, and rominds me of & mnoightor who {8 that. one of {he ~ia 11, they In A physiclan, and ha gives 8 prescriotion, and, {f it ‘doos not efect a enre_Smmediately, they sena him word he 16 of no use, and need not came agnin, and call another. I never raise the top nf my cane to admit air, for I have now learned just Low much to water it and 1 nd it does better so. You will Tearn after a few triale; of conrse yon thonld not waternear as freely 8 8 common fower-pot. for thers [4 no evaporatiol 1 (onr noll s weak they will wither when the snn sirlkes them, and now mine are In the full blaze of a moming aun, and hold thelr heads prondiy up, a8 [ hape vours may some day. ‘Then faint not, Mona, but cammence notw. anit remember wo ate Yery Ant to give way (o trifles when wo should look aboye them, and may they tesch us that they are blessinga In diszulse. We Ask of God the aunnlest way, 1ie anawers with s sorrow, Wafaint beneath the crost to-day, Ve wear the crown to-morrow. And ro may yon: would that 1 conld crown yonr efforta with snccess, but, being eo far away, 1 know not just what your tronblais. \V. Wi, I have Leen told by forists that there is no pure white donble fuchsia. If any one Lins anc, they are trul fortunate. ~ Yebrina, send me your name, for cannot send to anonymons correspordents. All who have sent mnuli their inltinlswill pleaso send thelr names, tf they e On ANBWET. SIXTH TALK AROUT SINGING. Frou Axxim M, Il DAnNsTTR, NLAT B, 300Y Wasasut Avexur, Citicano,—Not one person In five, hundred Jo to sing a scale faultlessly un- Teas her volco has been cultivated, although she may manage a melody tunefully and well. Yet the scale {s of Immeneo hnportance, since it {s the fundamental basisof all music; and the acqnisition of agility, or the rapld ainging of florid passages, dependa entirely upon the juat and true placing of the volce upon the steps or degrees of the tone- Iadder, 8s tho Germans so aptly term it If these degrees wete at equal alstances from each other, thers would probably be no dificulty in passing up and down the ladder; but there are two short or half steps which cansa the voico to stumble or hitch (as It {o called) In ascending, and to tumble in descending. Now, the best way to galn suroty in singing the scale is to take the firat two conmecn. tive degroes and eing them backward and forward a certain number of times, until you can place yonr voleo rguarely upon them without effort { then lake the first threo degrees, then four, ete,, until the whole seven are conquercd, and_you stand victor on the elahth, or wp ronnd. 1 have found the following excrcises cxtromely boneficial in enabling puplls lo acquire the acale quickly and securcly: 1 A A ;'==3,---;-E.a—‘ a @:‘:z—":fl:*— T TewE ", BAAN A S = ; ' =rd Degin with No. 1, Sing tho Cand D, both chest tones, slowly, fnan cnay voice, neither loud nor tuo soft, several timen; then take D flat and E flat in tho same way; then D nud E; then E fiat and F, bt {t would bLe better to mako the ¥ s mediom tone, breuthing It _very suftly towards tho front of the mouth; then E and ¥ sharp, —tho F sharp must be a medium tone; then ¥ and U, both of ‘which must ho medium; then ¥ sharp and G sharp, ete. ; nancend In this way by semi-lones, keeplng your two notes & whole tone apart until you reach your highest noto, U shaep (lirst space abore). I you do not ming londly, you need pay no attention in thta cxerciss to the register of the volce after tho fipst two or thros middle tones, for the medium will ensily unite with the bead without eflurton your part, 1n No. 3 you will observe the mark over the K3 you must cmphasize this note elightly, which wiil ald you in correeting the tendency of an unculi vated voicoto slug thu third degree of the acals fiat. Thoso threo tones must bo chest; take D flat, Eflst, and F; let your ¥ bo medlumn, and so on tip. taking tho Arst threo degrees of every scalo until you reach O aharp, No. 3 I8 to be anog in triplots as cvanly as porst- ble. In No. 4 yon tiad better sing all the dexcend- ing natea In the medium volce, and bo oxtromel asrcful of the lighest or fifth degree, to ulnu{t exactly in tuno. In No. & take the lowest tone Grmiy=not toa loudly~then run np the four inter. medfato notes softly but very clearly, thien lean or linger o little on’tho sixth note, then descend in soft quick tonos, throwing them Always towarde the front o your mouih. In No, 0, take the lowest tono firmly, run np softly and not too nnml{ o the seventh or nighest, emphasiza whicn wlightly, —be carcful to et it in tune,—then acacend soft] 1 on tho lowest note, You will fud No. 7, or the scale of ono octave, comparatively casy after you have practiced curefully and coerectly all the proceding oxercises; und this siudy oughi to oc- capy a period of at least two waeke® time, It i very important to tho auccussful and true exceu- tlon of u ealo that you should star firmly and well upon the second note in secending and the woventh in desconding; emuhasis them, thore- fore, slightly, and this will ylve you a sort of 'E"" 7, whicn will carry your voico elastically over tho other nutes; fur thu attainment of this munner of -lnwng tho scale | slwnys employ No. 8, you will find it very beneticial, - 1 now wish tu cail yourattention to a dificnlty which ausalle all volces, both uncuitivated and cultivatod onos out of practice; that is the natural tendency which they have to Jot the last three do- urece of tho desceining acale tumule down the throat, Teall {t *‘natural®* because during m many years of teachlng [ huve never had a pupfl whohad not this habit more or least and I think It rouults frow the facl that, in nscending o scale, one feels thy necessity of constautly urging or pushing thy notes upward, whilo in coming down nd the tone fall vack Into ughts, In goinz up o scile you should always round vour fonew & litle, and !uur mouth also; in coming down, whon you reach the third degeee, draw pack the corncrs of the mouth in & similar position, and this witl of tself kocu tho lones up In Lhelir places, After you have scquired the babit of siuglug your scala in perfect tunv, und of bringiug your tones all fore ward, then you may keep one positlon of mouth, Thesa directions which L have given you uro but tho scalfold that alda In the coustructlon of tho bulldsug; when (us ediice s completed the prope may be taken uw.ly Whenover you wish 1o repalr a part or the wholo, however, you wust ha cunrso 0 them again, 3 Inanswer to thoso who ask, '* When do yon begin to develop the volce—to wirenzthen itY’ I an. wwey, not until 1 have given ftall the aghlity or oxccutlon of which 1t is cupable, snd every voice, 1t mansged rightly, s capavle of galnlng rapid execation, —some, Of courss, more casily than others, but ope need deepalr who wiil study agility before attempiing In tho least to rfin strength, All exerclsos for rapld runniug pase sages shonld bu taken clearly bat light,y, partic- ularly on the middlvand upper tones; a robust so- prano, or even s contralto, shuuid peactice her Funs rather below than above o moderals intenity, of volca; aud o light sopruno should touch each’ tone delicately snd dlatinctly. It has alwoys seemed Lo e that the relution oetween giving agility or strength 10 & voice ia the same as the method for Mgt or that for beavy u{mnullvu to we oractice light, grace. oxercises; to galn strepgih boavy welghts; therefors, befors the ! tho throat and the edges of the vucal cords bavp becomu thickened aud rigldized Ly beuvy esarclees which requiro sustalalng atreagit, 1 counsel yoa to try to acquire all the lur%lum:u of which yoar volce 12 cavable, and of which yoa are fu need: for, If you develop your voice aud strenythen it you will be ovliged io work twice as long &nd threo tines as ard. ud uow, dear My, Editor, permismo to Jift up my volco ln vatliolic appedt agaiuet ono of v ‘'puwers that be," who ade mu sy in wy Sixth Talk that aingiug differs from plain pluying (n- stead of planu), and any one (instesd of cow) can beliow. 'In the Fourth Talk I aw made to say the 4pa ol the tongue (ss Il we had two tips to onr tongus and iu ltaly 1o a fordleuer everythiug 1o {nn;yn tnstead of forgiven). lu the Third Talk 0 says tbe Aard toues begin on 1) (Lueald head); then thers ere some grammattcal errora for which [ aus not resvousitle, my capitals are runaway with, aud iy punctustion marks soimnetimes dushed wilds Iy and vlolently abuut; und, worstof all grievances, Lam uardly ever atlowed that wowan's grest prive Hlege—italics; still [ am Intensely thankful toas the ers ra 80 fow and unlwportsnt, Nydia B,, I cauuct auswer orivate lettcrs ln The Howe columnd. ¢ you wish to bear from we, - ¢luse n stamp for re(nrn postage and scnd me so and I will give you oy fnfurmstion lo my power, Sowe of thu yoives 1 tried laat Thursday wors 80 lovely that their touce lnver stildu my memory. 1shall be st bome overy | bursday aftcre ova trom 1 to U, and 4 1 e e wa Uit —— TIIE PEDDLER NUISANCE. ¥uox Heaty, Cutcauo,—Susan, [think Ihsve metyou in Chicago, but whether ormos, I want tv shake bands with you, and ulter any sym- patby in tho peddler sduoyance. Job himseif would not be patient under tbis dally intliction. Did you ever havu 8 young man with 8 good sult of cliothes on his back, 8 well lsundricd shist and neat white neck-tie, come to your door, sud, with 8 bland smile, 81k you 10 buy soma Dew stove pol- Lab, losteting et theBame thwe on coml in to sbow you by’ tnal s superior excellence? 1 bad #uch a'ouc lately, and I thought, what 3 miseruble oceupation fur vuv just entesiug ou ihe osttle of Iite. That young mau, sud wany others 1n this city, vugbito be outcultivatiug tue waste luad of this Breab tountry, sud leave totba sgud 2ol lofing | occasloned by carelossness, It Wil eome of The Tlome ftiends make me very giad by rending me & iittle Scotch gowan and some frathing arbufus? T havo alwsys had such'a long- InR ta ece some of the Iatter, I will do snything that I can in roturn, Frox WaLtan Peck Canterox, Crircano,—Thera was in this eity, previous to tho memorable fire of Octobar, 1871, & collection of forelgn and old pensate for the wenriness of & hovashold rontine, yet who do find exqnisite pleasure In ather fiolde, Why thero oo some women e createl we o r . the nncertaln, but toa Iann clans the only, way of maklng a bare living. Liko vou, Susan. | have sent one after another from the doot, and like {oll have sat downand thoncht that perhansa alck wife, mother, child, or sister was wearied waiting for the peddlers retnm, mont afrald to ask when he camo whether he had been successfal or not. 8tch 8 case came under my notico last week when vlaiting & poor family In one of onr busy strects. The gick mother of four iitle ones told me her ‘The words will inyariably bring back the alr, and, many times, tha entire accompaniment. I have l‘!ch n collectton, with which [ wunld not part for 1la weight in xold, Inthe Inst Irne I noticed s sensonable mention of thubard, Perhaps all do not know that & rhobath shori-cake, when well 1 1de, 1 8 anccesstal rival of tho strawberry short. cake. Inusing rhubarb for any purpose, it shonld be propared as foilowa: Cut the peeled statka into a bolling alrup of caffee-car, And atew it alowly not know; but thatsnch women there disputable. Theirs, above all others, lrnn“n for existence, Mateied, they must relinquish the thoroigh stndy which they realize to bo Indis. penrabloto tho nccomplishment of thelr plans; linmaretod, muat lay astdo all womanly vanity and toil In patient humility, Thelr ohject must not husband peddied pictnres, bt sometimea he canld | be fame, but clevation. ~ Vanity vrn(’ steand them | for twg hoars, flavoring with Jemon-peel, For & Q(Mk-. ot second hlnfli—lhullmk of & desleron not makensale In days; that last night he came | highand dry, et thom pauss at starting and | short.8ke, strain the pulp, and, while hot, add | Monroe teeet, Is it ntlil in exintence hera? If so, home so tired that he conld hardly speak, and not Acent to show for his day's work. Ladies, has Auch a man een at your doors of late, and have you turned him away with nottho kindest oxpres- #lon of face? That man fs not At for hard work, and conld find nothing else todo, Many we sea may be like him, §o let us resnlyo—not to bay from evary peddierthat comes, oh no! but at least to refuso as gently as possible. **Kind words aro worth inuch " and cost little.” The money you psid for that ‘**awiich™ may have bonght m hearty .sapper for & starving houschold, and the thougnt that it did will make your heart as weil as your purse ighter, beaten eges In the peoportion of two to each cake. Then boat thoroughly and sproad on the cake, Another nice way 1o nao it is Lo maka s pudding of aliornate layers of rhubsrb, atewed bove, and bread-crumbe, mixing & fittle bat and sogar with the crumbs, tho samo a8 in ngpln-pnddlnu. For thote who aford It. the rhnbarb propared aa for the short-cake makea a delicious dewsert by pouring whipped cream over it. conmder the constant Inlllntflgmu(lun! to which freeaom will snbject them, and against which only the purcet coneciousness of true alms can render them Invulnerable. Sertons atudies snd serons alma fmoart thelr character to the convorsation which will become worenolld bnt loss brilliant. A yonng girl s placed in & pecnllarly embarassing position; helng 8% yet limiced {n Attainments sho cannot shine in an fnteliecinal circle, wnile disdaining unintel. lectual companionship, 8he s superior only In earneatnesa of purpose. Iy one class she will be denominated w](ell meaniag but ignorsat,” and where? Also, 1 wish to know the name of a book contatn- Ing the poem, **Wo'll gae nae maira rovin nd \he anthorahip of another, of whichthesall & portions . ; Toturned his cha ¥ ! mnv‘:‘?fi%fiafo%‘@?fi:‘h With, * Adien forayermars, Adten forevermore!' Ttaca, the lady who sent you akelolon leaves glad that yon received them: and she wonld lke the recipe yon offcr for photoenamel. Bhe will Frox CatnEnixs Groven, Cnrcaao.—T wishto any to Pilgrim that I aympathize vory much In her attempts o propare dainly dishes for a person with 1 havo | oy the other low, . 1210 w0 much (0 7o that Ty chalswith the other | _Tho most rematkable festaroof her caroet ia that | a delicata appetite.. For hier banott £ sand a recipe | I5ndl 7 retafn patterus for “canvas work, or diree; members mnst be brief. H‘t Pln:‘nyhl wm:tntlg thers 18 no attainable goal, She can never restnat- | for a rich dessert, which If made axactly as weltten unted all ove make yonr acquaintance, **Convention'' last year for you, but In vain, My spade, rake,. and hoo aro ready, and 1sm resdy also, Thounsteady weather alone hinders active operntions. 1hone you will continne to write thus pltlily 111} yon get ladies to love more the upen air And warm sunsiine, especlally at this season of tie year, et them to wear scnsible out-of-door, dressen and thizk-soled shioes, —get thom, In short, to prefer tha nataral to the artificial. Gardening fitled saying, *'Ihave now realised my hopes, O e tnLthe Frox I, Rocx Inu;n.—mn any one send mo & copy of the poem containing the following: When T thouxht him on the wing, o was kone La buy the Fiog. dariing and & king, My Hugo, 1 will send atampa or patterns, Yiddle and others, If yon have not recelved a copy of **Douglas, Douglas, tender snd trae," I welll not fafl to please. Duy at a pobd takery one qnarter ponnd macaraons. Place theso littlo cakes side by #ide in the boitom of & deep ginss dish, Tirop on each one a amall quantity of red-raspberr. Jelly. Other jellles will do, butnono give tha diw the exquislte finvor obtained from the red nnq. berry. Now preparea yellow croam from the fols lowing ingres lfinll: One cup milk, two rggs well beaten, fonr tablespoons sugar, the rind of one satlsfied' my thirat for knowled, rummit of myambition.'* ler reward la bestowed 1uttle by littlo as sho advances, Then, after ali tho Iabor, and when habits of tofl have become fixed, sho may, Insome hour of emotlonal insanity, for- ot hiet ;cherished projects as the **oid atory I8 1d again, " and wake to find herselt m quietand repectable housvkeoper, daily swoepl and dust- ing away the rains of tier Spanish castics, in » ety 1a not always very successinl, There are 1t 1a not to be denied that there have been hap, lemon, and one heaping tablespoon flonr, Heat 3 T e e sufilont Air (0 contend | mactinses, for saichecthal womon L aotably Bz, | \horoughly and placo Ta tin patl in & Kottlo af “;‘,:::“';‘;.{":;”:‘“;:‘md dlisatioas fdh indii " with, but {thas Sta pleasurcs for oil that, andits | Hrowning's and Mray John stuart Mill's, but | bolling water, Bur conutnnuyl and 'rhnn thick 3 you ple making rewards also. If the roses in your littlo plat donot | Iirownings and 3tills aro not at prosent flcading | Pourhot over macaroony aad fo Iy} and net n‘-ym stamping paper to me, care Ilome, and fell me bloom ks you would wirh, the rosen 1n your chiceks | tha market, and pians founded on & supposition to | Cool. ‘The last thing 1s & pint af goods wh Ipped | whist [ can do in rotarn, ot do you intend publish- will, and yon are laying up 8 supply of health | the contrary may prove deiusi . croam. Add palverized sugar to taste, an i foi the recipo ¥ ¢ nmlnr!luo{ungdrefluw nter time, when, in this Tlow women camo to be created with mifidans | your fonm rises, take it off and nlaco It on yellow C. H. L. and Wild Lou, recelved packages all ‘cream when eooled. Cream to be whipped shortly bofore serving. My only reason for writing this Is an honeat de- slro to neslst In lightoning n nurden which, 1t it rests as hosvily on Ilgrim as (tdoes on me, 18 & wonry ono fndeed. In my caso It is preparing meala !uudnlnx*flulnr who |s at times more ex. PAFLOf the conntry nt leaat, all gardening must cease. Annt Lucy, if T understand you aright, st sich & home s yon deacribe in yonr letter of ast week has already been opened In Chicago by the Woman's Chirlstian Association, It is located ut 761 and 753 Wabash svenue, Will you notat- tend the nexi quarterly megling nf thot Associa- powerful a4 men's [ have nover understuog: but as such reems to by the case, and e rome* women find the principal satisfaction of life i scif-cul- ture, it were as great treason fo Lhemselyea to smother tholr talents in the dust of thelr husband's carpetsas to hide them in a papkin, which ia uni- versally decreed Lo bo an Infamous procecding. n{vbi; will ansiver soon. 3 howlll send mo a carnation pink and a monthly rose in exchangs for fancy-worle pattorna? I also want a muss rose and some soeds of the cyclamen and primrose, Frou Mzssiva, Circaco,—~Will some anbscribor tion, and hesr the report Of the Matron? You | * One thiny i certain, that the hesvier themists | ncting than ho is himsolf aware of. ~ At lcast, L2y | of The Homo be kind enough to inform me how to Eohair i, O S OIS | TS e blores o gl | 0P o | im kol i o & i i a e ki, walch takes place BOS VoMb, Wil So duly Faos T A Koy Crscaca. Aol 1, bave - an. | Dloate tho most fantidious. Wall give you rocipo: pleng ty aoind Tinsacs o for N1 1 20 2" vary advertined, eldod ** fust as long as1cam Susan Nipper has Take one pint milk and put on tho stove to scald; 3 good way to clean furnitura; after using it, ru over with a dry flannel, The lady who wants to know how ta get spota out of whita linen can find out 1f sho will let me know her address, ’ Aunt Mattie, to make paper stick to the wall, take thin glue wator, brush it on the wall, then r:a: fl"u paste on your paper, and you will be sat- afied, Fnast Jesxy Wnzw, CiicAco,—Will any kind, compasslonato member of Tho Tlome take pity on anotber schoolglrl and tell hor what kind of plants to wot for & west and south window, Every summor I have tried to bave romothing protty {n my window to look at whila stud,ing; but, aftar my plant was out of the greonhouso o lrum rowsrd- while It s doing so, paro and scparate three or four oranges, and place them fn a two-quart disl, and put ono teacup sugar over them, Take tNo yolks of two eggs, half & teacup sugar, one-third wm--umhhlxm together and add to mitk; lot it scald up, thon pour over the orange; beat the whites of two egea atiff, add a little pulverized sngar, and pour over lho whole; bake natll the whites are of a light brown, Hero a atill anotner: Batter pndding—Ono en‘. one cup mnrz one cup_stiar, two_and one-half flour, three teaspoons ing-powder. two tables spoons melted butter, few dried currants; steam threc-quariors of an hotir; to be cuten with sauco, Ono-half meal ls better, we think. Mrs, T. G, oaka for recipo for cocoanut cake, _After using the whitcs of ten egge for anow cake I tako the yolks, onc and one-half cups sagar, two-thinds Uutter, stirred mo up to the very depthal Ihave pondered and wondercd over her figures, and have como finally to one of these Lwo eage conclusions, viz. : That her honsehold 18 composed of Chats, who 111 thelr mouths at the beginning of each nmieal, and then ait and Jook thele appetites away bofare the numerous daintles with which she invanavly #proads her table,—daluty in qoantity as well as ualit, % 9 mp{mng this procced!ing thrice daily with dan- Rers of woaring out teekn or getting onlarged stom+ ochs, 50 making the elastic six doilurs stretch out o il nd of tho week, Or, nnd perhaps nioro posaibly, his habitation moy be on yiclding soil, whence cometh storcs. Ahlmy stomach invites me totake dinner with you, Susan Nipper, May 1 come? 1am qouite suro MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED, Frou Aunt Cawms, Moxnox, Mo.—I would sy to Myrtle 1. that tho book of which ehe in- quirce will bo published this sntamn or summer, but, if sha shWuld really need the aid ot & cook- book befare that, I know of nons so woll adapted to thg needsof a young honsokeeper ns **The Buckeyo Cookery-Book, " published by the Duck. cye Company, Marysville, 0., or Minncapolls, Minn, Ux-TallSoup,—Joint one ox-tail and fry theelicos in nlco dripping or buttor untll nicely browned on batit sldes; slice four carrots, three oulons, and one turnip (browning the onlons after removing h t t all into th d grat ou'can extend your gonorons hosp@ality tooven | twu-Lhirds eweet milk, two cups flour, one tea- :‘31",'2;‘;&81"1“" x':'“l‘:'.} ;::kfin‘:effi;a or sceds that : 4l n e soup-pot, a jral £ hemim L “muh,em,‘,’,,',’fl‘;,,,,': L Srate. | Hies if you iave hil Theso off §0 8 wask wiit wiich | svoun sods, ong cream (artar, wiltzs of fouror | thay willsend me, 0f fell ma. whers to. corno for 3 e“g' for frosting, aprinkle "cocoanut upon cach ll{uru frosting. Will same ono of The Iomo toll me for a cer- tainty whether verbenua that have been out in the ground all winter, and uncovered, will come up this apring? * Fnox Poco A Poco, MonsovTit,—~Fanny Frost, If itisnottoo latouse tho following diractiona for coloring wax nutumn leaves: Sheel common bees, wax as you would white wax for flowers, and for to 1l out your bill of fare, Another Susan tells My ** 1t would redneo her expentes to dismiss her help!™ Are you sare, bdusan? What if her family consist of six, or alght, or ten, with none to lend o helping-band in any emergency? And what it her work must bo dane on three or four floors, with theee long flighte of staira to be run over dozens of times a day? Yes, doubter,dozens ; count and xce, for wi know that large familics must liva In AigA nouscd, And wo do not ke Ta suggestion of sending our malden slsters or bilcholor brothers toa hotel or and salt, six clovos, six allsplce, a nvlgol parsiey, and a few sprigs of thyme; cover withone gallon of cold water, and, bringing qulckly to a Uboil, keep baroly simmering for five or six hours, when steain and thicken with two tablespounfuls of Lrowned flower 1ubbed emuoth o a littlo cold water, aad boll ton minutes. Cut tho meat inio small pieces and dress with drawn butter.. Drouk brown, crlsp pieces of toasted bread aud atrew over tho soup, Herva very hot. ‘The Anuarlum.—| would eay to Spring and oth- crs who hayo asked guestions regarding aguariuny them, I will send money and pay lwmze, but cans not roturn any patierns, otc., as 1 have nbne and no time for fancv-work. But stay; I bave two Berlin wool patterns of flowors, and my matner tias somo tidy patterns, that I will yleld dp, ~ Vaory :(ulml l,lf me, 15 1L not, to yleld up another's pat- 8 Frox Surrenixo Aobir, Oitcaco, —Will some of the kind members of Tho Home ndvise me as to what 1t {8 best for mo to do? Some months azo 1 bosraing-house whena hittio glimpsa of & happy | eAchlcafcut two leaves of the wax, palnt thoin | contracted msevoro cold, which seitled on my fltgfi:‘] .‘,ll';:rl .l:lln':.fi":,.‘,::.lllhy'..w",:'fi“g?nfiy:',lffi: !mma wiil do their hearts good .mf‘ help to nluki sluc of onc of thom with any red, green, or yellow | lungs. I have coughed manch and lost flesh rapid- for several years, and 1 nover chonge the water, | lhicirlives moro enrneat, mors uatural, Andislt | paints ususlly used in making wax flowers. Put | ly, and have aleo hud attacks of hemorrhage, coneistent to expect ome wownsn to do the work for such “a family and in such a bouse, or even for & familyof five or six, snd not break down? 1would not advise any woman totry it. If the family must be awny, of entirely waited on (unlesa sick), thoy must ba enrning sontething, and can vay their shure of the ex. penses; if not, then let them put thoir shonlderto the wheel and help, and tuey will gain by it, too, in many ways, 1 unlx{k it {muer o keop & good, ateady girl—the kind I have; will keep no other. Keep the work vxcepting 10 replenish once every fow weeks tho loss uf water from ovaporation, 1allow one ani- mal from two (o four luckes ln length to cuch yal- lon of water. Arranva and stock on aquarium (whether maring or lnvialy, sllow the water to be- come healthy: *‘then leave It alone.” [read this advice of Bgmoy Hibbard's many years ago, and have nover since nad tho two leaves togother with stom as any other leaf. Dy using diferent colors and putting a llttio rea or yollow Palnl In the wax before aheeting, almost any feaf may Lo imitated. Prairie, very nice curtains are made of brown Tollsnd cut from & Enreny lambrequin pattern, and trimmed with worsted fringe a stinde darker than the lolland. Here ia a cocoanut recipe which I think Mrs. T, G. wonld like: Whites of clzht cggs, two cups whito sugar, three cups flonr, thrac-qnarters cup Now 1 want to know what to do. I must got well, ‘I am awife and mother, andmuat get well. T have trled s great many remed) both allopathic and lmmonpulhll‘}lbnt they scem to do me no permu. nentgood. Now, picase, some one tell ma_what ges 1 can do, and you will have my sincore nks, any trouble excepting that is an essenttal principle of tho nquarium that tho water must never bo chauged, snd that no artlficial meuns must be resurted to wheroby to malintain life, but Frox Atuzana, nw:nonn.—s&nhlm. you will find the quotation, X butter, sutic of sweet inilk, two heaping teaspoon- Bliltalowly paad tha ik iauctioly day, tiat auch & necfoct balanco ¥hall bo catabiiahd bo- | done up. yourself in pood tompor—your homa n | fuls Likiug. powdar, favar' with Jemon or vanilla, fifl:::,"f,{‘:;.“.‘.‘t, Wi Tiok Whero ta S1are tween tho reciprocating actions of animal and veg- Wmffl"‘;“l’ o l"" “!‘I"j ' "“‘!“l" ap the trag. | For thefcing, tako elght heaping leaspoontals of And tnan, the hermit, alghed—till woman amiled, ctaoln life that tho chanying of the water becomes | that nothing e ey Ml Tin o, tho Jrag lm"\nrmlhn white of one oRfy uslng the whites, | {1 Campbel Dlensnres of Hope, " a matter of convenience, nover of necessity, It mrntalflnfl ‘fmkwlcluw Tl taste good, Miammecs | and grato the cocosnat Into It, Iinke the cakedn | '™ty o0, wonid b vory Mod or your pat- may, porhape, bo changed otico avory yoaroriwo, [ Up " diahos Jook niey SR LG Bbo 07 ard | jelly tina, spresd the frostiig on each layer of the | yory for toilol’ et of card-board, Wil send you for th purposo of washlug sho sand and pobbles {n | often better thau when first cooked, as somotimes | ¢u40, ‘and uftar_frosting tho top grate cocoanut y second love ia better than frst, Iiike a clean, bright kitchen, and pantry, and cular, as woll ae uecurated walls, casy chalry, and warin, cosy cor- nees, A ord M\ pleasant home, whero.” love abounds, 18 tho dalight of the tired huabands and sona coming home from wark, study, orplay, But a faded, tired mother and wife, who st bo in the kitchon Just when they are {n the huue, doay not rest them, . 1f desizahle, some timo T will ‘In somao rocipos ‘olrnllm.' tomatoes, which [ conslder very heaitn- al, Fnox Browxir, Lroxs, Jowa.—I must send Pil- grim a few recipes, Castlo pudding: Two eggs, ' thotr welght in butter, four, and white sugar; put the batter In a pan before the fire tiil balf melted; then beat to o cream; bout tho egge (yolks and thy bottom, or to rearranys the grotives and othor “*|gndacape-gnrdun cmuellishments,” bul not at all for the happiness or woll-being of Mr, and Mra, Btickleback, thia droll cyddls-wurm, or even hils Rtoyal flighoess the golden carp, Cover the bottom of your globe or tank with two incoes of clean sand,” pcbbles, aud shells. Ar- rango pleces of mica, achist, sand, stone, or, bet. ter still, coke ot chnkors dipped in' aguurin coment and dried, thougli, Indeed, any pleces of rock or stono devurd of metal will answer, Maken grotto, arcl, or other protty rock work, only besrlng lu mind the more rock the loss wator, and vico versa, therefore not veing an overabundance, This rock- work 1s life to your fish, Inasmuch as soon It wiil become covered with thousands of the minute aquatic plants which keep the water fn health, Until this is tho case, put 8 calla or two, some valllsnaria (that most ‘valuatlo of all water: ' ono of bobbinet in exchange. 1t Is very preity. 1 hiave n patiern of acreening apron for o child that I wlil sond to any ono desiring it; also some llly-ul-lhu-vlllcyrlpl which I would like to ex- change for some plants or slipa, 4 thickly overit, I wish Mra, T U, would acnd, in returi, pattern of slipper-case, In care of Home, + Pnox JuAN, 8ax Dizao, Can.—Many thanks, W, E., for the Informatlon; some of us who consider- ed onraclves passablo French acholars aro rather mortificd that we wero Ignorant of something so stwple, E. Castle, hoce {8 a reclpe for hard sanca for pudding: One cup butter, threo cups sugsr, two teaspoonfuls nutineg, best very hard, favorins with wing or lomon julce, smoothi into shape with ®knifo dippod Incold water, Durdett, I think that **marry, " as used in Shakspoare, means in- deed oz in truth, Now lot mo give The Home sistersa recipo for cxcollent and casily made ?anm To one cap of grated, raw potato, add hatf cup salt and half cup Frox Herir, Musxzaod, Mici. ~Aunt Mattle, wasli yoor walls with vinegar. Yon can uso a whitewash brnsh, Rub In woll, and you will have no trouble about the paper not sticking, Will some nn.:»“glkm toll how to send rose alips or roots by 1nd 1ns, May, and Dlanche, will send you patterns in & few uays; am very busy nt present, Busan, my mahuna sympathizes with you, and cchoes the cditor's ‘iuya bull-dog. "Think of within two d know ten chiliren coming 8 to whothor you **want to buy a tickel for the sup. e l{xnnlhuél. or sny other -uum:)n l‘uumnbllf, oven | whites) together for ten minotes; mix gontly with :;tm‘r- Pous peer, ?.!},‘{',‘: K u'l.rli“'c’gltlwliltmw‘:::;' per. ™ il 1 4 cantias, or our o diunnachis nume i . Tulatin (DoRoYCOOL), anaweriny the purpose. Ine :ll:;r';::'ffid:‘d:':‘;; f.‘:{fl";l:::e;h::d‘lg;g:f‘;e :"’,’ l y :I‘:‘O 4 sdd one cup ot goud ::A‘u‘tl.,uln n:\g;nx:t Frox Brrsy Dosarr, Jouer,—1 will sond scis. deed, ono winter, in ctulfllyuu o tank for some half il cups and bake In & alow oven half an hoar, 3 P! I wor-case or scrap-bag to any ono who will send | young fry, L uscd & heal potato, held up by 8 wire tlug hung over ono knob of tho tank, and [ never had a more succeasful aquarinm nor A more lovely sight, for in n fow weeks o wira arch ovor tho tank was cavered with youny tonder leaves of the most oxquisite shape and color. Until the back and ends of the glass become complotely coatea with grcon, paste a ploce of reen tissua papor over the outrldo, but keop tho v Well-rovted sweot- tlo and cork tightly; try ¢, housckeepers. stanps, Can any one tell mo how to’ mako a sand air-castle? Also, will pome one af The llome bo kind enough to send mo pattorna for frait napkina? ‘Will send In retarn the above or stampa. Here 18 o reclpe for tho lady who wanted sumething nice for dossortt Bcald one quart of cream, flavor with lemon, swecten 10 tasta; whon nosriy cold add tha beaten whites of five eges; givo it vise boll, stir- ring It all tho timej pour In cups, or freezo, Creaw tartlota: Mako o paste with tha white of ane and yolks of threa egge, ono vunco of sugur, ono aunce of batter, a plnct of salt, nnd flour auf- fctont to make infa prate; work'it lightiy] roil out to Lhe thicknows of a guarter of aninch, lino some patty-pans with 1t, 811 with uncooked'rice, ond bako in a moderate oven nntll done; romove the rico and G011 with jam or presorves, and at tho tep placa a upoonfal of whipped croamn, Pnox Gronaiva, Cnicaco.—That I have obeyed your request, and bottied up for two wooks, ls an ‘stonleling fact. Bohere I come aynin to help il tho contract I made, I cannot help but smile as I read tho oft-repeated question, **Don't you have any variety? 1 laughingly anawer, '*Certalnly ront glass perfectly clean by a daily wiplng with a 2 i | my bill-of-fare was moroly given sa & guide to t for this special purpose, Always ocodnut ulacuit: Ten of slfted sugar, threb | worg by, Olga, if itshould cost ten porsons at 2, BAU Cramm =L e ey ioe tank s podalole put 1 g | £ aix of gratod cocoauut: whisk tho ogis wntil | HAE4Y of g3 snchl urky wauld peopla R ther e | o oM Daks TORDEX, 1k Wis.—Ea ? very light, add tha sugar, then tho cocoauut; put » tablespoonful on wnmrmn‘rrlnlaxm of pyramid, tins, and baka In ratner cool clite, I sent laco patterns to you, but the editor have an cel you will have occasien to replenish forwarded them to Lucllleof Fond du Lac, who overy fuw da; twenty boarders thau tont I Feod lecnycluh week in winter and thrice or Aunt Carrie, o soma ono elne, would sond mea recipo for cream {Ts, 1 should bo vers much obliged.’ P, P. T,, I | very kindly retnrned them to It you will W ove ¢ lionoy-caken: Mix | PEGHY Yory mueh like some of shose Kenilwoin | aent mo your addrosa T wil try agatn. 437 NS Dis I Frevb. Jdet beat accitropatly, | BA0BELUC stralnod bonay dith BATE o pound of | fyp'sacds. Wil cal lanta, of which [ Wil some ono toll ma hiow to brighton brass nice aish for as much codfish as fleen minutes; strain, and whilo botling thicken with rolying on the wafer o¢ flsh-food of Groenword's {for tha regular **feed," Use greal cdro to onl supply suticient for the meal, for an over-abund. ance will only remain to becoms snnr and produce ruwdumd sucar, and halt's }xulml.l fresh butter, and lio Julce of two oranges or iemuns; warm slightly, Juet enough to soften thie butter; beat the mixture very hard, adding & grated nutweg; mix in grad- ually two pound» or lvss of flour, make into dough bird cages that have baen spottod with water sod pl look genorally dingy v needed, and boll in wuter 8 == cover with mll Frou OAx Pank Awr,—Will some 1ady of The discase. Sweet, new bread | harmiess, * Never flour; aud a winull ploce of bulter, kud weasun 10 | Home Inform me whother thare {s any charitabl J stifl onout to roll out casily, beat it woll all over A JIoHeriAbIS, S e magy ot withoat ‘Noke k apaeed'a [ with rol ng-pi, roll hult 25 Inch thick, cat with | Lavier West Lao, whoto art tusat Anstitution I of noar Ohicaga whare A douation of taiik 0 frooze alwost Lo the bottom, but ovon tho | ANimbler dinpod frequuntly In fluur, lay. them on half-worn clothing would be acceptable beneft? I h many articles of underwe: pacially mun's hirts, wiich 1 will disposc of, but ‘walt to learn who is in need of them.” Will send them at once to any sddress statod, Fnox Zrnuxa, Dusuque,—Will the lady who kindly sant me some sceds from Muskegon, M| scnd mo bor namo and address again, as I have lost i1, or 1 should havo acnt to her bofore this? 1nn, oll 8 pieco of tisauc paper and place overthe pattern you wish to transtur snd’ you can caally traco It with a poncll, Ferbaps some ono would Like theso racipea for lcing cakes: No, 1 §s made b¥ beating the whites of egys with one pound of powdered suvar, one teaspuonful cach ot corn- sturch and wiftyd whitegum arable, and the fulca of on femons Ko, Is made oy bealing o whites of six eggs with one pound each of powdered sugar and olanchod and pounded aintonds; & little rosa. water sbould be added to the aimonds during the rucoes of poundiugi lay on with arden o s cool uven, 'The oguw tius! toasthl froth, Fnox Mes. M., Curcaco.—Mrs. T, G., here ls my recips for cucvanul cake: Ons pound of sugar, one pound of flour, one pound of butter, whits of twolvo egge, ono cocoanut, two-thirds teaspoonful sola, halt-cup wine, You will find ths caka rich—that bs, It you tey'i, Jhn Jones und Forence, dld fian recelve dat o no| shallow tine stightly buttored, and bake well, Will ttie Iady who sunt sund-castle accept my thanks? I havo seut prince patiern 10 weveral; have not heard that they received them, If Xan- foha will sond me somo of tha Scotch gowan 1 will wond her some spotlod ivy, or a ulfp of variegutod trog-myrtle; and would like (o exchanze tue sane with Lymer Lamblick for awmarylils bulve, Wil numdn |;nu glve we directions for’making soft cream candy E Ican aend moro excellent rich recipes, but fear T am treapnssing aleeady. Docs Mre, A, undorstand that welting on tho wrap of papers wubjucts taem o lettar pustagol 1ar sonding e the pottorn cost me 18 cents, 1 did not care for it, but thougut she ought to know. Prox 8ronx, Jouikv.—For tho benofit of Pil. grim, daloty fndividual, 1 suud the follewlng recipest Orsuge custard—Kof) the rind of half & good orange very tender, thon beat 1t Wll it §s fino; add to It napoontal of the bust brandy, the juice of anorange, & quarter of & pound pf 10af sugar, and the yolks of four eggu; best woll for ten minnt thou pour in by degrees a piat of bolllng croam} gold feh could be acen flying sround Loneath the eight inches of ice, Jwas moro slarmed for iny gisss than for the fish, 1f the water becomes very warm during summer, drop iu some pleces of ice, of wet & thick cloth of blanket in cold water and wrap around the tank, tsnd near o northeast or wedt window , gve freah sir In sbundance, Lut do not allow tho wu toshlnd on tho water for t0o long a thne in warm wealher. Yora Ienr past I have had one fresh.water tank In u soulh bay-windosw, protected ouly by the vines and plauts ln the winduw-bozes, and fonr large uld and sllvor carp, with a tiny tartle and au eel, ve lived thero in dno condition, but the glasa {s 90 henvily costed with coufurves that it waves on tho wuter an inch i longih. The coufervis oscullalorcem, vaucherls ungerl, and other low forme of veystablo growth, wiich cowe of thumerlves Into overy tank or giobe that 1s left undisturbed, will sconaffurd abuudanco of 1ifu-giving principle to sustain all the auimals in fine conditivn, This suoject of aquaria fs one of uniimited cn- Joyment aud improvement, but 1 would say 1o you, dunut be patletied with a few gold or silver carp. Get the playful minnows thst will take hold uf your dnger sad play with you lika kittens, Thoso ch., Fpox VioLsr Vsnxox, Cmioano,—1f any ono ‘has more scods than they wish, would thoy ex- chango sonto with me for patterns? 1 have Cupl deer (floalers), wadding baby, elephant, cat an: kittens, and numerous others. Frou I, axp M., Cutcaco, —Two readors of The HNomo would be vory much obliged if some sub- scriber of Tur Tainuxs wonld ba kind enough to ve them a rocive for Mesh worms, or **blacks s knife, and | give tos it be beaten Frou Do Dror Ix, Cuicaao.—Will some lady bo kind onough to inform we where Fiorida mnoss csn be obtalued? Also lily of the valloy bulbsl Will Siroc please send recipe for king paper? FLORAL NOTE! Frox 8imoo Famuinezon.—I b recipo for the worms In flower pots droll Morwuuy, the sticklebacks, of which thero | keep beating as you pour into your cups. ~ 8et tha | flowe: Folly Perking, 1 tho worms will Hke the potatoes ' Wre woven v and waich will 11ve aliko In walt | cups in an earthon glish of hot water; Jot thom | Jossph Perkin ia any relation 1o yo i ietoes, & MEl s Slohx ur fresh w ud which, fram tho tme of his | stand tiil thoy sra set; then take themn out and A lookin {umni man abont 20, and he hos lirough The Home Lo ind out which {8 the bost couk, $lo wants a housckeopur ar wis s 8 good cook. 1o bas not man, how hu wnat sulfer! nest-huilding until hia wives deposit their eggs sud tho young fry mppesr, lean ubject worthy Of close study, Bpace (orbide or I would descriva tholr courso of vonduct which a set of mine exhlb. contatuing bouse-plants, slico potaioes thinly and lay on the soll, I3 a fow hours the worms wiil ac- cumulate on tho slices, on the side next to the sprosd pruserved orsuge pol over the LoD of each cup, and servo twt or cold, according to st Cabinet pudding—Buiter a mold wol soww citron, and cut it in any 1sacy e e who ound one yot. Poor il . | #oll, when they may be carefully removed and e, orldey Ihoss tnors ary muny otner of our | pisce I tasielully un iua bottau; pluce’ seus [ b RAUUES W RCINIE Rovoriaseas foe faney- | 100 iq'sn votling water, sha the procem ropestod. :-‘l,:lrdhtllu‘,.l: uuwulhll‘l:lur::;;l :finnq\:;;:r.m,wml.i‘l 'I s l(n Im|:a|u nower;. -tm,‘ el i put over i g(uw 1 presume 5lu worms will feel just as com- 3 ) - 0 spldors, Intvis of many kinds, water-buctios, the | e s D b or auy fortabi ¥nox A. B, C., JoLisT. ~—An economy seoms to ba the order of the day, L will add a rocive fo} the timey, of & pio that forwa Its own crast: Lalf-cup Uraham four, two eggs, two tablospooas sugar, clunamon or othor flavoring to tasto, snoush milk to A1 your plo-ting groase your tio aud pour this mixturo in; the Grahag dour siuks to the bottown and forms & cruet, 1 have lm"fiolliu the name, but will the lady who ength aud about ball an fnch Luicks on the eake lace a layer of citron, candied frulte of sovoral inds, aléo somo raisi then anothier layer of tuke, some more frults, and so on, Bl the mold {s Bearly full. Betavout & pintof wilk ou the dre and (ako it off &8 A a8 It thees, Mixwollina buwl three ouncesof sugar wiih threa' yulks of tyie, then tarn the milk inlo tuw bowl hittle by lit. tle, stlrring aud wixing the while, and pose Jver the cake and fruits au the wold, The mixture must le sume place clso than in the hot water, 80 t let thom have the potato Lo est in some placs, 1 do not vouch for this e uo wormeinfestad plants to try it tribulations last year, and after Siroc and 1 1ok over thirty ‘z out of the pots and washed the rgots clean in soap-suds and ropotted them In fresll soll, I never went to bury tho worms or fecd them snything tither. The potatoes aro cashy tricd on one pot, and then the rast AF succesaful. hoteroptera (or water-buue), ete., etc. If [ can do 1o better I use 0 st of glass jar, and with thesu and 8 common pocket:lone suo many wouders ful sigbis, I think with C 'he hears ls bard (2 Nature, ‘At:r;n:'mumlmnhlv» belog vol bo poured over in sprinkling, and it muat nearly | Wrote aboub ismbrequiug of Turkin toweling L R PTG | S eSS B e T | Bt e SpUotle s e e | | R e s st S those editorisl s not bo puured over wluwiy, [or, thu Cuko abdorbing | butterns, busterilles, ctc., shouidany oue wish to | /4t spriniling tho so occasionally, | wivh Fer the lu‘uur pretty fust, you would huve tou much of t, Vlace the 1mold [n “a pan of cold water 8o that the mold ts about oune-third covered by set on the Sire, aud as soon as it bolls place ‘tue wiole (uan and mola) in an oven at shout 360 degreee Faurenheit, snd vake. Kt takes uno hoar to bake, @xchangu for any funcy wurk. lienl wuuld give us a chapter on starting ptimros awmonly inthe A B U ssyet. Xurlpha, I would send ta you for Scotch Gowa bat I kuow by experience Tho llamers are Kenorol skars. 1 have aleo found many of thom genero! givers, and soms bave put we nuder so any abll. WOMAN'S WORK, Foou L. V. P., Cuicavo.—An article ia The Homio 8 few weeks ago by Miss Beckwith has, ow- Ing to tho truth and tiwellness of its obaarvations, Fuou MarEn Sra¥istavs, Cmicaco,—Cocosnut cake: Mrs. T. O., Isend rocipe for cocanut cako, ly to your requcst. Would lixe to know how Waen doné, place 8 dish over the moid, turn ups | You are pleaved witn It; Oue cup butter, two cupd o been often In my mind. It presonted & carefal b P ations that I du oot sce my way out. It you do Conmdaraion of the_ ditculia. I hawer of & | Sl Spbs Tothors the wield, wodwcrio il | wutsr, one cap aweet mil, four taps "dour, gve | Bave sy el o spare send sl one, aad it aond ogye, Lwo teaspoons baking-powder; bake llke cily cake; whou cold, spread between tho layers his: Oog cup sweet cream, one yolk of egy, hall you stampa or snything elso [ can. ‘We had & raspbercy abort-cake last week of cane pberrica. 1t tssted 4ood (o we us fresh Maks you some. Qul number have made & mletake In my Jast lester. Thluking tbe arvuius grew near me, they have weltton we 10 sond thew, Now, Lbe nearust woman who cndeavors to devoto hersolt lo fotel- lectual pursuits. Tho question **8hall { chnoso & Iifa of dupendence or ons of frecdoin®'? presents the crivis of woman's igtelieciusl existence, De- pendence is womsu’s ‘norwal condltion, snd the varlous forms of dependence generslly resolve u, Pilgrios. i H'.. whatcan1doto got & seed of Kenil- worth dvyT Wil you scnd 1o 0us oF two if- I send Daktaxe ta yaut l Atm very snyived Tor & ¥ pound cucosuut grated, vne tablespuon yugsr, ous 1y | teasvoon vaailla, croeper. Jouth Ploch, if you will wrilo to mol will ex. ¢haugy cauvase-wark patlorus with you. 1 bave Fuox J, B, M., Pants, Iit.—If Ince May will ow of ls about 700 miles from hefe, and, Uhesisciver doto the "0 Toris-Sazriage. Siows | some pretly ones. rubtuo bandics of kulres wilh & mixiare of sl | usyyoor walkar: 1 do hok thivi 1 cun father 307 ‘Wulel Wy reasouably and properly ¢nier socisty Fuox Mus. Jostrua L., Avuoxs, —Mauy ! A soda thig'year. DButif any one caanot get uuy from with the singlo expectaton of warrisge. 'That will bu their probable destiay, aud there is nothiug unworthy of respact in thelr awaiting . Nevor- 08, 1010 Lewis insalted some of us bosides fal. yiug when be took it ubon himeel! L lay dows law: * Every wowmau desiros to marey whother she sdouts it or nol." - Io the Aret place, this ls 0ply 0ot 80, 40d DY 0LY Can Prove thus It 1 Ko, 1o Lug sccund pluce, thuuxh (hle s pothiug wore walyhty (buu wy own pereunal oviniun, 1 belleve that every wowan wigbl be warried over aud over again 1f shu choss, Certainly & wouasus who would condescend to go to Lowls or same one living where it grows, 1 w) some seot thew. sy sudbave truly, WI’II Boocll sond me the pattorn of her Chinese alr-castio? | will roturn stawps, Would hike Fannls Frost's recipe for French puals very much. ° for thu coplus of the littly Spanish goew wuich I bave recuived. 1 mw also under obligativus to Omulbue for & bit of informatlun which I have loug wishod to poases 1referto the authorship d,”" etc. Mona, you will find you wish In & book entitled ** Puems,* Kipgsloy. 1csnsend you a copy it you do not find the book readily. 570, thu Jacobasn lily la au amaryllis, and 0ge of thoe bust varletiys. ‘Tue othiers are pink aud white, sud do not bloow Paox Daxsvny, Lavonts, Iwxo.—If Enife snd Fork, of Laporte, will send & postal to The Home, be will send her my sddrgus, sad she ¢sacall at our Bouse and get Iilies of &z- valley nght fresh from the ground. F., of Muskegon, I have sent you to- day, care of Tho llome, & box of Hiles of the valley bulos, Would likein exchange a pluk oxalls, snd if you can aepare lhem, & few sveds of the WANTSH, Faox Oxu or 7us Tmio, Beooxstox, Ip,— Princeas Shelia, T think the constaus use of glycor- M bos the eSect of yollowlax sud toughening the skin. Zcbrins, pleass sccept wmy sincore thanks for sotting me right abuut that quotiilon o to:any wman, woman, or child with the fnquiry, | as freely. Eldest Daugbter, bave you amony 5 . | floweriog bean and asters. 1 du wish, Flintte, 2 \What ohull 100 40 be. married ™! would Bot ot 914 ‘songy one called, Ao thers Tidlageyd | 110 Yousg. Would Orango kel sond wo vat- | (b eubid . beg, conr, or ‘sleal- s cony. of above layins snsrcs for lanocents. As dnnucents | Iwill be greatly obliged L sny one who can yend | $eri for comblnauon balrpln case, p + | *$XNo Becs In K * from you. — if Panaie Frost ar¢ pot rarc, And uot, &s & rulg, uosoarsble. | we the worde, as thy Uret Yorse 1e all thet my | otc.?and, though I can't send Florlds moss, 1| willucad ber new style of card-roceiver Lo me, it sevwa strauge that Do Lewls' friend | mewory retalos. The power of assoctation con- | will sond stawpe in feturn, Youkeo Nell, I have | care of The Howw, I will scod her dlrections fur took a0 dark 8 dow of ber pros- | tiued “in 8 soug I wonderful. A few uotesof | not forgottun you.l aw ‘‘oaly walting." Mae- | painting wax autumn leaves. 1 will sond Ina slips pecte. - Thouqu, uormally, woumen de- | sowe well-romeubered melody will brivg back vld of fve basdeome guraniume if she will send me'a guerita, did you send suy Jetter with the patterns You setit me, and did you scud the Java canves Jatterat %us Bird, you will Gud the quotation: **The world wus sadl—the garden was o wild! And mag, the bermit, sighed—till Wowsn swlled!™ in Campbeil's ** Picssurcs of iope,™ Parcll., commencity 06 fhe tbirty-scveuth Hud. i peudent, hu who makes so sweeplug yel scuteas tious 8t assertion sbould not overluok the fact that tocre ure abuorusl developrmacuta—uiousters, as it were —amoug womaokiud, who are not ux- buria a8 buusekeopiug, aud for whusy slouy Learts doucatic aductivah viles 40 chacng that con com- sricnds and old scencs 88 othing olse can do. If Yyouug beople who are wuaically lucliuvd wish to atore up aa Imwonso amount o bleasure fur futury years, lat them cooy tho words of the songs they nuw siug, and add to tho collcctiun cach year. Thero s Do necd of copying s uote of the aiwmlc, rooted pasalon vine, and if she will soud the other viae she upeaks of T will send het somoa rose elivs. Will s0me 6ne tell me bBow 1o Festuro tho color of snoiled bisck walnut bedstoad? 1spitled soume camphior vu it wnd 14 L covered with white wputs. 1t Peairio wiil write we, L'l tell her Low Lo muke some lovely curtain an Ty 0f St Charlon: “panyerlchens, | 3 Minn., write to =1y Rive you my way of treating gold fiah, Ther Lamolik sell’ me 5 ity A. atamnncy and Valotta WyuII‘ar"p’lnk i al have a gr many, but hona of those. 1 have Lt lites of the valtey care St mo Dagmads Hy T exchangs® NOP® Plcasn send Frox Swexr Many, Citieaao,—Will reader of The llome Givida her rook of geee] (bleeding heart) ond axchange with mo for 1ars, sound tabo-rose bulb? Tho divlsion will mep . 1"; the dlnnxn Also, will nome ene py #end me two or thres soeds of thy and 48 Taany prlmesss meedt 1wt St ot etamp. 'Tliaoks RedsRidingnood, for tha ) ily, m‘cf; camo pafely, alifiough very dry. " 1 pegtors A very pretty and atmple toilot.s o OF washatand 18 aade of a o e eom woven white canvas, Cut mats round, or thees inches Jardsr than tha ves Wl o orRDEaLIE T 1oy ie Dltoed upon them, ai nd th buttonhale stitch of red or bige zephys *** VI & Frox ETTA, CniticAao, Wil Ina pleass. exchanze slips with ma? I ahould so mach iike to haye fys vines you apenk of, and 1 can send yon some Ter pretty alips of diffcront colored gerantuma, Tealling Arbutus, I shoatd 80 much like to nay fome teailing arbutus, but I bave not any ehoig lanta to retars. bot T eoutd send yon some v bandsome fancy-work patterns or roturn styin, o ra, T, U., will you send mo your tipper-cax pattern? and, in réturn. L willacnd my cocaanat; cako recipet. Two ern. two tablespoonfuis by, baking-powder, il L Frox Oxis, FAnwen Oitr, Tu.—It Fay wi send mo har address, cars of Tho Ifome, | wit send ner bridal-rose root in exchiangs for lily-of.hy valley.plps. Gypay Quoen, Twould like to have some fery T e veeminor ol o Tt e, What can I do for you fn v: la‘ryunrcnd-mmver pattern? 4 BEEAT Frox Xantrna, Cricaao—Wonld 11ke ta say to those who offer Iily-uf-the-valley that I am sup. plied, and am sorry that I eannot meet all tho de. mande. Will any one who has had experfence home-made shades for windows offer that will oseist one who ls desrous some, as tokind of mate trimming, in making sugrestions of making cout, ele,1 Fnox Wimm Awaxe, BuraN, O.—It Cordells will send me a fow paney and aster secd, slony with her address, 1 will send her somo lilfes.of. tho-valicy in retarn. SLANG AGAIN. Trow Auxt Hziex, WitaivaroN.—1 shall re. Jolce If the catarrh question is finally exhausted, 1 have an extreme cave fn my own family, and the long been & martyr to u multitude of suggestions. Apropos af slang: A ehort tima ago I encoon. torod a llttle ronebud giel teipping daintily alone, with flossy curls catching gllmpaen of 1rold from sunshine, and cheeks like the Llush of a nps peacl, Nodoubt she noticed my involontsry ad- miration, for sho naivoly quostioned, **1s you 'A‘nnlnlcd with ma? " 1 assored her that was a pleasuro I groatly desfred, adding that Iwas ve fond of nice little girls, This inapired hor wil contidence, and alic continued hor catcchlvm with, ‘%18 you dot nuy fttle dirls?'* 1 madiy s d ** No," but added that I felt positiva thera was & mAMINA somawhore, very fond nnd very proud of this curly-haired’ and . bright-cyed Hitle girl, 8ho “gave mo_ a ‘comnrchonslve nod, and cjaculated, **You.betl™ An exhaust: wve and elaborate chapter on materms offect!®n could not have expreased mora than wiy condensod in thode two words, I havethree boys, all moro or less alangy, chiofly morc; aud, as s whole, I am not a devont admirer of siang, but thero fa an occasiunal lmram. which, 1 not ae olegnnt as the rules of Mureny tmight dictate, hits the nall on the licad as no word 1o the anabridged could possibly do, Excuso me for touching npon this subject, bt the modern order of the day scems to ba repetis tion and rocapitulation. Canon Farrar preachess scrmon on etcrunl punisbment, and presty, every ombryo Wilberforce or Maasilon in Chris‘endom liolds forth from his pulpit, pro ana con, and o on, ad infmtum. 'The Homu insame of ita fentares reminds mo of an enterprisostarted twenty-theee yeard avo under the auspices of the editor of the Lostun vl Hranch, publiskca and edlted oxcluaively by dies, dovoted to the discussion of soclal, domcatic, literary, and sclontific queations, Window-gare donlng waa then I ita Infancy, but embroldory and worsted-work was at o premium, and wo exclang. ed patierns and ideus to an undimited exten ‘Whon Norria failed, It (tho magazino) went down, ~—tho usual fate of & plonvor work. Frox Peant. OxAn, Citicaao,—Tha slang dls- cussion Intereate nft. Netlie Bly is right, and she fawrong, Right, fnasmuch ae slangy glrls do on- doubtedly rocoiva the larger share of attenlion from gentlomen; wrong In supposing slaug to be s attraction in ltsclf—excopt toa cortain class of men, Yes, Llowellyn, tosume mon [t 1s an atirace tion, ltcrealesa Ireo ond casy atmospliere, res maven reatraint, and permite a general frecdom of spoech to gontlemon themsulvew; butl honestly beliove tha batter, traer claws, tho mon best worlh knowing, heartily deprecato fts use. ‘Fhat they follow 1 the tratu nf those who use 1t does not lo me prove slang to be the purticular at Very many indulging tho hablt arv gay, fun-loving girlh, who noed no fuelesant oxprossions to attract sud hold attention, Mast of 114 at some time fan feit thy influence of & magnutic preseuco. It 3 subtle, ndefinable, fmpalpable as nlet, yoi pos scesing o power of drawinit all untodteelf. Unlied ‘with Intelluctual force, it produced o Mue, Do Stacl: with bosuty, & Mino, Kecsmler. A fascinating, magnetic presence does not alwayl appeal 1o our highost nature, and tho puwer Iteo: geuders s ofien used for the basust purposes, A guntloman once ssid to mu: ** 1t fe notthe bighest-toned or most unsclish women who re- ceive Lhe best homage of men.' And Iam com- velled to bellove lim. The finest natul doopest, and are often accompanted Ly & difidence and reserve. ‘Tho same 1e truo of men, Ona offen sees an intalhigent, cultivatod gentleman following in the wake uf an spoarontly frivolous girl, ‘Tho roswon s obvious, Suctis girlis ux o become acquaint- ed with, puts bim at ca. ind noeds litiie enter- talning, though, nerhape, they possess nol vue tasta fn comimon, T0 extabllsh the same plenssut relations with & nsiure akin to ble own would & weary tlne, and, wers such an oue pointed out, 1t §s highly probablo be would refusy v recoguise or. #0 the round peopla liva In aquare holes, Andges 2adly bruised lhpcruny. and the%urld-um Why s LY mcets us at every turn, and bafles us. Frox A Braxor Gint, Brawanck,le.—S, Oid aftor o girl has purchascd her tickot, who 1 (0 ask whot Bhall the lady Invite & gontleman to ace company hee? or shall sho advertiso that **laviu secured hor ticket" sho 18 now ready sud willieg toaccept any gontloman's eacort?s Like Jusnits if I buy my ticket I would as soon go alone, —of what 1s more fun than to o with & erowd of girs! Awmper, I would llke ta squecie yuu‘- you are the mowt sensible woman in Tho Huwe, [ think ifoue urents, snd all oldez people, would rewewbe? bat they wero opco youny, and liked to getous bign, ua woll as wo,—L warsant they did, too, ~¥¢ i poople would nut beasapt (o do thinsied lln sly, tuat wo fear would causo a broeze | kuown, —and if we did wrong we would cary moré if they 'ware nut algays tolliny us they nover would bave doue so whei thoy wers youuy, but they d¢ beautifully on themacly toil ometimes, Allie Tiay, if you will weite to e, care of 'ho Home. | will'send you pattoros and directions for bolh lsoi: n sud watch-receiver, 1 think you would bros like both, Frox Griaxs, Aunons,—The subject **5la0z," now #o popular in The llome, 1s very lntervstind tomo, oy itisthe one I have long wished 1o heat alscusved In these columna, slow can Yousd Awerica rolraln from uslug slang, while even ti¢ fatbory and mothers intersperve thele ements with such cxprosdons? el onco heard s latbefs while cautloning hls son sgaioet slang, uie the samo expresslon he desirod the son 10 lboll“ frow using, Nelly By, do you really think u:n‘ thy fashy, slsogy” girls sre the oues 1ue )'arl ] gentls moat fespect? There Ls wier I (BILE you bave mads & great mistake, for tuo q'"“")."ll fincd youny lady, altaough sha’ may not calch 7 the young fops and puppets In the murket. Will the ‘end, marry the one whom all mhnm.m would requent Bchool<Girl to send o tha pocty ++ fennle's Htopriove, if she ahould recelve i than one copy. A Foox Tox TuLLivEm, cnunl.—Llemlilv_ mightn's you as well asy **Hooms to let lu ber u;;‘ per atory™ as **Hather scsnt furniture jo tbe difference ie sbout i Ua to thunder" (do8 'thilsk 1 s this exprussivo) snd +* Go to a0 Fever” borating echucs of Heaveu's srulllory.™ THE AGENT QUESTION. 1 Fuox Hosixsok CRUsoE, CiiLLicotus, ““'m would 13ke to offer Busan wy heartfolt sympst 5 I koow just whata trlal she undergucs. ll‘m‘ been ** the lady of the hous (you kuow they 1 variably ssk for ber) for tho last teo years have tried many ways of trestment towards b, canvassors. At Brat, when | was youvger “de tmid to say uo to them, 1 would buy thivgs I beo 80 sarthly (or heavenly, either) uso for, sud ¢ oot foumoras for Cie izt week aud deprte i ¢ I b 80 what inclined 100 soifish, 1 soon rulsd COuE¥ enough to leave ol that way uldoln.% trled Just tho loast bit of rudencss, —puch 88 8 00 fug the Uoor ynuugh to ece wha was biste gying them & pod sud B graub aud ity at’ thom untl they 1atroduccd sheir DU thow ghviog them a'curt **1dow's wentdoy ) cluso the door. Tuen, of courss, 1 could buf [, bappy, for ] bad ot {rvated (hum a4 L would 55 otberu'to treat ma or mino sbuuld w¢ Gl ) cauvasing. Inuswuch as 1 caunot eudu have m{ ol consclence twit e, 1 bave rule of treatiug aN polltelys fuvite thens Off¢r theus a chiair; f they nave sagthing! want ) Lol] them ao decidedly bub vlw.\n‘;v.;w‘ thuy huve unytulig that by reaiy Kuod wEC7 ackuuwledgy ity warth (OF Leauty), sud te