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MASONIC JOURNA L
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FOE the LADIES.
Domestic Hints.
To roast spri:i:>' c!iickeus is to spoil ’em—
.rust split them dovvu the baca aud broil ’em.
It g'ives true epicures the vapors
To see broiled muLtoii mimis capers.
Boiled t irkey, goarma id^ know, ol’course,
Is exijuisiie widi eeleiy ,'auce.
The cook deserves a hearty cutliiift,
IVlio servs roast ibwl with tasteless staffing-.
Smelts i'cqui'-e e^'v aod biscuit powder—
Don’t put lat pork in your clam chowder.
Egg s.a i.;e—.f'w ui ik,; it right, alas 1
Is g,>od with blretisli or with bass.
Mice oyster sa ice gives zest to cod
A lish, when I’rc.sh, to ieast a god.
Shad, stutFed .-uid baked, is most delicious ;
Fwould hav" eiectri.’led Apicius.
V cal cut! 't, drip in egg an i 'ore id cniinb,
Fry till 3’ou .-ee a brownish red come.
fu dressiu •; sa ad midi this law :
hVitii two iiard yolk.s u-e one tliat’.s raw.
Roast veal with rich stock g’ravy serve ■
•Vnd pickl-d mushrooms, too, oiiscrve.
Road pork, .sa./rs apple sauce, past doubt,
Is llainlo: with the rrinc.. Ici't out.
Yo ir mufon-ciiops witli paper cover,
•Vnd maitc tlieni a-mber brown all over.
Jiroii itghtly your be.d' tea:.;—to f;y it
Argues coute.npt ot Christian diet.
Kidnei's a line llavor gain
By Slewing mem in good ciiampagno.
Buy sta.i-fed pigeons; wiiea you’ve got tbem.
Tne way t > c.jok tham is to pot tlicm.
Jaicllo water, used tor tiirriiig white tiie
liirtie.st linea, anti removing stains, is compos
ed of bicarbonate of soda .our pounds, ciilo-
ridc of lime one pomid. But the soda into
a k tele over the lire, add one gallon of boil
ing water let ir. boil li'oni ten to fifteen min
utes then stii- in the ciiloride of lime, avoiiliiio-
lumps. E-e w.icii cool. This is good for re
moving frnit 3..aiii3 from white uudenvear.
Lejiox .luroii IN DtPTHEKi.v.—In the Clin
icai lecture by M. Bucquoj'lie expressed his
preference for lemon juice as a local applica
tion iu diptheria, to aci.ls, cidorat of potash,
niti’ii.o of silver, pte.rchiorule of iron, alum or
liiii'waior. lie uses it by dipping a little
cotton wonl. twisie.i around a 'wire, in the
juice and pres-ing it against the diseased si.ir-
faoe four or five times daily.
The Fashions.—Loose basques are to
be very much worn,
French backs to basques are not used at
all this winter.
Vesta are still worn in dresses, both
woolen and silk.
Fur and feathers are tlie rival trim
mings for silk and woolen goods.
Wings and birds this sea,son are used
to an excess on hats and bonnets.
The most appropiate trimming for al
paca is knife plaiting of the same.
The double-breasted French jackst of
last season is to be much more worn this
sea.-,on.
The toque felt hal. is a very popular
liat for general wear, but they have been
worn for some time.
Every effort is being made to restore
polonaise, but, as yet none have appear
ed.
Basques are now made with very long
wai.-'ts—not a comlortabie style for short-
waisted p- rsons. I
The soft, twilled and basket-woven rib-
ons are much used for back bows and
streamers' of hats.
Oombi.iation suits still continue in
vogue. These suitings are too stylish
and showy to lose favor.
Dressmakers still talk of shirred floun
ces and knite plaitings. The plaitings
are much finer this season.
Such d-i."k shades are selected for cos
tumes now that light gloves are still worn
to brighten up the toilet.
Some oftiie new suitings, now seen on
exhib tion, are plaid and striped woolens,
combined with plaiti woolen.
Feather, cock, rook, and birds formed
of small natural feather.s, are much used
on hats. Some have no othei' trimming.
Many of the now basques and overskirts
have DO trimming, only a simple cording
of the dress matei'ial, particular expen
sive goods.
ferent requirements, but it would be safe
to say that for eight or nine months iu
the year such a dress as we have describ
ed could be worn with comfort, substitu
ting new and thick flannel for old and
worn, as the weather grows cold, and the
reverse for the oppo.site change. Two
suits of scarlet flannel and one of blue
would clothe a chdd as thoroughly and
much moie becomingly and healthily
than ten or a dozen suits of merino, pique,
side, cotton and muslin which are tio'w
found to be necoe-ssary, and which are
perpetually becoming unseasonable, or
outgrown, or old-fashioned, or something
which necessitates a total change in the
wardrobe ou.e in every six paonths, in
spite of the unreasonable quantity pre
pared.
—rf-v AL W ij.t
UASONIG
FOE THE
MASONIC FEATERNITY
Match mats can be m.a.le of ordinary
sandpaper cut in circular and octagonal
shapes, fastened upon pasteboard and
bound with bright colored braids, a ring
attached to each, and the whole hung near
the match-safe for use whenever a match
is lighted Tile unsightly murks that dis-
fligure maiiy wails may by this inexpen
sive and simple arrangement be entirely
prevented. There should be one in
every room in the house.
IN
North Carolina
{From tile Roanoke News)
Interesting 'Jostuiiias—A Bit of
History.
Little Girls’ Winter Under
clothes.
To P.OKLE Beep Toxouei.—Take the
■tongue of a full grown hoef, c it off tiie but,
scrajie clean thoroughly without scalding,
pierce it m'itli a i-kewer or narrow knife, ami
lu-iert into each C'lt a half cloi'c garlic, rub wefl
with salt and a little .laltpetre, put intoacleep
crock or sto-iewaro milk-pan; pom-on a cup
of vinegar ; press down witii a heavy weight,
■and let it stand; after three days it may be
boil ’d aud served cold.
Disinfbct-vnt and MoOTit Wash.—A
very w wk .solution of p.’rimangauate of p it-
itsli will destroy instantly any t.iint from dis
eased teeth or imperfectly cleansed plates, and
siiould always bo used to rinse the spittoon i-i
hot weather every time it is made use of. It
is ciieap, satisfactory, almo.Jt tasteless, not
poimuoiis, aud quite free from .smell. It may
he satisfactory to some to know that this will
remove the taint of smoking from the broatii
if used as a moiitii-wash.
Stewkd Loin of Veal..—Take part of a
loin of veal, the climup end will do; put iuto
a large, thick, wcll-tiuned iron saucepan, or
iuto a stewpan, about two ounces of butter,
.■mtl shake it over a moderate tire until it be
gins to brown •, Hour the veal well all over,
Jay it into the saucepan, ,.rd when it is of a
fine, equal, light iirown, pour graduallv in veal
hi'otli, gisivy, or boiling water to nearly half
its depth ; add a little salt, one or two sliced
carrots, a small •onion or more, when the fla
vor is inncii liked, and a bunch of parsley;
stew the veal very softly for an hour, or rath
er more : then turn it, and let it stew for near
!y or quite another hour, or longer, should it
not appear perfectly done. As none of our
recipes Iiave been tried witli large, coarse veal,
I ho cooking must be regulated to that cirenm-
■stance, and longer time allowed slioifld the
meat be of more than middling size. Dish
Hie joint; skim all the fat from the gravy,
and strain it over the meat; or keep the joint
hot wliile it is rapidly reduced to a richer'eon-
Mstoncy. Tliis is mere’}’' .a family ,stew.]^
Soft red flannel of good quality is the
best matersal for under garments, and is
worn by women who pay much attention
to the niceties of the toilette as well as
by those who look only to utiiify and
durability. By using red silk bindings
and white sewing silk for stitchings, this
material can be made to look extremely
well.
The combination garment can be out
by using the ordinary unJervest for pat
tern as far as the waist, and the under
drawers below the waist.—The drav/eis
should be made to fold around the knee,
and long stockings should draw over
them. If a chiids dress is in question, a
high necked waist of cotton is the next
garment, and it should be furnished wit.h
buttons at the lower edge to suspend the
j stockings and skirts. The stockings
should have two loop.s of narrow tape
sewed on either side of the top, and a band
of elastic, with a loop at one end, and an
extra piece of elastic, sewed on about
four inches from the other end, and form
an A, wdth buttons upon each foot, to
which the loops of the stockings fit, should
be used to suspend them..
Next should come a woolen skirt of the
same material as the drawers, and over
that the dress. In this way, your girls are
as simply and sensibly dressed as your
boys, and that is an immense gain in time
and trouble. Of course any mother of
taste will see how easy she can make this
underwear form part of a pretty costume.
It is only necoessary to have the stockings
to m.rtch the underclothes and the dress
to be slightly looped or tucked up over
the scarlet flannel skii t, to make a charm
ingly effective peasant costume. The
flannel can be varied in color to suit dif-
At a receiH wedding in Rappabannock
county, Virginia, Mrs. Muratt. Willis and
daughter wore a number of curious and
inLeresling articles of app u’ei, known to
have once been in the possession of Oar
oline, Queen ol Naples, and her family.
Mrs. Wilds wore a black heavy silk, with
a long train, and very similar in fasiiioii
to dresses now in vogue. It was embroid
ered to tiie knees by hand and in a Gre
cian p.attern. Tuis dress was mide in
Lyons for the Friuces Alurat. to be worn
to a reception given to Q leea Garolriie
by the Duke iVIucner (spelling of ri.ime
not p.csiC've). Bne also wore Queen Car
oline's cornet comb, bracelets and ear
rings, the two last were composed of
slendergMI ouaius an.l tiie finest rubies.,
Tile U-iaiir‘rcuief esae ca.rriea was caarked
with tne crown of Naples. Her daughter
still aim 1st a cniid. wore ornaments
equally interesting. A necklace and ear
rings wovan ot the hair ot different mem
bers of the same ill-fated Royal Family,
and a pair of bracelets of exquisite beauty
composed of pieces of lava of lovely aud
varied u les. I'liese bracelel.s were four
inches wide. liie Willis familv have in
their po.sses.sioii other relics of interest.
Services ot sdve’’au 1 oliina, table cloths
marked with the Crown of Naples, ex
quisite ivory portraits of the Murat fami
ly, amongst others Queen Caroline and
two lovely daughters, and many other
things. Mr. Murat Willis was named for
the King of Naples by his sister, much
his senior, who married the exiled Prince
Murat, son of the King and of Queen
Caroline, in Florida. She .had been pre
viously married and was then the widow
Caldwell, and was a lady ot great beauty
and accomp ish.neuts. She heirsd from
her hnsbuiil these relics of royalty, and
at her death bequeathed them to her
brother, Murat Willis, of Rappahannock,
Va. It will be remembered that Queen
Caroline wa.s a .sister of the first Napoleon
and was married to Murat 'one of his
Marshals, afterw.-irds created King of Na
ples. This King was one .-of two poten
tates left upon their thrones by the Allied
Armies, at the dismemberment of the
great Napolean Dynasty.
Tx „ Irma.
Halifax, N. C., Oct. 20, 1875.
and the South.
There are in the South 200,000 Fjcemasons.
and recognizing the imperative need fora reg-
uiar and permanent Organ peculiarly suited
to tile, d'lmands of this vast number “who arc.
linked together by an iiidissolute cliain of sin ■
•cere affection,” we are now publishing a first
class
77EEKLY MASONIC
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i’Tateniity will approve, which is the only
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PUBLISHED SOUTH OF BALTIMORE
and devoted strictly to
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cess we hope to fherit.
Three inches of snow is reported in Watan-
ga county on the 17th ult.
Terms CASH, and all money s’nould be
sent by Check, Post-Office order or Registered
Letter.
Address
E. A. WILSOS-,
GjtKSlTSBOBO, N. (■'.