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fancv g5 suitable f .’f and Gk urSt‘S. C: 0t a 1} IRHAM. 6 a1“, eats thei nds OTC tn IDS 888EES,Z§ StOCk of brush {MN imiw ND '1 ’I"? d. ’1 .9... w "I! \ 30X 0ft P‘Sa‘i an 101‘ Hg. A (HR RISTMAS-TREE FEATURE. D3 v”; ‘ng Christmas fairies always 8n- hanr‘e rhe chikdrsn’ s delight in the Christmas tree, and once made can be 3:94 ymr after year. Buy up a doz- en or more of five and ten-cent dolls, '0 add to the variety‘ have among All . zito number some Japanese and col- (”.1 (10118. Dress Lhese to represent {xiries in bright hues of Spangled 22:12? tariatan, or tissue-paper, and r-aily sprinkle their hair and gar- 1 ms with diamond-dust powder. L‘ 1 doll should be provided with a 1“ LII-C} {air of fairy wings made from r {irig'aed tissue-paper and fastened to 3.. boiy by means of concealed wires. i¢¢ (ti-es in bright hues of Spangled Quickly Made Beef Tea.â€"Take any ; .‘uzp tariatan, or tissue-paper, and .desired quantity of steak from the top 'c (_:‘;311 (l'JLlDO ULCDD WCDU LU Lcle-Dvub Y" L'- iE;-rwi1y sprinkle their hair and gar- part of the round, as this has less fat w. mg with diamond-dust wder. - - 15-h (1011 should be provided 33th a and more Juice than any other part m.::: ,‘ ii air of fairy win-gs made from . of the ox; remove every morsel of fat gratuifll tissue-paper and fastened to; and divide the meat into small pieces bod}: by 11183113 0f concealed wires. 3 cutting across the grain; put the meat‘ ‘ .Ih'sis \V lI‘BS should be OOIIBd t0 Obtd'ln‘in a dry sauce pan and allow it to ; TV ’1' (F l. ' , ' - . . ‘11,;‘fin1{£91138:;nffiagntienififignigfél.swear: for five minutes over a slow 1 to: .~‘ :hat come out of worn-out, wire- 1 fire, stirring occasionally to prevent ' stiwiaed brooms. ‘The least motion; sticking. This is how all beef-essences v.11 <81 this spiral to quivering, caus- 3 are prepared. .After sweating for in; :‘ne wings to move as if in flight. i five minutes you will find the meat I‘mâ€"Liz».- manner use the spiral wire to! white in color and surrounded by.a ans." the dolls in hovering positions: very rich, nourishing gravy, which, in oar-r and around the tree. The effect 3 cases of great exhaustion may be giv- mzzgif'al; every footstep causes jar‘ en in this form. But ordinarily yout r."::',~71£2‘l‘. 10 start the dolls dancing and next pour over the meat its weight: fir ding above and around the tree, as{ of cold water, allowmg a print of wat-u if 'iiu "invisible fairies of the air had Ii er to a pound of beef. Stirb ufitil the come down to 'oin the Christmas lee: water boils; it must not 01 again, J â€"--â€"~- g l but simmer gently for five or ten min-g HOME DYEING. lutes, until the juice is drawn out;l then strain carefully into a bowl,and§ if there is a particle of fat on top re-i package dyes, and are excellent‘ move it with a piece of brown unsized, fwr carpet rags. Use only earthen- paper. In this way.you may take o’ffil “are. tin, brass or cooper. Use noth- BVGI‘Y bit 0f fat Wfih‘f“? wastingh a All goods should drop! of the beef tea as [S done a en ~ . . using a ladle or spoon. Made in this H Clean and put into the dye wet. way you may have strong beef tea in Dry in the shade. These directions are twgnty minutes. Don’t season until u", for nnffnn lneeded. These dyes are much cheaper than I «ry- \ .." Lug but soft water. HOME DYEING. These dyes are much cheaper than 1h» package dyes, and are excellent fur carpet rags. Use only earphen- “are. tin, brass or cooper. Use noth- an but soft water. All goods should 'w clean and put into the dye wet. Dry in the shade. These directions are all for cotton. Scarlet: For 1 lb of goods, take cream of tamer 1-2 02., cochineal half oz. muriate of tin 21-2 oz. Boil the dye, put in the goods and stir for. ten 01' fifteen minutes, after which boil 1 1-2 hours. \Vash in clear water. Blue: For :2 lbs of goods, take 1 oz of l’russian blue and half 02 of oxalic acid. Pulverize together and dissolve in hot water sufficent to cover the goods, which are to be worked in the dye until the desired shade, t‘hen wrung water. Yellow: For 6 lbs. of goods. 1138 4 oz of bi-chromake o'f potash, 3 oz of sugar of lead. Dissolve, separate in en- ough water to cover the goods. Have them both hot, and dip first in one. then the other, until the desired shade. Rinse well in clear water. Green: Color yellow rags blue. (‘opperasz For five or six lbs, dis- solve half lb of copperas in sufficient water to cover the goods. Drain and rinse in lye water. Do not get dis- couraged over the color, as the effect cannot be seen at once. Orangeâ€"Dip yellow rags in strong lime water; or color the yellow rags Chicken Omeletâ€"Beat the yolks of tree eggs until thick; add one-half mspoonful of salt, a few grains of wpper and three tablespoonfuls hot mter. Fold in the whites of the three venten eggs until stiff and dry. Heat in omelet pan, grease bottom and files. using in all one teaspoonful of uiter. Turn it in the mixture, spread wenly. and cook slowly on top of the tinge until slightly browned under- neath. Put in the oven on center 7"?11 take from the oven, fold, and zit: uut on a hot platter. Pour around t '1 thin white sauce made by melt- 21-: one tablespoonful of butter. Stir .nm it one tablespoonful of flour and war on gradually one and‘ one-half .ul-vs of milk. Season with salt and .‘ I xi”?! s' ifi 1,2 in _- , 1 > A... . igulgl FOR YOUR SCRAP BOOK undfithoro'ughly rinsed ih alum pepper, and " add one-half cup cold cooked chicken, cut in dice. Broiled Liversâ€"Cut each chicken liv- er into four pieces. Put on skewers, al- lowing one liver to'each skewer. Bal- ance skewers on abroiler and broil over a clear fire five minutes. Remove to serving dish, sprinkle with salt and pepper and spread with butter. Baked Bananas.â€"Wipe bananas and loosen one portion of the skin. Place in a shallow pan, cover and bake un- til the skins become very dark in color and the fruit is soft. Remove from the skins, sprinkle with sugar and serve hot, with sweetened cream. Tomato Soupâ€"Cook one can of toma- toes, twoâ€"cups water, one-half tea- spoonful of pepper-corns, four cloves, one slice onion, one-half tablespoon- ful sugar, and one sprig parsley twenâ€" ty minutes, melt one tablespoonful but- ter. add one and one-half tablespoon- fuls flour, add to the tomatoes, cook two minutes and rub through a sieve. Add one-eighth teaspoonful soda and reheat. Serve with croutons. Cherry Puddingéâ€"Two eggs well beaten, add one cupful of sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, sifted with one cup of flour, a pinch of salt. After ‘beating well, add en- ough more flour to make a stiff bat- ter. Add as many cherries as can be stirred in. Steam, an hour and aquar- ter. Serve with liquid sauce. The French coffee is reputed the best in the world. It is never oveljdone, so as to destroy the coffee flavor, which is in nine cases out of ten the fault of the coffee we meet. with. Then it is ground and placed in a coffee pot with- a filter through which, when it has yielded up its life to the boiling water poured upon it, the delicious ex- tract percolates in clear drops, the coffee pot standing on a heated stove to maintain the temperature. The ex- tract thus obtained is a perfectly clear dark flusid, known as cafe noir, or black coffee. A tablespoonful or two of this in boiled milk would make what is ordinarily called a strong cup of coffee. The boiled milk is prepared with no less care. It must be fresh and new, not merely warmed or even brought to the boiling point, but slow- ly simmered till it attains a thick, creamy richness. The coffee mixed with this is the celebrated cafeaulait, the. name of which has gone round the world. I can never share your lot, sir. The beautiful girl arose from the sofa, upon which. she had been sitting and waved away the man who had been pressing his suit. __L VVVâ€" :â€" There were tears of disappointment in the young man's eyes. ‘ A L lot. Female Woman Suffragistâ€"I tell you, my sisters, I wear no man's col- 111 r. n“- Masculine Voice from Take it off, then. And why? she asked, coldly. Because there are no improvements 1 it, he groaned. FRENCH COFFEE MAKING. THE REASON \VHY. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, December 21, 1899 INCONSISTENCY. the Rear â€" No more ohatelaines. Put them away in your jewel cases and resurrect them lwhen you are married and the mother 30f a marriageable daughter. Then she gwill take as much pleasure in bringing gall your Chatelaine charms out, burn- ishing them up and displaying them to her friends as the very latest as you did before her. That is the way with all new fads, they are only revivals of’ old fashions. In support of this asser-k tion, attention is drawn to the new chains which are to be just the smart-- est thing this season. They are all copies of the long old-fashioned chains worn by our mothers when they were young girls. It is a season of; chains. Chains long. chains short, chains med~ ium, but chains you must have ifi you would be in. the swim. The very newest; fad in these chains! is one of medium length; which is hung around the neck and-reaches to the bust or just where the fancy yokes end. These chains have very artistic pendants attached to them, the pen- dants giving the finishing touch to the toilet which the lavaliers did this sum- mer. They are called “La Florence,” and certainly some of the pendants at- tached to these chains are works of art. Some are Egyptian, in the red, blue and old gold colorings, while others are of the new ‘fvert or” and gun metal effects. By the way, this new color- ing for gold chains, greenish blue in hue, just a little tarnished and brassy looking, is at present moment all the rage in Paris. It is creating a .per- fect furor, and every body who pre- tends to be anybody is wearing jewelry in this “vert or” coloring. Then. again, another fad which will be very popular, and which: is intense- ly artistic in its conception, is that of. wearing old coins attached to long and short chains. The rarer, the older odder these coins are the smarter they are. This fashion has recently reciv- ed a great boom in the Zaza chain. This chain is made of ’gold or silver, in large or small links, according to fancy. It encircles the neck, and pen- dant from it is an old coin or talisman, whichever the wearer may chance to be the possessor of. It is a “good luck” chain, therefore a talisman or lucky piece is de rigueur. When a woman begins to wear a chain like this she must never leave it off. It can be, and will be. worn twisted arond 'the muff, taking‘the We offithe “bunch of vio- lets;” it can be twisted through the belt, after the fashion of a watch chain; it cant-be used as a girdle with a tea gown, but it must always be in evi- dence after once being donned. Wheth- er it is worn at night is a question .too sacred to be asked, unless the informa- tion should come gratis. But the most popular chain of all with the young girls and widows will be the “memory chain.” This is along chain of weave, caught here and there with quaint little slides, some repre- â€" .. L-.‘A.-. 'Vl-l-u uuuâ€"â€"â€"- _--_ senting the four-leaf 'clover, heads, coins, mistletoe, pansies or any fancy which phages” th‘e.weaxer To the end -4...A:...L.L W “Ava-L y.vv-~-_ -__- of this chain, which hangs straight down in front, as far as its length will allowâ€"they are usually a yard and. a half long, which, when doubled, would make them hang about three quarters of. a yard in lengthâ€"is attached a ring, and on the ring are hung an unlimit- ed number of- charms and keepsakes, souvenirs and all kinds of fancies. Now, the beauty of this chain lies in the fact that the knicknacks hanging to the ring as they are few or many denote just how popular the girl is. A \lvnnvvv d“â€"â€" maid with many strings to her how, or boasting ofmany friends, will show just how food her friends are of her by the number of charms attached to the ring of her memory chain. These charms can be in any fashion according to the taste of the giver, There must be a pig among them, a four leaf, clover, _a chestnut, a sprig of mistletoe, a coinâ€"but why go on enumerating the fads, for they are endless. The girls will have to buy the chains themselves, for two or three men, when spoken to upon this new gift for their sweethearts, exclaimed: L1_-__ £-1 D“What, buy achain £011 another fel- low to hang charms on? Well I just guess not.” iountry Round. AT LADYSMITH Pearls still hold their own and are shown in long ropes, chains to be wound round and round the neck, in large stones, in small ones, ropes of many strands, or just simply one twist, but they are very much in evidence and consequently very popular. Pearl collars are quite the tad, of as many strands as the length of: the wearer’s neck can stand, with narrow slides of tiny rhinestones. sometimes four and sometimes (we. These collars must fit the neck closely, and as they are the most becoming neck ornament, softening lines of age, bringing out the fresh tints of youth, are conse- quently in favor with all woman, young, old and middle aged. As the very latest wrinkle in Paris is the gray ostrich feather boa, it may be confidently expected that there will be an' influx of these dainty neck dressings among the smart women this fall and winter. In. anticipation of this fad. and having learned by ex- perience in the past how very difficult it is to keep boas of any kind, feather, fur or otherwise, in place without in- jury to the perishable material of which they are made, the Parisians have hit upon a novel and pretty con- ceit for effectually preventing boas of \ny.kind slipping their fastenings. The newest device is a silver or gold snake, twisted so that it forms an S., in and out of the twists of which the boa is wound. The head is raised as if ready to strike, and the eyes, of emeralds or rubies, give a nob- by touch“ to the pretty ornament as they glitter in the fluffy masses of furs or feathers. At the Christmas season everyâ€" body, no matter whether he has been helped or not during the year, tries to do something for those he loves, and often for those he does not love, but who need to have something done for‘ them. Let us give our Christmas1 gifts on the principle of “lifting a‘ iittle." Let us choose the sort of pre- sent that will lighten a burden where we can do so, as well as one that will simply give pleasure to the eye or taste of those who receive it. Too many times we choose what we think ,is pretty, without regard to whether it suits the needs of the one on whom we would bestow a remembrance. It is not gratifying to one's self to give money, and yet money is often the most sensible gift we can bestow, for the peOple who have real needs do not like to mention them, and if they have the money it can be made to give real pleasure, and at the same time to lift a burden from the mind. We have known families to receive Sitts of the same articles of clothing Which, at great cost of labor, they had just succeeded in procuring for themselves. We have known fami- lies to receive beautiful gift bOOkS that must be handled carefully and kept' away from the dust, who would have been so grateful for school books, maps, charts, and such things as they constantly have to buy. To people who have little space give nothing of which they must take care â€"that is. after a momentary plea- sure, adding a burden instead of lift- ing one. But you will say,: Our gifts are not charities, but expressions ofour love to our friends. Yes, and the expres- sions of love will always take care of themselves. Love always feels its way to the thing that meets aloved one’s need, so we say nothing about that here. But at Christmas time there is almost as much giving of the other sort that is not really charity. yet is not love, as there is giving prompted by love itself, and. it,is in this that great care should be taken. \Ve give to the aged, for it makes them glad to be remembered, We give to in- valids to brighten the sick room. We give to little children everywhere, and to the people especially of whom we know, who would be likely to get no- thing if we did not. For all these we need to use good judgment and sound common sense, seasoned with real kindness and love. \Ve say nothing about receiving, for it is characteristic‘ of the higher life to find it most blessed to give. But the great gift’ of all, the Christ Him- self, and all the lesser gifts that fol- low in the 'lines' of His coming, are, 'I am sure, not forgotten at this or any time of the year. How would it have been with us if He had never come 'to Bethlehem ? How would it have been with our civilization, our country, our whole outward and inward life? we have only to do some thinking along that line to be very glad and grateful on Christmas Day. THE BEST GIVING. -. Tan: Cmtomcex will be sent to 5uascn‘PTmN address, free of flange, {Or $1.00: RATES . . . . yeur,payable n advanceâ€"$1.50 m} be charged if not. so_ pazd. he date to which eveq subscription 15 patd ts denoted by the number on eh. address label. No paper discontinued mm} all men: are. paid, except at the optton of the proprietor. . EVERY THURSDAY momma 3T rm. onmmcu mum: HOUSE. 1mm : DURHAM, ONT. 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I am prepared to fill orders for good shifigles “ Monsoon ” Ta is packed tinder the su 4601! of the Ta. growers, and is advertised and sol by the as a sample of the best qualitia of Indian and Ccy‘ Teas. F or that rason they see that none but thi very fmh leaves go into Monsoon packages. I That is why “Monsooqf _\he perfectTca. canfi s"‘d at the same price as uncrwr ta. .50 fit. urkxmwkzfiu «u... u:._. .205 3:03 3:. 5 (HF 58.... Hz» 94d at the same price as inferior ta. Eltis ut up in sealedaddiaoffiihwxlb an? “as; agdpso Idinthrecilavoursatwcqsocandéoa our grcccrdoes not keep it. tenfix'm'to writ! ;_o SIT_ BL, HAYTER E; (30., n and 13 FrontSt In THI' “In-Ln FINEST TEA {Ht FIRST CLASS HEARSE IN CONNECTION Undertaking and Emhalming A SPECIALTY 3 THE PERFECT TEA DURHAM FOUNDRYMAN IN ITS NATIVE . SHEW E LL BURIMM, - (INT Each week an epitome of the world’s news, articles on th° household and farm, and serials by the most popular authors. Furniture JACOB KRESS. EDITOR AND Pnormm‘on. 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