Ladies' Column

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 94, 6 February 1892, Page 2

Ladies' Column

By Huu. * I keep his house, I wash, wring* brew, bake, scour, dress meat, make the beds, and do all myself. —Shakespeare. ON THE SUBJECT OF CLOTHES. It is wonderful how much the character of a woman can be deyined by the clothes she wears. To some they form the ohief object of life. On the other extreme there is the woman who does not care a bit for dress, and she generally ap--1 pears in a eostrnno^tjite -WBBUtlHi"fcrtbe occasion, or arrays herself in remnants and oddments ; utterly reg«dlw of complexion and circumstances. the former feels, sometimes, that some reflection is cast upon* hefefor, i^sfeaapf -tima and excessive expenditure/.; If BOjjsl»e.-de-fends herself by saying 'thai sdcietyfde- ' mands it of her, and that she must be well dressed. But because^ she., spends ■ much time and money upon^itf it -does not * necessarily follow that she is well dressed, in many cages the resoltfj ojrer;-4^«^.>i I certainly think that it is a duty one owes to relations and friends to, try and be well dressed, for that means f suitable to the occasion, or the occupation of the hour, age, appearance, &c. If ydili'^trfsd'is'Bot a heavy one have fewer things, but let your material be -the 'beatayaui can/get within reach of- youflmetfnsr .Jftlaking up cheap and. shoddy material is waste of both time arid inbiiefi ■As to fashion — folio Wiit reasonably. Would it not be as well if, when a lady has once-discovered the dress best suiteU>fabfcr style, age, appearance and condition, she would study not how' much she esnjrfjbllow the fashion" but how little she need follow it to escape: singularity, i : . uiiM woman's sphere. They 'talk' about a ! Vomi^B :i spli^J3f As though ithaa.aliimt; r e««. AS There's not" a place' in 'earth: d'Ff&avl&i ■ -' There's ndtaotask & mankmd^giveD,There's not a bletoingjor^aoifae*: q, - jThere's not a whispered yes or no,'' There's not a life, or deafli,'ori>irfli' 1 - - That has a feather's we^H^f worth ,-, :. JWithout a woman in it. COOKERY. : Tomatoes red tomatoqg; cnl^ the , .stalks^ off .evenly, and slice off the. part' thaV acftiereajo them ; Bcobp out €he seed front'fiffirOentre without breaking the^sndes :_ melt an ounce of butter in a stewjpansput in two tablespponsful of cooked ham chopped; two tablespoonsful of chopped mushrooms; two shalbts, two teaspoonsful of chopped parsley; pepper and-aalfc— and two ounces of grated Parmesan. Mix thoroughly qyer the fire ; fill the tomatoes with the mixture, and ba&e. onla greased baking tin in a moderate oven for ten or fifteen minutes.- -TKe -tomatoes should be tender, but not broken. If the ingredients for this forcemeat are not at hand, a little ordinaryveal forcemeat may be used, but the-tasfe^rill be inferior. Tomato Soup.— Boil some 'tomatoes until well cooked, then press; them tbfotJgh a seive ; to a pint of tomatoes add half a teaspoonful of corbonate of soda ; put a piece of butter tfitf size of a pigeon '^egg > into a saucepan, when it hubbies stir in a teaspoonful of flour, copk ilja fe^j minutes, then add half .a. pint of hot milk, a little salt and cayenne ; when it boils add the tomatoes, make the 'soup quite hotj* i (but do not let ; it boil), and serve. . - r ; I Sour Plums" (a substitute for fed crirl rant jelly served with'-imeat, to be made in the autumn). — Take-three pounds of the I long blue pi tans, almost ;th6 ; last to come into the market',. : called in Germany I levetschen ; rub -of£~the bloom and prick . each one with a j boil a pint/of ) vinegar for a quarter of an hour, with a , pound and a half of sugarf-a teaspoonful lof cloves, three blades of mace, "and half | an ounce of cinnamon'; ' -pourllhtf vinegar . through a strainer over the plums, and let them stand for .twenty-fonr hours. ; Next day boil the vinegar, and again pour . it over the fruit ; put all over the fire, to , simmer for a few minutes until tra plums . are tender and -cracked without falling to ' pieces. Tie down while hot.