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Fricandellans - Mince the lean of cold lamb or veal very finely; soak a large slice ofcrumb of bread in boiling milk; mash it and mix it with the minced meat, also a beaten egg, some boiled chopped parsley and thyme, a little grated lemon-peel, pepper and salt. Make it into small, flat cakes and fry them in butter or lard. Serve them up dry on a serviette or with good gravy.
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piques, etc., are in various patterns ; but stripes seem to be the prevailing style. SKIRTS, VERY MUCH GORED, are universal. In some instances the material has all the effect of being pasted to the figure, as there is neither pleat nor wrinkle in the upper part of the skirt ; it is, in fact, an exact copy of the style worn during the First Empire. The trains of dresses have attained the length of a yard and a half, and even SANITARY. more, and this exaggeration renders the moving about a Salve for Chapped Lips and Hands.-Take two ounces of crowded ball-room a matter of extreme awkwardness and white wax, one ounce of spermaceti, four ounces of oil of perplexity. Crinoline has not absolutely disappeared, but almonds, two ounces of English honey, quarter of an ounce it is now reduced to three circles of steel at the lower part of essence of bergamot, or any other scent. Melt the wax of the skirt, and these circles measure from two and a half and spermaceti ; then add the honey, and melt all together, to two and three-quarter yards in circumference. Above and when hot, add the almond oil by degrees, stirring it the cage a well gored, narrow white petticoat is worn, and till cold. This is superior to glycerine for chapped hands, { above this is a second white petticoat, which is elaborately trimmed. As the fashion of long trains necessitates the sun-burns, or any roughness on the skin. Cure for Headache -Put a handful of salt into a quart of frequent exhibition of the petticoat when moving about a water, add one ounce of spirits of hartshorn and half an room, this second skirt is frequently ornamented with ounce of camphorated spirits of wine. Put them quickly Valenciennes lace and rich embroidery. These under garinto a bottle, and cork tightly to prevent the escape of the ments prove very costly; so the more moderate substitute spirit. Soak a piece of rag with the mixture, and apply it for those rich decorations, is a trellis-work formed with fine white braid, and a star embroidered in satin-stitch in the to the head; wet the rag afresh as soon as it gets heated. To Cure a Wen.-Wash it with common salt dissolved in center ofevery lozenge of the trellis-work. This ornament water every day, and it will be removed in a short time. is braided and embroidered in the flounce of the petticoat, Or make a strong brine of alum-salt; simmer it over the and is very easily worked. Petticoats for evening wear fire. When thus prepared, wet a piece of cloth in it every are made within an inch as long as the dresses; and it day, and apply it constantly for one month, and the pro- should be borne in mind that the train of a skirt now meatuberance will disappear. sures at the very least three-quarters of a yard. Some skirts are trimmed with a sash kind of piece, To Cure Chilblains.- Rub the part affected with brandy and salt, which hardens the feet at the same time that it which widens as it descends from the waist, and is cut removes the inflammation. Sometimes a third application round at the ends; there are several on the skirt, lengthcures the most obstinate chilblains. ening as they approach the back. Some of these sashes To Cure Diptheria.- Take a common tobacco-pipe, place end-in points, trimmed with tassels, some are triangular, a live coal in the bowl, drop a little tar upon the coal, and others ornamented with a rosette. THE WAISTS OF DRESSES are made quite plain and high draw the smoke into the mouth, and discharge it through the nostrils. usually, though those which are cut square in the neck Cure for a Cough.-A patient, who, for nearly two are popular with young ladies. SLEEVES will be wider as the warm weather approaches; months, could not pass a night in quiet without large doses of laudanum, has been cured of a most harassing and we shall soon have our graceful, old-fashioned Pagoda back again. sleeve cough by suet boiled in milk. SHORT WALKING DRESSES are now indispensable on the To Clean Zinc.-Rub clean lard on it with a cloth, and street, and the style is as varied as the tastes of the rub dry with a clean cloth. wearers. In all cases the paletot should correspond with the upper skirt. In many cases the skirt is cut sufficiently long to cover the petticoat entirely, and prettily trimmed. FASHIONS FOR MAY. SACQUES AND PALETOTS are short and loose, and cut in FIG. 1.-WALKING DRESS OF BROWN FOULARD SILK, with a various forms. The round " Cardinal Cape," of the same material as the dress, has been revived, but is not yet very petticoat of the same color. The jacket is tight fitting. FIG. II.-CARRIAGE DRESS OF BLACK SILK, over a petticoat general ; in fact, it does not look as well as a sacque with of cherry-colored silk. The under-body is of pink silk, and a short dress. THE MARIE ANTOINETTE BONNET is the most worn; but the peplum-jacket has no sleeves. FIG. III.-EVENING DRESS OF GREEN SATIN.- The skirt is with its large, round crown, is not stylish-looking if not trimmed with bows of satin ribbon, with jet fringe at the very tastefully trimmed. ends, and has a very long train. The loose Venetian sleeves are lined with white satin. CHILDREN'S FASHIONS . FIG. IV.- HOUSE DRESS OF PEARL-COLORED SILK.- The body ofwhite muslin is worn under a pink silk jacket. FIG. 1.- SUIT OF BLACK VELVET, FOR A LITTLE BOY.-The FIG. V. CARRIAGE DRESS OF CHENE SILK, trimmed with collar is quite large and pointed. pipings of green silk. The peplum can be worn with the FIG. II-A YOUNG GIRL'S DRESS OF WHITE AND CHERRY dress or not, at pleasure, as it fastens on under the belt. STRIPED FOULARD, trimmed with ruchings and rosettes of FIG. VI. HOUSE DRESS OF BLACK SILK, over a blue silk cherry-colored silk. petticoat. The tight sleeves are of blue silk, with black FIG. III -RUSSIAN COSTUME FOR A LITTLE BOY; the undersilk lozenges on them ; and the loose sleeve is of black, dress is of crimson cashmere, and the upper one of fawnlined with blue. colored cashmere. Striped stockings, and high boots. GENERAL REMARKS.- The chene silks are remarkably eleFIG. IV.- DRESS OF BLUE SILK, FOR A LITTLE GIRL.- The gant this spring, but enormously high. Even the pretty skirt is trimmed in diamonds of darker blue silk, joined foulards, which one used to think made a very nice and with flat, white buttons; and the pointed jacket, without comparatively cheap dress, now cost as much as chene and sleeves, is also of the darker shade of silk. The sleeves are summer plaids used to do- a good foulard costing about of the color of the skirt, and there is a white silk vest. twenty-eight dollars. Summer peplums, mohairs, alpaca, FIG. V.- DRESS OF GREEN SILK, trimmed with black velcrepes, etc., are cheaper, but not so dressy. Organdies, vet, for a little girl.
