Abergavenny Chronicle

 Fi?htin? has taken pbce in Morose. The Zaian have [Wen repulsed with great loss; the French had twelve Sengalese and one European knlod and four wounded. While fishing for "tiddlers" in a pond on Wfinbledon Common. Albert E. Kino- thirteen, of Fulham, was drowned. Sidiiev Mason, a Tooting man, made a plucky; attempt nt rescue. The deaths arc announced in Paris of M. Sebard, director of the "Temps," and of M. Paul Reclus, the eminent surgeon, who was largely instrumental in makino, general the use of cocaine as an anaesthetic.

CLUB WINDOW. I Mr. Rudyard Kipling relates the follow- ing amusing story against himself. He had been presented to a rather young lady, who .almost immediately began to show signs of distress, and whose eyes were so full of tears that the novelist asked if she were ill, or if anything were the matter. Between her sobs the disappointed maiden broke out: "Oh, I thought you were tall and handsome Mr. John Redmond, M.P., the leader of the Irish Party, may be said to have been brought up in the lap of politics. His father and grandfather were M.P.'s, and before he became a legislator he was for six months in the House of Commons as a, Clerk of the Table. » » Mr. J. J. Hill, one of America's railway millionaires, has long been known as a capital after-dinner s peaker. He was at- tending a banquet, w hen stories were called for. Mr. Hill responded with a railway yarn. "When sleeping-cars first came in," he said, "the bed-elothes in the berths were very scanty. On one of these early cars one night, after everybody had turned in and the lights were low, a loud voice called from one of the upper berths: Porter, get a corkscrew?' The porter came hurrying along. 1 Boss,' he said, in a scandalised tone, we don't allow no drinking in the berths. Against the rules.' 4 Oh, it ain't that, porter,' the voice answered. I just want to dig out a pillow that's sort of worked its way into my ear. < King Alfonso of Spain, when seven years of age, received a severe lesson in kingly courtesy. When driving with his governess he was saluted with reverence by an aged officer of high rank, and the small boy, in acknowledgment, put out his tongue. The youngster was given a vigorous whipping by the Queen-mother, a chastisement which immediately bore fruit in copious smiles and bows in public. » In the German Emperor's wine cellar there are brands from all parts of the globe. Each brand has its separate en- closure, shut in by iron railings, with a tablet affixed, giving name, age, price, and number of bottles. No flasks or decanters are ever placed on the Imperial table, the wine being served by the attendants from the original bottles. » King Albert of Belgium is the tallest King in Europe. He stands 6ft. 3in. in his stockinged feet. He is very fond of travel- ling, and, accompanied by his wife, tra- versed a great portion of Japan and Man- churia just before the Russo-Japanese War. He is the only Sovereign who has served an I apprenticeship as newspaper reporter. For four years he was the marine reporter of a Belgian weekly, and during this time travelled through most of the countries of Europe and visited all the important ship- yards. < < < In the Czar's stables, which cost £ 200.000 to build, is a unique collection of vehicles, some of them a hundred and fifty years old. Perhaps the most interesting specimen is the carriage in which the Czar Alexander II. was seated when it was much shattered I by a bomb thrown by a Nihilist. Lord Dalmeny, Lord Rosebery's elder son, has, like his father, a sense of humour, though in other respects he is singularly unlike hi, distinguished parent. Big, strong, and athletic, he is fond of outdoor life and field sports, is a first-class rackets player, and much interested in racing, in addition to which he once captained the Surrey County cricket team. It was Lord Dalmeny who, when Lord Rosebery wa.s to address the boys at Eton on one "Fourth of June," lagged his father not to allude to Wellington and "the playing fields of Eton" a much abused quotation which the poor Etonians have to hear at wery frequent intervals. » No member of the Royal Academy has had such a varied and romantic career as Mr. C. Napier Hemy, the famous painter of the sea. When a boy, he went with his parents to Australia ia a sailing ship, and on the voyage picked up a knowledge of seaman- ship. On his return to England he learned drawing, but after a time studied for the priesthood. At fifteen he apprenticed him- self. unknown fo his parents, on board a collier brig, and after a rough experience came home in rags. At seventeen he again sailed before the mast, and on his return entered the monastery. He was not des- tined to be a priest, however, and when he was twenty-two he decided finally to apply himself to art. Mr. Hemy paints most of his pictures in a floating studio off the coast of Cornwall. » There are some good stories told of Sir Herbert Tree, and recently they were added to by the following. A friend told Sir Her- bert that another well-known actor had "gagged" in a Shakespeare play. "Ah was the reply, "but you must remember that both he and I are licensed gaggi.sts. Indeed, we might be called Gag and May- g ,I g. v Centuries ago the Stanley family had their own private racecourse at Langness, in the Isle of Man. The difficuty of transporting horses there was so great that racing there was abandoned and a new course laid out at Leasowe, in Cheshire. There a great race under the auspices of the Stanley family was run from 1593 until the Civil NVar. It was the recollection of this event that caused the Earl of Derby to revive the event at Epsom, near his house, the Oaks. There have been very few Earls of Derby who have not kept racehorses, and the present head of the family is one of the leading supporters of the Turf, and keeps an enormous estab- lishment—Stanley House—at Newmarket, where his horses are trained by the Hon. George Lambton. A German calculates that on the average 300,000 holiday-making cozens of the United States cross the Atlantic annually and spend < £ 152 a head, exclusive of steam- ship tickots, or 14.5,500,000 in all. American women, he reckons, leave £ 1,600,000 with Parisian dressmakers and X300,000 with milliners. Of the X43,500,000 Americans spend about one-ninth, roughly X5,000,000, in Great Britain, and of this sum X2,000,000 in London alone. Dr. W. G. Grace tells a story of a gentle- man, greatly interested in Lancashire cricket, who found himself stranded at a North of England railway-station with three hours to wait for the next train. He asked the station-master what he could do in the interval, and received the reply: "You can join us in a game of cricket if you like. Come and have a bowl at our porter he's been batting for six weeks, and we can't get him out." This was the discovery of Richard Gorton Barlow, the famous Lancashire stone-waller, who thought nothing, in first- class matches, of batting an hour for a duck! Lord Charles Beresford, feeling rather ill, once .sent for Sir Frederick Treves, the great surgeon. Lord Charles began to describe his acheo. and pains. He was con- tinually interrupted by Sir Frederick, with "Capital!" and Excellent." Lord Charles was at a losa to understand this enthusiasm at his expense, and was astonished when, having completed his tale of woe, Sir- Fred- erick ejaculated: "How fortunate you are! Let me congratulate you. You are the lucky possessor of one of the rarest com- plaints we know of, one which we had actually thought to be extinot! Lord Charles was afterwards relieved to find that the trouble was as harmless as it was unique.

Colonel C. E. Warde was pws-ente-d with his portrait ia oils on completing twenty-one years as Unionist member cf Parliament for, Mid- Kent. The presentation was made by Sir Marcus Samuel on behalf of Colonel Warde's constituents. Mr. F. Harris Mitchell, of Chard, has lent to the Victoria and Albert Museum the famous Gothic ]).nelt which was for many years in the Green Dragon Ina at Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset, and this is now exhibited in the de- partment of woodwork in Room 21, near the Exhibition-road ent-rance to the museum.

OUR DRESSMAKING LESSON. THE POPULAR PYJAMA SUIT. I have had quite a stack of letters from my numerous readers lately asking me to illustrate sometime, a pattern of the latest thing in underwear for ladies-the Pyjama SÚit. This is now lecognised as the most ideal and hygienic night garment, and the use of it is becoming more and more general, so I am perhaps not very far out in supposing that the smart, simple little design shown here this week will prove a great favourite with my practical, up-to- date readers. The modern Pyjama Suit ensures perfect comfort; it is both easy to make and easy to launder, and if lingerie happens to be one of your weaknesses—there are quite a number of us who feel more inclined to be extravagant in underwear than in any other department of dress-you will find that you can lavish as much money on your pyjamas [Refer to D. L. No. 112.] is you please. The most beautiful suits are made of fine, soft Italian silk, and pretty colours such as sky, pink, mauve, and shot effects. You can really make a quite prac- tical garment at much less expense by using flannelette or madapolam. To make these you will require four and half yards 36-inch material. Pin the pattern together and try on before cutting out. If large enough cut exactly by the pattern. Half an inch is allowed for on all scams and turnings. DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING. I To Cut Out.—Lay the pattern on the material according to the diagram. Mark round all edges and notches and through all perforations with chalk, remove the pattern and cut exactly by the chalk lines, as all tieams and turnings are allowed for in the pattern. To Make.—Close up the knickers, match- ing the notches, and felling neatly inside. Turn up the lower edge, and hem on the wrong side. Finish the waist with a fairly deep hem, and run an elastic band through. Close and fell the shoulder and underarm Beams of coat. Face the front with a piece of material two or three inches deep. Hem the lower edge. Close the sleeves by the French method. Hem the ends, and set the tops into armholcs, binding the raw edges with tape. Hem tound the collar; edge it with cord, and fell neatly, against the neck. Hem the pocket round, and fell it in posi- tion. Work buttonholes and sew on but- tons for fastening. Press the sfcit well.

A DRESS FOR YOUNG GIRLS. I I am sure you will all agree with me that the little dreoo I have selected for our first I fashion suggestion this week. is perfectly sweet, and just the ideal thing for a young girl of 12-16 years. Its dainty simplicity will appeal to every mother anxious to dress her young daughter in good taste. By choosing beautiful, artistic styles like this for her now, be sure you are laying founda- tions which will make an exceedingly smart Woman of her later on, and enable her to be well dressed at all times, however limited her wardrobe allowance may be. There is another point in regard to this dress which [Refer to D. L. No. 113.] I the busy mother will not overlook. It is so extremely simple that you can make it in a very short time, and our straightforward expert-cut pattern renders it quite impos- sible to fail in producing the perfect, beautifully-made effect provided you follow the directions carefully. The pretty fashion- able embroidered muslins make up best for this charming frock. To make this pretty dress you will require for a girl aged twelve to fourteen vears, four yards, 27-inch material. For a girl aged fourteen to six- teen, four and half yards 30-inch material. Pin the pattern together and try on before Cutting out. If large enough cut exactly by the pattern. Half -an inch is allowed for on all seams and turnings. DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING. I To Cut Out.—Lay the pattern on the material according to the diagram. Mark round all edges and notches and through all perforations with tinted chalk, remove the pattern and cut out exactly by the chalk lines, as all seams and turnings are allowed for. You will find that bodice pattern will not come out of 27-inch material, unless back has a seam. To Make.—Close and fell the side seams of skirt. Hem the lower edge. Open a plaquet on one hip; face open and sew on hooks and eyes for fastening. Gather the waist into a webbing band, and press the ekirt. Lay tucks of blouse as in sketch. Neaten the little yoke, and fell it inside the blouse, untler the tucks. Turn the front and sleeve end edges singly on the right side, and fell insertion over them. Arrange front to fasten with hooka and eyes. Neaten the collar, and frill edging round. Fell it carefully against the neck. Hem the lower cdgo of the bl«nse, and set a draw tape at the back to regulate fulness round the waist. Arrange skirt to hook over blouse at the waist, and finish with a swathed silk belt. Paper patterns can be supplied, price 6id. When ordering, please quote number, en- close remittance, and addre-ss to Miss Lisle, 9, La Belle Sauvagc, London, E.C.

The Birmingham City Council have decided I to spend £ 29,925 on the enlargement of the Victorian Law Courts, which were opened by King Edward VII. in 1891.

I MOTHER AND HOME. The ability to walk gracefully every woman can attain. The first thing to learn is to stand squarely upon the balls of the feet, not upon the toes or the heels. In high French-heeled shoes this is difficult, yet it is by no means necessary to wear flat heels in order to accomplish it. With care- ful selection, it is possible to obtain pretty shoes that would also allow the wearer to walk well. If a lino were drawn through the body of the well-poised woman it would begin at the balls of her feet, pass through the tips of hips and shoulders, and end at the crown of her head. I FAINTING. Remember that Nature wisely takes cart of the person who faints, and puts them in the best position for recovery-that is, lying down. Putting a pillow under the head and trying to make the one who has fainted sit up is the very worst thing that could be done. Usually, no treatment at all is required in fainting, says "Health." The first thing to do is to lay the person down flat at once, the head as low as the body; then raise the body and legs a few inches from the ground, the feet six or eight inches, thereby causing the head to be lower than the body, and consciousness will re- turn immediately. This procedure should be easy for everyone to remember: It acts quick an d perfectly, and nothing else is re- quired. Holding smelling salts to the nose tends to excite the nerves of sensation, and by rousing the brain and heart to renewed activity in useful. I 9 HOLLOWS IN THE NECK. "Salt-cellars in the neck are dreaded by the average woman, but these can usually be remedied by home treatment. Deep breath- ing is one the finest things possible, and a few exercises should be taken every morning on rising, and as many times during the day as convenient. The air should go down to the very bottom of the lung cavities and on to the very top, then if a look be taken in the glass it will be seen that the hollows of the neck puff out. The amount of air taken in will not be very great at first, but will increase as the exercise is persisted in. To be able to fill the whole of the lungs at once is a knack that ocmes with practice. A glass of milk then last thing at night is highly recommended by physicians for the purpose of improving the neck and bust. I DRY PERFUME FOR LINGERIE AND LINEN. Take lib. dried lavender, lib. whole rose leaves, Hb. crushed orris root, and 2oz. each of broken cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. These should be well mixed and tied up in silk or muslin bags, then placed amongst the linen. The East is the birthplace of the earliest known perfumery, and to this day the scents produced from an Indian bouquet or by the distilling of the lotus are the most popular. The jasmine, acacia, violet, orang-e-flower, and tuberose are the favourite flowers for forming the basis of perfumes now popular. I COD-LIVER OIL EMULSION. The thin woman is often recommended to try this, and many derive great benefit thereby. Take t gill cod-liver oil, loz. glycerine, one new-laid egg, and the juice of a lemon. Beat the egg well in a cup, then add tho lemon juice, mix it all well to- gether, and put in the oil and glycerine, and t gill lime water. Pour it into a bottle, and shake it well, and one pint of emulsion is obtained. To make cod-liver oil get a fresh cod's liver, and pound it well in a mortar, then place it in a jar. Put the jar into a saucepan holding a little water, and allow it to boil for two hours. When the oil has been thoroughly boiled out of the liver strain tho liquid through a piece of fine muslin. It is then ready for bottling. BRUSHING THE CLOTHES. This is most important, as if once the dust gets into the cloth of a costume it be- comes dusty aud rusty, and not even a cleansing at a professional's will always re- store it. To prevent this, as soon as a girl comes indoors she should put her jacket on a wide hanger and brush it carefully, giving rather sharp strokes. This will lift the dirt that has gone a little below the surface. Tho finish is best done with long sweeping strokes, to remove surface dust. Special attention should be given to the shoulder seam and arm. In brushing a skirt much better results are obtained if this too is put on a hanger of the sort having two clips. These hold the belt in shape, making the breadth smooth. The under part of a skirt requires as much brushing as the outer. SICK HEADACHE. It is often said that the complaint of sick headache is the result of eating too much and exercising too little. In the majority of cases its cause lies in the fact that the food last taken is so rich in quality or so excessive in quantity that the stomach can- not digest it. A simple diet on grains and ripe fruit, with sufficient exercise in the open air to keep up a gentle perspiration, would speedily effect a cure. To take two teaspoonfuls of powdered charcoal in a glass half full of water will sometimes give re- lief, or a tablespoonful of lemon juice fif- teen minutes before each mtval, and the same at bedtime. Many an attack has been warded off by freely drinking hot water. But better than all these is to abstain from tea and coffeej rich gravies, pastry, and cakes. A GUARD AGAINST MICE. Mouse-holes can be filled up with putty, but putty alone is not likely to do much good. The mice soon make a way for them- selves through it, but if the underside of the putty, before being put in, can be covered with cayenne pepper or mustard you will find an immediate improvement. At the same time, attempts to trap the mice should be continued. Mice are often an indication of neglect in a house. They rarely go where they can g-et nothing to eat, but if food is left about, or the floors are not freed from crumbs, there mice will appear. Pieces of sponge packed into a mouse-hole will induce the rodents to permanently vacate the house. FOR A GREASY SKIN. I Here is a recipe for a capital lotion with which to wipe over your face if you are troubled with a greasy skin. Peel a small cucumber, and pound in a mortar to extract the juice. Strain, and put in a bottle with an equal quantity of alcohol. Shake well be- fore using, dab it over your face, and then pat dry with a clean, soft cloth. A final rub with a clean chamois-leather is good as a finish. As this lotion does not keep very long, it is best to make a small quantity at a time. If you are troubled with sunburn or freckles, use lemon-juice instead of the alcohol. LEMONS HAVE MANY VIRTUES. Those who regard the lemon as merely the principal ingredient of a refreshing drink may be reminded that it has several other virtues, which were thus indicated by a medical writer:—"For cases of sore throat a lemon juice gargle is unequalled, while sore and inflamed gums are rapidly healed by being rubbed with a slice of lemon. Stomach troubles, too, will frequently yield to a dose of camomile mixed with lemon juice. People who are addicted to tea, and who find it affects them injuriously, may neutralise its bad qualities by a few dropa of the juice. But the uses of the lemon are not alone medicinal. Its juice removes ink from the hands, banishes stains from straw hats, and is a »pleudid complexion wash."

Out of sine non-commissioned officers recom- mended this year for commissions, seven, all in the infantry, received this promotion. In a fortune-telling action, before Mr. Jus- tice Darling, the defendant contended that his art was based on scientific inference. "A most unlucky vessel, and most of her accidents occurred ou the thirteenth of the month," was the President's comment on the steamer Turrett Hill at the Hull inquiry. Free passes for the necessitous blind, accom- panied by a guide, will be granted in future on the London Electric Railways and by the London General Omnibus Company.

MOTORS & MOTORING BY j. T. WARD. I SOME DRIVING TOPICS. Just now, it may be said lhat motoring it at its zenith of popularity, BO far as this season is concerned. Most owners of cars di long journeys at week-ends, and are out for one or two evenings during the week- days. August and September are usually accounted the two best motoricg months, and thousands of owner-drivers will now he preparing to spend their annual fortnight or three weeks' holiday, a-touring by car, than which there is nothing more pleasant, exhilarating, and entertaining. Indications point to the fact that a spell of fine, dry weather has set in. The roads are per- fectly dry and loose in places where tar-mac has not been adopted. From recent observa- tions, I came to the conclusion that dry roads lull many car drivers into a feeling of false security—I mean so far as skids are concerned, for though skidding on dry roads is not such a likely occurrence as when the roads are wet and greasy, it should never be forgotten that "dry tkids" do take place, far more often than anyone would suppose, and quite often enough for a driver's liking. A prolific cause of dry skidding is the use of steel-studded tyres on rear wheels. The steel studs become polished and slip badly on dry-setts, tram-lines, and on loose mac- adam roads. I have had this fact forcibly impressed upon me of late by several punc- tures and small bursts in tyres, causing me to put on a steel-studded tyre I used last r. In one drive I had five small skids, no, serious, though one might have been had not coming gently against a footpath sidwstone arrested one side-slip when all four wheels went at once on a treacherous bit of road covered with small, loose stones. I BEST TYRES TO USE. I strongly believe in having at least one steel-studded tyre on a car in winter, when the roads are greasy and wet, but two are better still. in the latter caee the nearside back wheel and off-side front wheel are best so fitted. But for this period of the year plain-grooved rubber treads, or the new rubber-studded tyres, are preferable. It is a good plan to have rubber-studded to both rear wheels and the plain and three-ribbed to front wheels. The Dunlop style trans- ve.rs? grooved covers are also good, and are equally so on either front or rear wheels. In case of heavy downfalls of rain, and when roads are suddenly made wet on the top surface, all care should be taken if only rubber plain tyres are used. Many skids are caused owing to ear drivers trusting too much to the sudden application of the brakes in the advert of any unexpected obstruction. Very rarely, it may be said, are brakes so finely ad- justed, that on depressing or pulling the brake lever the brakes come into action evenly and synchroniously. If one eide-brake on a rear axle comes into operation before the other, one wleel is suddenly arrested and the other unretarded, and the differen- tial gear comes into operation and tends to make the wheels slip. Providing due care is used, there is no reason why plain rubber tyre's should not be used in the present state of the roads with a consequent saving in cost, as these plain tyres are much cheaper than either the grooved, rubber, or steel-studded tvrl. I DRIVING OX THE THROTTLE AND CLUTCH. Clever drivers rely on the use of the throttle lever and clutch more than on their brakes. Up to twenty-live or thirty miles an hour pace a good driver need not use his brakes at all. Provided the carburetter is properly adjusted and its levers properly set, the act of closing the throttle should immediately cause the car to slacken its pace down to a mero crawl. By constantly experimenting I have so adjusted mine tha.t in twenty yards the sudden closing of the throttle will bring the car's speed down from twenty-five miles an hour to twelve or fifteen, and in another twenty yards it will slow down to a mere crawl of six miles an hour or so. It must not be overlooked that depressing the clutch pedal discon- nects the road wheels from the engine drive -that is, when the clutch is "out," the car is merely running on its own impetus, or is free-wheeling, as it were. In these circum- stances the car quickly comes to a stand still on its own aocount (no matter what speed the engine may be running, and quicker still if the brake is applied. It ia quite a fine art in motor driving to make full use of the. throttle and clutch and to ignore the brakes except in sudden emer- gencies. but is quickly learnt if the subject be studied, coupled with a little practice. PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR. It seems strange that while this year's motoring is in full swing, and at its zenith of popularity, the trade-for which read motor manufacturers, agents, factors, and concessionaries—regard the year as over, or nearly so. Yet so it is, for all those con- nected with the trade are busy preparing for next year. Most of the car manufac- turing firms not only have their new model cars for 11)15 ready, but are busy testing them on the roads, on the racing tracks, and in their workshops, finding out their little defects and remedying them here and there. Agents on the other hand are busy making their arrangements as to agencies and districts, while sundry and accessory makers are busy with new ideas in fittings and luxurious appointments. The annual great motor exhibition at Olympia, promoted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, is already fixed to take place from November 6th to 14th inclusive. The makers, etc., have already booked spaces, the ballot for positions bar; taken place, and every ex- hibitor knows his looation, and the exact size of his stand. From all I can learn the show will be of a more International char- acter than ever, and there will be quite a new boom in cars of the light small-powered cheaper class, both British and Foreign. The vexed question of the Manchester Show has just been settled too, and is to become an annual fixture. This will be held in January next. HOW TAXATION AFFECTS THE I MOTOR TRADE. But for car taxation, there is no reason why cars should not sell equally well all the year round. Many manufacturers have set their faces against the notion of yearly new models such, as 1913, 1914, 1915 patterns of cars. They say they would prefer to in- troduce their improvements in design and detail from time to time (and at any time) as experience and discoveries suggest, rather than to keep all back from the public until the Olympia show. They dislike the idea that they are supposed to produce an im- proved model each year, whether it be possible or otherwise. But circumstances are too strong for them, and the main cir- cumstance is the peculiar manner the oar licence tax is imposed. Motor traders are agreed that the trade, so far as the sale of cars is concerned, is becoming more and more a "season trade owing to the present system of car licence taxation. If the licence tax served for a year from date to date, salos might go on all the time. But as it stands each car licence extends only from date taken out to the year end, and so the average buyer objects to paying a full year's licence tax for a few months' use of a car. The resuM; is that sales of cars fall off considerably after June or July, and are even affected so early as May. Sales and prices of second-hand cars also suffer in the latter months of the year for the same reason. Take the case for instanco of the buyer of a car now which comes under the £10 10s. tax limit. He would practically have a little over four months use of his car for the X10 10s., so that the tax for being allowed to keep it would amount to something like eleven shillings weekly, and this in adition to a threepence per gallon tax on all potrol need. In other words, the buyer of a car to-day pays tho same licence tax as the buyer of a car Iswt January. The case is even worse for the buyer of a cheap second-hand car, for given it to be of a certain horse power, say 20, and bought for say X50, he would have to pay the eame tax as the Imyer cf an up-to-date modern car of similar horse power who had perhaps paid XGOO. All communications relating to motors and motoring should be addressed to J. T. WARD, 8, La Belle Sauvnge, London, E.C.

If ink is spilt on the table-cloth, imme- diately melt a candle; taking some of the- tallow spread it over the ink patch, and leave it to dry. Afterwards wash the table- cloth, and all traces of ink will disappear. Save the scraps of candle, tie them up in. a white cotton bag, and when ironing pass the iron over the bag. This will give a gloss to the linen and prevent the iron from sticking. When boiling milk do not throw away the "skin." As soon as the milk boils, pour into a jug, which place in a basin of cold wator, and stir the milk quickly till it cools. The cream will then intermix with the milk and there will be no skin, yet the milk will be as rich as before being boiled. When filling oil lamps place a small lump, of camphor in the oil-vessel. It will greatly improve the light and make the flame- clearer and brighter. If you have no cam- phor, add a few drops of vinegar occasion- ally. Starched material, even though it keeps clean longest, should be avoided during warm weather. The starch prevents a free current of air passing through. To remove hot water marks on polished tables and trays, make a thin paste of salad- oil and salt, leave it on the marks for an hour, then polish with a dry cloth. To remove grass stains from outdoor flannels, take equal parts yolk of egg and glycerine, apply to the stains, and let it remain two hours. Then wash flannels in the usual way. When dripping is used instead of butter for making cakes it should be clarified. All the ingredients such as raisins or currants- should be mixed with a little dry flour (taken from the quantity allotted to the cake) before being added to the eggs, flour, and so on. To obtain ice cold water without ice, fill an unglazed earthenware jug with cold water and stand it in a soup plate of water. Then goak a clean kitchen towel in cold water, and wrap over the jug, allowing the- cloth to rest in the soup plate of water. It will become icy cold. I To WASH VENETIAN BLINDS. When a Venetian blind requires washing remove the laths for this purpose. It is easily accomplished; untie at the foot of the blind the cord which runs through the laths, pull it out at the top, and remove- them. Wash them carefully with a sponge and lukewarm water, afterwards with clean cold water. Do not dry with a cloth; allow each to drip dry by leaning against a table or some such article. When all are thoroughly dry, put each into its place, thread in the cord, and finish with knot as before. Be careful in taking out and re- placing laths to keep the same edges to the front, and the same surface uppermost, be- cause exposure to the sun causes the upper surface and outer edges of the laths to change colour a little, and if not put in one way will show laths of different tints. Never wash Venetian blinds with a flannel cloth, and wipe dry with a piece of cotton. because bv doing so destroys the fine paint work usually found on the laths of these blinds. It is advisable always to use sponge. I To WASH A CREAM SERGE COAT. If the coat be lined, a strong thread should be tacked along the bottom to keep it from dropping. Take a packet of dry soap, make a nice lather, and, when not too warm, squeeze and work the coat thoroughly in the suds, till all the dirt is out. Rinse thoroughly in tepid water, as any soap left. in the coat will make it hard- Squeeze out the wat-er, shake, and hang out to dry, if poss?ole, on a windy day. The quicker it dries the better. Iron before quite dry, on the wrong side. Care should be taken not to have too hot an iron, as it is apt to dis- colour the material. A HINT ON BOILING GREEN PEAS. Take a piece of white net half a yard long and a quarter of a yard wide, join the two short ends together, then run a narrow tape a short distance from the edge, top and bottom. Put in the peas, draw up the tapes, and place in a saucepan. When cooked, lift out the bag with a fork, place it across a basin to drain, put in a dish, and untie the tapes. This saves time and trouble- when dishing up. PAPERING A DAMP ROOM. Take half a pint of alum and half pound of glue-size. Dissolve both together in a pail of boiling water; take off the old paper and wash the wall once or twice with the solution: when dry it can bo papered. No- damp will ever show through the solution. USES FOR METHYLATED SPIRIT. Mirrors and picture-glasses* polished with; methylated spirit give them a better shine. Blouses rinsed in water that has a table- spoonful or so of methylated spirit in it iron, more easily and have a better gloss. Aching feet rubbed night and morning with methy- lated spirit are quickly eased; even if the- skin is broken it will not harm them. —— SOME USEFUL RECIPES. MEAT PATTIES.—Take one pound veal and hain, one hard-boiled egg, salt and pepper, a little grated lemon-rind, one egg, half pound short pastry. Prepare the pastry and stew the veal and ham together. Mince these and add the seasonings and lemon-rind and chopped egg. Mix with the raw egg- (or a little white sauce if preferred). Cut the pastry into rounds and place in some patty-pans; put a little of the mixture into- each, damp the edges, and cover with another round of pastry. Bake in a. moderately hot oven for half an hour. RICHMOND MAIDS OF HONOUR. The famous cheese-cakes, so-called, are said to, have been made from the following recipe: Boat two eggs, mix them with a quart of new milk, add eggs and milk to a quart of boiling water in a saucepan. Pour in the juice of one lemon, and remove the curd, as it rises, to a sieve to drain. Then mix it with the yolks of four eggs, well beaten, the rind of the lemon rubbed off on sugar, a pinch or two of pounded cinnamon, a quarter- of a nutmeg grated, six ounces of currants well washed and dried, and a glass of brandy. Mix well together. Put the cheese- cake mixture into patty pans lined with puff paste. Time to bake, twenty minutes. GREEN PEAS WITH CREAM SAUCE.—Boil a. quart of young, freshly-gathered peas in. slightly salted water, when tender, drain. them in a colander. Melt two ounces of fresh butter in a saucepan, and mix smoothly in a dessert-spoonful of flour, add- ing very gradually a cupful of thick cream; or new milk—cream is much the better. When the sauce boils put the peas in the sauce, stir them until hot, and serve at once. RAISIN, OR COTTAGB, PUDDING.—Take eight ounces of flour, four ounces of finely- chopped suet, four ounces of sugar, one egg. three or four tablespoonsfuls of milk, half a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, a quarter of a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, and. four ounces of raisins, stoned and chopped. Mix flour, sugar, raisins, suet, cream of tartar, and a good pinch of salt together. Dissolve the soda in the milk, add it to tlw well beaten egg; mix thoroughly and stir into the dry ingredients. The mixture must be made rather stiff, but at the same time be well moistened. Turn the whole into a well-greased Yorkshire pudding tin, and bake from thirty to forty minutes. When done, cut the pudding into squares. and serve. There wili be sufficient for five or six persons.

Mr. Henry Clarke, aged 83, Chairman of the Hampstead Magistrates, died at his residence, Cannon Hall. Hampetead.