’ 
equally delicate flaror, and the only, hut 
insuperable, objection to their use as a boiled 
vegetable is the hard and urunasticable lin¬ 
ing. They may, however, be used in soups, 
being, in the first place, boiled in a separate 
vessel until they can be easily nibbed to 
pieces. This is done by means of a wooden 
spoon, or similar implement, and the pea 
shells are then placed in a drainer having 
wide holes, with the water in which they 
were boiled, when the eatable part passes 
through the drainer with the water, and 
forms an excellent addition to soups ; or a 
good soup may be made by merely adding to 
it. a proper quantity of extract of meat, or of 
Australian cooked meat, and hoating it a 
little. The strings and hard linings of the 
pods remain upon the drainer. 
$2. Driving glovoR are of Dent’s make, from 
English calf. They are $3.75 a pair. A new 
make of driving glove has a button which 
slips into its fastening without any trouble 
and is in no danger of unfastening. It is a. 
great improvement over the old method of 
buttons and button-holes. 
THE OTHER SIDE OF 
CARPET.” 
GENTLEMEN’S CLOTHES, 
The most fashionable goods for men’s 
spring suits are French diagonal cloths, fancy 
cassimeres and Scotch tweeds. The French 
goods are in black and dark blue ; the cassi¬ 
meres are black with fine lines of red and 
pale blue crossing in squares and mixed 
checks of browns; the Scotch tweeds are 
gray mixed. 
Coats are made either single or double- 
breasted. The fronts are cut-away, the waists 
medium length and skirts rather short. The 
handsomest are bound with silk braid, which 
will make about live dollars difference in the 
price of a suit. 
; Pantaloons are of medium size, cut long, 
and with considerable spring over the foot. 
They are either of the same material as the 
suit or light lavender or pale gray cassimere. 
Vests are either single or double-breasted, 
as the coat may happen to be. Full-dress 
vests are low, three buttons being the limit. 
Suits of the French diagonal cloth, cut as 
we have described, cost $45. Those of cassi¬ 
mere and Scotch t weed not over $35. 
White pantaloons of duck will be worn 
with black coats. Complete white suits are 
no longer fashionable. 
SHIRTS. 
Shirts are made either with'plain white 
bosom, with a center plait if they fasten in 
front, or perfectly plain if they fasten in the 
back. Plaits are also worn by those who do 
not care for variety, the number of plaits be¬ 
ing always either five or seven. Embroidered 
fronts are used for full-dress. The embroid¬ 
ery is in little sprigs heavily worked. 
Fancy shirts arc very popular among those 
gentlemen who indulge in latitude in dress. 
The materials used are Cheviot, Dover cloth, 
French cambric and linen. The Cheviot, 
which is a mixture of cotton and wool, which 
comes in both stripes and plaids, is very suit¬ 
able for the country, yachting, or hunting 
and fishing excursions. The shirts are made 
with collars and cu ffs attached, and cost #4.50 
apiece. 
Dover cloth is in stripes of white and bull, 
and was extensively used last summer. The 
material is cotton, and shirts cost, #3,50. 
French cambric is in dots and stars of red, 
blue, block and brown ; next to linen, it, is 
most desirable for summer. Linen for shirt¬ 
ing is in squares of line lines, solid stripes and 
five Unes forming the stripes. It is prettiest 
in red or blue. There is considerable variety 
allowed in making these shirts, the bosoms 
often being bias ; collars and cuffs are of the 
same. The price, ready made, is $5.75. 
COLLARS AND CUFFS. 
The neatest and standard styles in turn¬ 
down collars are the “Farrugut” and “ Flor¬ 
ence.” The Farragut has considerable curve 
in the back anil deep points ; the Florence, 
although three yearn old, has lost none of its 
popularity. It is a pretty shape and has t he 
advantage of being seamless, the shape being 
given by the Upper curve. As this style has 
been imitated, it is advisable to add that the 
Florence No. ‘J is the shape referred to. 
In standing collars the “ Matinee ” is quite 
high ; the points are turned over, meeting 
beneath the chin. It is adapted to thin, long 
.necks. The “ Czar” is intended for sumniej 
weather, the collar proper not extending be¬ 
neath the chin at all; the points arc turned 
over, as on ail new standing collars. The 
“Von Benst,” is a collar something like the 
Matinee, though not so high ; and the “ Ori 
ental ” is quite like the Czar, though not sc 
high, and reaches a little nearer the front. 
The price of single collars is S5 and 40 cents ; 
by the dozen, $8, $8.50 and $4. 
Culls are made very plain, and generally 
reversible. A very neat cuff is attached to 
the shirt, and has the appearance of a hall' 
cuff ; the outer edges are rounded. They are 
not so clumsy as the reversible cuff. Fancy 
stitching on cuffs is in bad taste. 
NECKTIES. 
No ties for gentlemen compete with the 
“Windsor.” They have generally' diagonal 
grounds of pale blue or gray, ornamented 
with stars, rings or polka dots. A creamy- 
white ground with black figures is for sum¬ 
mer wear. A lace pattern woven in the same 
shade, is for dress occasions. Price, $3. 
Ties are worn with a sailor’s knot, a bow, 
or fastened with a ring. The latter is not so 
quiet as the other fashions, but has the merit 
of being easily arranged. Prices range from 
$1.25 to $2. Black ties are always worn ; and 
white for full-dress. 
atovES. 
Dent’s English kid Is the best make of 
gentlemen’s gloves. The colors worn are 
brown and gray, or to match the coat. Price, 
All the morning, while my hands have 
been busy putting long strips of delicately- 
tinted paper upon the walls of our sitting 
room, my thoughts have been running after 
“Jane Brandon and her rag carpet.” What 
a stir she made among the great workers 
when she confessed that herself and family 
had been four years in getting a covering for 
their floor. With what amazement and hor¬ 
ror “ Aunt Helen,” ”L. M. R.,” and no doubt 
a host of others raise their hands and voices 
at such a snail-like pace 1 
Now, I wonder how long Aunt Helen had 
been gathering the rags with which she 
boasts of having made her carpet in two 
months ? Possibly some of them have been 
stowed away in the garret for even more 
than “ four years.” If she did not blister her 
hands, in the cutting operation, it might be 
that she had learned what Jane Brandon 
had not, in a former experience, that it was 
necessary to have the blades of the shears 
somewhat sharper than the bows. 
“ L. M. It." knows a family who have made 
thirty yards of carpet ing each year, for three 
successive years. Does she know how many 
yards of new cloth was torn up to make those 
pretty stripes? Now .Tank confesses that 
they were as “ poor as poverty and if this 
was the case, moat likely there would be but 
little left of their garments when they were 
cast off. Pants and coats would not be 
thrown by as soon as they began to be 
thread-bare on knees and elbows. Half worn 
sheets must be turned and patched and worn 
again, instead of being stripped in pieces, to 
make great balls for the weaver. Very poor 
people may have rags in apparent abund¬ 
ance, but when they are cut and sewed for 
carpet - they do not amount to much. Then 
there is uo doubt but Jane fouml “other du¬ 
ties” to attend in the course of the four 
years, though slie does not mention the fact. 
If she had a taste for the beautiful it. is not 
much to be wondered at if .sho did feel dis¬ 
gusted with a rug carpet when her neighbors, 
bought the pretty sale tapestry, which, by the 
way, does have a more elegant appearance 
than the most gaudily striped home made 
carpet, Bay what wo will, even if we do Jove 
and admire our own work. But Jane Bran¬ 
don may take courage ; for what one lias 
done, another may do. It will not be such 
terribly up-hill work to make the next one, 
for Experience is a good teacher ; and a ray 
carpet is much better thau none at all. 
May Maple. 
CHRONIC DIARRHEA 
As I am the person who wrote to you last 
September for aremedy forchronic diarrhea, 
i gladly respond t.o your call in behalf of Mra. 
E. K.'s little girl, in Rural New-Yorker, 
April 5th. I can only tell her of my own 
case ; she must judge for herself. At the 
time I wrote to you I was only able to sit up 
long enough to write. I had been in bed three 
weeks, and had to be attended to as you 
would a baby. My husband consulted three 
physicians; all pronounced me incurable. 
Then I turned to your valuable paper. 1 can¬ 
not pour forth all the thanks 1 feel towards 
you and those kind friends who answered 
my letter. T am now able to do iny house¬ 
work for four persons, although at times I 
have symptoms which J soon am able to 
check. T think in all I received six recipes. 
I only tried the first, two, which were a flan¬ 
nel bandage quilted two folds together. I 
OUR “PARLOR HORN.” 
According to promise in my lost-, I will 
tell howto make a “ parlor horn —Procure 
two sheets of the strongest pasteboard you 
can. For back, cut in shape as shown in the 
accompanying sketch ; cut the front the 
same size and shape, except a little wider at 
the top, as indicated by the dotted line, so 
made mine to lace, as my bowels were so sore 
I had to have it very loose, now I can hear 
to have it as tight as I wish, as I still wear it. 
I send a diagram to show how I made mine. 
At the siune tune I took No. 2 recipe—that 
is, two tablespoonfuls of molasses, one tea- 
spoonful castor oil and ten drops laudanum— 
one tablespoonfiil three times a day. I now 
take one spoonful as directed. Ah regards 
what I eat, 1 trust to my eyes for that.; if I 
look at the table I can tell what my stomach 
will bear; for breakfast a little tea, bread 
and butter ; the same for supper ; but J can 
eat a very hearty dinner. 
I would say to Mrs. E. K., T would let the 
child eat whatever it thinks it can bear ; do 
not force it to cat anything it does not want, 
(VS it knows better than you can. Give it. ev¬ 
erything very plain and nourishing— no sweet 
cake nor any kind of spirituous liquors. 
Iowa Co., W is. E. Friz Simons. 
In the accompanying illustration the band, 
a, a, a, is red flannel ; b, b, uro bleached 
sheeting stitched on to the flannel, with holes 
for lacing, the ends of the flannel band lap¬ 
ping each other across the bowels. 
that when bound it will be round, or oval, 
in front. It may be made of any size to suit 
the fancy. Ours is 13 inches across the top 
and 21 inches long. Bind the edges together 
with ribbon or braid. It is now ready to bo 
ornamented, which is done by glueing upon 
it in front such as shells, coffee, cloves, acorn 
“cups,” “trinkets,” “keepsakes,” &c., the 
object being to have as great variety as pos¬ 
sible. We have upon ours some large lima 
beans colored red, which look very pretty; 
also, colored coffee, rice, &c. The elec, both 
white, and colored, is very nice for filling up 
the .vacant spaces. When covered, varnish 
well, sew a piece of braid on the top of back 
to hung up by, and you have a “horn” fit 
to adorn the walls of any parlor. We have 
an “Air Castle” similar to that described 
by Kitty Clark, except our diamonds are 
larger, the straws ranging from 10 inches 
long down to inches. Will some of the 
Rural readers tell me how to make “air 
castles” of hogs’ bristles . Lily Aster. 
DYEING KID GLOVES. 
Sometime since, a correspondent of the 
Rural New-Yorker asked for directions for 
dyeing kid gloves. A lady sends us the fol¬ 
lowing which she says she cut from a news¬ 
paper and which she does not name ; nor 
does she say she has tested the processes : 
In dyeing kid gloves the first thing needed 
is an iron hand on which the glove is drawn. 
If the glove is to be dyed black it is first 
brushed over with alcohol and allowed to 
dry ; it is then immersed in a decoction of 
Carnpeachy wood for a few moments and the 
operation iB repeated in ten minutes, and in 
ten minutes more it is brushed over with a 
solution of green vitriol. If the color is not 
dark enough a decoction of fustic or quer¬ 
citron is added to the Carnpeachy solution. 
Instead of sulphate of Iron the nitrate can be 
used with advantage. When the glove be¬ 
gins to dry it is rubbed With olive oil and 
soap-stone, and then laid between folds of 
flannel and pressed. It is afterward again 
nibbed with oil and soap-stone, and drawn 
on the iron hand to dry. 
A brown is obtained from fustic, Cam- 
peachy and camwood, with the addition of 
some alum. 
For bright colors the process is far more 
simple, it being only necessary to paint the 
glove with a brush or sponge dipped in a so¬ 
lution of an aniline dye of the desired color. 
HYGIENIC NOTES, 
Sure Cu/re for a Cough. —A large handful 
of Hoarhound ; the same of Life-Everlasting ; 
a large root of Comfrey ; a large handful of 
Elecampane ; a quart of molasses. After 
boiling and straining the first four ingredi¬ 
ents, mix in the molasses ; boil until as thick 
as sirup. For a. dose, take a dessert spoonful, 
three times a day.—x. 
Remedy for ('roup in One. Minute.— This 
remedy is simply alum. Take a knife or 
grater, and shave or grate off in small par¬ 
ticles about a teaspoon!ul of alum ; mix it 
with about twice, the quantity of sugar or 
honey, to make it palatable, and administer 
as quickly as possible. This will give almost 
instant relief—J. M. w. 
The. Teeth, it should be impressed upon 
children, should be cleansed as well and 
nearly us often as the face—at least after each 
meal. The habit of taking care of the teeth 
should tie early formed by the child, until it 
becomts as essential to its own comfort as 
cleansing uuy other port of the body. 
Dim rhea Remedy .— T have known the fol¬ 
lowing simple remedy to cure every case of 
chronic diurrhea that has come under rny 
notice:-A tea made of the common field 
strawberry vine and root; steeped and drank 
daily. It is harmless. Eat whatever digests 
will.—L. II., Marathon, N. Y. 
Chronic Diarrhea.— Take two quarts of 
new milk, one pound loaf sugar ; boil down 
to one quart; after cooling, add the yolk of 
two eggs ; beat up fine ; then add one bottle 
of claret (near one quart,) ; take of this' from 
one to two tumblerfuls each day. —Reader. 
Ring-Worm Remedy .—The application of 
the pure, fresh citrine ointment (mig. hydr. 
nit.) seldom fails to cure this disease. Apply 
it twice a day, and keep the part clean. 
DOMESTIC BREVITIES 
Music Portfolio and Stand .—This stand 
(see page 317) as we give it, is made of turned 
wood, with a portfolio mude of pasteboard, 
covered with a design of needlework. Music 
stands of this sort are very convenient, as 
every musical family knows ; but such a 
stand can be made as well, look as appro¬ 
priate, and perhaps more ornamental, if made 
of rustic work. It would cost little, and af¬ 
ford the makers much pleasure to construct 
on these rainy days. Then the satisfaction 
it will give the sisters, who cannot have one 
unless it is so made, ought to be compensa¬ 
tion to any brother who attempts and suc¬ 
ceeds in its construction. 
Stand for Cigar Ashes .—On page 317 we 
give an illustration of a stand for cigar ashes. 
It consists of a bowl with a piece of wire run¬ 
ning around it by which it is mounted on 
three sticks which are joined together in the 
middle. The upper ends are fastened to the 
bowl, and the fastening and bowl covered by 
lace or pressed leather, or any other mate¬ 
rial. This stand may be made by any young 
man or woman, of rustic work, using for the 
bowl-piece the half of a cocoanut shell, 
scraped, finished and varnished. It will 
make a neat, unique and useful ornament. 
Pasteboard and Leather Picture Frames . _ 
A very pretty frame for a picture can be 
made by taking thin pasteboard, or leather, 
and cutting out leaves, and dipping them in 
melted sealing wax, marking the vein* of 
the leaves, while they are warm, with a 
knife-blade, and gluing on the frame to suit 
one’s fancy.— Lula Howard. 
