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A Pretty Crochet Edging 
T'se mercerized cotton, No. 50. 
Chain 10. 
First Row—1 treble in 9th chain from 
hook. 3 trebles in next three chain, chain 
3, 3 loops (1 treble, 2 chain. 1 treble. 2 
chain. 1 treble. 2 chain, 1 treble), in last, 
stitch, chain 5, turn. 
Second Row—3 loops in middle loop, 
chain 3, 2 open spaces, chain 5. turn. 
Third Row—1 open space, 1 block of 4 
trebles, chain 3. 3 loops in middle loop. 12 
trebles in 5 chain made at end of first 
row. turn ; chain 4. 1 double crochet in 2d 
treble, chain 2, 1 double crochet in 4th 
treble, repeat until there are 0 open 
spaces above the 12 trebles. 
Fourth Row—3 loops in middle loop, 
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chain 3, 2 open spaces, chain 5, turn. 
Fifth Row—1 space 1 block, chain 3, 3 
loops, chain 5. turn. 
Sixth Row—3 loops, chain 3, 2 spaces, 
chain 5. turn. 
Seventh Row—1 space. 1 block, chain 
3. 3 loops. 12 trebles in 5 chain made at 
end of 5th row. single crochet in last 
double crochet above the 12 trebles in 3d 
row. chain 4. 1 double crochet in 2d 
treble, chain 2, 1 double crochet in 4th 
treble; repeat until there are G open 
spaces above the 12 trebles. Repeat to 
the desired length. 
MRS. F. WM. STILLMAN. 
Attractive Crochet Leading 
Fse mercerized crochet cotton No. 50. 
Chain 18. 
First Row—1 treble in 4th stitch. 1 
treble in each of next 14 chain, chain 3, 
turn. 
Second Row—1 treble over 2d treble, 
chain 13. 1 treble over each of last 2 
trebles, chain 3. turn. 
Third Row—Like second row. 
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Fourth Row—1 treble over 2d treble, 
chain G. join the two 13 chains with 1 
single crochet in center, chain 6, 1 treble 
over each of last 2 trebles, chain 3. turn. 
Repeat until the desired length and fin¬ 
ish with a row of 15 trebles. 
Edge—First Row: (1 treble. 2 chain, 
1 treble) in each 3 chain, chain 2 and re¬ 
peat. 
Second Row : 1 double crochet, picot, 
1 double crochet in each loop of the 1st 
low. 
If sjioulder straps are desired, make 
the same as pattern, putting an edge on 
each side. mrs. f. wm. stillman. 
Codfish Pudding 
Melt one-quarter pound of lard or good 
drippings, add two tablespoons flour ; stir 
well, mix with one cup boiling water, a 
little at a time. Mix well, so fat shows 
through, then add %-lb. fine chopped cod¬ 
fish with one small onion. Blend it well 
and heat well together. Keep stirring, 
take off fire, cool a few minutes. Add 
3 4 teaspoon sugar, a little white pepper, 
14 teaspoon nutmeg, and stir in five eggs, 
one at a time; at last the stiff beaten 
whites; fold in easily and even. Have 
molds ready, well greased and sprinkled 
with bread crumbs. Fill in three-quar¬ 
ters full. Put crumbs on top. Bake in 
good warm oven exactly one hour; serve 
vith hot melted butter. Next day for 
breakfast or lunch it is almost more deli¬ 
cate, sliced and fried brown. This is a 
good way to use the rest of a roast, too; 
it stretches much farther, tastes and 
looks better than hash for a change; good 
enough, even for company. MRS. O. P. 
Some Old-time Dyes 
I am sending a lot of recipes which I 
opied from an old book of my mother’s 
1. t. " as , faded and torn almost beyond 
■ri.y !' 1K ' i' nf the aid of a magnifying 
g ass and my memory of helping use them 
years ago I have been able to make a good 
and correct copy. I have helped my mother 
eo or with every one of them, and have 
some carpeting in the house now that was 
made from them. 
,, H J i \ < '. k V!' A »y Kink of Cloth.—For 1 lb 
f cloth % oz. blue vitriol. 1 oz. logwood 
•I '.' af, t. Dip cloth in hot water. Dissolve 
i V ,,n kptt,e of hot water. 
. 1 ; , ^loth and lot remain 30 min- 
s . Keep scalding hot, air often, take 
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out and rinse. Take a kettle of hot water, 
add logwood, skim, bring to scalding heat, 
add cloth and let remain at scalding heat 
half an hour; take out and drain. Add 
vitriol water to logwood dye and put cloth 
in for 15 minutes. Take out, rinse and 
dry. 
Scarlet on Woolen.—Four lbs. cloth. 1 
oz. powdered cochineal. 4 ozs. pure cream 
of tartar, 8 ozs. cochineal compound, 8 
ozs. alum. Soak each kind of cochineal 
over night in separate dishes; bring to a 
boil sufficient soft water to cover cloth 
.vou intend to dye. Add powdered cochi¬ 
neal and pure cream of tartar; boil 10 
minutes, add cochineal compound. Stir 
with a stick, strain, add yarn or cloth for 
half an hour, frequently stirring and ex¬ 
posing to the air. Remove from dye and 
dip in alum water made by dissolving 4 
ozs. of alum in 1 gal. soft water.— (Mrs. 
Maria Moyer.) 
Madder on Woolen.—Four lbs. cloth. 4 
ozs. madder compound, 2 lbs. madder. Let 
madder soak several hours in water 
enough to cover the cloth you wish to dye. 
Then add madder compound. Wet your 
cloth in clear soft water, wring out and 
put in the dye. Place kettle over stove 
and bring .slowly to boil; keep it so for 
half an hour for light red. longer for dark. 
Then rinse the goods before drying. 
Madder on Woolen.—One lb. cloth, 3 
ozs. alum. 1 oz. cream of tartar, S ozs. 
madder. */> oz. stone lime. Bring water 
to scald, add tartar and alum pounded 
fine ; bring to boil. Wet cloth in warm 
water and put into alum and tartar water, 
boil 2 hours; take out and rinse. Take 
clear water and put in madder, broken 
fine; when dye is hot ns you can bear 
your hand in put in cloth and let remain 
one hour: dye must not boil but remain 
at scalding heat. Stir cloth continually 
and air often. Take cloth out, rinse, then 
add half a pint of lime water. Stir well, 
then put the cloth in for 30 minutes; 
take out. rinse and dry. 
Dark Brown on Cotton.—Ten lbs. cloth, 
3 lbs. catechu; boil until well dissolved. 
Add 4 ozs. blue vitriol, stir together, put 
in cloth and let remain over night. In 
morning wring out. Put 4 ozs. bichro¬ 
mate of potash in boiling water enough to 
cover cloth, boil it up for 15 minutes; 
wring out and rinse in clear, cold water. 
Color in an iron kettle. 
Blue.—One oz. Prussian blue for 2 lbs. 
cloth. Dip cloth in alum water and then 
in blue. 
Brown.—One lb. catechu. 4 ozs. bichro¬ 
mate of potash, will color 5 lbs. of cloth. 
Yellow on Cotton.—One lb. cloth. Dis¬ 
solve G ozs. sugar of lead. 1 oz. bichromate 
of potash in separate dishes. Dip first in 
sugar of lead and then potash, repeat un¬ 
til color suits. To color orange first color 
yellow, then din in lime water. To make 
lime water, take a chunk of lime as big 
a ; your fst. air-slacked lime will do. Put 
lime in dish and pour boiling water on 
and let settle, lleat boiling hot. If not 
strong enough add more lime Avater. Dip 
one piece at a time, but do not let remain 
in lime water a moment. 
For Shades of Green.—Light green, 
color first yellow and dip in blue dye. 
Dark green, color blue and dip in yellow, 
add handful of salt to each rinsing; color 
in brass or copper kettle. 
To Color Green.—One lb. of yarn or 
cloth, 214 ozs. of alum. Steep 1 lb. of 
fustic until you get all the strength out. 
but do not boil it. Take out the chips 
and soak the cloth until a good yellow is 
obtained. Then add indigo compound un¬ 
til the desired color is obtained. For 
every pound of cloth 1 oz. of indigo is re¬ 
quired. (Mrs. Mary Burhytc.) 
To Color Yellow—Dissolve in 2 gal. 
water 3 lb. annatto with 3 lb. potash, 
work cloth or yarn in this solution while 
hot. All the best scarlets and browns are 
produced by dyeing the goods yellow first. 
To Prepare Gum Catechu for Dyeing.— 
One lb. of gum catechu dissolved in six 
gallons of water, with the aid of heat, to 
which add 2 ozs. of sulphate of copper. 
To Color Catechu Fawn.—Work goods 
in above solution 15 minutes, wring out, 
work 15 minutes in hot water, containing 
3 oz. bichromate of potash in solution. 
Another way is to use 2 ozs. acetate of 
lead in solution instead of bichromate of 
potash. In either case rinse in cold water 
and dry. 
To Color Dark Brown.—First dye 
brown, according to first recipe, and 
then work the goods in weak logwood dye 
greater or less time, ns you wish goods 
dark or light. 
A beautiful permanent brown calls for 
3 lb. gum catechu, 3 ozs. blue vitriol, 4 
ozs. bichromate of potash, to 5 lbs. of 
cloth. Take catechu and vitriol in suf¬ 
ficient water to turn cloth easily, bring to 
boil, let cloth steep three hours. Take 
potash and make a solution in a tin or 
wooden vessel, sufficient to cover cloth. 
Wring cloth from catechu and put in pot¬ 
ash solution, leaving it until you have the 
desired shade, stirring if. 
INEZ GERTRUDE MOON. 
Cocoa at Its Best 
Some persons do not appreciate cocoa 
because they have not tried it with the 
addition of a little salt and a few drops 
of vanilla: not enough that the vanilla 
flavor will be noticeable. Half milk and 
half water should be used, and I like to 
boil them in an open pan. sifting in the 
mixed cocoa and sugar through a gravy 
strainer, which I shake up and down in 
the liquid until every lump disappears. 
It is always best to mix cocoa and sugar 
dry. g. a. T. 
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