A CUP OF ARROWROOT. _Ingredients._--Half a pint of milk, one ounce of arrowroot, one ounce of castor-sugar. _Method._--Mix the arrowroot smoothly with a little cold milk; boil the rest of the milk and stir in the arrowroot; stir and boil well, taking care it does not burn. CORNFLOUR SOUFFLÉE. _Ingredients._--Half a pint of milk, one egg, one ounce of cornflour, one ounce and a half of castor sugar, one bay leaf. _Method._--Mix the cornflour smoothly with a little cold milk; boil the rest with the bay leaf and sugar; stir in the cornflour and let it thicken in the milk; separate the white and yolk of the egg and beat in the yolk when the cornflour has cooled a little; beat the white very stiffly and stir it in very lightly. Pour into a buttered pie-dish, and bake in a good oven until well thrown up and a good light brown colour. CUSTARD SHAPE. _Ingredients._--Half a pint of milk, two eggs, quarter of an ounce of gelatine, two ounces of castor sugar, vanilla. _Method._--Beat up the eggs with the sugar and milk; pour into a jug, stand in a saucepan of boiling water and stir with the handle of a wooden spoon until it thickens; dissolve the gelatine in it, flavoured with vanilla, pour into a wetted mould and turn out when set. SPONGE CAKE PUDDING. _Ingredients._--Two stale sponge cakes, three eggs, half a pint of milk, two ounces of castor sugar, a piece of thin lemon rind. _Method._--Boil the milk with the rind and the sugar; let it cool a little and add the eggs well beaten; cut the sponge cakes in pieces and lay them in a buttered tin, pour the custard over and bake gently until set. Turn out and set cold. LEMONADE. _Ingredients._--Two large lemons, one quart of water, a quarter of a pound of castor sugar. _Method._--Pare the lemons very thinly, so that the rind is yellow both sides, put the rind with the sugar and the lemon-juice in a jug, pour boiling water on it, and let it stand till cold, strain and use. BARLEY WATER. _Ingredients._--Two ounces of pearl barley, one quart of water, a small piece of lemon rind, one ounce and a half of castor sugar. _Method._--Blanch the barley; put it in a saucepan with the lemon-rind and sugar, and simmer gently one hour. Strain and use. TOAST AND WATER. _Method._--Toast a piece of bread until nearly black. Put it in a jug and pour cold water on it. ART IN THE HOUSE. HOW TO DECORATE AND FURNISH A GIRL'S BED SITTING-ROOM. PART I. DOING UP OLD FURNITURE.