Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-18

new way to fry oysters makes them DELICIOUS.
1t Is TO make batter Of flour and oyst e. hquor,
q very little salt ana pepper, and add what
you think SUFFICIENT OF baking powder; well
stirred In, then add tue oysters and fry as
oSn2L-Ge1TrtdntOlcn Telegraph.
LARGE SCRAP BOOKS OF BROWN LINEN each
shees three feet by four, the edges bound With
red braid, the sheets folded in half like foe. s.
cap paper, and placed one wiz n the o5her %
DrIn DOCK, are never ending I3JrceS Oh de-
the youngsters names IA red bsd o. WOOL,
And the date. Inside, Ne Tsparer an co oreo
scraps suited TO infanti1e taste. lew IDEA Is
mat OF "a comical scrap -, $ I'D i ss are
Dining bits OF many pictu es 10 Illustrate Wei
known nU' :eIy rhymes Thus large Iris u
potato cut from the colored illustrations In
gardeners catalogue, was ornamental With
NE celebrated butcher, baker, and candle jt.3x-
maker, the Opposite page containing the - ne
sandlestick nsed as oars seated in afun. takea
from a house-flrnishing list Little Miss
Nufret, the Man In the Moon, Jack and GIL the
Cat and the F1ddle-all tue nursery favoriteS-
give delight 10 donors and recipients alike
Few water color touches may be given here
and mere to help out the picture.-Harps,
bdzTJ.
USEFUL THING TO KEEP IN THs HOUSE 10
BE way OF medicament for colds and for those
wno don't approve Of alcoholic beverages Is
wine made OF ginger In two ways: Boil together
sour gallons OF water and seven pounds OF
sugar. skimming 1t all the time; when cold
squeeze In the juie OF three lemons; then boil
n three .pints OF waterone hour: wnen
cold put it all into a cask With one gill
OF innings and three and a half pounds OF
naaga manis t aS5 no Close II up let i
shat lump OF unslacked lime put into the C ask
win keep wine from turning sour. To null gin
ger wine: Boil to one wine glass fun and half
slightly bruised ginger and some cloves, with
three ounces OF fine white sugar, until they form
thick strip which must not be allowed to
burn. Pour In one pint OF ginger wine and sClr
gently till IL Is on the point of boiling, then
serve Immediately. The yolk of fouf eggs
stirred into the mixture VIII be perhaps con
sidered great improvement. or certainly an
improvement on tea, % ags'n quote that gocd
old Pepys, 'for colds and defluxiOns."
CREosoTE FOR BRONCHITIS AND CA1ARRH.-
when going from Switzerland to Italy ria
: 3At Cents, some years ago, the writer con-
LIacted sudden severe cold, which, In the
chill air OF Turin, soon brought on a severe at
tack of bronchitis We FASTENED over TO the
Genial air of Genoa, but it afforded little relic
and the advice or DIR. Paccioc1, Professor i.
the noted Italian Medical college there W
called In. He prescribed very simple remedy,
which was at once effective, as ft has been
With maDy 9th rs to whom We have since rec
omT ended II. Put into pint or larger bottle
az out three gus OF water, ard add two dfopS
OF good wC5d creOs0te. Shake very fl5--
ousnly, take mouth u garg''ng It awhile In
the throat. ard swallow 1t. Repeat this fire.
queEtly, so as TO u1e up the mixture In the first
"a hOII5, always shaking well before taking.
After the first day, use three drops OF creoSOte
and the ime ar cunt OF water during "a hours.
30 long as IT IS needed. The same mixture
has Often proved Iety USER n Cdt1rrh. In
Ibis case handful o. two OF he we'll shaken
creoSote and water Is snpfe1 up through t'e
nostr1 until 1t reacfeS the III. Dat and is Sp;5
out. A tablespoonful or more is also garg,ed
10 the Inroat and swallowed. AS catarrh Is an
Inflammation OF the nasal passages, accom-
panied With rnucUs deposit. the creosote,
which IS largely carbo!ic acid, would seem to
be usefd here just as dilute carbolic acid is ef-
fective in cleansing any putrid sores. Catarrh
S the result OF weakness. and Is omoted by
simple remedy ike the above IS effective, un-
less the catarrh Is severe and OF 90 long COR
tlnuaDce as TO have permanently d,sorganizeC
Tie nasal caVities.-ADte' f"dR An 'culturlst.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES under skirts are
worn almost altogether this winter; these come
In the eolored fiannels, the hand-knitted skirts,
and In the quilted Balmorals. For the colored
napnel5 the Quaker hand loom flannelS are
preferred, as they do not shrink, although they
contain as much wool as those made by
machine. They are slightly s0f6d, with the
seams herring bOned on the right side have
also tucks done In herring bone stitches and
are finished with hand made woOllen lace OF the
color OF the flannel These are preferred ints
scarlet. or pale blue. or draO flannel, bat al
also used In white f1annels. Other coloref
nanDel skirts have q sc Int ruffie On the edge
dotted and scalloped with needle-work. White
flannel skirts are edged with a ruff1e that Is
wrought with colored embroidery, The hand
knitted wool skirts that were so costly when
imported are now made here of Germantown
WOOL These are 50 light, warm. and cling
ing that many ladies prefer them to han-
rel skirts, while others who require
very warm clothing use them In addition to q
hight flannel skirt. The warm scarlet skirts OF
this kind are preferred though blue, gray and
white are all shown. There are also Barmorll
skirts that resemble these. but are woven, and
are OF heavy worsteds in stripes of purple,
Is preferred for Balnoral skirts and those that
are quilted at the bottom are most liked.
Brown, dark blue, gray, and red skirts are made
In all sly les described for black skirts. RiOoed
Cardigan jackets, with or without sleeves,
or else with silk sleeves, are shown 10
wear Dext the cloak over a dress, not
Only for warmth, bat to protect the dress from
Is made TO Introduce Jersey waists for this pur-
pose, but they are not so conveniently put ON
and on as the Cardigan jackets Vests OF cham
ois-skin vel perforated are used In the same
way, and are worn beneath the corsage by thin
ladies' who need 10 be warmly clad. The Eng
hsh silk vests and drawers are now so graded
In weight and thickness that many ladies wear
them st all seasons OF the year. This silk CONES
10 four threads, six, nine and twelve threads.
and Is sold by It's weight Ecru shades are pre-
ferTed. The English wool underwear Is liked
because 1t Is OF sucn pure wool but the best
BRANDS OF either foreign or domestic underwear
viii shrink unless all the soap Is taken out by
SEdFItt NSSJS are quite as D1D-
ular for ladies as the colored skirts now are.
IL Is best In selecting such garments to have
them partly cottoE-though the greater Der
centage OF wool-tO prevent shrinkaga. There
are excellent domestic garments OF this KIND
that are FAR less expensive than imported ones
Raw SIX and mfz1no are sold by the yard to
ladies' WHO prefer the pr1nceSse garments that
are made all IN one piece Wooden stockings
are preferred IL solid dark colors, or else In
small stripes. both for ladies and children.
TIE AMERICAN AEAI--Fashion may and does
push the morning meal further on into the day
IL households where leisure and luxury have
succeeded 10 the hurry and toll OF earlier years.
But IL Is breakfast still, family repaSt and a
bOuniiful one that refuses 70 be materially
modIred by the pressure OF imported ideas and
habits which are rapidly denationaliZinp our
homes. The free and ea5ineSs of the English
breakfast bour,-the huge cold rounds and
joints ard game-pies On the side-table for the
strong, The todst-and-tel Tor the weak; the sit
ting and the rislng-up at the conVen-
fence OF the several members OF the COMPANY
impress the Yankee housewife as unSeemly and
shiftlesS- She will not have "thingsr standing
about all hourSof the day, nor would Americ An
emported) servants endure the imposition upon
time and service.
The breakfast table should be a Study-hy-
gienfc and seSthetic-w1th those who profit
thereby. Conspicuous among It's appointments
Set the fruit basket For those whose sLom-
achic idiosy ncracies do not forbid this order OF
courses. let oranges, grapes, bananas In winter
summer fruits In their season, preceie the
uetrhtter rnaftora the meal rrhpra tS ono