Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-30
HOME MATTERS,

often-as hot as can be siopad THIS VIII give
immediate and permanent relief. D0a't faii to
Try this remedy because II Is simple.
The INHALATION OF AIR charged with am
moDia vapoTs as remedy for whoopIng cough.
has been tried In France with succ cSs. one OF
tie methods OF application employed Is boiling
strong ammonia In the room where tae pa
tent Is.
THE LAST SWEET THING In dinner cards per
forms the Office of a napkin holder and thus
makes itself dOuOly useful. 1t Il q clothes pin
no less, and has its upper half decorated vita a
pray OF flowers or comic silhouette. and It's
lower left plain for the name OF the guest
LITTLE DETAILS or LAUNDRY WoRK-If the
housewife is not watchful clothes-pins and lines
VIII be left out over night ~ be ruined By rust
and mtldew. The pins should be counted and
The fiLeS wiped before being put away for the
week. II not dark spots aud dizzy stripes Will
be found on the ClO.heA Every bOusekeaps r
should provide the lawn dress with paIf 81
miittnS for hanging out clothes, To be used for
no other purpose.
BOILED CHEsTSUTs.-Make Slight inc,siOn
in me outer skin only OF the chestnuts, to pre-.
vent bursting. and when all are done, throw
lteT idto plenty OF boiling water, with abovr
dessert spoonful 0r salt to the haif-g al N.
M che=tDu;s will require t. be boiled ne triy
or quite an hour; 0, hers little more than haIt
nat itine. TN crnk 5hoald try them oc a
EfOnaltC and rs SOoa - they are soft througn
drain hem wipe them In Il coarse cl0tn, a ii
sad them n table qulcsly IN a hot napkin.
A BARYs BAsSEr-Fh5 following Is suy{este1
es pretty pattern for a b4by's basket: Toe
fOnn''aiion IS wAi'e EnoJ o3x lifted with
casicF@- AID having a CANOPY for CurtataS
SEy-ciut Satia lines tis inside Of the cano y,
ard upOn " IS paiD:et : sDrAy of aDple-b,0S
SONS and four goldfilel5s- The covering and
curtains or the Saske: are OF white m1Siia
edged with IRISH lace: the bI1OSntS are EN-
hioldtred with da;~ie5 and bound with bII1
ribbon. and The coverlit IS OF blue satin bJr-
dcrsd with Irish lace.
WHEN PUTTING AWAY ME SILVER TEA OR
COFFEE POT, which IS not used every day, Law a
little stick across the top under the cover; this
will allow fresh air 20 get in and win prevent
nlnstiness; II viii then be ready for use at any
time after having first been thoroughly rin5ed
with boiling wafer. Nothing is better ID clean
silver with than alcohol and ammonia: after
rubbing With this take little whitening or
soft cloth and polish In this way: even frosted
silver, which Is so dilficnit to clean may be
easily made clear and bright.
FAMOUS INDIAN BREAD.-Thi5 receipt vas re
ctiyed from lady friend in South Carolina I
have eaten OF the bread, aud Unhesitatingiy
pronounce IL the very ne plus ultra of Indian
bread: Beat two eggs very light and mix alter
Lately With them ole pint OF sour milk or but
teTntlk and one pint OF tirse Indian meal; melt
ore tablespoonful or butter and aid to the mix
tEre; dissolve one tablespoonful of soda or sala-
ra'uS, etc. In a small portion of the milk aud
add to.the mixture the last thing. Beat very
hard and bake In pan In quick oven.-GT;
nlGHf0lcH T5'egg'dph.
MCLCHIEG Roses Mr.. Peter Henderson states
in the Gardeners Monthly that he mas Dis
covered that mulching roses In pots 10 force
flowers for the holidays IN January last with
common moss mixed with a good portion or
bone ddst, say one part bore dust to thirty OF
moss. has wonderful effect In bringing forth
early roses. In twO weeks after the mulch was
FIRST applied change was clearly to be seen
and by end OF May the plants had attained
from four 70 six feet in height land though
they had bloomed profusely during a period OF
1 early SIX months. were in most perfect health
and vig0r." All other plants on which the
n ulch had been tried showed marked benefits.
SCRAP BAGs.-It is good plan to have pretty
scrap bags In sitting-ro0m, dining-room and
bedroom; they may be ornamental, and arc
certainly very useful Since trying this have
saved paper rags enough to bug all the new tin
ware needed In the house, and bave OCCASION
ally bought broom also. Every bit or Cloth
every postal card and circular that would Other
wise have been put fnto the stove as not being
worth the trouble Of a walk to the regular rag
bag, finds Its way into the little Scrap-blg
Pretty bags are made OF perforated paper, with
simple vine worked around the TOP, the bot
tom OF the bag being OF silk or merino and the
top finished with crochet ScallOp; or they NAV
be made OF Java canvass with a wire AROUND
the top 10 keep it In shape.-N. Y. Post.
A DIFFICULTY WITH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
when set IN the grass OF lawn, are often
dwaTfed by the turf which surrounds them
SpadiEg abOIt them only partly removes the
difficulty, as the spaded ground never extends
TO the length or the roots, which always run at
least as far each way as the height OF the Shrubs
Besides, the ground is necessarily more or lass
defaeed by the operation. The true remedy Is
top-dreSstng. SuperphOSphafe, on such soils as
are benefited by IL, viii answer good pIrp1se
and lot present. an unsightly appearance Hks
coarse manure. Finely puiveriZed old manure
VIII &c urCbjectiOnaOe. 10 many cases itd lid
manure for small plants VIII answer we'll 'rne
tof- dressing should oe dJne in autumn o. vary
early In spring. and special care must BE- taken
TO extend II as Tar from the stems as aOoy, in
CiCated--COlDIti'yG c!a'iPIaGH.
PUNPKIS-PIE I.-SIew the pun 1,lin very dr..
iEdeed; take pint OF TiGh cream. or if THIS Is
Lot OOtainable. half plat OF warm milk Ylh
GLe-quaTter OF a pound Of butter stirred vel
them into the other lIgret ent5, together with
sugar enough 10 make l. sweet; add TO this a
grated nutmeg, large teasooopful OF p1wd cred
hece and cinnamon mixed, a wine-glas3 of
rCse-warer, and glass OF wine mixed to-
gether, and tiny pinch OF salt; beat al to-
gether very hard, and bake Ii a rich paste
PUMPKIN-:'- H.-Take the pumpkin when
ste%ed and while hot: stir In q piece OF butter
the size OF an egg; 10 every quart or pumpkin.
after II Is Stewed and mashed, add a quart OF
milk aud four OF six eggs. as you choose; sugar
TO taste; One-half telsp0onfll of salt, q table.
spoonful OF ginger, one teaspo0nrul of cinna-
mon. and one small nutmeg grated. Bake In a
hot oven In nice paste.
PCMPKIS-PIE, III.-To a quart of pumpkin,
after il is stewed and sieved, allow one quart of
milk, lump Of butter, a pinch of salt two
tablespoonfulS OF ginger. and one egg to cacl
pie, or tablespoonful of flour may be sub5rf-
tuted for the egg. Bake ID good paste about
three-quarters Of an hour.-S5lC York Times.
MAKING CHICKEN PIE.-Chicken pie Is one of
the good things ia which epicures especially
delight; AID ali the memories OF Thanksgiving
days TEEN with the delicious fragrance which
emanateS from the capacious tin pan filled TO
heaping UP with this Old FASHIONED luxury
Take four good sized fat chickens cut up az All
the joints. wash thoroughly, and put into a
two gallon kettle with Just water enough 10
cover them, boil slowly. aud skim nicely.
When tender, throw in a tablespoonful or s.Ir
and q piece OF butter as large as coffee cue
Take out the chicken; and stir I'D four sDlo1-
TulS OF flour In a teacupfui OF cold water. ana
drop into the liquid that the chickens we-e
boiled In. Stir IL we'll and let Ii boil about five
minutes. then remove from the fire. Take two
quarts Of Sifted flour, and a lump OF lard the
size OF q conee cup. Rub the lard rhorOu ,hIy
with the flour. then take two coffeecupfuis of
sour cream, add hall teaspoonfui or soda dts
solved IN two spoonfulS OF water, stir no
quickly, and knead lightly. Butter a sIx-qTart
tin pan, and roll out the crust half an inch
thick, and cover the dish inside. Nov place
the chicken In the dish. packing IL closely. pour
in enough or the soup 70 I'LL the pan within an
hall inch OF the top OF the rim. Roll out another
crust, and spread over the top, pinchtng II
down tightly round the rim OF the pan. Now
cut out from the remnant Of the dough a scoi-
loped edge and bind around; cut ventilator IN
the centre OF the pie, and spread paper over
the top so IL VIII not ScOrch. and bake two
hours IL Is the best Thanksgiving dish that
ever made hungry chlldS mouth water
Country Gentleman.