Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-26
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6ESiIVNS-AbotT WINDOW GARDkN1NG, &C.,
&c.
NEW STYLE OF DaRSING.-If, when you get
your wooden dresses for winter use. you are sur
prised by finding the moths have been making
feast uppq them. as many threadbare place or
hole tI2testify. or You are SO unfortunate as
to tear or cut a silk dress. take piece of court
plaster and LAYING the threads of the goods very
neatly over it. place heavy weight upon it. and
you will be delighted with this new style Of
darning- In case of quite large hole being
made you may take a piece of the same mate
rial a the dress. and putting muclagt around
the edges. lay it under the rent place. pressing
the edges down very closely. and holding it in
position until dry.-COao.iyy Gentleman.
FLOATING IsTAND.-One quart of milk and the
yolks of six eggs; put on the milk and let it
come TO a boil Beat well the yolks with three
tablespoonful Of sugar. beat to a cream. Add
IT To the boiling milk and stir still cooked. Beat
tue whites stiff az possible. and then add three
tableSpOOnfUls of white sugar: then beat again.
and then put the mixture in big spoOnfus on a
pie-dish in the oven. Let it brown slightly. Do
>xEie only about ten minutes before serving
otherwise it will fall Cooks should remember
i thai boiled cuStard must be cooked in double
or farina kettle. ami that it must not be left
from the moment the eggs are stirred into the
milk until it is done. Any sort of fiayorng can
be added to the cuStard and to the island. -
GfrJadntOtgt Telegraph
Snow CUsTARD is a dainty dish. suitable for
dessert or for tea Use half package of gela-
tine. three eggs. one pint of sweet milk, two
cups Of sugar. and the juice of two goOd-siZed
lemons. Soak the gelatine in teGcup of cold
water; if will need to soak for an hour at least:
when it is entirely dissolved add one pint of
boiling water and two-thirds of the sugar and
lemon juice; let all come to a boil; then take
from the stove and pour in the dish IL which it
II to be carried to the table or put il i'm mould
to cool. Make custard Of the milk. eggs and
the rest of the sugar and lemon juice. When
the ge!atne III the mould is ready to serve. put
the custard around the base or cover it entirely
with the custard.-N.I. Post.
NEW TREATMENT FOR VaRICOsE VEINS.-The
London Lancet states that DR.. Linon. of YER
viers. has used the perchloride of lime locally
with great success during the last three years
in the treatment of varices. The strength of the
solution is about two and n half dracllms to
eight ounces of water. cOmpressures of flannel
being steeped in the water. then wrun9 out and
applied by means of flannel bandage which
is only moderately frightened This application
Is kept on twenty-four hours. and ON its re-
mOyal. the yenous citations have almost en-
tirely disappeared. The applications are re-
newed for seven or eight successive days, after
which the bandare is kept on. without any far
Their wetting. until il gets loose; it is then
wetted again with the solution, and applied
until the verices have disappeared. which gen.
orally takes place in eight days or fortnight
How To MANAGE FLANNELs-PrOf. Artus,
who has devoted himself to the discovery of
the reason why wOollen clothing when washed
with soap and water. will Insist upon shrinking
and becoming thick and acquiring that peculiar
Odor and feeling which so annoy housekeepers
says these evil effects are due to the decUmposi-
ton of soap by the acids present in the Derspi-
ration and other waste of the skin which the
clothing abSorbs. The fat of the soap is then
2recipitated upon the wool These effects may
be prevented by Sleeping the articles in a warm
solution of washing soda for several hours then
adding some warm water and few drops of
ammonia. The wOollens are then to be washed
out and rinsed in lukewarm water The pro-
fesSOr further tells us that flannel which has
become yellow by use may be whitened by put
ting IT for some time in a solution OF hard soap
TO which strong ammonia has been added. The
proportions he gives are one and half pounds of
hardcurded soap and twO-thirtls of pound of
strong ammonia to 80 pounds of soft water
The same object may be obi aimed in a shorter
time by placing the garments for quarter of an
hour in weak solution of bisulphate of soda
to which a little hydrochloric acid has been
added.
For NIGHT WORKERS the best dietetic plan in
cludes hearty breakfast when they rise. which
is generally from ~ to O'Clock: some outdoor
exercise and relaxation should precede a good
dinner. partaken of between and o'clock at
night before beginning work. If the work is to
continue until or o'clock in the morning a
light but nutritious repast should be eaten
shortly after midnight in order to fortify the
system for labor during the hours immediately
following. when the vital pow ers are most en-
feebled When the work is done and before re-
firing. very simple lunch should be taken in
the form OF cup of good not broth beef tea
or glass of light wine and couple of crackers:
this viii generally insure sleep by Withdrawing
the blood from the brain. where it has been con-
centrated by mental effort. In ordinary cases
OF sieepiessness. not confiVned by long-cOn-
tinued habit. q light meal OF this kind will gen.
orally prove Temedv The substitution of
phosphate or sO-caIled brain and nerve foods
Tor well-chosen regular diet is much to be
feprobated; however excellent these prepara-
tons may be as adjuncts. might as well
expect to work indefinitely upon the stimula-
ton OF alcohol as to live upon them without the
necessary supplement of ordinary nutritious
Diet BY attention to these details and by
securing sufficient sleep. night-wOrkers can pre-
serve their health under ordinary circum-
stanees--Juitt CorSon IA Ne,o York Times.
CUTTING CARPET RAGs.-When cutting rags
for carpet one frequently finds wide pieces of
soft cloth fifteen to twenty inches in length too
good for the scrap bag and too short to tear into
carpet rags Alter Il number of such pieces are
Collected II Is good plan to thread the sewing
machine with No. 70 white cotton and with a
long stitch sew half an inch from the edge along
both ends of each piece They can then be torn
back and forth into strips. the strong thread
hoitiHg 81 iiIiiiI Il Siiigle piece Will often
be three OF four yards in length After tearing
the corners of each turn should be trimmed off
with the scissors. and there will be no rough-
Ness in the carpet. When they lack aterial
many persons in the nabit of buving scraps
from tailoring establishments getting pieces of
heavy beaver. &c. This is poor practice as when
the carpet IL woven the rags cut from such stiff
goods will not allow the warp TO be drawn
down. and it consequently is soon worn and
broken Even old garments of this quality are
better made into mats and rugs than put into
carpet Cutting the rags is duty work and
many object TO doing it unless in an unused
ROOM This is often impossible and the reces-
sity for So doing is greatly obyiate,, by cushion
lns the top and covering the sides of an empty
Cheese box and keeping it to hold this work,
and il Will make good foOtstOol when closed
Ii then partition is put across the inside. and a
pocket added to hold scissors. thread and thin
bic. Ii Will be very convenient and useful
Country Ge';tiensdn-
The WINDOW GARDEN.-It often happens
that the only room available for plants,
contains but one sunny window. To ar
range them so that all catch glimpse of the
sun, set a row of pots on the window ledge and
fasten above them and inside the easement a
narrow shelf. and still another higher up. allow
fv.fr fftcin hot,