Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-30
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room adornment, are to be abolished; in their
stead small squares Of lace or muslin or even of
darker material are fitted into the backs of
chairs and securely fastened in position
POTATOES warmed In this way are excellent
for supper with cold meat: Put a lump of but
ter In frying pan with halt cup of sweet
cream, salt and pepper enough to season the
potatoes, and little parsely chopped fine
Take cold boiled potatoes and cut them in small
pieces or In slices, and when the butter has
melted stir them in. Let them heat gradually
and Doll for four or five minutes, and then serve
"A BATTER PUDDING to be used with any fruit
apples peaches. or canned berries-is made of
one pint OF sweet milk, four eggs beaten very
light, two teacups of flour. enc teasponful of
sal ana one-fourth of teaspOonful of soda
Place the fruit in the bottom of an earthern
pudding dish; then pour the batter over it,
BAKE Tor three-quarters of an hour and serve
not, with rich pudding sauce, or with cream and
sugar.
LOVELY LITTLE BRACKETS for the wall are
now made of ebonized wood. with the back
shaped exactly like round japanese fan. The
shelf and the lower part. including the handle
OF the fan, are of the plain black, but the fan
must be decorated in gay cOlOrs. An ingenious
woman may improve the appearance of an ordi-
nary bracket by tacking round fan to the wall
behind it.
ECONOMY prevails to such an extent in Swiss
households that the outside leaves Of cabbages
and the shells of peas are never thrown away.
The former are chopped up and steHed until
tender, then eaten with vinegar. while the lat
ter are used for soup. After many hours boil
ing they are rubbed through sieve into weak
stock, and with the addition of chopped onions
and little mint, make dish which is much APP
proved by the thrifty hOusekeeper.
CIDER VINEGAR.-Have large jar sitting be-
hind your stove; when you pare apples remove
all the decayed and wOrmy ones, and throw the
parings into the jar; keep water enough on
them TO come to the top; pack them in. and
continue to add fresh parings until they have
stood there two months In the meantime dip
OIL the vinegar Cor strain it through cOlander)
as fast as it becomes good. adding more water
to the parings; add handful of brown sugar
TO each gallon OF vinegar. Good.
SOME REGARD should be paid to the health Of
the scholars-mental as well as physical-which
has not been the case In the past. 1t would
perhaps be unjust to charge upon either direc-
tors or teachers desire to do the children harm,
but there is no denying the fact that they are
constantly and most effectively getting in that
kind of work, and their persistence in it, can be
attributed to no other cause than downright ig-
nOrance OF child nature.-P Philadelphia Cltroni-
cte-Herdtd
A CONVENIENCE FOR ALMOST EVERY WOMAN
but particularly for the one who hires her wash
ing done by the dozen, is the movable skirt bot
tom. How many times it happens that the
upper part is not soiled at all when the ruf1e or
hem is too dusty to be worn. and this. perhaps,
after once wearing. The movable part is to be
buttOned to the upper at the knee. or trife
below and it is allowable to have three of these
to one upper. Use small buttons, and as close
together as is necessary to keep the skirt in
place. Always take the precautiOn to examine
each button before putting the garment on.
THE PATCHWORK upon which our grandmoth-
of revival or, we ought rather to say, of
new departure This novel patchwork is made
by cutting foundation squares of muslin. all the
same size, and arranging upon them odds and
ends OF silk or ribbon, plush or velvet in any
way the maker pleases, basting them in posi-
ton and then joining them together with feather
stitch in gOld-cOlOred filesee. The squares,
when completed, are joined together in the
same way, and the result is harmonious con-
fusion of cOlOrs which has quite an eastern
effect.
TARLATAN is much better to embroider on
than paper, even than the thinnest kind; the
tarlatan can be drawn out a thread at a time,
and so there is less danger OF disturbing the
embroidery The design may be transferred to
the tarlatan by means of impression paper
Have the design neatly and carefully drawn on
tracing paper, then put the impression paper
between this and the tarlatan. then 90 over
every line and dot with sharp pencil. In this
way you save the expense of stamping, and the
cost OF the paper is trfng. If you are able to
make original designs you can use them to good
advantage. This method is especially applica-
bic to embroidery on plush, velvet or satin.
WALLED OYSTERs.-Make wall one and one
half inches high and three-quarters wide, of one
quart of ncely-mashed and well-seasOned pOta-
toes, just inside the raised edge of platter,
glaze II by covering with beaten egg and placing
in the oven for few minutes. Place the liquor
from one quart OF oysters in a porcelain kettle
let boil. skim well; then add the oysters. sea-
sOned with salt, boil up once skim out the Oys-
tiers (this liquor can be used for soup) and add
them to a cream dressing made by putting a
teacup OF rich cream, butter size of half an egg
and little pepper and salt, in pan placed
within vessel of boiling water Cor double
bOiler). When hot, aid two ounces of flour
mixed smooth in some cream or milk and let
cook till thickened. then place oysters and
dressing within the potato and serve immedi-
ately.
To PREVENT SILyERwARE FROM TARNIsHING.
Solid silverware, as well as plated goods grows
dark and furnished in very short time when
exposed to the air, and even when put away in
dark place. This is especially the case where
hard coal is used in the house or neighborhoOd,
as the sulphur in the COAL liberated by heat. is
sure to stain all the silverware within reach
This annoying furnishing can be entirely pre-
vented by painting the sverware with a soft
brush ulppeQ III alcOQ0l IN WGlcn some COll0dlOn
has been dissolved The liquid dries immedi-
ately. and forms thin, transparent and abso-
| lutely invisible coating upon the silver. which
completely protects it from all effects Of the
atmosphere. etc. 1t can be removed at any
| time by dipping the article in hot water This
recipe has been in for some time in the large
establishments at London, where most of the
goods in the showcases are projected in this
manner.-Mechdnicdl Aea1s.
PREPARING FOR WINTER WINDOW GARDENING
Those who have plants in the ground which
| they intend for blooming in the window make a
mistake if they delay taking them up until frost
Is threatened. If the plants have been left in
the pots which have been plunged in the open
ground the change is not so sudden but il the
plants have been turned out OF the pots, and
their roots have been allowed free growth, 1t
| is another matter. With many plants turned
out, the better plan is to raise new ones from
cuttings for next winters blooming, and let the
old ones go. But 1t is often desirable to take
up and pot an old plant. In such cases do
not wait until there is danger Of frost, and then
hurriedly dig up the plant and crowd its roots
into pot. Suppose the plant to be taken up Is
| a geranium; begin at least a month before the
time Of removal to prepare 1t for the change. 1t
will have made an enormous top, which must