Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-09-20

in about equal proportions, and frying
them together just as you Try onions
alone. Salt them we'll, and if there is
any danger of their being greasy, drain
before serving
Mahogany, walnut and some other
woods may be polished by the use of
the following mixture: Dissolve by heat
so much beeSwaX in spirits of turpen-
tine that the mixture, when cold, shall
be Of about the thickness of honey.
this may bo applied to furniture by
means of piece Of clean cloth, and as
much rs possible should be rubbed off
by usinga clean flannel or other cloth.
To remove the unpleasant taste
which is frequently observable from
new wooden vessels is thing difficult
of accomplishment. The simplest plan,
aud one that will succeed in most cases,
il to scald them thoroughly several
times in boiling water, then dissolve
some pcarl-ash or soda in lukewarm
water, adding little lime to it, and
wash the inside of the vessels well in
the solution. Afterward scald them
several times thoroughly as before.
For house linen or dresses, even bet
ter than wardrobe, is long, low
ottoman box that any carpenter can
make of pino wood, and which can he
covered with the pretty, cheap ere
tonnes, so rs to add to the furniture Of
the room. The dresses, etc, can lie at
full length. which is much better than
hanging them up, for sOmo dresses, cS-
pcyially. One or more trays of web
bing. fitted inside, will enable you to
store quite variety of articles without
crushing.
a new salad dressing may he made
in this way: One toaspoonful Of dry
mustard, half Il teaspoonful of salt,
half q tcaSpoonfu of sugar, pour about
Il quarter of cup of hot water over
them, ard stir well until all are dis
solved. Then add salad oil. drop by
drop, and stir well after each addition
of oil, to make sure Of having Just
enough. No more oil should be put in
than will be taken up OF hidden in the
mustard; two raw, unbeaten eggs may
then be vigorously stirred in, and,
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dressing Se' con" Oelore inlAlIg II "l'h
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Fancy cakes for tea may be made af
!Hr TIL" ia'hloh; Hh' one pound 1i
hour on lAe pasJry-Ooardi mako Il mol,
low n the eeh'or' pui m haIIa ponn1
oii po"dcre" sugar. nan I'aSpooniu'
OF lemon essence I'VE ounces oi put
ter nail Salt'PoohiuI ol SAT- ana NIX
to u Sott, SmooIh paste ""uih2 inc
YoINS OF 'hFeo GcSSS anu 0"' gu, OF
cream afler the Outie: mas Deeh 'hor-
ou|hIy Incorporated WIN the "thtr IN
gredichtS' Nheh wen lh!N'u leI Inr
paste Ntahd Ior one ilour' 'nGh ron IL
out quarter OF an men thich' cnt II
III various 'maLl Shapes Win fancy cut,
ter', put ihe niue cakeS on oui.ere"
DaklhS-pah' nr"Sh tAem over WIN "
beaten egg ana StreW ON the tops some
chopped cliron' raiSlns or oiahcheI
almonds BAKE IN ihouoraIe oven uh'l'
light brown ana cool ON Il sieve =,
An orange basket or n plato OF
oranges makes handsome decoration
Tor the table, particularly lora Il b'rth-
day party or hoIIaay meal lake 'he
irult from lhe peeI l,irougH aS Siha'l "n
lnclslon as Il Is possible 10 make ana
yet to draw lho nun through IL, Ineh
cut the SKIN OF inc orange mo thc
shape OF 4 llttle basket with hahdlc.
rms may Dc hl'eI win canHy' WIN
ice-cream' whipped cream JeIiy ("Ine
Jelly with currant Jelly on the top looks
pretty, or with anything you choose
The fruit Is not to nc waStc"' ny any
means 1t may be used Tor an orange
p'c' Tor marmaIadG or tor amorosi''-
tnaI IS cut Ill 'llall pltccS """ PuV III II
dish, with layer OF eocoahNt ana
powdered sugar between eaGl layer OF
orange ms Is very delc"Io Tor
dessert win lce'crenn anu i caEe'
10 ornament photograph take
piece OF while nnruIed paper one SUIT
able Tor water-color paints ana on II
paint vine ot morhlhS-SIorles, roses
IVY, or spray OF some pretty' deilcatG
Hover Inc spray or Nine' shoulu
curve almost IN hai-circlc' Lay IL
away where the dust VIII no. reach II
until perfectly ury; theh' win par Oh
sharp scissors, cut out the flowers
Then take pieco OF whltc cardboard
cut out square nearly as large rs inc
photograph, anu paste the picture over
the square on the wrong SIDE oil the
paper; Take Inc howerS ana arrange
them llaIt over no paper anu nan over
the picture, and when the position Is
satisfactory, taStcn win mucil"%e;
Frame the card with an OAK frame. ana
q very pretty effect Will be ootaiNeu;
Instead OF the painted flowers pressed
ferns and moses may be used with eX-
cellcnt results. -.
Two pretty tiuleS can DC maze IN thl'
way: Take piece OF blue 3atin Twelve
J inches wide and eighteen inches long;
in the centre applique cross OF black
velvet, slanting the piece. crossed cut
from crctonno u vino OF small flowers
and leaves, and twine them over the
arms of the cross, and allow the largest
flowers to rest on the satin around the
base of the cross. Seam the cretonnc
with buttonhOle or with chain stitch.
Around the edges of the satin place q
piece of black ribbon velvet two inches
wide, and finish with antique lace edg-
ing. Another pretty tidy is made with
blue and pink satin ribbon four inches