Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25
DOMESTIC.

source of comfort TO wear while making
beds, busting, sweeping, ETC., in cold
rooms? They are easily and oheaply
made. We have too much regard for
intellectual improvement to recommend
quilt plecing that requires time and
thought and valuable material, but, one
rainy afternoon we collected the little
rolls of calico and gingham that had
accumulated during the year, chose
sample patterns, one brisk-hngered girl
sat down to the sewing machine, while
two more cut out pieces to keep her
busy, and by bed time we had pretty
quilt covering, with the trifing expense
of one spool of thread. Where there
are several menfolks in family, to
wear out heavy wool material, the backs
of coats and pants, where there is not
much wear upon the fabric, cut into
squares and pleocd together upon the
sewing machine, lined with oheviot,
made heavy With cotton batting and
layer of hour-sacking- paper, and tied
with knitting cotton, make an excellent
substitute for buffalo robe We have
u robe of this kind, for common use,
that has seen three years service, and
is as good as ever, aud Is voted by the
family more comfortable than any buffa-
10 robe.
REED BIRDS, STEwED PHILADELPHlA
SIYhE.-Pluck the birds carefully, leav-
ing on the heads, draw them and fill
them with the following forue-meat:
For dozen birds mix together two
ounces each OF veal and ham, finely
chopped; season the meat with salt.
spoonful OF grated nutmeg or powdered
mace, quarter of a saltspoonful of pep
per, and a level teaspoonful of salt.
After the blrds are we'll filled with force
meat lay them III q saucepan just large
enough to hold them, dust over them
tablespoonful of flour, add to them
tablespoonful OF butter, and sufficient
boiling water to cover them; cover the
saucepan closely, and stew Its contents
slowly for twenty minutes. Then serve
The birds III the gravy formed in cook
ing them.
MODERN dwarf bookcases, which con-
slst simply of a set of ash, walnut or
ebonlzed shelves with the top enclosed
from which to suspend curtain, are a
great improvement on the cumbersome
old cathedrl-Ilke receptacles for forgot
ten literature. They stand flat against
wall, occupying little space, hold
many books, and the top serves the pur-
pose of n small cabinet in the opportun-
lty 1t affords for the display of few
pieces of good china and small easel
pictures.
A LOVELY panel is made of strip of
black SATIN embroidered with plnks.
The top and bottom are finished with
two-lncn bands of scarlet plush, and
the lower edge has also border of silk
balls of different shades of red; brass
"Te Is fastened to the top and a silk
cord with which to suspend it.
An elegant lambrequin may be made
of dark crimson plush, velvet or velve-
teen. Then put CD, in diagonal lines
about three inches apart, rows of tim
brass crescentS. Finish the edge with
st row of silk tassels, tying each one to a
crescent with a silk cord, and then fas-
ten TO the velvet with the same cord.
To wash white tannels without
shrinking them make a good suds OF
boiling water, and add tablespoonful of
aqua-anmonia, and when scalding hot
pour over the flannel. Do not rub on
a board, but, if convenient, use a poun-
der. Rinse in hot water and wr1ng as
dry as possible and hang in the hot sun
TO dry.
A NEW frame for small mirrors and
pictures has the top aud LETT side about
one-hah the width of the bottom and
right side. 1t is covered with plush,
and a small owl placed on perch orna-
ments the upper right-hand corner.
IT Is more important in covering the
walls of a new house to select materials
and patterns intrinslcally good and sui
table than something that has the last
touch of fashion-for fashions, even in
wall papers, change, while the princi-
pies which underlie true art and fitness
do not.
To extracT ink from cotton, silk or
woolen goods, dip the spots in spirits
turpent1ne, and let IL remain for several
hours; then rub thoroughly between the
hands, and it will all disappear without
changing either the color or texture of
the fabric.
The latest style for parlor stoves is a
combination of brass, iron and tiles.
The facings are of polished brass, while
the interior is of hammerd iron, and
encaustic tiles form a frame work be-
tween the mantel and the CRATE.
THE latest coffee pot is a reversible
one. The coffee is placed in the top
and the water in the bottom. As soon
as the water boils the pot is quickly re-
versed, and by the slow process OF i'll
tering excellent coffee is procured.
SLIPS for the dinner table are made
III linen crash, the ends being hand
somely decorated in drawn work, and
finished with deeply knotted fringe.
Occasionally designs are worked upon
the whole length in tilosello or creWel.
LEATHER boxes are very much in de.
mand. They are made in fancy feathers
OF every kind, and are either richly en-
bossed or fooled in colors, or very often
decorated by fret-work carving, which
is carved out upon folds of double leath-
er,
PoRTIERs are now made in terra Gotta
turcoman cloth, with a deep dado OF
stsmped velvet or plush, and finished
off with short bah fringe. For loop