Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-13

a HANDSOME COVER for the sldeboard ia made
OF tine white crash. with ends of macrame
Table scarfs are sometimes made in this way
also.
TE REMOVE WHITE SPors from vanished
furniture try this: Rub with sandpaper gently.
then with a soft piece OF cotton cloth rub or
some shellac v2rhish thlnned with turpentne.
SUGAR COOKIES can be made to bake quickly
and YET have a delicate brown color if just be-
fore putting them into the oven you wet them
lightly with milk and sugar; dissolve a little
sugar in the milk
COVERS FOR SQUARE OR ROUND tables that
are in use in the common sitting room are made
of heavy furniture covering. and are simply
finished about the edge with fringe; dust
shakes out Of them, and they wear long and
we'll.
FRIED Ham for breakfast is much improv ed
when the slices are cut the night before and are
allowed to soak all night in a cup of water into
which u tablespoonful of SuTar has been added.
This softensthe meat and takes out much OF the
salt taste.
CURE FOR DYsPEPsIA.-Ten minutes before
eating take much common salt on the end OF
your tongue you can swallow without incon-
Veuience. and immediately drink half lumber
ful Cor mOre) OF very warm water the hotter
the better. Take no medicine, and battle fire.
quentiy-
ONION SAUCE is made by boiling three or four
white onions until they are tender then mnce
them fine Boil half pint of milk. add butter
halt the size of an egg. salt and pepper to taste.
Stir the onion into it, and q tablespoonful of
-four rubbed smooth in little cold milk. Let
ii come TO boil then serve.
GREASE ERADICATOR.-Germani journals aude
TO the efficacy of ''penzOle magnesia' as grease
eradcatOr 1t is prepared by saturating cal
cined magnesa with benZue. 4 little of this
powder rubbed on greasy stain on paper or
brio hut a
Quire "A repetition or the process The mixture
Is said TO be an excellent thing tor cleansing
windows.
GRAHAM PUFFs for breakfast are richer and
great deal nicer than the plain gem Take one
pint of sweet milk. one pint of Graham flour
half tcaspOCnful Of salt and one egg: beat the
egg then add the milk. and then the flour grad
ually beat It very briskly for four or FIVE min
utes. then pour into butteTed gem pans; bake
In a hot oven.
WHIPPED-CREAN PIE is a delcacy that to be
appreciated needs but to be eaten. Make crust
OF moderate richness. line deep tin With it: bake
quickly in hot oven: when done spread it with
a layer of Jelly Jam: first thin LAYER then
whip one teacupfui of sweet cream until it is as
Hight as possible: sweeter with powdered sugar.
and flavor with vanilla; spreaa over the Jelly or
Jam: set the cream where it will get very cold
before whipping
To WASH LACE.-Instead OF rubbing the lace
cate fabric field it rOnnd ana round as if for put
ting it away; wet it in this form thoroughly and
soap it well. on the edges especially and rub
these over and over with the palm of your han d
as though they were round brush. Rinse it
we'll and pull it straight: while driving fold it
again and press II between the palms of your
hands Cold water will do we'll as hot
How TO TAKE PHL.--It is a common habit
when attemptin. 70 take pill, to throw the
head back as if laughing. almost inevitable
choking would follow attempts to swallow ordi-
nary food in such fashion. The reason is obvi-
Gus The head should be- kept in d position
usual when eating at the table. turning the face
slightly forward and downward. trial of this
position IN pill taking Will prove it to be the
better way.
WOODEN WEDDING."-An original mode OF
decoration was employed at recent wooden
wedding. The center of the supper table was
miniature forest of pine. spruce hemlock and
other branches. set in bed OF moss, leaves
pine-needles. cones. twigS berries and burrs to
carry out the woodland idea The furniture in
the reception room was decorated in the same
rustic manner. The presents ranged from small
Swiss or american bits of woodwork up to
carved wooden mantel-the wooden mantei
having become one OF the most fashionable
pieces of decorative house furnishng.-Phila.
Ledger.
SOFT BALLS for baby's Christmas can be
knitted with odds and ends of wool on bone
needles. Cast GA one stitch. knit and Increase one
every row till you have ten stitches: then knit
twenty rows plan and begin to decrease till
you nave one stitch; cast OFT as as you have
as many pieces will make ball. sew them
together. ana stun with wadding. Another
plan is TO cut two rounds OF cardbOards 81
inches in diameter. and in the middle OF each
cut out piece the size of quarter; place these
together. and. having knotted the wool in one
length. wind about four pieces together through
the aperture TIL even with worsted needle you
could not get one more in Then cut the wool
TO the cardboard at the outer edge and pass
some string between the two pieces of card
board. tie it tightly. tear away the cardboard
and shear the ball with sharp scissors.
SALAD DRESs1NG.-It is not every cook or
salad maker who understands Just how the va
rious ingredients of salad dressing should be
mixed. or how important it is to conduct this
operation with thought. The mayOnnaise dress
ING, which is probably the best known and best
liked. should be made in this wav: Beat one
raw egg IN an earthen cake dish until it Is
smooth, then add olive oil. very little at a
time. carefully stirring it into the egg with the
right hand as you drop it in with the left When
the egg and oil make thick mixture pour a
little vinegar over il. then stir in more OIL and
so on IN this way until you have the desired
quantity of dressing: season with lemon iujcp
pepper, mustard. pickles or onions chopped very
me, or with celery. watercress parsley, capers
Olives. or with any fiavOr you choose Hard
boiled eggs may be added also.
IARE OF THE BATH Tub "A porcelain tub for
bathing is luxury within the reach of few but
every one can with care keep the metallic bath
tub spotless and well preserved. The orthodox
tub called ''Philadelphan' is curved and stoned
at one end. as II to support the shoulders The
New York tub has its sides and back perpen-
dicular, IL - roemS and holds more water AS
the best tubs are made of "copper" heavily timed.
IL IL on thcproper of the tin that the BRIGHT
ness and continued polish depends A new tub
can be Kept bright for years with proper atten-
ton Let II be a bath tub indeed as well as in
name; that is. Use ii for bathing ONLY. LET
hand-waShing. Tinsing, ETC. be carried on else
where. Do not let heavy buckets or pitchers
stand in it. under the spigots waiting to be
nlied, unless you place soft towels beneath
them soap dims the POLISHED tin, and after
bathing wash away with cloth dipped in warm
water the line which the floating suds have
Trimmed about the tub Twice week wipe off
the bath tub With channels and il should keen
It's polish Ike "a mirror. result of the So
called poshes, sold for the opposite purpose is
the speedy scratch No OF the bright surface and
rapid wearing away of the tin. IL. through
carelessness, the tUb once loses its polish moth
ing can bring IL back. One sometimes sees con-
per and greensb patches Ut the bottom of an ILL
used .nb. This is the result of housemaid's
zeal. the rinsilg of medicine bottles in short of
general abuse. A ladys bath tub like every
thing else pertaining to her toilet should be
Kept spOtless and fragrant as well as Clean
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