Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-19


THE NEWEST FIRE HASD-sCREESS are made of
nothing but od-fashiOned palm-leaf fans painted
and decorated with ribbons.
GELATISE frOsting is made 10y dissolving a
tablespoonful of gelatine in a small half cup of
boiling wafer; thicken with sugar and flavor
with lemon.
PoRTIEREs should not be looned back. The
straight natural flow of the material is greatly
to be preferred A curtain hung upon rod
with rings can be pulled back and forth at will.
and there is no necessity of looping it back.
PIGS FEET fried may be new dish to some
one. Make batter of flour and sweet milk
season with salt. The batter should be quite
thin Dip the feet into it and fry in hot lard
Serve with drawn butter. or with sour sauce
For THE SoFA-PILLow IN the common sitting
room. cover which can be removed at will is
source of comfort. very pretty is
crocheted of the seine Irvine or carpet cord.
with ribbons run IN, and with bows at each cor
ner.
A JAPANESE UMBRELLA suspended by its han
die NAV be made to serve as a very acceptable
lantern. by arranging around the handle a few
tin sockets to hold candles which being lighted
throw a tempered light down through the col
Ored paper of the umbrella.
USE Rock CANDY to sweeten lemon and
orange syrups. In chOpping lemon peel for
seasoning sweets add a little powdered sugar
as you 60 To chop it for stufling sprinkle it
with salt. Only the thin yellow part of the peel
should be used. The white inside skin has a
bitter taste which spoils the flavorng
HANDSOME CUSHIONS add to the beauty of the
willow or rattan chairs SO generally used now.
These should be of the exact shape Of the chair
If covered with plush put about five buttons on
each to keep it in shape If these bright
cushions used the ribbons i'm the back are
not needed, and they soil and become
0rInklcd so soon, 1t Is a good idea not to put
them in.
The UGLY BACK of a splint rocking chair can
be improved by covering it with strip of drab
linen with narrow border in outline stitch on
each edge slip one end between the strips of
wood at the top. and bring the other end under
at the bottom, and fasten them securely. II
Tides are put on these chairs. the only way
to Keep them in place is to tie them to the
rounds at the top; if done with ribbons this looks
pretty
FLORAL VEGETABLEs.-The white plume
celery has so beautiful a spray of LEAKAGE that
il has been seized for the butonhole bouquet
Asparagus ''plumes" are also used for the back
ground of flower plats and the rim of flat
baskets. Both these enterprising vegetables
have OverTun the borders of their own kingdom,
and are confOundinT themselves with the floral
plants. The once weed OF the field "oxalis is
now fayorite window plant and blooms finely
in the house, showing groups of pink or white
blossoms.
IN SENDING FLOWERS BY MAIL. the light tin
boxes that are made for forwarding sugar
plums 10y that conveyance are decidedly the
best. They are light. yet firm, and cannot be
crushed OF soaked through with moisture as
the card board boxes are apt to be. They are
seif-fa>ten,ng. with flap. and are made in
metal precisely like the boxes in which laces
and frills are sent home. Do not put fresh
flowers i'll cotton for carriage to a distance
Damp moss is decidedly preferable. and as the
tin box prevents anv eyaDoratiOn the flowers
Will carry fresh for a long distance. BY pinniGg
a wet towel over bouquet at night 1t will keep
fresh in cool room
ALLEGED CURE FOR NEURALGIA-The latest
agent introduced for the relief of neuralgia is a
one Per cent solution of hyperosmic acid, AL
Mustered by suhcutaneOus injection. 1t has
been employed i'll Broth's clinic in q few cases
One OF the patients had been mart VT to sciatica
for years. and had tried nnumerable remedies
Including the application OF electricity no fewer
than two hundred times. while for Il whole wear
ne had adopted ve4etaranism. BillrOth in
jected the above remedy between the tubpr
iSchii and trochanter. and within day or two
TIE pam was greatly relieved. and eventually
quite disappeared 1t would he rash to con-
cute TOO E.Eah from these results in the face of
the intraCtability of neuralgia to medication
but II II really proves to be e1!icacious as con-
sIdered. hypcrosmc acid will be a therapeutic
agent OF no mean value OIs'tOl Lancet
REFRESHMENTS FOR LITTLE PARTY-A cor
respondent asks tor information in regard to the
refreshments she shall serve at a little party of
twelve or fifteen persons. 4 few dishes perfect
of ts'ir kind are much more satisfactory than a
great variety less iaintily prepared. Sandwiches
made of bread baked the day before and Of
nicely minced boiled ham. seasoned with little
vinegar and mustard and few drOps of oil
with coffee. for which genuine cream has been
provided. may well come first. then chicken
salad. with cucumber pickles and olives: after
which serve cream with two or three kinds of
cake and II You choose. grapes and oranges
The oranges should be partly peeled and the
skin divided in ciChthS and the points turned
over toward the orange itself. If this is done
an hour before they are to be served the peel
will keep it, place. If the refreshments are
served at small tables at which two ladies and
TWO Nltlelnen sit. two finger bowls are all that
need Uc placed there. Immediately after they
have indicated in way that they have
finished supper AT whist parties where time
Is 10 be cons dertd. II is best to use the small
tables. 81 that those who have an unfinished
game on their minds can complete it speedily
while II Is still possible to remember that the
Jack OF ten spot are now high.-N. y Post
CHEESE A. FOoD--Mr. Matthjeu Williams tells
us that We do not begin TO know the value Of
cheese in cooking. and is responsible for the
statement (as the London Q,tseI. gives it, that
twenty pounds OF cheese contains as much nut ri
ment as there is IN a whole sheep weighing sixty
pounds. Considering the difference in cost be-
tween Cheese and mutton this is certainly news
Tor the hou>c-prOyldrr. Except as Welsh rare
hit. Maccaroni an gIatin AMI the fancieS i'm
cheese pastry for dessert TIE. valuable ..casejn''
Is little used IN cooking. although chess, nor
ridge. cheese rice. and the addition of cheese tn
mashed potato. 10 boiled mu-h and 10 hastv
rudiH.@. are al known To be appetjZiur Now
all oi these preparations said to be equal in
foOd-VaIue 10 beef and mutton which should
certainly help TO make them popular In his
Cooking lectures Mr.. Williams dissolves his
Cheese in milk OF water, and adds a little sal
eratus 70 it. (bj-Carhonate Of potashD which
brings il back to its original soluble form Most
OF the COOKBOOK recipes for using cheese re-
4uiTr the addition Of egg. which is an item Of
exprn~!Yene>S in mdw;uter. 50 that plain grated
chcEsr IN the simple dishes mentioned with oat-
meal. with buckWheat with rice with potato
aIIuite novelties They can be tried with or
"P.out the saerdtUs addition.
How To PANT ESAMEI. CoLORs--As enamel
co!ors do not seem to be generaly known, and
only for painting on gutta pcrcha flowers. II
may ht useful 10 know that, with little man.
agement anu care. pottery may be decorated
with flowers and landscapes with the sarae
ease and freedom as with oil and water coIors
They dry quickly, and when dry are permanent
that Is nothing but turpentinc. and that with
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