Evening star., 1884-11-01

ASI-HOH TO MAKE SHOE LEATHER WATER
PROOF.
The grated rind and the juice Of an orange
ad muchto the flavor of ginger cake.
SQUARE TU&BLERs, GOBLETs AND WINE
GLASSES are the latest freak in table glass.
FEW DROPS OF ammonia will be effectual in
removing grease from the dish-pan, and it is q
good plan once IN a while to add little to the
water used to cleanse the sink
LOVELY LAHBREQUIN for ''blue-room" is of
white broadCloth with tiny fans OF satin or bro
eades in blue applied; canary cOlored silk or silt
cord. or narrow braid may be used to outline
ana ehte.ilsh. The edge may be pinkcd or be
simply cut in points.
WHITE ENAEELED FURNITURE is coming in
fashion for bedroom sets. This is set of by hav-
Ing the toilet china and the ribbon rOsettes for
the chairs ard muslin Curtains of some deep
hue. yellow or peacock blue or japanese pink
are tie iaUcies.
Ham FOR RREAKFAST.-Fred ham for break
fast is particularly nice when the slices are cut
the night before and allowed to soak all
night E cup of water into which tablespoon
fUi of sugar has been added This soitens the
meat aid takes cut the oppressively salt taste
GRAHAM PUFFs for breakfast are richer and a
great deal nicer than the plain gem; take one
pint of sweet milk. one pint of graham -four
half teaspOOHul of salt and one egg beat the
egg. then add the milk and then the flour
gradually, beat it very bTiskIy for four or five
minutes. then pour into buttered gem pans;
bake in a hot o. en-.
A SMALL CUERANT CAKE to be eaten fresh for
tea is made of half cup of butter. one cup of
sugar beaten together two eggs half a cup of
sweet milk. ore ard One-haf cups of -four one
teasl Oonfu and half of baking powder; stir in
one cup OF well Y aShed. drained. and dried f.ng-
fish curraTts; If they are not quite dry sprinkle
Ettle flour over them.
FIG TrDDNG--Three-quart ofa pound of
grated bread half pound of best figs, six
ounces OF sUct, six ounces of moist sugar tea
spoonful of milk, and little nutmeg grated.
HE hgs and suet must lie chopped very fine
Mix the bread and suet first then the fgs
sugar and nHinegs. one EGG beaten WELL and
lastly tie milk. Bell in mould four hours To
be eaten with sweet sauce.
FURNISHING A DEDROOM-PeOpe who like
abundance of fresh air in their. bedrooms at
night and yet are sensitive to draught nav
adopt the New fashion of side curtains to the
bed These are SUSPENDED to brass rin~s that
slide along brass rod fastened to the head
board Cor the wal). on either side There is no
canopy Eecded in this arrangement which is
also scry.ceable for weak eyes that are panied
by having the early morning light fail on them
even before they are fully awake.
FcLDING Cons Of canvas are useful when
spare couch is needed in haste. These do not
require mattresses. and their bedding can all te
conveniently kept on shelf quilted COM
fOrtabie and CEe of the soft cotton fabrics
known as A'dbama blankets to lay over it.
make a most easy bed. Indeed the same two
layers OF soft Coverings will add to the comfort
OF any mattress that is stuffed too hard for
ease. "a some of the highest priced hair as well
a. the lowest II ced corn Eusk sOmetimesare.
OUNCE BUTTER-Quince butter is made by
sIcing pared ounces and boiling them in suf-
fcient water To entirely cover them; let them
cook until they are reduced to pulp then rub
TINS through sieve; weigh the pulp after put
ting it through a sieve. and to each pound
allow thTee-GUaTteTs q pound OF sugar; let
this fOil until the pulp Is almost like jel,y 1t
I'll stiffen OF course after it is nut awav in
glasses and it is we'll to have this in mind so
as not IT, Cook It too long Ounce jelly. made
OF the Par n%S and SEED is useful to bottle and
serve With apple 0unrlings.
CHOCOLATE SAUcE.-TEis is sauce much
used in Europe as an accompaniment to various
puddings and sponge cake mOldS. Crate two
ounces of fine chocolate. and stir it into half a
ViEt U. cream a.d MALTA pint Of milk TIL DO Is
Use vanilla cliccuiate, or boil an inch OF vani.l
IN the cream while making it, and as NUT
white SUGAR as VIII sWeeten it. When it tolls
mix Il Hith tne yelks of four eggs till it froths
We'll; then rr'url It to the Stcw-Dan and stir
til It h-cNeis. tut do not let it boil Take it
from the frt Have the whites of the eggs
suted SuEar. str tins into tile chocolate with
cut bIca',in- ~ the SHOW eatirely.
NEW METHOD Of PRESERVING GRApEs-A
Paris horticultural Journal gives new process
1Or preserving >fapcs fresh for several months
tat Is worth trying Ii is an Improvement on
tAe process GrY extensively EMPLOYED i'm
france. Hy when the stems are immersed In
Cctt.eS o: water - prevent shTyeliag. The in
yentor "i the process isanurscryman of yilliers.
lie describes X "a follows Toward the end of
October cut tiIc shoot with the clusters at
tached. sharpen the lower end To point. and
sick II intJ a potato. Ispread the lunches out
or straw or dry hay so that they shall not touch
each other thus prepared. these shoots Keep
G;Iitt aS wei. q Il the shoots with the punches
attached were inserted in bottles filed with
water III : probably essential tHat the grapes
L. placed IL q dry. cool ROOM"
CAEAHEL. PrGaISC tcreme renuersee) Put a
haailai of Ioal su-ar to boi! with quarter OF a
p5nt OF wat-r u@tii the syrup becomes deem
brown Warn. S:n.,ll basin pour the syrup in
IT. aIi BE Z turning the basin in ycur hand
until fl:e iastie = completely coated with the
syrup, WaciI VIII by thai tiIae have set. Strain
tde ye!ks oi eight eggs from the whites and mix
tne.G gradually and riirctuaily with one pint of
I7ilk- Pour tins mixture iGtO the prerared
mould Lag pfrcr Ot paper on The top Set it
In a saucepan fail oi cold water. taking care
tE&t the water Dies not come over thetop OF the
E:IHd. put On tie cover, and let it boil gently
saucepan to q cool Iiace. and when the water Is
1nlte cold t5aoe out the mould and turn out the
IUddIn" very carefully. v. By using = zap
tiCn OF the whites n well IA the yeiks, thr -.-l
q the pudding breaking is avoided hli. r. al
Rot 0e "a delicate as one made with VEN acne
A NEGLECTED DISINF1CTAST.-When the
hcusehCti of our -randmOthers was threatened
with injection the common practice was TO
fpIiHkie briniStOne on hot shovel or on not
Goals OH shovel and carry the burning result
through the house. But now this simple metbod
Of dsinIrctiEg las gone out OF fashion without
any good and sufficient reason. The princital
IctsGr is neither good nor sufficient viz: that
nobody can patent it and sell it In TWENTY-FIVE
aad hity cent bottles. On the 18TH of Septem-
Der last ii. q Abbade read paper at the French
Academy on Marsh Feyers' and stated that in
the danS-rouNre4.nns OF African riyer-mouths
immunity from such feyers is often secured by
sulp'u uT fumi-at OHs on the naked body Also.
tl@t me oicllian workers in lOw-ground sulphur
mines suffer much less than the rest of the sur
Rounding population from intermittent feyprs
NJ Fouque ha, shown that Zephyria Ton the
volcanic island # Milo or MclOs the most west
erly at the & ciIdcs which had population OF
f0TtN Thousand when il WAS the center of sui
phur mining operations. became nearly depopu-
lated by marsh fever when the sulphur mining
vas moFed farther east and the emanatio pre-
vented ~ mountain iToIn reaching the town
Other : :l.;af cases were stated-IIaI's Journal
CJ Hedh.
CAsrOE On. FOR SHOE LEATrER.-There Is
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