The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

| the night-dress, is made of white can
vass or monte cloth, or even OF hne
| white crash; trim it all around WITH
| white lace. Work an initial on the I'D
in white or color. This may serve other
nurposeg also by the addition of ham
die of ribbon, or fat band OF the ma
terial of which the bag is made. IL can
| be hung on the wall, and into this can
| he mt soiled collars and handkerchleIs'
Irnique scarfs for the side-board are
made of the drab crash that IS woven
for towels; the kind that has blue
stripe on each edge. Draw out the
threads on each end for a fringe; TINS
NAV be of any depth you choose to make
it; overcast the edge of the crash where
YOU stop drawing the threads, then tie IN
| bripht-colored crewels at equal distances
apart. leaving the crash fringe to appear
! at intervals. Then draw out threads
! lepgthwise and crosswise also to make
squares, and after working pretty pat
| tern on each end with crewels OF various
coIors. work the rest of the squares IN
diagonal rows. This description Is mis-
! leading in one respect; it reads as II q
great deal of labor and time are required
TO make this, but it is not so, for 1t Is so
easily done that it NAV be done rapidly.
This is pretty for small table scarts or
for tides.
For the sitting-room table a pretty
cover can be made at small expense
That is, counting the trouble 81 making
| it nothing, it will cost less than woven
spread, and will be a great deal more
satisfactory. Get a square of cardinal
flannel of good quality and that which
| Is commonly called double width;
around this put broad band of velveteen
of the same color, but of darker shade
| then put flannel around this to the depth
of four inches. This may be pinked
around the edge. As to ornamentatloni
ii may be indnlged in to any extent, but
it is a pretty spread with the plain band
or with feather stitching on each side OF
| the band.
Satisfy, or vegetable oysters, are i'm
proved in flavor greatly if, after being
thoroughly washed in two or three wa
tiers, they are boiled with their jackets
on. These can be very easily removed
and will look and be perfectly clean. Il
satisfy is scraped, as IS the usual prac
tice, much of the flavor is lost, and i
never looks quite clean.
A good and quick way to test jelly
to see if it is done, is to drop little II
a glass of cold water, ice water, If pos
sible; if it falls to the bottom immedi
ateIy the jelly is done.
A simple way to decorate waste
paper basket is to get bright and very
fanciful japanese napkins, and cover
the basket with them, tie them with
ribbon round the top of the basket, and
in the centre also, then let them hang
full and free at the bottom.
Lovely little aprons can be made fol
young girls of the. white everlasting
which comes for yokes; it is plenty wide
enough. Put a lace rutfle around The
edge, tie with ribbons, or with plain
muslin ties.
A late and pretty fancy is the making
of satin bags in which to send wedding
cake to absent friends. Make them Of
pink or blue, draw them together witt
a narrow ribbon like an old-fashioneC
work-bag. Decorate with the monogram
or initials of bride and groom. The
cake should be wrapped in the kind Of
paper which confectioners use about
fresh candies.
A novelty in fig cake is this: Make q
cake after the following receipt, and
add to it one pound and quarter Of
figs; cut the figs in thin slices or strips
dredge them with flour before putting
them into the dough; one cup of but
ter, one and three-quarters of a cur
of sugar, one of sweet milk, three
pints of -four and two teaspoonfuls and
half of baking powde-, the whites Of
ten eggs. As injuring the fig flavor, ne
spices or extract should be added. Bake
in moderate oven and be sure to linz
the tin with buttered paper. Frost the
top only of the cake. A few drops Of
vanilla may be put into the frosting.
Much unnecessary suffering is caused
by allowing the skin of a sick person to
become so tender by constant lying il
| bed, that at length it breaks, or is liter
ally worn through. If there is the leas
redness, or even before that, if there il
fear that the skin may be tender, toucl
the places with the white of an egI
beaten to a stiff froth, in which is mixeC
two teaspoonfuls of spirits of wine
! You may also battle the patient on tn,
sides and back with brandy, and theI
dust the skin with powdered starch
sifted through a muslin bag.
Mr.. Fl. says that his wife has somt
hair cloth sofa cushions which are in
tested with meth worms, and wishes Il
know what she can do to destroy them
There are two ways by which she cal
accomplish this. If an informant is t,
believed, one is to fill a little sprinkle
with benzine, and after looking over tn
sofa and destroying all the worms yol
are able to find, saturate the cushion
i with the benzine. 1t is well to repea
this operation several times, and thel
/ it is reasonable to suppose that tn
worms will be killed. The other cours'
is to fumigate the sofa with the fume
j of sulpher, and this course is highl,
| recommended by those who have trieC
it. To make assurance doubly sure, try
both ways.
| Cold boiled ham may be served TO
tea in this way: CRATE it on coars
{ crater, line platter with crisp lettuci
leaves, and heap the grated ham in tn,
center.
German pancakes are made of dough
prepared as if for plain fried cakes
Roll quite thin, cut out with plaiI
cook cutter; on the top Of one piece pu
some Jelly, or thick jam; about tea
spoonful is a sufficient quantity; pui
another piece Of the dough over thi
lone; do not press it down in the centel
at all, but press the edges firmly to
gethef, and If necessary wet them ;
little to make them adhere; then fry
them in hot lard, Just as yoa fry cakes
They should be globe shaped when done
| You can picture to yourself what effec
the German pancake has upon the youth
full Imagination.
A nice way to cook fish is to steam i
till tender, remove the bones, and scat
ter pepper and salt over it. Serve Will
a sauce made of milk thiekened will
-four, with one or two hard-boiled egg
chopped and mixed with it, and little
parsley for tiavoring.
Soup may be made Of chicken broth
that IS, the water in which CHECKER
has been boiled It must be highly
seasoned; tomatoes are an exeellen
addition; a small onion sliced yer,
thin and plenty of pepper and salt
with 4 small lump of butter are needed
also.
Aniee drink for an invalid is mad