Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24

made Of sliced cucumbers soaked in milk ap-
piled nightly TO the hands and face and left to
dry on
COLD boiled ham may be served for tea in this
way: crate 1t on a coarse crater, line a platter
With crisp lettuce leaves and heap the grated
nam in the center.
GOOD way to cook tripe is to first cut 1t
INTO pieces not more than an inch square; fTy
them in butter, and favor with onion sliced
very thin. and with pepper and salt
GOOD and quick way TO test Jelly, to see II it
s done, is to drop little in glass of cold
:ater-ice water, if possible; II it falls to the
bottom Immediately. tie jelly is done.
LET impatient little boys who are just now
compelled to begin to take care of their shoes.
Use a very little milk instead of water to
mOsten the backing: tiley will polish with less
time and effort.
SIMPLE WAY to decorate awaste-paper bas-
Set is to get bright and very fancful Japanese
napkins, and co er the basket with them, tie
them with a ribbon round the top of the basket
and in the center also. then let them hang full
and free at the bottom.
PRESERVING TINE FOR PIxEAPPIEs is here.
The sugar loaf is the best variety to put up
Slices or square-cut blocks OF this amber pre-
serve make pretty garrish for any pudding.
All the white desserts in mouds-rice. farnas
cOrnstarch, &c.-rcquire clear conserved fruit
TO set them off.
DEAN SOtP.-OEe plEt OF UiacK or
Mexican dried beans Soak over night boil i'm
water with ham bone until beans are soft
enough to pass through strainer Return to
IRE. slice two hard boiled eggs into soup just
before serving Add sherry wine to taste and
one lemon sliced into the tureen. 1t is very
good without the wine.
ROSE COLOKING OR BLUsH.-Mx together
quarter of an ounce each of powdered alum and
cream of tartar, one ounce Of powdered cochi-
fnIrr of Loo
quarter of a teGspOOnfui of soda Boil about
ten minutes in pint of pure, soft water; when
quite cold bottle for use. This is used for
colorfng cake. jellies and ice-cream.
A LATE AND PRETTY FANCY is the making of
satin bags in which to send wedding cake to ab-
sent friends. Make them Of pink or blue draw
them together with a narrow ribbon like an old
fashioned wOrk-bag. Decorate with the mono
gram or initials OF bride and groom. The cake
should be wrapped in the kind of paper which
ecnieetIoners use about fresh candies.
To CLEAN FROSTED SILVER ORNAaENTs-To
clean frosted dead silver ornaments, dissolve
a lump OF soda in saucepan of boiling water
and place them in it, and leave them for a few
minutes: add small piece of yellow soap and
rub the articles while in boiling state with q
soft toothbrush When taken cut. place them
IN a hot oven on a brick until the desired effect
be produced.
ANY One who has had the misfortune to in
jure the coating OF rubber umbrella will be
glad to know that that is not without remedy
preparation of GaiTar vGTnSh and asphaltum
in about equal quantities. with little turren-
tine. VIII make an easily applied coating. which
MAKES the umbrella as good as new again. Spots
on gOssamcr Goats and clOaks can be covered
with this also.
FRUIT STAINS ON FINGERS.-Take half an
ounce of cream of tartar. and halt an ounce of
salts of sorrel. mix them we'll together. and
Keep tightly closed. Rub little on the fingers
when damFcned. and the stains will disappear.
1t VIII also take cut ink. and remove stains
from table-cOths. napkins and towels. 1t is
sold under the name of salt of lemons, but
there is 10 lemon in 1t.
How TO Cock GREEN PEAs.-Take quart of
iresh-shelied yOun" peas and put them in pan
Of cold water. Then place in a saucepan the
heart of head of lettuce an onion and piece
OF butter Now take your peas from the water
and without draining them put them in the
saucepan. adding three four humps of white
sugar and little pepper and salt. Cover the
saucepan and set it where the contents may
stew brlskly until tender. removing the lettuce
and onion before serving. A sprig of mint NAV
De added III the cooking if liked.
MrCH unnecessary suffering is caused BY
allowing the skin of d sick person to become so
tender by constant lying in bed, that at length
it breaks. or is literally worn through. If there
Is TIE least rcdness, or even before that. if there
Is fear that the skin NAV be tender tOTch
the places with the white of an egg beaten to a
stiff frcth, i'll which is mixed two teaspOoniuls
OF spirits OF wine. You may also battle the
patient ON the sides and back with brandy and
then dust the skin with powdered starch sifIed
through muslin bag.-Netc York Post
COOKING BEEFsTEAK.-A great many cooks
Cat least the Younger ones stick the fork in the
middle of the steak when turning it over This
IS wrong. The fork should be inserted in the
very edge. or in the fat that encirles it. When
cutting It up. If the steak is inclined to curl.
cut iii threc places before putting it in the ran
With good fire it ought rot to be i'm the nan
over twenty minutes Never add pepper or salt
while the steak is frying, as the seasoning
draws out the blood. Put the steak i'm the
oven as soon as it is done. tut do not shut the
door. as the meat will get hard and still.
For the s:ttils-room table pretty cover can
he made at small expense. That is, counting
the trouble of making 1T nothing it will cost less
han a woven spread. and will be great deal
mere satisfactory. Get a square OF cardinal
flannel OF coed quality and that which is COM
monty called double width" around this put
broad band Of velveteeH of the same color but
If darker shade: then put flannel around this
70 the depth OF four inches. This may be pinked
around the edge. As To OrnamentatiOn, it NAV
re INDUCED in TO any extent. but it is q pretty
spread with the plain band or with feather
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WASHING LI<TS.-The neatest of all washing
lists or memorandums is an Cblung pincushion.
with loop for hanging il mp. Across the top
0fthe cushion. which may be either printed on
white slid, Or drawn by hand with marking ink
on fine " hite linen. is row OF numbers up to
Twelve. This occupies the narrow end. Down
The long side OF the cushion are written or
printed the names OF articles for the wash Fine
Ines ike network divide the figure spaces
All that IS needed j. TO stick pin in any inter-
sect.n@ square, collars :. tableclOths ). and so
iorth and the registry is complete. Additional
pieces pot in at tine last moment which confuse
written lists. are simply set down when it is only
20 move Il lin.
OIL STAINS o.: PAPER--To remove oil stains
rom the RACES of book withCut DESTROYING the
printing gently warm tile stained parts with a
hot fa:iron $50 as To take ont as much of the oil
as poSsihle) on blUttiE"-i2rrr. then dip a brush
INTO rectihed spirits OF tJrpentne and draw il
gently over the siGes Cf the paper. which must
be Kept warn during the whole process Re-
peat the operation as many times as the thick
ness Of the paper may require. When the oil is
entirely removed to restore the paper to its
usual wh!tcEess dip another brush In highly rec
titled spirits Of wine and draw il in ike manner
over the stained place. particularly round the
edges Ey adopting this plan the spots will en-
tirely vanish and the paper assume its ordinary
whitenCsS
Tie WICKED WEIGHT OF WALKING SUIrs.-It
will not be long. shrewd Observers say. before
the English girl. once such picture of beauti-