Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-09-30
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

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of woodwork.
Frames for panel pictures are now
made from tortoise shell.
Persian rugs are used as covers for
large dining-room furniture.
Blue curtains will bring out the
golden tint of many woods, especially
of polished oak.
Double screens for country homes
are made of checkered mating, with a
dado frieze of bamboo.
Peacock feathers stitched or glued to
satin and set in the panels of a door
make very pretty decoration.
Rattan and willow rocking chairs
are still in favor; many have center
piece of embossed plush or velvet on,
the back.
Pearl gray, or normal gray little
deeper, is good tint to receive en-
cravings and plain Autographs in vel
low wood or gilt frames.
If we must have pictures near stain.
ed windows, they should be Hat, or pre-
sent subjects as simple rs possible,
since their effects are entirely sacri-
feed to those of the stained glass.
For gas or electric light one of the
richest and most glowing and lowell
like in effect in plush is copper color;
capucine is also lovely, and golden
bronze terra cottas light up exquisite
ly; clel blue is effective
Tomato wine, used to flavor soups
and gravies, is made in this way: Take
ripe fruit, mash and strain it through
a sieve. let il stand in an earthen Jar
until fermentation ceases, then bottle
it and cork tightly, putting wax over
the cork. This is said to keep long
time.
Among the colors suitable for bor-
ders the following may be recon-
mended as harmonies of contrasts:
For yellow hangings, violet and blue
mixed with white; for green hangings,
red in all its hues, in fringes, flowers
and ornaments; for blue hangings,
orange and yellow.
A very useful mural device for the
dressing room is plush covered board
with small hooks screwed upon it for
hanging button hooks, scissors, whisk
broom and other small necessaries
upon; the board should be eight by ten
inches in size and ornamented with
painting or embroidery as fancy die
tates; suspend by satin ribbon.
Low long divans with square corners
and movable pillow backs are chosen
for comfort, while there are many
short sofas and cOniidants for two, and
also others arranged with arms, seats
for three persons, made with the backs
and arms of carved wood, while the
seat alone is covered plainly with ma
terials not tufted as formerly.
To crystalline plums, take one pound
of loaf sugar, dip the Jumps into
water, and place them in a kettle
Let it boil, skimmingi it carefully, until
it candies. Dip the fruit into this
while it is very hot, then put the fruit
in cool room. Stems of raisins and
lunches of grapes may be treated in
the same way. Halves of pears crys-
tallized are delicious.
Some ingenious woman has devised
the plan of having her curtain poles
turned, OF pine, at carpenters shop,
! then covering them herself with vel
vet or velVcteen, or even with felt.
The pole is accurately measured, then.
the covering is cut and put ON with
glue. If neatly done, this is "A worthy
device. Brass tips are a pretty addi-
ton, and the rings should be small
BRASS ones.
The high Queen Anne stands are
frightened and their stiffness relieved
by having scarfs for the top and under
shelf also. Pretty scarfs are made of
felt with cornels of velvet, and on the
point of felt which is between the cor