Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-23

sotf-A TREAT FOR THE CHTIDREN-SUB SrI-
TUTE FOR HANGING BASKETS HOUSEHOLD
DECORATIONS.
TAPIocA is delicious in white soup, it is very
nourishing also.
A GOOD CoUGH MEDICINE is made Of boiling
two ounces Of fiax-seed in one quart of water;
add rock candy To sweeten it to your taste
hiIer s'ralning' add also the juice OF several
lemons This should be taken at night and if
possible 1t should be hot when taken.
WHITE FRUIT CAkE.-One cup of butter. two
! CUPS Of white sugar. three cups Of flour, one
haf cup of sweet milk. one teaspoonful of
| cream of tartar. one-half teaspoonful of soda
Whites of eight eggs. one pound of raisns and
ohe-quarter OF ID pound of citron, chopped.
WORK BASKET or waste-paper basket which
mas become worn and broken at the edges NAV
De made to serve good purpose by lining it,
nave the lining quite full bring it over the ont
SIDE OF the basket. hem the edge. and shr if and
eaten 1t with fine stitches to the basket An old
p@sAet repaired IN this way is even prettier than
some new ones.
ONE POUND OF RICE gives eighty-eight per
! cent OF nutriment, one pound of beef TWENTY
I'VE per cent. And yet, says the Journal of
ht4EA. countless numbers of the poor strain at
point daily to purchase beef at fifteen cents a
pound when they could get pound Of rice at
uue-lhlfu OF that amount. the rice. too. having
ihfee times as much nutTiment as the beef and
peinS three times easier of digestion.
I Chocolate JELLY Will sometimes be relfshed
by one who has delicate and uncertain anne
tite. Boil three gills Of sweet milk and two
bars of chocolate together until the chocolate is
, ehtrefy dissolved then add su-ar and vanilla
until the flavor you like is impaired After dis
SOWING iiai box Of gelantine in cold water
str this in with the chocolate and milk let If
simmer gently for few minutes. then pour into
moulds or bowls and set in cool room
Srors treated In this way look very well at
hrst but it will not last for it is not able to re-
sist the moisture in the air unless it is specially
prepared. For this purpose an ordinary bristle
brush Is rubbed with piece of yellow wax until
IT Is somewhat sticky, then it is passed very
Hehliy over the spot several times as when
uuStlng lt. This gives ii a very thin coat of wax
tnat haldens in two or three days; in the mean
time it must be protected against dust.
BLANCHfD ALMONDS are such an easy dish to
prepare that they can be got ready for dessert as
sort of fancy work in the morning Shell and
steep the almonds in boiling water unit! the
Drown skin slips Off easily. Have a spoonful of
| butter not In pan and brown the kernels i'm it
sprmklng them over with salt as they are
browning. In glass sweetmeat dish thew
make good and pretty addition to the dessert
HANGING BASKETS OBJECTIoNABIE.-T The
1A"'eracon CnHicator says that hanging baskets
nave gone out OF favor because of the uDtidy
drip from them and low-standing iardinieres
tastefuiIy filled. are better liked, since to look
INTO plant is the only way to appreciate its
ioVellness. We are also reminded that in filling
lardinere bulbs may be buried in the soil
which Will give us later a truss of hyacinth. a
crocus or dainty snowdrop, delightful sur
prise.
Two PRETTY TIDES for the back of a small
SOFA when IS divided in two parts are made
thus: For one take three pieces OF blue ribbon
me length OF the sofa cushion. put lace insertion
! OF the same width as the ribbon between the
strips of ribbon, trim the edge with narrow lace
not more than an inch and half wide For the
other tidy use a contrasting color of ribbon:
PINK Or crimson are pretty, or a fine shade of
!eio" VIII answer. Make this tidy just like the
other in form.
A GOOD GINGER CAKE wherein no eggs are
needed IS boon to man with eggs from forty
TO hity cents dozen. Take a good table
spoonful OF butter. one cup of sour milk, half a
cup OF sugar, and tWO-thir.ls of a cuD of mo-
| laSSrS. 10 them add halt q teasp0onfui of Gin
naihon, half teaspOOnfu Of soda dissolved in
little water, and scant tablespoonful of rin-
ger; stir these all together and sft flour enoI1oh
lii to make moderately sti1f batter Bake in q
~
OF stoned and chopped raisins is an excellent
addition.
APPLE JELLY is a desirable thing % keen in
the house for the use of the children. It 1s
easily made and very naXpensive-apples and
water and thTee-Guarters of pound of sllgar TO
every pint OF slrup being all that is necessary
Pare and core the apples and put them in pre-
serving jar with cold water enough to cover
them; let them boil for an hour then drain the
thrOnTh n hair or ially boc
ufe the juice, allowing the amount of sugar
named to every pint. Boil these together for
three-quarters OF an hour, removing every par
tlcie OF scum as it arises. and keeping the iellv
well stirred that it may not burn. 1t can be
stored away in small pots.
SHAM DUTIES TO SoC1ETY"-Tt Is a wise and
suggestive saying that the Wikie Collins puts
In the mouth of one of his characters: that one
may live comfortably on a certain income
named provided that she does not owe duties
to society," How many piece of extravaganza
Is excused and CLOSED over with the plea that
really one was obliged to do this or that-that II
wouldn't look well not to. etc. But who is really
deceived ~ the excuse or the foolish act itself?
There are homes that are made wretched
through this notion of a duty to society which
conflicts with duty to the family If every
woman looked faithfully to her work at home
lVed within her means. attended to each real
obligation, there would be fewer discontinued
women yainiy seeking for an outlet for their
surplus ener2y.-Neoc York Post.
REMOVING SPOTS FROM GILT FRAuEs-GiIt
frames are liable to become spotted and look
bad. While it is. as a rule. difficult to remove the
spots. Rubbing does not answer for the stain
sticks tighter than the gliding itself and wash
Ing is liable to loosen the gilt, if put On with
gum or dextrine. The Pdpier Zeifnng recon-
mends the following method of renoyating gilt
frames 1t consists in applying with cameIs
halr pencil gum solution to which has been
added geld bronze having the color of the frame.
Before mixing with the gum water the bronze
must be washed with water until it runs off per
tectly clear If one application does not suffice
1t may be repeated until the spot entirely disap-
pears. but of course one coat must be dry before
the next is applied.
A TREAT for the children can be made in place
OF the conventional pie or pudding. Make
crust, as if for roly poly pudding or baking pow
der biscuit (using however just as little baking
powder as will answer. and few experiments
Will convince any conscientious cook how little
may successfully I'LL the place of the much she is
often tempted to use); roll this dough about as
thin as II for pie crust. then cut it in small
squares. heap berries or preserves OF any kind,
alter draining the juice from it upon them, wet
the edges and fold and press closely together.
so that there will be no waste Of juices then put