Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-09
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REASONABLE HIXTS-Y4RIOCS NEW THINGS IN
HOUSE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES APPET:ZINa DISHES
FOR THE TABLETS BAKISE POWDER HEALTHY?

HOUSE DECORaTION-SGGE APPET:ZING DISHES
FOR THE TABLETS BAKISE POWDER HEALTHY?
JAPANESE SCREENS are in high favor for bed
and sittIn--rooms.
OLIyE-GEEEN. and indeed green in all dark
shades is the fashionable color in drawin@-room
decoration.
a PRETTY WAY TO ill the crate or to cover 1t
for special occasions is to make d bank of sun
towers before it.
OAK BRACKETS for holding odd bits of china
are iashionabIy used in sitting and dining-rooms.
They are highly decorative.
PLAIN LINEN sHipEs in ccru and buff have
coTe into fashion AGAIN. and will be used to
:he exclusion of all those OF a fancier descrip-
ton
FavOEITE DISH to serve with cake is made
by putting red rasrherries into glass dish in
LAYERS with powdered sugar between. Moisten
We'll with claret-
Boiled CCsTARD is varied now by putting
Sliced bananas into 1t before sending it to the
table little later peaches viii be used in
stead ~ bananas.
FUR HrG> of oil kinds should he thoroughly
renovated and cleaned with tobacco at this time
OF the year. They should be hung in the san.
wei! beaten and brushed.
PINEAPPLE PRESERVE is delicious dish. but
in putting i: up care should be taken so as not
to get il too sweet. as too much sugar utterly
spells the favor of the fruit.
VERY PRETTY SOFA CUSHIONS are made of
sUrah with a little bright and snowy embroidery
on it. The edge may be finished plainly or have
frIn@ed-"Gt liea,ing Of the same color as the
cushion cover.
CHErONNE LAMBREQU!NS bound with q bias
fold of dark velvet or velvetcen and lined with
cheese cloth are uSedtO the windows of country
houses Crewei embroidered cheese cloth is u
t'Tortc material for window curtains.
CRAZY PATCHwoRK LAPROBEs are the latest
Orc recently seen was made Of bits of nothing
bat bright pieces of velvet and plush 1t was
lined with Cl:inSOn velvet. with the owners
:Aon01raln in yellow silks, and was remarkably
handsome
CREAM CAKE. so dear to the heart of the chill
Gren. can be made by splitting ratty-pan cakes
taking ont portion of the center and filling
the space with thick cu>taTd. There need lee no
waste. a. the pieces cut out may be used i'll the
foundation for Il nice pudding.
MATING Is NOT Put on floors now in straight
breadt'IS. plaid or bright-coIored piece being
tackled all around the noOr and a square of the
same IN The middle. the rest being filed with
plain white or any individual! taste is carried
oct TO lay 1t in 4 rug-likc manner.
STRING BEANS when young aud tender make
good salad. Cut them in small pieces boil in
sailed water until they are tender. drain them
wei. and mix with them some onions chopped
Ene. and pour over them a mayunpa!Se dress
lag. the onions may be lett out if you prefer
to do so.
To BRIGHTEN the nursery wall tack some mar
row tape to the wall in the form of diamond;
leave spaces between the tackS. so that the cor
hers OF cards may be slipped under Then take
br;rilt and pretty cards business or Christmas
Cares. and I'LL the diamond with them.
A NICE WAY TO Cook BOILED PorAToEs for
supper is to slice them "a thin as possible and
still have them keep their shape Put some
milk. butter. pepper ami salt into the saucpptn
and let il boil ui once or twice. then but the
potatoes into il and let them cook Tor five min
utes. not longer
THE LARGE TioI"S, known to fame as the
Jumbo tidy. are especially adapted for the
willow and rattan chairs that are so popular
row The Tides are of inacraGe cord and have
very bread stripes with wide spaces for ribbon
tEey should be- i"rse enough to cover the entire
back OF the clair.
HorSEKEEFEGs who are bothered by having
white marble st0ops. halls or walks TO keep
clean can save time and labor by having them
washed with mop when has been typcd in
boiling h-,t water aEd soda. 4 good deal of
s2ts should he put in the water and allowed 10
dissolve Ii Is astonishin-iy effective.
brfTEEMsLK Is CONSIDERED one Of the best
OF summer drinks. Those ~ no have & craving
for something soiir in warm weather will find
the tactic acd which butteriniil contains very
grateful 10 the stomach. and the STAYING proper
Ties CT tae drink Will eEablea person to undergo
more fatigue than anything else that may be
drank
DELICT0TS COOKIES are made after this rec;pe.
M I.II-ta
su-ear. three cups of -four, two eggs leaving out
the white Of one; roll out quite thin. cut in any
shape y0u cnOCse-square ones are generally
rrtlcrrcd beat tine white o: the c.cr which yon
reserved ami spread over the tops of the cookies
sprinkle Cinnamon and sugar over them ana
bake them.
LEMON MARHALADE.-Slice the lemons very
thin. only taking out tie seeds; add three pints
OF cold water 10 each pound of fruit after being
cut into pieces; let it stand twenty-four hours:
bell il until tender pour into an eartfen bowl
until the following day. weigh it and to every
pound OF Boiled fruit add 4 pounds of lump
su-&r. boil tEe whole together till the syrup
JeilieS and the chips are rather Transparent
An OPEN CRATE adds nothing to the attrac-
tiveness ofthe sitting-room in summer. and it is
a positive annoyance if il is closed by the IN
slightly black cover; it may have instead of this
pretty JAPANESE rarasOl for a cover on a small
screen made Ui large round tan. with the han
die cut eli, with the exception of an inch or two
which should be glued into an opening in q
small block of wood. This block NAV be hronZed
or painted IL you care TO make q very hand
some screen the fan may lie used Tor foIInda-
tiOn simply. and it may have a silk and velvet
cover upon which Il great deal of effective orua-
lnenfatiOn may be layiSed. II ven choose
some other shape rather than round may be
used.
Coop WAY to preserve the small early
peaches which are not suitable for canning is to
peel them. and tn eight pounds OF fruit add
three pounds Of light brown sugar Scatterfhe
sugar over the peaches and let them stand for n
Jew hours. then yen viii not be obii!ed to adj
Il drop of water 10 them Lctthem cook slowly
until they look clear. and can he pierced easily
WITH broom splint: then spread them on plates
anu set them IN the sun TO dry There will be
:. thick syrup left N the kettle which nav he
tci"d few minutes after the fruit is taken ont
and poured over the fruit on the plates When
the peaches are dry pack them in lars with DOW
G"Tcd SUGAR scattered over each iayer The
jars HIS. be carefully covered so that il VIII be
Impossible FOR the smallest fly to enter-N T.
Post
BRIGHT. DURABLE RAG CARPET is used on
many kitchens Where people do not employ
several servants it is great saving of labor If
1t Is thoroughly swept every day it will keep
fresh and clean a long time. The majority of
k0usekeepers do not pay as much attention to
Their kitchens as they should. They should be