Daily Republican., 1885-10-22
rnn HOUSEHOLD.

TD0 HOU8R0OLD.
A square sofa pillow of black satin
In effective, powdered with white dais.
les wrought In flo fiSss; finish the edge
OF the cushion with large yellow beads
and decorate one corner with . large
yellow satin bow.
Fried bananas are pleasant break
fast relish. Choose very firm bAnan ~;
peel and slice them; sprinkle with . lit
tie salt; dip the pieces In thin batter
and fry In butter o delicate brown.
They must be served Immediately.
A little turpentine in the wash boiler
will make clothes very white, and will
often remove inoorrigible stains from
white goods. A tablespoonful Of tur-
pentine to large boiler or @ teaspoon
ful to two gallons of water. There Ii no
smell, the boiling preventing 1t.
A unique design for buffet-cover
border Is Indian corn worked with
crowels or colored cottons. THE mAize
bars, full and shining" are lightly
linked together by their "green and
yellow gsrments," four husks being
gracefully disposed abous each ear. Al
either end Of the design the arrange
ment of the husks about the ears forms
| . characteristic finish.
Cherry rrc.-A peck of black wild
cherries, soaked in cold water twenty
four hours. Put them In q dem ohm
add two pounds brown sugar, twt
quarts blackberries,. and . gallon o.
best New England rum. The older l,
| is the better, II kept we'll corked; 1t Il
eroellent for summer complaints.
Small tin cans, in which prepare
cocoa is sold can be made Into YER,
pretty match receivers by oroohetiuI
with Florence silk . cover to ft tn
box the ordinary single crochet stitcl
9 used with . finish around the top of
row of full she Is, draw the cover owe
the tin and suspend with bright RIB
bons.
months by coating the shell with fresh
clean lard, thus excluding all the cir
ISome authorities recommend putin
them in lime water, or laying then
down in salt. or packing them In saw
land salt has drying effect bat egg
located with lard are said to open fires
land sweet.
A pretty ornament for the wall
made by cutting fan out of very sti
pasteboard, cover half Of IL with plus
or velvet, put this on plain on tn
other half put folds of satin, length
ise, to initiate the folds Of a half.ope
fan. Around the edge put q nsrro'
Iband OF swans down, at the top G
handle put bow. aud cord an
tassels. In the centre Of the fan put q
loval or round Christmas card itshoul
be- unfrinRed. One made Of pink plus
and satin was handsome; one less del
cate and likely to become easily soilet
was of wine colored satin.
The variety and beauty of design
lam ps is surprising the colors AM
shapes that the family lamp has recenl
lily taken in faience, glass, silver, ham
inered brass and bronze are almost a
satisfactory to behold as vases an
pictures lamps much priced BY ii
exclusive are cameo ones they 81
Wrought BY hand and too expensive
: ever become common, and can not
initiated the lamps, pla ,ed high @
decorative standards, are used In pal
lors on being placed on either side {
the entrance they are also used
halls and dining rooms.
In putting mp branded peaches, tai
four pounds Of peeled fruit, four poun'
OF sugar, and one pint OF the best Will
= brandy. Make a syrup OF the sugar,
lmeans of water. Let this come to
boil, put the fruit In, and again boil I
b 70 minutes. Having carefully I
moved the fruit, let the syrup boil d
+ teen mini tes longer, or until 1t thicke
j. we'll add the brandy and take the kt
tie AT once from the fire pour the b
= isyrup over the fruit, and seal in gla
i. liars. II, after the fruit ia taken fro
the fire, reddish liquor oozes from
:, drain this off before adding the Gle
"lsyrup.
Il An excellent salad is made of r
z tcAbbage and ceierlac (knub celery
10 Boil the celery until done in salt al
!: water; 1t must not be too soft. Peel
and cut 1t in small pieces, being caref
= to reject any woody portions. VIII
I lstill warm mix with oil vinegar al
nt pepper TO taste. Take a firm head
ID red cabbage, and, after removing t
O. outer leaves, quarter 1t, wash IL "
'' and let it drain; cut out the stalks 81
-lall the ribs and shred the rest very fiji
-Imix with oil, vinegar and salt to tas
Ell Put the celery In the centre Of
~. ballad dish and form a ring OF the ine
shred cabbage about it. Celery lea,
: or fpe endive may be used to garn
y. the centre.
lie A novel style of wall pocket ha
I lcrescent and q full circular shat
,nI piece of aboard for its fonndatit
In the circular piece is covered with p
; cock blue satin, and the crescent W
u 20 den brown satin, and the parts
spI Joined together with over-and-o
~ stitches; q row Of gold cord edges
IN circular piece and is tied IN loops at
'V i. point of suspension, the ends OF
nd cord being tipped with gold tasse
~ the circuia piece has on it n branch
. the nasturtium vine, with dark red
- bright yellow flowers.