The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-15
ALL AROUND THs HOUSE.

Wall DECORATE ons-AiriDg Beds-Receipts.
Plain papers are made to exactly resemble
certain woods, the grain and color Of the
material forming the hangings being exactly
copied in the paper. They are not expen.
sive, except those initiating plain or cisele
velvet. Powered papers are exceedingly
handsome, and when room is large and the
walls are not plentifully supplied with pic
lures and other ornaments they are useful
to relieve the general baroness of aspect
which will be inevitably the case with
plain paper. In vestibules and staircases
where plain rough paper with handsome
dado and frieze are not employed, handsome
raised papers are substituted, covered with
heraldic emblems, animals or otherwise, the
tints Of the backgrounds are subdued, of
medieval coloring. For dining-rooms
leather papers, touched up with metal, are
the most fashionable. Rich lowered papers
initiating the latest Lyons silks, are reserved
for drawing rooms. They are superbly col
ored and form very effective panelings III a
room which is all painted white and gold.
Some pretty papers are made ex-
pressly for boudoirs initiating old tapestry.
These are inexpensive but in excellent taste.
OF delicate tints, made to represent silk.
Serge and lampas papers are used for the
same purpose, also cretonne papers covered
with flowers. Gentlemen's dreesing-rooms,
which are generally quite simple in furni-
ture and decoration, are frequently papered
in pattern imil atiDg tiles, vanished oyer
like the 0ld-fashioned marole papers that
were used upon stair cases.
The frieze is by many at the present day
considered an essential division of the wall
and should always be emp.oye where the
room is of good height. The design of this
frieze should not be too prominent nor for
NAL. Some of the best that we have seen
have been OF paper not expressly intended
for such use, covered we'll over with flowers,
not too large. The object of the frieze is to
make cOlOred band or rather a tinted band
under the cornice, and to simply modify the
sight of the wall. This latter would be de-
feated rather than assisted by a formal pat
tern with large and brilliant figures, for such
frieze would pull the ceiling, hguratively
speaking, over our ears, and besides would
kill the effect Of the main portion OF the
wall.
AIRING BIDS.
1t is common, but most Objectionable
plan among thrifty housewives, or among
those who wish to have their work done up
al an early hour to make their beds the first
thing, as soon in fact as they are vacated
We have known people to make their beds
before leaving their rooms in the morning
and, who thought they were very virtuoUs
and praisewOrthy indeed.
We all know that process called insensi-
bic perspiration is all the time going on in
cur systems, and that our garments are per-
meated by it, ana need to be often changed
and exposed to the purifying influence of
the atmosphere TO render them healthful (;
but in cold Weather we are apt to forget it,
and, as I've heard old ladies say, ran and
make them while they're warm" But We
should raise the windows, remove the
clothes and expose them and the bed to
current of fresh air, until the impurities shall
have been removed by the purifying infu-
ence of the atmosphere and the room filled
With pure cir; inasmuch as health is more
important than 10 have the beds made
early.
RECEIPTS.
A very good moasses cake is made of half
a cup OF butter or lard, half q cup of brown
sugar half a cup OF mOlasses, half cup OF
wafer, half q teaspoonful of soda, two cups
of -four and one egg Ii desired one TEA
spoonful of ground cinnamon, one OF ground
ginger, an one OF ground cloves and half
nutmeg grated may be added.
The following recipe will be found ex-
cellent for breakfast or lunch: Mince any
KIND of cold meat, season with pepper and
salt and add few bread crumbs Cover the
bottom of scallop-shells or small saucers
with the meat, putting in each bit of but
ter; break fresh egg on top Of each and set
in a hot oven; when the egg begins to cook
sprinkle little cracker powder on 1t and
dust Of salt. Serve hot.
A very rich cocoanut pudding is made by
tins recipe: Crate large cocoanut. mix it
with half pound of powdered sugar and
stew it in a pint of milk for fifteen or twenty
minutes. II double boiler be not used
great care must DO taken that the milk does
not scorch. Butter king pan and -four
il lightly and lire it with stale sponge cake
| cut in slices. When the cocoanut is cooked
mix quarter ola pound OF butter with it.
Put layer of the stewed cocoanut on the
sponge cake, then layer OF sponge cake,
then a layer OF cocoanut, until all Is used,
having the cake as the top layer. Serve hot
with anv eauce prafaYre0