The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-20
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.


HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
Fresh milk boiled with loaf sugar will soothe
cough when other things fail.
Work bags made of alternate stripes of orange
and black ribbon are very pretty.
Pretty little ribbon bows now placed upor
all articles of furniture which have any place
| for a bow.
Mantel scarfs, some Of lace and more of silk
have superseded to great extent the old-time
| lambrequin.
Ribbosene ruching is one of the latest novel
| ties for finishing fancy work. 1t is made OF
the narrowest ribbon, and is to be had in ali col
| ors
/ new device in pin cushions is to bead pat
tern In crystal beads. An outline flower or a
bunch of leaves with the veins are among the
prettiest patterns.
| Rag dolls revived. and happy the baby who
! gets one of these indestructibles for Christmas
| gift A discarded set of friZzes is a capital wig
for home made rag dolly.
| A new decorative fancy is to paint ale jugs
with landscapes. The necks and handles are
gilded and bronzed, and the inevitable bow of
ribbon finishes the adornment
| Shaving papers for gentlemen are made of
| Japanese handkerchiefs neatly cut and fastened
| together with the everlasting Mikado ribbon.
Across the top is the legend, "a clean shave is
refreshing"
No house is complete without some yellow
1t may be knotted in any odd place; halfway up
| picture string it shows to advantage; tied over
| vase, on the end of the tongs, on the portlere
chain; in fact it is the fashion any place.
| New York Mail and Express: There is sort
| OF clothes pin arrangement coming from Paris
| that makes artificial dmpes in the girl of the
periods cheeks after one application. Oh, van
| ity, vanity, what cruelties are committed in thy
name.
Pretty covers for pincushions are made of
| fine hem stitched pocket handkerchiefs of small
| size Flowers in discs are worked upon them in
| outline stitch in silk, and the background is
| darned in. Rich colored nasturtiums make a
| fine effect.
| A handsome portiere may be made from silk
rags. The silk is cut nearly an inch wide, the
| ends overlaid and sewed fat. If the colors are
| mixed unfortunately it gives Turkish rug
| appearance to the portiere. An ordinary rag
| carpet weaver can do the rest.
| comb and brush case to be laid upon a
dressing table is very useful. It can be made of
| canary colored Java canvas, worked in some fan
| cy pattern with blue worsted The inside is
| lined with blue cambria with pockets made &C
cording to the size of the combs and brushes.
| An omelet with oysters is pleasant luncheon
| dish. Beat six eggs very light, season with a
little salt and pepper, and mix with half cup of
cream. Pour the mixture into the frying par. in
which tablespoonful of butter has been melted,
| but not Drowned. Add twelve large oysters,
| brown delicately, fold and serve
The Boston Record says: Many distressed
paterfamilias who never has been able to learn
to carve, will welcome the edict which says that
it is the fashion now for ladies to carve. Since
the effort to revive the cutting of the loaf at the
| table by the feminine head of the household has
| not succeeded in the average American home,
this idea of her carving the roast or the fowl is
not a bad one.
To whten the hands take wineglass eau-de-
| Cologne and one of lemon juice, two cakes of
Windsor soap tscraped to powder), and mix well
| in a mould. Use when hard Another prepara-
| ton for the same purpose is white wax and
| spermacet each half ounce oil of almonds four
ounces, orange-hower water two ounces. Mix
| as in first. Both of these are very good to use
on the hands if they are rough.
For orange pudding stew six large tart apples
and press through a sieve; rub together one
quarter of pound of butter and half pound
of sugar and stir into the apples while hot. After
removing the skin and white pith from six large
| oranges chop them fine and add to the other in
gradients; beat the yolks of six eggs very light
and add; reserves the whites for the frosting
| which should be favored with orange Juice and
a little grated rind. Bake in rich paste.
| The Art Amateur gives the following direc-
| tions for making linen work smooth and even
| when it is finished: "Dampen it all over at the
back with sponge. and then stretch it tightly
and evenly, face downward, on board. or pin it
| OuI Ou d udicO CdfptG Will Cledu ClOIu uuuer-
meath it, When the work, as we'll as the linen,
is quite dry, 1t may be taken up and if the
| edges show the pin marks they be smoothed
with the fingers. When linen work is washed
it must be treated in the same way"
A Reading Pa, fancier recommends the fol-
lowing as the best food for mocking. birds: Take
the yelk of hard boiled egg and about the same
amount of a boiled potato, and mix. Then add
as much prepared mockng bird food as will
equal the egg and potato. Mix the whole thor
| oughly. and feed in small dish. Give plenty
of clean water and strew the cage with gravel.
Wash the cups daily A meal worm or grass
hopper once day, with little fresh beef occa-
siODaly is good He also states that if the bird
becomes droopy feed it spider.
To make handsome parlor door-mat, take a
piece OF black OF red cloth yard long aud TWEEN
ty inches wide. Then cut strips for three ruf
| fles, one red. one yellow and black Have
one edge Of each pinked then box plat laying
one rutfie trife over the other. In the center
put square of black velveteen worked with
worsted and for the border of thai work slip
| of gray canvas with worsteds of various bright
hues. mat Of this description is very pretty
and can also be made of any size and laid in
front Of sofa an open CRATE
Chamos leather pen wipers are the most serv-
viceable Of all, because they wipe the pen thor
oughly and leave no lint or fibre as do those of
other material. The latest fancy is to adorn
,, them with an artificial rose from which tiny
face, made of chamois and painted, peeps out
Others are made of channels with the edges cut in
fine points. The top leaf has an appropriate
legend or Merry Christmas with the initials or
monogram written In quaint characters in col
ored ink A chamois-covered button finishes
the top holding the leaves in place. 1t should
| be run with silk the color of the ink.
| Satchets always acceptable, and the de-
signs this year are quite varied. Pretty ones
are made of satin, IN triangular shape, fringed
on two sides; spray of sweet pea or lunches of
vlolets, or bluets may be painted on them Purse
and bag-shaped satchets either embroidered
or painted with some delicate design Unique
| satchets are made of Japanese Grape paper mats,
| lined with satin and tied with ribbon to CORE
| spond. Heliotrope powder is excellent for per-
| Tuning satehets, and a powder made of four
ounces of orris powder and half grain each of
musk and patchouly is recommended.
DR.. Lapatin. in the proceedings of the eau