The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-20
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

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Lemons may be kept fresh for long time by
putting them in cold water, and placing them IN
a cool place. The water should be changed
every two or three days
Steel pens may be kept from corroding by
wiping them dry after using and leaving them
stuck point downward in a cup-full of the laun-
dry article known as "Pearlne."
Portfolios are now held together at the back
by bows of bright-colored ribbon, instead of
being fastened or bound in the old way. The
new style is very pretty and attractive.
To take the brown dscolorations off of cups in
which custards are baked, rub with damp flannel
dipped in the best whiting. Securing sand or
sand-soap will answer the same purpose.
Pen-wipers Of chamois bound in alligator skin
and in the form of tiny book something
new. On the outside cover is inscribed in letters
Of gold: Impressions from the pen of -
The newest way of strimming serge table
cloths is to put corner of plush (half square)
at each corner of the cloth; embroider on it
spray of flowers and edge the whole with cord
Silk bedspreads. with real lace insertion and
the silk stripes hand painted, may justly be re-
garded as the most elegant They come high,
of course, but fashionable people must have
them.
Silk Japanese lanterns are used as lampshades,
screening the light with glow like stained
glass, the tight-stretched gauze being dyed in
broad vivid colors, with peach bough or hydran-
gea in blossom for its light decoration.
Shopping bags are square in shape, like small
school-bags, and when made of brown broad
cloth and worked with applied light brown kid
figures are handsome and durable. The hop
vine and the dragon figure are pretty patterns.
Nottingham lace completely covered with en-
broidery in different shades of silk is a rich
trimming and ticking or awning cloth with red
stripes, embroidered with the melon pattern i'll
gold thread, is a novelty for piazza chair seat.
For apple custard make custard of four
beaten eggs, three pints of milk, one cup OF
sugar and a little salt. Into this SUR one pint
of stewed sweetened and seasoned apples, and
bake half an hour in a quick oven. Or, use
five eggs lkeeping out the white of two, with
which frost the top) and brown in the oven. No
sauce required.
Bedroom tablecloths are unique when composd
of bandana handkerchiefs embroidered in quaint
designs. The new and most used designs are
disks, the melon pattern and oranges and lem
ons A plush table cover is brilliant with large
yellow disks. Orchids on plush make probably
are outlined with gold thread and the centers
applied with plush and embroidered
Od needlework may be applied on new ground
with little trouble. The old ground must be cut
carefully from the embroidery quite close to the
outline The work then is transferred and
basted on the new material, which is stretched
on a frame. The edges are then carefully
worked with silks, perfectly matching the col
ors of the old embroidery, thus securing it firm
ly to the new material. If neatly DONE it is i'm
possible to discover the new stitches
Grape jelly may be made after the following
rule: To every eight pounds of fruit take cot
fee cupful of water; put them into porcelain
lined kettle and boil until quite SOFT strain
through cloth strainer; measure the juice;
measure and set aside an equal quantity of
granulated sugar. then boil the juice half
hour; add tho sugar and let it boil five or eight
minutes longer. All jellies, to be good should
have nearly all Of the boiling done before the
sugar is added.
Satin tea-cloths in white. cream, pale blue and
red, with an embossed pattern, and varying in
size from one to nearly two yards square, are
attractive looking. They clean perfectly, but with
ordinary care remain unsoied for some time.
Some of the Madras muslin tableclothes
square. but split up the center of each side to
some distance with each point drawn together
like the end of a bag, edged with lace, and tied
round with different colored narrow ribbons,
and the ends hanging down.
A New York paper says candles are much
used for afternoon teas, and are shaded In va
rious ways There are the crinkled colored
shades, dotted all over with large white or vel
low daisies, or with bordering on the top or
bottom; lamp shades are also in this. style.
There are small fans, large pansies and other
flowers; equally large butterflies, and various
other devices, all fitting into frames fixed on to
the candles. A candelabra, holding four to six
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butterfly is fixed on to each candle.
The silk Chinese transparencies are adopted in
Boston as window shades, two narrow lengths
hiding the sash, and giving plenty of light. The
effect is very pretty, patterns being chosen to
harmonic. rs pink ard white almond branch.
in flower in one piece, and pale purple wistaria
vine at its side. Window blinds are often of
fancy-fgured glazed calico, some being cut out
in vandykes, and edged with lace or ball fringe.
Some new, cream colored, Irish point lace cur
kn.,, h--o1
work, which look very we'll They usually
tied back with yellow or red gold silk scarfs.
Boston fashion writer says: From the work
exhibited by the art needlework companies
figured India silk and figured chintz and Gre
tonnes are the po uar materials The figures
outlined with sold thread. and often orna-
mented with fancy stitches, according to taste.
Upon many figured goods original designs are
drawn, regardless of the figures in the goods,
and outlined with gold thread. Easel scarfs
made in this way of the figured silk are much
liked, and Of the figured cretonne, sofa pillows,
chair covers and table covers are produced easily
and effectively Sometimes the figured cretonne
is almost completely covered with the silk en-
broidery, and when given plush border is very
rich.
Pillow-shams in drawn work are made OF large
squares of scrim, with only small square left
plain in the middle for the initials or monogram
The first space of ravelng should be merely
overcast on each edge, and five rows of narrow
ribbon woven In and out, forming small
checker board pattern. The ribbon should be
the narrowest width that comes, such as is used
in embroidery for daisy petals At each corner
the ends of ribbon, turned to make a loop, may
lie over the inch-wide hem. Sometimes different
shades of the same color chosen for the rib
bon, and the center of the pillow-sham may have
threads drawn out across it each way and rib
bons run in with loops projecting as at the outside
corners of the hem.
Make peach shortcake as follows: Into one
quart of sfted -four sift three teaspoonsful of
baking powder, then rub with your hands into
the -four, until smooth, three ounces of butter;
add pinch of salt; now stir into the mixture
carefully with spoon pint of milk. Flour
molding board, take the dough out onto it with
a spoon toss over two or three times in the -four
and roll quickly until twice the size required;
double evenly and bake ten or fifteen minutes in
a moderate oven While it is baking pare and
slice the peaches. When done take it from the
oven and tear tnot cut) apart which it will very
easily do where it was doubled over before bak-