National Republican., 1885-11-21
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
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Square dinner plates do not appear to grow
in fashion, as was expected, and several OBJ
iGctions against them nre urged by house
ReeIcrs Crockery men do not always know
when tu let well enough alone.
Yellow satcen makes an elegant table scarf
and with broad bands of crimson plush aud
deep embroidery in various colors above the
band, 1t is toned so that there is nothing
glaring or too pronounced about It,
Servicenble and inexpensive portieres are
made of horizontally striped, double-iaced can
ton flannel or fashion draPPery as IT. i
blanket stitch are embroidered on the stripes
with crewes.
An ounce of nitrate OF soda dissolved In four
gallons OF water is said TO be u good stimulant
for bulbs. 1t should be applied twice week
after the flower spikes show themselves. A pint
OF scot, tied up IN a cloth and immersed In tho
same quantity of water, is also an excellent
and safe stimulant.
The color ofwalls In house decoration should
can make our walls red" said lecturer on
this subject, "a warm, physical; or blue. which
is cold and mental or yellow which IL genial
and sunny, ana m which which rs, Is best ~ IN me entire
Nice table mats can be made of palm leaf
fans. Cut on the handles and trim the fan to
suit your taste, both IN size and shape bind
The edge with crimson worsted braid, aud next
TO the braid, or half an inch from 1t, work
row of heavy cross-stitch or double.brar stitch
in crimson zephyr They make pretty and
serviceable maps.
A pretty picture frame may be made at small
cost by having the frame cut from common
pine, and covering 1t with some coarse lace.
Have the lace adjusted perfectly smooth, and,
when the mueilage Is quite dry, yarnish y;
when this is dry, put, over Il coating oigold
paint The result Will resemble an expensive
gilt frame, and will delight you.
A useful and pretty scrap bag is made of one
of the handsomely bOrdered frlnged towels
that may be purchased at any linen store. ~
Is cut in hall, the border ends and sides sewed
firmly together and hem and u casing for
elastic sewn ut the top. bow of old gold aud
cardinal ribbons is placed near the top, and
ribbons of the same color are used to suspend
itby,
BI.carbonate of soda (baking soda) affords
speedy relief for external burns, and should
he kept in every house. Apply the soda TO the
burned part and moisten well, binding wet
cloth over II, In nearly al cases the relief Is
should not relieve, make Il second ailer tew
minutes. II has been found that burns heal
| more rapidly by this method Of treatment than
| BY any other.
| A "handy board" is made of white holly
| board the Size of n sheet of note paper. MI
| meTous hooks are fixed in this for the safe
keepingot scissors. Keys, button-hooks, and
su,h things. 4 painted vine wandeIs among
| the hooks, and 80 gntangled among the hooks
and vine leaves that II requires some Ingenuity
TO decipher them, are the words;
"Here you only have 10 look
! To hnu your Keys ana bulton-hooR'
Try hominy cakes or croquettes made thus
| To one quart of boiling water add a teaspoon
ful OF salt; stir In gradually heaping half pint
! of the finest hOmny: boil three.quurters OF an
! hour, and put II on the back of the range
where II viii remain hot an hour longer thel
! put In large bowl and add tho beaten yolk'
| of two eggs, mix II thoroughly, and when cold
! shape into cones; dip the cones in beaten eggs
roll In crumbs, and fry in boiling fat,
For what Is sometimes called snow cake take
q cupful of granuiated sugar, one tablesplOnfu
| OF butter, two eggs, one cupful OF Hover, aud
a tcaspOonful Of baking powder, and two Ia
blcspOonfuls of sweet milk. Bake In II squar,
pan, and cut into little squares when cool
For the snow take one oupiul OF slewed ant
siiled sour apples, one Gupful Of white susa
and the while of one egg Beat all thoroughly
together and spread between your squares o
cake,