The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-12
HINTS FOR THE HOME.


pink honeysuckle with moths futtering about
it,
In packing bottles in cases for transportation.
India rubber bands slipped over the bottles will
prevent breakage, and save considerable in
packing material
A cushion for cane chair is of pale blue up
holstery serge with darned background of Gin.
amon-colored silk, having branch of mag
nolla embroidered upon it in Kensington stitch.
A new design for sofa pillow is to have it
gathered at one end and that end turned over
and faced with green velvet, and outlined and
finished to represent begonia leaf. 1t is quite
unique and pretty.
Small rolling pins, glded or covered with plush
or silk. and painted or embroidered, and bearing
several gilt hooks to hold keys, are pretty dec
Grafton. Padlocks, similarly decorated, are
newer, and are very dainty.
An effective table scarf is made of old gold
satin sheeting, having disks with wheel designs
embroidered on it, Branches of conventional
lied olives in the natural coors are embroidered
across these In outline stitch.
A handsome table scarf of olive satin has de-
sign OF two large disks on either end worked IN
gold-colored silks, one disk overlapping the other.
The upper one has vine of rich crimson nastur-
tluIns extending around one side.
! Handsome fancy lamps are very fashionable
now. In city homes they are often just for show,
and are never lighted filled. An effective
arrangement is to set the lamp on table IN the
center of loose folds of pink or red crepe. lawn,
| muslin or tulle.
| An effective fancy screen is made Of peacock
feathers, arranged in fan fashion in a large vase
of any preferred style. The feathers are usually
fastened to shape cut from pasteboard, or any
equally stiff material A very large palm-leaf
fan makes an excellent foundation.
| careful housekeeper says that badly-rusted
| smoothing irons may be made fit for use by
| soaking them in kerosene oil for two or three
| days. Rub off ali the rust possible, then rub
with sapolio or securing sand, polishing after
ward with emery powder or emery paper.
| For a wall ornament an oblong board is COW
! cred with velvet plush of cerulean blue, gllded
| nail-heads at corners, and on this is placed
| diagonally small sheaf of wheat, and in the
| space to right quarter moon of yellow everlast-
ing flower, the same flowers in purple forming
| the inner edge.
| An effective way of draping an ugly white
| mantel is to make a lambreouin with full cur
tains beneath to hide the sides In a drawing
| room such draperies were of golden brown velvet,
with a decoration of wild roses. For a bedroom
the ecru felt draperies showed decorations OF
| trailing hop-vineS.
| For the fashionable chair scarfs handsome
| and effective decoration is made by cutting
| snowy flowers, figures, or any bright design
| from the figured French cretonnes; these are
| appllqued on scrym, crepe, or China silk, in
bright colored silks, and the surface is also en-
| broidered to suit the fancy
~
disconnected with each other, may be made to
assume very artistic look by being so proper
toned as to be essened in size with the descent.
| The under portions will look well if of concave
form, with ribs radiating from the angle and col
| ored somewhat lighter than the ground.
| A amhrequin that is both pretty and service
| able for the sitting room is made of dark seine
| Irvine, crocheted in pretty close pattern. 1t
| should be one-Quarter of yard deep before the
fringe is put in, and that may be of any depth to
| yN1nO Fnynn nya Ia ri do with
cardinal satin ribbon, is very handsome.
| A curiosity table is late fancy. Any small,
| pretty table may be utilized for the purpose,
and on it are set blsque babies of all sorts,
| kinds ages and dispositions, and each one must
| be gilt from some friend, who will write
her name underneath, where it doesn't show.
| The table is usually covered with dark velvet,
| the better to show Off the china
Among new furniture designs Cor bedrooms is
| what appears as framelesS chair, back and seat
consisting of cushions, the seat raised short
distance from the floor by rich tasseed cush-
| ion projecting angularly in front and thus hay
| ing the appearance of being loose, though the
three cushions united together, the wall ofthe
room serving as supporting background.
A favorite dish with Cubans is baked bananas.
| hey are prepared as follows Skin and spltin
| halves bananas; not very ripe ones are best
| Place in dripping pan, fiat side down. Sprinkle
| thickly with granulated sugar, and dust Of salt
! and powdered cinnamon. Place on top Of each
half cup of water carefully into the pan.
! Brown in a hot oven.
Ginger cordial is made of four pounds of red
| or white currants. eight ounces of ginger root
| two ounces of bitter almonds, one half ounce of
| sweet almonds, three lemons sliced, one gallon
| OF whisky. Mash the currants, cut the ginger
| root in small pieces, crack and split the nuts
| pour the whisky over these ingredients and let
| it stand for ten days. then pour it off carefully
add four pounds of loaf-sugar, and bottle it.
In the matter of window shades, Japanese
| bamboo shades, which are very decorative, but
expensive, are being supplanted by the novelty
curiously called antique" shades These can
be made to order in any Of the colorS now made
| in Holland shades. The antiques" are sim ply
composed of very delicate third or half-inch wide
| Stats of walnut, cherry other wood, closely
strung together so as to exclude all light and
rolled up like old-fashioned "Venetians."
Painting Tor rather etching) with ink in black
red, blue, green, or yellow on natural colored
sheep-skn can be made use of for many pur-
poses, such as cushions, dadoes, sofa covers etc.
The pattern is first sketched on the leather, best
of all with pencil as in of an incorrect
edge it can be more completely efaced with
India rubber than the sticky blue of the
tracing paper mediums. Then all the out
lines must be carefully drawn with fine
| steel pen in black ink One must be exceeding
| ly careful with this process not to make spots
either by pressing too heavily or catching the pen
| in the leather, as nk-marks cannot be erased
| 4 skin with a smooth surface, thai feels neither
| hard nor scratchy, is the best for this purpose
After all the outlines are drawn, the filling up is
painted, a separate paint brush being necessary
for every single color.
The Caterer gives the following recipe for
peach short cake: Take one quart of sifted -four
adding two teaspoonfuls of baking powder Now
| rub into the -four two ounces of good butter
Wet the flour with enough buttermilk to form a
soft dough, adding first 10 the huttermilk tea
spoonful of soda and dissolving it. Mix the
whole lightly and make into a cake about nine
or ten inches in diameter and thick enough
to allow it to be split. As soon as thus prepared
bake Immediately on a griddle: and while still
warm, split it open, spread both halves over lib
orally with the best of butter and over the lower
half put thick layer of ripe peaches, pared and
with puverzed sugar and cover them With ii't the
other half of the cake; dust the top with fine
white sugar and while the whole is still quite
| warm. smother il with rich cream