Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22
HOME MATTERS.
ADvIcE TO NURsEs-DAISrY sANDwIcHEs--A
DELICIOUS CREAN-SERvICEABLE DRINKS
THE CARE OF cHILDREN's HAIR-GERANr-
UMs FOR THE WINTER. -


THE CARE OF cHILDRENs HAIR-GERANI.
UMs FOR THE WINTER. --
NURSES, Don't SIT or stand too near your
patient. The beds are low, and there Is a sense
Of sitting. Of being shut in, IL you are too near
Above all things, don't talk when you are over
aperSOn.
PEPPER-PoT.-One pair OF calves feet a
knuckle of veal. eight or ten large potatoes cut
In pieces, double handful of spinach cut fine
dumplings, thyme, parsley. two onions, cay
enne and salt; boil these ingredients.
Morn PowDER.-Lupuline (the -four of hops)
drachm: scotch SNUFF. 2ounces;camphor gum,
ounce; black pepper, ounce; cedar sawdust,
ounces. Nix thoroughly, and strew among
the furs or woolens to be protected.
DAINTY SANDWICHES are prepared as follows:
Cut some bread in triangular or round pieces
very thin butter evenly and cover with layers
OF cucumber, chicken and ham, seasoning to
taste. Anchovies or sardiues may be used In
stead of the ham and chicken.
Corn DODGERs.-Fiye tablespoonfuls Of In
dian meal and one tablespoonful of flour mixed
together. Mix over night with enough boiling
water to cover. In the morning put in one egg,
one tea-cup OF milk, Il little sugar and salt.
Bake in muffin rings en griddle.
To PREVENT PRESERVES SPoILING apply the
white OF an egg with brush to a single thick
ness of white tissue paper, with which cover the
Jars tapping over an inch or two. 1t will re-
Guire no tying. becoming when dry inconceiv-
ably tight and strong, and impervious to the
air.
To REMOVE STAINS FROM LINEN-To re-
move wine, fruit iron stains, wet the spot
with a solution of hyposulphite of soda, and
scatter some pulverized tartaric acid upon it;
then wash out rs usual. Strong vinegar can be
substituted FOR the tartaric acid ii necessary
Pup Sci. Netcs.
WASH FOR CLEANSING SILVER AND BRI-
TANNIA WARE.-Take 1 pound of common
hard soap, tabespoonfnls of spirits of turpen-
tine, and u tumbler of water. Allow the soap
To dissolve; then boil ten minutes and before 1t
cools add six tabiespoOnfuls of hartshorn Make
suds of this preparation, and wash the silver
with it.
A Coon "DAMP-PRooF" mucilage to be put
on labels and dried las on postage stamps) is
made thus: Macerate five parts of good glue In
eighteen or twenty parts of water for day, and
add nine parts OF rock candy and three parts
of gum arabic. This mixture can be brushed
upon paper while lukewarm. 1t does not stick
together, and adhereS FIRMLY when moistened.
A DELICIOUS CREAM is made by this recipe:
One ounce of gelatine, three pints OF milk and
eight tablespoonfulso of sugar. Simmer the gela-
tine for one hour in the milk and when it comes
TO BOIL beat the yelks of the eggs with the
sus;tr >tir the milk and let it simmer. Then
take Il of the fire and pour over it the whites OF
the EGGS beaten u froth. 1t may be Favored
with lemon or vanilla
WIEN \ PAINT BRUSH Is stiff and hard
through drying with paint on IL, put some tur-
penttne in shallow dish, and set it on Il fe
u
smother tie flame, and work the pencil In the
fingers, dipping ii frequently into the hot
spirits. Rinse all paint brushes, pencils, etc, ,
IN tuTreEtiDe. grease with IA mixture of sweet
OIL and tsilOT, 10 prevent them from drying
hard. ana put away IN "A box out OF the dust.
SERyICEABLE DKINKs-Put the white of an
cgs into two tablespoonful of cold water. cut It
few times with q knife. let It sttnd half hour
and add a Ettle milk. This makes drink
which requires q very slight digestion, ard
without the milk. can often he taken when the
Stomach refuses ali else. Tine addition OF a
spoonful OF liquor with sugar and nutmeg, Will
make 10 moro palata0e. Il an acid drink is
CURED, wal tor III which pTunes have been soaked
over night Is goOi.
OWLS SEEA now to be the favOrite bird TOR
decorative purposes. y room lately seen was
papered in gray with pattern of peoples,
lotus and ''the shadDwy pine" The frieze as
hcuriOUs one with cElS'in IVY bush gazing down
Into the room with staring eyes. The Candida
bra were upheld by owls, and the clock between
Them was surrounded by one. more wise look
Ing than his fellows. y lamp with a golden
brown shade, was also in the form OF an owl,
and circular table was upheld by a large
ameleG owl.
ENTIRE WHEAT MUFFISs-For a dozen
mullins there Will be required cupful and q
half of entire wheat -four, cupful OF milk one
third of a cupful u wafer egg. "A teaSpoOnftli
OF cream of tartar, half a teaspoonful Of soda,
DALI teaspOonful of salt and tablespoon
fuls OF sugar. Mix the dry ingredients aud sift
them into bowl. Beat the egg until IL is light,
and add the milk and water TO il. Pour this
mixture upon the dry ingredients, and beat
them quickly and vigorously. Pour the batter
into bJittered muffin pans and bake for tweHityS
nve minutes IN rather quick oven. The bat
ter viii be thin and will give moist muffin
but that Is as il should be-
WALNUT CaTsUP.-One hundred walnuts, six
Ounces of shallots, one head of garlic hall a
pound OF salt, two quarts OF vinegar, two ounces
u anchOvies, two ounces of pepper. a quarter o.
sn ounce of mace, hall ounce OF cloves: beat
In a larger mortar a hundred green walnut.
until they thoroughly broken; then put
them Into a Jar with six ounces of shallOtS cut
into pieces a head OF garlic, two quarts of vine
gar, and the halt pound of salt: let them stand
tor fortnight, stirring them twice day. Strain
on the liquor, put it into a stewpan with the
cloves and quarter Of an ounce of mace: boil
Ii half an hour, Swimming it well. Strain it Off
and when cold pour it CLEAR from any sediment
Into small bottles, cork IL down closely and
store IL In dry place. The sediment can be
used for favorng sauces.
SHORTENING THE MENU.-The one thing
thststrikes diners out In London this season,
says the Home Journal, is atendency to shorten
the menu as Tar as possible. The old-fashioned
French custom OF serving the joint before the
ehtsees mas oeen alteinpted TO De revived, but
Ia favor at mems dinners than with ladies: in
genera! they prefer dispensing with the piece
this season have been given on this principle
One cold entree at least is given at smart din
ners, but here again 1t is said that men do not
care tor chaud }rotds thus early in the dinner.
and the tastes and appetites of men rule the
fashion Of dinner menus. At some fashionable
1sh course 70 disguise the faint odor 10 leaves
behind: This may appear fsstidious. but it Is
decidedly agreeable. 1t has been said that
even less wine has been drunk this season by
the dining-out world than usual This Is
another advantage in favor Of shortening the
menu. The table decorations have been singu.
Larry simple, lines OF single flowers being laid
on the taole-cloth, In addition to the very
dwarfed display in the center of the table.
CHILDRRN's HAIR.-We are very glad to see
protest against the sopping of children's hair
with water. or using a wet brush In dressing
trouble In arranging 1t. Water removes the
natural Oil of the hair: it should be used on the
scalp only, to cleanse it. at fixed times to wash
the hair, and this preferably at night, when
the head can be well covered up to avoid
taking cold. 1t will be found quite dry in he
morning. The use of hot water, instead of cold,
Tor cleansing the scalp and hair may be recon-
mended. Hot water Is a stimulant and should
give the hair q good color. 1t is known that
sulphur Is component part of the natural
color OF the hair, and some of the hOt-water
hair cressers avOw that they can distinctly
smell the sulphur developed by this process in
the hair with the hand rubbing that accom-
panies Its use. Hair dries more quickly also,
But be sure to pin the head up-after rub
bing-in a towel, which can be removed and re-
placed, II IL becomes wet. Opinions differ as TO
the effect OF salt water the hair but III salt Is
applied. IL should be with hot-water Occasion.
ylla this application will give a sound sleep Ia
restless or fatigued heads
GERANIUMs FOR THE WISTER-Now Ia the
time for making geranium cuttings for winter