The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-29
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

with the right side out.
A farmers wife says that mustard seed will
prevent mold forming in vinegar.
Glaze the bottom crust of fruit pies with white
of an egg, and they will not get soggy.
The newest scrap baskets are made of birch
bark, in various symmetrical shapes, and
trimmed with a great bow of orange or dull-Diue
ribbon.
Stovepipes can be cleaned by putting a piece
of zinc on the Goals of a hot fire. The vapor
produced carries off the SCOT by chemical decom
position.
To keep a new iron pot from rusting, each
time you put it away, after using it, give it a
good rub over with a little grease that has no
salt in it
peries at very small cost. When the edges Of
curtains are finished with fluffy tassels a pretty
effect is produced.
The last use for a palmleaf fan is to cover it
with plush. bordered with gold braid, and in the
center to fasten a photograph edged with the
gold braid; it should be laid on cornerwise.
A new sofa pillow is shaped like a huge egg,
with a large bow on each end. One of black
plush is very handsome with large pink roses
upon it, with bows of pink satin ribbon upon the
ends and lining of the same.
Marks on tables caused by leaving hot jugs or
plates there will disappear under the soothing
influence of lamp oil well rubbed in with a soft
tOsbs I1ll2liluS Will lltblC HAkA Va WIN VA Soo
de cologne, rubbed dry with another cloth.
A beautiful and simple ~portiere is made of old
gold Saline, covered with punches OF oak-leaves
and acorns, which are cut from several shades of
goiden-brown plush and appliqued on. A band
of brown plush finishes the top and bottom.
When ladies are afflicted with a rough skin
they will find it to their advantage to use a nail
brush, not only for the nails, but also for the
knuckles, and, indeed, the entire hand. A little
ammonia IN the water adds to its cleansing prop
critics.
Dainty toilet covers are made of white muslin
with large dots. The dots are worked over
with yellow floselle silk, in plumetis stitch, to
represent the disks of daisies. The petals are
worked with white floselle. The mats and pin
cushion cover are made to correspond, and the
Innings are of blue silk or sateen.
TO make apple jelly, cut the apples in SINAI
pieces without pairing and stew until soft. using
more water than for apple sauce; strain through
a hair seive, then through a j%elly-bag twice; to a
pint of juice put three-fourths of a pound of
sugar-a pound to a pint makes it too sweet
boil until the right thickness is obtained; the adj
dition Of lemons makes it much nicer.
The latest fancy for whisk brush holders is to
mage a rag dolls head. fastening it securely
about the handle of the brush, so that the ring
by which the brush is suspended rises. Minerva
like from the top of the head. Next make the
the brush. Now dress the doll, taking care that
the skirts do not reach lower than two inches
from the bottom of the brush.
Scotch short cakes are made thus: Take one
half pound of slightly sailed butter and one
pound of -four; then mix flour and butter with
hands; then add four ounces of loaf sugar and
work all into a smooth ball; then roll out until it
is an inch thick; prick over with a fork and pinch
round the edges and bake for n e-half an hour in
an oven, with a moderate fire, in a round or
square pan, according to taste.
Straw hats may be bronzed, gilded, silvered
or painted and utilized for work baskets. After
colorlng the hat according to fancy, trim it with
two rows of colored ribbon. Then line the hat
with silk or satin, arranging pockets to hold the
various necessaries for sewing. The lining must
be long enough to form a bag. which is drawn
together by a ribbon. 1t must be securely. at
tached to the top of the crown and then firmly
fastened to the edge of the crown.
Atlanta Constitution: To make a pretty bag
for scraps take a strip Of material, either linen
or wooden stuff, about one yard in length and
nearly a half yard wide; embroider it at one
end and fringe it; turn over the other end and
work it to match, SO that two rows of fringe and
work appear one above the other; sew a piece of
muslin at the back to make the bag and some
rings at the top. through which run cord; hang
it on the wall of a sewing room and put scraps
in it.
An ingenious woman, whose lack of funds
stimulated her nventiveness, recently made q
most wonderfully effective ~portiere at small out.
lay of money. She procured a coarse blanket,
buc COIor y Cno groaU-COatS worn Dv our Soldier
boys during the war, upon which she proceeded
to embrolder disks, crescents. arabesques and
all sorts of curious forms with bright-colored
silk and a sprinkling of gold and silver tinsel. 1t
was suspended by rings upon gilded ~gaspipe,
and eQualed in appearance the rarest Persian
stuff.
In all decorationstho draperies should con-
form with the surroundings. 'It is ridiculous"
said a lecturer on wall decoration lately. 'to fiji
the parlor of q little suburban house with heavy
nOrtlarnQ thick nnrnnfc nluCh fnppif,,o 80
costly paper, for they are not in harmony with
the idea of a quiet little home. Nor do We want
a clutter of objects called brio a brac, nor a dis
play of one or two vases or bronzes so costly as
to demean their surroundings. Take out half
the things IN your rooms and you will probably
improve their appearance.
Madras muslin can be utilized as a covering
for old satin furniture which has become soiled.
The effect is beautiful, and it should be care
fully upholstered by q professional person to
old embroidery of the days of Catherine de Med
icis, and wears very we'll tor a couple of seasons,
perhaps longer. Buy a pale gray Madras muslin
with pink and yellow embroidery on it, put it
over any OLD satin furniture, and it repays the
trouble. The sheen of the satin shows through
the muslin, which Of itself is very strong.
Sour milk is so little used since the advent of
baking powders thatfew modern cooks know how
to dispose of a cup of sour milk or cream. Here
is an oldItlme and most excellent recipe for sour
cream or milk cookies: Two cups of sugar, one
cup of butter, one cup of sour milk, three eggs.
one teaspoonful of soda. Mix the butter and
sugar together; add the the milk, and soda. and
the eggs well beaten; mix soft, roll thin. When
the cookies are cut out, sift granulated sugar
over them, and roll it by pressing the rolling
pin gently over the cakes, taking care not to fat
ten them too much.
The gem of the crazy quilt exhibition in New
York is one of elder down and pale blue silk en-
broidered with white, the floral pattern filling
the center and each corner. This was presented
to the late john Mccullough in India. An auto
graph quilt of delicately tinted silk in star pat
tern has the autographs of Queen Victoria and
notabilities of all nations. This took the prize
at the New Orleans Exhibition, and is the work
of Mrs. Wright. of Minneapolis, who values it at
81. 900. A quilt containing 8, 700 pieces of differ
ent uniforms is the work of soldiers in the Brit
ish army in India, and So, 600 is its price.
A very pretty three-panel screen may be- made
of common white mating, mounted upon a cheap
frame of nine or other wood which mon ha