Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-03

ARROW ROoT is excellent to thicken the gravy
to be poured over toast. 1t has good flavor
and Is very HOurishng.
REMEMBER two very important objects in ven
tilation: To warm the air. and. at the same time
to Keep it moist.
AN ORIFICE in the sole or side of your shoe
in windy or cold or damp weather will give you
severe cold or sore throat.
THIN-CLAD ANKLES and limbs in fall and win
ter will generally cause severe acute diseases of
The lungs and throat in children.
MANY MAN takes pneumonia. cor rheuma-
tism. or pleurisy from sitting few moments on
wet or damp cushion OF passenger car.
1T SOMETIMES happens that gas stoves are
not provided with Chimneys. Common sense
must dictate the necessity OF these. Gas is
poison and must be speedily removed.
To RESTORE THE Color of carpets a thin layer
Of hardwood sawdust well dampened with a
solution of common salt. spread over them and
allowed to dry is said TO be excellent
A PIECE OF zinc placed on the live Goals in
hot stove will effectually clean out stovepipe
the vapOr produced carrying off the SCOT by
chemical decomposition.
A HANDSOME OTTOMAN may be made of soap
box. Pad the box with pieces of carpet or cot
ton, taking care TO have il smooth and firm;
then cover it with crazy patchwork, or chintz
VIII prove pretty covering.
SMALL GAY COVERS for tables or the little
square fOOtstOOls can be made of an unbleached
Turkish towel trimmed with narrow rows of
bright ribbons or black velvet embroidered
with bugs or butterflies and evenly bound and
tackled along the edges with brass-headed nails.
An ODD TABLE ORNAMENT can be made out of
piece of pure white marble about as big as
your hand. Get q piece that is raised i'm the
Center and slopes Oft towards the edges: trace
In outline two large moss rOSebuds and leaves
and paint them much like nature as pos
sbe.
IRISH STEw.-A layer OF pared potatoes cut
thin, little stepped tapioca sprinkled over a
layer of sliced Spanish onions. and so on till
your pan Is filled; pepper and salt 10 taste and
little cold water: put on a nice red fire and cook
about half an hour. This. with a cup of milk, is
nice nourishing dinner for children.
TEACH YOUR LAUNDRESS OR WASHwOMAN to
pull the collars crOsswise and not lengthwise
when starchng them. and also when ironing
them; cuffs and shirt bOsOms should also be
stretched according to the same rule and YOU
viii then find that the articles which seemed to
lit perfectly will do still after they have been
laundried at hOme.-Nelg York Post
A ''SPLAsHER" for a wash-stand can be made
either Of black paper with gold birds and real
ferns to initiate japanese work. or a water
scene, with real grasses and reeds and with
olrds nsh, shells and insects, either painted or
III the Stamped-Out" designs. 1t is important
that all this kind of work should have at least
two coats of gelatine size and one of good copal
varuish.
UNCOVERED HEADs.-In a paper read before
the Edinburgh health society, Dr.. Almond re-
-ferred to the custom of having the head covered
out Of doors and uncovered within doors as
very injurious on account of its making people
SO sensitive to draughts of air as to cause them
10 take cold. Boys, he said. who went bare
headed out OF doors could stand a greater
amount OF ventilation in schoolrooms and Sleep
1DO-rOOmS than those who
ings.
NOVEL WAY TO serve orange marmalade is
TO cut third off the top of the orange: remove
the fruit carefully so not to break the skin
II necessary TO keep them in shape fill them
with cotton pressed in quite hard The top of
the peel may be cut IN points; the smaller and
more perfect the prettier. Just before il is time
to serve the marmalade remOvethe cotton: leave
space enough at the top 80 the marmalade Will
NOT spill over Orange jelly may b e served in
this way also.
POTATO PUDDrNG-Sweet pudding: To one
pound OF mashed potatoes add one-quarter
pound of fresh butter, stirred IN while hot: one
quarter pound OF sugar. the rind OF half large
or one small lemon. or some lemon fiavOring
! little finely minced candied peel two teaclp-
LUIS OF milk, and four weil-beaten eggs: butter
"a IN. Which should have been closely lined with
tbIfad crumbs or. if you prefer Them with finely
chopped almonds and candied peel. and bake
Tor nall an hour This quantity makes large
pUuQfup. SuHlclenL lOr SIX or eight
PARTISAN WINDOW Observation-Disclosures
nave quite abandoned the idea that lace cur
tains must be hing close to the glass of their
windows. and substitute stained glass or DICK
cred blinds OF silk, canvas. or almost any thin
material, drawn on vertical tapes. They also
use "stalned-glass curtains, which initiate the
oolors and lead lines of a stained glass window
and Madras curtains. The result of this is that
their rooms are much prettier and their houses.
seen from without have not their former nm
pleasant look Of uniformity.
A Dish OF RARE DELICACY and excellence to
serve with cake is made by putting a thick LAYER
OF canned red raspberries into deep fruit dish.
then on the top put one pint of whipped cream
with the whites of three eggs and teaspoonful
OF powdered sugar mixed with it, the erps 70
De beaten 10 very stiff frOth. If YOU choose
this meringue may be favored with raspberry
navor or with vanilla. The dish NAV be pre-
pared with fresh fruit in its season The canned
berries should be drained somewhat. or the iuice
VIII endanger the beauty of the dish The
juice need not be wasted. as has been pointed
out IN this Column, many times.-Neso York
Post.
DEVELOPING CORNERs.-SOme Of the protest
waste baskets this season are made to fit snugly
into the corner, having one rounded side and
one right-anglpd side. Only the round side
need be trimmed. as the Others stand closely
against the wall The secret of some pretty
rooms is In the way the corners are drought
out Oy furnishing. three-cOrnered stand
with any kind OF growing plant or flower set
upon IT. or even a few pieces OF bright ware
such as can now be had in quantities for half a
dollar. Will do wonders with a sttng-rOom 1t
is easy 10 get a few shelves cut of ordinary nine
or the thin boards used tor bonnet boxes and
When these are stained cherry or ASH or simply
Valanced with raveled out crash and outlined
with some good design In cOOred crewels there
lsyour corner absolutely lighting up the room
CREOLE SACSAGES.-Prick the SAUSAGE all
over as for frying; put it in a saucepan and FRY
brown. adding piece of garlic the size of
green pea After this is done put sliced or
canned tomatoes in in the proportion OF pound
or large cupful of tomatoes to one pound of
sausage. After the sauces and tomatoes have
oeen added, season with salt and pepper and
let 1t stew for halt an hour slowly. Dumplinps
may ne added with good effect To make them
take cup OF flour and sift through il halt
teaspoon OF baking powder, with half-teaspoon
OF salt Add enough cold milk to make a soft
dough. and mix as quickly as possible Dip the
tablespoon into the hot tOmatoe and take ont
the dough in small spoOnsfu until il is all in the
saucepan, where allow it TO cook for fifteen
minutes; on no account remove the cover as
that is apt TO make the dumplings heavy This
makes hearty dish Instead of sausage fish
liver or kidney may be used.
HAMBURG STEAKS are the nearest thing to raw
beef to be cooked at all. and yet they are very
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