Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-13

ALrrTLE PETROLEUM added to the water with
proves their looks.
IN USING CLOVES for pickles or preserves the
blossom end should be removed. a. this dark
ems the liquid with which il Is cooked
PRETTY LITTLE PIScUsHIoxs for the pocxe,
are made OF velvet in the form of pansies. The
lines OF the flower are worked with etching
silk. ~
III Roses are wilted before they can be placed
IN water, iminerse the ends of the sta ks in very
not wafer ior a minute or two, and they will re-
gam their prIstlpe freshness
LITTLE BAG OF MUSTARD laid on the TOD OF
the pickle jar Will prevent the vinegar from be-
coming moldy If the pickles have been put UP
IN VINEGAR that has not been boled.
FLOWERS OF SULPHUR sprinkled on a hot
shovei and the fumes inhaled while they are
Ifesh VIII cure cold in the head. teaspoontt l
ol sulphur Is sufficient and does not cause disa-
greeaOie sepsaI.Ons.
GRAPE CATsUP.-Boii grapes until soft, then
press through a coarse sieve. To five pounds
oil grape pup add three pounds Of sugar. one
teaspooniul nj cinnamon, one teaspoonful each
OF cloves, pepper and alispce, grated nut
meg, one quart of vinegar. Boil slowly until
thick as tomato catsup, then Lottie.
THIS RECIPE tor brown bread will make q
good-sizcd loaf: Two cups of yellow Indian
meal, one cup of rye -four, one cup OF graham
-four, one cup of New Orleans nolasses, thi zee
teaspOOniuls of baking powder and milk enough
to make sim batter. Pour into a buttered
mold and steam three hours and a hall. When
done brown in the oven.
THIS WHITE FRICASsEE of chicken is exceed
ingly delicate: Skin a chicken and cut IL In
pieces, seasoning with salt, pepper, nutmeg
aud mace. Put the pieces In a stew-pan and
pour oSrf them bali u pint OF cream or rich
milk. adding little butter rolled in flour. If
ian iorce-neat balls may be added: SET
simmer until the chicken is tender.
"A SIMPLE CHICKEN PIE may have for its
foundation fowl that has served for con-
somme. Mince the chicken very fine and cover
the bottom OF a buttered baking dish with part
OF II: cut the liver In thin slices aud lay over it,
Put the rest OF the minced chicken In the dish,
seasoning with salt ana pepper adding enough
gravy made from the bones, to moisten. Cover
with plain pastry and bake a delicate brown.
IT MAY BE NEWS 10 some persons that per-
sistent rubbing with oil night and morning viii
remove scars. Owe oil will answer, but meats
foot oil is rather more rapid In It's effect. In
the case OF burns, when the tendons are stiff
and contracted, rubbing with oil will render
the part Affected almost supple before
the injury. In severe Cases the rubbing must
be continued Tor AN hour, morning and even
ing
In EMBROIDERY much use is made of stout
white sheetiny. Some OF the patterns of the
Old India cotton bedspreads are outlined on I'M
sized sheeting and worked in crewes, blue.
pink or green, always in one color only for the
whole pattern. "Old-sold" coiored SILK makes
For the white euameled furniture (China-gl loss
painting, as it is called, bureau scarIs and bed
spreads oi unOieacned linen are worked with
pale-orOwn crewel.
SIMPLE LAYER CAKE" is made as follows:
Mix one cup of sugar With butter the size of an
egg, one cup OF milk, one well-beaten egg and
enough flour TO make rather stiff batter, slit
ing one heaping teaspOonful OF baking powder
with the hour. Bake In three laye cake pans.
For the hiiing mix one cup of sugar with the
juice anu grated rind of a lemon, three ten
spoonfuis OF coru starch mixed with a little
water and u cup of hot water. Boil until thick
and spread Oh the cakes.
FAIRY LIGHTS have become An institution,
and their possibilities are great At dinner
recently all the decorations were of cut glass
Lamps OF cut glass; with shades to correspond,
were placed at either end OF the table. inc
ialry ilght, were also OF cut glass, the effect
being charming Autumn foliage and white
and rosy-tInted chrysanthemums formed the
Horai decoration. The rich-tOned fruit in the
cut-gass bowls lent additional beauty to the
board, wit its delicate blue '-vieux SAKE, por-
celain.-Neac York Commercial.
The FAMOUS and delicious cauifiower sauce
is made by boiling a small head of cauiifower
in two waters, changing when half done; of the
last reserve half a teacupful; in another sauce
pan COOK minced onion and head of celery:
heat the cup of water, add TO IL a teacupfuI of
milk; drain and chop line the cauiihower add
IL. with an onion and celery and three table.
spoonfuis OF butter covered with flour. to the
liquid and cook in few minutes. For the
nlaitre dhotei sauce, add teaSpooniuI OF
minced parsley Which has been boiled, cayenne
pepper, salt. a slice or two OF lemon and beat
Into II a whipped egg.
BUILDING PAPER is now used bv amateurs
with good effect for decorative purposes. A
frieze recently seen had conventional design
which had beeh applied with water, giving it
the appearance OF leather. The stencil is laid
nron tue paper; and the open spaces are moist
eHee with water, which causes the paper TO
swell slightly, Inc covered PORTIONS OF the de-
sign being correspondingly depressed. Gold,
bronze or color may be used 10 give enrich
meat; The paper may have the designs traced
In The ordinrFy manner with the aboye-men-
toned materials. The red-urown tint OF the
paper harmonizes with almost every tint II
may be Used FOR door panels screens.
THE PRETTY JAPANESE LATTICE WORK is
used as the Moorish lattice, for wholly or mar
tally shutting off halls, galleries and staircases
They hide persons and objects behind them
rom persons IN 'front.', whilst they admit the
now oi air. HE appearance Of many OF these
screens Is very picturesque. To Hi the upper
part OF high .oiding doors, when your hanginys
say, are Beiiagio blankets, and quite Short or "A
short paltern of other stuffs, the lattice work
makes u very nne heading. Liucrusla Walton
l. used To nj up the edges OF bOok-sneives or
shoe->neives In bedroom. 1t Is applied i'm a
parrow band on plain pine shelves and takes
The same Kind of stain-cherry, red wood or
buiternut-as that the pine will take resem-
bling deiicately carved wood.
IT SAVES RUBBING.-A housekeeper writes
10 the CDagregdtiOadiist to do your washing by
this plan: Fill the boiler two-thirds full of
water and shave bar of good soap in it. When
the water ooiis and the soap is dissolved add
two tssbieSpOonfUls aud a bali of Kerosene oil
II VIII immediately unite with tine SOAP. and
IL you nave been exact with the amount OF
each, there will DC oil ON the ton of the
water. Now put The cieanest pieces like table
cloths anu napkins, without previous soaking
orWettlng, loosely iato the water. Do not put los,
many pieces In at IA time Boil hard for ten M H.
ttes, lnen rinse through two waters and hang
out 10 ory. tut more pieces I'm the same boiler
Examine the articles of clothing after they are
NAT nor f.lx
tbein oack In the boiler for another ten min
Ctes, or else rub lightly II the washing Is very
Iarse, there should be renewal of the soap
anu oil, but Tor an ordinary washing once il
enough In an hour and bali the work is ali
done aor a family OF six persons. The clothes
are wnite as snow, and there is not the wear
and tear of the clothing 10y rubbing. above all
there Is not the wear and tear of nerves."
EARLY CHAPPED HANDs.-Your hands are
chapped because the skin is too dry or because
you do not pay sufficient attention to them,
after bathing them, not being careful to wine
them very dry. This may sound like a paradox
but Ii really is all from one cause. When there
Is sufficient natural oil in the skin it Ia protected
from tine cosrsening or fying consequences of
the evaporaton; when Vet hands are oniy half
dried upon the towel they must dry Of them
selves In the air, process which coarsens or
rose water has long been u fayoriie remedy but
rose water has a drying tendency upon some
skins. FOR tneSe glycerine, one part or two
parts of bay rum, Is best Coarse, cracked or
uncomfortably red hands may As well be made
70 remedy themselves while you are ssieep
OF luxury and common sense for such sufferers,
In Sis Spfng in gloves channels skin. severui