Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-05
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cloth into alcohol and wafer and then into
whiting and rub over it. and wipe dry with q
Six handkerchief.
STRAW MATING should be washed with warm
salt and water; wiring out soft cloth In II and
apply quickly, not wetting The mating much,
only enough TO take out the dust and stains
An EFFECTIvE DECoRATIoN for the table is a
center-piece. one-third its width and twothirds
Its length of rich green moss, down the center
OF which are glorious great pansies massed as
thickiy a. possible.
LEMON JUICE AND SALT will remove ordinary
Iron rust. III the hands are stained there Is
nothing that will remove the stains so well as
lemon Cut "A lemon in half and apply the cut
surface as If IL were soap.
CLEAN CANE CHAIRS by saturating the cane
well with a sponge and hot water, using soap
II necessary; then put II IN the open air or in
good current Of air, and Ii dries Ii will
tighten and become firm as when new.
To SERVE AGAN.-BoiIed or fried fish can be
reheated with two tablespoonsfuls of cream,
desertspoOnful of butter. chopped onion,
teaspooniui of ginger and three tablespOonfuis
OF vinegar. Boil ior ten minutes and serve for
breakfast
PINEAPPLK FRITTERs are a dainty dish.
Peel the pineapple, taking care to remove all
the eyes; cut In slices and remove the core dip
In batter and fry delicate brown. They may
be eaten with a sauce made of sugar boiled TO
q syrup and Favored TO taste.
Soft GINGER BREAD.-Put a teacupful of
melted butter in one pint OF molasses, table
spoonful of ginger, two teaspOonfuls of sugar,
two eggs, one pint of milk, the grated skin of O
lemon, one pint of -four and enough more to
make the batter thick. teaspOonIul OF salera-
tus.
BANANA CHARLOTTE Is simple and refresh
Ing The sides of a quart mould are to be lined
with sponge cake, aud the bottom OF the mould
with thin slices OF bananas. Fill the mould with
sim whipped cream. set IL aside in the ice
box Till wanted. Remove carefully from the
mould and serve.
JAPANESE UMBRELLAS of irregular shape are
to be had Tor the adornment of that ugly but
necessary accessory OF the house with stoves
the frebOard. They have an extra spring,
which bent;s the umbrella at right angles to the
handle, which Is Inserted IN the stovepipe hole
anu thus held nrmly in position.
CONVENIENT MEAsUREs.-One pint OF -four is
called pound, a tablespoonful OF butter Is an
ounce, a level cupful OF siited sugar Is half a
pound. but iOr the pulveriZed sugar, which Is
lighter The cup must be heaped very high. One
pint III timely chopped meat Is estimated as u
pound
JAPANESE FOLDING FANS are coming more
and more into vogue for decorating. These
bright paper trifies are disposed about the
house in every imaginable manner. A waste
paper basket, mounted on bamboo supports, is
Set Oft with open fans oil different sizes, with
here and there a bow of bright ribbon. Care
Should be taken TO secure harmony vi colors.
An EFFECTIVE SET OF fine linen doilies, with
tionalized flowers and fruit in discs. The en-
broidery Is done in colors, the natural tints
being closely followed. The periphery of the
discs Is golden, and the spaces not TILED by the
designs are ddrned with gold color.
CONVENIENT SACHEIS for holding night
dresses are made OF pique linen, monte or
crash. They MAY be embroidered or braided
according to fancy. The material should lie
folded eighteen inches square, and should allow
for tap of eight tweive inches in length as
il:.dl of
drawn work in linen and lined with a color.
THE CLEANEsr AND MosT POLISHED FLOORS
have no water used on them at all. They are
simply rubbed Oft every morning with a large
flannel cloth, which is stepped in kerosene oil
once IN Two or three weeks. shake clean OF dust,
and with ID RUBBING brush or study broom 20
rapidly up aud down the plaDks mot acrussj
In a lew rubbiugs the door assumes polished
appearance thai is not easily deiaced by dirt or
footprints.
GoosEBERRY RoLL.-A little "pie crust" is
rolled out aud gooseberry roll made by MASH
ing smoothly stewed goose berries, and filling
the bottom crust, then adding a cup of SUGAR
hall cup OF Water little corn starcn and small
lump vi butter, d top crust added and then
baked. Sauce tor sooseberry roll: One-nalf cup
sugar, one teaspOoniui Hour. one cup OF boiling
water, and flavor Win cinnamon.
FRUIT CooKIES--One pint good New Orleans
moiasses, one pint siewed dried ripe cherries
or gooseberries. dipped free from jIice and one
cup brown sugar, boiled together until the mix.
a "A
OF flour one cup oi butter well saited, one table
spoonful soda, one-hali cup not water mixed
welfand roll, then cut out and bake quickly
and slit graduated sugar over them while
warm.
CHOOSE WALL PAPER.-Light wall paper
should be chosen on sunshiny day, and dark
paper in "A somewhat shaded corner The rear
son for This Is that the light paper is lighter and
reflects brightness, and the dark paper Is really
darker on the wall than when one side only is
shown in the lighted room 1t would be we'll il
"A "A fl.xf is
with a right angle In IL, To judge of the refiec-
lions irorn Two walls OF any sort vi paper.
STRAWBERRY Ice CREAM.-Take a pint of
fresh, ripe, good-h,vored strawberries, put
them In a bowl and strew over them half a
pound puiverfzed sugar. Then mash them
well with a wooden spoon, rub the pubs
through u line hair sieve and nix the juice
with "a pint Oh thick cream and the juice of a
med ium-siZed lemon. Now put the whole into
q freezer and freeze In the ordinary way.
RoULADEs OF BKEF or veal are a change from
the round of boiled and roast meat Cut slices
from the rump of beef or filIet of veal half an
ineh thick and tour or tive inches round and
sprinkle them with salt and pepper on both
Sides Cut some salt pork In STRIPS thre. inches
long and Two inche, vi de and roll the pieces in
minced parsley and lemon rInd, adding "A little
salt and pepper Put piece of the pork ON
each piece OF meat; roll the meat around the
pork; tie with string and flour each piece.
have fry ins-pan with very hot butter and fat
pork; put lie roulades in this and let them
brown; then cover tnem with bOuiilon or water
adding hall an onion sliced and some CELERY
and simmer for an hour and a half Serve h0t
with rice.
BAKED PUDDING OF RHUBARB.-Butter ME.
dish well, and line the bottom and sides with
slices OF thin bread and butter; moistep those
Al The Dot tom OF tine dish by sprinkiing little.
hot water over them; over these put a Iayer of
Ihuoaro cut lnio small pieces scatter moist sugar
over the rhuDarb, and CRATE some of the rfnd
from fresh lemon over the sugar: then add
another layer OF bread and butter and sprinkle
q tetspoonful or two of hot water over Them
and repeat the rhuOarb. sugar and lemon: finish
ty covering the top with bread and butter.
siightIy nOistening IL before; scatter a yery
Htte OI the moist sugar all over the top of TIM.
pudding, and add little bits OF butter here and
there ABOVE the sugar, we'll as round the
edge OF the DISH Bake In rather a slow oven AT
urst- and end II 10 table nicely Drowned
GREEN PEAS STEwED WITH HAM AND LET
IUCE-Put quart of young peas into a bowl
oil cold water with a piece of butter the size of
an egg Work the butter and the peas we'll In
gether without MASKING them and then drain
them and put them into "a stew-pan adding
Tie hearts OF TWO heads of lettuce finely shred.
oed, an onion cut into thin slices, "A little parS-
ley anu a htlI u pound OF ham cut into
olce Now cover the stew-pan and place IL
over a gentle lire here the contents NAV stew.
shaking the stew-la an occasionally that they
may not burn, and adding spoonful or two of
water II necessary. When the peas become
tender, take out the ham and the onion: mix "A
oes>eTtspOonIul Oh Hour with little butter aud
= tablespoonful OF cream and stir this in to the
peas. Summer them again gel thy for three or
Tour minutes and serve uot.-Ihe Cuterer.
STRAWBERRY JELLY.-The lruit, in the first