The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

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Chinaware is now the most fash
ionable material for card receivers.
The latest fancy in table napkins il
that of bordering a large, single mi.
tial letter in one corner.
Straw mating may be cleaned by
using a large, coarse cloth dipped ] n
salt and water, and then wiping dry
with another cloth.
1t is claimed by a medical journal
that milk taken as hot as it can be
slipped, has a wonderfully reviving
effect after over eXertion.
TO make a good forcemeat, chop a
slice of lean veal and a slice of boiled
ham together, add a bay leaf.
crumbled fine, a little sweet basil.
In choosing wall paper it is ad Wis
able to avoid any pattern having a
great variety of coloring, as it is
sure to conflict with other portions of
the room furnishing.
A very pretty novelty in the shape
of pictorial wall paper for the nursery
has been introduced. The designs are
illustrations of some of the nursery
rhymes and infantile stories.
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favor for room ornamentation. Ar
ranged on mantels or special brack-
cts, with rich colored plush back
grounds, the effect is very pleasing.
1t is now stated that a raw potato is
far more effectual in identifying the
complexion than any cosmetics. The
lace should be rubbed with the fresh
ly cut vegetable, her washed and
then treated to gentle friction.
A new idea for Irvine bags is to
make small velvet or plush bags. lined
with satin or silk, in which the ball of
Irvine is placed, Que end protruding;
the bag is then drawn together, show
ing a lined heading worked in tin sci.
The English fashion of combed
paint is now much used in this coun-
try for wall decoration, especially in
bed chambers. 1t is clean and health
full, and all risk of arsenic, which is
present in some wall papers, is
avoided.
A handsome fire screen is made of
two layers of translucent glass with
natural ferns and autumn leaves
pressed between. The addition of the
crimson and black butterfly often seen
among the leaves in the fall adds
much to the effect.
A new England society paper ven
lures upon the practical remark that
1.-The woman who knows how to cook
a beefsteak and boil a potato is more
to be admired than the best angel that
ever tapped a wing" What a COM
bination of estheticism, c~arnivorous-
ness and vegetarianism.
Turkish towelling will make a
chair pillow suitable for any style of
furniture. Make a lining of stout
cloth or drill t~wenty-four inches long,
and fifteen wide, fill with curled hair
and fasten securely. Work two strips.
four inches wide and fifteea long. OF
cloth or felt, in any pretty design, and
chain stitch them on the face of the
pillow.
The latest lunch fashion is to begin
with an orange, carrying out the idea
that a luncheon is only a deferred
breakfast. Then follow raw oysters,
cold beef tea and the regulation
dishes. Each orange has been kept
on the ice, and is served on a plate
with the fork stuck into il and the
sharp knife laid across the plato for
peeling it.
A cracker satchet for the night
dress is the latest bit of fancy work.
1t is made of silk or Saline with lace
at each end turned over on the nate
rial. Make this bag SO as to be q half
yard long after each end is drawn UP.
The opening for the pocket of the
night dress extends for a quarter OF q
yard. 1t is to resemble the pretty
crackers that come with German
favors.
To use up the whites of eggs
cake or angels cake, beat them
up with four tablespoonsnls of rose
water, a little grated lemon peel, a
little nutmeg. and sweeten with
sugar. Mix them well, put them in
four bladders, tie them in the shape of
an g and boil them hard. They
will take half an hour. Lay them in
your dish; when cold serve with
cream that is favored with orange.
Pink and brown are the latest choice
in color for dinner-table decorations.
Pink roses are surrounded with
brewn autumn leaves-not red ones,
which make a very bad combination
and there is nothing lovelier than
the shading of pink chrysanthemums
against the odd copper bronze ones,
that look as If dipped in rich metallic
dyes. Ii you want q bright corner
for daytime, however, in the room,
light lrup with the yellow aud white.
Otherwise study up the copper colors,
the dead-leat browns and the pink.