The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-21
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

Cloths dipped into hot potato water are rec
commended ior immediate and complete relief in
the seyerest cases Of rheumatism.
Babys socks of knitted silk or yarn are filed
with rose buds and other small flowers and sent
as floral offerings to newborn infants
If roses are withered before they can be placed
in water. immense the ends of the stalks in very
hot water for minute or two, and they will re-
gain their pristine freshness.
A jug bag" to hold coppers is pretty bazaar
novelty. 1t Is knitted in bright colors in ina
tation of a small pitcher; the neck of the Jug ia
ribbed and draws in, SO keeping the contents
from falling out
Tarragon vinegar is a good member of the bot
tied fraternity. Half fill bottle twine bottle
will dol with tarragon leaves and fil it up
with best cider vinegar; cork it tightly, and do
not remove the tarragon; let it remain always at
the bottom.
To make ''scrapple." take pigs head clean
it carefully and boil whole, until the fesh falls
from the bones Take out all the bones and
when the meat is cold chop il fine. Save the
water the head was boiled H.. strain it, and
thicken with cornmeal until about the consisten-
cy of mush, then stir in the chopped meat, and
cook until thoroughly DONE
An inexpensive but neat table-coxer for b sit
ting-room is made by taking a square of Gre
tonne for the centre OF small figures, and not
too bright colors. For border put a band of
gray linen around it, and make quite deep
fringe. Where the linen joins the cretonne ON
the seam put row of fine feather stitching in
bright colored silks, and on the corners also.
The pineapple bag" is made to initiate the
natural fruit as much as possible. The top part
Is knitted OF four shades of green purse twist.
beginning with the highest to represent the
leaves. The front is worked in four shade of
yellow down to rich brown. beginning with the
Highest, finishing with green at the end, and
bunch OF green satin ribbon at the bottom
rounded at the end like leaves
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easily arranged by planting flowers and vines of
different varieties in table fitting the window.
The table can be lined with zinc and drained by
means of holes in the bottom, through which the
water may pass to the pan below. There is less
care required Tor winter garden than for
table full OF pots, and the result is excellent
In 1uxuriance Of foliage and brightness of bios
SONS under ordinary conditions of earth and
air.
In embroidery much use is made of stout
white sheeting Some of the patterns Of the old
India cotton bedspreads are outlined on unsized
sheeting and worked in crewels blue, pink
green. always In one color only for the whole
pattern. "Od GOLD" colored silk makes beauti-
full etching outlines on white sheeting For the
white enameled furniture tChina gloss painting,
as II is caed), bureau scarfs and bedspreads of
unbleached linen, are worked with pale brown
crewel.
A bag for soiled handkerchiefs can be made
from Turkish towel. Take any pretty towel,
the towel again, making the outside of the bag;
run casing by sewing about an inch below the
edge on each side. formed by doubling the towel
back on itself. then sew up the edges to this
casing Run ribbon of any color YOU choose. or
different one on each side. through the casing;
tie In a bow to hang it up by, and place on the
front q bow to match the other ribbon.
Pendant pincushions are in the form Of pond
lilies, white or pink The heart of the lily forms
the cushion. 1t is made of satin the tint of the
nnlA nnlNm "a Il
of the flower are of two pieces of satin of the
proper shape, sewed together and kept in form
| by thin layer of wadding For lily five inches
IN diameter sixteen petals will be required
They are arranged about the center, and then
the green leaves. which are of plush. are sewed
about them. The back is neatly finished with
satin covered cardboard. The cushion is sus-
pended by two-inch ribbon.
The washerwomen of Holland, who get up
their linen so beautifully white, use refined
borax as washing powder instead of soda, in the
promotion of one large handful of borax powder
to about ten gallons of boiling water. They Thus
save In soap nearly half All tie washing estab
llshments adopt the same mode. For laces,
camorics, etc. an extra quantity of the powder
IS used, and for crinolines (requiring to I've made
stiff strong solution is necessary Borax be-
ing NATURAL salt. does not in the slightest de-
gree injure the texture of the inen its effect is
to soften the hardest water, and, therefore, it
should be kept on every toilet table
partial to highly.spiced food: Mince two large
onions. and fry them brown; mince also the
heart of hard white cabbage and a large sour
apple; brown four ounces of butter and put il in
a stew pan with the apple. cabbage and fried
onion. adding one teaspoonful of turmeric half
teaspoonful each of cayenne and black pepper.
the juice of half lemon and teacupful of
stock. Cut fowl, after il is thoroughly cleaned
and washed. in pieces as for fricassee sprinkle
each piece on both sides with little -four,
and put the pieces in the stew-paE with the
minced vegetables; cover closely so that the
steam will not escape, aud simmer for three
hours.
A pretty little bag for holding combines can be
made of Turkey red. Put whalebone in the
top to form an opening of about FIVE inches in
circumference; then crochet an open-sttch bag
of the Same size, slip it over, run a ribbon
through the open stitches at the top to hang it
up by, and sew a bow to the end of the bag
stylish work bag can be made of strips of rib
bon sewed together, one and a quarter Yards
long and four inches wide. five colors being re-
auired to make the desired width of the bag
After they are sewed together. the upper edge is
raveed out and a casing put in. about three
inches below Narrow ribbon strings are used
to draw the bag together, the ruffle standing up
above
Good Housekeeping gives this recipe for Bos-
ton baked beans Take one quart of white pea
beans; pick them over carefully, and coax them
over night In the morning put them on the
back of the stove. in iron kettle. and cover
them with boiling water. After they have par
boiled for half an hour. take up spoonful and
blow on them if the skin separates easily they
doGe. Put them in a colander, and pour
dipperful of cold water through them. Take
deep earthern bean pot, holding two quarts: put
in some of the beans, then half pound Of salt
pork-"a streak of fat and a streak of Lean tthe
pork must be washed with warm water: and
gashed across the top)-then fill with beans
Take one teaspoonfu of salt. half teaspoonful
of mustard. and two teaspoonfuls of molasses;
dissolve in hot water and pour over the beans;
then fill the pot with hot water They must
bake six hours, and as much longer as you
please. Whenever the water cooks away fill
the pot again, until nearly done, then let the
water cook away.
In adjoining room or making a Christmas
gift there is new kind of embroidery or orna-
incubation that is very effective and not exren-