The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

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| Lard, if applied at once, will remove the dis
| celebration after bruise.
| A single choice tile framed and hung on q
| wall makes an excellent decoration to a room.
Bronze figures always look larger than they
really are; the reverse is the case with marble,
| terra-cotta and alabaster.
| When the burners Of lamps become clogged
| with char, put them in strong soap suds and
| boil awhile to clean them.
| A dainty toilet set is made Of scrim with hem
stitched borders. The entire surface is covered
| with buttercups embroidered in silk.
| A cup of cold, strong beef-tea. nicely seasoned
| and free from grease, taken during the night,
| will overcome in many cases nervousness and
| sleepessness.
| Bread fried in this way is relished for break
| fast or lunch: Beat three eggs and season them
with salt and pepper; cut some bread in thin
| slices aud dip them in the beaten egg and fry q
| delicate brown in hot lard.
| To remove glass stopper from bottle, dip a
piece of cloth in boiling hot water. and hold it
| for moment or two around the neck of the bot
| tie The heat will cause the glass to expand.
| when the stopper can easily be removed.
A beautiful and simple portiere is made of old
gold Saline, covered with lunches of oak
| leaves and acorns which are cut from several
! shades of golden brown plush and apphqued o.
A band Of brown plush finishes the top and bot
TOM
In cases of poisoning. for arsenic give ground
mustard. warm water and oil or milk. For strong
alkalis give vinegar, oil and milk. For acids
give white of egg, soap-suds, chalk or soda
Warm illusions and fresh air are always in
order
Among the prettiest decorations for small
fancy tables and stands are fringes or tasseled
eneets produced by glass balls suspended in a
setting OF brass chains and links. The glass
balls are either white, translucent. or colored to
match the plush top of the stand or table.
Pretty tides are secured by purchasing a
square or oblong piece of felt, which costs but
trihe; slash each end in quarter-inch widths
three inches deep; in each corner embroider diff
ferent sprays or one long spray of grasses laid
on diagonally. A few sketchy stitches only are
needed.
For hair curler take two ounces of borax,
one drachm of gum arabic and add to them one
quart of hot mot boiling) water. Stir, and as
soon as the ingredients are dissolved add two
tablespoonful OF spirits of camphor. Before
going to bed wet the hair with this fluid and roll
1t in pieces OF paper in the usual manner.
A chair back is made by weaving light and
dark shade of red or other colored ribbon in and
out like the kindergarten paper mats ornament
ing each intersection with daisy worked in
hoss In the long lines Familiarity known as daisy
stitch, that is, long Topped stitch to form each
petal. An edge OF antique lace should be put on
all sides OF the ribbon chair back.
delicate cake is made of three-quarters of
cup OF butter beaten to a cream, with two cups
of powdered sugar; add three cups of flour sifted
with two teaSpoonfus of baking powder one cup
of sweet milk, one teaspoonful Of essence of al
monds, and the whites of six eggs that have
been beaten TO froth. Bake in fiat tins. we'll
buttered, and cover with icing when cool.
Every grower of plants should provide him or
herself with good brass syringe which has
nozzle full of fine holes. BY its use water can
be thrown in among the leaves very effectually.
This cannot be done satisfactorily by sprinkling
Get one that is at least foot and half long
Such syringe will throw good stream, and all
parts of the window or plant-room can be
reached Syringe in among the plants, as well
as over them. If this is done regularly and
thoroughly there will be little danger to be an
ticipated from the red spider.
To make Boston brown bread mix well to-
gether cup and half of yellow corn meal and
the same of rye-four. if rye-meal is not to be
heaping teaspoonful of carbonate of soda and
one cup OF molasses mot SYRUP Stir cold water
very gradually into this till you have moder-
atey stiff batter; beat it well; pour into a we'll
of boiling water steaming with the kettle COW
ered at least four hours. This makes large
Loaf 1t is very nice when hot, and is good cold.
There are cakes and cakes, says writer on
the subject, but the favorite variety for supper
after day Of feasting is one that is known by
but few out of New England, and is called a
cream cake Sift twice two teaspoonfuls Of bak.
ing powder with three teacupfuls of -four Beat
until light two teacupfuls of sugar with one-half
cup of butter, then stir into the sugar and butter
one cupful of sweet milk. next the flour and a
teaspoonful of lemon. Beat the mixture thor
oughly, and. lastly add the whites of four eggs
that have been whsked to light, stiff froth.
Bake it in either two or three shallow pans &C.
cordine to taste. To make the cream: Pour over
two tablespoonful of gelatine six tablespoonfuls
Of boiling water When this is dissolved strain
it and add eight tablespoonful of pulverized
sugar and a teaspoonful of rose water. Beat it
until light and creamy. and set it away to be-
come quite cold If this part of the cake is made
the day before it is all the better. Spread the
cream between the Cakes and if only two layers
are made it may be smoothly and thiniy arranged
on the top of the upper one sugar may then be
sfted over it just it goes to the table to be cut
and served.