The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-07-24
Household.

of ASPARAGUS and one onion until tender.
with one tablespoonful of salt and one of
pepper. Pass through a colander and
mix with one quart of boiling milk.
little butter and one egg Serve i'm.
mediately.
I CREAM damask. embroidered with blue
or red cotton, makes elective buffet
scarfs. 1t should be chosen with hand
some border, the pattern being outlined
with colored cotton. Above the border
the design may be outlined;or left plain,
according to fancy.
A ROSE jar may be made OF rose leaves
gathered III their PRIME and free from
moisture. Mix with them the essential
oils of lavender, rosemary, cloves, cinna-
mon, neroli and lemon. Keep the Jar
closed until the perfumes mingle in an
inde cribabie compound of sweetness
like unto the spicy Dreezes of "Araby the
blest."
A TEAspooNTrL Of borax put into the
last water III which clothes are rinsed,
will whlten them surprisingly. Pound
the boraX so 1t viii Dissolve easily. This
is especially good to remove the yellow
that time gives t. white garment, that
have been laid aside for two or three
years.
CLEANING GOLD JEwELRY Any gold
lewelry that an immersion in water will
not injure, can be beautifully cleaned by
shaking it well in IA bottle nearly half
full of warm soapsudS, to which little
prepared chalk has been added. and
afterwards rinsing i'll clear. cold water,
and wiping it dry.
10 TAKE oUT me STAINS For 4 large
ink-staln, dissolve teaspoonful of oyalic
acid in a teacup of hot water. Pour it
into bowl, and dip into it the part that
IS stained by the lux: rubbing it we'll
in the solution. If the ink does not
come out well, mix some fresh oxalic
acid and hot water, and add it to the
first. Rub the stain a while longer; and
when the ink has all come ont, dip the
part immediately in water that is warm,
but not hot Rub It we'll i'll the water.
to get the oxalic acid entirely out.
A PRETTY TOILET-TAELE garniture is
made OF Russia crash. Cut the crash
thirty inches longer than the table or
bureau. Ravel six or eight inches from
each end to form the fringe and knot it.
Above the fringe make Il border of sew
eral rows of daisies OF ricll-racls braid,
with yellow silk centres sewed on blue
or pink ribbon. Pin cushion cover and
mats are made to correspond. and are
lined with satin. The daisies are made
by crocheting a disc of golden yellow
silk about half an inch i'll diameter and
sewing around it twenty points of the
braid or enough to lie smooth
USEFUL and pretty aprons are made OF
the blue or red cross-barred glass towel
ling. They may have pockets across the
bottom for work, the division being
marked by fancy stitching. Discs or
enow-crystals NAV he embroidered i'll the
checks. The embroidery and stritching
should be done with cotton the color of
the cross bars. The bottom Of the apron
may be edged with kuotted fringe.
Serino aprons have box plait on either
side of the middle extending to the
hem. The centre OF the plaits is drawn
to admit the Insertion of ribbon three
inches in width.
OKRA is nice in this way: Cut of the
points of twelve tender okra pods and
take out the seeds. cutting off the stalks
smoothly. Mix the well-beaten yolks of
two eggs with a tablespoonful of finely.
minced boiled ham. enough bread
crumbs to thicken, and the seeds, sea-.
soning with salt and white pepper; fill
the okra pods with the mixture Stand
them in baking pan. adding little
water or gravy. Cover them with a
layer OF grated Parmesan cheese Put
little Jumps of butter on the top (ahout
two ounces will be reluired), and bake
delicate brown
PoTTED sHAD * 4 nice relish: Clean
the fish and let ii lie for three hours in
salt. Take an unGaze,l jar, not toe
deep or narrow. cnt the fish in pieces to
tit it and season with salt, penper, mace,
cloves and ginger, Put INTO the jar d
layer of fish, then a laver of spices: over
this sprinkle little t'our and i,ut little
pieces of butter nj in1ervals over it
continue III this manner un,l the jar is
full Press the LAYERS down tight. fill