The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-12
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
Holiday Gifts To BE Fashioned by Ingenious
Fingers-Culinary Suggestions.
Hints for the Home.

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Colored cheese cloths produce charming drap-
cries at very small cost. Finish the edges of the
curtains with fluffy tassels.
Slippers to be cosy and comfortable, must be
several sizes larger than the boots o young man
wears when he goes to see his best girl This is
hint thrown out to those who are making slip
pers.
Some odd pincushions can be made of yellow
crepe in the shape of pumpkins. The creases of
the pumpkins are marked with gilt thread. and
the cushion is given large yellow satin ribbon
bow in the place Of the stem.
A good sauce for fish is made by mixing half
a cup of vinegar with two eupfuls each of to-
spoonfrls of butter, seasoning with salt, pepper
and mustard. Simmer for ten minutes and
serve. .as e
A amp-shade made of black lace is very deli
cate and dainty The figures OF the lace are
worked up in different colors of silk and the
shade is edged with fringe Of silk knotted
twice. Another lamp shade is of delicate inn
ported Japanese lace, edged with bright scarlet
fringe.
Lunch tray covers are made of white linen,
with narrow fringe, ornamented with golden
oranges and green leaves made of linen thread.
Sometimes red cherries Of the crocheted or
braided linen thread are used, and make most
appropriate and handsome decoration for the
linen cloths.
A suitable present is an umbrella case, and
can be made of linen, double or SINGLE and can
be decorated with etchings and mottoes-the
fancy designs in the upper portions and the mot
to below. Good notices Take me and use
me" Weather wise wet or dry, friend am
|" or "Do you say rainp
Sachets to be put in bureau drawers are cut
the size of the floor of the drawer and may be
of bright colored silesia, cambria cretonne or
nicer material, and finished with cord or bind
ing around the edge. Cut lining and add
layer Of cotton which has been we'll sprinkled
with sachet powder. Tie it at intervals with
tufts of embroidery silk.
Try this way of stewing tomatoes: To can
of tomatoes allow teaspoonful of minced onions,
as much white sugar, salt and pepper to taste, a
tablespoonful of butter and two tablespoonful
of fine crumbs; stew fast for twenty minutes and
rub through hot colander into a deep.covered
dish. This is decided improvement on the
usual style of cooking tomatoes,
Boston Journal: A novel material used in
many ways is linen thread. It is prepared for
the purpose of fancy work, and is knitted, GRO
cheted braided and twisted with great ingenuity
hnd with wonderful finish When braided in
many strands it resembles straw, but is much
softer and more delicate and possesses the
virtue Of being capable Of washing.
dainty work-b bag is made of the finest white
scrim with drawn work. Bands of inch-wide
Nile-green ribbon were sewed on the scrim at
intervals of an inch, with darker green silk in
Eriar stitch The bottom of the bag showed two
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was bordered by sequins pendant from loops of
fine chenille The top was bordered with lace
and drawing string of green ribbon completed
the bag.
The celebrated Parker House rolls are made
after the following recipe: Two quarts of sifted
-four, cupful of yeast (freshJ, one tablespoon
full of sugar, one pint of cold boiled milk, one
pinch of salt. one piece OF butter the size of an
egg. Rub the butter well into the flour, then
add the otner ingredients, and let it rise all
night. In the morning knead it well; about
o'clock in the afternoon roll out the dough and
cut it into circular pieces then fold one side over
to come to the middle of the circle, and put a
piece of butter under the fold then fold the OPP
posite side of the piece in like manner, the edges
meeting in the middle, and put piece of butter
under that also; bake in pans
medical exchange SAYS: "For cold in the
head nothing Is so good as steaming the head
with the fumes of sage tea Put the sage down
in some cold water and when it comes to q boil
hold the head over the saucepan 80 that you can
inhae the steam as it rises. You must be care
full, though and not 60 out too soon, as the
steaming has opened all the pores and renders
the patient very sensitive to change. Never neg
lect b cold in the hope that it will wear away
This Is criminal carelessness, for cold is the
thin edge of the wedge of almost every disease
1t is not necessary to stay in the house all the
time cold is with us; a short brisk walk on
clear, sunshinv day, provided we are we'll
wrapped up. is more eficacious than nine-tenths
or the remedies we Qedr ana feaQ ABOUT, ana as
soon as the patient arrives home, if glass of
milk punch is taken, with rest for few min
utes on comfortable lounge, with an afghan
thrown over it, the improvement will be quite
marked Stuff cold and starve fever has an
ark-like flavor about it, still it is very good
rule to follow"
Scrim makes pretty and inexpensive toilet
mats and cushion covers. Cut from scrim a
piece the size of the top of the bureau; also a
square for the pn-cushion and two for mats if
liked. Finish all the edges with half inch hem
above which draw threads from a space suf
ficiently wide to allow the interlacing of three
rows of narrow satin ribbin. Yellow is very
effective color used in three shades, and have
the darkest shade at the edge next to the hem
Add to the edge lace as wide or handsome as
you can afford, having it slightly pulled on.
Quite narrow and cheap lace will look well, but
better lace would be satisfactory. An
other set may be made by finishing the edges of
the scrm with hem; then draw the threads in
three five rows, leaving narrow spaces between.
Run very narrow ribbon through the dawn work
and make inch loops at the ends where it is in
terwoven at the corners This makes an mex
pensive set and may have in addition chair
scarf ornamented on the ends with ribbon like
the other articles and tied in the center with
wide ribbon to match.