Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-20
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Al ExCELLKST sALAD-RICH YELLOW DECO
RArfoNs-PRETTY SHADES-ACIDs FOR REAE-
DIES-SrAMPED LEATHER WORK, ETC.

Az ExCELLKST sALAp-RICH YELLOW DECO
hArfoNs-PRErTY sHADEs-ACIDs FOR RENE
DIKs-srANPED LEATHER WORK, ETC.
PRETTY SHADES for lamps and candles are
made OF pink silk covered with lace of the same
tint.
BRIGHT ORANGE DRAPEEIEs for windows are
much used, their rich tints giving brightness TO
the rooms.
FKw THINGS Look RICHER than a colored
marble vase, mounted in gilt bronze, on a rare
marble slab.
How TO take the rust out Of a tea-kettle-
Grease IL thoroughly with lard or suet and let
Ii stand three or four days. Then wash IT,
MUCILAGE-Put an ounce of glue into bot
tie and cover it with good cider vinegar. Add
alcohol If you wish To keep the mucllage Tor
use for some length OF time.
In MAKING "A HAM SANDWICH, CRATE the
ham mince it fine before spreading the
bread. A sandwich should never require the
teeth to be used as knife, or leave the person
eating u at the Inconvenience of large slice OF
meat In the mouth.
RICH YELLOW DECORATIONS are furnished
by the new calendulas in plenty for table
adornments. This is a florists trIumph-an
evolution of the Old-fashioned marigoId out of
the gardens of sixty years ago. Miss Edge
worths heroine. who favored her mothers
brotn with the soup marisoid, never dreamed
that this common family name of flowers
would go on the table in any other way.-Phit-
Qdeiphio Ledger.
POTATO FRITTERs.-One pint OF boiled and
spoonfuis OF butter, three of sugar, two eggs, a
little nutmeg one teaspoonful of salt. Add the
milk, butter, sugar and the seasoning OF the
mashed potato, and then add the eggs well
beaten Stir until very smooth and light.
Spread about half an inch deep on a buttered
dish, and set away to cool. When cold cut into
squares Dap In beaten egg and in bread
crumbs, and Try brown in boiling fat Serve
Immediately.
VERY NICE ALMOND CAKES for coffee or after
noon tea are made by this recipe: Hall pound
OF butter, half pound of sifted flour, half a
pound of blanched almonds beaten fine in a
mortar or grated; two eggs and the grated rind
81 half a lemon. Beat the butter 10 cream
and mix IL to a paste with the other ingredi-
ents, saving half the sugar and grated almonds
10 sprinkle over the cakes. When the paste Is
made roll Ii out nearly half an inch in thick
ness; cut IL in lozenge-shaped pieces; glaze with
beaten white OF egg; sprinkle them with the
mixed almond and sugar and bake in a moder-
ate oven until they are yellow.
VENTILATING BEDRoOMs.-It is sometimes a
difficult matter to ventilate bedrooms properly.
Opening a window often causes a draught that
may be more injurious than air less pure A
very simple ventilator, which allows iree cur
rent OF air, without producing a draught may
be made by any one. Have piece of inch
board, four inches or more in width cut to fit in
the window casing. 1t should be long enough
20 preclude any draught entering on either side.
Raise the window and rest il on the top of the
board, so that no air may pass between the sash
and the board. A tree current of air will then
pass between the upper and lower sash to COM
fortably ventilate the room.
AN EXCELLENT SALAD is made of red cab
bage and eeleriac (knub celery. Boil the Gel
cry until done in salt and water; it must not be
too soft. Peel il and cut it in small pieces, being
careful TO reject any woody portions. While
still warm, mix with oil, vinegar and salt, and
pepper to taste. Take firm head OF red cab
page, and, after removing the outer leaves, quar-
ter IL, wash 1T well and let il drain; cut out the
stalks and all the ribs, and shred the rest very
nne; mix with oil, vinegar and salt to taste.
fut the celery in the center of the salad dish,
and form ring of tine fnely-shed cabbage
ABOUT II. Celery leaves or fine endiye may be
used TO garnish the center.
ACIDS FOR REMEDIES.-CIOod cidar vinegar
Is recommended for diarrhea, two ounces
for an adult, and one teaspoonful,
moderately diluted, for a child of one year.
An excellent remedy for hiccUush for young
and old Is graduated sugar mOIStened with
pure vinegar. For an infadt give from few
grains TO teaspOonIui. Bear in mind that
lemons are the most useful fruit in domestic
economy. The juice OF halt a lemon in a teacup
OF strong black coffee, without sugar. will often
cure sick headache. Lemon juice and salt
will remove ordinary iron rust. II the hands
stained, there Is nothing that will remove the
stains so well as lemon. Cut q lemon in half,
and apply the cut surface as ii il were soap.
Lemon juice is also a remedy for rheumstisn,
and for so-caiied biliOusneSs of spring. In the
latter case. take the juice of a lemon before
breakfast The pulp may also be eaten, avoid
ing every particle OF skin. Lemon juice, with
sugar mixed very thick, and taken at intervals,
relieves coughs. II must be very acid as Well
sweet
painful that neither paint nor plaster can be en-
dured, something of the nature of a shield alone
giving relief. For such cases as these the fol-
lowing wrinkle may be appreciated: Take a
corn snieid, enlarge the diameter of the hole to
small extent by means OF knife or scissors,
and apply in the usual way. Then place in the
hollow thus formed over the corn a small guam
tity OF any OF the following solutions: Salicylic
acid and ext. cannabis ind dissolved in ether,
or ext cannabis indca II drachIn, dissolved in
2 drachns OF liquor pOtassse or a saturated so
m
alcohol. The shield does the double service of
taxing the pressure of the boot of the corn, and
At the same time preventing the liquid being
rubbed OF by the sock, while all of these solu-
tons penetrate the skin much more rapidly
IMAM the usual coiiodion preparation, and are
consequently more effective in their operation.
Inc saturated solution OF iodine often sue
ceeds in removing corns and indurated epider-
mis- when other remedies have failed, and the
wel-knOwn solvent action OF liquor pOtassSe is
3sufficient credential to induce Tor il at least
ziA.-The Chemist and Druggist (L0ndon.1
PATTERNS IN STAMPED LEATHER.-Draw a
pattern, say oftwelve inches by twelve, leaving
always a margin OF from two to four inches or
more. This is indispensable. for in making up
all of this Is frequently required. For a be-
gfnner, The design should be entirely in outline
with no iylstds ttaes, such are required by
feathers in a bird, fms in fish, etc. Neither
should leaf lap or lie upon leaf or stem if it
can be avoided. Shun all 'picture-making"
details. Draw the pattern on thin but tough
paper. There Is kind of cheap note paper
called parchment bank paper which is perfectly
and soak IL Tor quarter of an hour In hot, luke
warm or cold water. The harder and thicker
the leather, the longer ii must be soaked
and the hotter the water must be- One
can experiment with waste bits to ascer-
lain the proper degree of softness. Then get "A
board, bread or kneading board drawing
board made in three pieces is best, since il viii
not warp when Wet. Wiring the leather out or
dry II between towels, lay IL on the board and
TACK II down with drawing pins or tacks TO the
edges Do not draw IL very tight, nor let IL be at
All loose Wipe IL dry again, lay the paper on
IL, and marx the pattern through on the leather
with wheel, a smooth agate. or an ivory
point A tracer with "a point like screw-iriver
On the leather. When IL is all marked out re-
move the paper.-Er0Bs the Art Journal.
CCIR-BoUILLI, Or STAMPED LEATHER Work
The leather work which / describe is very diff
ferent from the manufacture OF flowers and fruit
from scraps, generally applied TO picture frames
AID on which several works have been written.
Inc kind now in question belongs 10 what is
known as ctttr-Godtiit, or boiled leather. When
this material (ieathery is stepped in water. hot
or cold, according 10 its thickness or hardness,
II becomes SO soft that il may be moulded or
worked In the mass, or stamped in Sheets
Wnen dry IL will be hard wood. This
Hardness may be greatly Increased by dissolv-
ing aicIn, and, Jo "a lesser degree, salt in the
water. IL also be stiffened with size-fiuids
sure, IL will becoIze 50 hard that helmets and
cuirasses may De made OF it. Sheet leather
stamped in patterns, plain or colored, is
used 10 cover the seats and backs of
chairs. tables, the panels of doors, dados,
boxes, books, albums; in short, any