Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-17
HONE MATTERS.

/ EVERY DAT SUGGESTIONS FOR PRACTICAL HOUSE
wIvEs-coNNo:s SENSE PRxvxxTrvzs AND nxM.
| EDIEs A FLw RECIPES YoR WHOLESOME
| DISHES EASILY PREPARED.
CRUDE On is EXCELLENT for polishing furni-
| ture.
| The OFrENER FLoun is sifted for sponge cake
the lighter the sake will be.
HE FLESH OF fresh dsh should be firm, the
gills should be light red and the scales silvery.
In MAKING MUSTARD PLASTER for patient
with a delicate Skin, use white of egg instead
! of water.
BAKED SWEET PorAroEs.-Parboil in their
skins and bake In moderate oven till soft all
| through.
WASH MIRROR; in warm suds, then dust with
whiting from a. muslin bag and polish with
For REMOVING STAINS on the hands rub them
with salt moisteEed with lemon Juice and then
rinse with clean water.
IMMERsINa PorAToEs in cold water for an
hour or two previous to cooking improves their
quality atthis season of the year.
To DRIVE AWAY ANTs.-If cucumber is cut
into strips and the pieces put into places where
ants are found, it will, it is said, drive them
away.
In WASHING Dishes pots and pans a wisp of
broom-corn anil small quantity of soapy
! water is handy and useful in cleaning them
from all bits and grease.
CELERY SALAD.-Cut off the roots of the
celery clean, and cut the stalks into long
pieces. Make plain mayonnaise, Pour over
| celery when just ready to serve.
For THE SKIN.-To render a roughened skin
soft and smooth, wet in warm soft water, then
rub thoroughly with oatmeal -four. and wash
on with water containing a teaspOonful of pure
glycerine.
For NEURALGIA PAINs-Instead of sending
for the doctor heat a fat-iron, put a double
fold OF flannel On the painful part, then move
the iron to arfS fro on the flannel. The pain
Will cease almost Immediately.
ScALLoPED CoDFIsH.-Mix together two tea
cups OF mashed potatoes, one and half tea
cups OF cold boiled Goldfish, two and half tea
cups OF mix; one7half eSg and one-quarter of
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR NOSE BLEED.-Grasp
firmly the nose with the finger and thumb of
the right hand for fully ten or fifteen minutes,
thus completely stopping the movement of air
through the nose. This will stop the hcmor-
rhage without any danger Of renewed attack
SrRAINs.-When joint is sprained swelling
comes on gradually. In dislocation the SWELL
ing and Joss of motion of the joint happens i'm
mediately after the accident. sprained limb
should be kept perfectly quiet. To prevent
inflammation, use poultices Of NORWOOD
hops or tansy.
To MAKE A HOLE IN GLAss-Warm the
glass and spread it over with wax. Cut the
wax down to the place where you want the
hole, and drop little fuoric acid on the glass
with piece of wire. The acid will eat through
the glass, and you can shape the hole afterward
a xvtra I'D
oil.
FRIED APPLES AND BAcoN.-Core and slice
round, without pairing, some tart, well-favored
apples. Cut into thin slices some middlings of
excellent bacon or pork. and fry in their own
rat almost to crispness. Take out the meat and
keep hot while you fry the apples in the fat left
in the pan; add little sugar to taste. Drain
and lay upon the slices of meat.
How TO WASH BLACK LACE DREss-A tea
spoonful of borax to half a cup of rain water
Cor any clear, soft water) and a tablespoonful
of alcohol. Renew this preparation until you
have wet the whole dress. Rinse in hot water
in which some old black kid gloves have been
boiled. Pull the lace straight and put under
pressure to dry, unless it seems to require IRON
ing. 1t will depend upon the material.
GREEN TOMATO PREsERvEs.-Pick off the
stems from green tomatoes and weigh them;
make strong tea of green ginger; simmer
them slowly in the tea for two hours; take them
out and spread them on dishes; make a sirup,
allowing one pound Of sugar to one pound Of
tomatoes; take the pieces Of ginger that were
the tomatoes and let them boil until quite
clear; lay them in dishes to cool; boil the strip
until there is just enough to cover the toma-
toes; put the ginger in with them.
A DELICIOUS LAMB PIE.-Take some outlets
from the upper portion of leg Of lamb and
cut them into pieces about three inches long
and wide; season slightly with salt and pepper.
Let them stew in little water for half an hour
In the meantime prepare delicate paste,
allowing pound of butter to pound Of -four
adding enough water gradually to make a
dough; when in readiness the upper crust
should be the thickest. Put in the stewed lamb
with its gravy; intersperse some blades of
mace, add few sliced potatoes and boiled
turnlps cover the meat lightly with some
chopped boiled celery and pieces Of butter. or
for the celery boiled caulifiower may be SUBJ
stituted, seasoned with nutmeg.
DEvILED CHICKEN.-Prepare q chicken for
broiling Put into a soup plate one-third of a
pound Of butter and heaped teaspoonful of
mustard in powder; knead the two together
with spoon, take a tablespoonful of salt, same
OF black mlgnonette pepper. Dust the chicken
well with this mixture. Then lay on the but
tered mustard as thick as you can, having slit
the legs and breast of the chicken to let in the
plaster. Don't be afraid of this quantity of
condiments. 1t will be all right. Place the
chicken on the gridiron over clear fire. The
butter dripping into the Goals will soon set up
blaze; the bird will catch fire; let it. It
must cook in its own blaze. And thus sur
rounded with fire it is done in an incredibly
short time. Take tablespoonful of Worces-
tershire sauce and let it trickle slowly over the
bird while 1t is still on the fire.
The Judges Leave the Bench.
ANOTHER EXCITING INCIDENT IN THE PARNELL
COMMISSION INQUIRY.
There was no stint of excitement in the Par
nell court in London yesterday. In addition
to the fainting Of Lady Mountmorres in the
afternoon there was another sensational in
cident. Pat Sullivan, farmer of County
Kerry, was examined. He said that in June.
1884. man came to his door, called him out
and shot him with a revolver. After he had
recovered from his wound he was called upon
to attend meeting of the league, where he
was asked to let a particular tenant off with a