Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-26
HOME MATTERS.
EVERYDAY SUGGESTIONS TO INDUSTRIOUS House.
wIyEs-IIrrLE THINGS WELL WORTH RE-
MENBERINe TO SAVE TINE AND TRouBLK-A
FEW RECIPES FOR TooTHsoME DISHES.

for polishing glass or tinware.
The Best OF TEA makes but sn indifferent
decoction unless the water is fresh.
EGG SHELLS CRUSHED and shaken in a glass
bottle half filed with water will clean it
quickly.
PAINT MADE WITH TURPESTINE is a better
protector for iron work than when mixed with
linseed oil.
KEROSENE Is UNExcELLED in starch to give
polish; also to polish glass; it will make your
windows shine like silver.
To CLEAN ORNAMENTS OF ALABAsrER dissolve
borax in boiling water and apply with a cloth
or soft brush; rinse carefully and dry in the
sun.
PNEUMONIA, SAYS DIR. SEIBERr. of New York,
is a house disease, originating, with diphtheria
and infiammatory rheumatism. in damp. dirty,
or unventllated rooms and cellars.
The REMEDY AGAINST SORE THROAT of wear
ing a few threads of Berlin wool around the
throat is said to act by keeping up belt of
skin action and SO acting a counter-irritant
IcE-CREAM CANpY.-Three pints of sugar,
three-fourths of pint of water, one teaspoon
full of cream of tartar, boil till it ropes remove
from the fire and stir in any seasoning you wish
and pull till white.
COFFEE IcISG.-Take half a pound of fresh
butter and quarter pound of powdered sugar,
and beat them to a cream in a bowl adding
drop by drop during the process half teacup-
ful OF the strongest coffee that can be made.
To USE UP COLD MEAT.-Prepare your meat
as for hash; line deep dish with boiled maca-
roni; on top of that place the hash; cover it
with tomatoes, over which sprinkle bread
crumbles, with a little butter; bake until nicely
Drowned.
Now THAT IT Is CUSTOMARY TO HAVE FRUITS,
flowers, the vinegar cruets, or salt and pepper
bottles, placed in the confer of the table in
lieu of large castor. pretty devices are made
OF linen to lay upon the cloth. Some of these
are deliberately embroidered.
To CLEAN AND TIGHTEN cane-seat chairs
turn up the chair bottom, and with hot water
and sponge wash the cane work so that it
may be thoroughly soaked. Should il be
dirty use little soap. Let it dry in the air.
and 1T will be as tight and firm as when new.
OATMEAL PANCAKES are good for breakfast.
and may occasionally take the place of the
oatmeal and milk so universally served at that
| meal. Make them with sour milk. with soda to
sweeten it. The batter should be stiff. The
| oatmeal, unless it is ground very fine, should
be soaked in water all night
HERE is A USE PoR OLD PAPER which may be
new to some of the ladies. Fold old. soft
newspapers in several thicknesses place in a
pan of water until thoroughly wet, then wiring
out, tear in small bits pick up fine and throw
over your carpet instead of wet tea leaves, and
see if You do not like it better.
LADY FINGERs.-One cup of sugar and one
half cup of butter; beat them together: then
add one egg and beat well; add one-fourth cup
of milk in which one-half teaspoonful of soda
is dissolved; pint of -four with teaspoonful
of cream of tartar in it. Cut in strips, roll in
| sugar and bake in quick oven.
MUSTARD RELIsH.-Take one tablespoonful
each of mustard and -four, one teaspoonful of
| black pepper and salt. and two teaspoonfuls of
| sugar. Moisten all with good vinegar. Have
on the stove one pint of vinegar to come to a
boil; then pour in the mixed ingredients. Let
| it boil and keep stirring then pour it into a
wide-mouthed bottle. When cool it's ready for
| use.
OYSTERS LA CREME.-0pen dozen oysters
carefully and save the liquor take half pint
of milk, add to it piece of butter the size of
walnut. thicken with -four, and simmer ten
| minutes. Add the oysters with their liquor and
| seasoning to taste. Have some nicely Drowned
| slices OF toast, take up the oysters carefully.
| lay them on the toast, pour the mixture over
and serve.
THE TEMPTATION TO OvER-DEcoRATE is so
great that we are apt to try our hands on such
! movable articles of furniture as tables and
chairs, forgetting that the value of decoration
/ depends as much on contrast with simple sur
faces as upon studied design and execution of
the decoration itself A person possessing
beautiful table should not destroy the effect by
| decorating il with works of art.
BOOKCASES ARE A FRUITFUL SOURCE for dec
Grafton. When one has a groundwork of
shelving to work upon, the fitting up becomes
| an interesting task. Soft-tinted india silk cur
tains, embroidered or plain, may be made to
cover the major part of the shelves; an occa-
| sional piece of Chinese embroidery upon silk
or cotton cloth, or Turkish linen CLOTH NAV be
made to serve as picturesque and useful pro-
| lection from the dust.
WASHINGTON OMELEr.-One cup milk, six
eggs, tablespoonful butter. salt and pepper,
one teacupful bread crumbs. Let the milk
come to a boil, pour ii over the crumbs. and
let stand few minutes. Break open the egg
and stir till well mixed; add the bread and
milk and season. Melt the butter on a hot
skillet, pour on the omelet and let it cook
slowly; cut in squares, turn, fry a delicate
brown and serve Immediately.
RAIsIN PUFFs.-Mrs. c. W. TAYLOR, Glens
Falls.-Take two eggs, one-quarter cup of
butter, one cup sweet milk, two tablespoons of
sugar, two cups of -FOUR two teaspoons of bak-
ing powder, one-half cup of raisins. Steam
thirty minutes in cups wet in cold water. To
be eaten with sweet sauce. Sauce: Take one
small spoonful of flour and a piece of butter
the size of an egg. Rub together till smooth;
put on boiling water and let it boil. Sweeten
flavor to taste.
DEvILED EGGs.-S. j. B., North Argyle
Boil a sufficient number of eggs, ten minutes
or until they are perfectly hard. While hot
remove the shells and cut each egg in halves
taking tiny slice off each end of the white to
make it ''stand on end" nicely. Then rub into
the yelks, mustard. butter. pepper, salt and
vinegar to taste, making a smooth paste of it.
Have the mustard and vinegar havors sharp
Refill the whites with the mixtures, rounding
each slightly, and serve cold, for luncheon or
tea.
An EXCELLENT MIXTURE to remove grease
spots from boys and mems clothing is made of
four parts Of alcohol to one part Of ammonia,
and one-half much ether as ammonia
Apply the liquid to the grease spot and then
rub diligently with sponge and clear water.
The chemistry of the operation seems to be
that the alcohol and ether dissolve the grease
and the ammonia forms a soap with it which is
washed out with the water. The result is much
more satisfactory than when something is used
which only spreads the spot and makes it
| fainter.
LEMON WHIP.-Cover quarter Of box Of
gelatine with four tablespoonfuls Of cold water
and stand aside for half hour, then add half
| pint of boiling water, half cup Of sugar, the
| juice of one small lemon, teaspoonful Of va
nilla stir until the sugar is dissolved and stand
away in a cold place to stiffen. When con-
gealed but not really hard add the unbeaten
whites of two eggs, and beat the whole to a
stiff white froth. Turn into a pudding mold
and stand aside for several hours to harden.
Serve with vanilla sauce made from the yelks
of the eggs and pint OF milk.
Coon MIXTURE TO HAVE IN THE HOUSE is