The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-01-15
THE HOME CIRCLE.
EDITED BY 4" BESSIE >
BRIGHT BITS.
EBessie's Weekly Letter.

An Exciting Weeh-Denied The Right Of Suffrage
To Cool an Ocen-7omato Cdtsup-Fretty
Home Made Brio Brdc-A chapter on Hoc to
PreUent Lhe Rush Of Sci ting Presents.
The past week has been full of excitement and
pleasures and none enjoyed the gayety and tes-
tivties of the inaugural ceremonies more than
we ladies. Florida's new Governor assumed
the duties of his office under bright and prom
isng auspices and has already taken hold of the
reins of government with firm and steady hand.
'Ts true that we are denied the right of suffrage,
but we can appreciate and applaud political
achievement as well our male friends, and l,
for one, sincerely hope that Governor Fleming's
star may ever shine as brightly it did on
Tuesday last.
1t is hard to settle down to every day ordinary
subjects after such round of gayety, but We
must tear ourselves away from these happy
thoughts and jog along in our routine of house
hold duties and household chats again.
reader of" Home Circle" writes as follows
DEAR HONE CIRCLE" My stove heats very
quickly, and it is difficult for me to secure that
moderate heat go necessary in baking cakes
successfully Can you suggest remedy?
NC.
a small pan of cold water in it. The steam will
tone down the heat and prevent your bread or
cakes from burning or taking on too thick a
crust.
Another friend writes:
DEAR BEssIE-I want to know how to make
good tomato catsup before the season for that
excellent vegetable rolls round. Won't you
help me through, Home Circle?'
MARY
Making tomato catsup is very simple. Take
such quantity of ripe tomatoes as you wish TO
make up at time, cut up boil until tender and
strain through fine wire seivc add ground
cloves, aspice, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt
mustard seed and at the rate OF pint oil vinegar
to a peck of tomatoes. Boil gently for three
hours Bottle and seal while warm.
In nearly every household there are number
of fancy bottles, mugs, odd shaped cups, and
such things, lying around in the way. These
can be converted into elegant bric-a -brac at
very little cost and with not much work.
Gather up these bottles, ec. and treat them to
a coat OF ordinary copal varnsh, then roll them
in coarse grits or rice and set in warm corner
until thoroughly dry. When dry, brush lightly
over The surface with thin size of the varnish
and when about half dry dust with gold bronze.
You then have handsome lot Of shelf orna-
meuts which only need little bows of different
colored ribbons tied around their necks, or if a
cup, in the handles, to make them Perfect
beauties.
heard lady Iicnd say, not long ago, that
she ALWAYS hated TO see Christmas come, tOr it
was to her such fret and worry TO know
what TO select and what to make as presents for
her numerous friends. If there others who
are of that way OF thinking, will here suggest
to Them "A remedy. Don't put off till the last
minute and then make hasty selections, but be-
ojn early several months ahead Make list of
those you desire to give presents to, and in your
leisure moments make little bits of fancy work
with your ow q hands for them. Have a.special
drawer or shelf for keeping these little pieces Of
work in and label it My Christmas Shelf" l
know some ladies who regularly do this, begin
ming to fill their " shelf" early in the summer.
Lace collars fancy worked table scarfs, or any
thing of that kind can he made and laid away
for this purpose, and will be much more highly
appreciated than "bought present" Try it,
and see how successfully it works. BESSIE.
Trouble An the south.