Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-06
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reasonable Suggestions and Every Day Him
to Practical Housekeepers.

seesonable Suggestions and Everyday Hints
to Practical Housekeepers.
SALr EATEN WITH Nurs aids digestion.
HE BEsr COVERING FOR A PoULrIcK or mus
tard paste is tissue paper.
"BurrERED PAPER" always means in recipes
a baking tin lined with heavily creased white
paper.
10 CLEAN Willow FURNITURE use salt and
water. Apply with nail brush, scrub well and
dry thoroughly.
IT Is Nor GENERALLY KNOWN that tin cleaned
with newspapers will shine better than when
cleaned with flannel.
WHEN BRoHINo STEAK throw little salt on
the Goals and the blaze from the dripping fat
will not annoy.
ALCOHOL CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR BRANDY in
any recipe which cooks the liquor, as nothing
else Is left after 1t has been subjected to great
heat.
A STRONG SOLUTION OF ALUM, to which has
been added little glycerine and vinegar, 10 q
cure Tor mosquito bites.
For SLIGHT Cur, bind on il q piece Of COM
mon brown wrapping paper-such as butchers
use for wrapping meats.
WHEN ACID OF ANY KIND gets on clothing,
use spirits Of ammonia TO neutralize il and
then apply chloroform TO restore the color.
That BREAD SHOULD NEVER BE EATEN or but
tered in the whole Slice but broken Of in
small pieces, is a rule of table etiquette often
forgotten by those who should remember il.
A SIMPLE REMEDY FOR NEURALGIA is to ap-
ply grated horse radish, prepared the same as
Tor table use. to the temple when the face or
mead Is affected. or to the wrist when the pain is
In the arm or shoulder.
TIGHT SHOE may sometimes be made easy
oy laying cloth wet in hot water across where
1t plnches changing several times The leather
VIII shape itself to the foot.
KEEP CELERY FRESH by rolling il in brown
paper sprinkled with water, then in . damp
cloth and put it in a cool dark place. Before
preparing it for the table submerge it in cold
water and let ii stand for an hour II will be
found very crisp
In GREAsINa TINS, lard is much better to use
than butter, except in cases where the dough is
very delicately favored and might taste of the
former; the mixture is much more likely to
stick to the pan with butter than lard
COFFEE AND TEAPoTs BECOME DrscoLoREp on
the interior in a very short time. To prevent
this about every two weeks-put into them a
teaspoonful OF soda and I'LL them two-thirds
full of water; let boil two hours. Wash and
rinse well before using In this way they will
always be sweet and clean.
In VIEW OF THE GREATLY AUGMENTED demand
for camphor for the new uses found for il in
the arts, with consequent enhancement of
price, it is proposed to use naphthalin as a
substitute for il in anti-moth applications. Ii
Is quite rs effective as camphor, and being
aiso equally volatile leaves no more permanent
smell.
BOILED IcISa can be the foundation of any
sort of frosting; chocolate, with one table
spoonful OF melted chocolate: cocoanut, one
tablespoonful of grated cocoanut (although thi
last Is always nicer if not stirred into the icing
but piled on top; for coloring red, add very
little confectioner's pink sugar, DC.
Four Hours ACTIVE EXERcIsE in the open
air as one way to break up a fresh cold is a
sensible prescription. Such aeration relieves
the ar passages of the distractions which clog
them and the exercise sets the blood in vigor-
Gus motion through the veins.
To SOFTEN WATERPROOF CLOAK. place il be-
fore the fire instead Of letting it dry cold when
wet 1t will again become quite soft and pill
able after q thorough heating. II is only the
cheap waterproofs that grow so hard, but this
process keeps them in good order until wet
again, when the same process should be re-
peated, holding every part in turn to the kit
chen fire.
AMONG Those Who CAN AFFORD the most
beautiful Of polished tables il is the custom to
take luncheon withou. q tablecloth. To save
the shining surface Of the table from dsface-
ment, however. little mats are placed before
each person upon which to set his plate These
are OF linen or crocheted cord, and sometimes
those made Of linen are handsomely embroid-
cred. There should be larger mats for the
dishes to correspond.
A Swiss CREAA.-Have ready q cake tin
measuring two and half inches Deep In this
ring bake some rich sponge cake mixture-the
ordinary sponge cake batter, with q quarter
pound OF butter to four eggs, is ricn enough
and when done enough turn out very carefully
onto u nice china or glass dish; brush the cake
ring over with vanilla glace and, whep quite
cold, fill in the center with high mound Of
stiffy whipped cream, favored very delicately
with vanilla. Ornament the top of the cream
with candied cherries, cut in tiny pieces and ar
range round the base q border Of small, fresh,
green leaves.
now order bag with each dress, Just as a gen.
tleman orders pasteboard box with his new
high hat, says the Ladies' World. These bags
are made of common muslin or other lining
material and close at the top with q shirr
string The ends Of the shirr string are run
through loops in the belt of the dress skirt and
waist, and when the bag is closed 1t can be
hung on a nail in the closet, secure from dust
and moth and every other evil agency except
thieves and pretty servant girls with a PEN
chant for wearing madam's clothes.
CUNNING LITTLE DISHES, small, shallow and
irregularly shaped, are to be placed at each
guests plate at dinners or luncheons. They
are empty at first, and are intended for use
between courses, when salted Almonds cher
ries or bonbons arc passed. Heretofore there
has been no receptacle provided for these lit
tie :'relishes." They should be decorated at
the pleasure Of the hostess; some pretty little
sentiment in gold lettering or even one that
is mirth provoking being quite in order A
set of favorite quotations is sometimes used.
For a set Of twelve. designs representing the
months Of the year might be used TO advan-
tage.
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