New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

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wear lie time. 1t may be treated IN every wy
! like a hardwood floor English hOuseheepers wax sno
oil it, rubbing it thoroughly with parhet brn'h'
and II LOOKS very much better treated AZ TINS way
than il does when scrubbed aborOusly WIN an'an
soaps and hot water.
The single layer of pure rubber gum between
tho LAYERS OF leather that form the sole Of the walking
shoe is an innovation OF shocmakcrs. Rubber used IN
this way does not the foot II 10 perspire
as rubber Ovcrshoe does. II protects the foot from
dampness almost completely slp-rubber. Tho
latter recalls the story of the maid who was sent
to her lady's for pair of rubberS and VINO re
| turned with a blank face and the remark Faith ]
three four pair hanging but the heels was out o
aich Of them and was sure yez wouldn't wear sGch
as those she had never sandal before.
There is preparation in the market for redrcssins
tan or r,ssct shoes but it docs not clean them; II
simply put, on the polish which has been worn of.
ShOcdealcrs assert that these shoes, light as they
are do not become soilcd until this polish has been
worn of. The shoes coud probably be cleaned WIN
benzne gasoline. An oidaslioned method ot cleah
ing gloves with a crust Of stale though not dFy
| bread. Possibly spots the tan or russet shoes
could be rubbed on by This means The dressing
! should always be applied after the cleaning as III
/ the nature Of it any process Of cleaning tends 10 re-
move the dressing.
The bnnders Of The greenhon domestic have long
been tTavcScd bv the unveracipIs paragr1phcr' put
two incidents which here rcccd have the Two
/ merits Of truth and novelty. young compile hah
Just secured their first fat and deemed themselves best
in the services Of an Emerald maid who though ABB
normally green. truthful. willing and teachable.
A. one Of the first complaints Of the girl was that 'hs
didn't find enough newspapers for kndng purposes
! the young couple ordered daes from the nearest
stand. 80 now. Maria said Mr.. ---' You
will have newspapers enough.
Fully a week went by and nothing was seen of the
] i,N NJ nd Mrs..
time Maria presented to the young mistress small
,lp Of paper II i the bill. maam. brought by the
nice little boy who supple, me livery morning with
the new papers for kndlmc tho fires she had been
! using thc papers IN" moment they arrived
ON another occasion IN" young mistress ha1 brongh'
home a live lobster having her houseVifely Obec
tion, 10 ready boiled" article, Of that kind. ard She
placed il. during Maria, absence under a shallow
basket i'm the kitchen Her few moments OF leisure
! i'm the paror were very soon afcrward distdctoh by
a terrible convul,on IN the Kitchen accompanied by
a succession Of shelS and prayers Maria burst INTO
the room, a startling picture Of horror. on, maan
( ny the house, II Is possessed! The diviIs own Sn
/ /, in the kitchen in the form Of cockroarh VIA
basket on his head 1t Spht fire at me and ra'hed out
a dozen long claw, afthcr me as ! opened the dure!
There are several hotpeppcr sauces known TO the
! Wc,t Indie, which have been IN use for time ini'
memorial in the tropics and single drop oi "i'h 10
enough TO flavor a quart bowl of salad They are soid
in little s bottles and brought from New'rieah'
and the West Indies by few merchants They give
a distinctive and delicious favor to a salad
There is nothing more welcome TO the tagged ap'
petite than the sweet pickle Of the American house
| wife Thi, preserve wa, doubt. suggested by ths
Fast India c!Utnev and was feeble imitation OF IT,
bu Il, has grown 70 be something distinctly dlitereht
an excellent thing Ly itself. II Is fally as eXccHchs
as any Oriental pickle preserve aud better aHap'e"
tO orr temperate fruits.
fruit vcry useful FOR a sweet pickle is the currane'
Although it generally called Spced fruit II diners
IN nothing from a sweet pickle except IN name for
this pickle use seven pounds Of red currantS' nan
n pint Of strong vinegar. half pint ot currant luce
four pound, Of ganuntcd sugar, Two ounces oi suck
cinnamon and ounce Of whole cloves BFlhS tle
vinegar and currant juice 20 the boiling point add
the SUGAR and currantS and ct the whole boil down
till II jcllies Add the cinnamon. tied III pa2' an"
the whole cloves separately; and pour the mixture
on, into earthcn bowls. size generally KNOWN a'
pint bowls" II will require an hour 10 an hour ana
onarter's boiling 10 reduce the mixture 70 proper
consistency This IS a delicious pickle to serve IN
mould With a leg Of hot or cold boiled mutton Eacn
bowl should turn ont in a crimson mould.
There are some fruits that seem especially adapted
:, n sweet pickle cherries make a fairly good
sweet pickle a. also crapcs using The same rule a. Tor
,urrart, Our recipe book, contain directions even
for preparing plncapplc> I'm pickle. but a' long a'
tlor, are other irm's much Letter adapted u this
turpo,c 10 (, not likely that housewives Will try the
experiment.
Melons. peaches plums apples and pears are tho
fruit, par excellence for the sweet pickle They arc
all prepared by the same rule. Firm. ripe fruit u
selected. Red cages and blue damsonS are a good
pclding pluuls a, we have. \ rich yellow peach Is
| the best Of its kind for pickles. They ought to be
ripe gwen fruit doe, make richly favored pickles.
@eckcl pear makes an excellent pickle; 80 does any
small tart apple. Use pounds Of fruit to pns
Of vinegar aud four pounds of sugar SICK whoie
Glove IN each peach apple or pear.
Isc about ounce OK NOvc> TO seven pounds OF
pum,; this frIt j., small that il would not do TO
put a Glove in every individual ,pccnen.
Make a syrup Of The vinegar and sugar and boil the
fruit in until il j, tender but not unl II breaks to
pieces. Just before taking it MP add two onnoeS OF
cinnamon Z, every >cve6 pounds Of fruit In the case
Of peaches and plumS, this, with cinnamon ard cloves.
is enough spice but for pear, and apples il Is an i'm
provcmcut to add sliced lemon and ginger root. using
one lemon and two ounce, Of ginger t. every seven
pounds Of fruit. An ounce Of mace, If desired may
be added.
B!achlcrrics make good sweet pickle. The dew.
berries which will soon be- ripe Irc also excellent for
thl, purpose. Make them exactly according to the
rc for >plccd curaut,. adding ounce of whole all
spice tied in a bag to the other spices
\ u-cfIl little case for those Who are ont Of ;hc
reach Of eas contains a spirit lamp. pair II curln;
tong, ana supply Of alcohol. BY this means the
most obduratc bangs may be curlcd IN the best
fashion Every woman know, how difficult II Is IN
IN, country the curling onSS heated except by
direct application to the kitchen. The tonss may DO
heated over the spirit lamp in a short fime
Tn, Introduction Of the Syphon has made rcvo-
luton IN summer potablc>. II l. now possible 10
procure the most delicious soda water for home
| ue. -ypron~ If plain soda mdy he procured at a
dollar dozou depo it for the u-e # the syph rs
\ ~,phou Of this water kept in the icehoN, and added
to any r.ch homemade fruit syrup viii make, IN a
noncc a refreshing summer drink.
There is no better home drink. however, than old
fashioned raspberry shrub. Cover SIX quarts # black
can ra,plerrie, with good cider vinegar Let them
Stand twenty -fOur hours Al the end Of this time
,,IccIc the vinegar and fruit through cloth and
add >iN quarts more Of berries 10 the liquor let t
then stand tHcn;y four hours more; squeeze 1t through