Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-19
HOME MATTERS.
Seasonable Hints and Warm-Wesshes
Suggestions 90 Housekeepers.


LrxsrrD on is the best dressing FOR pa.en,
leather.
DoSr NEGLECT 70 PerR coFPERKs water
down the sink spor; once a week.
OCCASIONALLY UsE a CoUrLE OF DRoPs Of
camphor on the tooth brush.
Boil CLoTHEsPINs N CLEAN wArKR onos .
month and they will be much more durable
IN rHE Colon Has BEEN TAKEN Our OF silks
bv fruit stains, ammonia will usually restore
the color.
AIR TIE HorsE TaoRouaHIr EVERY Dar. even
though the rain comes down in torrents OF
the snow beats IN in drifts"
sALrED BEEF Can RI PLrSarp into boiling
water; tnls hardens the outer side at once aud
keeps the juices with the meat
Fur TEAsPooSFrI OF BoR.r in vour rins
ing water; 1t will whiten the clothes aud alss
remove the yellow cast on garments that hs,.
been land aside for two or three years
Tag BEsr Way TO CHAR out and stra iehtes
the fringe of towels. doilies, &C. before IRON
ing is 20 comb il while damp with an inch
length of coarsest toilet comb.
EoUsL PARIS OF BAY RUN. BoRAx AND AMMO
MA make nice preparation for cleaning the
head, Apply freely to the scalp with a brush
and then wash in clear water.
In STEAMED MEAr Is LETT IN TIE LroroR "a
cool of, II will be found to have absorbed back
much OF the goodness of the soup and will be
so much the more nutritious as food
FORMULA FOR CREAM CAxpr-Beat the
whites of four eggs 70 o stiff froth, ada one
tablespoonful OF cold water and flavor 10 the
taste. stlr together little and then add con-
lecuonery lpulveriZed) sugar till STIFF enough
| TO knead like bread Then mold in shane sna
| add your nuts, either on top or inside.
MANY OF THE So-cALLED CHEAP Curs OF meat
are preferable. For instance, the shoulder of
| mutton is much more delicate than the leg
and rs few persons know, the price is low. The
English, who Of all people know what good
mutton IL, always give the leg TO the house
hold ana save the shoulder for guests or hrst
table.
PorAro sALsp.-Boil aud peel four large
potatoes, when cold, take three hard-boile a
eggs and one onion, chop all together and make
dressing of one-half cup Of vinegar. one
half teaspoonful each of black per per- salt and
sugar aud one tablespoonful of butter; boil all
together and when cold pour over the potatoes;
garnish with celery or lettuce.
SAVE THE SMALL PAPER BAGS carefully which
groceries come in: they are useful in many
ways. Slip the hand in one when you black
the stove and you will not soil it, When dies
abound, slip them over the clean lamp CHM
neys during the day. After FRUITS canned
draw them over the can and label them plainly;
the action of the light causes more fruit 60 spoil
than any other one thing.
To CANDY ORANGE OR LEMON PErrs drop
them into cold water, keeping them under il by
plate. Then boil them until they are tender
enough to pierce with a splinter Of wood.
Drain and put them into cold water again.
lake half pint of water and a pound of
sugar and cook the skins in it until the syrup
is thick Lift them out onto a plate. and be-
fore they are cold sprinkle them thickiy with
powdered sugar.
CHILDREN UNDER Ten OR ELEVEN YEARS or
AGE should not be required to undergo long
continued exertion either in the way OF work
or exercise. Gymnastics were prescribed for
the cure OF disease long before the Christian
era and are now ordered in our own time. bat
there Is a danger that they viii in ogr country
be carried like everything else fashionable TO
excess. Growing children should exercise
with moderation.
MILK SHoULD Pc KEPT FOR FAMILY Use in
glass vessels only. Glass pitchers aud glass
jars can be washed with cold soda solution. pre-
pared as above stated, and the vessels should
be rinsed with clean water, and il necessary
should be cleaned after the soda washing with
wet rag and pumice stone aud then rinscd.
Earthen vessels are apt to give n bad favor to
milk, and tin pots sometimes get rusty.
WHERE Floor is ISLAID and polish is worn
on, the best preparation for restoring il il Ss
follows: Half pound OF yellow wax, four
ounces Of oil Of turpentine, one pint Of linseed
OIL Cut the wax in bits and melt IN an olc tin
pail or can, something in which il can stay;
add the oil and let il get hot: remove from fr.
and when barely warm stir in the oil OF tur-
pentine. When you wish TO use this mixture
put a little of II on a wooden cloth and rub in
then rub with dry cloth. For stained foors
merely wiping with a damp cloth 10 remove
the dust is a good method, or washing with
milk and water. Hot suds give in time a
mottled, moldv look Hardwoods NAV simply
be waxed and polished, or a little warm hnseed
oil may be rubbed in.