Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-07
HOME MATTERS.
seasonable Suggestions and Every Day Hints
for Practical Housekeepsrs.

PEELED FnsERTs AND PECAN NUTS, Drowned
and salted like almonds, make an excellent side
dish
1t IS SAID That TO DRINK SWEET Milk after
eating onions will purify the breath so that no
odor will remain. A cupful of strong coffee is
also recommended.
To ARRANGE FRUIT IN CHINA Bowls, the
latest favorite dishes for the breakfast table,
crumpia up some blotting paper for the bottom
o. the bowl and cover it with the graz Florida
r,oss. setting the fruit on this.
Few BEAss OF COFFEE will serve a.
de I'd ,riz ar if irnt on Goals or paper. Bits Of
charcoal placed around are useful in absorbing
gases and other impurities.
The MosT POTENT AND MosT PERFECT REMEDY
for sleeplessness is to drink hot water. 1t can
be heated over the gas or over q spirit lamp
and one who tries it will find himself going OF
TO sleep like an infant.
To CURE FELoS mix equal parts Of strong
ammonia and water and hold your finger in it
for fifteen minutes. After that withdraw it and
tie piece of cloth completely saturated with
the mixture around the felon and keep it there
until dry.
OYSTERS A Ia PoULErrE--Save and strain the
liquor of twenty-five oysters, setting the oysters
themselves in deep dish. Mix over the Are
till smooth two tablespoonfuls Of fresh butter
with tablespoonful of cornstarch. then add
gradually about half pint of thick cream,
thinning it with some of the oyster liquor; Just
al the last stir in the yolk OF two eggs lift the
pan off the FIRE, stir in about desert spoonful
of lemon juice, and pour it. as hot as possible,
over the oysters.
PrSEAPPLE TRITLE A LA CREAM.-Take a
rather stale sponge cake which has been baked
in deep fiuted mold, place it on glass DISH
make several tiny holes in it and pour over it
as much of the strip from a trimmed pine
apple as it will absorb, adding the strip a
little at time about every half hour,
until the cake Is thoroughly saturated. Chou
few slices of the pineapple, Just roughly, put
it around the base of the cake for a border
and pour over the whole some delicious thick
cream. Sprinkle freely with blanched almonds
AID pistachios cut in very thin strips and can
died cherries cut in quarters and serve.
An OPEN FIREpLAcE.-A celebrated physi-
ciar In an essay on ventilation says: Never
stop up fireplace in winter or summer, where
any living being stays night or day 1t would
be about as absurd to take piece Of elegantly
tinted court pla It AZ and stop up the nose trust
ing to the accid intal opening and shutting of
the mouth for fresh air.
Wells AND OTHER ARTICLES OF WHITE LACE
may be cleaned by putting them in a strong
lather of white soap and clean water Let them
| simmer slowly for quarter of an hour. Then
| take them ont and squeeze them WELL but avoid
rubbing them. Rinse them in two cold waters,
adding to the last drop of liquid blue. Have
ready some clear weak gum arabic water or
some thin starch or rice water. Pass the articles
| through 1t and clean them by clapping. Then
stretch them out even and pin them to dry on
| linen cloth. making the edges as even as pos
sible. opening out all the scallops and fastening
each with pins. When dry lay thin muslin
smoothly over them, and iron on tine wrong
| side.
| SAND BAG WITH PLUSH CovER Is a most
useful present to any one who drives much In
wintry weather. A canvas bag contains the
sand, which should not be packed too tight.
This may be warmed a. any time in the oven
and then slipped into the cover, which is u
plush or velvet bag with handles like a child $
school bag. This placed in the carriage or
sleigh will retain the heat a long time and give
| great comfort.