The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-05
FANCY DISHES AND ORNAMENTS.

Effect of Salt Water on the Hair-New
Shoes-Chemicai Properties of Apples.
With a little ingenuity many pretty
little things for ones boudoir can be
made. A convenient box for odds and
ends. matches and the like, can be made
out of the cylinder boxes in which come
those crisp ginger Snaps the children love
SO we'll Alter they have enjoyed it's con-
tents, take the box and cover 1T with
plush, or heavy felt, / prefer the latter.
Paint some bold design in flowers, or EN-
broider some handsome leaves. Join I'M
perceptibly and you have a useful box. A
spray of natural flowers, arranged artist
cally, also makes a pretty hnish.
A friend of min received a simple
Christmas gift which, for its usefulness,
| would recommend most highly. 1t is Il
button box and has six compartments,
each being a separate box winch sllues
backward and out very easily. Eacn DoX
is white, about three inches long and Two
wide. A tiny gold button forms Il knob.
III boxes are tied tightly together with
handsome yellow satin ribbon. and a neat
bow gives a natty appearance. IN one
compartment the thoughtful friend nad
put glove buttons, in another shoe put
ions, in another small pearl buttons Tor
underwear, in another safety Plus and in
the last two hooks and eyes and needles.
Mt whole makes q pretty ornament lor
the sewing table, and we all know now
handy it is to be able TO ind just what
one wants, in a hurry.
Japanese wicker bowls make very use
jul ornaments. saw one recently which
was used for wells. 1t was about nve
I inches in diameter and was gilded. ana
lined with pale rose China silk, It's
owner explained the source OF the subtle
perfume which always lowered about her
wells by showing the interior or the bas-
10 Tt yvaS nad1p6 with Gncnet OlHS.
| aud she always Kept a number on hand.
so that the delicious odor would be I'M
parted TO them. She SAID she was care
full to use the same sachet all the time
and had spent some hours making
auy number OF bags which she had
mi in hat boxes, in her waists aud skirt
pockets, and with her gloves and hand
kerchiefs. The charm about the sachet
is that the odor is never extensively
strong. Her favorite was violet,
1t is really wonderful The difference
that the white of one or two eggs will
make in corn starch. In preparing II,
make it in the usual way, adding the
white of egg. beaten stiff, while boiling.
After it is cold. serve with the sauces; the
latter is made of the yolk of the eggs also
beaten, with milk II sugar. Flavor to
individual taste.
Homemade Charlotte Russo some
times excels tina bought. Ladyingers
and sweet. fresh cream ale the principle
ingredients for this dessert. The quaint
ties must, of course, be in accordance
with the desired result. A half piut OF
cream ought to do for four. Beat 1t stifi
in one of the patent egg-beaters. And
don't be discouraged if it does not turn
u all right the first time. h cream
mus be just right, and should be cool
| before beating. After having beaten stiff,
add some confectioner's sugar and n taste
of sherry, or If %prejudiced against wine
a little Juice from an orange. Separate
the ladyhngers, which should ne very
fresh, and make a LAYER of the stiff cream
Put lhe top finger on and you have
tempting and delicious dessert.
Chemically the apple is composed o.