New-York tribune., 1892-01-10

pepper. satspoouful of salt and four Of rich
IUcse grated Mix all these ingredients together
,/.Oughly. stir In the yolks Of two eggs: beat the
whites of three eggs TO stih froth and fold them
carefully into the mixture Have ready little round
about inch deep by two and half in diameter
Grease them and fill each one twothirds full of this
mixture. Bake them six minutes in very hot oven
They should puff high above the edge Of the and
should be served like an omelet soufe, the moment
they are coLed or they Will fall. They are very nice
for supper o. As a for dinner Rich old English
cheese is very nice for in ramekns or Psrmesan
cheese may be used.
A simple way of making ramekins is to add grated
cheese to puff paste. sprnkling II in as you roll out
the puf-paste and folding the paste over it. Cut
out the cakes with patty cutters. and bake them In
a very hot till done through.
Cheese -straws are made with three tablespoonfuls
OF flour half saltspoonfl Of SALT pinch Of cayenne
pepper and the of white pepper. Mix all these
dry ingredients together add the yolk Of an egg
and tablespoonful Of milk; mould the mass smooth.
roll it out as thin fifty cent piece, and cut in
strips about two and half inches long by half an
inch wide. Bake in moderate oven for about
fifteen minutes. Serve them piled up on plate
| log cabin fashion when they are cold. or you may
| if you wish serve them hot.
In the last score Of years there has been consider
able variety in the materials used for pillows. The
Old fashioned feather pillow is very frequently super
seded by of hair or some other material. Where
the sleeper Is liable to headache it is very desirable 10
avoid the use OF feathers of any material that Is
heating to the head A pillow Of hair OF balsam
fir covered with linen is TO be preferred to all Others
restless persons, who find 1t difficult to
sleep. secure rest on q balsam fir pillow when they
cannot procure ii any other way. The aroma OK
balam fir has a soporac and is peculiarly Sooth
ing to the nerves. The lounge pillow i almost us
much used as the bed pillow in these days when the
| Mill forms
| spicuous a part OF the sitting room furniture. The
best material to fill divan pillows Is either feathers,
hair or wool. The down pillows ordinarily offered in
| market are not of elder down but Z"
Arctic down. This IS made of the downy
part OF the feather of the German goose the remainder
being used for cheap down pillows. 1t Is known IN
the market as Arctic down, and it is objectionable
from the tendency it has to penetrate any cover put
over it, whether Of cotton, silk or wool, and fly about
the atmosphere in Il minute fuzz which Is dsagreeable
and unwholesome to breathe, and makes the presence
OF such pillows on the lounge an annoyance and dis
comfort Genuine elder down. which Is very ex-
pensive article costing from p to SO pound, though
tie value huctuates at times almost as much ms tht
Of stocks. is a rarity IN the market. Its peculiar
excellence consists I'm its characteristic OF
cingng together I'm mass rather than noa-
! ing about In the mir like the down OF the goose
and other fowls of the temperate zone. At least
one hair pillow IS always pleasant ADDITION I'd
diVan and pillow OF balsaln ilf anu one ol
wool may be suitably added. six seven pillows are
none too many for the modern divan. word Oh
caution Is necessary In reference 10 the various SUD
stutcs recommended and offered 10 I'LL pillows. IL
IS not uncommon hear people recommend pine shaw
ings and excelsior for this purpose. As malter vi
fact, nothing Is inferior valueless for such
a purpose. one might ', well recommend cmps Oi
brick. Corn husbs would be fully as valuable. anu
who would think of filling pillow for the head Win
corn hu,ks. Weldred clear husks make very good'
wholesome bed-the best bed next to wool or halr But
they are altogether too hard for pillows. NUMBER
Of letters have been sent 10 with reference 10 p-
lows filled with strips of newspapers. device ui'o
strongly Of beggar's economy. when go'h mar
can be purchased cheap rs 80 or 90 cents pouhd
and two pounds will make good pillow. Newspapers
could not make comfortable pillow and
the noise Of their rusng would b, very annoy
Ing to any person whose nerves were hoo
made Of castIron. In answer TO inquiries We WISH 7"
say that we not know Of any hospital or eieemosy-
nary institution Of any kind which would not reJect
such pillows a. IA gift Even excelsior poor as II Is w.
a filling for pillows would be admirable compared 10
such material a. this. old newspapers nave too many
useful ends TO serve to waste them in any sueh
manner