New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-30


c. Ecesson made In favor Of It In the ha'''es'er -
TO BE- commended on the score OF gori taste. - Is
not desirable that our bedrooms sh"o lane U" re'u
| lines. They shon;d be "a pretty ana oS'''' az o"'
| purses will allow. There T. charm 'o'"' INC
DRAINS. "shadcd by dusk curtain" tina, no uhd'ap"d
| couch ever Offers.
| It is sometnee exceedingly troublesome and often
| Impossible 70 get knives properly GROUND -
necessary " Keep q keen edge on the br'ad S"'te'
| the meat Knife the vegetable knife ana the fa'D'y
| axe II one experts them 10 do their WORK WIN
| dispatch and efficiency. MILESTONE ahs"er' '"e
| purpose 10 some extent. nut II cannIt De ro"P"reu
| 10 ltttle grindsfone IN e"rriency INV s'a'
objection TO the grndsfone Il hat " requires some
slight technical skili TO op~n ". winch women
seem. for some rrason. nnt y 10 acquire
carpenter who bad not intelligence enough 10 Reep
| Ills tools sharp would b. considered doit: vet nor
one cook In hundred can keep her knives IN primo
rendition. even though she Is PROVIDED WIN sl '"e
| Instruments for doing 81. she usually looks upon
! the sharpening Of the knives something that
should b. done outside the house. vet " shond De
| her business much As man.mechhne's business.
| MS much az 10 the cleaning OF her cutlery ana
| silver. There all sorts OF pat"ntei kn"-
sharpeners but OF these do the Work so Simply
| and we'll MS the Scotch stone. No male mechanic
| would b. bothered with them for moment why
| Will not woman mechanics do their work rnoroue"E
md we'll and TINS themselves time ana 'ao'r'
Nothing fefs the temper and wears out the patience
| like 4 dull knife. Every cook should Ike proVid'N
with good toes She should be Instructed In the''
| use and told how 10 grind Them when thee b''om"
| dull. There shOnd always be one or Two OH iron
| knives scrapers 10 n>r about the stoVr as Tue
hent OF the stove will take the temper on Ut
! n knife: and when N. temper OF n stee"dge''
| instrument IL gone, il cannot be restored lfVhs
| which have been heated steadily on tn" hrr Tor Il
| great length Of tim" are OF little use TO the expert
ironer. - they will not retain IN" heat. me
| temper Is gOne. Fur this reason as soon rs one j
through with her Nat irons. they should b" taken OIL
the stove and pnt away In some part of Tue o''Se'
| set apart to keep them IN.
ri~ steam radiator pipes now '"atnr" OF
many winter horses and with th-ll gnri>l gliding
ar. bit of ugliIcsS in n handsome parfor one OF
the best ways o. conc-aling these pipe. without re-
dunng their usefulness Is tO place pretty orha'
| mental screen around ITEM leaving plenty OF rom
on al sides. n allow the heat 10 rad'ae through Tue
r,on Some clever women arrange series OF She'Ne'
| or a single shelf to prjcc, just over IN" radiator
| from the bottom OF witch they hang curtains of S"it
oriental NlkS. Tier. u Il s'gg'>nn IN this draperS.
however quite similar to tn" piano legs In peiirm's
! and the ornamental scr""u seems 10 BE- TAR mor'
sr Able and artistic way OF dealing with this problem
| In decorate )n Beautiful japanese screens may nov
| be- had at a very low price In IT, city Shops TOT
fashionable people have lately TUNED their attention
| 10 rococo French screens gildcd and hung wi
|
Vienna for dining and libraries. md or" rovcrN
| with gded aud painted leather In rena>>an'- "'
| signs
Tho superiority OF the Japanese artisan 10 'lo
| Europran tannrt be illustrated moro strongly Than
| In the inexpensive folding fans OF the Japanese. lie
European fan, unlc IL Is VI the very hicst mnhn-
| fncturc Il apt to b. clumsy I'm make. and to reaR
di,agr,,rbly when In usr. TIL" Japan.~" fan weighs
about on-4,'artrr OF Of European mnnuf"tnr" 81
| 4 fpsfll
rs purpose thoroughly rs amy nril'l" "f manu-
,,cture Of the hind do When Our artisans IN
d.r,tund that the n,r ."f practical thng Is OF 1'e
foremost Importance. and that the decorative 'o"ehe>
should AWAY, bp subordinate 10 IT, they VIII have
achieved triumph which all prisons Of good tns'e
will rejoice. II seems Incredible that hhg 50 AKIN
| to the wind ~ II fan should be- weighted down with
| clumsy ornament. Vet this l. precisely what the
| n, eraxr fan mike OF IN" trclden' does Take nh
rdt.,ry folding silk fan and IN nine ca>"s out OF Ten
| th. frame IS about four times as hrav: rs nec be
even when the material Is ~ Hight ~ sin. t Is qle
uksy 70 be made henvy with jet. Slangos. or Other
| recommendations The may not notice the d'f
ference until s" takes mp Jnpshe~c nan III" fe~'' 'e
| Instant relief in Weight.
| The art Of making cookies or what are Known III
many families OF English d"srrn; aS juMb!'S. Is one
uuit- different from that OF the ordinary CAKE iah'hS
| 4 definite rnl" ran nlwuy, lie given for milking soit
| II
,n,r In various grades OF n"mr n give rule '"T 'he
,moiut OF -four to be- used III these hard cakes. The
difference between the Dutch kockIr. or coohir anu
| the English jmmL," seems To hn\" been Oil" Only Va
| FORM The English jnmbl' was usually cake BAKE"
| I'm th. form OF ring Will" The cookie Is Nat fohnu
cake. Tn. old rnlr In odrn times required INA, the
cakes 10 raised Yeast bv eggs bat Hire all ot
cake TN, has been sup. rs'drd al the nS' OF the
| simpler bnhrI powder "i -oda and cream u t'''r
re best rule such cakes IS on" tnp {" bh''"' wv"
| cup, Of sugar hall cap Of milk or "n"r' TWO YEA
>poonfu- of cream oI "a tai. on" even f"n>p"h'" Vi
| ada nnd two eggs. MIN III" butter and sugar I" Il
| cream add III. rggS then the milk with The N'H'a
solved IN II, aud finally about i'ir"" cups oi nor
with the cream OF tartar sfted through IT, Feat l>
| cak. we'll II VIII max" a rather sim tnte: lhrh
about half OF This nj time on wen n"'irr" ro'E
| Hoard lr.dg. more nor Il ana roll II out I'LL
| II is something quarter OF ~ lheh th'cH or IL
von lite very thin cak" II must be rolled thinner.
n Won Ike taraway Sr.sls these cookies NAV b" CON
ycrt-i into seed cakes. by adding Nv" tab"spooh'"S
u, these seed, when the cake I, Stirred up. IL You
like them sugarrd they should BE- dipped in gran"ia
sugar With srnnula"d sugar Just before 'hS
| nre put In the pun. They may br converted 'h'"
cocoanut jumbo, bv the adding Of half II cup OF
ciopp.d cOconnut to thi, batter almond. walnut or
my kind OF nut car" by similar process s''b't"'nK
IN. nut, desired chO,p h. In every case III" cooIe
batter should he soft when II i, rolled out tn" cakes
should b. cut rapidly rs possible ranslfrro 10
| creased pan and baked IN moderately quick oven
A more T., prnsiv" and richer r'" Gals fer po"ho
~ ,uQur n bound and half Of baitrr and SIX "ges
T.c.c Iumblrs r>"nlb" 81, oif'sionri scotch cakes
which urr 80 >nii and rrlmhl, Whcn the, NJ" mixed
no that they mist be hrld toy Their with The hahds
and pressed in shape. Tho popular "'n" two-t'Ir'"-
| four cake which ,nils for one 81 butter. Two of
| sugar. three Of -four and four cGSs. makes some
what richer cookie than the plain rnl" 'h'is ior' yet
| not so rich the lat.
| 4 lam omtet Is n dainty dish which Is easily and
| ancby prepared. Make the Omrlct precisely rs yo"
| would mn ordinary 0mclrt for breakfast. For On" OF
four Gigs warm two tablspoonful> OF jam lay th"n'
I'm trr ,rri just before II Is ready to fold. and then
fold Il over completely enclosing the jnm. nnd srve
( -. ,,c, o,usl,f Far brehIa. with half II lOLr.l