The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-07

The soft brown silk waist IL made with tucks
from the throat to the belt. Accordion pleats
would DO pretty used In the same way. The
high standing collar fastens at one side with a
soft bow of silk, and tho full sleeves have deep
cuffs. The belt is made of soft folds of the
goods drawn over fitted belt stifened with
wigan. Worn With dark brown dress-skirt
the costume Is . very ladylike one.
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Sailed almonds, although they have . bad
reputation with somo people as headacne pro-
ducers, are, nevertheless. very popular. To
prepare them there are two ways recommended.
Both require blanching, which consists Of pour
ing boiling water over the shelled nuts, and
then rubbing of the brown skin either with
the hands or q rough cloth. 1t will come off
easily if the water be boiling. Allow the nuts
to dry, wiping them with cloths TO assist the
process. From this point the methods differ.
One IL to pour over the almonds tablespoon
full of the best olive oil for each cupful of the
nuts. Allow them to stand for an hour and
then mix in tablespoonful of salt for every
them get delicate brown. The oven must
not be too hot. The other way is to use butter
in place of the oil and use less of it, and not
let them stand in the grease but few minutes
before putting in the oven. This method re-
quires most careful watching that they do not
burn, but II more delicate. In taking them
from the oven put them on q brown paper,
which will absorb the grease rapidly. The nuts
should not DO greasy when served.
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To bake salmon first remove the oil, bones
and skin from the fish and then mix with it
enough salt and pepper for seasoning, table
spoonful of melted butter, two eggs, one cup Of
bread crumbs and little chopped cucumber
pickle. Put In buttered dish, cover, and set
in a pan of water in the oven. Bake for an
hour. Then serve with sauce made by put
ting in cup of drawn butter, minced pickle
and parsley, beaten egg, the oil from the fish,
and salt and pepper. Let this boil up and serve
ON the fish.
Ice cream in small quantities can be made
in q short time without the aid of regular
freezer. The following quantities will make q
saucerful: teacupful of cream, two table,
spo0nfuls of powdered sugar, and a small guam
tity of juice pressed from fresh strawberries
five or six berries will give juice enough to
favor this much eream-or any other favoring
can be used. With an egg-beater whip the
materials all together into q stiff froth. Put
in closely covered tin pail and set this in a
larger pail, filling In between with cracked
Ice and salt. Let 10 stand for few minutes,
giving the pail an occasional twist, and then
uncover tho pail and scrape the frozen cream
from the sides. Cover again and leave in the
ice, turning the pail once in a while. 1t will
not take long for the cream to become frozen.
This is for small quantities; larger amounts
treated In the same wsy take q longer time.
Custards frozen in this manner make delight
full deserts. Be very careful not to get any
salt in the cream.
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Never furnish q north room In blue or any
cold color. Pink, red-or, better still, yellow
will give light and warmth to the room.
Refrigerators should be cleaned out every
week with soapsuds and scading water; then
they should be dried thoroughly in the sun if
possible. Warm food II put in then will not
only heat the ice-box, but will absorb odors.
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Though there are many advices against the
hot-water bath for daily use, and many others
against tho cold, yet every one acknowledges
the necessity for daily bath of some kind.
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Carnation.lovers who have not had perfect
success in the raising Of their fragrant favor.
ties may be helped by knowing that carnations
are not much good after the first year. Good
plants for Summer blooming are obtained by
starting the well-rooted little plants out in the
early Spring, and then keeping the growth
pinched back so as to have stocky plant. They
must be tied to stakes as soon as they show
tendency to lean over towards the ground. If
you want blossoms for Winter blooming pinch
off the buds. This Is always hard job to do
to pinch of the tender little buds-bus the re-
suit is SO satisfactory that afterwards one for
gets the unpleasantness of the method used to
obtain 1t. The plants should be potted before
the heavy frosts. Have good soil in the pots,
and keep them In cool place for few days.
Before bringing them out to the light smoke
them we'll with tobacco smoke and put tobacco
stems in the pot Keep the foliage clean, and