Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-11
Matters Of Interest to Good House.
keepers at This Season.
SUGGESTIONS As TO PRESERVING
Let Children Be Comfortable Dur
ing the Warm Weather.
SOME USEFUL RECEIPTS

i dropped in on a friend The other morn
ing and found her deep I'm the preserving"
business. She came into the pleasant sit
ting room and received me most cordially.
looking as fresh as a field pink in her neat
calico dress, made especially for kitchen
purposes. with a generous gingham apron
enveloplng her. and after chatting a mo.
ment she asked me TO 20 TO the kitchen
with her and see the lovely lot of Jelly and
marmalade she had been putting up Il
do not like to trust II to my servants" she
said; they have enough TO do, and then
fiatter myself that i know better how to
do II than most anybody else" So went
with her TO her neat, si;upy-smelling kitch-
en-, where a kettle OF plum jelly was Just
ready to come of The plums were the
wild variety, and you know they are gem
orally very sour and often bitter. As my
friend stood over the kettle saw her take
a spoonful; OF some white stun and dash 1t
in the jelly. and it foamed up to the top
OF the kettle in a most remarkable way.
then she stirred ii briskly. II fell back
and l saw a green scum and lots OF sedi-
n ent come 10 the top. which she quickly
lifted of, and then took the jelly from the
ireland poured into the glasses standing
ready in a pan OF hot water. OF course
was curious and asked her what she had
done. She told me that Il was common
baking soda that she had used. Il always
use fl when 1 am putting away sour ber-
res and jellies,'' she said Now, these
plums actually pucker your mouth TO eat
and develop a dreadful bitterness when
cooked, but a half teaspoonful OF soda TO
a gallon OF jelly sugared and just ready to
come Oft will take away all the bitter,
acrii taste and clarity the liquid wonder
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plums and cranberries. or any fruit or
that kind. 4 teaspoonful to a gallon is
about right. Put IL In when the fruit is
put on and the instant IL boils up once
cur the water off and put more hot water
on" j went right home and tried IL with
some plums that my cook had declared
mot fit for white folks to eat" and it Work
ed like a charm.
Beware of ice water and ice cold drinks
of any kind this scorching weather, par
ticularly il you are oyerheated. Sudden
cooling of the stomach leads to many us.
the worst of which Is sunstrcke.
Forget your vanity. and let your baby
have little comfort during the warm
weather. During the middle Of the day
take off all the child's clothes. including
shoes and stockings, battle IL In water with
little bcrax in IL, pin up its hair. and put
on il a pair OF thin drawers and a long
ginf.ham apron. and turn IL loose. IL II is
restless and fretful, put it in the bath tub.
and let IL play in an inch or two of water
in its clothes. the water win not hurt
them-or let II. have a basin of water on
the veranda, II IL Is shady there. Next TO
a sand pile, tin OF water is a delight TO q
little child. i know of one mother who has
a tub of slightly warmed water placed In
the center of her kitchen floor, and her two
small children play in IL FOR hours. after
she has left the kitchen, and when they
get tired she dresses them for The after
room. and mops up the water they have
splashed on the floor. II Is a clean and a
cooling plaything. ami can't possibly hurt
the child IL the day is warm.
A great many people invested in the pref
~ white pampas grass at the worlds fair.
and by this time II is 50 dusty and soiled
looking that 1t will have TO be thrown away,
unless somebody comes to the rescue. The
star is always ready to do that Fill
tub half full OF tepid water and lay the
pampas grass down In AZ. Take shaved
white soap that has been soaking TN II IL
soft, and. picking the grass up at the stem
end, slowly and carefully twist the grass
through the soapy hand. ali the time keep
Ing up the twisting motion. Have a little
borax in the water. and after the soaping
shake the grass gently In the water. and
all the dirt viii come right out Then rinse
In clean water by shaking 10 gently. IL
viii come forth from the ordeal as white
and glistening as ever. Lay IL In a dry
white cloth and press gently. then hold In
the sun and shake IL till all the delicate
branches have opened out. You mus; han
Gle III carerullN right through, Dut you VIII
be rewarded for your labors- ..-
You can make most of your light gowns
yourself. but for some reason a dark gown
has to have more careful treatment. both
in cutting and sewing. 1t will be economy
to hire good dressmaker for your dark
gowns.
To. wash cut glass and have II clear ana
shining you should have soft brush and
dry IL lastly. after using linen towel, with
tissue paper.
II your rooms are small select a carpet
with a small figure. and. II possible an
fndistinct one. The large-fgured carpets
dwarf the dimensions OF a room. Never
buy the massive styles OF furniIure for a
small room for the same reason; the light
bamboo or willow furniture is always pref
tier for small house
The amateur at a sewing machine prob
ably does not know that the best way 10
fasten the thread al the end OF the seam Is
TO turn back on the seam Just sewn ana
stitch for half an inch or more; then you
can cut the thread and not stop to tie,
which takes a great deal OF time and is
absolutely necessary IL You wonid not have
your thread ripping out all the time
It is peaches now. They are said 10 be
tonic an aperient, a food and drink COM
bined; or. a lady who is trying them puts
IT, they are both meat and medicine" This
is certainly good news, just as peaches are
getting plenty. 1t is said that they are good
for the complexion, good for the blood and
good for the digestion; you may eat them
when you please-at night or I'm the morn
ing, or In the middle OF the day-but they
must be ripe and they must not be stale.
1t is better to eat them In the natural state
that is. as you would eat an apple. peeling,
of course-the peel OF peach is rank poison
to the stomach-or you can have them with
sugar and cream.
Here is one woman's way OF removing
resin, tar axle grease from clothing. She
says that she never found a stain so OBJ
sfreperous that IL would not yield 10 her
efforts. though the fabric will be apt to fade
IL II is at all high colored. 1t works 70
charm on white goods: Apply any kind OF
grease to the stain and then soap IL well
with good washing soap and let IL stand
awhile. Then drench IL well with tuTpeatine
and wash with warm water. 1t may take
several applications.
Striped ewning cloth makes good
strong laundry Tag. II II Is 10 be much n
evidence, make Il square, and put wide
rufile around &. let the nap be nearly
half as deep as the bag. and pointed. fas-
tenirg with q bis pearl button. and ruff
fed. Across the back Of the bag. at the
top, sew a band OF the goods. and 10 this
put four loops to hang 1t up by.
pretty and inexpensive way OF errsng-
81 o-,S.s hei room Is to have ALI The uhlfe