The National tribune., 1894-02-08

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Wednesday. Feb. 2, Ia Ash Wednesday, the
beginning Of Lent.
Constance Fenimors Woolson. who wrote
"Anne,"" Horace Chase" East Angels" and
other well-ioved stories, died in Venice, Italy,
Jan. %.
Edmund Russell says high collars spoil grace
full conversation.
That plainness can be as fasci mating as beauty
will be conceded, although that's not saying il
always is. The French say that beauty has its
several varieties aud although the chiefest OF
these must be the beauty of symmetry and per-
lection, yet the beauty of mere youthfuiness
they give so strong title as " La beaute du
diable." Then there is the beauty of ugliness,
Of old age. and of thlnpess-senderness
give it kindlier name.
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Tissue paper ornaments are pretty enough,
but not too many of them. One does not wasn't
handkerchief and glove-boxes. salt-cellars,
caudle-sticks, photograpl-holders and vinegar
bottles of the fiimsy stuff no matter how deli
cate it may be in coloring and texture.
So
Asraw onion. graham -four, tomatoes, and APP
pies improve the complexion, so do bananas
prove the voice and temper-just about as
much.
wine jelly that is delicate enough for in
valids, or that will make pleasant addition to
a. a.. To rr;,
and lemon Juice Dissolve box of gelatine in
a cup of cold water. Let it soak for two hours.
Add to il pint and half of water pint
of sugar, and pint OF wine. tue juice of three
lemons and the grated rind Of one. In grating
the lemon riad be careful to only crate through
the yellow part; as soon as the white shows,
stop, and begin in fresh place. Not much Of
the rind is required anyway. little gives a
piquancy to the favoring; too much, bitter
ness and hardness. Let the jelly, boil stirring
it for 10 minutes. Then let it stand 80 that it
will be just at the boiling point, bubbling up
occasionally for half hour. During this time
it need not be stirred. Boil it briskly for Eve
minutes more for good luck. Strain it twice
through a flannel CLOTH and then pour it
into the molds. 1t ought to be put on ice
over night. Egg is used sometimes to clear the
jelly. but with careful straining ii is bright and
sparkling enough without. Sherry is oftenest
used for the flavoriug but it has not so delicate
favor as the cataw ba. The amount of lemon
juice varies of course according to the size of
the lemons, but three is rarely too many.
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Wine jelly makes 8 pleasant addition to an
ice cream dessert.
To produce creamed oysters, make pint OF
good cream sauce, parboil the oysters in their
own liquid, add che cream sauce aud serve on
toast.
Apples when stewed for sauce should be
cooked in porcelain kettle with very little
water and pinch of salt. Do not stir them with
All iron spoon nor let them touch tin or iron if
possible. Nutmeg should not be used to flavor
apples; either cinnamon or lemon blends better
with the apple flavor. Sugar the apples after
they are cooked. and il is a good idea, too, to
put in thin slices of lemon immediately when
the apples are taken from the stove, instead of
cooking the lemon with them. The seeds
should be taken out first, and the lemon slices
not allowed to lay long in the sauce They will
impart delicate flavor very quickly.
Parmesan potatoes have q slight aavoring of
Parmesan cheese When the cheese is not
relished the method of preparing them still
offers itself rs being delicious and welcome
change from the two or three stereotyped
forrns-inashed, baked and fried. perhaps.
However, the potatoes must be mealy and
white. Bake them thoroughly. then cut off
the top eIeanly, scoop out the potato without
breaking the skin. Mash the potato. season it
with butter, SALT pepper and grated eheese-if
you care for it. Fill the Shells fit the tops on
and put them in the oven again to heat thor
oughly.
Ink or frnit stains can be taken from the
fingers by rubbing with wet sulphur match.
1t makes horrid smell. but that can be washed
off, and stained fingers are never pretty.