Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-01
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AFF.iiRs or THE HOUSEHOLD.
sanhuo Fringe or Eslesc -Japnnosn Eri-
broideries- uaain.-loohine N'nrkboxsa.
A. Suitable finish for room in which
mating Is used Is bamboo ftiage or
fringe about n yard wide. Thi. fringe,
which is sold NJ $125 per yard, ia Of
| light brown or of mahogany color. The
bits Of bambop alternate with colorcd
beads. Tho best hangings for dining.
room or bedroom finished in this way
arc East Indian or Japanese cottens, Of
which there Is seemingly an endless
variety, If q lighter effect is liked, bead
and bamboo portieres may be used for
The doorways, and cottons or Chinese
silks for part of the window draperies
a beautiful room, furnished almost
wholly with treasures from the cast, is
in pale sage color, pale blues and
browns. The wall, of the color some
times seen in dried green grasses, is
divided into panels by fiat Inouldings of
bamboo. In some Of these panels there
are inserted Japanese embroidpries and
paintings on silk. The subjects are
chiefly grasses and flowers, or flights of
birds In soft culOrlngs on sage or light
brown grounds. One or two of the
panels have branches OF palms outlined
in gold thread The two or three pic
lures i'll the room that are not part of
the wall decoration are Of Japanese tea
parties. THESE arc framed i'll narrow
bands OF carved wood. The rug ON the
floor, Japanese cotton, is in pale brown
figures with scrolls of dark blue. The
hangings arc partly Of pale blue raw
silk with tracerics of gold thread, and
partly of bead portleres in pale amber,
blue and olive. Blue hangings separate
tho COSBY corner from the main part of
tho room and drape the bamboo manteI
and drcssing-table. The divan in the
cosey corner is covered with dark blue,
with pillows of dark blue and gold, pale
blue and gold, and one of deep red
wrought with black, white and gold.
The furniture, divan, chairs, tables,
brackets and pedcstals for lamps and
pottery have bamboo frames and cover
ings OF grass cloth in pale sage. Even the
colorings to the hanging electric lights
carry out tho dainty color scheme, and
are of white, amber and blue cfystal
beads through which the light shines
softly.
Miss Corson suggests an easy way TO
make chocolate macaroons. She mclts
three ounces Of unsweetencd chocolate
and mixes II with pound of powdered
sugar and the white of three eggs.
When these are worked to smooth
paste, it is rolled out fourth OF an inch
thick, and cut into squares, circles, or
strips, and baked in IL quick oven. The
baking.p pan should be busted with -four
and powdered sugar mixed in equal
quantities.
Tomato sauce is nice-looking as well
as appetizing garnish for head of
boiled cauliiower Put a tablespoonful
of vinegar into the water in which the
caulitlower is cooked, to prevent it from
turning dark. Make pureo of fresh or
canned tomatoes, season well with but
ter, pepper, and salt, and pour around
the head of cauliflower.
Quaint-looking work baskets are made
from round bandboxes of about the
size that would DO used for an old lady's
cap or d small bonnet. If tho founda-
ton for such basket cannot be had
conveniently, one can be fashioned from
old boxes. The cover is not necessary.
Lay sheet wadding over the inside. and
cover the sides and bottom with silk or
silesia. Ii one chooses, pockets may be
fastened in various places. Cover the
outside smoothly with some of the
Morris cotton velvet. One of these
baskets seen was covered with cream
white, patterned with festoons of roses;
another, soft rose colored, had the same
design. Along the top of the baskets
there is fastened width of rose. colored
China silk, the upper part of which is
drawn upon rose-colored shir string.
These baskets are very pretty for Sit
ting.room table, but not as convenient
for carrying about as some form Of
Work-bag. Such bags for needle and
crochet work are made from linen,
cOlored chamois, or silk. and are in
shape similar to the pockets Of black
silk that so many women use for shop
ping. Some OF those made from linen
are white powdered with variety of
small flowers in Dfesden-china coloring
One seen Of white silk striped with pale
blue has rose buds brocaded on the
white ground. Some of the striped
chintzes in small designs and in light
coloring would make attractive bags for
Christmas gifts,
Chamois skins that have become much
soiled in cleaning brasses, &C., may be
softened and cleaned thoroughly by
washing in tepid water and household
ammonia. Use for several skins six
tablespoonfuls in quart Of water.
soak an hour, and press them out in the
water with fork or spoon, 50 that
there will be as little rubbing us posi-
bic. Rinse in several waters, each Of
them tepid. Dry in the shade and rub
gently between the hands until soft.