Middletown transcript., 1894-02-03

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cut out. Thus attired she is ready tt
begin operations.
| All books, china and bric-a-bra
should be put under cover before th'
sweeping is begun. Upholstered fun
niture should be either pushed out o
the room or covered over with calict
covers. The floor should be lightl!
sprinkled with damp tea leaves, -tht
ceiling and walls carefully brushed
with.a long-handled duster, kept fol
that purpose, and then the fool
should be swept. Even with all these
precautions a good deal of dust ID
raised, and in a few minutes it will
settle again on the floor, window led
ges and furniture. It is then q wise
plan to dampen the broom slightly
and to brush the dust off the floor
with that. The windows should be
opened, and when all the floating par
ticles of dust are settled 1t is time to
dust.
A feather busters only use is to stir
up for a second time all the dust in the
room. Upholstered furniture needs
brushing with stiff little whisk-
broom; everything else should be
carefully wiped off with soft, clean
rags, kept solely for the purpose.
Polished furniture, needs the smooth
est possible sort of stuff as busters.
Old pieces of China silk are invaluable
for this purpose. Cheese cloth also
makes excellent busters.
When all these things have been
done neatly and in order, when the
windows are closed again and the
furniture replaced, there will be a
freshness and brightness, g dainty
resAand absolute sweetness about the
room which will convince the sweeper
that she is an artist.
busters are now ornamental as well
as useful. A duster of pale green
feathers has long green handle.
Another novelty is made of black and
pink feathers, the pink handle being
tied with a black satin bow.
Colored lace is quite the vogue just
now for black gowns. The coarser
quality sells for ten cents a yard. 1t
comes in all the new shades Of violet
and green. As a bertha it brightens
up effectively dark bodice, but is a
poor substitute for white or creamy
tinted lace.
All vegetables when cut may be
kept fresh by putting the stalks into
water. Carrots, turnips and the like,
If placed in layers in box of sand,
will keep for many weeks. Clean,
new-laid eggs will keep quite fresh for
months if buried in dried salt, well
closed. Boiled potatoes ought to be
laid out on plate and are then as
good for frying or mashing as if they
were freshly cooked.
In selecting flour throwia little lump
of dry -four against a dry. smooth,
perpendicular surface. If it adheres
in a lump the flour has life in it; If it
ia l1a 1iEn v,ou1a~ ~ z, rzcl
New tins should stand near the fire
with boiling water in them, in which
has been dissolved a spoonful of soda.
Tor an hour; then be secured inside
with soft soap and afterwards rinsed
with hot water. Keep them clean by
rubbing with sifted wood ashes or
whitening.
One of the mistakes of the inexpeli- |
enced cook in making sauce with a |
thickening of butter and -four cooked |
together is that She liquid is added to |
the thickening before the temperature
has been lowered. The pan in which |
the butter and -four are cooked should
be drawn back to a cool part of the |
range and the mixture should be stir |
red until partially cooled; then the
liquid may be added gradually. It |
should be cold or nearly SO. whenever
possible.
Biscuit made with an acid and an
alkali, such as baking powder, soda
md cream of tartar or soda and sour
milk, should be baked in very hot
oven. The hotter it can be the bet
ser. An oven that will color piece Of |
white paper dark brown in one minute |
will be none too hot for this kind of |
biscuit.
Vassar girls are learning to swim.
The director of the gymnasium has
opened to the Juniors class for indi-
Fidual lessons in swimming Th es-
sons are given in the large tank Of the
Alumnae Gymnasium, and a majority
of the class are availing themselves OF
The opportunity.
Fashionable hairdresse-s say that
hair brushed to satin finish viii be
worn in the near future, although the
fringe Of short curls about the face
viii be retained 4 hey make q wom-
IN look more youthful.
Ny uife's been taken fussfites for
two weeks nov, > said Uncle silss, tan
E'Mish she'd stop. She's fussin and
tighten ~ the time. z