Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-12
Many Things of Interest to the
Practical Matron.
NEAT DISHES EASILY PREPARED
Some Suggestions as to the Care
of Ones Person.
SOCIAL REQUIREME NTS

| "ritten exclusively for The Evening Star.
The fools are not all dead yeti One o.
them hobs up every little while and says to
put red pepper on the pantry shelves and
around the edges OF the carpets, and every
red ant and cockroach will disappear
They would for a factl And IL would be .
good thing to do IL you want 70 get nd of
your niother-in-law 1t will also ria the
house Of your own presence Such q rem
edy would bring on sore eyes and general
III feeling, for every time the stun was dis
turbed In sweeping or brushing the shelves
! the fine pepper would fill the air and mo-
body could stay in the house with II In
sect powder will accomplish the purpose
and is said to be absolutely harmless 70
human beings. Powdered borax can be used
the same way, and II is healthy for the hu-
man throat and eyes
A great many things have been suggested
for covering pantry shelves, but there "
nothing like clean. sweet-smelling newspa-
pers. They are SO plentiful and can be 20
easily renewed every few days. and there
Is no unpleasant odor about them. as there
is about oilcloth. Something over the
shelves is necessary. for IL painted q hot
dish will stick fast, and then q little milk
spilled on a pine shelf viii make IL smell
bad in a very short time unless you wash
IL up at once.
This Is the season OF the year when ev.
erybody is complaining of sore feet II may
De corns; II Is often rheumatism; and, again,
IL Is Just a soreness Of the tissues What
ever 1t is, it is disagreeable and often pain
fuL Quite often no remedy VIII reach the
trouble but some few will find that the fol-
lowing will at least alleviate the truuble In
a measure: In the first place. wash the feet
night and morning. Battle them at night
In water as hot as can be borne That VIII
rest them and take out some OF the sore
ness. Witch hazel viii help to take out the
tired feeling. Wear clean hose. Change
every day.and IL you cannot afford 80 many
changes. wash out your stockings n night
In bowl of ammonia water. rinse and
/ hang UP to dry. Clean stockings are the
/ first requisite OF healthy feet II you are
troubled with corns. keep them pared 10
the tender skin. and use a mixture of one
| ounce OF cullodion. one drachm Of borate OF
sodium, one scruple of extract Of cannabis.
Paint with this night and morning. On
rising. wash the feet again in cold water
with ammonia in it or course. 10 goes
without saying that you should be careful
| TO wear comfortably loose shoes and keep
them clean and In good ordeh This treat
ment may not cure. but IL VIII at least help.
But whatever else you DO, wash your feet
twice q day.
a nice breakfast Dish Is made by sl1c1ng
three or four ripe bananas In a dish and
! squeezing over them the Juice of q good
sized lemon. Then put over this a gin Of
ice water and half a cup OF granulated So
and after half an hour IL will be ready 70
serve. The lemons take away the naturally
insipid taste and are healthy.
bowling about lack OF opportunity You
r1ay be destined 70 shine as a Napoleon Of
finance, or TO be President of the United
States. but you have got to get up and dust
IL you expect people to accept your theories
concerning 1T Make opportunities Those
that go round hunting for somebody 70
adopt them are not worth the having - .
general thing.
Steel ornaments and buckles are quite
fashionable but they tarnish easily. Brush
nail brush. VIII make them almost Ike new.
If YOU buy dried currants by the quality,
you viii save yourself trouble and loss II
them away. Put them In cold water and let
them soak, well covered. for ten monents.
| then rub them and stir them about tiu they
are well soaked through LII them out IN
the hands so that the grit win sink 20 the
bottom Of the pan Then wash them IA two
| or three more waters, until you are sure
that they are perfectly clean You win ind
II no more trouble than 70 wash = small
brown paper and put the currants an inch
| or more thick on this. and set IN an
oven, leaving the door open Stir the cur
rants quite often and. II the sun N shining.
place them In the warm sun 70 finish I'D the
process. You can put them away after they
are perfectly dry, assured that they Win
not mold. and that there win be no insects
to bother YOU 1t is 30 much less trouble 70
have them ready to use At once
For an informal luncheon you can MAXI
you have q cover Of yellow silk or stlkaline
and in the center a bowl Of dsffodilA 4
service Of white and gold win help ths
golden effect.
At a recent luncheon where the flowers
| were white nlacs and yellow cowslips the
summary effect was enhanced by big but
terfiies set on invisible wires. where they
swung and bent with every breath Of air.
1t was a pretty conoeit
Crackers that are not perfectly fresh
should be busted free Of the cracker -four
| and then put In a hot oven for three min
utes. They viii come out as fresh as new
| ones.
Put an open box IN the cellar with a peck
OF fresh lime In it; # win absorb the MOIST
ure. and make It smell fresh and sweet
Throw a spoonful Of sugar in the ire In
is safe ana sure, and the coal Oh is neither.
Poverty cakes" are good enough for any
| body to eat Take from the bone and free
| from gristle all the scraps OF cold neat
| that you have in the lsrder-chicken, tur-
key, ham. beef, mutton or pork, and IL mat
| tiers not how II has been cooked Chop it
| all together till IL is minced dne; TO every
| two cups OF the meat put a cup Of mashed
| or finely minced potatoes: season with salt,
pepper and. II you like, a leaf or two OF
| onion chopped with the meat Make into
| fat round cakes. dip In the beaten yolk Of
an egg, and then in pounded bread crumbs.
and fry In plenty of good meat dripping OF
| lard. Serve sizzling hot on a hot platter.
|
| When you get too much soup stock on
| hand IL Is q pity to throw II away, for you
| may come TO need Il badly when you have
| none on hand. Boil such you do not
| want to use at once until II As nearly half
| as much. then cool and skim OF all floating
| particles; then heat again and put In your
| empty fruit cans and seal up. IL properly
| handled and kept in cool place IL VIII
| keep indefinitely. Another way Is 10 put
| a little gelatine In the hot stock, then put
| in molds to cool II Will not keep as well.
but is sure to keep for a few weeks IL kept
cool
II you are inviting informal company
| do not neglect to inform every guest OF the
| exact proportions OF the affair. And do
not change your plans afterward and make
| q more formal affair OF IL. II is annoying
Il -.