The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-16

troublesome to make. but are nice for q
cfild's party tof other gala occasion.
liking Henry's shoestrfngs'' are strips
Of pastry arranged in four loops in the
shape of a st. Andrews cross. They are
Decorated with bits OF green grape jelly
and red currant jelly to represent rubies
and emerafds. Where a cooky batter is
used pieces of candied cherry and green
lime or the prettier cand.ed angelica can
be used.
Other cakes nay be made in the form
of small wreaths mad of little a Y of
pastry when baked. Bits of bright Jelly
set in various holfows of the wreath rep
resent blossoms. These are a delight to
children.
70 sdeodorize a sick room place a hand
fun Of cofee on a shovel, on which you
have some hive Goals. This is a pleasant
remedy, and does not annoy the patient.
IN sweeping a room, to prevent the
dust from settling back on the carpet,
dampen several newspapers and spread
them over the carpet. Sweep toward
them, and the dust win settle on the
papers, when you can gather them up
and dispose of them.
Make 1t a point to visit your kitchen
each morning. Take note of the condi-
ton of u refrigerator daily, and see
all the scraps of food are used or dis
posed of.
To use stale bread cover a pint of stale
bread with a pint Of milk; soak for half
an hour and add the yolks of two eggs,
Tablespoonful of melter butter, a e
spoonful Of salt, an da scant cup of -four
Beat well, add half 4 cnp of -four with
two teaspoonful of baking powder, and
lastly the Weil-beaten whites of two eggs.
Bake in muffin rings or small pans as
mullins. These are particularly nice for
breakfast, and th5slords Of creation will
never Imagine you are using up your
pieces of stale bread.
TO use scraps Of pastry left over from
pies brush over the piece With Ice water,
and cut into strips Ave inches long and
hal an inch wide. Sprinkle with grated
cheese; lay one strip over the other and
bake in a quick oven for ten or fifteen
minutes. Serve with the salad.
To poach g & in a bail IS a knack
known to clever cooks. Heat the water
10 boiling; then stir rapidly until a minia-
ture whirlpool Is produced, in the centre
of which the egg Is to be quickly dropped.
The motion of the water sets the white
instantly into q circular covering for the
unbroken yoik.
To use cold rice, croquettes are appetiz-
ing. Two cups of boiled rice, one we'll
beaten egg, a heaping teaspoonful of but
ter and a teaspoonful of salt. Beat all
thoroughly together. Form into GRO
quotes; then dip in egg, and then in very
fine bread crumbs, and fry brown in hot
lard. They require rather longer than
most things to fry.
So
All manner Of portfolios and covers for
preserving the sheets may be made for
small sums. Or, failing these, covers may
be prepared at home without expense from
cardboard, old chintz and tapes. 1t is a
good plan to overhaul once each month
the family stock of music. To erase stains
and blotches, mend tears and so on. Tears
and Sits are best mended with narrow
pieces of white paper. and thin white mu-
cilage. Many women prefer tissue paper
to the other heavier varieties.
Blu what music should be chosen?
Well, a little of all kinds. Heavy Ger
man music VIII probably raise your
Wagner-lovfng friend to a seventh heav-
en-, While some one else win prefer Verdi
or Gounod. And the girls and young men
WIN neglect the higher forms for rousing
college melodies and .choruses.
In selecting classic music buy those
which are generally known and loved.
Al book containing favorite portions of
MOZART, especially the sonatas. should
always be included. His opera Of the
Magic Flute Is another which is usually
10 be Found In the repertoire Of. a must
cian.. For a selection IN the compost
lions of Bach the fugues would, perhaps.
be a favorfte, although. as is the case
with ali Of the great musicians, almost
any piece placed in the rack would be
certain to find appreciation. If none of
Beethoven's works are on hands a good
one to lay the foundation would be the
sonata, Schubert,s book of exquisite
Songs" which no collection should be
without. Everyone knows and loves Men
delssohn's Songs Without Words" and
these should be purchased Tor a be-
ginning Of this musician.
Schumann has the exquisite Spring
Song" and many other favorites, which
might best be purchased in the form Of
a book of selections.
In buying Chopin. the impromptus and
the fantasies win come. irst of all. in
a choice which IS meant TO meet the pre-
vaifing musical taste. The nocturnes of
Field and the rhapsodies OF Franz List.
From Rubinstein books of selections
can be had which win lay the founda-
ton IN. a very satisfactory way, and a
good selection from Brahm.
49,
The part played by woman in the
politics of the world forms a very IN
teresting chapter IN the history of the
human race We have the Sabine women
stolen from their parents interceding
with them for Romulu and his gallant
knight-errants; we have yeturia saving
Rome from the revenge of her son,
Corioianns, when the Senate had despair
ed of it. Once more we find Roman
matrons saving the city when Brennus
besefged It. The treaty of Cambray was
the work of the mother of Charles V and
of the mother of Francis I. These may
be cited as the work of self-constituted
women ambassadors. The first woman
completely and formally invested with
the dignity Of an ambassador was Gather
fne de Sienna. She was, as is well known.
deprted by the Italian Government to
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