The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-18
From Here And There.

The new, very smart. very elegant. very
fashionable evening toilet has a train.
This season there are a Countess Castel-
lane cape. a Paget jacket and an efabor-
ate Duchess of Marlborough princesse dress
and picture hat.
A high stool or chair is of great conven-
fence in a kitchen, as It enables the house
wife to sit down when doing work that
must be accomplished on a table.
A pleasant seasoning.is given to scalloped
oysters by ~sprinkling a little celery chopped
very fine. a very little onion juice. and a bit
of butter over the oysters before covering
with bread crumbs.
The uncovered table for dish washing
is also a boon 70 the housekeeper, as in
her endeavor 70 keep the kitchen table as
white as the proverbial bone, many a little
housewife does so at the cost of a daily
backache.
Tomatoes are almost as useful when green
as when ripe. Green tomatoes are an eX-
cellent vegetable fried. Cut them into slices
half an inch thick, sprinkle them with salt
and pepper, dip in egg and roll in crumbs;
then fry each side until brown.
Batting made from lambs wool is row
are made. 1t is much warmer than cotton
and very light. 1t comes in two and three
pound sheets that are 76XS4 inches. The
cost is about Ito to $3.50 a sheet
A long dry goods box. neatly wadded and
covered with chintz or denim. will be found
invaluable as a substitute for the piece-bas
sity of turning out the entire contents Of
a bag one can see at a glance just where
the needed scraps are placed.
In houses where they are in keeping. with
other things, cotton velvets make beau
tiful rich looking hangings. They are
soft, look heavy, and are cleaned as easily
as cretonne. Some of the white cotton
velvets are eaid to wash as easily and per-
fectly as -.-7e >ched cloth. When dry they
| are shchA2 and brushed to raise the nap.
LeagLs of black satin or black velvet
ribbon are used on autumn and winter
dress skirts and bodices. Besides the usual
uses to which ribbons are put, they are
made to simulate narrow girdles and wide
folded centuries, TO outline bolero Jackets,
en- the corsage, and they are used, in rows.
and bows and choux, on every available
portion of gowns both for day and evening
wear.
| used for drawing rooms. They resemble
coverings of silk, where two effects OF
light are gained by a difference in the
weave. In the papers one stripe will per
haps look like a velvet, while the alternate
| stripe looks like a satin or MORE ribbon.
Such papers are beautiful In soft shades
room in white enamel. One such paper
seen had a frieZe of white with immense
shaded red poppies on it,. A curious wall
covering seen the other day, and as ugly
as it was striking, was of deep purple
spotted with gold fleur de lys.
Table mats, on which to place hot dishes
are no longer used, as the heavy felt under
cloth is intended TO be sufficient protection
for the table; but many housewives have
found the top of their handsomely polished
tables defaced by the marks made by the
hot dishes. If a sheet of asbestos paper is
put under the felt cloth the table will no
be injured in the least from this cause
At teas or luncheons, when the polished
table is used with doylieS instead OF a
cloth. asbestos mats may be covered with
prettily embroidered doylieS for the hor
dishes. One of these mats covered with
mat; is much prettier to use than any tea.
pot stand that can be purchased.