The record-union., 1897-09-12

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( berry. To make coffee-jelly, cake, or
ices, the extract is, of course, much
cheaper and more convenient.
Baltimore residents who stay in town
during the summer are protesting
against the methods of others, who do
not, in arranging the homes they leave
behind them When a Baltimore house
keeper takes down her curtains, rolls
up her rags, puts her furniture in lin
ems, and otherwise prepares to close her
residence through the summer months,
she does not forget the windows.
Against the glass she hangs newspa-
pers, sheets of brown wrapping paper,
strips of cambria or cheesecloth, what
ever she finds ready to her hand, for
the Ostensible purpose of keeping out
the dust. Naturally this treatment of
hundreds of windows in the residential
districts does not add to the cheerful
ness~of the neighborhoods, and the per-
sons compelled to endure the unattract-
i've sight are expressing their feelings
in the Baltimore press. The most sar-
castle charge made against the news
papers, for these are by far the most
common window treatment, is, that
they are not suspended solely, or even
primarily, as dust protectors, but rath-
er to convey quickly and widely the in
telligence of the family's absence. Old
journals against the windows, through
July and August, are, in fact, a sort
of social requirement at Baltimore.
A sandwich filing that is an unusual
combination is bananas and mayon-
naise. Spread the slice or roll with
mayonnaise instead of butter, and lay
wafer slices of chilled banana between.
A luncheon course that is not often
seen is ham en- coquille. Mrs. Lincoln's S
directions for its service are to mix
one cupful of finely chopped ham, half
cupful of soft bread crumbs, one tea
spoonful of chopped parsley, one table
spoonful of butter. and one saltspoonful
Of made mustard, with enough hot milk
to make a smooth, soft paste Spread
this mixture on some buttered scallop
shells. and carefully break an egg into
each shell. Sprinkle the eggs with
very fine cracker crumbs, moistened in
melted butter, set the shells in the
oven and bake five minutes, or until
the white of the egg is firm.
A decorative bag of suede brocade
or velvet, daintily embroidered and fit
ted with special pockets for the scis-
sors and file, is a late caprice for the
manicure set, doing away for the mo-
ment with the case or tray.
A specialist in eye troubles, DR.. c.
A Wood, has been examining a num-
Der of face wells of different sorts, to
determine how far they perceptibly
affect their wearers. All of them, he
finds, contribute some disturbance.
those most faulty producing weak eye
sight, headaches and sometimes vertigo
and nausea The most Objectionable
Kind is the dotted veil, though of this
variety some are more injurious than
others. He finds, too, that the texture
OF the veil is important in regulating
its bad effect, those wells made in
double thread mesh being much more
harmful than such as are woven with
single thread. If a veil must be
worn, one without dots, sprays or other
figures, but with large regular meshes,
made Cf single compact threads. should
be selected. ''Other things being equal, -
says this authority, lin undotted and
non-fgured wells, vision is interfered
with in direct proportion to the num-
Der of meshes to the square inch"
The addition of finely chopped ham
to a dish of baked macaroni is recon-
mende1 by several cooking authorities.
Mrs. LncOln's way of uniting the ham
and macaroni is to prepare the mac
arOni in the usual way, boil
ing until tender in salted water. then
blanching before putting into a shallow
baking dish. Sprinkle with one cup of
finely rineed ham seasoned with mus
tard and cover with a white sauce The
sauce is made by cooking a tablespoon
full Of flour in one of hot butter. adding
gradually one cup of hot milk, and.
when the ham is used, one raw egg
beaten in. After this has been poured
over the ham and macaroni, two-thirds
of a cup of fine cracker crumbs, moist
ened in melted butter, is sprinkled over
the top before it is put into the oven
to bake until the crumbs are brown.
It is the eternal Titles" that are the
despair of the painstaking housekeeper.
How many women who read this para
graph can walk down to their kitchens.
lift the lid of the hot water kettle and
find its interior smooth and clean. or
inspect the dishcloths of the place and
find them above reproach? Yet these
two 'littles" alone mean much to the
comfort and hath of the household.
Stale hot water. boiled over and over
again. in a scaly kettle, spoils every
thing that is cooked in it or with it.
and so good an authority as Mrs. Ellen
Richards at the Boston Cooking School.
says that the greasy dishcloth fur
nishes the most favorable field for the
growth of all germs. Hung while damp
and greasy in a warm, dark place it
is thing to fee from.
For a variety in late summer table
decoration the somewhat unusual one
of seraniums is suggested. AS a rule
these flowers are considered TO have too
strong a perfume to be acceptable on
the table. effective as is their beauty
of Coloring. The rich pink variety is
peculiarly decorative, and in silver or
crystal bowls arranged with its own
leaves is very pleasing. A drop of
liquid glue brushed on each leaf will
preserve them fresh looking for a num-
Der of days.
An approved receipt for one cup of
white sauce is two level tablespoonfuls
of butter, the same of flour. one-half
teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth tea