The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13

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are dipped, and IT is to obtain this that
the sugar is boiled.
After the sugar has reached the soft
ball.. q senni-hard condition, 1t must be
poured carefully into a large meat-plate
or on j marble slab. DO not scrape the
saucepan or you will granulate the syrup.
Make your foadant one day and make it
up into candy the next. Never melt fon-
dant by placing the saucepan Immediately
on the stove. Prevent the danger Of
seorching by standing the pan containing
it in a basin of water. II the melted
fondant is too thick add water most eau
tously, q drop at a time. A half tea
spoonful more than is necessary viii ruin
the whole. To cool candy place it in q
cool. dry place, To keep candy put it
between layers of waved paper in tin
boxes. If the day is bright and clear the
sugar loses its sickness quickly, there
fore select a fine day for YOU candy
making"
With the putting on of winter fan
nels the annual battle royal for preser-
walton in their natural size begins with
the laundress, and Zine upon line, pre-
cept upon precept," becomes the order of
wash day. The dust should always be
hak from fiannels before they are
placed in the washtub. The following
flannel rules are offered to>the house
wife TO hang up in the special corner of
the lower regions consecrated to the
queen of the suds":-
Put the flanneIs into a tub of warm
suds. to which a tablespoonful of borax
or two tablespoonfuls of household am
monia has been added. Use the best
quality of laundry soap, but do not rub
directly on the fiannels nor the fiannels
on q board. Never use yellow soap, on
account of the resen. Squeeze in the
hands, sousing frequently, and rubbing
specially bad spots in the hand. Wiring
lightly without twisting into another tub
of weaker suds, being careful to main
tain the sam temperature to avoid
shrinkage. Rinse well and put into a third
water, clear, but still of the same tenn
perature. If you ike a little bluing, it
may be added to this water. Wiring as
dry as possible without twisting, and dry
as quickly as possible in the open air,
never allowing them to freeze. Before
quite dry take in. fold and roll in a
clean cloth, and iron soon with a mod
erately hot iron, depending mostly upon
a good deal of pressure. For eolored fan
nels have fresh warm suds, that no lint
may adhere to them. Thus treated, fan
nels will remain soft, elastic and of nor
NAL size.
Theatre parties and theatre clubs are
as popular as ever. There are very few
girls who are not fond of going to the
theatre. Sonic like drama, some like
buriesque, some like comedy, some trag-
edy, and some comic opera; but one and
all, with few exceptions, rarely refuse an
invitation ito the play" as they say in
England. says "Harper's Bazaar"
This winter several new theatre clubs
nave been started. One, which is COM
posed of eight girls, meets every Satur-
day morning to take in the best plays
on the ~bill-boardssin rapid succession.
They get their tickets in advance, four
seats in front, and the other four direct
ly behind, SO that they can talk, giggle.
and eat their cararnels more comfortably
thar when all are seated in a row. They
go to be amused rather than to be seen,
so take the seats in the peanut gallery,
as it is called, for fifty cents apiece. The
oaCoN1IR-lOl y tAiAo q = - w.
which entities each girl to ten matinees.
The girls have made up a reserve list OF
other girls, who can take their places at
any time should they be prevented from
going themselves. To celebrate the last
meeting of the club, which will take place
some time in the early part Of February,
the members are thinking of asking a
young married woman to matronize them,
and before going to the theatre to have
luncheon all together at a restaurant.
A most delicious fragrance attaches to
the butter, which is kept in IN ice chest
in compan with one, two or half a dozen
oranges. This was discovered accidental
ly from the circumstance just described.
The butter absorbed the szest' of the
orange, /. e., the oil mist that is thrown
off in the atmosphere when an orange
is squeezed or cut, and which is even
more delicious han the taste of the fruit
itself. If there be anything more de-
licious tina the best Philadelphia butter
it is the little t~ub-shaped bundles which
have absorbed the citrous lavor of the
orange.
The fact of the butter proving so sensi-
tive is enough to make one credit the
warnings against allowing butter to re-
main shut up with meat, fish and other
foods capable of exhaling any aroma.
So
With the growing prediction for
everything pertaining to revolutionary
days, happy is the woman who numbers
among her treasures a genuine pewter
porringer, handed down from her New
England ancestors. Failing that, how
ever, excellent copies, can be bought in
silver, pewter or aluminium. These are
used for b%onbons, sailed almonds or the
small sweet biscuit; though in on one
nursery at least a small lad eats his SIM
pie supper of bread and milk in the same
porringer used by his great-great-grand-
father When a little boy.
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A novelty seen in the shops in the way
of a waterproof cloak is simply a skirt
and cape Of fine waterproof material.
The skirt slips on easily and buttons
with an adjustable strap around the
waist. The light cape clasps at the
throat, and one is ready to battle the
elements. Women who have tried to put
on over an outdoor suit the awkward
cloak with caps attachment of the usual
rain-proof garment will appreciate the
possibilities offered in this new arrange
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