Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-23

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the edge Of the dish and elinglng mere
ciinaing cineeiv and avoiding others.
| The rnanner Ia which each persons
needle tnoves toward the rest is con-
strued as n prophecy of what Fate mas
! in store for the owner. rug slinpic'
! homely nature ~ the HailnMe en- cvle
bration demands the use oi tne Nt '.ii,in
as its approprute stage settluE' VIM
| the Refreshments served should be IN
| keeping with tnp occasion Among
| the canny Scots. nutritious dish
made from the husS OF oats, ana
served with butter instead OF milk i.{,
| forms the Hollowc.en supper WIN
| us. apples nuts cakes and sweet cider
form The usual concomitants of the
festival
A clever suggestion for Halloween
| comes from the Wells College girls
| fertile brains. Last year the "iateiui
eve" was observed az the colleEe py
! the ghosts of many celebrated people.
| After a march through the halls, which
! were Enthusiastically decorated and dim
/ ~ lighted by iack-o' lanterns, the
| sheeted things gathered In the darken-
ed reading room and laying aside their
! 'gibbering." listened to readlng from
| Bulwer Lytton's Haunted House.
! This was followed by dancing, refresh
ments and fortune telling until the
hour when "churchyards yawn.'
The days Of our great grandmothers
/ are coming back to us, and the dainty
! housekeeper is not satisfied unless her
linen closet Is redolent with the sweet,
fresh fragrance ot lavender. ut was
! had just been entertained. Towels
| New England stories-'rhe Pearl of
Orrs Island and the Minister'S
Wooing,'" said "A lady recently, refer
ring to n guest chamber where she
had just been entertained. 'Towles
sheets and the fine Old linen pillow
cases all exhaled that exquisite faint
perfume and l just buried my head in
the pillows. and thought was ever
anything so delicously retreshlng?'
Scented beds are n great fad in Eng
| land also. While sachets of lavender
laid in press and bureau drawers. in
oaken chest and linen closet. are the
usual means OF imparting the frag-
rance, the soldifed perfume made up
in the form of sweet balls" (grand-
mothers fashion redlvivus) will be
| found more satisfactory and lasting.
The rule for this, as given by an ex-
pert in the art, is to mix n quarter OF
n pound of crushed lavender flowers
| with ten drops of oil OF lavender and
make 1t into dough with a little gum
tragacanth. Knead this into balls
about the size OF marble. roll in
powdered orris root and put in tight
tin box to dry. a supply of these
may be made and be kept on hand in
a closely corked bottle, to replace the
OLD ones when their pungency has
vanished.
A common fault with scrambled
| eggs Is that they are cooked so hard
as to be tough and indigestible. If a
tablespoonful Of milk or water be ad-
ded for each egg and the mixture
! cooked only until creamy. stirring
meanwhile with fork, the result will
be dish both appetizing and whole
some. Serve with buttered toast.
In laying In the winters supply Of
coal, remember that the white ash
Goals are hard and slow burning, and
are, therefore, better for range. cook
ing stove or furnace use: while the red
ash, which is soft and free burning
make luminous fire, is better for the
CRATE. Preparatory to putting Goa
into the cellar. close all doors open.
ing into the coal cellar, and close and
cover the registers with paper If tht
coal is thrown into the cellar through
a shute made in the side of the house
protect the sides Of the house by
In New York. the standard weIpbt n
loaf of bread Is one Mound and thre
ounces for a flve-cent loaf.
Mutton suet is one of tho ejpnn,o ROW,
edies which should have nm bo,ora,
place in every family's medicine closet
For chapped hands and Inns. or fo, ont
and bruises. II Is ALWAYS ueefui III.
suet may be procured M tha b,,tobor,s
tried out at home. and while stiiI WON
poured into little lars ar moulds !,
cool Turn ont and yron IL, IL foti
Camphor- ice NAV also he noda II,
with the suet.