Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-17

SORT taxes 100 mucn time, IN TACT they ieaVe
Cndone nearly all the things that they
were SO fond of doing when they were
Practising all their arts to catch hus-
band. The servant who comes into your
house neatly Glad, and who does her work
so admirably the first week and then lapses
into a lazy slattern, appearing in touseled
head and greasy dress to answer the bell,
who never scrubs her kitchen floors, and
wastes the food you buy, very soon loses
your confidence and gets her walking
papers. A man cannot be much blamed
when he finds that he has been fooled much
the sme way in his wife, if he stays out
late nights and seeks pleasant company.
Neither can woman be much blamed il
she sours on the world when she finds that
her fine husband only dressed for show to
procure himself a housekeper under the
but the gentleman he appeared before mar
rage. After all marriage is game Of
give and take. and the respect must be
retained on both sides, but it is too sadly
true that many women are to blame for
the alienation of the affections of their
husbands for the reasons named.
If your eyes are weak and watery in
the morning, put the tinest pinch of pow
dered borax in a tablespoonful of water and
battle them gently with a soft linen rag.
Never press the eye ball, as that hattens
1t in time, and brings on premature loss Of
vision. The eyes are the tenderest organs
of the body and the most easily injured by
ignorant people. The eye once injured is
treat it.
Poor overworked housemother, don't try
to keep your carpets down all summer. 1t
is rrination to the carpets, and the addi-
tional work of sweeping them is more
than you ought to endure. 1t is much
easier to oil the floor, and wipe it up every
day with cold water than it is to drag
heavy carpet sweeper or broom over the
thick carpet, kicking up dust and wearing
out the carpet beside. Any painter will
tell you how to prepare the stuff for oil
ing. and you can do it youreIf if you can
not afford to hiR it done. Clear cold water
is all that Is necessary for an oiled floor to
clean it perfectly. A few rugs will add
to the appearance of the room, and these
you can make yourself out of remnants of
Brussels carpet that can be bought for a
song.
Fruit is the best of medicine in the sum-
mer. as well as the best Of food, if you Sc
lect 1t carefully but if it has the least
talnt of sourness, reject it, no matter how
cheap unless you want 10 use it for jelly
oVer-ripe fruit, however, does not ma Ike
good jelly. 1t will not thicken properly.
no matter how much sugar you use Deal
ers have fashion of sprinkling a hand
1ul OF fresh berries over the day-oId ones
that nave softencd and settled down in
the boxes, and when you get them home
you have mass of soured, ,noldng fruit
W hen you find that you have been thus
cheated pour the berries into a colander
erai quarts Is sometimes needed, and this
VIII carry away the mold and much of the
sournesS. Then put them over the fire
with little hot water, and make into
jelly.
stuffed tomatoes are delicious. Select
medium-sized not over ripe ones cut off a
small slice of one end and SCOOP out into
colander the soft inside, but do not touch
the meat next to the skin. Drain all the
juice from the part taken out, then mix
with 1t teacupful of bread crumbs to
half teacupful of the tomatoes, one ia
blespoonful of butter, salt and pepper to
taste. and one egg beaten to a froth. Fill
the tomatoes with this, put on the TOP
and bake in a well buttercd pan till done
Of the juice that was drained off make a
thick gravy with butter, salt and pepper
and little flour and pour over the tcma-
toes when served hot.
Sometimes the children are cross and de-
velop signs Of summer complaint when
there seems to be no reason for 1t 1t all.
The cause will often be found in the drink
ing water. Drink only distilled water, or
such AS has been boiled and bottled. The
cure Is sometimes marvellous.
Eggs that are to be Used for cake in sum-
mer are very much improved for frothing
if put in ice water for fifteen minutes and
beaten on an ice-cold plate or bowl.
There is one infallible way to select good
flour. Press a handful of it and 1t will
stick together in shape when the hand Is
uncloSed, and Will have taken on the Wrin-
kies in the skin Of the palm. When kneaded
into bread it will not be blush white, but Il
rich yellowish tint, and 1t will not stick to
the hand Ii 1t Is sticky when made into
dough 1t Is poor stuff.
Leftover fish is often a drug in the
kitchen larder and remains to sour before
being thrown out. Try this. Pick the fish
free of bones and skin. Butter a baking
dish and spread the bottom with the shred
ded fish. Salt and pepper the layer to taste
Sprinkle over this thin layer of fine bread
crumbs then another layer of fish, and
bread crumbs for the top. Beat two eggs to
froth. and stir into a cup of milk-to a
quart of fish and crumbs-and pour over the
mixture. On top put two tabiespoonsful of
butter well spread around, and bake till
done. 1t will answer to put the butter In
the second layer of fish. Half a cup of
cream makes 1t richer than using all milk
Serve hot.
This Is meat pie fit for the gods, and
was favorite of Mrs. Henry Ward Beech
er. Boil half dozen medium-sized. mealy
potatoes, mash very smooth, then pour on
them half cup of rich, sweet milk, salt
and mix in flour to make dough that will
roll nicely. Roll a half-inch-thick layer
for the baking dish, butter and put in. Cut
your nice juicy steak or raw beef into inch
square pieces and line the dish. Over this
slice thinly one or two raw potatoes, and
If you like. one small finely minced onion.
full Of good sweet butter. Add a teacup
of water. sprinkle little flour over the
top, and put on the upper crust, making
it at least an inch thick. Bake an hour
and half OF course. you must watch
the. oven carefully to keep the crust from
burning. griddle on the bottom of the
even. and pan of water on the crate.
will aid materially. A thick brown paper
over the dish will be added protection.
The oven should be little slow.
hat fouy
fact that one gown well made is worth
three badly put together 1t is always poor
economy to buy the really cheap wooiens
that is. those that are half shoddy. and
that fade and shrink and do all sorts of
horrd things. On the other hand, the ex-
pensive organdies, swisses and French
lawns are the poorest of economy. because
they do not launder, they have to have
silk and satin accessories to make them
presentable, and are awfully expensive in
the long run, The pretty cheaper lawns
are always to be commended, for they
have some body to them, the colors are
generally fast. and they do not lose their
shape. There Is just as much economy in
buying a good article that will last two or
three seasons. and really more, than there
is in buying cheap article that will last
but one season.
1t is said that the circular dress skirt is
going out, and for the sake of symmetry