Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-15

Wormwood boiled In vinegar and app
piled as hot as can be borne on a sprain
or bruise Is an invaluable remedy. The
affected member should Gfterward be
rolled in flannel to retain the heat.
The nobbieat things TO wear with
packet or REFER costumes are the de-
tachaLle fronts OF insertion and lace,
all over embroidery and p~assementerie.
Crush collars and belts OF the same ma
terlal are attached.
Electricity is now used for preserv-
Ing eggs. Eggs that have undergone
an electrical treatment may be kept
for an indefinite time and II Is said
that when used they are found to be as
good as fresh laid ones.
Bows OF narrow velvet ribbon are
very stylish on skirts and waists OF
plain India silk. Navy blue, red and
black velvet ribbons. about a quarter
of an inch in width, are modish Tor
trimming children's frocks.
English cheviots, Scotch homespuns
and granite cloths. are the most appre-
PIRATE fabrics for the popular Norfolk
jacket. In order to show the trim
linen collar and scarf now In vogue,
these jackets are cut V-shaped at n
neck.
Another suggestion comes regarding
the care and n%ourishing OF palms ana
rubber plants Save all the cigarette
ashes you can obtain and mix them
with the soil in the pots. These ASH
will strengthen the roots wonder
fully.
Washing the hands in a little u
tard water and then rinsing them well
is excellent for cleansing them after
handling substances with an unpleas-
ant odor. Knives and cooking vessels
may also be readily freed from odor by
being treated in like manner
Impress upon the cook that she
should strive not only to make her dish
es easy OF digestion and capable OF
furnishing whatever nutrition may be
required, but also to give them the
power of pleasing the palate, and not
only the palate, but the eye as well.
A pretty and unusual salad at a
green and white luncheon was French
peas and Burmuda turnips with may
onnaise dressing. The inside Of the
turnips was taken out so that the veg
etables formed shallow cups. These
cups were placed upon lettuce leaves
and filled with the peas, which in turn
were covered with the dressing.
Sylvia Du Maurier-one of Du Maui
rier's loveliest daughlers-apprenticed
herself to Mrs. Nettleship, a famous
London dressmaker, for a year, n
went bravely through all the drudgery
of dressmaking. from the beginning to
the finish. Now, as she has married a
brilliant but struggling young barris-
ter, she designs and makes her W
costumes.
An electric attachment for the light
ing of lamps is m invention that will
be gratefully received. To reach the
wicks of most of these lamps with a
lighted taper is something hat re-
quires dexterity and care. The new In
vention will light the lamp when a but
ton is touched. The little battery that
runs 1t can be attached to any lamp,
will last from four to five months and
may be renewed at little expense.
A very nice relish may be made with
spice shad and will help out a luncheon
or supper Cut a cleaned fish into
large pieces and lay them in salt and
water for twenty minutes. Then drain
them and cover the bottom of an earth
en- baking dish with a layer OF the fish
Sprinkle over the dish a few whole
allspice, some pepper corns, a blade Of
mace and a dash of cayenne. Nearly
fill the dish with layers of fish and
spice and pour over the whole enough
good vinegar to bake in q very slow
oven for three or four hours. The fish
bones will be dissolved by the vinegar
This is eaten cold and will keep some
time.