The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-29
Odds and Ends.

The juice of the fruit should be allowed
to stand for twenty-four hours before max ak
Ing jelly as the result of your work.
If you have dedicated the largest and
sunniest chamber TO the ''some time guest
and slept in 7x9 one yourself, don't per-
petuate the suicidal folly another day.
Such a sacrifice is not essential to the most
beautiful hospitality
If one has dark eyebrows that grow
across the bridge of the nose touching the
line of hair that connects the brows with
peroxide of hydrogen, applied with a small
paint brush, will, it is said. cause the OBJ
Jectional line to become so light as scarcely
to be seen.
An excellent remedy for sunburn as well
as chapped hands. consists of one ounce of
citric acid two ounces of roseWater and
two ounces Of glycerine This prepara-
ton is especially valuable to counterfeit the
irritating effect on the skin of strong alkali
soaps such as are used in washing dishes
and for other household purposes.
A cooking teacher insists that it is not a
notion, but a fact, that the cream should
be poured first into the cup and then coffee
added to insure the most satisfactory blend
ing of the two. AS perfect coffee is a mat
ter of several carefully followed small pro-
cesses, it is reasonable that this precedence
of the cream may be one of them.
The following recipe, given by a dealer in
cellent polish for the smooth surfaces of
pianos and other fine furniture: Mix four
tablespOOnfuls of sweet oil, four of turpen-
q
drops of household ammonia. Shake well
and apply with an old silk or flannel CLOTH
rubbing thoroughly. Use a second cloth to
rub the mixture into the grain of the wood
and a third to polish.
An old housekeeper says it is by far the
best plan to make ones own lemon haVor-
ing for cakes and buildings. Before cutting
a lemon to extract the juice, wash and wipe
it with q soft cloth; then CRATE off all the
delicate yellow skin, not taking any of the
white bitter part. Place the grated peel in
u KK~iF a hG6
with graduated sugar. Keep the bottle
tightly corked The sugar becomes Satu-
rated with the oil from the peel and when
used in place of extracts gives most de-
licious flavor.
The best scheme for a picnic or lunch
basket is to have no basket at all, but to
substitute it by a number of bOXes-Shoe
boxes, If not too largea-strapped together
with a shawl strap. These are easily car
red, and can be thrown aside when lunch
is over. Line the boxes with oiled paper,
ard let one contain sandwiches, another
cake, another cups, napkins and such ne
cessities. They can thus be kept fresh and
opened as desired, and, altogether, are aA
Improvement on the basket, where things
start in compartments and finish in confu-
sion.
A pretty design for an embroidered coun-
terpane is of apple blossoms. In the center
is a large and heavy branch. A smaller one
is in each corner with sprays scattered
lightly here and there. These are all en-
bfoidered solidly with Asiauc Caspian floss.
The apple blossoms are worked with three
or four shades of pink, and white is used in
the high lights on the flower petals; the I'M
der parts of the flower, which turn
over, are worked with a deeper pink, to
contrast with the lighter tones used in
working the rest of the flowers. The
stamens are put in with two shades of yell
low silk. and small French knots give a
raised appearance which is pleasing. The
whole tone Of the buds is pinker than the
flowers. Soft, pretty shades of green are
used to embroider the leaves and stems.
The calyX. stems and young leaves are
worked with the lighter shades of silk,
while the darker shades of bronze or apple
green are used for the larger leaves. The
branches are embroidered with q silk of u
dull copper shade. If finer embroidery is
liked Roman or flo may be used. The fCun-
dalton of the Counterpart should be butch
er'S linen,