Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

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tees with deep purses are rejoiced Fail
| ing the original, the housewife of moderat,
| aspirations can treat her family to chicken
| terrapin, which is also excellent. but not
expensive. 1t Is an admirable dish for the
Sunday night tea, when Johns friends drop
l in to take bite and sup" and lends itself
with easy grace to the before the ewes of
all men chatting dish. All the ingredients
may be prepared beforehand, so that it's
evolution, watched by admiring table,
appears as easy as the traditional failing
of a log" Have ready and measured out
one full cup of chicken meat, cut or chop
ped in rather small pieces; one-uuart.r of a
cup of cream or chicken stock two table,
sroonfuls of butter, one tablespoonful of
flour, one-Quarter of a teaspoonful each of
cloves. cayenne, Woreeste rshire sauce and
thin lemon rind, the giblets of the chicken
minced fine, one hard-boiled egg rubbed to
paste, one level saltspoon of salt and
one-quarter cup of sherry, or, in case of a
white ribboner, little more cream or stock
in place of the wine. Mix the salt and
spice with the flour, melt the butter, add
the -four, then the stock, or cream chicken
gibets, wine, and so forth If it seems dry
add still more stock, and beat thoroughly.
Only that and nothing more, and even
connoisseur in terrapin will vote it not only
good, but very like the original
1LoFeIS VI udttS IlIdy lSIcltdCG themselves
that this fruit is receiving the highest COM
menda ton from food experts, who have
studied it from a hygienic standpoint.
Dates, they declare, can claim merits not
combined in any other product of the vege-
ia bic world.
More nutritious than apples or berries,
and easily digestible, they will keep the ex-
perimenter in excellent health anywhere be-
tv cen the equator and the neigh borhood of
the polar regions. Slowly masticated, one
at time, about every two hours, they will
palliate the feelings of gastric uneasiness
that DIS ress dyspepics when the overtaXed
digestive organs require rest from heartier
food. All dyspeptics, say the date devo-
tees. should carry a pocketful of these
dried fruits with Them giving the prefer
ence to the golden-brown variety over the
large yellow or small black Sorts
Spinach, as all the world knows, is one
of the most wholesome of vegetables, but
there are ways and ways of serving it,
sc much more tempting than others. At
a dainty home luncheon recently the dish
of spinach when brought on looked almost
too pretty to eat. 1t had been cooked I'M
covered and with salt, SO that it retained
it's natural green color. Chopped very fine
and seasoned well, it was piled up mound
shaped in pretty dish, and crowned by a
hard-boiled egg cut so as to cleverly imi-
tate a water lily in bloom. The white of
the egg slit down into petals and turn
ed back. while the yellow yolk standing
above and just manipulated slightly to give
IT the SOFT appearance OF the golden plSlll
made the whole effect an excellent "coun-
terfeit presentment" of the water flower.
A some hat novel and certainly conven-
tiona1 fruit arrangement was noticed lately
at banquet given by one of the large alum
rae associa tons in a swell uptown hotel
large round platter formed the base. from
which rose a pyramid of fruit as regularly
constructed as the Efffel tower. First q
layer of big russell apples above an
other of yellow pears; again layer of
small; red-cheeked apples; then more pears,
still growing beautifully less. Clusters of
purple and white grapes came next and last
ly tuft of leaves to surmount the struc-
ture. The whole ediice was about a foot
and a half in height, but, unfortunately, so
constructed that no one would dare disturb
Its fair proportions for fear of demolshng
the entire arrangement.
Excuse me-" said a gentleman lately to
a young woman just coming out of a store
in process of renovation and whose cloth
jacket bore several long streaks of the
white paint which she had just encounter
ed, Il hope you won't think I'm trying to
f1rt, but l want to tell you the easiest way
to get that paint off Just wait until it
dries, then rub the paint streaks together in |
your hands. so" crushing up imaginary
folds and rubbing them vigorously together.
The young woman was somewhat Skepticai, |
but later in the day. when the paint had |
dried tried the remedy suggested with COM
plete success. Not a suspicion of paint re- |
manned to tell the tale
The English custom of naming rooms |
after their special decorations is one that |
commends itself to the esthetically inclined. |
Who would not rather lay herself down to |
rest in the apple blossom or ''chrysanthe- |
mum bed room and dress in the Undine |
or Narcissus dressing room than be driven |
to find refuge in the third story back or |
the second floor hal?" Even Aunt |
James" or Uncle Elijah's'' rooms do not |
appeal to the guest who has never had the |
privilege of meeting those estmable rela-
tives when in the flesh.
The old-fashoned potato penwiper is sup
planting on many desks the more fantastic |
but less useful modern contrivances. A fine,
fat potato set beside the inkStand not only |
cleans the pen, but is better than any rack |
for holding it when not in use.
The announcement that all preparations |
have been made to soon place upon the |
market refined sugar put up in cloth pack |
ages and guaranteed as to weight and quail |
ity VIII please the woman who deprecateS
the unnecessary handling of food supplies. |
The sugar is to be packed like bag of salt, |
but the cloth is much more closely woven. |
beautiful English wall paper recently |
imported shows satin surface over which |
birds are scattered, some flying, others al
rest and still others Just poised for flight
good idea in filling large jardiniere for |
winter Is to place big artificial palm in |
the center, using real ferns for the banking |
all around it.
If a sleeping child seems restless 1t is well I