The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-06
Suggestions for the Household.

Lamp shades Of c~retonne to match
the popular chintz hangings of country
homes, are shown. They are protect
ed by asbestos lining or guard frames.
Coffee tablets are one of the latest
additions to condensed food. Ole of
these dropped into a cup of hot water
produces quickly the breakfast coffee.
and should be useful for the picnic
basket as well as for the light house
keeper.
French women are going to take
their dips in the sea this summer in
black satin and black taffeta bathing
dresses. 1t has been discovered that
these fabrics stand the sea water ex-
cellently. One would wish, however,
10 observe the experiment carefully be-
fore deserving the known virtues of
mohair and good quality flannel.
Orange charlotte is a delicate dish,
and is made from orange jelly, slightly
thickened. Use a pint of the jelly, and
after it is cold enough to be slightly
thick, beat in a pint of whipped cream
with the whites of two eggs. Line a
mould with lady fingers in~terspersed
with a few slices of orange, and pour
in the mixture. Serve cold with a GUS
tard made from the yolks of the eggs
and a pint of milk.
This is the moment when in country
homes o little preventive action will be
productive of much comfort in relation
to the wasp pest. These belligerent
little insects have by this time appear
ed and located themselves in their
hooks in the crevices of piazza-railings
and stone house foundations. In one
of the tracts issued from the Entomol-
ogical Department at Washington, it is
advised to watch when the hole is full
at night Of the wandering insects and
then pour a generous dose of chloro-
form into it. This will exterminate
the colony at one blow.
A city housekeeper contrives to have
rain water to wash her blankets before
putting them away for the summer
She does this by tapping the caves
pipe, using a large clean barrel to hold
the water. 1t should not be put under
during a shower, but after a steady
rain has washed the SCOT and dirt from
the roof, and the water is flowing clean.
Nothing is better than this kind of
water for the blankets. 1t is easy to
manage their washing at home with a
little care. Some housekeepers put
them in a pair a week, but if an odd
day towards the latter end of the week
is taken, it car all be done at once.
The clam cocktail is prepared very
much as the oyster relish of the same
name. The title of either is a misno-
mer, so far as the use of spirituous
liquors is concerned. Either may be
made without such. Half a dozen of
the smallest clans are selected, and are
served in a tall glass. Over them is
poured a sort of sauce, made of a table,
spoonful of the liquor, a pinch of cay.
enne, a ~teaspoonful each of vinegar, to-
basco sauce, and tomato catsup. Stir
the cocktail before serving and send it
to the table ice cold. The cocktail is
eaten with an oyster fork, a few sips of
the liquor being taken afterward.
1t is a testimony to u growing sani-
tary wisdom that bedrooms should now
be so universally done in light effects.
The heavy suits of furniture deemed
indispensable to the bride setting up
housekeeping a generation ago, aud
which took a considerable share of the
outft-purchase money, are today the
most unstable articles sent to an auc-
ton room. A large and splendid black
walnut beGstead hat cost sixty dollars
thirty years ago, without even springs,
brought a dollar and a half at an auc-
ton sale. With it was sent a small
white iron bedstead with brass trim
mings, the sort that costs eight and a
bali to ten dollars. This was sold the
same day for three dollars, a good evil
dence of the proportionate demand for
the two articles. No heavy draperies
are put in the modern bedroom, only
dainty and washable stuffs. The air is
allowed to penetrate freely and the
light us well, extra shades of green
Holland being provided TO darken the
room for the morning nap. The heavy
mahogany or walnut dresser has gone
with the big bedstead, the chiffonier
and a little dressing-table with a cheval-
glass taking its place.