Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27

in all sorts Of dainty colorings and artistic
designs. These are put around the walls
lengthwise, three rows usually sufficing.
A frieze of Japanese pictures makes the
covering still more effective. For a small
amount of money picture book with
folded leaves that stretch out from TWEEN
ty-fve to thirty or more feet can be OBJ
tanned. The corners may be artistically
cut off by spreading Japanese fan across
each to join the two lengths Of frieze.
Buriap is also largely utilized for halls and
dining rooms, used alone or in combination
with denim one of the most unique ana
charming of rooms was one decorated by
Mrs. Hamilton Hayne wife of the southern
poet, in their simple cottage near Augusta,
Ga. Through Mr.. Haynes connection with
the press he was in constant receipt OF
magazines, books. papers and book cata-
logues. All the really fine pictures we're
carefully cut out by Mrs. Hayne, as well as
the fashion plates In black and white. The
fine pictures were then pasted on the walls,
layer of newspapers being put on hrSt,
directly over the rough boards. while the
fashion pictures cut in cross strips gave a
black and white border that most eff
fective.
Flower rooms" are a popular fad for
summer furnishing, the same flower design
appearing in wall paper draperes and fur
niture. sweetbriar room is cool, fresh
and dainty, therefore especially appropriate
for a young girls room. 1t should have
plain old rose walls walls covered with
paper on winch the SWeelDTldT roses anu
leaves appear; the ceiling lightly decorated
and on the floor the green-toned summer
rugs or Japanese mating. Bureau, bed,
toilet table and chairs, simple in shape,
come in plain white wood, with a soft in
stead of a high-glazed finish which gives
fitting background for the sprawling design
of leaves and full-blown roses. The ham
dies of the dressing case drawers. the
swinging mirror hinges, etc, are of silver.
To correspond with this motif there are
ner seat and pillows, the curtains and bed
draperieS.
The simplest way of serving a salad at
the table without the trouble of making
mayonnaise or cooked dressing is to put
in the bottom of the salad bowl a half tea
spoonful of onion juice scraped from the
onion, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper. accord
ing TO taste. Into this are laid the cress
lettuce leaves, turning and tossing with the
salad knife and fork. SO that the whole
salad is mixed with the dressing. This is
the usual French method of preparing
salad. good proportion for the ingredi-
ents will be found to be a half teaspoonful
of salt dash of white pepper or paprka.
four tablespoonfuls of olive oil and table
spoonful of vinegar lemon juice. Some
prefer 1t with half teaspoonful of Wor-
cestershire or Tobasco sauce added.
An Italian dressing that may also be
made at the table calls for half teaspoon
full of salt, quarter of a teaspoonful of
pepper and teaspoonful of tomato catsup
or paste. Rub the salad spoon and the
bottom of the bowl with a Glove of garlic,
and add gradually to the catsup four table,
spoonfuis of olive oil, mixing carefully
Pour in a tablespoonful of tarragon vine
gar, beat thoroughly and mix with salad.
In covering the piano for the summer a
thick, heavy cover should be selected. If
thin one is used the dust sitting through
grinds on the polished wood in a most
harmful way In taking the cover off flick
the top lightly with a feather duster-one
of the few occasions when feather buster
is to be recommended; then wipe with an
old silk handkerchief
A stubborn attack of hiccoughs will al
most invariably yield if a drop of oil of
cassia Cinnamon on a piece of sugar IS
given to the sufferer every ten or fifteen
minutes. This has been proved effective
when all other remedies have failed.
Little onions are now boiled and served
on toast after the manner of asparagus.
| This affords change from the stereOtyped
way of serving and will usually be found
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