Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-30
Unique Wall Decorations.

Walls hung with lace for drawing
room or boudoir have lovely effect.
and this kind of decoration is not
necessarily expensive. The designs
which are now carried out in Noting
ham net are indescribably effective on
wall over q plain -colored paper.
Ferns, garlands and every sort of ex-
quisite patterns may be purchased,
and by utilizing the borders panels of
great beauty may be constructed and
framed in with narrow strips of gold
moulding. A plain pink boudoir,
with walls done in this way, where
Dresden china ornaments and water
colors are used on the furnishings,
wonld be most effective. The curtains
would naturally be of the same lace,
and their effect might be enhanced by
drapery of soft china silk of the same
pale tint as the walls, while the floor
could be covered by a light sage green
''tlling and white fur for rugs.
Quaint effects in the way of family
tinted brocade- covered sofas and
chairs, buhl tables and flowers, grow
ing everywhere, seem natural COM
plement to the rest of the room.
In small house drawing-room
might be treated in this way aud the
adjoining dining-room hung with the
French woven tapestries which are
now so truly artistic in design and
coloring. AS these are also in light
tints they would accord perfectly with
the delicate effect of the other room,
rb ;lo +1,o;, ,ol;1;t,, would ha op,,ro
pirate for the less frivolous atmos-
phere of dining room. If exactly
the right tint were chosen, it would
be pretty to have all the woodwo k
in the dining room stained green.
The stain, which should be light leaf
green, should be applied to the nat
ural wood lone coat will be sufficient),
and then varnish with filler, sand
papered, aud finally rubbed with oil.
This gives the soft finish which is so
desirable. The chairs and table could
be treated in the same way, for by
special arrangement with furniture
d ealer any articles OF furniture may
be procured directly from the factory
without being vanished.
Recipes.
Baked Parsnips - Peel and cook in
boiling salted water with teaspoon
full of butter; drain, cut in small por-
tion dip in egg, then in flour. put
dice of butter on each and bake TO
deep yellow crust.
Potatoes Served with Cheese-Four
large cold potatoes chopped fine aud
sprinkled with saltspoonful of salt;
allow one pint of seasoned white
sauce to which has been added four
tablespoonfuls of grated cheese; mix
with potatoes, turn into butt.red
baking dish and brown in a quick
oven.
Fricaseed Eggs-Put two table
spoonfuls of butter into hot skillet,
and when melted add one tablespoon
full of -four, sprig of chopped pars-
ley, half a pint of highly seasoned
stock and half dozen chopped mush-
rooms; stir constantly and simmer for
five minutes before adding six hard
boiled eggs sliced, Boil up once and
serve. Garnish with parsley.
White Icing for Cake-Sift half
pound of powdered sugar into bowl,
add the whites of two eggs, stir five
minutes. add few drops of lemon
jui,e, beat we'll with small wooden
spoon for five minutes, then pour it
over the cake. Set the cake for few
minutes in slow oven. remove and
set aside to cool. A few drops of
pink coloring may be added to this
icing, if it is desired to make pink
icing by this recipe.
Chartreuse of Chicken Chop fine
two teacupfuls of cold chicken; add
one tablespoonful of onion juice, two
thirds of a toaspoonful of salt, one
fourth of teaspoonFul OF white pep
per and yolks of two eggs. Mix we'll
and add two tablespoonfuls of tomato
sauce. Line deep mould with plain
boiled rice about half an inch thick,
fill with mixture, cover with rice:
then put cover on mould, set in
steamer aud cook one hour; serve
with tomato sauce.