Evening star., 1899-07-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

One of our largest supporters of oriental
| rugs has this word of warning to say re-
garding their cleansing Do not allow them
| or any other carpet to be cleaned on the
| floor, as many are now doing, especially in
hotels, club houses and large private homes.
| While the widely advertised process of
| cleaning without the necessity of taking
| them up gives the surface of rug or car
pet fresh, bright leols 1t is sure to rot the
| fabric. The dirty water soaking through
| the carpet has no way of escaping, and
leaves strata OF mud between the warps,
| which soon or late destroy the threads.
| Many Of the smaller rug dealers are adver-
| t1sing to clean and renovate the rugs in
their stores. AS they have no facilities on
hand for the thorough washing such as is
| given the rugs in the running water in the
| orient, they merely spread them on the
| floor, mailing them at the corners so that
they may not shrink, and then scrub them.
! II you can have the rugs beaten at home
| SO 1nuch the better; but, failing that, they
may be sent to the large steam cleaning
factories. If beaten at home, they may
afterward be spread upon the floor anG the
soned spots washed out with solution of
soap bark borax and water allowing an
! ounce of the bark to gallon of hot wafer
] If this is done carefully, and then the sur
lace OF the rug is carefully wiped with
cloth wrung quite dry in the suds. the rugs
| Will emerge clean, lustrous and in no wise
| injured.
Delicious southern waffles are these that
hail from Georgia. Allow to each pint of
flour two eggs one and one-haIf cupfus
milk or cream, butter the size of walnut
sprinkle of salt and a small teaspoonful of
baking powde", If desired. They can, how
ever, be made without quite as we'll Mix
the salt and baking powder, if used, well
into the flour. Rub the butter in evenly
then add the eggs %ell beaten and stirred
into the milk. Have the waffle irons hot
bake Immediately. The batter must be
| rather thin. about the consistency of good
paste.
While the wholesome and medicinal
blackberry is still in market a supply of
blackberry cordial should be made and laid
one side against day of need Put the
biackberries in preserving kettle or stone
jar, set inside the washboiler or a large pan
of water, and simmer until soft Strain
through cheesecloth wrung out of boiling
water. Measure the juice and allow to
each quart two tablespoonfuls of ground
Cloves Two of mace, two of allspice and
four of ground cinnamon. Tie the spices in
thin bags. Boil juice. a pound of granu-
lated sugar and the spices together for fif-
teen minutes skimming we'll Add one pint
of best brandy and set aside in a covered
vessel to cool. When perfectly cold strain
out the spices and bottle sealing the corks
The pistachio seed or nut, whose use in
this country has heretofore been restricted
to the coioring of ices and creams for the
confectioners and pastry cooks, is now
being imported in larger quantities The
tree which bears the olive-like fruit con-
tdlnlng the nut is a native of western Asia.
The seeds are irregularly- oval. about an
inch long. of a reddish green externally
and within of bright green, exceedingly
pleasant to the taste. The cover which in
ha is -ta11
not unlike a brachiopod. The great fond
ness of the Greeks and Turks for the seeds
!, IS SAID to be the reason why SO few have
found their way, into commerce In Europe
they are candied in the same way that
almonds are sugared {
Before sending table linen to the laundry.
at this season especially, it should be care
tuliy looked over, and all stains removed.
Ordinarily, fruit stains may be readily
taken out by spreading the stained part OF
the fabric over the topFof a bowl and pour
ing hot water from the tea kettle through
the stain. Peach stains will not WELD to
this treatment; but if rubbed in alcohol be-
fore putting the linen in water they will
usually disappear. If; more heroic meas
ufeS are necessary, use JaVelle water. but
rinse with the utmost dthoroughness after
ward to prevent the eating Of the CLOTH
An excellent hot-weather salad is the
chlHonade. This consists Of nearly all the
salads in season; for instance, lettuce es-
carole tomato, romaine, chicory beets and
celery, cut in long slices. The dressing for
s shls salad .,t Is made as follows: Take one
hard-boiled egg and mash it as fine as pos
sibie with a fork; then add two pinches of
t-paprika and pinch of salt, half a tea
spoonful of French mustard, a teaspoonful
or minced chives, two tabespoonfuls of oil
and three of vinegar Shake we'll add 10
the salad, toss together and serve.
Houses that are to be closed during the
hnyy
and chandeliers covered with cheese cloth
or thin cotton to protect them from dust
and flies. The open CRATES should have
sheet-iron screens fitted into them to nra-
vent the SCOT sitting down into the room
Inc Ice box should be left wide open, and
empty, with the exception of a shallow dish
n!ied with charcoal Wrap the books in
newspaper and brush the upholstered fur
niture carefully and cover with muslin mt
ting sheets of ordinary tar roofing paper
underneath.
The pretty English custom of sending
boxes of wedding cake after quiet home
wedding to relatives and near friends of the
prlde and groom is being rapidly adopted
mere ana the dainty white packages tied
with RIBBON and ornamented with the in
teriaced monograms in silver of bride and
groom form most attrac tive souvenirs of
she occasion The boxes already wrapped
Tor distribution are furnished by the cater
er, and, it goes without saying add SUBJ
stantlally to the expense of the wedding
JaVelle water may be made at home by
dlssolviHg four pounds of washing soda in
four quarts of soft water. Boil ten minutes
take from the fire. and add one pound of
chloride of lime. Cool quickly and keen
uGhtly corked. AS this is very strong. it
must be handled with care.
Bread made crisp and brown by being
sliced and baked in a hot oven makes a
valuable breakfast dish for those who are
to No k,,tf
eaten with this bread.
Asafoetida is said to be a valuable remedy
Tor the insomnia occurring in the aged
Lisle Thread Gloves.
From the Kansas City Star.
Thread gloves, having for years been the
joy of the simple and sensible, have recent
ly been taken up with a rush by the fash
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