Evening star., 1899-03-18

so the skin will not break, ana cover with
boiling water. Ada half tablespoonful
OF salt, two pinchss Of. black pepper.
one sliced onion, three tablesspoonfufs Of
vinegar a bay leaf, two gloves and a bou-
and two punches OF parsley root tied to-
gether. Cook eight minutes and serve on a
hot platter garnished with slices Of lemon
and few sprigs of parsley. Pass with it
a gravy boat OF plain drawn butter sauce or
sauce piquante made by adding a table,
spoonful each Of vinegar and lemon Juice
two tablespoonfuls each of chopped capers,
pickles and olives. half teaspoonful Of
a pint Of the drawn butter.
The brass bed stif holds its own, the
most Of the chamber sets sold having the
brass bed instead Of one like the dresser,
bureau and chiffonier. A new finish is
called the satin or Etruscan, giving a beau
tifully soft velvet effect to the brass Cano-
pies are largely used over the beds, most
frequently being put up in the form of
domes. In q room newly furnished in Law
ender, white and gold, the draperies over
bed and dressing table are surmounted by
clusters of lavender and white ostrich
feathers. looking like the old picture book
Bird's-eye maple decorated with wreaths
and garlands of pink roses, Wisteria or
tiny asters in shades of pink and lilac is
much in evidence for comparatively mex
peUslNe sets, WIllle Duicu ElarQQetry or OLD
mahogany appeals to those with deeper
purses.
Good macaroni should be cream colored,
and when broken should not split. After
boiling in water equal to eight times it's
bulk, turn into a colander and run cold
water over it to prevent the pieces stick
ing together. In scalloping, put layer
of macaroni in the buttered pudding dish
then one of grated cheese and one of white
nj
Of macaroni and cheese. Repeat until the
dish is full, then cover with a tablespoon
full of bread crumbs stirred in a teaspoon
full Of melted butter. Allow half the amount
of grated cheese that you have of maca-
rOni
A French cooking teacher in advocating
the use of copper kitchen utensils has
sounded q word of warning against put
ting them Or any other dishes used in cook
ing away in dark closets. Keep them where
there is fresh circulation of pure air, she
says, and give no chance for germs to find
a lodgment. Copper saucepans are expen-
sive in the first place, but they never
scorch, are cleanly, and if FURNISHED every
day, with an extra cleaning once a week,
will last twenty-five years without need of
renewal
In the grand spring cleaning, when nails
and screws refuse to fasten securely in
the plaster. and life looks dark and drear
by reason of their obstinacy, look up and
try this simple remedy given by a pro-
fessional picture hanger. Enlarge the hole
made by the screw, says this genius, and
thoroughly moisten the edges of the plaster
with water. Then fill the space with plas-
ter of paris and press the screw in the soft
plaster. When it hardens the screw will be
found to hold firmly.
Plated silver orange cups sold singly or
by the half dozen, are among the new de-
vices which orange lovers will appreciate.
The cup holds half orange, with the
broad face upward, while the fruit is firmly
clamped inside This simple contrivance
will doubtless do much to obviate the ne
cessity deplored by the good ladies of Gran
ford, of withdrawing to the privacy of ones
own room to indulge in sucking the luscious
fruit.
Dainty fruit and bon bon dishes and
spoons now come in Norwegian Transparent
enamel of the richest coloring.