The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-15
THE HOME.

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the buffet automatique, and New York
is soon to set mp one. This new
style restaurants has no walters; IL IL
nothing but huge slot machine, and 10
beats even our quick lunch counters.
Women and children, business men and
workmen throng these restaurants
Abroad the machines are stationed In
hand somely furnished rooms filled with
m arbie top tables and upholstered chairs.
One whole side Of the room 10 lifted with
what looks like an immense buffet. with
no eatables In sight. There are innumsr-
abis taps all labeled. II one wants .
sandwich, he drops dime into the slot
labeled "chieksn sandwich" or "salad
sandwich" as the case may be, and out
slides tray with whatever he has PAID
fer, with knife. and fork and napkin.
There are salads and pastry and meats TO
te had and all kinds OF drinks imagin-
atle. holding . glEss under the tap, the
visitor drors In his dime or Di,kel and
when the glass 10 full Of tea or OF fee or
milk-or even wins-the tap autoinatical-
ly CLOSES.
Cnildren like to s,e the candles and
sodas appear before them like magic;
women think 10 Is fun and men admire
the quisknsss Of It. There Is a manager
who guides bewiidered folks and q
cashier who changes bills Tor you II you
have no dimes or nickele. but that 10 all the
have these automatic bunets and Vienna
has one SO large that over 400 kinds Of
foods and drink may be had. -Exchange.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
To skim q sauce the expert cook will
draw the saucepan to the side Of the FIRE
to stop the boiling. and add teaspoon
rul of cold water, which promptly cauIes
the grease to rise.
A pretty way In which black velvet 10
put around the waist Of one white gown
is worth repssting. There are three rows
of halt inoh wide velvet. At the front Of
the effect Of one piece Of inch-and-a-half.
wide velvet. But from there they grad
ualIy separate until In the middle Of the
back they are their own width apart and
are fastened each with tiny black bow.
IL gives pretty little aorsslst effect and
IL exceedingly simple.
i For rhubarb jelly the stalks are out and
stewsd gently until tender. 10 quart
OF the rhubarb pint Of sugar and . lit
tie mora than q half box Of gelatine 10
allowed. Soak the xelatine In . little
GOLD water and add to the rhuharb while
the latter is warm, rubbing tbs mixture
through sieve. pour into mould and
serve with whipped cream. While the
stalks are young and lander, ssas they are
ct present, the rhubarb need NOT be
peeled.
A few drops of alcohol mixed with
littls olive oil In the proportion of two
and ons.hAlr parts OF oil to half part
OF alcohol Is bettsr-nixture with which
to rub polished tables than the plain oil.
The alcohol outs and tzkes.eff any grease.
dust or trifiiag stain.
10 clean q carpst ut can be dons on
the Il 1or II care IL taken)i 10 quart Of
warm water add five ounceI OF CASTLE
soap cut tine, bring to boil and add
two ounces OF pulvefizsd horax. Let this
become cold, then add two ounces OF
ammori Ia, half an ouncs each OF sulphuric
ether, glyoerine and spirits OF wine. Put
two tablsspoonfuls OF this mixture into .
q uaft OF warm water, and with o sponge
rub few square feet al line. Do not
use the water go freely as to wet the oar
pet through TO the wrong SIDE. huD
with clean cloth wrung very dry and
often from clear warm water. This 10 Q
mcst excellent receipt, one that IL used
by professional carpet cisAners.-The
Gentleman.
Salt we'll rubbed In with . soft scr NIB
brush will clsan beautifully mating and
any sort OF wicker work. With the salt
plenty OF tepid water must also be used.
Brass knobs, andirons. etc., may be
kept bright by rubbing them once =
with salt and vinegar. Paint
may be removed from wiadow glAsa by
the application OF hot vinegar.
Turpentine will remove paint from