The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
Odds and Ends.

There Is no need in hesitating between
genuine Turkish rug and ever so good an
imitation, for the real article has every
stitch lxl1ptted The colorS and the patterns
are frequently copied very closely. But
you may be certain whether the rug is an
imitation or not by examining the stitch.
If the rug is genuine the knotted stitch
will resist every effort TO pun 1T out
A dessert easily prepared and very good
is made by cutting into very fine bits two
apples four oranges and six bananas.
They should be cut into as small pieces
as if they had been chopped, only do not
chop them, as the juice would be lost. Add
one large cup of sugar. Then beat
forms on top. Set the mixture away to
cool and serve well chilled
Instead of the ordinary apple sauce with
roast pork. try apples prepared In an old
fashioned style. Pare and core nine apples,
put them into an earthen baking dish with
a little water, cover closely and bake. tut
into a saucepan one-half coffee cup of hot
water. Thicker 1t very slightly, then add
one tablespoon butter, two tablespoons
whisky and three tablespoons sugar and q
little nutmeg. When the apples are well
baked take them up on the dish on which
they are to be served. pour the dressing
over them and serve as a vegetable.
To Take Out Bruises in Furniture.-Wet
the place well with warm water, then take
some brown paper five or six times doubled
place, apply that hot flatiron till the
moisture is evaporated, and if the bruise is
not gone, repeat the same; you will find
after two or three applications the dent or
bruise is raised level with the surface; or,
If the bruise is small soak it we'll with
warm water and apply red-hot poker
near the surface, keeping ii continually
wetted. and you will soon find the indenta-
ton vanished.
A new idea in embroidery has at least
inc 20 ND fc yln1
embroidery and may show fair results with
little skill. In fact no skill is needed be-
sides a careful choice or decision in ar
rangement of color, and this difficulty may
be overcome by using shades of one color
only: for instance, pretty cream satin Is
decorated with a simple conventional de-
sign, the flowers being made of red
sequins. shading from the palest pink to a
leaves are made OF little stitches of narrow
green ribbons. 1t Is all so simple that any
one could do It. Great care should be
taken to sew the sequins on firmly and
fasten everything off securely. The fasci-
nation about sequin or spangle work is the
extreme rapidity with which 1t may be
done.
Some hints from dyer are surprising.
One of these is that as a rule the poorest
silk dyes better than richer quality; also
that any silk takes light colors most sue
cesSfully. The best satisfaction is given
in all-wool fabrics, which dye beautifully.
Silk pushes cannot be dyed, while wooden
ones dye handsomely. Another bit of in
formation on the same line Is that the silk
and chiffon lamp-shades can be cleaned
AS some OF these are very elaborate and
expensive, their restoration is a desirable
thing. y new department in some of the
dyeing and cleaning houses is that of sui
phur-cleaning. This is intended for all
kinds of household hangings that become
soiled. AS the process not only restores to
the articles their freshness and purity, but
rlc 10 ~rpvHfc to l.
useful for blankets, fur rugs and other
wool materials liable to be moth-infested