The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-09-05
HINTS.

water, then lay the piece on a towel or
cloth of the same size, place another
over and roll up. In an hour or less it
will be ready to iron. as it dries very
quickly in this way. Always iron on
the wrong side, then turn the piece on
the right side and go over with a small
iron the part that is plain. Hot water
and the sun are foes to embroidery, and
will fade them very quickly. hence
great %precaution should be taken in
having the water lukewarm, and never
hang embroidery out in the sun to dry.
Never hang an incongruous lot of pic
lures on lowered walls. Let such paper
itself take the place of decoration. Only
soft, ~colorless gray and black or black
and white are permissible on wall paper
with floral or conventional designs, and
only a limited number of these. In dec
Grating you walls, reserve the gold pat
terms for railways and the plain tints
for library and reception room, ana on
these plain walls place your colored
works of art in combination with en-
cravings and etchings. The platino-
types now reproduce in perfection cele-
brated paintings of the old masters, and
these every one should strive to pos
sess. Photographs especially of scenes
visited are always interesting, and
should be hung in easy range of the eye
and good judgment is necessary in plac-
ing them to the best advantage for cor
rect lights and convenient heights.
To preserve the straws of a broom
from becoming damp, always hang the
broom by the Lille device attached to
the handle, or in the absence of this,
tack on a loop in a convenient place,
but in any event do not let the straws
stand on the floor. A good plan, when
through sweeping, is to soak the broom
a few moments in warm soapsuds.
Shake it thoroughly and hang it up i'm
mediately. A broom treated this way
will last twice the time of n standing
on the floor. When the straws become
bent a broom is very soon rendered
useless.
Little tables for 5 o'clock teas are now
made with two shelves. The upper one,
in the form Of a tray, can be removed
with its contents after the service, leav-
ing a regular fancy top. On this try
place only cups and saucers ana dishes
necessary in serving, cream pitcher,
sugar bowl and tea urn. while on the
lower shelf the sandwiches, cakes and
fancy waters may be placed.
Face steaming is always good for
pimples. if followed by closing the pores
by dashing it with cold water. Tunnels
can be procured from any of the tin
shops, which if put in the nose of a
tea kettle will make a splendid home
affair for steaming the face; or a clever
tinsmith can make one, throwing a
towel over the patients head to keep in
the steam.
Freckles can be remedied by touching
them twice a day with lemon juice or
buttermilk, or with scraped horseradish
and milk mixed in the proportion of a
tablespoon of the former to a teacupful
of the latter.
For perspiring feet. add a little borax
to warm water before bathing, and
these should be powdered with lycopo-
dunn after bathing. For corns, use a
c%orn-knife, smoothing the corns with
pumice stone.
An excellent wash for the eyes is
made by mixing Is drops of spirits of
camphor with one t%easpoonful of boric
acid and two-thirds of a cupIul of boil
ing water. Strain through muslin and
apply twice a day. Splendid for weak,
tired or inflamed eyes; also for eyes
that weep over things they shouldn't.
Eggplant.
Stuffed eggplant may be improved in
appearance by sewing it in the shell.
Secure an eggplant with the green
stem on; this is to serve as a handle.
Cut a piece from the top of the egg
plant for cover. Remove the inside
carefully, so as to not break the skin.
chop the pulp and ada to it
2 cups Of crater bread crumbs.
1-3 cup of water.
l cup cooked tomato.
Pepper.
Salt.
Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in
a frying pan, aud the eggplant and
seasoning, and cook until the eggplant
is soft. Serve very hot in heated she'll.
Stuffed Peppers.
For stuffed peppers, one needs the
green Spanish sweet pepper. Cut a thin
slice from the stem end and remove the
seeds. Then cover with water and
simmer for Is minutes. Drain and fill
with following dressing:
2 cupfuls finely chopped cooked veal.
l cupful water.
2 tablespoonbuls of butter.
Mix together, fill pepper, sprinkling
the tops with bread crumbs. Bake for Is
minutes in a hot oven.
Fruit Salad.
Their name is legion, but the founda-
ton of this particular n is a pine
apple. Pare it, and remove the eyes
carefully; then shred with a silver fork.
Pile in the center of a low dish in it's
original shape, and heap any fruit de-
sired around it. Sprinkle with sugar
and lemon juice. Marachino may also
be used. Cool on the ice for several
hours before serving.
Frozen Watermelon.
Cut the watermelon into two-inch
squares, sprinkle with sugar and wine,
pack in a freezer, and freeze for an
hour.
Watermelon on Ice.
Cut the watermelon in halves, and
with a large spoon scoop out spoonfuls.
Freeze these as in the recipe Just given,
or simply chill thorough on ice. Serve
on cracked ice, and garnish with sweet
peas. The color scheme in this is very
attractive.
Peach Snow.
Select large ripe peaches, pare and