Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-28
I HOUSE
FOLD
LIMITS

This is the time Of the year when the
woman who dotcs on gathering In the rich
treasure trove from wood and meadow
seashore and country roadside finds her
self In her element For once the question
OF cost in dollars and cents is lacking II
is natures bargain day. with everything
free and chromos thrown in. All that is
needed is the seeing eye the nimble W.T. to
discern possibilities in her free gifts and
the strength and opportunity to garner
them in.
Seashells
In seashells there are no end OF delight
full possibilities for Christmas presents The
little ones are exquisite linked into chains
necglaces. lampshades and even portleres,
II one has the patience to attempt SO large
a job. There Is a new-od fashion this year
of making dainty little jewel and work
boxes out of the small Shells g.u!ng them
on to pretty pasteboard box. The hand
soonest shells can be taken to a jeweler to
be set in gold or silver. as hat, belt and
stickpins and exceedingly ornamental they
are.
Wild Flowers and Seaweed.
1t is little late for the more delicate
wild flowers, but everlasting. bitter-sweet,
ground pine, barberries golden rod hips
anu ''d"Sp VI, III cultivated HdfLcn5 ny ur All.
seas are ready to be gathered for winter
decorations. Pressed seaweed is exquisite
to decorate the heads Of notepaper or to
be used on tally cards and dinner cards
To Mount Seaweed.
The directions given by an expert for
mounting seaweed are follows: Select
stin cards, white tinted as preferred
With the seaweed (Which Is now in the best
condition). a couple OF deep basins of salt
water, the cords or paper . pair OF
tweezers to use in picking up the delicate
structures and a camels hair brush or
wooden toothpick. one is ready TO begin the
work. Float small mass of the specimens
in one of the basins then with the tweezers,
as II separates into parts pick out a single
plant and wash free from sand in the sec
ond basin. When ready plunge one of the
cards under the water and bring directly
underneath the cleansed specimen. Now.
holding the card at sharp angle arrange
the base of the specimen in the position de-
sired, working out the tilaments still under
water with the brush. needle or toothpick.
When spread out 10 the best advantage,
bring to the surface Of the water and the
weed Will be found to adhere without any
difficulty. If any alteration Is necessary,
plunge under the water again. When the
work is finished. drain off all the water
possible and cover the mounts with white
cotton cloth, to prevent the seaweeds from
adhering to anything else. When all are
finished, press under heavy weights for
several hours
Edible Moses.
Not every housekeeper knows the value
of sea moss, both as food and medicine.
While thousands Of pounds of It are sold
every year, foreigners are the usual GUS
toners. There are two varieties of the eii-
BILE moss the Irish dulce. a pretty purple
haf n leaves and the Ice
land moss that grows on the Massachusetts
coast. The dulce Is extremely salty and is
used by the Irish particularly as remedy
for Indigestion and stomach troubles or
various sorts. It retails for about % cents
q pound. The Iceland moss is excellent in
pulmonary affections and for delicate des-
serts for those with impaired digestion, All
that Is essential for its preservation is to
wash well. then dry.
Tasty Ways Of Cooking Irish Moss.
To make blanc mango let two tablespoon
fuls Of the moss remain IN tep!d water for
fifteen minutes. then put in q strainer and
hold under a faucet, allowing cold water
to run over It for a moment. This removes
the crude sea flavor. Put into q quart Of
milk and boil gently for fifteen minutes,
then press through colander to break up
the moss. Some prefer to have all the moss
retained. Sweeten and favor to taste: pour
into individual molds to harden and when
Ice cold serve with cream change may
be effected by strewtng the moss with
sliced peaches or pears. berries or any
sort. sliced pineappes or oranges. Set on
ice until chilled, then serve with whipped
plain cream.
Irish Moss Salad.
Wash some of the moss well in hot water.
place in q mold or glass dish. then cover
with hot lemon Juice. In q couple Of hours
the moss will have dissolved and coagn.
lot tod Iptn oh uvbf Gbpnli
be set upon the ice to chill and harden. Ar
range on a salad dish few crisp leaves Of
lettuce. cut the moss into cubes and ar
range in the center of the leaves then ar
range about a tart apple peeled and chop
ped. and about the same amount of chopped
celery. Cover with mayonnaise. lew
nut meats may be added to the salad II de-
sired.
Pine Needles and Cones.
OF course every one who goes to the
mountains brings back as many Of the aro-
matte pine needles as possible for cushions.
A still greater comfort in winter are the
resinous pine cones for open CRATES. One
enterprising woman last year shipped home
barrels OF the cones These were sub
divided later and sent out in small guam
titles Cor greatly appreciated Christmas
gifts
Driftwood.
The real driftwood, impregnated with
copper from the copper nails. bolts and
sheathing OF old whaling vessels and
wrecks that burns in rainbow-tinted
flames is getting well-nigh exhausted. So
greatly Is 1t appreciated, however. that
it sells for $3.50 and So a barrel. and tiny
bundle is a love gift to conjure with one
may buy. TO be sure. O. little pepper-boX
powder for open fires that is called drift
wood" and burns with brilliant, many
hued flames when spriuk killed. over wood. but
1t is rot the real thing, thrilling the imagl-
nation with Its story OF the tragedies OF in,
great deep and bringing into sharper re-
lief the sweet security OF the family gath
cred about the hearth fro