The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-15
Hogu TO Make
the Home More
AttractiUe

Possibilities of the Veranda.

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Possibilities of the Veranda.
Each yea sees the veranda becom-
ing more and more an integral part of
the house beautiful.
1t is no longer an adjunct Of the
building, sparsely settled with a
scraper, a door mat and one uncom-
promising chair, and never used save
as a somewhat protected place on
which a constitutional may be taken
In the winter or a. a vantage point
for the hydrangea tub In the sum-
mer. Nowadays 1t is undeniably the
most comfy and frequented part of
the house in the summer, while in win
ter, Enclosed In glass, comfortably
heated, filed with palms and flower
ing plants, its floors covered with
warm rugs and well supplied with
easy chairs, a wide divan and a table
covered with periodicals, a very de-
lightful bit of the tropics may be
brought to Mohammed instead of Mo-
manned running to the Riviera or
across the continent to our own south
west to find 1t. aaH-
The natural reed screens interviewer
with c~olors-greens m scarlets-are
both decorative and convenient, in that
they can be rolled up at night to allow
the breezes to blowtover the place.
Opinions differ as to floor coverings.
There may be one long mat or several
small ones. If 1t Is q large one, II
should be SO arranged that 1t can be
readily turned back when there Is q
heavy rain.
A splendid rug for this purpose is
now imported from the Orient, made
Of goats hair in the natural colors,
black n white n grayish brown,
with a few lines of red wool introduced
to make a pattern between the stripes.
Decorations for a Luncheon.
At a luncheon given In honor of a
bride-to-be the charming idea for the
dessert course was pink ices In heart
shaped form, ~surmounted by a little
white satin slipper in which were a
few grains of rice covered with crystal
lied rose petals.
A silver piece in one Of the slippers
designated the mex bride.
Heart-shaped pink cakes were served
with the rea At the conclusion of
the luncheon the bride-to-be was show
OkSo Will Tic i've III TIC ShpptTS.
A novel and pretty rose bowl seen re-
Gently was made from q cabbage. The
clever hostess arranged 1t in this man
ner: With a sharp knife she cut out
the entire centre. making a bowl cav
ity, holes were p%unctured In the bot
tom, then 1t was set In a shallow glass
dish filled with water.
1t was filled with pink roses; at It's
base feathery asparagus was arranged,
completely hiding the dish. The lovely
delicate green tints in the cabbage
made a charming contrast to the pink
Of the roses.
Household Hints.
II a ham be plunged from boiling
water at once into Ice water, the fat
will harden white and firm, giving the
meat a fine color.
If SCOT should fall on a carpet or
hearth rug cover it quickly with pow
derd kitchen salt. 1t can then be
swept up easily and without leaving
any stain.
Never use hot water to rinse either
hands or utensils after preparing
onions, as 1t seems to set the odor
Cold water in abundance will remove
the odor.
To tell mushrooms from t%oadstools:
Peel an onion and put with the fungi
while being cooked. II the onion re-
mains white, eat with confidence, but
if 1t turn black do not eat.
To Clean n Thread Lace Dolly.
Wrap it carefully around a bottle,
then fold around it a piece of muslin to
hold it in place. Put the bottle into a
pan # hot water and add borax to
make a strong suds; let 1t remain in
the water over night, rinse 1t carefully
and remove from the bottle. 1t should
be pinned to a pillow case upon the
to dry, each notch held In place
with a pin. Another good method Is
to make 1t real wet, place 1t on a glass
slab and draw every notch into place
with a hairpin. When dry, cover with
thin piece of material and press.
Fine thread doilies should not be
starched, wrung or rubbed in the
process of cleaning them. If doilies are
laid away. cover them separately with
blue paper, roll on a mailing tube, wrap
all in blue paper and put them into a
box.