Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-22
Housekeeping Methods
and Dressings for Tasty Cookery-Au
Gratin Dishes for Leftovers- Something
New With Tomatoes and Peas.

! been marinated with French dress-
| ing. Use as q garnish for cold meats
| or for a salad.
Tomato In Sauce or Soup.
Foundation Tomato Sauce.-Put
| three tablespoonfuls Of butter or
bacon fat in a saucepan, add one
| sliced onion cut fine, and stir until
the fat is brown. Add three table,
SpoonfulS of flour, one teaspoonful
| of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt and
| a little pepper, and stir until the
| flour is a golden brown. Add two
| cupfuls of tomato, either canned or
stewed fresh, and stir until the sauce
boils. Simmer for five minutes, then
strain, forcing through the strainer
all except the seeds. Browning the
butter and flour gives the sauce a
bright red color. Additional season
ings, such as two, three, or four
whole cloves, one-fo arth teaspoonful
| of peppercorns. a bit OF bay leaf, a
slice of carrot, a stain of celery. a
Sprig of parsley or a small green
pepper chopped, may be added to the
| tomatoes while they are cooking.
Tomato Cream Sause.-Cse four
tablespoonfuls of flour in the founda-
ton sauce given above instead of
three tabIespoonfuls, and add one
fourth teaspoonful of soda. Then add
slowly to one cupful of scalded milk.
Tomato Soup With Stock.-To foun-
dation sauce add four cupfuls or
brown stock or four cupfuls or water
in which four bouillon CUBES nave
been dissolved, and half teaspoon
full of salt. Reheat, strain and serve.
The value OF Orange Color.
The value of an orange color note
in a decorative scheme can scarcely
be oyerestimated From the little
cross stitched basket embroidered on
a guest towel that does not seem reaily
finished until the orange mower CEN
tiers are worked in, to the lu1urlousiy
furnished room that betrays. lack
until an orange soft cushion, runner
or drapery has found It's place. Or
ange is an invigorating note.
Nature is full of orange. FROM
early Summer until late Fall nastur-
tiums or marigolds may be brought
in to fill bowls and vases. Then tnere
are the seasonable yellow flowers,
such as buttercups and goldenrod
Goldfish swimming in crystal oowl
are another bright effect offered by
nature. The value of brass and cop.
per is we'll known as relief to dull
walnuts and oaks. One bowl OF yell
low pottery often suffices to make an
uninteresting room gay. An orange
colored work bag will brighten a
dark corner in a room, and even a
large orange plotting pad on desk
will bring in the sunshine, so 10
speak.
Motifs cut out of cretonne and
gummed onto the wall, when IL mas
plain paper. make an attractive deco
ration. Get some cretonne which mas
large and handsome design and
using sharp. large scissors. cut out
the motifs, then stick them onto a
corner of the wall, or as border, or
in other ways.
Many pretty bedroom is spoiled
by the utilitarian appearance OF
plain wicker laundry basket in one
corner for which there is not always
room in the bathroom. This recep-
tacle may be transformed into a thing
of beauty, however. If made or
wicker or basket work, it can be
painted all over with gold paint and
decorated with groups Of padded fruit
in pleasant contrasting shades to go
with the general color scheme, and
in this guise it is an added attrac-
ton to any room.
Porch and Boating Parties.
If one has a shady porch or arbor,
the most delightful little parties can
he arranged to entertain few friends
in the afternoon. If the entire serv-
ice is of paper, it will save much
work and is very appropriate: the
tablecIoth, dishes, napkins and lace
doilies may be of paper. Flowers for
the porch with hard stalks last long
er it, after gathering them. you strip
away the bark or rind carefully from
every stem. They will then absorb
more water.
The attractiveness of a river party
can be greatly Increased by the cholce
of attractive cushions. 1t is not easy
to make a mistake on the side of too
gay coloring, as the bright sunshine
and strong light call for vivid con-
trasts. Some of the most enectlve
ideas are carried out on plain back
grounds with bold embroidered or
appliuued designs for decoration. The
latter style of work is the most
quickly done. 1t is not worth while
spending time on elaborate stitcnery
for an out-of-doors cushion.
The motifs can be buttonholed at
the edge, cut out with sharp pair OF
scissors and pasted in position on the
cover. This is particularly 5000
plan for trimming a cushion that mas
been bought ready made. The more
unusual and striking the design, the
better for the purpose. A large black
butterfly appliqued on to crimson or
gold background gives g. fine erect.
Bright-colored motifs cut out from
piece of handsomely patterned Gre
tonne will also look well.
Another way of trimming is to ap-
plioue a single wide strip across the
| center of the cushion, either straight
or from corner to corner. This may
be of black or some contrasting ma
terial. Any simple shapes, such as
circles or triangles. will give a smart
effect, especially if appliqued with a
broad border stitch of still another
| shade.