The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 7, 1905, Page 11

radishes e and ban- d for a cooks few cents roasts here is- some es and extra er that cooking dressing it to use it fruits. ces, and the top that it is digh. celery, macaron. le it with cheese tuce and cucumbers it will answer the fact, any dish cheése sauce is prise and it is would at first y objection to say that it u, for these days flerent kinds that f cooked to a proper once s2id that-the begin- re end of a dinner were the t parts, as people had and to criticize ating. t know about the first, but I'm positive about the latter, for dessert served in an acceptable gives a lasting impression that or other, eem too licious, are esom It is always n and it is always grateful to make the le to con- and use up f a salad you oming out ahead of the e of economy, try the ipes and see whether you 111 worth of your money or ther fancy the family will really is worth living and der what has happened uer: 1Y AND APRICOT SALAD— Brush the apricots with a soft brush to remove all down; then split in two nd remove the pits. With a sharply ted knife remove thé pits from large, sweet cherries so as to keep the fruit whole; heap the apricots and cherries in alternate layers on a dish, ng over the juice of 2 limes, f powdered sugar; set cn ice nish with cluseers of cher- ore sending to the table. SHERBET—Shred one add to it 1 pint of and simmer until perfectly d; then press through a sieve s much as will easily pass through; then return to the fire with 1 pint more of water, juice of 1 lemon, 2 cups of sugar; simmer 5 minutes; cool and pour into a can to freeze; just before frozen beat in the stiffly beaten whites of 2 eggs; let the contents stand one hour before serving. If limes are at hand use the juice of one in place of the lemon, which will give a more deli- cate flavored sherbet. Serve in a thin sherbet cup set in a saucer. A small fancy cake should be served with this. TH DUCHESSE -FRUIT MER- ;—Bake a flakey pie crust shell; ol. When ready t~ serve fill .with whole small fruit, either strawberries, red raspberries or ‘black caps”; dust plentifully with powdered sugar and then heap with whipped cream and garnish top with fruit. The cream uld bé the rich, thick quality known “double cream.” Before whipping c place in a deep bol or pitcher set in ice water. Season the cream with sugar and %, teaspoon of vanilla; then whip. ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENT OF CHERRIES—When serving cherries for breakfast rinse them in ice water to remove any dust adhering and also chill them. -Secure the fruit on the stéms and in clusters.if possible. Ar- range the foliage about the wdge of a deep bowl, the color of which should add to the service, then heap the fruit in_the center. ’ FRUIT OMELET—For a delicate dessert on a warm day this is difficult te omit when once tried. Beat 6 egg volks slightly with 2 tablespoons of cream, % teaspoon -of salt, juice of % a lemon; then fold in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs, adding 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar; place 1 tablespoon of butter in a hot frying pan and when melted, ta‘ting care that it does not brown, spread the egg mixture over the bottom; cook slowly until -center begins to set; then cover with a layer of fresh fruit, if .apricots, plums or peaches, pare and slice very thin; if pineapple, shred; berries can be left whole; then fold one half over the other; cook:.a minute more; slip onto a hot plate: cut four dashes on top in which slip a macaroon; garnish outside 7 s THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY CALL. style and color, -a_distinction to the school, of class, and it is well to abide by such, preferences. Many schools furnish the needful outfit to scholars which saves the student a great deal of worry and some expense. For home training you can readily maké a jaunty costume and at.small expense. Select 4dark blue serge or French flannel and Bishop. sleevgs completed by a three- inch cuff andfa broad tie of soft scarlet silk knotted in front with ends tacked under the collar, just above the bust, gives a pretty completion to the blouse. To obviate pulling apart at the waist line the skirt should be attached to a loose fitted low meck, sleeveless walist and the lower edge of the blouse Held snugly to the form by an elastic tape run into a casing. FOR TENDER FEET (House- keeper).—I do not’ wonder that you are nervous and irritable. Tired and tender- feet require special attention daily; spasmodic treatment is of little “avail,“but thorough treatment given each ‘night just before going. to bed will work: wonders. To four quarts of quite warm water add one round- “ing teaspoonful of powdered. borax and put the feet in this bath for at least twenty minutes; titen wipe gent- Iy with rather coarse towel and file or scrape all calloused spots with tollet pumice stone, being careful not to irri- tate the surrounding skin. Spray or dip the feet in cool water to close:the pores and prevent taking cold, dry and rub brigkly to induce perfect circula- tioh. To harden tepder feet a salt bat is invaluable. In each two qua of water dissolve one table- spoonful of sea-salt and follow the bath by friction; then sponge the feet and ankles with aleohol. To reduce the swelling on feet that are afflicted in that way use only moderately warm water and an astringent made by tak- with same and send to the table at once. An omelet must never stand un- necessarily lopg or it will become flat and heavy. Answers to Correspondents PRI STARTING GLADIOLI INDOORS (Bertha).—Gladiola are not hard to grow and you can readily have a suc- cession of bloom throughout the sum- mer if you will fellow this plan. As scon as the bulbs can be obtained from the florist’ buy what you want, being sure to buy the named sorts instead of the mixturgs which are made up main- ly of the inferior colors, and put a por- tion of them away in a cool place. Take a few of the bulbs and set one each in a pot of good soll, setting them so that the bulb will be wholly under the soil. Supply drainage in the bottom of the pot, water well after setting the bulb and keep the pots In a moderately warm room and in a rather dark cor- ner of the room until the tops are an inch long. Then bring them where there is more light, but not too bright. By the time the weather is fit to set gladioli in the open ground vou will have a start and the bulbs from the pots with the roots adhering can be transferred to. the open ground. At the same time make a-planting of bulbs directly in the open ground and other plantings at intervals of two weeks un- til all are planted, By following this plan you will have blossoms. very early. in the summer and very late in the fall, but be carefu] and do_not. set the bulbs you start in the house in the open ground until the weather is quite warm. RELIEVING BURNS AND SCALDS (Edna).—You were unwise not to, have in your early household accumu- lations means for quickly relieving the pains of scalds and bu: which are inseparable from household duties. Tf such injuries are severe one should not rely upon home treatment, but send for a physiclan at once, for the patient will undoubtedly require an anodyne as well as medical treatment for the nervous shock sustainéd. ‘While waiting for the doctor dip a clean white cloth in sweet oil and lfi over the burn to exclude all & sweet oil i8 not at hand use d lard, pure beef or mutton tallow - melted, or vaseline. If the patient ig faint give a stimulant and apply smelling salts to the nostrils. In cases of slight burns prompt home treat- ment will suffice. If the blister is only slight quickly apply cold water and then dust the .spot thickly with flour or make a batter of flour and water and.tie on with a cloth. A molution of bicarbonate of soda, one teaspoon- ful to four parts of water, will re- lieve the stinging of even a deep burn. In half an hour after this application pick the blister, carefully press out the accumulated fluid’ and lprlr,..n oil d‘re-ini.' Equal parts of linseed oil and limé water makes-an dressing; .it isused by the and should be kept in every house for emergencies. ‘ Pt . GYMNASIU! Vera The’ ‘who coyrse of a cg: ! : grea it the costu! ‘be reet.l‘o! its kind, thus giving one the satisfaction of being mnxgy ap well as adding to one's comfart in the exercises. A sensitive girl would be greatly hampered in her gympasium work if she discovered hergelf con- gfimul in a class because of some ault in her attire. Ascertain from the n who is'to give you lessofis what i is. Nearly all the large ive & preference as to trim with scarlet cloth and soutache braid to match. Make the waist like a sallor blouse, logse across the should- ers and long under the arms to permit perfect freedom of movement. Ter- minate the broad in front in stole end facings stitched flat to the walst, or use either a standing or turned over collar if preferred. The skirt may be cut in gores and reach Just below the knees or full knicker- bockers conly may be substituted. ‘ s A L & or ing two ounces each of rock-salt and powdered alum, mixing and two teaspoonfuls to: each four water. Beas im mind that bathing and gentle friction are all-important in the care of the feet for it keeps the skin in a healthy condition and does much to counteract the evils of small shoes. 2 MRS. L. C. (A Recipe for Cheerful- ness)—A woman has not made a suc- 7 a few minutes of a morning. « ly does away with of cheerful and pretty cessful home unless it is a cheerful place. She may be the Dbest house- keeper in town, the best cook, the most | dextrous hand at fancy work; but'she 1s not a real home-maker if you dox't feel ‘happy in her home, if you donm’t Tecognize an air of brightness and glad- | ness as soon as she greets you. And a home can’t be cheerful unless it is a pleasant place to live in. I mustn’'t remind you all the while that some one is worn out taking care of ft. If the chairs are hidden away in pinafores and the pretty carpet covered with.a crash bib and the chandeller ;nd ngfl,tm:}; "!xnn“ spot to w! it as apparently been nall a won't impress the merrh:td.lu:‘: cheerful. : A room to make you welcome. must | look as though the family Mm in it; it must look simple enough not.to suggest work and pretty enough..to suggest taste, and it .must. seem easy to keep In order and just h in or- der to prove. it is not negleci There must be light and, i possible, an open fire, and cushions near it and books at your hand wherever you sit and book shelves low enough to reach and little tables handy for work basket or book or lamp. In other words, a room must have a pleasant expression .to .win Iiking, which is true of people as weil. ) Where a woman does her own house work, as so many charming American women do, & home must be as: aimpile as is consistent with the expression-ef her love for good art and eheerfulmess. And in furnishing her rooms she must consider just two points of view: What will be effectively durable. and- what will be easy to keep clean. First of all, she must do away with her carpets. Bare floors-and rugs.are healthful, economical and -artistic. | They bury fathoms deep that mest terrible fetich of housecleaning. THey add a variety of beauty to.a room, and any one.can be cleaned separately im ca';eh of accident. . : eir hygienic value is e. There are no corners to m-‘wm?x'» d- ing for microbes, no holdings of dust for a season. -Every time it is swept.it ! is clean all over. - There is an immediate protest from many wemen to the effect that bare | floors are too. much trouble to Keen clean, I know there is such a tradition, and-{f floors were ofled dally apd waxed | weekly, every busy housekeeper would be justified in refusing them. n But they are very little trouble. i deed, if one just knows exactly how to take care of them. Once a week, -In a | room that is much used, they should be mopped with borax water, a pall of warm water with half a cup of. bomax disgolved in it. The borax.water will remove all soil without touching -the hand to the mop—for you should have one that wrings itself at the side-of;the | pail—and leave the floor hygienically clean, destroying both moths and mi- crobes. } Then with another mop of soft old | flannel, oil the floor, put just a littie oil on the cloth so that no rubbing in is necessary. When a floor is not used | constantly it will only need the barax ' wash once a month with the ofling s b por A bare floor should also be dusted with a mop between times, just as you | would run a carpet sweeper about. for The same solution will- clesn ail ' weodwork and furniture wlt.ho:t m)ur-m mg the luster or changing the or. It is ideal for white fittings and entite- . pe fatiguing use of - a scrubbing b If the opoa re’ s *in this cheérful’ room the and “-iroms, fender and tongs can be cleaned in the same economical easy way:. Pfp all the brasses in a tub, of borax wa- ter and castile suds, the water just been boiled; dry with and rab for a minute with chamotis skin. Have dark madras - curtains that don’t have to be washed and hardwood leather furniture that doesr't have t; be brushed, and ferns and palmis in- stead of lot of curies to lift and dust. It is really cheaper and easier to have a_ house, especi: the living ‘room, and comfortable than to have It $tiff and plain and full of work. -