APRIL 19, 1905
page 12
Nobrasho. Indopondcnt
HOME LIFE
KITCHEN HELPS
By far the most sensible and useful
combination utensil that has appeared
for a long time Is the tea kettle and
farina boiler in one. The kettle is, In
the first place, of heavy copper, bril
liantly nickled; such a piece of kitch
cnware as never loses its lustre when
properly taken care of, a thing of joy
to the cook who delights in a spick and
span appearance of her range. The
opening of the kettle is very large,
admitting a full quart farina boiler.
The same lid fits both kettle and
boiler and when the latter is not in
use it may be removed. While sup
per is being prepared you may boil
tip the cereal for next morning's break
fast, stand it to one side in the ket
tle and allow it to thicken over night.
Anything cooked in the farina fashion
may be put in this utensil and If the
kettle is filled almost to the top there
will be plenty of hot water for other
purposes at the same time.
For sprinkling clothes before iron
ing there is a small article that ac
complishes the work in a much more
satisfactory manner than sprinkling
by hand. It is a tin vessel, about the
size of a small vegetable can, with a
handle and perforated screw cap. The
holes are very fine indeed so that
even when inverted and shaken brisk
ly the deluge is a mild and even one,
wetting the clothes evenly.
The newest .turners are now being
made with an opening of some sort
in the center of the blade, either plain
or fancy as the whim of the utensil
maker may decide. The opening Is
.intended for the draining ofl of lard
or butter when lifting anything fried
from the pan. It is really intended
for eggs, but may be used to turn
griddle cakes, fritters, meat balls or
fried liver. The best turners are those
made of galvanized in prefeience to
the plain Iron as they are more easily
kept bright and clean; it is also an
advantage to have them with a handle
that is slightly bent.
1 The housewife who does a deal of
pastry cooking can find a rery inter
esting collection of cake pans in any
large store that makes a specialty of
kitchen ware. Large and small, they
come in every conceivable shape,
handy to have when you mix a little
batter together for a few fancy cakes
Almost any cook book will give a doz
en or more recipes for cakes' that are
mxed in five minutes and baked in
these shallow tins.
A very matter of fact instrument is
the meat tenderer, a heavy galvanized
iron affair bristling with projections
and mounted on a stout handle. It is
.much larger and heavier than the or
dinary "pounder" and two or three
fair blows will suffice to make a tough
piece of meat quite tender.
the limbs of a piano, bathe the limb
in a solution of tepid water and tinc
ture of sweet oil. Then apply a strip
.of court plaster, and put the piano
out on the lawn for the children to
play horse with.
To soften water for household pur
poses, put in an ounce of quicklime
in a certain quantity of water. If it
is not sufficient, use lesa water or more
quicklime. Should the Immediate lime
continue to remain deliberate, lay the
water down on a stone and jiound it
with a baseball club.
To give relief to a burn, apply the
white of an egg. Th yolk of the egg
may be eaten or "placed on the shirt
bosom according to the taste of the
person. If the burn should occur on
a lady, she may omit the last instruc
tion. '
To wash black silk stockings, pre
pare a tub of lather, composed of tepid
rain water and white soap, with a
little ammonia. Then stand in the tub
till dinner is ready. Roll in a cloth to
dry. Do not wring, but press the water
out. This will necessitate the removal
of the stockings. ' V
To clean ceilings that have been
smoked by kerosene lamps, or the fra
grance from fried sf.lt pork, remove
the ceiling, wash thoroughly with bor
ax, turpentine and rain water, then
hang on the clothes line to dry. After
wards pulverize and spread over the
pie plant bed for spring weather.
so curious, by an Infinite measure, as
is man himself. Women, it is true,
are persistently and assiduously cur
ious; but men also are not only per
sistently and assiduously but patiently
and systematically curious.
It is the character of female curi
osity that -makes it apparently con
temptible. Scientific .men of every
kind have no raison d'etre for "their
infinitely patient research save pure
curiosity alone; and their curiosity has
no more purpose in it than has the
curiosity of the woman who cannot
rest until, she finds out all discover
able facts about her neighbors or the
cause of a mysterious sound by night.
These two forms of curiosity, the
male and the female, originated no
doubt in the early needs of the race
long before men appeared on the
earth. The male animal is interested
in the causes of remote things things
which, upon being run down, might
turn out useful for food purposes. The
female is interested in the quick in
vestigation of near and small .things
of her young. The female watches
with intense and lively interest the
vicinity of the nest or liar,; the maje
is prompted to look abroad away from
the liar, in or toward fields where his
daily prey is found. These two kinds
of curiosity were among the most
potent instruments in the struggle of
racial, existence and in the ultimate
development of man.
HOME HINTS BY BILL NYE
If your hands are badly chapped,
wet theni in warm water, rub them all
over with Indian meal then put on a
coat of glycerien and keep them in
your pockets for ten days. If you have
no pockets convenient insert them in
the pockets of a friend.
An excellent liniment for toothache
or -neuralgia Is made of sassafras oil
of organum and a half ounce of tinc
ture of capiscum, with half pint of
alcohol. Soak nine yards of red flan
nel in this mixture, wrap it around the
head and then insert, the head in a
haystack till death comes to your re
lief.
To - remove scars or scatches from
COLORS AS FOUNTAMM OF YOUTH.
If a woman is desirous of retaining
her youthful appearance as long as
possible, then she must turn with in
creased attention to every detail of
dressing, more especially in choosing
colors, selecting only tnose snades that
will be helpful to her. They must not
be too bright and vivid, or, by con
trast, her own will only be diminish
ed. Againblack, the standby of the
average middle aged woman, is still
more unkind, for it proclaims every
fading hue and shows up each line and
wrinkle with a ruthless hand and in
creases fourfold even the faintest tint
of sallowness in the sum. As in youth,
women differ in form and coloring, so
they do in middle age. There is the
fair and florid woman, the thin and
sallow woman. Another type is
neither stout nor thin, perhaps, but
colorless and faded, and, lastly, the
highly colored dark woman, whose
pink cheeks" have changed to a dull
red, too red, perhaps, for beauty, and
whose beautiful dark eyes resemble
the brightness of beads or shoe but
tons rather than the velvet softness
of heretofore.
Taking the fair and florid, a type
generally inclined towards obesity,
she- may be said to be fairly safe if
she will adopt dark colors or shades
below the bust line, and select those
near her face with a view to becom-
ingness.
Thin, sallow women should avoid
black as the plague; navy blue is by no
means kind, but deep, rich dark red,
strong golden brown and reddish tan
are good, and so are warm, deep-grays.
The colorless type must especially
beware of bright vivid tones of any
color, and select those in delicate
coloring in order to bring into relief
any remaining freshness of tint in hair
or eyes one may still retain but which
an all too fresh looking shade would
totally eclipse. Dove gray, ivory and
soft old blues are charming for this
type of woman, if not too stout. Dull
materials and velvet relieved by old
lace about the bust will be the wiser
choice for the faded type Inclined to
embonpoint.
Man's and Woman's Curiosity.
As to a woman's curiosity, it may
be said at the outset that she-Is not
Worth Knowing.
When a gentleman gives a lady a
present which she cannot accept she
should return it with a nice little note.
It is not necessary for her to give
definite reasons for the return of the
gift. She might say: "I appreciate
your goodness and thoughtfulness, but
circumstances makes acceptance im
possible. I trust we shall be the same
good friends that we have ever been
and that you will understand." Books
and. flowers are-gifts that can always
be accepted.
After acetic acid is used for the
removal of a mole a white scar re
mains in place of the brown blemish.
But in time this fades away. Applica
tions of zinc ointment will help the
process. Make yourself charming,
pretty, good-natured and interesting;
you will never lack friends.
A thin young man, like a thin young
woman, can gain flesh by eating sim
ple, substantial, fatening foods, by not
exercising too violently, by drinking
plenty of water, by getting raw eggs
and milk and getting nine hours of
restful sleep every night. No trick at
all if you have the time and the patience.
fetas in floral designes are coming t
the fore and are strikingly pretty for
petticoats.
Embroideries, silk cords, medallions
in lace, Irish point, , hand made em
broidery in large handsome designs
are all lavishly used on gowns.
Pleated flannel waists are not at
tractive as the 'large quantity of map
terial necessary to make these plaits
renders the flannel waist too clumsy;
to be attractive.
Superior Batter Cakes
Sift together two and one-half cup
fuls of flour, half a teaspoonful of salt
and four teaspoonfuls of . baking .pow
der. Beat the yolks of two eggs very
light, add two cupfuls of sweet milk,
and then the flour; finish by stirring
in the stiffly whipped whites of two
eggs. Bake on a hot griddle. If but
termilk or -sour milk is used use the ...
same quantities, and let one teaspoon. ,
ful of soda take theplace of baking
powder. " -
HINTS BY MAY MANTON &
ABOUT NEW THINGS.
Trimmings are a strong factor.
The petticoat with the deep flounce
is the thing.
There are good styles in flannel j
waists to be found.
The pleated skirt still holds the ma
jor part of . popular favor.
Light colors, such as blue, pink and
lavender, are popular shirtwaist colors.
Mousselines, nun's veiling and the
like are not left behind in choice for
waists.
Handwork in embroidery and. eye
let work is seen on many very expens
ive gowns. .
Woolen fabrics are lighter in weight
than in former seasons but they are
also purer in quality.
Worsteds, in lighter weight variety,
silk warp eolinne, chiffon broadcloth
and serges are fashionable.
Grays, heightened with pompadour
designes in warp prints are popular
as petticoats to go with a dress of
gray silk.
Fancy silks. , the illuminated or
changeable taffetas and nrinted tat
; ; - 5303 Boy's "Buster Brown" Suit
4 to 8 years.
Boy's Buster Brown" Suit 5302
Unquestionably the blouse suit is
the favorite one for little boys and
very charming and . attractive it is.
This one is shown in the blue linen
and is just as smart and becoming
as it is simple and easily madei It
would, however, be pretty in galatea
or in kahki, in gingham or in any sim
ilar material of the sturdier, washable
sort, and also in serge and the like
for immediate wear. White serge and
white linnen making charming little
suits for dressy occasions while the
dark colors are much to be commend
ed for play and hard usage.
The suit is made with the blouse
and the knickerbockers. The blouse
is tucked to give a broad box plait
effect at both front and back and is
closed invisibly at the right of the
front. The sleeves are full, tucked at
the wrists, and the blouse is held in
place by means of a belt. The knicker
bockers are of the regulation sort,
comfortably full and drawn up by
means of elastic Inserted in the hems.
The quantity - of material required
for the medium size (6 years)" is i
yards 27, 3 yards 32 or 2 yards 44.
inches wide.
The pattern, 5302 is cut in sizes
for boys of 4, 6 and 8 years of age.
PATTERN COUPON 5302
Name
Address
Waist Measure Inches
Fill out the above and enclose with
10 cents and the pattern will be sent
to you by mail. Address
THE INDEPENDENT,
Lincoln, Neb.