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Manawatu Herald, 2 July 1896, Page 4

A SIMPLE DINING ROOM. Tho Scheme or Blao and Whito Now So , Much In Voguo. Nothing can be moro attractive for a ! fbnplo dining room than the scheme of blue and whito now so much in vogue, if only tho room has sufficient sunshine in it to admit of bo cool a color treatment. Such a room should be covered with wall paper, paper cloth or stonciled linen, as tho fancy may dictato, but the background color should be white and tho pattern bine. Tho celling should be calcimined a cream or ivory tone to match tho background of the wall and the color of the painted woodwork. Tho ideal furniture for this room would be old mahogany or cherry in mohogany finish. Tho linen should bo heavy and pure whito. Whon tho tablo has a polished top, however, and is set for luncheon or tea — without a cloth, but with a doily under each plate — bluo, yellow or Dresden colors might bo introduced in the embroidery, though it i 3 wiser to adhere pretty closely to tho safoty of all whito. Tho tablo china should be principally whito, relieved by a bit of bluo or gold. Canton china is sensible and attractlvo for ordinary uso to take tho brunt of tho buzzRaw edging so liberally bestowed by carelossr.osa. Ueiicato Dresden china or French ware with bands of chaste ornament in dull, Roman gold and a few pieces of rich dark bluo porcelain will provido for tho moro formal and fe&tivo occasions. • Dresden china or Bohominn glass candelabra for tho tablo would be moro in keeping with tho character of the room than silver the candlo3 aud the shades be white, as blue shades give a calook to even the rosiest face and Bp mako a woman past hor prime look as [ though sho wore on the point of dissoluI tion, whllo tho men appear most miserable and dyspeptic, according to the author of I the foregoing, a writer in Tablo Talk. L Turkish Embroideries. [ Turkish embroideries have become quite L a fad as tablo decorations — tho centerpieces, I doilies, candlo shades, etc., now bo fasht ionable in duinty tablo •furnishings. Thoso it- pioccs are mostly done on silk muslin of DOILY IN TURKISH EMBROIDERY. strong texture, yet as ethereal as woven - w_ind, in a surface stitch closely resembling what is known as tho "janino," or double herring bone or cat stitch ; in floriated conventionalized designs, of silks in delicate colors tiud gold threads of different tints, jp^eo artistically intermixed that neither the oeo nor tho other is conspicuous, and the effect of fairyliko beauty. They aro fln- [ lahed (or trlranied) with point duchess, t wrought specially fcr the purpose, and are fc elegp.nt, dclicute nnd comparatively inoxl^pensiyo, according to Tho Decorator and § jTurnisher, from fV">oh tho cut is reproI ducod. b Zlints For nonaecleaning. R Chintz, now so much in voguo, docs not r respond very satisfactorily to home cleanL Ing. It requires to bo "calendered" to |^ presorvo tho shiny gloss. All one can do l^**t home is to take tho chintz down, shake I off tho looco dust, brush it carefully with I a soft long haired brush, then wipe it down with a clean flannel and rub it all m. over with dry bread crumb. Treated in K this way, curtains especially look almost Bl as good r.s r.cv.\ Eut for this cleaning to U| answer tho chintz should bo kept well B| dusted whilo in uso. ■I Tv clean a carpet, first have it well KJ Bhakor^ then tack it down in a room it is to remain and sweep it as thor-- ■ ' oughly as possiblo. Tako a pail of hot ■ j water, put in 2 tablespoonfuls of powdered ■ I borax; wash the carpet all over the surface, mi, using a flannel cloth. For grcaso spots ox ■ ( very dirty places uso a scrubbing brush ■ J freely and a very little soap, taking care rinse tho soap off well after scrubbing. mm \!hange the wator quite often. Bub the ■ - carpet well after washing, with a dry cloth, ■ and open the doors and windows co as to ■ dr/ it as quickly as possible. K j& Pea Soap. mk VWash about half a pint of dried peas in jhjßwann water, put them into a saucewith 134 pints of cold wate#, 2 carI some celery and salt to taste. Let \ boil slowly for three hours, adding cvhalf hour a sherry glassful of cold y, to make the peas tender. Whon HH aro quite soft, press them through a put the puree thus obtained into a I saucepan, add some stock and boll slowly I for 25 minutes. Put a small piece of butI ter into the tureen; also if desired some I squares of fried bread, pour the puree over I it and serve. When the peas aro being I pressed through the sieve, it is an improveI meet to moisten them occasionally with a I little broth. The soup will bo improved I by the addition of a- few thin slices of onftv ion, Bomo chopped herbs and a piece of ba- ■ con or knuckle bone of a well smoked V^fcam. This should bo removed when the W~ peas, etc., ore mado into puree, and, of ■ course, need not be" put in. M Stirred Eggs* K Mir 6or 8 eggs, half an ounce of fresh B butter, a tablespoonf ul of sweet cream and Bh~iome Bait, stirring them in a proper dish B- over the fire till they form a moderately H thick mass. They are then ready to be H dished and served at once. Soft boiled K vegetables, such as asparagus, cucumbers at cauliflower, out fine, may be stirred into the mass, if relished. A Plain lemon Pie. Far each pie take a lemon, a cupful of sugar, a cupful of boiling water, a of flour or corn starch, a lump of good butter and the yolk of egg, leaving the white for frosting. cc the crusts first and cook the pie ' ' flllM in a porcelain kettle on the stove. /6ne of the newest presents for bridesis a minute watch attached to a to be fastened to the side of the bodice, of these watches ore expensively enin colors, others jeweled.