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Manawatu Herald, 19 December 1896, Page 4

HALL AND PIAZZA SZTTLES. How the Common Xaundry Table May Be Transformed Into a Luxurious Article. The common laundry table is much used - for ball and piazza settles, and when stain- •. 1 and cushioned it bears no small rcscmbiu.uoo to the antique ' monks' benches," Which havo been revived of lato. A table of this sort may be purchased for $4 or $5, and by pasting strips of lincrusta along the edges and applying oak stain a very good effect of carved oak may be obtained, but it must be well polished to give a satisfactory result, says Harper's Bazar, which furnishes theso suggestions. Mirrors aro sometimes Bet in the high back, which add much to its elegance, and with a cushion of dark groen oorduroy for tho seat a really effective piece of f urnituro may be secured. These benches are often ornamented with poker work, which is easily mastered, but nailhead decoration is the simplest und most showy of all, as no skill whatever is required, only mathematical accuracy in drawing tho pattern and a certain regularity in driving the ~ nails. For piazza use thlsscttlo is very popular, but treatment of the sort first mentioned would be too elaborate, ami a simple application of dark red paint, with a cushion of corduroy or linen to match, is all that is necessary. Genuine Wedding Cake. Tho cake which graced the wedding feast of the Princess Victoria of Edinburgh affords a pleasing idea of what is occasionally accomplished in the way of a real wed* ding cake. It stood 5 feet 6 inches in A ROYAL 'WEDDINO CASE. height and weighed 150 pounds, being therefore probably a little bigger and a littlo heavier than the bride herself. The sides of the cake were decorated with four medallions bearing tho monograms of tho bride and groom. On top of the cake stood a vase of filigree- containing a choice bouquet, composed of white lilac, orange ~ -sjid myrtle blossoms, lilies of the valley, hyacinths, stephanotis, etc. Scheme For a Summer Room. To derive the best possible result from weather furnishings, mattings Y.i'.ould bo plain and of fine texture. If a ru,j Js desired, a square one made from tlu'eewfi&hsof a deep pile carpet in willow greon, with I?jsiigo at tho ends matching the carpet, be found pleasing. There fci-s greens «!nd greens, it must be remembered, soino soothing, cooling and restful, others of tuat variety of colora -which "hit von In the eje,"but the right shade of grtwii, combined with white, adapted as a ooior scheme for a summer room, is nn--6":paßsed. As contrasted to hot colors, 5- .i-jh aa brown and red, even tho moral inftv.cnoo wielded on a torrid day is infinite, avers. Tho Decorator and Furnisher, which advises as follows: . Select for tho summer living room a plain, dull finish paper in willow green. Should the woodwork appear shabby it may be brought up to the standard of the surroundings by giving it a couple of coats of ivory enamel paint. In lieu of purchasing fresh wicker furniture, and rather than use the heavy furniture which has done winter service, a great deal may be accomplished in doing over the weather worn porch chain and the shabby but comfortable wooden rockers of uncertain age. Treated to two coats of ivory or light green enamel paint, furnished with a loose cushion or two covered with cretonno or plaid gingham in green and white, one's room, even under these circumstances, may bo a thing of beauty and a Joy— for summer. Oiugt Cak*. Para one large orange very thinly and put the rind In a basin with the juice of S lemons to soak for an hour. Beat one-half pound of sugar and one-fourth pound of butter to a cream; then drop in the yolks of 6 eggs, one by one, and beat the whole for 10 minutes; then strain the juice and add it. Stir in one-half pound of flour and mix well, then a quarter of a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a tablespoonful of hot water. Bake in a moderate oven. When the cake is cool, spread the following icing on it: Pare the rind of the 2 lemons very thinly and soak it in the orange juice for an hour; then strain it. Mis the juice with three-fourths of a pound of icing sugar till It is thiok and smooth; then use. Kidney Saute. Five minutes' cooking suffices for this appetizing dish. Have retuij on a hot dish some half dozen rounds of thin toast. Dissolve a small lump of best beef dripping in the saute pan. Skin two mutton kidneys, slice them in rounds one-fourth Inch thick, rub eaob> piece in seasoned flour. Toss them quickly over the flro on both sides. -JLet them be very lightly browned. Place the rounds on the toast, then eauto some rlne t>hreds of fat smoked bacon and place over the kidney. Dredge enough flour into the remaining fat to absorb it, add a spoonful of boiling water, one of tomafe) sauce, a little minced parsley, pepper and salt, boil up once and pour round the dish. WmU In Cooking Potatoes. An English scientist, after careful experiments, finds that when potatoes are sooked without removing the skins they lose only 8 percent of nutritive quality through extraction of the juice When the ■kins were removed before boiling, the loss teas 14 per cent, which makes the process of cooking the potatoes without their |ackets an exceedingly wasteful one.