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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3493, 7 March 1905, Page 4

So Named From tuo Articled Iji I’vecic.u* Metal Displayed Upon Ti:;a. Silver tables lake Ibalr name not from the material of which 1-hoy are made, but from the pretty toys in silver that are temptingly displayed i.yon . , 'in. These tables arb, as a rule, comparatively inexpensive affairs, generally small and low, sometimes made of inlaid mahogany or oak and often constructed of common pine with plush or tapestry covering. The first important acquisition 1 owarcl a handsome table is a silver lamp, which should bo antique in form. This lamp, with a colored shade, throws a glow ovef tho curios beneath it which adds greatly to their beauty. Candlesticks, except when very little, arc excluded from companionship with the small and dal aty bits. Photograph frames in rich repousse or elaborately carved silver arc, however, admissible, but they must not bo large, and the pictures inclosed must bo very beautiful. Next in importance to tho lamps and tho frames arc spoons of every conceivable shape and ornamented in a thousand different ways, which may bo collected in foreign travel or oven on a tour in one’s own country. As for tJxo other articles that go to make up a lady’s collect ion of this flu do Blocks fad, their name Is legion. Richly carved and embossed boxes, sometimes large enough to Isold cigarettes and sometimes only big enough for bonbons or crystallized loaves of violets, have a corner of their own, says a contributor to Vogue. How to Make a Cup of Coffee. It is assorted by men of high professional ability that when the system needs a stimulant nothing equals a cup of fresh coffee. According to an epicure, 2 ounces of coffee to a pint of boiling water makes a first class beverage, but the water must bo boiling, not merely hot. Bitterness comes from boiling too long. If tho coffee required for breakfast bo put in a granlfcIzed iron kettle over night and a pint of cold water bo poured over it, It can bo heated to just tho boiling point, and then sot back to prevent further ebullition. It will bo found that while the strength Is extracted tho delicate aroma is preserved. It is asserted by those who have tried it that malaria and epidemics are avoided by those who drink a cupful of hot coffee before venturing into tho morning air. A Kitchen Convenience. A scat, somewhat high, is a veritable necessity in a kitchen. If it can roll in under tho kitchen table when not in use, HANDY KITCHEN SEAT. GO much the better. Country Gentleman describes and Illustrates a handy seat that can be made in the homo workshop. Tho top can bo raised, disclosing a receptacle for kitchen cloths, stove holders, iron lifters, etc. A draw below will also bo found convenient. With this the housewife can bo seated when engaged in many operations at the kitchen table, where with an ordinary low kitchen chair she would feel that she must stand in order to work comfortably. With a high scat one docs not have to keep tho arms constantly and tiresomely raised when paring apples or vegetables, mixing cake or puddings and performing numberless other duties. Tho occasional bit of resting on such a scat, while working, will well repay tho effort required in making it. The Art of Baking TVartles. By an improvement the old long handled waffle irons aro succeeded by tho irons that fit into tho stove holes of tho range and are whirled over without lifting the i Iron. The waffle iron is a comparatively oommpn utensil, yet everybody does not know how to use it. The New York Tribune says there is on art in heating waffle irons that is necessary to success. Heat the irons on both sides. Then grease them. They should steam like a hot griddle. Shut them. Lot them become a little hotter. Then fill tho irons and instantly reverse them, bringing the side next the fire cm top. As soon as tho cake Is well remove it to a plate and butter tt lightly. It requires a hot fire and some patience to bake a quantity of waffles euoadßsfully, but the process of baking gives them a delicacy and superiority of flavor Unlike any griddle cakes, though made of the same batter. Almost any batter used for griddle cakes made of wheat or Indian flour is suitable tor waffles. A cup of well boiled* rice or hot boiled hominy, added to a pint of wheat pancake batter, makes excellent woffles. After all, ‘the old fashioned raised waffles, such as our grandmothers always made, are the most delicate and delicious. Mix a quart of warm milk gradually into a quart of wheat flour. Add a toaspoonful of salt and a sugar, 3 eggs well beaten and a half cup of melted butter with half a soft yeast cake or half a oup of homemade yeast. Beat tho batter thoroughly and let it rise overnight. A Good Thing For the Collar. Be lavish iu tho use of lime. Charcoal also is au excellent disinfectant and purifier. An open box of it makes a good collar orfiament. Admit a draft of fresh air daily, however cold the weather. Do not lot rubbish aoummulate. If your desire for hoarding old things is irresistible, gratify ii anywhere but in tho cellar. If you have a furnace in the collar, Insist upon its having a cold air box. The heated air which fifa the up stairs rooms is more healthful If drawn from outdoors into the furnace than if supplied from th.e cellar, however clean and well ventilated tho latter may be. Stains on Marble. Marble is a very difficult article to clean, If it is stained in suoh a way that the stain has sunk into the stone. Slight stains may be easily removed with pumice atone or with vigorous scrubbing. Greasy ■tains ore best removed with a paste el fuller’s earth applied in the same way it is to wall paper. 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