THE HOUSEHOLD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3648, 17 May 1906, Page 4

THE HOUSEHOLD.

SILVER TABLES.

So Named From the Articles In Precious Met A Displayed Upon Them,

Silver Lihlr i take Ilioir mime not from tho material of which they are made, but from the pretty toys in silver that are temptingly displayed upon them. These tables are, 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 toward 8 handsome table is a silver lamp, which should be antique inform. This lamp, with a colored shade, throws a glow over the ourlos beneath It which adds greatly to their beauty. Candlesticks, except when very little, ate excluded from companionship with the small and dainty bits. Photograph frames in rich repousse or elaborately carved silver are, however, admissible, but they must not be large, and the pictures inclosed must bo very beautiful. Next in importance to the lamps and the frames are 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 the other articles that go to make ufTa lady's collection of this fin do siecle fad, their name is legion. Richly carved and embossed boxes, sometimes large enough to hold cigarettes and sometimes only big enough for bonbons or crystallized leaves of violets, have a corner of their own, says a contributor to Vogue. How te Mato a Cup of Coffee. It is asserted by men of high professional ability that when the system needs a stimulant nothing equals a cup of fresh coffee. According to an epicure, 3 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 the coffee required for breakfast bo put in a granitized iron kettle over night and a pint of cold water bo poured over it, it can be heated to just tho boiling point, and then set back to prevent further ebullition. It will be found that while the strength Is extracted the 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 the morning air. A Kitchen Convenience. A seat, somewhat high, is a veritable necessity in a kitchen. If it can roll in under the kitchen table when not in use,

HANDY KITCHEN' SEAT. :30 much tho better. Count ry Gentleman describes ami illustrates a handy scat that can bo made in tho home workshop. The top can. be raised,, disclosing a receptacle for kitchen cloths, stove holders, iron lifters, etc. A draw below will also bo found convenient. With this tho housewife can bo seated when engaged in many operations at tho kitchen tabic, where with an ordinary low , kitchen chair she would feel that she must , stand in order to work comfortably. With I a high seat one does not have to keep the j arms constantly and tirosomely raised when paving apples or vegetables, mixing cake or puddings and performing numberless other duties. The occasional hit of vesting on such a scat, while working, will well repay the effort required in making it. Tho Art of linking Waffles. Cyan improvement the old long handled waffle irons arc succeeded by the iron* tl.-ut fit Into tho store holes of tho range and are whirled over without lifting the iron. The wafile iron Is a comparatively common utensil, yet everybody dees not know how to use it. The Now York Tribune saye there is an art in heating waffle Irons that is necessary to success. Heat tho irons on both sides. Then grease them. They should steam like a hot griddle. Shut them. Let them become a little hotter. Then fill the irons and instantly revive them, bringing the side next tho fire on top. As soon as tho cako is well browned remove it to a plate and butter It lightly. It requires a hot lire and some patience to bako a quantity of waffles suocrssfnlly, but tho 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 for waffles. A cap of well boiled rice or j hot boiled hominy, added to a pint of wheat pancake hatter, makes excellent I wattles. After all, the old fashioned raised j waffles, such as our grandmothers always made, are tho most delicate and delicious. Mix a quart of warm milk gradually into a quart of wheat flour. Add a teaspoonful of salt and a tablespoonf nl of sugar, 2 eggs well beaten and a half cup of molted butter with half a soft yeast cake or half a cup of homemade yeast. Beat the batter thoroughly and lot it rise overnight. i A Good Thing For the Cellar. Be lavish in tho use of lime. Charcoal I also is an excellent disinfectant and purifier. An open box of it makes a good cellar ornament. Admit a draft of fresh air daily, however cold the weather. Ho not ; let rubbish acnnunnlnte. If your desire for hoarding old tilings is Irresistible, gratify it anywhere but in the cellar. If you have ■ a furnace in the cellar, insist upon Us law , ing a cold air box. The heated air which j fills tho up stairs rooms is more healthful l If drawn from outdoors into (he furnace than if supplied from the, cellar, however j clean and well ventilated the latter may he. ' Stains ou Marble. I Marble'if. a very difficult article to clean, 1 If It is stained ’in such a way that _ the etatn Mss sunk into the stone. Slight stains may bo etisily removed with pumice stone or with vigorous scrubbing. Greasy status are best removed with a paste oi fuller’s earth applied in the fuvnuj way it Si to wall paper. aami*rk:-i y s 'ST tablet: