Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24
THE HOUSEHOLD.


pretty dresses" says the Catholic World.
AMBER is the favorite color In the newest silk
goods.
EMBRoIDERNG LNKN.-New linen MAJ be
embroidered more easily by rubbing it over
with fine white soap. It prevents the threads
| from cracking.
To POLISH wooD-Take a piece OF pumice-
stone and water and pass repeatedly over the
work until the rising OF the grain is cut down.
Then take powdered tripod and boiled linseed
Oil and polish The work to bright surface.
| To RENOvATE CRAPE.-Thoroughly brush all
dust from the material, sprinkle with alcohol,
| and roll In newspapers, commencing with the
| paper and Grape together, that the paper may
De between every portion OF the material; allow
1t to remain In the roll until perfectly dry
Aunt Julia in Ne,C York Times.
STEEL ORNAMENTS (To CLEAN.)-Dip a small
brush into some paraffin and then into some
| emery powder (such as is used In the knife ma
| chines), and well brush the ornaments and all
the rust Will soon come of; polish with a dry
leather and buster; it will clean any steel arti-
| Gle proved-Ti,e queen.
In WASHING WINDOWS narrow shaped
wooden knife. sharply pointed, will take out
| the dust that hardens In the corners OF The
| sash. Dry whiting will polish the glass, which
should be first washed with weak black tea
mixed with littlealcohol Save the tea leaves
for the purpose.
To RESTORE GILT FRAMES.-Make one ounce
of cooking soda and beat it thoroughly with
| with pair OF bellows, or brush it out with a
feather duster. Then dip small paint brush
into the mixture and rub 1t all over the gliding
into every tiny crevice, and it will rendet 1t
fresh and bright.
How TO CLEAN BENAREs BRAss-These brass
ornaments are so popular that housekeepers
Will be glad to know how, with all the intrica-
Giles OF their work, they may be cleaned. Mix
some cream OF tartar with warm water to a
thick paste; rub this well into the brass with
flannel and brush; afterward rinse off under
stream or cold water, and dry with soft cloth
In front OF the fire, polishing with dry leather
HAIR CAN BE PREVENTED FROM TURNING
GREY by the application every five days Of the
following solutions Red wine, 90 grains; sui
phate OF iron, one grain. boil them together for
one minute and then let the mixture get cold.
or else this recipe: the shells of green walnuts
pounded with olive Oil until it makes thin
paste. These two preparations will also make
red or blonde hair brown. There are dyes that
act more quickly, but they all do harm to the
hair, making it brittle and sticky, and some
times hasten its falling out.-The Ptlrjsidn
RUNNING THE MACHINE.-Whle machine is
a great aid in the sewing, every one knows that
Weared ankles and hips are the result OF pro-
tracted use. was therefore greatly pleased
when my husband wished to learn to sew. and
nice stitching as myself. During q number of
especially cold or stormy days the past winter
he offered to sew, and dropped my housework
and spent such days in cutting and fitting. 1t
was quite wonderful how much we could &C.
compnSh.-CoWatrg Gentleman.
WHooPING CoUGH.-The following remedy is
said on good authority to greatly alleviate
whooping cough, and If applied in the earlier
stage Will modify it SO that the patient will
suffer no more than from an ordinary couph
Evaporate slowly over the gas or a spirit lamp
weak solution of carbolic acid in the room
(CloSed) where the child who already has the
cough, or who may have been exposed to 1t. is
at play or asleep, for half an hour, twice day.
While any symptoms OF whOop1ng remain. This
cough Is supposed to be caused by fungus
ana weak solutions OF carbolic acid produce
development OF the lower organisms, whether
vegetable OF animaL-.M 7. tribune.
OILED FLoORs.-All who have tried them, so
far as l have learned, cordially recommend
oiled floors for kitchens, or other rooms where
carpets are not used. These are preferred to
painted floors, because the color does not wear
away and leave bare places. Some use Burnt
lmoer with the OIL and so give darker color
10 the wood. Others use OIL alone: Boiled Lin
seed Oil is used, and it is applied hot, with
paint brush, a Scrubbing brush, or even with a
cloth. Rub 1t in WELL and henceforth have no
lear OF grease spots on the floor. Farewell to
all scrubbing hereafter. The oiled floor needs
only washing (or mopping) with clear, warm
water. or course soap would only tend to undo
the work you have done in olling. The hot oil
should be reapplied occasionally. 1t comes In
well as part OF each years house cleaning.
CHESTNUT FOR FINISHING, Gall woodwood
VIII ulSCOlOI, uuleSS prOJeCJeQ WIN Oil, VarQiSl
or some substance that will I'LL the pores and
glaze the surface Good selected chestnut,
well seasoned, will make very fine finish for
Kitchen or dining room, but the work should
receive TWO coats Of raw ltnseed OIL After the
Oil Is thoroughly dry, go over the whole sur.
face with beeswax, melted and mixed with
spirits OF turpentine SO that when cold It will
be about the consistency OF good firm lard.
piece OF cork inches long, inches wide, and
Ia inches thick, covered with three thickness
ses OF flannel, makes good rubber to apply
the mixture. Put the mixture On very lightly,
and the more rubbing the work receives the
liner the finish. All plaStering ought to be
completed before any chestnut Woodwork is
put up, as lime will stain chestnut very badly.
country Gentleman.
HEADACHE AND ITS CAUsE.-Bilious head ache
or such as arise from dtsordered condition OF
the stomach, usually affects one side OF the
mead only, most commonly over one eye. and
Increases to an acute and often throbbing
pain. 1t Is often accompanied with feeling OF
sickness and vomiting, producing languor and
depression of spirits. Rheumatic headache is
commonly caused by exposure to cold, and the
pain is OF shifting nature, shooting from
point to point and is felt most at night All
Kinds OF remedies have been aSed for headache
For headache arising from weak stomach a
bitter tonic Is usually prescribed. Among the
1ayorite medicines and one that very fire.
quently proves effective If persevered In a
month or two or three, is ''quaSsia," the wood
and bark of plant that grows in some parts
OF South America and was prescribed by
water, and few sips OF the bitter water are
taken three or four times day. Where the
headache proceeds from nervous irritabity
soothing and strengthening measures and out
door exercise are to be adopted. In some case
or headache cold applications to the head,
leecheS to the temple, or cupping ON the back
OF the neck, with spare diet and active aper-
tents are effective; A very fruitful cause OF
headache Is bad habitS-being out late az night
and overlooking the stomach with food and
liquids OF various kinds. Some persons are
afflicted with pains in the head whenever they
drink malt or Splrttuous liquors to excess. To
keep In good health and mental yigor person
should be industrious ind regular in bis habits.
BED SPREADs.-Noticing an inquiry for white
bed spreads, and also an answer would sug-
gest different way. Make sheet OF not TOO
heavy unbleached cotton; IL too firm 1t will be
difficult to pull the needle through. Lay it on
table (or the carpet Is beSt(, mark 1t all over
With pencil and with precision. Beginning
from bottom, hem.intO diamond checks about
three or four inches square, according to ssize
you wish the puffS or knots. By experiment
on piece OF cloth, you can find out how near
together and what size one would like. II too
near together, the cloth does not whften so
well, and they make the quilt very heavy to
wash. prefer the puffs to be about the size of
quarter dollar, or little smaller. Get the
Wh1teSt ana best Wick1ng yarn; thread five or six
strands OF the yarn into a five-inch sail-maker's
needle. Make two stitches at every marx, the
second stitch to cross the other on the under
side; draw the four or eight strands together
and cut Off evenly with welH sharpened sciS-
S0rS, leaving about an inch mere or less as