Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-20
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PASTE FOR SCRAP-B0oKs.-Mixs smoothly -four
ana water ul thin batter Is formed, put In a
pinch Ct puyerzed alum and pour in boiling
water till 9 thick paste is formed. Let it boil
or Oh Of cloves. Put in Wide necked bottle
CURE FOR DYsPEPsIA-Thinking that you
Mouia 10. TX IKE 70 hear ANYTHING which would
pepsia which has proved beneficial to me. It
| is merely this: The Juice OF half lemon after
each meal, or II the case Is very severe, a
| whole one should be used.-Reader.
| PERSIAN YELLING Is the novelty to be intro
duced for spring. This Is black net OF very fine
quality, edged with Persian colors given by
| India embroidery or else by rainbow beads. 1t
veil or else as the long scarf veil that crosses
| behind the head and is tied In great bow un-
i der the ch1n.-PhiIa. Times.
DYEING EGss WITH ANILINE CoLoRs-Dr:
Jacobsen suggests, for imparttng the most
| brilliant cOlors to eggs, first brushing them
uniformly with albumen, and then, after dry
ing, inmersing them In an alcoholic solution OF
| anime dye. A one per cent. solution Will
answer. The depth or the color will depend
| upon the strength OF the bath and the time OF
| immersion.
! CLEANING LAMPs-Sister Jennie has very
| good method for cleaning lamps She washes
| the soiled globes with the breakfast glasses,
| giving them the same care she always gives
glass. When washed In warm suds and rlnsed
In soft, boiling water, a few twists Of the clean
| tea towel will polish them and 1t Is much easier
| than the common way. The lamps frequently
Lieu uOT Juey are UQeQ
wiped Off with damp CLOTH, and the disagree
able task is finished.-Countiiy Gentleman.
| BLACKING STOvEs.-The fine polish giving
stoves by those skilled in the art IS produced as
| follows: Have thin mixture of black varnish
and turpentine; apply this with paint or
varnish brush to portion Of the stove. then
| with cloth dust this over with pulverized
British lustre or stove polish; then rub with a
| The stove dealers buy the pulverized stove
| polish, which, is carburet OF iron, in %
found packages. The process conducted in
this manner is quite brief but gives beautiful
results
To BLEACH CLOTHS. NJ. B. sends the follow
ing directions which she has followed with sue
cess for twelve years without tnjuring the fab
Ic: Into eight quarts of warm water put one
pound OF chloride OF lime; stir with a stick a
IeW minutes, then strain through bag of
coarse muslin, working it with the hand to dis
solve thoroughly. Add to this five bucketfulS
OF warm water, stir 1t well and put in the
muslin. Let it remain in one hour, turning it
over occasionally that every part may get thor
IN Two waters to remove the lime, rinse and
dry. This quantity will bleach twenty-five
yards of yard-wide muslin. The muslin will
bleach more evenly and quickly ii 1t has been
thoroughly wet and dried before bleaching
". 7. Tribune.
FOLDING SHIRTs.-Judgng from the number
OF badly folded shirts frequently see, am led
10 De1eve that large percentage OF ladies' are
ignorant OF the proper method; therefore few
words on the subject may not be amisS- 1 was
taught to lay the garment, bosom down, upon
the ironing table, and with the right hand
grasp the left sleeve, taking hold of The same
side with the left hand; this part was to be
folded back one third the width Of the shirt,
measuring from the widest point. The sleeve
must then be laid down, with its upper edge
even with the recently made fold. The same
process Is repeated with the other Side and the
bottom Is folded h unt the hem reaches the
owner remains at home, but should he attempt
packing his shirts In a trunk or va!lse, the
bosoms would very likely become solled. To
avoid this friend taught me to Lay. the shirt
with the back upon the table and fold the
bosom tnsfde.-Count1y Gentleman.
House PLANIs;-A. L. E., asks, ..Will some
reader please tell me how ! shall treat the
Passion Flower. Cactus and Fusch1a when In
sects that careless observer would take to be
white mould are sapping their vitality; also
the exact proportions OF sulphur and water to
it is to be applied and what k1Rd of animal life
1t will exterminate?" For worms and flies in
testing house plants several readers recommend
watering them with nme-water. Close the
opening at the bottom Of the pot, fill with lime
water and let it stand for an hour or two, then
remove the plug at the bottom and drain off.
II one application Is insufficient try second.
c. W. i. says, 1.-THE small white worms in
house plants come from the use of fresh man
ure. Manure for house plants should never be
used until it is at least one year old. Two
years Is much better, turning 1T occasionally.
II this cannot be done, heating 1t to tempera-
ture of $50 deg. will destroy all the eggs or In
sect life OF every descri ton contained In it,
N. Y. TRIBUNE
HOMEMADE MAcRAME LACE P1L1ow.-For
macrame lace either thread, supplied for the
purpose, may be used; or, as 1t Is rather expen-
siye, fine string, pale brown color, and i'd. or
well; To make pillow yourself, get an old
wooden box-your grocer would probably give
you one-a6out eighteen inches long, twelve
bran, and cover it tightly ali round the sides
with piece Of old calico or holland. Make
slit in the top OF the cover, and with spoon fill
In this way you get the pillow much firmsr :
Sew up the slit with strong thread, and then
cover all round with piece OF bed ticking, put
they are guide in keeping the threads straight.
Put an extra piece on at the side, in order to
form little pocket, In which to keep the pins,
crochet.hook and knitting pin required in the
mons knots. The thread Is fastened to the pill
low by strong pin, and the more pins used
for fastening the knots as you proceed with the
pattern pate the flrmer and more even will the
CoBEA SCANDENs.-Cobea Is small genus of
plants having climbing habit, pinnate foliage,
Scdndens is the most common In cultivation,
and well adapted for covering any unsightly
object during summer. 1t Is OF very rapid
growth when well supplied at the roots with
The large, purple, bell-shaped flowers are pro.
duced from the axis OF the leaves, and during
UDe ldJueT part OF Jle season are produced In
large abundance II good strong plants are
planted in ell-enrtched soil, after all danger
OF frost Is passed, 1t is astonishing the rapid
growth 1t makes, It's shoots running from Is to
| 80 feet during the season. A sunny position Is
| the most suitable for its producing flowers in
abundance AS window vine it has few
| equals; fact apparently not generally known,
| or else it would be more commonly seen.
have seen plants making strong growths during
winter In rooms kept at steady but not high
temperature. 1t can be trained In any con-
| ceivable form. but when it is allowed to hang
| In festoons appears to me as the prettiest. In
| high. airy rooms, 1t will grow along the walls,
| but does not produce flowers except when 1t
| gets plenty OF light. A box is the most suit
able for growing 1t in, and it requires plenty of
| water. Its growth Is soon checked when al
| lowed to get so dry as to make 1t wilt. There
| are now two varieties having var1egated To-
| nage; one-the old kind-haS the leaves varle-
| gated yellow and green; the other, seeding
| raised by florist IN Cleveland, has the leaves
| var1egated with pure white 1t Is not quite so
strong grower as the former, but Is more dis
t1nct and much easier propagated from cut
t1Dgs. 1t makes splendid pot plant, and when
trained in balloon form Is very snowy. The
var1egated kinds are also very suitable for out
Of-doOr culture, and can be trained like the
| green-leaved one In any manner desired
Country Gentleman.
HOMEMADE FEATHER DUsTERs.-Feather
busters are among the more expensive of
household implements, and many neat house.
keepers are withheld from purchasing them on
| this account. The feathers of the common
barn-yard fowls can be utilized for this pur-