The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-30
Seryiceable Suggestions.

To perfume note paper, etc.--Get q
few quires of blotting-paper sprinkle
the sheets with the perfume desired;
then put the blotting under weight I'M
til it becomes dry. When dry, put note
paper, envelopes, ETC., between the
sheets, and place them under a weight
for few hours; remove them, and they
will be found perfumed. The plotting
sheets may be utilized again, and can be
made TO retain their perfume for long
time, by keeping them free from expos
ure TO air.
To make rug.--For a rug, use
piece Of small-fgured Brussels carpet.
Around this place three rows of thick
cloth, cut in scallops 81 inches deep and
p wide. Made the first and third rows
of black cloth, worked on the edge Of
each scallop in buttonhole stitch, with
scarlet Germantown yarn. Make the
second row Of drab cloth worked with
blue. Put strip of drab worked in
feather stitch with blue. Cover the seam
where the first row is sewed on another
piece of carpeting to keep it in place on
the floor
The care Of towels. Never put new
towel in the wash until You have over
cast the fringed edge. The use Of this
is obvious the moment one is told Of it,
though dozen towels might be worn
out before one would discover it. If,
when towels are washed, the fringe is
shaken well before they are hung up to
dry, the fresh appearance will be pre-
served for a long time. II vigorously
shaken, that is all tina. is necessary; 9th
erwise it is best TO have the laundress
whip the fringe over the clean back Of
kitchen chair, This is much better than
any combing process. Besides, it does
not wear the fringe so much.
The linen bag.-An excellent plan TO
save old napkins and table-cloths is TO
cut out the good parts and put them
away in a bag, appropriately labeled,
and have them ready for use in case OF
sickness. A housewife whose system is
so complete that it is hard TO believe
that she has lived on earth only about
forty years gives this advice, and she
says also that we should keep another
bag with pieces OF flannel, and another
with old cotton cloth, for the same pur-
pose.
Cement for fancy work. Mix the best
powdered rice with little cold water;
then gradually add boiling water till a
proper consistence is acquired. being
careful to keep it well stirred all the
time; last it must be boiled for one
minute in clean saucepan. This paste
is beautifully white, almost transparent,
and well adapted for fancy paper work,
or other things requiring a strong and
COlorless cement.
TO mend broken ivory--Moisten thor.
oughly small quantity of very finely
powdered good quicklime with white OF
egg 10 form paste Use at once. clamp
the parts, and do not disturb for twenty
four hours. Do not use an excess OF the
cement
Counterpart and shamsin crazy stitch.
TO work in Cray Stitch the stitch.
es must be an inch in length and Of diff
ferent colors, no two stitches OF the same
shade being allowed to touch. Use as
many needles rs you have colors. donot
fasten your stitches, but leave half inch
ends to each thread on the under side
where they must be touched with thick
gum to secure them. 1t is not absolute
ly necessary that your pillow covers anC
sheet overlay should be made of new
material. The corners of linen sheets
that have become worn in the middle
will last very long time, as they do no
need frequent washing. If you like col
ors on your bed you can make border
of colored stripes edged with lace anc
put in around the center of linen, taking
off the border when the center is washed