Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-04
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cut new bread; this will prevent its crtmbliny
APRONS which are very use full In the kitchen
are made Of ticking; get one yard; put a band on
as for any apron, then turn il up at the bottom
Tor a quarter OF a yard even more on the
right side; fasten each end securely aud i'm this
pocket the clothes pins can be carried or used
with ease.
The Broom Brush IL one OF the favorite oh
jects OF decorative fancy. An easy and pretty
method Of rendering il attractive is by means OF
two embroidered pieces of felt or other mat crial
cut 10 nj the broad sides and connected together
with putis of satin which shape themselves to
the brush
STAMPED Plush LEAVES AND FLOWERS are
coming into use among the handsome ottomans
and chair seats. These are produced with the
most careful attention To the drawing and are
applied with tinsel braid mingled with coiors
Two beautiful banner screens had a decoration
OF autumn leaves in stamped plush Initiating
perfectly their coors and forms. The arrange
inent OF such design depends. OF course on the
lndi' iduals taste and skill: in this ca g the
leaves were grouped as If growing on a broken
branch.
How TO DISPOSE OF CHRISTMAS. EASTER AND
BIRTHDAY CARDS Is among the puzzllng aues-
lions Of the season. Various wire racks have
been brought out for this purpose but the effect.
as wall decoration. has not been agreeable.
This can be remedied by lining the wire rack
with crimson satin slightly pulled and arrang-
Ing the cards SO that the satin will make a sort
oil frame. Above Is a crimson-covered border
on which Is embroidered the word souvenir"
Below is corresponding piece embroidered
Win flowers and hung with tassels.
SERrICEABIE COVER to throw over a lounge
or couch in the sitting room is made by taking
broad, bright stripe of crctonne:on each side Of
this put stripe OF black or dark brown cloth
/ Zine it to give body TO IT'D; on each edge put q
row Of fancy stitches In silk or crewel: the ends
may be finished with fringe or not as YOU
| choose. Another cover Is made OF the drab
Aida canvas, with the ends worked in loose
overcast stitches. The canvas may be fringed
out II You take the precaution 10 overcast the
edge where YOU stop ravelng. To prevent its
iraying out TO greater depth than you care TO
have it.--N. T. Post.
Those USEFUL BAGS which are a part OF
almost every woman's shopping equipment ap-
pear among other novelties made of substantial
and homely bed-tickng. For these the narrow
blue and white striped ticking cut about eight
inches long and ten inches wide. is chosen.
The blue stripes are covered with gilt braid and
! the white stripes ornamented with point russo
| stitch in colored silks-green red blue and
orange-spanning the white at small intervals
the broad edge of the ornament resting on the
! gilt braid The result is as pretty and rich a
combination of colors as one could wish. The
bag is then made up with colored satin-red,
brown, blue. or greenland is gathered With q
/ puckering string at the top. The bed-tcking
part is also partly lined with satin aud the
| lined corner is turned oyer.-ATt Amdtetr.
| HEALTH HINTS FOR WoMEN.-Tne Philadelphia
! LedgTreports lecture, given by DIR. Lora
jackson, in that city. upon the question what
| can women, living at home, doing their own
| housekeeping, or employed in stores, factories.
sewing. &c. do toward keeping their own bodies
In health? The necessity was strongly urged.
especially to those engaged In sewing of daily
exercise. daily walk was almost a necessity,
| but, in addition to this. there should he some
way of bringing into play, If only for a few min
utes. all the muscles of the body. The lecturer
spoke OF little arrangement for gymnastics,
which is very cheap. and can he fixed i'm any,
room. The systematic use of this for few min
utes every evening before going to bed, with
the clothing free, and the windows lowered q
| little for fresh air, will be of great advantage;
she engaged to bring such an arrangement at
| her next lecture, and show her audience how to
use 1t: The daily bath was insisted on not only
for cleanliness, but as a means Of avoiding colds
This was not to be the plunge bath, which 10
too great shock for any but very vigorous per-
sons. but quick wash from head to foot with Q
| sponge or towel. followed by a vigorous rub
| bing, the whole not lasting more than five min
| utes Regular meals, with nouIishng food,
We're urged. The doctor condemned the prac-
tice so common among sewing women and
others OF sedentary occupations of living on
| worth while to cook Just for ourselves" But
it is worth while to keep up the strength for
work. and to that end the woman who sews
needs not only meat and vegetables but sum
| Gent variety to keep up her appetite: milk was
especially recommended. as both handy and ex-
tremely nOurishing. Another point. too fire.
| quently disre9arded, was the necessity for rest
and sleep. When yen find. after being close at
work for days or weeks, that YOU are getting q
queer pain at the back Of the head; wien you
get a habit of carrying the thought of your work
| whatever it is to bed with you, and can't stop
| thinking about it. and, when you finally get to
sleep, go on working in your dreams. then II Is
time to break right Off and rest: better lose
| few days now, even at considerable sacrifice
| than go on little longer and be laid up for
| months with spell of illness, or ruined for
years by falling into that dreadful state known
| as nervous pr0stration.
EASTER observation-disclosures such @
wreaths texts, banners. crosses and othei de-
signs, may he carried out with great success
with flowers. For text made in flowers an
| economical and yet a very effective plan is to
cut the letters out In cardboard, and paint them
over with the same color as the flowers you pur-
| pose using. When dry wash over with strong
liquid glue and before this dries take the heads
| OF the flowers only and press on the letters,
taking care to cover the cardboard entirely.
flower may be broken or torn, and il will
answer just well the best. For a BAN
ner or device on wall a groundwork might be
made entirely of the petals of scarlet gera-
NUNS, the letters or design of white flowers. IL
you wish to keep your design for further use,
| small everlasting flowers would be best. Moss
forms the best green ground. White il essen
TALLY the color for Easter and lilies the flowers
OF all others for decoration. We have seen small
banners made entirely Of them. A framework
was covered with white cardboard; on this wss
sewn white cotton; upon this sprays Of maiden
hair fern. SO that the ground was lightly COW
cred. no two sprays overlapping each other; on
these a cross Of lilies was placed the full width
Of the frame. Wreathing for Easter may be
made by sewing moss on strips Of brown paper
cut the right width and length: the flowers and
leaves are sown in; if plenty Of good damp moss
is used, the flowers retain their freshness for
great length of time.
Few country churches have reredos. and. %
the east end is the one upon which the greatest
taste and skill should be expended. ii NAV be
useful to suggest a temporary and decorative
one. which. with some decoration on the font,
would be sufficient for q small church. Let
framework Of thin laths be made the length OF
| which should reach from one side OF the east
window to the other, and make ii two and
half feet deep, or whatever depth may be neces-
| sary to ill the space. Divide this into three
| parts. Make the center twice the width of the