Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-28
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Notes on Household Decoration.
Russian crash table-covers, edged will
Russian lace, are pretty for round table
III bedrooms. They may be ornamentet
still more by embroidering border il
working cotton.
handsome and very simple table
scarf is made Of light olive or cream
colored felt on this work in outline
single figure use silk Of one color alone
If You choose--the effect is good on the
other end put nothing but n band ol
plush or fringe; put this on both ends,
of course.
For chair or sofa back take q square
or oblong piece OF cream-c -colored linen
monte cloth on this work in outline
stitch bouquet Of flowers or a picture Of
any kind at each side of the cloth pull
out threads for about two inches, leaving
n little space outside, and enough also to
make narrow hem. Catch the threads
together at intervals, and run in bright
ribbon of the exact width of the space
left fringe out the ends Of the ribbon
and of the monte cloth,
A handsome ornament for the wall can
oe made by any woman, with little help
from carpenter. Buy board ten inch
es wide and three feet and eight inches
long have it straight across the bottom,
but pointed at the top !; cover this with
plush, velvet, or canton flannel the cov-
erinig may be tackled on smoothly on the
back by using very small tacks. Get
three small boards for shelves, have them
60 straight across the blackboard and
have them three and half inches wide.
Have the corners rounded cover these
shelves with the same material as the
back is covered with Make the covering
like little bag, slip the shelf in, and
sew II together at the bnck without turn
ing in the edges, as that would make it
difficult to nail through. Now when this
is done take the board and shelves to the
carpenter and have him nail them in
place, one shelf at the bottom, one four
teen inches from the top, and the third
and last exactly between the two. The
edges of the shelves are to be covered
with bands Of velvet embroidered in any
fancy stitches or figures you please. This
must be put around like little fender,
to give an appearance of protection TO
the ornaments placed ON the shelves. A
hole should be bored in the top of the
board so that it can be hung on the wall
the hole will be covered by the plush or
flannel. This makes pretty cabinet on
which bric-a-brae appears to good ad-
vantage.
Household Economics.
When washing lisle-thread gloves for
yonr husband or son do not use soap
instead OF that put teaspoonful of am
mona IN one quart of water. If washed
IN this way, there is no danger Of there
being spots and streaks in the gloves, as
there would almost certainly be if wasl!-
ed in the usual way,
Tho most sensible way to finish
baby's blanket, which is to be in com.
mon use, is to feather-stitch a narrow
hem, and then trim the edge with tor
chon, the width to depend on your taste.
This looks well after it is washed. which
can not be said of ribbon or of silk EN-.
hroidery, and it is pretty too.
The mothers of little girls from one
and half years old onward can save
themselves great deal of work, and at
the same time can have neat-looking
children, by making dresses for them out
OF plain blue or pink gingham now seen
III almost every store. The young moth
er OF n first baby invariably feels that
she owes it to this child to dress it for the
first two years of its life in white. 1t is
impossible to do this without expendine
more thought upon it than should be
given. The colored ginghams are so
delicate in shade, and can be 30 tastefully
made, that there can be no objection to
them.
One way to beautify baby carriage
and to make the young occupant appear
to advantage is to make a piliow-case for
his pillow of blue silesia ; to this may be
fastened on the upper side a soft cover of
,larned net, with an edge of torchon,
Fasten this to the silesia with small bows
of narrow blue ribbon. Make each bow
unlike the others. This oan be placed on
the pillow when the baby is to be taken
out IN his best-at other times a plain
white pillow-case edged with Hamburg
or torchon is good enough for the beat OF |
babies.
A satisfactory piece OF economy is to |
take the pretty striped or dotted socks of |
the father and cut them over in little |
stockings for the baby. 1t often happens
that the sock is worn past mending at the
heel only, leaving the rest of it available, |
and II care is taken to make the seams
small and smooth. the little stockings
will be success, and will last at least |
twice as long as any children's socks that
can be bought.
Things Learned by Experience,
II your coal fire is low throw ON
of salt, and it will help it |
very much. A little ginger put into saus-
age meat improves the flavor. In icing
cakes dip the knife frequently in cold
water. In boiling meats for soups use
cold water to extract the juices. II the
meat is wanted for itself alone, plunge in
boiling water at once. You can get a
bottle or barrel Of oil off any carpet or
woolen stuff by applying dry buckwheat
plentifully and faithfully never put
water to such grease spot or liquid OF
any kind. Broil steak without sailing
salt draws the juices in cooking it is de-
sirable to keep these iu if possible, cook
over hot fire, turning frequently, scar
ing, on both sides, place on platter, salt
and pepper to taste Beef having a ten
iency to be tough can bc made very pal
atable by stewing very gently for two
hours, pepper and salt, taking out about
!, pint OF liquid when done, and letting
the rest boil into meat. Brown the meas
in the pot. After taking up, make q
gravy of the pint of liquid saved. A
small piece of charcoal in the pot with
boiling cabbage removes the odOr. Clean
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