Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-12
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Notes en- HOuseh old Decorations

autumn Gays lS knlt III stripes Vi hiht
inches wide, of blue and wine-colored
worsted.
Really handsome mats are made of felt,
with borders of daisies and of golden-rod, /,
or of poppies and green leaves, worked
with crewels. If you purchase the pat
terms 80 much used now. by which you
can stamp your pattern yourself, the ex-
pense is trifing. A very pretty mat is Of
blue felt, with scroll-like border, worked
with yellow. Scarlet and canary color
olive and old gold are all very tastefully
used together.
For house linen or dresses, even better
than wardrobe, is n long, low Ottoman
box that any carpenter can make of pine
wood, and which can be covered with the
pretty, cheap cretonne, so MS to add to the
furniture of the room. The dresses, etc,
can lie at full length, which is much bet
ter than hanging them mp, for summer
dresses, especially. One or more trays of
webbing, fitted inside, will enable you to
store quite variety of articles without
crushing.
To preserve the brilliant colors of au-
tumn leaves, their stems should be Dip
ped in melted yellow beeswax. The leaves
should be well dried. BY piercing the
leaf near the stem with thread wire, they
can be woven on coarser wire, or ON
large cord, into any description of gar
land or design. 1t is of the first import
ance to select the most beautiful and
brightly tinted leaves. Those leaves, too,
which are touched with ripeness and deli
cately shaded in color from the upper and
broader part to the point are very desira-
BILE to intersperse with the gaudier ones,
although many exquisite specimens may
be gathered from the ground. They
should be pressed in a book, the leaves of
which are of paper of loosely woven
texture, that the moisture from the leaves
may be more readily absorbed. For this
reason an old book is preferable, either
for this purpose or for pressing flowers.
Being well dried and pressed, they can be
perfectly prepared for adorning a room
by quickly ironing each leaf with a mod
erately heated smoothing-iron drawn
quickly over n piece of beeswax. The
leaves will become limp and soft like wax
ones, and retain their color and beauty for
the whole season. These leaves orna-
ment the cords of picture frames (pin
them along with common pins) or form,
combined with grasses, nice combinations
in punches for vases or wreaths and gar
lands and crosses and other designs for
ornamenting the walls of room, or they
fill handsomely the various styles OF hang
ing baskets now so much in vogue. Ferns
should be gathered in September or Oc-
tober, and mix in prettily with autumn
leaves. A butterfly on cluster of ferns
and grasses looks quite pretty.
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variety, serve to fill in with the leaves
and ferns, and can be colored or crystaliz-
ed to give beauty to the WHOLE. To make
of pasteboard and sew on the leaves, OF
course, so that all the stems will be cover
ed, arranging the different colors and
red berries. The blackbriar and bitter
sweet berries are easily dried, and various
grains, ns wheat and oats, intermix witt
good effect. What a wealth of beauty
lies at the very door of the dwellers il
the country, would they but see it an(
gather it in, for the identifying of home
Household Hints.
II teaspoonful of turpentine is put il
the wash boiler and boiled with til,
clothes, it will whiten them percepti
bly,.
When about to purchase an engravln!
Took carefully to the manner in which tn
boards are put together on the back, am
if there are any knots in the boards hav
them at once replaced by others withou
knots. A handsome engraving may b
ruined by the pitch in n small and al
most unnoticeable knot,
Any one who has had the misfortune t
injure the coating of rubber umbrell
will be glad to know that it is not withou
remedy. A preparation of:damar varnis
and asphaltum in about equal quantities
with little turpentine, will make an cas-
ly applied coating, which makes the um
brella about MS good MS new again. Spot
on gossamer coats and cloaks can be COY
cred with this also.
Steel knives which aIe not in daily lie
may be kept from rusting if they are dil
ped in strong solution of soda-one pal
of water to four of so la then wipe dry
roll in flannel, and keep in dry place.
To any one SO unfortunate as to /
obliged to move it may be OF value
, know that canned fruit may be transpor
ed without fear of loss, if the glass cal
, are securely packed in sawdust. Th
must be very firmly pressed down so thu
, the cans really cannot move, or be move
! by the iarring of the wagon or car.
7 A lump of alum dissolved in the wat'
, in which you wash light-blue stocking
, will prevent their fading.
II your white-handled knives have b
' come yellow, they can be made whi
Z again by rubbing with sand-paper.
: must be thoroughly and vigorously don
Cheese cloth, or, as it is sometimes cal
ed, cotton bunting, in scarlet, blue,
cream color, is good material for loung
= quilts and comforts for the guest char
= Der. The cloth is light but very FRI
. and wears well it is also much used Il
= lining lace spreads, lambrequins, etc.
!. If the carpet in bedroom or CONNIE
% sitting room looks dusty after it has be-
l. thoroughly swept, you can brighten ii
o good deal by taking damp mop and du'
@ ing with it flannel mop is best for tt
d purpose.
IS seasOnablc Recipes.
. Peach short-cake is one of the delie
a cies Of the season. Make exactly as "
- - do strawberry short-cake.
a Young and fne-grained carrots make
i delicious entree if boiled until they Il
}. tender, then cut in two lengthwise n
% fried or Drowned in butter.
So A delicate and inexpensive dish for d.
10 sert is made by boiling some rice until
IS is perfectly tender cook some TART q
10 pies at the same time when they {
ie soft, beat them with a spoon until til
d. are light season with sugar and lit
IN cinnamon, and put layer of rice il
pudding dish then layer OF the app
as sauce, until the dish is full, having
is apple on top. Serve warm or cold, W
yh cream.
~ Goldfish croquettes are excellent
~ breakfast. Take boiled confish, picl
a. in small bits, add an equal quantity
80 mashed potato and of breadcrumbs, p
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