The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-17
Household Hints,

Painting silver with solution of collodion
in alcohol is said to keep it from furnishing.
The collodion may be washed off with hot
water.
No two after-dinner coffee cups should be
the same, says an exchange, and this will en-
able china collectors to show what they have
got that is old, new, odd, unique, exclusive
and pretty
The seine Irvine that now comes in varied
colors may be used to good advantage in
making stand covers and tides, A pink
tidy with black velvet ribbon run through
the open spaces is pretty. The ends of the
black velvet should be pointed and ball of
pink and black put on each point.
inexpensive but pleasing lavender water is
made by mixing the following ingredients to-
gether: Three ounces of the essence of berga-
mot, six drachms of the tincture of musk, one
drachm of the oil of cloves, four drachms of
the English oil of lavender, twelve ounces of
rose water, and seven and one-half pints of
alcohol OF course a smaller quantity can
be made if desired, preserving these proper
tions
A beautiful tidy for the back OF large
chair is made of square piece of cloth about
ten inches each way; on this is sewed patch
work of plush and velvet in the form of
widespread fan. The corners OF the block
are of black velvet, and on the top, dropping
over the fan, is spray from moss rose bush,
in ribbon embroidery. The edge is finished
with lace. The design is pretty for block
in quilt or sofa pillow.
Here is very simple recipe for China
cement which rarely fails, and as 1t can be
homemade is inexpensive: Mix a little lime
or calcined plaster of Paris with the white of
one egg. To use it, take a sufficient guam
tity of the egg to mend one article at time;
shave off quantity of the lime and mix
thoroughly; apply quickly to the edges and
place firmly together, when the parts will
very soon adhere and the cup or plate be-
come as strong as ever.
new fancy in the crazy-quilt line is to
have in the exact center of the Quilt a block
of plain satin with the initials, in monogram
or otherwise, of the owner of the guilt.
Another new departure is to have each block
the embodiment of an idea, or at least to
have each block develop method in madness.
For example, let one have Kensington work
in outline patterns only, another needle
work of different kind, or applique, or paint
ing. The foundation of these blocks must
necessarily be of plain colors in silk, satin
or velvet.
People who live in new hard-fnished
houses know what nuisance tits to be una
BILE to drive a nail into the walls Land
lords now make proviso that no pictures
or ornaments shall be placed on the walls
unless by suspension from the rim provided
for the purpose All the same, it is often
necessary to drive both nails and screws into
the wall and by little management it can
be done without any detrment to the plas-
ter surface. The way is to make hole twice
as large as the screw to be driven. with
gimlet, and then fill up the hole with plaster
OF Paris, such as is used for fastening for the
tops of lamps and imbed the screw in the
soft plaster When the plaster sets the screw
will hold like iron, and there will be no dis
figurement of the wall.