Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-08
THE HANDY HOUSEWIVES.
what Ingenuity May DO About Our
Hearths and Homes.

A little sweet oil and bees-wax rub
bed ON mahogany polishes it up beau
tifully
Flowers kept in warm room should
be watered with tepid water. Very
cold is apt to freeze the roots.
A little spirits Of ammonia dropped
into a greasy pan or sink viii clean il
easily. Only few drops are neces
sary
If the kitchen stove is cleaned GU,
every night and made already to be
lighted great deal of time may be
saved the next morning.
Large palm-leaf fans may be made
very ornamental if they are painted
IN designs OF flowers and gilded about
the edge and handle
A pretty and serviceable cover for
ia baby's crib may be made out of
white cotton illusion, embroidered
and put over pale blue or pink sateen
or silesia.
A screen may be ornamented by
FASTING on it ferns and autumn leaves,
arranged in some artistic design, and
then finished by coat of copal var
nish.
A dish or vase of fresh water should
be kept in every room where there is
a fire, especially an open fire. The
water absorbs the gas arising from
the coal and other impurities in the
air.
A slightly damp cloth rubbed oyer
a dusty carpet brightens it wonder
fully and gathers all the dust. This is
an excellent way to clean the floor of
an inval:d's room, where noise and
dust are Objectionable.
If a lady has book crack or table
she wishes to varnish, first put on a
a coat of linseed oil and then apply
the shellac. The oil sinks into the
pores of the wood and shows the grain.
Pine, however, viii not absorb It.
Flowers may be kept very fresh over
night if they are excluded entirely
from air. To do this, wet them thor.
oughly, put in a damp box and cover
with wet raw-cotton or wet newspaper.
then place in cool spot.
Children who have cold feet should
have red flannel socks to wear during
the night. Mothers can easily make
these out of small pieces of flannel,
cutting a pattern from an old sock.
Tie about the ankles with scarlet
braid.
One of the best ways to cure sore
throat is as follows: wiring a cloth out
of salt and cold water, and keeping il
quite wet bind tightly about the neck.
Cover this with dry cloth. 1t is best
to use this remedy in the night.
For a large family OF children
always set two dishes on the table Of
any such article as bread, preserves
butter or cake. This will save a grea
deal of delay in serving, and save
much running to and fro to refill
empty dishes.
Stale buns may be made to taste as
nicely as when fresh if they are dip
ped for a moment or so in cold water,
and then put in a hot oven for five on
ten minutes. They Will turn out as
light and crisp as when first baked.
Pretty school-bags may be made out
Of piece of dark merino. The under
side may be of merino or some other
material embroidered with the mono
gram of the owner on the outside in
floss silk and lined with silesia, putting
an inside pocket on both sides
A serviceable match-holder may be
made for the half chandelier by
crocheting a small bag of pink and
white crochet cotton, and fitting in il
a goblet from which the handle has
been broken. Two tassels should de
pend from the bottom and pretty
twisted cord fasten it to che chande
lier
A shoe bag is very handy article
for bedroom A tasteful one can be
made of some pretty chintz. Cut q
piece a half yard wide and two-thirds
of yard long, bind it with scarlet
braid, and put on a smaller piece for
the pockets, stitching it in three di
visions, the smallest in the centre for
slippers. The most convenient place
or this article is to nail it on the in
side of the closet door.