Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-09

" 'io no"'iy put together, no needlework
necessary. to adorn the spread; but q
9 course this point may be determined nc
u cording to the taste and means of tn
a maker.
20 III Is said that extravaganza character
~ ICES The age, but there is sort of ingen
n ious economy which marks it also. Tier
Is certainly disposition on the part Of
a great many people to waste nothing
!, hnhdsome rugs may be mad
a economically in this wsy Wind il
: balls every bit of woolien yarn O
n zephyr that you have in your possession
n Oid mittens can be ravelled, and the yarr
n OF which they were made is available afte
II Is washed. When you have gathered
enough OF these odds and ends together
KNIT them with common knitting needles
a ana III the old-fashioned "garter-stitch
l 80 wen known to every one who evel
= learned to knit, in long strips. After the
Strips are done wet them and dry in the
oven or with hot irons, and then ravel out
liie greater part OF the strip, leaving only
, enough to serve to hold the yarn in place,
: so that it may be sewed firmly to found.
dation of burlnp or heavy linen. The
, greater variety Of colors, Of course. the
prettier the rng will be. This knitting
and ravelling may all be done when the
hands thus employed would otherwise be
idle; it affords pleasant work for grand
mother, too, who can knit with her eyes
shut at any hour of day or night. An
other useful article may be at least in part
composed of the bits Of zephyr left from
worsted work-an afghan knit in stripes
For one stripe use the variegated worst
eds; let the colors come Just as it hap
pens, like the old fashioned ''hit-and-
miss stripes i'll carpets; knit this with
any kind OF open-work stitch, then have
the next stripe of solid color, and so on,
until the afghan is of the proper width !;
Tile ends OF the stripes may be finished in
points, with or without tassels. This can
De used Tor carriagewrap or a lounge
quilt for the house.
Helpful Hints.
Soap suds is not the best wash for sill
Yer ware.
1t is stated that if apples that have boen
frozen are thawed in the dark they are
uniniured by the chill
If cistern water is affected by the Gem
ent used, empty the cstern. wash with
alum water, and burn half bushel of
charcoal in an iron vessel suspended in it,
covering the cistern at the time.
Use al even tcaspoonful of pulverized
borax to two heaping teaspoonfuls of
starch and one and one-half cups of cold
water, and when dissolved wet collars and
cuffs, that have been previously dried,
and there will he no complaints of lack OF
stiffness.
Drain the whey from thick sour milk
after warming it, and with the curd .mix
enough Stacked lime to make stiff paste
Use immediately for fastening lamp-burnE
ers, or for mending glass ware and china
One ounce Of sulphur, one pint of bay
rum, and one pint of rosewater, with per
fumery sufficient to destroy the odor of
the sulphur, are said to be IN excellent
combination to prevent the hair falling.
Wet the scalp daily and brush well.
| We have the authority of the Scientific
american for stating that stains on mar
bic that have been produced by smoke
may be removed by an application of
powdered quicklims moistened with n
strong solution of washing soda in hot
water. Let tue mixture dry, then brush
off, wash with plenty of water, and polish
with rotten stone.
An egg-beater can be made of piece of
hickory barrel hoop, about twelve inches
long and whitfield perfectly smooth. 1t
should be about an inch wide, and thin
enough to be pliable, 1t will be a little
oent, which makes 1t easy to beat ON
platter or plate, will be noissless, and
much less tiresome than u fork.
Never throw awav even . small n;ece
of Hamburg or Torcbod il will NOT foiI
to be of use some time Ono wov To nso |
short bits of insertion ia To set them in
the shoulder annms 81 ch;l1ro,.s anrons
or dresses, or down the back seam of |
sleeyes to enlarge them. Pretty bits are
made OF pique, with u stripe of insertion |
through the centre.
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Inc addition OF little mace to veal
soup Will give an agreeable flavor to it. |
70 not put III enough to make il dis
.iii9t havor, but put 1t III with the herbs
ana pepper and salt.
:, ihere Is nothing which Will give such
heh.hess 10 ginger bread as the use of
sour cream one cup OF sour cream with
"easPoohiut "i soda TO sweeten 1t, will,
wi'i cup oi moiasses, tablespoonful
oi ginger ana hour enough for stiff bat
,r uUi, hi'AS an excellent breakfast cake.
ms Is pest when warm. but is good
"heh coiu also.
Cheap ginger cookies are made. thus
One cup of molasses, one cup of brown
sugar, one cup of warm water. one cup
OF lard, two tablespoonfuls OF ginger, and
one teaspoonful Of soda stir with hour,
put 40 not NIX hard bake III quick
oVeh' 10 not roll ms thin MS for ginger
snaps ana cut the cookies out with IL
cutter Which has deep aud generous seal
lops'
A simple and delicate desert NAV be
made by adding six heaping tablespoon