Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-04
rHE HONEMAKER's COLUMN.

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A. uuuENaNess COLUMN
MAKING ovER.
Anv,ody Nth money can ~ into 4
,,rr and by Dry gOOds and have them
made Cd. o. buy ''ready-made." bat shs
,b., cat q Cd garments can make new
c,s.. /. something q q sreaior In The
pr.ssi depressed state Of business the
question = ~iih many families. not ~hai
ne, shall bay. bat how they can make
ne be.i uss q ~hsi they have on hand /.
30 give a new lease q life 10 old gar
meats how make materials in The house
assume rev and useful forms how at
,,in che greatest oomfors ~iih htile or
,o outlay We once heard an economicAl
a. itrifiy woman. the ~ife of Metko-
dsi fInsrant say. that ske shoul Ike no
,h.rs hsiisr ikan % ~ around among
wany 81 The fsnilies shs visited pastoral
lvw,h her husband and show them boz
e. use up their waste material - a. 10
A., he mo.t god cat q it. and not BE-
conpsiied o. 70 without - many things
,is, ccah noi ttord 10 bay
q, uqlirs pat.sncs, irgrnuiiy. labor
s-d shove aI. taste, % make cd gar
meats Ia almost a. good a. new. and
.res thsss gifi. may b. culuvsted. o.,
.rs -ssl b. discouraged In attempting %
Dsre..s them. Practice In this a. In 9th
sr ft.a.s makes perfect A young NO
~s. made her Husband a nsw coat In
,i.. ~sy, The cloth q kis coat VS.
r.rscii, god bgi faded. She rippsd Il
no two halves. riPPed spart one-ha.f
rr,s by peoe. sP0nged, pressed ard
,arrsd 4. iteu pat Il together again. us-
.-. ,hs ether half a. . guide this done.
~ served he other hAlf IN ne same
-ay. anA ~hen the t~o haisc. ~efe
~-sd together again Der husband bad
-. r.cs coat ~iihout any money oat-
~ ave Go ss~ing slk
Fa1ed garments can nov b. dyed
rrsy ~ihogt bsing taken apart. n
uofr on ths sdgss. a. the pockets. sb0ut
,is caE.. piece u brad ss~sd ou and
r-r,-rd uill rrstorv pewncss. Won but
,o,.bols, nay bs worked over again and
80 ta'icus ss~ed oa. Sponging faded
coats 18th smmonia water of,sn restores
i,s ,,.of. and = jadicious use q ink o.
lqs.l shoe polish ou ~oru places and
shay sans MI hep matters.
partaloons thst are sorn In the seAi.
s,d aboai the feet. are Bet rene~et BY
,lf,irg a~ay the worn part In such q
raansf a. % lcavs The ns~ SEAMS straight
sad 81 rsb, sngles % each other hi IN
,hs ns~ piece nicsly. stitch and pfess A
,,ar1 patch 90 p,cos darned under =
'sss satisfactory than = square in-srtioa
.f rcw cloth
When wooleus afe Washed before b.
% made over. The sgds ior them shosA
b sn,irsly fresh and NJ, prrviou'ly
1.si fof cleaning c0;ioa scots. 30 there
-li b. no lint % brush away. Ahef
wa.hing and rnsing In ho; water. Dry The
saods partially and press On the side
iaai = 10 BE- ths under one. Ths apples
equally 10 gods Coz meas snd womea''
vsar
A. fashion a. prssen; of,ea combines
itsee difersni kinds q material 10 one
liess. tho-e who have to % three old
iresses may cut of them construct oae
80 one. The ooiors should conirasi OF
tsfmonirs vel and b. becoming 20 the
~earrr. This seems 90 BE- The ouly con-
d.,.on. The skif, And ves, are made oi
oas hind q cloth. the basque q another
a,l II ihe third material = used, forms
f'is u ulmmiag on The basque sad On
fts drapsry q The skift. The pattern
books eat cat By Pattsra dealer are tall
q suggestions a. 10 varieties IN siy. and
makeup.
Thrrr arv various ~sys of renewing
ia and velvet. n shiny silk = spongcd
"a ihe ~rong side with diluted Alcosol
- ammonia water and pressed ~i'h
warn iron. l. ~M lose .ts sAiae- MiN
,oss,hsr quarter q q pound q soft soap,
a isaspooaful of brady and pint u
sn. m.x al vel together add strain
through = cloth. With asPonge o. fan
rs. sprcad The mixture ou each site ne
I'D without ersssing i, wash Il Ia two
or ,hfee waters ~klie damp, sron on The
urors side. Il i saii that this process
~il uo, isisrs The mo.i deleais color.
An s1esllsnt cleansing mixture ior
As. vslvsts. cloths and gl0vvs = thus
nals One quart deotorizsd beafine.
one drachm sulphufie ether. one drsehm
n clcroiorm, one q aloohol, one of ou Il
uir,srgreen. Pat INTO = saucer. wash
doves and rub dry With hanrsl Put
!, On The silk % velve, snd rlo With
flannel For vsry delca'e color o. iao-
res Do no, rub bat pat hghtly Use The
LIQUID freely. p,acing The faoric over 'e'-
sr.l la,ers u fannel When this mix
tefs !. rot IN 80 keep e eofksd tightly
I, contains 70 many solvent and highly
volatile slemsn,s that ~hen they come
i. contact With The Dir; they dissolve q,
lsd svsf ofsting, carry q %. Water IN
-t.ch rs~ liish potatoes cat IN slices
t.vs lain hsf an hour i good 10 renew
IA. Spongs ear,fally on both sides
,hsn pres 9TH = wsrm iron on the IN
Der s.ds
White slk lace may Be- washed in
tsrrins ard nnssd In The sane. care BE-
~ taken % BE- far from any hane Or
lis Hung in ihs open ar the odor soon
svspora,es. spanish slk scAfis thus
,lssa.sa look hks ns~. Black ace ~hea
rl.,y srd Imp nay Be- thus rene~et.
Wfhagill u rain water nix teaspoon
hl ~ bofax and one q alcohol squeeze
its ace several times through ths. thea
rr.s To- q cup u ho; water. IN ~hieh
t,ack k.d glove has been boiled pun ihs
lee, ou, carefully un nsarly dry. thea
prsss TO % three days between leaves
~ paper. under . heavy weight. Velvet
q .oilsd. nay BE- slsansed By one ot the
prspsraiions above given. then uniformly
sampsned. and ~hiie damp draw over
'ls edge q a hoi fa,-iron o. around =
toi stove PIPE. The steam gong on AL
49, the PIE q the velvet.
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