, 1884-06-22
WOMAN AND HOME.
A Brief Discourse on Good Manners
at tho Table.
President MRdIsOn's WIre---Industry
of Italian W0men---SOuthern
BeIIes--Items OF Interest
to the Fair Sex.

["M. A. T. -" in Detroit Free Press "Household.'l
Match stains can be extracted from mar
BILE bv sulphiie Of carbon.
A little soap or lard applied to the hinges
OF doors will prevent them crcnl,ing.
To restore rancid butter wash well with
fresh sweet milk and next with cold water.
To remove the stain of perspiration apply q
strong solution OF soda and rinse in cold
winter.
The yellow stains ON the margin Of engray.
ings may he removed by a solution Of hydro
chloride OF soda.
Swansdown may be washed in soap and
water; after washing shake it out, and when
the down Is somewhat raised shake it before
the fire till dry.
To prevent fat-irous from rusting warm
them, then rub with new md clean whita
wax. Put again TO the FIRE till they have
soaked in tho wax. When done rub over
with a piece Of serge.
To wash red flannel mix two tablespoonful
OF -four in Il quart OF cold water and boil ten
minutes; add warm suds and wash the
flannel gently; rinse it in three warm
waters. The brightest scarlet will never
lose its color IL treated thus.
To cleanse medicine bottles put a small
quantity Of nshes in them, immerse in cold
water and heat gradually till it boils. After
boiling an hour, let them remain in the water
till it is cold. Wash them in soap suds and
rinse in clean water.
To clean white kid slippers put an ounce OF
hartshorn into a saucer. dip n bit of clean
flannel in 1t and rub il on n piece of white
soap; rub the slippers with this, and as each
pieoe OF flannel becomes soiled take n fresh
piece. The kid will look like new.
To solder tortoise-shell bring tho edges of
the pieces OF shell to fit each other, giving
the same inclination Of grain TO each, then
secure them in a piece of paper and place
them between hot pinceIs; apply pressure
and let them cool. Tn heat must not DO so
great as TO burn the she'll.
To clean japanned waters rub on with q
sponge a little white soap and some warm
water, and wash quite clean. Never use hot
water as 1t will cause the japan to peel, Wipe
dry, sprinkle a little flour over it; let it rest
awhile, and then rub 1t with a soft, dry cloth,
and finish with a soft piece Of old silk.
To wash point lace mix n teaspoonful of
4 powdered borax with strong white CASTLE
soap-suds. Basic the lace very carefully,
with fine cotton, upon two thicknesses of
white flannel; soak in the sOll-snds twenty
four hours, or longer If much soiled, chang
ing the water once Squeeze out, do not
wiring, and .when nearly dry place the
flannel, lace downward, on two thicknesses
Of flannel and smooth with IA hot iron. When
the lace is thoroughly dry remove from the
flannel.
To loosen ground glass shoppers wrap n rag
wet with hot water around the neck of the
bottle aud let it stand n fcw minutes. The
heat will expand the neck of the bottle when
the stopper can DO removed before the heat
penetrates tho stopper itself; or take n piece
OF strong cord about a yard In length, double
it in the middle and tie q knot SO Is to form
q loop OF about four inches in length at the
double end; bring the knot close to one side
OF the stopper and tie the ends tightly to-
gether on the other side 30 as TO fasten the
string securely round the neck OF the stopper;
now pass one OF the ends through the loop
and lie II firmly to the other end; the double
cord is then ~ b. placed over n bar or other
support; then IL the bottle IS surrounded
by a cloth, to prevent accident in
case OF fracture, aud pulled downward
with a jerk, it will be found that
in II short time the stopper is liberated. Tive
precautions are necessary. Ono is, that the
strain on both sldea OF the stopper is equal
the other, that care be taIan that when the
stopper is looscned it is not dashed against
any hard substance winch would break it