Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-04
DOMESTIC HINTS
Copper punch bowls are made in
artistic designs.

Sash curtains of China silk edged
with lace make dressy finish to a
dainty chamber
Yellow is still tine fashionable color
for embroideries on toilet covers. pin
cushions and the like.
Among the new fancy work none
is prettier than the drawn work on
linen bed spreads and shams.
Large Turkish cushions covered
with brilliant silks make esthetic
lounging seats for "A lady's boudoir
Work tables. such AZ were owned
and used by our colonial grandames,
are being copied in new mahogany.
BY dipping fish for an instant in
boiling water much OF the difficulty
in removing the scales will be over
come.
a mixture of two parts glycerine,
one part ammonia and little rose
water will whiten and soften the
hands.
A little hnseed oil brushed over
faded green blinds will. if they are
not too far gone, make them look al
most as good rs new.
Flower pot stains may be removed
from window stills by rubbing with
line wood ashes and then rinsing oil
with clean warm water.
y is said by some housekeepers that
the addition Of little vinegar 20 tho
water in which tough meat IS boiled
will have tho effect of rendering it
tender.
Bedroom curtains for the winter
are made very full and heavy. with
ont beng topped back. Crimson cot
ton plush is pretty and warm. besides
economical.
II is said that pinch OF tine-cut
smoking tobacco moistcncd and APP
piled to a bee sting will give relief in
live or ten minutes. The poison of n
bee ting is acid, and alkali is nee
essary TO neutralize il.
The last formulated idea in craZes
is an international cooking match.
This is 10 take place in the Aquarium
IN Westminster in December next.
II means the production of the tavorlte
dishes OF each nation.
Engravings are now framed with a
com bination of bronze and guilt.
which is said TO bo new. and certainly
pleasing. Apropos OF engrayings.
| their cheapness nowadays is n sub
| ect OF remark and no hallway should
! be without them.
A great convenience in the bath
room or above the washstand is a
splasher made of enamel cloth, with
two or three pockets; the edges
should be bound with scarlet braid.
The pockets are useful for holding.
brushes, sponges, etc.
An experienced florist states that q
sure sign to indicate whether plants
in pots require wetting is to rap on
! the side of the pot. near the middle.
with the finger knuckle; il it gives a
hollow sound water is needed, but il
! the sound is dull, there Is moisture
enough to sustain the plant.
For ivy and dogwood poisoning
| boil wood ashes enough TO mike Il
strong I've; wash the poisoned parts
utes, then wash off in soft, lukwarm
water, and when dry anoint with
grease, Two or three applications OF
this will generally effect "A cure.
Professor Tyndall has proved that
atmospheric germs can no pass
through layer of cotton. aid 1t is
now said that preserved fruit nay be
kept in perfect condition by covering
the jars with cotton batting. Putre-
faction is caused by minute atmOs-
pheric germs. These are expelled by
cooking. and the cotton bIttiig pre-
vents their return when thu fruit
cools
Quite an acquisition is being made
10 art in the later and more eLborate
productions of rattan iurnitur. The
material itself encourages freedom OF
desig some of the results q which
are suggestive for cabinet woT. Adj
hitting of being colored, and ombin-
i'm delicate detail with great Nrength.
il presents many of the effects If wood
carving. Rattan couches anC chairs
are now upholstered with textiles.
Very nice almond cakes for :oil'ee or
afternoon tea are made by tn, recipe:
Half pound OF butter. halfa pound
OF sifted Hour. half Jound OF
blanched almonds, beaten no in a
mortar or grated; two eggs and the
grated rind of half lemq. Beat
the butter to a cream and NIX il to a
paste with the other ngredats. saw
inc half the sugar and gratedalmonds
to sprinkle over the cakes. When the
paste is made roll 1t out nerly half
A good cleaning mixture may bo
made with two ounces bar sop, finely
shaved. and two teaspoonful of pow
dered saltpctre. Put these Ingredients
into a large, open monthe bottle,
and add one and a.half pintsof warm
water. 1t will be ready fir use in
two or three days. 1t is wei adapted
for washing delicate coloret articles;
also TO add to the water for sampoon.
ing the head. Mixed with alter and
SPRAYED upon plants, it wi kill any
insects injecting them, and $50 act as
a fertilizer.
There was once a liking fe notified
rag carpets. because they wee the re-
spectacle offspring of indutry and
economy, pair OF progenitos seldom
seen in this generation. Al present
rag carpets and rugs are theharm of
studios. and happy is the raster of
the brush and palette VIII is pos
sessed of a suiliciency of tcse soft.
neutral hued floor covering. Rag
rugs. woven in the same Irregular
mixture OF colors IA of oldare also
among the choice pCssessios of la
dies OF eXactng tastes. Cuhnd sew
together the pieces Of inch vie strips
left from ilannels and cashmees, with
gay scraps OF silk and old btof rum
pied ribbon. lntermingle Iesc IT.
regularly. SO that, wen theatre wo-