Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-14
DOMESTIC DETAILS.

WHEN one is too tired from brain-work t sleep, linen handkerchief wrunR from cold water and laid on the back of tho neck at the base of the brain will give great relief, and generally induce sleep. A towel should be placed over 1t to keep dampness from the pillow.
 OLD blue Canton ware is perhaps tho safest choice for serviceable dinner china White china is cold. Blue Canton ware is strong, can be readily matched as white china, and harmonizes with almost any shade of fancy china which can be intro duced on the table.
 STAIR carpets should have strip of thick paper placed under them and over the edge of every stair to lessen the friction of the carpet against the boards beneath. Strips of old bed quilts put under stair carpet deaden the sound of footsteps besides mal- ing the carpet wear longer.
 STALE tea leaves, according to the Chat ham Courier, are the best things that can be used to clean bottles that have had milk in them. Put a few leaves in the bottle pour ln water, shake, then rinse out with clear water. It will make them clear as crystal, and remove any particle of milk.'
 CRATE curtains may be made of any ma terial harmonizing with the other drapery of the room: in inexpensive stuff cretonne is always pretty. How to adjust them will depend somewhat on the nature of the man. telpiece. A brass rod with rings will be found the most convenient. if it can be used.
 BANANAS are the fashionable fruit and promise to become more so for many reasons. One authority announces that one pound of thls fruit has more nutriment than three pounds of meal or as many pounds of pota- toes, while as a food it is said to be in every sense superior to wheat bread. No fashion able dinner is supposed to be complete with out the banana served in some form.
 WHEN you want to send off milk in bottles, for travellers lunch, for instance, a cor respondent of Good Housekeeping advises to first put into the bottle, if one pint, two tablespoonfuls of lime water; it will then keep sweet even in hot summer weather. And if you will wrap the bottle in wet cloth and then in a dry one it will keep cool into the bargain, according to the same authority.
 SILK handkerchiefs are ruined by careless washing, such as they are likely to get If put into the general wash. It is better to do them up by themselves. They should be washedin lukeWarm water and rinsed two or three times in clear cold water without blue. Wiring them out and fold and roll them tight ly in cloth, but do not let them get dry be- fore ironing or they will never look smooth. COlored silk handkerchefs should be washed with fine white soap, never with strong yell low soap.
 ROSE leaves for a rose jar are prepared as follows: After gathering the petals expose them to the sun for an hour or two in order to dry off any dew that may be upon them; then put layer of leaves into the bottom of the jar, cover with layer of fine salt, add another layer of the rose leaves and so on till the jar is full; sprinkle plentifully with white wine or pure cider vinegar and close tightly for some days. When the jar is un~ covered a delicate rose perfume will sooD nerYade the room.