Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-28
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Seasonabie Hints and Practical Suggcs-
lions for Quick Witted House Keepers.
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lions for Quick Witted House Keepers.
SALT IN WHIrEwAsH will make il stick better
The BEST COVERING FOR A PouLrIcE or a
mustard paste is tissue paper.
To CLEAN Willow FURNITURE use salt and
water. Apply with nail brush. scrub well and
dry thoroughly.
To DRIVE AWAY ANTS scrub the shelves or
drawers that they frequent with strong carbolic
soap, after which sprinkle red pepper in every
crevice.
In PICKING CUCUMBERs for putting down in
brine 1t is best to leave a small portion of the
stem adhering to prevent whitening and insure
perfect keeping.
OATMEAL MADE IN PASTE WITH GLYcERISE
two parts, water one part, is recommended as a
face lotion to be applied at night, with muslin
or thin silk mask worn over.
SORENESS OR "TIGHTNEss' IN THE CHEST may
be relieved by dampening a flannel cloth wit h
kerosene and applying over the spot Care
should be taken not TO ra Use a blister.
Do Nor LIGHr SICK Room at night by
means of a jet of gas or kerosene lamp burn
ing low; nothing impoverishes the air sooner
Use sperm candles or tapers which burn sperm
oil.
FLASSELs AND BLANKETS may be soaked in a
pail of water containing one tablespoonful OF
ammonia and a little suds. Rub as little as pos
sibie and they will be white and clean, and will
not shrink.
In DAMPENISa CLOTHES FOR IRONING use
warm water as hot as you can bear the hand in
sprinkle fine. fold smooth and roll up tight and
they Will iron much easier. The hot water
penetrates more readily and you do not need
to dampen SO much with cold water
SMOKED AND Dusty GLOBES OF CHANDELIERS
may be nicely cleaned by soaking them in hot
water to which little sal soda has been added.
Then put some ammonia into hot water, i'm
merse the globes and scrub brisklv with a stiff
brush. Rinse thoroughly and wipe dry.
An EXCELLENT Tonic to prevent the hair
from falling off may be made as follows:
Spirits of turpentine and neatsfoot oil. of each
one ounce; active solution of csntharides,
thirty drops; mix. Apply to the roots of the
hair two or three times a week.
WILD GRAPES MAKE THE Mosr DELICIOUS
JELLY. Its flavor is not to be equalled by tina,
made Of the cultivated sorts. Cook the grapes
IN stone crock in the oven, without the ad-
dition of water, before straining. gentle
continuous heat is necessary. Strain once with
out pressure; use three-fourths of a cup OF
sugar to one cup of juice.
GILT PICTURE FRAMES May BE FRIGHTENED
by taking sufficient -four of sulphur to give a
golden tinge to about one and one-half pints OF
water and IN this boil four or five bruised
onions or garlic. which will answer the same
purpose. Strain off this liquid, and with it
when cold, wash With a soft brush any gliding
which requires renewing, and when dry il will
come out bright as new.
RASPBERRY SHoRTcAKE.-Rub two table.
spoonfuls of butter, half a teaspoonful of salt
and two of baking powder into quart of sifted
Hour, add sweet milk to make soft dough. bake
IN two buttered pie pans. When done split with
a sharp knife butter both halves, cover the
lower half with layer of ripe. fresh, red rasp-
berries mashed and well sweetened, lay the
other half on top, crust down, cover with more
berries, sprinkle freely with sugar, serve with
cream.
IT Is AN ERROR TO SUPPOSE that an old piano
OF poor tone is good enough for children to
learn to play on. A musical education is more
an education of the ear than it is of the fingers
An old piano, worn and tuneless, will do well
enough TO learn to play on so far as the finger
ing is concerned, but during hours of practice
on 1t the ear will become Initiated, the musical
sense blunted and delicate perception of cor
rect musical sounds is rendered impossible.
To CLEAN PATNT.-Provide plate with some
of the best whiting to be had and have ready
some clean warm water and piece of flannel,
which dip into the water and squeeze nearly
dry; then take as much whiting as will adhere
to 1t, apply 1t to the painted surface, when a
little rubbing will instantly remove any dirt or
grease; after which wash the part well with
clean water, rubbing it dry with a soft cha
mois. Paint thus cleaned looks as well as when
first laid on, without injury to the most deli
cate colors. 1t is far better than using soap
and does not require more than half the time
and labor.
DIRTY OR STAINED FURNTTURE.-If the fur
niture is in bad state, but not stained it will
be sufficient to clean it by washing it we'll with
spirits of turpentine and afterward polishing
with lnseed oil, colored with alkanet root.
When, however, the furniture is stained or inLy
1t should be washed with sour beer or vinegar,
afterward rubbing the stains with spirits of
salts, rubbed on with a piece of rag, which
VIII remove all the stains. The wood may
then be polished, either with linseed oil col
ored with alkanet root or with beeswax dis
solved In turpentine, with little cold varnish
or resin added.
The HOSTESS Who Knows HER BUSINESS is
careful what use she makes of the divan. Many
women have fallen mtg the way Of placing
these convenient bits of sumptuousncss in the
middle Of the room, just where the old-fash-
Toned center table used to stand under the
chandelier. This may be allowed in an i'm
posing and stately drawing room, where the
floor space needs something to break it, but if
YOU happen to be spending an evening in such
an apartment never let your dearest enemy
tempt you to seat yourself on such a dIvan.
The light from overhead has a curious effect
in deepening lines in the colntenance, making
sixteen look like twenty-six and thirty like
forty-two.
PorAro WATER CLEANS SILK OF ANY KIND
Of color says a housewife. For every quart Of
water to be used in washing a dress, for in
stance, pare and CRATE one large potato. Put
the grated potatoes into the water, which must
be cold soft water; let stand two days without
being disturbed in any way; then very carefully
pour of the clear liquor from the sediment into
q large. convenient vessel, into which dip the
pieces of silk up and down. or course the silk
must not be creased by wringing it; let il hang
and drip nearly dry, then lay it nat on the table
and wipe it first on one side and then ON the
other. II necessary to press il do so between
flannel with a moderate iron.
BEDFoRD SPRINGS, PAN order TO accom-
modate the large number OF people who visit
the famous medicinal waters at Bedford
Springs the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
placed on an additional fast express train. with
parlor cars attached, leaving Washington at
$50 a m. daily, except Sunday, and arriving at
Bedford Springs Mt ALL pm. same day. stop
ping for dinner as Cumberland Round-trip
tickets are now on sale at all the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad Offices in this city at e795 The
train scheduled returning is equally - expedi-
tons and pleasant G RQ.ax