Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-09
SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES.

Clean brass kettle, and faucets with wiz
egar and salt.
To prevent cake from burning set small
dish of water 10 the oven when baking
Before removing the scales from ash,
let il remain one or two minutes in boiling
water. The process will be much easier.
Pieces of mahogany and cherry furniture
can be made to look much darker if washed
in bicromste Of potash dissolved in water.
dried and tied up in Z bran Jack for the
rubber men who call every year for them.
Feather beds and pillows il given q good
wettipg in Z warm rain storm and gu ckIy
dried in the sun will BE- ss fresh and hghs a,
when new.
Raw meat applied at once to the skin at
ter bump or fall. will prevent it's discol-
orinR. Dry starch if moistened and quickly
applied is also = preventative.
To keep moths from blankets simply
spread them, double. on an old shee: and
roll all together and wrap in newspapers
Moths seldom work in wooden goods that
are rolled or alternately packed with cotton.
Do not send the children to school in
cotton gowns just because we have an oc-
cssional warm lay 1t lie not safe to leave
OF flannel dresse, in May; neither is it wise
10 do so in June unless there are unmstak-
able signs that warm weather has come to
stay.
Before burning old boots cut of the tops
and put away in box or bag for use. The
large pieces of kid with q few pieces of
flannel between make nice holders. These
can be stitched around the edge on a ma.
chine. They are much safer and wear much
longer than cotton or wooden.
Eleanora of CASTLE, First Queen Consort
of Edward 1, was first to troduce the do
nestle use of tapestry in England. Her
brother Don Sancho, preceded her in Eng
land. and provided tapestry to hang the
stone walls of her palaces which the differ
ence in climate made needfuI to the Span
ish born princess.
The lady whose wardrobe does not in
clude several silk pettico4ts has not all that
dame fashion allows her. These garments
are usually in shades suite to the gown
est texture. T ey are pleated from the
top to little below the knee. The rest of
the length falls in Spanish f,unce.
When overhauling bags and ,xes of rags
end pieces and east OF clothing do not neg
lect to give all the old books, magazines
and papers puff of fresh air. was told
not long ago by a physician that there
was danger in spending much time among
old books and papers-"in fact anything
that has not received sun and air bath for
. long time"
Whether the hair 10 dressed high or low
few tortoise shell orname nts usually are
worn. Some of these are in the form Of 4
very low narrow comb, Another is wide
and very much the style worn by our great
grandmothers. Tongs, darts and buckles
are some Of the shell ornaments for the
hair. These are set on long pins and can
be arranged at one's fancy.
Children should not be permitted to eat
greedily. The habit once fixed is bard to
be broken up. They should Is early as pos
sible be m .de to understand that the food
they eat. has an Office to perform after the
cravings of their appetite are satisfied, and
that only as much - the stomach needs and
can take care of without injury to itself,
should be eaten at one me.
Twice year at leas, carpets should be
taken up and after being Thoroughly whip
pcn aio'eu W swing III BOO1 DtepZH fnT q
whole day. Many good housekespers il sist
on having their carpets spread On the ground
for several hours and turned. that both sides
may come in contact with the fresh earth,
and afterwards hung on . line and brushed
and left to swing in the sun and air for sew.
efal hours Heavy curtains should be care
fully brushed and aired before folded away
for another winter.
With very little attention, children can be
taught to regulate their appeti,es and be sat
is6ed with very plain food whenever they ssk
for lunch. l once knew q little girl VINO
always had a sugar cooky or piece OF cake
for her lungh. But xhen her mother was
told that cake vas not good for children. she
began like . sensible woman to correct the
habit by sayiDg, when asked for something
to eat, Are you hungry enough to eat
piece Of dry bread-bread not epresd9"
The little girl At first could not quite under.
stand the meaning OF it all, though she |
would take the dry bread and 60 cut to
play. In . few days she came 10 and asked |
fof-'piece di bed no sped on it" The |
victory vas vou-the old habit broken up
and better begun.