Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-21
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.


IT is much better plan than to do
all at once, to take up some carpets In
the Fall, and the rest in the Spring, and
so divide the work, unless you want
to feel that it is all out of the way at
once.
PIGS, feet, after being thoroughly
cleansed, may be picked by first boiling
them in slightly sailed water, then
packing in a jar; pour over them very
strong vinegar, with or without spice, to
suit the taste.
FoR washing fine, nice f1annels, moth
ing will cause them to look 80 nice as
borax in the water, tablespoonful of
borax to pail of water Icing the right
proportion. Always wash baby's little
flannel skirts, shirts, etc., in this.
EMPTIED spools are utilized in making
book shelves or brackets. Strung apOn
strong wire they divide the shelves, and
Of smaller size, they are used 10 edge
the shelves. They may be painted any
color with enamel paint, and touched
/ with gliding, at pleasure.
In binding coats, vests or tailor-made
dresses, do not use the silk binding
braid, tor it soon trays out and needs re-
pairing again. The worsted that is fine
and looks 30 much like the silk that it
can hardly be told from it, can be pro-
cured, and is far more durable and last
ing.
MERINo underwear should be watched
carefully, Tor when the stitches COM
mence to break, unless mended at once,
large holes will appear before long, and
then it will sooD go. Pieces of old
underwear should be used for mending,
and by placing it under the thin
place or hole it can be darned down
nicely.
To clean carpets: When the carpets
we'll beaten and free from dust, lay it
lightly down and scrub it with soap dis
solved in SOFT water mixed with bull
4 locks gall-about four gallons of water
! to pint of gall. This will restore the
colors of the carpet to their original
brightness, and make it look almost like
new. The brush employed should be
of soft character, with long bristles.
FURNITURE covered with rep, or SINH
lar goods, should be first whipped; then
carefully brushed, and all dust wiped
away with damp cloth. A soft cloth is
best for satin covered furniture. Black
walnut or mahogany furniture may be
washed quickly with soapy water, and
soft brush, then wiped dry and rubbed
with an oily cloth. Rotten stone and
sweet oil are used TO polish, and are ex-
cellent. Then all that can be rubbed off
is removed and chamois skin makes it
as good as new.
To take out bruises in furniture we
the place we'll with warm water, then
take some brown paper five or six times
doubled and we'll soaked in water; lay
it on the place, apply on that a hot flat
iron till the moisture is evaporated, and
if the bruise is not gone repeat the
same; you will find, after two or three
applications, the dent or bruise is raised
level with the surface; or if the bruise
is small, SOAK it we'll with warm water
and apply red hot poker near the sur
face, keeping it continually wetted, and
you will soon find the indentation van
ished.
A VERY pretty way of adjoining the
fireplace, which even with the custom
airy Summer piece" can scarcely be
called ornamental when deprived of it's
chief charm, a glowing fire, is to place a
glass screen or mirror in front of it, but
rot close enough to deprive it of USE
| fulness as ventilator. In front of
this stand long narrow box, in shape
/ like window-Dox provided with zinc
tray for catching moisture. Have the
| box filed with growing ferns ard vines,
and train the latter up the sides of the
mirror, in which the reflection of the
! ferns and dropping vines adds greatly
! to the beauty of the whole.