The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
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ro RENovArE pLAoK GOODS.

An excellent cleansing nulu, especially use
full when mems garments require renovation,
is prepared as follows: Dissolve four ounces
of white Castile.soap shavings in quart of
boiling water. When cold, add four ounces
of ammonia, two ounces each Of ether. alco-
hol. and glycerine, and a gallon OF clear cold
water. Mix thoroughly, and as 1t will keep
for long time, bottle and cork tightly for
future use. This mixture will cost about
eighty cents, and will make eight quarts.
For mems clothing, heavy cloth. etc. dilute
a small quantity in an equal amount of wat
er, and following the nap of the goods
sponge the stains with piece of similar
cloth. The grease that gathers upon the
collars of coats will Immediately disappear,
and the undiluted fluid will vanish the more
obstinate spots. When clean, dry with an
other cloth, and press the under side with
warm iron, This fluid is also useful when
painted walls and woodwork require scour-
ing, cupful to pail of warm water being
the proper proportion.
When washing black dress goods, soap
must never under shy circumstances be ap.
piled directly to the material. In order to
obtain the necessary Suds, 1t must be shaved
and entirely. dissolved in basinful Of boil
ing water, and then thrown into the wash
tub.
Black Ld,cn.-Wash very quickly In hot
suds, for this material must not lie wet I;
rinse in deeply blued water, and hang in the
shade; iron upon the wrong side while still
damp. If stiffening is desired, dry thorough
ly. and before ironing dip the goods into very
thin and very blue starch hang once more
in the open air, and iron when nearly dry.
Black Grape requires careful treatment
Remove the dust by gently slapping 1t be-
holding them over the spout of the boiling
teakettle. and larger ones over dish-pan OF
boiling water. Lay the moist pieces OF Grape
between two layers Of sheet wadding, and
press beneath heavy welght-the slab OF a
handicapped table or the pastry board
weighted with books or flat-irons. 1t is well
to place width of soft cheese-cloth both
| above and below the Grape, in order to pre-
vent the cotton fluff from adhering to 1t.
Black Veluet-Brush carefully. and steam
| to raise the sunken pile. Two persons, their
hands protected from the steam, are required
| to do the work. While one holds the heated
| iron with its smooth surface upturned, the
other, throwing very wet towel over IL,
| presses the wrong side of the velvet down
| upon the lion, so that the rising steam forces
| the pile into place, and continues this as long
aspossible. Lastly, the wrong side OF the
| velvet is drawn quickly across the surface OF
| the iron itself.
Black SiM.-Purchase a few ounces Of
| soap bark at the drugstore, according to the
amount of silk to be cleaned Steep two
ounces of the bark in quart of warm water
| for few hours. Rip and brush the silk,
| and remove all threads left by the former
| stitches. Spread the pieces upon the lap
| board or a clean table, and after straining
| the infusion, sponge on both sides with a
scrap of silk. A lather will form. and this Is
then to be wiped away with another piece OF
silk. DO not wiring the moisture from the
silk; spread the different pieces upon sheet
| laid over the carpet, and pin them at the
corners. When dry, the silk will look like
| new.
Black Cashmere in hot suds, and
| rinse twice in lukewarm water well blued.
| Ii a clear day. hang in the open air. and iron
| upon the wrong side when nearly dry. Long,
| steady strokes of the iron and even pressure
| throughout will restore the original silky
sheen of the material. -,
mere, and add a little gum-arablc to the last
| rinsing water.
| Black Lace.-Spread out the lace upon a
| towel stretched over the lap-board, and.
using an old black kid glove or soft piece
| of silk for the purpose, sponge thoroughly
with solution of borax-a teaspoonful to a
| pint of warm water. To retain the shape,
direct the strokes from the selvage outward.
Cover with piece of old silk. and iron dry.
From Harper's Bazaar.
MAKE HOME HAPPY.
Don't shut up your house lest the sun
should fade your carpets, nor your hearts
lest a merry laugh should shake down some
of the musty old cobwebs there. II you
want to ruin your sons let them think that
all mirth and social enjoyment must be left
on the threshold without when they come
| home at night
When once home is regarded as only q
place to eat drink and sleep In, the work is
begun that ends in disappointment. Young
people must have fun and relaxation some
where. If they don't find it at their own
heartstone it will be sought at other and less
| nrnfitahln nlaPRs.
Therefore, let the fire burn briskly al
night, and make the homestead delightful
with all those little arts that parents so per
fectly understand.
children. Half an hour of merriment around
the freight of home blots out many a care
and annoyance during the day, and the bes1
| safeguard they can take with them into the
world is the unseen infience of bright little
| domestic circle.
Put home first and foremost, for there will
come time when the home circle will b.
| broken, when ytu will "lOng for the tOucl
of a vanished hand and the sound of voic'
that is still, !" and when your greatest pleas
ure will be in remembering that you did al
in your power to put song under ever,
burden. to make each other happy.-House
hold.
NO REST, BUT CHANGE OF OCCUPATION
As for the feeling that we need rest, rest
rest, it is often fallacious one. 1t is actiol
which makes muscle. The spirit of life en-
tiers into us when we take vital part in to
. day, Often we suffer from rest. A chang
of occupation is what we most need, as
rule. and the relief hours of an active perso
I | turn out to be very Intelligent. We mus
rest, but we need not lose our electricity
which the will, the thought, can command
, | all times, and which ought to be on guarC
like an orderly, to summon us wnen "
should become alert. Headaches evaporat
If we must exert ourselves for those we love
or we almost forget the pain, which is tn
same thing; and ill-temper cannot nouals
unless we have idleness in which to rete(
upon the notes belonging to some one ELS ELS.
With energy leading the way, enlus III
= lance again. There are women who labC
day by day in hunger and despair. ~ seen
| as il others might labor In comfort an
health, instead Of sitting down to lassitud
and sighs.-Harper's Bazaar.
A POSTAGE STAMP BASKET.
A pretty little accessory to the writin
desk is miniature waste basket.
OF threads No. 40. or Whereabouts, croch'
a solid bottom. Crochet it round aud roun
a HINTS TO CHILDREN.
r Never be late at meal hours
; Never interrupt any conversation, but wa
J, patiently your turn to speak.
Never sit down at the table or an the pa
lor with dirty hands or tumbled hair.
= Never reserve your good manners for con
pany, but be equally polite at home an
abroad. .,.
Never call to persons up Stars to t or IN u
room next; If you wish 10 SPEAK W tnem,
quietly where they are. A. .o.
thing. by either parent, never ask why yo
should or should not do IT,
MAPLE CARMEL CAKE.
] Bake a white cake in layers then make
. frostipg and spread between layers all ov'
the outside. To make the frostlng, boil OF
pound of maple sugar and one cup of wat
together until it threads, which will tai
: the spoon in the saucepan but test it Il
aLN.PnIoI. - Alma with a cold Snnnn rrh