The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-03
HINTS FOR WOMEN.
Ammonia Injurious to the Hair
Tips for Cleaning House.
washing the Hair with Ammonia.

washing the Hair with Ammonia
"Never put ammonia in the water with
which you wash your hair" is the advice
given by one who tried it to her regret.
She at least attributed certain untimely
gray hairs that appeared to its frequent
use on the parting of bangs and the locks
about the temples. However that may
be, borax answers the same purpose and
is free from deleterious results. Use only
a sufficient quantity to render the water
soft and smooth to the touch, and 1t will
leave the hair clean and sweet and fluffy.
A few drops of violets in the water
used for rinsing will impart pleasant
fragrance.
The Best Time to Battle.
The best time to battle is, according to
some authorities, just before going to
bed, as any danger of catching cold is
thus avoided, and tue complexion is Inn
proved by keeping warm for several
hours after leaving the bath. A couple
of pounds of bran put into thin bag and
then in the bath tub is excellent Tor soft
ening the skin. It should be left 10 soak
| in small quantity of water several
hours before being used.
Useful Hints.
An effectual remedy for Shiny and
| greasy drain pipes is copperas dissolved
and left to work gradually through the
| pipe.
mon soap till thick as paste. Spread IL on
the marble and leave it for couple OF
days. When the paste Is cleaned off the
stains will also be removed.
| II sooI be dropped upon the carpet throw
| upon it an equal quantity OF salt, and
sweep all up together. There will be
scarcely trace of SCOT left.
To remove oil stains from felt, make
some Fuiler's earth into thick paste,
| lay it on thickly, allow it to dry, and then
brush it with hard brush.
| To clean windows satisfactorily try the
| following:--Dust the glass, both in and
| outside, with brush called a painters
"duster,n wash with q sponge and water
| containing little ammonia rinse and
dry with soft old linen cloth, polish
with dry, clean chamois leather. The
| bright and clean effect will be astonish-
| ingty permanent.
An Item About Floors.
| 1t is easy to stain or oil hardwood
| floor, but what to do with the ordinary
cottage floor issanother matter A simple
and cheap method OF treating the latter
is TO have it sfnoothed down by carpen-
| ter, painted, and the cracks flied in with
putty, and finally painted over with sew
eral other coats and vanished. The
paint for such floor shonld be chosen in
some dark wood shade which harmonizes
with the decorations OF the room, never
in a conspicuous, staring color that re-
fuses to lie in place. Probably a cover
| ing of mating is as useful as any way Of
treating such a floor which is TO be
carpeted with rugs.
Washing Tennis F1anneIs.
Colored tennis fannels should be washed
In water about the temperature of the
| room they are washed In, with good white
! soap of any kind, and rinsed thoroughly
in water OF the same temperature and
wrung OUT as dry as possible. They may
be hung up for short time in the house
but should he taken down while still
| damp and ironed dry. Some laundresses
never hang them up. but wiring them Sc
| dry that the iron completes the drying.
A savory Omeiet
| Mix lightly about half teaspoonful o
1 salt, small teaspoonful Of parsley
washed, dried and chopped, to four whole
4 eggs See that this is all amalgamated
| but do not beat it mere than you can help
/ Heat two ounces of fresh butter in a fry
! ing pan, and when quite melted and verl
hor pour in the eggs, etc. Hold thl
handle of the pan in one hand and stir Thu
| 0meiet with a spoon with the other
Directly the mixture begins to set leav'
| off stirring, but shake the pan momen
/ or two, then fold 1t over in half, and keel
| shaking the pan till the outside is nice
| gold color, when it is done, and must b.
slipped OF on to q hot dish. If the omele
| has to wait after fits. cooked some cook,
| add couple of spoonfuis OF milk to thu
eggs, ETC., at the first, buu THE is no
really necessary Remember the cooking
| does not cease when you lift the omele
! from the fire, SO do not overlook it in the
pan, or it Will become like lea ther