The Portland daily press., 1891-06-03
THE ho M e.
CoLoRs TO WEAR,


An artists rule as to color is: Choose care
fully only those tints of which a duplicate
may be found in the hair, the eyes or the
complexion. A woman with blue-gray eyes
and thtD, neutral-tinted complexion is
never more becomingly dressed than in the
blue shades in which gray is mixed, for in
these compilations there is a certain delicate
blueness. A brunette is never SO exquisite
as in cream color, for she has reproduced the
tinting of her skin In her dress. Put the
same dress on a colorless blonde and she will
| be far from charming. while In gray she
would be quite the reverse. The reason is
plain--in the blondes sallowness there are
tlnts Of grey, and In the dark woman's pallor
there are always yellowish tones, the same
as predominant In the cream-colored dress.
Women who have rather forid compilations
look we'll In various shades of plum and
heliotrope, also in certain shades of dove
gray. for to trained eye this color has a
flesh Of the face. Blondes look fairer and
younger in dead black like that of wool
goods or velvet, while brunettes require the
sheen OF satin or gloss of silk in order to
wear black to advantage.
DESTROYING ANTS.
We know of no better way to get rid of
ants than to trap them. This can be done
by taking some bits of coarse sponge and
sprinkling sugar in their cavities. and laying
them near the ants runs. The ants will
visit the sponges in considerable numbers,
and some lady member Of the family, who
will give the matter attention, should visit
the spoDges occasionally and pick them mp
quickly and drop them into dish of hot
water carried for the purpose. If this
course is persisted In, the ants will all be
caught and destroyed. Another way is to
fill a few walls with sweet oil and sink them
In the ground to the rim, leaving the mouth
open. The ants like the oil and will sip it.
they, die Of aspbyxla. These two methods
can be carried on at the same time,-Vick's
Magazine.
OIL OF WINTERGREEN FOR RHEUMATISM.
DIR. J. d. Staple writes to the Lancet, in.
dorSing the external application of oil Of
Wlntergreen as remedy in the treatment of
Sub-acute and chronic rheumatism. In forty
cases Of acute rheumatism, liniment
composed of equal parts of olive oil and oil
Of wintergreen was applied to the Joints,
which were afterward wrapped in cotton
wool, and lightly bandaged. In each case
the pain ceased from five to six hours after
the application. 1t is in the more chronic
cases that the oil Of wintergreen is most USE
1ul. Indeed, in more than one hundred
cases, there were only two who did not expe.
5lence any relief from the liniment. In this
.ast class OF cases it is most essential that
!ne IMMINENT should be thoroughly rubbed
ih'o the affected parts.-HeTald of Health.
AN EGG AT PERFECTION POINT.
a new laid egg" sounds well when read
On IN English books, but in reality one
S y u not be eaten the same day on which
u Is laid says Marion Harland in The
~. Weekly. AT first the she'll is
Iott and the favor is not SO fine as when IT
attained tb bG1f as hours old BY the time It has
roughness, and then v sIsli mas q peculiar
perieGtiion point Dstrust Smooth a a,e az
eggs IL Is almost invariably SO old tha9t 'o fSSs
a1f mas 9ad time to begin the work " Of dis o
she'll. 0 composing the