The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-16
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS S. a. NETTLES.

USEFUL THINGS ABOUT TIE H oUsE.-
The best thing in this world is to
know how to do things and be vii,
ling to make ones knowledge availa-
BILE. A shelf in the corner Of a rather
bare bedroom destitute of a ward
robe is the difference between COM
fort and discomfort. If it is neatly
made, stained, and put up, and a
pretty curtain, no matter how cheap,
hung in front Of it, 1t is a thing OF
beauty as well as comfort. The pow
er to shape, smooth, and put up
shelf is of inestimable value IN home.
Two rounded shelves, one large, fitted
and clamped, the other small and set
above it, for an inkstand, makes
capital writing desk. 1t is becoming
the fashion now to use the corners Of
cupboards, as in the old times, and
handy boy or man or girl who knows
the use of tools can add immeasura-
bly, to the quaint appearance and in
di7iduality of the home by adding
these corner closets and cupboards;
by putting up brass hooks where
needed; by acquiring bracket or
picture; aiding in the acquisition OF
curtains; or making the cushion for
chair or a lounge.-Cor. Home
maker.
ARRANGING A CHURCH Soc1ABLE.-Do
not let few do all the work; divide
the labor and the responsibility. Let
those who are active in other depart
ments of church work find the even
ing restful. Give the Sunday-school
superintendent an easy chair and the
sexton ar extra plate of ice cream.
Each woman in the congregation
should feel that it is her duty to in
crease the interest in the success OF
the evening. She should invite shy
neighbor, urge sad one, or accom-
pany lonely one to the sociable, and
Introduce her to at least one friendly
soul. I speak of women especially
because theirs seems to be the privi-
lege of guiding and controlling social
Life generally. Those who take the
place of hosts for the evening may
find use for all the tact and ingenuity
they have. A word here, cordia!
handshake there, an introduction
which promises congenial acquain-
tance skilfullv managed Interrupt
ton when q tete-a-tete is too pro-
longed--it is not place for getting
into a cozy corner with your partlcu-
lar friend, all cliques should be brok-
en- up--these are what makes a host
ess in her own parlor success, and
these will make the leaders in church
society successful-Mrs. Lyman Alb
bott in Ladies Home Journal.
A PRETTY AND INEXPENSIVE Bed
spREAD.-Most women are fond of fan
cy work, but not every farmers busy
vile can find the time to make dainty
home decorations; and, if they would
not have their homes quite bare OF
those little touches Of beauty so dear
to the feminine heart, it becomes nee
essary for farmers wives more than
others to devise ways of producing
effect at small cost of time and labor.
Usually it is well to make articles at
once useful and ornamental, and OF
materials that will retain their beauty
during their period of usefulness,
leaving the frail, perishable fnery to
such as have unlimited time and
means at their disposal. Many per
sons have made beautiful bedspreads
of bleached muslin squares outlined
IS1ef Pretty TT they are; but they required
more time than I could we'll devote to
that purpose. Besides, bleached mus
lin would not. be sufficiently durable
on bed in such constant,
and often rough use, as the
one for which I wanted a cover, it
being "mother's bed," and the refuge
of the wee ones when tired or cross
I therefore made a good-size sheet of
good quality unbleached muslin, faced
it on the right side with broad band
of turkey-red calico, feather-stitched
down with medium-coarse white
crochet cotton. I then stamped a
large, bold design in the center, and
a trailing one IN each corner, and with
No. 10 red floss proceeded to outline
the pattern in plain, running stitch.
When done it was much prettier than
I had thought it would be- It had a
sort of brocaded effect, as though the
pattern were woven in. The work re-
quired less than one-third the time
and only about two. thirds as much
floss, and will wear much better than
if done in the outline stitch.
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