The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-28
HOUSEHOLD.
TO PURIFY BEEswAx.

TO PURIF BEEswAX.
Place the wax in a tin vessel with
small holes pierced in it's bottom, and
place it in an oven owe a vessel OF
water. The wax will melt by the
steam and drop down into the water
below.
AN NvALID'S TABLE-CLOTH.
A napkin is never large enough to
protect the bed-clothes, so take heavy
linen, the width of the bed and two
thirds of a yard deep; hem-stltch and
embroider in some appropriate way
Good Housekeeping.
REMOVING WARTS.
We have removed many warts by a
very simple and easy process, VIZ, to
wash them with a strong solution OF
pearl ash, and let it dry on the warts.
If this is done two o three times the
warts will disappear.
HOW TO MAKE A GOOD U OF TEA.
ANY one can make as excellent cup
of tea by placing the teapot with the
tea in it, before pouring in any water
in the oven till hot, or in front of the
fire, and the pot then filled with boil
ing water. The result will be in less
than five minutes a most delicious cup
of tea, much superior to that drawn In
the ordinary way.
RUssET SHOES.
Before putting away your russell
shoes for the winter you will want to
restore their old color. How vii you
do it? Very simply. Just squeeze the
Juice of a lemon on a bit of soft cloth,
give the leather a thorough treatment
with this, and see if your shoes don't
look as well as they did when you
bought them.
HINT FOR HON DECORATORS.
For the decoration of the panels of
dadOs and doors and portions of wall
surfaces, says The Ladies' Home Jour-
mol, apply a smooth, three-stranded
cord, One-eighth of an inch in diam
eter. gilded or bronzed, representing
any fancifulform, such as spiral figures
which are just now so fashionable with
designers. Irish OF Celtic interlacing
work may be done in a wonderfully
striking way with it. 1t lends itself
well to the tracing Of the outlines of
bold designs. The cords are coated
with glue, then with gOld-size, after
which the gliding is laid on. They
are fastened with short, brass-headed
nails.
OLD GLOVES.
BY no means throw away old kid
gloves. Cut off the hands and ave
the long suede arms of your soiled,
worn ball gloves. Use them for polish
ing silver mirrors, cut glass and jewels.
Sew two of the long pieces into irregu-
la~rly-shaped bags for carrying the
pieces of silver toilet set when travel
ing. 1t preserves the silver from
scratching and furnishing. Out of
old tan or gray gloves you a make
charming bags for carrying your opera
glasses in. Cut the kid In the same
pattern as is used for these silk and
velvet bags, line it with China silk,
and trace in pen and water cOlOrs OF
silk, your initials on the outside
Good Housekeeping.
TRAINED COOKS.
One of the least crowded and best
paid professions for women is that of a
trained cook, who, in a most becoming
cap and apron, goes out to private
houses to prepare company luncheOns,
company breakfasts and dinners. Some
with a taste in this direction have still
been fearful of undertaking the work,
expecting to endanger their social
place. But since women of good fam
lies and well known social position
are venturing to try their good luck,
to show their wOmanly independence
and capabilities for business in all
sorts of ways, graduates of cooking
schools are not afraid to ask for en-
gagements, and to express their will
lingness to do the wOrk.-GOOd House
keeping.