The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-18
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HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs,

them is not known to be absolutely reliable
1t Is safest to secure samples and wash them
before selecting material for gown or shirt
waist. These silks may be worn so long
without becoming noticeably soiled that it is
seldom necessary to have them washed when
made up in gowns, but shirt waists and
blouses, especially worn in travelling, often
are the better for cleansing.
If you want to send milk off in bottles,
with basket of dinner or travellers lunch
or for the Daby's tea, first put into the bottle
II one pint, two tablespoonfuls of lime water
or II a quart. four tablespoonfuls. IL will
keep sweet, even in hot Summer weather
and, If you will wrap the bottle in a wet
cloth and then In dry one, it will keep cool
into the bargain.
To keep eggs fresh. as soon as they are
taken from the nest rub them entirely over
with butter, and put them in cool place
and they will keep good for months.
The flesh OF good veal is firm and dry and
the Joints stiff. The flesh of good lamb and
mutton is red, with the fat very firm and
white.
An oyster shell in the tea-kettle will pre-
vent the formation of crust in the inside.
Another use for oyster shells Is to clean
the friedrich Of the stove. Lay number of
them on top of the hot Goals and when the
fire burns down it will be found that all the
clinkers have scaled off the bricks.
Catsup keeps better, and pickles also. If you
put q bit of horseradish in the mouth of the
bottle.
A little saltpetre or baking soda mixed in
water in which cut flowers are placed will
keep them fresh for long while.
Cracks In furniture may be filed with
putty mixed with Indian red or burnt UNI
Der to get the desired shade. When dry it
will take on equal polish with the wood,
Meat slightly sour or tainted can be made
sweet by holding over the fumes of ground
coffee burned on a shovel or stove lid. Game
and foul can be treated the same.
To clean ceilings that have been blackened
by smoke from lamp. wash off with rags
that have been dipped in soda water.
For coffee jelly, use two cupfuls of clear
strong coffee, one cupful of sugar, one cup
ful OF boiling water. one and a half cupfuls
OF cold water ami one.half box of gelatine.
Let the gelatine soak for one-half hour in
the cold water, stir the sugar into it and pour
over 1t the boiling water and Coffee strain
1t into mould. When it has become cold
turn it into glass dish; let it get perfectly
Geld and serve with whipped cream, or WITH
merlngue made Oh the white of egg and
powdered sugar.
When tired of lemon and vanilla fiavoring
try mixing them. To a teaspoonful of lemon
extract add about one-third of a teaspoon
Jul of vanilla, and you will think you have
discovered a new flavor.
The coffee cup is a capital barometer.
After the sugar has been put in, If the bub
bles collect in the middle of the Gun the
weather will be fair :; if they leave the center
and adhere to the sides of the cup, forming a
ring of bubbles with a clear srace in The
middle, there will be rain; IL they scatter
themselves indifserently on the Surface
weather will be variable, while cluster OF
bubbles at one side of the cup indicates rain.
WOMEN AND THE WORLDS FAIR
At last women are beginning to take a de-
clded interest in the Worlds Fair project.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, the president, on her
recent visit to England aroused interest that
amounted to enthusiasm. The women of
Germany are also manifesting a desire to
give practical expression to the opportunity
given by the United States government To
display wOmen's work in all its departnents
The women of Mexico, with its almost Orien-
tai limitation of the privileges of women.
y MI nav ws onelai recognition f.om Mexicos
World Fair Commission. The treatment by
the several states of the Worlds Fair project
has differed very greatly.
In illinois there are eight women members
OF the state commission, and special appro
pIiasion Oh $500 or 10 per cent of the entire
amount appropriated by the state, has been
placed at ths absolute disposal of women
commissioners. Colorado has also given a
special place to the women in the state com
mission two women have been appointed to
canvas the state with view to Interesting
the women In the project, and one woman
mas been delegated to collect the flora of the
state. In Massachusetts three of the five
commissioners are women. Rhode Island
mas appointed four women in the state COM
mission OF 10 members. and woman has
been elected treasurer and secretary.
One of the women commissioners of Rhode
Island Is dev0ting herself to investigating
the Patent Office In Washington for obtain.
Ing models of women's inventions from the
earliest history OF America. Pennsylvania
has QnnntnfQd q WI NJ. -
managers. The silk industry of Pennsyl-
vania, 1t Is claimed, will have a magnificent
showing. The president of the SILK Grow
ing Association of Pennsylvania is r woman.
~ ID expecte1 tnat this special industry will
nave very fine exhibit from both Georpia
ana California, where women are verv Iar5a
" engaged In the silk industry. The nav
state Oh w Washington has appointed woman
managers as ex,ofhclo members of the state
board. Colorado is the only state that gives
the women commissioners salaries@Chr,soo
tian Union.
FLORIDA FARMER,
One OF the enterprising women of the day
Is Mrs. K. E. Marshall, who owns and lives
on farm near Fairfield, Fla. About 70 wears
ago her husband bought the farm, but died
soon after they had established themselves.
She decided that as she must earn a living in
some way, she might as we'll keep on with
the farm, though she knew nothing abopt
the business, In fact disliked 1t, and had
made condition when she married Mr.. Mar
shall that she should never choose that busi-
ness, for he had always had leaning tn that
vocation. lie failed in the grain business
which he took up after their marriage, and
then bought the farm. A0
She set to work In earnest to find the best
methods of work and investigated matters
thoroughly; when her chickens died by the
dozens she cut their bodies into bits and
made use of the physiology she learned in
school to discover what was the matter with
them, and was successful, though she would
have known without all that trouble If she
had been brought up on farm. She also
studied cattle disease and reduced the death
fate among them. In fact, all her work dur
, hle Ine years she has carried on the farm
u nc Deen done In the most thorough manner.
Every failure has aroused her to redoubled
e eode until until now she owns fine farm, has
hannv oSS ss Guy Of It and is independent and
a happy ,3,. one mllks so cows and her hennerv
an anu piggefy are models. She has lust bee41
puhding Slio' the first in that county. D''"