The Portland daily press., 1891-12-01


washboard. Rinse in three waters, ali
warm. and of the same temperatures Even
the bright scarlet flannel will never lose its
color when thus treated.
To wash calico without fading, put three
gills of salt In four quarts of water. Put
the calico in this while the solution is hot
ana leave itiin until 1t becomes cold, then
wash and rinse.
To prevent colored stockings from fading
put tablespoonful of black pepper into
The water in which they are rinsed.
When the surface OF the bread is over
baked, wrap it in wet cloth as soon as
taken from the oven and throw over 1t the
thick bread cloth. The crust will be ten
der.
Ii you have an old tin pan which is rusty,
with two or three holes in the bottom, don't
throw 1t away. 1t will be found invaua-
BILE to empty grounds from the coffee-pot,
tea leaves, rinsings of cups and dishes, and
even to pour the dish water through keep
ing all crumbs, seeds, ETC., from going into
the sink. Ii Is fine crumbs, lint from dish
cloth and towels, loose strings from the
mops or hair from the brushes that help to
choke up the drain pipe. And all this, an
old tin pan. that is good for nothing else,
will save.
WALL PAPERS AND HANGINGs.
There should bepo striking contrast be-
tween carpet. wall paper and hangings.
They should be rather quiet in tone, re-
serving bright colors for the smaller pieces
table covers, lambrequins, cushions,
picture scarfs, etc. Soft shades of brown,
warm grays, ecru and the various tlnts of
olive are good colors for the grounds of
carpets. frightened by arabesQue designs
In old rose. old blue, pale yellow. shrimp
pink, dull gold or light red. Avoid floral
patterns which are conspicuous and har-
monte with nothing, Many people like
plain carpet, with figured border; but
whatever Is chosen for the center, the bor-
Der should be darker and richer in tone,
while the haDgings and wall paper should
complete the color scheme of the room.
Several bright colors may be used in
room. IL not allowed to touch each other;
for the various hues will melt into one har-
monious whole, If separated by neutral
tints. Rich golden browns and blues,
bright yellow, so suggestive of the warm
sunshine. and the cneery shades Of red
colors which are not seen to any extent in
summer furntshiDgs-are especially well
come during the winter months. A red rug
In front of an open fire gives delightful
glow to the room, while in summer the eff
feet would be unbearably warm. A yellow
SILK curtain across an open bookcase, or a
piece OF ruby-colored plush behind hang
Ing cabinet Tor bric-a-Drac. also give CHEEKY
touches to rocm.-Good Housekeeping.
GIRLS WHO KNOW HOW TO FARM.
A Massachusetts girl, Mary E. Cutler.
has demonstrated that farming In New
England can be made to pay. On nineteen
acres of land near Holliston she raises
vegetables and sells them in the neighbor-
ing manufacturing villages. She superin-
tends the work, hires laborers and keeps
her own books. Her vegetables are drawn
to market in brightly painted wagon,
drawn by well fed horses, and she owes
much OF her success to telling the truth
about her stock and filling orders punctual-
ly She has this season a crop Of three
acres OF tomatoes, two of squashes, one
and one-half of cucumbers, four of potatoes
one-half an acre of asparagus. besides
beets. turnips, spinach, peas and beans.
In addition to Der vegetable garden, Miss
Cutler has an apple orchard and beds of
Strawberries, blackberries, cuTrants, and a
greenhouse in addition to her vegetable
garden house. Strange to say, Miss Cut
ler's farm is near Kate Sanborn's "Aban-
doned Farm" A similar story comes
from the West. The daughter of Congrr S.
man-elect Baker of the Sixth Kansas dis
trlct, ewes a 140 acres farm near Lincoln,
works 1t herself and does not owe dollar.
Her crops this year are abundant.
BUSINESS CAPACITY OF FEMALE OFF
GALS.
If anybody doubts the business capacity
of female officials they should read the re-
ports made to the Post Office Department
by the postmasters at county seats who
were instructed to inspect the fourth-class
offices Of their several counties. Out of
two thousand reports of this kind, sixty
one are made by women. some CT whom
travelled on horseback, some in boats, and
some on foot. going long distances In order
to carry out the instructions of the depart
ment. An Idaho postmistfess rode two
hundred and fifty mile on horseback; an
other-a Keu lucky woman-went her
rounds with horse and buggy; postmis- |
tess In Mississippi was Obliged to resort |
to a sail-boat; and one Pennsylvania wom-
an visited anu inspected one hundred and
twenty-elght offices, many of them in re-
mote points in the Allegheny Mountains.
In every case the work assigned was vel
done, and the reports have proved emil
nently satisfactory to the department. 1t
may be doubted whether officials of the
male persuasion" would have done the
work as well.-Frank Leslie's Weekly.
RAISED NUFEINs.
Scald two cups of milk and dissolve In it
one tablespoonful of lard and one table,
spoonful of sugar. When the milk has be-
coG.e lukewarm, stir oDe-half teaspoonful
of salt and enough flour to make thin
sponge. Add three-eighths cup oil yeast or
one-fourth of cake of compressed yeast
dissolved in lukewarm milk. Stir we'll
and allow to rise about two hours. Then
stir in more flour until a soft dough is
formed and set to rise again until morning.
About three-quarters of an hour before
breakfast, stir down the dough and put it
in well creased gem pans to rise. They
will be ready to put in the oven at the end
of twenty minutes and another twenty
will be required to bake them. The dough
should be as thick as you can stir with
spoon, and you will require 10th spoon and
knife to enable you to put it ia the pans.
The mullins are easily made and if no mis-
take is made, excellent.