New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05

ground with a stamp. the flowers and leaves are
| brought out IN relief Aftcrwari with a hard
| load pencil IN. veining 81 the leaves and calyX OF
tho flowers are indicated. While this Is being done
| tho leather must be kept damp with sponge. When
| the design Is finished and the leather is quite dry
shellac the whole This will keep the flowers In ro-
| lief and will give tone nnd finish to the leather This
| same design done In the same way would make
| yer, ornamental chair coverings.
The first June DAYS are welcome the good laundry
woman. No artificial bleachcrs do such work as the
green grass and sunshine. Winter clothes quite
likely to hive acquired something of yellow hue.
| They may now b. blNchcd TO a snowy wilderness and
acquire the fngrunce OF clover
Household linens which no housekeeper allows tn
be frozen will bleach In few days II spread on the
green grass In the bright sun and sptukled three or
four times "A day No bleaching but this Is strictly
safe though the market abounds with bleaching fluids
and bleaching powders. No prudent hOusekeepcr
soap or fluid of such strcng 9Th that 1t eats the dirt out
! OF the clothes without rubbing. The rubbing board
remains to-day as much OF Il necessity MS II was the
day before washing machines were invented.
one great labor-saving machine has been given 10
| the laundry which actually does us work better than
IL can possibly be done by hand, and that is the
wringer There appears far possible way OF In
venting a machine to take the place Of hand rubbing.
one that will select out the pots that need rubbing
| and will soap and rub them especially giving tho
| remainder OF the garment merely general washing.
II + true that washing machine does the work quite
as ntelllgcny as the unSked waSherwOman who
does her work with regard to the necessities OF the
case but this Is no recommendation.
There + great deal Ia be said about soaking
clothes over night. II they merely plunged In
cold water 1t Is better TO leave them unSOaked but II
each garment is carefully looked over the fruit and
coffee stain, removed with boiling water and all the
other stains treated they should b" and the clothes
,hrn soaked in cold water over night. little soap
h.inr rubbed on the wristbands and other parts OF
the garments which especially soed II VIII prove
a success The careful laundrcSs puts her coarse
clothes In ono tub and her finer clothes in another
and she beg1ns by wa hing her finer clothes.
Where The water Is hard II Is in certain parts Of the
country where the water supply comes from mountain
springs It will be Necessary to add a certain amount
Of ammonia bornx to soften II. Two tableslOonuis
OF ammonia to a gallon OF water or half pound OF
borax 10 five gallons Of water Is fully sufficient. This
sboud be used in the rubbing water ana again in the
r,n.tng WATER There should be amount OF melted
soap put in the boiler and this will probably soften
the water sufficiently for boiling. II is great mis-
take to allow clothes TO boil any great length Of
time As soon rs they fairly boiling they should
le removed to the rinsing water. TOO much cannot
no sad in regard 10 the necessity OF thorough rinsny
70 the clothes are thoroughly rnSed they may be
lightly bued and. though this Is not necessity 1t
gives a peay tint when properly done which Is
desirable Some good lhundresscS blue their clothes
every other time they are washed This Is by far the
hes, pInn as foresalls any attempt Of the aundress
10 cover up the salns ly the ne Of bueing. In
orier TO treat the different sets of clothes washed in
oicrnate weeks let the first two weeks wishing be
bued and then omit the bndng during the next two
wn,hin,s With plenty Of fresh air and sunshine and
81 lt,lr good Judgment even washing day may not
be ALWAYS sorry day - II + usually pictured.
Al this season Of the year, when children are apt
m he langud with the approach Of weather. IL
E an excellent time to start the habit OF the daily BATH
n IL Is not already part OF the regular regime of the
day With the coming Of the new sumner and the
,ovelness of the early morning hours. the most
INDECENT feels the Impulse toward early rising aud the
very best beginning OF the day IL refreshing bath fol
ioved BIZ some light food ard n vigorous walk I'm Tho
omen air. The addition IF cup OF rock salt 10 the
hath Is great advantage and |, especially soothing
10 the Of delicate people who find the shock Of
cold water too Even indoors. such n hath
ncssesscs much OF the strengthening. invigorating
Qualities II the OCEAN wave. Rock salt considerably
cheaper than fife table salt, and IS quite as good for
this purpose. 1t should be thoroughly dissolved how
ever so that not crystal remains. When 10 Is
nut In cold bath. II Is better to dissolve the salt I'm
little water first, though enough TO change