The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-12


trope, brown, blue, ETC., will most effect
ually do this.
The sallow brunette. dark hair and
eyes, and sallow skin, will nna 'ile uaIk'
rich reds, deeppinks, navy-ol1e, Lincoln
green rich, warm browns anu ionI. Pc,
very becoming; but she must look OUT
for old-gold, orange tan, dull red, or blue,
pale pink, blue1or green anu owe
greens.
The woman with a sallow or bilious
complexion, no matter what Color are
her eyes and hair, must AVOID tHese col
iors, as they will change her compleXlon
to deep jaundice yellow. A woman
with muddy complexion, regardless OF
her eyes and hair should make her
choice from the dark, rich reds, Wooa or
warm browns. clear scarlet, ecru, mode,
navy blue, and deeper shades OF gray,
Black, though generally thought to be
universally becoming, should not be worn
by those with either complexion, only
when necessary. Neither is White very
becoming to them, though tits preferable
to black or any color that shows even a
hint of yellow
HEALTH AND HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
You can sweep rag carpet much elea-
ner by sweeping across the breadths.
Apply ammonia when acid has taken
the color from cloth, then chloroform
70 remove paint from glass, advises the
Housekeepers' Weekly, just rub it with a
wet penny or large silver piece.
Yellow spots gu the linen or cotton pro-
duced by the iron may be removed by set
ing them in the broiling sun.
go M, ylrpypnt aoln,aJ cfopkinpS from ta0-
ing put a tablespoonful of black pepper
into the water in which they are rinsed.
Instead of covering the shelves with
papers, which must frequently De re-
newed, it is well to use white oil cloth,
(which comes quite cheaply noW.s4i n
can be neatly tackled on, and wilma little
care will last for years. 1t is easily wiped
off, and it also gives a very cleanly air to
the whole pantry.
To clean gold jewelry, make lather OF
plain yellow soap and tepid water, and
wash the ornaments in it; dry them thor
oughly, and afterward brush them with
alittle dry whiting, finally polishing them
with very soft leather.
The rough brown paper used by grocers
and butchers is one OF the best things
possible upon which to drain edibles
cooked in fat -doughnuts, fritters, flsh
balls and the like.
Eggs can be easily favored to suit the
taste. They at once absorb any fragrance
OF odor with which they are placed in
contact; by storing in basket lined with
roses or violets they will shortly be found
to have acquired the flavor of the flow
ers.- THE Caterer.
Never bite or pass sewing silk through
the lips, as lead poisoning has been known
to result from such habit, as it is soaked
in acetate of lead to make it weigh
heavier.
+ Grease spots will occasionally appear
on kitchen floors and tables even in the
best regulated families. A paste of Full
ers EARTH soda and soft soap, in equal
parts, spread on the spots, allowed
to remain until dry and then scrubbed
of with boiling water, will remove them
and also stains caused by oil paint.
A WASHING FLUID.
Two pounds Rabbits potash, one
ounce of salts of ammonia one ounce of
salts of tartar, to two gallons of water.
To two pals of water add two-thirds
cupful of fluid, put in the clothes, boil
twenty minutes, suds and rinse thor
oughly. II more clothes are to be boiled,
add little more water and fluid. A little
practice would soon teach one to manage
it Just right.-N. E. Farmer.