The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1893-12-02
SAVING FEATHERS,
now Economy Can Be PractIcod In Ar.
Matter of Pillows.


matter OF Pillows.
There is q great deal of was,efpl,os,
In the world; and while n good de,l :,
~ comes from lack Of time to take car,
oi things, great many persons mr.,
wasteful through sheer carclessness M
indifference. ""'
an enormous amount of valuable mn.
teriai is In this way rendered uSeles.
every year II every housekeeper ,vhr
uses fowls or birds OF any sort. wonId
thke the trouble to keep the featbcrs
until some convenient season when
they could be properly put in order
sue would IN short time, have no end
Oh cushions, pillows and paddings for
various purposes II the feathers On n
not DC prepared at once, they should
DC thrown into n very strong solution
OF sal-soda dissolved In boiling water
tut the feathers in, immediately cover
the dish with thick cloth and Iet
them stand until cold, and rinse in
eiear water They may then be mt
INTO bag, pinned up on the clothes
iine ana allowed to become thorougbly
dry' then wrap them very closely In n
thick paper, tic them up ttobtly ond
put them away. When time allows
throw them into q boiler with strong
soap-suds and little soda, boil them
ior an hour, then when cool enonnl,
.ake out with the hands and strin
IRON the large quills the fiues at the
sides. Nv 'he
by little practice one will o,pos,
instantly detect any quilts that will bo
large enough to be annoying or 10 tale
from the value of the featbcrs I, -
pian 10 remove the quilts rs closely as
possible; indeed, IL all were taken ont
ana the romainderof the feathers could
pe carefully washed and thorouoblv
uried In the air, the stuffy, heavy odor
that makes so many pillows offensive |
would never be observed. n is a.
presence OF certain amount of animal |
matter in the quills that causeA this
odor o' 'iiiS
Feather pillows that are old and NJ.
nos' worthless, may the thrown into
'aaS and soda, boiled, scrubbed and
rihsed' the broken quills and matted
Dortlons removed, and the result wiz
20 clean, fresh-smelling, wholesome
''iiow' Where the pillows have been
'Seu long time, two or more NAV he
'uo together. IL Is not well TO mix new
mes with old, but the old ones. boiled
'nd thoroughly cleansed, NAV be mt
ogether, so that two pillows win male
no very nice one. In this way they
nay be so arranged that n single new
ar WIZ make up the complement
onetines one pair of very large ones
'iii make n very presentable pair OF
mailer ones, provided they are not too
iuch broken. II they are of moderate s
.aei .dycs I've % into le 2ne viii be too much
Rotations.
1t may be taken as a general rule
hat no woman can retain her friends
Who can not control her temper. What
he thinks may be right, but because 10
, so no excuse can be found for her
oing into long quarrelsome argu-
nent, raising her voice and making
er hostess and all the other guests
Then the people must
NOV that she is to be relied upon;
hat she Is not going to bring the daily
of her life into the social at
nOhDnere, DuJ bildb Suc 10 tSi WIN W
bring her mite of agreeableness to add
20 all other mites until the perfection
If enjoyment is achieved, and the
pleasant side OF every body is seen and
enjoyed. The woman who wishes to
keep her friends must steer clear of
vital subjects on which they may diff
fer, religion or politics being especially
undesirable for discussion.
BE pleasant and agreeable to all men
who may be in your own social world,
but give no one man the right 10
claim you untiA the veritable
Prince Charming appears. TO retain
ones friends one must also respect |
their social rights and by this | mean
that II their hospitality is accepted it
must be catered to properly in the way
of dress and manner and that the girl
shows wisdom, who, invited to n very
elaborate affair and feeling that she
can not afford even n simple dress, re-
fuses the invitation rather than NOR
tify the hostess by being out of tune in
the general harmony. Consideration is
one of the greatest claims a girl can
have. Ruth Ashmore, in Ladies' Home
Journal