The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-06
THE HOME.
Concerning Gloves.

make when buying pair of gloves, pull
the kid crosswise, and if they ara elastic,
they are probably of good quality. Ex-
anime each pair carefully, too, about the
seams, to see that there are no loose ends
or broken stitches.
To secure flexibility of the hand when
gloved the curved lower seam OF the
thumbpiece should come fully down to
the lowest part of the ball of the thumb,
and between the thumb piece and first
finger should be stitched a gusset, rno
matter whether the fingers have them be-
tween or not.
The next care should be for the length
OF the fingers. When the glove clerk
measures the glove to your hand, make
sure that she gets the length of the
second finger, since that is the longest
one, and that she gets the full length,
for there ought to be short-lngered and
long-fingered gloves of the same mum
ber.n Nothing is uglier in appearance
than a short-fingered glove on long
fingered hand, the knuckles protuding
in amost ungainly fashion, and the
glove always stretching, yet refusing to
bend with the movements of the hand.
The set. of glove depends much on
the way one first uts it on; at that
straight and true, to its right position,
and each finger pushed down to its proper
length. A noted glove maker declared
that when q good glove was brought
back to him bursted he knew at once
that the glove had been hurriedly put
IN, aud that the wearer had..tried to but
ton it before the fingers and 5humbpiece
TIC hot
nc. 1--we should be buttoned until the
hand was entirely flexible in it, and then
it should be buttoned up from the bot
tom.
If your hands are at all moist shake a
little powder over them; plain cornstarch
will do.
One ought not to want her gloves to
all fit alike. A dress glove for visiting
or evening wear should fit closely and
perfectly. Walking and driving gloves
should be SO loose as to slightly wrinkle.
All outing gloves ,shonld have the fiat
Tapped seams; in the ordinary glove the
seams are simply whipped. and will not
stand rough wear. The broader the band
stitched around the palm and button
holes the better the glove is. Is
In taking them off pull them back over
the hand until the ssecond knuckles OF
the fingers are reached; then pull the
6agers off the tips. To draw the whole
glove off by the finger tips leaves the
ends of the fingers stretched, f1attened
and worn.
Blow in the glove and put it away just
as it came off-a pretty mould of your
hand 1t saves lot of fresh creases and
shapings when next you put it on, and
it goes on twice as easy. Never keep your
light gloves between any sort of tissue
paper. They are more apt to spot-N. E.
Farmer.
Dried Fruits.
Housekeepers do no value dried fruits
highly enough, partly because they are
in the habit of canning all fruits and
berries, and partly because they do not
cook dried fruits properly. They will
soak dried apples or prunes and throw
the water away, then cook them in tin
dish and stir into mush with an iron
spoon. The right way is to soak the
dried fruit, then slip it carefully into a
granite earthern or porcelain-lined sauce
pan, and cook without stirring until
done, thus keeping the fruit in shape.
Sometimes it is good way to drain the
water off, add sugar to make a syrup,
and when it boils up turn in the soaked
fruit and cook until tender; in this way
it will be as good as canned fruit
Experiment more in drying this season
and see if the resultsssare not more salts
factory than to put everything into glass.
One of my experiments was half-drying
small pears, halved and cored, then
packing them in lay ers of brown sugar.
They were equal to any foreign sweet
meat, and / knew they were prepared
cleaniy which cannot always be said of
the imported fruit.
T ho1i hot driod Il
market at the women's exchange if put
up somewhat like that prepared in Cali
fornla, which brings a price equal by
weight 10 the finest confectionery. But
one would have to study and experiment
Eefor efferi ~ such an article for sale;
too many failures in selling things come
from falling just a little short of perfec-
ton. This is caused sometimes by care
lessness, but perhaps more frequently by
lcck of opportunity to know Just how
things ought to be. N. e. Farmer.
The Glue Pot.
For glue to be properlf effective it re-
quires to penetrate the pores of the
wood; and the more body of glue pene-
trates the wood the more substantial the
joint will remain. Clues that take the
longest to try are to be pr ferred to those
that dry quickly, the slow-drying being
always the strongest, other things being
equal. For general use no method gives
such good results as the following; Break
the glue up small, put it into an iron
kettle, cover the glues with water, and
allow it to soak twelve hours: after soak
ing boil until done; then pour it into an
air-tight box, leave the cover off until
cold, then cover up tight. AS glue is re-
CURED, cut out a portion and melt in the
usual way. Expose no more than is
necessary of the made glue TO the atmos-
phere, for any length of time, as the at
mosphere is very destructive to made
glue. Never heat made glue in a pot
that is subject to the direct heat of the
nre or OF a lamp. All such methods of
neatlng glue cannot be condemned in
terms 700 severe Do not use thick glue
for joints or veneering. In all cases
work 1t well into the wood in Il similar
manner to what painters do with paint.
Glue both surfaces of your work, except
in cases OF veneering Never glue hot
wood, as the hot wood will absorb ali
the water in the glue too suddenly and
leave only very little residue.
Domestic Receipts.
farmers Fruit Cake-Two CUPS of
dried apples, two cups of molasses. one