Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-03

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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Cofee grounds Can Be used to oil pin
cushions. They should Be put 10 . bag
and hung up back Of the stove until they
are perfectly dry.
Blue leans make an effective soft cush-
Ion cover when embroidered with white
sIlk 10 conventional designs, and trimmed
eli around with ruffie Of the stun.
For drinking chocolate, the Frcnchiest
way 10 In f0ur-cornered green cups.
The prettlest way 10 in the pale brown
cups that match their contents, and are
extremely narrow, tall and hsring at the
top.
table napkins, after they are washed and
dried aud ready TO be ironed, they are
dipped 10 boiling water and partially
wrung out between cloths. They arc
rapidly iroued with 40 hot hst-iron ~
possible without burning them.
Does the point ut the back OF your
waist persist In curling up when you cit
In the car or even In an ordinary chair !
| n 40, sew two Inches Of black elastic on
the under side, leaving 1t the least DIT
tighter than the dress, Just over tne
whalebone, and see how II Will hug the
top of your skirt. a..
Here are a hint or two regarding the
latest French color schemes among cos.
TUNES: For the street, moss green and
brown, blue and gray, beige and red,
tapestry blue and black, gold and dead
brown will be de rigeur, while house
toilets exhibit odd combinations Oh
heliotrope and pink, lemon and cardinal.
gray and white, brown and gray, and
red and pink.
In certain London restaurants each
customer Il allowed to make his Tor her)
own tea. The waitress lights the gas
burner, which IL affixed to each table,
and sets thereon silver kettle. Then
she presents to the tea-makcr silver
caddy divided into compartments, and
Offering choice Of Souchong, Ceylon,
or green tea.
A pretty cushion that covers the scat
Of rocker In young girls room, is OIL
blue and white pillow ticking divided
Into large squares by crossing linea oil
feather.stitch done In black wool. With.
In each square Is worked u conventional
held-daisy 10 white and yellow, the
petals Of the flower consisting OF single
stitches of rather coarse white wool
Each flower Is large enough to I'LL the
entire square.
There Is nothing that proves such an
economizer of strength aud time In the
cleaning of windows as the use OF alco'
hol instead of wafer. II cleanses siti
magic rapidity, and Is not an extravs'
CANT substitute, as q prudent person j.
able to wash q great many WINDOWS
with a small bottle Of alcohol.
Colored mattings, that the new Duiialf
moths prediction for carpetings have
rendered so popular, may be kept brigh,
by an occasional wiping after sweeping
With cloth wrung out OF salt and water
This also makes them wear better, rs u
prevents their growing brittle, with th'
usual tendency to break In those places
most used.
Eyeglasses may be best polished Will
a bit OF newspaper.
This grease eradicstor made the for
tune of more than one man before the
ecret Of It's composition was discover
ed. Two ounces OF ammonia, one ounce
CASTLE soap shsvings, one quart OF sol,
water, one teaspoOnful saltpetre. II
must be used with some care on c0lore'
goods lest II take hue With soil, but Oh
white or black 10 Il invaluatle.