Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-28
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES

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wide cheese cloth cut square and neatly
hemmed.
Letting clothes hang after they are
dry or letting them hang through a
storm or ia windy weather, is not con-
ducive 10 lOug wearing.
Soft cloths make the best busters.
Nice furniture will remain nice longer
il covered with clolhs when sweeping,
and a great deal Of work will be saved,
Smoky mica 10 stove doors may be
eleansed by slipping it out and putting
10 10 soak ia a dish OF vinegar for few
hours, then removing aud polishing
With q soft, cloth,
1t would save a vast amount Of
trouble for housewives II they were
careful 70 mark all their pillow cases 10
pairs. Whoever has endeavored TO
match them knows how necessary this
Is, but il Is something generally neg
lected.
Never give opiates to children II 10
can possibly be avoided. The brains OF
children are peculiarly susceptible 20
the influence and are prone TO milan
nation and congestion. The smallest
dose Of opium 10 any form viii some
times cause fatal results.
Decanters and water jugs may be
cleaned 0y filing about twO-thirds full
with not but not boiling water 10 which
are a number of pieces Of brown paper
we'll sOaped. Let this stand two or
three hours, then shake we'll and rinse
with cold water. Turn down on a
folded towel aud let il drain perfectly
dry, after which polish outside and In
IS we'll as possible.
A splendid shoe backing that will
soften the leather ADD make il retain It's
gloss can be made Of the common cheap
vaseline and lamp black. Take enough
Of the black 70 make thick paste Of
the vaseliDe. Apply to the shoe with a
small rag, rubbing it well In. The shoe
will look dull at first, but after the oil
has dried 10 10 will get quite glossy. lt
10 best TO put it on at night.
Paint, however old and dry it may be,
can be removed from carpets and drap-
cries by a liberal use Of chlorOiOrm.
Slturate the spot, keep il closely cover
ed for half an hour, then brush out
The LIQUID destroys the oil To the paint,
leaving only q powder that usually
comes out, with no stain unless on very
delicate fabrics. In obstinate cases the
application may need 70 DO repeated
several times.
A sand bag is one OF the most useful
Of household articles. It's virtues are
equal 10 not superior 70 the hot. water
bag. and the cost Is considerably less.
The sand should De fine and clean and
should be thoroughly cleaned out be-
fore being bagged. Il is better 20 cover
the flannel bag which holds the sand
with a cotton oDe, as 10 prevents the
sand from Sitting out, a bag not larger
than ten inches square is convenient
size.
You would hardly believe that there
is Que time better than another during
the day for having shoes fitted, but
there is. It is always best 70 try them
20 the latter part o! the day. The feet
are then sc the maximum size. Activity
naturally enlarges them or makes them
swell; much standing tends also TO en-
large the feet. New shoes should be
tried on over a moderately thick stock
ing; then you can put on thinner pair
10 ease your feet IL the shoes seem % be
tight. IL is remarkable what a differ
ence the stockings make. IL they are
too large or too small they will be near
" as uncomfortable as a pair of shoes
that are too tight. You can wear a
smaller pair Of shoes 10 wintOr than
you can In summer.
Many a woman who have sighed for
some new piece OF furniture, new cur
tains or rug, has found, upon gaining
it, that somehow Der rooms are much
ugiier or shabbiert than before. The
new object has been selected because
the style OF colOrs are fashionable, or
fashionable in thRhseIves, without a
thought Of how il going 60 harmonic
with its old-fashp ned relatives. In
aiding 70 partly furnished rooms, un-
less a woman can, as the phrase goes,
carry colors in her eve" 1t is often
hardly safe % buy a rug until Ii has
been tried In the roOm,where ia is 10 go;
while 10 buying draFeries, furniture
coverings, &c, a sample is generally
safest, though il may make more shop
ping necessary. Ia selecting colorS for
such rooms avoid contrasts that are
striking, aud select those that are Of
the prevailing tiut5 10 the carpets and
walls at home. though 10 may be lighter
or darker, or different in pattern.
Most housewives throw old clothes TO
the rag bag aud then go and buy mate
4ial 20 cover comforts. Take your old
print and gingEam dresses and rip them
carefully apart-and have everything
washed and starched. See that they
are all ironod and folded smoothly ana
will not BE- in muss when you get
ready 70 work at them. Select three or
four OF the sets OF pieces aud tear Ia
strips OF. say six inches wide. Sew
pieces OF IKE kind together evenly till
YOU have them the length Of a comfort
Then sew he strips together in alter
mating stri Is, sew on the machine, and
before YOU pow 10 you have covers for
& comfort. Ihs better part Of old pill
low slips sheets will answer nicely
% go i'm e covers, or, il YOU like
them darke here are cotton dyes that
are easily d Ii is such az ecOnOmi-
cal way 70 every scrap of old wrap
pers and S skirts. The thicker
bingham eau often be best util-
lied in ma tchen aprons.
sHoR OR ESSENTIALS
Sinai Sometimes more TX
Larger Ones.
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