The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-12-07
Jors FOR BUSY WOMEN,
Oyster Juice Is a perfect cleanser O!
linen from fruit and wine stains.

Oyster Juice Is perfect cleanser O!
linen from fruit and wine stains.
Before beginning to seed raislns
cover them with hot water and let
them stand fifteen minutes The seeds
can then be removed easily.
Fruit skins and cores may be used
TO great advantage In the manufac.
ture or jelly Especially round the
apple cores is there large amount OF
gelatinous matter Peach skins and
Kernels make a nice jelly, also ounce
and grape skins
Excellent furniture polish is made of
equal parts of wine. vinegar and olive
oil Put in a large bottle and shake
thoroughly every day for week. II
will then be ready for use. 1t should
be applied to the furniture with a soft,
woolen cloth and well rubbed in.
new kind of mustard pot has been
made that insures always having fresh
mustard. 1t Is the size of an ordinary
mustard pot. and consists Of two parts.
in the lower half of which is placed
dry mustard, while In the neck of tho
upper part Is a small container for the
water necessary for mixing, together
W tn little screw. which, when turn
ed by the consumer, allows the water
to escape into the mustard below. the
two being amalgamated by a turn or
two OF the screw. In this way fresh
supply for each meal can be obtained
without waste or trouble. and as the
pot can be taken in two in an instant,
there IS no difficulty about cleaning it.
new idea for keeping the complex
ion clear is never to use soap on the
face. but to use butter instead. A lit
tie of this is rubbed over the face with
n soft cloth and then removed by
means of second cloth. 1t renders
the skin beautifully soft and elastic.
Buttermilk Is an old-fashoned remedy
for removing tan and sunburn. In
Sardinia a favorite cosmetic is ctron
au lait. or milk of lemons. made by
rasping off the peel of a lemon with
nutmeg CRATER. letting the raspngs fall
into pint of new milk. cutting the lem
on open and pressing the Juice into the
milk. After 1t has stood for a short
time the milk viii curdle. Then the
whole must be strained through fine
muslin, and the liquid which runs
through Is the milk of lemon so much
sought after.
An effort is being made to make
colored paper fashionable, and all
shades are shown in stationery. Among
the newest is one which is known as
purple and fine linen" pale violet
shade being boxed with a creamy
white one. The paper is folded once
to fit into squire envelopes Another
new paper is of blush-rose tint, and is
put up in rose-colored boxes. There
are also pale blue and green shades,
grays and deep violet and a regular |
butter color, all of which are said to be |
fashionable. Decorated paper is also
shown; violets, iris flowers, fern leaves
and the like being stamped upon it.
Boxes of tiny letter paper and en-
velopes are shown for the use of small |
people, and sometimes the words: II |
am going to have party" are stamp
ed across the sheets. Men and women
in gay attire are also stamped upon
the paper for children. Pure white
unruled paper with a monogram in sill
yer or gold or the address of ones
house are exclusively used by conser-
vative people. This paper fits into
square envelopes when folded once.
Sealing wax Is still used.