Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-10
POINTERS FOR WOMEN
Ideas Of Timely Interest on Many Varied
Subjects.
D"ihty Dishes Suggested fur tho
Table, With Many Hints on
Good Housekeeping.
Written Exclusively for The Evening star.

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~" > Iet an ounce vial, a small piece Of
p"ospiiorus that will go in the vial. and
ohe ohNe OIL Heat the oil TO the boiling
pOilt' MI The bottle one-third fun and CORK
ushuy When you wish TO use the
pun out the cork and admit the
an then cork the bottle again. All the
space above the oil will glow with a soft
piisht night which will last from two TO
ave minutes. When the glow fades ~ Won
Want more light. at once pull out the cork
e"iil' AS soon as fresh air is admitted.
N ~ hsht VIII be as bright as ever. BY this
you can see objects two or three feet
Instant and II is perfectly safe. as there
a.. oposs'oliity Of flame. This is the kind of
ttels,' nat Is carried by the watchmen in
Eng iish and continental cotton mills. ana in
powder mills. and they carry no o,hsr
l hey are carried in all manufacturers wher.
ii'iathnabie explosives are handled: this
Hsn'' only on a larger scale, is used.
The seductive "sandNfch" uas nar,aa
Ior gambler nobleman of that name. Az
Ter hfteen-hour sit at a game of cards
ne found himself very hungry. and NOT
wishing 10 leave the game. ordered some
pie,u ana some cold meat, which, for con-
HeHielce' ne placed between the slices Of
~ aiiS ATE as he played. The thing was
irleilds, and its Popularity never waned.
ohe part or tufpentine to three of linseed
OH well shaken together will make an ex-
eellent furniture polish.
The softest and incest dus,,n., o,.,s o..
piano or any highly polished furniture h.
an old silk handkerchief ..old,s a. -
a9sise sI, because use and washing softens
SILK The dust cloth should b,. waShsa e..
quehtiy, Tor even the tiniest particle 81
GIT VIII scratch the polished wood.
The man or woman who has ALWAYS q tai.
10 tell OF how he suffered thai u,av mr.
sell, should be kept out of the natienT,s
room His sympathy will do harm eyefJ
c ce 81. IA .re SICK chamber, If the patient
oiiy bright CHEEKY talk and the creature
Mlth symptoms" can talk a man into hav-
ing any and every disease on earth in less
man halt an hour. A sick man should -
led 10 forget his ills and not 10 rehesrsS
them or compare notes
If you want bright hot fire in the CRATE.
is---s-' - Da-e banner. Keep the ashes
cieaheu Up. Ashes absorb enormous ouan-
utieS ., heat, and add TO the consumption
Oh coal One bucket Of black DIAMONDS,
VIII 90 The work Of two IL the CRATES are
Kept clear of dead ashes.
,, what to do with waste paper is a conun-
uruin IN many households but one az NJ.
Things not To do is burning in I'm the
COOK stove quantity OF il will kin The
ilre and IL packs down in a most ANNOYING
tasiiion- Ihere as danger. too, on a windy
Gay, OF hiring the SCOT in the chimney. The
pest tang TO do is to stuff the waste paper
IN bag kept for the purpose and on a dry
Gay, free from wind. take il to the alley
VI sonhe spot In the back yard and burn it.
One of the cleanest and incest playthines
IN the world for little child is sand IN
=, nm ioad OF 1t dumped in a clean spot
back will
LOT hours each day. They love to shovel N
pulld miniature forts, make gardens with
grass ior plants, and dig wells. Washed
sahd Is as clean sawdust and a child ca,,
play in ii in its white frocks and not so,i
us clothes. For winter playing a bushel Of
SAND can be kept just outside the door A
,.-o. ii ION DON OF few inches I'm depth and
80 80 OF thIee Feet square can easily be made
spread lot OF newspapers on the floor ser
The box in the middle iii IL wttb san5 80
s,a, ~ 1i - enlidren loose Teach them not to
pay All day in IL and not litter the house
nan as much as though they had cut paper
or scattered toys.
The woman who wants To laan fro,,, ,,a.
ing ,at should walk great deal and walk
as thoush she meant it. She should wear a
, ,Sii Ioose corset and dress that escapes
ule ground. Both arms should be free 10
swing. and * weight of a pound or a LII
,le more were carried in each hand n vorla
&c &c ., great heip. The movement should be
IMAM most women use and the arms should
swing freely. Hold the head well nm The
stomach IN, the shoulders firm. ana stride
IRON the hip, not from the waist Anerican
women ale said to be the worst WALKERS on
earth, excepting the Chinese women. who 40
not walk at all
If vinegar. milk or ANYTHING % tho,
character crusts on the inside Of a bottle
cont bother poking rags in 1t TO clean il.
i,,l back the stove hearth and dip into
SDlnnfll lr frx-sa -
ashes- Pour i'm some water and shake
thoroughly. and the bottle will rinse our
as clean as whistle. Some housewives
Keep can OF fine shot for the same pur-
pose. sand answers admirably, but the
ashes You have always with you.
fine practices an economy that her wealth
makes unnecessary, yet is worthy of emu
lation. When her beautiful great big towels
negh 10 get thin in the middle. she has
them cut in half. the fringe trimmed from
the ends, and those two ends scanned to-
eether, and the seam neatly felled. The
worn ends are hemmed and the towels
then do another term of service as second
best 1t is a splendidly economical idea
Her linen sheets are treated in the same
way. When they wear thin I'm the middle
they are carefully cut in half.and the outside
selNedge edges "whipped-stitched" together.
The sheets wear twice as long. Cotton
sheeting can be treated the same way, and
the saving will be quite noticeable.
If the finger marks on your vanished
hardwood furniture won't come of, dip
cloth in kerosene and rub the wood
vigorously. AfterWard rub briskly with a
soft piece OF flannel You will be pleased
with the result
Suppose he brings a guest home 10
dinner sometime when. I'm the exigencies
OF the day. you have provided for the piece
de resistance only dish of his favorite
hash. which may be minced beef. chicken
or veal And suppose the dish that
would do nicely for two looks skiurped
when three are 10 attack IL. What are you
going TO do II the market Is a mile distanty
Why, any quick -witted house wife can tell
you. She will put three eggs into boiling
water and set them cooking. Then she viii
cut five thin slices OF bread and toast them
quite brown. In a pie pan or shallow dish
she will put tablespoonful OF good butter
a pinch Of salt. and enough boiling water
to moisten the toast. which she dips In II
quickly, then places on hot platter. BY
that time the eggs are done. ana cold
water poured over them. Take the hash
which has been smmering on the stove. and
carefully spoon IL onto the slices Of toast so
that IL does not look ragged. Slice UP the
eggs and lay them around the edge OF the
platter with one slice on each piece OF
toast. Good9 Well. OF course. Il isn't
terrapin or turkey. but Il goes right where
a man lives. just as surely and almost as
satisfactorily. II properly seasoned and
neatly dished.
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