Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-10-11
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES.

Inc pulp OF a lemon rubbed on the
roots Of the hair will stop ordinary cases
of falling out.
Rain water and white CASTLE soap in
lukewarm suds il the best mixture in
which to wash embroideries.
Corks may be made air and water
tight by keeping them for Ave minutes
entirely immersed In the paratiine.
If badsteed creaks at each move.
ment OF the sleeper remove the stats and
wrap the ends OF each in old newspaper.
Gold meats or fish may be hashed fl ne
and mixed with potatoes, rice or hom-
my, and sauce made into croquettes.
GRAVES, sauces and soups, no matter
how small the quantity, should be saved
to use in warming over meat, fish or
vegetables.
To prevent the odor of boiling ham
or cabbage throw red pepper pods or
fow bits of charcoal into the pot in
which they are cooking.
II Is said that freekies may be re-
moved by putting nm ounce each of
alum and lemon Juice into a pint of
rosewater and applying it at night.
The hest remedy for all i'll used
tresses is strict care. Glossy, vltalized
trosses, kept In order, by constant
brushing, assume by degrees q better
color.
Chamois feathers, after being used,
should be thoroughly rinsed, then wrung
nearly dry and placed in bags, each by
itself, in cupboard out of the way.
Tough pieces of meat and bones may
be used for making little stews or little
soup stock. All kinds Of meats can be
combined In making stew or soup.
For moist hands 80 parts of eau de
cologne and 10 parts of belladonna is an
excellent lotion, after the use of which
dust with powdered alum.
Tho fashionable boot and shoe is
made in pointed last, with a straight
tip. Because of the movement of the
toe all shoes are worn ono size larger
than usual.
Pieces of bread may be used for pud.
dings and griddle cakes and in the form
of dry crumbs for breading. Pieces of
cake and gingerbread may be used in
puddings.
Always wash the face before retiring.
Good soap, warm water and gentle fric.
ton will prepare the skin for a second
water, in which few drops of bcnzine
should be put.
Combing and rubbing the scalp of the
head with the hand draws the blood up
to the surface of the head, and not only
relieves headache, but adds new strength
to the hair.
To clean silver first wash or remove
all the grease from the silver, then rub
with wooden cloth wet with ammonia
and whiting and polish on the chased
and filligree parts with tooth brush.
Fresh ground coffee sprinklod on
shovel OF hot Goals makes an agreeable
disinfectant. Vinegar boiled with myrrh
sprinkled on the floor and furniture of
sick room is an excellent deodorizer
Here are few of the added touches
that mako the difference between com.
monplace and ideal housekeeping
Every good housekceper browns and
rolls or CRATES her stale bread, thus hay
ing it in readiness for soallons or frying
meats, fish, croquattps, If, after being
rolled, 1t Is put through the flour sieve
the additional tipeness willamply repay
the trouble.
A little soap eases wonderfully the
labor Of cleaning n stove. Rub flan.
mol rag on the soap, dip into ordinary
stove backing and apply TO the stove;
finish with dry cloth. The work will
10 done quickly and will last much
longer than without the soap.
II you have many short-stemmed
flowers TO arrange it Is we'll to ill low
dish with damp moss, then with sharp
stick dibble holes In tho moss and insert
the stems. When the flowers have
faded the moss may be dried and used
again. Pansles show to better adyan-
tage in this way than In any other.
Do you wish to make cruel for sick
friendg Take corn meal and sift 1t Into
quart of boiling water, stirring il until
it is of the consistency of cream. Add
salt to flavor, and let IL simmer for half
an hour or longer; then run 1t through
fine sieve. Have in bowl a little
cream or rich milk, Pour your boiling
Cruel Into II, and you have drink i
sick person ought to relish.
sat one morning in the bright, clean
kitchen of lumber camp watching the
cook make bread. After kneading tho
bread he took enough for a loaf and
drew it out again and again, rolling it
up each time as he would puff paste.
Then he sat it aside to rise, repeating
the process before putting it in the pans.
This, he said, was the secret of white
and tlnkV bread