Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-04-23
AFFAIRS OF THE HOUSEHOLD.

At recent wedding IL was noticed
that the old shoe to insure good luck
was not thrown after the bride, but
raced for by all the spinsters present.
Ii WAS thrown as far AS possible aud the
one who succeeded In reaching II first II
is supposed will be the next bride. The
bachelors were drawn up In second
row and the young woman who picked
up the shoe threw il among them. The
one hit by the decadeut foot-gear will
according to the omen, be the next man
married. The custom Is one honored
come here ia provincial England.
IL has come 10 pass that n collection
of silver all in the shape Of spoons Is no
longer thought as interesting as = col
lection of silver made up OF many quaint
and curious things having different
shapes and uses, or no use az all. The
curio silver table Of latest fashion has
sometimes n silver lamp Of exquisite
shape, picture frames of silver, bon-bon
boxes, odd spoons, piece Of embroidery
heavy with gold aud silver threads,
filsgree silver from Venice, and pretty
things made from silver in all parts Of
the world. Such Is collection that is
not easily called together, and its owner
values 1t accordingly.
Pretty everyday doylies are made
from those of line hemstitched linen sold
in the stores, with border OF two rows
Of feather stitching In white silk next
the hem. IL In addition an edge OF fine
durable lace such as Torchon In pretty
pattern Is added, they are nice enough
for everything except state occasions.
When you cover brick TO hold the
door STAR put leather handle on the
top with bow Of ribbon on II. Put
your foot through this loop when you
wish TO move the brick and you will
find II much handler than bending your
back.
To revive cut flowers after packing.
plunge the stems in boiling water, and
by the time the water Is cold the flowers
will have revived. Then cut afresh the
ends Of the stems.
A little gin In the water In which
flowers are kept will help to preserve
them. A pinch Of borax answers the
same purpose.
A "pronouncing bee" after the man
ner Of the once popular spelling bees,
HAS DccIl AL dulusCulCut III eolnC udSSa-
chusetts towns this winter. Ii Is u
noticeable fact that the dictionary pro-
uunciations are much more observed
than was formerly the case, a practice
which Is making many persons learn the
sounding Of the language over again.
Both light and dark silk waists, when
soiled, may be greatly improved In ap-
pearance by spOnging them well with
gasoline or naphtha. Take clean piece
OF old bleached cloth, wet it In the gaso-
line, and rub quickly all over the waist,
rubbing the silk lengthwise. Wipe the
silk over with clean, dry cloth and
hang in the open air for the odor Of the
cleaning fluid to evspOrate. II wrinkled
press the silk on the wrong side with
moderately warm iron, first laying q
cloth over its surface. This kind Of
cleaning will remove all grease and much
CRIME, though not all kinds Of spots.
Carpets aud furniture coverings are
often greatly improved by cleaning them
In the same way. Do not bring the
gasoline or naphtha near fire or light,
and thoroughly air anything cleaned
with It. When q carpet has been clean
ed by it leave windows open for an en-
tire day.