The morning times., 1895-07-04


care to let the first one become dry be-
fore adding another. When that has been
accomplished and, the hat is the exact
shade or red desired the second old tooth
brush can be called into requisition, treat
ing II TO CLOSING OF the gum Arabic
water. The rims While damp should be
pressed with warm iron until they are
perfectly stiff and fiat The crowns can
be blocked either by fitting in a small
round tin bucket oFscHtting the proper size
OF heavy cardboard and weighting ii with
whatever is most convenient for that
purpose.
For dyelng colored straw black, or re-
freshing dingy one of that hue, the
quickest, easiest and de cidedly most eff
cacious way is to use ordinary shoe pol
ish. This gives the straw the appear
ance OF new.
For exceedingly warm or damp weather
during the summer an excellent expedi-
ent for keeping the hair in curl, both for
the loiterer at fashionable resorts and the
stay-at-homes, is the use of alcohol. The
hair should be wet with alcohol and then
cuTled. If this is tried, satisfactory re-
suits are sure TO follow.
RENEWING LACE.
Now that lace or all kinds is so gen
orally used upon gowns and wraps it will
be welcome news to the great ma jority OF
those who can not afford to replenish with
new when the old supply becomes rumpled
ana rusty. BACK lace of almost every kind
can by the means To be related made to
look and have the consistency of new. AS
there is little or no expense attached to
the process, the experiment is certainly
worth the trial
Get an old wine bottle, as long a one as
possible, and wind tightly about it sew
eral thlckneSSes of new black cambric
such as is usually used in lining skirts,
and then stitch ii securely so that there
is not wrinkle in the material Upon
this foundation carefully wind the lace
to be renewed, taking care that each layer
is put on perfectly smooth. As much lace
as desired can be wound about the bottle.
The last row should have a few stitches
put in it TO hold IL in place Then over
this strip OF cambric the width of the
lace should be wrapped three or four times
as was the foundation as tightly as pos
sible and the edges stitched quite closely.
If 1t is not convenient to hold the
Dottle under faucet Of hot water until
the cambric and lace have been thor
oughly wet through and the dirt given a
chance to run off little, the same result
can be accomplished by setting the bottle
in Fan of hot water for short time,
the exact length being best determined
by the condition Of the lace. The bottle
should then be lifted out or the water
after the whole mass is thoroughly soaked
and set away to dry in a place where il
viii be free from dust. The object in wind
Ing the bottle under the lace and over ii
again at the last with the new black
cambria is that the slight stiffening and
dye OF that material may be impaired to
the old lace. Lace thus left on the bottle
until perfectly dry will be found to unroIl
wonderfully refreshed from it's novel bath
To renew old orrusty crepe process even
cir I-- t-;,
quite as happy results. In this case there is
absolutely no expense at all. The imple-
ments OF trade of the simplest, consist of an
old piece of cotton cloth OF any color, the
hot lid of kitchen stove and Il bowl of cold
water. The hot lid of the stove should be
placed on box or an old kitchen chair
with plain wooden seat. ,tH
The cloth should then be put in the bowl
of cold water, squeezed as lightly as posi-
bic and laid flatly upon the hot lid. A cloud
of steam will at once result aud ia king the
old crepe one eud in either hand ii should
be held about a fingers length above the
wet cloth in order 10 get the full strength
of the steam. AS rapidly as the cloth
dries it should be moved along to i freshly
wet portion.
There isno danger ofhurting the hands by
this process If the most ordinary care is
observed. Even the most inexperienced
will soon see when the crepe has been
sufficiently steamed as it begins to stiffen
and should then be laid to thoroughly dry
upon plain surface Or hhck ofa chairbefore
the fire. This method is quite as effica-
ciousin steamiug and renewing the freshness
OF long crepe wells as for smaller pieces.
Many persons steam their wells by filling
the bath tub with very hot twaterandpinning
the veil over it along the sides until the
steaming process has been accomplished.
SETTING COLORS.
After trying many methods of setting
the color in delicate prints and ginghams,
the writer has come to the conclusion that
one of the best, least expensive and least
troublesome is to get from the drug store
five cents worth of sugar of lead. Half of
this quantity which is about spoonful,
should be put in a bucket of fresh cold
water and the goods IN which 1t is desired
to set~the color placed therein to soak for
twent mi ud tes or halfhour When wrung
out the goods should be dried in the shade.
If possiblein drying prints of delicate shades
it is always advisable to lave them hung
in q shady PARTON of the yard or in the
house.
Iu this connection it is as well to give
a thoroughly good and tried recipe for
washing delicate shades of flannel. This
if adhered 10, will result in the flannel
coming from the wash without trace oi
fading or shrinking In view OF the mum
| berless suits of white and light fancy
flauuels now worn both by men and women
the recipe VIZ Abe most timely.
Secure a Of white CASTLE soap
| a five cent caRSz bsn the grocers Will be
sufficient to wash two suits. Shave OF
| cut this soap in small pieces put in can
| of hot water and place on the stove until
it assumes a perfectly glutinous con-
| ditiou When this is accomplished the
| flannel should be put in tub or warm
| not hot, water aud the contents OF the
can stirred in The flannel is best washed
| by hand, but il much soiled, 1t can be rubbed
on a regular washing board. On no ac
count allow a particle OF soap to be
rubbed on the goods, the jellied soap
will be found quite sufficient to accom-
plish the desired results in cleaning and
| the plain soap will inevitably result in
fading aud shrinking the flannel. After
rinsing it out in clear water or tepid
water the flannel should be hung in shady
place to dry before pressing. Many per
sous Of means superintend the washing o
| their flauuels and this course is alway
| best
A most excellent, wholly harmless, in
! extensive and agreeable face powder cal
| be prepared at the cost or comparitvel.
| little trouble Take lump starch, as muci
as the bulk of powder desired, and pu
in a soup plate. Then with table knif
or large spoon powder 1T slightly afte
| moistenine it with Marie Farina cologne
or any simple cologne desired. Take
very minute bit of rough or any red color
ing matter that may be most convenien
and gradually with the aid of the knit
or spoon work this into the moistenet
starch so as to give it a slightly pinkisl
| tinge.
When the mass is no longer streaky, poll
over the starch more or the cologne, sti
| Of IN 6rv
Several times after this as the starcl
dries, more cologne can be poured into