The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30

pillow 20 make TIE blossoms fne. Cover
tie rlaow with some prs.ty material
Sura pillow vii retain rs fragrance
long tvss.
chen 70 hold al re BITS q strings mat
cone around packages Save 81 OF sha
ofoNl paper also. Il VIII be nee1ed In tire
holse1o41 Have a hiarkbco& az3 pencil
% 5os dorm al NEEDED srIsc.es yea may
want each Gay. Al saves sine
To make an excellent drink for an invalid
Pace N large ran quarter o. pound
OF mesh oatmsal. SIX ounces OF wa.ss
With Ettse warm water. then poar over
= ore gallon OF boiling water. sttrF-1g Al
tegetaer. AID use xh.n cold his znAAes
most refreshing and = strenssae Sias
needed
Many hoGssk eepers are not aware how
very since il IS 10 make thelr OWE craze
wine. Take twenty pounds o sra2eS ana
crush them thoroughly n q wooden YES
SCI; pour three quarts CT boxing water
over shem; STIR them three times aay
for three days: strain them through
cOanaer into another vessel: then aad
seven pounds OF sugar. string Wei 81
Il work for Ave or six weeks. ana ~ ep
nElng Up. 50 the foam car work OUT
When done working, strain ard bottle.
THIS VIII not sour.
After washing hair brushes they can be
quickly and thoroughly dr.ea without II
juring the bristles BY brushing them brisk
ly with whisk broom. ana there is no
better way 30 dry the hair after It has
been washed than to hold I'D few
broom fan II. letting the broom at the
same time act as como. gently draw nz
through It. This il a good substitute for
sunlight which can neither be had 20 or
der nor be relied upon with certainty.
Mothers who put Jumpers on their
Sinai boys save themselves q vast amount
OF msnding. There are two styles Of
jumpers. one consists OF the trousers
Hx--~ = - l.. IL ,. No. and
PASSING over the shoulders. fastening in
front TO the bet: the other style IS in two
pieces. the trousers and a loose blouse
waist. Another labor-Sying device for the
mothers comfort Is the knee-pieces. They
bear the same relation to the stockings
as Jumpers" to The suit The knee
pieces are made OF soft back leather,
fitted to the knee and tied on DIV strings.
Cool as a cucumber Is proverbia-. and
Q cucumber will be found cool even on
very hot day. Properly treated they are
not so unhealthy as Is generally consid-
cred, bat will be found appetlzing and re-
freshing. II is the acr.d flavor which
makes the cucumber unhealthy, but that
is done away with by preparing IN the
following way: Peel and slice very thin;
place in layers in cool dish and sprinkle
each layer with sat: set the dish on ice
for several hours: before serving wash
on al the salt with Ice water and put
pieces OF ice on top. They are nice served
with a French dressing.
pencil and a small pad OF writing pa
per are indispensable adjuncts 20 the house
keeper. In the early morning i must De
at hand to lot down the things which must
4e done that da~, in doing this. nothing IS
FORGOTTEN, and one becomes more system
attic In ones work. Then later the COOK
orders are written down. the sheet is torn
from the pad and fastened UP in the kitch-
en-. IL must be near AT hand, 100. wnen
packing away summer ana winter cloth-
ing so that a list of what each bundle
contains may be pinned TO It and save an
immense amount Of hunting when any
needed article IS wanted.
Coffee has, perhaps, occasioned more
divorces. than anv other one cause. and
show to make good coffee" Is the vexed
problem Of many good housewives. The
best results are. of course. TO be obtained
from freshly roasted and ground coffee,
hut as this is impracticable in most iaifli-
lies the next best thing is TO roast the
coffee the night before. grind IL and put
ii in a jeI.y glass with a tight cover. II
this Is too much trouble. buy OF dealer
who gets his coffee burned twice week.
Have him grind 1t for you. and keep 1t in