The Portland daily press., 1896-05-02
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Storing Furs.

Storing Furs.
Ihls Is the time to put away the furs,
for the moth millers are fiying around.
People rush about buying all sorts of ex-
pehslVe moth preventives when they are
not OF the least use If furs and clothing
are put away with the moth eggs in them
ali the odors in the world-good, bad or
lnolHerent-would not keep them from
hatohlng, says Harper's Baznr. The time
"hen Che e ggs are laid and b. fatal dam
age done is usually before housek eepers
thlnK OF putting them away at all.
"hen the warm spring days come the
neavy FUR coat or jacket is hung up in
the closet lest it may be needed again,
ana perhaps it is worn few times and
then hung up again, and in the hurry of
spring work is neglected until somebody
sees moth millers flying about Then the
furs are taken out. brushed little and
put away smothered in camphor or in
something else as useless.
In the fall, when the clothes and furs
come out, there is weeping and wailing,
I II the hair flies from the furs, and holes,
always in the very worst places to mend.
are found in the clothes. Then there is
wondering and 81 can't imagine how it
happened, for put them away SO care
fully and used such lot of moth stuff. -
The proper way is o lay the heavy cloth
ing IN chest as soon as the use is not
daily, and then it can be taken out and
worn when the cold days come and extra
wraps are needed.
When the cold weather has fairly one,
then every separate article should be TAX
en- out and hung on the c1othesline on a
clear day; if there is q wind, SO much the
better, as the dust will blow away from
you as you beat it out. After beating
with light switch of some kind-it
should be both tough and elastio-br ush
the clothes carefully. Never put clothes
away with soiled spots upon them, scour
them all out first. 1t is very good plan
to have them all thoroughly mended, for
the children's clothes are always needed
in hurry in the fall, and if put away
in order it is great gain in every way.
When all the clothes are thoroughly beat
en- and brushed and oleansed. fold each
article separately, and with care as to the
folding. Do not leave them on the line
to air, for that is the very time that the
moth miller takes to lay her eggs. They
are very plentiful outdoors just as soon
as the weather becomes mild, and arc
waiting for a chance to get into the
house, and no article of wool is safe if
left out half an hour.
Then see that your chests are absolute
~ tight, that there are no cracks in
them anywhere. II there are paste news
paper over the cracks, wherever they are
and sen that there is not even the most
indnitesimal oreyioe for the moth miller
to enter, for if thers is one che will find
it. Wrap up eaon article separately, eth
or in old sheets or in old towels or in pa
pers. See that all are scrupulously
clean. Pack them with care, so that
they will not be crushed or wrinkled,
and spread sheet over the top and tuck
it in closely over the things Close your
chest, and if you are sure that you will
not need to open it during the warm
season, paste paper over the edges of the
cover. But if it closes tightly there will
be no danger from moths.
Towels and Splashes
If you wish to mark your silver, china
ana glass towels in the very latest fashion
you will mark on the silver towels two
crossed spoons, on the glass towels a
wineglass or tumbler, and on the china
towels the outlines of CUP. These out
lines are then worked in stemstitch, and
even the maid ignorant of English can.
not mistake their use.
Every housewife knows that the most
seryiceable splasher for use behind sinks
or washstands is one of rubber cloth or
oilcloth. But much prettier ons, which
Is easily made and of much more SER
vice than the ordinary line or scrim,
may be cut from Holland shade cloth,
such as is used for window shades. 1t
may be bought in all colors and widths.
Get tint to harmonic with the paper
or toilet appointments of the room. For
decorating, border may be painted with
oil colors around the edge. Anyone can
paint straight lines or overlapping rings
or squares. First pencil whatever de-
sign you may select. The rings may be
of different sizes, taking spools too from
the different sizes; mark them to over
lap or interlaoe in different directions.
Draw straight line on each side, mark.
ing thu border, and fill the middle space
with spider webs, "oraokle work." inter-
lacing links OF, if you have sufficient
skill, cluster Of delioately- painted flow
ers.
Household Hints.
Steam old fowl before roasting.
To freshen salt fish soak in sour milk.
pinch Of soda on a hot stove drives
away disagreeable odors.
Steel knives won't rust If you dip them
IN strong saltwater, then wipe them dry
and roll in flannel.
Meat and fowl may be made mora ten
der If vyhan hoiliDo q taacDoopful of win