Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
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Teach everybody about the house to save
all the string that edznes nfto 1t. Start a
ball and wind each new bit of string on
that. Don't tie 1t, but gust Hind on. When
about as big as a base ball begin a new
ball Keep these balls for ready reference
all over the house. /, You have no idea
what convenience they soon become.
Complexion recipes ARE mach in demand
just now. Here is the very latest, and GER
tainly one of the newest: Equal quanti-
ties of pumpkin. gourd and watermelon
seeds, peeled, which means that you are
to use only the hearts. Peel and slice Gu
cumbers, take out the bulk of the seeds,
and chop them up with the melon pfths
Pour on sweet cream TO make q. paste and
stir it for five minutes vigorously. Rub a
little on the face at night after you have
washed your face, and let 1t remain over
night.
The greasy stains made by heads on the
paper back of the couch can often be re-
moved without trouble by mixing pine clay
or fuller's earth to a paste with water,
which apply in thick plaster to the wall
paper. Leave 1t there to dry and when
brushed off it will be found that the clay
has absorbed all the oil. If not quite all
gone apply it again.
Vaseline aud lamp black mixed make a
good shoe black, better than the LIQUID
stuff you buy, but always put 1T on and
set the shoes aside for the backing to dry
in for at least twenty-four hours. Then
rub the shoes well with a flannel CLOTH
otherwise the dust will gather on the
leather and make it griny and gray.
Just as good way as any to clean will
low furniture Is to make a good strong
soapsuds Of some nice white soap, with
plenty of boraX in the water Use clean
scrub brush and rinse in cold water then
place in the bright sun to dry. 1t may yell
low it a little, but that is not a bad fault
To boil apples, and they are better than
baked ones, get them well of a size wash
and core. Put evenly in a tin pan, pour
over them a cup of water and let them
cook for ten minutes Then nearly cover
them with boiling water, fill the holes
where the cores were with sugar and pour
two cups of sugar to a dozen apples over
the top of ALL Let the apples cook till
done, turning over once. Pour off the
juice and put it over the fire to cook to a
jelly. Then pour over the apples. sin
gle Glove in the boiling juice gives a de-
Hcious favor.
1t is said that a good way to keep flies
from speaking gilded frames is to boil
onions and dip cloth in the juice and rub
the frames. The odor is short lived and
the flies avoid the frames for weeks after
their unique bath.
Never wash black hose in water in which
white clothes have been washed, because
the lint will stick to them and soon make
them look gray. The best way to wash
black hose is to take them by themselves
and wash in ammonia water with some
good soap. Rinse in very blue water and
hang wrong side out, in place sheltered
from the sun, but where they will dry
quickly. Always shake and brush stock
fngs we'll before putting into the water
and turn all colors wrong side out. Then
II they have mind to streak the streaks
will be on the inside. where they will not
show.