The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-03

Do not put hot water or any kind of
water upon woolens that have had
liquid grease spilled upon them. First
the place and let it absorb the grease,
brush off the flour, and apply then fresh
flour until all the grease is absorbed.
BAGS FOR sILvERwARE.
In making bags or cases for silver
ware an unbleached material should be
employed. Sulphur is generally used
in the bleaching processes and it tends
is another thing that should never be
kept near silverware. Silver is best
wrapped in hlue-white or pink soft It's
sue paper, and unbleached cotton or
flannel bags.
TO STEAM VELVET.
To remove creases from velvet is
quite easy when one knows the secret.
Take very hot iron, preferably one
with removable handle, and set it on
table with the smoothing surface up.
Wiring out in cold water double thick
ness of soft muslin and the pile will
rise gradually as the steam penetrates
the material. This treatment is also
useful TO give new and fresh appear
ance to slightly worn velvet.
EFFECTIVE DISH WASHER.
A whisk broom is a more effective
dish washer than the mop made of
cords and sold by house furnishers. In
every kitchen there should be two
brooms of different sizes, kept per-
fectly clean by rinsing them under run
ming water after every using, hanging
them over the sink to drain and dry.
Once or twice week they should be
dipped in hot solution of washing soda
and water, and they will last long and
keep clean and sweet.
FANCY COMBS FOR YOUNG AND OLD.
The new fancy combs have teeth
that are coarser than last season. The
o1namentation of these combs is quite
simple. The palmer ones, when orna-
mented with narrow bands OF silver or
gold, have only simple designs cut into
these bands. Except on those pieces
to be worn above the knot there is no
fligree work. Jewels, when used, are
sunk in the band, not raised above, as
for the last few seasons. Amethysts,
it is said, will be the popular stones,
and only few diamonds are shown, to
be worn in very black hair. Amethysts
&C me in settings of silver and golG, in
polished and French gray finish and in
polished and rose finished silver gilt.
The new side combs come in sets of
three and four. The most stylish are
hinged togt Their. In sets of four, one
comb goes above the knot, one below
the knot and one on either side. In
sets of three, as rule, the middle comb
is to be used above the knot, and is the
least bit higher and more ornate than
the other two. Where the four are
| hinged together the tendency seems to
| be to have them all alike, differing only
in length and curve. One fsvorite de-
sign for these combs is the zigzag, with
a narrow beaded border of gold. All
gether. The effect when worn with
hair coiled just above the middle of the
head is very pretty and generally be-
coming. Gilt, silver and shell hairpins
will not be worn. Indeed the tenden-
cy seems to be to hide those necessary
articles, hairpins.
SCHOOL LUNCHES.
See to it that the lunch basket is
made attractive and that its contents
are bountiIul. This means much TO
the sensitive boy or girl who must
open the basket or pail, with dozens
of curious eyes watching the operation.
Use paper napkins, which are very
cheap, if you do not want to risk linen
ones.
Wrap bread, meat and cake in para
fin paper to keep moist. The same
paper may be used two or three times.
Put in plenty of bread and butter,
cut neatly, the buttered sides together.
Sponge cake, graham waters, cream
gingerbread, oatmeal crackers, figs, APP
pies, dates and oranges are much to be