The Jersey City news., 1898-07-06
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tie trouble and expense win rectify the
damage. says the Philadelphia Press
The webbing that fastens chair springs
will IN course of years wear out with
the result that the canvas lining, having
so much extra weight upon IT. gives way
and bulging, ragged bottom IS the re-
suit
The way to mend springs IS as follows:
Place the chair upside down on a table,
carefully remove the nails and take off
the lining. then the broken webbing will
be visible This must all be taken away,
to be replaced with new
Nail strongly three or four strips of
webbing, according to the size of the
chair, tightly across the woodwork from
side to side between the springs; then nan
other strips the opposite way of the chair,
laelng them through the first strips. and
drawing them as tight as is possible.
The springs, meanwhile, will be rising
high above and between the strips, and
these must be gradually worked and
pushed under into their places. carpet
cord and needle being used to stitch each
spring to the webbing and keep it in
place.
This being finished and neat phalanx
Of criss-cross webbing covering the
springs, it only remains to nail the can
vas tif it is not too worm into place again
or an ordinary square Of strong holland
can take its place.
About four yards of webbing viii be
needed for ordinary dining-room chairs
and seven yards for large easy-chair.
Nails with large heads are used for the
webbing and small tacks for the lining.
Average cost, IS cents a small chair.
No doubt the sofa looks shabby: half
the buttons off. perhaps, others loose.
and springs bulging. All easily remedied
Turn the sofa upside down and take off
the canvas and webbing; then, before re-
webbing, stitch the buttons on. Some
may be lost; in that case, take any odd
buttons the right size that have a metal
shank large enough to take a carpet
needle, and with pieces of leather that
can be cut away from the turnings under
the sofa carefully cover them.
Then thread carpet needle with strong
twine and pass through the shank but
ton; then, turning the sofa on It's side,
pass the two ends of twine separately
through the place where the button is
missing, and, pulling tightly, tie together
strongly. Cut off the buttons that are
loose and rethread them. It must he
clearly understood that the buttons must
be drawn down into the sofa as tightly as
possible before being tied. Then proceed
to put on the webbing in the same man
ner as the chairs
The average amount needed, fifteen
yards, unless some of the old webbing IS
good enough to be joined together and
used again. Finally, to complete the re-
juvenation of leather chairs. the leather
should be carefully rubbed with tinctrre
of one part of vinegar to two parts lin
seed OIL which removes stains ana brings
up the color of the leather in remarkable
way.
In making cake, If you wish to insure
its being good you must use only the best
ingredients. be accurate in your measure
: snents. and follow the rule implicitly, says
the "Woman's Home Companion" Use
wooden spoon for mixing, and always
mix the batter in an earthen dish. Metal,
either in mixing-bowl or spoon. is apt 10
destroy the deicaey OF the cake.
Butter that has the least unpleasant
taste will develop greater unpleasantness
when cooked. and spoil the article of food
into which it has been put. Baking pow
DER, cream of tartar and soda should be
added to the sifted -four, and the whole
passed again through the sieve Flour
should be sifted before it IS measured
Unless contrary directions are given ii
the rule which you are using, the whites
and yoliks of the eggs should be beaten
separately. The best sugar to use in
OBJ l. xi,,ev ic tho fsra n
coarser sugar makes the cake coarse also,
and with tendency to heaviness.
So much for the ingredients; now for
the way in which they are put together.
Cream the butter first of all; have the
mixing-bowl warm. as that will help
soften the butter and get it in a condition
to beat. When it is light and creamy add
the sugar, beating it thoroughly in Then
put in the favoring or spices then beat
IN the yolks of the eggs. which you have
whisked well, so that they are light and
smooth, next add the milk then the flour,
and last OF all the well-beaten whites of
the eggs. Beat vigorously for half a
minute.
When you start to make cake you want
to make sure that your oven is right for
the baking and that there is sufficient
coal in the fire to last through Butter
your cake-pans, and line them with thin
paper. The heat should be moderate, and
care should be taken to keep the cake
from being Jared else it will be heavy
After the cake is baked it is better to let
It partially cool in the pans, especially If
it is very delicate cake
The advantages claimed for bollsta, a
game imported from Sweden, is that it
can be played in or out of doors, by any
number, and can be played at any sea-
son of the year, says the Philadelphia
Press
The game requires skill In bowling and
catching; 1T is played with a small ball
the ordinary tennis bail, for example.
The players line up before receiving
board. 8 feet long and feet wide, which
is raised at right angles to the ground by
supports the lowest edge about feet
from the ground. If it is not convenient
to have a receiving board, the side of the
house may be utilized.
The players stand inside a line drawn
10 feet away from the wall and parallel
with 1t. One PLAYER throws the bail
against the receiving board or wall and
before it strikes calls out the number of
a player, all the players being numbered
be5rSe the game begins. This one tries
d cat6h the ball. and If she does so be-
fore II touches the ground. she in tl1rn