The herald., 1898-02-06
! HOUSEHOLD HINTS ;

Women who travel much not infre-
quently find their skirts spotted with
train oil, and bicyclists suffer similarly
from a too-generous lubricating of their
wheels. Cold water and soap will be
found much more effectual in removing
traces of this sort of accident than the
more usual application of hot water, as
that is quite likely to set" the grease.
All canned goods should be opened sew
eral hours, if possible, before they are
used. This gives them a chance to be-
come aerated and takes away the rather
fiat taste they are apt to have. This Is
especially true of tomatoes. Careful
housekeepers do not allow vegetables
and fruits to stand during this process
IN the tins in which they are put up, but
have them turned out Immediately into
a glass or earthen dish.
The Importance of the foot rest is not
,..Ileiy understood. nor is it sufficiently
Ireit upon even by the advocates OF
various sorts of rest cures. Every wo-
man should know that it is essential to
her physical we'll being that she have
q foot stool as we'll as chair; that
reclining chair, because it removes the
weight of the body entirely from the
feet. is more restful than even the very
American institution, a rocker" and
that in every kitchen a high office stool
should form part of the furniture. The
maids should be encouraged to sit, Sc
far as is possible, at their work. The
stool gives a support to the feet by its
rounds.
An American who has lived for num-
ber of years in Frankfort brought with
her on her recent return to this country
number of the wadded leggins and
Jackets worn by the German poorer
classes These make admirable UNDER
clothing for the same class in this more
favored land, since fuel here is eXpen-
sive, although, of course, not so scarce
as on the continent. The philanthropist
is bestowing these gifts, as occasion pre-
sents itself, upon the rheumatic and
shiyering specimens of humanity who
apply to her and are deserving of aid.
With such clothing, the wearer is quite
Independent of fire, except for purposes
of Cooking
An attractive adjunct to a room that
HAS IO Ildultl-dIC lIlS OIlCt necessary
part of a finished apartment is often
nowadays absent-is a low shelf, a couple
Of feet long, consisting of a thick slab
of some handsome dark wood. highly
polished, with bracket sides fastened to
the wall about where the dado would
come in room of narrow wainscoting.
The shelf is well placed in the space be-
tween two windows, and is effective for
the disposition of one or two bits of very
handsome bric-a-brac, when backed by
a breadth of dull-red or gray-gree
feltipg, running up to the height of two
or three feet, if the length of the wall
permits.-New York vening Post.
A young man in this city is a collector
along original lines. He cares neither
for pipes coins, nor stamps but he is
spending lavishly a goodly amount of his
large income upon portraits of beautiful
women. The already large and curious
collection is a rare pleasure to all be-
holders and not to its possessor alone
AS far as possible. there is some small
account of the original of each picture
which is an interesting adjunct to the
lovely faces. All sorts of materials have
been levied upon-cons. tapestries.
prints, miniatures. family paintings.
daguerreotypes and photographs-any-
thing whereof the subject has been as
certained to have had local habitation
and a name.
The various recipes for the many deli
cious desserts that are made from sweet
potatoes invariably advise grating the
raw vegetables for the purpose. The re-
suit OF this is pretty sure to be a mixture
that has not quite cooked taste. de-
lishtful as the flavor must always be. If, |