The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-06-28
HINTS FOR THE HOME.
Points About Polished Furniture,
Wall Paper, Laundering Lace
Curtains, Etc.

| Clearing Polished Furniture-Sprcad
parafiine oil on the soiled woodwork
and let il stand for an hour or more to
soften the dirt, then wash with soap
and warm water, and wipe dry. Next
rubona mixture of paraffine oil and tur-
pentinc-one-third turpentine and two
thirds paraifinc oil. Polish with soft
| old flannel. Let it rest for an hour or
two, then polish with old linen. If the
surfaceisvery dull, dirty and scratched,
instead of washing with soap and
water add more oil and sprinkle pow
dered rotten-stone over it. Rub gently
siu regularly, first with circular mo-
ton and then with the grain of the
| wood. When the surface is smooth and
bright wipe off the rottcn-stone and fin
ish as you would after washing with
the soap and water.
Wall Paper-The present style in wall
papers is varied. but most of the de-
signs are floral. Cartridge paper is not
used so much as formerly in private
houses because il has become so COM
mon through use in public buildings.
Beautiful papers 10 initiate raw silks
and crepons take the place of cartridge
papers. They cost 80 cents a roll. All
kinds of fabrics are initiated in wall pa
pers-cretonne, chiptz. burlap. satin,
silk, etc.-and the cost is anywhere
from ten cents to $40 roll. One should
make careful study of all the furni.
turc and coloring to be used in a room
before deciding upon paper for the
| wall. What is beautiful in the store
may be unsatisfactory when used with
other things. The simpler the design
and the more neutral the colors the
safer will one be in buying the paper.
The warm tones are the yellows and
reds; the cool ones are the sea green's,
blues and violets. y plain sage-green
| paper would harmonic with ;tssage-
green carpet on which are strewn roses.
TO Launder Lace Curtains Shake all
the dust from the curtains and then
soak them over night in plenty of cold
| wafer. In the morning rinse them out
of several waters before putting them
into suds. Next put them into hot suds
and wash them by coping and squeez-
| ing. Wash in a second suds. then put
| them into a tub of boiling water. After
an hour rinse thoroughly. If you wish
to have them very white slightly blue
| the last water, but if an old look is de-
sired have the water slightly colored
with black tea. Dry them in the open
air. then put them through thin starch
| and also through the wringer. If you
| have frames put the curtains in them.
| but if you have not tack some old sheets
on the floor and pin the curtains on
| them, being careful to pull straight and
| have each point drawn out and pinned
| down. Two persons are almost neceS-
sary for this part of the work as upon
| the careful stretching and pinning de-
| pend the perfect hanging and finished
| look of the curtains. Two or three cur
| tains may be placed together. Two
days time is required to dry them when
they are doubled in this manner
\ Garden for Flavors- Why not plant
little garden for favors? One OF the
most surprising things in visiting SUI
| hurban ard country houses is to find
! how few hOusckccpcrs think it worth
while to cultivate few herbs and veg
etables for use in flavoring. Yet few
things will better repay the cost and
trouble. For a dollar. one may buy
enough seeds. roots and bulbs to stock
| such Il garden. Here is an outline OF
how it may be done: Have two or
| three narrow beds with the earth well
| worked. Plant in short. narrow rows.
| but leaving ample space between each
| row. thyme, sage, summer savory. sweet
| marjoram, parsley and celery. Plant
in Il small bed early white onions (the
| seedD, small white onions (the bulbs).
| chivcs (roots). and have Il small bed OF
| orange carrots. Sow in the shade abcut
| every two weeks small rows of cheryil.
| Plant in a well-protected rather dry
place one or two roots of tarragon, and
plant also a small row of mint Soak
| the parsley seed for three or four hours
in cold water. Small packages of seed
| cost only five cents. package of chive
| roots costs Is cents; small roots of tar
ragon, 25 cents. In a future issue shall
| write of the use of these flavorings.-
Ladies' Home journal.