The Portland daily press., 1900-04-11

The mistress will be really mistress Of
the family, the real head Of the house.
Man has already shdiosssd and gone 20
his elnh, where be oan dad comfortably
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names. Anything wsrss thar the modern
"ladiss' iunsh" oan hardly bs devised.
This mistress viii havs no servAna no
domestic problem. II there are children
sss VII have Q oomps.sns .s.,s'.I. s,, nhs.,l =
fuliy sivs the two years or tss years 70
the apbringing Of the lfttie ones secure
IN the knowlsdgs that she has that
foundation safely stored away upon
which she oan In future build.
She win have q household register In
wbish are noted ths addresses OF all per-
sons Of whose services she can have any
nsed-tsiephons communication with
every thing. Of courss, $50 that shs Will
keep an easy and costented mind, know.
Ing that her ship Of state 10 floating safe
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HINTS TO HoUsEKEEEPRS.
To remove kerosene oil from carpet,
cover with oatmeal and leave for several
hours Ihe oatmeal VIII absorb the oil.
II ink has pesn spilled on q carpet,
cover ths scot with milk immsdiasely,
and wipe up without spreading the area
Of stain. Then wash on with soap and
water.
Pour water around the roots Of the
maidsnhair fern but NOT on the foliage.
Keep bottle Of linseed ell and lime
water linked In squai parts) In readiness
to use for burns or sozlds. Shake we'll,
spread upon old tabls iinsE AMI lind on
the injured place.
Gold frames may be cleaned By wiping
with cloth dipped in swest oil.
Bronze articles are best cleaned with
q paste made of powdered ohicory and
water.
Onions are the best green vegetable.
save spinach.
No ons will be the wiser IL you eat
boiled onions with cream sauce, provid-
ing In boiling them you keep them below
the boiling point Onion triee figures In
all sauces.
Bread mixed ct night need have but
one quarter Of yeast cake 70 two cups
| OF liquid.
Bread mixed In the morning needs one
yeast cake to two cups Of liquid. Its ad-
vantages are that it oan be mixed and
baked with In i've hours IL cannot over
rise or become chilled as In the average
kitchen over night. There 10 no possi-
bility Of making sour bread In this way.
A drsssmsksr says that plumbers chain
| In sert ed in ths lower edge OF q bicycle
| fknt will weight 1t 90 that 1t will hang
well.
An English sxpedient for saving the
corners OF tablecioths and sheets from
being torn on the ofothesliue. consists In
| reinfore ing them with tape. The tape
| is laid on fat and hemmed down for swo
or three inches each side OF the corner.
mixture easily prepared IL excellent
to rub up dressing table silver, paFtieu-
iarly those articles with which soap and
water cannot be used. To pint OF wood
aIoohcl add about n third Of Fiat OF
chalk pet IL itats. shake well and let stand
over night, when 1t IL ready to use- a
little Appi I'd with q soft woolen cloeh
cleans and poll shes silver exeeliently.
, The caution is emphasized that wood al
eohol Il very intiammapls and must be
used with care
| OF course you do not want your rom
| 60 smell OF food, and 10 WREN you have
| pished cooking you Will put over your
| Ere a di III of vinegar with some mixed
| spices Ii never viii. Els the amount ef
vinegar and spice 10 the odor Of food you
wish to kill. Let them boil fcR half an
hour. They form one of the best dtsin-
fsctants KNOWN, and your rooTu viii
have . delightful ana inyi yora'i1g frag-
rance. This will destroy all anplessant
scents, even suoh az onions and fried
nsh. There really Is no excuse FOR the
unpleasant odors about ones house or
room. IL this fact about the vinegar ann
spices was more generally known and
used there would net be 20 many ssuffy
| houses