The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
Odds and Ends.

Aluminium ware may be LEANED by boil
ing five minutes in a quart of water to
which a teaspoonful of washing soda has
been added.
ioaves of bread at many bakeries may be
made at home by steaming any white loaf
as Boston brown bread is cooked. The
steamer is used, and the bread does not see
the oven at all.
The woman who has cameo and various
other old-time brooches in her possession
is in luck this season, for they are in great
demand for the centers of black bows on
fur and lace collarettes, and the cameo
brooches make very pretty belt buckles set
in silver or gold.
Less trouble than a ported plant and more
certain to withstand the heated gas-iaden
air of a city room is a bunch Of English
ivy branches in a bowl or vase filed with
water. A bit of charcoal will keep the
water pure, needing only occasional renew
ais, and the ivy will keep fresh all winter,
giving a most acceptable touch of green in
the apartment. Sprays Of the nasturtium
vine similarly treated will not only keep
their color, but will grow and bloom.
Everything in jewelry. except bracelets
and earrings, seems to be the fashion, and
long gold chains set with Jewels are very
much worn. Small bits of enameled gold
set In at intervals the entire length form
one variety, which is set forth as new; but
Jewels are more attractive, and IT is not
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kind in one chain. Young girls delight IN
a chain which is hung with small charms
given to them from time to time by their
trends.
Remember, says an exchange, mat there
is nothing better for keeping the hands
soft and white in winter than TO rub them
With a little corn meal after washing and
siping them. Rub until the meal Is en-
-irely dry and falls off. At night apply a
little mutton tallow softened 10 make IL
penetrate well; this will prevent rough,
-happed skin. The meal and tallow are
lust as effective as highly scented expen-
sive preparations, and no woman need
have bad looking hands if she perseveres in
using these simple preventives.
Stylish young women are again wearing
With their shirtwaists of soft blue, silk,
satin, or cloth In cream-white, old-rose. va
rious shades of red and <other fashionable
colors. the folded stock OF our revolutions
lry ancestors seen in miniatures and larger
portraits. The style is repeated not quite
literally but effectively in black satin or
velvet 10 wear with every sort of waist.
Also in black and white effects and in gay
color m~elanges. with gray, tan, fawn-color,
and similar waists OF neutral tone. The
ands are in scarf form carried twice around
he neck and tied in a bow in front above
he high stock which is stiff enough to keep
he folds of the scarf in place.
Fashionable dressmakers. both here and
abroad. are making most liberal use of very
beautiful artificial flowers. so true to life
hat il is almost impossible to distinguish
hem from natural blooms These are used
Cor opera and theater headdresses, to dec
crate evening toilets and hats: and not a
few corsages are almost covered with half
blown roses and foliage. Large, soft
lunches of carnations. orchids. violets.
1eranium blossoms. etc. wholly without
foliage, are deftly arra..ged on full-dress
toilets: and bali gowns and demi-trained