The Portland daily press., 1900-04-14
THE HOME. /.
EASIER EGGS.

Children ere always delighted with
bright, pretty cclored eggs for kaster,
says q writsr In What to Eat. A
variety OF fancy eggs can be made from
one package OF Diamond Dyes. Purchase
q package containing four colers, red
tlue, yellow and violet being pleasing
ooIors. The day before the coloring is to
lie done dissolve each color separately and
pus into bottles. The next day select per-
fsctly fresh eggs and wash them clean.
II obtainable, use some very small eggs.
Put few Of the eggs into kettle OF
cold wator. and let them boil ten OF
fifteen minutes: long boiling renders
eggs more disestibie. Only few should
dipped into the dye while hot, so as to
dry the ooloring immedi ately or they
vii, not bs SO nioe. Pour the dye into
an old howl or som deep dish. To pro
duce . variety OF colors from the four
Sinds Of dye proceed thus: Dip one halt
OF an egg into one color and the other
half into another color. Passs half.
inch strip Of paper around whiteshelled
egg, dip enc eEd of the egg as far as the
paper extends In tho red dye and then
the other end into the blus dye. when
the paper II removed you will have
EfGkLy Fou, W0Ibt anu uiuu ckks AVo
can produce from tHo TO three different
shades from one color. For instance, dip
sD egg into the yellow dye to produce
yellow, then add a little water to the
dye to produos q light orange, add lit
tie more water to produce lemoa and
nroceed In the sans way with tbs other
ooloIs. Roll the eggs kover In the DYE
two or three times until they ara evenly
SILVER POLISH.
A good liquid polish lie BY far the most
easily used, and may be made at home
with very little trouble. Purchase
pound of whiting from any painting
supply establishment. This will ocst only
five cents. Sift the whiting into large
bowl, add 10 It four ounces OF Spirits OF
turpentine, two ounces Of spirits OF
wine, one ounce Of spirits Of camphor
and half an ounce Of spirits Of hartshcrn.
Mix thoroughly and Is will become
creamy In appearance. When this stage
wish to use 1t shake the bottle thorough
ly, then pour some out into saucer.
Apply tt literally with q soft cloth and
stand the article away until 10 Is dry.
Hub the powder on with dry oioth and
polish the article with u chaiuois. II
fnle cleauln8 - uono ~ regular i"eoASoiS
it will be- very easy to keep the houEe-
hold silver In perfect condition. A ptece
Of camphor kept In Tag or box In which
the extra silver Is kept will keep 1t from
tarnishing.
CARE OF WORKING HANDS.
Calious spots may be removed by the
use CT pumics stone. and stains by lemon.
borax or ammonia, according to their
nature. AT night, after wasting. rub
the hands well with cold cream or any
other emollisnt that agrees with the skin.
wipe OF all suparfiuous grease and wear
old large gloves with the palms cut out
to afford ventilation to keep the sheets
of ths bed from being soiled. Never
wash the hands In very hot or very cold
water, 40 en- ,ssiEe heat and excessive
cold are as destructive to the beauty Of
the hands as to the beauty Of the face.
Moist hands are upleAsant both to the
ewnsrsland. to those with whom they
come In csntAet To keep them dry wash
them occasionally In water In which
lump Of alum has been dissolved. SUM-
burn and frsekles may Re removed By the
use Of lemon juice and glyceriHs 10 equal
Proportions, or with paste OF corn
starch and glycsrins.