The Jersey City news., 1901-03-12

/ with essence Oh peppermint to the seat OF
PAIN
Pals and tubs may be kept from warp
ing by painting them with giycerine.
/ To clean lineoleum without washing.
remove all the dust, then take a bit of
flannel sprinkled with paraffin and rub
the linoleum. 1t will not only make it
appear like new, but will preserve it.
A too rapid boiling ruins the flavor of
any sauce. 1t must boil up once, but
should never do more than simmer after
! ward.
Don't think water should be added to
| spinach to cook it. 1t is a mistake.
Don't fail to add drop or two of va
| great Improvement.
p. Don't close the over door with bang
when cake is baking; the jar has spoiled
| many fine loaf.
Don't wonder that corned beef is tough
II put into hot water first, nor that it is
too saft if the water is not changed at
least three times while boiling
-
Instead of having pink room or
blue room, or bedroom named from
any other color, it is pretty fashion
to call sleeping rooms after certain
flowers. A rose room. violet room,
daisy room or a poppy room sound at
tractive, and the idea conveyed by the
/ designation can be carried out pleas
! ingly.
Poppies are exceedingly appropriate for
! bedroom, because they are the flowers
| that produce sleep. and are taken as the
4 type or restfulness and oblivion to mortal
cares. One may choose the rich. Haunting
scarlet poppy, the beautiful rose pink
ones or the yellow poppy of California,
according to the color that one wishes to
have predominate.
Lovely wall papers in POPPY designs
are to be had in all grades and at all
prices, or, if preferred, plain paper with
a poppy frieze may be used. Chintzes
and art muslins with similar patterns
may be used for draperies. The flower
may be embroidered in wash silks on
scrafs for the chiffonier and toilet table
and done in white on the turnover of the
sheets, and in the corners of the pillow
cases.
Women returning from the other side
are wearing bodices with rounded belts.
That is, the belts sweep down slightly in
front in an oval form, instead of run
ming down to point several inches below
the waist line. These women say that the
Partisan women have always looked with
disfavor upon the exaggeratedly long
waist line in front, and although they
wear the straight front corsets drop the
waist but slightly below the regular line
In preserving a shorter waist line they
secure length of limb, which is always
graceful. Empire gowns with extremely
short waists q ra fLar
side for evening affairs, the gowns fire.
quently supplemented with short boleros,
the bolero finished with huge directoire
reveres and collars. The new shoulder
lines are long and dropping, soft lace col
lars of great width accenting the slope of
the shoulders. Even the reveres are made
to increase the effect of this gentle slope,
and are narrower at theshoulders than at
the bust. They are made without crino-
line, rolling away from the fronts of the
coat softly.
The storeroom should be one of the
prides of the housewife, says the '.Wo-
mans Home Companion" Here, on her
well-f1lled Shelves she has material that,
with skill and judgment in preparing, will
i bring pladness and cheer to her household
and friends. In her buying she has con-
sidered the varying needs of her family,
and her stores represent and reflect her
self. well-filled storeroom suggests
hospitality and plenty. 1t is regretable
fact that storerooms are falling into dis
use in our larger cities. There many fam
lilies are living in apartments where store
rooms are not considered in the building
plans, and food is bought as needed each
day. When entertaining is to be done a
caterer is called upon and the result is
an unfortunate sameness in the menus.
But the country still has hundreds of
storerooms, and let us hope that they
may increase rapidly in the near future.
A new addition to our already large
stock of wash goods is French Mimosa
CLOTH The name suggests the sensitive
plant, and characteristic delicacy is
noted in the weight and texture of the
new material. Mimosa cloth somewhat
resembles a fine dimity. 1t has a delicate
raised cord, but wavy stripes and French
color-printing distinguish it from other
fabrics. The Dresden china patterns are
shown in Mimosa cloth, also what are
known as "foulard effects" The polka
dots are also given on ground of several
good body colors.
OF course every good housekeeper sees
that the stains are removed from the lin
en- before it goes into the wash If it is
not convenient for you to use lemon juice
and salt to take out iron rust spots it
may be easier to buy lemon salts to keep
on hand for such an emergency. The salts
are somewhat stronger than the lemon.
Grass stains will always yield to cream of
of tartar if the spot is wet and we'll rub
bed.
Belts of gold and silver tissue studded
with semi-precious stones are as much
the vogue, as ever, says Toilettes. The
larger andm ore unusual the jewels the
more desirable the belt. Turauoises are
very popular, with jade close ssi md,
then onyx, agate and jet. Shaped belts
of black suede leather embroidered in
star-like designs with gold or silver are
another fancy. The new belts for sum-
mer are of gold stuff scattered over with
4 painted blossoms