The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-24


rlety. In such cases the taste may be
changed by adding a little black tea to
pound of green and increasing the
quantity each time tea is purchased.
Copperas makes a capital disinfect-
ant Tor Kitchen sink or other place
needing a thorough cleansing. Take
half a pound; add two quarts of
boiling water, and when the copperas
is thoroughly dissolved flush the pipes
with the solution.
Both vinegar and sugar have cohe-
SlVe Qualities when mixed with black
iead. Women who have trouble in get
tlnS their stove polish to stay on their
stoves find pinch of ordinary granu-
lated sugar makes it cohere. A dash of
vinegar has the same effect,
A woman who is her own laundress
1oids all fiat pieces, like towels, pillow
cases and sheets, carefully; then pass
es them several times through the
Wrlnger. The effect is as If they had
meen mangled, and it saves a deal of
ironing.
Kerosene will not only remove the
dirt that collects in a sort of rim
around the sides of a porcelain bath
tub. but it will take off the white
olotches that form on zinc-lined bath
TUBS. Apply with cloth saturated in
the fluid and then wrung out. FOLLOW
with hot water and soda.
Il think I would rather have my
clothes eaten off my back by moths
than go around smelling as disagree
ably as some people 1 sit near at
cnurch and In the cars" said a young
woman the other day. But since I
found that the sweet lavender thew sell
on the streets is quite as effective a
moth killer as moth balls or camphor,
use 1t freely, and have the conscious
ness OF being pleasantly scented with
clean, aromatic odor, which none Is
likely to mind"
Tiny squares Of buttered toast are
oenclous served with the cup of after
noon tea. One young woman who
serves them regularly to anyone who
happens in at afternoon tea hours calls
tnem toast postage stamps but really
tney are little bigger than that. The
crust Is cut off before they are toasted,
ana the toasting is applied to both
SIDES An ordinary sized slice of bread
WIN make four postage stamps"
paint brush makes a good swab for
sreaslng cake tins, etc. OF course the
butter that is applied must be first
melted. ~
Lace will not thicken IL washed in
naphtha. immense in the fluid and Iet
Inc lace remain for an hour or two.
Tnen gently squeeze between the
nanos' rinse with clean naphtha and
pun into shape. 1t will dry almost i'm
mediately.
my children will never have con-
sumption" said an English mother
with confidence. as she spooned out
ilquid bacon fat onto bread and hand
ed IL around to her eight children
English people understand better than
americans the dietetic value of bacon
For one thing, their bacon is better
man man ours; for another, the taste for
49, 2asoh IS national one. The bacon
ole. mas been tried in this country
ana proved success. Where chill
uren nave weak constitution and
there is danger of ricketts,, bacon has
,peen given as the chief meat. Racon
and gluten of wheat seem to feed the
bone tissues and give vitality to the
Whole system If made the chief arti
'cles of diet 60
Cucumber spirals are a pretty novel;
~, to. serve with fish. After neelino1
the cucumbers and tossing them into
Ice water, cut the cucumber round and
round with fine, very sharp knife as
II 1t We're an apple you were paring
Ine result should be a long, slender
French dressing is served with the
pretty spirals.
: A basket of flowers and trailing vines
horned a hanging centerpiece that was
greatly admired at a recent luncheon.
Inc basket is suspended from the CEN
ter chandelier, if there is one. and fron,
the ceiling if there isn't. 1t hangs to
within few inches of the table and
from 1t depend vines and sprays or
sometimes ribbons. The idea ia CANA
Die of innumerable possibilities.
with those who live out of town
there is ever the question of finding
gown that will be suitable to wear
on tne trains or boats and still dressy
enough Tor whatever afternoon func
ton they may wish to attend.
Inc costume shown in today's illus
lratlon is one that fully meets these
requirements and will be welcome ac-
cordlngly. The material is mouse gray
french broadcloth combined with chif
ION velvet in the same color. The skirt
- ScoiiiOu at center front and at full
habit back and is box plated with
very small plaits in graduated yoke
erect. The hem is four inches deem
and stitched at top. The coat is ex-
tremely stylish and quite out of the
ordinary. There is triple cape with
extended front panel to waist line
blousing little over a high crush Cir
die of chiffon velvet, which fastens
with large antique silver buckle.
From under this is a scarf end in a
graduated triple box plat falling al
most to hem of skirt. On the upper
cape and front panel is an applied de-
sign of the chiffon velvet embroidered
In two shades of gray and large me-
datlfons are inset through the bIoused
lower part of the coat and upper part
of the sleeve. The deep cuff, with flare
over wrist, is also of the embroidered
velvet, and from under the edge of
narrow frill Of accordion plated gray
chiffon peeps out.
The vest front and military collar
correspond to cuffs and chiffon folds
edge the neck. The fastening is on
left shoulder and not visible.
With this a picture hat of velvet i'm
the same shade is trimmed with smoke
gray ostrich plumes and has soft
draped crown and a long cut steel
buckle in filagree design holds the
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