The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08

grease spot thickly with talcum pow der. leaving 1t overnight. In the morn ing the spot had disappeared.
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 A pretty kitchen is described in the TJouse Beautiful. The woodwork of the room was painted with two coats of drop black pain. the sink table, and chairs being similarly treated. The metal work, of the room was nickel. Above the wafnscoting and on the cell ing was a tile paper in Ouch blue and white and a blue and white linoleum covered floor. Blue calico curtains and tied in blue cushion on the chairs com pleted the effect. Aside from the black factory. but most kitchens would be made too dark with black paint.
 Never buy a thing because it is cheap, is old and very good advice. Never buy Q thing just because it is pretty Is newerss. but just as good. Half the drawing rooms are overfur- nished. One would like to clear out most of the bric-a- brac in her own home if she had the courage. In a ma agazine contest for, the best young girls room, this craze for unnecessary was apparent Mirrors stuck full of photographs. invitations, notes and all sorts of things were hid eous and wasteful. Overloaded bu- reaus, shelves and tables made one groan. A bedroom. of all rooms, should be as free of unnecessary arti- cles of furniture as possible.
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 If you have any old walnut furniture keep 1t by all means. It is becoming
 
 Most of the pieces are ugly, because when walnut was in fashion taste was at a low. ebb. An old bureau, table or chest of drawers may be made a thing of beauty with a little expenditure. In the first place the wood must be scraped of its disfguring varnish and brass or glass knobs Nut on. Some pieces may have to be entirely remade, but this Is frequently done with ma hogany and other valuable woods
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 The new State House in Rhode Is- land, says a trade journal, has d very large assembly rooha Finished in white stone, with stone walls twenty feet high crowned with heavy mouldings. Ten blank wall spaces presented a problem for decoration. Instead of painting them it was determined to use tapestry. The tapestries were made in an American factory, and abe so sat- isfactory that their use is suggested for large drawing rooms and halls. They are series of pale landscapes in few colors. and are connected with a series of wine red curtains made to run across the tops of the panels. Tap- estries are not used as much as they should be in this country. They are often a relief from pictures.
 Buttermilk is said to be very fatten- ing. and is a good beverage for se- people, since 1t corrects cer- tain physical disabilities. Hot butter. milk is recommended for colds.
 An handful of dried orange or lemon peel kept in the cake box or cookie jar is said to improve the flavor of the cake.
 The wedding breakfast or luncheon is an occasion to be long remembered. and therefore should present a most at tractive picture. The details of plapn- ing and preparing the wedding feast are given in an illustrated article in the October Delineator which is very suggestive in this regard. In the same number are illustrated and de- scribed various seasonable fruit confec- tions. and there are also many choice recipes. including dainty novelties in soup, delectable cheese dishes, dozen little cakes and a number of prepara> lions from Southern kitchen. A ser les of notes on domestic science rounds put the household portion of the maga-' zine.