Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

OF view this Is ridiculous, ana from another
1t is sensible.
In case room is furnished in Old Dutch,
Old German or Old English style, 1t will de-
,mand windows that are set In loaded glass
In designs to harmonize with one OF these
styles. In these styles the questions of
architecture in woodwork as we'll as fur
,ntture are the main features, and as any
window treatment is primarily only treat-
ment to subdue light effects this point In
above mentioned styles is gained by the use
of opalescent lights or darker arc glass
which subdue lights according to the apart
ments. If room is treated In either a
French style-Louis XIV, XIV or XV1-or
the more modern English or so-called colo
NAL style, window curtain is absolutely
Indispensable.
All ideas are correct in their places. as
Will easily appear to any student of the
subject An oId-fashioned Dutch Tudor or
Eliabethan window would be entirely out or
place in a French room. To have no cur
tains In all houses would be revolution
In style, and there can be no revolution In
STYLES pertaining to house furnishings Wnlch
would stand on such consistent basis; Inc
best work by renowned decorators IS as
nearly a reproduction of old class IDEAS as
possible The so-called new style or ART
nouvsau, If carefully studied. is found 10
be not at all new-but much oloer IMAM
classic styles because the careLol sauos da
will easily detect traces of the japanese de-
signing the conventionalization or mowers
and trees such as had been executed cen
turtles ago by the generally admired 'apa-
neSe nation.
Too much cannot be said to the woman
furnishing her home about consistency ana
the fitness of things. She Will possibly step
into store, have $500 TO expeno On , hat
for a Louis XVI piece of furniture, which
she will place beside $50 piece Every
thing should be bought in proportion
A Kindergarten
Teacher suggests the following way to en-
tertain some little folk for an evening. II
consists of geographical questions, anu III
structs them while they play. arrange
set of numbered cards, 5xS, by fastening "a
picture or article on each card that WIN
suggest the name of a town. country OF
river and SO on A small stone serves lof
Little Rock; the letter CO. cut out OF plack
paper explains itself: one bearing the PIC
ture of Washington will be easily guesseo,
Turkey is easily represented; RED drum
majors stick, Baton Rouge; small plate,
China; and many more, as ones ingenuity
may suggest. Not more than hfteen shouio
be prepared and care must be taken not 70
have them too hard for the little people.
The little guests are given pencil and paper
and the symbol cards put up, one after an
other, where they can be seen by all tue
children Not more than ten minutes are
allowed for the hardest questions. A CANDY
box, the fac simle of a small globe, or
foot ball or some school suggestion may De
filed and presented as the head prize for a
girl, while some interesting ana sultapie
book serves as gift to the boy answering
the most questions. "Booby" prizes may De
dispensed with, and in their place the
"Game of All Nations"-that is, cut-up
map-may be called consolation" prizes.
For refreshments. chocolate, sandwiches,
custard with meringue served in cups, cake
and coffee answer the purpose.
Dust Bins
Or ash pits are often unhealthy, because
bits of food and vegetable refuse are con-
stantly left to rot among the ashes. They
are usually constructed of brick and ought
to be we'll cemented inside and at the. bot
TOM which should be raised about one foot
above the ground. They must be covered IN
to keep out the rain. Dust bins should be
used solely for ashes, broken glass, crock
eryware and on, and II they are kept
dry they can do no harm. Potato parlngs,
cabbage leaves, remains of fish and SO on
should be burned. If thrown at once on the
kitchen fire they do not burn. because or
the water most of them contain. Put them
under the fire In the ash pan for an hour or
two This dries them, and they become ruel
which gives out heat and burning. 1t is
economical to use animal and vegetable re-
fuse in this way
When Marble Basins
And other marble-lined articles are neg
lected until yellow stains have been allowed
to appear on them, muriatic acid has to be
resorted to in order to remove them. Shut
marble well. Tie a rag to the end OF
small stick, dip 1t into the acid, and with 1t
touch the stain, and Immediately the spot
will disappear Put water into the basin at
once upon the disappearance of the stain,
and then scrub the basin with soap and
water When applying the acid be careful
not to get it on the metal about the basin,
as it will destroy the plating. Do not get 1t
on the hands, nor drop it on your shoes.
nor get it on your clothing, as it will de-
stroy them.
To Cleanse
The carpet, thoroughly sweep it and re-
move what you can of the coarse dirt In an
ordinary way. Then wipe it well and care
fully with this simple mixture: Take two
tablespoonfuls of ox-galI and four parts OF
lukewarm water. Mix well. Dip a cloth In
the mixture, wiring 1t so 1t will not drip,
and with that wipe the carpet.
If You Want -
To make the broom last long and be pleas
ant to use put the straw into boiling water
and let 1t remain there until the water is
cold. Then put 1t out in the open air until
1T becomes dry as far as you can see. When
ready to use it dip 1t into water and out
quently wetting the broom adds to its USE
fulness, and is better for the carpets. Be-
sides, 1t catches much of the fine dust when
wet, and 1t is good once a week to dip the
letting it remain one minute only. Do this
with the broom at least once week. It
makes the straws tough and pliable.
To Clean Combs
Select square-pointed nail, something
like lath nail. and fit 1t between the teeth
of your comb: make snug At. Take
small piece OF wood the length of the comb,
lay the comb on tt, and work along the CEN
ter of 1t the spaces between the teeth. Drive
the nails all the way through that strip at
each place marked. That will form an IRON
toothed comb to correspond with your hair
comb Pass those iron teeth between the
teeth of the comb and clean 1t.
It Requires
Great care to clean oil paintings. Such ac-
cumulattons as smoke, CRIME and such
stains are difficult to remove. There is one
way to clean them that does not require the
utmost caution in Its use to keep from do
ing some little harm to the picture. Soap
should not be used, as 1t mixes with the OIL
In paint and is apt to make the colors fade.
The best way Is to wash the paintings gem
tly with clear water. using soft cloth, and
then, after 1t has dried. to rub 1t with a
clean cloth, moistened with fresh olive OIL
The Oil will remove some Accommodations
from the picture that the water has soften
ed and 1t contains nothing to fade the