Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

will appear completed The beauty of sim
plicity does not appeal to her. and, nine
cases out or ten, she chooses an overdone
scheme. she has no eye for color and so
combines the wrong tones and this nroyes
Lnat IL demands an artist to create home
atmosphere OF unadorned beauty which is
the true spirit of gentility. The woman who
is ABOUT TO furnish q home and is NOT SIRE
OF her own judgment should value the onin
ION of the salespeople If she Is assured that
they understand their business Unless ono
mas enjoyed superior advantages, together
with the benefit of applied KNOWLEDGE sha
cannot fail to do better than accent the
suggestions of men and women who are
specialists in that line, whose minds are
concentrated on evolving designs and
schemes which shall conform to the rules
or science and art. The true and conscien-
tous decorator will study the personality
OF MS customer, and around that he will
work. Color so affects the powers of en-
oufance That they should be chosen with
great care.
To Wash
Fine linen the best washing scans should
be used Soaps full of alkali discolor linen
II Is better to wiring linen by hand. or at
ieast nave the roller of the wringer fairly
ioose. me rlnsing process must be thor
ough. A great Improvement in doing up
linen Is this stock Dissolve one ounce ~
gum arabic in half a pint of warm wster
add one tablespoonful of the solution tn a
quart or water, and wiring out the Ifnen in
the mixture. razor should never be wiped
S ~ q men towel AT the time the damage
zone may not be apparent but looms IN
appaliingly after the towel is washed.
Charcoal
is one OF the greatest purifiers of water
.hat we nave. Water or any substance al
io"eu 10 percolate through 1t will be freed
VI all animal organisms or foreign parti-
T fS nf
breath After hearty meal 1t is a splen-
did thing for the stomach, If added to II ia
little ginger. 1t Is excellent with 1,,biob
TO cleanse the teeth, for 1t removes fungus
growth that many tooth powders fail to
touch. 1t relieves pain caused by burn.
For Brilliant Windows
Take pad of cotton rag soaked In CIV
cerin and rub the glass all over inside
Then take piece of clean, dry rag and
lightly polish the glass until the glycerin Is
invisible but not entirely rubbed away. Do
this when the glass is fairly warm and dry
and you will get brilliant windows, no con-
densation, and great saving in the amount
of cleaning.
Acids
Should never be employed to clean tim
ware, because they attack the metal coat
Ing and remove 1t. This refers to articles
made of tinplate, which consists of iron
covered with tin. Rub the article first with
rotten stone and sweet oil. then finish with
whiting and piece of soft leather Arti-
cles made wholly of tin should be cleaned
in the same manner. In dry atmosphere
planished tinware will remain bright for a
long period, but will soon become furnished
in moist air.
Feather Beds
Are most unhealthy. Tie baby sinks
down into them. This prevents the escape
of perspiration, and makes ventilation difIi-
cult They are heating, and. in case of HI
ness, make the duties of nurse most diffi-
cult II used, they should be shaken every
day. and occasionally the feathers should
be cleaned