The San Francisco call., 1905-02-26

comfortable would b. of blue satin
with a wide border of blue, fiowered
with white and lavender lilacs with
branches of the pale green May foliage
or with white fieur de lis or wistaria-
This is very thick and soft and made
up of eiderdown. light as feather, and
thrown over the foot of the bed for
frosty nights. The extra single blanket
would be all pale blue. of real blanket
or very thick eiderdown cloth plain, or
lined with satin and bound with wide
satin ribbon. In one corner is a large
monogram embroidered with silk the
same shade or to match the flowers ON
the comfortable,
These extra blankets embroidered
make very pretty wedding or Christ
mas presents, one that is bound to be
welcome, useful and artistic. AS they
soil easily, they are usually put away
on q convenient shelf. They will wash,
of course, but are always prettier be-
fore the laundry visit. Sometimes the
double blankets are also the same
color, bound with white and the COM
Portable matches. Or the entire out
fit, ribbon border and embroidery, is
all white. Naturally the keeping clean
of these delicately lined blankets is a
matter of great consideration. In fact,
IL there was not some way of washing
them easily without fading they would
be very extravagant household item.
1t is no longer considered hygienic to
dry clean blankets. 1t is known that
germs will'live for months in the fieecy
surface of woolen goods and that the
only way they can be really destroyed
is by the heat of the laundry. Hot
water, borax and sunshine are death
to germs. A very easy modern way to
clean blankets without fading or
shrinking is as follows:
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you have bath thermometer at hand
see that it registers sc degrees. Add
two large tablespoonfuls of borax
and enough white soap to make a
good suds. Throw blanket in and
squeeze Ii gently. Do not wiring with
the hands, and by no means should
board be used. else the fieecy surface
will fluff up into little Jumps and the
blanket be ruined. Rub through the
hands gently and send through a rub
Der wringer into second tub Of water
of the same temperature and with the
borax and soap added Each rinsing
water must be of the same tempera-
ture. Dry quickly in the sun.
The palest tints can be washed in
this way without injury and blankets
come out looking like new without
the drawn, haggard look that usual
laundry work induces. And to feel
sure that ones dainty bedroom fit
tings can be kept clean for years
without the least injury or much ef-
fort is to greatly increase ones en-
joyrnent of them
E. H. II. Salads and Health).--It
used to be considered very Frenchy
and foreign to have salad with dinner
or luncheon. Americans as a whole
wanted regularly their just deserts.
and green leaf or two, more or less
counted for very little. In the pie belt,
pastry was the necessary garnish for
every meal. Down South there were
always famous puddings for the COM
plete epieure, and If salad was served
at all decade ago, it was a ponder
Gus meat affair of which an entire in
digestible meal was made. But to-day
we are q wiser and a sadder nation.
Pies and puddings have wrought out
their own punishment. and everywhere
the dyspeptic microbe is lurking In our
midst. seeing what comfort and Joy he
may devour. We have paid heavily
because we scorned the green leaf to
tighten our meals and sweeten our di-
gestion.
Some of the most delicious Amer
lean salads are fruits and vegetables
mixed and served with cream dress
ing. Apples make an ideal winter
salad chopped with celery. about one>
fourth, and then few hickory nuts,
half a cup to large bowl. The ap-