Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21

q thick. soft brush. If possible hold the
tnlng to be stained over the boiling dive NOT
Whle the staining goes on. Ii the first coat
Is not deep enough, boif down the dye one
naif and give second coat. Let dry two
Gays. then scrub well with a stiff brush and
strong tepid soap suds. This ought to pre-
vent smut After drying the black can be
with furniture polish -
Imprinted wood or raw wicker can be
oyeo almost any color with good domestic
eyes. Red Is particularly effective. Wet
h tIle surface TO be dyed with clear hot water
oeiore dyeing. The wetting makes It take
Color evenly. For white enamel a clean
dry surface is requisite. Use pure white
lead, the best boiled linseed oil and white
oil in the printing coat. Let # drv three
Gays; then at like intervals give three coats
or white lead. mixed smooth and each III
tie thicker than the last. The finishing coat
should De thicker than rich cream and nut
on smooth. Give two coats of tbe uvbite
varnish, rub down with sand paper and
nnlsh with Oil applied with silk swab and
rubbed to high polish. Beware of dust.
Chiess the work Is covered while the coats
are drying 1t is likely to come out more
gray than white.
Sun faded spot in stained wood. as q floor
or window casing, can be restored thus:
lover the spot with folded cloth wet in
benzine or turpentine, let lit lie an hour.
tnen rub over with alcohol and wash with
strong soda water about blood warm. This
takes on the old varn1sh. Stain afresh.
oakihs care tnat the new color goes out
ish. 0n "Ao poi-
Useful Hints.
Soap Improves with keeping so IT al
ways should be bought IN large Quantities
Before storing it. however, 1t Is well tn cut
the bars into convenient pieces, for this is
most easily done when 1t is soft. The cut
ting may be done with piece of string or
wire more easily than with knife
Lemons.-Before grating lemons II IL
wen 10 wash them In a basin Of luke warm
water Tor on examination it will be found
tnat the outside OF lemon is anything but
clean, and If put under microscope If will
be discovered to have tiny black specks on
IT, which are the minute eggs Of an insect.
Mending. - Mend clothes. esnec,.uu
starched ones. before sending them to the
laundry, SO that when they are returned
clean and nicely folded there will be no
need to disarrange and crumple them for
mending purposes.
Silver.-If. after cleansing silver with
whitening or rouge, you place all snoons
forks and ladies', but not knives of anv dc,
scrlptlon, IN large basin, and pour boiling
water over them and allow them to stand
Tor rev minutes, they will be greatly i'm
proved.
Comforting
Indeed, to the woman who has ironing tn
do Is a novel little outfit that may be pur-
chased for a small sum. On the end Of a
SHORT, smooth. white board Is tackled a piece
OF SOFT coarse muslin. neatly laid In several
folds; on the other end sheet of emery
paper is fastened. Screwed securely be-
tween these is small iron stand, and near
by Is cake OF wax inclosed in a linen COW
er. Thus every accessory Of ironing Is at
hand, and the busy housewife, removing the
iron from the stand, takes off all stray.
starch by means Of the emery polishes the
surface on the wax and gives the finishing
touch by rubbing the hot iron over the
thick folds of the cloth.
The Candlestick-
Should have Its place in every room in the
ideal home, but It's form and make should
be expressive Of its use. In the hall the
brass and bronze, in tie drawing room the
delft or faience, In the dining room silver
or glass, and in the boudor all sorts of ex-
travagances that the heart desires in gold
and porcelain or china, and for the bedroom
dressing table tall silver or china shapes,
and on the bedside table which holds the
carafe of iced water and those books for
1.-The dOxy hours one must look for the low
silver or china candlestick, with its ex-
tinguisher and silver match box. A bridal
set with numbers of these stately silver pill
lars lives In memory as a most beautiful
picture. Memory holds yet another picture
of heirlooms In silver and brass; they stand
upon quaint old folding table Of the kind
that our grandmothers loved, In a stately
old hall amid surroundings that tell the
story Of an interesting past. Perhaps, too.
| 1t IL something finer than the mere spirit
of personal vanity which has brought forth
from dark cupboards and old closets these
trappings of a bygone day. Is 1t not the
aroused spirit of Americanism that has
swept over our country in the last few
years and prizes in the patriotic as well as
the artistic sense the treasures Of ancestors
who helped form q nation?