Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-12
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These are the days when every one would
"a Maying 60" and life in the open offers
| far greater attractions than anything that
| can be afforded behind closed windows lace
and damask curtaned though they may be
Now is the time for the woman who is get
| ting feshy, loggy and sallow to get out and
exercise. Presumably, like the postman
| whose doctor recommended exercise she
has had full and plenty of exercise doing
her homework through the winter; but ex-
ercLse in a house, cribbed cabined, confined
| Is not the same exercise in the fresh,
sweet air. Walking, as the good Ben Frank
lin intimates Is one of the best of exercises
not crawl. but a good brisk walk that
| makes you fill your lungs, whether you
wish to or not. As for the children, turn
them out. If any child has prediction
for gardening encourage 1t. Give each child
! a spot OF his own. light gardening tools and
seed catalogue for inspiration was in
a seed store the other day when two sub
stantial little fellows came in with their
grandmother. Each child had a quarter to
spend for seeds, and such consultation
went on as to the relative merits of zinnias
| portulacas, petunias. nasturtiums phIox
| and mignonette that I, too, became inocu-
| lated with a desire to have a bed and a Dor
| der. though l possessed nothing more sub
stantlal than window box and a fire
| on the children's old clothes after school
! and on Saturdays and let them dig and
| delve to their hearts content.
| Jumpers for Children.-One of the most
practical and servceable garments for lit
| tie children is the jumper, which is a COM
binaton of apron and overall It NAV be
made of checked Bingham or denim If the
day is warm the dress may be slipped off
leaving on the petticoats and undergar-
ments. Otherwise the jumper can be
slipped on over the house dress its fulIness
sufficing to hold dress we'll as underear-
ments Overal!s for both boys and girls are
always useful. A good play apron can be
made of a straight piece of cloth hemmed
followed out under the arms and held across
the shoulders with broad straps pleats be-
ing arranged at either side of front and
back to give the necessary fulness This
is easy to slip on over the dress while on
warm days it can be worn without the
dress, leaving neck and arms bare
Do Not Borrow.-This one thing would l
impress upon every young housekeeper: Do
not form the habit of borrowing Be fore
handed yourself and see to it that groceries
notions, etc. are never allowed to get out
Thread, needles. matches. soap, tea coffee
salt, sugar and the like do not lose in the
keeping take up so much room that
you cannot afford to keep plenty ahead
There times when borrowing Is really
necessary, but do not let the habit become
chronic. woman in New England viii
lage who had most lovable kindly neigh
bors save in this one matter OF wholesale
borrowing, which included everything from
q setting hen to a thimble, more often than
not forgetting to return things until asked
for, at last hit upon this plan for reduc-
ing annoyance and brain flag in keeping tab
of her properties: She arranged little
memorandum pad with pencil and kept
tabulated list of date, things lent, and to
whom. Then she bought a 98-cent umbrella
and an extra pair OF shears, a pot of muci-
lage. a celluloid thimble. box of matches
and a package of post cards and laid them
a. H., fo1 oil,
friends the borrowers. While this involved
q little expenditure at first, it relieved the
situation in that she could still retain the
use of her own Christmas umbrella and
have her own mucilage pot and sewing ac-
cessories when needed, without the aggra-
waiting delay that had often worn her nerves
to a fragile.
Save the Corks.-Down on the Jersey coast
all the small boys are collecting corks for
homemade life preservers, or at least buoys
to wear when learning to swim. The evo-
luton of this treasure is simplicity itself.
Its component parts are simply plenty of
corks and a flour sack to hold them.
When Peach Trees Are in Bloom.-On the
old-time calendar of domestic lore fruit
stains. particularly peach, that had failed
reduction by any other method could be
surely removed by bleaching on the grass
when peach trees were In bloom. While 1t
Is difficult to trace any scientific connection
between stains and blossoms 1t is never
theless the fact that even very obstinate
stains can be bleached out now, while ma
ture supplies the best bleachers in the
shape of sunlight, the oxygen of the air
and the sweet green grass for q bleaching
bed. There's no linen SO beautifully bleach
ed in the world as the famous grass bleach
of Ireland, and at this season we can du-
plicate conditions here Linen that has been
laid away and grown yellow should now be
brought forth. washed with some good bor-
AK soap that is free from alkali, or with
solution of soap and kerosene or some other
harmless emulsion, then rinsed Thoroughly
through two or three waters as soft as pos
sble and spread the grass. Two or
three times a day take a small sprinkler of
soft water and wet the garments moving
them where the sun will strike them At
night they may be brought In and laid in a
tub of cold water, IL 1t is not safe to leave
them out In few days they will be beau
tifully white and sweet. To make the So
luton of soap and kerosene shave half
bar of some good pure soap into a quart OF
water add two tablespoonfuls of kerosene
and set the back of the range until the
whole is blended. Have the boiler three
quarters full of water, put in the solution.
then put the clothes in and slash up and
down, and about for fifteen minutes, not
allowing them to boil. Take out and rinse.
Stronger Washing So1ution-A stronger
washing solution, though harmless, Is made
from equal parts clear lime water. kerosene
and turpentine, shaken together until
creamy small cupful of this mixture
added to a boiler full of clothes will be
sufficient. Keep them over the fire half an
hour, but do not allow them to boil.
For Spots and Stains.-For special spots
and stains the following remedies VIII be
found effcacious:
|. Rust-Wet in cold water, spread on the
grass, then apply to each spot an ordinary