Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11


titude to my mind and teach me the impor-
tant lesson how to restrain my desires and
depend wholly on myself. They open to me,
In short, the various avenues of all the arts
and sciences. and upon their information
I safely rely in all emergencies. In return
| for all these services they only ask me to
accommodate them with convenient
chamber in some corner of my humble
habitation where they may repose in peace,
for these friends are more delighted by the
tranquility of. retirement than with the
| tumults OF society
Our Desire
For individuality has been recognized and
| is being fostered by the up-to-date manu-
| facturers of wall papers. A new field has
been opened up to them as well as to us,
| and they are vying with each other in 1t.
1 The first method at our command for maxi
| ing our rooms peculiar to ourselves Is that
| of dividing up our walls in different ways.
We have the wainscOt. the side wall and
| the FREEZE: or the base. the lower two-thirds
| divided by plate rail from the upper
| third.
FREEZES come either made up of several
| separate units which can be arranged at
pleasure. or with one unit. so long that It's
| repetition cannot be troublesome. Some
papers are made with the express purpose
| of having detail added by hand after they
are on the wall. Others are made largely
| by hand.
For entire walls in large and small rooms
alike, and also In combination with friezes
more or less bold in effect the so-called in
| visible strips and small invisible all-over
| figures are becoming great favorites. The
favorite tapestry paper steadily is growing
| In popularity.
One attractive combination is that of an
entire side wall of green leaves with
frieze Of large pink peonies. With those
flowers friezes are generally used-papers
r01oirr eff Afkt IL,
moires, harmonizing in tone with a strong
note of color in the frieze. Those who are
| free to indulge their artistic tastes are find
ing japanese grass cloth most beautiful
substitute for paper. Its mixture and coll
| ors are fascinating. although it is expen-
sive. 1t is used effectively in combination
| with some of the new cut freezes The COL
ors and texture are much the same as
those of the inimitable Thik silk. They
are printing designs upon 1t to q limited
extent, but the plain colors cannot be i'm
proved on.
A Rainy Day
Closet is a device Intended for the allevia-
ton Of the care of mothers. In 1t are placed
toys to be mended games from which the
interest has temporarily departed, pictures
to be cut out and pasted in scrap books,
specimens OF rocks to be classified. a book
Of conundrums. one on familiar science.
from which easy experiments could be
taken for trial: a charade book. story
books new and old for all ages), crepe pa
per for making flowers. sheets Of old calen-
dars. from whose first thirteen figures the
game of numerical patience could be made;
pictures Of persons and places mounted on
cardboard and intended especially for the
convalescent ward In the children's hos
pital; sewing, knitting and crOcheting ma
terials: stamps to be pasted. materials for
kite making-in a word. anything.
H~k 80 ffoyn ,r1$ rr,t,N 1noI,
| is to be found should be placed on the in
side of the door. The door should be kept
locked. custodian should be appointed to
see to it that the article chosen Is deliv-
cred to the child choosing it. No one should
be allowed to ask for anything different IN
der an hour. although articles could be
amicably interchanged.
To Keep
The plano keys clean and prevent the dis
coloration of the ivory, dampen a piece of
| muslin with alcohol and with 1t rub the
| keys. The alcohol can do no damage to
the ivory, and II it is frequently applied
the keys will stand In no want of other
| treatment. But IL they already have begun
| to turn yellow. then try rubbing them with
a piece of cotton flannel wet with cologne
water. Even old and discolored ivory may
be rejuvenated. no matter what the cause
| of the discoloration nor of how long stand
ing. An acid, applied repeatedly usually
will restore the keys to their original
| wilderness. Cotton flannel cloths wet with
| a saturated solution of oxalic acid and wa
| ter and laid upon the keys will remove all
stains. Care should be taken In the use of
such a bleacher as this that 1t does not
touch anything from which the color is not
| to be removed. for 1t does its work with
more certainty than discretion.
Chamois Skins.
| In washing anything made of channels
skin use warm water with a little ammonia
In It, Wash by rubbing between the an
gers but do not wiring the channels. Press
it between the palms of the hands to take
out the water and hang before the fire or
| in the hot sun to dry quickly, rubbing and
pulling the article into proper shape every
few moments to prevent the skins drying
hard and stih-
Something-
That should be remembered by housekeep-
ers using rubber gloves Is that silver arti-
cles must not be handled while the hands
are thus protected. Some chemical with
which the rubber Is treated furnishes silver
quickly.
When Washing Lino1eum.
Never use either soap or brush when
washing linoleum. Use instead warm wa
ter and q soft cloth or flannel. rinse with
| water and skim milk ana wipe dry with
soft cloth.
To Clean Silver.
/ little ammonia added to the whiting
and water with which you clean your sill
yer will improve it's appearance wonder
fully and quite remove that duh look