The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-12
WAsinSGToSn c. rURsDAY JULY r. 1906

we'll. then pour efB ftf6f water and turn
on tu6fui oe clean water. In which let]
them lie till toufaesi evening. Make
ready tub Of clear ssArm water that Isl
soapy. and into this turn the lace cur,
tatns. Let them he awhile. then begin
to squeeze and shake them In the soa py
water. When the water h pretty dirty,
squeeze the curtains eut Of IL and put
In fresh sOaped water, In which they
may lie over ntghte Next morning
and down until they seem pretty Clean,
then put them tor hail for a few mo-
ments In . boileEe Of soapy water in
which is half teacah of coal Gil. Stir.
them constantly Id the boiling water to-
extract the last bit OF dirt. Take from
the Are and Let cool In that water
Squeeze out and rinse In three waters,
always squeezing. never wringing. Blue.
the last water II you want white cur,
tafns. II you want them cream or ecru.
put some sassafras In the last rinse.
Take them out to the smooth and
freshly cut sward. Stretch out to full
length and width. then take long tooth
picks and PIN them to the ground.
smoothing and stretching as though
they were being put In the frames. II
You have been careful In the stretch.
ing and starching. your curtains win be
HE new. They will not need ironing.
1t seems almost cffnffnaI to talk
about hot applications when the mer-
the tube, but people suffer from rheu-
MATES and neuT8lgia In Summer quite
as much as in Winter. An excellent
and easily obtained hot application is
a sand or salt bag. Nice white sand or
any good coarse salt win answer. Make
the bags Of good strong ticking. for 1t
Is uncomfortable to have the filling sift
ont infn he NOD 1nr ~
eight inches long and sir or more wide,
sewing up all hut one end. Put the
salt or sand In q skillet on the stove,
Or In baking pan In the oven, and
heat right hot. Spoon or funnel II into
the bag and sew up the opening or tie
1t firmly with a string. Pack q sprained
ankle or knee in this and note the al
three will be necessary. but they are SO
easily prepared and give instant re-
suits.
Busy housemother, don't smile, but
try N-using paper napkins Their
cost Is almost nothing. They do not
have to be washed and ironed, and they
have the merit Of being always fresh.
Then, too. the children will not grow
up with the idea that the napkin Is a
towel or mop, "a q great many peo-
pie seem to think. Men who make a
study Of scientific health clothing are
questioning whether 1t would not be
wise to use paper napkins. tahlecloths
and handkerchiefs. and burn all up af-
ter one using. Just think Of the saving
In laundry work!
Just a hint to women who buy shirt
waists Get white ones. They laun-
der beautifully and are pretty and clean
looking just as long as they are 1t to
xrvn ~ III
quicker than a. percale or calico. But;
II you have a faded waist, you can
Written 1t by boiling It in strong lye
water. and putting out In the sun to
bleach Then you can trim with a ltt-
tie lace or embrot1eM and have q new
waist.
II you wear a shirt waist, wear it
right Pull It Is the back. draw
ing the fullness IL THE center. till it Is
smooth and neat, and then anchor 1t
with long black belt pin to UNDER
body and outside skirt. Button 1t neat
ly. and pull down at the sides under the
dress skirt, and pin Mon each side with
a smaller belt pin.s so that 1t cannot
wiz shape itself oryeur waist. and pin
1t neatly. A strip Of white canvas, can
non cloth. or even plain white muslin,
neatly hemmed. 1naiEes good white
belt, and you can have half q dozen at
q cost of a few cents. Never wear q
soiled shirt waist or soiled belt. It Is
these little things which mark the lady.
be sure that It fits you and IL clean.
Soap and water is SO cheap that 1t
seems unnecessary for people to have
soiled clothes or dirty bodies.
A woman who has to count the cents
says that when she buys black or wlffto
petticoats, she always buys them two
tucks them, and when In time the
skirts wear at the bottom. she cuts of
the worn edges, hens them up. lets
out the tuclxs, and has skirt that IS
nearly as good as new again. OF
course the tucks are run in by hand.
50 As to rip easily.
great deal Of fancy sewing on, white
goods. You have doubtless noticed
that pretty tucking and stitching is
spoiled because when laundered It
draws up and Fuckers. One excellent
seamstress declares 1t is because the
sewing thread Is not "shrunk" before
using. She plunges all her thread into
boiling water as soon az she gets 1t
home, spools and all, and lets itrrest for
an hour. Then she takes the spooIs
out and stands them where they Will
dry Immediately. She declares that the
thread will not pucker after the boil
ing" process. It will not hurt to ex-
pertinent. certainly.
II the flies will get in the house In
spite OF you, you might try this: Get
five cents worth OF oil of lavender and
mix with 1t an equal part OF water. Put
in an atomizer and spray all the table
and bed linen, and you can use 1t about
your person II you like. The odor Is
delicious and flies are said toshate 1t
and hike right out when the house once
gets filled with the scent. They go to
the screens. and you can shoe them out
or kill them. 1t will not cost much to
experiment anyhow.
A dear little woman who studies
comfort declares that candles-tust
the plain tallow candle that grand
mother used to make-lay all over
lamps or gas for Summer night lights If
you do not wish to read and are Just
stirring about the house or going TO
bed. It Is true that lamp warns q
room up dreadfully. SO maybe the can
die is really feasible.
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