The National tribune., 1907-02-14
as less durable, but II is more restful
to the eye than a glazed surface.


Painting woodwork is not at all a
difficult matter, and there is no reason
in the world why woman who has any
hustle in her at all should have her
artistic senses tormented by inharmoni-
ously painted woodwork, since. she can
so easily coat ii with some soft, incon-
spicuous tint that will change the whole
aspect of life for her. Wall decorations
have much to do with the spirits of the
occupants of apartments. Not long
since, lady who had gone into reg
ular decline, and was confined to a
room all the time, was ordered by her
physician to have room fitted up in
gray and pink. She declared she couldn't
live in such a glare of light. But ths
doctor had his own way. and from the
moment that she was removed from her
dark. dismal room, with its cherry
wood finish, chocoIate-colored walls,
heavily silded, and lavishly hung with
dark red damask and silk, into room
with a soft cream ceiling and papered
walls, with a wild rose figure in wild
rose border, light satin wood finished
woodwork and furniture, with light yell
low silk and lace curtains, she began
TO improve, and YOU can't make her be-
'lieve that it was not all due to the
cheerful color in the new room. one
is never quite happy on Il dark. dismal
day and why should not the same hold
good about ones room?
Unless you want to ruin your skin
and complexion. don't go to bed with
out washing your face. If you don't
want to use water. rub your face Wig.
orously with cocoa butter, or white
vaseline, and then rub off with soft
cloth. You can then be sure that the
pores of the skin are open and ready
to do their regular duty. something
they cannot do if the face is covered
with powder or dust.
1t is said that in putting down car
pets and large rugs that are to be tack
ed, that if you will sprinkle fine tobac-
co over the carpet paper you will have
no trouble with moths or the carpet
beetle.
Never introduce unpleasant topics al
meals. and, if you value your digestion,
don't be serious or gloomy or cross.
Cross people should be made to eat
alone. Forget everything in the world
when YOU come to the table, except that
YOU are alive and are thankful for it:
that You have something to eat and are
grateful for that. Preoccupation and
deep thought at a meal is bad, very
bad. for the digestion. You gulp your
food abstractedly, and wash 1t down
with a lot of liquids. thus sending into
the stomach mass of half-masticated
food for that overworked organ to dis
pose of. after you have thinned and
weakened the gastric juices by deluging
them with fluids. Laugh and talk at
your meals. Never eat alone, have
some one to help you forget yourself.
Then You will get over having the dys-
pepsia.
After ironing linen, if you have not
had the patience to polish till perfectly
dry, hang in the air, where 1t will get
dry, before folding away. The gar
ments will be much sitter than if left
be less liable to blister.
Just now everybody Is sloshing
around with disinfectants, half the time
doing more harm than good, simply be-
cause they don't know how to use the
remedies at hand. CarboIic acid is the
favorite, and quarts of it have been sac
rificed where an ounce would have an
swered the same purpose To use car
bolic acid as disinfectant, mix it with
boiling water, and then set it some place
out of reach of the children in an OPEN
mouthed vessel. 1t will keep your prem
ised odorous for month.
Battle the feet in cold water after
having had to go about with them vet
for a time, and it will probably prevent
your taking cold. A hot lemonade and
warm bed will be good accompani-
ment.
A beautiful but horribly expensive
fashion, now popular among she very
wealthy women, is lace covered with
real gems, which are set in. One
woman has long scarf of black Chan
tiliy lace, the ends of which are thickly
covered with rare pearls and diamonds,
and which she throws carelessly over
her shoulders. People fairly gasp as
they look at her. Mrs. w. X. Wander
bilt has hair ornament made OF the
same lace, set with rose diamonds and
finished with sapphire and diamond an-
tennae. Some one else has square
collar Of Venetian point. begemmed
with turquoises and diamonds.
To keep cheese from molding or from
drying out, wrap it in a cloth damp
ened with vinegar, and keep in a COW
cred dish.
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