Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
USES FOR SILK RAGS.
Pretty Household Articles Chr be Made
From CHS, OTTs.
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The woman who is considering the ma
ter of collecting all the old SILK in her
possession, and begging from her rela-
tiVes and frierds, for the purposes OF
making rag silk porticro, would do well
to count the cost before she begins.
When finished SILK rag porticre is
handsome piece of drapcrN. but ! nave
never known a women who made q pair
to have any longing to repeat the task.
II there is nearly enough material ON
hand, ard a good many odd minutes 10
spare, o. someone in tn" family needs
such work 10 keep her busy, II may be
adVlsah," to make a portcrc. Remember
however. not to lei an invalid busy her-
self to long with the pieces. for | know
of no moro nervous work than something
Of this kind. which at first appears to he
| soothing in its monotony.
| Portieres are usually wovcr a yard and
a half wide. and from two and three
quarters to three yards long This allows
for turning over at the top. 1t takes one
pound of sewod silk RAGS to every square
yard of woven material All sorts of
pieces of silk faded. new. thick and thin,
may be utilized. The general rules for
preparing the material is to cut velvet,
satin and very thin silk two-thrds of an
| inch vide. because they will stretch, but
| firm silk car. nc cut one-third of an inch
wide Ilavo patience and wait urtil YOU
/ have Il clothes basket fun before you
begin; then mix tho kinds and colors
| thoroughly Remember that even a two
inch length OF good colored sill; Is worth
sewing. for Il will help enlivcn the whole.
In fact. II bright colored strips are over
half yard long, il IS better TO cut ir
t,i4
or miss pattern. Bright tinsol cord costs
about half a cent yard and. added IN
short lengths here and there. add much
beauty. Sew common sll% pieces by zap
ping the end half an inch. and then sew
round on all the four sides. Joir thr
silk to this by folding once tn max" it o'
tho same width Fold velvet once wifi
the cotton backing inside ola silk tha
has no color can bc dyed IN the color tina
seems lacking hut beware of using too
much rcd and yellow. IL there is mucf
Of this silk to be dyed.
Wind the strips, after sewing, int
tight balls BE sure to get reliable
weaver. with whom you car consul
about pattern or border and above all b'
sure that strong linen warp is used.
FURNlTU RE REvINER.
Dust the furniture we'll, being sure tina
all carvings are made clean. y hristle o
paint brush is best for this purpose. Nov
amply with flannel cloth mixture o
one part boiled linsecd oil and two part
Of turpentine. beaten or shaken toFethe
TO make an emu!siuu Wipe off and polls
with a hard pad made from cotton cloth
BAN BATH
Stir quart of bran INFO twG pailful
OF warm water and use for bathing with
out the addition of any soap. The part
cles of bran are cleansing to the Skin
70 use IN a ba,htub. sew the brar in
cheesecloth bag, because the particle
of bran may lodge in tn" plumbing. !
this case the gluten in the bran will hel
to soften and strengthen the skin, bu
, no benefit from the bran scales will b
received. Oatmeal N warm water make
: an excellent bath for face and hands.
: GOLD BANDED CHINA
china which is decorated with niue
gold must hc treated differently fro'
other sorts. Wash first in warm YEA
suds then rinse in cool water and i
h drain until dry. Rubbing with a cloth
make ii dry will wear the gold off. Som
times the gliding becomes dull whe
it may be rubbed gently with so
channels.