The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-16

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for any of the rooms, the little sash
ones that are hung on brass rods, sew
Battenberg rings at the top to put over
the rod. These little lace rings can be
found in q convenient size and they
really look prettier with the scrim
curtains than q ruffied heading to the
material.
Soft brooms and a light hand in
sweeping are responsible. for much of
the lasting powers of carpets and rugs,
a bad servant usually ignoring the
rule of sweeping with the pile. instead
of against 1t, a detail of sweeping
which makes. however. all the differ
ence in the case of Turkish rugs, while
grease spots should always be search
ed for and removed as soon as pos
sible. Powdered magnesia. and fuller's
| earth in equal parts made into a paste
with boiling water is excellent for the
purpose, the paste being laid over the
spots and removed with a brush when
| caked. The use of a no iron and
| tissue paper Is always to be depre-
| Gated, on account OF scorching the pile
| of the rug or carpet.
L 10 lloL op1OAubCly CooCl1lAdt lOt AiO
dining-room to be the lightest room in
| the house. but when 1t is exceptionally
dark there must be a remedy some
way. In a certain home this seemed
almost an impossibility, because there
were no convenient walls where win
dows could be placed. The mistress Of
the house had two large square win
| dows made near the ceiling. The man
tel divided them.
A happy, thought came t her to have
them made in the old English style to
swing at the side on hinges There
were shelves built sufficiently large to
hold a window box of trailing vines
that grew in the dining-room and not
on the outside. 1t was impossible to
put curtains at these windows, but at
the top of: ZACH hung a thin plated
hounce, trimmed with insertion above
the hem. At each side of the window
were three narrow folds of the material
that reached half way down the wall.
They were of no use whatever as cur
tains, yet served to give the dainty
effect, outlined the windows and made
a good background for the flowers. The
light from the two windows was suf-
ficient for the dining-room, and the
windows could not have been placed
lower, because a neighbours house
shaded that portion of the room.
The she again employed her in
genuity in making the closet in the
dining-room into a good china closet.
The front was taken out n replaced
with two glass doors. The inside was
fitted with half-rounded shelves, with
bracket shelves at each side for hold
ing fancy bits of china The walls were
papered with white. and all of the
woodwork was painted white. A white
oilcloth was fastened to the floor. When
the dainty china was placed on the
shelves the result was beautiful, and it
cost her much less than a china closet
and it was as handsome and certainly
more durable.
Burning accidents would be COM
paratively rare If mothers would have
alum pit in the last rinsing water for
children's pinafores, n~ightgowns, ETC.,
when these articles are washed. Two
ounces of alum to each gallon of water
is the right proportion to make the
garment non-in1ammable, and 1t
should always be used for garments
made of the common 1annelette, for
otherwise this is so likely to catch
fire that the wearer of 1t is in danger
of being burned to death. Fires are
often caused by muslin curtains being
blown by the wind against lighted
candle or gas, SO 1t is wise also to
rinse such draperies in alum water.