The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-19
x NEWS OF WOMEN FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME &|
Hon. to Make
The Home More
AftractlUe



of Interest to Collectors.
= The fascination of collecting ancient
bits of bric-a-brac Is interesting, and
there is no limit to antiquities of one
kind or another, consequently there
is a wide range from which one can
make a good selection of one curio, or
a good collection of many. The va
riety and beauty Of a glass collection
is second to the pewter craze which
has not abated by any means. yet less
enthusiasm is noticed, since other
relics are obtainable. Among the glass
articles will be found pieces that are
genuinely ornamental, and there are
places where they can be used to good
advantage. Like old china, glass must
be selected for age, odd shapes and
coloring. Comparatively few pieces of
cut glass will be found, and the col
lector realizes at the start that the
oddities to be found will be something
in glass water pitchers, toddy glasses.
salt and pepper shakers, fancy bottles
and the like.
While the American product Is gen.
timely good, the collectors gather the
pieces while sojourning In foreign
lands, and the glass cabinet thus OBJ
tanned has the double advantage Of
foreign make as well as respectable
old age. Among Bohemian glass pieces
will be found deep ruby-tinted glasses,
often decorated with very odd designs.
The wine bottles of Italy are as beau
tiful as many fragile vases we see In
the modern home. The toddy glasses
bespeak Of days when colonial cheer
spread broadcast. The pale sea green
bottles found in France, once filled
with absinthe-the dream liquid that
produces visions of angels and devils
are beautiful in a collection. The little
wine glasses, showing ruddy grape
tints, sapphire blues and crystal en-
bellished with luscious looking grapes,
d ~attractively to any collection. OF
course these affairs can be found In
America, but the little cob-webby shops
as soon as discovered are soon put out
of business, after which the collector
is liable to purchase clever limitations
produced almost within the shadow of
his home, though limitations are Just
as good" though less valuable.
DOn'ts for Books.
Don't turn the leaves with your
thumb.
Don't leave a book face downward.
Don't turn the leaves down-use a
marker.
Don't cut the edges with anything
but a paper knife.
Don't open O book hurriedly; hold
the leaves loosely and they will give
gently.
Don't forget to return a book you
have borrowed.
Homemade Soap.
To every five pounds of grease take
one pound of I've and one quart of
water, and to every 40 pounds of grease
add one and one-half pounds of pow
dered borax. Dissolve the I've. also the
borax, melt and strain the grease
through a cloth, then pour all together
and boil for about twenty minutes. 1t
must be constantly stirred with a large
wooden stirrer or paddle. Turn into
pans n cut into squares before the
soap Is too hard. One of the old-fash-
Toned chopping knives, the crescent of
steel with a wooden handle, is ideal for
cutting the soap. This soap is handy
in the kitchen when washing dishes.
The Dingy House.
. Have you ever stepped into a house
where something dismal confronted you
at the very door and after a time you
1t was not in the furnishings
of the domicile, but the dingy wall
paper, which seemed to hang like
mourning drapery from the walls?
There is nothing-absolutely nothing
which gives a more gloomy aspect to a
home than dark, faded paper. The fur
niture may be worn, the carpets a little
dingy, but if the walls are fresh look
ing the rest Is less noticeable. Why
should any room look like a bastile
when paper which Is real dainty and
pretty can be purchased for two cents
q roll? 1t is not this years style, to be
but 1t is pretty paper, marked
down from a good sum-, and Is suitable
for the average home. Again, bar
gains In paper can be had when a small
Is to be papered, for often there
are only a few rolls of fine paper which
can be purchased at a very reasonable
price. A great many women car and
do PAPER their own rooms. In fact, al
great many enjoy doing 1t, and, even
If they canont do the work alone, often
the men of the house can assist. There
Is not a time when one wants bright,
rooms like the fall and winter
seasons; yes, and even the spring. Few
weeks are lived out of doors, for which
reason sunshine must be brought into
the home, and the best artificial kind
Is that which beams from pretty wall