Arizona republican., 1909-11-06

ut rs indeed a pleasure to eat at q
table that has dainty touches In the
appointments and pretty norai
decoration In the center. Many house
wives insist on the floral decoration.
and the fern bowl Is one of the most
popular methods Of Introducing . touch
o: green. Pansies are also among the
fewer favorites for the table. and Q
novel way to arrange them Is to mingie
the blossoms with fancy moss In . Cat
dish Of some kind
The ice box is a necessity in the winter
az well as In the summer. and O good
way to keep this Immaculate Is 10 use
bornx. This Is especially desirable IN.
small refrigerators. where but little food
Is stored and where ice Is kept more for
the preserving Of butter and milk.
Few women have a place to keep their
ironing board. The following plan was used
by one woman. She had a carpenter remove
a number OF boards from the kfefea
floor. the exnct leagth and width OF the
folding ironing boards: put one end OF
tie floor boards on springs or hinges and
then have the ironing-board let down In
The kitchen basement. The boards closed
up Ike a safe door and the ironing-bcard
folded up as II went down. When the
board was needed all that was necessary
was TO touch the catch or spring nnd the
toards flew back to the wall and the
ironing board stood ready for use, acting
on the same plan as a drop head machine.
The housewife, In laying the table,
must have an eye for preserving the
balance with everything that 10 put on.
Extra knives and forks. as well as extra
dishes, add rennement TO the table.
One Of the problems Of the housewife
Is the removal OF Ink spots from white
linen. and one Of the best ways to get
rid Of the stains is to dip the goods in
buttermiIk, II it Is convenient, otherwise
in sweet milk. This dipping should be
repeated until all signs Of the spots have
disappeared. This applies to the fresh
stains. II the Ink has hardened there are
several eradicators purchasable. But the
latter compounds often cause holes to
appear In the linen. The woman who
fears to use acids ON Valuable linen can
fall back on lemon and salt, with sew
eraI hours in the sun.
Canned goods should never be left In
the cans after they are opened. Metal
or vegetables. These are two household
regulations that should always be OBJ
served.
Half a lemon viii remove match marks
from paint. The scratches can also be
removed with a piece OF very fne sand
paper. The housewife should never put
water on gilt frames. They should be
wiped with a dry cloth or chamois- This
also applies to all metal and iacauered
articles.
For lunch or dinner the hnger-bowl IL
used at the close OF the meal. though
occasionally II Is used earlier II grape
fruit 10 their rinds is the nrst course.
Few housewives are aware that alcohol
viii; remove grass stains. unless they are
of too long standing.
Sour milk should never be thrown away,
as 1t is good for hot cakes and waf-
nes. 1t is also desirable for boiled salad
dressing and many other dishes.
Vanilla extract should be kept 10 q
very dark place, az It Is apt to lose its
strength when exposed to the light.
Oyersalting Of food 10 very often coun-
teracted by using a teaspoonful Of vine
gar and one Of sugar.
Ivory knife handles that have become
yelowed by constant washing may be
whitened by good rubbing with emery
paper and then polishing with chamois
After washing the lamp chimney polish