The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-12-18

japanese, or a Quaker lady. These
can all be made out of scraps round in
the piece bag.
Suitable Gift-A woman has given
her little nephew a beautifully illus-
tratcd book containing interesting top
les on birds Nor was this the extent
of the gift, for with it went a good pair
of field glasses for use in watching
birds. The study of bird life is most
interesting and should be more thor
oughly understood and encouraged In
the young child.
Odds and Ends.
| Oily Hair in Winter.-Do not ,Fa@n
the hair too often, but brush it every
day and wipe it thoroughly with a
clean towel. When very oily rub pure
alcohol or bay rum into the hair and
scalp. then rub dry with towel This
removes oil and dust, leaving the hair
and scalp clean. A child's hair can be
easily cleaned with vaseline rubbed
into tn escalp and the oil removed with
clean cloths.
For Round .Shoulders.-To straight
en- shoulders, stand about Is in. from
door, press the palms of the hand
| against the door, then slowly push the
body forward until the breast touches
the door. This also strengthens weak
shoulders.
| Rainy D2v Toys.-The mother OF
several children says she has box oil
..rainy and stormy day toys. These
TOYS are highly colored and consist OF
blocks, red and blue soldiers, bright
blne m, tai dishes and the like. These
little articles are only briught out on
rainy DAYS or stormy ones and furnish
much enjoyment for the little folk who
cannot get out OF the house. II play
ed with every day, the children would
soon tire of them.
Thawing Frozen Pipes.-This kind
of weather makes us hunt any kind
of a remedy for this evil. When not
too badly frozen they have been thaw-
ed by placing hot towels over them.
This is not a speedy way but may save
a Numbers bill Another way is to
hold a lighted candle under them, the
best procedure is to apply the heat al
1.-THE lowest end gradually working up
ward on the pipe, so that the water
can flow from beneath as the water
thaWs.
A Play Tabdle.- cmcm
A Play Table.-Purchase an ordi-
lnary Dine table, cut the legs on to
lhanlf lengths and paint them any de-
Isired color. Cover the top with green
lfelt holding the cloth edge down ON the
table edges with ornamental brass
lacks as large as a dime and placed
about 10 inches part. A table OF this
description is nice for children to use
in playing games, it is also an at
ltractive piece of furniture and is con-
yenient for various purposes
Table Arrangement.-Suspend a
large crepe paper rose above the table.
Beneath the petals of this large rose
hide raj ross and attach a ribbon
from each petal of the large rose to
each guests place when the ribbons
lare pulled a shower of roses will fali.
Place cards could be rose decorated
and ices or cream could be of rose
color or form.
To Stencil Rough Goods.-Rough
surfaced materials are not easily
lstenciled, but one should know how TO
do the work. Mix each color in sep
larate saucer using a different brush
for each color. The tube paints dry
very quickly, so use only little at
time and not much oil, or the color
will run. Instead of drawing the
brush over the openwOrk pattern, hll
Il full of paint, jab it several umees
on the saucer to remove supernuous
color, then pat the brush up and down
over the pattern until a solid color
appears. This is known as sdppling
and is the only way. to fill woody look
ing goods with paint Pin the pattern
down well on all sides and through
the center to keep perfectly smooth.
For a ChilFs Party.-Something un-
usual in the way of surprise boxes
was given to the little guests at a
party recently. In the center of the
table was Teddy bear with large
cornucopia in his paws. In this cor
nucoplay made of stiff pasteboard,
, were numerous little gifts, With rib
hons attached a ribbon leading to each
plate The cOrnucOpia was filled at
the top with popcorn hiding the gifts.
AS small toys of cats, birds, sheep,
dogs and the like are. obtainable for 5
cents. another good lea would be to
make a paper cornucopia for each