Middletown transcript., 1910-09-03
J USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

shade of dress ana NOS eOle 20 masen
| at our local stores, il is easy to tint with
tube paints and gasolene. ANY color caS
be obtained by this process. II light blui
| il wanted gel one tube Of blue, one Of
| fake white; mix the two on 3 marble
surface until you have she desired shade,
When thoroughly mixed thin in dessert
dish with enough.gasOlsns TO spread easily
with brush. Old lace csn be used u
well as new.
Chamois-skins, which play such an inn.
portant part in polishing glass, silver and
other metals, may in turn, be cleaned by
washing in tepid water and plenty Of
white soap. Mildew may be removed by
covering tbe spots with buttermilk, and
exposing to the sun. Iron rust spots
must be covered with salt and lemon
juice, and placed in sunshine.
Canvas shoes may be cleaned with soap
and water, il one works quickly, so that
the moisture does not penetrate the can.
vas. Make a thick lsther Of pure vhite
soap and warm water.
In scaling q fish, hold il under the
water to keep the scales from flying.
The scaling may be much more easily
done if the fab is first dipped for an in
slant into boiling water.
Fora refreshing desert, partly fill sher-
bet glasses with vanilla ice cream. Put
over each service q spoonful OF very sweet
currant jam and cover with 3 pyramid Of
whipped cream.
Excellent butter may be made in q
small ice cream freezer, but care should
be taken that there 10 not g particle Of
rust in the can, and it should be polished
until it shines.
When cold halibut is left from dinner.
cut into slices large enough for individual
plates, put them on salad plates With
slices Of tomato and green pepper, and
serve with mayonnsise.
Washing lamp chimneys by immsrs.
ing them in hot water often makes them
brittle. A safer way to clean them is 10
hold them for few minutes over steam.
ing kettle. Then polish briskly with
soft cloth.
If hardwood floor lie sticky after being
treated with boiled oil and turpentins,
get pail Of cider vinegar, wiring cloth
out of this and wipe the floor with il.
It will cause great improvement.
If a ham that is to be broiled for break
fast is allowed TO soak over night IN milk
it will have a delicious favor. Ifit is not
too salty, the milk need not be thrown
away, but may be thiOksned and used
for gravy.
Toprevsnt steak from being tough,
place il in pan in the refrigerator with
about an ounce of olive oil into which T
has been stirred half y tablespoon OF
vinegar, and turn over several times Of
intervals of a day,
To clean white marble, wash II thor.
oughly with soap and water, them brush |
it over well, especially in the crevicss,
With whiting mixed with a little blue,
as for ceilings. Allow IL to dry thoroughly |
and then polish with 8 clean dry cloth.
To clean suede gloves, put the gloves
on "trees" or on your hands and rub
well with fine oatmeal, which should /
finally be brushed off with g fine nail
brush. Any obstinate stains may be
removed with benzine, applied with 3
piece Of flannel.
The simplest and most satisfactory
method OF cleaning brass bedsteads,
curtain rods, andirons and the like 10 to |
dampen cloth with ammonia, then rub
it briskly over piece Of pumioe soap.
This mixture applied to brass acts as
magic. Some brass curtsin rods which
were thought to be beyond redemption,
60 black had they become, with the least |
possible effort we're made TO shine like
new. The experiment proved 30 satis- |
factory that other brsssss about the house |
were treated in the same manner until
pumios soap and ammonia have found
a permanent place among many cleaning
utensils. It is necessary only to dampen
the cloth with the ammonia, and with q
small quantity of pumice soap the work
is accomplished.
To remove stains from mattresses
make a thick paste by Wetting starch
with cold water. Spread on the stain,
place in the sun, rub off after an hour or
so, and if ths ticking is not clean try the
process again,
When sewing on 9 machine and the
belt gets loose, muah tine and trouble
pan be saved, fin hurry. By dropping
a drop or two Of machine oil on the belt
instead Of taking off some Of the belt, o.
the same results are ohtsinsd.
&Whsn the embroidery rufie ofa petit
COATS worn on the edge, cut off aa much /
40 10 shabby and turn 3 narrow hsm. I
Then get sorchon lace a. wide as the piece
which yon have removed and sew Il 10
ths hem Just made. The lifetime Of the
petticoat will be doubled and its appear
ance improved.
To destroy flies in . room take . ten.
spoon Of black pepper in powder, one
teaspoon Of cream, mix we'll together.
A florist says that the leaves Of palms
should be washed 10 milk and water,
which will preserve them and prevent
brown spots.
Sprinkle salt over hot Goals and shake
your damp, une6fled ostrich feathers over
the fumes and the tendrils viii curl up
smartly.
To remove grease from garments, dis
solve tablespoonful Of salt in four table,
spoonfuls Of alcohol, shake we'll and ap-
ply with sponge.
Ifshsets are worn at the corners from
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