The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-05
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

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 HOUSEHOLD NOTES
 Cover two corset boxes with ere tonne to match your shirtwaist box, and tack one at each end of the box. All fruit salads are improved by usriuatins in French dressing, though later servod with mayonnafse.
 For removing fly specks from wood work. picture frames, windows, etc, here is nothing that equals vinegar. To stop a lead-pipe leak pound the edges of the break together. Thls will stop the flood until the plumber comes.
 In making a baked custard warm the milk before adding the eggs, ana there will be less danger of the des- sert turning watery-
 Sliced bananas mixed with corn starch just before it stiffens, and serv- ed with fresh strawberry sauce, are delicious
 The usual insipidity of potato soup is improved by adding 8 dash of vim Agar' just before serving. As all may not like the flavor,' the cruet can he passed
 An excellent way to make a vase waterproof is to pour melted parar- fine into it Tip the vase from one side to another so that all of 1t will be coated
 Put piece of paper under face to be mended, and then stitch on ma chine until hole is filed Then pick out the paper Use very me tnread on machine - Net blouses do not get stringy if washed in bran water. Pour boil ing water over a small bag of bran and when cold rinse the net in 1t.
 Biscuits or French rolls for formal use are more diminutive than ever The former should be the size of a a0-cent piece and a quarter-dncn thick.
 Sew small weights on the bottom of your curtains This will keep them in place when the wind blows, and, if they are near a. gas jet. may save you from a serious ire.
 To prevent the little child from slipping in porcelain tub when it is having a bath, spread a large Tur- kish towel on the bottom of the tub before turning on the water.
 Instead of the individual pate. ii is more popular now to pass enc or two ,arge pates. each guest serving herself Fill with mushrooms, oys- ters or creamed sweetbreads.
 In sewing on skirt binding, it is best to sew-on before pressing hem Pressing fiattens the goods and it is difficult to fell binding on thin goods without stitching through.
 Place a lump of starch on the spot and rnofeten just enough to dissolve ii. Put the garment In the sun for a few minutes, shake it, and you wifi find the spot has entirely disappear ed
 In making tailored buttonholes al ways wax silk and linen before begin nins Let linen thread run along edge of buttonhole while working with silk and change silk for every but tonhole-
 When making a meat loaf, place three hard-boiled eggs in the middle cnd to end When the meat is cut 3 slice of egg is in the centre of each piece U makes a very attractive luncheon dish.
 A delicious salad was made from different nuts, white grapes, a little shredded grape fruit, pineapple cut into cubes and shredded celery. Mask in nayonnaise or serve with a cream dressing.
 When T boiled egg is the usua breakfast dish, vary it by breaking ii raw into the egg-cup and cooking ir hot water to the desired consistency The flavor is quite different thar when cooked in the shell.
 Save the narrow paper that bolts o1 ribbon come on. When stitching or thin materials, use these papers tC place under the goods to avoid puck. cring. They are much easier to ses then strips of newspapers torn up.
 
 blow contents ou:. Fill with plaster paris (warmedi; let harden and yot have a nest egg which will last fol years Moreover. this is far better than the white china egg generally used.
 Old, worn-out muslin nightgown: make excellent covers to put ovel nice dresses, when hanging ther away in the clothes-press. They are iong enough to keep the dust off tht 0G 4I,a -irr all +, whole dress
 To prevent accidents with bottle, of poison, buy q dozen tiny bells, anC every time a bottle of poison il brought into the house tie a bell tC the neck. Even in the dark the bel serious accidents.
 When laundering a fringed bed spread do not put through the wiring CT after the last rinSing water. Han: on the line dripping wet. It will dr! without a crease or wrinkle, will no require ironing, and the fringe will b. as fluffy as when new.
 4 cotton flannel bag made with shirr-string at the top, and larg enough to cover the lower end of tn, wood or painted floors. This save scratching the floor. Moisten the ba; before sweeping
 If you have dark cellar, paint tn last of the steps leading to it white This will save many a fall, whicl might prove serious. If you prefer an old piece of carpet. double thick ness. may be placed here to distin guish the lower step from others.
 While in Florida I learned an eas, ard most satisfactory way of remov ing the top of 8 pineapple. Hold tn, pine with the left hand, and, witl the right. give the top a twist as i you were ito wiring its neck" Ou comes the top and part of the core. Fsrmer Want Ads. T. Cent . Word