Evening journal., 1911-01-25
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
BY Msuds {. cillsy.


When pressing a skirt, it is always
advisable TO lay damp cotton cloth |
over the material so that it is not |
touched by the iron. This prevents |
the material from becoming shiny.
If the house is infested with ants, |
dip a sponge into sweetened water
and lay it where they can get at it.
They will soon cluster upon it, and
the sponge can then be dropped in
hot water.
The label on glass Jar Will keep
clean and will stick much longer If
pasted on the inside. or course, this
applies only where dry materials are
stored in the jar. such as seeds, rice,
tapioca. etc.
Cookies put into an earthen jar,
lined with clean cloth. while they
are still hot, and kept covered close.
will be much more melting and
crumbly than if they are allowed toI
cool in the air.
IF gas stove is not equipped with
a broiler, try heating a pan piping
hot Put the steak into this without
greasing and turn as soon as 1t is
scared on the bottom. Keep turning
till the meat Is done.
mixture of finely powdered full
ler's earth and alum Is excellent for
cleaning white gloves. 1t should be
rubbed in well. then brushed off, and
the gloves sprinkled with dry bran
and whiting.
To clean a burned kettle. turn out
the burned contents, but do not fill
with water Set it aside to cool. and
then place in a handful OF washing
soda and water and let the solution
boil for an hour or more.
Patent leather shoes should be care
fi,lly wiped off with a soft cloth when
they are removed and then a few
drops of olive oil should be rubbed
into them. This will keep the leather
soft and prevent them cracking.
When the knob Of a teakettle cover,
coffee pot or kettle lid falls off, many
burn can be prevented by using as
a substitute a medium-sized cork, held
in place by a slender crew driven
from the under side of the lid.
To remove an iron rust stain, hold
the fabric over a teakettle Of boiling
water and press cut lemon over the
spot. Remove the fabric occasion
ally to allow evaporation, and the spot
will disappear before your eyes.
The most practical use for old corks
is to make a low fire burn up. Empty
spools also make good kindling, and
if these things are saved it will be
surprising how many will accumulate
in the average household.
An excellent way to pad the edges
Of doilies or centerpieces before but.
tonholing them is to work the chain
stitch in rather coarse cotton. The
depth of the scallop is a determining
factor as to the size Of the thread tC
use.
Muslin sash curtains are sometimes
torn by fastening the rod to theil
hens. This accident is easily pre-
vented. Put thimble on one end o
the rod and pass it through the hem
With its end thus pointed, it will slide
through easily.
When a6 ink blot occurs and th'
eraser is not at hand. use a bit o
emery board which comes for mani
curing the nails. II is quick and ef
fcacious, but care must be taken 4
work gently so as not TO make hol
IN the paper.
To make an excellent cologne, TAX
half an ounce Of borgamot. quartz
or an ounce on OIL OF lcuons .ndll ~
ounce Of English lavender. half
drachm of oil of meroli and quar-
Of alcohol. It should be frequentl
shaken each day for four or nv
days.
Many women to protect their hand
use chamois mittens when sweepin
and performing tasks where glove
will not interfere. The mittens ar
easily made and can be washed in
basin of warm water, to which is add
ed a teaspoonful of olive oil
When a box Of sardines is opened
It should be drained Of all oil poss
BILE, and then the little fish, turne
out and sprinkled with lemon juic'
They should be drained again befor
serving. The lemon will cut the II
manning oil and make the fish palar
able.
To turn the hens of table linen eal