The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
For the Women to Think About
Written Especially for The Reformer

As a rule, when the housewife wants
tacks hammer or screwdrlver she goes
! to the tool chest and roots among its CON
| tents until she finds what she wants. And
more often than not she doesn't find it,
! In the first place there should be drawer
in the kitchen table or cupboard in which
she can have a store of handy articles, and
she should make rigid rule that 1t is
never to be used for anything else but her
original purpose. She might take a sug-
gestion from her husbands desk and buy
a box of paper clips, box OF office pins.
They are useful in thousand ways and
should always be near at hand. Then she
should buy a good 1S-inch rule with a
brass edge, which she will find excellent
for measuring draperies and upholsteries.
The next addition to this drawer should
be dozen of soft lead pencils and little
sharpencr, 1t may seem silly to suggest
this, but few housekeepers do not know the
annoyance of hunting around the house
and rifling the children's school boxes for
these necessities. Another purchase should
be three boxes of tacks-two sizes or ordi-
nary tacks and a box of the brass headed
variety.
The following housekeeping hints are
worth consideration at this time of year
Piano keys should be wiped off with al
cloth dampened in alcohol This will cleanse
them without any danger Of turning them
yellow. Enameled or porcelain tubs may
be easily cleaned with kerosene, which is |
better for the surface of the enamel than |
sand soap. To clean ivory ornaments |
rub well with unsalted butter and place |
in the sunshine If discolored it may be
whitened by rubbing with a paste com
posed of burned pumice stone and water,
and then placing it under a glass in the |
sun. If a japanned ware tray has become
spotted, dip a wooden cloth into little |
sweet oil and rub as hard as possible Soil |
ed spots on the wall paper may be removed
by carefully rubbing with dough ball
made of flour and water. Tin articles are
best cleaned with soap and whitening, tax
ing care that all grease is previously re-
moved from the articles,
Although not much thought may have
been given to the matter there is no doubt
but that fans have been little used during
the past few y.ears-much less than for
long time previously, but they are coming
into vogue again. That of pearl and duch,
esse lace is one of the beauties that is be.
ing revived
Olive oil patted into the hands after
washing them in warm water will keep
them plump and white 1t also keeps
the cuticle around the nail in good con
iition.
The deep sailor collar on negligees is
youthful feature that gives opportunity
or some attractive decoration. It's shape .
S new and decorative, and it can be lace
edged, embroidered and otherwise hand
to add much of grace and beauty
% the garment.
just the simplest form of buttonholed !.
callop is very well liked form of decora- !,
ion for all kinds of lingerie and towels, =
napkins, and various pieces of bed and
able linen.
Many small hats are seen among the L
mastly dressed groups in the metropolis. n
he black velvet facing on the hat is still i,
cry much the vogue.
As tapestry brocades do not drape well, il
oats of this fabric are cut on very straight 4
ines. Ii
Be sure to stand erect when wearing II
he fashionable narrow skirt, for there
curious tendency to an awkward,
topping appearance about the slender, fl
ghtbound figure of the day unless the ii
arriage be genuinely youthful and springy u
nd upright.
A black scarf trimmed with bands of CT