The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-28
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Furniture-Good polish is made ol one pound melted wax, one pint tur- pentine, one gill alcohol beaten in at i the last. Apply with soft cloth and rub vigorously. White spots are cas- | fly removed from furniture by hold | ing over it a moderately hot iron. | When quite warm, rub hard with grain of wood.
 I made>a most artistic hanging bas- ket by wetting thoroughly the crown Of an old panama hat, setting into 1t a tin can in which a vine had been 1 planted, then tying the hat securely around the upper edge of can with linen twine the brim standing out like frill. It makes an attractive addition to either porch or window. A damp hand is not healthy and cannot be beautiful. Apply the fol- lowing lotion two or three times a day: Ten grains tannic acid, two ounces elder flower water, six ounces rose water and one-half ounce tinc- it will arrest excessive perspiratfon and dry up the moistness in the palms of the hands.
 Do not throw away crusts of bread. Keep all the bits that accumulate in an open receptacle in a dry place. Every once in a while dry in pan in a slow oven. Then put through the finest part of the meat chopper. fill glass jars and they will be all ready for bread buildings, stuffings for turkey, chicken or lamb and for covering escalloped dishes.
 Wet linen should never be thrown into the clothes hamper, as it is apt to mildew and communicate mildew to the other things in the basket. Dampness also turns the willow of the basket black. If anything sweet has been spilled on table linen rinse it out or throw in rough dry into the hamper. Otherwise it may be. come the prey of reaches or water bugs in a city flat.
 French women keep their lawn dresses fresh all summer, by follow ing these directions: When the dress soils or musses put on ironing board and wipe off, with a thin solution of gum arabic and water Give cents worth of gum arabic will last several times). Place a piece of muslin ov-, the dress and iron. You will find the lawn will look as fresh as when bought. You can also stiffen lace and battenberg with the same solu- ton.
 In drawing off centerpieces and shirt waist designs from transfer pat terms, I get more perfect pattern now by the following method than when used carbon. Pin linen se- curely over pattern to be drawn and IuD over linen Wltn ClOlH SdtuEdlcO with kerosene (not too wet with 1). The linen becomes as transparent as tissue paper. Draw off design inn mediately with pencil. Hang the linen in air and every particle of grease and oil will evaporate in a few hours
 How often a woman will stand over hot gas range and cook chops or steak, when she can just as well do it in the oven, should the range not have broiler attached, as many do not. I take the chops and put lit tie water in the dripping pan, pepper and salt them and add just little bit of butter. Do not put in any water for steak. Veal outlet, lamb chops, pork chops, pork steak, ham after it has been freshened, or steak will be we'll done by the time you have dish ed up and served your soup and veg etables.
 For economy in bedroom window curtains, I have carried out this idea with great success: Make the curtains whether sash or long ones. of mater faI with no "up ana down" in the figure, and put hems of equal width at top and bottom. After the cur tains have become soiled, and have had their first washing. rehang them ped through what was formerly the bottom hem. This equalizes the wear and tear. so that curtains treated in this way survive several turnings without losing their first freshness.
 Sit in low rocker with the board placed on two chairs or something that will bring theboard 5usthigh enough to allow the knees to slide under easily. Don't have it any high CT or there will not be room enough for pressure from your arms. The rocker will give with every motion >IxA l1 nlf fnvs than an ordinary chair. Just plan where to put your board and get 1n- to the habit ofusing 1t so you will save your strength wonderfully. In this way, you can iron when too tired to stand up andfor those who are troubled with sore and aching feet, especially in hot weather, it is a wonderful help.
 If the pocket usually placed on an ordinary house apron is put on the underside. little way from the right hand edge, it will be found a great improvement over the usual manner of putting it on the outside. Keys and other articles will not drop from the pocket you stoop over. The pocket will not catch upon door knobs and other places and often tear both pocket and apron, anddirt can- not find lodging place so readily. If a deep pocket is put on in this manner, much can be carried in it for the convenience of the worker, and it does not show the fullness as when a pocket is sewn on the out