The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-14

at one corner. Lay the shirtwaist ! on the table, with one armhole over | iron it, In this way the shoulder
 is ironed smooth and kept in shape. It
 is especially good for plaited waists l A good way to keep skirt pla1cket sew on a hook and an eye at the ex- treme end of the packet, fasten and i then crush them flat. This is a sim
 pie but very useful thing to know, as | 1t saves many a stitch.
 l When room for kettle covers, pie and | cake tins is scarce, try my scheme. bought five screen door springs and | fastened them to the back of my pan
 try door, stretching them tight acrc ss
 the door. Then I put my covers and
 pans between the spring and door, the spring holding them in place. When your weIsbach burner be- comes b ackened you can pro1ong it's | life and its brHliancy by folio wing | these directionsI Light 6he lamp,
 turn the flame down quite low. and carefully sprinkle salt over the burn CT. It will absorb all the bIackness and leave the burner almost like new Before washing homemade net cur | ta.ns having a straight-hemmed edge, run string of common white grocery | tw1ne along the hem, measuring the exact length of the outer edge of the curtains whether you iron or stretch them they will always be as even as | before laundering.
 Things to be fried often stick to the pan. if a new one is used. To pre- vent this, SCOUT the ran thoroughIv
 with salt, rinse wei and then dry. In stead of washing a frying pan, try rubbing 1t well with tissue paper. This
 keeps it beautifully bright, and it does | not get discolored so quickly. When feather pillows become life
 less and the ticking soi1ed from long
 usage, place them on the snow for 1 so that both sides will be exposed to | the sun. In several days the feathe~s will be fresh as if renovated, and the ticking will be bleached and fresh ened
 If you have a suspicion that gas l pipes are leaking, a sure test can be
 made by applying a paste of soap and
 water to the joints. If there is a | crack or break, bubbles will appear in lttte while. This is a safe way to attempt to locate a leak Neither
 matches nor a candle should ever be used.
 To clean lace yokes without remov- 1 ing from garm ments, ,moisten raw starch with cold water to the consistency of
 a thick paste and apPly to lace. be- l ing careful to thoroughly cover every | part. Allow to remain a day or two. Wben thorough y dry remove wi h a ! stiff brush. If lace is much Soiled a repetition of the process may be neces- sary.
 A knife that has been used to pare or cut onions should be immediately put into cold water and then washed
 
 for anything else. Saucepans in. which dsh or onions have been cooked should be filled with cold water as soon as they are used. After they are washed in hot soapsuds there will be no lingering odor.
 Most every woman knows that 1t spells the shape of a skirt at the hips to hang it on an ordinary coathang- CT. This difficu ty can be overcome
 by driving two small tacks (one each
 side of the wire hook), leaving the heads protruding only a little bit. Put the tacks just as far apart as the loops on the skirt. A coat can be
 hung over this without in the least
 Gasoline is excellent for cleaning your false hair. Pour some into a shal ow pan; hold your switch by the stem and swish it hack and forth un- in clean gasoline, and hang it outdoors to dry. Switches or puffS cleaned in this manner will look much better and last longer than when they are wash ed in water; continual washing in water makes the hair Iusteriess and brittle. Dampen a newspaper and tear it in to small shreds, which are sprinkled over the carpet before sweeping, if you have no tea leaves to use for this over mating or hardwood floors will help wonderfully to gather up the i dust when sweeping. A dry sheet of newspaper crump ed in the hands makes an excellent polish for mirror 8, windows and lamp shades.
 Now that the season for the savory duck is right upon us, the long-suf- | fering housewife, who would aln ost rather throw away a duck-especia!ly a wild duck-than prepare it for the oven, may greatly lessen the task by the following method: Remove the longest and heaviest feathers, as us-