Evening journal., 1912-05-04
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
By Msuds e. ciII.y.

Wet shoes should be stuffed with
paper before putting away 1t will
absorb the moisture and prevent the
shoes from becoming hard.
Some people use the whites as
well as the yolks of eggs in making
mayonnaise. Just before serving the
mayonnaise the white of the egg is
whipped stiff and beaten into the
dressing.
A reliable cement Tor glass orna-
ments is round in white OF egg, which
Joins so neatnly that the Dreakage
may easily escape detection. This,
of course, is suitable only Tor articles
not to be washed.
To shade lace. mix 5 cents worth
of yellow ocher with an equal quan-
tity of rice powder and put into a
box. Put in the lace and shake It up.
Brush of all the powder possible. 1t
will be fast color.
To fill floor cracks, get a pound
of glue, let It stand over night coy-
cred with water Then pour on the
water and stir it into a pound of corn
starch Fill the cracks with this aud
smooth off with a knife.
After frying doughnuts, place the
kettle of hot grease out-of-doors and
pour in a little cold water, enough
TO make the grease bubble This
will take out the burnt taste, and the
grease may be used again.
In mixing mustard, use warm, never
hot water. If the water is too warm
II will make the condiment Hat. A
delicious mustard is made by mixins
the dry mustard with equal parts OF
olive oil and tarragon vinegar.
In cold weather put the clothes
pins i'm a pan and set in the oven
until they are hot. Then the fingers
will not suffer when hanging out the
clothes, especially if the clothes are
rinsed the last time in warm water.
To thoroughly clean porcelain
sink. take equal parts of chloride OF
lime and a good soap powder, rub
well and then follow with lemon Juice
and salt. Let this remain on for
several hours, and all rust spots will
disappear.
A clever device for letting the oil
drip slowly from the bottle when
making a salad dressing in this: Cut
two grooves in the cork on opposite
sides: one groove admits air, while
the other permits the oil to run slow
/ ly and evenly.
To cook canned corn without burn
ing. remove the paper from the can
and put in the tea kettle to boil for
fifteen minutes Then open and pour
the corn into a hot huttered dish.
I Season with a dash Of salt and pepper
and a little cream.
To clean white marble, wash it
thoroughly with soap and water; then
brush il over we'll, especially in the
crevices, with whiting mixed with q
little blue, as used for ceilings. ALLOW
to dry thoroughly and then rub with
a clean, dry cloth.
White felt hats can be success
fully cleaned with a paste of mag
nesia and cold water, which should
be applied with a brush and allowed
TO dry on. when the magnesia is per.
fectly dry It can be brushed OF, and
the hat should be perfectly clean.
To wash chamois leather, make a
weak solution of soda and warm wa
ter, put in the leather and let it soak
for two hours. Rub we'll with SOAP
and rinse thoroughly in warm, soapy
water. Wiring a rough towel and dry
quickly in the open air Pull until
soft
Vinegar favored with different
herbs will be found a delightful ad-
junct 70 various salads. Put fresh
dry herbs in a clean bottle, cover
with vinegar, corking tightly. Put the
bottle in a kettle Of water and re-
move as soon as the water boils. Let
stand for a week
Scrubbing brushes. when not IN
use, should be put in an airy place
bristlos downward. Thus the water
will drain out Of them and they will
quickly dry. II they are laid on theiI
backs the water will soak into the
wood. loosening the bristles, whether
they are glued or wired.
To clean white marabou feathers
dissolve a teaspoonful of washing
! powder in a pint of boiling water and
let it partly cool. Hold the feathers
by the stems and swish them gently
in the suds for a few minutes. Rinse
IN the same manner and shake gentl,
I'm the open air or in a warm place
; indoors until they dry.