The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-06-26

A.--Gathor rose petals when per.
fectiy dry aud pack In a Jar In lay.
era two inches deep. Sprinkle two
tablespoons OF salt over each layer
When jar IL full. put in n dark. cool.
dry place for n week. Then turn
the contents out on a platter and
toss them about until tho whole
mass Ia looscned. Mix thoroughly
with tho following;
Half or. violet powder. l or. orris
root. y or. helio,rope powder. y
OF. rose powder. u teaspoon each
mace and cloves. y teaspoon Gin
namon. drops oil OF roses. 10 dropa
oil OF chris. 20 drops oil OF mells.
sane, 20 drops oil eucalyptus. 10
drops bcrgamot. . drains alcohol
Pack In clean Jar and set away 10
ripen. In two weeks IL will be
ready for rose Jars. aud will keep
for years II covered.
Owe are two sisters and want
20 know how 20 make rose beads
out OF rose petals, and how long
you have 10 dry them.
y. AND j.
A.-Run through meat grinder
several times n day for n week. or
more (until consistency TO mold
mold into balls little larger than
size wished. and dry on hat pins or
wires until hard.
al am a young boy OF 10 years.
There 10 a certain girl ! am trying
TO win for a ehum. She 10 a very
peculiar girl. She used to ring me
up once In a while. but now she
does not.
The other night called on her.
She told me she could not 90 out on
account OF wanting 90 90 with her
sister. N she cared much for me.
would she not have broken her sis
ter's date7 | am expecting 20 see
the answer soon. Thanking you,
J. r. l.
p. s.-could you write Just one
letter personally TO me and keep II
qulet7
A.-Certainly. viii answer you
privately II you will send a stamp.
ed. self-addressed envelope.
| think you would not really re-
spect a girl who would break her
word to another in order TO be with
you. Principle comes before every.
thing else.
OWN you please tell me how
TO launder cotton erepe7 Thank
ING you, e. II.
Alt is best not 10 iron cotton
crepe. unless very gently, on the
wrong side. and with n luke-warm
iron.
Sometimes one can pull Il into
good condition by stretching while
slightly damp.
o.-Will you kindly tell me what
day OF the week July %, 1908, came
ONT Thank you. D. s.
A.--July 20. 1903. fell on Thurs.
day.
o.-WiIl you please tell me Of a
fast and sure way TO get rid OF ilee7
used comb that did not belonu
TO me and got them In my hair.
What can ! do 20 make my hair
grown Thanking you for your kind
ness.
AN UNFORTUNATE GIRL.
A.-Sometimes a little kerosene
rubbed into the scalp will drive the
ycrmin away. IL In said to also pro.
mote the growth OF hair. DO not
wrap the head up after using. Ifl
this does not rid your hair of lice.
have a druggist proportion for you
sulphur. lard and a few drops of
carbolic acid.
0.--As ! am a young man, have
not had much experience In wash
ing young ladies' waists.
have worked young Iady's |
waist In blue and white mercerlxed |
embroidery floss, and ! do not know
u this floss will fade. wish you
would give me your best advice on
washing IL. As have worked
evenings for months to finish II, I
would not like 20 spoil Il by wash
Ing II wrong. w.
A.-To set the blue. soak Il for
short time in solution of salt
and water, after which wash In
luke-warm soapsuds and rinse sew
eral times In water OF the same
temperature. Souse II up and
down, instead of rubbing Il.
O.-Will you please tell me what
TO use TO keep a steel range bright
~ .not. ..,htrh The beat doeg not