The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01
NEEOLEWORk NOTES.

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 The latest bridge purse is of more or less oblone shape crocheted in envelope style It is worked mostly in light colors and Is intended to match the gown with wEich it is worn
 In basting work for stitching do not hide away the knots, but put them on the right side of the sewing so that basiing threads may be easily removed. For the same reason never place machine stitching directly on top of basting, but just outside of it.
 Old brocades and tapestries make beautiful covers for books-tempor lry covers. and are suited to the an moving telephone book, the diction- ny and the like These bits of Interesting stuffs also make fittings for t'e work table cushions and needle books and vie with the beau
 ilui leather equipments.
 Instead of cutting the buttons from wornout garments. try tearing off a narrow strip of the cloth to which hey are sewed, and thus save time usually spent in hunting up buttons Q match Have a box or small basket especially for these strips of buttons, so they will always be at hand when needed.
 When pretty lingerie h'ouses begin 10 wear at neck and sleeves do not throw them aside; simply remove q Q sleeves, cut down the neck, trim neck and armholes with narrow lace, liter binding them, put on a waist band, and you have a corset cover to wear with dainty dresses. at a
 aving of time and material.
 When cutting out two correspond ing pieces of pattern which must be marked for tucks or plaits, in order to avoid pinning the pattern on each piece of goods separately, place a piece of impression paper between the two pieces and mark perforations with a lead pencil. The marks will show exactly alike on each side of the two pieces of goods.
 Joining up seams when both pieces of the material are on the cross is not an easy matter. When the seams are being tackled up 1t Is a good plan to tack a piece of tape along with the material and machine through it, too, This will keep the cross materials from stretching and pulling out of shape as it runs through the machine. For thin ma terials or any kind of washing goods this will be found invaluable.
 TO CLEAN EMBRoIDERIEs.
 No matter how particular you may be in caring for embroidered collars or center pieces. they will become soiled. Every housewife should know how to clean these articles, so that she need not resort to the profession al cleaner when they become soiled
 Place half pint of bran in a pan and add the same amount of cold water, Allow it to boil slowly for 20 minutes, and then strain through a fine cloth Add a pint of boiling water and use this mixture to wash fine embroideries and faces for the first time. Squeeze them gently with the hands, and if they are much soiled, soap jelly can be added to the mixture. This is made by dissolving pure soap in boiling water
 If the embroidery is done with colors, add salt to the rinsing water which should be clean and moder- ately hot This will set the colors of silks or cottons so that they will not run. It is a wise precaution to immerse colored embroideries in salt water before washing in the bran.
 Embroidered articles should be dried quickly and ironed on the wrong side
 TREATMENT FOR ACNE.
 Acne are ugly, unpleasant little hard. white secretions that usually appear in groups under the skin They usually are not very noticeable. but at times they become very ob- noxious, and it is then that they need attention
 First of all. the causes. A thin of the blood is one cause. '"other is. skin weakness. For this reason enc must generally try several different remedies before the right one is found
 If the matter is in a hard ball near the surface, you may take a very fine cambric needle-one that "as been sterilized by heating in the flame and washing in peroxide, and open the skin very delicately. Then press the bit of hard substance out. and wash with antiseptic.
 Before you attempt to press out the matter, apply hot water to the face, to soften the skin Then the acne gently with the balls of the fingers. and after wards apply the antiseptic.
 Remember always that no treat ment that involves drugs is right for every skin. If your acne Is scarcely noticeable. it is advisable not to tamper with it. If 1t is very