The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21

little nutmeg. Cool and pour
around each apple. Top each with
q large blanched almond.
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SEWING Suggestions.
For ripping, provide yourself
with = stssl crochet needle and .
safety razor blade. These two ar
ticles are Indispensable.
When cutting buttons off OF old
garments, cut out all perfect but
ton holes, leaving little square OF
material. Hem this and fasten
themfall together with large safe
u pth and put away in your mend
Ing basket for future use.
When making buttonholes In
thia or sheer materials. rub . lit
tie library paste ON the wrong side
OF the goods and allow it to dry
before cutting the buttonhoies.
This gives 4 arm surface on which
to sew, and 1t will not discolor the
most delicate fabric.
Lamp wicking or cable cord Will
be found excellent for padding a
scallop that is to be buttonholed.
It takes much less time than to
"stufr" the space with thread, and
looks 30 neat and even when I'M
ished.
I've found a way to preserve pa
per patterns. When have finished
using one, I press it out smoothly
and roll it around mailing tube.
/ I then roll the pattern envelope
around, which serves as label.
! The pattern is always in good con.
dition for future use.
For Scorch-Just wet the spot
and lay it in the sunshine. Spread
your ironing sheets on the grass
in the sunhsine, and it is perfectly
| wonderful how the scorch spots
=, vanish.
Remove the stains from your sink
| by rubbing it with lemon juice.
F., A Leakless Bottle-When you
must carry a bottle in travelling, 1t
| is wise to melt paraffin and pour It
around the cork to prevent leaking.
The tallow from candle will
serve the same purpose. It is a
good thing to pack bottles in the
inside of shoes, as an added pro-
lection.
To Dry-CIean Shirtwaist - Put
four quarts of corn meal into "a
pound flour sack or a pillow slip.
Put the waist into this and rub or
knead gently so that the meal will
come in contact with all parts of
the fabric. Leave it there for a
day or two, then shake and dust
thoroughly and press with hot
iron.
Mothers, In preparation
for winter, do not devote too much
time to catsups, pickles, ETC., which
have little nourishment and are
quite. indigestible for children
Mild jellies, fruit buffers, and the
pleasant canned fruits, such as
peaches and pears, are much more
wholesome, and you will be reward
ed by the good effect a bountiful
supply or them will have on your
children's health in the winter time
when fresh fruits are so expensive
that we are apt to slight them.
/ Correct Way to Fill Hot Water
BOttle-A hot water bottle need not
be hard and clumsy when filled
Fill about half full, then lay on
the table until the water comes UT
to the top of the hole, then screw
in the cork. This way expels all
air. -
! Remove medicine stains from sill
yer spoons by rubbing with Z rag
dipped in suiphuric-acid. After
ward wash in warm soapsuds.
Flower pot stains can be removed
from stills, by rubbing with fine
wood ashes and then rinsing in
clear water.
!! II you want your grapevine tc
grow thick and do well, empty
your greasy dish water at the
roots Of the vine every day. Good
for roses, too.
!. Use wood alcohol to clean piano
keys. Apply with Q damp rag
Warm water, not hot water. and
no soap may be used II you canno,
! obtain the wood alcohol.