Evening star., 1925-04-10

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apron, or overall. or slip
on. or blouse with sleeves. or what
ever you might choose to call II, 1s
certainly a very useful garment TOT
the housewife who is doing more or
less of her own housecleanins ana
renovating. This serviceable cover
all apron or slip-on dress is cut about
10 inches longer than the required
length of an apron, SO that this 10
inches can be turned up on the right
side all round the bottom and fas-
tened at intervals by means OF but
tons, thereby forming large and deep
pockets for holding various small
articles such as string. scissors.
tacks, duster ana other things that
will save steps and Journeys upstairs
and down.
This work apron has handker-
chief collar of contrasting material,
and a long strip of this material is
wound twice round the head and tied
in knot at the top to form a dust
cap. Long sleeves, made slightly bell
shape at the bottom, are usually
wanted for work apron, but these
can be turned back if two or three
buttons are placed near the shoulder
and buttonholes to correspond are
set about five inches lower down, so
that the sleeves can be rolled and
buttoned back when necessary.
Another apron is made with heart
shaped bib and skirt extending all
the way round, ornamented with
patchwork hearts here and there, two
serving as pockets. This apron is a
favorite with many young house
wives.
Starch n Cleaner.
Apart from its laundry uses and as
a. substitute for paste, powdered
starch is a good silver polisher, and
1t is far superior to bread crumbs,
dough and such things for cleaning
soiled wall paper. Powdered fine and
gently rubbed over the walls with
clean, soft duster, or an old muslin
curtain, it will remove even those an
moving stains caused by the grease in
bricks. \ lump of starch dissolved
in water for cleaning windows Is
more effective than whitening. Boiled
starch may be washed over newly
cleaned linoleum and allowed to dry.
This will form a skin and II the limo
leum is to be polished, very small
quantity of polish need be used. To
polish glassware, take a soft cloth
and tie several Jumps of starch in
one corner, then mash II real fine
with the hands, then dust on the
glass article until 1t is white with the
starch, then take the other part of
the cloth and rub until the dull finish
the starch may be necessary.
Bathroom Tiles.
Every observing housewife must
have noticed how much nicer some
bathroom tiles look than others, and
it is usually a matter of cleaning
properly. A first-class tile layer says
that the best way to clean tiles Is to
use plenty of soft soap. When tiles
are new, they require great deal or
cleaning with this oily substance to
keep them from becoming dull. Once
they are soaked with 1t, II is then an
easy matter to keep that rich look on
them First sweep the tiles free of
every particle of grit, or this Will
scratch, then wash them with plain
hot water and soft flannel. When
the tiles are nearly dry, apply the
soft soap to the flannel and rub well
and evenly until there is no soap to
he seen on the surface. The tiles
should not be stepped on until the
soap Is well absorbed.
To Brighten Rugs.
When lawn mowers are busy dur
ing the early Summer. there are usu-
ally plenty of grass clippings from
the lawn. There is nothing better for
use when sweeping carpets and rugs,
and the clippings are an improve
ment over the method of using tea
leaves for the purpose, which tend
TO deaden the colors of floor COW
srinE in course of time, instead OF
briehtening it. Use the grass clip
pings while they are fresh and before
thew show any signs of whitening.
Sprinkle them over the carpet or rug
and then sweep in the usual way.
The result is quite surprising, as the
grass has wonderful erect in
Frightening the colors and improving
the appearance.
Ink spots and other stubborn
marks on iineleum can he removed
with a piece of typewriter ink eraser.
Rub the stain rather vigorously un-
til it entirely disappears. Even
grease spots which have not sunk
too deeply into the linoleum will yield
to this treatment in course OF time.
Finish by applying little wax pol
ish to the linoleum and IT will look
like new. Great care must be taken
when treating printed linoleums, as
the rubbing might remove the pat
tern.
Woodwork.
An easy way to clean dark colored
paint on doors and other woodwork
is to take a pail of clean. warm wa
ter and pour a little paraffin into it,
and then wash the paint all over,
working downward, with a piece of
cid Turkish toweling. Next dry with
piece of clean cloth and polish with
duster. No attempt to clean such
paint by hard rubbing will do. 1t
does not need 1t and will only be rub
bed away.
The glass of a mirror or window
may be made beautifully bright by
using the following method: Prsss
up some soft paper into ball and
then moisten this with methylated
spirits. With this rub the glass well
all over. Sprinkle little whitening
onto a soft, dry duster. and with this
go over the mirror or window or pic
ture glass. Finally polish with a
piece of clean, soft paper, or cham
ois skin. Chamois skin also makes a
good polisher for silverware. A
toothpick covered with chamois will
clean out all decorations without
powder. Wipe afterward with a
clean, dry chameis skin.
To Remove Rust.
Generally speaking, rust on iron or
steel articles will yield to applica-
tions of paraffln, but sometimes rust
spots eat into the metal SO that 1t is
in little holes below the surface, and
then 1t Is hard to reach. In this case
a piece of typewriter ink eraser is
extremely useful This can be cut TO
q fne point. which can easily be
worked into the rust hole, and with
out any trouble all the marks can be
cleaned away For cleaning small
articles thai have become rusty, such
as steel buckles and other articles,
there Is nothing as good as the eraser
1t Is just. t.grttty enough to remove the
rust without scratching
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