Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-27

w WIEN you move you will ma
A it very convenient to pack
"" suitcase or handbag with
hammer, screwdriver. tackS,
nails. screws. cleaning CLOTHS.
soap. cleaning powder. SCRUB bruSn' oust
cap. apron and any other articles tnat
YOU are apt to need at once. II you
have room add common silverware, salt,
pepper, sugar. napkins, paper plates ana
Guns for your first meal in the new
house. Take this with you. 1t Will
save the time of unpacking. the en-
barrassment of borrowing from new
neighbors and the cost Of buying ar
ticles that you can't find quickly Wnen
you want them.
Furniture and Rugs.
To take out dents or bruises in fur
hiture. wet the bruised part with warm
water. double a piece Of brown paper
I'VE or six times, soak it and lay 1t on
the place. Apply on that hot fiatiron
until the moisture is evaporated. II
the bruise is not then gone, repeat the
process. After two or three appllca-
lions the dent or bruiSe will be raised
level with the surface. II the brulse IS
small Just soak it with warm water
and apply red-hot poker very near 10
the surface without touching it. Keep
the hruise constantly wet, and in few
minutes it will disappear. Polish as
described below.
A scratch that goes no deeper than
the yarnish may be removed by holding
a red-hot poker an inch above 1t Tor
the space of half minute and rubbing
well, or as soon as it cools, with a
mixture of alcohol. olive oil and pure
cider vinegar in equal quantities. This
makes q cheap and excellent furniture
polish. 1t must be shaken well before
using, rubbed in with wooden cloth
and polished with another wollen cloth.
To clean a cotton rug, lay the rug
on the cement floor of the cellar or
back porch and wet it well. then sprln-
kle naphtha soap powder over all ana
scrub briskly with broom. When the
dirt is we'll scrubbed out, hang the rug
on a clothesline and rinse it by turning
the hose on it. This saves work.
To produce a clouded effect when
coloring white or light-colored rags for
Summer rugs, tie strips OF cloth around
the skein every few inches apart. When
the skein Is dipped in the dye. the
parts that are wound will keep their
original color. The result obtained is
especially desirable for rag rugs woven
in two colors.
To make a door mat for the kitchen,
you can utilize an odd piece Of heavy
manila rope Twist the rope back
until the desired length is obtained,
then fasten under the loops at the
sides with thin iron rod
Wall Treatment.
When painting overhead, some paint
Is liable to drip down over your clothes
and onto the floor. This may be
vol al t>yy
ball in halves and slipping one end over
the handle Of the paint brush. This
forms a cup which catches all the
paint that would otherwise drip onto
you. Cut a small slit for the handle
to go through.
Painted woodwork can be made to
look like new by rubbing it we'll with
cloth dipped in whiting. After the
whiting dries, it should be thoroughly
removed with a soft cloth. The paint
is not injured by this method. as it
usually is by the application of soap
and water and the process Is easy.
To drive tack or nail into a place
where it is not convenient to hold it
with the fingers, stick a tack or nail
through piece of paper. put in place,
then hammer it in, then tear the paper
away from it.
If 1t is necessary to protect wall
paper behind a washstand or other
place. you can do it with sheet Of wax
paper fastened at the corners with glass
push pins. The effect is very dainty
and attractive, especially upon a light
colored wall paper. as the pattern on
the paper shows through attractively.
Three or four ounces Of emery pow
der in a heavy canvas sack. about 6
inches square, will clean and polish
windows with greater ease than any
thing else. Simply rub the bag over
the window. 1t also removes streaks
from glass.
Special Stains.
When you find fruit stains on table
cloths and napkins, wet the stains with
q little camphor. If this Is done before
the stains have been wet with water,
they will entirely disappear when the
article is laundered
Another way to remove fruit stains
from table linen easily and surely is to
simply moisten the stains with pure