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Manawatu Herald, 8 December 1896, Page 4

'JSlPPt&lllpf THE CARE OF CLOTHING. What the Frenchwoman Does "When She Takes Off Her Bonnet. Mucb of the wear and tear which use np good clothing may be averted by constant care, in regard to which Harper's Bazar lives the following hints: Gowns should be pushed before hanging up in closets. It is best to have this done as soon as possible after talcing them off, thoroughly removing the traces of street dust and mud from facings, seams and gathers. The neat woman does not brush her gown in her own chamber, but takes it into tbe bathroom and brushes it beside an open window, or, better still, has it carried out of doors for the operation. Disease germs may be carried home in clothing, and were this not the case it is a very untidy proceeding to put into one's wardrobe an article of dress which has not been thoroughly cleansed. When tho Frenchwoman takes off her bonnet, she does not bundle it at once into a bandbox, or throw it hastily on a shelf, or hang it upon a peg. Not she. Every little loop and bow is pulled out and put into shape, strings are gently caressed into smoothness, ;fets and aigrets are straightened and fastened in position, and the bonnet receives tbe touch of the brush to remoTe dust, and then it is laid between folds of tissue paper and is ready for its next appearance, as fresh and new to all intent as when it left the milliner's hand. Gloves are expensive articles, no matter how sedulous the care bestowed upon them. But gloves will last a third longer than they usually do if pulled off the hand from the wrist down and turned inside out, as is done when they are tried on in the shops. If laid by themselves,, properly straightened and hot crumpled into a tight ball, and if mended at the instant a rip shows itself, a pair of gloves will retain their pristine freshness. It is a good policy to have best and second best gloves and gloves for shopping and running about. In our chilly winters the last mentioned should be of dogskin and sufficiently loose not to cramp the hand. Light gloves may be cleaned more than once to advantage. A Fuffball of a Coverlet. Two widths of silkoline, with a pattern of tiny moss rosebuds scattered over a pale blue background, formed the outside. Now all that was needed were some fluffy sheets of wadding, a lining of cheesecloth and a little bright colored worsted to bring the modern "comfort" to perfection. The wadding was chosen because cotton /■♦ting by the roll, while less expensive, Jr* . • weight very undownlike in its fin\tl ™ o a» -" efc in Placing the filling is to E^JSJ-!?" th* *■ its Pufi^ss will very suggest clumsiness. „ . . The tint of the cheeseoloth, wm* a caXL ** bought for 12 and as low as 6 cents, v»£ 9 a " ' .A DOWN QUILT. deep rose to match the heart of the buda that decorated the turquoise blue silkoline. Measuring 2& yards in length and 2 yards Btfter the breadths had been joined, this lining was ready for the fleecy sheets. One after another they were arranged and then tacked into place. This part of the work completed, the blossom strewn top was given next position, and then began the task of tacking. A needle and thread quickly caught and held in knotted groups the small bits of wool, a delicate blue, that had been prepared by placing long pieces of the worsted together, and cutting into lengths, say an Inch long, and catching them across the center with the thread, each one after its release partly standing up as it proud of its position. With edges neatly turned in, this model comfort, for which directions are found in Golden Days, is completed. Helps to Hospitality. Everything tbat looks toward hospitality is prominent at the jeweler's. Notably are knives and forks. Polished Bturfacas with broken edges seem to prevail in all •ortß of tableware. Newer than these, how•ver, are straight, raised parallel lines on the stems of forks, expanding in plain, lv» trous surfaces at the end. The knives tc correspond have parallel raised lines. Th< seven chasteness of these is agreeable. Other knife and fork handles are in raised lines. ' In carvers perhaps the most acceptable have ivory handles. These are solid, round with diver mountings only at the end Others have the angles inclosed in brokei siver edges. The buckhorn handles havi ■welling curves and are mounted in silver They have an imposing air of business, and It seems, would be preferred by aproflden carver. Carving sets with silver handle follow the fashions described above by El tie Bee In The Jewelers' Circular. Boast Dnck. Mince the livers of a pair of ducks with i tablespoonful of scraped bacon; mix witl an ounce of butter a slice of onion choppe fine, a little salt and cayenne^ fill the bodie of the ducks with the mixture, lay them 1 g> baking pan, cover with thin slices of fa bacon, wrap in letter paper and set in a ho oven. When the ducks are brown, take uj garnish with slices of orange, and pour ove atuce made by adding the juice of an orange two minced shallots, with a, teaapoohful o butter, a pinch of cayenne and a little sal to the gravy in the pan. The Way to Clean Nickel. Household articles of nickel or niok« plate may be relieved of rust and beauti fully polished by rubbing over the metal mixture of equal parts of linseed oilani beeswax melted together. Let this coatin stand for 84 hours and rub off briskly wit! a soft' cloth or chamois dampened with an monia. If there are deep rust stains, a littl tripoli with diluted hydrochloric acid shoal be used Instead of the ammonia. Sponge Cake. Use the weight of 6 eggs in fine svga and half the quantity of flour; separate th yolks and whites, whisking the latter to stiff froth;- beat up the yolks, add ver gradually the sugar, flour, a teaspoonful c baking powder, a dessertspoonful of straix edlenjQn juice and.the whites of theeggi Pour $he mixture into a well buttered pa and put jlt'at once into a brisk oven.