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Manawatu Herald, 16 April 1904, Page 4

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THE CA.>E Or CLOTHING. - - What the ro V/Uen She art"*';; Or Much of the './car and tc-.-ir wlmb use tap good clothing may ho averted by cons ant Crvc, in, regard to whim Ihir:."' » '■•z.ir gives (;hofn!!--nvi>.';).!nt:?: Gowns should be ■ brushed before hanging up in closets. Ibis best to hnve Ibis done as soon as possible liter takiftff them off, thorougnly removing the traces of street dust and rood from facings, Beams and gathers. Ihe neat woman does nob brush her gown in her own chamber, hub taken it into the bathroom and brushes it beside an open window, or, better still, has it carried oat o£ doors for the operation. Disease) germs maybe carried ho.me in clothing, and were this nob the case it .xaa very untidy proceeding to put into one'fl wardrobe an article of dress which has not been thoroughly cleansed. When the Frenchwoman takes off her bonnet, she does not bundle it at once into b bandbox, or throw it hastily on a shelf, or hang it upon ft peg. Not she. Every little loop and how Is pulled out and put Into shape, strings are gently caressed into smoothness, jets and algrets are straightened and fastened in position, and the bonnet receives the touch of the brush to remove dust, and then it Is laid between folds of tissue paper and is ready for its next appearance, us fresh and new to all intent aa When it left the millinferlsbaiid. Gloves are expensive articles, no matter (iow sedulous the cave 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. II laid by themselves, properly straightened and not crumpled into a tight ball, and xf mended at the instant a rip shows itself, a pair of gloves will retain their pristine freshdess. 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, tight gloves may be cleaned more than once to advantage. A Puffball of a Coverlet. Two widths of silkoline, with a pattern of tiny moss rosebuds scattered over a pale blue.background, formed the outside. Now 81l that was needed were some fluffy sheets Of wadding, a lining of cheesecloth and a little brigh t colored worsted to bring the modern “comfort” to perfection. The wadding was chosen because cotton batting by the roll, while less expensive, gives a weight very nndownlike in its flny [sh. The secret in placing the filling is to bo arrange it that its puliiness will be very even and possess a thickness that does not Em'gosl. clumsiness. The tint of the cheesecloth, which can be bought for IT and as low as 0 cents, was a

A II OWN QUILT, deep rose to match tho heart of the buds that decorated tho turquoise bluesilkollne. Measuring 2'| yards in length and 2 yards after the breadths had been joined, this lining was ready for tho fleecy sheets. One ' after another t hey were arranged and then tacked into place. This part of the work completed, tho blossom strewn top was given next position, and then began the 1 task of tacking. A needle and thread quickly caught and held in knotted groups tho small bits of wool, a delicate blue, that had been prepared by placing long pieces of tho worsted together, and cutting into lengths, eay an inch long, and catching them across the center with the thread, each one after its release partly standing tip as if 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 that looks toward hospitality Is prominent at the jeweler’s. Notably are knives and forks. Polished surfaces with broken edges seem to prevail in all sorts of tableware. Newer than these, however, are straight, raised parallel lines on the stems of forks, expanding in plain, lustrous surfaces at tho end. The knives to correspond have parallel raised lines. The Severe chasteuess of these is agreeable. Other knife and fork handies are In raised lines. In carvers perhaps the moat acceptable have Ivory handles. These ai - e solid, round, with silver mountings only at the end. Others have the angles inclosed in broken elver edges. The buckhom handles have curves and are mounted In silver. They have an Imposing air of business, and, it seems, would be preferred by a proficient carver. Carving sets with silver handles follow the fashions described above by Elsie Bee In The Jewelers’ Circular, Boast Duck. Mince tho livers of a pair of ducks with a tablespoouful of scraped bacon; mix with an,ounce of butter a slice of onion chopped fine, a little salt and cayenne; fill the bodies of the ducks with the mixture, lay them in a baking pan, cover with thin slices of fat bacon, wrap in letter paper and set in a hot oven. When the ducks are brown, take up, garnish with slices of orange, and pour over eauce made by adding tho juice of an orange, two minced shallots, with a teaspoonful of butter, a pluoh of cayenne and a little salt to the gravy in the pan. The Way to Clean Nickel. Household articles of nickel or nickel Elate may be relieved of rust and beautillly polished by rubbing over the metal a • mixture of equal parts of linseed oil and beeswax melted together. Let this coating stand for 24 hours and rub off briskly with a soft doth or chamois dampened with ammonia. If there are deep rust stains, a little fcrlpoli with diluted hydrochloric acid should be used instead of the ammonh'. Sponge Cake. Use tho weight of 6 eggs in fine sugar And half the quantity of flour; separate the - yolks and whites, whisking tho latter to ft Stiff froth; beat up the yolks, add very gradually the sugar, fiour, a teasp lonful of baking powder, a dessertspoonful if strained lemon juice and the whites of the eggs. Pour the mixture into a well bufciered pan and put it at once into a brisk oval.