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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3499, 21 March 1905, Page 4

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THE CARE OF CLOTHING. What tho Frenchwoman !>oo<j When Sh« Takes OSS Her IlomiL-t. Much of tLc wear and tear which use up good clothing tuny be avcrf-d l>y constant Bare, in regard to which 11-.ruer's Bazar i (Ives the following hints; Gou as should be frnsbed before hanging up in closets. It is k?st to have this done as soon as possible After taking them off, thoroughly removing the tr ices of street dust and mud from facings, seams and gat tiers. The neat woman doe H not brush her gown in her own Chamber, but takes it, into the bathroom and brushes it beside an open window, or, better still, has it carried out of doors for the operation. Disease germs may bo 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 the 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, jets and uigrets 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, as fi esh 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 oil' 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 not. 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 (he last mentioned should be Of dogskin and sufficiently loose not to cramp the hand. Light gloves may he cleaned more than once to advantage. A I’attbiill 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 batting by the roll, while less expensive, gives a weight very undowulike in its finish. The f t,ret in placing the filling is to so arrange in that its puffiness will be very even and possess a thickness that does not suggest clumsiness. The tint of the cheesecloth, which can he bought for 12 and as low as 0 cents, was a

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A DOWN QUILT, deep rose to match the heart of the buds that decorated the turquoise bluesilkollne. Measuring % yards in length and 2 yards after 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 ami 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 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 the end. The knives to correspond have parallel raised lines. The severe 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 silver mountings only at the end. Others have the angles inclosed in broken giver edges. The buckhom handles have swelling curves and are mounted Iti 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. Roast Duck. Mince the livers of a pair of ducks with a tablespoonful 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 ducksare brown, take up, garnish with slices of orange, and pour over sauce made by adding the juice of an orange, two minced shallots, with a teaspoonful of batter, a pinch of cayenne and a little salt to the gravy in the pan. The Way to Clean Nickel. Household articles of nickel or nickel plate may be relieved of rust and beautifully 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 oil briskly with a soft cloth or chamois dampened with ammonia. If there are deep rust stains, a little tripoli with diluted hydrochloric add should be used instead of the ammoniy. Sponge Cake. Use the weight of 6 eggs in .fine sugar and half the quantity of flour; separate the yolks and whites, whisking the Utter to a stiff froth; beat up the yolks, udd very gradually the sugar, flour, a teaspxinful ot baking powder, a dessertspoonful it strained lemon juice and the whites of the egg*. Pour the mixture Into a well buttered poa and put it at once into a brisk ovai. Chamberlain's «Vuvt* visits