THE HOUSEHOLD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3525, 23 May 1905, Page 4

THE HOUSEHOLD.

;•■ THE CAR? 0- CLOTHING. (Vhnt the I’i'cik !tv, jni;in Does When Sbl Takes C.T Her Bonnet. Much of fl.e wear ami tear which use up jootl clo’ul.h.g u>ay be. averted by constant -arc.-, in regard to which Harper s Bazar lives the followin'; hints: Gowns should be brushed before hanging up in closets. It is best to have this done as soon ns possible I *fter taking them ollf, thoroughly removing the tr-cea of street dust and mud from 1 facings, seanis andgathers. The neat worn- | do di -f, not brush her gown in her owu eharr.u-r, but takes it into the bathroom ■ and brushes it beside an open window, or, hi tu-r m ill, has it carried out of doors for ’. the operation. j Di sense germs may be carried home In clothing, and were this not the case it is a I very untidy proceeding to put into one’# I wardrobe an article of dress which has not been thoroughly cleansed. When the Frenchwoman takes off her botnet, 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 careseed into smoothness, jets and aigrets are strailertened 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 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 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 isagood 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 Puffball of a Coverlet. Two widths of silkoline, with apattern of tinyr ' -s rosebuds scattered over a pale blue background, formed the outside. Now all that was heeded 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 roil, while less expensive, gives a weight very nndowulike in its finish. The secret in placing the filling Is to bo arrai go it that its puffiness will be very even and possess a thickness that does not suggest clumsiness. The tint of the cheesecloth, which can be bought for 13 and as low as 6 cents, was a

A DOWN QUILT, deep rose to match the heart of the budi that decorated the turquoise bluesilkoline. Measuring B,Y yards iff length aqd 2 yards after tho 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, tho blossom strewn top was given next position, and then began the - task of tacking. A needle and thread quickly caught and held in xnotted groups the small bits of wool, a delicate blue, that had been prepared 1) . placing long pieces of the worsted together, and cutting into lengths, sayan 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, fur which directions are . found in Golden Days, is completed. Heins to Hospitality. Evi r; iiing that looks toward hospitality Is prominent at the jeweler’s. Notably are I.ii . and forks. Polished surfaces wi.h i:.-,:, ;i seem to prevail in all licrls of tableware. Newer than these, however, are H-miglil, lamed parallel lines on tho stems of forks, expanding in plain, lus Irons 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 siver edges. The buckhorn handles have swelling 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 handle* follow the fashions describfd above by Elsie Bee in The Jewelers’ Circular. Boast Buck. 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 flue, a little salt and cayenne; fill the bodies of the ducks with the mixture, lay them in a baking pan, cover with thiu slices of fat bacon, wrap iu letter paper and set in a hot oven. When the ducks are 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 teaspoonfal of butter, 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 « mixture of equal parts of linseed oil and beeswax melted together. Let this coating stand for 2U hours and rub off briskly witb a soft doth or chamois dampened with ammonia. If there are deep rust stains, a little tripo! i with diluted hydrochloric acid should be used instead of the ammoniA, Sponge Cake. Use tho weight of 0 eggs in fine sugar and half the quantity of flour; separate the yolks and whites, whisking the latter to t stiff froth; beat up the yolks, ».dd very gradually the sugar, flour, a teasp mnful of baking powA ■■ > - -'■-‘■spoonful }f strained lemon ..nitesof the eggs. Pour the mixture into a well but ered pan and put it at once Into a brisk ov«i.

NOT DANGEROUS. A Man Flora Bad Ar Who Wm Basllji Quelled. When a Woodward avenue patrolman ar rived at the foot of the avenue at 9 o’clock one night last week, he found in waiting a tall, cadaverous looking chap, with his hat drawn down over his eyes and a sort of tiptoe expectancy in his general demeanor. He at once stealthily approached the officer and hoarsely whispered; “Do you want to live an hour longer on the face of this earth?” “Yes, sir—two or three of them,” replied the officer as he backed away to size his man up. , , , . , ■ “Then for heaven’s sake look out lor Mm,” “Who do you mean?” “He’s here and bin here all day. Wonder U that he ain’t broke loose and killed two or three men before this.” “Then there’s some one around who’s going to break loose?” quietly asked the offi°*“Hußhl Not so loud. Ha may jump on you any minute.” “Who is the ‘he’ you refer to?” ‘ ‘Bad man—bad man from Bad Ax. Bin here all day lookin fur a row. Jest chanklu his teeth and foamin at the mouth. He won’t be able to hold himself much longer, I’m afraid.” “And if he breaks loose?” “Then look out fur gore. I’ve seen him loose two or three times, and I know what he kin do. He ain’t got no more mercy in bis heart than a tiger,” “Perfectly reckless as to consequences is he?” • ‘Perfectly. He’d tackle a man as big as a house, and the man he tackles is a goner In three minits. Jest slams and bangs and chaws, and the man is dead. I’ve bin waitiu here to gin you a pinter. If you hain’S got wings, you’d better borrer a pair and fly.” “This had man from Bad Ax—is ho about your size?” asked the officer without betraying any particular emotion. “Jest about my size and heft.” “And has the same dangerous appear- “ Jest about the same, or a little more dangerouser.” “Well,” said the officer as he spat on his hands and reached out for a neck and hip bold, “I’ve been wanting to meet that man from Bad Ax for the last two months, and now that I’ve met him I sbxil proceed to”— And he lifted the man on -high, and whirled him around bis head, and cracked his heels against the wharf railing, and finally let him drop with a “kerchug” on the planks and asked: “Well, has the bad man from Bad Ax ' got enough?” “Plenty, sir—plenty,” replied the man as he got up. , “Got all through chawinand chankm?” “All through, sir.” “Then I guess you’d better make tracks.’ “Exactly. Here they are.” And he Uew up the avenue and whipped . around into Woodbridge street with what ! seemed a cloud of dust whirling around his coattails and rising up to mingle with long black hair.—Detroit Free Press. Her Programme. “I have my programme pretty well arranged now,” said the earnest young won. an, “Sunday I devote to religious exercises I of course; Monday to Delsarte and calls Uitflics; Tuesday the walking club take; ; Its outing; Wednesday we study Moliert : Thursday we discuss the probability ol woman attaining the ballot, and Friday is devoted to uplifting the poor.” “But what do you do Saturday, dear?” “Oh, that’s the day for training my busband.”—lndianapolis Journal. No May Day Terrors, Weary William (in hayloft)—Sort o'comfortable, ain’t it? Pilfering Peter—Reg’lar luxury, that’s wot it isl No doors to lock, no shutters to bolt, no windows to fasten, no kitchen fire ’ to look after, no potted plants to move ; about, no I gut to bother with, and no nervous wife to send us a gullivantin around on th’ cold floors half a dozen times a night loukin fer burglars.—London Weekly. It Ought to Do. Pigley—Shall you send your son to college? Hogsou—No. I had one set up here for him. Pigsley—What does it consist of? Ilogson—A gymnasium iu the hennery, a sawdust rim: iu the open lot. a shell in it • duck pi.iit'i, SU;.' bous.- f. .a.secre: ■■it"- an . d ■ Miie ■ eiuate.-tes Filet A Bait. . 1 WUherby - We’ve been without a servant fora v." '■ ’ m.t my wife is real good 1 di-t ci'ui'j' morning and aiau’U 1 ;!:• G. Planknt ,iti.--How do y.ni tout,ivetog“» her up? Witherby—Easy enough. I leave n jot-<-•' change iu my trousers pocket.—Cloak idview. SUo Drew the Dine. “So you have thrown your new admirer overboard?” “You bet. Just as soon as I learned he was a dairyman.” "What had that to do with it?” “Considerable. None of your milk and I water chaps for me.”—Buffalo Courier. Insult to Injury. “It wasn’t her eatin the apple afortf me that made me mad,” remarked Emily, the lb-year-old tenant of the Ash ally tenement, as a sob broke from her throat, “It washer offerin me the core w’en the entire avnoo was lookin on.”—Chicago Record. A Good One. Susie (at her music like to catch an old air I heard in the music room last night. Professor—What air was that? Susie (demurely)—Oh, it was a millionaire l—Tit-Bits. The Latest Thing.

i IF THIS WHT NOT THIBf ! -Life. Too Much to Ask. “There is one sign that should be placed over every letter box in the city." “What is that?” “Post no bills.”—Yale Record. The Perversity of Girls. Jameshy—Do you think she’ll have you* Nettles—Why, I’m sure of it. Her family are all bitterly opposed to uio.-rhioa.gc Rvcon’