THE HOUSE HOLD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3700, 28 July 1906, Page 4

THE HOUSE HOLD.

THE CARE OF CLOTHING. (Vliat the Frenchwoman Does 'When She Takes Off Her Bonnet. Much of the wear and tear which use up xrj‘ r i ciotliit \g may be averted by constant [are, in regard to which Harper’s Bazar rives the followin',' bints: Gowns should be crushed before hanging up in closets. It ia best to have this done as soon as possible lifter taking them off, thoroughly removing the traces of street dust and mud from facings, seams and gathers. The neat wornun does not brush her gown in her own chamber, but takes it Into the bathroom and brushes It beside au 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 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 1s pulled out and put Into shape, strings are gently caressed into smoothness, jets and aigrets 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 fresh and new to all intent aa 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 ia done when they are tided 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 Mid running about. In our chilly winters the last mentioned should bo 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 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 undownlike in its finish. The secret in placing the filling is to so arrange it 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 6 cents, was a

A DOWN QUILT, deep rose to match the heart of the buds that decorated the turquoise blue silkoline. 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 lornpleted, the blossom strewn top was given nest position, and then began the task of tackiug. 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 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 lilies. 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 siyer edges. The Imckhorn handles havt 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 handies follow the fashions described above by El sie Bee in The Jewelers’ Circular, Boast Duck. Mince the livers of a pair of ducks with o 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 Lot oven. When the ducks are brown, take up, garnish with slices of orange, and pour over Bnuce made by adding the juice of an (-range, two minced shallots, with a teaspoonful of butter, a pinch of cayenne and a little salt to the gravy in the pan. Tho "Way to Clean Nickel. Household articles of nickel or nickel plate may hs relieved of rust and beautifully polished by rubbing over the metal a mixture of equal parts of linseed oil and beeswax melted toget her. Let tins coating stand for 2-1 hours and rub off briskly with a soil doth or chamois da in pent* i with ammo; da. If then* are deep rust stains, a little ti -.poll with, diluted hydrochloric arid should he ii.-ed instead of the amninni'-', .'?»H)IU?C OiliO. I'se tin* weight of li !•:-:••• in hue snyai -.ml half lit:- quantity ol hour; sepanue t it* volks and v, biles, v.d-l-kiag th** Utter to a ••• ia Cri.l ii; neat u;> the yolks, i.dd vt ry y,;- oil-ally tiie r, lb nr, a teasp lonful o' ■; ;;.g pov.aUr .*. dr;..---; tspoouiul )f strum-,-i u-iat... j.-ifv an:! the whiles of the eggs. *’■ -nr the t-.iigt.nrn iut-o well but ered par. - -.1 i-!.! it :it nuc*>* into .ikrksk over.