THE HOUSEHOLD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3700, 7 August 1906, Page 4

THE HOUSEHOLD.

( STARCHING AND IRONING. How Swiss (Hid Gorman Ijanmlresses Do :r ; r Dt-.-iivtif-.d, Glossy Lilian. j I* OlCigU ■U.uiJuj.CL'W.i u.jO mb j : best rice •fi’t h ;<);• y ■: ar: ick;s dial jv., , hard starching and excessive gloss. This is first mixed with n little cold water to the consistency of thick cream. Then boiling water is added while the stirring is continued steadily. For stiller purposes mix n quarter of a pound of rice starch as before, then add the necessary quantity of boiling water, previously mixed with a teaspoonful of pounded borax, a lump of sugar and a piece of pure white wax as large ns a nut. Stir quickly the same way all the timo the boiling water is being added. If necessary, starch the front;', etc., two or three times. They will look ail the h ter. Starch all the parts that require it, wring them out hard and clap well In the hand, after which roll each thing separately in a clean dry cloth tightly fm a couple of hours. When ready for the iIng, spread tho article out on the boa rub the starched part with a coarse, ck.,u cloth, then with an ordinary iron proceed wltii tho operation. It is important ilint tho board should not be too thickly covered. The surface on which the shirts, etc., arc ironed ought not to be too soft. The best thing Is a piecoof thin 'blanket, tightly stretched, covered wit!) linen. Collars and cuffs are ironed first on the wrong sido with a very hot iron, then on the right sido. They should then he put asldo, though still limp, while other.- ere being treated in tho i-aino way. 15y this time tho iron will have cooled sufficiently to finish the things off. Lay them fiat on Lie board, rub thorn quickly with n tig-ffJy moistened cloth and iron at onto heavily and rapidly, leaning principally on the tip of tho iron and going as evenly as possible backward and forward over tho surface to insure the same amount of gloss till ovot. Mark tho hetiss or seams I:y pressing tho sido of Lie iron agum.-t them. Tho final polish for cuffs and collars consists in pulling them from under the hot clean iron, curving them, as It is dene, so that they roll easily. In t bis ? te: .> sir.mi them in a largo tun;bier and leave them there till quite cold Tiwy wiii then be beautifully stiff and giomy. The iren should bo wiped with a waxed c’uth ‘‘Occasional” Fm-nfslilujj"), Tho needful furniture may all bo in a room, but no one knows wKI a- iho housekeeper with arid,tic h.,v t ' much ono or two of the small j m.,v ; Bo fashionable would add i-> a. r a.-rau;.--) ' i

Tv-;vr\- r-'-'.-i of n irsrfMJE. merit, A-; for !'-/> home !'t\or? girl. to via "'■ i tii:' eont-hm ii!' her ro-' n n-. nl.IOl! (h'e'; ht, h>e is tempted !!!>'o •'•>()« : time to spend ]'■>,• inon.hiy sbe-s al- J Jilrfiinco o;j n charming slier;:ion (Irs!:, a heart shaped toilet; mi free, a 0l:l tiiblb iDi* similar beguiling nii'aii’. What could ho more comanient, for instance, us well a 3 decorative, than the little •'envelope” folding card table and t'r.a fill: upholstered mu.-.io seat, wi.'h its 0,01 ;il drawer, shown. in tbo evil/ Of tie music seats, I;y the way, there are various : hapes. In a more elaborate one, in place of thy drawer, nil the space umierra a! i; the seat is incl-wil and contains a hind of movable rack divided into compm um-nti, f-i ••viiicii pulls out on the principle of ft ro voicing desk ' Tlio ladies’ rosewood writing desk recalls so exactly a once favorite slope that ! It s,items it ootrld not bo improved upon. Quaint and extremely comfortable (a 'polity by no means always to be counted on in those odd bits of furniture) lonics the little old fashioned ‘ - scttco” of strip-, ti velvet, I A china cabinet or curio table, fitted wi;h plate glass and lined with pi■ isli, he ! L'omsa quite a necessity in this day when /very feminine body who would ho "somebody" is "making n cailection”—lt n-ny of after dinner coffee onps. of souvenir spoons, of beautiful specimens of china i:id glass, of foreign curios—ail of which iscd n safe resting place. To tiu-we oabi vets there is no end of variety, but a inert lopnlarand really commodious stylo is the diippendalo h.ere illustrated.

Kent, Ohs and Boole Bindings. f “Low hook shelves,” said a furnltui* \ dealer, who is a lover of hooks as well, to ' n Mew York Times writer,”have an ori ' pin in reason besides the caprice of fashion Heat is injurious to the binding of choice hooks, drying out the natural oil of the leather and making them warp and get cut of shape. Alost rooms are very warm in the upper parts, and these five and sis foot book cases are a necessity rather than e notion. “Cold is as hard on books as overheating, and an atmosphere that is too damp or too dry also injures them. The sun ' i pouring in directly on the shelves fades the landings. "An open fire is another necessity in a library. Ducks require good, air like a human being, and gas ought never to bo used where valuable books are kept. Candles lU'O hard on the eyes, though, and therefore should lie avoided. Oil or electricity G ;'G all (letter than gas, which acts as readily on bindings as it does on silver. In ■ lien of tarnishing, however, it infects their Elasticity and pliable qualities.” Coccaaut Pie, ; A pound cocoannt, grated; a half pound powdered snjjar, a quart milk, nnskiin j joed; 0 eggs beaten to a froth, a teaspoon- i I'll nutmeg, ;J lea. pooiil'ul.s vanilla or roso water. Ih-ii the mill:, take it from the 1 l.iv, and whip in gi;, dually the bcalca ( jus Wlv'ii marly cold, a. Add tho wcoanut, and pour into pasta Shelia, til IV, :>•»{• I;I;o c'cycu and milk together. ! Hake 20 minutes. ; i