Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1909 — FOB THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOB THE HOUSEWIFE

Sewing Hooks and Eyes. Try this quick way of putting hooks and eyes on a Waist. Sew the eyes on the left front the desired distance apart, with the loops out far enough to make hooking easy; then baste the right front carefully over the left, lapping as much as may be desired. Turn the waist just as it is wrong side out, put a hook In every eye and sew it in position. To mark the place for buttons, pin the buttonholed edge of the garment in place, then with a needleful of thread begin at one end anfl fake a single stitch in every buttonhole, carrying the thread to the opposite end. Cut the thread halfway between the buttonholes, lift off the cloth, and there will be a bit of thread where each button should be sewed. Care of Gloves and Veils. Silk and lisle gloves wash readily in lukewarm suds rnhde of good white soap. They should be well rinsed, squeezed in a towel and hung up to dry. A soiled chiffon veil or scarf may be laundered An exactly the same way as the gloves, taking care not to wring or squeeze it The dirt must be gently patted out While still wet It must be pinned In Its proper shape on a table or bed. and after It Is dry the edge may be pressed with a warm iron. If one will carefully daru the toes and heels of the thin lisle and silk stockings with a fine silk thread before wearing they will wear much longer. The stitches must be taken only up and dowm in parallel rows, not across. Some Uses For Lemons. A teaspoonful of lemon juice in a small cup of black Coffee will drive away an attack of bilious headache. A little lemon juice rubbed on the face, arms and neck at night will not only whiten but soften the skin. A paste made of magnesia and lemon juice applied to the face and hands when lying down for fifteen minutes will bleach the skin beautifully. Hot lemon juice and sugar or hot lemonade for a cough has rarely been known to fail of giving relief.

Embroidery Stiletto. The embroidery stiletto herewith shown will punch any size holes desired In a fabric. By any size, of course. Is meant any of the sizes used in that sort of work. The device consists of a small rod tapering Into a sharp point and equipped with a handle. Along this rod runs a gauge device held In position by a screw. The nearer this gauge Is to the point of the stiletto the smaller the hole made, and, conversely, when It Is run back

toward the handle the circumference of the holes may be Increased to that of the rod Itself. It can thus be made to pierce any size holes, from small eyelets to comparatively large circles. Heretofore, unless a woman had an assortment of stilettos of various sizes, and few had such a variety, only one size hole cuiild be made in a fabric with any degree of accuracy, and neat, graduated circles were found only in bought designs. Fruit Mint Julep. Boil together for ten minutes three pints of water and a pound and a half of granulated sugar. Add to this one packed cup of chopped mint leaves. Cover and let stand for ten minutes, then strain and cool. Add to this the strained juice of one dozen lemons, one cup and a half of strained orange and strawberry juice, and let all stand an hour. Pour Into a punch bowl containing a large piece of ice, add a bottle of apolllnarls and garnish with cherries and sprigs of mint Elderberry Wine. Pour two gallons of warm water on every seven pounds of berries, then to every two gallons of this juice add seven pounds of sugar. Stem and mash berries in earthen jar, pour on the water, let stand three days, stirring every day, then strain or press, add the sugar and let stand overnight. In morning skim off. put In a large jug or keg to ferment. When through, cork jug tight or bottle. To Protect Fingers. To protect fingers from the needle in making buttonholes cover the first finger with white court plaster when sewing black goods and black plaster when lewlng on white goods. To Remove Mildew. To remove mildew, rub common yellow soap on the damaged article and then sift some starch on that. Bub well and put out In the sunshine.

MAKES HOLES OF ANY SIZE.