Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1909 — FOR IRE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR IRE HOUSEWIFE

Care of Window Shades. New shades should be roiled up for awhile at tirsL The shading Is apt to be new and fresh, which causes It to curl on the edges. Be sure to roll a new shade exactly straight and even on the roller, as it gets its set from the first rolling and will roll the same way afterward. If It is rolled crooted at first It will roll crooked as long as It can be rolled on a roller. In restitching a wornout hem on a shade use as loug a stitch as can be made. A short stitch cuts, and the hem will tear off In a short time. A window shade may be made bright by laying on the floor and cleaning with 11 damp cloth, or spouge and a little soapy water. Be careful not to soak It or make It too weak. Allow It to dry before putting back on the window. Proper Use of the Knife. The knife is invariably held In the right hand and is used exclusively for cutting. The small “butter spread.” as it Is called. Is used only to place the butter upon the bread, and when you are eating It should rest upon the bread and butter plate, or the tip should rest upon the smaller butter dish. When you have cut the desired piece of meat, place your knife at the Bide of the plate and use the fork for conveying the food to the mouth. Never allow the knife to rest, after the fashion of a gangplank, with the handle on the table. v Spoon Etiquette. Never allow your spoon to remain In the bouillon cup while drinking from it. It should only be used to stir beverages once or twice, and after the flavor or temperature has been tested lay it in the saucer, in taking soup the correct motion is from the body in an outward motion, ahd liquids should be taken from the side of the spoon. With grapefruit and fruit cups, hot puddings and custards, fruits

served with cream and when eggs are served in a glass, the spoon is used. Handy Clothesline Reel. Whenever clothes are dried In small places and are difficult of access the clothesline reel designed by a Missouri man will be found a great help. With this reel a lineful of clothing can be drawn in to the post and the clothing removed with ease, obviating the necessity of making a round of the line and collecting the garments in a basket In cases where clothes are bung out of high windows to dry and

it is impossible to make rounds of the line on foot such a device is practically indispensable. At the top of the pole is a combination of pulleys through which the line passes, while neay the bottom is the reel, around which one end of the line is wound. The clothes are bung on the line as it is paid out, and when the time comes to take them in all that is necessary is to wind up the reel and take them down as they approach the pole. This also saves the trouble of carrying a basketful of the garments around.

REEL FOR CLOTHESLINES.