Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1884 — SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE. [ARTICLE]

SUGGESTIONS OF VALUE.

and annaory* ts rib dirt off. j ciatiXGSjßatJUaYe‘b«m«nK»ke4 wfth a kerosene lamp should be washed on with 504% r. y Zj f.f i J ' A , An excellent fnrniturc polish is of equal parts of rihelftic varnish, linseed * oil ami spirits of wide. ’ Came of the Bh^es. — Kid shoes can be kept soft and free from cracks by rnbljing them Ostee a week with pure t glycerine or castor oil. The luster of morocco is restored by varnishing it with the whitfrof an egg. Apply with a sponge. Dk. Donald Padman, of Louisville, says: “To quiet a baby roaring with colic, lav it upon its back and pat it from the neck downward over its little abdomen, taking care not to pat upward. This usually not only brings relief to the infant, but to the family and the neighborhood, aucl all yonng married people should have the recipe."* A handsome satin antimacassar may be made in this wav: Take a piece of pale blue satin a quarter of a yard wide and one yard long. On either side sew a strip of pale pink satin six inches wide. Embroider or paint on the ends of the blue a design of morning-glories, trim the edges with lace, gather tho center in scarf fashion, and when fastened to a chair spread ont the ends. A lovely cushion for a gift or to adorn your own parlor, is made by embroidering a spray of old-fashioned pinks oti a ground of pale bine. ’Around the edge of the cushion put a full puff of pale pink satin. Where the puff is joined to the blue satin sew a good-sized pink silk cord. The cushion when completed shonld he abont half a yard long, but not quite so wide. Beets retain their sweetness and flavor best if baked. Wash them perfectly clean; put them in a pan with a very little water in it, and bake them until they are tender; the time, of course, varies with the size of the beet, an hour being small enough allowance ' for a beet of medium size. When they are done remove the skin and serve in the same way that yon do a boiled beet. A beautiful tidy for the hack of a large chair is made of a sqnare piece of cloth abont ten inches each way; on this is sewed patchwork of plnsh and velvet in the form of a wide-spread fan. The corners of the block ate of black • velvet, and on the top, drooping over the fan, is a spray from a moss-rose bush, in ribbon embroidery. The edge is finished with lace. This design is pretty for a block in a quilt or sofapillow. To* Keep Clasps Bright.— lt is a common thing to hear women lament that their pocket-book clasps are tarnished, but if they would take the same care of them that the dealers take, they would always look as well as they do in the shops. Two or three times a week every one of the heaps of books that one sees in the show cases is carefully rubbed with chamois skin, and the smallest speck of rust is cleaned Rway. —Boston Budget. Oatmeal Drink. —Mix one-half ponnd of oatmeal with five gallons of cold water, boil it for half an hour, and strain it through a rather coarse gravystrainer; add brown sugar to taste while hot. It is very much improved by the addition of one-half ounce of tartaric acid. The thinly-cut rind of two or three lemons or oranges may be boiled in it,‘or a still cheaper flavoring is to add, before boiling, a bit of cinnamon stick or a few cloves. To be served cold. A table scarf of olive felt is made handsome and tasteful by having one end a corner of plush. The piece of plush is shaped like a triangle. Where it joins the felt there are some fancy stitches with bright colored silks. The other end of the scarf has a straight band of plnsh pnt on with fancy stitches also, and instead of being an inch or two from the edge of the scarf ihere is a space left of at least ten inches below the plnsh. Both ends ate finished with a row of fringe.