Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1895 — Household Hints. [ARTICLE]

Household Hints.

If a sewing room is impossible, you can make gowns in your drawpng room if you have a lineji crash ,rug to cover half the floor, and ’whieh can hft lifted with all the clipjpings. • It is customary to write upon a jeard which accompanies a wedding jgift, ’’With best wishes.” The may be sent at any time between the receipt of the wedding invitation and the date of the wedding I—the earlier the better. A new kind of music holder is one jmade of dark red felt, pinked out at the edges, and embroidered not only with the word “Music,” but with •bars of music and notes. The felt is shaped into a narrow bag, which fiolds the music folded lengthwise, prd it has leather handles. Waists of china and wash silks an ay of ten be f reshen ed by spongin g them with benzine or gasoline. Use ja flannel cloth and put in the air until all the odor has disappeared. If euch waists must be washed, make a of luke-warm water and white fbap, and wash them quickly, squeezng through the suds and rubbing as little as possible. Rinse in a slightly cooler water, and the second time in a water a few degrees cooler. . An experienced mother recommends the following recipe for an ointment to be applied to chafed sur-. faces, cuts and chapped hands: Take equal parts of beeswax, fresh lard and sweet oil. Melt the beeswax, measure*.it, add the same quantity of lard and oil, and stir constantly until the mixture becomes stiff. Put it in a box or a wide-mouthed bottle ready for use.