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  2. USEFUL HOME IDEAS.

    Turpentine is one of the most useful of washing aids. It will loosen dirt without the slightest injury to fabrics. A good way of stiffening the bristles of ...

    Article : 285 words
  3. THE HOME CIRCLE

    "Novice."—To wash satin, make a good lather with soap and wash the satin in it. Rinse in cold water to which a little gin has been added. Iron on the wrong side, ...

    Article : 83 words
  4. ON GROWING OLD.

    A lady whose wisdom, if not her years, may be described as mature, made the following remarks on the art of growing old gracefully:—"It is a woman's own fault if, ...

    Article : 169 words
  5. BEAUTY DON'TS.

    Don't use too much powder, or you will clog up the pores of your skin. Powder should be merely dusted over the face. Don't forget that neat gloves and shoes ...

    Article : 125 words
  6. SOME USEFUL RECIPES.

    Fig Pudding.—This pudding may be made with or without eggs. Take a quarter of a pound of flour and a quarter of a pound of bread crumbs mixed together, a ...

    Article : 495 words
  7. GIRLS SHOULD NOTE.

    Bodily poise is a far more important matter than at first sight it may appear. It is a question not only of grace but of health. After continued sitting with a bent ...

    Article : 113 words
  8. TO PREVENT KITCHEN ODORS.

    Before beginning to fry onions or boil a cabbage see that the kitchen window is open at the top, and also draw back the grating above the stove, even if this is ...

    Article : 106 words
  9. ENGLISH GIRL HONORED.

    At the Belgian headquarters on the 1st February King Albert presented Lady Dorothie Feilding, daughter of the Earl of Lonbigh, and a lady who has been ...

    Article : 201 words
  10. A HINT.

    If you are troubled with attacks of giddiness without any apparent cause you would do well to discover whether the water used for making tea, soup, etc., is drawn from ...

    Article : 224 words
  11. INK STAINS ON BOOKS.

    Ink stains may be removed from paper in the following manner:—First wash the paper with warm water, using a camel's hair brush for the purpose. By this means ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. TO MAKE NIGHT LIGHTS.

    Night lights are usually made of cerasin or of a mixture of cerasin or paraffin with stearic acid, the latter being, in the proportion of from five to ten per cent. These ...

    Article : 159 words
  13. THE CHIMES OF TERMONDE.

    Miss Grace Conkling has written the following charming lines under the above title in the American magazine "Atlantic." The Germans ruthlessly destroyed the ...

    Article : 250 words
  14. SPARSE EYEBROWS.

    Pale, sparse eyebrows and lashes make a face expressionless. They can be coaxed into a better growth by rubbing the eyebrows nightly with vaseline and applying to ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. ECONOMICAL HOUSEHOLD HINT.

    To keep rooms warm as cheaply as possible, take cobbly coal, slack, or even sawdust one part, sand, any kind, two parts, clay or marl one part. Mix all together ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. WRINKLES.

    Premature wrinkles—that is, wrinkles which come from illness or from the bad habit of contorting the mouth when talking— can be reduce by bathing them with ...

    Article : 52 words
  17. "SHEER WASTE OF MONEY."

    A remarkable will case came before the Court of Session at Edinburgh on the 9th February. Miss Catherine M'Caig, of Oban, who ...

    Article : 160 words
  18. TO CLEAN A GAS STOVE.

    The gas stove should be a cleaned once every week. Remove all bars, and wash in strong soda water. Wash the top of the stove and clean burners, cleaning out the ...

    Article : 151 words
  19. WASHING A WHITE SILK BLOUSE.

    Many women who admire the white silk blouse have given up wearing it because of the difficulty experienced in laundering the garment. With a little care the blouse ...

    Article : 205 words
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