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and paint brush with more or less
skill, and If the "man of the family"
is Inclined to put off doing things
(as most of them are, in such mat
tors) the woman should not hesitate
to tackle the job hertfelf.. Self-confidence
and skill comes with exper
ience, and we are all more or less
proud of our own work.
For the bed-room which is too
small to admit of much f urnisning on
the floor-lines, few things are more
appreciated than the corner shelves,
raoks and cupboards, while the wall
spaces may be made useful by racks,
drop-leaves and hanging shelves, by
the use of which habits of neatness
may be inculcated and nourished.
For the corners above any piece of
furniture, a set of three or more
shelves can be made by cutting out
the required number of three-cornered
boards, and fastening them to
gether at convenient distances by
either iron or brass rods, covered
wires, or cords of silk, linen or cot
ton. These should pass through
holes in the'corners of the shelves,
with un extension loop at toe .top
by which to hang them on a stout
hook or nail, while the two front
corners will look very nice -with
pendant tassels, or without. The
edges of Ihe shelves may be sand
papered, and the whole either
stained, varnished or painted.
Wall shelves" may be made the
same way, except that the boards
must be square-cornered, and may be
of graduated sizes, from bottom to
top. The wood should not be very
heavy. Wall racks may be made of
cord and pasteboard, or thin wooden
boards, and wall pockets may be
made of any stout cloth, decorated
with colored bindings, fancy stitch
ing, hand painting, or plain, with
the pockets sewn in pouching form
to the stiff backs. They are all eas
ily, made, and very convenient.
-' For the Homo Seamstress
'.In cutting waist linings,' be care
ful not to cut your darts too high
or tootwido. In the front; especially
care must bo taken in working with
heavy-weight materials. This is a
very common oror with the Inox
perlenced homo seamstress. The
main thing is not to make the darts
too deep at the top, for when this
is done, it always leaves a small,
cup-like pucker at the bust lino. In
trying to romedy this, the inexper
ienced seamstress will continuo to
pinch in and take up the dart, only
making matters worse by doing so.
A well-cut dart should bo a very
slender V-shaped affair one with a
very long, slender point, the narrow
point of course being at the top. The
narrower the dart is cut at the top,
the better the result.
I)o not make the mistake of cut
ting your arm-holes too largo. Bet
ter have them too small, and trim
them carefully when on the person,
for the mistake is impossible to rem
edy. Cut the arm-hole just as small
as possible with actual comfort, and
give the necessary breadth across
the chest and extra length from the
shoulder to the waist line this will
give both comfort and a smooth fit.
If bias folds are used, they should
be cut perfectly bias, and this may
be done by placing the material
smoothly on the cutting table and
turning over the corner until the
selvedge edge lies quite straight
across the grain of the goods, form
ing an angle of forty-five degrees
from the selvedge to the straight
edge. Turn the material over fre
quently to make sure that it Ib keep
ing bias, aB the least deviation will
mean that the fold will twist when
sewed to the material of the gar
ment. To insure a well-fitting sleeve, and
avoid twisting, the curve for the el
bow should.be over the bend of the
elbow when the hand is brought to
the bust line, and the inside seam
should be in line with the thumb
when the arm is dropped to the side
and the palm of the hand is turned
to the body.
lies. What will kill tho , alkali will
set thd acid, and what will counter
act the acid will set tho alkali.
Iron stains may bo removed from
cotton goods by wotting it with a
solution of citric acid, then washing
repeatedly; from woolen goods, by
wotting with a solution of hydro
chloric acid; from Hnon, by a-warm
solution of oxalic acid, and washing
well; for silk, thoro seoms no rem
edy. Tho druggist will givo tlie
proper solutions of each.
Luncheon Dishes
Meat Sandwiches Mfnco any suit
able cold meats by running through
a chopping machine; moisten with a
little cream, melted butter or salad
dressing; add salt, and other season
ing to suit tho taste, and spread on
thin slices of bread. Over this
spread a little catsup, chili sauco, or
minced pickle, and cover with anoth
er thin slice of broad, trimming rtlcc
Iy. Nut moats, ground, mnfhlftd or
chopped 'fine and seasoned with salad
dressing forms a good filling for
sandwiches.
Sliced Meat Sandwiches -Buy sev
eral pounds of nice Hank 6f haafi
season with salt, black pepper, j)owd-
orcu sago, anu ron up tightly; tie
with a cord, and place in "a kettle
of boiling water, with a teaspoonful
of salt added; Bet over a slow fire
where It will stew slowly for sovcrnl
hours, gradually allowing the water
to stow away. Keep covered close
ly. When done, take out and place
In a suitable vessel or dish, lay on
It a smooth, clean, hardwood board,
and weight It down heavily. Leave
overnight, and tho next day remove
tho weights, cut and pull off the cord,
and as wanted slice thinly with a
sharp knife; use as filling for sand
jvlches, or pllo on a nice platter to
bo eaten as desired.
- WJHAT'S THE USB?
To'Poiir in Coffee when it Acts as a
Vicious Enemy
Fasters have gone without food for
many days at a time but no one can
go without sleep. "For a long time
I'have not been sleeping well, often
lying awalce for two or three hours
during the night, but now I Bleep
sound every night and wake up re
freshed and vigorous, ' says a Cali
fornia woman.
"Do you know why? It's because
I used to drink coffee but I finally
cut it out and began using Postum.
Twice since then I have drank coffee
and both times I passed a sleepless
night, 'and so J am doubly convinced
coffee caused the trouble and Postum
removed it. -
"My brother was in the habit of
drinking coffee three times a day. He
was troubled with sour stomach and
I would often notice him getting soda
from the can to relieve the distress
in his stomach; lately hardly a day
passed without a dose of soda for
relief.
J "Finally he tried a cup of Postum
and liked.it so well, he gave up, coffee
and sinc& then has been drinking
Postum in its place and says he has
not once been troubled with sour
stomach."
Even after this lady's experience
with coffee her brother did not sus
pect for a time that coffee was caus
ing his sour stomach, but easily
proved it.
Coffee is not, suspected in thou
sands, of cases just like this but it's
easily, proved. A ten day's trial
works' wonders. "There's a. Reason."
-:r Read the famous little book, "The
Road to, Wellville," in pkgs.
Removing Stains
Some knowledge of the nature of
the stain, and the proper methods to
bo used, aid very materially In doing
good work of fiis kind. Most of
fresh fruit' stains can be removed by
pouring through the stain plenty of
clear, boiling water, while some re
quire the aids of acids and alkalies.
For stains which require rubbing
with orasives, or gasoline, naptha,
chloroform, etc., a pad of blotting
paper or absorbent cotton should bo
put under the material before com
mencing the work, as either will help
to absorb the dirt and aid In pre
venting the appearance of the "edge"
or ring so often left when cleaning,
especially where gasoline is used
To avoid tills ring, care should be
taken to rub around and around, fol
lowing the outline of the stain, and
enlarging the circle all the time.
Sometimes it is necessary, after the
stain is removed to remove the ring,
in spite of care, and it is well to be
gin a little outside of the ring and
rub in a circle, following the outline
of the ring, going always toward, in
stead of away from, the. center, as in
tho first case. Should this fail, scrapo
some French .chalk over the . spat,
leaving it on for several hours, then
brush it off carefully. - or tho rub
bing, if possible use a piece pf the
same material as the garment in
hand, as like in color und texture as
may be, except when cleaning silk,
when clean, white flannel should be
used.
Nothing has been found which will
remove stains of perspiration from
goods that can not be boiled. Pers
piration is tho means employed by
the system of removing waste-matter
from the body, and this waste
matter contains both acids and alka-
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No. 1778 Ladies' Tucked Shirt Walflt.
Closed at Loft Sldo of Front. A protty
Hhlrt waist with fronts opening over
a cross-tucked plastron vest Is here
shown mado of lino linen. All the now
shirtings are available for waists of
this style. Seven sizes, 3a to 11 Inches,
bust measure.
No. 1958 Ladies' Elovcn Gored Skirt,
with an Inverted Box Plait at Center
Back Seam and Pan-plaits at Lowt r
Part of tho Other Seams. Dark Blue
silk braid is prettily used as a trim
ming on this eleven-gored separate
skirt of navy Panama. This Is a good
style for making a uklrt of black, blue
ot brown taffutau, and. In tlu wawlmUlo
materials, such as linen or pique. Seven
sizes, 22 to 31 Inches, waist measure.
No. 1901 Misses' Shirt Waist. For
summer, the demand for plain shirt
waists which can bo simply and readily
mado and which launder beautifully, is
heard, and in order to supply tho de
mand this pretty model of pJnk madras
Is offered. Three sizes, 13 to 17 years.
No. 1458 Girls' Tucked Dress, with
a Ydko Guimpe. This little dress is a
charming style for sheer goods, all
sorts of wash goods and also for silks
and a variety of woolen dress goods
In plain, checked, striped and figured
effects. It is here Illustrated made of
whlto handkerchief linen, with the
guimpe of all-over embroidery in a
small design. Four sizes, C to 12 years.
No. 174 C Ladies' Low-necked Waist,
with Short Puff Sleeve, Body and
Sleeve Lining and with or without the
Girdle. "Very beautiful effects may bo
produced in this waist which is a
graceful girlish model for all sorts of
evening fabrics. Six sizes, 32 to 42
inches, bust measure.
No. 1496 Girls' and Misses' Shirt
Waist. A smart little shirt waist dress
for either the older or the younger girl
Is here shown. Tho shirt waist is of
the Peter Pan order, with rolling col
lar and three-quarter length sleeves.
Tho three-piece circular skirt could be
of plain, plaid, striped or checked goods
and the waist of linen, pique, popll
nette or any of the fancy shirtings.
Five sizes, 8 to 1C years.
Np. 1791 Misses' Tucked Jumper or
Guimpe Waist, ' Slipped on over the
head. A very nea waist is here shown
made of Irish linen wJth a pointed yoke
front and back and the same pointed
offect on the cap sleeves. Three sizes,
13 to 17 years.
No. 1829 Ladles' Nine Gored Plaited
Skirt. This model would develop beau
tifully In any of the pastel colors, or
In the .pekino black and white, in Lon
don smoke cheviot. Seven sizes, 22 to
34 inches waist measure.
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