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it? The rest of the chair is good, except per¬ 
haps a little worn on the arm*. Here is 
where tidies may be used with advantage. 
But let us have something sensible! Well 
then, a neat way of making a tidy for the 
back of such a chair is as follows: Take two 
equal lengths of pongee silk (it will wash), say 
one of pale green and one of pink. Turn a hem 
on each and fasten it down with a row of 
feather-edge stitching. Stitch the green with 
pink and the pink with green. One end of 
each strip may be raveled out and a knotted 
fringe made. Knot the two lengths together 
loosely and throw carelessly over the shabby 
place; only be sure and tack it fast in several 
places so that it won’t fall off the minute one 
sits down. 
A pretty tidy may be made of Holland 
linen. Cut the desired size, trace some pretty 
design, such as a spray of apple blossoms or 
wild roses, diagonally across it, and outline 
with wash cotton. Fasten to the chair back 
with bows of ribbon to match the cotton 
with which it is worked. This is certainly a 
sensible tidy as it can be washed as often as 
is necessary. 
Turkish towels come in very pretty colors, 
such as pale pink, blue, lemon, etc. Let me 
tell you, fair reader, that these make lovely 
tidies for sitting-rooms, bed-rooms, and the 
like. Catch the towel in the center and tie it 
with a bow of ribbon to correspond with the 
predominating shade in the towel. Then 
fasten on the back of sofa or chair as one does 
scarf. These, of course, can be washed as 
often as one chooses. Should they fade they 
can then be used for the bath-room and new 
ones put in their places. Very pretty ones 
can be bought for from 25 cents to 50 cents. 
Ribbons that have become a little crumpled 
and look scarcely fresh enough for your per¬ 
sonal adornment may be made to do service 
as ornamentation for the above. 
* * * 
Pretty sachet bags may be made as fol¬ 
lows: Take two equal lengths of contrasting 
ribbons. Lay them together, cord to cord, 
and with an open button-hole stitch join them 
together, leaving about three inches loose at 
each end. Then double them back to form a 
bae, leaving the under ends a little longer 
than those meant for the top. Then button¬ 
hole stitch the sides together. Next fill them 
with cotton, placing your sachet powder 
therein. Tie together with narrow ribbon 
where the loose ends begin, making a dainty 
little bow. We made one last Christmas of 
the following: A half yard each of pale blue 
and delicate pink ribbon about 3% inches 
wide, fastened together with dark cardinal 
floss and tied at the top with pale-blue bows. 
The loose ends were dove-tailed—two being 
longer than the other two. Heliotrope per¬ 
fume was selected. If one has artistic ability 
a spray of wild roses or daisies may be paint¬ 
ed diagonally across the two strips of ribbon, 
adding thereby a graceful finish. Or, if one 
prefers, the spray may be embroidered in 
floss. 
* * * 
Pretty reminders of our summer’s vaca¬ 
tion may be made as follows: While in the 
fields or woods gather any pretty or oddly- 
colored leaves, a cluster or so of clover or 
daisies, a few grasses or ferns, and lay them 
smoothly between the leaves of a book to 
press. After you are at homo again take 
them out and fasten with a little mucilage, 
on a square of Whatman’s drawing paper. 
Arrange them as artistically as possible; 
then mark across one corner the date when, 
and the place where gathered. They can be 
framed in nice little frames of oak at a 
trifling cost. These make very pretty orna¬ 
ments for your bed-room or library, and are 
pleasant reminders of your summer’s jaunt. 
* * * 
I have just ebonized a plain little wooden 
stand and my handiwork is such a satisfaction 
to me that I will tell you how it was done : 
First, I sand-papered the stand thoroughly, 
then brushed the wood several times with a 
strong, hot decoction of logwood chips. When 
dry, a coat of vinegar, in which rusty iron 
had been soaked, was given it. Then I applied 
beeswax, thoroughly dissolved in turpentine 
(this can be done by setting in a very warm 
place). The wax must be warm when applied. 
Then rub till a good polish appears. 
* «• * 
A DISH of charcoal placed in your meat 
larder will keep the articles sweet and whole¬ 
some almost as well as ice. Charcoal is a 
great disinfectant. If occasionally used for 
cleaning the teeth, it will sweeten the breath 
w'heu everything else fails to do so. 
* * * 
To wash windows and make them clear 
and bright, use ammonia and borax, but no 
soap. 
To wa?h glass tumblers, etc.: They oau be 
made brilliant by washing with strong tepid 
soda-water, then rinsiDg in clear, cold water, 
and drying with a linen cloth without nap. 
* * * 
Lemohs can be kept fresh for many weeks 
at a time by putting them into a clean, tight 
jar or cask and covering them with cold 
water. Keep in a cool place out of reach of 
the sunshine or light, and change the water 
often, not less than every third day—every 
second day would be better. 
* * * 
Smoke-stained lamp chimneys can be 
cleaned with salt. Wash them first with 
warm water and soap, and, while wet, rub 
them well with dry salt. Vinegar will also 
remove the stains. 
* * * 
If you have many brick paths about the 
yard and doorways you are doubtless troubled 
by their becoming green and slimy during 
the rainy weather we have been having. If 
you find that hard scrubbing does not removo 
the green stains, get some “Venetian Red ” 
from the druggist’s (it can be bought for five 
or six cents per pound. Two pounds will do 
a considerable amount of paving), and color 
the paths. First wash off the dirt, then 
sprinkle the powder lightly over the bricks 
and distribute evenly with a wet broom. 
This makes them a bright, brick-red. By do¬ 
ing this twice a month you can keep your 
paths in very good condition. This has also 
another virtue. It fills the interstices between 
the bricks and prevents weeds and grass from 
growing in the paths. 
* * * 
If you have a damp or dark cellar keep 
chloride of lime sprinkled about at all times. 
It not only purifies it, but will be a sure pre¬ 
ventive against snakes, which so often find 
their way into the wood-pile. Gather penny¬ 
royal and scatter it about the house, under 
beds and into closets. It will kill “things that 
walk by night ” such as roaches, bugs, mos¬ 
quitoes, etc. If troubled much with mosqui¬ 
toes, moisten the hands and face with liquid 
camphor on going to bed, and they will not 
molest you at all. I have lain awake and 
chuckled to myself over and over again as the 
vile little things saDg their songs about the 
room, knowing full well that they dared not 
touch me. dora harvey vrooman. 
PREPARING AND FILLING GLASS 
FRUIT CANS. 
S EE that each can is perfect. In new cans 
shake either shot or an iron dish-washer 
to remove any small pieces of glass. Sweeten 
old cans by rolling them in cold drinking 
water. For many cans as are to be filled at 
one time, have as many pieces of cloth (piece* 
of old aprons or anything clean and kept for 
the purpose) wrung from cold or warm water, 
no matter which, and wrapped around the 
cans. 
To fill, hold, for an instant, suspended in the 
can, a spoonful of hot fruit, then shake it 
about and add a few more, then fill nearly 
full, and with the can between the hands, give 
it a rolling movement, which settles the fruit 
and brings up the air, wipe the top clean, 
make dry with soft paper, put on the rubber, 
fill up with boiling juice, add the glass top and 
the ring (dry or cold), secure to the extent of 
your muscle, place where moving will not be 
necessary till cold, and let alone. The cloths 
can be removed when needed for other cans. 
When perfectly cold, examine the tops, and if 
any are doubtful, press down on the glass 
top, while removing the ring, and if right or 
wrong you will know it. Wash and wipe 
dry before putting cans away for good, as 
sticky cans are not pleasant to handle or 
moldy ones to look at. For keeping canned 
fruit, when space permits, a clean cellar bot¬ 
tom is preferable to untrustworthy tables or 
shelves. medora corbett. 
RECREATION FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. 
H OUSEKEEPERS as a class surely ueed 
recreation as much as anybody; but 
how seldom do they take it! The daily routine 
seems to leave no opportunity for pleasure- 
seeking , and thousands of housekeepers are 
enduring a monotonous existence with no 
prospects of any thing different. This is cer¬ 
tainly wrong. Eating, sleeping, cooking, 
mending and cleaning are all very useful and 
necessary as means to an end, but when they 
are allowed to monopolize life to the extent 
of shutting out needed relaxation and relief, 
it is time to call a halt. 
No time for recreation! Of course not, if 
you wait for it; but take it anyhow —if not in 
a nice, big vacation, then in small lots. Take 
a day r at the seashore, the mountains, the 
tails, the lake, the river, or just the common 
woods. Don’t wear yoursolf out tojprepare 
an elaborate picnic dinner, but pack up a 
simple lunch and go,—husband, children and 
all. If there are hired men, let them have a 
cold dinner for once. They will live, and 
thrive too. 
Then if John happens to be going to the 
village or to see a man a mile or two in the 
country, and asks you to ride with him, don’t 
tell him you really can’t, for Sammy’s socks 
must be mended, or the cellar steps cleaned, 
but put on your hat and go anyhow. Tuck 
the children around in the crevices of 
the buggy and be determined to enjoy 
all you possibly can. The cellar steps 
and things can wait, and in a week you will 
never miss the precious hour you took for a 
delightful, restful drive. 
Then, once in a while, if you can’t leave 
home for a whole day in the woods, live out- 
of doors under the trees near the house, or on 
the porch. That will please the little people 
and do you a world of good. If you must 
work, take your sewrng with you. It Is just 
as easy and far more healthful to make but¬ 
ton-holes and darn socks in the sweet out-door 
air as to do the same work in the house. 
Don’t let housework, however important, 
make an utter slave of you. I once knew of a 
lady with such a mania for cleaning that her 
sole object in life seemed to be to Keep her 
house spotless. She swept and dusted, 
scrubbed and rubbed, scoured and washed 
from morning till night. She would follow j 
her husband over the house with a cloth to 
wipe up any possible dirt or dust that might ! 
lurk in his wake, and altogether made j 
his home life miserable by her endless j 
devotion to her idol. Her husband, a well-to- 
do business man, owned a fine horse and car¬ 
riage and often wished his wife to drive out 
with him, but she could never stop cleaning 1 
long enough, so his neighbors got the rides 
and she staid at home, a perpetual slave to 
the scrubbing-brush and wasb-cloth. 
If you cannot take real recreation take your 
work in a recreative way. Sit out on the 
porch or under a tree to pare potatoes and 
apples. Shell peas and beans by a cool win¬ 
dow or in the hammock and quaff long, deep 
draughts of heaven’s pure air whenever you 
can. Compel circumstances to yield you 
enough of relaxation and pleasure to fit you 
for better living and greater usefulness. Life 
is short enough and wearing enough at the 
best; let us all resolve that whatever our oc¬ 
cupation, it shall not prevent us from having 
good times or giving good times to others. 
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