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SCHOOL FOR HOUSE WIVES?By Marion H&rland
practical IHfnts
_# for 0
tbe THousefteeper
LL\ 6AT7'*a **? paper lately aques
1 tion about putting up beeta in
glass Jars. I can all my beets In
th? fail, and they aro Just like
new beeta for a year. I wash
?nd cut top and ropts off. then boil till
tender and throw them into cold water.
The skln comes off then very easlly. I
put Into Jars, out into pieces, and heat
my vinegar, generally bolllng it. I al?
ways keep a few small very red beets
out that I never cook, cutting them into
little pleoes and putting some ln tho bot?
tom of each Jar. I put ln my cooked
beets, then the hot vinegar, pepper and
salt, the vinegar to suit taste; seal the
jar up tightlv and set away. I have beets
the year around and leave none in the
cellar to make dlrt.
"I thlnk 'N. M. B.' in the paper of the
ISth of April is like me: the ants are so
Jine many people ea/t them and don't see
them, so. of covreQ> they are not both
ered by ants. I surely feel sorry for her,
as I had the same trouble, yet I am a
pretty fair housekeeper.
"1 put paris green from the door of
my slttlng room to tho oupboard, and. ln
the cupboard along the edge of the
sheives, and I never saw an ant after a
day or two. I shall be ready for them
this summer if they make their appear
ance. E. B. M.
"P. S.?Marlon Hariaind, I wish I could
give you a nica bowl of trailing arbutus,
as 1 can get so much here, and I know^t
ls scarce with you. E. B. M/
1 echo tho wlsh with all my heart. Tet
the friendly thodght is not a bad substi
tute for tne dainty darlings, so fragilo
to sight, in reality so bravo and hardy.
Like Dick SwiveUer's Maxchioness, I shall
"make believe very hard" all the day that
I have them.
"L I am refurnlshing my two second
story bedrooms and would like to know
what would be nlce for the bureau, as
mine never looks nico.
"2. Where could I get new slides for
my ice chest? I would like something
clean-looking; mlne are always spotted
and they must be scrubbed with sand
soap. I shouid like something that the
maid could wash, something white or
giass.
"3. How can one wash clothes to keep
them white and what kind of soap shouid
one use? MRS_.?\,.
1. Have a whlt? linen cover to nt the
top of the bureau, embroidered ln wash
eilks, cr with white working cotton; or
with a drawn-wcrk border and plain
centre. Arrange on this a pin-cushlon,
toilet articles, such as comb, brush, but
ton-hook, etc. Comb and brush shouid be
in a china tray, and halrpins ln an orna
mental "holder" of some kind. Avoid the
cluttered look bureau tops usually have.
Leave room for the person who ls dress
ing to lay down collars and other small
objects.
A pretty pin-cushlon now ln vogue ls a
roll about eight inches long and less than
four Inches in diameter, covered, first,
with colored silk to match the furnishings
of the room. then with muslin, dotted or
plain, with a wide ruffle of same all around
tbe cushion. A head rest, simllar in
shape, material and make, but somewhat
larger, is faatened to the back of the
easlest ohalr in the room.
If you have essence bottles on your
bureau, see that they are not empty. They
mean less than nothing when kept for
2 You can get grass slides from any
house-furnlshlng estahlishment. The'.next
best thing is to have your wooden slides
covered on both sldes with zlnc, It is less
expenslve than glass, and the slides will
be more oumbrous. But they. ar? clean and
durable. . ,
S. I repeat dlrections given several weeks
ago bv a member of the Exchange:
"I liave whitened clothes by putting a
small quantity of chlorld? of lime ln a
tub of cold water. Let the clothes remaln
ln it for several hours after1 they have
been washed and rlnsed. After standlng in
the chlorlde Of lime rinse thoroughly
agalh. I have used this without any In
jurv to the olotbes, and it will whiten
them. The quantity of lime, before It ls
dissolved, shouid be.one tablespoonful to.
a good-sized tub. I'also add bora-, to
poften the waten" '
Tou phould have.no trouble ln,keeplng
your^olothes white in summerff you nava,
9. good bleaching'ground*
"I have)a'.rubber plant andhave trans
planted'if-lnto a larger pot. Since then
the leaves are dropplng, and it seems to
be dylng. Will you please tell me of a
remedy to enllven lt again?
"MRS...J. Q."
Plants,usually.droop for some days af
\er transplantation. The roots have not
Segun to take hold of the new soil, and
raw no su6tenance from ft. The plant ls
lasting unwillingly. Give it time! Set it
iut of doors, water it Judlclously -and give
it shade for half tho day.
"L Please tell me of something to clean
rusaet shoes; without making them very
dark.
"2. I would like to say that the clean
ing Brocess for mattlng spoken of last
week 1b equaUy good. JCor. a white straw
hat. I have tried U sucoessfully. Of
course, you must brush as much dust
as possiblo out before applying corn
meal. B. E. M."
1. Orle girl cleans hers with naphtha;
another'recoromends cutting a banana in
half and cleanlng the shoes with the in
eide. pollshing afterward with chamois
skln. Neither process darkens the shoes
very much?so the girls say.
2, It will be recollected that the afore
eaid process was tlie applicaUon of rather
coarse cornmeal to the mattlng. The first
layer shouid be sllghtly moistened,
brushed in hard, then swept off before
the second supply of meal (dry) goes on.
A little salt added to the dry. cornmeal
tends to keep the straw from yellowing.
"L Would you please give me a reclpe
for pianklng shad, and how to make and
prepare the plank?
"?. I would also like to know how to
take coal oil out of a floor and moquette
carpet and rug. i , MRS. J. P.
1. For dlrections see reclpe column.
Have a board that will just hold a large
shad Oak or ash. pbplar or hickory is
preferable to pine. It shouid be thor?
oughly Beasoned. Many of the "planks"
cold for this purpose ln shops are of green
wood, and spllt or warp when exppsed to
fhe, flre. Hav? lt pl_ned on both sldes
and heat very gradually the first time
2 Covar with jjowdered fullers* earth
wo'rked toa st!5 paste with household
ammonla. Let lt remaln for twenty-four
hours before brushing off.
"Bnclosed is a eample of dress goods. I
would Uke to dye il myself .if.you. thlnk I
can, ancf What'color would you spggest?
What dyee db yOu recommend.? Anqthej
thing?the dyes' gehOrally run^ther tor
all cotton or.aJUsllk ?r, fell jvooj, wbere
ae my goods iabolh oottdn apti wool.
How would you'use th? dyee.? WJll you
kinoly give'meffull instructlonaj .
K "0.*tac7 :
Frankly, ?I* know nothing.of ahrAteur!
Cvelng. Aa'^fr,agldy I confess that I have
never seen > perfectly satlsfactory results
from other people's'rentures ln this dlreo
tion Theramnstbe fast color* that may:
be achieved.by amovice in the'art, but I;
am not tortunate enough to knoWahy
tbins of them by experience. And-frpm
my youth up I hav? never been ablo to;
tell others how to accomplish what I'
cannot compSrehond for myself. My ad-l
vicc to'you ls to tako the goods to a-dyer.;
??pieas? give me some suggestions how;
tfe'paint a drug store with low celllng.;
aldes and top wainscotlng that have
^>e?n painted dark. I want to paint
ceiling and sldes so as to make the room ;
cecmhigher, and shelvlng and counters;
to correspond. MRS. S. S. D."
Paint ihe walls terra cotta. taking care :
?ot to havo it too dark. and the ceiling a
ioft reddlsh croam color. The edges of,
g^fll-houkl t- a U___4??*3 U?n :
THE AMERICAN GIRL AT THE CORONATION-VISITING THE TOWER OF LONDON
Drawn faj Malcoim Slrauss
HOW ANY CAREFUL NEEDLEWOMAN MAY MAKE A PRETTY
IRISH POINT LACE COLLAR AND TRIMMINGS TO MATCH:
NB of the essentlal features of
Irish lace is tho edgings. There
are many varietles of those lit?
tle edgings, and several have
already been presented to the
readers of this column. The two lllus
trated here separately are very pretty and
useful for many purposes bealdee Jlnishlng
Irish lace.
Edging No. L?The row of open spaces
along the foundation ohaln is not made
separately, but is made by degrees while
proceeding with the little Ieaves of the
pattern.
First Row?On the foundation chaln
make trebles, each separated by 1 chaln
tchaln 1, miss 1, treble on next); then
chain 8. fasten on fourth stitch. turn and
? chain 5, 1 treble; chain 3, 1 treble; chain
3, 1 treble; chaln 3, 1 treble; chain 5, fas
ten under loop; turn, chaln 4, underchaln
5 and fasten on fourth treble of founda?
tion; make 2 doubles, 1 half-treble, 3
trebles, 1 half treble and 2 doubles; under?
chaln 5; 2 doubles, 1 half-treble, 3 trebles,
1 half-treble and 2 doubles under each
chaln of three; do the same under chaln
5; 4 more doubles under *4 chain of little
stem; treble on foundation chain and be?
gin at first row.
Edging No. 2.?This edging ls very
showy, yet easy to make. After arrang
lng your lace border to an even * 6 chain,
l treble ? outer edge, you make 1 double
ln every stitch of chaln; then ? chain 7.
miss 1 space, fasten on treble; chaln 7,
miss 1 space, fasten on next treble.
Second Row?Turn, make 3 doubles, 1
picot, 3 doubles. 1 plcot, 3 doubles, 1 picot,
3 doubles under last loop of 7 chaln; under
next loop make 3 doubles, 1 picot, 3 dou?
bles and turn; chaln 7 and fasten in mid?
dle of first loop fliled; turn and flll the
last 7 chaln as you did the flrst, and.fln
ish the second loop with }_ 1 plcbt, S dou
bles, 1 plcot, 3 doubles. Leave a space of
6 doubles between scallops.
The larger pattern of 2 scallops shows
hoW a pretty turnover collar can be made
in the same way. After working the nar
rower edge, one will easily understand the
way of widenlng the pattern.
This collar is of typical Irlsh point.
A sailor collar made also of Irlsh lace,
or a bolero, would compiete the set to
perfectlon. The collar illustrated on April
27, worn with the stook collar herewith il?
lustrated, would make a handsome combi
natlon. '*
Seven different devices are used in this
stock collar, two of which (the shamrook '
and rolling thistle) have been described ln
a previous article.
The shamrook used In this collar ls
formed in a group of three, while the one
prevlously Illustrated was slngle; but one
will easily see, from the lllustratlon, how
to work it in groups. The lower shamrock
is made first, and when the three leaflets
have been completed, work 9 doubles on
the stem, and Instead of going back to
base of stem to compiete. A, ohain 40, and
make the 3 leaflets Of the farthest sham?
rock at the end; then' make 40 doubles
over 35 of chain 40, and make the other,
shamrook, by. chain 9, 3 leaflets. 9 doubles
over chain'9, and?doubles-ln eachatitch of
lower stem. Turn, and make 1 double ln
each stitch of stem (both the main stem
and small stem of shamrock last made);
then 1 double in each stitch of the 3 leaf?
lets; then 1 double in each stitch of long
stem, and all around the 3 leaflets of last
shamrock.
On right hand side of shamrock, the
thlstle and the little square devices have
both been described before. The last de- ,
vice at right end is made thus: Chain 3,
close ln a ring; chain 10, double treble ln
ring; ? chain 6, treble in ring *, repeat
from * twice more, chain 6, and fasten on
4th of chain 10. Fill under each ohaln of
6, with * 3 doubles, 1 picot, 3 doubleB, 1
picot and 3 doubles.
Third?Over 1 treble of last row make 3
chain for a treble; ? chain 5, treble between
2 picots. chain 5, treble on next treble ?,
and repeat from * to ? 3 times more.
Fourth?Nine doubles' under each chain
of 5. I l V , ,',
Fifth?One double In each double all
around. .. , ' '_...
Sixth?One double in each double wltb
1 picot on each fifth double. . ?
Bose_The rose device on left aide of
shamrock is made in this way: Wind your
thread abbut 30 times on a small pencll,
and flll this ring with 40 half-trebles. Now
make 1 double in each stitch, with 1 picot
of 7 chain in every other stitch.
Next row, chain 20, turn, and fasten on
ring leaving 2 doubles between; turn and
make 25 doubles under this ring; make 3
single stltches on centre ring-; ? chain 15,
fasten on 8th double of last bar, turn and
make 20 doubles under loop; make 3 sin
gles on centre ring *, and repeat from * to
? 6 times more. Chain 35 for stem, turn
and make 40 doubles under chain 35, and
going around the bars, work 1 double in
each double, with 1 picot on ewery third
or fourth stitch.
The next devlce on the left 1b also begun
with a ring on which two rows of doubles
are worked; then, on 1-3 of the outer rlng
work as follows: * chaln 6, mies 3, fasten
In next 3 timee; turn, make 10 doubles in
last loop of 6 made, and 5 under next;
turn, chain 6, and fasten on top of 10
doubles; turn, work 10 doubles in last loop
of 6 made; flnish the second loop with 5
doubles, and make 6 doubles in next (or
first.loop of 6)*; turn, chaln6, fasten back<
on middlo of second loop; turn;' work 5
doubles under last chaln S; turn. chain 6
and fasten on next; fill last loop made with
10 doubles, and make 5 doubles under each
of two other loops, Go around tho flgure
thus formed with 1 doubls in each stitch,
making 1 picot on every third. ? _ ..
The last flgure on the left ls also begun
?with a padded ring, around which are
made S drvisions of- eaoh 20 chain under<
which 40 doubles- are -mads. -Another' rbsej
of doubles ls worked all around, and a
lace stitch lnside each loop.
Now baete all the devices on your cam?
bric pattern, and make the lace fllllng,
glving an even finish around the collar.
For the last row slmply work 5 doubles ln
each chain of 5, and i double and 1 picot
over treble, or sixth stltoh.
The smaller wheels or devices u_*d as
filling-need no dlrectlons.
PLANKED SHAD.
ffm EASON yours plank in an open;
oven. tarnlngr every two mlnutes:
unttt lt ls hot all through; fasten;
the flsh, skin downward, to tho!
board with large tln tacks drlven
lightly into the edges; rub with butter,
pepper and salt It.and IncUne lt at a gentfe:
: angle in front of a glowlng grate. or put it;
Into a moderate oven. Cook half an bour,
buttering three times during the-process.
Tou may transfer lt to a hot dish after
drawing the tacks, but "the thing" 13 to
serve It upon the plank, Iaying the Iatter
upon a large.platter and hidlng.the edges
of the board* with water cresses.
Pass sllced'Iemon with lt.
aiKJFFHD BAS3.
/^S. feEAIPthe flsh and lay for an hour
?//^) In.a ''marinade** of oil and lemon
1^_^\, julce, turnlng several times. Then
^^^ prepare a forcemeat of fine
crnmbs, cbopplng mushrooms and
a little mlnced pork and seasoned with
pepper and onlon juice. Sew up the flsh
and lay upon the gratlng of your "covered
.roaster." (You ought to have one, if you
have nott) Anoint with two tablespoonfuls
ot best salad blli put half a cupiul of hot
water ln the bottom of the roaster.' just
touchlng the flsh; put on the cover and
set in a good oven. A large flsh will not
be done under an hour. Baste twlce with
the water ln the pan^and once with butter,
ten mlnutes before serving.
Send around Holl-nrtal?
Care ot Cbttftxen
parents' Contes
ANY tiraeo I har? tBcafW
I must write to you whe?
I saw something in yo?K
? column I_?U appeaftd to
ino' _?w; at last X ara
moved to speech by _ij children** ?****
ner. I am sorry ~r_s? _.omlng to 9?o yo?
give a warnlng agalr.s. what Ia to n1? ?
standard remedy. Borlc or boracic aefd
is one of the moat useftxl thicgs ifc uer '
medicine cloeet, aud I keep always ?
little box of it in the baby's baaket. My
physician daucribes lt as th? ralldest ot
the antiseptlw. A pinch of lt gcea to tho
water with which I we.Bh the baby's
mouth morning and night. I apply th?>
same to the eyes (but with warm water>
at tho tirst slgn of inflammatio.i or mst-.
ter in the corners shat often.cames from
cold.
"It is a perfectly safe ey? wash fea*
young or old, and one avpUcation. wM
usualiy cure an incipicnt cjise of pink
eye. It is also fine dusting powder lu
case of chafing or an eruption whera th?
skin is broken. I thlnk any physician
or druggist will corroborate me ln tbis.
I have tound Dr. Gritflth's book on 'Th?
Care of the Baby' to be a useful work of
reference. The rule which he gives for
the use of borlc acid is. one-half ounc?
to a pint of water. I wish I could talk
to the mother who wants to tind reci
tatlons for her little boys. My boy haa
been reciting since he was two-and-a
half, and his memory is splendld now. I
choose only good verses, but childish
ones, that he can render with thorough
understdnding. He 13 now 6 years old,
and I shall soon teach him some stan?
dard classics, but I do not think it right
to push his understanding In the least.
"He enjoys 'Horatius,' too, but he ia
not ready to memorize It, for when h?
does he will want to know the whole h'z
story of Rome and the meanlng of every
classical alluslon. His memory would
take In anything, for as a test lately t
have taught him Goethe'a 'Veilchen- ln'
German, and he repeats it perfectly, with
expresslon, while flnding lt hard to re
member the English meanlng. I do not
encourage his reciting for friends and
relatives, but he has an elocution claaa
at school. and so Iearns new pieces as
a matter of cour3e and with entire un
consciousness. I am making a scrap
book for him. placlng ono cutting on a
page and surrounding it with plctures
illustrating it. taken from magazines
Many verses by Laura Richards ar?
good; they have been published largely
in St. Nicholas. Her verse3 are also
collected in book form. which I hava
obtained from the Children's Public Li
brary. Some of Eugene Field's, too. ar?
charming. The llbrary has fine collec
tlons of them all. A. L. E."
Borax, or boraclc acid, used by the ad
vice and according to the prescrlptlon of
a physician, is a very different thing from
the "borax" of commerce. used freely in.
our laundries and bathrooms. When, I
warn young mothers not to apply drugs in
nursery practice, without professlonal
counsel, I have possibillties in mind of
which , my dellghtf ul correspondent may
not have thought. Borax. in the shap?
Ishe finds valuable in her nursery, waa
' never out of mine during the beautiful
; years "when our children were babies."
: 'Tn the 'Care of Children' column In
the Sunday paper ,,I have notlced so
many requests from mothers for a for
mula for babies' foods, that I thought
you might, perhaps, be glad to know ot
a book on the subject that could b?
recommended to anyone wishlng it. Th?
book is 'The Care and Feeding of Chil?
dren,' by L. Emmett Holt, M- D.. puo
lished by D. Appleton & Co.. price 50
cents. It contalns, beside chapters on
bathlng. care of the eyes, mouth, skin
and numerous other subjects. Xormula?
for modlfying milk for babies from
blrth upward, in varying proportions and
strengths, according to age. The bring
ing up of babies, especially 'bottla
babies,' is becoming such a science now
adays, when lt seems to be becoming
more and more frequent for mothers to
be unable to nurse their babies (I know
of so many, myself included. who would
have been only too glad to be able to do
so), that a common-sense, practical Ilttla
manual like this is a very great help.
"C. G. A."
Dr. Holt's name and reputation are so
well-known to all chtIdren-Iover3 ln thia
part of the world that "C. G. A" shouid
have a vote of thanks from the "Corner"
for calling our attention to the manual sh?
recommends.
It is a source of deep gratification to m?
to find correspondents taking more and
more interest in this part of our page.
For many weeks I marked with secret
chagrin the dlsproportion between th?
number of letters drawn forth by the story
of a mangy mousar. a featherless canary.
or a paretlc parrot, and those which asked
or gave Information relatlve to the most
Important part of Anlmated Nature? tha
children, who are to make th? hlstory ot
the newly-born century.
I congratulato other mothers with my?
self upon tha slgns of awakaning interest
In this aubjeot. When tha spacious draw
ar o? the eoitorial d<ssk labeled "Chil?
dren" la filled to uur3Ung with easer com?
munications roy heart will be exceedlng.
glad.
"I turn to you in my perptaxlt/. hep- ;
ing that you will help me witn yoixe
kind advice, a3 you help so many
others who ask you. I am married to
a wldower, whd haa fiv? children. thre?
boys and two girls. It is about them I
wish to consult you. Tha oldest girl is
II and th? youngest 9. They ar? both,
good girls, considering the litfl? train?
ing they have had. Their motnar waa
sick a long time before sh? died, But
the oldest has two terxlble falling;*.
which trouble me sorely, namely, un
truthfulness aud dishonesty.
"I have uaeti ?very means I know to
bring about a change?speaking to her
of her dead mother. or punlahing her, ;
or trying to win her through kind- '
ness, and all to no avalL. Qnly_ye3iar:? .
day, when I had gone away for tho
day, she took money out of her
brother'3 pocket and bcrutrht cacdy and
Ice cream, and the worat of it ls. ah?
Induced her little lahocent sister t?
take some also. Her? 1.5 where I *>ta
pus_led as to what ls rlshc Ase we do?
ing right in allowing her to ruht her
little sister? for we cannot watch her
continually, and if we sand har to som?
institution lt m*y spoll her altogether.
"I dearly loved thenrwhen I came to
b? their mother-, but, X am sorry to>
say, my love for th? oldesy gisi is fast
wanine. 2 am nghtisg agalaat thia
with all my might. fcr I thlnk I an
doing wrong, and that th? Loid triee
me In this way, bht It fa a. ftard stziXMr
gle. Plsas? tell me what to dol
"A TROUBL2I> MCHCHBR."
Your task in heavy and hard. Tat jm%",
are in one sense mort bound to th? jiar- .
formance of it than if th? ?oor ailinjr
: chQd wer? yours by blrth. You kmoom
this work voluntarily. and with your ayee .
open. It is your saored misalon, aaaffln
i to which you devoted yourgelf when /4a j
luttered th? vows that united you'lajnajC |
1 riage to these children** father. Froa '
ivour letter I know you to be a fihc'ar* \
! Qod-fearing woman. H? haa mad? you?
?llhe of labor, your trial of faith and p?
' tlenca very clear. Kumanly apeakln*, if
| this child is to b? saved you mu? do- it.
' I am thankful that you shrink from. th?
: thought of puttlns; her into tho hand* of
rhired offlciaJs. Keep her with you. and
keep her oloser to you than you keep har
'? sister. Get hold of her heart, teach her
fto lovs you, a good woman who hatee a
; lie and abhors dishonesty. Deal with her
?unhappy procllvtty as you would with ?
.physical dlsorder from which every body
; who does not love her would shrink la
dlsgust Let her qoniprehend that you
Icannot and will not put her away. cacaus?
[you lov? her and Goti love? her. Help
? her to overcome tho slnful tendency by
; trustlng her when?v?r?you c?n. and com
;raending har when sha-serogglee with hea?
' Confidontlally. I may say that you eee4 -
inot be discouraged. Th?u?ande of ethne
cbUdren of.her age hare beeat Uace aai