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Show Save Your Steps, Little Woman J r y 1 CONVENIENCE which is always on supply through the practice of a nmall I 'fcMTft cconomy 9 tho folded wrapping paper. iBffia? If all wrappers from parcels are folded and laid away on a certain 6helf or in a certain drawer until wanted -it will save much time and trouble. Only clean, untorn pieces of paper should be laid by and these will accumulate with surprising rapidity, so that one will soon have a very good supply of various thicknesses from which to select. Another little economy whicli is especially commended to the adoption of the woman who doc3 her own dishwathing is the saving of bits of soap, toilet and kitchen sorts, and even ends of scouring eoap. These scraps may be tossed into an earthen jar or glass preserve jar, the receptacle is then filled with enough boiling water to melt the poap and left to ntand until tho foft soap i required for use. Several tahlcspoonfulu of the "jelly" which will form in the jar, if poured in the dishpan before filling it with warm water, will make the nicest "suds" possible, Do not allow al-low the jar to become empty. Always refill it with hot water when you use any of the contents, and throw in from time to time any small scraps of soap which arc collected from bathroom or kitchen holders. Here is a recipe which is said to bo efficacious for cleansing fabrics without injuring their texture tex-ture or changing their color. It is alto recommended recom-mended for cleansing rugs and carpets, Grato two raw white potatoes into a bowl which contains a pint of clean, cold water. Now strain through a sieve, allowing the liquid to fall into another receptacle containing another pint of cold water. When it settles pour off the water into a bottle or fruit jar and keep for future use, Dip a sponge in the potato water and rub the soiled soil-ed garment carefully, after which it may be washed in clean water. The sediment of potatoes left in the bottom of tho bowl after pouring off the water may be used for cleaning ruga and car-pctn. car-pctn. If the face towels are wearing out too rapidly raution the men of tho household not to dry their razors upon them. The sharp edges of the blade will cut the weave of the linen, and while it may not show at once it is bound to cause them to wear quickly. Lamp chimneys and gas globes will Inst much lo:.gcr if they arc put in the wash boiler with enough cold water to cover them and then slowly boiled. That is, the water must be gradually allowed to reach the boiling point. When they are removed they will be "toughened" to an ex tent which will prevent thou likelihood of cracking crack-ing readily. If one uses candles in the household tho ends, if saved, will be found u very good substitute for beeswax. They may be tied in bits of old linen and kept in a box in the ironing cupboard. A btirnt eautcpnn can sometimes bo saved by boiling a lump of washing soda in it- It must not be scraped first, but "set on" to boil, half filled with water and with a generous lump of the soda. This thould eoften the burnt substance, which can then be easily removed. For mending broken crockery, a little plaster of paris and gum arable dissolved in hot water will be found an excellent "glue." It should be kept at hand in caEc of accident. All fine china hould, however, be washed by the mielrejs of the household. She must not expect such ware to be preserved if its care is left in the .hands of a maid, |
