| Show DOMmC 81101I HEREWith I HERE-With the putting on of winter nan nI the annual battle royal for their reservation In their natural size begins be-gins with the laundress and line upon line precept upon precept become I I com the order of wash day Im phaslze the fact that the dust sherald always be shaken from flannels before washing Iut In a tub of warm suds to which a tnlllespoonful of borax or two tablespoonfuls of household l an monla has been added Use the best quality of laundry soap but I do not rub directly on the flannels nor the flannels flan-nels on a board Never use yellow soap on account of the resin Squeezi In the hands 1 Rousing frequently unit rubbing sp I < dally bad sjKjta I > In th Plaint Wring llghtlv without twisting Into another tub of weaker suds 1 being careful 10 maintain ilia Name temper ituro to avoid shrinkage 1 Inse well I and put Into a third 1 water lenr but itlll of the same tempiratur If You like a little bluing I It may be added to this water Wring ns dry As possible without twisting and try ns quickly an Iolhle In the on air never 01 towing them to freu Before quite try Ink In fold 1 and roll 10 n clean cloth And Iron soon with a moderately hot Iron depending mostly upon a good deal df 1 pressure For colored flannels have fresh wrm suds that no lint my Adhere to them Thu treated nnnol will remain soft ellltlo and or normal size In buying ompr all Immbor that the bent arc always the cMnppt In the end A wlInlld carefullY trimmed and clean odorless larniladds l much 10 the nllracthns or a table Clean burners and wicks are essential to clear light The metal holders should tae boiled In salt nnd soda and water cry few weeks for hooted met a I give out a rent odor The wick becom clogged by the parnr nne In the oil and Ir Iong In iise should 1 je occasionally washed boiled nnd dried If soaked In vinegar they are BOld In give a clearer light The wick should never Clowel the tube It two tight lull out twn or three threads engthwlse When first lighted do not turn very high ns the flame Is apt to Increase Nr turn ow and leave Trilled 1 Never light a halfniled 1 amp that has been standing any length or time Lamps should be cared I for In the morning as a regular part of i Ihe routine work rill within n haIr Inch or the toP trim eenlIut the Charred part of the wlkulnK Ads sore kept especially for that purpose or rubbing oft with a bit I of proper The chimneys do not always need washing By breathing lightly down he chimney and rubbing with a tissue Paper a handful or waste or n clean soft cotton cloth they Cnn b < > kept bright and clear Never wash In l1arm really water tin chimneys thus treated crock easily still take on n cloudy surface that no rubbing eon eradicate Never clean with the patent brushes or bristle on a metal holder ni they scratch the glass And the chimneys break Chlmneyp wee formerly for-merly tempered In the manufacture but are now sold sit low that this precaution Is omitted I They may bo Tempered at luime I by I putting In cold water anti bringing to a boll Then cool In water Cold water anti alcohol alco-hol gives chlmnejs the highest polish When the lamp Is I tilled l and trimmed rub find dry every Inch of tho bowl fixture handle and hllo I that no trace of kerosene Im left to soil the hand of the lamplighter and turn the wick rather low to avoid the capillary overflow Noll benci The beet thing to oxtln gulsh n kerosene flame willi I flour Iery owner 01 a granite pan or kettle ham soon or late to hmoan their tendency to spring a Ik and their own Inahlllti to repair the damage Necessity In the mountUnseat least 10 tile mother ot invention and a farmers wife way back l among the Catskllls Tins proved l herself equal to the occasion When the orlllce appeared ap-peared that threatenedto make her kettle ket-tle as useless ns the rift within the lute she took a brass rivet such as hrne makers time role mending harness har-ness hammered It gently In the hot O anti the deed us not only done but well done nlIoween Is I near at hanJ and 01 ready the young people nTO cUdgeling their hruln file the mot effective method or 10tHIwlnA hp powers or the air and tinning the leaves of the hook of fate Cavil nt It us we of the ray hair And double China mv now we cannot deny the soft Impeachment that me too In the not so Ionic Ago were just As anxious for the fateful night Tn hum our nllo an pou our stocks An hand our Htlowoen Fit blythc that nlcht What matters It that Halloween It I a ratio of paganism So an many of the Christmas observances for that mat ter Hut we go in decking our homes and church with greens quit re gardless of the Druldlcal origin of the ceremony Although the customs per talnng to the celebration of Hall loween vary a little according to lo calltj the general features arc them the-m HornlnK nuts fins from time Immemorial ben considered one orthe most potent charms The names of ladq I And Inslen ore given neh nut am It Is laid on the tire and ns the burn quietly side 1 1 by side or fly apart the course of courtship may be foretol 1 Snapdragon Is I one of the oldest lie oices mherolly the Assurance or love to I mad dntiblv sure or etmnment foretold Th lraRono vibich must be I prepared l before tile party Consist or strips or Opet with veriter written on Them Three Pro then folded very mall wrlll1 Pnuglv In tealend or tlnroll anti then l Inceel In a large dish and covered with water over which Alcohol its I poured I This should bo done at the Able of the dish allowing It to filter down gently In Order that the two Honors may not mix The alcohol al-cohol Is I then set on fire mhen each Person In turn snatching one or the napdralro rrom the dish my find tnrln his future fortune A umd flf Caution regarding thin test 14 t that the dish containing the alcohol should be placed where three Is I no danger of the drops of burning alcohol nelllnK fire to anything anti that the draptno as fast as removed should be placed on a tin to cool Two other ancient customs still In ogu and applicable to All Hallows Iv 97 are the nutshell boats and the needle In the former melted I wax to I Poured fnto the halves of Fug lists walnuts In uhich short strings for wicks hv hn laid Two or these al n time may Ie named nnd lighted and floated In a full or water the way In which they ride Indicating their future career The needle ceremony 19 I prforml hy each person putting a needle to float In a basin of water This requires skill but can bo I clone by laclmj i > the iteedle on a piece or tissue pae and laying this gently on the water Boon I the paper becomes wet and sinks to the bottom leaving the needle on the surface sur-face Owing to their capillarity the needles will begin to art as though Imbued Im-bued with with life Rome rushing to tho edge 1 of th a I nnll clinging there while I others h Y arl Is cch 1 other 10 msCIdT 1Ig rllnglng clnr lId noldln Ili ore The manatee I hirli each proon needle inuven t 1 11 to t c true no A Jl what I fain hat In 1 toro for th 1 u r The simple f Ih Halloween cele honlPly nnlur litliteellien bratlon = nd4 use or the 1 < lIbn n Its approprit stage setting INII lie the rrroohm nl rcd should bo In keopln with n cnslon < Among dish the cmy Spjti a i nutritious made from tit husk or ot And l 4insteCatd0ormirk merved with Your r Intelllt of mill for Ing the 11011 on supper With Its Apples lIul I 01 Ili 4 n lot 1 wot chlr form the usual ncumltallts or the festival A clever sugg tion for a nallowen comes from th wells College girls fertile brains tail year the fateful eve was observed ut the college by n party whose personnel was made up of the ghosts nf ninny celebrnted people After a march through the halls which were fantastical coruted And dimly dim-ly lighted by Jtckolanterns the sheeted thing i uliered In tho ilarken ed reading room and laying aside their 1 gibbering list n 1 to a 1 rending from Ilulwer Ljttons Haunted House Thli won followed by dancing refreshments refresh-ments And fortune telling until the hour when churchvnidn jawn The days or our great grandmothers are coming bark to tea and the dainty housekeeper Is I nnl satisfied unless her linen closet Is I rdnlnt I with the sweet flesh fragrance of lavender It was had Just been entertained Towels New England storiesTho Pearl of OWN Island l and the Ministers Wooing 11 sail a lIlIY I rcccntlj referring refer-ring to n guest chamber whoro she had Just been entertained Teiwles Philets lId tile fine old linen pillowcases pillow-cases all exhaled that requisite faint perfume And I Just burled mi head In the pillows And thought was ever anything so elcllilouily I refreshing Scented bods are a great tad In Eng land also While sachet of lavender laid In press anl bureau drawers In ollken chest anti linen closet are the usual mean or Imlrtlng the fragrance frag-rance the acidified perfume made up In the form ot wt hII grandmothers grand-mothers rAhlon rllvlvoo will be round more ntlraetor And lasting The rule fm this as given by an expert ex-pert In the art to I tn mix a Quarter of IL pound or cruohod lavender flowers with ten drops of oil of lavender and make It Into a dough < Ith a little gum tragacanth Knead this Into balls nbout the size of a marble roll In Powdered I orris root And put In a tight tin box I to dry A supply of these may be made And bo kept on hand l Inn In-n Closet corked bottle to replace the old ones when their pungency has vanished A common fault wllb scrambled egg Is that they tire cookt so hard as to be toullh and indigestible It a tablespoonful or milk or water be added ad-ded for each egg slid the mixture cooked only until creamy atirrings meanwhile with a fork the eult will be a dish both Appetizing anti whole some Serve with loUItelod tot In laving In the winters supply or cool remember that the white nb coals are hard and slowburning and are therefore better for range cool Inc stove or furnace 1 time while the red nob which is I soft nnd free burning make a luminous nre Is I better for the grate Preparatory to putting coal Into the Cellar close all dociri open 10K Into tM coal cellar c find clooo and ver the rligIston ivlth paper If the coal H thrown Into the cellar I through a shuts made In i the side of the house protect the side of the house by 1leco of Carpet or burlap tacked oil In New York the andard weight of a loaf of broad In I one pound and three ounce for a 1Iecnt loaf Mutton uell N r one of the simple rpm cities which should have nn honored place In every family medicIne closet For chapped hands and IP or for cut And brulmAIi It Is I AlwaYs ireful The suet may be procured nt the butchers tried out At home and while still warm floured Into little Jars or moul tool to-ol Turn out and wrap In tinfoil CamphorIce may also he made by melting a small piece ot camphor gum with the suet A mot delicious vegetal e soup that commndo Itself to hOlekep when the stockpot U empty 14 I 1 this given by limit Parlor On pint or white irnlps cut In cubes onehalf pint of carrot cut In cubes one pint of pota to en In eubei onehalf pint of lek the white part one large onion one clove or garllo one cholot one Mesnoonful of salt three tablespoon rul of butter one tcaspoonfu of sugar lethlrel tpaspoonful of pepper two quarts of water Cut the onions tine and cook them slowly with the butter for half an hour Then add the boll Ing water and carrots and cook half an hour longer At the end of this time tide the turnip potatoes seasoning and cook tin hour If ynts hv parsley pars-ley or c rfeull Add n teasimonful tel te-l before serving Tho soup Is I Improved If some hone or trimming or mot be added A mot delicious cream vegetable soup Is I made By rubbing a portion or thim soup Through a pure sieve and adding milk and a little gal I to It I It hould Jut come to the boiling point nlllt he served with tried or toste1 breadrMIA rMSI PADDOCK TILFOIID |
