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Show I FOR OUR WQMEN READERS waiTTiur especially Ton the mvEnma ttleowam it MM MAUDE B. CTLLBT. 6000 WA11TOI RBEBT. FHJLAX)..U1'H1A.) ' , HOUSEHOLD NOTES To polish aluminum ' maka a mixture of borax, ammonia and water. Apply with a soft cloth. A llttl soap or black lead ruhbed on th. hint, of a squeak! nc door wlU often mn4y matter. When sewing machine needles become blunted rub them across a whetstona, which repaints aa good aa new. Brown boots may bs blackened by nib-bine nib-bine tns blacking wall Into th. shoes with a raw potato and than polishing. A nutplck kept on th. kitchen Ubl Is a most convenient article for removing remov-ing th. paper cover from th. milk bottles. To waterproof boots, melt together two part of beeswsx with on. part of mutton mut-ton fat and apply to th. leather at nlaht. Soak new broom In stronc hot salt water before using. This toughens the bristle and makes ths brooms last longer. Shavings of cedar wood or camphor. Inclosed In-closed In muslin baas, and the laltar distributed dis-tributed among th. clothes, will prevent moths. 8m that anything stood away for future fu-ture um I tlithlly covered, otherwise It absorbs Impurities or may taint est, butter but-ter and milk. IBruehtlltbrald 'rs from jluat Jrlths slum, which will remove the tarnlah whan It Is brushed off. When rood has accidentally been made too salty In cook In, the effect may b counteracted by adding a table.poonful of vlnetar and ana of sugar. For those having asparagus ferns that do not seem to grow, try putting a spoonful spoon-ful of castor oil around the roots, and notice ths change In about alx weeks. Banana, pulped and seasoned with l.mon. Is a tasty filling for a brown bread sandwich. For the lunchaon or the ft o'clock tea they will be found delicious. If half a bottle of olives nee been used and you wish to keep the rest, add a pinch of aalt to the brine, pour a tea-spoonful tea-spoonful of oliv. oil Into th. liquid and replace the cork. Hsmstltchsd tablecloths and napkins oan be nicely mended when the hemstitching hem-stitching break by fagoting the ad see together with strong thread. This will wear as long aa the article. . A delicious sandwich past. 1 mad. from shredded lettuce, chopped plmolas and a sprinkling of parmssan ohe.se. Mix with mayonnaise and spread on buttered ellco of brown bread. When using a bottle of glue, the stopper stop-per may bs prevented from sticking by rubbing a fresh one with a HUI. lard or tress, of soma kind and using thai In place of th old sticky on. Omand glass globes, whether plain or figured, will bs brighter and whit. If, aftar being washed In soap and water, they are rinsed and then allowed Co drain Instead of being wiped. FASHIONS AND FATS Kw liiirl bk) gbow frills. Ban of striped at Ik ar UMd wits, striped suits. - . Scallops on houss owbs ar vary much ta favor. On hats thars Is daddad nsa of strips ribbon or silks.- Natural feather quills ar ssen In plaid and sotnbra colors. routards. taffetas a 1 twilled silks stand well to th front. Lathr bUa hav jrtlt, dull silver mr leather covered buckles. Foulard sjowns with tiimmlna of plain taffeta are very chic. . Both htirh and low neckwear are bains shown In the new styles. Many French handkerchief a are am broldered In delicate colore. Roeottee In novel ahapee era fashioned of straw w!ih centera of silk. For belts, the black and white stripe are used In leather and alik. Oluny. In band Intra. Is very popular fop trim mi it the bottoms of the new skirts. Prominent among- the trimmin are th daehln effects In aullls and rosette. ' Striped and dotted rainproof fonlards are very attractive for hoods for motor Th new marquteette walate ar love. v. Many of tbera are embroidered In oo4-ara. oo4-ara. i Many skirts show ttinJcs that are buttoned but-toned over at on aide under rows of buttons. . l The season's poke hats have been ar dently taken up by fashion hi worn woh motor. Waistcoats or veata, some with, some without revers ar seen in many of tne nsw coats. For tailored suits a novel material Is "aero ray." It Is not so heavy aa chev lots or serves and come In moot at tractive colorings. New skirts are over two inch a wK hut heavllv weighted At bem t maintain atralstjt line. Olrdles of cord represent somethins; Uks a rush of fashion, so far as th Spain season is concerned. - Coronation red, empire free and klna-'s blue tle and twits will be smart with the severs tailored waist. - Amonc th Ens-llsh and French importations im-portations In motoring mllllnrv are tt saucy llttl tiioome and helmete. Beautiful are the new embroidered silk elove; some ar don In colore, otheia have tucks and embroidery. The new fad In corset I "the natural effect." At present thla Influence is ' shown only In huh ctaaa rooda. , Th ribbon sirdVee r oit of pte with tailored eutt or ohlrtwaiat. and the cord Birdie ar pearly aa dry. Very chlo are th silk slaatle bits In Save all the lemon bulla, drop them Inte the vesasl In which you boll your ta towels and It will whiten thsm wonderfully, wonder-fully, and there will be a clean freahneei about them that la vary desirable. Sew the skirt binding on th hem oi your skirt before you press It. Press. Ing the goods flsttsns it and It become! difficult to tell the braid on a thla fabric without atltchlng through It. Put a good alssd lump of aalt Into s cup of vinegar and put Into the veesel that la dlcolord and 1st It stand for hall day. Wash wsll with Warm watsr anc soap and th sediment will come oil aeefly. An aay way to mend torn lac I te filac a piece of paper und.r the place o be sewed and then to atltch on th machln until this hols I filled. Use very fin. thread and pick out th paper afterward. Clean matting with bran instead of weaning It with oap and water. Tie th bran in a cheesecloth bag, dip the bag Into clean, warm water, rub the floor briskly with It and rlnss with a cloth wrung from jvarm aalt water. To brighten your carpet add a tabl.-spoonful tabl.-spoonful of turpsntln. to two gallons of watsr and aft.r th. carpet Is swept dip a cloth In the turpentine watsr and go ovsr the carpet thoroughly. The doth must be wrung quit dry. A rusty grata can be cleaned with little lit-tle trouble If It be black leaded and then left for twenty-four hours, or sven for a couple of days. The black lead will absorb th rust and the steel can then bs polished In the ordinary way. Soak a piece of string tn turpentlns and tie it around the glass Just where you wish ths break to come Then fill the glsss or bottls up to th. point with cold water snd set Are to the string. The glaee will snap all along the heated line. When washing blouses. Ana handkerchiefs, handker-chiefs, lace veils, ties, etc. put a small lump of orris root In ths rinsing watsr. This imparts a dsltcats vlolst scent to thsm, much more partnanent than any that can be achieved by a sachet. The following mixture Is excellent for staining boards: Tske a quarter of a pint of black japan, three-quarters of a pint of turpentine, and If a lump of burnt sienna ground in turpentine I added It will make the (lain a nice rich oak color. Black good, especially when they become be-come aged, tak on a grayish hue. This defect csn be remedied by cleansing the piece thoroughly with alcohol. Th. fluid does not Injure black crepe and la especially espe-cially good when used on black hats. In putting lace Insertion Into tub dresses In such a way aa to bear a strata, as In attaching a flounce to a skirt, or in the yoks of a waist, X cut strips of bob-blnst bob-blnst a little wider thsn the Insertion and place it under the lace. This str.ngth.ns th. lac without spoiling Its besuty, and adds much to ths w.aring quality of th. gowns. Baked bananas are sometlmee ussd as a vegetable. Peel and cut In half, lengthwise. Divide if large. To each banana allow a tablespoonful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of water, a teaspoon-ful teaspoon-ful each of lemon Juice and melted butter but-ter and a pinch of aalt. Put sltcee In shallow casserole and bake slowly for half an hour, keeping them well basted. When you wish to do tucking on a fine garment by hand, it la eaaiest to fold them first with ths machine: adjust trimmer to the correct else; then adjust the stitch. Remove the thread from the needle and stitch your tucks exactly as though you were using thread: thus your tucks are nlc.lv marked and ih. hand seeing ran follow the hole, pierced by the needle. In making all over . embroidery, or other corset covers having draw strings at the top and walat line, stitch the shoulder strsp to the upper edg of the back. In ths front fasten these to the gsrment en the under sids with a small safety pin. or a button and buttonhole. Trie Is to be undone when laundering ami the cover opena out flat and la as ssally Ironed as a handkerchief. with the care of th refrigerator ths thought must always come thst butter and milk tske on the flavor of all that they com In contact with, and should be kept In the Ice chamber alone and covered carefully at that. The cream cheeses ere susceptible to strong flsvors snd have to be carefully protected. Wrapping In paraffin paper la often aa effective protection for delicate food from strong odors. Some people do not car. to sleep with their bedroom windows open In winter fur fear of catching cold. The following plsn works splendidly: Procure a piece of wood an Inch or two In thickness and exactly the length of the bottom ledge of the window frame. Raise the lower sash. Insert the wood, then pres. th sash down.' This allow a current of air to pea through the room without causing a draught ' . , black and white and colors, interlaced , with leather In contra. Ling colors. Children of all age. are .tearing asehes i of striped ribbon thst tls In a equate or length wlss bow ef loops or ends. Cabochono In wooden, crvetal and china . heeds worked on straw are smart air 1 t often .give) Juat th required not of color. Collar of the Trouvlll tvn are cut t la square outline in front and are em-: em-: beliiehed with hand embroidery la white r or -colors. . , - .. . I Coats are short, but thsrs Is a. definite. ' langth. On can hav a bolero, an I- "n, a Jacket to the bU or on six Incite. , btlow. From th hat to the boots, including all types of dresses and thslr accessories, acces-sories, the- fart that stripe ar paia-mount paia-mount la indiaputable. Bead work la now occurring tn' ettrac-tlv ettrac-tlv trlped patterns, and embroidery ' shew alternating patches of color arranged ar-ranged to give atrip. Very new are the flat rosette effects : shaped llks Sowar petal, overlaying each other. In this stylo are shown sued, and kid rosettes. The unparalleled variety In silks 1 bewildering, so many are the weaves, old friends and new, temptingly displayed dis-played on shop counters. It Is said that this la to be a great lace season, not only trimming, but the whole frocks and coat of lace promising to hav a great vogue. Ctuny lacs la smart on voiles, either cotton cot-ton or wool, the fabric matching the tint of the lace and all worn over colored silk or satin slip. Th bow at the back haa com to u agsla In renewed beauty and gratifying variety. Of silk, ribbon, chiffon, vslv.t or whit, linen the bow la formed.. Striped frscts. are now noticeable In traw. Indeed, th stripe are perhaps th most persistent of the features that char act.rlse our fashions thla season. Dots, stripes, checks are rampant, and as a rale In contrasting eotos to tn material mate-rial These decorations are effectively eombtned with borders of plain color. The ahapee favored for spring and som-mer som-mer motoring Include) the low -resting tonus, snd turbans, trl cornea, pokes, caps, helmets, bonnets and various hood effort. The most dealrabU feether ornament), are In atlff brush or military aigrettes, t cockade and round roeette ehowtag v- ral color harmoniously Mended. Frocks for the street are shown wlthj bright colors forming the bottom of the,, skirt. The same color note Is rapeatsa m the collar and cuffs on the little jacket. . ' Tiny boys wear soft white straw beta, with supple brim rolled up la front and i the moderate Mexican crown, finished with a scarf and bow of soft tail.ta rib- boa. Odd little tunica are used to veil lingerie frocks. Bright blue, coral, black and whits marquisette and ohifton are tba materials. ma-terials. Filet lace and bead work are the favorite ornamentations. Bolero and tone are springing up Ilk ths flowers of spring and are i fascinating In their lengths and fabrlca, the latter In-eluding In-eluding lace, beaded nets, embroideries, , silks, satins and suiting. Revera and collar and cuff, are affec-tlve affec-tlve points for the use of striped el k.' Pining, of stripes cut on ths blsa are also useful to give a brightness of line, specially spe-cially on jackets and short ooats. Extremely large aallor eollara will Ibj een. They some In pUin or cojored. II nerve or In pique, and are orten hand lem, broldered. Some hsvs elongated ends, that are crossed In fleha fashion. T In Jsrls wslsteoata with huge revera to turn back over the out. Ida coat are In vogue and have plain abort bee, of no-rnTm.tell." no-rnTm.tell." Vt the watcoa 7 beworn with several coals If desired. - The new lacee are JJ.?,!J? heavy (aces such aa Irtah. V etlan. Wft. cha.nract :S the' French and Italian novel nov-el ilea Among the new '"ache. o s Jhs skirts whatever pattern w chosen, sj a bind of wide, round w-allop, below the Keea. These ar Unlahed with heavy allk nowT siwin the lone ef the gown or In a contrasting color. . The wide sleeves of three-quarter . length hi the feature ef the new twentjr-! twentjr-! inch coata It Is ?u change noticeable and It la conceded to be a good change In that It la unique, permits th. wearing ot tbe teng gl- . another rumored faahton and la most certainly chic. When the vailed drees becomes the veiled costume It would seem Indeed time for the ladles' tailor to think. th-e thing Is happening In Europe. A tailored , costume of canvaa. for eiamnle, bee a ( severe and. we may eay. tailored oveg- I dies ef gauss, " 1 |