Show ON VARIOUS TOPICS pertaining TO GENERAL MAT OF INTEREST an indispensable for the Di dressing essing case hint as to ch choice olce of carp a et t use velveteen for brush ing silk A little borax in witch hazel bazol laa good face was wash linter after motoring motol ng and la Is also of value in so many ways waya that every woman should have borax and witch hazel on her dressing caso case says an authority on such matters A A little e bicarbonate of soda anil and orris ohrla bootin root in tho the bath makes it much more pleasurable whon choosing a carpet it you have to study economy select one with a small pattern and of rather a light color tho the small pattern cuts to greater advantage for there Is loss waste in matching the design as tho the breadths are sown together and when tho the wool begins to wear the light color will not contrast so go painfully against th the string foundation as it would it it were many shades darker in tono tone by rubbing a fresh leinon leillon thoroughly into a sponge which was has become slimy anil and rinsing it several times in lukewarm water it will bo be as nice again as when it was waa now new Noodle books are much better made with leaves of chamois leather or line linen instead of the ol 01 old d fashioned flannel flannel la Is often prepared with sulphur and this tends to rust tho the needles chamois leather on tho the other hand keeps them beautifully bright use a piece of velveteen for brushing silk try it on a black silk petti coat and see how perfectly it wipes away fill all traces iii dust front from ft ills and ru ruffles ruf lles fIles any brumb however soft acts acta as an irritant to silk but abo velveteen en removes all dust without any injury to the silk of sunshades etc many women find it a great comfort to sew a black or colored cross on tho the band of every dress skirt in tho the exact middle of the froat in this way byoir can instantly and unconsciously be suro sure that your skirt is on perfectly straight this same idea carried out with all tho the white cloth cioth or silk under skirts will prove a helpful conven jence then sew a four inch strip of tape lengthwise near the top and on the wrong side of all underskirts undershirts under skirts it la Is such a coni comfort tort to hung hang them up in this way rather than by tying the strings or hooking the skirt together always keep halt half a teaspoonful of 0 rice in every salt shaker it keeps the salt from either sticking or caking and insures a ready pow low atall times A dozen double hooks for under shelves Is a great convenience where a closet la Is not made to accommodate a rod for coat hangers then too tholo tho double utile dooka will hold the skirt hangers bangers while the rods will not tho the japanned ones are 16 15 cents a dozen and the thread of a screw la Is a part of the hook so any one can put them up without any tools those these double under shelf hooks will wili double the capacity of any closet the flexible knife that Is such a favorite with so go many housew housewives alves can be bought in all sizes at it a any ny hardware I 1 or department store but it Is known there hero as a palette td knife 11 |