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Show -.HOUSEHOLD &j .AFFAIRS RENEWED OILCLOTH. Oilcloth that is beginning to show a'gns of wear should be brushed over, after washing and drying, with clear varnish; but It must be allowed to dry very thoroughly afterward before auy-one auy-one steps on It. A VALUABLE HINT. Few persons except trained nurses know that a restless patient is made much more conifortub'e It tho corners of the under sheet lire carefully pinned 4 to the under s'de of the mattress with safety pins. Draw the sheet tight and pin It securely. It will he a relief to you and the suffering patient. BIG TERV1NG 'iltAY. A housewife who "does her own work" has equipped herself with a' big serving tray, such as waiters In hotels use. When she Is getting a meal ready blie sets this upon the kitchen table, and as fast as the dishes for the tnblo aro ready, she places them upon It-bread, It-bread, butter, pickles, celery, etc. Then sho curries In everything nt one trip, thus making "her head save her heels." When the meal Is over sho "carries out the dead," us they cab It In the restaurants. In the same way. MADE FROM HANDKERCHIEFS. There Is such n fad for making nil manner of pretty and useful articles from handkerchiefs thnt manufacturers manufactur-ers have vied with each other In the production ot artistic effects In printed, embroidered nnd lace trimmed handkerchiefs, hand-kerchiefs, especially for purposes of fancy work. Tho handkerchief fad has unnumbered unnum-bered followers, for the reason that It affords occupation of a simple and easy character, and the results are always al-ways of bonie use. Pillow shams and cushion covers, alike, are lovely when made of fine lace trimmed handkerchiefs or finely embroidered ones. There lire so many sizes ot these that one hns only to use tho smallest size for cushion covers and the largest for pli'.ow shams. For the centre a pretty Idea Is to have a single handkerchief with n very deep border, nnd then embroider the Initial In tho centre of the square. Hanilkcrchlilfs make charming ruffles ruf-fles and frills for underwear, ns the corners aro so decorative and can be joined or left separate at will. A 'dainty scarf for a dressing table Is made ot eight luce trimmed handkerchiefs. hand-kerchiefs. Joined together at the points of tho lace or with a narrow lace beading. Ribbon is run through the open spaces of the point", or beading, bead-ing, and bows are tied at tho Intersections Inter-sections of the handkerchiefs. Six of these are sulliclcnt for n small dressing dress-ing table, and three men's handkerchiefs handker-chiefs are sulllcleut for a scarf, where large ones are used. They aro Joined by lace beading, run through with baby ribbon, and hne a frill of lace on the edges. Embroidered handkerchiefs wear better than lace ones do, and nre almost al-most as effective. When plnln handkerchiefs hand-kerchiefs are used It Is pretty to dot or featherstitch the hems with colored silk of the tint of the baby ribbon used In the trimmings. Now York News. |