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Show ' JfOIl 0-41 KN AM) I1031 ITEMS OP IHTEnBST FOR MAIDS AMD MATflON; Pew lo Clean IIIIAMa Slyllah Weill Iheelrr llwiin 1lee nf pf la llonini Itlxn lua llanf toer l'lcerei, Jew Ouml Itlnla M.p Ualka In llranly. mid raeorlle Seilea ) Bhe walka In hoauiy like th,- nlht of elaodleea cllmee and elarry aklwl And all that a beat of dark and brlHl Meie In her aapwt and her eyeei Thus mellowed to that tender llibt Whleh heaven lo aaudy day denlee. One tbade the inote. one ray Ihe 1, Had half Impaired the namelen me Which wavee In every raven treae. Or eoflly llirhiene o'er her face Wheie tbouahu eeranely eweel eipren How pure, how deer, their dwelllnf I lac. Anden that cheek, and o er that brow, i. soft, to calm yet elmiueni Ihe emtlee thel win, the time that (tow, Hot tell of daya In aoodn-a epnt. A mind al paca with all below, A heart who love lo Inmicent -I,ord llron - low In (lean Itlhknna Now thit ribbons are so eilemlrnly trorn It la null worth while tu know bow to rlean them turceaefiilly and caalljr Th two methods her Rlvnn litro been put to Ihe practical teat many limes orer, to there nee I bo no hesitancy about trylnx either one through fear of failure or of unsatlj factory results. The first method Is eicetdlngly simple, and answerj tbi purpoie for nil eicept white rlbliont or those that are very badly mussed Till In rIom fruit Jar abo.it htlf full of Risollne nioro or leas, accorllnjt to tho amount ol ribbon to be cleaned I'laco the soiled ribbons In It all colors, col-ors, lengths and kinds may go In it once and screw tbo coyer on tightly. Shako th bottlo occasionally and leave It closed for from two to tlx hours or orer night. Then take out the ribbons, rib-bons, sbako each on. well und hang It to dry In the open nlr. Tho ribbons will be clean and the dirt will be foun I on tho bottom of tho Jar Of course, the ribbons need n thorough nlrliu nnj sun bath to remove th odor of the I gasoline, but that la all hu pressing I Is required, rs the gasoline doe not affect them as water would The clear gasoline should be poured off without with-out disturbing that at the bottom; then tbo dirt which has settled at the bottom should be emptied out and the clear gasoline put back, ready for use another time Keep It tightly covered, and, of course, never use It near a fire becauto of the danger of Hi Ignltlug The gasoline will turn white ribbons yellow, so this method Is not advlsab'a for them It also leaves the ribbons In the same condition as It found them as regards their belug mussed or crumpled, crum-pled, tu tlioie that are badly creased should be given, the treatment that It accorded tho whllo rlbons. I'rcpare a suds of soft water and any puro aoap, wash the ribbon In this. Just at you would witlm flnehandkerchjcf. .rjl. iriS'lrt'll'pTwllSlirrtryTnktrit'flown whllo still damp In all parti and roll It smoothly over a wldo card or pMc ot pasteboard, rolling a pleco of clean whlto muslin with It. Wrap the muslin mus-lin round last, so that tho ribbon shall be covered, and ptaca the whole under a heavy weight A letter press It an excellent P'ace In which to prcst It !.avo It until It ihntl Imvo had tlmi to dry. Tbo muslin will abtorb the moltture. The ribbon will como out looking fretti and dean, and will havo lost nono of Its "life," as Is tho cate with rlbbont which ro prcttcd with an Iron If n good soap It used the colors will not run, and this process takes out tho creases as woll ai remove! re-move! tho dirt. When lou Hang our l'Uiarrs. lly hanging pictures luw you Increase In-crease tho appannl height ot the room. Colored ptcturci should not bo bung In hallways or on staircase unlets there It plenty ot light for them, lu such places strong photographs, cngrovlngt, and drawings In btack nud whlto go best. A picture should not bo hung from one nail; tho diamond llnca form-cd form-cd by tho cord havo a very discordant effect. Two nails, and two vortical curds, or, what Is far moro sate, pines of wlro cordage, should bo use) Instead of the slnglo cord l'lcturo cords should bo as near tho color of tho wall upon which tbey nro put as possible, so that they may bo but little soeu When ono plcluro Is hung beneath another the bottom one should be hung from the one abovo, nud not from tho top, thus wo avoid multiplying tho curds, which Is always objectionable. A good hue for walls where prints or photographs aro to bo hung, Is a rich yellow brown or n leather color. I.uttre to tho black of the print of tho touo of tho photo-grapht photo-grapht la tbut Imparted. The wall piper pi-per should havo no strongly denned pattern. The center ot tho picture, as a rule, should nut be much abovo the level ot the eye. lu of kpeee In Itooina. Tho teuton It rapidly approaching when It may be necessary to move and for those Intending to change their places ot reatdenco this llttlo notice Is prepared In selecting new apartments It should bo tho aim ot the houstwlf to cconomlte on space. Where closets are scarce, a their fattened nt a convenient con-venient height for gownt and hung with portlert or curtalnt ot daintily figured cretonne, make a serviceable eubttltute, 1'ancy brats hooks are fattened to tho outer side and the shelf can be enameled to liarraimlio with the furnishings of tho room. On top are bookt and photographs, which mislead the casual obeerver. Any carpenter will put up the shelves far n mere song, as It were, A box couch In the dining room may do duty as a linen closet and In tho library It may servo ns n receptacle recep-tacle for old ncwtpaperi and bookt that nro not In frequent use. In the bedroom the box couch can ttlll be Impressed Into servlro as n repository far shoes or best bodices and ovenlng gowns, Arrentln llrle-e-llrec. There tan be no better decoration In a room than bric-a-brac, yet nothing noth-ing to detracts from nrt n too much ornamentation A New York society woman who bat recently tlartcd n bureau whero women Juit beginning housekeeping go and get Ideas as to how they can best furnlth tholr hornet, sahLto yourjorrMppndjntjifow ilayt agcr"Tlie"beit 'planltTlh'rworia'whe purchatlng bric-a-brac It to buy nothing noth-ing that hat no vltlble sphero ot usefulness, use-fulness, or If this seems too broad i rule, to purchate only one ot a VlnJot the utelctt articles. No woman who cares for the appearance of her room will havo two ot every kind of article This gives a tamenets to Iti decorative cited that It Indrtcrlbnbly Inartistic The day of 'matched' plecci It no more. Ulcgance contlttt In hiring thlngt that aro worth having, and Just enough ot them If one take to buy Ing cheap china It will be found that It accumulate! with startling rapidity, and In the end Is only a nuisance." Theatre flown. Dull reddish purple tmooth-faccd cloth, laid In ihallow vcrtUal pleati, ttltcbed down along the edget to the knee, llelt. )oke and ttock of dull pattol pink panne ultet. the latter two belug Bpangled with gold llelt buckle ot brass Toqus of whit embroidered em-broidered net. with ornamental ipray ot dull pink roses and thaded leaves, OUrt COOKINQ SCHOOL. Apple (llmrr. Tike two pounds hard apple, two poundt loaf sugar, one and one-half pints of water, one ounce of tlncturo of ginger, lloll the sugar and water to a syrup, adding the ginger when It bolls. Dip th pared and cored applet Into cold water, and boll them In the eyrup until trantparent Put the pieces of apples Into a Jar, pour over them the tyrup and cover. ric lllllupllnaja. Mix halt a pound of flour with a quarter of a pound ot lino chopped suet. Add halt a pound ot figs chop, ped Into small pieces, one tablespoon-ful tablespoon-ful of baking powder, and half a tea-tpoonful tea-tpoonful of sugar, and halt a teaspoon-ful teaspoon-ful of allspice. Mix all these togethoi thoroughly with a llttlo water, dhldi Into live or six dumplings, put Into fail boiling water and cook for an hour and ihalf MremiMl Lemon I'lMldln;, Ono teacup of self-raising flour, one teacupful breadcrumbs, ono tcacuprul lujar, ono teacupful ot beef suet, Ihrce-auarters cup of sweet milk, the grated rind of a lemon. Mix and pul In a buttered bowl, and tlo a greased paper on the top. I'ut In a pan of boiling water, and let It boll for two hours. If a larger pudding bo required, requir-ed, double tho quantities, and tho longer long-er It Is itearacd tho better It Is. Celr-ry Fvlllere. All the green stalks nnd tender leaves from tho bunch of celery used for talad may ba utilised In celery fritters. frit-ters. Clean and chop fine, and to oni uipful ot this chopped celery add one scant pint ot flour, one beaten egg.one-half egg.one-half teatpoonful ot salt, one-quarter of a teatpoonful of pepper, ono teatpoonful teatpoon-ful ot baking powder and lumclent milk to make a thick batter. Tblt It dropped by spoonfuls Into hot fat, and the fritters aro dralnod on unglaioj papor beforo being served. |