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Show WWi GOOD paint that looks and l "wears woll, is made as follows: IsfcSJ Whiting 5 pounds; pkimmed milk, 2 quarts; fresh slacked lime, 2 ounces. Put the lme In a stoneware vessel, pour on enough milk to make like cream; then add the balance bal-ance of the milk, stir and then crumble crum-ble the whiting on the surface, after which it must .be well stirred In or ground as you would other paint Use same as lcad and oil paint Above quantity will cover 57 yards. Q NUMBER of charming gowns have been carried out for evening even-ing -wear in the rich golden yellow yel-low so much favored this season. sea-son. In satin, with or without pleated flounces of chiffon or overdress of lace, this color is particularly becoming to the young woman. Apple blossoms or other delicate blooms will relieve the shade if It proves a little trying, but the glowing brunette can wear it unrelieved un-relieved or deepened with velvet nasturtiums nas-turtiums or other flowers of tho darker dark-er harmonizing tones. SSI 0R ants, saturate rags with ker-I ker-I 9 05Cne ana hang or lay these l3J near their runs and they will quickly disappear. Kerosene Is a household necessity at cleaning time. For cleaning painted and varnished var-nished woodwork, painted wallB, varnished var-nished floors, bathtubs and marble washstands It is unsurpassed. For tubs and marble, apply with a. woolen cloth, then wash with soap and water. For woodwork and walls use clean cloths, changing as soon as soiled. A few drops In tho water when washing windows and mirrors will give them a beautiful polish. gn 0 make a dainty powder bag M get a piece of thin flowered UU ribbon three-quarters of a yard long and about six Inches wide. Cover a round disk about tho sizo of the top of a tumbler with pink silk for tho bottom of tho bag and gather tho ribbon to it and put a drawstring draw-string at the top. Place it in the powder pow-der puff. Next comcB tho clover idea of gluing to the bottom of tho bag on the outside a small round mirror of exact size as the "bottom of tho bag, then cover tho edge of tho bag with a double ruffle of narrow ribbon a narrow piece gathered through tho center and tho lower rufflo will cover tho edge of tho glass, making a pretty finish. EHE handbag Is now the inseparable insepar-able companion of woman. A beauty is made of sealskin with a gold top, tho owner's initials in gold adorning the side that Is generally presented to the gaze of the public. Oxidized silvor is sometimes some-times seen, but gold is moro favored. No longer is a handle of modest length allowed. Long cords of leather or .silk are supplied, occasionally several are plaited together, and finished whore they join tho bag with tasBels, Tho black suede and the velvet bag also have their devotees, while leather worked In the Venetian manner is much in evidence. In Paris, and on the continent generally, great lihingis evidenced for tho bag of fairly moaest proportions with long cords that aro lung across the shoulder in the same way as one carries Held glasses perhaps because tills method displays dis-plays its beauty to the greatest advantage. advan-tage. jrril 0 not throw away kid glove onds I iJ vnen the fingers become worn 11 out They mako novel and stylish button covers for trlm-mlng trlm-mlng .gowns. They may also be used for binding the rims of hats or coat collars and cuffs. Kid is, In fact, exceedingly ex-ceedingly fashionable for these purposes. pur-poses. Pompons and fringes are made from just such seemingly useless articles ar-ticles by girls who aro clever with their Angers. Belts may be formod from the same source also. And, finally, final-ly, there Is the old-fashioned penwiper, penwip-er, so soft that it never blunts or scratches the most delicate pen. r-a ANY good housewives do not iU 8 care rs tuo Sundering of Um their fine woolen blankets to their servants and a word might help at this season from a good housewife who always takes this taBk upon herself She first shaves a half bar of yellow soap and pours this into a pint of boiling water; she stirs this UDtll It becomes like a thick jelly and pours it into three buckets of lukewarm luke-warm water. Into this she puts the blankets and washes thoroughly. Sho docs not rub soap on the blanket. She puts them through a wringer and in another tub of clear luke warm water. Then keeps on rinsing in clear water until every particle of soap is removed and hangs on line in hot sun, taking care to hang them perfectly straight Sho leaves them in the sun for several hours until perfectly dry, then puts them out the next day If necessary. Kra F a man's attentions have Justi- fled jou in deciding tint his liaaJ intentions arc. matrimonial, this is no excuse for sending him an expensive present. Such a step may ruin your matrimonial chances. He may decide that you aro angling for him, or worso still, that you have no idea of his value of money and would squander his earnings. Tho man's Christmas privileges aro broader. broad-er. To a girl he likes ho can send almost al-most any Impersonal gift, flowers, candy, can-dy, music, books, pictures. To the girl he hopes to marry ho may send something some-thing more personal, a cardcase, purso or umbrella;, but not unhl he is her acknowledged suitor does he select jewelry. And even with our lax social relations today, no girl will accept presents of clothing from either suitor or mere friend. rff 1TH proper care table ferns llU should last two months. Many : An people are even more successful success-ful with them. They must bo ' kept moist, not soaking wet Do not allow them to become chilled. A tem- peraturo of from 60 to 70 degrees is best Tho plants should bo placed in l a window, where they will receive light and sun for at least a part of tho j day. They should be watered every j day, but not loo much. Bo sure that tho water-Is cold, as warm water Is in- Jurlous to ferns. As soon as any of ; tho leaves get yellow down near tho y root cut thom away. A good way to 1 prolong the life of the plant is to repot 1 It placing about two inches of crushed 1 leaves at tho bottom of tho pox. |