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Show jwfl N easily mado and effective ce- i.ftjs ment for Droken china Is made IsMJ by mixing a thick solulionof gum arable io a paste with Plaster of paris. Dissolve a cent's worth of gum arable in a little boiling water; when cold mix with sufficient Plaster of paris, and apply to edges of article immediately. Press firmlv together and a strong joint will result re-sult 551 0 ,not for sheets that have HMJ . been used ft. some timo to IssEJ begin to split, but cut through . lb center and turn the outer sido to the center, neatly hem tho edges and the sheet will last nearly SHMg S a TV shcet' Bolstcr cases should be cut ii two and made into pillow cases for ordinary wear. gf OU will find when you are gjg mending, a waist or piece of lt2iJ underwear that m..ci an n pached on tho wrong side and then darned, moro convenient to used embroidery hoops. Then you cannot draw your thread too tight In darning, and tho result will be a smooth unpuckered mend. fyj OMAN and Italian blankets are jUi used partly as a decoration UJ and partly as a necessity. ln , The' ar obtainable in col-ege col-ege colors. A girl having a blanket kimono last year while at college said haclOftn10 IT1 USGful rlSoSsan2 would nnt k Whll stud'inS room would not bo warm and sho found tho J.- ?nn? 'Vas C02y and warm, so she often donned it when studying. ?7rj HE wire foundation of tho mod-;im mod-;im ern bedstead soon ruins a ifcssHJ hair or wool mattress unless some steps are taken to pre-' vent the mischief. Either tho wiro portion must bo covered over with coarse canvas or holland, or with sheets of strong brown paper. In the rormer case tho material must bo attached at-tached to tho wiro by tapes; in tho latter fasten with safety pins. TRAVELING companion is miA mado from two sections of IfaJ rubber cloth covered with plaid silk gingham folded In envelope enve-lope stylo and bound with ribbon A stitching through center mikes two pockets for holding necessary toilet articles for use in making a journey Straps of rubber cloth aro stitched hi the llap for holding the toothbrush Bind with red taffeta ribbon and fasten fast-en with a snap fastener. rjn LOORS may bo enameled either J nj In ebony or a nice rich brown 15SJ shade whero carpets aro dispensed dis-pensed with in favor of rugs This makes a pleasing chango to the ordinary staining and varnishing and, moreover, an enameled floor is easily washed and kept bright and new. Before Be-fore painting the boards sco that they are clean and smooth as possible. Coarse emery paper will help to re- move rough places, and If keroseno is used in the water, tho washing of tho floor will bo an easy job, for thero is nothing like keroseno for getting out tho dirt quickly. pfit 0 kpcP tho thread from ravel-m ravel-m m ing from your spools and gct-iSattfJ gct-iSattfJ ting tangled with all tho odds and ends in your work basket, bas-ket, buy the smallest thumb tacks you can And and press one into the wood at tho end of each spool, allowing allow-ing tho top of the tack to extend a little lit-tle beyond the edge of tho spool. The thread can readily bo drawn under tho tack. infill EAVY Russian crash, such as IJ is novr uscd for Portieres. lEJ when too narrow in width. don't be dissuaded from the use of this beautiful colorless material, ma-terial, but just overcast its width together, to-gether, after tho manner of tho Bar- dad portiere. You will find no hangings hang-ings moro effectivo for studio and library li-brary use than those of soft-toned crash, and the heavy linen overcasting down each seam will render them even moro attractive. To do tho overcasting overcast-ing use tho coarsest of carpet thread or a flax that is sold in skeins. 57?j ECAUSE of the many different j d1 ways in wllicb it may bo serv-bJ serv-bJ ed, fish may appear on ono's tiblo either as a "heavy" or as a "light" food. Plainly fried, baked or broiled, or served as a salad, no more easily digested food of great strength giving qualities can bo found Served in other manners, it is heavy enough, to satisfy a gourmand, without however, putting his stomach and temper out of gear. Again, fish is an economical food. Summer, as a rule is a greater strain on tho household purse than is winter. Even though fewer meals be eaten, and meat, that expenslvo commodity be eaten moro sparingly and seldom, tho bills seem to mount Vegetables aro somewhat costly, and fruits even moro so. To meet tho hundred and ono expenses which summer even a summer in tho city entails, the housewife must keep a sharp eyo on her food bill. wsil 'STRINGENT lotions should bo iwi w used to reduce the large pore3 Pi&eil of the skin, which become clogged with dust and grime. These disfiguring pores arc. especially noticeable across tho nose, often extending ex-tending over the cheeks. If allowod to go without checking agents, theso pores develop into blackheads, than which thero is no greater enemy to beauty. KK T is well known that singing, H W llko whistling, is a fine exer-BSa exer-BSa else for tho lungs, and some doctors advlso thoso who fear consumption to go in for singing for this reason. At tho same time, they, of course, do not advance tho claim that singing alone will savo anyono from or euro consumption. Acquire tho habit of taking tho big deep breath, which is a primary requisite of any kind of singing, good or bad, and tho physical joy derived from it will never allow you to rclapso Into lazy breathing. breath-ing. fjS 0 lake breathing exercise, stand is y erect and rela:. with the hands m&V falling at tho sides and a cano held crosswiso in front Then inhale slowly, drawing a deep breath, at tho same timo raising the cano gradually until tho arms aro stretched above tho shoulders, when tho inhalation inhala-tion shall bo completed. Then, with a sudden letting go of the breath, drop the cano quickly to tho back and pauso a moment This exercise is of great value to girls and boys with narrow chests or delicate lungs. |