. The cloth will not turn yellow as the paper does, and
can be kept clean while washing dishes.

310. Cleaning Gilt Frames.--When gilt frames or mouldings of the rooms
have specks of dirt on them they can be cleaned with white of an egg,
rubbed on with a camel's hair brush.

311. To Clean Kid Gloves.--Take a fine soft cloth, dip it into a little
sweet milk, then rub it on a cake of soap, and rub the gloves with it.
They will look like new.

312. Washing Fine Woolens.--To keep baby's sacques and socks and your own
shawls and scarfs as fluffy as when new, dry and put in oven of range,
shaking often between the palms while drying.

313. To Wash Grained Woodwork.--To wash grained woodwork take a half pail
of hot water, add half a pound of soap chips, and boil until dissolved.
Take from fire, add one pint kerosene, then boil for five minutes longer.
Add one quarter of this to a half pailful of warm water. Wash woodwork
thoroughly, wipe and dry, and lastly use a flannel to polish with.

314. Sewing on Buttons.--How often the mother hears the complaint: "I do
wish you wouldn't sew these buttons on so tightly that I can't button
them." When you start to sew on a button, before you take a stitch, lay a
pin across the face of the button, and sew over the pin. Fasten your
thread before you remove the pin, else you will draw the last stitch and
spoil it. You will find there is a good shank to the button and yet it is
perfectly secure.

315. Airing House After Meals.--After each meal, there should be another
thorough airing of the lower floor in the home. No matter how perfectly
the system of ventilation, it is impossible to prevent cooking odors. This
airing is doubly necessary should there be smokers in the family.

316. House Cleaning Hints.--For the last few days before house cleaning,
ornaments and pictures can be washed at one's convenience. They need only
be removed or covered when a room is cleaned. With these preparations, the
actual cleaning can be done quickly and with much less disturbance of the
family routine.

[MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES 889]

317. Uses for Men's Old Silk Handkerchiefs.--Men's old silk handkerchiefs
should never be thrown away when worn thin. They are just the thing for
dusting the polished surface of the piano, ornaments and fine china and
glass and bric-a-brac.

318.--Cleaning Fine Fabrics.--In cleaning fabrics great care should be
taken not to rub them roughly between the hands. The gentle ru