Accidents from fire, 147.
Alabaster, (to clean,) 199.
Anthracite coal, 129.
Anthracite coal grates, 129.
Ants, (to destroy,) 114.
Aronetta dye, 98.
Astral lamps, 156.
Astral lamps, (management of,) 157.
Attics, (the) 325.
Baskets, 239.
Beaver hats, (to take care of,) 70.
Bed-bugs or chinches, (remedies for,) 105.
Bedding, 308.
Bed-covers, 311.
Bed-curtains, 306.
Bed feathers, (to wash,) 64.
Bed-rooms, (to clean,) 318.
Beds, (to make up,) 316.
Beds, (to warm,) 321.
Bedsteads, 303.
Bedsteads, (to put up,) 305.
Bees, (to keep,) 370.
Bells, 332.
Bishop’s lawn, (to wash,) 46.
Bituminous or English coal, 141.
Blacking, (fine--to make,) 73.
Blacking that will preserve the leather, 73.
Blacking for stoves, 216.
Black crape, (to remove water-stains from,) 85.
Black dye, 99.
Black dye for yarn, 104.
Black silk, (to wash,) 45.
Black silk sleeves, (to restore when faded,) 79.
Black silk stockings, (to wash,) 58.
Black worsted stockings, (to wash,) 34.
Blankets, (to keep through the summer,) 310.
Blankets, (to wash,) 34.
Block tin dish covers, (to clean,) 207.
Blond, (to wash,) 54.
Blue composition, 96.
Blue dye, 95.
Blue dye, (dark,) 96.
Blue dye for yarn, 103.
Bobbinet, (to shrink,) 62.
Bobbinet or cotton lace, (to wash,) 51.
Body of a dress, (to make,) 410.
Bonnet cover, (to make,) 353.
Bonnets, (gingham--to wash,) 48.
Bonnets, (straw or Leghorn--to clean,) 67.
Book muslin dresses, (to wash,) 43.
Boots and shoes, (to clean,) 72.
Boots and shoes, (French polish for,) 74.
Boot tops, (wash for,) 74.
Brass, (to clean,) 218.
Brass kettles, (to clean,) 219.
Bread seals, (to make,) 375.
Breakfast table, (to set,) 274.
Brick hearths, (to clean,) 201.
Brick oven, (to heat,) 145.
Britannia metal, (to clean,) 207.
Broken dishes, (to mend,) 291.
Broken glass, (to mend,) 292.
Brown dye, 100.
Brown dye for yarn, 101.
Brown linen, (fine--to wash,) 47.
Brushing a coat, 75.
Brushes, 241.
Brushes, (to clean,) 72.
Buff colour, (to dye,) 102.
Buff dye, (excellent,) 97.
Burn salve, (to make,) 150.
Butter knives, 254.
Candles, 167.
Candles, (common mould--to make,) 168.
Candles, (fine home-made,) 169.
Candles, (dip--to make,) 170.
Candles, (small wax--to make,) 169.
Candlesticks, (japanned--to clean,) 209.
Candlesticks, (silver and plated--to clean,) 206.
Carpets, 173.
Carpet-bags, 352.
Carpets, (to beat,) 181.
Carpets, (bed-room,) 178.
Carpets, (stair,) 179.
Carpets, (to sweep,) 180.
Carpets, (to wash,) 181.
Carpets, (to extract oil from,) 83.
Carpets, (rag,) 185.
Castors, 251.
Carving, 268.
Cask, (an old one--to sweeten,) 226.
Cellars, 245.
Cement for alabaster, &c., 293.
Cement cakes, 294.
Cement, (common,) 293.
Cement for iron, 293.
Chairs, sofas, &c., 296.
Chairs, (to clean,) 198, 340.
Chair-screens, 153.
Chandeliers, (to clean,) 212.
Charcoal, 127.
Chemises, (to make,) 394.
Chimneys, 334.
Chimneys on fire, 146.
China-ware, 290.
China, (to pack,) 347.
Chinches, or bed-bugs, (to destroy,) 105.
Chintz, (dark--to wash,) 39.
Chintz, (furniture--to wash,) 49.
Cinnamon brown, (to dye,) 100.
Clipping bags, 196.
Cloak, (a lady’s--to fold,) 77.
Clothes balls, 91.
Cloth clothes, (to wash,) 35.
Clothes brushes, (to clean,) 72.
Coal, (anthracite,) 129.
Coal grates, (anthracite,) 129.
Coal grate fires, 132.
Coal stove fires, 139.
Coal spark, (to extract from the eye,) 150.
Coffee starch, 21.
Cockroaches, (to destroy,) 109.
Coke fires, 142.
Collar, (false one--to make,) 392.
Coloured dresses, (to wash,) 37.
Colours, (liquid--to prepare,) 379.
Combs, (to clean,) 72.
Combs, (tortoise-shell--to mend,) 71.
Cotton comfortables, (to make,) 313.
Cotton stockings, (unbleached--to wash,) 59.
Cotton cord, (to shrink,) 62.
Counterpanes, (to wash,) 313.
Court-plaster, (to make,) 381.
Cow, (to keep,) 355.
Cream oysters, 288.
Crickets, (to destroy,) 112.
Crockery, (kitchen,) 233.
Curtains, 188.
Curtains, (to clean,) 189.
Dairy, 359.
Dampness in beds, (to detect,) 321.
Damp walls, 335.
Decanters, (to clean,) 209.
Dip candles, (to make,) 170.
Dining-tables, (to polish,) 197.
Dinner table, (to set,) 256.
Dinner table, (to wait on,) 261.
Doilies, 256.
Doors and windows, (to stop their cracks,) 322.
Door locks, 333.
Down feathers, (to clean,) 64.
Double wrappers, (to make,) 401.
Dresses, (coloured--to wash,) 37.
Dress, (book muslin--to wash,) 43.
Dress, (painted muslin--to wash,) 42.
Dress, (a lady’s--to fold,) 75.
Dresses, (to fold for packing,) 347.
Dress-making, (hints on,) 406.
Dress, (a lady’s--to make the body,) 410.
Dress, (to make the sleeves,) 416.
Dress, (to make the skirt,) 420.
Ducks, (to keep,) 369.
Durable ink, (to make,) 378.
Dust, (to remove from a dress,) 86.
Dyes, (domestic--remarks on,) 93.
Dyes for yarn, (country manner,) 101.
Enamelled kettles, (to clean,) 220.
Entrance halls, 328.
Entry lamps, 160.
Evening parties, (hints on,) 280.
Faded dress, (to bleach,) 26.
False collars, (to make,) 392.