56.  How to Carry House Key.—­The pocketless woman often finds it troublesome to carry a key, especially the house key, when she goes out.  If an old-fashioned split metal ring can be found, use it to connect the key to be carried to the circular end of a strong, sure acting safety pin, not necessarily of the largest size.  If such a ring cannot be found, fasten pin and key together with a bit of fine wire, string or thread will be sure to break just at the wrong time.  Then the pin may be fastened to the inside of the jacket or slipped inside of the shirtwaist band pinned to the undergarment, or attached to the skirtband and allowed to hang down outside.

57.  A Sewing Room Hint.—­Thread will not become knotted so often if the newly-cut end is put into the needle instead of the other end, which is already broken.

58.  Convenient Addition to Kitchen.—­One of the most highly-prized helps in our kitchen is a bird cage hook, one which can be hung on a nail, and thus easily changed from place to place.  On this when placed over the sink, I hang macaroni, greens, etc., to drain; and when placed over the kitchen table, it is an ideal arrangement for holding the jelly bag.

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59.  To Remove Candle Grease.—­A simple way to remove candle grease is to scrape off all that will come off in that way, lay over the spot a piece of heavy brown wrapping paper (butcher’s paper) and press with a very hot iron.

60.  Using Silk on the Machine.—­When sewing on the machine with silk, it often unwinds and twists around the spool spindle in a very trying manner.  To avoid this make a hole in a small piece of felt and slip it on the spindle before the silk is put on.

61.  A Shoe Cover.—­When packing my trunk for a journey, I have found it to be a good scheme to use my stockings for shoe covers, this saves the added bulk of paper, and the shoes will be found less liable to muss up other things if protected by this clean and handy stocking covering.  A stocking occupies practically no room when drawn over a shoe, and the two together will be found quite handy to tuck into chinks into which they alone can fall.

62.  To Press Skirts.—­An easy way to press skirts is to use a sheet of paper in place of a cloth; lay the folds, or plaits and in place of ironing over a wet cloth take a sheet of common magazine paper lay it on the goods and iron.  This presses the skirt very well and keeps the shine off and will, I think, give more satisfaction than if pressed with a damp cloth or ironed on the wrong side.

63.  How to Attach Holders to Kitchen Apron.—­Pin two holders with long tape at each side of the apron when cooking.  They are convenient for handling hot kettles or dishes.