THE LADIES' WORLD

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2399, 14 January 1909, Page 7

THE LADIES' WORLD

HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE. Try saving'every scrap of tissue paper that comes into the house for wiping looking-glasses., It gives a peculiar lustre to tho glass. Creaking Doors.—-The creaking of a door may be instantly stopped by rubbing the hinge with a piece of soap. It does not spoil the look of the paint as when oil is used. Gas-Mantle Dust.-—To save incandescent mantles, directly after turning off the gis place a lid of a Globe Wlish tin on the top of the glass I chimney'! This excludes all dust from the burner. By using this simple tin. a mantle will last a season, ancl also be as bright at the end as at, the beginning. - Useful Toothache Remedy.—Fill a small cup with boiling vinegar. Dip a piece of cotton-wool into it and rub the gum ; let- the vinegar be as hot as you can endure. Stop the aching" tooth with the same wool. In five minutes the pain will have ceased. Sometimes, however, two applications must be made. Do not- clean baby's feeding-bottle with bottle-brushes, as "the , bristles are very apt to conic out after a short time of nsing, and might possibly be swallowed by the child. A much better plan is to fix a piece of sponge on to the end of a wire, and to clean the bottle with this. The sponge must be kept absolutely clean. To Clean an Umbrella.—lf your umbrella falls into the mud and you cannot brush tjie dirt off, the best way 'is to wash it with a nice soap lather. First grease the inside wires, to prevent them from rusting, then proceed to wash cover, scrubbing dirty parts wth a soft brush; next, rinse it with cold- water inside and out and- hang in sun to dry. The umbrella must be kept up all tho time. It will look quite new when ( \ Useful Hint. —-Always put the siurnr used in a tart in the centre of the fruit, not on the top, or it will Wake the paste sodden. , ' ' Always Leave the teapot or coiteepot lid opeir a crack to admit the air and prevent mustiness when not in use. A piece of paper slipped in is sufficient to keep it open.' The Care of the Piano is not understood, as a rule, and so a valuable instrument often suffers. Always close down the piano at night and in damp weather; open ft on bright davs and, if possible, . let the sun shine on the keys, for the light prevents the ivory from turning yellowNursery Furniture should never be upholstered as it creates and holds dust. A rug is also an unnecessary article, and an endless source of falls. Have the corners of the table wellrounded off. place the lamp on a high brocket, and have a high fender, if you wish your children to escape many liurserv accidents. A Gas-Stove Wrinkle.—ln order to save expense when using a gas-stove, iilace over the top of the stove a piece | of sheet-iron, ;.ust large enough to. cover it. Turn on one burner only, aitd enough heat will bo diffused to cook a whole dinner. Whatever requires the greatest heat should be piu ■directly over the burner. Oil in Glass Bottles.— When you wish to use glass bottles which have contained oil for some other purpose, and find it difficult to remove traces Uk the oil. try the following: Fill the 'lTottU' with ashes, and. place it m cold water, which should be beaten gradually till it boils. Let it boil for an hour, and let the bottle remain m the water until cold. .Then wash it with soapsuds, rinsingm clear water. Making up Blouses. —A new way of making up blouses of striped materials, when the stripe is wide enough to allow of it, is to tuck it- so that the r whole of one. color comes uppermost.. Thus, a blouse of lilac and white nannel had' the sleeves tucked horizontally so that they appeared at a little distance to he made of lilac flannel onlv, while the longitudinal tucking at the hack and front of the blouse gave tlie same effect. The tucks.were o the same‘size as the stripes, .hiding tho Avliite, and not tlie least tuline s was allowed on the sleeve, a frill at tho wrist providing the only relief. To Keep Collars .and Cuffs Clean.— When travelling it is difficult to keep one’s collar and cuffs clean, and ge - s ting them washed may be a difficulty , also at home. As workaday people we all know how soon these things get soiled. As soon as they begin to look a, little dirtv, take the corner ol a towel, dip it in cold water, squeeze it " well, and rub the collar and cutt* quickly and hard with it, being careful nob to make them too wet, then rub carefullv with a dry part or towel. This should give them a new lease of life, without depriving then. >sf any of their stiffness. A nice, clean collar ,and cuffs to match give a look of neatness and cleanliness which arc most valuable to many. TO REMOVE TEA STAINS. It is always, rather difficult to gct tea stains out of cloths after they have been left in for some Ton might, however, try the follow stays “The Queen” to a correspondent:—Spread the stained, part .over a basin, rub it well with pondered borax, and pour boiling through it. If this is .not successful, you mi edit try tins recipe; b ? > I advise you strongly to carry out tho process yourself, as R requires gieat ca re: Crush 4oz of chloride of a basin, and work .ifto'a toothpaste with ia httle cold .water, wooden spoon; when perfectly nnxc add from one and a half to one and three-quarter pints of cold water make up the total- amount used to two pints ; now stir the lime well up, and let it stand for a day pi two, stirring it now and again. A this leave it to settle, slam 1 , - ’ and pour off the clear liqunij*' , ing it into a tott e„,which must he kept tightly corked. To use • • , rag with this mixture, and r. stain with it, rinsing it aff once aftu tho stain -is removed in dean co c , tepid water. If the cloth - , stained, or needs bleaching, let 1 _ - in cold water, to which y°P . , t 0 ded sufficient of the above nnxlnio^to -make the water smell sli o b' L 0 j Watch it carefully, .and directythe stains are removed lift 01 U tll * [ rinse thorouglily, and dry m open air, in tho sun if. possible. This ie - . quires care, for if the linen as left m -jj>"'too long it will rot. Prince Chun, The Regent of Oluna, hafe never visited England. Ho i,n Gerjpfiny in 1901.