THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2470, 7 April 1909, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

DOMESTIC TIT-BITS

Salt thrown on soot which has fallen on the carpet will prevent stain. Moistening baby’s lips with cold wator giving him ,a drink of the same, will often soothe and refresh and stop the little one crying or fretting, itr To make a mustard plaster mix the 'mustard with the white of one egg until it forms a smooth paste, then spread it between two thicknesses of soft muslin before placing it upon /the affected, part. 4r The proper way to mix blacking is to •cut the cake of blacking into small pieces, put into a saucer, and pour over: enough sweet milk to make it into .rather a thick cream. Blacking mixed in this way helps to prevent the leather from cracking. Children should never be allowed to acquire the habit of drinking during meals. It is far better for their digestion if they get accustomed to drink only after meals. Another thing, a cold drink brought into contact with teeth previously heated may crack them.

For The Teeth. As a dentifrice and mouthwash borax is. unexcelled. It cleanses the mouth, hardens the gums, and relieves cankers. Irt using it for the teeth make a powder of one ounce each of powdered borax and pulverised soap, and two ounces of precipitated chalk. Ink on Carpets.—-As soon, as ink has been spilled, take up as much as possible with'-a sponge, Imd then pour ou cold water repeatedly, still taking up the liquid. Next rub the place with a little oxalic acid (which must be used with care, as it is poisonous) dissolved ill cold water; then rub on a little hartshorn,- and no trace of ink will he seen when the spot is dry. • ■ Mirrors. —If mirrors .are Exposed to a very strong light the quicksilver will -■dissolve, ruining the mirror until it i>e re-silvered, for there is no other way of correcting the blemish. A strong - heat on a mirror will also make the quicksilver peel. Never let the light shine directly on mi mors for any length pf time, and never let them get unduly heated by being too near a gas jet. , Baoon - Fat. Many children have a i great distaste for fat, and, indeed, -seem really as though they , could not cat it. Yet fat is most essential tor them, especially if there is the slightesttendency towards consumption. Such children will often o.ftt bread dipped 111 the fat of fried l>aeon when they will refuse any other kind of It has been medically proved that this simple 'article of diet is most invaluable to weak and sickly .children.

THE BAD HABIT OF UNTIDINESS. To be a good home-maker a woman should be gifted with a natural inclination towards tidiness and order, ; for this trait means much Jn making a happy home. It is impossioio not to notice a bride who is untidy and of slovenuly habits. Her new clothes, those dainty confections of her trousseau, : chosen with, so much care and time, will be thrown here ,there, and everywhere, making' her room look most uncomfortable, Her husband's clothes" -will receive like treatment, with the dire result that any Suit that is unexpectedly called into requisition makes an ■appearance that is anything but neat,, owing to the number of folds and creases that spoil it. Every- man has a horror of a slovenly woman, and even his own wife makes no excuse for what appears to him to be sheer laziness, which is really the root of all a girl’s want of order in her home and appearance. - ROMAN'S INFLUENCE. * The fiancee of the sweetheart who has suffered reverses should try to woo the sunshine back into his clouded heart by .sympathy, courage, and by influence. Don’t let him feel that just when he needs you most you will stand aside and watch his pain from a far off pinnacle. The world may turn a cold shoulder him, but don’t let it fawn ion you at his expense. Stand by his side, and meet alike its frowns or smiles. Tread softly, silently* /with him down the twisted by-paths of failure, so that when the first.blush of dawning success rewards his toil you may be the one to give him sympathy, ■■ encouragement, and congratulation. THE SENSIBLE VIEW OF MARRIAGE. We hear young men say, “I am too poor to get. married,”, and girls, “The man I marry muct he rich.” These remarks appear harmless, and they have a certain business shrewdness ; behind them; still, the larger truth is that the speakers most often do not take an 1 ‘ honest view 6i marriage, no matter how .. honorable- may be -their purposes. Money cannot insure- happiness, and long experimenting in the countries of Europe has shown that mating for wealth is the sure road to a lax and immoral domestic economy. It would seem that the sensible view of marriage is that it consummates life for the poor and the rich, the vulgar and the refined ;that no single life is the perfect life. The future of . mankind depends almost oily upon happy marriages and healthy offsorihg. And this suggests that . re should be no marrying of unsound people. The young man and the young woman who are fitted for marriage are fitted for all that: a liealcouragooug, and happy life depends or imposes. • .