THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2668, 25 November 1909, Page 3

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

MARRIAGE ON SMALL INCOMES

Is it wise' to marry on a, small in- ! come? . No, says the wiseacre of fifty or | sixty, who shakes his head at the thought of such folly. “Yes,” reply the* two young people, who think nothing of .venturing into matrimony on a sum that makes the wiseacre gasp with dismay. The truth is that the success of marrying on a small income depends entirely upon how the money affairs arc managed. Those who choose to live in a big city can even contrive to gain amusement and entertainment out of their income if they will Im content to enjoy the little things and, never acquire the fatal habit of envying those with more money. There.are many ways of economising in living. The trouble is that even those, with small incomes think they must live as other people live, and will refuse to settle in a quarter where rents are low and houses are fairly 7 large, simply because the locality is considered unfashionable. In furnishing the house, those who have taste' and judgment will find it a good plan to haunt secondhand shops and watch for sales, as in this way really substantial and beautiful tilings may bo picked up at a low price. Another secret of economising lies in the preparation of food. There are a hundred short cuts to economy,-but unhappily they are not always true economy 7 . This question should be studied by the wife with the same energy the husband puts into bis work. She should learn the value of the various food products and find what meats and vegetables contain most nutriment. Next she should find where- she can got the best value for her money. She must remember that the burden of rcsponsibilitv of making both ends meet is infinitely hfirder to her husband than her task cf utilising the weekly money well. The ideal division of a small income as worked out by authorities on statistics is as follows : 20 per cent, for Rent. 10 per cent, for Household Expenses. 10 per cent, for Clothing. 10 per cent, for Amusements. 20 per cent, for Savings. 110 per cent, for Food. But from the actual experience of those living in a large town the rate paid for rent is almost in every case above 20 per cent., and this, of course, always reduces the sum that should be set aside for savings or amusements. But most people agree that the month’s rent should not exceed one week’s salary, and. before marriage, every engaged girl ought to encourage her fiance to save enough for the furnishing of the home. HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES. Straw [matting should always be washed with warm water and salt. "VY ater alone would turn it yellow, but the salt lias a counteracting effect. When gas globes have become very dirty with smoke, they should be soaked in warm water and soda for a while, and then washed with soap and water to which ammonia has been added. Finally they should be rinsed in clear cold water and dried with a linen glass cloth. After washing cut glass, it must be dried thoroughly and brushed over with powdered chalk. A soft brush should be used, and all the crevices carefully gone into. •Japanned trays or coal-scuttles winch have become dull and lustreless may be restored bv polishing them with a mixture of white lnick and vinegar apph ed with a piece of rag. This should then he wiped off with another piece of cloth, and the ait'cle r:.abed with a dry chamois leather till a brilliant polish is secured. Tea leaves, when sprinkled upon a carpet for sweeping, are apt to stain it if trodden upon. To prevent this, let the leaves stand for a tew hours in a pan of water, then squeeze thorn dry just before using. Tne.y will not injure the most delicate carpet if treated in this way. Damp bran makes an excellent substitute-for the tea leaves, for it cleans the carpet curing the sweeping process, and prevents the dust from rising also. The Bedroom : Nothing is mere surely to he relied upon to secure a fresh and healthy complexion than pure air and sunshine. Allow every rav of sunshine thqt strikes the window of the sleeping apartment to enter the room. Keep the window always open, and mvariablv during tbe hours of sleep. The Dressingroom: The girl who lias come home from her holidays with tanned and freckled hands should try washing them in very hot water in which a little vinegar has been dropped. The juice of a lemon is also beneficial, but if the sharp acid is baneful to the hands it is a good plan to take the juice of a lemon and to odd a little powdered borax to it and dilute it with twice as much water The Diningroom Should leather-co-vered chairs look shabby, boil half a pint of linseed oil, and when it is cold stir into it half a pint of vinegar These ingredients should bo mixed thoroughly and the result be bottled for use. "When it is required, shake the bottle well and pour a little of the mixture on a soft flannel and rub it thoroughly jnto the leather. Polish the leather with soft dusters. The Drawingroom: To remove ink stains from mahogany, rosewood, or black walnut furniture', put hah-a-dozen drops of spirits of nitre in a spoonful of water and touch the stain with a featlier made wet with the mixtuie. As soon as the ink disappears rub the place with a cloth which has been dampened with cold water, or the nine wil leave a white spot- that will not be easy to removed. If the ink spot still appears after washing off the nitre apply the treatment a second time. THE LOVE OF SENSATION. All women seem alike in their love of a sensation, They must have some picturesque element in their lives, ant, if nature declines to supply it, they invoke the aid of art. Numbers of men are quite content to plod on in tbe rut. Day after day they can see the same people, go to the same places do the same things without a grumble. No woman is like this. She yearns to be enthusiastic, to be deeply moved, to discover mvste 'ics even when there are none. .While a man falls m love, because ho can/t help it, a woman very often begins to do so mainly out of inquisitiveness to know what it leeis • Probably woman, _ with her ..greater eagerness and curiosity, supplies a ' wholesomtS stimulus to- the less impressionable brain of man. ;fehe suggests, and he carries out the ideas which she would never have the patience to execute for herself, for lus special virtues are perseverance and coneentiation, and an irritating habit of sticking to a thing impossible to the more .superficial sex. ,