THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2698, 31 December 1909, Page 3

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

DOMESTIC-HINTS

If the oven'.does not brotvn, sprinkle a ' r ootl handful of sugar on the bottom of°the oven. It vjli theft brown anything. . . doling housekeepers ndj find it a good plan to keep an 'account book and enter *all housekeeping expenses, adding «ip accounts every evening and making. a weekly nummary. // Good Pofisii for Oilcloth (r Linoleum. —Save all the ends of candies and. melt in the oven. Mix with it sufficient turpentine«J;o make a soft paste. This is really an excellent preparation. Great care should be taken to dry towels thoroughly before putting them awav. If placed in the linen press without being well aired, while still damp, a mould is likely .to form on them, which, it is said, produces skill diseases. Ironing may bo made easy by several thicknesses of newspaper, instead of cloth, being used when pressing. This prevents the shiny appearance which .often follows the use of a damp Using newspaper when pressing tucks in dress skirts instead of cloth will render the iron much easior in use. ■ In choosing footwear for young children, it should be remembered that lace' boots are better for them than buttoned footwear. The shanks or the'buttons are apt to press on the instep or ankle and cause discomfort, while better support is naturally given to the ankles when it is possible to draw in the laces nt <will. The flavor of seeded raisin is better than that of the seedless sultana raisin, but somo cake makers, and. padding makers find the stoning of the fruit tedious and Object to the waste involved—for there is a certain amount of pulp clinging to the seeds when re-, moved. A little butter rubbed on the fingers and on the knife will do away with much stickiness and waste of time and fruit. Beautiful Fingers.—Most women dosire to have pretty hands and tapering fingers, and in order to encourage a taper shape to the latter they press them from the' base .to the tip; hut a toilet specialist advises stroking and pressing them the reverse way that is, from the tip to the base. Clasp the tip of each" finger between the thumb and first/finger of the opposite hand 'and press .firmly, '.hut; ygehtly '''-downwards, aL^on’ ; ,working:;on :d glove. jjp Viotorla. Forwarded A