USEFUL HINTS.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 281, 1 June 1907, Page 1 (Supplement)

USEFUL HINTS.

it is a well-known fact that the ivory bawss oi toilet brusnes should never be allowed to become wet wnen the brusnes are wasned. it, as jj» sometimes mevitable, the ihmju uit spx when with water, tiua should ue rubbed ott at once witn a doth and the ivory «««* ««"»* delay. 'A paste made ot chalk, moistened witiT any good pertunied on, j£u a Sue «£ volatile, is excellent as a means of keeping the ivory bright and polished, the paste being Kid on tnicily over tne surface ami Sowed to dry on, when the powder should be removed with a leaUier. A good cleansing nmd, which will remofe grease stains rrom delicate tabrics eaE be made in the following manner:- An ounce <>i pureCasSewap should be shredded hnely, ££ed with a teaspoonful of saitSettS, and, lastly, with two ounces o? ammonia, th?' whole being diluted with a quart oi soit water and the liquid applied by means ot a piece of house ilannei. V Dry nour represents a sate method ot weaning wmtetoxor ermine stoles of muffs- in order to- make sure Sarthe flour is perfectly dry, it is a good plan to spread it on a Scan baking sheet and lay it in the oven for a tew moments, care being token, however, to see that the heat knot sumcient to colour the Hour. While still warm, it should be rubbed into the fur, fresh flour being added unta the colour of the fur is or felt .hate which have become slightly tinged with •moke or dust can be easily renovated so as to give the shape a new Ease of life and enable it to last oat the rest of the season. Ihe trimming should, of course, first be removed: the hat well brushed, and a paste, composed of a pennyworth ot Stained magnesia and cold water nibbed on to felt or beaver. A brush in the latter case is preferable toTrag or a piece of flannel, and when perfectly dry a clean brush should be used to remove the powder. If the colour in laundering washing materials has .faded, th».«y«*; nSit should be tried of soaking the xrarment in alum water for a tew moSte. This should be effected atter washing it in lukewarm water and Castile soap,, the soap being rubbed on the garment, when it must be rinsed iTsoft water and then laid to soak for a few moments in a solution of alum. , One of the best methods of rendering new boots impervious to damp is that of varnishing the .'soles. Three or four coatings should be applied in succession, while the whole surtax* of the leather composing the uppers should be rubbed over with a cut Won, the latter precaution ensuring a good poliah at the outoet always »mewhat of a difficulty where new footgear is concerned. Another authority recommends soaking the- soles in a mixture of tallow and resin as a means of rendering them waterproof . lo do this, half a pound of resin should be melted with a pound of tallow, and the mixture poured into a shallow tin While still lukewarm-, the boots must be allowed to stand in this until a ereat deal of the mixture has been absorbed, and if the process » repeated occasionally from time to time boots— especially those used for hard country wear— will be found to^ last a long time. * Coral ornaments should be put in a pan of boiling water with some •mall pieces of white soap and soda. The water should then be boiled for a few minutes, when the ornaments can be removed, rinsed in clean water, and left until dry. They should then be polished carefully with a clean chamois leather. When washing flannels they should be steeped for about half an hour in warm water to which a few drops oi ammonia have been added. Oover the washing-tub in which they are cleaned witn a board to keep in the steam, and wash in the ordinary way, the result being that they will, not shrink. , ... Pure alcohol can be used with wonderful success as a means of cleanins black Spanish or Chantilly lace. The alcohol should be poured into a clean basin, and whipped with the hand until ft is frothy, when the lace should be dipped into it, and well worked with the fingers until the dirt is removed. After gently •queering out the spirit, the lace should be laid on a folded cloth, tho patterned edge pulled out, each scal-

lop or picot being fastened down with a pin. When perfectly dry, the lace should be unpinned, and piossed gently between the palms of the hands until smooth, in lieu of ironing it as this would flatten the pattern and spoil the oolour.