HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 207, 30 August 1916, Page 8

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To make the fire nurn slowly, but brightly, dissolve a lump of washing soda in water, mix coal dust "to a parte with it, wrap it up tightly in paper,'and';:■ place on the back of the fireirieniit v bright. -~•'.' If the colours oi the new fabricafrnatry a 'handful of common salt ami two" tablespoonfuls of vinegar in toe?Wasbv; ing water. The trouble is very usual., just now. } Some English tailors-: ani. ladies' costume makers are sendin|;o»»; notices with the suits they scad ,-hoaift, to the effect that owing to the. scarcity of good dyes, colours cannot be gusisn." teed. " -. Ninon, crepe de chine and Geoigette crepe are so much used now'that'.women who do their own cutting out will-b?> glad of the following hint:—Spread;*' sheet of tissue paper on the tablet P» the material to be cut out firmly onto it. Place the pattern in position,;"? cut through the material and paperTack and sew with the paper still ■»• - tached, and when ail is finished tear it away from the scams: ' ' . Make waste bread iuto dried-.cruniM by baking it in the oven until crOp.;*"™ then roiling it. Store in. covered j.* ; These crur.rbs can be used ror anytWß|., requiring fresh crumbs; time-.is.say I ?>>. because they are ready, ,and. ciic.-ofK? avoids the " inconvenience .caused..-. W . ■ only having fresh bread, -when .cfUffl", are needed. In puddings, with-tosta - i toes, or in rissoles, etc., these i may be used with great' success, they are lighter than fresh ones./. j Always butter the inside of a .P serving pan before using it, and J*» preserves, etc., will never burn. ■ . , tl ' When brooms begin to wear, "<_•._» bristles level again, and the btu* ? do its work as well as ever. -.- -•£ . Damp knives slightly before row™*You will find it cleans the knives «JjJ and much easier for yourself, #tT™ a yery bright polish.