WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 184, 6 August 1925, Page 19

WOMEN'S WORLD.

USEFUL HINTS. I I BOY'S SWEATER. The sweater will fit a boy from six to eight years, though, of course, boys • vary in size even in those years. If you watch your tension as directea you will be able to judge how the garment will be for size as you work it. Unlike most ". boys' sweaters, this : one is worked to button up to the neck.. To Knit the Sweater. Materials. —7oz sports wool, two-ply marl. Two No. 8 knitting needles. Two buttons. Work at a tension to produce six stitches to the inch, measured over the \ plain smooth fabric. Commencing at the lower edge of the back, cast on 75 stitches. Ist Row.—_l 2, ■* p l,i k 4, repeat from * to the last three stitches, p 1, k 2. ( 2nd Row. —X 1, p 1, * k 1, p 4, repeat from * to the last three stitches, k 1, p 1, k 1, Repeat these two rows for 11J inches, ending with the second row. Decrease once- at each end of the needle in the next and every alternate row until 6i stitches remain. Continue in the pattern until the work measures 16 inches from the commencement,' ending with the Ist row. Work in pattern on the first 21 stitches, cast off 19 stitches, work in pattern to the end of the row. Work in pattern on these 21 stitches for' 1 inch, ending with the Ist- row— at the end of which oast on 15 stitches'. Continue in pattern for 3 inches, ending with the Ist row. Leave these stitches on a spare needle, and commencing on the 21 remaining stitches, work for 1 inch, ending with the 2nd row— at the end of which cast on 15 stitches. Work _ rows in pattern. In the next row make a button-hole as follows: Ist Row. —X 2, cast off 2 stitches* work in pattern to the end of the row. 2nd Row. —Work in pattern to the last 2 stitches, cast on 2 stitches, p 1, k 1. Work in pattern for 1J inches, ending with the 2nd row. Make another button-hole as before. Continue until the work measures 3 inches from the cast-on stitches, ending with the Ist row. In the next row join the fronts together as follows: Work iri J pattern on the first 30 stitches, leaving 6 stitches unknitted, place 6 stitches of the right shoulder in front of these 6 unknitted stitches and work together 1 stitch from each needle, work in pattern to the end of the row. Increase once, at each end of the needle in the next and every alterative row until there are SO stitches on the needle. Continue in the pattern to correspond with tho back.* . To Make the Sleeves. The Sleeves.—Case on 44 stitches. Ist Row.—X 4, * p 1, k 4, repeat from * to the end of the row. 2nd Row.—X 1, p 3, * k 1, p 4, repeat from * to the last 5 stitches, k 1, p 3, k 1. Continue. in pattern, increasing once at each end of the needle in the next and every alternate row until are 5S stitches on the needle. Now decrease once at each end of the needle in every Sth row until 48 stitches remain. Continue without shaping until the «

work .measures 10 inches from the commencement, ending with the 2nd row. In *he next row knit together every 7th arid Bth stitch. ' Work in-rib of (k 1p 1) for 3 inches. Cast off. ■'■ The Collar.—Cast on 70 stitches. | Work in rib of (k 1p 1) for 3 inches. Cast off. J j To make Up the'"Jersey.—With a damp cloth, hot iron, carefully press the fabric. Sew up the side and. sleeve seams. Sew in the sleeves, placing seam to seam. Sew on the collar in position round the neck. Sevy on buttons to correspond with the buttonholes. / . — . i THOSE HARD-WORKED HANDS. ! Rub the hands .with dry salt after ' having nad them in water for a length of time; afterwards rinse them and wipe dry. If this is done daily it will keep I the hands smooth, clean and white. A CUSHION HINT. I '•■ It is a good plan to make cushion ' covers so that they will slip on and off like a pillow case. If the- cover- is made on the same lines as a pillow case, with an under flap and buttons, or by sewing dress fasteners closely together on one side *of the cover, the case may be unbuttoned or undipped for washing or repairing in a moment. j j CLEANING AIDS. ' To make Javelle water for bleaching white clothes, dissolve ilb of chloride of lime in one pint of cold water and also ilb of washing soda in one pint of boiling water. Stir the two solutions together and leave the mixture to stand overnightr Then pour off the clear liquid, bottle it, and label. After using a bleaching agent, always rinse several times to make sure that none remains in the fabric. / Petrol, and ether are excellent for removing grease stains from heavy materials, but the greatest care must be exercised, because they are so volatile and inflammable that to make use of them in any warm place or near a light is dangerous. They are therefore best used out of doors. RE-COOKING MEAT. A famous chef says that all meat which is to be re-cooked should be cut into very thin slices, placed on a dish, and covered with boiling sauce to heat the meat, but on no account should it be allowed to boil in the ' sauce, as this, would render it tough, and Consequently indigestible. This is a point well worth remembering, as once the difficulty of heating the meat? without . actually, re-cooking it is removed, very many dainty little dishes en be made from the remains "of cold meat, which will be found' to effect an enormous saying in the butcher's, weekly bilL.' ; ■'. ?-'" WASHING JUMPERS/^ Anyone can wash a jumper,'but by no means everybody can produce . ! 'i£ when washed in its original shape or in anything approaching a wearing Condition. Most of the stretching and."' shrinking which takes place is due to a mistaken method of drying. And about the best way of dealing with that problem is the following:—Run a string through one sleeve and out of the other and then tie. it up as if it were a clothes line. Don't let your jumper hang down, as the weight of the water will stretch it, but just fling the cud of it up over the line.

DRAINING BOARDS. . Drainage boards attached to the scullery sink are sometimes made of soft wood, . and continual contact with water spoils their appearance. To overcome this difficulty and to make the boards more hardwearing, linseed oil can be rubbed into the wood, followed by a coat of liquid wax. This renders the surface impervious to moisture. From time to time, say every month, a little extra wax • should be applied. FOR GREASY HAIR. 5 It isn't always convenient to wash the hair for every festivity, but the girl whose hair tends to greasiness should not neglect to tend her locks once a week in the following manner. Add two table; r spoonsful of ordinary rough household i salt to a pint of hot water, and massage i the scalp well with this. 3 SAVING PATENT LEATHER. Shoes of patent leather fi&n be .cleaned with petrol and will regain their brilt liance if treated in this way: Vaseline f rubbed in helps to save them from*! > cracking. " I