WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 292, 10 December 1925, Page 20

WOMEN'S WORLD.

USEFUL HINTS. TO KEEP MOTHS AWAY. Saturate sheets of blotting-paper with turpentine and pnt between clothing will kf-r-r the motha atray-. A CURE FOR HICCOUGHS. Thi? :- an ailment that can be r»ry if allowed to continue, but the following remcly i? simple and elTi- ' f.-acio'i=. Ge'. »omeone to place sier bands fiat '■μ-t your <ar=. take a L'O'.' drink, and the hiccough will stop at ■ !■■■■•. TO CLEAN LACQUER. If your glove box has become dull aril jrrea-y in appearance, you can easily restor*.- its beauty by the application o: flour an'! olive oil mixe<l together into a smooth paste. Kub this Into the lacqupr a«d afterwards poli-ii •■ •>. soft '- -•'• TO REMOVE TAR MARKS FROM WHITE SHOES. To remove tar mark_* from white ?!t-.* s rub the marks with fresh butter, then I apply .-ome petrol and tui, it in. The : marks «-ill disappear and the shoes may ', }>c cleaned in the ordinary way. Be care- j ful not to apply the petrol when near a | fire or light, or even in the hot sun. j I TO CLEAN A WHITE STRAW HAT. | Brush the straw thoroughly to rerno\ej dust. Then dissolve one tablespoonful of oxalic arid in half a pint of tepid water. Clean the hat. using a brush dipped in this li'jiii'i. rinije in cold water. and dry in the open air. IF YOU USE LAMPS. It is not usually known that a small piece of camphor placed in the oil vessel of a lamp <rr«it]y improves the l:<r'nt. and renders the flame clearer ami brighter. A few drops of vinegar will answer the same purpose should camphor be unavail- i able. j TO REMOVE SILVERFISH. ' The best way is to use turpentine 1 freely. Put a little in water when ; washing floors. Empty out drawers, j boxes, cupboards, etc., where clothes are : stored, then take a saucer of turps and | a small brush and paint all the cracks 1 and crevices. IS YOUR UMBRELLA SHABBY? With a little trouble you can make it look like new. Put one tablespoonful of Bugar into a basin and pour over it half a pint of boiling water. When tlie sugar has dissolved dip a sponge in the liquid ! and wash the umbrella, starting at the , ferrule and working downwards to the ! tips. When you have completed the ' process hang the umbrella on a line in ; the open air to dry. HOME DRY CLEANING. Mix together Jib each of flour and ! fine Halt. Make them very hot in the j oven. Kub the flour and salt through a hair sieve. Shake and brush the jiarments to be cleaned, lay them on a wooden table, and rub the mixture lightly all over them with a clean rag. \ Shake and brush again. This treatment is especially good for dresses of delicate fabric which do" not wash well. TO WASH VELVETEEN. Make a good lather (ft soap jelly and i hot water—the jelly is made by shred- j ding Rome good soap the previous day < and covering it with boiling" water. I Then dip the material to be cleansed up ! and down until all dirt is removed. Do I not rub or wring, but rinse several } times in clean, warm water, and hang in the shade until dry. Velveteen is best washed on a windy day. TO CLEAN A SPONGE. To clean a sponge which has become slimy try soaking it in vinegar and cold water, mining twice as much vinegar as water. Then rinse first in warm water, then in cold, and dry in the open air. If it is in a bad state squeeze the sponge in solution made by dissolving half a teaspoonful of salts of lemon in a little I boiling water and adding to it a basinful of warm water. Kcjueeze the spong-e in ! this several times and rinse in warm \ water containing carbonate of' soda (one tablespoonful to one quart of water). Squeeze the sponge and dry in ! the open air. TO REMOVE STAINS FROM GLASS BOTTLES. To remove the chalk deposit that collects oil the inside of water bottles, and is difficult to remove by ordinary washing, add about half a teacupful of vinegar and 'thoroughly well shake. Allow the vinegar to remain in the bottle for about half an hour, shaking from time to time, then pour out the-vinegar and thoroughly rinse, when the glass will be clear. To remove the brown stain often seen on the inside of a vinegar cruet, fill with a string solution of washing soda, leave for si short time, then waslr in the ordinary way. TO MEND A HOLE IN A CARPET. No little skill is required to the successful mending of a hole in a carpet. Yeomen not expert in such directions will value the following hint. Secure a piece of carpet, similar to that on the floor, or as nearly as possible matching it. Cut a - patch'to the size .required. - Make a stiff flour-pnste and spread over the patch. Slip the patch into position under the carpet. Press with hot irons. Spread newspaper between iron and carpet before pressing. Before laying carpets, etc., sprinkle the floor of the room 1 with "Fixo j Pest," which will act as a preventive of insect pests. Place liberally in corners and all crevices after first making sure that the floor is thoroughly clean, and no dust lurks in secret places. TO PRESS TROUSERS. To retain the crease in trousers and prevent bagging at the knees, use the following method: Reduce to a fine powder one ounce of gum tragacanth and ?ne ounce of gum arable and mix well: powderTY 6^ 0 " ,5 tabk ' s P°°nf"l-of this C 1, 1 half , a Pint of hot water and W, B h u roUsl l ly - Turn the trousers «» tV i P ° ne lnch wkle flow n *. ot iron alon ß +1 trousers with material i B thTi- g , c "ease. If the «L geta St k of ST IBISIS a »>d- a 8 4;, i» llk Patch ei e wT'- 3 " st over sers leg Wld |4 8 »^ong , - outer ed«e ,?f V A 1 Becu,r e iv } trou - -1 crease firmly f Slde aidS£ W turn I %o^hfl^S^^ I; „ {• w t t a s I kaggmg-at the kneeaV P rev^tb|

j" TO REMOVE GRASS STAINS. | Rub the spots ihoroug-hiy -n-ith soft soap and baking powder. Allow the j mixture to remain on for twenty rom- ; utes. Wa=h out in warm water and i bleach in the sun. i CRUMBING BREAD. i An effirient way to crumb bread is > to put it into a muslin perhaf-s an empty salt sack, and rub it with 1 rhe fingers. The ta=k is quickly <lone. and there are no scattered crumbs to be j WHITE FELT HAT. Hat? can be successfully cleaned with a [ia?te of magnesia and cold water, | which should be applied with a brush ' and allowed to dry on. When perfectly : dry the map-nesia can be bru-hed oil. ' Jn the case of a much soiled hat. more than one application of rnagne-ia inav be i«rtH.ry.