USEFUL HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 88, 14 April 1927, Page 11

USEFUL HINTS.

A Novel Sandwich. S ]i cut the middle of a dinner u>II. ; 1 II Tlit- liollnw with miiu-t-d incut. poulii) in- n-h. nicely tiavoiued >«r. if preIf.icd. ami tomato. <•!■ grated cheese and ivlci \ . Thc.-f windvv ii-he> ale ex- | ciT.citt when an cii-ily packed but fairly ~n 11-1.1111:;11 meal is returned. | I Coffee Junket. Warm a pint of new unik in Mood heat i uiily, di--"lvc in it u do.-eris-pooiiful of caMcr Mi-ar. ami a• i< 1 enough coffee \ <—i-m-o i,i \\ (-11 lla\nur the milk. Put into a fi' ll "* di-li. am] add .i fnll teaspoon of rennet. Mir nil t ln>: ■ ■:■.■'■■ Mended, j lea* e to >et. and tlit n mt , Mixture for Cleaning Porcelain Bath. "l'li.> fitllitw inj; recipe ha* Keen recom- I mended a* a good one. Ingredients, jl!> i-i• 1 1 soap, Jib precipitated whiting; add t suHieient water to form a pa-;c. and I then bid I i;. Ti<i- mixture can be u*e I hot or cold, and should be kepi in a well-corked bottle. Avoid Fluff from Pillows. It is annoying to have the fluff come out of a down pillow. This can be prevented. Before putting on tiie cover of 1 the pillow nth a hot iron well willii beeswax. Iron the interlining on the wrong -.ide. It will net as varnish, and ' prevent the tlutf from coming through.]

Pattern Books. nVmnve the inside of old l>noks. pastel label- <ni edfres and ji>c to keep patterns in order. Have one for each member of the fat..My. or one" for dresses, one for underwear, and .-o on. Place patterns in.-ide thc-e covers and stand on a small book shelf near your machine or cutting table. No more searching thiotiuh lm-s for patteriiV!

Cleaning Suede Hand Bags. Shiny patches and dirty marks can be reino\ed from the suede by rubbing verv gently with fine glass paper. Better still, buy a (■roper suede-cleaning brush at any good -hoe -hop. They are quite cheap, and last a long while, coming in handy for cleaning all suede articles. A bag that has become shabby can be renewed by cleaning with a suede liquid poli-h. and brushed gently jn-t before it i- dry, rubbing up the nap the wrong way. Two Useful Hints. ,Tn whiten clothes that haxe become yellow add a (ablcspooiiful of cream oi tartar to a galbm of cold water. Soak the discoloured clothe- over night in this and wa.-h in the u-iial way. when they should have regained their whiteness. To remove grease marks from brown shoes, rub some French chalk well into the marks and leave for a day. Then rub off and polish in the u-ual way. Repeat if necessary. A Good Home-made Embrocation. Beat up one raw and add to i; 2oz turpentine, ioz spirits of wine, and the same quantity of spirits of camphor: then add carefully half a pint of vinegar. When these imrredients are well mixed, place in a bottle and shake fo; ten minutes The embrocation, whiei. is useful for sprains, rheumatism, etc.. is ready for use at once, but improveby keeping. An Egg Shampoo. Beat up the yolks of two quite fre«h eggs, and rub well into the hair. Dissolve a heaped tablespoonful of powdered borax in two tablespoonfuls of tepid water, mix in a quart of hot water and wa.-h the head and hair in the liquid. This will produce a plentiful lathei « !r!i rubbed into t'.ie egg mixture already on the head, and may V removed by copious rinsing, first in hot soft water, and then in cooler. Dry with j hot towels. I