WOMAN'S WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 19712, 12 November 1927, Page 19

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from previous page.) ODDS AND ENDS lodine on white material can ho removed by first soaking in methylated spirit and then washing in soap and warm water. Ironmonld.—Make a paste of salt and cream of tartar with a little water, lay on the stain, and put in the sun. Repeat if necessary. Tablecloths seldom go into holes all over. Tims the good parts remaining cut up admirably into tabic napkins or squares which can he joined together with lace to form sideboard cloths, and into square or circular doyloys lor use on a polished table. If given a pretty buttonholed edge these last look charming, The sound sections of old tablecloths will also cut up into useful glass and silver cloths or pudding cloths, while the smaller pieces can he treasured for patching and other mending services. To clean inlaid woods where the pattern is very much obscured by ancient dirt add a little ammonia to the wasning water, wipe over the article to be cleaned with a soft cloth wrung out first in the ammonia water, and then with a second cloth wrung out in clear tepid water, dry immediately with a_ soft cloth, and when quite dry polish—-if oak —wnth beeswax and turpentine, or otherwise with a " cream ” or " reviver.” HAM SALAD. Required; lib of cold ham, two hardboiled eggs, two teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley, two lettuces, two tomatoes, quarter of a pint of white sauce, a dust of pepper and castor sugar, some made mustard. Cut the ham into very small dice, using the lean only, chop the eggs coarsely and the parsley finely. Put these into a dish, add salt, pepper, and mustard to taste. Mix all these ingredients together, then add enough white sauce to bind them in a suit paste. _ Pull the washed lettuce into small pieces, arrange in a salad bowl, heap the mixture in the centre, and decorate with sliced tomatoes. ORANGE PUDDING. Take 6oz flour. 4oz small sago. 4 oz dropped suet, 2oz candied peel cut small, grated ring two oranges, 2oz sugar, water to mix. Mix everything together, and add one tcaspoonful baking powder. Mix with cold water to a moderately soft hatter. Steam in a bowl for three hours. Turn out and servo with sauce made by straining the orange juice in half a pint of water, boiling up with a little sugar, and thickening with two tcaspoonfuls of cornflour first blended with cold water. NAMES! Old Shakespeare asko: "What’s in a name?” And seems to get no answer, For Mary may be highborn dame, Or haply ballet dancer, And Constance be now up, now down, And Gladys ever wear a frown! Of course, you’d think that-Grace would he A very gracious creature, And everybody would agree That Lily’s every feature Should perfect loveliness attain— Yet Grace is peevish, Lily plain! I’ve known Elfridas, in my time, That weren’t the least bit Saxon, And Roses, Daisies—hang the rhyme!— Whose looks you’d put a tax on, And yet " plain Janes,” and Maggies, too, Whose lovely eyes played pcek-n-boo! So I’ve concluded names are not Much service as a label. Since Prudence may not care a jot How much she wastes at table, Eobinas never try to sing, And May be quite devoid of spring! And yet the Good Old Book avers A good name bangs all riches. And that a bad one sticks like burrs, A style of talking which is Equivalent to saying straight It’s character that makes the Mate. —A.B.C.

PLEAT WITH SUCCESS A correspondent writes to ‘ Homo Chat ’ as follows ‘‘Right away I can sec that it is necessary here to give yon a heiplnl hint on pleating. It is really so easy, and I. know for a fact that few excel because they don’t know the way to sot about it. First of all you must have an ironing board, a cup of clean, cold water, a, piece of clean rag, a box of steel pins, and a very hot iron, electric for preference. 'Now place tho part of the garment which needs pleating so that the end which is sewn down is on your left; pin this down securely, then fold each pleat quite straight, pull it taut, and pin it down. You will soon see whether you are getting them straight or not, tor they will be quite Hat if they are, and will bulge if they are not. Now, take the rag, dip it in tho water, and squeeze all the superfluous water out, and dampen the whole of the pleated area. Take a last look at it to bo quite sure that they are all behaving themselves, and pop tho iron over them. Do not push tho iron up and down too many times, as it is apt to push the pleats out of their natural lines. Now, when you feel that your work has been done well, take out the right-hand row of pins, and press the edge; unpin the left side, whip it off the board, and hang it up for at least two hours, and behold most professional French pleating. If the material is one which would shine if pressed, then use the damp rag to cover the pleating, and press over it.”

NEW USE FOR OLD PRINTS Lampshades decorated with genuine old French prints are attractive novelties (says the ‘Daily Telegraph’). French manufacturers are going round second-hand shops and buying up these prints or even old books with suitable illustrations. Tho lampshades for which they are used are most uncommon, being hexagonal in shape. Two prints are cut out, appliqned on a _ shade, and given a slight edgirig of oil paint suggestive of a frame. The colors in the prints are then intensified by a skilful artist. An harmonious design is painted on to the rest of tho shade, which is finally varnished over to secure the effect of a dull gloss. In the daytime the lampshades are not particularly conspicuous. When lighted up at night, however, tho old prints look delightful.