Women’s Realm

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12804, 7 March 1936, Page 10

Women’s Realm

By “ Marie ”

WHEN YOU ARE SUNBURNT

If.the skin .is foo deep a tan lactic acid is excellent for removing; the tint; the best form in. which to use it- is sour milk. This is a. very simple aid but a most effective one, and in days gone by it \vit.i very popular for the skin. It is cooling and comforting and it is so simple that the face or any part may be bat bed several times timing the day ; the more frequently r it is applied the sooner will the skin become 'fair. 'Whenever it is used'it must be allowed to dry on the skin. " •

15 the face is severely burnt great care must be taken with it. A draught should 'he avoided ' and a -first aid remedy applied as -soon as possible! Olive oil is always safe and satisfactory, and easily procurable. Catr-on oil is -also extremely useful and can be obtained from any chemist, its official name being “liniment of lime’’; nowadays’it is prepared from a different oil to that used originally- After the application of) the oil the face should’bo covered with'a piece of lint with holes: cut out for the. nose', mouth and eyes. On mo account should ordinary toilet aids be applied to a case' of severe -sunburn; -such a case needs special treatment and it is safest to see- a doctor, for there is sometimes danger of blood-poisoning. If sunburn is severe on any other part of the body, it- must be treated in just the same- manner as the face. To remove freckles nothing is better than the sour recommended for sunburn, but if they do not- yield to this treatment ask your chemist to make up a lactic acid lotion and paint the place with this, using a fine camelhair brush. This must be done On'ee or twice a day according to the directions on the bottle. The moment a freckle is noticed no time should be lost- in using an antifreckle lotion, f-or the longer they have been upon the skin the more difficult will they be to treat. The woman who freckles should always have a lotion handy for immediate use if she wishes to avoid these some, times unsightly marks. XXITTIXG Comfort shoes for travelling and the home, are absurdly easy to- make. You will need lnz. crochet- wool in royal blue and a little white for the trimming, a. pair of No. 11 knitting needle 1 ' and a crochet hook, also a ynr dof thin round elastic, for top of shoes. :

Cast on 60, stitches with blue wool, Work on a fibbing of knit two, purl two for 28 rows. Break off wool.

How 29 —With white, knit plain to end of row.

Row 30—With bine purl to end o row.

Rows 31 and 32 With hi no work in ribbing.

Row 33—With white knit to etui -o

Rows 34, 35 and 36—With white work in ribbing.

Row 37—With blue knit to end of row.

Row 38—With blue work in ribbing. This finishes one side of shoe. Do not east off the stitches at the

edge in the usual way, but work double crochet loosely with a small hone book into each stitch, thus: .Hold the wool in the left hand as in crochet- work, and keep the knitting pin held between the left thumb and forefinger to .‘allow cadi stitch to leave the hook .in turn. At every fourth double crochet, work a loop of ca-ch chain, 1 blip-stitch into the edge of the knitting. This makes a-picot-edging. Continue to the end and fjn-ston off. iWork a -second piece to match.

To Make Fp.—First- sew the ends of each ipieee together on the wrong side, then mn the loose ends of blue and white wool neatly along the seam- /To close the bottom of the s-hoci, oversew very l-oosely : with a long length of woo], stretching the edges to the fullest extent while -so doing, to allow the greatest- elasticity. Fasten off along the side seam. The Rosette.—With the white 'wool and crochet hook make 6 chain, join with a, slip-stiteb. Work- - twelve treble into- the hole, join'. Join on blue wOol, work two double crochet in cinch treble of the previous Jround. Join on white wool, work 1 treble in very double crochet with blue wool work one double crochet all round, join. Stitch to -shoe along one side iseam. Thread elastic round top of shoe and fasten under the rosette.

NOTES , NEWS and HINTS

LAUNDRY HINTS

POINTS OiN PRESSING When clothes to be ironed are too dry there is no need to sprinkle each individual garment over the water. Damp your ironing cloth instead, and the'.steam which rises will damped the clot-hots far more evenly than by sprinkling them, and it is a much quicker way, too. .T.n pressing a -seam it is always a difficult matter to damp it .without wetting the rest of the garment. The next time you have tone to do open the seam with a wet toothbrush, and it- will solve the difficulty for you.

For ironing blouses,,' etc., you will find a pad of wadding ten inches long and four inches wide, covered tightly with calico, most useful. Thj-s can be held in the left hand underneath the shoulders, gathers or armholes of garments, and these awkward parts can he ironed easily without making further creases. If you don’t happen to possess a .sleeve board, and you find you need one in a hurry, roll several newspapers into the required width and use just as you 'would the proper article. This will 'answer your purpose just as well. When you are ironing lace or net curtains-, which are so fashionable again now, always remember to begin from the top and work downwards. If you ‘-do this they will hang much straighten when put up to the windows (than if ironed from the bottom.

Fancy button trimmings -on blouses and other garments -which cannot be conveniently removed for washing should be ironed on a thick towel folded two or three times. The buttons; can be pressed into the towel and there is no danger of them getting broken by the iron. When ironing do you find the ironing sheet- wriggling about the table instead of staying firmly in its place? Make yours “stay put-’’ by sewing a Small curtain ring to each corner -of a straight piece of material and one at each side. Through these thread some .strong tape and, tie tightly to the- hoard- In this way the cover can also be easily slipped off when you want to wash it.

When you know that you are going to stand ironing for any length of time take the trouble to place n rug ‘beneath your feet before you begin. You will be surprised how it prevents “that tired feeling” that always, follows this job. Also when ironing, try to do this by the open window—fresh air will do.much to prevent rhpt’ feeling of fatigue.

Afro see that your table is the right height. If you can stand with your back well up to your job you will'get it done twice as quickly. FURNITURE NEEDS ‘Enamelled or painted furniture needs a good deal of care, for unless it- ‘is kept spotless half its beauty is lost. It should be washed periodically and tiie work should begin at the bottom and finish at- the top. It must not he allowed to get too wet at any time and it houkl not be rubbed more than necessary. Finish off with a drv ( chamois leather. Cane furniture should be well brushed and then washed with warm soapy water. Salt- should be added to the rinsing water and the furniture then dried out of doorsNever wash wicker furniture, butto clean it rub it over with a duster on which kerosene has been sprinkled. This must of course be left in the open until all smell of kerosene has gone.

It is impossible to remove scratches entirely by any home method but they can ho made -almost invisible by cubing with a pad of cotton wool dipped in linseed oil-

White rings caused by wet- tumblers can sometimes be removed by covering with- salad oil and leaving this to stand all night. Wipe it off in the molding' and then polish in the ordinary way. If a dent should occur.in the top of .a table, soak some hl-otting paper in water and put this on top of the dent—about twelve thicknesses .of blotting paper should be used. Heat an iron and put it on top and leave in this position until the paper is dry.' ! When polishing furnitu r e use a pad in each hand! In this wav' you will avokl fingermarks on the surface. Cotton'wool is excellent- for polishing furniture; it lasts well and-never scratches.

Toast the bread by the copper fire on washing mornings. The toast'will be much "nicer'and you Will save on a fire. 1 "

SAVOURY PASTRIES Savoury pastries not- only help to vary the menu, but they solve the problem of using up scraps to advantage, and are a good way of making a very little meat go a long wayTwo of the most suitable and easily made pastries for this purpose are an ordinary short and a flaky pastry, make these savouries with some leftover pastry, and any kind can be utilised in this way. Quickly Made Short Pastry.—dlb. self-raising flour; 4oz. margarine, lard, or good dripping; 1 good pinch salt. Add the salt to the flour and sjft it. Hub in the fat until it is evenly distributed so that the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs if yon prefer a richer, pastry use six ounce.-' .of fat- Then add just enough very cold water to make a dough, soft enough to roll easily, but not in the least sticky. Roll out On a floured hoard and use. Flaky Pastry.—This is something between a real puff pastry and a short one, and is very good for all purposes. Take -Jib. self-raising flour, Goz- margarine, lard or butter, a pinch salt. Add the salt to the flour and sift them. Then rub in 4oz. fat in the way directed for short pastry and form a dough with very cold water. Dip the remaining two ounces of fat into the flour until well-coated, .then roll it out thinly. Roll out the pastry so that it is larger than the fat-, place the* fat on. it-; the pastry should lye quite an inch larger all round. Fold the pastry ovc-r on eaeh w.de, fold' again, roll nut and u c e.

BABY TRAINING. JIMMY AND JOHNNY. SUPERIORITY NOT LASTING. NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Proponents cf the popular notion that a child’s' personality is unalterably moulded by his experiences during the first two years -of lire suffered a severe setback when' Ur. Myrtle B. McGraw, assistant director of the Normal Child Development clinic, who conducted the ’experiment in infant behaviour with the twins, Jimmy"' and Johnny Woods, revealed that after n year and a-hali of freedom' from special exercises, both of them barely could stand up on roller skates. Dr. McGraw brought the 3J-year-old twins from their home hack to the clinic. and sought to find out whether Johnny, who. during the first two years of his life, was subject to a series of' strenuous exercises, had retained his physical superiority over Jimmy, who, as to cbntrol. was left severely alone during most of the experimental period. When he left the clinic’s supervision at the age of two Jimmy had heen skating for a year and was' proficient at it. while Jimmy, who had’only ten weeks of practice, barely could keep his balance. Johnny now has a hotter skating movement hut is inclined to fall more often than his untutored brother, because the former apparently recalls the days when ho- could glide easily about the floor and is now more daring in his efforts. Bur his skill has left him and, while he harder at skating than Jimmy, he falls more often. Dr. McGraw believes that the twins have lost their skating ability because, during the last year and a-half, their centres of gravity have changed! Dr. McGraw whs particularly interested fn 'finding what evidence the twins retained of their early training because' so many laymen have asked her if' lolmny had continued to 'be superior to'Jimmy affeC'both were sent- home from Jlie blmic. ’lf hot, the general feeling was that" early training was a waste of time. Tb this, her answer'now is that’a trait can be'developed earlier thaw normal in a child, bub if -it is to be preservedi the conditions which produced if must be continued'as long as rhe ; child f is growing^ 1 --\ •’ A WOMANS WORK TN THE ‘ “ ' tV;AV wiiMiN

Publication of the life story of Daisy 31. Rates is revealing hitherto unknown incidents in the life of one of Australia’s outstanding women. An English woman of gentle birth and culture, she has devoted 40 years of her life to the welfare of the Australian aborigine, many of them spent- in her lonely encampment at Ooldea on the fringe of the desert which stretches from the South Australian pastoral country to the Western Australian goldfields. Her tent there was a haven for white derelicts from 000 miles on either side along the EastWest railway line. To her camp came naked native men and women from the ranges as c nr away as 1000 miles to the north, wanderers of the vast Nullarbor Plain, and the remnants of the • tribes which once roamed . the head of the Great Australian Bight. While there, Miss Bates met two Royal Princes, quelled a native rising fomented by lawless spirits in the early years of the tianseontmental line, healed t-lie injured and tended the sick. Her privations and good work, her monastic fare and' secluded life, and her ‘escapes from bushfire have made her something of a legend. . In 1902 she came hack to civilisation, and two years ago at Government House she received the insignia of the C.M.G. in recognition of a lifetime of service. .

HOUSEHOLD HINTS Nutmeg chops are good. Put lib. c\f stewing chops in 3 cups of colcj water, bring to the boil and simmer; 11 : to 2'Jumrs: ‘•'Thicken ‘"with ‘jflQjir mixed with salt to taste, add a grated nutmeg and serve with cubes’of'toastBoil yon.ng cayrots \vhole,,'rtit them into slices, sprinhle witli salt, pcppbr, cinnamon,' spied and sugar,’ arid pour vinegar on . fop. They' may l^e''served Alone or mixed with bdetroot as‘ a. salad. - To clean the inside of an aluminium saucepan put, into it lemon’ and any odd hits of citrus lirid," fill the vessel with, water and boil sor~a few minutes; then rub with a dishcloth, rinse‘arid dr.y ' ! .' r ' ' ■ Ycllurh ■latupshadcs are best kept c \cah by wjpi.'ng them over freijnentlyl With very soft- tissue' a soft silky duster- Never apply moisture o? any kind.