HANDY HOME HINTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3442, 12 March 1932, Page 7

HANDY HOME HINTS.

SAVING TIME AND , MONEY,

A Nursery Chair From Boxes. This is very easily made. The back of the chair is cut from one piece of wood (like the sides). These are screwed to the seat. The chair is then enamelled jade green or cream, and it is a simple matter to stencil a little floral design on to the sides and front. “Domes of Silence” are fitted to the bottom of the chair, to enable it to be moved about easily. The height of the chair is about 2G -inches.

To Whiten Ivory.—Rub the surface with a pieec of raw potato, then polish with a soft duster. The juice of the potato will remove the yellow tinge very successfully.

Clean Enamelware. don't scrape. Fill the vessel with cold water, add a little household borax, and allow to stand for a few hours. Afterwards rub with a dishcloth dipped in kitchen salt. When Washing . Fine Lace.—Very old, fragile lace can be washed in this way: Prepare some soapsuds with lux and warm water. -Put into a widenecked bottle or jar. Immerse the lace in this, close the top of the jar either with a cork or with greaseproof paper, then shake vigorously. Take out lace, squeeze gently, and repeat the shaking, this time in clear water. Spread out lace on clean towel, roll up. Press with a warm iron on the wrong side, over a thick ironing bla'nket when nearly dry.

Wet Shoes. —When your shoes are very wet, try this quick drying method: Stuff them tightly with crumpled newspaper, then wrap each one in a piece of newspaper. The latter possesses useful absorbent qualities, and quickly soaks up the damp. Don’t stand wet shoes close to the fire to dry. This cracks the leather. Damp Sheets—lf you are in doubt as to whether a bed is aired or not, slip a mirror or tumbler between the sheets, and leave for an hour or so. If any damp is present, the glass will be cloudy.

Coal Dust.—There is always a quantity of this on the coal cellar floor, but you needn’t waste it. Sweep it into a heap, soak well with water, and pack very tightly into empty cheese cartons or similar cardboard boxes. These “brocks’' will be most useful for putting on the fire when it is well alight, and will prove economical.

Brighten Your Mirrors. —This you can do easily. Sprinkle a few drops

of liquid metal polish on. a cloth and rub the glass all over. Polish with a soft cloth.

Sewing Flimsy Fabrics. • When making very fine or flimsy material the seams often cockle. To preve'nt

this, tack a piece of newspaper under the part to be machined, so that the stitches go through the material and paper. When finished, carefully tear away the paper and your seam will be perfectly flat.