FACTS IN BRIEF

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3494, 2 November 1926, Page 4

FACTS IN BRIEF

During spring cleaning time much petrol is used for the cleaning of furniture and clothes. Its strong and objoctional smell may be disguised by adding a little oil of wintergreen. This not only obivates the odour of the petrol but leaves behind a clean sweet smell. Ivory should be washed in warm soapy water and a brush used If necessary to remove dirt from any carved parts. It should be then well rinsed, dried and polished with a chamois leather. Stains can bo removed by being rubbed with a little salt and vinegar, or salt and lemon juice. A lump of camphor stored with silver will help to preserve its brilliancy. A tumbler that has been used for milk should be filled with cold water as soon as possible to prevent the grease sinking into the glass and making It difficult to wash. Paint stains can bo removed from glass with a little oxalic acid. Broken china should be mended as possible after it is broken: if allowed to lie about the fine points or edges get rubbed or broken and the joining will not be so close. Grease stains can be removed from wicker furniture by rubbing them with a little methylated spirit. Japanned bedsteads may be revived by rubbing them over with a little paraffin and then polishing with a soft duster. Old hucaback bedroom towels are excellent for paint washing. Black marble may be rubbed over with a little linseed oil after washing to give It a gloss.

In catering for the younger woman, the designers have not overlooked the charm of pastel tinted fabrics and delicate laces. Here is a delightful little frock for the debutante, developed in almond green chiffon with throe tiers of lace dyed the same colour.