Hints and Suggestions.

Otago Witness, Issue 2388, 7 December 1899, Page 52

Hints and Suggestions.

Embrocation. — Mix together 4oz soap liniment, loz spirits of camphor-, £oz oil of thyme, and 2 drachms tincture of opium. Rub the mixture well in. It is recommended for stiff joints, lumbago, rheumatic gout, etc.

Pot Pourri. — Rose leaves, lavender flowers and stalks, violets, jessamine flowers cloves, orris root, pimento, musk, sandalwood raspings, and place them in a vase in -.layers, with - salt between each layer. The vase should 'have a" perforated lid so that the scent may escape. Every picture that Whistler paints is an expression of emotion, the sense of twilight, of evering, of night, of the sea swell, of sensation set down in the art "of colour. What music is to a musician, that is colour to Whistler.— Hal Dane, in St. Paul's.

To Mend China. — By applying a little of the best carriage varnish carefully with a camel's hair brush to the edges of broken china, the parts being neatly joined together, the fracture will, when thoroughly dry, be hardly perceptible, and the china will stand fire and water.

To Wash Windows. — If you put soda in the water with which you are to wash windows, you will find that finger marks, putty stains, etc.. will be much more easily removed than if clear water alone is used.

Ammonia. — Ammoaia is very useful in the kitchen. A few drops mixed in the water vrill take off any grease from plates, dishes, etc., better than soda, and does not injure the skin of the washer as the constant use of soda does

Annie asks advice for falling hair. — If dandriff be present, it should be cured first. To do so, the scalp should be washed every few days with hot water and soft soap, and some 10 per cent, oleate of mercury ointment rubbed in daily. The cure may take months, as the complaint is very obstinate. When the dandriff is cured, or now if it be not present, rub in the following ointment to stimulate the growth of the hair : — Powdered cantharides ldr, lanoline 6dr, almond oil 2dr. Browned flour is almost as necessary to keep on hand in the cupboard as white flour. To brown flour, put a thick layer of it into a baking pan and place it in a hot oven. Watch it and stir with a spoon until the flour is well brown-jd all through. When it becomes cold, putf it into empty jars and cover them closely. It will then be ready to use in making gravies and sauces, or whatever it is needed for.

To" Remove Grease Spots from rSilk. — Grease spots can be removsd from silk by sprinkling French chalk on the spot and laying the garment away on a shelf in a dark closet. If the stain is obstinate, this may have to be repeated. In ordinary cases this will be sufficient, but where the grease is not fresh, and has spread, it may be taken out by placing blotting paper over it and applying a hot iron to it. Do not let ±he iron stand on it long, and it must not be very hot, as there is danger; o* the colour of the silk being Champagne Gingerbeer. — This is a nice recipe, and the compound will keep in a cool place as long as you desire. Take tartaric acid loz, one good-sized lelmon, ginger root loz, white sugar l^lb, water 24gal, yeast 1 gill. Slice the lemon s.T.d bruise the ginger ; mix all except the yeast. Boil the water and pour it upon them, and let them stand until cooled to blood heat. Then add the yeast and let it stand in the sun through the da}-. Bottle it at night, tie the cork down, and it will' be l-eady for use in four clays ; it will taste all tho better if allowed to 1 remain a week in a cool lplace. Children Stooping. — This is often a cause of the greatest anxiety to mothers. The bad habit never begins till they are past their third or fourth year. Then the mother should watch for and guard against it. Often the mischief is done by school desks being too low and seats too high. This should always be seen to. Often it results from weak bones. Then the child should live in the freak ajr^ and lxavo

plenty of milk, and have lime water mixed in it, or take Parrish's chepiical food. See that the children sleep straight in bed, and have not too high pillows, and have some good dumb-bell or expanding exercises every day. For a child who grows fast, it is well to lie down each day — especially for girls from 13 to 18 or 19 — flat on a floor with little or nothing to" raise the head.

W Descriptions of balls, &c., must be endorsed by either the Witness correspondent for the district or by the secretai yto the ball committee. The MS. of any correspondents who do not comply with this rule vrill be sent to the secretary for endorsement prior to appearing.— EMMELlNE.

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HARRIAGE AT OREPXJKI.

Dear Emmeline, — One of the prettiest weddings we ha-ve had in Orequki took place at the residence of Mr C. Homer, on October 24, when Miss Mary Homer was united in the holy; bonds of matrimony to Mr Cnas. J. Evans." Owing to the recent bereavement in the bridegroom's family only the immediate friends of both families were present. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a. handsome dres3 of ivory duchesse satin, with trimmings of pearl and beautiful^ lace, tho usual wreath and veil, embroidered with her initials. She also carried a lovely bouquet, which came from Dunedin, the gift of her brother-in-law. The bride wa3 attended by, three bridesmaids, Miss Battray (Invercargill), Miss G-. Evans (sister of the bridegroom), who wore white muslin dresses, prettily trimmed with lace and ribbon, large white hats, and carried bouquets, and Miss Clnra Homer (sister of the bride), who looked sweetly. pretty; iv white siik, with drawn silk hat, and carried! a basket of flowers. After the ceremony tho guests sat down to a dainty breakfast laid- in. the large dining room, and after full justico had been done to this and the usual toasts honoured an adjournment waa made to the railway station to see the happy couple away "on their honeymoon. As they are both very popular, and the day was delightfully fine, the largest crowd of people ever seen at the station on such an occasion was raiting to catch a glimpse of them, and they entered the carriage amid a perfect storm of rice. The bride's travelling dress waa a stylish grey cloth costume, braided with silver, large white hat trimmed with chiffon and feathers, and pretty grey feather boa. The presents, which numbered over 60, were very handsome, among them being some costly 'articles. They were displayed on a side table in the dining room, and came from all parts of New Zealand. The Presbyterian choir, of which they are both members, presented them with two handsomely-bound books, but I cannot say what they were. The wedding cake must not be forgotten, as it was a handsome four-storeyed one, and was much admired. The bridegroom's family was represented at the marriage by four generations. — ONE WHO WAS THERE.