Hints and Suggestions.

Otago Witness, Issue 3215, 27 October 1915, Page 67

Hints and Suggestions.

To keep flies away, sprinkle a few drops of oil of pennyroyal on blotting paper and place about the room. Charcoal placed in muslin hags and hung in a damp cupboard will quickly absorb all the damp. Rain Marks. —These can often be removed from light material by holding the article over a basin of steaming water, and then rubbing it carefully with a piece of the same material. A good hint for those who do their own naper-hanging is to apply the paste to the wall ' instead of the paper. Amateurs will find it much easier to match the pattern, and the paper is less liable to tear by following this method, besides saving time and trouble. A Kitchen Mat. —Several newspapers laid one on the other, then covered with a sheet of brown paper and stitched together near the edge, mane an excellent mat to lay upon a wood floor in front of a kitchen range or sink, and will save the housewife a great deal of labour. The strongest brown paper off parcels must be Used, and it is wonderful bow long thev last. And they can be easily replaced when soiled. White wings can be cleaned very effective!v by covering them thickly with powdered magnesia, and folding them away in white paper for two or throe days. Then take them out and shake the. magnesia from them, and you will find that the wings look quite fresh and clean again. As a dressing for outside rtens. dissolve half a pound of powdered glue in a pint and a-half of water over a slow fire. When it has quite melted add a pound of powdered whitimr. and stir it in gradually. Apply this mixture to the steps with a stiff brush. If the mixture becomes too stiff add some more water. Only verv heavy rain will remove this whiting, so the saving of labour is groat. Hints for the Coffee-pot.—Coffee-pots, whether of t’n or ware, should he broad it the bottom and narrow at the top.

Good coffee cannot be made In jugs. Tin coffee-pots should be cleaned immediately after use with scalding Avater in whicK a lump of salt has been dissolved, and then hung, in sections, out of doors. That removes the “tinny” taste. Particular attention should be given to the strainer. Leave it dirty, and the next brow of coffee Avill “taste.” Breakfast coffee should be made the night before, and stood in a covered vessel—not of tin—and then boiled up sloavlv, keeping it at the simmering point as long as possible. A small pinch of salt added to new-made coffee before the Avater is poured on is a great improvement. This pouring should be done very slowly, just a little at a time—not a deluge. To clean Avhite paint, boil tAvo or three onions in the usual way very thoroughly, then use the Avater to clean the paint without soap. All the dirt av i 1 i disappear, loaA’ing the paint white and glossy. Gas Economics.—One burner can be utilised to cook the Avhole of the “boiling part” of a dinner if a piece of sheet h’on, just large enough to cover the top plate, is laid over the burners. Take gas fittings to pieces occasionally, place in an iron saucepan Avith lump soda, and boil thoroughly. Then carefully dry and replace. The result is better light and less gas used. In many stoves the fittings merely lift out. Keep handy three kettles of different sizes, use as quantity wanted demands. There is always a serious waste of gas in boiling more water than is necessary. After much cooking stand a bowl of Avater in the oven. The bent of the oven will suffice to heat this. Avhich will serve for washing up. No top gas need then be need to heat Avater for this pnrpose. Another way to heat Avater for washing up, without using extra gas, is to place an enamelled basin filled with Avater on the top of any pot that is boiling. This gels the Avater quite hot A WEDDING AT THE NEW ZEALANDERS’ CAMP AT ZEITOUN. -i. m-iaa vnjoyuu.v. t.i.u; v. .us cXp-ru 11-eCI ill tile -\mv ii-.iia.m jiouiic.u .unu-t, camp <tc ■iWiiuua o.i ..i.ij...-m, i.j, ...a.i v-np.-11l ii t'ltOid i>ikk ~ vet-i lUttry o.uc.i to uio -Utctviuna .uoutitecl ix.ii-i.-, wtic joined m bon lies ul wcuiocii io -va <; ix, v. onsiunco jma.u-, oi Uiou.c-Siiisii.ie, \v uo iiu .vui auia JAiiguiiKl ou -August £o. mis v, .is me nroS tun-- oi ilie* jliismi-y oi .\e-w A-aiaiui tiiat wn.ic Hit troupe .tv ou active euAice m tiie field a wcticimg was celebrated in tin* fines, ilia wecld.ng was oi a purely military nature, tiie tunica oo.ug u marquee and ins altar a box eoveiru Witli the union Jack. \\ ith the main body away at the Dardanelles, lile m the crstuiiue gay Z itouu camp is pretty dull; so AV.tn such an opportunity ai- a wedding, Lieutemuit-coiouei ivtuckcrsp and the etneers oi tno mnnariu or tha brigade detenu.ned to maico a success of it, and their efforts were amply rewarded. Also, to make it entirely representative of New Zealand, as many ot our muses as could be spared from tne hospital were also present. These were bi-tors Price, Willis, Ingram, Smith, Williams, -Vl.tchell, Sutherland, Samson, and Ellis. if anybody at all is entitled to consideration it is our New Zealand nurses. They aro working Jong hours, and are indefatigable in their attention to our wounded and sick boye, who, arriving irom Gallipoli, . feel themselves at home at onco in the hospital. This is ctm .... •mo to the atmosphere created by tiles- -,ew Zealand s.stcrs. In a foreign land iiko this their influence over and their helpfulness to our boys cannot be overrated. There were also present Mr, Mrs, and Miss Williams, Mr unci Mrs Mason, Mr and Mrs Hogan, Mr and Mrs Kubalghiati, and Mies Dixon, sister of the bridesmaid. All these people have been exceedingly kind to the Ncav Zealand men. opening their houses and gardens to them, entertaining them to afternoon tea, and taking in convalescent patients. The ceremony took place at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, and, be ng a military function, everything was up to t.me. It would never haA'o done for, say, the bridegroom to have been “on the mat” in the morning charged with being ‘Tato ou parade.” Chaplain Macdonald, of Waipu, North Auckland, officiated, and the bride was given away by Lieutenant, colonel Mackcrey. The bride was attended by S : ster Dixon, of the English reserve of nurses, and the bridegroom was supported by Major Edgar, N.Z. Veterinary Corps, as beet man. The bride was dressed in a very becoming - costume of white tulle, cashmere, cropc do chine, or some other material, tastefully decorated with silver bedeck men ts. A Avhite leghorn hat with a handsome ostrich feather completed a very pleasing outfit. The above attempt at a description of femininities is the work of a mere man, who is co overcome by his efforts that ho absolutely refuses to tackle the bridesmaid’* kit—die knows there Avas a bouquet in it. After the shoit ceremony and the register had been signed, the happy couple passed out under an arch of swords to the strains of Mendelssohn's “ Wedding March,” rendered by the Auckland Mounted Rifles’ Military Band. Alter this the band took possession of the Avcdding marquee and entertained the guests with delightful music. By the way, this band has earned a great name in Cairo by its able performances, and Lieut. Whalley Stewart, the bandmaster, has every reason to bo proud of it. The breakfast was hold in a double marquee erected for the occasion, and the catering was xox done by the camp cook. The toast of “The King” was proposed by Lieutenantcolonel Maekorsy. followed by “The Bvido and Bridegroom,” nroposrd in a very happy snreeh by Padre Macdonald. The next was “The Bridesmaid.” proposed by the bridegroom. and responded to bv the lady herself. Major Edgar proposed “The Ladies,” and Lieutenant T. Tlislon responded. After the breakfast Omlain and Mis Blake left by motor ear for TTelouan. The farrier staff of the Auckland Mounted Rifle® presented tho married pair with a very handsome tablecover of Egyptian Avorkmanship. with tho vnciu-iontal crest worked in the centre. Tho officers of tho brigade ■'> m a muffnTicept afternoon tea tab!-' ■ brass inlaid with silver and copper, resting on a col-l-psible carved frame. The whole is Egyptian work, which will serve to remind them of their mrque wedding on the sandy desert of Zoitoun.