THINGS THE HOUSEWIFE SHOULD KNOW.

Southland Times, Issue 18059, 31 January 1903, Page 1 (Supplement)

THINGS THE HOUSEWIFE SHOULD KNOW.

.For collars and cults add to ench quart of well-boiled starch hilf a teaspoonful oi powdered borax nnd a tiny pieco of white wax, and dip Iho collars and cuffs in while the starch is quite hot. Use a polishing iron, and the collars and cull's will look likd new. Put tea and coffeo away in air-tight receptacles as soon as they are brought to the house, as they lose much of tlioii j flavour by standing uncovered. Onions peeled under water do not disturb the eyes. A small pinch of carbonate of soda in the water for boiling, preserves the color of vegetables and prevents the odour of cabbage. To wash silk pocket-handkerchiefs use fine white soap and lukewarm water ; rinse in clear cold water without blue. Wring dry, fold in a dry, cloth and iron when damp. In eweeping carpets use wet newspapers wruug-nearly dry and torn in pieces. The paper collects the dust and does not soil the carpet. The proper way to fold one's husband's coat — and many married women do so, due to carelessness in such matters of. the breadwinner— is to lay it out perfectly flat, with the wrong side down. The sleeve should be spread out smoothly and then folded back to the elbow until each end of the sleeve is even with the collar. Fold the revers back and then double the coat over, folding it directly in the centre seam, and then smoothing it out carefully. ! The soft, pretty Madras curtains which lend themselves bo nicely to graceful effects are discarded by some house-keepers because they are so readily soiled, and, it is supposed | are not easily cleansed. Bran- water without soap is a perfect wash for these draperies. Use a wooden pailful of bran to a boiler of water. Let it boil half an hour or more, i strain part of ifc, and use for washing the ! curtains ; let the rest continue to boil, tnen j straia it and use for rinsing water.