WOMEN AND HOME

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 23, 22 August 1928, Page 3

WOMEN AND HOME

ITEfoIS OF r^Ti'REST.

HANDKERCHIEFS.

EASY WAY TO WASH

Even when every consideration is given to modern conveniences, washing is a tiresome- business, unci handkerchief washing perhaps the most tiresome of all.

Bo much time has to go to the irering of the little whisps of linen that any saving in their washing is acceptableHandkerchiefs should never, of course, be allowed to get in amongst, other soiled clothing. They simply must have a separate receptacle. The' bachelor girl Will find this a very easily made and handy little bag. It may be decorative, or it may be a very simple affair. Only two or three things ;.:e >ecessary, about a yard of gay washing material, a coat hanger, and 1 fivs or six press studs. The bag is made for tho hanger to slip in at the top. It has a slit at the back, which allows the handkerchiefs to be put in, and it is open at the bottom. This is where the dress istuds come in. They are fastened closely along the bottom, so that when fastened thev keep the handkerchiefs in.

When the housewife desires to wash the handkerchiefs, she simply holds the bag over the trough of soapsuds iii which the handkerchiefs are t,> be'soaked, undoes the press studs, and shakes the handkerchiefs in.

lb saves a considerable amount of time when the washing lias to to sorted, and there-are no tiresome handkerchiefs to bo collected.

SAVE HOUSEWORK.

MARKED IMPROVEMENT

' The housewife of to-day no longer lumbers up the house with useless and ugly articles that only harbor dust and dirt. The old-fashioned naiilccLdown rjirpet 'is rarely seenIts place is taken by pol'rshed" flqorS covered here and there by rugs for tlie sake of warmth and comfort. These are easily taken up and shaS en occasionally, and the polished boards' are kept in condition with very little trouble if a polishing mop is used. An excellent home-made floor polisher is contrived by sewr.g a three layer of flannel over the head' of an old' broom.. This both dusts-and polishes, and makes any stooping over tho floor quite unneceissalry. Modern furniture. .'.is constructed so that it is easy t« dust beneath it. Utility and beauty are the keynotes of the arrangements in tho modern home. SPARING} USE OF SILVER.

During the last few years there has been marked improvement in the furniture offered to us for the adornment of our homes- The cumbersome sideboard, which harboured dust and dirt, and so filled up the dining-room that the diners Mere always cramped at meals, Is .seldom,. peen\ In the place of sideboards commodious dressers and dinnerwagons ai - e found /which offer facilities for a display of silver, table linen, etc. These pieces of furniture are not madte wijth 'the old-fashioned solid base, but are always raised so that ; it is. ati, ;easy matter to keep them clean underneath. j The modern housewife is very spar-1 rug ''in her use of silver and orna- j mentis. If she pssoesses several good pieces of silver she does not display them all at oneo, as the housewife of fifty years ago - would have done, but, she puts just one or two-silver dishes, or whatever they be, on her dresser, and keeps the rest of , her silver in her cupboard. Then, ■ when ishe' becomes tired of those particular pieces, she can change them for soniiethinig frojm the cupboard. She realises that the fever the ornaments she has about tho sooner her work is accomplished. , THE TRIANGULAR SCARF FASHIONS FOR EVENING. The triangular neckerchief is far from, banished. It appears as a smart scarf-element in sports clothes, with a. large openwork monogram placed in thfe corner, which is usually set over the right shoulder. A new use of this triangular scarf has been devised. It is used in the evening en- ; sensible, and made of the fabric af the frock, such as taffetas, satin, or ; crepe de chine. Again, a long, narrow chiffon scarf to match the evening frock, which- is draped low round tho shoulders, tics lightly at tho front. ' . ;

The kid ensemble, consisting of hat, bag, and shoos to mutch, is one of the most recent innovations. One particularly smart set seen was of black kid, and grey snakeskin'. The hat is of the small brjmless type, with a soft crushed crown, flattering to almost any type of face, because the soft kid drapes in folds lMco a piece of lustrous silk. A single band of snakeskin encircles it, and' a similar piece straps the bag which is of the flat envelope pattern. But the shoes are the really distinctive item of this ensemble—black snakeskin shoes with low Keels and straps.