LET’S GO GOSSIPING

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4055, 1 June 1938, Page 7

LET’S GO GOSSIPING

BEAUTY. CARING FOR WHITE HAIR. White hair that is not perfectly groomed looks like a white dog that hasn’t been washed! Both of us demand more attention and upkeep than either brunettes or dogs. White hair without any sheen looks more like wool than anything else. It must be brushed often to keep it shiny, for if it loses its gloss it also makes the face look wrinkled and hard.

The shampoo that is used must be very pure. Nothing that will tinge the whiteness with yellow. The same faint blue-white that exquisitely laundered handkerchiefs have, is the colour to aim at. Any brilliantine used must be chosen with the same care. The slightest suspicion of yellow in it will stain the hair. And the consideration that must be give.n to the question of a permanent wave! The wrong method, too much heat, and white hair can be turned into a faded, dry, straw-coloured frizz. As for the question of clothes—white hair is, in itself, too dramatic to be accompanied by striking costumes or bright colours. Think of the' blonde when you are attacking the problem of colours for white hair. Although a beautiful blonde can get away with almost anything—even red and purple —she is not as romantic and attractive as she is when she wears colours that do not swamp her delicate colouring quite so much. In my opinion the average blonde actually becomes vulgar if she tries to be too vivid. So, too, the white-haired lady must moderate her colours. Black and dark blue should be favourite colours. In the winter combine them with each other or, if you use them alone, it is well to add white trimmings. HEALTH. HEADACHES. Trigeminal neuralgia is a neuralgia of the most important sensory nerve of the face and head. In the headache form of this the pain is of an agonising description. It starts over one eyebrow, and radiates over the forehead and head. The slightest pressure above the eyebrow increases the pain.

The pain is very intractable to ordinary headache remedies, and usually requires surgical treatment sooner or later. The treatment is to inject absolute alcohol into either the nerve itself or into nerve cells at the base of the brain. The operation for removal of these nerve cells is a formidable procedure, but becomes necessary in some of the worst cases.

Apart from local causes of head

ache, many other diseases have headache as their prominent symptom. We are all familiar with the severe headache at the beginning of influenza and typhoid fever, measles, and almost all infectious fevers cause headaches.

Many headaches are caused by chronic diseases in which poisons are circulating through the blood. It is sometimes a prominent feature of kidney diseases, and is almost always present in lead-poisoning. In all cases of worry or nerves accompanied by headache, the eyes should be properly overhauled. COOKING. DEALING WITH EGGS. Snow Puffs: These are delicious with vanilla custard sauce. Separate the whites from the yolks of eggs (four). Whip the whites until stiff, and fold in 3 oz. of seived icing sugar. Before you fold in the sugar, put 1 pint of milk in a saucepan- of medium size and heat to boiling point. When the whites and sugar are ready, drop dessertspoonfuls of the mixture into the hot milk, and simmer very slowly. Cook 3 to 4 of these puffs at a time, and after 4 minutes turn each one over so that both sides are cooked. Lift them out on a straining spoon (one which has holes like a colander) and place on a hot dish. Cover with vanilla custard sauce made from the 4 egg-yolks, 2 oz. sugar, :i pint milk and a few drops of vanilla essence. Beat the yolks and add the sugar and milk, beating all together until thoroughly mixed. Put into a double saucepan and ccok until the mixture thickens, but be careful not to overcook because the eggs will curdle. When ready add vanilla essence to taste; pour over the Snow Puffs and serve at once.

Evening Eggs: Boil 3 eggs hard; shell and cut the top from each and remove the centre. Rub the yolks through a wire sieve, and add a little grated cheese to taste. Cut a thin slice of white off the bottom if the eggs, so that they will stand firm on small round crutons of bread (piece of bread fried a light golden brown in butter). Put a little of the yolk and cheese mixture into each eggcase, and shake in a few drops of tomato ketchup. Add some green peas, made hot, and shake grated cheese over the top. Edge the croutes of bread with the remaining yolk and

cheese mixture. Garnish with green peas. LAUNDRY. THINGS TO REMEMBER. Boots and shoes, however, damp, will polish in a few minutes if a little kerosene oil is added to the blacking. Also, it prevents the leather from cracking. The following advice for cleaning embroidery on material that will not wash will be welcomed by many housewives. Cover the embroidery with a thick paste of powdered French chalk and methylated spirit, lay a piece of clean muslin over it and roll up. Then place in a dark place for a few days, when the spirit will have entirely evaporated, unroll, and brush off the dry chalk. Half a breakfastcupful of separated milk in the blue water will prevent streaky clothes. If beetroot spills on the tablecloth, take a slice of white bread, soak it in water, and then place the bread over the stain. If left for a short time, the bread will draw the colour out and the cloth will suffer no illeffects.

To clean white kid gloves, make a paste with zinc powder and petrol and apply with a clean flannel away from a light or fire. HOUSEKEEPING. KEEP THESE HINTS HANDY. Ordinary flat bootlaces are hollow. Cut off the metal tags and slip the hooks of dress-hangers through the laces. To cleanse plaster of Paris figures use toilet soap suds and a shaving brush; rinse well. Dipping the figures into a strong solution of allum water will give them the appearance of alabaster.

If rugs and carpets persist in curling up at the corners they can he made to lie flat by sewing hat-wire round the edges underneath. To get rid of ants sprinkle some sugar round their haunts and they will reveal their nests by carrying the sugar to it. Then saturate the nest with kerosene, or pour down boilingwater. For an ant-bite, rub on a weak solution of carbolic acid and oil, or camphorated oil. Beware of a pussy-willow in a room where there are anything like carpets that moths destroy, as it has a great attraction for the pests. A large sheet of blotting - paper placed under a tray-cloth saves the tray from absorbing anything that is spilt, prevents the polished surface from being marked by hot dishes, and deadens rattle and noises which annoy sick persons. GENERAL. MIXING CAKES. Considerable care is required m th*e mixing of cakes. Cake mixtures are liable to curdle if the beaten eggs are added too quickly. The beaten eggs should be added drop by drop, so that the liquid will mix evenly with the butter. Should any signs of curdling appear the difficulty can be overcome by sprinkling in a teaspoonful of flour. By this means a smooth well-mixed butter is produced, which makes a light sponge with an even grain. It is a mistake to beat the mixture too vigorously after the flour has been added. Such action is likely to make the dough tough and heavy.