ROUND ABOUT THE HOUSE.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 April 1932, Page 14

ROUND ABOUT THE HOUSE.

HINTS ON CLEANLINESS.

(By

Housekeeper.)

Tiled hearths. —It is a mistake to wash these with soda water or strong soap, for in time they lose their brightness. If they are rubbed with a cloth sprinkled with turpentine the original polish, will be retained.

To clean linen blinds. —These need not be taken from the rollers. Spread the blind on the kitchen table, and rub it with a piece of dry dough, using fresh pieces as the others become dirty. If there are any grease spots, remove them by placing a piece of brown paper over them and pressing them with a hot iron.

Polishing cloths.—Good polishing cloths for silver and other metal-ware may be made by soaking pieces of soft /flannel in half a pint of water to which you have added a few drops of ammonia and three heaped tablespoonsful of whiting. The cloths should be thoroughly saturated, squeezed to remove surplus water and allowed to dry. To clean papier mache. —Never wash papier mache articles with hot water. Use cold water, and if the article is greasy rub in a little flour. Polish with a soft cloth.

White painted furniture should be washed with warm soapy water and dried with a cotton —not woollen —cloth. After washing the pieces, ihix whiting and water to the consistency of thin cream and apply with a cotton rag, rubbing gently any specially soiled parts. Finally, wash off the whiting and dry with a soft cotton cloth.

Locks, hinges and castors on furniture should be oiled once a year, to prevent rusting and to make them work easily. If the hands are rough and grimy after housework, pour into the palm of one about a teaspoonful of olive oil and a teaspoonful of castor sugar. Massage the hands with this mixture, rubbing it well in, then wash in warm water.

Dancing in Turkey.

It has been said that Mustapha Kemal trained his people as wise parents do their children (states a correspondent). First, they are taught to look after their clothes, then conies the reading and writing. Thus, he began by changing the style of their costumes,' forbidding the fez and the veil; now he is forcing the younger ones at least to struggle with the new alphabet, which will ultimately make other languages easier of acquirement to them. In regard to social amusements, the mixed dance has come, but here the Turk seems to be going through the Victorian age. This a traveller found when invited to the second anniversary of a Moslem lawyer’s wedding. He expected the old Turkish reception, all men, with but a few dancing Armenian girls. He found, however, the Turkish wives /of the guests, unveiled, fashionably dressed, and willing to tread the floor. He found also, however, that there were old-fashioned restrictions as regards the way of asking such a lady. Again, when he thought to indulge in a chat with his partner, her brother came up and took the conversation to himself. There are religious changes also that will affect the women. Pews are to be introduced into the mosques, and also music formerly forbidden. Worshippers, again, will not be required to take off their shoes when they enter the place of worship. FISH LAYER PUDDING. Ingredients: 11b. of fillets of white fish; salt and pepper; parsley; horseradish; onion; vegetable marrow; tomatoes; two eggs; white stock, butter; pastry. Arrange a layer of fish fillets in a fireproof dish, sprinkle with salt, pepper, chopped parsley and grated horseradish. Ar range on top a layer of very fine onion slices, another of cooked vegetable marrow slices, and another of tomato slices. Repeat the layers till all ingredients are used up. Add a little stock and a few nuts of butter, and bake in a moderate oven till fish and vegetables are almost cooked. Beat up the eggs with a little stock, salt and pepper, pour in this mixture, spread a layer of pastry on top, and bake till jaasty jg gepked. Serve hot.