METHODS IN THE HOME CARE OF THE COMPLEXION

Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1934, Page 18 (Supplement)

METHODS IN THE HOME

CARE OF THE COMPLEXION

WHAT OUR GRANDMOTHERS DID.

THINGS ! HAVE TRIED. . . .

(By

J. H.)

• A faoe-cloth made of ordinary flannel—the effect is a beautifully soft and clear skin. Our grandmothers used pieces of blankets even, and what wonderful milky complexions they had. Try this very old-fashioned—yet modern—method of beautifying your skin, and you will be delighted at the results. **’ * * An easy method of cooking green peas —throw pods and all into a large saucepan. The pods will split open, allowing the peas to fall to the bottom and the pods give an additional flavour to the peas. Of course they must be thoroughly washed before cooking, but even so this is a wonderful time-saver. * ♦ # « When washing organdie, wash in warm water, rinse thoroughly, squeeze through a towel and iron at once. By this means the stiffening in the material is retained. Crinkled and embroidered organdie should be washed in suds no hotter than the hand can stand, and ironed when almost dry. * * « * A pinch of salt added to coffee will bring out the flavour. It will improve mustard and help to prevent it from turning sour. It will also help to keep starched articles from sticking when ironed if it is added to the starch as it is being made. AND OTHERS I HAVE HEARD OF . . . 'Be ready when the hot weather suddenly arrives—it has arrived in Taranaki —and have a new “refrigerator” dish made of highly compressed glass that is always ice-cold. It keeps butter and foodstuffs absolutely cool and fresh during the hottest weather. You need not bother with ice with these dishes. ♦ * * » Umpires will like this. It is a tennis scorer with spaces for recording the scores of each individual set, and spaces at the top to register the points. It cannot go wrong, and would be ideal for tennis clubs. • • • • An ideal way to keep oranges and lemons. Put a small quantity of dry fine sand into, a clean container; place a layer of fruit in, not letting. them touch one another, with stalk end down. Strew in sand to cover them two inches deep. Set the container in a cool place, and the fruit will be in 'excellent condition at the end of several months. Lemons will keep a considerable time if, covered with cold water. KEEPING THEM FRESH SECRETS FOR CUT FLOWERS. Here are some of the secrets of making flowers keep fresh for a long period (states an exchange):— Clean water is, of course, essential. The best method for doing this is to drop a single crystal of permanganate of potash into it or a piece of .charcoal.

jJHiiiiijninijninnimniiHiioiiinijJirLUiiiiiiiiinHUHJiJiinn Each time you change the water cut off a piece of the stem diagonally across. Hoses, chrysanthemums, and dahlias are easily revived with aspirin—dissolve one grain in a quart of water. Carnations respond effectively to a little boric acid. By adding a teaspoonful to a gallon of water you will extend their life by at least five days. Place orchids head downwards in a tall receptacle filled with water, making sure the whole stem is covered well. r-Ada a little aspirin—and their fresh-

ness will surprise you in the morning. Finally, when sending flowers by post, to preserve their freshness you must seal the stems of each bloom with sealing wax, then wrap them in blotting paper, and they will arrive in the pink of condition. Rubbish bins should always be kept clean. All rubbish should be wrapped in paper and be as dry as possible. At intervals after being emptied the bins should be cleaned with boiling water and soda, using an old broom, and then allowed to dry thoroughly. If a little disinfectant is placed in them each time they are emptied, and a folded piece of paper placed in the bottom, it will be found that there is rarely an unpleasant odour about them. Outside sinks should be scrubbed regularly and a little disinfectant poured down them, and inside the sinks should be kept scrupulously clean and free from grease. Those with brass plugs and surrounds should be frequently polished. The housewife who is orderly in her housekeeping will find that it takes a much shorter time to do her tasks, because everything is well kept and there are no accumulations of odd tasks undone, “WHAT SIZE, MADAM?” What size does the average woman take in gloves and stockings? An expert fitter recently drew up a table showing that 6 to 7J in gloves and 8J to 9J in stockings are the sizes most frequently required, states an exchange. Gloves as small as 5$ or as large as 7J are very seldom asked for. The majority of drapers who were consulted on the matter stated that they had noticed very little difference in the size of hands and feet submitted to them of late years, but in one instance the expert said she thought in some cases the hands and feet, due to such exercises as gardening, tennis, etc., had broadened, and this frequently involved the wearing of a larger shoe or glove than