HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume C, Issue 15301, 21 March 1914, Page 3

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To clean gilt frames that have become discoloured, rub'.;with, a rag dipped in milk, and dry with a soft oioth. The woman who has no sewing-room is often given additional work by having to pick up from the carpet the odd threads and strands" of cotton that make a rogm look so untidy. The

easiest way by far to gather these up is to dampen a whisk broom and brush" it lightly over the carpet. The broom' will quickly pick up the threads without raising any dust. A useful hint for summer laundresses: Launder a roll of white pieces of muslin and keep them for patching lingeriewaists and underclothing. If new material' is used, it will shrink, and the garment will have a puckered effect. Keep pieces of different qualities, so that any garment may he easi-'y repaired. When white lace or linen is put away for any length of time., it is apt to become discoloured. To avoid this, wrap in dark blue paper, like that which is used round absorbent cotton, and your laces will look as white when nsxt*you need them as when you laid them. by. Chiffon is very pretty but very perishable. If you have a piece which has became liiup and wrinkled, you can revive it by spreading a wet cloth over a very hot iron and holding the chiffon over the steam until it is free from creases. Renew both cloth and iron as soon as the steam diminishes. Allow the chiffon to dry quickly. Fancy work in silk or' satin is very beautiful, but the worker is very often "bothered by the readiness with which these materials ravel v.lk-u cut. The following method is used by Oriental women, whose sk:Ti in silk and satin work is marvellous. Before cutting, mix a thin flour and water paste and rub it over the wrong side cf the satin, along the lino on which you wish to cut. Be careful to use only the smallest amount, rubbing off with your fingers all that you can and allowing the remainder to dry. Press the right side of the material with a. warm iron—on no account a hot one—and the most intricate pattern can be cut from the material without a single thread ravelling, neither will it curl up in the way that makes it so difficult to work with successfully. "When soing away on a short trip, one is sometmes perplexed as to how to pack bottles containing tooth-wash, tonic, or somethig of the kind. A good plan is to wrao well in paper and then pack them in"shoes, tieing each pair together and putting paper round them. Again, if talcing a fairly extensive wardrobe, how to pack evening slippers of satin or velvet is sometimes a work, as these delicate materials are so apt to crush vr stain. Try sliopmg each shoe into the leg of an old stocking, bltiek for black shoes, and light stockings for coloured.