FOR TENNIS WEAR

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20261, 9 November 1935, Page 14

FOR TENNIS WEAR

CARDIGANS One cannot get along without summer cardigans, either of the light wool variety or made from one of the many cotton or linen yarns available this season. Lisle thread jerseys and string jumpers in pastel shades predominated at Wimbledon last July, when the world’s best players were seen in action The cardigan, as well as serving the useful purpose of providing warmth when the air is cool or after a strenuous game, so as to avoid catching a chill, also lends colour to one’s sports outfit, and often gives it that gay holiday mood that one likes to capture in sports wear. Shoes An army has been described as marching on its stomach, but for holi-day-makers or sports enthusiasts feet are the important thing. Shoes can make or mar any clothes, and, more important, any holiday. For all occasions the flat-heeled shoe is the only sensible and comfortable type to wear That does not mean that it need not be smart. High or even Cuban heels are incongruous for sport, and those who wear them break one of those my-

sterious sports conventions, as well as being perfectly miserable themselves about their aching feet.

A ghillie snoe is cooi ana ngnt lur summer golf, while the sandal shoe serves an infinite variety of purposes. Tennis shoes are much more becoming these days, and are now designed to air the feet, as well as give comfort. The perforated type of shoe will be very popular in the summer, as it is so cool.

TO POLISH GLASS There are many uses for used tealeaves. Here’s one: Save them after each pot of tea, and when you have about a bucketful, pour over a quart of boiling water and leave for on hour. Strain and bottle the liquid. When polishing mirrors and glasses apply it on a piece of soft material, flannel, if possible, and you will be surprised at the gloss it imparts.

RUBBER ODDMENTS Never.throw away oddments of rubber. There is usually some means of using them up. For instance, a length of rubber tubing can be sliced into rubber rings or washers. An old rubber hot-water bottle comes in handy for turning into mats, while even an old pair of gloves can be utilised, the good parts of the gloves being removed and the odd fingers kept for shields. HORSERADISH People who store fresh horseradish for winter use are frequently disappointed to find that it turns black. This defect is nearly always due to the fact that the horseradish is preserved In insufficient vinegar. To make sure that it will not turn black or become even slightly discoloured, see that the vinegar rises well over the top of the horseradish. An inch would not be too much. It is also important that the seals should fit really well to exclude all air. If care is taken over these two small points the horseradish will keep perfectly. WASHING AND CLEANING GLOVES When gloves are washed the natural oil is removed from the skins.' To keep them supple a teaspoonful of olive oil should be put into the lather and also into the rinsing water. While the gloves are drying, the fingers should be pulled into shape two or three times. Before they are perfectly dry the gloves should be rubbed well between the palms of the hands. If glove-trees are used for drying, the gloves should be removed from them while they are still damp, rubbed well to soften them, and put back to finish drying In shape. They should never be dried in a hot place. This applies only to washable doeskin, chamois, suede, and hogskin. Kid, nappa, reindeer and gazelle gloves should never be cleaned with water. Rmove dirt and grease fron. dark kid and nappa gloves with petrol. Then put the gloves on the hands, rub a little furniture cream well In, and the gloves will become soft and new-look-ing again. For white and beige kid gloves a piece of clean rag should be dipped into cold milk and rubbed on to a tablet of mild, white coap. Clean the gloves thoroughly with this, changing the portion of the rag which gets dirty. Then pull the gloves Into shape and leave them to dry. When white kid or doeskin gloves are required in a hurry they can be effectively cleaned by rubbing cream of tartar on the soiled parts. Reindeer and gazelle gloves can be cleaned as follows:—First remove shiny spots by rubbing gently with fir.e sandpaper or a rubber brush. Then put the gloves on the hands, take a little bran which has been heated in the oven, and rub it well in.