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Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17679, 2 September 1929, Page 2

Wrao it in newspaper. The slight evaporation from the damp paper keeps tile ice intact. When the papers get staked, as they will on a day when the air is heavy with moisture, they should he changed. "'STAINED PIANO KEYS. Stained and discoloured piano keys enn |;o/whitened in the following way: Take seme finely-powdered whiting and mix it into a stiff paste with methylated spirits. Hub the mixture on the keys and leave until the spirits have evaporated, then polish the keyheard with soft rag or chamois leather. If necessary repeat the process two or three times. Salt aihd lemon juice mixed can also he used for removing stains. HOW TO CLEAN PLASTER CASTS AND STATUES. Make a creamy solution of powdered starch and .cold water. Apply with a soft brush, taking care to work well into all the crevices. When dry, the starch can lie gently brushed off, and all dirt will come away with it. ORANGE TARTLETS, A GOOD LUNCHEON SWEET. Line some small tartlet pans with good short pastry. Select two firm, sweet oranges; peel them as thinly as possible and chop the peel finely. Cream three ounces of butter with three ounces of castor sugar; heat in, separately, the yolks of three eggs; add two tablespoonsful of the juice of the oranges and the chopped rind, together with vanilla essence to flavour. Whisk the’ whites of the eggs until frothy, and fold them lightly into tlid other ingredients. Divide’ this mixture into the tartlet cases and bake for fifteen or twenty minutes in a moderate oven. When three-parts cooked, dredge the tartlets with castor sugar. A’ DINNER-TIME SAVOURY. VERY SIMPLE TO PREPARE. Hard-boil two or three eggs; shell them and chop them finely. Skin three good-sized ripe tomatoes, chop tno pulp and add to the eggs. Mix well, adding pepper and salt to taste. Melt a tablescoonfnl of butter in a pan, put in the egg mixture and stir foir a few minutes until thoroughly heated through. Make small rounds of hot buttered toast, pile the' mixture upon them and serve at once. THE CARE OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE. KEEPING CHERISHED PIECES IN PERFECT CONDITION. Expert advice gleaned from a famous collector on liow to get the cherished pieces of antique furniture which most of ug pick up nowadays into first-rate condition and keep it in good condition comes in specially useful just now. Special treasures- in old, oak, walnut, satinwoed, mahegany, cheirr-y and other fruit woods, and in Queen Anne .lacquer can receive special individual to ensure the high polish which so much enhances both their beauty arid actual value in a collector's eyes before the task of general s - .: rug cleaning is begun. "Warm water,. vinegar, several clean