Fashion Forecasts

Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17833, 7 March 1930, Page 2

Fashion Forecasts

HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Corned-beef sandwiches are much more economical and palatable if the meat is put through a coarse mincer after cooking. Add a little of the fat, moisten with some of the liquid and work the whole into a paste.

Re-heat fried fish or veal cutlets in a paper bag, closing the end to keep in the steam. Leave the bag ■in the oven until heated through. Fish thus treated will- taste as if newly fried. J * «•■;-■* *

Amateur photographers- who develop their own films' will find an electric torch handy in the darkroom. It can be made -to show a

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red light by covering the globe with a piece of red cloth, which should be tied on securely...

To remove rust from steel irons, cover for two days, then with unslacked lime, rub the irons until they are bright again.

Mustard mixed with milk to which has been added a pinch of salt will harden in the pot.

The lids of screw-top preserving jars will never stick if the lids are well greased on the inside with unsalted lard before being screwed on.

To make a simple polish for fin-ger-nails, mix one part of lemonjuice with two parts of olive oil. Rub on the nails and when dry polish with a soft buffer.

Jelly cut into slices or beaten to a cream just before it sets makes a delicious filling for a sponge cake in cool weather.

To remove grease and other marks from wall-papers, dab the spots

lightly with a cloth dipped in benzine. Where the colours of the pattern are light, a dusting with fuller's earth after. the_ cleaning will have an excellent effect. * * * * Keep a bathing cap in the bathroom to slip on when having a shower. It keeps the .hair dry. * * * * •Neglected brass which will not yield to ordinary treatment should be rubbed with a paste made from paraffin and powdered rotten-stone. This paste quickly removes stains and restores lost brightness.

A PLAITED EDGING. You've no idea what a pretty finish can be given to a winter dressing gown, your kiddie's party frock, a "nightie" ease, cushion cover, and all manner of odds and ends, by a

plaited edging—just narrow strips of material plaited together.. The best material to plait is crepe de chine, as it is thin. iUse two shades of a colour and cut your strips about two inches wide. Join several strips together and then fold the edge. Turn the tube of material inside out and press well before plaiting. It makes such a pretty yet tidy finish to a kiddie's frock—just a little plaited edging round the bottom, neck and armholes gives the sweetest effect. Your own severe winter dressing gown, which you feel is a matter of warmth on cold mornings rather than looks, can be glorified in the "plaited" way. It's just the simplest thing—-but it makes all the difference!