HOME HINTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12568, 4 March 1919, Page 7

HOME HINTS.

AUTUMN WARDROBES. It is a wise woman who begins at the first indication of a.utumn to overhaul her winter wardrobe, and thus be prepared for the.first snap of cold weather. All furs must be carefully taken from their boxes and dried out of doors to free them from the smell of thei mothdestroyer in which they have been packed away- If they want remodeU ling or relining, see they go to the furriers before the workpeople are too busy to attend to them. Winter hats should b© taken from their boxes, looked ovor* and remodelled to suit the prevailing style. Thick coats, etc., which have been put away will have to he pressed, and possibly cleaned, before they can be worn. Boots, underclothing, warm stockings, suitable winter blouses and evening frocks, all have to be! considered at this time of the year. A QUEEN’S LINEN CUPBOARD. According to “ Mrs A.,” in “ Truth,” Queen Alexandra, has her linen cupboard overhauled weekly, its every want supplied as quickly as noted, under the personal direction of a genius attached to one of the biggest 'West End emporiums. Who would not he Queen Alexandra in'this’particular circumstance? What a joy to have no skeletons in the linen cupboard', and the humble duster, ■ with the handwoven linen sheet and the damask of exquisite bloom, Irish born, replaced at the first hint of a missing thread or a too shiny complexion! FOR DAINTY NECKS. 111-liealth and advancing age show their earliest traces in the throat, and women/will do well to hear the fact in mind,” observes a ladv doctor. There is all the more need for this, because women are very apt to neglect their throats. High collars, which keep in the perspiration, dyed furs and dyed dress material are'all fatal to the preservation of a white neck: indeed, the dye causes an almost ineradicable stain. The’pores of the throat become coarse and the skin red and pimply. Peroxide of oxygen applied'.off a-'piece of absorbent cotton will serve both as an antiseptic and a bleach, and help to restore ,tlie . whiteness, of the, skin. , Lemon juice is also good as an everyday treat-, ment. But before trying either of these processes, plain hot water and soap should, bei used.” .CHOOSING WEDDING PRESENTS. In some part of Brittany an old custom still survives that permits an engaged couple, attended by' their, friends, to visit the village shops, and themselves select what shall be their wedding presents.