HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20057, 21 September 1920, Page 9

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Tufts of ostrich feathers with diamante centres are a novel trimming tor evening shoes. •Keep all pieces of clean tissue paper, no matter how crinkled, to polish mirrors and windows. . Vinegar and ,a very small quantity .of sugar added to and mixed with stove polish will give additional and more lasting lustre. One drop of sewing-machine oil on a squeaking door hinge will stop tho unpleasant sound instantly. ■ Baked potatoes are more nutritious than those cooked in any other way. fried ones ara the most difficult tto d'igest lo prevent fruit or meat pies* from boiling over, a paper funnel should be inserted in the centre of the,crust. A (tablespoonful of vinegar added to tho water in which meat is stewed or boiled will make the toughest meat ten der. i A straight line of monkey fur fringe carried down each .side of a plain skirt, is one of the many notions for imparting the decreed new hip movement. To keep cheese from getting dry and hard, wrap it- in a cheese- cloth wrung from vinegar, and keep it in an earthen or glass jar and the cover slightly raised. When washing delicate woollen articles, or silks or ribbons, use potato instead, of soap. Grate two good-sized po atoee. finely, and dissolve 'them in-a pail of lukewarm water; wash the articles in if as carefully as in soapsuds, then thoroughly rinse. <