WINTER WEATHER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 471, 4 June 1932, Page 20 (Supplement)

WINTER WEATHER.

Exposure to Cold Causes Wrinkles. SOME. USEFUL HINTS. Gold winds and bad weather have a very coarsening effect upon the skin unless some precautionary measure** are taken. After motoring for some time in very cold weather the skin, even on very young women, is often made harsh and wrinkled, and the texture will be coarsened unless cold cream or lanoline are applied immediately. White of Egg Treatment. The white of an egg i 3 not only nourishing, but can be used to great advantage in eliminating wrinkles of recent appearance. First saturate a strip of gauze in the white of an egg, then lay the gauze over the skin, placing it on and smoothing it out against the direction of the wrinkles. Hold it in place until it is dry and let it remain on, if possible, for an hour or so. Or, if you prefer, the gauze may be applied at night before retiring and left on until morning. To remove the gauze, simply dampen it with cold water, and you will find that it can be taken off without any trouble. A Useful Lotion. A simple one can be made up at home from the following recipe: Camphor water soz; tannic acid, 15 grains; witch-hazel, 3oz. To make camphor water, dissolve one quarter ounce of powdered camphor in soz of distilled water or rose water. This lotion will be found very useful, too, for closing up coarse pores. Another lotion consists of orange-flower water, 2oz; zinc su Iphocarbolate, 30 grains; eau-de-Cologne, drams; glycerine, 2 drams; tincture of cochineal, 1 dram; and rose water sufficient to make the solution up to (to/.. If It is Chapped. If the skin is definitely chapped by going out in cold weather, the face must not on any account be washed with soap and water before facing the elements. Soap and water cleansings temporarily remove the oil from the surface of the skin, leaving it without its natural protection. If you are a devotee of soap and water, you must use it only at night before going to bed. In the morning dash cold water on the face, then pat it dry and massage a little cold cream into the skin, removing it with a soft cleansing tissue after a minute or two. Use Camphor Ice. Camphor ice proves a speedy and satisfactory remedy for chapping caused l>y exposure. Cleanse the skin with cream, after removing it, smooth a generous amount of camphor ice over the skin, letting it remain on several hours. A little camphor ice rubbed all over the lips before applying lipstick prevents chapping. Most of the glycerine and rose water, as well as the almond and honey preparations, are beneficial in thd treatment of chapped skin. RENOVATING OLD CHAIRS. I have just had an idea about converting two shabby, uncomfortable, cane-seated chairs into something pretty for the odd bedroom (writes a Londoner). The cane was broken, the woodwork all sera tolled. I cleaned them thoroughly. The next step was to saw off the legs Until they were just the height of those comfortable fireside seats and paint all over with quick-drying enamel. Then I mafie a thickly-padded, fairly substantial cushion fitted to the measurements of the seat and tied it invisibly on with tapes after it had !been covered with shot artificial silk furnishing fabric. Another cushion was made to the measurements of the back, and this also was attached with neat tape ties. A small down cushion covered to match completes it. If you wanted something a little more “covered,” this idea could be enlarged upon. Cut off the legs—low chairs are so much nicer. Use the framework as a base, and with plywood cut to fit back and seat and nailed securely on to the frame, you have the makings of a quite decorative piece of furniture. Pad the seat and back well. Any old thick woollen material will do, or a discarded blanket is the ideal thing. Make a loose cover for the whole. Finish it off with a frilled valance.

TO WASH CUT GLASS. When washing cut glass, always rinse it in water in which the blue bag has been squeezed. This makes the glass beautifully clear and brings out the many lights in it. TO REMOVE RUST. Sprinkle the stain with salt, moisten <with lemon juice, and place in the sunlight to bleach. Then rinse with warm water. Or wet the stained part with a solution of borax or ammonia. Spread over a bowl of boiling water and apply dilute oxalic acid solution. When the stain brightens, dip in dilute ammonia until the stain disappears. Rinse well in clean warm water. A CHILD'S PLAY APRON. A quickly-made and simple child’s pinafore may be made cheaply. One yard of linene will make two pinafores. Double in two, then cut off the length required. Cut down one side of this piece. Double both in two long ways again, then again cross ways, then cut out a quarter circle at the double corner to form the neck. From the pieces first cut out, cut 3yds bias binding about lin wide, and four straps 2Ain by lin, and four tics 12in by lin. Two pinafores are now cut out. Hem right round each, and bind the necks with bias binding. Stitch on straps to back about half-way down; stitcli the ties on to the front, and lo! you have two neat play aprons for the large sum of 6d.