CLEANING HINTS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19007, 7 May 1924, Page 10

CLEANING HINTS.

Ribbons may be stiffened or starched with either a little gum arabic or lump sugar in water. About two lumps of sugar to a cupful of water is sufficient for the purpose. A mixture of equal quantities of vinegar and strong tea is sometimes useful to clean ribbons. The yolk of an egg, French chalk, and bran water are all useful for cleaning ribbons, as is naptha. But with all methods of cleaning the colour is likely to fade, so re dyeing is usually the most successful remedy. Gloves may be cleaned on the hands with cqu_l parts of alcohol and ammonia, which is safer to use than benzine. The method is only useful on fairly strong gloves, and is not to be recommended for those dyed in the delicate pastel shades. Light gloves may often be successfully cleaned with a flannel rubbed on white soap and then dipped in milk. A clean, damp flannel should afterwards be used, and the gloves then carefully dried. It is always as well to make experiments in cleaning on old gloves before taking a risk with a good pair.

The paper patterns selling to-day provide an almost endless variety of overalls and kitchenette dresses that are pretty but practical. The frock at left is the easier to make 3 yards of floral crepe or cretonne will be ample. ♦ ♦