WORTH KNOWING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 105, 6 May 1933, Page 15 (Supplement)

WORTH KNOWING

SUNDRY SUGGESTIONS. EMERGENCIES THAT HAPPEN To Remove Powder. —Face and neck powders are most difficult to remove from crepe do chine, maroeain, etc. Sometimes it has to be washed out, other methods failing to remove it. The following hint will always be successful: —First, do not use a brush of any kind, as the hairs or bristles cut the fine texture of tho material. Instead, usq a piece of soft cotton crepo made into a little soft pad and rub the powdered part with just the same friction as when using a brush. Just sec how this acts, and you will bo amazed at lhe clean part it leaves after using. Powder is ruinous to good clothing. Knitting Hint. —When following di recti oils of patterns for knitting or crochet, slip a bobby pin on tho side of the page and move it. down as the pat tern is worked line by line. It helps the eye to find the place immediately, prevents confusing one row with another and obviates marking the book or page.

To Mend China. —It. is unfortunate to break a valued piece of china, but by carefully following this method, it can bo restored to utility. Mix a tea spoonful of alum in a tablespoonful of wafer, place in a hot oven until the alum is quite transparent, sec that, the broken pieces arc quite clean, and place them in a warm oven until they arc moderately hot to touch; while still so, coat the broken edges quickly and thinly with tho mixture, as it sticks instantly. When dry, tho mend will resist hot water and ordinary usage.