MOTHER AND HOME.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 13 August 1921, Page 3

MOTHER AND HOME.

It is ever necessary for parents to observe that courtesy in the home is maintained. Indifference in the home of members of the family to one another is a great source, if not real unhappiness, of much general dissatisfaction. In many households where a most hosnitable spirit prevails, and guests are treated politely and considerately, the home folks are decidedly careless and impolite to one another. While the guest receives a. cheerful morning greeting, and finds conversation created for her entertainment, there is not so much as a glance exchanged when the members of the family meet for the first time in the

morning, and their conversation is for the most part limited to questions and answers, of commands, unless a discussion arises, when all are eager to express themselves vigorously and with none of the polite phrases chosen when any of them differ with the guest. A Very “ Useful Hint.”—ln explanation of a woman’s attempt to poison , her husband announced that she had been worrying because she had thrown £l3O worth of hank notes on etV,inf bV mis * ake - Well, this was wnt O n ly K e *°K gh t 0 worrv the poor * but ‘, er ,;rror " as more pardonable than that of another lady who ,eavu ’g the house, for sake l‘ d , the cash . bos ,n the middle of the • bont“>’ *l Cr return for got all ‘’ bo "t it and ht the fire! mere^n^ h -“f t “^ thing raorc tha “ mere soap and water i S necessirv m c eanse the head when washing itf and bP found 10 st,P°rsede the old-fashioned mixture oi egg and port wine. Thoroughly beat un nint eS f’ y °? k ” nd all, and add half a pint of port wine; rub it well into the wiltbe stieky U<fiCiently atC “ the Wash WaU Pa P e -”- Pa Per S illlustrative of nursery rhymes are a perpetual joy to children, and artistic in hnV g f T* ■ Beilse ; When inspecting a book of designs I found that the altogether charming friezes and papers for nursery use had been designed by some of the leading artists of the day—a

thing that would have been totally unheard of a generation ago. “Keep a fairy or two for your children,” said Ruskin and he would surely be charmed with many of the nursery wSI papers, for manw of these illustrate the prettiest fairy tales. The adventures of Hansel and Gretel, the story of SinThtV tb ° doings of Toni JJrVr’ lmm ortal Cinderella, delight all children when arranged on the walls and now papers are to be obtained with patterns having a series of stones depicted A mother who is clever with brush or pencil might even make the nursery frieze herself, and the. room will then possess that touch of individuality which is so often lacking. To Make Soft Soap.-Soft soap Ciin be made at home by slicing a bar of soap—two and a half pounds in weight into one and a half gallons of water. Add one pound of soda, and boil until dissolved. Stir occasionally so that the ingredients are well mixed, and keep in a tin or iron receptacle. Used coffee-grounds, well dried, make an excellent emergency knife polish.

■ waahin g knives, cut a. potato m halt, and rub them with the side that is cut. This will remove all stains, and will save cleaning them so often. Skipping, with the head up and the shoulders thrown back, is strongly recommended as a figure developer. Tea or coffee stains can be removed by pouring boiling water, in which a little borax has been dissolved, through the stained part. If linoleum, when new, is varnished on the back and allowed thoroughly to dry before laying, it will last much longer.

When catering for an invalid, remember that small helpings are essential, and little moulds, etc,, are more tempting than portions served from a large one.

Keep a money-box handy in the kitchen, and drop saved housekeeping pennies into it for some special purpose.

If, instead of a hard earpet-brush a damp cloth is used to clean the stair carpet, the nap will not come off, and it will wear twice as long. What to do to keep your hair firm at a dance: Use silk-covered hairpinsthey never slip out of place, and you can buy them in the colour to match your hair, and they are no more visible than an ordinary hairpin. Here is a recipe for removing shiny marks from skirts: After having made coffee, pour hot water over the remaining grounds. Dip a piece of cloth into this, and rub the shiny parts of the dress.

What to do to make hairpins stop in the hair after pinning in a loose end: Just bend up one end, and you will find it will never slip out.