Notes For Women

Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 March 1925, Page 6

Notes For Women

Fashions, Hints and Recipes.

Non-Slip Shoulder Straps. 'What woman does not know aiul bewail the discomfort of the. slipping shoulder strap? Especially in the evening is itS unreliable behaviour condemned, for a charming toilette can be utterly ruined by shoulder straps that gradually creep lower and lower down to their wearer ’s arms. It is not particularly elegant, either, to indulge in surreptitious twitches at the offending ribbon, especially as such gymnastic feats must be repeated at frequent intervals. The lingerie clip is a very useful device for keeping shoulder straps in place. A small hair slide has some floral trimmings wound round it, or fastened on with fine coloured silk. A safety pin will do duty, if it is decorated with a tiny bunch of flowers. •Sometimes, however, tlio slipping together of straps is not sufficient, for tliev may all slip down at once!. To obviate this, the ribbon straps, should be attached to the camisole, where double straps are used, and crossed at the shoulder. This is a secure method and an extremely comfortable one, especially for dancing, the “pull” being evenly divided between the two straps. She crossing place of the ribbons may be decorated with a tiny circle of floral trimming, which is repeated where each strap is finished off’. This gives a charming touch of bright colour when glimpsed beneath a frock of filmy georgette. # . Baby’s Boiled Egg. The new and inexperienced mother who has an idea that a boiled egg is the lightest possible food, is sometimes surprised that it is the cause of considerable upset to her baby’s delicate digestion. Of course, tho little one must have only' part of the egg—it is a long time before a whole one can be taken —and even then the greatest possible care should be taken in the cooking. Instead of boiling in the usual way, try tliis method: Pour some boiling water into a saucepan and place the egg in it. The water should no more than just cover it. Place the lid on the saucepan and leave it on the side of the warm cooking stove for six minutes. By that time it will be cooked. The result will be soft and creamy, and the egg will not harden during the slow process of feeding baby as in the ease when it is boiled in the ordinary way. * • * * Some New Fabrics. So many 7 new fabrics have made their appearance during the last few weeks. In place of kasha one now finds a new camel’s-liair twill for smart walking toilettes. •Ribbed silks and erepe satins of unusual weave are improvements upon the materials that came into being last season. Satin is now used only as a trimming, georgette being the chief material used by the dressmakers. An effort is also being made to reintroduce erepon—especially that of tho blistered variety, which enjoyed such an amazing vogue some twenty years ago. This is now being improved upon, and is introduced in a new form, which combines cotton and artificial silk, backgrounds of this sort often being checked with squares of velvet of a different colour.

the same way as shown for the comb; worn thus they will remain in place far more" successfully than if entrusted to the errant hair-pin. • * * *

Household Hints. To clean a sponge, to a pint of water add the juice of one lemon. Squeeze the sponge in it until thoroughly clean. To prevent a lamp smoking, soak the wick in vinegar and dry it thoroughly before using.

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Salt is very good for the teeth. Tt prevents a film forming and strengthens ‘the gums. It should not be used instead of toothpaste, but a little salt shaken on to the brush two or three times a week will have very beneficial results. That—

Brass curtain rods which are discoloured and marked bv verdigris, can be renovated by scouring with powdered pumice stone and turpentine, polished with dry powder, and, if liked, relacquered. Or they can be made bright with metal polish, and if rubbed with sweet oil will remain untarnished for some time. Rusty curtain rings can be improved by boiling them in equal parts of vinegar and water. That—

'Oriental bedspreads and table-covers need careful washing if the colours are to remain unimpaired. Soda should never be used in the water. Shake out the dust and wash as quickly as possible in a lather made of warm water and soap jelly. To set the colours, rinse in salt and water. That—

A ladder which suddenly appears in one’s silk stockings can be prevented from running right down the leg if it is rubbed at once with slightly dampened soap. That—

Tea-towels can still be utilised after they have got very thin, if they are not actually in holes, by stitching two together and using them like that. Old face towels can be treated in the same way, and will make very useful tea and dish towels.

» « * • Bandeaux for Bobbed Hair. When woman desided to shear her locks she triumphantly exclaimed:— “My hairdressing troubles are over!” But shingled and bobbed fashions have, alas, brought difficulties of their own, one of which is the problem of wearing a becoming head-dress in the evening. The girl who favours a nultra-severe shingle must, of course, keep the con'four of her head untouched. A tiny jewelled side-pin is all that is permitted her. She who indulges in the -slightly bobbed or semi-shingled aoiffurc may, however, wear a bandeau; in the majority of cases this looks best arranged round the back of the head, and ending in line with the eyes at either side.

The problem now arises—how to keep such a bandeau firmly fastened, without trusting to the pins which invariably slip through short hair/

There arc at least two ways of overcoming this difficulty. In the'first the floral bandeau is attached by gold or silver thread to a round comb which liugs the line of the head and keeps the hair tidy. The second way is to use three small fancy slides, and clasp bandeau and hair together at either side, as well as at the back of the head.

The girl who has short, fluffy curls usually looks charming when she wears a dainty little floral spray above each ear. These may be secured to small slides with gold or silver thread, in

To clean copper, scour with a cut lemon dipped in salt. When clean, rinse in pure hot w-ater and polish with a soft cloth. To polish amber, rub the amber •first with whiting moistened with water. Then apply a little olive oil, and polish well with a piece of flannel. A little pipeclay dissolved in the water used for washing clothes improves the colour of the linen. Though it is particularly useful for kitchen cloths and other "coarse and much soiled articles, it will not damage the finest fabrics. When sowing ninon, georgette or other fine fabric, place a piece of tissue paper over it, then it will machine perfect Iv welt.

When scented soap is wet, affix the round stopper from a ginger beer bottle. which will lift the soap up and allow it to drain. This method will prolong the use of good soap, keeping it always in good condition. Tar stains on a rug or carpet should first be rubbed lightly with a little butter or grease. Tho .spot is then wiped over with a cloth wrung out in warm, soapy water. Finally the spot is rubbed with benzine, when it should disappear. It may be necessary to repeat the process. When washing chintz for curtains or covers, use size instead of starch, dissolving a small packet in half a gallon of boiling water. When lukewarm put in the chintz and let it soak one hour. Then wring out and hang up until dry enough to iron. Use a hot, heavy iron, and rub it with beeswax so that it will give a gloss to the chintz.