NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 31 December 1927, Page 3

NOTES FOR WOMEN.

To Remove Shine From Cloth. To remove the shine from long-used cloth, take an emery board or a piece of line emery paper and rub it very gently with a rotary movement over the glossy surface. This raises the nap that constant rubbing has driven back into the material. A ■* n # Exercise for Babies. Exercise for babies is far more inn portant than is generally supposed. A baby should be given every opportunitv of exercising his muscles. Let him lie for a few moments on his nurse's knee after his morning bath. Watch how he stretches and kicks his legs about and revels in his freedom. These movements are of great beneficial value, for they help to develop the muscles and to straighten the child’s legs. 'Consequently, by the time the child wants to stand alone, the legs should be quite straight. It is a good plan to place a baby in the middle of a big bed and leave him there —of course, only when someone is in the room —for a few minutes, so that he may kick and stretch as much as he likes. After a child has reached seven months he will remain happy for a long time if placed on a warm blanket upon the floor. In order to pn - vent him crawling all over the room, put him in a play-pen and give him a few toys to play with. According to a well-known children’s doctor, “bow-legs and knock-knees are due, not to premature walking, as is usually supposed, but rather to late walking and want of exercise of the legs in early infancy.” * * * * Dark Stains on Shoes. First remove all traces of mud and dust from the shoes. Dissolve half a teaspoonful of salts of lemon (remember, this is a strong poison) in a teacupful of water. Dip a piece of sponge in this liquid and rub on to the stains. When the shoes are dry the stains should have gone. Then clean the shoes with ordinary polish.

Washing Fabric Gloves, Fabric gloves may be washed on the hands more successfully and in much less time than in any other ttnj. •Simply slip them on and fasten them; then dip the hands in water, soap the gloves thoroughly, and proceed exactly as if washing the bare hands. Rinse out the soap before removing the gloves. Tho grimiest finger-tips will be clean after this process, particularly if they are treated with a nailbrush.