HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 24 (Supplement)

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

ABOUT THE HOME Broken Cups. Use cups that have had handles broken off as “basins” for making little steam puddings. Tonic Bath. Bath water in which has been dissolved two tablespoons of starch Is advocated as a tonic for the skin. Using Plaster. Instead of water, use vinegar to mix with piaster of Paris, as this makes it more pliable and easier to handle for filling up holes or cracks. Blinds. A way to clean linen blinds is to sprinkle " them over with silver sand and then to rub with stale bread. Sewing. Fingers are inclined to get hard with much sewing, but this can be prevented if they are occasionally dipped into an adjacent bowl of fine oatmeal and boracic powder and the mixture rubbed on the hands. Wet Boots. When drying stand them on their heels so that the air gets in at the bottom. Soles dry much quicker by doing this. Wool Frock Trimmings. Knitted and crochet trimmings to wool frocks are the thin? this year, and if you have a plain frock that is inclined to be dull, try the effect of a pair of patch pockets on the skirt and a round yoke in knitting. Square •pockets are the most practical kind, but if you want more decorative shapes, knit, or crochet your circles, diamonds or leaf patterns, and applique them to square pockets of the dress material.