ALL ABOUT THE HOUSE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 11, 18 March 1893, Page 262

ALL ABOUT THE HOUSE.

A HANDY HOLDER. Every housewife has almost daily felt the necessity of a holder near enough at hand to be of any use upon unexpected occasions. To supply this need I purchased a few yards of quite narrow cheap crash towelling. Cut this according to the length of your arm, or a trifle longer, fold the towelling two or three, or as many thicknesses as you need, at the bottom, to protect your hands from the heat; stitch across three or four times, with the machine, hem the other end and fasten to your waist with one or two safety-pins, and you will never again be obliged to choose between burning your hands, or using your apron as a holder. A cheap grain sack cuts up nicely, and makes equally as good holders, and is cheaper than crash. These holders can be washed weekly, and two or three will last for years. Mbs Mary Felton. HINTS FOR THE LAUNDRY. Washing Fluid—24 pounds sal soda, i pound of borax, J pound of resin, 2 ounces salts tartar, ounces of liquid ammonia. Dissolve soda, borax and resin in four gallons of water and boil ten minutes. When cold, add salts tartar, ammonia and four gallons of water. Keep well-corked. Starch.—Dissolve in one and one-half pints cold water, one level teaspoonfnl powdered borax, and two heaping teaspoonfuls of starch. Dry clothes well without starching, wring through this solution, fold in a dry cloth for two hours, then rub with a dry cloth and iron. Wash and rinse flannels in water of even temperature, be it hot or cold

Iron stockings, underskirts, etc., wrong side out for convenience in mending. Fold clothes smoothly : ‘ A wrinkle in, has to be got out.’ Rub irons on a piece of emery paper to make them smooth.

Keep plenty of clean iron holders. To remove iron rust, apply lemon jniee and salt and expose clothes to the sun.

To remove mildew, pin on leaves of the Jamestown (or Jimsnn) weed and boil.

A little vinegar in the rinse water will prevent delicate colours from fading.

Zephyr articles may be cleaned by rubbing them in flour or magnesia.