SUCCESS FOLLOWS ABILITY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1024, 13 January 1911, Page 11

SUCCESS FOLLOWS ABILITY.

Miss Milsom, Hair and Face Specialist, has the largest business, and employs more assistants than any other similar institution in this Dominion. Several lady, writers of the leading newspapers havo personally interviewed Miss Milsom, experienced, and investigated her treatment and preparations, and havo written highly appreciative articles in their respective journals. Call or- w'rito ro Hairdrcssing and Hainvork, Shampooing, Electrolysis, Paco Massage, Manicuring. All clients treated and taught home treatment. Miss Milsom, King's Chambers, Wellington. Telephone 811.Advt.

"Whv do widows almost always marry again?'' "Because dead men tell no tales."

HOMELY HINTS AND'REMEDIES

Here aro a. few homely hints and. remedies that some .good housewife may be glad to make use of:—lt is not generally known that sugar is an excellent thing to brighten.a dead lire. A pinch or two thrown on. the red embers will kindle a ll'ame .instantly, and with a little coaxing a very- cosy-looking grate will repay one for the. trouble taken in quite a few minutes.

It is so es'.sy for the wiih her never-Hiding duties to scald or burn, her Angel's.by handling hot kettles or atr tending to the oven. Often she. is " tco busy to "fly to oil niid cotton- wool; but she has .at least two remedies ready, to: hand in the kitchen .itself. ..Flour, .shaken from a dredger upon, thei-part affected, will give' 1 considerable -relief j niid earbdnute of sodaiput.on. dry;-.or; better.'.still,: mixed into a paste .with a little water, will allay the' pain at'once. :.This .should, bo renewed again aild. 'again,.as; soon. as. the pain reasserts .itself.•'.-This:, will also prevent blistering. ' .- Nothing is more objectionable than the odour from boiling cabbage;';'for : the scent from greens of any kind pervading the house suggests faults in the sanitary arrangement?, and alfkinds of unpleasant things.. A,crust of- bread, and a tablespoonful of vinegar, however, thrown in the water will very greatly help to allay the odour. And after the'green's" have been served; care should 'be taken to see

that the water in which they, have been boiled is poured-either on the garden or down the outside draiiu,' The,, kitchen: sink, which-is only too often-, the,-,recep-tacle for ..such liquor,- must on "no ucco.unt be used,' or one's' trouble wiir have hee'n. hopelessly futile." ;, '• . , Salt is useful, in a number of' ways, but everyone not. aware that' in the unpleasant event of'a chimney taking fi'ro tho best thing to do is to sprinklo tlio coal in the" grate with* plenty of-falt.' This will' deaden •, the. name, • and:. extinguish the fife in'the chimney, quite as effectually and with far less "mess.-than-'douching it with' unlimited' supplies. ■ of water.

For stained hands a slice of raw potato is invaluable. . - ' ."•■ " '.".

To remove grease spots from clothes; a little ammonia and-water will generally bo found, efficacious, but should-tlie "spots bo very stubborn, a- few droiis. of spirits of turpentine will remove them instantly. '.-To remove candle wax-from -a blouse — Make a.small poker red hot. . 'jheu -place a sheet of soft paper on the top of, tho fabric and hold "th'e" rioker'" steadily over ,it for a few minutes." If carefully done ■this wlll'be found to eradicate the marks effectually, without leaving the slightest trace behind. ' .::..: