Fashion and Kitchen Gossip from Milady's Boudoir

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 136, 25 June 1937, Page 18

Fashion and Kitchen Gossip from Milady's Boudoir

Staimng Floors. An ounce of permanganate o* JTotash dissolved In warm water will give a dark oak-looking stain to floors. If desired it could be painted over with white varni&h. Keep the stain from the hands. Wart Gure. Steep a small plece of raw beef in vinegar all night- then cover over wart and tio on. Do this every day fora fortnight Weedp. Weeda or moss can b» removed from agravel path if they are sprinkled with salt during damp weather but not -when it is actually raining. . . t , Slippers. To clean light-coloured satin slippers rub ' the way of the grain with flannel dipped in spirits o| wine, changing the flannel when it becomes soiled. Cooking Spoon. Screw a picture-hook into thd" handle of a wooden spoon that is used for marmalade or jam making so that - it can be hung on to the side of the pan. Worn Umbrellas. Thoroughly ' dissolve three dessertspoons of alum. in pne frint of cold. water and, using a piece of material tlie same colour as umbrella, thoroughly wet the umbrella with it. Leave open to dry slowly. Kitchen Table. A good scrubbing paste may be made from half a pound of sand, half pound soft soap, quarter pound lime. a Apply with scrubbing brush and wash off with plenty of clean water. Aspidistras. Remoye s»me of the soil and sprinkle bone meal on the roots as food. A little silver sand placed in the pot will improve plants. A good reviver is one teaspoon of nitrate of soda, dissolved in warm water and then added to a bucket of cold Water. Broken Ohina. Well wash each broken piece with soap and water, rinse in clean, warm water and dry welL Make a thick paste with some plaster of Paris and the white of an egg, beaten a little but not too much, Spread a little neatly on both pieces, press them together, wipe off the superfluous plaster, and strap pieces in position, if necessary, with white tape. A simple medium for mending china is ordinary white paint— the sort sold in tubes to artists. Scented Brooches, Brooches and clip, set with sparkling brilliants and giving out a subtle fragrance are new, though they are, perhaps, inspired by the jewelled pomander! worn by fashionable women while Marj Queen of Scots was alive. The moderr omaments are filled with scent by mean: of a fotmtain-pen flller, and the perfumc slowly evaporates. The advantage ovei the usual method of using scent is tlial it is always fresh. Flower scents, especially those commonly; found in an English cottage gar-

den, are popular this year. Sweet Wiljtnm is a new-comer to fashionable perfumes, while for those who like a slightly heavier scent, there is orange-blossom. For Fragrance. One enterprising firm of scent makers are including a flower made of fabric in the packing of their flower-perfumed bath tablets. The flower, of course, ' is that which the tablets it accompjanies represents and it shares their scent. Daintlly made, the blooms are pretty enough to wear, or, if you do not care to wear artiflcial flowers, it can be tuck,«d among your handkerchiefs or clean clothes to give them a delicate fragrance. Leatfcer Belts. After using ribbon and ' stitched silk bands for belts, you may now have sashes of leather. Wide suede sashes with short broad ends are the latest thing for your spring frock, particularly if there is'a bolero In the outflt. The short jacket and the broad sash showing beneath it have the right Mexican touch. Holiday Handbag. Here is a holiday handbag, roomy and convenient to carry and flll. Made bf calf with two top handles for easy carry - ing, it somewliat resembles a miniatvtre kit-bag in shape. It has a ftrm base to stand on, and in this base lies half the bag*s attraction. It opens, apart from the rest of the bag, which has a top opening. and reveals a compartment fitted as a complete vanity case with a sensible sized mirror in the lid. Vanity Oases. Speaking of. vanity cases, there is a new and useful variety of power-pufT for the traveller and holiday maker. 11 is made of rubber and 'is washable with one side for" removing existing powdei and dust and the reverse side for apply - ing fresh powder. There is a waterprooi case to go with the puff so that i can be packed with your swimming ki1 when you go swimming. Hatless Vogue, Hatless fashions for sport are responsible for a new "hair-tidy," suitabl.i plain but prelty. It is a small bow o flexible metal with' an oxydised fxnisl and it is attached to an almost invisiblc elastic head band, that in spite of il fineness is strong enough to keep th( hair from blowing out of place. Bov clips to match can be had to attach to £ jumper neck or scarf. Better Silk Stockings. : Crepe silk stockings which need th greatest provocation to ladder and stock ings with elastic thread woven into dee hems at the tops to make it practicall; impossible for suspenders to cause run: ; are improvements in silk hose. There i . also a new non-ladder stocking, suitabl . for wearing with tweeds, that has mes i effect. Skirts are shorter, so stockins r are more in evidence and lace clox ar l having a revival. New shades to remem 5 ber include pale brown tints to tone wit . tthe sun tan we hope to acquire soon. l Keraedies for Common Cold. 'Takc a tcacupful of linsccd, 11b of stie ■ licorice sliced, and £lb of raisins. Pi • them into two quarts of soft water, an

simmer over a slow flre till nearly reduced to one quart. Strain off and add to the liquid, while hot, ilb of pounded sugar candy. Drink i pint, warmed a little, on going to bed, and take more in the morning. The worst of colds, taken in time, will yield to the remedy, especially if a large teaspoonful of old rum is added to the evening dose. Another remedy to be taken at bedtime: Mix ^oz of yarrow, ioz of bruised ginger root, and enough cayenne to cover a sixpence. Boil in a pint and a half of water until reduced to half a pint. Sweeten to taste. Take a wine-glass full.

Tennis Frocks. Sleeveless tennis frocks can be trimmed in this way, the stitches in bright red, green or blue have quite a striking effect on the white linen or pique of the dress. Frocks for tennis are likely to be more in favour this year, for many women have discovered that all figures do not appear at their best in shorts. A compromise is shown in the "culotte dress," which is a one-piece affair, calflength and with trousers so generously flared that they cannot be distinguished 'from a skirt when the wearer is standing still. .

Patterned Materials. Many of the cottons and rayon materials for summer wear have prints that are decidedly . youthful in spirit. Gay butterflies, for instance, or amusing "doggy" patterns. Where the patterned material does not make a complete garment, it can be used to turn back revers, for jacket linings, for belts or even for deep hem borders. Patterned linen with two or more than two . dark shades on a light or natural-coloured ground, has trimmings in organdie , that repeats one of the darker tones in the print.