From Milady's Boudoir

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 169, 4 August 1937, Page 8

From Milady's Boudoir

Hints 'About The Home After Hiking. Bathe ihe feet in water to which has been addjed four ounces of Epsom salts. Eaincoats. Using suds made with good soap fiakes, clean with piece of soft flanneL Dry thoroughly. Bird Oage. Hang it from an expanding curtainrod stretiched across a light and draughtproof comer of the room, from picture rail to picture rail. . , ' Papier-Mache. • x Clean papier maehe trays with oflve oil and afterwards spriiikle with dry flour to absorb grease. Then polish with clean, soft duster. Hair. Camphorated oil 'rubbed into the roots of dark hair is said to prevent greyness, Kpe cleaners make very effective haircurlers. - . Quiek Diyiiig. Wind washed lace or ribbcms round v bottle filled with ,hot water for quick drying. Ironing vrill be unnecessary. Headache, Bathlng the eyes in warm tea sometimes gives relief. Sports Shoes. "Laces will not come undone, ff naroow elastic is .threaded through them and the ends neatly sewn together. " Trouser Creases. ' A good way is to turn the tronsers inside' out and to rub wet soap along inside; then put in trouser press. Grease on Carpets. Grease can be removed from carpets by making a paste with fulleris earth and water and spreading this chi the stain. When the paste forms a dry crust brush off with a stiff clean bristle. Cleaning Flour Bags. To remove the trademark from flour or oatmeal bags, rub first with kerosene, then throw into the boiling copper to which has been added a good lump of washing soda and a cupful of blue. Bridge LosiUg Ground. Women who do much entertaining must become a little tired of seeing new bridge sets among their gifts. The next • time you feel tempted to fall back on a bridge set, having run . short of ideas when out gift-buying, rememher that aE sorts^ of games played with paper and pencils are in for a great run of popularity and consider the usefulness of a set of paper pads and pencils suitably ornamented for your hostess friend. Guests at the Duke and Duchess of Kent's country home, "Coppins," are often entertained by the more intelligent paper games. Both the Dtike and Duchess are fond of them. Neither of fh^m plays bridge and whai they and their visitors do play cards, it ia usually betique, which is becoming almost as popular with young moderns as it was in Victorian times. . Lips and Nails, Lipstick and nail ' racquers are beh. x sold togefher to make sure that they shall be used. in harmony. One beauty house is packing everything necessary for a complete beauty treatment in a container not larger than a cigarette case. Three different fillings for these cases are available, to suit as many. different types of skin and. colour ings. Holiday Evening Frock. An evening frock capable 'of making several appearances and. presenting a fresh aspect every time is a useful addition to a holid'ay trunk whai you wish to travel Eght. Ingenious use of lightning fasteners made this possible in a dress I saw the other evening. The gown was a plain black one in classic lines, and two silver lines down each side of a front panel from knee to hem were closed fasteners. With the fasteners unclosed the sEts in the skirt revealed flashes of colour provided by a chiffon underskirt. . f Useful Apron. For those qdd jobs tn the kitchen, cooking, "dishing-up," and so on, when you have not your working kit on, a transparent waterproof apron is admirable, It looks quite dainty and does not hide a pretty frock, but protects it well from splashes and grease spots. Another good point is tliat it can be sponged clean in a few seconds. Sandals for Holidays. Goatskin sandals are included in nev/est holiday footwear. This leather ivery hard-wearing and is dyed in several different colours for the sandals. Elasticsided shoes are other newcomers to footwear fashions that have a suggestion oi a past era. In the up-to-date version of elastic sides," however, the elastic looks like lace with its openwork pattern and is seen in gores up the front of the shoes as well as at the sides,