WOMEN'S INTERESTS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1933, Page 8

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

HOUSEHOLD HINTS. To dean egg-stained silver place it in a dish of potato water ior about live minutes, then wash and dry. ** * * Filled with salt and heated in the oven, a cracked hot water bottle will make an excellent bed warmer. 1 ' ! * * * * If a. handful of lime is added to any 'disinfectant when scalding a drain or sink the result will be far moie satisiULtory. ** * x When honey is iised in a recipe add bicarbonate of soda (one saltspooii in soda to 'liiilf cup of honey). Tile honey flavour will be more pronounced. 1; ***■•*- : Mhny people find it irksome to wear gloves when gardening. To protect the nails in this' case fill them with good soap. This keeps out'dirt ’and conies away easily wheii the hands are washed. " • ’x- '* x- * '■ ■ . . r '■'* To' wash 'knitted garments, measure the' length’arid Width of tliti different parts of the garment before wetting'it. Wash iii a. 'warm lather of White soap by squeezing the garment aiul lifting it up’and' down, taking care not to sti'et'th it. Itiiis’e ill s'evera! waters'oi the same temperature as the washing waM u i'iOr white garments add a very ' little blue at tlie finish.' /”".V P*-’? F' 11 Squeeze between the hands anil' roll iii it nnigli toivel. Put a tUble oiitdocrs in*the shade and ciov'er it with k fdl'dea sheet Lay the garment on the sheet, hack downwards ; dr.aw the'fronts together and the sleeves straight out.. Then verify measurements; if riecdssary,’ sti'etch until 'it give's the edrte'eti measurements, and " pin into place. When partly dry, turn it and let dry: on the other side.

For Neuritis. To be painted on (not rubbed): $ pint; Of Methylated spirits; £oz mbrithoi? crystals, ■ and 10 drops of aconite, well' shaken together. To be taken inwardly: 2oz hops, 'J oz liquorice, 2oz Epsom salts. Bpil/in 1 quart of water until reduced to Strain ahd bottle. Dose, one tablespoon-! ful night and morning, or fright on morning. ' • ' • . ' : Loose Knife Handles. ; . . . .! Fix loose knife handles by., mixing> equal quantities' of resin -and brickdust, filling the hole in the handle and' inserting the heated tang of the knife.' Tins’ will stand hot water and. never come out unless subjected to great heat. **■**•■' Chilblain Cure. " • „ Tn ; ,s chilblain balm is not only an excellent remedy, ij. 4 S also q, pro-: ventive if applied before the chilblains develop; Grate 1 Ounce of hoc's-. wax into a small pot, pour on just enough olive oil to cover the wax. and stand the in- all oven just warm' -enough to rrielt the ingredients slowly.' Whe.n the mixture is eeo (the ointment ready ‘ for use. Ap-. ply liberally to the affected parts at night, and tlien protect With a cloth. • 1 x- x- * • -*• - Stocking Wisdom. Stockings should never be totshort in the loot. They are almost as had for the toes a.s short shoes. The rule is, very short nails—well filed to be smooth—and' stockings eorri- > fort'ably Hong- so that they do not cramp the toes. If stockings are darned they should' uo done very finely,! Stiiiae darns Which are thick cause' irritation and, eventually, may . bring; corns. Powder should always be <1 list-, ed (between' the toes after bathing.! arid very careful drying of *‘tfefe* one of the me«t important 'things inj their care. Damp leet mean rheurna j

tism, soft corns, and pain. I • • .* # # * . * j Mince lor Breakfast. • j Cold moat can be turned into anappetising brcakf. st dish. Mince about) 'half a piourid' of "meat ;' m‘e\i half an! ounce of butter in a small saucepan j and .stir in half an ounce of flour. j Stir nint',l smooth aiul then ac'i / li’if a pint of gravy of stock fluid c. loom meat cubes. Keep moving until boiling, season with pepper and sad and half a, teaspoonful of mixc' herbs. Add the chopped meat and mb' well. Grcvvse four small anc fill with tb© mixture, sprinkle a ’goo* layer of browned brexleirumbs on the top of each, and a few dabs of butter. Put them in the oven or 1 under the grill to got hot through, and sd’ve with* fingers of dry toast. C'.fid parsnips, 1 egg, a little flour, a dash of nutmeg, some'"good beef dripping. IMash parsnips finely. Beat im' fegg, add nutmeg and se ’soping. Form into littleballs by flouring hands. Thickly (spread a tin with beef dripping. Put balls on this—.a little pat of dripping on each. Bake in hot oven for 20 minutes or so when wanted. TO-DAY’S RECIPES. . 'When you ha ve cooked a nice white head of cabb ge try it this way. ft is delicious put in a frying pan with one cup of .fresh ' cream,' one iirgV onion, .chopped finely, and let' it ccme to boil. Slip : , n your .already cooked- cabbage .a-nd let it simflier fof a -few minutes. It is then ready for use. ■>

Mints from

Jiome and Jibroad.

| iJariley Cream Soup. For (barley creani soup, ' s imracr one t/bleeped hi’ul’ of pearl barley slowly in white stock for two' hours With alt;’Onion; /carrot ahd turnip and seasoning ; remove tho carrot arid turnip) and stew the rest until reduced to a priip. '* ' Pass' through a sieve, add more stock until the 'thickness of cream, bring (o this boil, lift off arid add the yolk of one egg beaten -.in a. little milk; * scatter 1 chopped pars.'ey or sliced tomato over if preferred.

**'•** Potato Short-cut. Here is a labour-saving id ra. for the hu f; y housewife. When the potatoes arc to he boiled for dinner, Scrub them well and just cut a narrow strip entirely round the centre of each, instead of peeling tile whole. When the potatoes ere cooked you will find that the skins will slip off without any trouble at all. - , , »*.**.* Home-Made Chicken and Ham Paste. ' Appetising '' potted meat can he made from small pieces of' cold 'cooked fowl. Stii-aph' 1 all ; 't))^'jb.it s . .fVom the carcase and add quantify of .rather fat OTp'ktjj) ’ Wince well, and ! pound' together’, with salt; and pepper to season, until it forms a paste. '• ' ' j Jf you want Tfj Teoji it for a few! ’days; press the paste into ' small glass j&r 6 ,a«id steam for about half an hour.; When cold put n£ layer of' melted butter over top and seal tile pots. ; DRESS CONVENTIONS BROKEN. ; «. UNUSUAL EVENING FROCKS-

A London frishion expert writing on May ' 12"’says:— If cjoU.es are the outward arid, visible s;gp of cur altitude toward life/ then the coining Season should' be, most riiri- ’ usual .and exciting. All /dress conventions seem to' be broken, and the 1 queerest’ Materials rub sh'ouldei’g with conventional silks and satins at the smartest restaurants and dance chibs. ! Imagine a, (brown and. white shepherd’s plaid dress worn in the evening! This w ; as long and cut oil conventional clinging -lines, -with a low-cut, bodice arid small sqnare-cuj. coatee, to match. ! Another wa© a gingham dress.-’in'black j apd y.'hitg duster check, with huge puff sleeves .of ' white drg indie, and many frills of) white organdie inside the hem of the','jskii’t. 1 Orgapdi© lane! fmisLn - are bejo? ) pressed, .into service for • every type, of outfit. One of the-prettiest al'te:inoo;i. gowns seen recently was worn bv : hostess''-at a tea and sherry .party. This gown iyas a 'simple affair of hi -ck crepe, de-ehine with very s.h'oi’f. s'-eeves and a square-cut neck. An enormous finding of crisp, white organdie muslin outlined, the rie'ek and ( edged the sleeves,! arid the result wa« 'amazingly effective rihdy.V’et you could get th : g result quite cheaply. ’ "White spot muslin makes some adorable evening dresses, and recently 1 saw two made for twin sisters. They had baby puff sleeves, high-waists tied with pale pink sashes and five frills on the bottom of the skirts. Neu-ly every' evening drees has 'sleeves or cape-like drapery covering the arm tops. These sleeves are so useful for'altering a last season’s evening 'outfit dirid immed'ately giving it an np-to-th.e-iriinute appearance. 1 There o.re several ways of doing this. First, i f you cannot ipateh jthe material, get a 'distinct cpntrast i; is smart '/and add a twist round, .the waist to form a. sash or ©ash-belt with small bow. ' /_ . ) Greairi lace s'ecves with a black dress ‘are Isniirt and becoming. Or large white organdie frills round the a,nullifies. Tlieoe can stand «# high ,as you like/ for it is chic to be important about the shouldere.. 'A double-oapclet over each arm of a contracting material, or colour, with straps coining from the backs of the slfouldefs, crossing, and t ken round' the -waist and tied in front is another simple way of changing tfie look of a frock. ' At this particular tea party I saw gome o!f the newest nvl'inerv being

worn. One sophisticated golden head' w- v s crowned by a baby' bonnet of pale pink straw with a quilting of white net set " round the .face !/ iSfiVei’kl of ’ the - newest hats come higher iit the back, than the front, and one of this 'sortvwas a turban of white straw wth ,a/short white veil ; ' Iso a j navy-loUfe-'ribbon hat draped high at the back and quite low over the left eve,-where it was fastened with a small wh'te lacquered 1 One very pretty woman in.a. round black' straw' hat wo-re one of the new stiffened veils that stand out from the face. She also wore a ‘‘duster ’ check j blank and white scarf round her neck j tied with a big- bow in' front, end "■) long cellar loss black wool coat fastened j wi!..h v chromium cartridge buttons’. That picture of chic : simp jcitv is . ty'plcal of the best dressing this season, j One vcf'v smabt day shit se'efi thjk week | was a dre.es of dark leaf green itoollefi material, worn under. a trn‘ec-quarter length IfliOse-fittintr coat of green and black check, a .small green hat trimmed w'lh'a striped preen, black nd white titeJufflUj. and idles# paii-on whit® gjiovel. 1