Ladies' Column.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 5 June 1914, Page 8

Ladies' Column.

4 FURBISHING UP THE DININGROOM. TO REVIVE CARPETS. I The following . method i's excellent j for cleaning and renovating a car- j pet .—Add a tablespoonful of spirits . of turpentine to a pail of water ; ' dip a cloth in this, wring, and go , all over the carpet with it ; keep \ turning the cloth and rinsing it, so that all tne dust which is taken up will be got rid of. The turpentine helps to revive the colours, if the carpet has become faded-look- | ing. j LEATHER CHAIRS. Grease-stains may often be removed from leather chairs by carefully rubbing with a cloth moistened with a little benzine or methylated spirit. Then brush the spots over with the well-beaten white of an egg, and polish with a soft duster. TO CLEAN WINDOWS. The easiest way to clean the windows i* to ujm a bowl of hot water and a chamois leather. Dip the chamois in the water, wring if, and go all over the pane with it, turning the chamois frequently. It does not require any rubbing with dusters, as it will dry with a beautiful polish. BRONZE ORNAMENTS. Bronze ornaments that have become dull and dusty-looking may be cleaned by rubbing them with a cloth very slightly moistened with sweet oil. Then remove any remains of the oil by rubbing briskly with a clean rag, and polish with a chamois leather. A medium-sized paint brush will be found useful for getting the oil into any crevices that the rag cannot reach. WHEN POLISHING FURNITURE. Remember that too much furniture polish jts just as bad for the furniture as too little. Very little indeed is required, only just enough !to thinly cover the surface of the furniture. The real secret of obtaining a high polish is to have a number of clean polishing cloths— old pieces of silk make nice finishing ones—and use plenty of "elbow^ grease*"-