Have Yon Tried This ?

NZ Truth, Issue 1291, 4 September 1930, Page 11

Have Yon Tried This ?

BUTTON GLOVES v A GOOD way jto '.mend gloves is to ** buttonhole neatly found the' edge of the hole, and then draW:. together by making a close network of stitches all passing through the loops of the but-' tonholing. Usually the torn edges are merely drawn together and darned, which often results m a larger hole. # #''-.* FRESHEN IT UP TO freshen up black material sponge with soapy water, and then rinse m clean water, to which has been added a little blue. Then rub the ma terial lightly with a solution made of a quart of water, a teaspoonful of very strong tea and a dessertspoonful of liquid ammonia. It will make the material look like new. j * * • CLEANING SILKS TAFFETA silks may be cleaned and - freshened by rubbing with a piecie of w : hite flannel dipped m powdered magnesia. The garment should then be r6l}ed m a towel and left' for a few days, and when taken out, should be shaken arid brushed lightly until all the powder is removed. ' # •. • • HOT FLANNELS WHEN a constant supply of hot ■ flannels is required, a good idea is to put a steamer over a saucepan of boiling water and lay\ the flannels -m the steamer. In this way they can be changed oftener and are much hotter than when wrung out of hot water. # #'.-•* CLEAN HAIR-BRUSHES COLD water, to which a, few drops of '♦ household ammonia have been added, is the best thing you can use for washing your hair-brushes. Swish the bristles backwards and forwards ln the water until the . bristles are clean, and then rinse them m 'cold water, taking care not to make the backs of the brushes wet.