HOME HINTS.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 30 August 1920, Page 4

HOME HINTS.

The Hanging of Mirrors. Never hang a mirror where the sun’s rays will strike upon it. They act on the mercury and cloud the glass. Table Linen. —Pour boiling water upon stains from fruit or coffee as soon as the table is cleared; do not wait until the weekly wash day. Some housekeepers drop a pinch of salt on a stain as soon as it is made, and this tends to its eradication. .A suggestion for preserving the length of the days of table linen it so avoid folding the table cloth in the same creases every time it is laundered. How to Treat an Umbrella, —V. hen coining iu out ot the rain, shake liU umbrella well, then dose it and. stand it, handle down, where the water v. ill run off. Never set an umbrella or parasol away tightly folded; the silk will sooa split. Permit the folds to lie loosely. Bureau Drawers. —Iu sponging out bureau drawers and sideboards, use tepid water containing a one per cent soiutiuu of carbolic acid, or, if preferred, use a small quantity of thymonc in the tepid water instead of the acid. To Sew Hooks and Eyes cn Quickly. When attaching hooks and eyes to a blouse or other garment, this way is north a trial. Sew the eyes on the left front, the desired distance apart, with the loops out far enough to make hooking easy; then lack the right front carefully over the left, lapping as much as intiv lie desired; turn tao blouse jut.as it is wrong side out, put a hook in ever'- eye. and sew in position. An Economy Hint. —A process to lengthen the life of shoe soles and also to make them easier on the lect for walking over rough ground, should !»• ! of interest to people living in the eountrv. lJub new or half-worn soles with- , :i dotli dipped into hot linseed oil. I until the soles will not absorb another j particle; then put the shoes aside one 1 or two days to dry. Two or three tip- : plications should be given. =— .--Iggg