Hints and Suggestions.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 74

Hints and Suggestions.

To prevent lar^e button.- milling matc-iial of m oat. place a i-mall flat 1/utton exact'y Midern<Mth on the inside, ?nd firmly i-ev/ the tuo together; the button will then «tay on ;■> lung; n.^ the coat \t> worn. This -a\e^ much trouble, and prevent*; hole.*, in 11 'tteii.il r- -*\ hen on in the ordinary ■«ciy. Pir-c-ilny rubbed carefully in material viil rp'i)e\e .-ermhes and v ill not f-poil ih linen. How tj rlcm .-jicnuc- thai have br^omo pn:-ty 01 --limy. I'J/.ce in .1 bow), i-piinkle v.D' .-)'I«i, .sn'l -qut'tz.- thr- mice of a leu, on over iluin. Then cut th<, lemon in slii-o. and ]J.i'o nmon_> thtii. pom ) jili'i" water ovi : ..'!; let then .Viand tiii told. t!:cn xui'j thoi'jujihlv in cli- n (old water. Thiy \miJ t-'f.tlj dti; J'lnuiy lcfrc-ii.-iy and hi pl'-a'-anl to \.o. B;ot.- ,md hhoe-. <voi 01 tho >oftr-t It ither. will, if ti^ai..d in th.? iol!ov>in'_r i'- inner, ln.-l much lci/n' than i) the oidinjry polish '.-; r.-cd ; it <\]t <j in ike-. t ! u-m pliable to the f. t Ul. J::_ Ikfoie ' t in^ v. jin. nil) v, ell ail o\ci "\>ii'i ca tor - ;l . ,"j! .- md .'11; l-jxal. Mii- jiidi - on-" 0 c v. C'.k, lunuijsii the «^J v. til ii^.o tLe

- stitches. Brown: Make a warm, soapj > lather j with the aid of this and a small • sponge, remove all dirt ; allow to dry ? few minutes, and polish with chamois , leather. Those who live in small houses, and t whose bedroom or kitchen doors lack . finger-plates, may be glad to make use j of the following hint : Cut out two pieces of coloured linoleum, without pattern, tc i the shape of ordinary finger-plates, and t fix them on the door with brass-headed i nails. They axe capital substitutes for , real finger-plates and prevent unsightly . finger-marks on doors When oilcloth has been down for a few 1 months, and is losing the ehiny 6urface ; L it is easily renewed in the following man- ; ncr: Melt a pennyworth of glue in "a > pint of water, letting it stand on the stove . till quite dissolved. Wash the oilcloth thoroughly, and let it. quite dry; then; i at night, wher .the traffic of the day is . over, go over the whole thing carefully with a piece of flannel dipped in the glue , water. Choose a dry season of the year for doing, it, and by morning it will be quite dry_, »nd have a nice gloss -as gocd ■ as new. To prevent- the edges fraying, make -a. stronger solution, of glue, And, white hot, go round the edges .with a brush --Real Beauty Sleep, —r - i • A woman needs seven hours' sleep lor the building up of her system. Then she need* two more hours for the recuperation of her body, and the extra two hours will restore her complexion, make her eyes bright, take the wrinkles out of her face, and keep_ her form, elastic. The .woman who wants to derive the' fullest benefit from her beauty sleep will compose her mind before sinking off into slumber. She will think pleasant thoughts. Worrying thoughts make furrows in the brow and set lines round the mouth. A little light in a bedroom is a good thing for some people, for it will act cheer" fully upon the nerves and drive away nightmare. Do not allow yourself to be awakened in the morning if you mean to get a Deauty sleep, or if you must be roused let it be ever so gently. Do not wake up with a start, with an alarm clock, or in consequence of a bell ringing, for these harsh sounds will jar the nerves and destroy some of the good the sleep lias done you. — The Newest Method for Obtaining a, Perfect Figure. — All that is required for the exercises is a piece of elastic about an inch in width and a yard in length, fastened at either end into loops la-rge- enough for the hands. While exercising, quite loose clotliingsliould be worn, so that each muscle may move freely. # . The first exercise with the elastic is to tench the lungs to breathe deeply. Hold the elastic over the head with arms stretched up, then stretch them outward as far as the elastic will reach, first inhaling, and then exhaling, a long, deep breath. This exercise does much towards lengthening the waist. The second exercise will help to expand the chest. Stretch the band across the chest with arms extended outward. Take a long breath and bend the arms slowly backward while inhaling, then bring the arms back to the first position, taking a new breath. To remedy stooping fhoulders the following exercise is splendid : Extend the elastic across the shoulders at the back and stretch the arms as far back as possible. Repeat several times. Then, holding one end of the elastic at the left side, let it cross the back diagonally to the ' right hand extended upward. The exercise consists in bringing the right hand back to the shoulder, then stretching it s-traight up. Repeat about five times, then change the position of hands. Always stand "before an. open window while doing these exercises in order to obtain the meet satisfactory results.