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Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 18 August 1909, Page 74

well rubbed with a soft pad of velveteen or flannel.

If muetaxd is mixed with water that has been boiled and allowed to cool, it will keep its flavour and colour- a long time.

Never make the mistake of letting cooked meat be boiled or stewed fast. You can only retain the flavour by gently warming it.

A capital thing to keep in the kitchen as a "pot-scraper" is a palette knife. It is strong and yielding, and cleans saucepans and kettles admirably. To make table drapers run easily, take them out and rob the edges with soap. A squeaking hinge may be remedied by being rubbed with a lead pencil. Sulphur -will often remove skin irritation It may adhere sufficiently if it is rubbed dry into the skin. If not, moisten the skin with a little street oil, then rub in the sulphur. Pieces of old. gloves are excellent for applying dressing to kid shoes, also for making watch-cases and pen-wipers, ?md for covering the tops of bottles when travelling, to foeep the stoppers secure." If "a tablespoonful of vinegar is added to the water in which coloured dresses are rinsed, it will brighten the colours. They should be hung out to dry directly after rinsing. Lined saucepans which have "been ■burned, can be cleaned in a few minutes by rubbing salt on the burned part. The saucepan can then be rinsed with wateT and dried.

In cleaning American leather, slightly moisten a cloth with a mixture of equal parts of boiled linseed oil and vinegar, and with it rub the leather. Polish afterwards with an old silk handkerchief.

In order to remove whitewash marks from fur-niture and windows, apply a small quantity of paraffin on a soft cloth. The stains will disappear completely, and the paraffin does not injure paint. When mixing blacklead, if turpentine is used instead of water, it will produce a brilliant and * lasting polish, and will also prevent fire-grates from rusting if not in constajit use. Bed-room water-bottles may be cleaned in the following manner : Take a lump of kitchen salt and enough vinegar to dissolve it ; put into the bottle, and shake well for a few seconds, then rinse well with cold water, and the glass will be quite clear. When doing kitchen work and to prevent sleeves from becoming soiled, it is an excellent plan to wear cuffs of white oilcloth or American cloth, about seven inches long. These are easily fixed, and when soiled can be wiped clean with a damp cloth or flannel. When steaming pudding of any kind in individual moulds, use jelly tumblers with tight tin covers. You can tell when the puddings are done without removing the covers.

To sclean a bath which has got dirty inside, a little paraffin, applied with a flannel, will be found efficacious. All the ojl must be carefully wiped off afterwards with a dry cloth, and the bath rinsed.

If one teaspoonful of Epsom salts is added to the bowl of starch and boiled until dissolved, it will be found that the stiffening quality of the starch is improved, and that articles are to a certain extent rendered fire-proof by its use. How many people know the proper way to roll up a piece of music? To ensure this toeing properly dome, and the music to lay flat on piano-stand or table, it should always be rolled with the front cover outside. Then when laid down ite own weight caus.es it to lay flat. This hint also applies to magazines and papers.

To take tlie fat off soup, gravies, etc., thoroughly wet a cloth with cold water and pour the stock through it. Every partdcle of fat remains in the cloth, and the stock is ac free from fat as if it had been allowed to stand and the fat removed in a cake. The fat can be melted and clarified, and is quite good when removed from the cloth.

To restore black chiffon, take about one pint of cold -water, add one tablespoonful of vinegar, then place the chiffon in the solution^ Squeeze lightly through and •rinse in clear water, and press on the wrong 6ide with ' a warm iron. There is no need to let it stand in the above solution ; it can be done at once, and will be as good as new, and ready to use in five minutes.

To preserve the colour of white silks, delaines, nuns-- veilings, cashmeres, etc., us=e a lather of white curd soap instead of yellow in washing them. The resin in yellow soap is apt to tinge delicate fabrics. Also add to the washing water a little powdered borax previously dissolved in boiling water. .Rinse very thoroughly, and in the last rinsing water use a little blue On no account put a soapy article into blue water.

Undeniably the right sort of <bhoes will do more than anything el«-e to keep the feet in good condition No small shoes will hide a badly shaped foot, but will rathsr serve to emphaM.=e its defects, and cause no end of pain besides. Neither should the shoes be too large, but neat, and ea.sy-nlt.ing. Low heels are to be preferred to high ones. They are not only more comfortable, but they allow the ankles more freedom,, and, consequently, give that ease in walking which affectfe the graceful carriage of the body.

JC3T Descriptions ol balls, &c, must be end.rfred by either the Witness correspondent for the district or by the secretary of th« ball committee. The MS. of any correspondents who do not comply wit* this rule will be sent to the eecretary foi endorsement pnor to appearing. — EMMELIXE.

To ensure pubhoatioT in the forthcoming issue letters shotild reach the Witness office If possible en Saturday night, but on no jeeoant later than Monday night.

HINDOX BACHEI.OP.S' BALL.

On Friday, Cth inst., in the Hindon School, there was held one of the most successful dance= that could possibH- be wished for. If there w^re any who did not enjoy themselves they veae tho^e who misled this ball. The weather all that could be desired, though pbovt 6 p.m a squall from the S.W. c?me up It passed. and a fine night was the result — just, a night for seeing "airships," <thoi < gh I <l.d not hcai of any haviDg been geeji. It it onJj lair to

the ladies to say that they one and all did' their best to make this ball a success, and l when one comes to consider the fact that some of them came mile 3 over hills, where the roads are rot exactly cycle tracks, and where motor cars and tram cars are conspicuous by their absence — well, I gues3 they are Britons. The dresses were really pretty, but, being a mere man, I will not attempt to give a description, as the result might not bs healthy for me. However, they were pretty, and when a man — and a Scotchman — says that it may be regarded as settled. The catering was done by Mrs Gridgman, and was first-class. Mr Tregonning was the musician, while his brother, Mr It. A Ttegonning, was M.C., and 1 right well they did their duty. Mr Patterson, the Scotch comic, was at his best, and his impersonations, 'of Harry I/auder were applauded. Mir jtoealso sang several songs, which were very acceptable. Dancing came to a finish at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday morning, and after singing "Auld lang syne" one and all took their respective roads, tired, but happy in the knowledge of having- spent one of thebest times in their lives, and hoping that soon anotiher -will come. — [ Correspondent.]

WEDDING. AT CAVERSHJUt. - On July 28 a very pleasant ceremonj was performed at the Oaversham - Presbyterian Church, when George Matthews Pressly, only son of J. H. Pressly, of Christchurch, and formerly of Dunedin, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to 'Miss Catherine Euphemia Kron (Effie), eldest daughter of "William Kroon. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. A. Cameron, of Anderson's Bay. The bride wae attended by her cousin, Miss Stent, and her sisters, Misses Jessie and Margaret Kroon, and given away by her uncle, Mr F. Sient. The itaridegroom was attended by Mr A. Will in the capacity of groomsman. The bride was daintily attired in a cream voile, trimmed with silk net, with the Orthodox orange blossoms and veil, and carried a shower bouquet of Christmas roses and chrysanthemums, with sprays of smilax. She wore a gold necklet and brooch set with pearls and sapphires, the gift of the bridegroom. The chief bridesmaid wore 9, cream dress, and carried a ehower bouquet, and the little maids were tastefully attired in ore-am, and, carried floral baskets and wore gold brooches, the gift of the bridegroom. Miss I>ewhurst presided at the organ, and played Mendelssohn's Wedding March. After the ceremony the guests, numbering about 60. s*t down to the wedding 'breakfast, which was artistically spread in the hall adjoining the church. The catering was in the <able hunds of Mr J. C. Kroon (uncle of the bride), who presented the wedding coke. The happy couple left for their home at Palnue-rston North, followed by the good wishes of their friends. The bride travelled in a brown costume and brown hat to match. The popularity of the contracting parties was shown in a very striking manner by the large number of handsome and useful presents -which they received.