Hints and Suggestions.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 74

Hints and Suggestions.

i When chopping suet if it is sprinkled with a little ground -rice it will not stick to the knife, and will chop quite easily. To clean a. bath, which ' has become stained -and discoloured, apply a soft piece of flannel dipped first in paraffin and. then' in common salt. Afterwards wash in warm, ' soapy water. The result is astonishing. '- Clean -the'- outdoor brass, as usual, then, -rob it carefully over with a «oft cloth dipped in vaseline, and afterwards polish, with a dry duster. This will keep it from tarnishing quickly, even- in the dampest weather, and is" very little extra trouble. Much inconvenience and annoyance is caused owing to milk boiling over unless it is watched continually, when on the" stove or fire. This can easily be obviated by placing an ordinary pie-chimney' in the centre of the pan of milk. Wben it commsnoes to' boil, it boils up through the little chimney and there is not the slightest danger of ite boiling over. To make paint on doors, windows, etc., look like new, wash- first -with a piece- of flannel dipped into half a bucket of very hot water, to which has been added half a. cup o£ common paraffin ; Uien r-ab with? a soft cloth, wrung out of vinegar and -water, and polish with a soft dry cloth. Paint or furniture done in this way looks as though it has been newly varnished. The pantry shelve^ are more easily kept clean if white table oil-cloth be used to cover them instead of paper. The cloth ehould be cut the size of the shelves and pasted or tacked on to them, and it is easily cleaned whenever necessary by rubbing with a damp cloth. It is much less trouble/ and the pantry always looks clean. . The art of folding men's ' clothes. Trousers : Place two innermost buttons on top of each other, when trousers will then lie flat. Double them from, lower- end up--wards, and if two long to fit ogee, -fold legs in two;>.not inwards, but outwards. Coats must nave '.-collairs- turned up before being folded. Place coat inside downwards, and fold sleeve® in two towards shoulders. Then fold coat, shoulder to shoulder, -then double it from lower end to collar. Frockcoats are treated in same way, but folding coat over from the lapels down over the sleeves before doubling the first time. The tails are folded up ' towards the collar before folding the last time. For the blotched condition of the skin caused by wand and strong sun, the following lotion is an excellent remedy : Borax, half a drachm ; glycerine, one ounce ; elderflower-water, seven ounces. How to have Beautiful Feet. — Beautiful feet are not necessarily small feet, as so many people imagine. The tall woman who is vain of having exceptionally small feet probably does not realise that the standard of beauty and proportion of the foot 16 that it should equal in lena^th the forearm, ,as measured from the point of the elbow to the wrist. The idea that beauty and smallness are the same thing often leads to the torturing of the feet in pointed-toed shoes, until they are painfully deformed. Because absolute cleanliness is of such vast importance in the care of the feet, they should- be washed daily in tepid water, to which a little borax may be added. Always after bathing, any callous places should be gently gone -over"' witJT pumice-stone,, -.whien will gradually make the feet beautifully smooth, a — Women Doctors and Engineers. — •Russia, which has already many thousand women doctors, will soon have over

two score fully-qualified women engineers. Four years ago the St. Petersburg Higher Technical College opened special courses for girls, and at present over 650 are being taught, tbe senior among ■whom received their diplomas recently, and will be a.ble to enter the State railway service or to practice as civil engineers. It is characteristic of the attitude toward the sex question of the Russian professional classes, that it was the men engineers at the top of their profession who started tho movement. The most enthusiastic advocate of sex equality in the engineering profession is Professor Bielelinbsky, director of the Technical College, who declares in the St. Petersburg Gazette that tlte women he has trained have turned out brilliant successes. As might be expected, they excelled in draughtsmanship, but a. severer test came when tho immature students were sent about the country to gain practical experience. Professor Bielelinbsky says that they were so successful in practical work that many T&ceived bonuses on leaving. Women engineering students are now emplayed in tho Nikola iev.sk Shipbuilding Works, the Perm-Kotlas Railroads, and th© Sebastopol Electrical Works. The ■women land surveyors whom the college glso trains are already employed by the Government Land Redistribution Commission. A woman engineer was lately chosen to supervise the construction in St. Petersburg of a big steel building for a dry goods store. The professor adds that the ■women had no trouble whatever in directing -workmen. On the contrary, workmen notorious for their bad manners and language began to behave themselves better -when undeT the control of women. They became ashamed of turning up drunk.

"The young lady will be angry," they said. MS" Descriptions of bails, Ac, must be endors«a bj either the Witness eofre»pondent for tht aistriot or by the secretary of the ball committee. The MS. of any cori&pondents %ho do not comply with this ml« will be sent to the «ecr«tary for endorsement prior to appearing. — EMMELINE: To ensure .publication in the forthcoming issue letters should reach the Witness office if possible on Saturday night, but on no account Ut« than Monday nifht. - '•' Wedding at Clevedou, ATrcxLAKi>r " " A very pretty wedding took " plate at ' Spring Bank," Cle-vedon, on August 4, 1909, when Mary Jam© Wallace was married- to B. L. Seed, second son of Mr Seed "of Douglas, laranaki. The older people of th« distract were invited to the- ceremony^ and turned out in goodly numbers. After the ceremony they v»*r« entertained »t afternootf tea, when the usual toasts -were given in the- cup that cheers but doesn't inebriate. The bride, who-"was given away by her father', was beautifully dressed in a, cream silk eolienn© handsomely trimmed, and wore the usual wreath and veil. The bridesmaids were Miss Olive Wallace and Misa Clarice Seed, who wore cream voile dresses aad cream harts trimmed with, ostrich feathers and cniffon The bridegroom was supported by hi^ brother, Mr G. Seed, as beat man,, and Me Qpckxell as groomsman. Tie bride's travelling costume was green striped tweed, with pretty ha,t to mutch. The young people of the district were invited for Hie 1 evening to a da-no©, held in the woolshed, which was beautifully decorated with- ferns and «ran billies. Mrs MacNicol, Mr Hawthorne, and Mr Hyde, who were guests, kindly provided the music. Mrs MacNicol also played the Wedding March after the ceremony. Tne presents sent by the friends of the bride and bridegroom and friends of the district were valuable and numerous. Although, the Wallace family have only been here a short time the people of the district manifested great kindness on this auspicious occasion. Mr and Mrs W. G. Wallace were resident in the South Island for many years.— [A Correspondent. ] Bachelors' Ball at Waibio. The bachelors of Wairio held th^ir annual ball on Friday right, sth inst. Despite the stormy weather some 65 couples responded to their invitations- A real enjoyable time was spent, and everything passed off withoCt a hitch. The committee, and especially ' the secretaries — Messrs J_ Foide And S- JoiiBtou«— deserve praise for the manner in which the function -was carried out. Capital music was supplied by Messrs Egan Bros, (violins) and S*roud Cpiano), while' Messrs P. O'Brien and M. J. Egan carried- out the duties of M.C.'s in an« efficient manner. The catering was in the hands of Mr T. Chilton, * sufficient guarantee that the wants of the iiwiEir man" were sufficiently looked after. During the evening enjoyable songs ware oontribwted by Messrs Dickson, S. Johnstone, T. Egan, R. Heathcote, A". Harrison, and P. Gavigan. The following are the names of a few of the ladie3 present: — Miss M'Donsddt, dainty white muslin evening dress; Miss A. M-'Donald, blue voile evening * dress ; Miss O'Brien, cream delaine evening dress; Miss D. O'Brien, light blue silk blouse/ black skirt; Mies Cavan-agh, pale blue silk evening' dress; Miss Foxde, white silk blouse, dark skirt; -Miss M. Forde, white silk' hlQuse^ green skirt; Miss M. Bellotti, blue' delaine blouse, dark skirt ; Miss S. Bellottd, " palegreen muslin evening dress; Miss K. Griflm, pale blue silkv©vening dress; Miss M. Giriffin, white silk evening "dress ; Miss Robertson, pink voile evening dresS; Miss M'Gregor, red muslin relieved with, white satin; Miss Dempster^ _crean> striped delaine evening dress; Miss Gibbon, green muslin dress; Miss K«en, cream silk blouse, dark skint; ' Miss A. Keen, brown dress relieved with white" satin; Miss I». Keen, cream voile blouse, brown skirt; Miss Collins, creem voile dress ; Miss Dwye-r, white muslin dress ; Miss Pitzsimons, pale green voile drees ; Mfiss M. Fitzsimons, blue muslin, dress ; Miss Finn, yellow, silk blouse, black skirt; Miss M. Finn, white siik blouse, dark skirt ; Miss Hogan, while silk blouse, blue skirt ; Miss M. . Gibsons cream satin blouse, dark skirt; Miss E. Gibson, white muslin blouse, red skirt; Miss Salton, white voile blouse, grren skirt ; Misses Beck (2). dainty white muslin dresses ; Miss Joyce, while embroidered muslin dress ; Miss M'lvor, while net over cream satin dress; Miss Prendevillei, oream silk dress, Miss Dickeoa. cream eatin dress ; Miss M. Dickson.. white muslin dress ;" Miss V. Dickson, red blouse, dark skirt; Miss Walsh, pink silk dress ; Miss Fox, white dress relieved with red; Miss Duncan, dark, blue dress ; Miss Phillips, white muslin dress ; Miss Lee, cream voile dress ; Miss Murphy, white muslin dross ; Mrs C. Keen,, cream voile evening dress; Mrs J. Keen, white silk dress; Mrs Harvey, white muslin relieved with "blue; Mr« Cuthbertson, cream voile blouse, dark skirt. At the conclusion of the dance MV _^_I^|£Jfy r \i pti bfih*!* o£•ihe- — YisiU>f§uT called for cheers for £Ec bachelors of Wairio for the manner ip which they entertained them. These were lustily given, after which tbe gathering broke up. — Snowdrop.