Hints and Suggestions.

Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 72

Hints and Suggestions.

To niAke paltry light add a little lemonjuice to the mixing water, and all heaviness Moll disappear. To remove medicine stains from linen, put tlrres teaspoonfuls of borax to two gallons of water in the copper, and boil in the ordinary way. When boiling meat keep the lid pressed down tightly. The delicate flavour and • the aroma of mos 1 boiled dishes escape with the steam. } Never q\it the wick of a lamp ; but take a piece of paper, and wipe edges off even every day. An excellent light will be the result, with very little trouble. Whien making scones on, the gir<lle, put a lid over them, and it will be found that the scones will dp in half the time, '

i and rise twice as high as -when done in [ - ' the ordinary way. I r ' Never turn out puddings the moment , c , they are taken from the saucepan, or they c will be liable to break. Let. the steam , ! pass off for » minute or two, during •, ; which time the pudding will shrink and c become much firmer. 1 To clean a white chiffon hat, take equal c [ parts of grated - white castile" soapj pow- [ > ' dered French chalk and calcined magnesia, f ' and amalgamate them thoroughly. Bemove r ' all trimmings and linings from the hat, t ' cover it over thickly with the mixture, ? ! and leave it on until dry. Brush B ' thorough, using a very dry, white-bristled 3 ' brush. x j When putting away steel fenders, "firei ; irons, etc., smear a- slight coat of eweet . j oiJ or vaseline over them, and then wrap I carefully in rag or paper. This treatment j will prevent them from rusting. Busty j steel may be cleaned by smearing with oil _ ' and laying aside for a day or two. This 5 allows the oil to sink into the rust. " | Afterwards clean by rubbing with un- \ . slaked lime, and polish with emery paper, j Silver or plate that has been lying by 1 i for some time, or has .not been properly !-j cleaned, is bften so discoloured that it ; i is impassible to remove the ~ stains with ' 1 ordinary whiting or plate-powder j but if j |-j the whiting or powder be mixed to a j : rather thin paste with salad-oil, well i \ Tabbed or brushed into eve.ry crevice, left | for . a few hours, and the silver then j I washed in the usual way, every vistage ' of stain will have vanished. [ j When you have a number of small ■ pieces of soap, place them in an old 1 saucepan, and just cover with water, and allow to come slowly to boiling-point. . Then pour the melted &oap into little i j patty dishes. Let cool, and you . will ' have a new cake of soap. Or pierce same ' holes in a small tin. Put the bits' into I this, and put the tin for a few minutes j into the washing-up watar after meals, and you will have a delightful soap lather | that is splendid for washing greasy silver or dishes in. tSf Descriptions of bails, &c, mast be endorsed by either the Witness correspondent for the district or by the secretary of the ball committee. The MS. of any correspondents who do not comply with this rule will be seat to the secretary 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 later than Monday night. BACHELORS' BALI. AT BERWICK. The Berwick bachelors' annual ball was held in. the Berwick Public Hall on Friday, August 27, and proved in "every way to be a very -great success, it being unanimously agreed by all. present to be the .most 1 pleasant social entertainment ever held in the Taieri. Although the weather was most inclement and the roads deplorable, .there ' was a record gathering, and each and all appeared to enjoy themselves to the fullest possible extent. There were visitors from! . Dunedin, MosgieJ, Allantan, Momon-a, Outram, Maungatua, Henley, -W*ipori," .Lawrence, Milton, and Balclutha^ Th*e g^rancr march, in • which 47 couples took part, was led off by Miss Ida Heenan end Mr W. Grant, and was a most pleasing sight. First-class music was supplied by Messrs J. Hawke and j Co. Miss Laura Hawke gave a musical j selection on the piano, which was very much appreciated. Mr Moncrieff gave a number of selections on the bagpipes. Mr G. Lyall, i jun., and Mr Frank Heenan acted as M.C.'s for the dance, and succeeded in pleasing all. The catering, which was carried out by Mr Crossan, left nothing to be complained of even by the mast fastidious. There were some very pretty dresses worn during the evening, the following being a description of some of them: — Miss Mabel Elliot, pale blue mousseline; Miss Annie Robinson, white embroidered dress trimmed with Oriental insertion relieved with sa-tin ribbons; Miss C. Petrie cream eilk blouse, dark skirt ; Misff-Ida Heenan, creami lawn; Miss Craigie, ' white muslin trimmed in pink; Miss M. Mi' Donald, white muslin; Mrs GeoTge, cream silk ; Miss Mabel Jones, green muslin ; Miss :E. George, white muslin; Miss I. Grant, i white muslin ; Miss J. Grant, green skirt, white silk blouse; Miss F. Grant, white miushn ; Miss Amy Robinson, blue silk diress relieved with white silk ribbons; Miss Hoggan, white silk dress; MSes Graham, cream voile trimmed with lace; Miss Prentice, dark costume ; Miss Stewart, white silk; Mies L. O'Donnell, pink nun's veiling, trimmed to match colour of skirt; Miss Diokson, pale - blue silk ; » Mrs Anthony Wisi neeky, ptie blue silk; Miss Bj. M'Kay, flowered muslin; Miss J. Morrison, cream > nun's veiling; Miss G. Gibb, white spotted ! muslin; Miss F. Grant, white silk; Mioa Muirhead, wiiite silk; Miss Lucy Black, pale blue silk;- Miss Annie Black, cream silk relieved with pink roses; Miss J. Morrison, pink silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss M. Gibb, cream silk; Miss M'Bwan, cream lustre; Mrs James Cameron, cream silk; Miss Eva M'lndoe, embroidered bishop's lawn: Miss Ashley, cream silk blouse, dark skirt; Mrs G. Withers, red silk blouse, dark skirt; Mrs G. Balloch, blue nun's veiling blouse, dark skirt; Miss Mm» Boss, pale blue silk; Miss Tripp\ blue mousseline; Miss Lila Grey, cream delaine; Miss Ma.ry Gibb, white muslin; Miss M. Ross, blue silk taffeta finished, with moonlight trimming; Miss J. Munro, white silk; Miss M. Smaill, pink nun's veiling ; Miss Brensell, white muslin ; Mrs Wills, black silk dress; Miss Blake, white silk dress; Miss Janet Smaill, cTeam tulle trimmed with black chiffon; Miss Hawke, cream nun's veiling; Miss Laura Hawke, white silk; Miss M. O'Donnell, pale blue mousseline; Miss Low, oream lustre; Miss Fleming, cream nun's veiling; Miss Lyall, cream silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss Katie Meyer, dark costume; Miss A. M'Pherson, flowered muslin ; Miss B. Munro, cream bilk. Dancing was kept up most vigorously until & a. in.