Here's Your Answer

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 187, 28 October 1927, Page 5

Here's Your Answer

T ET THE SUN Service Bureau , assist you with your problems, whether they relate to dress, health and beauty culture, cookery, homecraft, travel, sport or any other of the many things on which we are all constantly needing information. Whatever your particular puzzler may be, we will be glad to give our advice whenever possible. AM communications must be accompanied by the inquirer’s name and address (not for publication), and sent to THE SUN “Service Bureau,” Women’s Page, THE SUN, Auckland. An swers will appear weekly in this column. TO CLEAN RAINCOATS The following method of cleaning the family raincoats, if faithfully followed, cannot fail to bo successful: Dissolve lib. of alum in three gallons of cold water, and wash the raincoats in the ordinary way, using no soap. This will clean them and yet leave them thoroughly waterproof. TO CLEAN NAVY BLUE SKIRTS To renovate navy blue skirts, wash them carefully in a lather of warm, soapy water, kneading the serge and squeezing it in the lather until it is clean; rinse first in clear water, and then in deep blue water, which will restore the colour. Pass the garment through the wringer, hang up until half dry, and press it with a warm Iron. If the serge is shiny boil some ivy leaves in sufficient water to cover, •train, leave until cold, and apply the liquor with a sponge to the shiny part.of the serge. TO MAKE A CLEANING 1 ALL If serge, tweed, or cloth garments become spotted with grease, tar or paint, you may remove the spots with a cleaning ball made as follows: Take a-quarter of an ounce each of pipe clay. Fuller’s earth and salt of tartar, one ounce of ox gall, and one ounce of spirits of wine. Pound the hard ingredients and mix all well together. Wash the spot or stain with cold water, apply the cleaning ball, and finally sponge with clean, cold water. A VELVET COLLAR The velvet collar of an overcoat may be cleaned with a solution of one ounce cloudy ammonia in half a pint of water. Rub the collar well with a clean < loth dipped in the mixture, and remove the froth which will form with a paper knife. Repeat the process till the collar is clean and then press with a warm iron over a soft piece of muslin. TO ENSURE LIGHT BATTER A wooden spoon should always be Used for mixing batter. After getting out all the lumps, beat the mixture Jrtth the back of the spoon. The batter should be "“lifted” well. not ■imply stirred, in order to aerate it *nd ensure that feathery lightness makes it the ideal consistency. Excellent results are obtained if the barter is stirred with an egg whisk. GLAMORGAN CREAM CAKES Rub one ounce of butter into half a Pound of sifted flour. In another bowl Put a gill of cream which is just turnoff sour, and to it add a well-beaten Add the egg and cream very “jowly to the flour, beating all the till it forms a smooth, thick jitter. Stir in two ounces of sulfas, two ounces of caster sugar and 2*“ a teaspoonful of baking powder. JJour i n t o small well buttered tins and Da ke in a brisk oven. Sift powdered s ugar over cakes before serving. THE STAINED FLOOR R E*TOUCHING WORN PATCHES r>a* SeVer a ttempt to re-stain the worn tarts of a stained floor until you have !**•* subjected them to a sand-paper-sm treatm €*nt to get them thoroughly °°fh. This precaution is essential

if you want the freshly treated portions to look uniform with the rest. When dusting and polishing a wood floor do not attempt the two operations in one! Get rid of all dust —and dust there is sure to be, even though it is not always perceptible—before vou touch the floor surface with polish. The rule applies whether you use oil or wax for the polishing process. Cracks in floors can be stopped up with putty. Cracks are pernicious things on two accounts—they cause draughts, and they collect dust, which means that carpets and linoleums "wear” in lines. If you will eschew certain foods, notably fatty meats, milk puddings, sweets of all kinds, eat slowly, exercise regularly, and avoid constipation, you will grow slim. While on diet, arrange to have all liquid refreshment between meals rather than at meal times. You might also cut down your resting allowance till your weight is more normal. Can you recommend a cheat) , harmless eyehrow and eyelash stain? Something that works a little quicker than vaseline, if you please. And would you he good enough to advise me on a second matter — freckles? I thought of staining my skin a pale tan this summer. Then, if I did freckle no one would he any the wiser. Do you approve of permanganate of potash? Cold tea (extra strong), makes quite a satisfactory eyebrow and lash dye. Apply your stain with a camel-hair brush at bedtime. In the morning brush the hairs over with a little almond oil. Repeat this treatment every day for a fortnight, then every other day. A little later you may only have to * use your stain once every seven days. I don’t approve of staining the skin, in any event, and permanganate would coarsen the skin. A much simpler plan would be to adopt a deep ochre powder for the summer months. Freckles dusted with nun-tan powder are invisible, save at very close quarters. FANCY DRESS BALL AT NGONGOTAHA DELIGHTED CHILDREN The dance of the season as far as the children of Ngongotaha and surrounding districts are interested, was held recently in the Public Hall, which \vas gaily decorated for the occasion with streamers forming a canopy. Much credit is due to the teachers and ladies’ committee, who spent much time teaching the tiny tots the art of foxtrotting, as well as showing them the intricacies of the old-time lancers and Roger de Coverley. During the evening a delightful number of items were well staged by several of the children. The costumes were many and varied and one tiny tot of five sLimmers, Phyllis Windley, as a dainty fairy, is deserving of the greatest praise for the manner in which she led the grand march with not one error, although it was the oldfashioned complicated march. At 10.30 the children left the floor for adult dancing and wended their way to the supper room in another orderly march. The committee was very pleased with its success, as the fund for school ground improvements benefited substantially. Among those present were: Hae Landman, powder-puff; . Hettie King, Hawaiian; Jean Catley, pierrette; Melva Stambridge, snow queen; Claire lieidy, kewpie; Edna Dalbetb, fly; Katie Taua, Hawaiian; Betty Dawson, rosebud; Alice Burney, poppy; Joyce Matthews winter; Ruth Martin, rosebud; Dallis Cronin, winter; Iva Stembridge, winter; Nancye Cronin, golly wog; May Keith, night; Isabel Jacobs, Hawaiian; Ella Hardie, bell boy; Nancy Gallagher, narcissus; Kola Wolf gram. Maori maid; Jovce Webb, night; Cilia Beckham, daffodil* Yvonne Marcroft, danger signal; Peggy Frisk, rainbow; Jean Matthews, gipsy; Nellie Fisher, folly; Ruby Beckham, tennis girl; . Melba Matthews iockev; Doreen Richardson, Spanii>h dancer; Marie Cronin, pierette; Alison Da brum, superstitions; Anna Wolfgram, hutterflv- Jessie Martin. gipsy: Joyce Prenterf Pierrette; Sarah Marcroft, Spanish dancer; Ada Beaumont, spring-; Kelife Beaumont, news girl, SUN predommatin-- Joan Windley, starlight: Jean Brake good luck; Joyce Mouler. bestway; Jean Managh, daffodil: Kathleen Lowe, oonpy; Renee Lowe, jonquil: Lily Coimav follv; Martha Patterson, knittingi bag;’ Phvllis Windley. fairy; p°reer Cronin rose; John Keith, tabby cat Charles Fisher, cook: Harry Jacob. Pierrot- Matt Bell, Chinaman; Tom Keogan Indian; Ken Lowe, nigger; Owen Jones golly wog: Jack Patterson, spider: Billy Marcroft. Champion flour; Kingsley Matthews, Chinaman; Joe Oouglas, Indian :i nigger; Billy Burney, Litth Fauntlerov Kddie Armer, clown Tohn Martin, harlequin; Horace Dalbeth J oiin -yiari ■ r)awsoll Indian: Gordoi Armer Hddv bear; George Stembridge ind Tan: Hutaf Ha niha Hawaiian: Papunui Hakopa. na waiian; Jack Fisher, jest.-r.