A QUESTION OF HANGING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 704, 2 July 1929, Page 5

A QUESTION OF HANGING

SOME CLOTHES NEED IT OTHERS DO NOT!

A few days ago I acted, quite involuntarily, as audience to a little dispute in the stockinette-suit department of a large store. It was taking place between an irate customer and an irritated saleswoman, the latter vainly endeavouring to make Madame understand that the suit had not lost its shape because it was of inferior quality, but because it had been hung in a wardrobe! On account of its type of weave it should have been folded away in a drawer of its own length, in which case it would positively, so she averred, have renewed its freshness in the intervals between wearing. Knitted jumpers, whether in -wool or silk, should not be allowed to depend on their own -weight. The most successful way of dealing with these is to hang in the cupboard a large, cre-tonne-covered hoop, and to sling through this the various cardigans, jumpers and pullovers. In this way both the sleeves and the main portion retain their form. There is one case in which a garment should always be given a spell of hanging. This is just before the hem of a home-made gown is sewn up. If the semi-finished dress or coat is hung for two or three days, it will do all the stretching of which it is capable and the final result will need no adjustment. All soft and flimsy frocks, whether of tulle, georgette or lace, should likewise be hung, since the fabrics lose their freshness when laid in a drawer. In order that the light garment may not slip off its hanger, tiny ribbon loops should be sewn inside the gown and the ends of the hanger passed through them at either end.

“FOOLPROOF” KITCHEN GADGETS “I should advise you to have this type of electric kettle because it is automatic. That is to say, if you allow it to boil dry, it turns off its current automatically and cannot, therefore, allow its fuse to be damaged.” “But I am not in the habit of allowing a kettle to run dry.*’ The assistant smiled. “You should be surpised, Madame,” he said, “how often we have to repair kettles that have been injured in that way. That is the reason why the automatic kettle is carrying all before it.” The man was right. 'There is plenty of room for kitchen “gadgets” that are foolproof. These are exacting times, and the multitude of our activities makes it imperative that we should be helped by the kitchen paraphernalia in ways other than mere baking and boiling. There are coffee-machines to keep the brew absolutely right, no matter how much it is neglected on account of other work. There are also gascookers that maintain the heat at the right tmperature for the various stages of cooking, provided only that we turn a regulator to the proper point. There are mayonnaise mixers that will not allow the oil to drop in at the wrong rate: and ice-machines that, do their work without intervention or handle-turning, provided they are supplied with the right mixture. Everywhere in cookery the human element of risk is being cut right out. The clever gadgets of today supplement our poor brains.