WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 66, 7 March 1908, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

'J"i> frcslnn green vegetables, cut tlie -talk anil put in cold suited w, lor an hour or two.

Soap will go twice as far if «. dried. It stimuli be cut into small bh,ci and then arranged in tiers with spat between to allow them to dry.

Invisible ink, which is colourless, but turns yellow on being heated, is made

as follows: Dissolve sulphate of coppi and sal ammoniac in equal parts i water. Cork tiglitlv and use very car. fullv. *

The original milliner was a man, an was so called from the city of his bus liens, .Milan, where he designed, mad. and sold female fiucrv.

I he Ix'sl way to keep windows from steaming or frosting is to clean the inside of the window with a cloth moistened with pure glycerine, wiping it so as to leave only a trace of the glycerine.

An excellent mixture to removi grease-spots from clothing is made oi four parts alcohol to one part of am monia, and about half as much ethei i,s ' J »ia- Apply the tumid to the spot, and then rub with a sponge anil clean water.

Ihere is no better pudding-cloth than a piece of cliee.se cloth. This material being coaisc does not retain the grease, and is easily cleaned.

.Madame Albani, the famous soprano, during her lung tour in Australia, made old English oailads a special leaiure of her programme, her • experience being that nowhere are such songs more popular than in the colonies.

Nothing is easier than fault-linding; Lo talent, no scn-ucniai, no brain.-, ;io character, are required lo set up in tlie grunionng mis u.-v.; nut those uliu arc move.! ii.i a genuine iiosire lo do good ",ii. iii.ie u...c i.,r murmuring or com plana.

Sailed almonds can quite easily to prepared :it home. Blanch the almoiiUs, aim 10 each half-pint add one tablespoouful of melted butter and one teaspooiiful of line salt. Stir it well, and then spread the nuts in a shallow eake tin, baking them in rather a tool oven until they become brown, which will take about twenty minutes.

Precisely as in tlie case of an "at home ' da,., what is known as the "rest day ' ot tiiu week of some Frencn ladies ol fashion is intimated to all their friends. Un that day the lady enjoys complete repose, sleeping as mucii as pOssiiilc, ami taking a diet of fruit anil vegetables only. T nis is said to be the finest "beauty recipe" and nerve tonic that is known.

A mixture for restoring plated cruelstands and other articles when the silver is worn off is made as follows: Ot twopennyworth of mercury and a halfpennyworth ot prepared chalk; mix them well together, make them into a paste with a little warm water in a saucer, and, with a j small piece of leather, rub the tarnished article until it is bright again.

Silk stockings require special attention at the kinds of the home expert if they are to be prevented from wearing out before their time. l'rior io -washing they should always be soaked in water to which a little borax is added, and afterwards squeezed and workod gently in tepid soapsuds. Hot water is ruinous to real silk stockings, while to secure the best results the rinsing must be thorough, drying being effected without wringing.

It is too frequently true that women make themselves miserable. Out of a slight annoyance they will fuss a trouble, out of a small misunderstanding they will talk a downright calamity, and out of a petty grievance they wiil fret a disruption of friendship. This is so particularly true of a certain type of the emotional woman—she who is too sensitive to be reasonable, and too unconsciously .selfish to be an altogether helpful influence.

Alabaster ornaments can be beautifully cleaned by immersing them in milk of lime for some time, and afterwards washing them in clean water, lastly dusting them when they are do - with a little French chalk. The milk of lime is made by mixing enough slaked lime in water to give the water a milky appearance. A second and very simple way is to use soap and water with a little washing soda or ammonia, rinsing it thoroughly afterwards.

The Duchess of Bedford is an enthusiastic angler. One of her biggest achievements 'was the capture of a M'/ 2 lb. salmon in the River Tay, where the Duke and Duchess go annually to enjoy the lishing. Her Orace is one of those who, disliking notoriety, love sport for sport's sake, and possesses the sureness of eye. patience, and dexterity requisite in throwing a llv across a river. Susan Countess of Malinesbury has also for many years been an accomplished ang-

Invalid's Pudding.—A gill of new inilk. one egg, one tcaspoonful of arrowroot, one tablespoonful each of castor sugar and brandy, a pinch of salt. Mix the arrowroot with a little of the cold milk, boil the rest, and pour over the arrowroot, stirring all the time; then add sugar, salt, and brandy, and let it cool. Separate the -white from the yolk of the. egg, add the yolk to the. mixture, whisk the white' to a stiff froth, stir into the pudding. Turn into a buttered pie-dish, and bake in a moderate oven twenty minutes.

An iiidiarubber hot-water bottle can be easily cleaned by being rubbed with a llannel lightly dipped in parallin. Treated in this way, it will look- as new again. Wash after with soap and water to remove all traces of the parallin.

Queen Alexandra's portrait, '-read" by a "character delineator,' lias been declared to reveal that Her Ma jest v ha- "a gentle disposition, and no selfish traits of character; great love of children, of home, pets, and animals; is quietly ambitious, a little reserved in di-jHiskiun, and exceedingly cautious.''

< ri-p wafers are always popular and easily made. Make two pounds of Hoar into a still' paste with a pint of milk, and the yolks of two eggs; add a little salt. Knead the paste till quite smooth, and roll out very thin. Cut into rounds with a sharp cutter, prick with a fork, and bake slowly till crisp.

The quickest way to take wrinkles out of a suit of clothes which has been put away for a long time and must he worn within three hours is this; Take a thin wet doth and a hot Hat iron, an 1, placing the cloth over the wrinkled clothes, iron and press them, keeping the cloth wet. and not allowing (he iron to stay on one place, or it is liable |o give the clothes a glossy appearance. If the cloth is wetted as it dries this is | prevented, and the wrinkles are taken i out, leaving the clothes with a nice, | fresh, and new look. The clothes can , be worn in an hour if required.

.Many doors, caused liv the shrinking of the wood. are quite two inches from the floor, causing dust and draught to outer. I'old about three thicknesses of paper, just the width of the door and iilioiit two inches in depth. Cover with pluslictte, baize, or serge, (is nearly as possible to the. colour of the door, sewon three small rings, one ahoul a quarter of an inch from each end and one in the middle. Fasten into the door three -mall screw hooks with well turn *'d "I' ends, hang on by the rings, and you have a perfect draught preventer which moves with the door, keeps in its place, yet is easily removed and liruslieil.

We may not all have rich china and silver appointments for our (aides, hut it is quite within the compass of all to liave and tidiness, and these ought to accompany (he daily hill of hm ' '» ■<!! households. There is „o agency so educative to a child as Inuuo manners, and then' is notion" shows so readily a mannerly upbringing as one's behaviour at (aide. Therefore accustom the members „, vm ,r household to i.i'ic lis " '''''""y- ii'ly 1 its at the ibp table, and when they pas, into the world and are asked to take a higher position Hiey will tender their heartfelt thanks for the l,„me I raining, although at times I It may have seemed -fverc.