LADIES' COLUMN.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 357, 22 October 1898, Page 2 (Supplement)

LADIES' COLUMN.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS. I Whiting or ammonia in the water is preferable to soap for cleaning windows or paint. Allspice sprinkled amongst clothine that is not often used will keep away moths. You can take out spots from washing goods by rubbiug them with tho yolk of oggs before washing. The lustre of morocco may bo restored hy varnishing it with tho white of au egg. Apply with a sponge. If you are taking a fattening diet in order to cure thinness, tako care to have plenty of sleep. It will greatly aid the process. To drive away ants, 3crub tho sbclvos or drawers that they frequent, with strong carbolic soap, after which sprinkle red peppor in every crevice. In sweeping carpets use wet newspapers wrung nearly dry and torn to piece?. The paper collects tho dust but does not spoil the carpet. To remove stains from m irble take ox gall, to a wine-glassful of turpentine and mix into a paste with pipeclay. But the paste on tho stain and let it remain several days. Skirts should always bo brushed when they have been taken off and then put away. LeaviDg them tumbled about on chairs waiting to be disposed of ruins quantities of clothes. When washing knives do not put the handles in water ; wash each blade separ ately. Have a jug rilled with enough boiling water to nearly cover the blades, and stand the knivrs in this till you are ready to wipe them. Ordinary flat embroidery may be pressed with a hot iron on the wrong side, laying the piece on a damp cloth ; but as this treatment would be raised work, etc., a better way is to lay a wet towel on the table or the carpet ; spread over this the piece of work right side np, and tack tightly to the floor, taking care to draw it tight enough to remove all wrinkles ; let it dry in this position. Encourage your Children to Write letters. They are often fond of writing or trying to write, and while helping to improve thsir writing and spelling, it gives them facility in expressing their ideas. Besides, the habit once acquired is continued in after life, and when members of a family become separated it is a source of great pleasure to keep up a regular correspondence. Ivory may be cleaned by scrubbing with a new soft tooth-brush well, dip the latter in alcohol and polish the ivory until it has regained its former eheen. If the water gives the ivory a yellowish tints dry tho object in a heated place. If age has yellowed it, placei the object under a bell-jar with a small vessel containing lime and muriactio acid, ani set the whole in the sunshine. JOTTINGS. A lady in VVairarapa has made £l4 thU season by growing; violets for the Wellington market. The latest fad in Paris is a new way of literally impregnating the person with perfume. Some smart lady so rumour says, had the deadly morphia habit ; in other words inoculated herself with the morphine syringe for a whim, not to deaden pain. Finding that the odour clung to her, after using it in any great quantity, for it is marvellous how much of this deadly poison the human frame can gradually accustom itself to, she as a caprice filled the syringe with scent and inserted it under the skin. As the result made her literally impregnated with sweet scents, she habitually practised it, puncturing her arm in different places, until her maid found it out apd gave the secret away. Lest any of our readers should be foolish enough to emulate her, we would tell them that it is dangerous to a degree, the perfumes being composed often of poisonous substances. "Some pretty innovations," writes the Paris correspondent of Modern Society, " have been observed this year anenfc marriages. For along time, when a girl was going to be married, she chose a certain colour scheme which she wished carried out in her bridesmaids' gowni and in the flowers they wore. This year all this is changed, and the Mtre original the bridesmaids' dresses are the more the girls are pleased. At a very effective wedding which took place lately the nine bridesmaids' dresses were made to harmonise as much as possible with tho flowers they carried. The first was attired in white muslin over white silk, and wore a large white muslin hat trimmed with white roses, and carried a bunch of the same flowers in her hand, with long white ribbons, on the end of which tiny rosebuds and sprays of ferns were fastened. Tne next two wore white muslin over bright yellow silk, muslin hats trimmed with jonquils, and carried bouquets of jonquils from which depended yellow ribbons. Two others were gowned in white and violgt to correspond with the flowers in their hats and . with their bouquets, which were large bunches of violets tied with -ribbons of the same colours. Two more looked very dainty in white over pale green, their large hats being trimmed with wreaths of daisies and ferns, while their bouquets were bunches of daisies tied with green ribbon. The last two were in white aud blue of the same shade as the forget me-not, which charming little flower decorated their hats and formed their bouquets, which were tied with blue ribbons. The bride's gown was of simple white satin, with olrl lace on the bodice and tulle veil falling to the bottom of the train. Instead of the habitual bouquet of white roses or lilies of the valley she carried a bunch of trailing arbutus.'' A WIFE'S COMMANDMENTS. It is only a few months ago that William Sohineckebier, of Chicago, applied to the courts for freedom from a wife who had set up fcr his observance these new commandments : These are the new commandments of teu, Which wives now make to married mcu : I—Remember that I am thy wife, That thou must cherish all thy life. 2.—Thou shalt not stay out lato at night When lodges, friends, or clubs invite. 3.—Thou shalt not smoke indoor or out, Nor chew tobacco ' round about.' —Thou shalt with praise receive my pies, Nor pastry made by me despise c—My mother thou shalt strive to please And let her live with us in ease. 6—Remember, 'tis tlxy duty clear To dress me well throughout the year. 7 —Thou shalt iu maek manner aud mild Give me thy wages every week. 8— Thou shalt not be a drinking mau, But live on prohibition plan. 9—Thou shalt not flirt, but must allow Thy wife such freedom, anyhow 10--Thou shalt get up when baby cries, And try tho child to trauquilise. These my commandments from day to day, Implicity thou shall obey. Tho plaintiff obtained his divorce, but if is only fair to say that it was granted on some more ro issuable ground.