LADIES' COLUMN.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 360, 29 October 1898, Page 2 (Supplement)

LADIES' COLUMN.

MOTES FOR HOUSEWIVES

To take oil stains out, of carpets : make a paste with fuller's earth and cold water, spread thickly on the soiled parts of the carpet, let it dry, and then remove with a stiff brush.

To prevent flies from alighting on picture lranies or chandeliers, rub a little oi! of lavender on.

When eggs are used, save the shells and fill with earth, and sow large seeds in them. When the seeds are ready to tiansplant, the egg shell has merely to be broken, and the risk of disturbing the roots, so detrimental to young plants is avoided.

There is nothing better for a burn than to bathe it with a strong solutiou of carLonate of soda.

To clean bedroom ware and marble topped withstands, rub well with a rag dipped in turpentine. This method is uselul in a sick-room, where milk, medicine, etc., arc apt to be dropped ? and require to be quickly cleaned up. There is nothing more reprehensible than a carelets handling of drugs, in every household there should be a safe and separated place for their keepng, and they should be plainly labelled. Under do circumstances should they be left about or mixed up with other bottles or packages, but always kept in their own cupboard out of the reach of baby fingers. A piece of chamois skin will remove any spot or stain from tan shoes if applied within 24 hours. The inside of worn kid gloves will answer the same purpose. These agents are far better than most of the so-called cleaners and polishers. OVER THE TEACUPS.

Over beloved Princess of Wales has the art and exquisite sympathy which, in a womm, is above all price. She speaks from the heart, and from a heart that 18 strangely tender and and infinitely compassionate. Her appeal to the children of England to collect for her husband's Hospital Scheme was couched in such simple, natural, language that few could resist the f.iscluation of her letter. It is too recent to need recalling, but she felt sure a special blessing would rest upon the children who helped thenpoorer brothers and sisters. And now in her wealth of kindly pity for the poor, bereaved wife, left alone after sixty years of wedded bliss, she sent this most pathetic and beautiful of messages : "1 am praying Could any message be more Exquisitely sympathetic, more beautifully consolatory in its simple directness and faith ? "1 am praying for you." We may be well assured that our Princess's prayers are no mere word phrases, no formal recitations, but true, heartfelt requests to a Father who can feel for His children in their hour of sorrow, and who will comfort them in His own good time. The princess knows where to look for strength in her hour of trial—she has passed through many deep waters of tribulation, but in her darkest bonrs of trial and sorrow, her faith has not failed her, and, therefore, when she would comfort another woman iu her deepest of all sorrows, she says : '.lain praying for you." In sending such a touching message, she knew that Mrs Gladstone was also a believer in the power of prayer, so beautifully described by Montgomery as "the soul's sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed," und she knew also that only in prayer could that widowed heart be comforted. The Princess's message is exactly like herself, and will ever be remembered by the widow aud her children. Mrs Gladstone has probably had more political influence than any other woman, with the exception of the Queen, during the last 50 years; and, although the world may never know how indebted Mr Gladstone was to that, influence, she undoubtedly did much towards making the success other famous husband. When, at a dinner parjy, two years before they were married, Mrs Gladstone, then the •'handsome Miss Glynne," was told to "watch that young man," for he would one day be Prime Minister, she little thought that for 50 years she would so materially ass'st in his life work. He himself often used to admit on public occasions how very much he owed to the assistance rendered by his wife. A distinguished American Judge has a habit which is not altogether uncommom—he frequently brings friends home to dinner quite unexpectedly. This habit is certainly hospitabe, but it is not popular with wives. One Court day the Judge invited a number 'of his legal brethren to dine with him, serenely oblivious of the fact that his wife I was totally unprepared for such au incursion. The lady, however, was equal to the occasion. She did not fuss and frown and make things, unpleasant all round. On the contraey, she accepted the situation with a goodgrece aud made the best of it. The modest meal was served as promptly as possible, and, though it was not a sumptuous banquet, . it was dt least agreeable to guests and host. When dinner was over, just before leaving the gentlemen to their wine and cigars, the lady rose and said, "Gentlemen, I wish to say one word. You have dined to-day with the Judge ; will you do me the honour of dining tomorrow with me ?" A chorus of applause greeted this speech, and next day the lady welcomed her husband's friends to a dinner worthy of such an accomplished hostess. Robert Louis Stevenson once gave • some advice on how to choose a husband. He warned women to avoid men of genius, particularly if it be literary genius, though he thinks journalists make excellent husbands. A doctor has too little leisure to be much of a comfort to the wife of his bosom, but a lawyer is to be recommended, and even politciians have their virtues. A man fond of fishing should be cultivated, as the taste shows a contemplative turn of mind; while a bachelor who boasts that he has no Binall vices should always be an object of suspicion.

WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.

For dust in the eyes avoid rubbing, but open and shut the eyes in a basin of water.

To remove cinders. <fcc, turn up the eyelid and use the poiut of a lead pencil. Remove insects and other substances from the ear with warm water. Never put a hard instrument into the ear. If an artery is cut, compress it above the wound ; if a vein, compress below. If choked, get on hands and knees and try to cough. If a lamp explodes, smother the fire with a cloth. Water is apt to spread it. If poisoned, drink a pint of lukewarm water with a spoonful of mustard. In case of opium of laudanum, drink strong coffee and keep moving. For apoplexy, raise the head and body. For fainting, lay the body Iht, head a little below the body.