The Home

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1, 4 January 1906, Page 29

The Home

- By 'Mauieen'

The Kitchen Sink. f Too much care cannot be given the kitchen sink. More dangers arise from one that is not well cared for than from anything else in the house. The waste pipe should have boiling water and soda or ammonia poured into it at least once a day and once a week it should be thoroughly scalded with a strong solution of chloride of lime. Uses of Ammonia. Ammonia is of such value in household matters that no housekeeper should be without it. Machine oil stains can be removed by rubbing them with ammonia. When the garment is washed the stains will have disappeared. Wlhen acid has been spilled on cloth and has taken out the color, if ammonia is rubbed on the spot and chloroform afterwards applied, the color will be restored. It is useful in cleaning and for removing grease, and added to the water in which glass and silverwaie aro washed, they are easily cleaned and will be very brilliant. Etiquette Notes. Widows on being re-married wear neither the wedding veil nor orange flowers,,' The dress should not be white, but of some light, delicate color. In making an introduction the gentleman is presented to the lady. ' Mrs. G., allow me to present Mr. D.,' being the usual formula. A gentleman after an introduction to a lady on a subsequent meeting must wait for her to bow hrst before he may venture to claim her further acquaintance. A lady does not call upon a gentleman unless professionally or officially. When such a caU is made she should send in her card and make her call both - ceremonious and brief. Good manners may be said to be the result of a good heart and a good training ; bad manners show selfishness, a coarse nature, and the lack of training it [is. a duty for every child to receive. The servant should always be informed beforehand what he or she is to say to all comers. It is very embarrassing for a caller to be admitted by the servant and afterwards informed that the mistress of the house cannot see her ; for this reason every caller admitted should be seen if possible. How to Spoil Umbrellas. 1 In most cases umbrellas are not fairly worn out ; they are ruined through carelessness of their owners,' said A. L. Kent, an umbrella and cane man, of Boston, recently. ' When I see a man walking with an umbrella tightly grasped in his hot hand I smile to myself, because I know very soon that man ,will be wanting a new umbrella. There is no surer way of making an umbrella wear out quickly than the habit of carrying it about byj its middle. Again, after being out in the rain you should turn your umbrella upside down and let the water drain off as it stands with the handle downward. By doing this you will prevent the water from getting in the framework and thereby protect the ribs from rusting. Some men open their umbrellas before they stand them up to dry, but this is a bad plan, because fhe umbrella may stretch when it is wet. - Another thing, too, never roll your umbrella up, as to do so cuts the silk.'

Dr. W. A. West, of the Glebe, Sydney, who died at the comparatively early age of 46, was fourth son of the late George W. West, barrister, of Kildare, Ireland. Dr. West" was educated in Dublin, and was but .24 when he arrived in Sydney.