HOME-CRAFT GLEANINGS

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 30, 7 February 1930, Page 30

HOME-CRAFT

GLEANINGS

By

GADABOUT

Tyred Feet [THE ecobblers in Turkey and Persia are using old tyres to make a new kind of footwear. All they do is to cut the required length from an old tyre, fashion a toe and tongue, and jace a thong of leather or a leather bootlace around the top to bind the whole together. ’ These shoes resemble a Dutch sabot, last much longer than sandals, and should prove admirable for holiday, seaside or country wear for the kiddies. Warm Towels TS it news. to you that for a small eost you can have a towel rail fitted in the bathroom than can be heated by electricity just as and when desired to dry and warm towels? ‘The cost of heating is negligible. Odd Furniture ye you have a piece of furniture that jars with everything else in the room, but which you feel you cannot dispense with, let Gadabout tell you how to bring it up to date or give it the antique look required to make it live on better terms with its roommates. Send a sketch or snap, if you ean, Don’t be Weather-beaten KING SOL certainly has not troubled us much so far this summer, but fit is his earliest attentions, as a rule, that are so unkind to the sensitive skin. Sunburn and freckles should therefore be treated the moment they appear. Try cutting a large cucumber into large slices, rind and all, and stewing it in a pan, over a brisk fire, ‘with just enough water to cover. When soft, strain and add 1oz. of alcohol, 4oz. of rose-water, and a tablespoonful of borax. Apply with a piece of cotton‘wool, and allow it to dry on. If you use it regularly, you can rely on haying @ clear, beautiful skin always. Sorry, Dears! KNOW you will hate it, as I do, but if you want to be anywhere near the Fashion, with a capital F, you must quite cover the knees in front, and nearly cover your heels pbehind-at least, for evening and smart afternoon ‘wear. Horrid, isn’t it, but you may still have a wide, pleated skirt for morning and street wear. I was afraid we were coming to it.

Up or Down BY fixing a special holder to your lamp fittings, you can now have a light in the bedroom, hall, or pantry. which turns up or down, and will give you five different degrees from the same bulb. What a comfort it is-a bright light when you want it, and no need to turn it right out and stumble in the dark. Baa-Baa Black-Sheep Have you any wool? If not, it is usually easy to obtain a few handfuls of sheep’s wool at this time of the year and it makes an excellent stuffing for pincushions. It will need a little washing-not too much, as some oil is necessary-and when dry must be well pulled out. Pins and needles will not rust in such a cushion, and it will be beautifully soft and fluffy.

Non-Alcoholic Yeast THIS may be made without having recourse to any product of alcoholic liquors. Boil one pound of good flour, a quarter of a pound of brown sugar and a little salt in two gallons of water for an hour. When just milk-warm, bottle the mixture and cork it close. It will be fit for use in twenty-four hours, and one pint will make eighteen pounds of bread.

Using the Wind-Falls T this time of the year, when windfalls are plentiful, apples can he used to make a pleasant healthful drink, Take two or three large apples, or their equivalent in small ones, cut them into slices, and steep them in about a quart of boiling water. When cool, strain and sweeten to taste, A Musical Treat H.™’. C1872 is a very fine record. . The massed bands of the Aldershot command give a very fine performance of the great scene, "The Blessing of the Swords" (La Benediction des Poignards) from the fourth act of Meyerbeer’s "Huguenots." Owing to

the difficulty of securing a sufficiently rébust tenor, and the necessarily large east of first-class singers, Meyerbeer’s opera is very seldom to be heard. The "Benediction" is a dramatic scene, with St. Bris and the Catholic nobles assembled to prepare for the slaughter of the Protestants. The priests join in the chorus, "Strike them down, men and children all! And let no mercy be shownl’ Ii is magnificent

Right on Time VISITOR, just from Paris, ays that light woollen costumes and tweeds with three-quarter coats will be the coming fashion. Hats are of tweed to match, and all hats will have long brims at the back and short brims turned up in front. Sweaters of last year have been replaced by shirt blouses and fine jerseys tucked in at the waist. We think that New Zealand buyers are to be congratulated, as the more exclusive houses have already both the hats and blouses. >’ e ° . True, AND pity is, ’tis true! If you are a reader, who can face facts, ugly though they be, and have arrived at years of discretion, you should not miss "The Case of Sergeant Grischa," eae lated from the German of Arnold Zwei by Eric Sutton. Dealing with the experiences of a Russian soldier, who escapes from 2 German prison camp, only to wander into another, the book reveals exceptionally clear-cut characterisation, & great philosophy, and a deep knowledge of psychology. Curing a: Chill B all know the advisability of going straight to bed when we feel 2 chill coming on, but if the victim takes the extra precaution of undressing entirely and lying down between blankets, heat is almost immediately generated in the system, and is prevented by the blankets from escaping. Take a few drops of spirits of camphor, and in a few hours "Rickard will be himself again," and will Mspably have saved the time and expense of a longer illness into the bargain. Clotted Cream TF you have new milk to spare, make some of the clotted cream for which Devon and Cornwall in the Old Country are famous. Place a pan of new milk at the side of the fire to heat through, until it nearly reaches boiling point, or until the envelopes of the oil globules burst. Then, 1.t it stand for some hours and skim off the cream, leaving the thin milk beneath. Is it News to You That if you add a’small piece of butter to your jam. just as it reaches boiling point, it will not boil over and will not need skimming? » 74

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