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MOTHS flying about the house
cause tremendous damage. Let's organise a moth hunt, for soon grubs will have found a snug home in the depths of fur coats or be happily eating their way through blankets and cur- tains unless we do something about them now.
An ounce of prevention is worth pounds of cure when dealing with inoths, beenuse they can do so much damage, to such thinga as carpets and chair covers..
Cracks & Crevices ・・
This is an old house, and last sum mer we were pestered with mothe which seemed to come from skirtings and floors.
MOTHS frequently lay eggs in the qusty crevices behind skirtings and in floor boards. I think you would frid-It,a good plan to fill gaps
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vacuum cleaning or brushing, and stronger than orditury moth balls. It once a day with kills all grabs and eggs of hoths and spray each room liquid insecticide, particularly round other household pests, the floors and skirtings.
Wash woodwork with hot water containing a little paraffin or house hold disinfectant. Fur Coats
My fur coat eas new last winter, Can you tell me the best way to store it?
The cartridges have ribbon loops so that you can hang them in the wardrobe, and they can also be used to protect the piano felts. They cost. threepence each, and I have posted | fuller details. Blankets in Store
Is wise to keep furs in a moth-*
I am putting away blankets and proof bug, made of paper im- pregnated with a special substance winter clothes. What is the best way. made to repel moths.
to prevent moth getting at them?
Before putting it away, brush the
coat thoroughly and clean the collar WOOLLEN articles are most likely with toilet cau-de-Cologne. Then to be attacked, especially if they dust powder insecticide into the fur; are put away without being cleaned. It is an additional protection and is Winter clothes should be sent to the Easily brushed out when the coat is cleaners, or carefully brushed and to be worn again.
sponged to remove grease spots, and Wardrobe Protection
blankets washed.
Sprinkle powder insecticide in the
In the floor with plastic wood ond What can I use to keep awan folds of blankets, seal them first in the space behind the skirting with moths? They just make whoopee in newspaper, then in brown paper, and slore the closely sealed parcels in a plaster of Parla, mixed to a stimp wardrobe.
pusic with water.
1 Keep carpets, rugs and upholstered
THERE is new moth cartridge cool, dry cupboard.
Ecented with lavender and cedar Hang clothing over the line to it furniture free of dust by regular which is three hundred tines while you wash the interiors
This frock uses the choir boy top with white collar and skirt altached 10 bodice, which has box picats and at waistline there la a drawstring section. It. Is in navy and white sheer print,
Light-Soups-For-
Summer
USEFUL TIPS
of
COAP is excellent for cleaning stone, cement, and brick floors. Wipe over the floor with a thick
TN the warm weather u plate of lather, then rub with a dry cloth or soup. of the lighter variety, is mop. Do not rinse. If plenty soap often very acceptable. Try the is used all dirt and grease will vanish following, which are very easily and the floor will shine when dry. made:
Velvet Soup
Tea and coffee stains can be re- moved by using glycerine, If the stain is old,
soak in glycerine, for some time, then wash in warm wa- ter.
Ateli 2 tablespoons margarine in a ined pan, add 2 teaspoons flour and mix well. Gradually add 2 teacups [milk, stfering all the time, till the Chocolate stains may be taken out mixture is quite smooth; then add by sprinkling with powdered borax, breakfastcups white stock, seuson soaking in cold water, and then ap- with salt and pepper, and boll up. plying the same treatment as for the Just before serving, bent up 2 coffee stain. Egg stains should be yolks of eggs with a. tle of the washed In cold water. soup, pour into remainder of squp,; then add 1 tablespoon cream. Heat, but do not boll again."Serve with:-- Fried Bread Croutons
To take these, cut sliced bread into email dice
Grease stains may require an ap-f plication of benzine, but extreme! care should be used in handling this Ituid.
Ribbon will dry flat and require or telangular no Ironing if it is smoothed round) pieces, and fry lightly in smoking n battle after washing. hot fat. Drain on paper, and serve plied up on a separate dish,
Spinach Soup
soup
per and salt, and serve very hot. Rice and Tomato Soup
Add a little salt to the water when washing new stockings.
Brushes that are in constant use
No SHELTER DETTOL
for MOTHS
wardrobet 'with household divinice-
Fumigation
ran be done with a tant or spray with liquid insecticide, special fumigating block or with a sulphur cundle, which is put on a tin tray raised on fwa bricks.
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Leave to n for several hours be 'fore putting-back the clolher..
Sulphur has a tendency to bleach Winter coats can be lightly sprayed fabrics and discolour metal, jake with insecticide, which will not stain down curtains and remove as much if the nozzle of the sprayer is held at furniture as possible. Smear metal- least two feet from the garment. work which cannot be moved with
It is a good plan to ale bolts cloth. Yuseline. Seal the door after light-. ing and Blankets over the line for a in the candle and leave the room few hours once or twice in the course unopened for twelve hours.
First Aid for Carpets
of the summer.
Troublesome Ants
Is there any effective way of get- We are invaded by ants from the ting rid of moth grubs in a carpet? garden as soon, as the summer be-
THE only real euro la to locate the
nest und destroy it by saturat ing it with paratin, but you night give the paths frequent applications of boiling water as well.
TEAMING will usually kind grubs
ang eng Lay some wet towel- ling over a acction of the carpet and press it with a het Iron' until dry.
Repeat until the whole of the car- pet has been covered, then take up The carpet and steam the underside Make shallow trenches, one to two wash the floor with water containing in the same way. Before relaying, inches deep, round. the house and household disinfectant and leave to cork these with parafin. Ants will
no cross them as a rule.
Cure by Fumigation
dry..
It would also be wise to put down
a mothproof underlay,
We have been troubled with some In the Upholstery
small creatures which took rather
like moths. They do not fy, but One of our easy chairs, has been dart about quickly.
attacked by moth..
FROM your description the insects FIRST brush the chair thoroughly. appear to be silverfish. The then steam it in the same way as quickest method of getting rld of the carpet mentioned above, Next them is by fumigation.
push moth cartridges or smalt mus- In bags filled with crystals of paru- First paint all crevices in walls dichlorobenzine Into the woodwork and floors with a special crevices.
clip preparation, then paste strips of paper over the window-frame to If the chair is badly infested it
cep out air and close the register may be necessary to have of the fire-place,
stuffed and re-covered,
We turn back the bebit to Grandmother's day for these hos tess gowns. They are really authemile Victorian prints resur rected from old pattern books of the 1890's. Both of muslin, soft, colour-fast and pre-shrunk, the gown at left. Is a sentimentà), embroidery-trimmed outfit printed in a delicate pattern of wreaths and bow-knots. At right, a hostess coat in a flowery wall-paper
stripe, with puffed sleeves.
Summer Floral "Blues
UMMER
It re-
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blue flowers'küch sa cornflowers and love-in-a-mixt.. It is loo shiny for
. the Have 1,tin spinach purce, zudd- it
time of blue containers, for the white glaze en- to 1 pint white stock or cat ball-should be washed once a month flowers, for blue is summer's hances the subtle tints of the flowers
bring to the boil. In a
warm soapy water, then rinsed neotour: All the delightful, tints that while the shape of the vase has an ings, and Iined pan, melt i oz hatter, stir in cold water to which a little, salt has graduate down the tonal scale ure old-world air that is in perfect keep-
been added. oz flour.
A paraffin duster is useful, for it dens gay.
now making florists' shops and gar- ing with such homely little blooms. Cook for a few seconds, then slow- ly add the mixed spinach and stock. polishes the furniture and prevents
Use a multiple wire holder big When the
A thickened the dust. from Aying about.. Sonk a 1129
blue enough to fil the vase and put the decorated with room add pint milk. Season with pep-clean duster in paraffin and hang it flowers is restful to the nerves and flowers into this. It will keep them [outside to dry. When quite dry it cheerful to the eye, and there are so in position, so that they do not foll
is ready for use.
many different shades that even it to one side.. A paraffin rag will clean galvanis you have blus. Nowers all through. led palls in a few minutes.
the house, the effect need not be a Glass is a good medium for mid- A batter made of self-raising, flour monotonous one.. ond milk can be used for conting
h or cutlets instead of nn cez
It is not necessary to adhere strict-it does not too neutral for dark ones, White tile should be cleaned with ly to the true blues, if you want to for it does not give a strong enough paramn, .then polished with deyise, “an all-blue floral scheme: contrast. moved with a piece of lemon dipped canalem properly, when arranging shades matt cream ware is best, for Pa furniture cream. Stalhs can be re- The pinky blue and lavender blues
For
deep blues and purplish be used, provided that you - in salt.
No doubt you clean your shoes re-em, and they will add to your it offers a solidiyloned foll to the
(harsh, surface looking for her, George Wong, allas. When trying, place a saucepan, ild ularly, but to do the job really ef-chofce of bloons and give you an in- depth of colour. in the dowers. The of the new stippled Dirty Wong, entleed Kwan to the on the frying pan. This keeps the occasionally with a damp cloth, Be careful what you put the the vivid bluts of Loing elneraries,
felently they should be wiped over anlle variety of designs.
apollery, is also an excelleni offset to roof of a house in Lockhart Rond, steam in, and the contents cock more and as soon as they are dry a little towers into, though, if you want clarkian, and larkspur. and there allegedly, robbed her of quickly. Incidentally, it also saves polish should be applied and the them to retain the full beauty of If you have any pewter mugs and Jer jewellery.
Įmany greare splashes on the stove. Boes rubbed thoroughly with a vel- their tonet. Wong was committed for trial by When ronsting meat in the oven, vet pad: A beautiful gloss will re- Mr. R. A, D, Forrest at the Cenicol take a piece of suet, and suspend it ult.
beakers put senbloùs,'mfillow, and Magistracy yesterday on a charge of on having robbed Kwan of a gold wrist This will ensure a constant dripping watch and a gold finger ring, with of fat on to the meat, and no other violence. ...
basting will be recdea.
Have n pint of veal or mutton TAXI DANCER ROBBED bilings Place in a lined pan wil
1 oz whole rice, well washed, and 3 fresh tomatoes, wiped and cut into Enticed to Roof of House, slices. Boll slowly for half an hour,
decedatirring occasionally. Then In Wanchai
through a sleve. Heat again, re-rea Under the pretext that a European on, and it will be ready for serving trlend of Kwon Hing-bing, dance
Isobel hostess of the Lido Cabaret, was
Inspector W. N. Doekin anid on) March 5 Wong called on Kwan at
a meat hook above the roast.
Wong threatened Kwan that if she
the Lido cabaret, and asked her to go would not give him fie jewellery, with him to Wonchial, as a European he would stab her, but no weapon friend of hors wanted to see her was found on him. Wong was Wong took her to a roof of a house arrested on information.
In Lockhart Road, and robbed her of Kwan corroborated, Inspector the jewellery,
Dorkin's Statement.
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Put the pale'shades into dead whilte other bluish-mauve blooms in them, or off-white containers, so that their. for they will blend well with tho delicate tints are not lost in their greyness of the metal background. - Pottery and Glass Vases
• You should keep blue flowers by themselves if you want to get the full value thele colouring. Other The Intent shell patterned vases, tints will break up the Intensity of made in while glazed pottery are the blue and so rob it of a lot of that excellent for small flowers that need quality of richness that is its chief to be spread out well to look, effec- osset for floral decoration. tivo. Forget-me-nots and viola look charmingly fragile in those
Dina. Lawrence
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