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or brushing, and stronger than ordinary moth balls. 1t once a day with kills all grubs and eggs of moths and spray each room liquid insecticide, particularly round other household pests! the floors and skirtings.

Wash woodworkt with hot water

MOTHS flying about the house vacuum cleaning

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 motha, because they can do so much

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wardrobes with houschuld disinfec-

Fumigation can be done with a

tunt or spray with liquid insecticide, special tumigating block or with a sulphur candio, which la put on a tis tray raised on two bricks.

Leave to ale for several hours be- fore putting back the clothes.

Sulphur has a tendency to bleach Winter conts can be lightly sprayed fabrics and discolour meial, so take with Inscellelde, which will not stain down curtains and remove as much If the nozzle of the sprayer is held at, furniture as possible. Smgar, metal- least two feet from the garment, work which cannot be moved with vaseline. Seal the door after light- It is a good plan to air both clothing the candle and leave the room ing and blankets over the line for a few hours once or twice in the course unopened for twelve hours. of the summer./

First Aid for Carpets

Troublesonic Ants

Is there any effective way of get

We are invaded by ants from the ling rid of moth grubs in a carpet? parden as soon as the summer be-, CYTEAMING will usually kind grubs gins.

and eggs. Lay some wet towel-

THE only real cure is to locate the ling over a section of the carpet and

nest and destroy It by saturat- press it with a hot Iran until dry. ing it with paraffin, but you might Repeat until the whole of the car- give the paths frequent applientions pet has been covered, then take up of boiling water as well.

the carpet and steam the underside in the same way. Before relaying, Make shallow trenches, one to two wash the floor with water containing inches deep. round the house and

Fok these with paraffin, Ants will household disinfectant and leave to

dry, not cross them as a rule,

Cure by Fumigation

It would also be wise to put down a mothproof underlay.

We have been troubled with some in the Upholstery

snail creatures which look raŭltert

like moths. They do not fly, but dart about quickly,

One of our casy chairs has been attacked by moth.

FROM your deseription the insects FIRST brush the chair thoroughly, appear to be silverfish. The then stean it in the same way as quickest method of getting rid of the carpet mentioned above. Next them la by Xumigation..

puch moth cartridges or small mus- lin bags filled with crystals of para woodwork and floors will a special crevices.

First paint all crevlees in walls, dichloroberzine Into the chair

preparation, then paste strips of

paper over, the window-frame to If the chair is badly infested it The cartridges have ribbon loops keep out air and close the register may be necessary

to have it re- containing a little paraffin or house so that you can hang them in the of the Arc-place.

stuired and re-covered. hold disinfectant. Fur Coats

My fur coat was new last winter. Can you tell me the best way to store it?

damage to such things as carpets IT is wise to keep furs in a moth-

and chair covers.

Cracks & Crevices

This is an old houze, and luat sitm- her we were postered with moths, iuliich seemed to come from skirtings and floors.

wardrobe, and they can also be used

to protect the plano fells. They cost threepence ench, and 1. have posted tuller detalls.

Blankets in. Store

I am putting away blankets and proof bag, 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?

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Before putting it away, brush the

JOOLLEN articles are most likely Lout thoroughly and clean the collar W with tollet eau-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 casily brushed out when the coat is cleaners, or carefully brushed "and to be worn again.

sponged to remove grease spots, and blankets washed.

Wardrobe Protection

MOTHS frequently lay eggs in the dusty crevices behind skirtings and in floor boards. I think you would find it a good plan to fill gaps in the floor with plastic wood and the space behind the skirting with moths? Blaster of Parls, inixed to a stim paste with water.

What can use to keep away They just make whoopee tu my wardrobe.

Keep carpets, rugs and upholstered T

Sprinkic powder Insecticide in the folds of blankets, seal them first in newspaper, then in brown paper, and store the closely sented purcels in a cool, dry cupboard.

THERE is n new moth gartridge

rcented with lavender and.cedar Hang clothing over the line to alr

three hundred times while you wash the Interiors

furniture Tree of dust by regular which

This frock uses the choir boy top with white collar and skirt attached to bodice, which has box pleats and at waistline there is a drawstring section. It is in navy and white sheer print.

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USEFUL TIPS SOAP IS excellent for cleaning store, cement, and brick floors. Wipe over the flour with a thick

the warm weather a plate of lather, then rub ith a dry cloth or soup, of the lighter variety, is mup. Do not rinse. It plenty soap often very acceptable. Try the is used ali dirt and grease will vanish following. which are very englly and the floor will shine when dry.

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Velvet Soup

Tea and coffee stains can be ic- moved by using glycerine. If the staln is old, soak in glycerine. for some time, then wash in warm wa- ter

Chocolate stains may be taken out

Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in lined pan, add 2 teaspoons flour and mix well. Gradually adel tencups milk, stirring all the time, till the mixture is quite smooth; then add 4 by sprinkling with powdered borax, breakfastcups white stocks, scuson with salt and pepper, and boil up.

Just before serving, beat up 2 yolks of eggs` with a little of the soup, pour into remainder of soup, then add 1 tablespoon cream. Hest, but do not boil again. Serve with

Fried Bread Croutona

To make these, cut stiert bread into smail

tlfee or triangular pieces, and fry lightly in smolting hot-fal. Drain on paper, and serve pund

led up on a separate dish. Spinach Soup

soaking la cold water, and then op-

lying the same treatment as for ther coffee staln. Egg stains should be washed' in cold water.

Grece stains may require an op-

of benzine. but extreme: plication care should be used in handling this fluid.

Ribbon will dry flat and require no Ironing If it is smoothed round

battle after washing.

Add a little salt to the water when i washing new stockings.

We turn buck the book to Grandmother's day for these hos

prints resur- less gowns. They are really authentic Victorian rected from old pattern books of the 1890's. Both of muslin, auft, colour-fast and pre-shrunk, the gown at left is a sentimental, embroidery-trimined outfit printed in a delicate pattern of wreaths and bow-knots.. At right, a hostess coat In a flowery wall-paper

stripe, with pulled sleeves.

Summer Floral "Blues

Brushes that are in constant use CUMMER is the time

blue containers, for the while glaze en- of Have in spinach purce, add it

flowers, for blue is summer's hunees the subtle tints of the flowers to 1 pint white stock or meat bo- should he worbed once a month in

warm soapy water, then rinsed colour. All the delightful tints that while the shape of the vase has an la a bring to the boll. Ings, and lined pan, melt 1 oz butter, stir in cold water to witch a little salt has graduate down the tonal scale are old-world air that is in perfect keep-

been added.

now making florists' shops and gar- ing with such homely little blooms. foz flour.

A parafiin duster is useful, for dens gay... Cook for a few seconds, then slow-

Use a muluple, wire holder big ly and the mixed spinach and stock.polishes the furniture and prevents

A room decorated with blue chough to all the vase and put the When the soup has thickened the dust from flying about. Soak a

clean duster in parumn und hang it flowers is restful to the nerves and flowers into this. It will keep them add 1⁄2 piat milk. Season with pop-outside to dry. When quite dry it cheerful to the eye, and there are so in position, so that they do not fall per and salt, and serve very hot, is ready for use. Nice and Tomato Soup

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the house, the effect need not be a A batter made of self-raising flour monotonotis one.

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Glass is a good medium for mid- bhic towers such as cornflowers, and love-in-a-mist. It la too shiny for for it does not give a strong enough it does not too neutral for-dark ones,

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While the should be cleaned Enticed to Roof of House allees, Boll slowly for half an hour,

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For сер blues and purplish furniture cream. Stains can be re- The pinky blue and Javender blues In Wanchai

through a sieve. Heat again, re-rea-moved with a piece of lemon dipped can all be usexi, provided that you hades matt error wire la best, for Under the pretext that a European ison, and it will be ready for serving.in salt.

grade them properly when armaging them. No doubt you clean your shoes re-

and they will add to your offers a solidlytoned foll to the depth of colour. in the dowers. The gutarly, but to do the job really ef- choice of blooms and give you an in-

harsh surface of the new stippled! looking for her, George Wong, alias When frying, place a saucepan tidelenily they should be wiped over finite variety of designs...

pottery also an excellent offset to: Dirty Wong, enticed Kwan to the on the frying pan. This keeps the occasionally with damp cloth, De careful whhi you put the the vivid blues of rome cineraries, roof of a house in Lockhart Road, steam in, and the contents cook more and as soon as they are dry a little lowers into though. If you want clarkins, and turkspur, and there allegedly robbed her of quickly. Incidentally. It also saves potish should be applied And the them to retain the full beauty of her Jewellery.

many grease splashes on the stove, Choes rubbed thoroughly with Wong was commlited for irla by When roasting ment in the oven, vet pnd. A beautiful gloss will re-

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basling will be needed. Inspector W. M. Durkin sold on March 6 Wong called on Kwan at Wong threatened Kwan that if she the Lido cabaret, and asked her to go would not give him the jewellery, with him to Wanchal, as a European ho would stab her, but no weapon friend of hers wanted to see her. was found on him. Wong was Wong, took her to a root of a house arrested on information. Kwan corroborated In Lockhart Road, and robbed her of

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