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ERE'S a useful hint that

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I learned on a Swiss Start by laying the hand-holiday this summer. kerchief out flat on the

October 11, 1939.

It would be excellent to slip on quickly if called out by the

Everywhere I went girls sirens late at night and would table. Then fold it in half, wore the brighest coloured drawing the top towards you, as little bonnets, or hoods, on their heads, Sometimes they shown above.

were patterned in all the. Na- tional costumes of the different, Cantons, gometimes covered with the names of the principal towns in different colours, or printed with a map giving the trades or crafts. for which cach district is specially noted.

2.

Fold the top hulf again. Or they were all-over pattern- horizontally, and turn it ed with the lovely flower

hide untidy hair when there's no time to spare for brush .If and comb.

want to you secure it per- manently as a hood a tiny gold safety pin on the inside of each little

tie end does it.

tsuck, as you see here. Then, gentians, edelweiss, orchids and Uses For Tea

holding the tree top corners, lift so on-that

Switzerland

is

the handkerchief up and reverse fumeus for, and edged with it, so that the triple-folded upper bright blue or red border. part lies next to the table and

y from the table.

And Coffee

the smooth unfolded half faces DETERMINED to have one 1

searched the shop windows A wash for tired eyes and sore is excellent. eyelids cold tea but no bonnet could I find! Applied gently with pledgets

soothing and saw all the designs and colours cution wool, it

3. Now fold over cach top corner diagonally to the centre of the lower edge, making triangles as shown.

of

in large handkerchiefs, in silk, strengthening.

Laico mats. window casements,

White wood

wool and cotton. Handkerchiefs maids we caps and aprons are were everywhere, but no bon-dyed biscuit shades i dipped in ten, nets?

But finally I ventured in the shades varying according to the and enquired if perhaps the boff-strength of the tea.

articles, Loo, look nice it lightly nets could be made to order.

stained with len. "Ah, you would like a bon- Strong tea can be used for mixing net," said the smiling assistant, cement if a golden brown shade is "I will show you," and in a jiffy wanted. Sometimes in new houses a she had folded up a hanky into shrinkage of the floors leaves a gap between the hearth and the wood. the cutest hood. And it's 80 When tiles are of a brownish colour, easy that you can do it, too, in the cement will tone nicely with the a jiffy. Look at the diagrams, tiles besides Olling the gap, that Winnington has drawn for

you.

Any large handkerchief will do, the gayer the botter. So try Roll up the lower edge this Swiss bonnet and see how

hood's becoming and cosy it is. Lrvice--and the ready to wear.. The point of the triangle comes at the top back of head; the rolled edge poca round the back of the neck, and its ends are then knotted under the chin.

-Olive Oil For Cleaning

OLIVE

LIVE oil has many

varied and uses in the home. Along with

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Wittle lemon juice added in cooking veal will keep it white and improve the flavour. Paraley, peas arxl, mushrooms also go well with veal dishes,

Stale bread may be freshened follows: Wrap loaf in-wet cloth for a few minutes, then remove cloth and put bread in slow oven for fifteen to thiety minutes.

Coffee is not only a pleasant beverage, li is handy as a flavouring agent.

Milk is sometimes disliked in its natural state. The addition of just enough coffee to flavour it will often make it quite acceptable.

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The addition of a gill of strong black coffee to three gills of mak when making Junket will import a pleasant flavour ofd make an apree- able change. It is acceptable, too, Coffee grounds, too, can be useful. when plain junket is disliked. Dried and sprinkled on hot cinders ei melled plate, and placed on an they will clear

roon of stale tobacco smoke,

Shaken in a cloudy decenter, they quickly remove stains. They can also be used to stuff a pin-cushion.

If hot water is poured over coffee grounds, strained off and rubbed on the shiny parts of skirts, coats, &c., the glaze and also treshen them.

Molat coffee grounds sprinkled on the floor when it is brushed will, like ten leaves, keep dust front, rising.

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salt it La excellent for cleaning To give ples and biscuits a rich it will remove

A sumelency of brown

loss, brush Hghtly

polished furniture. salt should thoroughly dried near sweet milk before baking.

with

the fire, crushed fine, and put into this Swiss bonnet and see how a double thickness of inen rag becoming and cosy it is. into a tight bundle.

Dip the bundle into fine alive, oil and rub it well over the dull surface. After polishing with a piece of chatnots leather or a woollen rag the surface will be as bright as new.

Heut marks, too, on polished sur- faces are quickly removed if rubbed with a little salt mixed with olive oil. Lacquered trays and boxes can also be restored and polished by rubbing them with olive oil.

All kinds of brassware, ornamental and even plain brasa taps, will keep! elean and in good condition much longer if, after polishing in the usual way, a little olive oil is applied.

An excellent brass polish is made by mixing well together two parts; ench of olive oil, turpentine, and methylated spirits, and one part of vinegar. Boltled and well shaken! before using, it makes brass beautl- fully bright,

Silver articles rubbed with olive oll before they are stored away will not tarnish. Curtain rings, too, w slip much more easily along brass rods if the rods are rubbed over with olive oil. Iron and steel are pre- vented from rusting if olive oil is well rubbed into then.

For Hats,and Shoes

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Shabby dark-coloured also be much Improved if a olive oil is well brushed in with a stiff, clean brush. New shoes are sometimes stift and unylolding. A little olive oil rubbed in with a soft cloth will make them more flexible, Let the shoes stand for a few days before wearing them. Rubbed well Into patent leather shoes or other patent leather articles, olive all will ["keep them in good, pliable condition.

Olive oil and, methylated spirits| are excellent for tired, sore feet. Bathe the feet in hot water to which two tablespoonfuls of ordinary salt have been added. Thoroughly dry the feel und rub the oil and spirit well in

Equal parts of olive and castor oil make an excellent tonic for hair which shows signs of dullness arxi dryness. Warm the all, part the hair, and rub the oil well into the partings

Olive oil, too, is particularly good for dry, sensitive skins, and may be applied with benefit to a brules caused by a blow or a knock.

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