Evening star., 1923-08-24

"a useful article to take to the
a beach. One which can be made
81 d at home is of striped linen or
nyas lined with waterproofed fabric
,rge pockets made with flaps and
ess studs should be placed along
70 sides Such pockets are very
indy for holding books. sewing ma
-ialS' and other articles when 40
t take up much space, put Woulu
herwise be easily lost.
To prevent insect bites ask your
l;.uEgist to prepare a mixture formed
=. one part of cinnamon oil. one part
i patchouli oil. four parts OF sandal
Ill and four hundred parts or alcohoI.
\ very little rubbed on the skin or
pplied to the clothes being worn viii
rye as protection against insect
: tes w! lie outdoors.
An excellent dustinG powder Tor
hccking excessive perSpiratlon can
,p made with two ounces or hneln
owdered horaN, two ounces or well
.owdered boric acid and ten drops
= oil of hergamot. The powder
lould he busted on with puff, ana
applied night and morning ana Wheh-
ever necessary.
BY a simple experiment with an
expensive chemical the ar IN d
Dom can be kept delightfully."- cool
over dish with moistcned hNpoSul-
mite of soda crystals. called "hypo"
= photographers. place it on the
indow sill. then push the window
y few inches While the chemical
: slowly dissolving il has cooling
fleet on the air, and if the hypo is
,nly slightly moistened. the process
u diSSolving takes many. hours.
To Remove Sea Water stains.
1t is important to treat as quickly
- possible stains on clothes caused
~ sea water. First rub the cloth
Il. ith slightly warm water. preferably
ain water. If the stain has been neg
.cted, first rub it gently with weak
solutiun of ammonia and water. he
paat the process if the first applica- :
ion is not successful. Vinegar Will
umetimes remove such marks from
lark -colored materials, such as serge.
kpply il with IA piece of the fabric
y,hich composeS the garment being
-reated.
Sea water often spoils the appear
nee of footwear. Stains on shoes
should he treated as follows: Into
IN eggcupful of hot milk dissolve a
;mall lump of washing soda and then
rub the solution on the leather. III
The stains on brown shoes have turn
Al black, rub them with equal parts
# household ammonia and milk Ihls
.reatment will restore the leather.
Footwear which has become wet all
,vcr with sea water generally be-
ONES very hard If this happens,
rub in some olive oil with soft rag.
DO not use a great deal of the oil. but
take care that ii is we'll worked into
the leather
Freshening Up Trunks.
The surface of leather trunk or
suitcase that has seen hard wear and
has become rubbed may be restored
hv applying two or three COatingS OF
white of egg If the leather has be-
come diScolored. the damaged part
AN be improved by painting II with
brown watcr-Color paints before APP
plying the white of egg. Brown
leather is much improved by the APP
plication of IA good shoe polish. This
should be used freely and well
rubbed in.
Trunk straps can be much i'm
proved by being treated with shoe
nolish If they are very hard. they
should be- soaked in soapy water for
half an hour then hung up to dry.
When dry. they will be quite soft.
TO make new holes in a strap, pro-
ICED as follows: Put the part of the
strap to be treated on a block OF
wood which rests on a tiled floor
then drive good sized nail right
through.
Right Way to Wash Blankets.
If blankets are to be cleaned at
home, IL soap jelly should he made
the day before washing them by
shreddinr some white CASTLE soap
into d china dish, then covering with
boiling water. The next day place
enough jelly in warm water to make
Il good lather. then tablespoonful
of boraX 10 every gallon of water