Abergavenny Chronicle

Metropolitan Water Board employees aged 13 and ,,o --eek more. chanel for airmen was dedicated by the Bishop of Versailles to Our Lady of the Ski. -,i t right, -Mr s. '? night, Mrs. Getti? o?t of ced ammonia in V.'iH i amsun. <. f I.cith. drau k ammonia in mistake for beer and d-d later. Nottingham furniture wcrkei* resumed. P.fter lock-o-,it, at 2d. per hour advance. A woman's head, wrapped in brown paper, has been found in the Royal Canai, Dublin. Agricultural horses and cattle in the Isle cf Wigkt are 20 per cent, cheaper than last Year.

OUR CHILDREN'S CORNER. I I IS FAR JAPAN. I j Oh, T would live in far Japan, If I could have my wish, Where people wear such funny clothes. And kites are made like lisix, I'd build a little painted house Of bamboo strong and light, With lots of lanterns hanging round To make it gay and bright. I GENERAL TIM. I Tim the Teddy bear felt .er- proud in- deed—for wasn't he the general of ali King Tommy's army "I Tommy was the King, Bab-, was the Queen, and Rose was the Princess who ran abcut and looked after everybody. Now, all the other toys were very jealous of Tim, because each one felt that he could have made a better general than he did. I ought to be general," said Rosabel the wax doli very crossly. Whoever "heard of a woman general?" laughed Blaekie the Golliwog. "No, I ought to Oc general' but Jappo the Japanese doll, Priscilla the wood en doll, Wanda the witch doll, and in fact all the other dolls, and all the wooden soldiers and sailors, thought that they ought to be the general of King n b 0 To:nmy 's fine a nr. v. But Tim said not a word, and only sat still -i-ory important. Tlli. nado tho toys 60 cross itiat tney decided that they would mutiny, and not obey I'.ny orders that were given them. "If you don't obey my orders,Tim said, "I shall tire the gun." On hearing this, ail the toys shivered and shook. "Don't take any notice of him now," whispered Rosabel; "let's wait until we get back in the toy cupboard, and then we H punish him for being so proud." King Tommy wauled to see, what his army could do, so" Tim kept on giving orders, which the dolls were obliged to-obey; for it would have been a great disgrace to disobey orders before the King and Queen. This only made them all the more angry. Presently the tea bell rang. King Tommy and Queen Baby got off their t2;rones, took off their crowns, and went downstairs to tea. Princess llose gathered up all the toys and put them into the cupboard, and then went down to tea too. No sooner were the toys alone than tiicy discovered a terrible thing. Tim had his finger on the trigger of the gun in such a way that if he moved at all it would go off. All the toys shivered and shook ten times more than before. "If he moves his hand he will shoot us all dead," whispered Rosabel the wax doll to Blackie the Golliwog. "Now do you want to mutiny?" cried Tim. "You know it's very uncomfortable to have my hand on the gun, but I can I easily pull it away, and the gun will go off, and you will all be killed." t 1 4-1. n n rl | AIIQ alL lilt1 L<S> > Miuun. auu. Biavcuu *XU\A shivered and shook, and they dropped on their knees and begged Tim to sit very still and not to move at all. And Tim said that if they would always have him as their general and always do whatever he ordered them to, he wouldn't move. The toys were so frightened that they would be shot dead that they promised faithfully, and Tim sat very still and felt verv happy and important, until King Tommy took him out of the cupboard and loc.sened the gun from his arm. And even then General Tim the Teddy bear went on feeling, happy and important. But after that day the dolis never wanted to mutiny against Tim, their general, be- cause they remembered how kind he had been to keep his hand still when it was fixed in the gun. And King Tommy's army always won all the battles it fou ght, because the soldiers obeyed their general's orders so well. THE LITTLE GARDENER. I One autumn day I worked away, such lots to do I found, For leaves fell down, all red* and brown, aud lay upon the ground: I tried to sweep them in a heap, but both the kittens came, They pulled them out and played about and thought it was a game. Away they raced because I chased them to the kitchen door, Then back I ran and soon began to sweep the leaves once more; But, looking round, I sadly found my work had been in vain, The naughty wind, 'twas most unkind, had scattered them again! BILLY'S DREAM. I Milly was reading to Billy in the orchard. He shut his eyes and heard lier-voice dron- ( ing slowly: "Sing a song of Sixpence, pocket full of rye Billy opened one eye. "He must have been a man if he had a pockit," he mur- mured, continuing an old argument with Milly. But she went on, and his head be- gan to feel heavy. "When the pie was opened the birds began to sing-" A very high, long-drawn note made him sit bolt upright, quite awake. A curious little figure stood before them, singing shrilly; in fact, he was quite the queerest person Billy had ever seen, with a thin, .silver race, and clothes made entirely of silver paper. "What a lot of chocolates he must have eaten to have saved all that paper" whispered ..Billy. Milly gave a frown. "Little boys must be seen and not heard," she remarked in Nurse's own voice. I The astonished Billy gasped as he looked from his sister to the songster; feeling a little triumpfcnt, however, as he noticed that the latter wore a leather pocket marked "RYE" in large letters. "Sixpence is a man, he began; when. with a great swoop from the sky, there came a huge blackbird beside him. One by one they came, till at last there was quite a crowd: and the noise of the song became overwhelming as each newcomer joined his voice to the chorus, manv with sheets of music in their claws. "One, two, three," counted Billy; but he got muddled when he reached nine, and be- gan again. "Five-and-twenty blackbirds," he said to himself. "Twenty-four remarked Milly, still in Nurse's voice, but he shook his head and counted on. He had got to seventeen, when suddenly Sixpence advanced towards him, and cried out sternly, "Then where is the twenty-fifth?" Instantly all the birds stopped singing, dropped their wings, and fixed their eyes threateningly upon Billy. "Where is he?" they all chorused in awful tones. Terror seized Billy; he looked for his sister, but she had disap- peared. With sobs he began to count once more. "One, two, three An enormous black shadow fell upon him as all the birds rose from the ground at once. ",lilly p, he screamed, and he felt a hand on his shoul- der. "Goodness me, Master Billy, how you are shouting!" said Nurse; "do wake up and come into tea;" Billy rubbed his eyes and looked round for the blackbirds, but they were now here to be seen. "I suppose there were only twenty-lour, after all," he said.

THINGS THOUGHTFUL. There is no place in the universe for a shirker or a whiner. Both are intolerable on earth, and surely heaven has no room (oJ: either. THE BEST EDUCATION. Not that which teaches most, but that which imparts the greatest capacity fot thought.—Mazzini. Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone. Kindness iu anether's trouble, Courage in our own. -Adam Lindsay Gordon. OURSELVES. Man can do a great deal with himself, but he must not expect to do too much with others. The trouble with most of us is that we begin with the others because they seem the easier and more pressing problem. Their faults stand out more plainly to our view, and they so evidently need reforming that we forget ourselves in our zeal. ZEALOTS. Zealots have an idol, to which they conse- crate themselves high priests, and deem it holy work to offer sacrifices of whatever is most precious. H awtilorne. HOPE. Tho future is man's immemorial hymn. In vain runs tho present a-wasting; To a golden goal in the distant dim In life, in death, he is hasting. The world grows old, and young, and old. But the anClcut story still bears to be told. Hope smiles on the boy from the hour of his birth; To the youth it gives bliss without limit; It gleams for old ago as a star on earth. And the darkness of death cannot dim it. Its rays will gild even tho fathomless gloom When the pilgrim of life lies down in the tomb. Never deem it a shibboleth phrase of the crowd. Never call it the dream of a rhymer: The instinct of Nature proclaims it uloud; Wo arc destined for something sublimer. This truth which the witness within reveals The purest worshipper deepliest feels. Juries Chr^'ice Mangan. ,t SUCCESS. "?' It is said that success lies as much ltt endeavour as in achievement. The root of the matter is in the will that purposes and the faith that undertakes. These, and only these, build up the character that makes for success. LESSON OF EXPERIENCE. It is the deepest of all the lessons of ex- perience that if we are indeed sound and courageons within ourselves, there is no contingency whatever but we may draw from it that perpetual growth of inward strength which, when all is said, is the one and only secret of what is called happiness. -J. L. Garvin. INFLUENCE. The only responsibility that a man cannot evado in this life is the one he thinks of I' least-his personal influence.—William Geo. Jordan. IMITATION. Here is a scrap of writing found among the effects of a French youth after his death in the charge: "J ust t?iillc! The other day on the barrack stairs I heard a raw recruit peasant from Limousin whistling- a tue-tete the minuet of the 7th Sonata of Beethoven! He had picked it up from hearing me hum it on the march." PEACE AFTER WAR. Let those complain, that feel LQve". cruelty, And in sad legends write their woes; With roses gently 'has corrected me, My war is without rage or blows: My mistress's eyes shine fair on my desires. And hope spring's up inflamed with her new fires. No more an exile will I dwell, With folded arms, and sighs all day. Reckoning the torments of my hell, And flinging my eswcet joys away; I am called home again to quiet peace; My mistress smiles, and all my sorrows cease. Yet what is living in her eye, Or being blessed with her sweet tongue. If these no other joys imply? A golden gyve, a pleasing wrong: To be your own but one poor month, I'd give My youth, my fortune, and then leave to live. -Fletcher (1647). I A CHILD'S MIND. Absolute vacuity for the child 'mind 19 not possiblo nor desirable. Evil will crowd in there if the ground is not already occu- pied with the good. No soul can remain long as a house "swept and garnished," for if not tenanted by good genii, presently evil spirits will rush in and despoil it. Fill the child's mind with good, and its eoul will not be lost from God. When some difficultv or trouble has come to you and you cannot help yourself, turn in and help somebody else. It is the best possible way to spevI the waiting time, and the patience of action is far easier than the patience of idleness. NATURE'S COMFORT. The world is all before me; I but ask Of Nature that with which she will comply— It is but in her summer's sun to bask, 6 To mingle with the quiet of her sky. To see her gentle face without a mask, And never gaze on it with apathy. She was my early friend, and now shall be My sister-till I look again on thee. -Byron. We are never more ready to quarrel with others than when we are dissatisfied with ourselves. Good nature, like charity, begins at home, and he who is finding it hard work to justify his own course is not likely to look with approval on that of his neigh- hour's. THE CRUCIAL MOMENT. People passing along a dimly lighted street at night aro scarcely more than moving ahadows in our sight, one differing little from another as they hurry or shuffle by. But out from soma great window pours a. brilliant light, and as the forms pass one after another into its radiance, they change, and for one illuminating moment take on striking individuality. There is a soldier, a remarkably beautiful woman, a. well- known statesman, a. successful teacher, a philanthropist. The sudden light upon them lifts them out of the drifting mass and shows what they are.

Charged with trying to steal at Pop^ motor-car which had been madø thief- proof by a sccret device of ffcur'» invention, Albert S?c, 32, lal a-s ?cquit'?, his p!c? being ? th?t he was the innocent dupe of another man. Arrested as suspected persons mon(r a crowd returnm? from ^lexan j. races after a violent ,e w???h ,toctives at Kingr's Croes Stat?n Sc??? ??? 61 King's Cross statio Heiiry lIobsn, 61. commission a,on?, of St. Thoma. :i-road, Finsbury Park, was snt to ?re months' hard 'ibour- James !• ay 40, £ 'of All S?nts-road. LC1cstcr, to three Dlouth without hard labour; and Richard Yale. 36 bockmaker'? tout, of Royas MiH. SheiEe?ld?. •Was rischarged.

Due chiefly to the high cot of living, a strike broke out at Yolkriugen and spread to the railways and factories at Sarre- bruck (Lorraine) and its suburbs, where owing to demonstrations by the strikers a state of siege was proclaimed. Some leaders were arrested and afterwards released. Mr,, Margaret Deere, of Llanlwit, Glam., is 103 years old and still hale Writing front Mataveri, Easter Island, a member of the Overseas Club says no cor- respowier.ee reached the island for eighteen months, and it was only in July that the inhabitants knew that the Armistice had teea signed. A 68-acre holding on Easby Abbey estate was sold at Richmond, Yorks, to the tenant -or Only nine peopk a day have dinner at Lewisham National Kitchen.

HOME DRESSMAKING. A SIMPLE WINTER NIGHTDRESS. I Most mothers, I am sure, will be delighted with our pattern this week, for it shows a very simple but pretty and delightfully com- fortable nightdress for the schoolgirl's win- ter wear. This nightdress is exceedingly easy to make, for it has no collar, always the most difficult part of a garment to manage successfully. It is suitable for girls of from six to eighteen years, and may be made more or less elaborate by the amount of work and trimming put into it. THE MATERIAL.—This design may be car- ried out either in woollen or cotton materials, but as it is primarily intended for winter wear most mothers. I think, will prefer to make it in warm fabrics. Among w [Refer to H. 308.] the best materials to use for winter wear are flannel, cashmere, Aza, Viyella, Ceylon :loth, wincey, flannellette, and nun's veiling. In lighter fabrics the nicest examples are longcloth, madapolam, cambric, tarantulle, and nainsook. You will need about 3} yards of 40in. material for a girl of from eight to ten years. THE PATTFRN.-There are four pieces only in this pattern, so, you sec. it is quite easy to cut out. In addition, you will need bands to form the cufl's, but as these are only straight strips of material 3in. wide and lOin. long no pattern is given. You must cut both tho front and back yoke out twice, both times in double material. You will also need some strips of material for facing up the front opening of the night- dress. Before beginning to cut out, lay the pattern against the child for whom the nightdress is to be made, and make any little alterations that may be necessary. It is easier and much more satisfactory to do thi., in the pattern than in the cut-out gar- ment. Remember that no turnings are allowed for in the pattern, therefore you must leave 1,-in. on all seam edges and ample material to turn up for all hems. THE CUTTING OUT.-FOI-d the material lown the middle in such a way that the sel- vedges come together, and lay the pattern ipon it, as shown in the diagram. The itraight edge of the back yoke and both ;hc nightdress pieces must come to the fold i of the material. Take care that the other pieces of the pattern are laid ab- solutely straight upon the material, otherwise they will twist and pull when the garment is made up. THE MAKING. Begin with the yoke. Stitch the shoulder seams together, each thickness separately. Now turn in, to the wrong side, all the raw edges of the yoke, both thicknesses, and tack firmly down. Lay the two thicknesses of tho yoke together, wrong sided in, on a table, ar range them until they fit perfectly, pin or tack them well together, and sew the neck and front edges together. This may be done either by hand. seaming, which is the neater, or by running round with the machine. Now cut or tear down the centre tront ot the nightdress to about the level of the waist. Turn in the right side of this open- ing and face with a strip of material about an inch wide. Face the other front with a wrap facing which should be about {in. wide when finished. At the bottom of the open- ing make a small pleat, wrapping the right side over the left, and stitch firmly twice to prevent the opening tearing further. Now run up the sido seams of the nightdress and fell them very neatly, preferably by hand. Next gather the upper edges of both front and back to the same size as the lower edges of the yoke. Stroke the gathers if a cotton material be used. ?iow sandwich these gathers between the turned-in edges of the yoke, taking care that each front edge of tho yoke corresponds exactly with, each front edge of the nightdress. Tack firmly into place and machine.. Work French knots, feather-stitching, or a simple design of spots round the bottom of the yoke. Slip the nightdress on, mark the proper length, turn up a fairly wide double hem. and stitch neatly, preferably by hand. Now trim the nightdress by whipping inser- tion ti the neck and front edge of the night- dress, taking care to mitre tre corners very neatlv Next whip U narrctv lace to tho outer edge of the insertion, gathering the I HOW TO OBTAIN I Paper Pattern of the above NIGHTDRESS. Fin in this form and send it, with remittance in "ta-r) s. to MISS LISLE. 8, La Belle Sauvaftc, LONDON, E.C 4. Wri'e clrarly. Name Address i PATTERN No. 308. j PAPER PATTERNS. Price 9d. each, post free. PATTERNS cut to special measure, 1/6 each. MISS LISLE will be pleased to receive suggestions and to illustrate desitns of jleoeraJ use to the HOXE DRESSMAKER. u lace very slightly. Fasten the nightdress by loops md buttons set on beneath the edge -of the lace. Run up the sleeve seams and fell neatly Gather each sleeve round the wrist. Join each of the four wristbands to form a circle. Slip one wristband inside the other, wrong sides together, and tack firmly. Turn in the raw edges, to the wrong side, along the top of the cuff, and seam or run neatly sogethor. Turn in, similarly, the other raw edges of each cuff, and tack. Now sandwich the gathers at the bottom of each sleeve be- tween these turned-in edges, and sew. Whip insertion to the outer edge of the cuff, mak- ing a neat joining OH the inside of the arm. and whip gathered lace to the outer edge of the insertion. Work spots, French knots, or feather-stitching round the top of the cuff.

FASHION OF THE WEEK. I I Î I A CHARMING AFTERNOON GOWN. 11 [E. 272 ] Many of the leading shops in the West- End are showing the most delightful col- lection of afternoon gowns imaginable. These gowns arc carried out in every kind of material, and are as varied in style and colour as they arc in price, though, I should add, not one of them is cheap. The materials used for these gowne are fine face cloth, crepe-de-Chine, char. meuse, Georgette. soft sating velvet, vel- veteen, and a heavy ribbed silk, the name of which I have as yet been unable to dis- cover. For the most part these new gowns are very simple in style, and depend for their effect upon the smartness of their cut and the elegance of their lines. Compara- tively little trimming is used, but the 6mall amount that is employed' is usually of great beauty and richness. 1)anel and tunic effects are still well to the fore, and are wonder- fully varied in style. For instance, some of the newest Paris models have loose, hanging panels at the sides that come two or three inches below the hem of the skirt. Others have side panels that barely cover the hip, whilst others again have back and front panels that are of the exact length of tht skirt of the dre-sa. The particularly delightful little after. noon gown shown in our sketch is one 01 the very latest models, and is as becoming as it is smart. As sketched, it is carried out in charmeuse in a specially pretty shade between mole and grey, not a very light tone, but by no means dark. The corsage i; extremely simple in shape. The front of it is open from neck to waist, but at the back it is cut out in a shallow round. The front opening i filled by a little vest of Georgette in a very much paler shade of the same tone of mole grey. Just below the bust a wide band of most beautiful embroidery is carried across the vest, under the edges of the corsage, through a wide slot on citheT side of the front, round to the back, and again through a slot on either side of the back. This embroidery is worked in mole, grey, jade green, and dull blue silks, mingled with metallic thread upon a back- ground of Georgette like that used for the vest. The sleeves are of three-quarter length, are of modified bell fthape, and are lined with jade green silk. The under-skirt is a perfectly plain affair, measuring about It yards round the hem. Over this, at each side, comes a loose hanging tunic of the material lined with the jade green silk. Paper patterns can be supplied, price Is. lid> Enclosa remittance and address to Mies Lisle. 8, La Bello Sauvsge, London, E.C. 4. Note: The prico may vary from week to week.

I QUOTE CORRECTLY. Everybody knows what "Printers' Pie" ii but how many realise the thousands who "pie" quotations when trying to appear learned? For instance, if you say, "Fresh fields and pastures new," you're wrong! The tritest quotation from the poet Brown- ing, the only one the man in the street knows, is always quoted: "Oh, to be in England now that April's here i" The quoter never stops to think that this makes nonsense, because the poot would not have wanted to be where he already was. Tho fact is that the poem was written on ship- board in the intervals of mal-de-mer in tho middle of the Mediterranean, and the poet wrote: "Oh, to be in England now that April's there!" "The cup that cheers but not inebriates" is a favourite quotation at Band ot Hope meetings, and a very proper one if rightly quoted. The common error is not a serious one, yet Cowper wrote: "The cups that cheer but not inebriate." Tens of thousands of people say "Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life," and think it is an expression of thankfulness for the past, but the psalmist expressed trust for the future, and said: "Surely (or ocrtainly) goodness and mercy shall follow me." The most tried line in the language is perhaps from one of the world's greatest poems, Milton's "Lycidas." He wrote the phrase: "Fresh woods and pastures new." Who first made woods into "fields" is a mystery. ) 1

? MOTHER AND HOME. §} Useful and Economical Hints on Domestic Management. a It is almost impossible for a sufferer to make headway if the surroundings are dull and dingy. If it is impossible to move into a cheerful, bright house, the next best thing to do is to decorate the walls with cheerful pieture.-i, remove all needless rubbish from the room you live in, and let the sun shine in as much as you can. Stuffy old rug3 and carpets should be bundled out, and the boards kept sweet and white. A room with very little in, well ventilated, and scrupu- lously clean, is an aid to health. The bed room, where you spend a third of your life, should dazzle with cleanliness, and of course should be well ventilated when you are in it. EXERCISE. I It is next to impossible to keep in good health without proper and continuous exer- cise. For one to think that because they are engaged in manual labour- all day physical culture is not required is all wrong. Methodical exercising with a developer, chest machine, or dumb-bells is quite neces- sary. If one can afford to undergo a proper course of physiological movements, so much the better. How NOT TO WALK CHILDHEX. I Discussing the causes of serious ailments in children, a physician describes a too- common scene "I Raw a man walking with a child. He was holding her hand. and walked at his usual gait., The cAild jumped, ran, and stumbled along, frequently losing its feet, and being brought up to the per- pendicular by the jerk of the arm. Her temperature was it fever heat, and every nerve and fibre was quivering from the over- straining of the muscles. If that child doesn't have an attack of rickets or some kindred trouble I shall be very seriously mistaken." CORNS. I For soft corns between the toes, dust every morning with inoracic acid and place a thin layer of absorbent cotton over the corn. For hard corns, rub the thick skin off with a piece of fine sandpaper, and remove the small hard centre with a knife, being careful not to make the tee bleed. Grease well with vaseline night and morning, thulol keeping it soft till the licalthv skin has a chance to take the place of the hard callous. Apply plenty of soap and water, and brush thoroughly with a good brush—this stimu- lates circulation and keeps the hard callous from forming. Rinse the feet in cold water, and dry thoroughly, again applying vase- line to the corn. Bunions may be treated in this way. Loosit GAS TAPS AND SWIVELS. I Where an escape of gas has been definitely traced to a loose tap or swivel, the plug of the tap, or the male portion of the swivel, the tap, or the niale Vrlild lir.-it of ?Lli I)o as the case may be. should first of all bo removed. An examination will sooyi revezil tlio condition of the ground portion, and should this exhibit signs of uneven wear' and tear the part should be re-ground by apply- ing a little powdered bath brick and water, and then giving it a few turns backwards and forwards when it is in its counterpart. Should the ground portion betray amy bright spots or rings after withdrawing it these may be removed by applying a little more bathbrick and repeating the process. When a uniformly ground surface, free frcm outstanding bright spots aud rings has been obtained it should be washed, dried, and greaeed with tallow-and this also applies to the counterpart-after which the parts are re-assembled. GAS-MANTLE HlNT Don't throw away an upright mantle when it is done for, but place the new one over it. Apply a match to burn off the stiffening, and, instead of putting it out at once, let the gas burn for about five minutes without putting on the globe. A much better light is obtained, and the life of the new mantle is considerably lengthened. IRON KITCHEN UTENSILS. The iron pans and skillets used in many kitchens should be cleaned as soon after use as possible if anything greasy has been cooked iu them. Put in some soda and water, and boil it up. Starchy foods should be followed by a steeping in cold water, for hot water causes them to stick to the uten- sii. Here is a recipe of a good cleaner' for them. To a half pound of soft soap add half pound of whiting, half pound powdered bathbrick, and one cup of water; boil a half- hour and pour into tins. It is ready for use when cold. Enamelware pans in which food has been burnt can be readily cleaned by rubbing with a flannel dipped in salt and brckeu-up egg-shells. Rinse well and dry. CLEANING LINOLEUM. Linoleum should never be cleaned with soap and water, but once a fortnight it should be rubbed with beeswax and turpen- tine, mixed as for poliahing furniture. Lino- leum thus cleaned keejps an excellent surface for years. Rubbing with a soft duster will remove superficial dust. Oilcloth flooring cleaned with soap and water is certain to crack. When necessary it should be rubbed over with a damp cloth and well dried as you proceed. If lading any of the patent Hoor-covering for the first time do not attempt to nail them down for a month or longer, if you do they are certain to become billowy, and never after will lie properly fiat; the raised surface being subject to greater friction looses the pattern and shows signs of wear sooner th2.T1, the flatter parts of the covering do. BITS ABOUT BACON. I Do not wash the pan immediately after frving bacon, or the fat which coats the pan will be wasted. The greasy pan can be used for frying cooked haricots or sliced cold potatoes. Tho rind of bacon should be re- moved before cooking, and should be fried to melt the fat from it. The rind should afterwards be added to vegetable stock or soup to give flavour. Bones from bacon should be added to the stock-pot or soup- pan. CLEANING ALUMINIUM ARTICLES. I Aluminium is coming more and more into favour for kitchen ware, and is worth pro- tecting against injurious washing. Soda, and powders containing soda, should never be used for washing this material. Experi- ments have proved that they cause such severe corrosion that the article is soon ruined Furthermore, dirt and grease will adhere to tho corroded surface, making tho- rough cleansing impossible. Soap alone ie not always sufficient; a more effactive dis- solvent is needed. Borax has no bad effect on tho surface of aluminium, and it can be relied on to deal with the grease effectively. Cold tea will remove the smell of fiflh from frying-pans, plates, and so on. Sharp or rough edges aroutd the rims of fruit-jars, and the bottoms of crockery ware may be smoothed by rubbing them with a piece of medium sandpaper or emery-cloth. Keep your bread moist by having a good, deep bread-pan, and pouring in twice a week, three inches deep of water. Get a bit of board to fit in the pan four or five inches over the water, and place your loaf or loaves on that. When opening a tin of corned or "bully" beef, always open the tin at the largest end, after making a puncture with the tin-opener at the smaller end. The beef can then be shaken out without breaking it. Moisten ink stains on linen with milk. Let them stay damp with milk for an hour or so, and if the stain will not come out then rub with a lemon dipped in salt. Steep clothes in cold water for twelve hours before washing. Cold water is a splen- did thing for loosening stains and dirt. Soap any specially dirty parts. I PACKING FOR TRAVELLING. I When packing a hat for trarelling, stuff the crown with tissue paper and place the hat in a box, securing the brim to th. bottom by stitching with strong thread. The hat will remain perfectly fresh even after the longest journey and the usual banging about. A good pian, whea one lS a few smart frocks to journey with that would lose their freshness if packed in the usual way, is to fasten rows of tape across the in- side of the trunk from end to end. Pin the dresses securely to these, and, though many dresses will not be able to be carried in one trunk, they will lose none of their fresh- ness. ECONOMY IN COAL. I A fire-brick is a splendid economiser of coal, but most modern fire grates are so small that there is no room for a fire brick. When this is the case purchase a bag of dried Stourport clay from the oil shop (it will cost about sixpence), and empty the contents into a pail. Cover this slate- coloured powder with slightly warm water, and allow it to stand for about twelve hours. Pour off the surplus water, and a plastic mass will remain. Clear all dust and dirt from fireplace, and well wet the place where you are going to put the clay; this will make the clay adhere. Work thjp clay into the required place, and when set bake dry by a coke fire. FO CLEAN METAL KITCHEN UTENSILS. I An excellent cleaner for tin may be made oy cutting into thin slices four ounces ol yellow soap and pouring over it one quart of cold water; allow this to stand over night, and add lib. of whiting. Bring to a boil, keeping it well stirred. When cold add 2cz. of spirits of hartshorn, and keep in a tightly corked bottle. This keeps indefinitely, and when applied to tinware with a flannel it makes it clean and bright. Another method is to mix whiting with water and ammonia to form a staff paste, and apply to the tin to be cleaned. Be careful to remove the powder before the dish is put away. Alumiium is easily spoiled if soda is used in the cleansing water; it causes a black taruish that noth- ing will remove. Any gritty substance will scratch this ware. A little lemon juice on a cloth used in rubbing aluminium will brighten it, or mix some whiting with cold water to form a paste and apply it. Then polish with a soft cloth. I ECONOMY IN CANDLES. I It is a very good plan to select a cork to fit the candlestick, and to drive a nail through from the small end to allow of about a quarter of an inch protruding from the thick end of the cork. Now press this cork firmly into the candlestick, and, when a candle is to be used, stick it on the nail. By this means the candle can be used up to the last quarter of an inch, and there should be no wasteful guttering of the wax, as it will stand and burn perfectly steadily. SOME USEFUL RECIPES. J CAULIFLOWER AND CHEESE.—Take on cauliflower, boiling water, salt and pepper, 2oz. of cheese, loz. of flour, loz. of butter, t pint of milk. Clean the cauliflower well. Ta&e awav all green and large stump. Cook in boiling" water with salt till tender. Strain and keep whole. Make a sauce of flour, butter, salt, pepper, and milk. Pour over the cauliflower carefully so as to cover every part. Grate the cheese and sprinkle over the sauce. Brown all under a griller or in front of a clear fire. Serve hot. MARROW CHUTNEY.—Take Itlb. of vege- table marrow, and cut it up small. Add -Ilb. of shallots, also cut up small, and 6oz. of onions cut in small pieces. Well sprinkle with salt and allow to stand all night, then strain off and boil with ilb. of Demerara sugar, ioz. of ground ginger, t teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, and pint of vinegar for two hours. Bottle and cover. This chutney is ready for use as soon as it is made. BROWN BREAD BISCUITs.-For this you will require lib. of coarse brown flour, 2oz. of butter, and a little water. Make the butter and water boiling hot, and by adding it to the flour mix a firm dough. Roll out not too thin, and bake the biscuits in a quick oven for about seven minutes on a well-greased tin. VERMICELLI AND CHEESE.—Two ounces of vermicelli, 3oz. of grated cheese, 1 pint of milk, i teaspoonful of salt, 1 egg, and -loz. of margarine. Stew the vermicelli in milk for five minutes, stir in the grated cheese, and cook for another five minutes; add salt, then take the stewpan from the fire. When the contents have cooled, break the egg, drop the yolk into the pan, and whip the reserved white of egg to a stiff froth; put this also to the mixture and 6tir it. Then pour it into a" buttered pie-dish and bake for about 20 minutes. Cheese and onion are allies, and where one is installed the pre- sence of the other is seldom disapproved. CHILDREN'S CAKE.—Take tlb. of dripping, lIb. moist sugar, lb. of currants, 2 tea- spoonsful of bicarbonate of soda dissolved in I I)int of warm milk (not hot). Mix all the dry ingredients together. Let the milk and soda stand until cold; then put in 3 table- spoonsful of vinegar, and mix the cake. Do not add the vinegar until you. ara .ready, as it requires to be effervescing when added to the dry ingredients. Bake in a quick oven. This is a good plain cake for child- 5 ren, I