Aided by a Gallon of Petrol Quite an appreciable amount of money can be saved on the cleaners? bill by the purchase of a gallon of good, pure petrol, Woollen suits and jumpers, light evloured shoes Tele hats, and ever flannel easily' treated at home a trifling cost as, red with the prices charged professional eleaners. Any. risks of shrinking or of coloured stripes running one into the other ure obviated by cleaning in petal, and the whole process ix much ordinary washing in It is hardly necessary to ems phasize the danger of using petrol carelessly. 'The safest way it to use it out of doors, preferably on a dry, windy day.' Indoors, alth" ough away from any light,—the Fumes, which do not easily: ure exceedingly and even dangerous The best method cleaner is to ha: using petra two buckets, te enamel pails are most suite able "for the purpose, Into each pail should be poured half—the quantity of petrol. The garment should be plunged into the first pail and dipped in and out several 8 before rinsing in the second After squeezing out any, ming petrol, clothes should mediately be hung in the open, Actual drying is a matter of a few moments, but it is well to leave Many of the stupid, and in some cases harmful, slimming methods adopted by young women these days could be with great gain replaced by just a little dally dose of "skipping ropes." Skipping increases the power of the lungs. It brings all the muscles of the body into. play, land strengthens the general tone of the heart and physique. To obtain the best results it is most important that correct position of the body and limbs should be maintained. Back-petrol-cleaned garment out in the air as lung as possible to geet rid of the strong smell which other. wise hangs about for some hours.
If the garment ix spotted at all it is best before pouring out the petrol to use a small quantity at a saucer for rubbing each spat carefully with a funnel or sponge, se When the whole searment norsed it is difficult to see the grease spots, not come out unless treated separately ward skipping is more beneficial than forward skipping, for the position and movement of the shoulders in the former naturally tend to keep them back.
As petrol evaporates very rapidly tone of tio garments will probal use up a gallon, If, however, any petrol is left over it'ean always be strained carefully, and kept well Skipping by System corked for further uses, The arms ought to be fully extended sideways on a level with the shoulders, and the rotary movement executed mainly from the wrist. This gives full chest expansion and free play to the respiratory organs.
ordinary: skipping the toos should be slightly turned out and the heels together, and while in the air when the spring is made, the position should be—body erect, toes well pointed downwards, and knees stiff. It is beneficial to take a few deep breathing exercises to purify the blood and supply it abundantly, and breathing should be as deep' and natural as possible throughout the performance, and the mouth kept closed as long as possible. While healthy breathlessness has quite 2 strengthening, effect on, the, chest cles, all exercise must be discon-Hinued on the slightest sign of is-comfort.—LESLIE Lise in "G. Herald. frock of glisterinke grey showing. the large fat with a backward sweep, place tthe waist by hard "frame" of hair. Partings must al 's be individual, but the The really paratively few women In past years there has often been a "fashionable eolow for hair. This winter the tendency will be for naturalness, and when turns gre} it is left in this state.
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