Some of the heavier tin ware is iron or steel dipped in tin, this, of course, is very resistant and enduring and not particularly cheap. Agates, enamels etc. are merely steel and iron covered with layers of composition that when dry are made up to resist cookery onslaught. ICE-CREAM FREEZERS There are two or three very interesting and effective ice cream freezers made of tin. There is one in fact so built as to need no turning. TRAYS Tin trays are invaluable as they come in all sizes and are exceedingly light. They come plain, japanned and some decorated--but any one with a sense of paint and form can make an ordinary tin tray a thing of joy--while for the most part the tin ware houses execrably decorate the trays! A word to the wise! RUBBER The rubber wear that is used in kitchens is not extensive but what is used is indispensable. For preserving, of course, the rubber ring to tightly close certain jars is a necessity and the best is none too good to buy. Unless you have the best here you are cheated by breakage. Rubber gloves for kitchenette and kitchen use save and prevent breakage, they also prevent the sink becoming “holey.” For “holey” sinks are horrible to contemplate! Some people like perforated rubber mats on linoleum or tiled floors and on kitchen hallways and stairs. These wear for a long time. A few rubber corks to have on hand in the home often helps you out of a dilemma of temporary corkage. Rubber brushes for sink use in combination with tin are useful and can be well scoured and kept in condition. Rubber gloves for kitchenette and kitchen use save the hands and are worth their weight in radium. If more women used them, the house work problem would be less like martyrdom. They preserve the hands, health as well as beauty, in fact could anything be “handier?” Rubber is used for door steps to preserve the door surface and to prevent noise. It is also used on the tip end of legs of tables and chairs to preserve floors and rugs and to diminish noise. This is about the full list of rubber things for the house except, perhaps, the rubber heel for maids’ and butlers’ shoes and rubber stoppers for sinks. PAPER The uses of paper in the home are not so many. Shelving in the pantry or kitchen can be kept in renewed health with paper, laces of course. The bungalow, or motor trip or picnic can be well supplied with paper and fiber plates. Rather would we warn you against paper uses! such as wrapping up your ice to preserve it, to spoil food, wrapping up your food stuffs in paper in refrigerator, greasing muffin pan with paper for which you should use a brush. Sometimes, however, a piece of paper will clean off the top of the stove very efficiently, yet even here a brush would be better. Clean brown paper to absorb French frys (potato) is quite indispensable. The paper napkin has made its place even in the homes of wealth. Wax paper is a delight to wrap up sandwiches and keep bread stuffs and cake fresh.