7 JULY 1928, Page 36

A pew edition of Mrs. Melon's Hints to Housewives (Ward,

Lock, 3s. 6d.) is wonderful value for the money. As the publishers say in their preface, good servants are hard to get and keep and the mistress of to-day must be capable of -doing many things by herself. Mrs. Beeton will help her -to-day as she helped the last generation.