Bookends . Your Tips from Simply Her / March 2005

Murky glasses?
Preven dust from collecting in those seldom-used champagne flutes by stuffing them with paper towels. - Anne-Marie, 28, restaurateur

Smelly shoes?
Stuff newspapers inside the footwear. Newspaper seems to keep them dry and absorb smells. - Jen Lee, 35, freelance writer

Stop crying!
Eyes tear when you cut onions? Not if you leave them immersed in a bowl of water while slicing them. - Yeo Sok Leng, 31, marketing assistant

Clean with toothpaste
If you don't have a special cleaser for silver, squeeze toothpaste on a cloth and simply wipe! - Koh Ah Huay, 60, homemaker