The Washington herald., 1909-03-10
Effect of Plain Pieces.

/ For bedroom windows, pieces OF soft
art or Indian muslin. gathered on 20 a
wide band OF rather coarse insertion.
/ look very well the muslin being fixed on
the lower part OF the lace. the upper be
/ ing fixed to the rod by tiny brass rings
/ Lengths Of plain material may be made
| into short easement curtains. ornamented
on the inner edge Of each BY a band OF
canvas, cross-stitched IN g simple fash
/ Ion with coIored embroidery cotton. an
/ other pretty plan being 10 applique a
/ band OF floral cretonne across the lower
/ part OF the curtain. some six inches from
/ the hem
Another elective ornament IS 10 have
/ curtains OF a light material and orna-
ment them with conventional motifs cut
in darker fabrics. taeking them in place,
/ and "couching' a fine white cord around
the edge. Care. OF course. must be taken
( 10 arrange them straight and even; pref
/ ty designs from wall papers viii often
! serve as patterns.
/ Bedticking. especially II II be OF a
| rather unusual stripe, makes excellent
/ long curtains, particularly when some
i thing rather heavy IS needed. These may
l be made very ornamental when adorned
l with wooden brands or feather-stftched
| between the stripes with coIored fax
! threads. Torn damask tablecloths. when
voted unfit for their original purpose
may be cut Up into trayciOths, doilies.
/ &c. and edged with cheap washing lace,
and start out on another career OF use
/ fulness.
/ Unsightly boxes may be converted into
useful seats BY fixing on the top q small
mattress OF flock. vegetable down. OF even
/ hay. and covering the whole with a loose
/ cover OF cretOnne or chintz.
! A piece Of quite plain material with a
/ bold spray Of flowers cut from q piece OF
/ cretonne, appliQued along the top, viii
make a most effective piano drapery- The
| spray OF flowers should, OF course, be ar
ranged as carelessly and artistically as
/ possible A flight OF birds or butterflies
/ could be accomplished in the same fash
/ ion, and it IS a good plan when mantel
| drapery is used 10 let II match the piano
IN character and material.
/ After using q carpet sweeper empty
out all the dust and then put sweeper
down, brush side up and sweep same
with a broom. This wiz remove all
strings and hair from the brush and
make Il Ike new. II thread and hair
/ then sweep
The carpets to select IN a bedroom.
where one should Try 10 carry out a
general color scheme in walls. furnish
| ings, &C. is a two or three-tone brussels
| Do not have a large flower design. but
small sprays Of flowers may be scat
tered az wide intervals on a twO-tOned
carpet. Furnishings TO match can be
selected for a carpet OF this kind
Chicken OF turkey feathers saved for
cushions must be thoroughly cleaned be
fore they are used. STRIP all coarse
feathers and put them into q thin bag.
Cover with water IN which a few drops
OF carbOlic acid has been placed This
acid Is a good Gisinfectant and viii de-
stroy disagreeable odors. Hang the bag
IN the air and the feathers viii dry and
the odor Of carbolic acid viii escape.
Even when dry the feathers should be
brought into the house and laid before q
warm FIRE The heat has a tendency to
Ehun the feathers. It IS not necessary 70
wash goose feathers