Evening star., 1915-06-21
Curtain Suggestions.

The curtaining of a house will make
II or mar it; and too little thought, as
q rule, is given to this subject. The
average house is badly curtained-and
this generally means extravaganza as
we'll Take for example, the case of
lace curtains The woman with no
knowledge of household decoration in
variably buys lace curtains for use at
all of the windows downstairs. She re-
yards them as safe and conservative;
yet she could hardly make poorer
selection. Few persons can anord real
ly good lace curtains, and cheap lace
is in the worst taste. Also the original
cost of cheap lace is greater than that
OF simpler material. and the laun-
derfng is expensive.
Choose simple material for your
inner white curtains-scrim. dotted
swiss or good quality of cheesecloth
The cheesecloth has advantages. II
does not need starch, 1t hangs in very
graceful folds. and it is most mex
pensiye.
The white curtains should hang
straight on either side of the window
and be finished across the top or the
upper sash with a valance or rune
that cuts OFF the skyline. Never use
rufies on the edges of the curtains,
for they spoil the line of the window
The English method Of sash curtain
ing is peculiarly desirable for bed
rooms-straight, plain curtains. two
for the upper sash and two Tor the
lower. This enables one to shade the
upper half Of the window and leave
the lower half light. thus obviating the
necessity for shades Shades are IN
herently ugly and should be used as
little as possible. II you feel that you
must use shades. however, do your best
TO make them harmonious.
pretty idea for bedroom shades is
TO plant a border on a plain white
paper or chintz used IN the apartment
A stenciled border or simple design
are not dificult to produce.
Chintz curtains are best for bed
rooms where plain paper is used. II
the paper is figured, the curtain should
be plain.
Sunfast material is excellent for cur
tains II comes in attractive colors
and hangs In graceful folds. The orig
inal cost is rather high. but II pays
for itself in wear. There are several
varieties of so-called "sunfast" ma
feriai on the market. Buy only the
cost a trife more. but are worth the
difference.
There are lovely shades of yellow
and rose In the sInfast silks that
make most desirable curtains, as they
temper the light to soft and becom-
ing glow.
heavy curtain Is sought. denim and
rep in the light colors prove very
satisfactory. For seaside cottage g
yellow denim is a good selection, as 1t
denim wears well, withstands the
light and is not affected by dampness.
Uses for Cornmea1.
Cornmeal is so cheap and wholesome
that II might well be awarded more
general in the average household.
At 2lz cents pound il furnishes ex-
celient food value at a very small
cost; yet its use is very limited ex-
cept through the south. In the north 1t
appears. usually. only in occasional
breakfast bread or in the form OF
mush.
Polenta. a fayorite dish in Italy. ia
seldom here. yet IL is easy to
make and very palatabie:
Mix a pint OF white cornmeal with
pint of milk and teaspoon of salt
turn slowly into quart of boiling
water and boil until II becomes frn
and hard Cut this into squares Put
LAYER OF il in the bottom of deer
dish. sprinkle over this equal parts ot
grated Roman and Parmesan cheese
spread another LAYER Of the cornmeal
sprinkle again wttb cheese and repea
Until the tish is full. Set the dish u