The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-09
They Extend From the
Woman Who Unravels
Her Old Knit Shawl To
Knit Socks To the Wash
lady Who Has Given Up
Flour In Favor of Corn
meal.

W YHAT are washington women
M doing to reduce the cost OF
v living? That question has
popped up so frequently In
the last month or two that The WASH
ington Times decided to send a reporter
around and do some investigating for
herself.
Everyone has pet method OF reduc-
Ing expenses. evidently. Everyone
wakes enthusiastic IL her condolences
are published anonymously, yet all of
these are real economies practiced by
Washington women.
III every woman in Washington.
whose house IL heated by furnace, would
take the time and trouble to make a
careful examination of her ash can.
shed be surprised to find out how much
good coal she could save. I've Just been
having an object lesson along that line,
and I'd hate to have my friends know
way alone" said the first woman In
terrogated.
The Lady with the Back Yard has
discovered that It can be made into a
valuable agency for grocery bills.
Flowers are very pretty. OF course. but
as a table decoration today a varie-
gated bouquet Of fresh garden vegeta-
bles against an artistic background OF
lettuce or cabbage leaves. compares
most favorably with roses and ferns
especially at meal time.
And II II IL possible for one to raise
anything at all-except Questionable
should cultivate the canning habit.
than there is In the kitchen. all OF which
may be avoided by consulting Uncle
Sam, whose official habitat for this pur-
pose Is the Agricultural Department.
free printed circulars telling how 70
save every edible mouthful. even Held
corn; how to can fruit without sugar
how to extract the greatest amount OF
nourishment from meat bones; how to
use 1.-The apples that the autumn wind.
have picked" how to convert bruised
and otherwise unmarketable potatoes
into potato starch, and the many, ways
OF using II; and an indefinite number Of
other first aids to economy
'Tve been running q little private
munition factory all summer" con-
fided The Forehanded Lady. and the
result is a good supply OF these can
non palls made OF old paper which
cold balls. and sundried. No. they're
not to throw at cats" she corrected
but as a supplement to coal they're
worth much more to me than they
are to the old newspaper man.
"And with leather following the
general uplift movement In prices, our
somewhat numerous family has found
II worth while to save all our OLD
shoes to sell instead of giving them
away or throwing them at bridal
couples. OF course, one small family
wouldn't make much out of this prop
osition, but-well, you know the pow
Ell OF combination"
The Debutante. however. had q little
scheme all her own. on the shoe
question. After comparing the fancy
high shoes that ! wanted with the
fancy high prices for them, ! decided
that II will be pretty low shoes-a'
pretty low prices. comparatively
with spats for street wear. this sea-
son.
but when It comes to kid gloves
especially long white ones. I've simply
got to keep them clean, and so / buy
long white silk ones ut the same time
until / arrive at my destination. The
saving in cleaning bills Cor in cleans
Ing materials, II / do II myself, to
say nothing Of the longer life of the
kid, more than pays for the silk
gloves"
Thank fortune-or misfortune-I've
passed the stage when felt ! must
keep up with the styles In order for life
TO be worth living!' exclaimed the Mid
die Aged Lady. 81 can be Just as hap
by even II my fairylike ankles are not
on exhibition. and my last years long