Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-18
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
by Laura A. kirkman.
READERS DISCOVERIES.

NIrs II y. c.. II am -l.rc other women
viii hc glad Ia share my little recent
discovcr1 with me This !all III making
lr,t l.uttcrs ard apple sauce had the
idea of buvirg orc ni the heavy wire
,hrcc-corvcr sink StraIucrS and prcSSirC
thc fruit through tins lrstrad cl through
my ordinary sieve found that this
straircr was better than my old sieve tnr
two r.: e-s II was wi3cr mcehcd ard
my sicy, j. tho widest mcshci ! caa hGv
thus uaki,g the work easier. ard ! coui
press as hArd rs wanted oo the wirc
without fearing that the wire would 1lyC
way. as it 80 often does or . eIcve
4 Bride Reader Nv husband Il, 4
! tined out vour recipe hIrt about p:nrt-
il Z An ugly-colorcd rug with oil and pau4t
and aphtha mixed IL make II tho color
We wished H. and found il most success
ful But -hie i what ! am writing n tell
you We also tried painting some uld
hIff-color shades IN thIs way and tojird
il worked splcgddly thought your rcad-
crS nigh, like to know that oil pA:rt and
raphtha would work On shades as well as
on rugs.
Old-1imer. II VAS much interested
in Your recent articlcon flowers in the
home For many years have ha3 an I'M
old-fashi0ned wire plant stands 70 hold
the flower pots This stand is placed ln
sunny diuIngroom window and contains
o.lv gnraniums and hegonias and Il is 8
Corgeousiv brilliant corner Of my homo
Evcrvhodv asks the secret Of my success
Ia maki the plants flourish Is they do.
and here il Is ! keen q small >rlCk lvi1g
il each flower POT 1t the root of the plant
and with this stick stir up the dirt "
each pot frequently | believe that loosen
ing the dirt IN tins way ard permitting the
air 10 get % the roots II thr pla.t> docs
more good than perfect watering Herr
i how I water them ! keep the dlrt
around the gersnIuns quite wet. bur !
w4ter the bcgomas orlv when the dirt
begins 10 look rather dry
bridesmaid II want 70 -ell other
wunIc: how We auI+ou ced fht engage
ment o: I'M dearest fIcud recently We
naI small placerard, uaje If crepe pa-
pc winch folded like bonk ana INSIDE
those cards wee pasted . Snapshot ii
rte happv couple tnc cr on pnc cover
of the hook and the man un tie other
cover had taken tie snapshots with
u,v own camera and had -,up.y SIX prints
- each picture s1rioE ut7 II made =
tremendous hlbhlh d. surprise and ex-
cltement wneu the first guest opened hIs
placecard The cards also were appreciated
- souvenirs Ia keep
Mr. & McF II Is getting uear
Christmas and want - tell some d.
vour otho read--s vino pt.-iap- like
me. cannot atfn.d 10 spend much on } lle
tide decorations how J ruade my dinner
table pettv last Christmas Day without
spending q cent. | cllt our pIctuvcs 81
Christmas trees. Santa Cause- Lo3iy
mtstlet9p. TOYS and = nklng- from ola
greeting card and magazine and pa-tee
these all avrr my table china On the
outside of the cap- IN the bottom
Of the watec gla- c~ aad on the c..kt
plates on the cake plates brushes
them owe with picture yarm-h 10 make
them waterproof For favors ! took !.
twO-by-two inch piece 81 Single brushed
it over with glue pruklod on Some moss
then stuck 81 small evergreen branch II
a whole I'll the middle of each of the-t
enlnglc pieces s little talcum powder
made some >no~ made Large >uow-
ball Of cotton batting for the ccuTcp.ecc
aud inside tins were hidden tho presents
| bad for my reialIyc-gc~t- 4 ribbon
going 70 es4.i. ptt~pn plate iioln the pres
senr which V,,. m ant tor him her
Tomorrow Tie Guest III the Home
\lI nquule- add.r.-ed - Miss Klrk