Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-18
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
By Laura A. kirkmsn.
READERS DISCOVERIES.

N~ r a r.. Thank you for the
r,circ, Here is my discovery: ! have
made a cute pink apron for my httle gilI
which i- perfectly plain III the lower paIt
bu, Ia. a front bib part of white naue
IN the share Of rabbits head WITH ,wo
long cars which go up over the shouiuolS
and button onto the apron str, g hehii,u,
The facc on the round white BIB part
,,,de hv rmhroidcring q small red me LOT
! mouth: cmbroldcring black whls6ers'
aud sewing two red buttons on LOT eyes,
These aprons rakc cute gitts' are eoou
to make for church sales, and are SO popu-
lar with children that they love 70 wear
them all the time.
uan,o Nursr "NIv mother has been
N ! long time and, rs | nurse her and DO
my own housework ,rncluding washing
and ;roni, q beside. have had TO resort
n this deySce to keep Mothers meal trays
fresh with clean doilics and napkins:
Lo,,gbt some blue Japanese towellng ana
made trav-cloths and napkins OF ~.
Mother likes these better than the white
one,, because she does not fear spottlnG
them II simply wash them out without
ironing them as they look rs well un-
ironcd as ironed) and she can have
clean one. if she needs TO, at every meal.
| bought some blue Willow-pattcm CHINA
70 GO with this Japanese towclng, ana the
effect OF the tray Is very pretty
Amateur Dressmakcr: dresses gen
orally are discarded because the elbows
wear out and the front part-ootn
blouse and skirt-hecomes spotted ana
soiled. Realizing this about year ago
I designed n dress for myself whlch,
figured, | could wear twice rs iohg >
an ordinary dress. ! made II with semi
mil skirt and blouse Joined on broad
heIt then | took some OF he same ma
terial (crepe de chineN and made two
panels. one 20 hang from the shoulders
- tho hem in tho back, and ono to hang
from shoulders TO hem III front. hese
,,aneis are as wide rs my shoulders
and over them is q wide glrdle oi satin:
~ course | am thin and the material
j. fine. or else this style OF dress might
look bulky. But Il has surely proved
useful 10 mo Last winter wore Il every
day a. a house dress with the panels on II
a. described. and tins winter have SIMPLY
taken VT tho panels and thrown them
sway and there Is still = perfectly good,
whole drcSs left which WAS beneath the
nase p.nels on see, tho panels caught
M tlc soil and spots had 70 put new
trepc dc chime sleeves IN the dress TINS
fall but had saved some material Just
fins nflfTH1ef tNiftAAtANs itshAiHtii->
hat tho dress has saved me actual money,
nut SIS "a The savings bank The pnce
Il = urv dress for | would have had
~ buv new house drcSs for tins winter i
this dress could not have hccn used.
am writing 20 give other women thus way
saf have discovered 20 save money
4 : u mN cream 81 wheat break
~ food and wh,afcna breakfast tood
md gct the fucst-t.,StIng cereal | have
vet found II makes i very hight brown
calorcd cereal lus' try II Ny small
children like this mixture better than
either 81 thcsc cereals served PLAIN
Tomorrow Somc Menus for the Con-
valcsceut
All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirkman
N care ~ the Efficient Housekeeping de-
partmcnt Will bc answered in these column
IN their turn This requires considerable
time, however, owing TO the great number
received So If Personal or quicker reply
is desired, a stamped and selt-addressed
envelope must he enclosed with tic ques-
tion.-The Editor.