Evening star., 1922-08-25


bargains in household linens
and cottons, and every
housewife who wishes to
save money will take advantage or
these summer sales to store up for
fall and winter She should first
look over her present supply of table
and bed linen and see what can be
mended and renovated, and after cut
ting out the worn parts from table
linen, see what smaller ureful articles
can be made from the good pieces re-
manning. She will find. after little
thought, that even the smallest pieces
can be used to make something.
In most households cotton is used
for sheets and pillowcases and linen
for tablewear. towels and other ar
ticles Many housewives really pre-
fer a fine grade of cotton sheeting'
and certainly most of them use II.
For tablewear pure linen is undoubt-
edlv the best fabric. Plain satin
damask, as we'll as plain linen, may
be used for luncheon cloths, ana dam :
ask, either plain. plain with sa.lil
stripe or figure. or fancy weave TOT
larger tablecloths. There are cott0l,
substitutes, but they are distinctly
inferior in wear and in appearance,
and seldom give satisfaction
If necessary, it is better TO puy
fewer sets and search for bargains
which a watchful housewife will
quite frequently discover Not all the
white bargain sales are conducted III
January. although that month Is a
good time for the housewife 10 De
~ tho keep lookout.
When selecting linen. consider flrs'
the weight and then the f1neness. ine
cheaper grades contain great oea
of sizing" that gives an attractive
finish. and adds to the appareh.
weight of the linen. but when tht
sizine has been washed. only f1imsI
fabric remains.
Linen is the ideal toweling material
In the kitchen the blocked inner
glass toweling is used for nne o1snes
as well as for glasses. heaVy ctasI
for kitchen utensils, and llsht-Welsn
crash for roller towels. HANG toMe,S .s.
may be made of fine huckaback. pro
eve. damask or a combination. HucR
aback is perhaps the most duranie
and varies from the fairly coarse u
the exquisitely fine.
Resides the white sets to use on
special occasions there are luncheof cor
sets. with colored borders. and also
colored sets in pink, blue or yello"
with damask designs in white.
RcmodeIing Table Linen.
Almost every inch OF partly worn
tabIe linen no longer serving the
original purpose can be utilized foI
making smaller useful articles oy
the aid of various clever little oe'lceS
which every practical housewife vii
be glad to use. .n,.
of wearing Ou
iust when the linen is looking lts
best. with the smooth sheen tina,
comes from repeated washlngs anC
ironings One resourceful houseWIls
has revised ways to save worn tapie
cloths for further usefulness. ons
hemstitched cloth three .aldS !hare
and two yards wide was frayed Whert
arms had rubbed on the edges OF tn'
table. To repair this, she nrst Sc
Iected two yards of insertion IRON
some odds and ends that she had II
her scrap bag. 1t was not nnen, 10
all her linen insertion was io1 Ha ,a
row. but ii was strong, whicn wa;
yerv necessary. as the weight OF tnt
cloth puts a severe strain on II ii
washing, She says that If hand
some piece OF old lace is used. y
should be fortified with a linen strll
underneath. Indeed. 1t "oulo pe oes
10 place a linen strip under the In
sertion. no matter what kind OF !act
is used Such an insertion band give!
a nleasing decoration to long aiming
room tablecloth.
When another tablecloth wore ou
in the folds, this same housewife sc
cured a. cross effect through the cen
ters in much the same way. The
h.nds of insertion were basted ant
stitched on with the sewing machine
with a loose stitch. then the liner
haneath was cut away. One way te
prevent a tablecloth from breaking
on the center folds. is to cut one o.
two inches from one end ana ON
side That will make the folds COM
in new places. and adds greatly tt
the wearing qualities of the liner
cloth. h,
washing powder, or by acid IN al
attempt to remove a rust spot,
are burned by match heads, they ar
Iike1v TO appear in awkward places
in one corner perhaps. A little lac
monogram or crocheted design vii
hide such a defect. or lace In
serts can bep laced in the fou
corners by quartering the table
cloth and marking hole tnrousl
the three other corners. In this wa.
all corners will match.
A tabIecloth does not lose Its use
fulness even when it is too far gon
to be mended any more or to b.
cut over in the ways described. Oftel
the ends of a fine old piece of damasl
will retain much Of their origina
strength and beauty. although tn
middle may be damaged. A yer,
practical use to which such ends ca
! be put is to cut them into eightee,
| or twenty inch squares. pull thread
| to get the sides even. and by hem
ming the edges neatly by hand, con
| vert them into table napkins 10
everyday use. Thus treated, the
will last a long time.
| Every housewife can find a use TO
small cloths from a yard to NIT
| inches square, for the luncheon table
| for instance. The ends, cut to the de
sired size and hemmed or hem
| a long time. Also, damask will b
| found useful for covers for side
| boards, tables. dressers or other piece
Of furniture. From the ends you ca
| usually get four squares OF goo
! cloth that, when laid together, wi
| cover the top of a good sized tabl
| and allow a little to hang over tn
| edges. One edge of each of the fou
! SQUARES has a selvage, but the thre
| other edges you must hem with a
! narrow a hem as possible. Then lay TN
| four squares together to form larg
| square, with proper regard TO IN
| pattern of the cloth, and fagot tn
| SQUARES together with a heavy line
! thread The easiest way to do ths
| is to baste the edges on heavy pape
| leaving about half an inch space Il
| the fagoting. In the center Whel
! the four corners come together wor
result will be a pretty cloth for us
/ at breakfast or luncheon.
| Instead of the fagoting, narro,
! insertion in heavy lace can be use
| to Join the squares. with a medallfo