Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-01

Aunt Julia's Letter Box. The ques-
tons must be. sent separately and
must be addressed to Aunt Julia's
Question Box, The Atlanta Tri-Week-
ly Journal, Atlanta. Ga.
Dear Folks: hate to be kill
joy, but do you realize that we
are started right towards Christ
mas? How many of you have made
a start on Christmas gifts? This
will be a fine place for exchanging
ideas, and if you do bit of work
along the way, you'll find when
Christmas gets here that you have
many lovely gifts to give, and your
Christmas expenses cut in half.
: Please send us some ideas for
this happy work. Cordially,
AUNT JULIA.
Laura Bell:
= Get some crash towelling. I pre-
fer the plain cream, although the
towelling with the colored borders
is often used in making chair back
covers. If you use the colbred bor-
dered towelling, Of course you want
the initial, which should come
right in the middle of the space
between bottom and top Of chair,
to be a match to the border. If
you use the cream you can make
the letter either blue, red, orange
or green. If your. chairs are paint
ed green, the green initial on the
cream towelling is charming. Just
attach tapes at each end, it takes
four, two top and two bottom. Have
these tapes long enough to tie well
at the back, let your cover come
far enough over bottom and top
not to show tapes from the front.
Annie Laurie:
If you put the net curtains on
rods at top and bottom of your
easement windows, you can have a
cretonne. overdrape. Just set your
rod long enough to have the side
curtains Of cretonne not interfere
with the opening of the windows.
Bee:
You do seem to be busy. The
best way to avoid confusion when
you have many duties and engage
ments is to have desk calendar.
I like the Jumbo type best. Have
daily schedule and just as near
ly as possible stick to it. At least,
if you have something important
to do, if it is noted on your calen-
dar the day it is to be done, you
are. not apt to entirely overlook it.
Mother:
Of course your little girls trou-
BILE may be just heat rash, but
it is most advisable to consult a
physician when an eruption con-
tinues. Especially is this so if it
is affecting her eyes. Skin trout
hles are not easy to conquer II of
long standing.
Betty-It is indeed a. good idea to
set the color in all colored wash fab
RIGS. My way is to make strong
solution of vinegar and salt and put
in enough water to cover the ma
terial completely. Let soak until
thoroughly wet, rince in cold water
and dry. This shrinks the goods as
we'll as sets the color.
Lillian-If you use lime water in
washing your clothes that is the
cause Of your dinginess. The fol
lowing proportion Of borax used in
this water will probably whiten
them: One teaspoon of boraX to a
gallon of water for boiling. A small
amount Of borax in the rinsing
water. Do not use bluing in lime
water.
Mrs. Wesley Fowler have been
trying to get you the information de-
sired, but have been unable to Sc.
cure it in a form that could be sent
Won and TO COW the pieces so that
you could use them Is not practical.
I am sending your letter to Miss
Annie Porter, librarian at Green
vile, S. c.. know that she will be
glad to give you any help she can.
If you want or need books and there
is a library commission in South
Carolina, you can certainly get what
you need. Please write me again.
Your letter was most interesting.
Margaret-For use in darning
heels and toes of any stockings I
have found the six-strand embroid-
cry thread best. You can, as you will
see, separate your threads so that
you will be able to match the weight
Of your stockings. have never been
able to do much with stocking that
started a run at the knee or ankle.
Dick-Better not try that getting
even" game. 1t generally works out
as the slang expression goes that
'''the bitter gets bitten"
M. S., Quincy, Fla.-Am sending
your letter to Red Cross headquar'
tiers.