Evening star., 1922-11-10
Health and Thrift in the Home

room that seems little cherries can
often be remarkably frightened by
having what was before blank door
space now filled with handsome por-
there to match the rest of the ORA
peries. 1t may be just what Is need
ed to bring that entire side of the
room into relation and harmony with
the rest of the furnishings.
How to Dispose Of Trunks.
If you have no place In which to
store trunks. there are ways to hide
them and still put them to good use
in crowded room. One mothef
solved the problem of disposing or
the trunk in her daughters room in
the following way: A wooden frame
was made. a little larger than the
trunk on three sides and extending
out in front about eight inches. This
frame was covered with smooth
boards nailed closely and evenly to.
gether. and over this was stretched
a dark green material in imitation
Of leather, held smoothly in place
along the edges Of the frame by brass
tacks. At the back, eight inches from
the ends. supports. eight inches wide
and ten inches high. We're securely
fastened TO hold a shelf of the same
width. The frame was then placed
in position. resting securely and
evenly upon the fiat top of the trunk.
The sides Of the trunk We're
screened from view by cretonne Of
the same pattern as the window
haneings. The cretonne was hung In
box plaits around the trunk and held
in place by large brass tacks.
The transformation was complete.
The old trunk had become "a COM
modious desk and table boasting a
compartment for books and a shelf
also for knicknacks. The frame is
easily lifted on and off from the
trunk, so that the trunk is easy of ac-
cess. The space left at the front of
the frame gives ample room for the
knees, when one is writing.
Another excellent way of diSposing
of a large trunk in 4 crowded room
and still putting it to good use is to
treat it as a couch. First have mat
treSS cushion made exactly to tit the
top, and over this put cretonne or
other cover fitted to the mattress
and with a rufile below. The advan
tage of this arrangement is that the
trunk is SO easily opened that the
tray can be used regularly for hold
ing blouses, or placed under a win
dow or at the foot of IL bed with
cushions on it. it makes a comfort
able seat.
Dressing Reds.
A simple and excellent way of i'm
proving the appearance of u BRASS
and-iron bedsted is by means of cur
fainS hung at the head and foot.
These may be of cretonne with a
heading at the top and slot just
below through which one Of the laths
used for window blinds is put and
the fullneSs gathered up on II. The
lath is then secured in place at the
head and foot of the bed by means Of
ribbons AS a rule. however. the cur
tains look better made of plain silk
or other material. repeating one Of
the colors in the cretonne OF the char
covers If such is used and mounted
on a flve- inch wide band made Of can
vas covered with the silk. the cur
tains being trimmed with filet lace in
sertion.
Lamp Shade Easily Made.
With the arrival of longer evenings
will come the need for new lamps
and lamp shades. II IS a good idea
to make the shades, when poSs BILE
as they are expensive 10 buy. \ small
shade for Il table lamp can he made
of ribbon drawn over wire frame.
The ribbon is looped at the top and
bottom of the framework. and ribbon
in Contras sting color is intsrlac d
through the strands to make an at
tractive border. 4 tall standing
lamp can have a round shade Of
stretched crimson silk on which have
been appliqued large bats cut from
black velvet.