Evening star., 1924-10-31

writing desk for her bed
room. She removed the splashcr sup
ports and the little cupboard below,
cut away half of the lower shelf. and
divided the drawer into several small
compartments. After she had stocked
the drawer with paper. envelopes,
and pens, and put u pretty green
blottinS pad and an inkstand on top,
no one woud d have recognized this
convenient writing desk as having
once been in the form of wash
stand.
4 mahogany washStH nd treated in
much the same manner as the above,
became a dressing table On the wall
above it was hung a triple mirror
made of three mirrors hinged to-
gether The frames OF the mirrors
stained to match the stand In rem
ovatfng both these waShstands the
supports for the towel racks We.
saneu off. Two inches of wood and
tho rod itself screwed on the inside
of the closet door. made convenient
rack for mems neckties.
An old black walnut washstand
was easily converted into low book
case after the front, towel rack and
unnecessary ornamentations were re-
moved. The top was kept clear to
hold the dictionary, and a couple OF
shelves were inserted to hold other
books.
Your Wardrobe Trunk.
Have you ever longed to make use
OF your wardrobe trunk in your bed
room instead of keeping it in the
attic, but restrained yourself at the
thought of how ugly it would look
in your dainty bedroom? One woman
solved the problem by having car
penter build a little house for her
trunk, painting tho house, not the
trunk, the color of the woodwork
in her bedroom. Then she hung cur
tains in front to match the window
curtains. and the result was deco
rative piece of furniture in the room
and a roomy and convenient closet
and chest of drawers combined.
The so-called "house" consists OF
q. shelf on top made the length of the
open trunk and little wider than
the trunk. This shelf is attached
to the wall and held by two uprights,
which completely hide the ends of
the trunk. Across the front of the
shelf is extended a brass rod on which
curtains that match the window drap-
cries are hung on rings. The cur
tain keeps all dust away from the
trunk. Room for hats could easily
be provided for by adding another
shelf at the top, and having the cur
tain hang from the edge of this upper
travelling, it can easily be drawn out
from its inclosure.
Sewing Table for Bedroom.
Here is an illustration of what can
kbe done with a cheeSeboX that any
grocer will sell for Il few cents. even
if he does not offer to give it to you
for nothing.
With very little trouble such a box
(can be turned into a useful little
work table, or work basket. To begin
the work, line the cover with a how-
|, cred chintz, cretonne, or bright calico.
This cover is to be used as the top
I shelf or tray. Then line the box in
the same way and use that as the bot
tom shelf, which is deeper, of course,
and will hold mending and other ma
(terials. Three slim legs for supports
lcan be made at home with no trouble,
or purchased from d carpenter. Paint
the completed sewing table white,
gray, green, or black, or any color
to match the rest ofsthe furniture.
y variation can be furnished by re-
moving the bottom from the lower
tray, and supplying in its place a chIntz
pouch that will hang down about six
in .hes. This affords an excellent stor-
ing place for mending, and the addi-
tlonal chintz makes 1t bright and ef-
fective in appearance. The top shelf
should be supplied with little pockets
placed on the inside edge to hold but
tons, hooks, pins, thread, needles and
scissors. This will be found to be a
very convenient article of furniture.
Bed Furnishings.
To make a bed roll easily, first lift
;n iron bed with an automobile jack
and knock the rollers out with a ham
1ler. Grease thoroughly and put the
rollers back The bed will then roll
easily. You can turn a mattress cas-
ily il two strips of ticking about 2
inches wide and inches long are
sewed on each side to use as handles.
II Is now generally agreed that the
draperies for a bed should be SIM
pie as possible, preferably white, or,
at any rate, OF a material that can be |
easily and frequently laundered. Com |
forts and quilts may supply the touch
OF color. To make a dainty lawn
quilt iron out all scraps of pretty fig |
nred lawns and voiles. Tear off squares
of old white goods for a lining for the I!
blocks and piece in crazy-quilt fash |
ion. Briarstitch all the seams with
pink or blue silkateen and line with al
Sood quality of bunting or other soft
material in the same color. Pad thin
iy with cotton and quilt in any de-
sign desired. This makes a very
pretty light quilt or spread. To make
dainty edges for pillowcases, lay off
large scallops with a cup and then
have them hemstitched. Cut off close
and crochet a narrow edging, run
ming the crochet needle through the
hemstitching, or whip tatting on the
edge Of the hemstitching.
Renovating Goods.
To keep woolen blankets soft there
are four things to remember First,
they must be washed and rinsed in
water of the same temperature. There
: must be a little soap in the last
rinsing water. They must not be
rubbed or wrung out, and must not
lie put out to dry in freezing weather.
Always use some borax or ammonia
in the water. Wash only one at y
time and dry as soon as rinsed This
is the way to treat any kind of wool
en- articles.
An eiderdown comfort which has be-
come shabby and soiled, will need clean
ing and renovating, which can be done
AT home. An eiderdown comfort can
be washed if care is used In the per-
formance. A large tub of warm, soapy
water should be used and the comfort
plunged in and worked up and down
vigorously. After several rinsings in
clear water, 1t should be squeezed thor
oughly, but not wrung out, and then
hung outdoors on breezy day.
The silk or satin borders of eiderdown
comforts wear out quickly, rule,
but they can be renewed easily by
means Of wide ribbon, and, of course, a
different color may be used If liked.
The ribbon should be wide enough to
cover the edges thoroughly, and the
corded edges as we'll. The ribbon can
be sewed on by hand, but If it is first
pinned in position and the corners care
fully mitered beforehand, it can be