The Washington times., 1924-11-03
Household Hints
Short Cuts 10 Good Effsets
BY SALLY Z. DAVIDSON

We are all interested in short cuts
to charming effects In house furnish.
ing. particularly IL they effect q say.
ing IN money. This question OF cost
is problem we ali share, and while
Il is convenient at times. few OF US
would have 1t otherwise. for most OF
us derive real pleasure and genuine
satisfaction from those OCCASION
upon which we realize effects which
SO Tar as appearances are concerned,
give the impression Of far exceedinr
their actual cost.
AS g matter Of fact the posseasion
OF plenty Of money is no ruara ntea
tor that peculiar quality absol1teIv
nvtessaty 70 creating q real home
1 y 6 mouse. Although many Of
uS aIe porn with this Gift, it is fire.
enly financial considerations that
I'm = " the surface. Thus, the
icn woman who can easily employ
- A.seEIor decorator has less chance
WA developing this latent gift
srt;'.ns we women who are in less
alusnt circumstances must not
oiy De our own decorators but must
ESQ scheme and strain our ingenI,itv
rasi n sHng our dwelling places mt
Inis: fortunately, however - M,
IIIlcult as one would think n
.ns nome boasts at least the fnnda.
L esaI comforts such az a rnod
/ ,na- Plant electric lights ana 4,
isl tne more important Of the
aousenoid electrical appliances such
Sne sewing machine, washinn
aaaa ana troner. Today. be-
ause Domestic help Is SO hirh
p,ice1' many housewives must dr
Al tnelr work themselves ana 3
sse appnanees ate absolute neces
SUES = the house is to be & horne
sMo the woman companion to he,
husband and children and NOT nera
~ 2 housekeeper. 80 oA = =
Electric household appliance.
properly considered are not exnen
s.Ve ana can generally be purchases
IN the partial payment plan, anG
snsy certainly pay for themselye,
9uichIy by tightening the work
engtnening leisure and cuttins
uown Doth the operating and decora
lIou cost OF the home. But thai
mean that they make Il posgibl.
Ior US to have better things anG
more Of them. N
For example, I wanted seven
pairs OF "tie.back" curtains for nny
oedrooms. Trips to the differeni
shops revealed that the sheer yoile
ue-Dacks with three-ruffIe va
lance at the top-the sort Of thinr
oesired--would cost me exactly
ten dollars a pair. could not az
toro to pay that much. So / pur
chased the same quality wolfe tina,
was In those at the shop and made
my own curtains. / worked about
rive hours a day for two DAYS witt
my electric sewing machine. TIN
cost was $3.50 a pair. This in
Guided one dollar spent for machine
hemstitching.
used the ruffling tool ani
made the ruffles and sewed, then
on to the curtain at one and fI,e
same time. Then I faced the raNI
edges with a one.inch bias fold
which I had hemstitched. This
not only gave the curtains weight
but the finished look only high
priced curtains possess. The three
rufrle valance is a very clever idea
tor~lt saves you the price of over
drapertes and gives a more youth
tul and airy effect to the room.
II you have ''tie-back" curtains
without valances and you wish ia
add them, match the material out
OF which your curtains are ---aae
ana make the valances yourself,
Three ruffles are usually enough.
IN ract, many prefer only two. but
these should be rather deem.
A very attractive effect for
straight window curtains may be
obtained by using dyed fcheesecloth
Yellow Is particularly cheerful for
the winter Purchase dressed
cheeseclotk and allow yourself
about ore quarter Of a yard more
for eacn curtain than the measure.
mems call for. This il for shrink.
eye. Buy a package of yellow or
orange dye, dilute it and stir il
into a quart Of boiling water. Boil
tor half an hour and cool. Soak
the cheesecloth and then wash il
In your washing machine for a0our
tive minutes to wash out the
dressing and then wiring II out
In wrtnging be sure to fold II in
half and keep 1t going through the
wringer evenly so that there will
be no unnecessary creases. Run
enough water into your laundry tub
to cover the cheesecloth. bur do
not put 1t in until the dive has
been properly mixed and the exact
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