Evening star., 1925-07-10

your house Is to be closed for
some time. when your family goes
away for the Summer vacation.
certain necessary precautions
should be taken. To. begin with
ace all silverware and other valu-
lies in safe deposit box at your
bs-nk. Put away all ornaments, re.
1--we all cushion and table covers,
Oh, il covers, heavy curtains and hang
IL IS, brush or clean them. and put
tn-m safely away. Cover all carpets
- h newspapers and the furniture
N.th dust sheets. Valuable pictures
81, uld be taken down and wrapped
! covers. Grease all metal articles
nj wrap them in brown paper.
lave the gas. electricity and water
tufned off, close and fasten all win
onYs and pull the shades down half
D y, Y. Most people choose to leave
'iIuslin curtains at windows. Cover
IN beds with dust sheets. Blankets
should be removed. shaken and put
sway with plenty of camphor or moth
/ sils. Dust naphthalene powder over
ne carpets, rugs and upholstered fur
nt,ure before covering them.
Il Is a good plan to send carpets to
- cleaned and mattresses to be made
cTsr, with Instructions not to return
tlF m before a certain time.
Lock all doors and do not forget to
ten all tradespeople not to call until
sain requested. Fill out a post
'.ice form for your new address and
hand In to the post, Office. '.-.-
Moth Powder.
A powder which will keep moths
TWay from clothes can be prepared in
MS way: Secure two ounces Of cloves
ni the same amount of cinnamon,
mace, black pepper and orris root.
Powder these ingredients as fine as
Ips'Sible, then mix them well together.
: pc mixture may be scattered at the
bottom of drawers or put into small
ra:Islin bags and then placed here
III there. The odor Is quite a pleas
NJ one, but it is much disliked by
'Dths which attack clothes. If moths
/ a"e already attacked draperies. and
o!othes, II is advisable to plunge the
II 2terial into boiling water, which will
Instantly kill grubs and eggs, or 1t
m Y be held in the steam of boiling
Fettle. A hot iron applied on the
q ing side will also be effective. A
good way to treat moths In carpets is
To, wiring a coarse linen towel in clean
wster and spread 1t on the carpet. 1t
stculd then be ironed until dry and
ne operation repeated. 1t is not nee
e@sary to press hard, and the treat.
r2ent will not injure the pile or color
of he carpet.
Week End Baggage.
1t Is generally advisable to take only
baggage, that Is absolutely necessary
,a week end trip The packing of
extra hats for such occasions is diff
ttTt because it is not always conven-
:ont to carry regular hat box. An
e-stra hat can be taken in a suit case
II 1t is slightly adapted. An oblong
box can be made of cardboard and
covered with material to match the in
side Of the suit case. A wire hat hold
- should be attached to the box so
that the hat can be pinned to 1t and so
be kept firmly in place. The space at
tie end OF the case can then be util-
lied for light articles without damage
to the hat, and very gauZy articles
may be placed in with the hat. If the
lining of q suit case will permit 1t.
sets Of two strong tapes can be sewed
II the inner sides of the suit case.
c'hen a piece of thin board or strong
CT rdboard can be slipped between these
10 make a division when required.
fJese divisions can be made in q suit
tose when the hat box it not used, and
yin prevent tumble of articles, af-
fording separate compartments for diff
isrent things.