Evening star., 1926-11-26

Silverware and 1t will look as bright
as new without being injured.
If silver is to be packed away for
a long time place it i'm A box of dry
| -four and il will remain untarnished.
White table oiicloth that has become
disfigured with stains may be cleaned
! by rubbing with slice of raw po-
tato, even stains caused by hot cook
| ing pans. To make steel wool last
longer each time it is used. wash it
| we'll and then lay it in a sunny place
or on top of the oven. 1t will last
much longer than it does when left
wet. To use bits of toilet soap, put
all in saucepan, melt, then pour
! into a cup. When cold, you will
, have nice cake of soap.
Kitchen COnveniences.
One ingenious housewife, possessing
| siXshelf bookcase for which she
| no longer had need in any other
| place, rather than sell it at a sacri-
| flee, used it in the kitchen by filling
its shelves with square oatmeal and
salt boxes. with the top, or open ends
of the boxes facing out. The boxes
| fit in the shelves with a little space
| left. which is filled in with q cook
| book or scrapbOok of recipes. On
| the face-edge of the shelf, directly un-
! derneath each box, is placed a label
indicating the contents. This makes
a splendid pigeonhole case for clip
pings, recipes. or letters, without de-
facing the bookcase. as the labels are
glued at tips only. and stuck on, and
are easily soaked and removed, should
occasion require. A pair of lace cur
| tains adds~ beauty and conceals the
contents OF the bookcase. If YOU
have a bookcase that is very shabby
and wish to use it, paint it to match
the woodwork of the kitchen, and
cover the shelves with enameled cloth
If it has glass doors, so much the
better, but if not. use curtains.
Cooking utensils may be kept on the
shelves, or the chinaware for kitchen
use.
An old writing desk is another
great convenience in the kitchen if
you can find room for it. When in
the kitchen. the housewife frequently
is in need of a pen, pencil. or check
book. and such "A desk will save her
from having to go to the living room
for it. 1t can he made attractive by
enameling in gray. stenciIed in rose
color or any other decoration. Here
YOU can figure your budget or write
letters while waiting for meals to
cook. 1t can hold grocery bills, ice
tickets, laundry lists, and other
things.
Other Suggestions.
IF YOU have the misfortune to crack
mirror, if it is not directly down
through the center. but is at one
side or at the top or bottom, secure
some water-color paints and paint the
crack a rich dark green about. one
eighth of an inch wide, and to that
add little stems and flowers resem-
bling a morning glory vine. This will
not require any skill, and will add a
decoration, enabling you to continue
to use your mirror instead of being
obliged to discard it.
If you have a small clock that is
beyond repair, do not throw it away,
but instead place it in the sick room,
or until needed. You will find it
handy to indicate the next time for
taking medicine. AS each dose is
given to the patient, turn the hands
to the hour when the next dose
should be taken. This is better than
trusting to memory.
Good building blocks for the chill
dren, and costing nothing, are the
various sized pieces of blocks to be
found around where there is building
going on. Get four or five of each
length, give them two coats Of red
or blue enamel. and see the houses,
garages. and other things a child can
build with them.
If you have long pair of kid
gloves in your possession, you can
make short ones from them with
decorated cuffs. Cut the tops off. then
gather a narrow piece of ribbon
around the tops. sewing it on with a
lighter shade Of embroidery silk, or
you can add a small f1aring cuff Of
the kid that was cut from the top,
then add a little bright embroidery to
the cuff, or little bright silk or kid
in another color appliqued on. If
any material is left from the tops,
make a coin purse for one of the
children.