Evening star., 1928-10-19

! the house and does not use it for some
of the many purposes other than for
! giving light is depriving herself OF one
of the greatest blessings that we have
today. An electric vacuum cleaner with
| specially constructed parts to reach all
places and motor-operated floor polish
ers are not luxuries but necessities.
A miniature vacuum cleaner has a
motor driven brush which very effec-
lively picks up the surface litter of
threads, hair and lint, and takes out the
deeply embedded dirt as we'll. It Is a
very useful piece of equipment. and may
be used in cleaning upholstered furniture
stair carpets, draperies, clothing. auto
mobile upholstery and other things. 1t
weighs only three and one-fourth
pounds. has Is feet of cord, which al
lows freedom of movement. and the bag
is easily detached for cleaning.
A whole meal can be cooked on An
electric table stove after guests are
seated at the table, or if you do not
care to do your cooking at the table
but would like to be sure that soup
or other concoction will be steaming hot
whether it is served at the appointed
time or not, provide yourself with an
electric warmer There is one on the
market that can be regulated to any
desired temperature.
Often one piece of equipment may
meet the three demands of being
time, energy and money saver. The
f1reless cooker is a good example of this.
The food, after being put into the
cooker, requires no further expenditure
of time or energy on the part of the
cook until it is ready to be taken out
and served. Also the money saved in
the use OF fuel is equally as important
as the saving of the time and energy.
Cooking is not necessarily done by
actual contact with the flame. but by
the heat generated by that flame. It
is the hot water that boils the vege-
tables, or the hot air which surrounds
the cake that bakes it, or the steam
which cooks the pudding or potatoes
II one flame can be used to heat the
radiator on which several vessels con-
tanning different foods can be placed,
and heated radiator with its filled ves-
sells placed in an air-tight container SO
that the heat will be conserved and the
cooking continue. only about one fourth
as much fuel has been used in the cook
ing of these articles as would have been
necessary had each vessel been kept
over flame until the food was done.
Another fuel saver, because it is a
time saver, is the pressure cooker. Here
the cooking of the food can be done
in less than third of the time re-
quired In an ordinary boiler or sauce
pan. Two or more foods may be placed
in the cooker at the same time if suit
able containers are used so that the
flavor of one will not be transferred
to the other. Care in the use of the
pressure cooker is necessary if these
foods are to retain their best flavor.
If the directions accompanying this
utensil are followed you will have sue
cess with it.
In the Sewing Room.
Both time and trouble are saved
when sewing by simply placing an or
binary three-arm towel-rack above the
right end of the sewing machine. On
this rack can be hung tape measure,
pieces of unfinished goods, which other
wise would slip to the floor beneath
the machine. With this time-saver. the
machine must be kept in its perma-
nent position, where the rack will al
ways serve it.
An ordinary 10-cent sash curtain rod,
attached to the under edge of the sew
go with 1t, is excellent for keeping
spools of thread untangled and in place
where they can be located Immediately.
Fasten strip of felt around the
arm of the machine for holding pins
and needles. Hang a pair of small
scissors at the side. For another con-
venience, make an old-fashioned PIN
cushion, and in one corner of it make
a little pocket to hold a thimble. In
the cushion put straight pins, safety
pins and two needles, one threaded with
black thread, the other with white.
Keep the cushion in convenient place
When In hurry, or in case of emer-
gency, this is more convenient than
hunting in work basket BY folding
a piece of adhesive tape over one
sharp edge, old safety razor blades may
be used with safety as ripping knives.
Discarded felt hats, particularly the
bright-colored ones, make many pretty
ornaments and useful objects for wear
and for the house. House slippers
made from old felt hats will outlast the
ordinary felt slippers and are very easy
10 make. You can cut a pattern from
an old pair of slippers. There are
many ways OF trimming them. One
hat will make sixe 4 pais Old felt
hats will also make excellent holders
for hot pots, and so on, If cut into con-
venient shapes and sizes. A hat for a
little girl may be made by dyeing an
old felt hat of mothers a pretty color
by boiling. The hat will then fit the
child's head, as it will shrink little.
When dry, cut off the brim, leaving
enough to turn up in front. Bind
with a strong ribbon and put o band
OF the same color around the crown
with bow In back