Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
Saving Time, Labor and Money
Methods of Thrift Are Required in the Sewing
Room, Kitchen, Laundry and All
Over the House.
Over the House.

, disappear IL rubbed with a clean Han
moi and n little butter. Don't use too
much butter. and be sure to turn the
flannel round often to a clean part.
/ Sometimes velveteen can be Wasneo'
but there must be no wringing or
squeezing and the garment or article
must be hung up quite wet ana AL
lowed to drip and dry, then the nap
will come up. If possible, wash sam
| pie first. -,
A silk manufacturer says that silk
umbrellas should not be kept tightly
rolled because air must get to the silk
to keep ii from rottinG. Also. the con-
tinued tight creaSing in the same
places makes the silk wear through
quickly. Shake the folds loose before
putting away silk umbrellas and you
will find that they will last much
longer.
When satin or brocade dance shoes
get shabby looking and can no longer
be used for their original purpose. n
little ingenuity will turn them into
attractive and useful bedroom mules.
First il they are faded or dirty, they
should be tinted with a cold-water dye.
This can be dabbed on with a piece of
cotton wool dipped in n saucer of the
dre, which should first be diluted to
the correct shade and tried on an old
niece of silk or satin. Next. the sides
of the shoes should be cut down to
the sole, on each side of the instep,
so as to leave only a toe cap and
piece at the back TO grip the heel.
Toe-cap and heetpiece should then
either be bound with satin or velvet
ribbon. or edged with fur, and the toes
embroidered in wool or silk. In this
way you can make very good-looking
mules out Of a pair of satin or bro
cade shoes.
Buy some cheap lace with a floral
design. then color the design any shade
you wish, using wax carbons for the
purpose. After you have colored the
lace, press it with hot iron on the
wrong side. This makes the color fast.
1t is very pretty as dainty trimming
for fancy articles of any kind.
BY using a magazine cover, roto.
gravure picture, or photograph in
colors which you may have in your
possession. YOU can have an artistic
picture for your room by covering IT
with shellac before framing it. A
picture treated this way will resemble
an oil painting.
Put pieces of oilcloth in the bottom
Of kitchen and bathroom wastebaskets
and nothing can sift or soak through,
and when soiled they may be easily
wiped off.
II your cheap oatmeal wall paper
has become discolored and faded. buy
two small bottles OF bluing and a 10
cent paint brush. Put two tablespoon
fuls OF bluing in each cupful of water
TO be used. Brush this over the wall
paper from the top down in yard
strips. 1t is easy work and doesn't
require skill. The effect produced will
he like a beautiful blue tapestry. 1t
dries quickly and the result is sur.
prising.
To make inexpensive ink, buy one
indelible pencil. which will make about
five small bottles of ink. Boil the
water and place one-fifth of the pencil,
after taking off the wood, using only
the lead. in each bottle. When COM
pletely dissolved. II is ready for use.
A good grade of bluing will make ink
for small children to use at home and
in school. 1t washes out from their
clothes more easily than other inks.