Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02

.terial will hang straight and present g
neat appearance If treated as follows
Take each curtain and fold it length
wise in four folds, then haste the cur
tains up each side, bringing the edges
together neatly. Soak, wash and iron
each curtain. When ironed pull the
basting threads out and hang the cur
tains at the windows. You will then
find that they will hang in four lovely
creases and perfectly even.
Curtains or draperies made of lace
or rayon silk may be washed in gaso-
line to prevent shrinkage or stretching
out of shape. Pour the clear gasoline
in a clean pan, preferably outdoors
away from a fire, put the curtains in
and rub and squeeze gently. Rinse in
clean gasoline, wiring or squeeze out,
then hang outdoors on line. They
will dry in few minutes and look like
new.
Sash curtains that have to be laun-
dered often are apt to be torn from
pushing the brass curtain rods through
delicate material. To avoid this, after
laundering the curtains and when you
are ready to put them up again, slip an
old glove finger tip over the end of the
brass curtain rod to avoid tearing the
curtain casing, then remove the finger
tip and save it for use another time.
Now that wooden curtain poles are
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tains, get out your old poles with brass
balls, clean them well, remove the old
brass balls and in their place use little
wooden door stops that you can buy at
a 10-cent store. Repaint and you will
have up-to-date curtain poles.
Treatment of Rugs.
To clean a rug at home, take quart
OF hot water, making a heavy suds in
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to whip up foam. Use only the foam
on the rug, with a sponge, small
amount each time. Then wiring cloth
out of clear water to which has been
added a handful of salt and rinse the
part Just cleaned. Proceed with a strip
at time until the rug has been en-
tirely cleaned. Leave the rug on the
floor, as only the top gets damp, and
this will dry quickly when doors and
windows are open.
After washing woven rag rugs starch
them in rather stiff starch, leave them
outdoors on a line until thoroughly dry,
then they will lie fiat on the floor and
will stay in place and will not roll up.
The slipping of rugs on polished floors
can be prevented by sewing rubber
fruit jar rings to the underside Of the
rugs near the corners. For small rug,
one ring at each corner will be enough.
be placed at equal distances along the
edges. The fmgs, being thin, will not
cause uneven wearing of the rug.
To make an attractive rug for the
bath room, use quilted silence cloth.
For decoration, applique flowers that
have been cut from chintz, cretonne or
other Powered cotton material, and bind
the rug with plain or checked Bingham.
Workable Plans.
When storing articles and clothing in
boxes and bags, a tag listing the con-
tents should be attached to the outside
Of the container. This will simplify
matters when an article is wanted from
the receptacle in a hurry. If the boxes
and bags are to be stored on a high
shelf, attach tags by cords long enough
so that the list of the contents may be
read from the floor and the right box
can be quickly located.
To protect furs or voolens from
moths. make a bag of unbleached mus
lin large enough to hold the garments
you wish to protect. Then air the gar
mentS, making sure that there are no
moths in them, and wrap them in paper
and place them in the muslin bag.
Fasten the bag securely, leaving no
opening through which a moth might
enter. Moths will not eat muslin or
paper, so If the bag is fastened securely
they will not reach the contents.
Wire coat hangers can be used to
good advantage as tops for laundry
bags. Using one hanger for each side
of the bag, sew the top hens Of the bag
over the bottom of the wire hangers.
BY using two hangers one side can be
lifted from the nail while the other
side hangs securely on the wall, which
makes it convenient to put the Soiled
clothes in.
A convenient case to hold silverware
Is one made of outing flannel tackled
to the kitchen cabinet door. One and
one-fourth yards are enough to make a
good sized case. Cut the back the size
of the door, then cut three strips for
the pockets, the bottom pockets to be
used for knives and forks. the next for
table and iced tea spoons, and the top
for salad forks and teaspoons. Turn
under or bind the upper edge of the
strips and stitch down, making IL
pockets in each row, according to the
ware, allowing the ends to stick up.
This method is handy, prevents scratch
ing, and keeps your silverware bright.
OF course, you may make these cases
as large or as small as you wish, ac-
cording to the amount of silverware
that you have.
II you want a wheel chair for a per-
Son who can't walk or Is recovering
from an illness, have wheels put on an
upholstered chair. These wheels can
be bought at hardware store, and
should be 8-inch rubber-tired wheels
The front ones should be stationary and
the rear one so that it will turn. A
person can go over rugs in such chair
and not feel the jar.
When you get a collection of worm
out silk hose do not throw them away
but make a buster with them. First
make large mitten Of heavy material
then take the worn-out hose and cut
them in strips about 4 inches long
Gather both ends together, forming q
loop. Sew these onto the mitten until
Is covered on both sides. These