Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
Summer Housekeeping Ways
Work Can Be Made Easier by Adopting Proper
Notwithstanding Decorations Science
in the Laundry-Repair Box.

WHEN preparing to pack trunk of
the older type, provide yourself
with four or five pieces Of cardboard
the size of your trunk, so that they will
slip in easily. Wrap dresses or blouses
In tissue paper and attach them to
these boards with tape. You can then
pack and unpack many times and your
dresses will not be disturbed, but viii
come out when needed as fresh as when
FIRST packed.
For use in an automobile, provide
some strong khaki bags of various sizes,
made with drawstrings. Attach to
each bag a shipping tag and write on
each tag list of the contents OF each
bag These bags will fit into odd
spaces in the car when packing and
will save time and confusion when try
ing to locate small articles wanted
while travelling. Small children have
diff1culty in seeing from the car win
dows when driving and soon become
restless. A raised seat can be made for
a child by padding box and covering
it with cretonne. Place the box be-
tween the driver and the other 'front.'
seat occupants.
Useful Sewing Methods.
Childrens boomers will wear out,
make them last as long as the dress
they match, make them the same
length, both front and back, and they
can then be worn either way, the wear
coming on both sides alike. This APP
plies only to boomers having elastic at
the waistline.
When making quilts for the babys
bed. cut all the pieces 8 inches square,
then fold, which makes three
cornered piece. Sew up one side and
little over half on the other side. Then
fill the open space with cotton to the
desired thickness. 1t takes four pieces
for one block. Be sure to put the
places left open in the center and sew.
BY working this way, you can piece
and quilt all in one in less time.
When a tablecloth Is too much worn
for further use as tablecloth you can
make a quilted luncheon set out OF 1t.
Out the center dolly pattern 10 inches
square and plate doilies inches by 10
inches and 3 inches square for smaller
ones. Lay the patterns on the best
parts of the cloth, cutting twice the
number desired for the set. Then lay
them together, two by two, haste the
edges, mark the design with pencil and
Quilt by hand. Half yard OF yellow
checked chambray, bonproof, VIII De
more than enough to bind the edges.
Linen damask shows the quilted design
beautifully and it wears extra well IL
the quilting is fairly closely spaced.
To make novel decorations on olSn
towels, take carbon paper and trace the
dishes cooking utensils or knives, forks
and spoons from magazine advertise
nents, then outline them In color.
When pillowcaSes have become toe
worn to be used on the outside, use
them as protection next to the pillow
then put the good pillowcase on top
This will keep the pillows clean and
fresh.
The edge of trousers pockets often
wears out before the trousers do. 10
reinforce the edges, take some embroid-
ery thread the color of the trousers and
work the edge of the pocket with a
buttonhole stitch. This not only makes
trim, neat finish, but it makes a sub
stantial one.
safety pin when elastic has lost its
stretch, cut a slit in the material large
enough to draw the elastic up, clip IT,
then sew new elastic to one end, draw
out the old and draw in the new.
In the Laundry.
When washing and rinsing colored
materials add teaspoonful OF EPSON
salts to each gallon of water and deli
cate shades will not fade or run.
Leave badly scorched white materia
out all night on the grass in the dew
then dry in the sun. This gives, goot
results.
when a dress is soiled by perspiratior
make a paste OF cornstarch and watel
and cover the stained parts. Wher
dry brush on the starch and the stair
will have disappeared, leaving no circle
This win not injure the material.
Take baby's wooden shirts, stocking
and other garment when new and placs
them on PAPER to get pattern, ther
place the pattern on thin cardboard anc
cut Smooth thoroughly with sand pa.
per. After washing the articles DIR!
them on these forms and they won
shrink or need pressing. Before wash
ing sweaters sew up the buttonholes, i
there are any. This will prevent thu
sweaters from stretching out of shape
Wash white silk stocking in lukewarn
water with mild, pure white soap, ther
put them in rinsing water of the sam,
temperature that has been made pail
blue with bluing and also add abOu
three tablespoonfuls Of vinegar Thu
treatment viii keep the stockings from
getting yellow. If your best pair o
hose happens to be soiled and you wan
TO wear them in q few minutes, wasl
them out, then spread them on towe
and roll them up real tight, twisting tn
roll. Then hang the hose in the al
and in few minutes they will be per
1ectly dry and ready to wear.
Gloves are quite an expense IL yoV
drive car, they are so easily soiled
Silk gloves can be washed in gasolin
and the doeskin and fabric ones can b
washed in lukewarm water with goo
white soap. When dry, heat an ordinar
curling iron and iron them by runnin
1t inside each finger, which ais
stretches them a little. After this
done they will look like new gloves.
Many women hesitate to do DIR
cleaning at home because Of the gaso
line odor that clings to the garment
II one teaspoonful of oil of lavender
added to each gallon of gasoline thi
difficulty will end, or you can add abou
five drops of oil of sassafras to on
quart of the gasoline, which would ais
destroy the odor.
II your little daughters white or ligh
dresses and boomers become faded Q
dingy, dye them In matching suits
lettuce green, bright blue, or a prett
rose. Drop IN a pair of socks and
handkerchief. The child will be please
and the wardrobe will be replenished.
Quick Ironing.
To iron garment quickly, sprinkle
with cold water and place 1t in I'll
bucket with tight-fitting cover, the
place the bucket in the oven or in boil
ing water until very hot, and the ga