The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-18
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!. For Women
TIPS-HINTS-HELPS
Keeping ahead of the Times
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Do YOU KNOW? -.
The Bureau of Home Economics
Experts have devised two simple tests
for wool. Touch a match to a small
piece of the fabric. If it is all-wool,
it will shoulder and give off dis
agreeable, acrid odor, like that of
burning hair. The crisp ash will ball
up along the edge into an irregularly
shaped mass. If there are other fibers
present, the fabric will not burn in
this manner.
To tell more accurately if there is
cotton, linen, or rayon present in the
fabric, boil sample Of the fabric for
Is minutes in a solution of / table
spoon of lye to l pint of water The
wool will dissolve in this solution,
leaving whatever cotton, rayon, or
linen that may be present. This test
will not work for silk or wool mix
lures since the silk will dissolve also.
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To put rod through curtain
without catching the material, stick a
thimble on the end of the rod
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FOR BETTER HOMEMAKING
If you're tired of your 18th CEN
tury bedroom furniture but feel you
can't afford to purchase something
modern try making your bedroom as
daring as possible. Paint one wall
rich crimson and the other three mid
night blue. Use cream colored toile
figured with red for your window
hangings and bedspreads. The change
will delight you.
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To remove grease spots from rug
or light colored upholstery try pour
ing Fuller's Earth, cornmeal or even
talcum powder on the spot. Allow it
to stand for while to absorb the
grease then brush off.
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Coal ashes are valuable for loosen
ing and improving the physical con-
dition of heavy clay soils when spread
on the garden. You can use layer 3
to inches thick on clay soil provided
the ashes are thoroughly mixed with
the top foot of soil. Two or three
spadings are necessary to complete
the mix. Since there's no feeding
value to coal ashes, apply complete
plant food in the spring before plant
ing.
One of the best ways we have seen
lately to do away with the pesky moth
is to use the attachment for spraying
that comes with your vacuum cleaner.
All you have to do is screw on the
handy pint jar size spraying mechan-
ism and the blast Of air which comes
out is laden with lethal anti-moth ma
terial. Armed with this you can go
over three piece living room suite in
no time and with no manual labor in
volved other than welding the spray
er.
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SHOP HOUND
If you neighbors make too much
noise you can now purchase Mods
Noise Mufflers to protect your ears.
They are made of soft latex rubber
waXed on one end and are easily in
SSI ICu Clllu ICIiloNSN.
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GLAMOR
The new spring clothes are strictly
feminine. They are soft in design in
stead of strictly tailored. They are
cut to show curves, are alive with col
or, show a fondness for jewels and
such.
Biggest fashion news in their cut
lies in the fact that they have loosen
ed up the winter wasp waist. Most
talked of silhouette is the long torso
to give long wasted look, but ever
so waistlines are neat and still small
necklines often fairly high, shoulders
still widened and slightly padded, al.
though dresses show less exaggeratior
in this respect than last year.
Sleeves are generally fairly simple
Suits promise to be the favorite
custome again this year but with in
, finite variety. Among the aces are
costume suits composed of a soft frocF
and fitted jacket Of light weight WOO
in gray, beige, or cadet blue. New
tailleurs, less sever than formerly are
either short fitted or long torso jack
cts, accepted with large pockets. Darl
silk suits are faille, bengaline anc
cravat silk worn with frothy white
blouses will be popular, while WOO
, suits will be worn with checked taffets
or white pique blouses.
WOMEN IN INDUSTRY
Women will play larger part il
the 1910 census than in any previous
= count. When the count is over a grea
: deal of hitherto not available inform
: alton will be in Uncle Sans files
: Questions will deal with income fo1
: women as we'll as for men. Treatment
5 of the sexes will be on an equality al
: the way. Women who are chief home
t makers will be so designated. 1t is ex
pected that tremendous amount o,
! information will be gathered regard
' ing substandard wages. Part-tim'
2 workers and part-time wages also will