Evening star., 1940-09-27

MIR. T. H.
Answer:
p If you will get at it right away be-
fore the weather gets chilly, it will
respond to one can of I've and
two-hour scrub. Dissolve the lye in
2 gallons of water. While it is dis
solving, lift the hinge pins out Of
your door and take it out in the back
yard where it is not close to flower
garden or grass plot. Lay the door
fat on the ground and with an
old broom paint on a generous
amount of the lye solution. Watch
your clothes, hands and feet as the
stuff will burn badly. Have basin
of strong vinegar and water close
by in case you get splashed. After
10 minutes the paint will raise up
in blisters. Dip the end OF the
broom in dirt or sand and scrub
hard, dipping it in more I've as need
ed. A putty knife will get paint out
of the cracks. Turn the hose on
the whole thing and wash all the
loose paint off and then repeat until
it is clean When you are through,
give it a careful rinsing with the
hose and leave it in the shade to
dry. A little sandpaper and a bit
of putty to smooth out the dents
will make it ready for new paint
job. Give it priming coat and
two coats of good outside paint or
enamel to refniSh.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
I am moving into a Spanish-type
house with white plaster walls in
the living room and hall and ex-
posed beams of rather dark ratu-
raj wood color. I am aghast at the
size of the room and the six case
ment windows. 1t will take all the
furniture I have formerly used in
a living room and a study and
few extras as well, but the worst OF
it is that I have every color i'm
aginable in my upholstery fabrics.
There are deep blues, burgundy, rose
color and pinks which 1 used in
the living room, and a turquoise,
deep blue and vermillion collection
which I used in the study. I shall
have to buy new rugs and new
curtains. Can you suggest any way
that 1 may pull this together with
out investing in new upholstery?
R. S. D.
Answer-Yes, indeed! They say
in Mexico anything goes in the
way of color, and you may give
your Spanish room a touch OF
Mexico without in any way losing
dignity. With your white walls and
YOUR floor covered in plain all-over
color, you will tie the whole thing
together. Select a rug in one OF
the neutral dusty-rose shades or
one of the soft blue-green shades In
a middle tone. Place your furni-
.ture so that you get an interesting
ARRANGEMENT of color combinations,
repeating your strong blues and
burgundies and bright pinks on op-
posite ends of the room. There Is
a striped cotton fabric on the mar
ket now that repeats many shades
of all colors and is 80 inches across,
which would be ideal for sill cur
tains at the sides of your easement
window and would give the idea
that you planned it all that way.
You may find one color that needs
suppressing. in case the vermilllon
is too orange, but other than that
1 think you will love the effect when
it is done.
DEAR MISS NOVEL;:
My two little boys. 3 and 5,
have outgrown the crib age and
I am planning to get beds for
them. I would like twin beds, but
they would take up all the space in
the room and leave no place to
play. A full-size bed does the same
thing, and with couches I save
only about inches on the twin-bed
width. Have you any space-saving
ideas before we start on this? The
room is only by IL, with two win
dows on one side. AS we have no
furniture for them, I would prefer
to make the plans first.
MRS D. c. v.
Answer-I think the box spring
and mattress on legs is the best
idea. Place a square, boxlike table
in the best corner of the room.
Place the first couch along one wall,
with the head at the table. and the
second along the other wall. The
table Is place for books and q
lamp, and the couches will be useful
BY day also. Then provide Q work
table close to the window area and