Evening star., 1941-08-01


Under it use q console table or sim
liar half round shelf to hold a bright
flower arrangement. On the wall
opposite the living room door place
another mirror. This will pick up
light as well as q reflection from the
living room which will help the hall.
Keep the walls and floor covering
light in color and use colorful pat
termed carpet. If you can arrange
side wall lights ut either side OF the
mirror you will f1nd that the illum-
ination will be just about doubled
Dear Miss Nowell-Can you tell
me how much shrinkage to allow for
in unbleached muslin? am max
ing a bedspread and draperies out
of this for my summer camp and
wish to embroider a border, simulat-
ing crewel embroidery above the
hens. Naturally, few inches one
way or the other will make q great
difference. II. ID.
Answer would suggest that you
wash and dry the material twice be-
fore cutting or embroidering. Usual
ly unbleached muslin shrinks more
than once, and often will shrink
lust hanging at the window during
damp weather. After washing and
drying it twice I would allow Ia
inches for possible shrinkage to pro-
tect your embroidered border.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: / am eager to
reupholster a wing chair IN my
house. Do you think 1t is possible
for me to do this myself? 1t looks
simple but my friends tell me 1t is
great undertaking for an mex
perienced person. ANNE r. w.
Answer-If you are interested
enough to 60 about it with patience
and are willing TO stick with II
YOU should have no trouble. Re-
move the covering which is on the
chair. section by section, taking
care to notice how it was put on.
This will help you a great deal. II
YOU use a figured material watch
| the placing of the design very care
fully. II will take time and infinite
patience, but it is certainly not out
of the realm Of the average person.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: ! am plan
ming to refurnish my living room
during the late summer furniture
/ sales. I want a sofa, two large
chairs and a small chair. Is 1t a
good plan to get three-piece suite
and an extra chair or should all
the pieces be different in color
and shape? Which do you think
| would be fashionable the longest?
T. E. w.
! Answer-The fashion today is
away from the matched sets OF fur
! niture. but neither is it good
plan to have all the pieces entirely
/ unrelated to each other. especially
! in a small room. Suggest that
you select your sofa in the size,
shape and design that appeals TO
you Remember that good lines
never 60 out of style and simplicity
! of design goes with everything. A
six-leg Sheraton-type sofa is the
most restrained design with a touch
/ of formality that you might select.
! Choose a covering that is practical
/ but good in color, as the sofa will
be the largest and most important
piece in the room. To go with this
you might get wing chair, low
back barrel chair and an open-arm
occasional chair. or one heavy over
stuffed chair and pair of OPEN
arm chairs with upholstered backs
| and seats. Use small patterned or
self-striped material on the sofa
and then accent two plain colors
and one large patterned figure for
the other chairs. With the straight
legged sofa use one straight-legged
chair and two with curved legs
Do not have them all different. In
this way your room will look as
though you planned it all to go
together, but did not find it neces-
sary to use whole matching set
| to achieve this.