Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-25

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close to the walls as you can so that
it will make the room look larger. A
neutral shade will make the colors in
your upholstery fabrics more i'm
portant without making the room
appear small.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: I have wall
to-wau carpet In my living room and
hall in a pale dusty rose tone. 1t
is very lovely but 1T shows the soil
badly, now that we are using coal
for heat. I have been informed that
1t takes some time these days to get
the rug taken up, cleaned and put
back, and that there also Is great
danger of its shrinking. Can you
advise me what I am to do to keep
my rug in good condition and If
there is any way that 1t may be
thoroughly cleaned without shrink
ing?-P. P. B..
Answer understand that there is
a method Of cleaning which is done
right in your own home with the
rug in place. The operator brings
a small cleaning machine which does
not look unlike an electric polishing
machine. The cleaning fluid and
the cleaning brushes are all within
the machine which Is run over the
rug like a vacuum cleaner. This
restores the surface of the rug to
its original cleanliness and color, and
it Is guaranteed not to shrink or
harm the fabric in any way.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: We have just
moved into new house. The
plaster seemed to be thoroughly dry
all through the house. but I notice
that the recreation room, which we
plan to use as playroom and black
out room, still shows steam on the
windows. I had planned on having
an asphalt tile floor laid, but under
stand this will buckle If the cement
is not thoroughly dry. Do you think
1t would be safe to lay the floor now?
*. G.
p Answer-Generally speaking, 1t is
a good idea to give a cement moor
from eight months to one year to
cure before finishing 1t In any way.
However, it may be that the steam
on the basement windows Is from
moisture from some other source,
as they very often lay cement floors
among the first construction items
would suggest you call the COM
pany which is to lay your floor for
you and ask their advice on the
subject. They could advise you on
the condition OF the floor now and
its probable curing time.
Dear Miss NOVEL;: Each year
about this time people wonder what
to do with greeting cards which they
do not wish to discard. am offer
ing this suggestion for what 1t may
be worth. / have made a small
screen and = wastebasket for my
guest room, using the scenes from
cards of many years. Iplaced these
80 that writing or printing does not
show. I also chose cards Of about
the same weight Of paper. These
were pasted in solid panel on
each section of the screen and
band around the wastebasket. They
were fitted in "catty -cornered" and
"hit. and miss" so that the impor-
tant part of each scene is revealed
Any edges that protruded beyond
the panel we're clipped of so that
the decoration was q continuous and
solid band of color and design. I
used colored passe-partout to finish
the border. Then I shellacked the
whole thing three times. They are
so lovely and have received so many
compliments I thought some of
your readers might be interested.
G. c. N.
ed. note. We are interested and
grateful for your detailed account.
We will look forward to the first
rainy day to try IT,