Evening star., 1945-05-18

Readers
"THANK YOU NOTE"
(From Mrs. r. L., T1koma Park
To say I was overwhelmed with a
warm feeling of gratitude at the
wonderful response to my request
for the Two copies of Life magazine
for my son in the Pacific is putting
it mildly! It's wonderful to know
there are so many generous and
thoughtful people with us. I wish
I could thank personally each and
every one who responded to my
request, and I want them all to
know deeply appreciate all the
kindness have been shown.
I have written my son and told
him the RICH had so graciously for
warded the copies of Life magazine
to him.
REMOVING INK SPOTS?
From Mrs. c. J. Men,,
Washington.)
Could any one tell me how to take
ink spots out of pink rayon blouse?
Thank you.
POLISHING HANDBAG.
(From D. C. F., Arlington, Vd.)
A few days ago some one advised
your column that an effective way
to repolish a black handbag was to
use a good shoe polish, brush, etc.
I hope the innocent party" hasn't
taken the advice too literally, and
used regular shoe polish. The best
of shoe polishes will rub off and ruin
light colors, clothes and gloves.
Special nonrub dressings are
available at leather binding stores,
or possibly you can get the job done
at a good leather goods store. But
be careful. A few cents saved using
improper dressings may result IN ex-
pensive cleaning bills.
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SCREEN FROM CARDS;
QUERY?
From Mrs. 0. L. S., WuShington.)
The paper is already in the paper
drive at school, taken by my son,
before I had the opportunity to copy
down the lady's initials who wished
to know how to use cards on a
screen.
Having made one three years ago,
this is the way made mine:
For one side of the screen I cut
all folded cards. I kept the fronts.
Then I pasted them with iron glue
in the center panel, putting them
straight across over the entire
panel and on the side panels. Have
the cards running on an angle,
going toward center panel and
thence to corner of panel.
After pasting. I painted all ex-
posed screen with a black enamel.
On other side of the screen, paint
a cream enamel. and on this side
put dancing girls and bubbles of
decals. After several days drying
clear-shellac card side over cards
and all. Of course, it is much better
with two coats.
Maybe the reader would like to
know that copied names and dates
sent on cards before pasting and it
makes the screen very interesting,
as well as charming.
Could any Of the readers tell me
how to transplant the wandering
Jew"-from earth to a glass bowl
of water? Mine dried up.
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DINNER. MENTJ
"UNSHRINKING" SWEATER?
From Mrs. E. B. S., Washington.)
Mrs. E. r. S., Chevy Chase, re-
quested good dinner menu. T
would suggest for light dinner:
Some sort of light, leafy salad,
club sandwiches, coffee or milk, ice
cream, chocolate cake. Or for heavy
dinner: Noodle soup, salmon cakes,
spinach, cauliflower, and baked po-
tato, bread and butter, coffee, tea or
milk, sliced peaches with cream.
Quite some time ago some one
wanted to know how to shrink a
sweater. 1 want to ask your kind
readers if any one of them knows
how to "unshrink" one!
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HANGING MIRRORS. y
(From Mrs. /. L. r., Washington J
In response to Mrs. D. HIS request
concerning the method to hang mir
rors, I am happy. to tell her two
ways that know. There is no back
ing required.
If she wishes the mirrors fiat
against the wall, there are invisible
clips made especially for that pur-
pose which may be purchased in
any hardware store. For safety,
these clips should be screwed into
small wooden dowels that have been
sunk into the plaster, since, without
these, the weight of the mirror
would tear loose the screws in
short time.
Any reliable glazier would be able
to bore holes in the corners of the
mirrors should Mrs. D. n. wish to
have the added trimming of glass
rosettes in each corner of her mir
rorS. These are screwed into the
same type of wooden pegs inserted
into the plaster.
There is no preference in these
two methods. The furnishings and
type of room should be the deter
mining factor. My advice would
be to have glazier do the hanging
since he assures responsibility for
the mirrors and probably has both
clips and roSetteS in stock.
If the above is not clear or there
are any questions I should be glad
to have Mrs. D. H. write to me, in
lcare Of RCH.