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Betsy CasveH.
help, and see how charming the
result.
have done this with blouses also.
To figured rayon / added a plain
colored strip and had bow as well
as a new style collar.
HOUSE HINTS.
| From Mrs. w. S. H., Arlington.)
Regarding the house building
suggestions. We built six years ago
and hope to again some day. would
have the finest insulation obtain
able. 1t soon pays for itself. Buy
the double sash windows. Clear
vision, cool in summer and no storm
window worries in winter.
In the kitchen plenty of work
space and outlets. Have a built in
bread board and -four bin with a
sitter if possible. A special place
to dry dish cloths to keep them
sanitary is very desirable. I intend
to have an electric dishwasher.
Dishes are completely sterile and
what time saver! An exhaust fan
saves much smoke and grease de-
posit, and a sink garbage grinder is
a must" for me. If you have a
smalliSh family take a breakfast
room in preference to a dining
room; that is, If you have to make
the choice. Our breakfast room Is
so CHEEKY and handy it makes the
dining room just another room to
be cleaned up. Have two-way light
switches in all rooms that have two
or more entrances. A chair rail in
the dining room protects the wall
paper from scars of chairs. A good
washable paint will look new for
years. Oh, yes, have the noiseless
type light switch, too. And be sure
and put some outlets outside, using
the outside kind that a cover screws
into.
Color the cement in the basement
before it is poured. I wish I knew
how to keep it from busting off.
Have your automatic washer in
your basement, bathroom or kitchen.
An automatic morning thermostat
gives an hours sleep. But I like
to turn it off myself when I go to
bed. Plenty of closets and shelf
space, you know. Doors with no
panels save much scrubbing and
busting, but I wonder if they look
as honey. Home is not home with
out fireplace, but insist it be built
correctly and with the best damper.
The only other thing I think of now
Is to have your floors finished with
finish that can be patched when
worn spots develop without having
to resand the whole floor. I have
beautiful floors and with three boys
and much company mine still look
new after six years.
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TWO SUGGESTIONS.
(From Mrs. w. A. c., Falls Church J
I hope the following suggestions
will be helpful to:
Mrs. A. C. O., Washington. Con-
corning the holes eaten in your
rayon dresses, I have had holes
eaten in rayon by crickets, silver
fish and buffalo bugs. Buffalo bugs
also eat wool, but the other two will
attack anything.
Mrs. r. p, Alexandria. I have
had good luck ironing corduroy this
way: First, wash in warm water
more water per garment than usual
shake out when hanging on the
line. Iron on the wrong side with
a medium hot iron when the gar
ment is bone dry. Then the nap
can be f1uffed up with soft brush
or the hand.
BABY PROBLEMS.
(From Mrs. C. ON. Odenton, Md. J
Hope I can be of help to the
mother who has difficulty keeping
her baby covered. I discovered th-s
simple method of covering for nv
second child and it has worked we,
with my third and fourth children
1t isn't absolutely perfect but is the
nearest thing to perfection that !
have found.
I purchased single cotton blan-
ket (cost from 81 Is to $175), double
bed size, such as is used by folks
for summer covering or as winter
sheets. Fold in half by putting the
top and bottom ends together, then
cut on fold. Hem raw edges. This
will give you two blankets, each as
wide as your double-bed blankets
and half as long. In making baby's
bed place hemmed edge at top o,
bottom, selvedge edges at sides, cen
ter of blanket in center of bed
Raise mattress on side of bed next
to wall and let loose end of blanket
fall underneath. This will bring
loose end of blanket under center o1
Imattress. Do not tuck other loose
end under until baby is put in bed
because your sheet, pads, ETC., will be
loosened when you pull it out.
just bring blanket across the bee
to the front edge and fold back or
the blanket. Then put spread or
top. When putting baby in bed, re-
move spread, lift blanket, tumble
him in, raise front end of mattress
drop loose end under and baby /!
snug. The loose ends of the blanke
will meet underneath and baby
weight will hold them in place. I
also allows plenty of room for turn
ing over; no pins, tapes or anything
binding. The blankets are easil.
rinsed out and dry quickly. Some
times my young babies would go t
sleep on top of the covers. I neve
dislodged the covers but just si,
them under after they were asleep
My youngest baby learned to craw
under the covers before going t
tsleep at about 10 months of age.
This seems complicated. I know
but it really is simple as A, B,
once you have tried it. I hope
haven't scared you with so man
instructions. AS more blankets ar
needed add regular crib size one