Evening star., 1945-10-30

beginning OF neel. Sew around cut
to make, legs, turn and stuff them
firmly. Then stuff a fat body and
you may sew by hand across top of
legs so doll can sit. After embroid-
ering face on the heel, stuff head
round, tie cord or thread tightly
at bottom to make neck. Twist sock
at top of head and tie there to cut
off top of sock. To make arms, use
colored section OF this top piece,
halved lengthwise and folded, leav-
ing on over an inch of white top
for hands. Stuff and sew arms to
doll, tying wrists as you did neck.
The end Of sock top left may be
sewed on and turned down for a
turtle neck.
The doll may be improved by
pinching up and sewing around the
beginning of color at top Of face
for a cap bill; embroidering shoe
strings on feet and design up front
or on collar. Hands may be sewed
and stuffed in shape of mittens.
This Is an attractive, durable doll,
II well made, and looks like a little
boy in a snow suit.
$50
RUST REMOVAL;
REFTNISHING OAK.
fFront Mrs. L. r. M, Arlington.)
feel as II I have gotten so much
help from RCH at various times that
it's my duty to contribute when I
am able.
Rust removal from baby carriage:
I haven't seen any solution offered
to this problem, but a tube Of rust
remover obtainable at any hardware
counter for about Is cents will do it.
Mrs. ]. c. B., refinishing oak: If
Mrs. j. G. B. likes the color and
style Of her furniture she might
merely rub it down to a soft luster,
rubbing with rotten stone and crude
linseed oil in one direction following
the grain of the wood.
If she prefers light furniture she
might bleach it 0f it is solid, not
veneereO by removing the varnish
with varnish remover and then ap-
plying the bleach obtainable at any
paint store. After it Is thoroughly
dry, the pores may be filled by
mixing small quantity of fiat white
paint with trace of raw umber and
wiping it on until the desired effect
is obtained. Finish with white
shellac and wax. This is q lot of
work but very effective, particularly
if the seats are recovered with some
bright material and any ginger
bread" removed from the furniture.
Or she might paint it and decorate
1t with Pennsylvania Dutch figures
or antique it. An antique finish is
particularly effective with white,
gray or olive green. 1t is done as
follows:
Clean thoroughly with ammonia
water, rinse, allow to dry and apply
a coat of aluminium paint. Apply
two coats of fiat paint allowing to
dry thoroughly each time. Next
apply glazing liquid to the entire
surface and when it begins to be
firm wipe it off in streaks using
clean cheesecloth. This may then be
given a coat of dull-finish varnish.
To make glazing liquid, add about
2 tablespoonfuls of linseed oil to /
cup turpentine. Add small quantity
of raw lumber little at a time, ex-
perimenting to get the desired effect.
To this mixture, add l tablespoonful
of fiat paint.
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CLEANING VENETIAN BLINDS.
(Front Mrs. G. C. r., Arlington.)
Inquiry of Mrs. T. D. S., Washing
ton. My weekly cleaning of Vene-
tian blinds is performed in the fol-
lowing manner: Standing in front
of the blind pull a cord to close it
tightly. Using a clean cloth, wipe
blind crossways, removing all dust.
If spots are present, wipe those with
dampened cloth, drying thoroughly.
Now reverse your blind by pulling