Evening star., 1947-05-12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
STRETCHING RUFFLED
CURTAINS,


| From Mrs. L. w., Tukonla Park }
To Mrs. W.C.S. who asked about
stretching ruffled curtains. Stretch
your curtains as you would any
ordinary ones, leaving the rufilee
edge at the bottom Of the stretchel
unstretched. When the curtains are
ready to be removed from the
stretcher, place your ironing board
beside. the stretcher. Iron the
ruffle by loosening the lower edge
of the curtain from the stretcher
When your ruffle is ironed removed
the curtain from the stretcher anG
hang. The ruffles on my curtains
ironed nicely unsprinkled. Some
housewives pleat the rufi1es care
fully onto the stretcher pins which
gives an unusual effect, but that
takes a good deal more time and
effort.
From Mrs. H. P. B., Washington
Ruf1ed curtains of ordinary width
may be successfully stretched on
rod-type stretchers, by fastening
the lower ruffied edge to the lighter
rod with spring clothes pins. Il use
y and running the heavier rod
through the hem. The ruf1es
should be "finer-ironed" as they
dry, and of course. the curtain
should be gently hand d-stretched in
the middle, as with plain curtains
stretched on these rods. After the
curtain body has dried. the ruf1e
may be touched up with an iron.
II have used these rods ever since
they came on the market, and do
all my glass curtains on them.
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CLEANING SUEDE SHOES.
From Mrs. F. A. A., Arlington.)
To Mrs. S. W.: To clean suede
shoes, first brush shoes with a soft
brush or sponge to remove dust and
dirt. Hold shoes over steaming
kettle for few minutes. Let dry
before wearing. You will find the
nap has been raised as when velvet
is steamed Shoes will, look like
new. Never use a stiff brush.
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ODORLESS REFRIGERATOR.
From Mrs. N. C.. K, BethesdG.J
For Mrs. S. W., Hyattsville: For
20 years I have used foolproof
method for an odorless refrigerator
Defrost 1t every two weeks, using
the overnight method. The next
morning take out everything NOV
able, including the chrome shelves,
vegelator, fruit drawers, etc. Using
a handful of soda to quarts OF
hot water, wash walls, floor and all
surfaces, also inside of doors, entire
unit inside and out. In between
defrostings keep deodorant in
your refrigerator made by crushing
charcoal (size of an orange. Cut
the inside cardboard cylinder from
an empty paper towel roll. inches
| tall. Paste two thicknesses OF
gauze over one end and pour liz
crushed charcoal Then paste two
thicknesses of gauze over the other
end. Lay this cylinder in one cor
ner of your refrigerator. It is amaz-
ing how that little gadget win alb
sorb odors.
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AVOCADO PLANTS.
From Miss NJ. r., Wdshington.)
In answer to Mrs M. S., Washing
ton, I am sending this information
/ tried to sprout avocado pits
in water. They seemed to be there
for months and never sprouted.
just added water as it evaporated
Then I decided to plant 2 pits in ths
ground, which seemed to sprout iI
about a month. One I put In thu
direct sun, the other In q partially
shaded area, and fed this one vita,
minis; it seemed to be the one witt
the best growth. When wintel
came I took 1t inside. The leave
have all dried and fallen on, bu
lstill keeps growing new leaves. A
| soon as all danger Of frost was past
I put it outside again. ] covere.
the one I left outside with 2 quar-
lgiass jar, but it did not survive tn