Evening star., 1948-07-11
USES FOR HANDKERCHIEFS.
gOrTp PLATES? HYDRANGEAi

USES FOR HANDKERCHIEFs.
SOUP PLATES? HYDRANGEA?
from Mrs. J. M. j., SLIDER Spring.
This ts in answer to Mrs. F. z. F.,
Mount Rainier. about her many
handkerchiefs. I have seen very
pretty aprons and dresser scarfs
made from hankies. At least three
hankies are used for dresser scarf
and more, If your dresser is large.
Each hankie is bound with lace in
sertion, then sewed together and
the whole thing outlined with lace
edging. AS to the apron, one ~hankle
is used for the center, several cut
diagonally and sewed to each side
and one cut into strips and used
as the belt and ties. I hope this
is clear enough to be of some use.
Now I have a question or two. I
have 8 trimmed soup plates that
belong to my dinner set and I
never use them. We Just are not
soup eaters. They are English Shell
ton ivory, Empire design, cream
color with a half-inch band OF
cobalt blue around them. I should
. have said the dishes are about ia
inches in diameter. Does any one
have any suggestions as to how l
might use them?
What can I do to hydransea
bush that does not bloom? 1 nave
several of them and the bushes are
healthy looking but have no blooms
on them. Do they need food' ana
if so, what kind? I prefer blue
lowers but I definitely want flowers
If any color.
VIRGINIA"
kFrom Mrs. w. r. T., Fatrtar.)
The song Virginia" requested py
CR, L., Washington, answered py
n. A. c., Herndon, is incomplete
The entire chorus is omitted. here
If is from my copy of the song:
near Old virginia. land Of my birth, nth
Home Of my loved ones, y,oiieYs and noun
v,r.,n,s. sa'nfi Virginia, grand Old Dominion
State.
,.o the second and third verses
,,,o,,1d he reversed and the Woia
s.to" st,T eliminated in the line close
where the James goes rolling ny;
And no need to use anotnef 1.avS ,a.'s,,, .
music when the song has a lov''S
roul-inspiring melody all It's own
$3.50
1NArc AROUND PLANTS?
(From Mrs, E. w., Nentngton.l
"T,os Home Garden" magazine
has culture and answer questioiis
An all inquiries concerning plants
vests, etc. I will be glad 70 sl'o
address. If interested. -,
Mavbe some reader can tell me
what the black gnats are that arc
aro,,nd some Of my house plantS III
the house now. Also sometimes IA
winter they are among pial..s S
please let me know what Will 'io
pot plants of them.
WHITE SHOE CLEANING.
From Mrs. E. P. w, Wdshinoto7':l
since the white shoe season is
with us, perhaps some one VIII oe
helned by this cleaning aid. For
the basic operation rub soiled spots
with alcohol (plain rubbing alcohoD
let dry, then apply your regular
white polish. This is for the smootn
leathers such as kid or elk. Don I
believe 1t would work on bucksHn
or suede.
Having RcH appear in the Sun
dav editions is very pleasing to me.
perhaps If enough Of us got together
we could eventually succeed In get
ting the feature every day.
CHILDREN AT LARGE.
iron, Miss E. C. McF., Aler0ndftd.j
To the lady who wrote about her
problem of children playing IN her
ward and forgetting to go home
From our experience she can't sx-
meet much relief. We moved from
a quiet neighborhood, where we had
lived for SO years to this one, wnlcn
is lovely except for unframed chill
dren who take possession OF all the
snsce around our home, although
there are no children in our home
Their mothers literally turn them
loose, sometimes as early as 7:3o
am. in summer to occupy the lawn
the porch, the chairs, walk the rail-
ing of the porch, all the time yelling
like Indians. 1t seems to be all right
with the mothers, If they stay away
from home practically all day. l
spend half my time pleading with
them to play elsewhere. When .
member of my family became Ill and
the doctor ordered him to be quiet,
I had to ask the police for a quiet
zone sign to insure some measure
of peace for him. think the prob
lem is the mothers. They should
insist on their children reporting
home at least each hour. Think OF
the head start a kidnaper would
have If he decided to pick up one
of these children before the mother
would even miss him. II your corre-