Evening star., 1948-04-28
From Mrs. L. L., WdShington.)
HEATING QUERY?
HELPFUL HINTS.

(From Mrs C.. E. L., Washington.
would like to hear from some of
you in regards to heating unit for
large house, suitable for an elderly
lady to take care of. Which would
be the most economical-fuel oil, gas,
etc? She is using coal, but tending
TO furnace is too much for her
and its impossible to get a reliable
person to tend it.
For the new housekeeper: When
washing your windows, put vine
gar in your hot water (no soap).
use cloth on the panes for a
couple of sWipes to get most of the
water off, then finish with a news
paper for polishing. It's much
easier this way.
For curtain tie backs: Place one
at the height you wish, then puli
the shade down on a level with It.
Use shade as a marker for other
side and then they both are at the
exact height.
Soda Is the best thing to clean
your tea cups, ETC., for those stains
(dampen soda). But for any hand
painted piece be careful about using
ANY cleanser on paint, just clean
around it.
Save the jars and lids of those
brown glass jars that floor wax
comes in. Take paper and clean
wax out of jars. Then put them in
deep pan. cover with water and
put soap powder and little bleach
in. Boil for few minutes. Then
rinse all. Put clean water, more
soap and boil again. This takes all
the odor of bleach out of pan and
jars. These make swell ice box
jars. They will hold the contents of
a No. 2 size can. I paint the lids,
but when you take the cardboard
out of the lids, they won't screw
tight on the jars. So put a piece
OF wax paper on top of jar and
screw the lid on.
These jars hold as much and take
up less room than dishes.
My thanks to the lady who men
toned the library book, Painting
Patterns for Home Decorators" by
Ruth Wyeth Spears. 1t has fine
ideas and for those Of you who can't
paint but would like to, it gives
transfer patterns and simple in
structionS, what paints to use and
how to dab them on. Or one could
use decals on some of the ideas.
I'm hoping I've found a remedy
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for this summer. Years ago they
used to starch those petticoatS sew
eral times, drying each time before
starChing again. So I've been
starching my shirts as usual, turning
them wrong side out. l catch the
sleeve shoulder seam with clothes
pins hanging them on coat hangers,
being careful that shirt doesn't
touch the hanger, for fear of rust.
Then hang them in the bathroom
on the shower curtain rod to dry, so
won't forget to reStarch them.
save a small pan of the undiluted
starch. When dry I redip just the
collar, not the collarband, in the
search.
Long before my husband comes
home, they're dry and out of the
bathroom. Well, now my collars are
stiff as boards. I'm waiting to see
how they'll hold up this summer.
SOURCES OF MATERIAL?
From Mrs. T. E., Washington
When choosing cards, or writing
letters to friends who are either
sick, well, just wed, have a new
baby, ETC., spend considerable time
and pains selecting the right cards
and, or, writing the right kind of
letters, as the occasion requires. AS
much as possible, the cards or let
ters send contain humor and
philosophy. They embody poems,
verses, anecdotes, quotations or SYM
pathy, as the case may call for. I
prefer matter that is concise, pithy
and humorous. Can and will some
of your understanding readers in
form me as to sources from which
I can obtain the material I desire?
In the case of books, pamphlets,
etc, do not omit to name (if pos
sible) authors. titles and publishers
I would also like to know of some
good rhyming dictionaries.
x X X
THANK YOU" NOTE.
From Mrs. F. B., Arlinoton.)
My thanks to Mrs. A. B. G. of Be-
thesda for her oatmeal cookie
recipe. I tried it over the week end