Evening star., 1948-10-29
GODPARENTS?
THANKSGIVING DESSERT?

From Mrs. G. X. B., LandoUer.)
My husband and both enjoy your
column very much. I wonder If you
can help me as you have so many.
First, would like to know what, if
any, are a child's obligations to his
godparents? Second. can any one
give me a dessert for Thanksgiving
Day that can be made either the
day before or one that takes only
few minutes timer
Ex&
MAKING SLIP COVER;
SHOWER CURTAIN?
From Mrs. E. L. F., Arltngton.)
I would like to offer some sug-
gestions to the lady who wants to
make new slip covers by tearing up
her old to use for pattern. While
this method should work, I think, I
made slip covers for sofa and a
chair a little differently and they
turned out much better than any
ready made ones I have yet seen,
though I had never before attempt
ed anything of the kind. To cut
mine I simply laid the material
across the various sections of the
sofa and chair. e., back, sides,
arms, seat, etc.-and cut pieces to
more or less the same shape. allow
ing several inches for seams in case
I cut wrong at some point (this
would allow enough material to cor
rect most such mistakes). Then
while the pieces were lying where
they belonged, I pinned the cording
to them, stitched it on, using the
upper foot, then returned it to its
place and pinned the next piece onto
it. This method worked very we'll
I would suggest using material
with a pattern that would not have
to be matched too carefully, since
this would be easier to cut and fit
and saves material.
My shower curtains, made Of a
smooth yellow plastic material, have
become stained around the hem at
the bottom from soap scum. Is there
any way in which I can get this
brown stain out from between the
layers of material without tearing
out the hem? And if I should have
to take out the hem, how can sew
it back without leaving large holes
In the plastic?
RAYON CURTAINS.
From Mrs. M. D. O., Falls Church,
In answer to Mrs. J. M. J. OF
Silver Spring, Md, I would like to
say that she is mistaken about rayon
curtains not being able, to be
starched.
I also have used rayon marquisette
in my home and have always had
them dry cleaned until two years
ago and I remarked to the laundry
driver about what the laundry used
to give them such a body" he told
me that they use sizing. This meth
cd (dry cleaning, of course, is very
expensive so I made a very thin
starch. I then dipped the curtains
in and wrung them out very tight.
I then proceeded to put them on
the curtain Stretchers. being care
full not to pull them too hard and
to hold my finger on the curtain,
after it has been put on the nail,
until I came to each nail. This re-
lieves strain and if followed care
fully your curtains will turn out
better than if they had been dry
cleaned.
When stretching ruffled curtains
I extend the ruff1es out and stretch
them also, then when I take them
off of the stretchers run the iron
over the ruffles lightly.
X Il g.
TABLEWARE?
(From Mrs. D. c. Wdshington.)
For Mrs. c. J. P, Arlington. The
tableware to which you refer is
very good for ordinary everyday use
as it can take a good deal of bang
ing, ETC., without scratching. How
ever, it stains quite badly, especially
salad forks, from vinegar, lemon, etc.
None of the usual cleaning remedies
seem to help. Perhaps another
reader knows of the method to re-
move these black stains.