Show I Your Home an and YouG You tr irr ir r rBy o G v 0 w By Betsy Callister HOW TO MEND CHINA ENDING EI l G DUG china seems to most M housewives an antiquated pro procedure It Is like mending dish dishtowels dishtowels tow els cIs and saying saving Ing gt gl ease for soap soap- soap something our grandmothers did as asa asa asa a matter of ot economy but a waste of time In these days At least It seems to many housewives house househ h es to be so But nut often It Is quite worth while hUe to mend broken chins china China mend mendIng mendIng Ing requires patience but when ben you I hn Katie e time to putter 0 over otter er the work worl you will find It rather an entertain entertainIng entertainIng fog Ing lf if occupation If It Is rather badly broken the work will III be e like a pie pic picture picture ture puzzle One thing of course Is necessary and that Is that none of the pieces are missing mg and that edges are not so badly chipped ns as asto asto to make mahe Impossible smooth junc juncture Juncture ture To begin with select some one of the reliable cements or other china mending preparations that are to be had at nt the drug store and read the directIons carefully Whatever er you choose the first step should be to asb the pieces to be mended In warm water wlter and soap so and to dry them thoroughly Now piece them together with your hands just to see whether they will fit Then apply the cement to all nIl broken brohen pieces and fit them carefully together A good plan If you have gave n a num number number ber of small pieces that are re not In dined to stay In place Is to sUch stick gummed paper over them when hen once I you have ha got them Into position Liter when hen the piece Is set you cnn can scrape this oft off carefully For larger pieces you will III bind It in place with string o tape while It Is setting Of course couise In most cases It Is foolish to mend dishes that ha have te to tobe tobe tobe be washed asbed frequently because they are arc pretty sure to come unstuck at ata ata ata a critical moment A housewife once cemented a dislocated handle onto one of her best tea ten cups and andone andone andone one fine finc day by when lien she was ens as sera servIng seraing Ing tel tea the handle unstuck show showering showering ering crIng frock and lap of the thc guest of honor vv with Ith steaming hot tea Often an nn e expensive plate that has been broken can be mended mendel and then put away army a ay for very fiery cry special use It can be used occasionally when extra plates are arc needed to hold cake wafers or other dry food 0 1932 1 32 McClure Newspaper Syndicate 1 ii IW NU U U Service |