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Show Mend your curtains after laundering laun-dering them instead of before. After curtains are washed, ironed, and hung in place, you can see w here the mend will come and can arrange curtains to hide it. Do not hang feather pillows in i the sun as it draws the natural oil out of the feathers, lessening their resiliency. Air them on a cloudy, j windy day. If the shoulder lines of your favorite sweaters are beginning to droop, sew in shoulder pads. This will give the sweaters smart new lines. Add a little borax when making starch to give a gloss to articles when ironed. After starch is made, stir in a little cold water to prevent pre-vent formation of "scum" on top. A good sprinkling space for dampening clothes can be made by placing a discarded piece of oil-) oil-) cloth over the ironing board. Place a well equipped shoe shine kit where your family will see it and be tempted to use it to prolong the life of their shoes. Keep a coarse comb in the laundry laun-dry to straighten and untqrgle washed fringes. |