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Show THE BULLETIN, BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH WOMAN'S WORLD Bright Dressing Table Changes Drab Room to One of Beauty By Ertta Haley Attractive dressing Washable Chair tables can bedroom, bath or dress-ing rooms into real decorative as-sets just with a different skirt. Often they can do as much for the room as new curtains or draperies or a more expensive piece of furniture. When you want to make just a small investment in the room that's now drab and colorless, and ex-pend only a short amount of time and energy, then the smartest pos-sible solution Is to change the cover on the dressing table, or to install one where now you have only an empty space. Much more than a decorative as-set, the dressing table can give you storage space for some of the small-er Items now cluttering a crowded chest of drawers. If you have a seat for the table as well as a mirror, you may be certain that It will be of great value for cosmetic ses-sions while the chest mirror is In use by the man of the house. Some dressing tables are designed with drawers to fit at the sides or underneath. If not, you can easily I IS ft I r jl ill!! v y'l Ma ipf - A boudoir chair that's wash-able, yet has the appearance and feel of fine slipper satin is this type which Ij covered with a distinctively-texture- d vinylite plastic. The material retains its beauty and color despite wear and cleaning and Is resistant to wrinkling. The chair can be purchased at a price considera-bly less than a cbair and Is cleaned readily with a damp sponge. look as though they will open. Gathers should be full, and you may need two to two and one-hal- f times the original measurement for this. Filmy materials-wil- l require more yardage for fullness than the heav-ier ones as the gathers are softer, the more sheer the fabric. For length of the skirt, measure from the top of the table edge to the floor. Add to this the seam al-lowance for finished top as well as the hem. In cases where the skirt opens at the front, and where the separate sections come together, the figure of the pattern should match. You may have to allow extra yard-age in material for this, so as to have pattern repeat itself properly. With plain materials you need not consider this. An easy way to gather the skirt, especially when you want to iron it flat is to make a narrow casing at the top, as you do for curtains put on rods, and run a heavy cord through this to gather the skirt properly. Make knots on each end of the cord and put a large headed tack at the back edge of the casing, and tack to the table. The center front may be tacked in the same way as the back if you need to hold the material in place properly, and especially if the ta-ble has a center front opening. Unusual Treatments Add Decorative Accents Be experimental about dressing table skirts if you want to give your room a distinctive note. A Victorian or somewhat formal type room can use a skirt that looks sedate and saucy at the same time if you have the regular gathered skirt, and then shir It at Intervals to show a petti-coat in plaid or print. Ruching at the toD of such a table may be fin- - Let dressing table skirls , , . get inexpensive chests to fit, or even make some out of cartons or boxes. It need not matter that these are not things of beauty in them-selves, as a pretty skirt will cover a multitude of faults. The main thing is to get the storage space out of sight. The top of the table can hold your cosmetics prettily and within easy reach, right at the mirror where they're to be applied. Seats for these tables can be pur-chased, but with budgetary strain, a barrel, an odd piano seat or otto-man, or even a wood box can be covered to match the table to be used effectively as well as comfort-- ' ably. Variety of Tables Are Available The type of dressing table you have depends greatly upon what funds you have to put Into it, and what happens to be available at the time you acquire it. Some of the smartest finished tables may be an old kitchen table with shortened legs, a crate that's been altered to fit the needs or simply a shelf In-stalled in a corner. What the table is In the beginning has very little to do with what you make of It. The most inexpensive kinds can be covered as attractively as expensive purchased Items as the whole table top with its skirt is covered. In general, however, the covering put on the table should match the style of the bedroom. If it's Infor-mal, you can use gay chintzes and cotton prints; for more formal or tailored rooms, some of the tex-tured fabrics with rich weaves and colors are more appropriate. Whether the table Is to have gathers and ruffles or neat pleats ilso depends a great deal on the ished with pinking shears instead of hemming, if desired. Plain gathered skirts can be made Interesting If you want to add small appliques of the floral used In cur-tains or draperies to them. Another idea is to cut tassels from fringe which is purchased by the yard to sew them on a plain skirt of taffeta or another of the luxurious materi-als. Several rows of ruffles sewed on a plain underskirt are very effec-tive for feminine rooms. Using a plastic material you can have ruf-fles which do not wilt easily, even in hot, humid weather, and at the same time, you can keep them neat simply by wiping off with a damp cloth. If you want a tailored appearance to the dressing table without using box pleats, a good idea would be to sew colored fringe in overlapping rows on plain muslin or sateen backing. Three rows give a luxuri-ous look and do not involve too much work. Give Expensive Look To Budget Fabrics To cut the expense of covering a dressing table, it's possible to use materials that cost little or nothing, and still have them look new. What about an old net formal? The full skirt of this yields enough material for a skirt, and may re-quire little sewing, especially if there are ruffles on the dress that can be utilized. A small row of ruffles can edge the top of the table, while a larger spice the room with color. room in which the dressing table is used. There should be harmony even though the dressing table is a big item of interest, and frequently is gay and colorful. Glass or mirror tops for the table are most practical in the long run for they're easy to keep clean. When clear glass Is used, paper or fabric used elsewhere In the room may be cut to fit the top to be placed under the glass. Do this be-fore banging the skirt Fullness Gives Luxurious Note If you decide you want a gathered skirt, measure the dressing table from both sides, where you want the material end to hang. Usually this will extend to the back a tew inches and rarely will it go all the way around. Add to this measurement the necessary allowance for pleating or shirring. Whether pleated or gathered, the skirt should be made full, as this gives an impression of luxury. Pleats should be deep so they do not row trims the skirt a few Inches off the floor. Should just the net be available, you can puriihase the ruffling. If desired, by the yard in a harmoniz-ing color. Velveteen, corduroy or quality sateen from old draperies can also be used for covering the dressing table. To give the material an even newer look, why not applique a spray of flowers from the draperies or a slipcover In the room to the skirt? This ties the room together as well as adds Interest to the skirt 2-4- W C 'V M Make a Flavorsome Supper with Curried Shrimp (Sei Recipes Below) Delicious Seafoods MOST IIOMEMAKERS don't mind trying something different, provided it's good. If it's delicious to eat as well as a saving on the budget, then there's more than am-ple reason for trying a new recipe. Seafood, cooked properly, is one of the most important of food budg-et aids. Besides being plentiful, it's available in fresh, frozen or canned form, so you re certain to find several varieties at the store at all times. You'll be glad at the opportu-- LYNN CHAMBERS' MENU Shrimp Curry Au Gratin Chutney Carrot Sticks Celery Curls Grapefruit-Orang- e Salad Lime or Lemon Sherbet Sugar Cookies Beverage Note: To prepare crisp noodles, boil in salted water until tender, then drain well and fry to a golden brown in deep, hot fat. Baked Scallops (Serves 4) 1 onion 1 green pepper 6 stalks celery S mushrooms 2 tablespoons butter 1 pint scallops , 2 cups medium white sauce or 1 can condensed mushroom soup Salt, Paprika, Nutmeg Lemon juice Grated Swiss cheese, if de-sired Cut onion, pepper, celery and mushrooms into small pieces and cook until tender in butter. To this add scallops and heat thoroughly over low heat. Pour hot sauce or heated mushroom soup over all and mix gently. Season to taste with, salt, paprika, nutmeg and lemon juice. Pour Into buttered casserole size) and cover with a gen-erous layer of grated Swiss cheese. Bake in a moderate (350"F.) even until golden brown, about 25 min-utes. HALIBUT IS an excellent fish to use for molded salad since the flesh is so firm. Either leftover or freshly boiled fish may be used for this: Baiibut Salad Meld (Serves 4) 14 tablespoons flour H teaspoon salt 2 teaspoens mustard 2 teaspoons sugar cup evaporated milk 5 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon gelatin Y cup cold water Y teaspoon celery salt 1 cup cooked, flaked halibut H cup heavy cream, whipped Place flour, salt, mustard and sugar in top part of double boiler. Add egg, slightly beaten, evaporated milk and lemon Juice. Stir over hot nity of having interesting meals at budgetary prices with the use of seafood. At the same time, the fam-ily will be delighted to get away from menus that are "the same old thing." Curried Shrimp on Rice is a good way to start off on seafoods because the flavor is intriguing, and the nourishing eggs and milk with shrimp makes this a good main dish, rich in protein; Shrimp Curry Au Gratin (Serves 6) cup butter M cup finely diced onion Y, cup diced celery tablespoons flour 1 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon curry powder teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon sugar S cups milk, scalded 1 pounds shrimp, cooked and cleaned 3 tablespoons lemon Juice 1 cup grated cheese 4 cups boiled rice Melt butter, add onions and celery and cook until tender, while stirring. Blend in flour, salt, curry powder, ginger and sugar. Gradually add hot milk, while stirring, and cook until thickened, stirring the whole time. Add shrimp, lemon juice and half of the cheese. Heat through. Turn Into individual casseroles, contain-ing rice, then sprinkle with remain-ing grated cheese. Broil to melt cheese. CRABMEAT AND MUSHROOMS make a thoroughly delightful combi-nation especially when the sauce is rich and Golden brown, French fried noodles are the accompaniment: Crab and Mushrooms water until mix-tut- e thickens. Soften gelatin in cold water, then add to mixture in double boiler. Add celery salt and halibut. Mix (Serves 6) 2 cans crabmeat 3 tablespoons fat 3 tablespoons flour 1 cup chicken stock H cup cream pound mushrooms 54 cup Parmesan cheese, grated H teaspoon salt H teaspoon pepper teaspoon paprika 1 cup crisp noodles Melt fat, add flour and stir until Gradually pour in the chicken stock, then the cream, stir-ring constantly. Bring to the boiling well and let cool. Fold in whipped cream; turn into mold and chill un-til firm. Serve on lettuce, garnished with olives and pimiento strips. Deviled Sardines (Serves 4) 2 cans bsneless sardines 2 tablespsons butter teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Yk cup fine cracker crumbs 1 lemon Drain oil from sardines. Cream butter and work in mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Mash sar-dines and add to butter mixture with cracker crumbs. Place into shells or a shallow baking pan and broil until golden brown. Serve with lemon quarters. --ft? point and add crabmeat and mushrooms which have been sauteed in but-ter. As soon as the mixture Is thoroughly heated, add cheese, salt, pepper and paprika. Garnish with crisp noodles or serve in pastry shells or on toast points. LYNN SAYS: Refresh your Menus With These Combinations Freeze fruit Juices and use them scooped on top of fresh fruit salads to give them extra special interest A tasty, hearty hot weather sand-wich uses deviled ham on toast. This is topped with egg salad and an-other piece of toast An esy cheese tauce uses pro-cessed American cheese melted with a bit ot rich milk. Add some sliced olives to this and serve as a delec-table sauce for cauliflower. Fruits and berries do not have to be canned with a sugar and water syrup, if desired. Fruit Juice may be used in place of the syrup, ex-tracting the juice, sweetening it or not, if preferred. Slice your large and luscious fruits for salad. Serve with a simple and delightful dressing made of honey and lemon juice. Using baking powder biscuit dough, cut rings out of the dough, and bake as biscuits. Serve with creamed fish, chicken or egg and garnish with broiled bacon strip. I FIRST AID to the 4rzs AILING HOUSE 1 By "OPE C. WHITMAN Changing Woodwork Finish QUESTION: We bought an old cottage which has grained wood-work. It is badly marred in places. Is there any possible way this can be removed and an oil stain ap-plied? The baseboards are rather wide and I am afraid if we were toenamel them white, it would make them look still wider. ANSWER: I don't agree with you on that point. 1 believe that if you were to enamel them to match the color of t h e walls, the width of the baseboard would not be so apparent as it would be if it were a contrasting, and probably a darker color than the walls. You can remove the present finish with a small porta-ble electric sander (if you can buy or rent one), or else by soften-ing it with varnish remover and scraping it off, then cleaning off the remover thoroughly with tur-pentine. You can finish with two coats of enamel undercoater and a coat of enamel, or else with your oil stain and varnish. I hope you will not make the woodwork too dark. If you use thin oilcloth as a lin-ing for dresser drawers or shelves and want it to stay put until it wears out, give the surface to be covered a thin coat of shellac and place the oilcloth on while the shellac is still wet. The shellac will serve as a glue when dried. The attractive sea shells you find this summer will make fine ornaments and ash trays. Clean them thoroughly and dry. Then apply two thin coats of fresh white shellac, allowing each coat to dry first. If aluminum sink edges blacken aprons of persons standing against them, rub the aluminum with steel wool. Then apply two thin coats of fresh shellac. Discolored glass flower vases can be cleaned by filling them with a solution of warm water, baking soda and a few potato peel-ings. Let this remain for several hours, then rinse in clear warm water to which ammonia has been added. An attractive bedroom has walls painted a soft cactus green with woodwork done in a grayed coral tone. At the window, which serves as a dressing table site, there are small folding shutters instead of draperies. The blond wood of the furniture blends with the beige tone of the ceiling and chair up-holstery echoes the coral of the coral of the woodwork. A novelty hanging vine can be grown from sweet potato by plant-ing in a hanging basket or pot of sand or sand loam and watering occasionally. The leaves are dark green and resemble certain types of ivy shoppers! CORNER By DOROTHY BARCLAY GRADE FOR PROTECTION TT'S TOO soon, ladies, to feel the benefit of rollback meat prices and price ceilings. But by fall oh, happy day! you will be paying 10 cents less per pound for your meat even beef than you are today! And meanwhile, 1 your butcher is pro--. tecting you by post- - MAM tne 01 ?ng, ,grad,? or STREET lamb and mutton, FEATURE yes even ' Pultry - you buy from him! He's showing you just what you're paying your money for! This expansion of meat grading, on almost a wartime basis, was instituted by the OPS to set the stage for coming price controls, and to get ready for the allocation of meat in case of emergency. Only once before, for a period during World War II, was this ordered that all meat except pork, must be graded. Ceiling prices are set up, logically, according to grade. You all know that purple, ribbon-like stamp with the "U.S." grade label, indicating the quality of the carcass from which the meat was cut. Those initials on today's stamp-ing mean that the meat was packed in federally-inspecte- d plants, or other plants meeting federal re-quirements. The new grades your patriotic butcher has posted, and that you will find most useful to know are: for beef, veal, and calf prime, choice, good and commercial; for lamb and mutton, prime, choice, good and utility. Of these, prime is excellent quality, with a wide selection of cuts suitable for roasting or broil-ing; choice, a high quality usually leaner than prime, with many cuts also adaptable to roasting and broiling; good, tender meat from higher quality young animals, pro-viding good economical meat dishes; and the commercial, meat from mature animals, less tender and therefore requiring longer cook-ing than the more expensive grades, but excellent for quality and econ-omy. Other meats besides beef, of course, have similar grading but when you think of meat, it means first of all beef. You and I know it to be the national favorite, account-ing for 44 per cent of the American meat diet about 63 pounds per per-son in an average year. OPS PRICE CHART I ZONE J GROUP 3 CUT GRADE PRICE cLa rimi eK BETTER TO KNOW With beef so to the homemaker-buyer- , then, and rep-resenting such a large share of the shopping budget, it follows that if the cost of living and eating- -is to be held in check, beef-pric- e stabilization is of prime importance. So these new OPS regulations are designed to do this, not sudden-ly, but gradually step by step, with the minimum of dislocation in the vast beef industry. That's the rea-son the reductions are spread over a long period, thus giving feeders and others who have bought cattle at high prices time to move them out ahead of the later reductions. The big break will be for you consumer-buyer- s, when that happy day arrives when you will pay 10 cents less per pound than you are now! Do you know what that will mean? On an annual basis, a saving of $700,000,000 to the nation's housewives! WARNING Why let bad weather, hluh moisture, green grain hold up harvest? 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