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Show WOMAN'S WORLD Housewife Needs Workroom of Her Own By Ertta Haley THE MEN of the house have their libraries, dens or workshops, the youngsters their playrooms or Idens, but what does the lady of the house have? Frequently, nothing! Homemakers need a room of their own, a sort of private retreat where they can follow their hobbies, hob-bies, home management or entertain enter-tain a guest or two just as much as anyone else In the family. In many houses this Is a very real ! possibility, too, If space is utilized i properly. So many houses have small i rooms which may be used as a ! spare guest room, or as a sort of ia den.or as a catch-all for things that really could go into the attic i or basement. Since these rooms are so small, few have thought of putting them into real, busy use. The room I have in mind can be as small as 8'x8'. When all the i space is carefully and fully used, this can be converted into a "room I of her own" for the lady of the fhouse who not only so much deserves de-serves it but also needs it. Here she can do her marketing If there's a telephone at hand; here she can catch up on letter- store one or two folding chairs that you want handy in case of entertaining. enter-taining. Use Decorations To Reflect Personality In a room of her own, each homemaker has a real opportunity to reflect her own personality effectively. ef-fectively. The room can be gay, smart, subdued but charming, with bright or brilliant colors. If the room is small, take it easy on pattern since too much decoration decora-tion will make it seem too full and crowded looking. With a little more space, you can use some pattern, if this is wisely done. A picture or two, your favorites, of course, may be used on the walls, but too many of these will only add clutter. Much of what is used depends upon the proportions propor-tions of the room. With lots of natural light, you need but few lamps. If the room is on the shady side of the house, and you lack space for lamps, use the pin-up types on the walls as they will be space-savers. Have at least one comfortable chair in the room, as you will do much of your work in it. Other chairs may be added as space and necessity dictate, but when space is lacking, store folding chairs in the closet. eight shelves running from top to bottom on one side of the closet. These may be made into drawers, if desired, but at any rate have the sections which can be used for spools of thread, needles and pins, fasteners, trimmings, tape measure, meas-ure, scissors, pinking shears, patterns, pat-terns, sewing books, remnants to use in mending or quilting as well as sewing machine attachments. If you do not feel that you have room for an ironing board in the closet, perhaps you'll want to place a card-table in the closet. Another possibility is a board that can be used for pressing and cutting. For the latter purpose you should have a board that is at least 27" wide and 60" long. Now available are card tables which all fold into a small suit-case And entertaining guests. which would also be handy for the room. This will serve for pressing and sewing, and some cutting operations. op-erations. It can double as a table for refreshments or bridge when you entertain. The closet might also be used to Use small room for sewing .... writing; here she'll sew either alone or with her friends; or here she can retreat to listen to her favorite fa-vorite program or read a book while the youngsters entertain their friends in the living room or while Dad has his evening fun fest with the youngsters before they go to bed. ! In reality, the room can be to the homemaker an office such as many have from which they direct their activities. Select Room With Closet One feature which the Toom absolutely ab-solutely needs Is a closet, especially especial-ly if it is to serve a variety of uses. This need not be large, for one which is 21 Inches deep will hold all that it needs in the way of sewing aids. The closet will serve its purpose first of all if it has double mirrors, one mounted on front of the center door and one on the back of the closet door. These will be Invaluable Inval-uable in helping you to fit clothing properly when you're sewing. Also in the closet you'll have space for a dress form which Is so helpful in sewing, an ironing board, an Iron and cord, a large box for mending, etc. Anothef aid which will be ex-Itremely ex-Itremely helpful is to have six or |