Show HOW TO BUY LINEN FOR THE HOPE CHEST nothing can quite take the place of real linen in the brides hope chest says miss johanna moen professor of textiles at the U A G C and in spite of t tha e fact that real linen Is so BO expensive she bho believes that the clever girl can manage to have at least a few lovely linen things here are some of her suggestions to the girl who must make a little money buy a great deal halt half bleached linen will last much longer and will cost much less than the pure white A few washings and a littler little bleaching in the open air will make it just as beautifully white and i infinitely more durable than tho the expensive full bleach small standard patterns are less expensive thau than large larce unusual ones of the same quality linen and it you cant afford a whole set at first you can easily add extra napkins or other pieces as you choose it II you select a standard stylo style dots dota snow drops and convent ial rose designs are examples ot of the standard patterns for luncheon sets dollies doi lies etc tc linen sheeting Is just as satisfactory and tar far cheaper than any other linen it Is very wide and makes up beautifully the careful shopper will watch the bargain counters for real values sometimes enough real linen tor for two or three napkins can be picked out 0 ot a heap ot of remnants at a fraction of the tha original price even it they do not match the other things they will be better than a cozen matching poor ones for the many Aver everyday articles which a housewife must have indian head japanese crepe and unbleached muslin are inexpensive and very attractive these usually leave a little surplus that may be spent on the lovely linens so that whether cotton or linens everything the brida has will be genuinely good |