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Show ON MAKING BEDS. Nine-foot bed sheets by all means. A bill introduced at Albany would make it a misdemeanor for a hotel proprietor to supply guests with bed sheets less than nine feet long. Better Bet-ter make It ten. There are three sound, siruplo, homely reasons for a big bed sheet First, it can be tucked in securely at the foot of the bed Nothing is worse than a sheet that pulls loose over the feet during the night. Second, tho upper sheet can be turned back a good tlnee feet over the blanket, thorebr making a smooth, oft clean surfaco against necX cheek and hand. Every good hotel bod in France or Germany Is alvau aranged for tbo night with such a broad band of clean linen at the top. Finally, tho more the woolen blanket blan-ket is covered and prbtectod by washable wash-able linen, the less chance for germs and dirt In German hotels they evor. go so far as to button up tho cover-lot cover-lot completely in linen. Tho sheet is like a big pillow case Since we spend a third of our lives in bed. let's make sleeping away from home as clean and comfortable as we can. Now York Evonlng World. |