Show SEW ir Ruth Wyeth Spears c RAISE SEAT WITH WITHA o V LA A 4 CUSHION REMOVE 9 PROJECTIONS ACROSS TOP TOPo 1 o s r L PAD BACK BEFORE MAKING SLIP SLIPCOVER COVER COVER SAW OFF ROCKERS New life for an old rocker THERE PHERE were rocking chairs hanging from the ceiling of a certain second-hand second furniture store Nobody wants them any anymore anymore more mourned the dealer Id sell U any anyone one you see for 50 cents The little bride with me promptly chose one Perhaps she would paint it for the porch but I should have lave known better What she actually did is shown here acre in the sketch The result was the small but comfortable mod mod- modern modem modern ern em looking chair at the upper left The bride raided mothers mother's attic for two things that went into the making of this chair One was an anold anold anold old quilt that she used to pad the pack back The other was feathers from an old o d bolster which were used to stuff a seat cushion tightly so that it would raise the seat which had been lowered by re re- removing removing moving the rockers Cotton basted to muslin could have been used for the back padding and a cotton substitute for the cushion filling The new sewing book by Mrs Spears contains 32 other useful homemaking ideas with all di directions dj di- directions clearly illustrated You will be delighted with it The price is only 10 cents postpaid Enclose coin with name and address ad ad- address address dress to Mrs Spears S. S Des Des- Desplaines plaines St. St Chicago Ill and book will come to you by return mail |