Show AR AROUND 0 UN D' D Items of Interest t to 0 the Housewife the HOUSEr HU E 1 Care of Woolens Neither Neither wools nor should ever be exposed to direct rays of the sun intense heat or freezing temperatures Woolens should be pressed with witha a moderately warm iron rayon need only to be fluffed or gently brushed to bring up the thc nap and keep them attractive for many seasons a Sewing Tip Before mending with new darning wool hold it in inthe inthe inthe the steam of a kettle for a few minutes and let it slowly dry This shrinks it so it will not pull or pucker when the mended garment is washed o e e For Baby's Bath A A good soap substitute if the baby has sensitive sensitive sensitive tive skin is a pound of oatmeal or ora ora ora a quart of bran tied securely in a gauze bag and allowed to soak in the bath water e a Conversation Made lade Easy Keep Keep the center of ot the room free from furniture This makes for easy conversation across the room i Shine Off Oll Serge The The shine on the dark serge suit can be re re- removed removed re- re removed moved to a certain extent by sponging with vinegar and then pressing in the usual way S e e Sweeten Coffee Pot If the morning coffee seems to have lost its pep pcp perhaps the pot needs at at- attention Scald it at least once a week week twice twice is better Purify for tor foran toran foran an an hour or longer directly in the sunlight S e e eUse Use for tor Leftover Velvet Cut Cut in inthe inthe inthe the form of a small pad leftover velvet may be used to brush bits of ot fluff from hats and dark suits S e e Invisible Mending Lace l Lace cur cur- curtains curtains may be mended by placing a small piece of netting damp damp- dampened dampened dampened ened with starch over the hole on the wrong side of the curtain and then pressing firmly with a ahot ahot ahot hot iron If It the curtains are in poor condition this will wm be found a aneater aneater neater and quicker method than I darning |