Show how to jo SEW 4 ruth wyeth spears lz S U 1 7 I 1 A dressing table skirt with corded Shir THIS dressing table has a J curved front and hinged arms on which to mount the skirt so that it can be opened to permit access to the drawer to mount the skirt it must first be sewed to a band of covered buckram cut the buckram in a strip 2 inches wide cover it with a straight piece of material as shown here at aab B make the heading at ane top of the skirt just the depth of the thickness of the table edge so that it will cover the edge of the table when the arms are closed use 14 inch cable cord for the shirring this is sewed to a safety pin and run through tucks s stitched in the material as shown here at C the top of the ruffle is also shirred sherred with cords when the shir rings are all finished sew the top of the skirt to the covered buckram strip as shown at D and then thumb tack it in place as at A every homemaker should have a copy of mrs spears new book SEWING forty eight pages of step by step directions for making slipcovers slip covers and dressing tables restoring and upholstering chairs couches making curtains for ev I 1 ery type of room and purpose making lampshades lamp shades rugs ottomans and other useful articles for the home readers wishing a copy should send name and address enclosing 25 cents to mrs spears south so u th desplaines Des paines st chicago illinois i 01 H W it A A what a difference good bowel habits can make to keep fool food wastes soft and moving many doctors recommend bujol INSIST ON GENUINE PLU the A housewife I 1 a a 0 dd research professor of economy SHE not a phd or an she chasn t a diploma or a cap and gown her research is not done la in the laboratory or the library As a matter of fact act her findings are made usually in the s treet street car in the subway in the th suburban commuters comm utera train she reads the advertisements in this paper with care and consideration they form her research data by means ol of them hem the she makes her purchases so that she ebe well deserves the ti tilla oi of research Be search professor oi of economy she discovers item alter after item as the years roll on combining high quality with low and aad all who make ake and keep I 1 it t is clear to vou at once that you a home have the same lame opp opportunity ruty with the help oi of newspaper advertising you too can graduate from bom the school of 02 indiscriminate finals buying into the faculty acuity oi of fastidious purchases I 1 I 1 |