Show torn towels may be cut down to guest size if the towel Js Is small amusing designs for a patch make interesting figures such as a bar of soap or small hands when a sleeve tears a at the underarm rip the seam a little way so that a r square overcast patch can be set in snip the tha seam of the garment above the patch so the sleeve will not draw do not liang hang large rugs over a line this bends the fibers at a sharp angle and strains them while they are forced to carry the weight of the entire rug avoid soaking split peas if you want to preserve their natural flavor and color begin cooking in boiling water and cook split peas only conly one and one half hours at a full fuh rolling boll boil the lace curtain of long ago is back ack in favor for rooms with period furniture rooms in the severe modern style show no curtains at all but of course draperies are used for a softening effect and often a large room is divided by a fabric panel instead of a partition when you find a flattened place on the nap of the rug after changing furniture around dampen a chamois fold several times and place over the mark after several hours remove chamois and mark will be gone keep an old thermos bottle cork in in a drawer in the kitchen push thumbtacks into the cork and always be handy when you need them decorate a lamp shade with snapshots of last summers summer s vacation spots and then cover the shade with cellophane if plain cake has become dried out wrap it in a damp cloth and set the cake in a moderate oven until the cloth is dry |