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Show r HOUSEHOLD . QLESTIONS Shoes that are not to be worn for a season should be repaired, cleaned, and polished, put on shoe-trees shoe-trees to keep shape, wraped in tissue paper, and stored. To keep putty moist place it in a glass container and fill with water. Steam a little finely chopped onion on-ion in butter or margarine until tender and yellow, then add to mashed potatoes for extra flavor. To install glass in a warped window frame, screw the frame tightly against the sill so that it is pulled back to its original shape. Then put in glass and release I screws. When basting, thread a long thin darning needle for the purpose and more material can be taken up at a time. Throwing salt on a bed of live coals in the stove or furnace will help remove soot from the chimney. chim-ney. Soak wooden clothespins in water wa-ter a few minutes before using. This way thty aren't as likely to split when fastened to the line. |