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Show SUOUSEHOLD erliriTsffi Planning to wash your lamp shades soon? The quicker they are dried the better for them. Turn an electric fan on shades as soon as they are rinsed This prevents pre-vents colors from running. Window cords will last longer and raising and lowering of windows win-dows will be easier if cords are dusted twice a year and rubbed with an oil-saturated cloth. Aiter an ironing board cover has been washed, it should be put back on the board while damp. When it dries, it will shrink up enough to be smooth rnd tight. Pile fluffy mashed potatoes into in-to an attractive shallow baking dish, sprinkle with paprika and brown in the oven just before serving. If you prefer some commercial brand of sand-soap especially for removing paint and it isn't kind to your skin, add a little petroleum jelly to the soap before you use it. Stale soap lasts longer than fresh soap. Buy in advance and remove the wrappers as soon as you get home, so the air can get at the soap while it's stored. To sprinkle clothes without spattering spat-tering everything around, lay them out in the bathtub and drop the water down on them. After that, they can be rolled up and kept covered inside your washing machine ma-chine until ready to be ironed. If hankies and other small flat articles start doubling back over the rollers when you try to put them through the wringer, squeeze some of the water out of the front end of the hanky with your fingers first, then feed it through. . |