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Show I TRY THIS X..-. ------X i t By EDNA PURDY WALSH ? I JSk-:-::-x-:-x:h-::m:":-:xx-x Making Use of the Cat Tail WE HAVK found uiiiny interesting ways of using the exteriors of cat tails, painting them with different hades of irridescetit paints, combining them with painted leaves for winter decorations, liut Hie "udult" cat tail Is too large for this purpose, and the Inner feathers sometimes burst out Burprlsingly, flooding the room with a downy muss. Cat-tail down makes a wonderful IluP.'y filling for small decorative deco-rative pillows, and one trip la the country will secure enough large cut tails for many dainty cushions. The flulliest of baby-crib covers may be made from cat-tail down. A strip of cheese cloth the size of the (Hilt to be made should be used to spread the down ou evenly. The down will adhere ad-here to the cheese cloth, hut cheese f. 1 x ! f - - cloth will not be a sufficient cover for the fine particles If any pressure Is made on It, so another light, finely woven piece of cotton should be used for an exterior cover before the silk or silkalene is applied to the outside. The cover should then be quilled in the ordinary way, but the knots should be made quite close Together. The finished cover will be lighter than feathers, even though twice the thickness of an ordinary quilt. It Is an ideal summer quilt for the carriage, car-riage, and can be used for a pad on the grass if baby is taken to the park or to the woods. |