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Show "GAY GADGETS" Associated Newspapers WNU Features. By NANCY PEPPER MISCELLANY COMICAL CONES Save the ends of ice cream cones about an inch and a half long. When you have several, fill with melted wax. Allow Al-low to harden so it shows over the tops of the cones. A dab of nail polish on each will look like a cherry. cher-ry. Paint the cones, themselves, with colorless nail polish to preserve them and to discourage mice. String on yarn to make a necklace or wear singly as a lapel gadget. BABY BEADS The cutest idea yet in identification bracelets is to ask your mother for the little name necklace they gave you at birth in the hospital. Most mothers save them for sentiment. Shorten it slightly, if necessary, and wear around your wrist. HEMLINE HINT Edge your slip with lace and wear it just a -tiny bit longer than your dress or skirt, so that the lace will peep below. Or, sew the band of lace inside your skirt hem, letting just the edge show below. TIHNGS ARE NEVER WHAT THEY SEAM For a real stocking effect on bare legs, take a ' brown eyebrow pencil and draw a line up the back of your leg. 'Twill look like seams, and for once, they can't twist around. LACY CHARMS We saw a necklace neck-lace made of little charms; strung on narrow lace and tied around the heck. A nice change from the usual ribbon or yarn. SCREEN STUNT Cut out a monogram mon-ogram or tricky figure and place it over the top left-hand corner of plain stationery. Hold a wire screen a few inches away from the paper and rub a toothbrush, dipped into paint or ink, over the screen. Remove Re-move the cut-out and you will have a professional-looking silhouette design. de-sign. PICKANINNY PUFF The latest idea in powder pufT gadgets is the pickaninny, blacked with indelible ink and tor ?cd by little black braids, tied In red yarn. White buttons with black circles inked inside of them are good for eyes; a heart-shaped heart-shaped red button is perfect for the mouth. JARRING NOTES Save the empty emp-ty jars from cold creams and deodorants. de-odorants. Wash off the labels and paint the covers to match your room. Decorate with decalcomanias from the dime store or with smart monograms painted in nail polish, or sprinkle with paper stars. Collect them until you have complete dresser dress-er sets for powder, pins and all your other fluff stuff. DASH OF COLOR Brighten up your old saddles with colored shoe laces. Checks and plaids are slick. If your saddles are too disreputable looking, paint them any bright color you like. Regular enamel does the Trick. A PAIR OF HEELS Paste a picture pic-ture of Hirohito on one heel and a picture of Hitler on the other. That's one way of giving your opinion o the dictators! TENCIL POINTERS Collect old pencil stubs. Tie yarn tightly around the top of each and attach to a braided braid-ed yarn chain for a necklace. Cover the tips with nail polish. PAPER BEADS Cut colored pages from magazines in narrow strips. Wind each strip separately around a pin to form a long bead; then cover with shellac. Remove the pin and after the heads are dry, string them into a necklace. It's an oldie, but still a goodie. |