Show household hints by BETTY betry WELLS IF F THERES one thing that makes make 1 a lady see red white and blue its a glimpse of her best curtains looped up in a big knot to gt them out ot of the way and yet liness a man has been expertly housebroken hell knot them every time they flutter in his face we dont usually advocate nagging but in a case like that we do think its forgivable gi vable but of course the best way is to fix the curtains so they wont flip f ip around irritatingly it goes without saying that you cant keep curtains looking like anything if going to be knotted from time to time and yet we certainly can sympathize with a man who gets mad at a curtain that flaps at him when he is trying to take it easy if you drew a man who feels strongly about curtains hint flutter better take care to jee ee that ade adequate quat provisions are made for gettig gett ng the curtains out of the way without curtains that flutter damage to themselves or dispositions the best way is to have a pair of tle tie backs at each window ready tor for use even though the curtains normally are mace made to hang straight these tie backs can be simple knobs or metal holders that probably wont show at a all U most of the time but be there when needed be sure that they re good and substantial so really do the job use them with or without cords depending on the curtain and the tie backs another way to solve the problem is to have the curtains made with rings across their tops to pull back or else to draw back out of the way on transverse rods then have hav the bottoms weighted with dressmaker weights that you buy by the yard this will keep the curtains from fluttering when drawn back As a matter of fact act weights in the hems of the curtains will alone do a lot toward keeping them from fluttering in the way a 4 all right if theres room we have a few remarks to get out of our system on the subject of 0 twin beds in the first place we think all right in their place but been going a lot of places the last few years that they any business being the average bedroom in the average house is too small for two beds and when they are used there they eat up all the floor space and tend to make the room look very a awkward ell e 1 get the kind of a bed Y you u find most comfortable so before you go ott oil the deep end and decide on twin beds instead of a double d bed do some measuring an and d floor planning to make sure that have a graceful amoun amount t of floor space left in the room after the beds are in another point to think about is the added expense of two beds remember that you have to invest about twice as much in springs mattresses and blankets not to mention the double laundry always have and the double number of beds to make then were old fashioned enough to think that a fine big double bed looks handsomer in most roams though of course there are large rooms where twin beds fit with distinction we also like the luxury of wide expanse of bed to spread our covers over but theres plenty to be said in favor of twin beds mainly that many people like to sleep alone on that score wed say that if its your own permanent bed youre deciding on its better belter to stretch any number of points and get the kind hind of bed find most comfortable because spend a lot ot of your life there but it if youre buying tor for a guest room you can i count on the tact fact that guests usually come singly so the like to sleep will usually have it to themselves anyway and when they do come in in pairs probably survive sharing a good innerspring inner friner spring mattress tor for a night or two to accommodate a gracious hostess it if youre still bound to have twin beds investigate those new space savers two beds with a single headboard they look like one double bed because they stand together thereby saving floor space but they spring apart to facilitate e by betty wells set serece Serl ice ce |