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Show HMOUSEHOLD If your china baking dishes have become slightly discolored, try using a little whiting to clean them. Rinse well in warm water. . Plain curtains that are still of good quality can be made to look like new by dye&g them a bright color. Or if you prefer, leave them the same .color and applique splashes of bright coloring to the curtains. Bold colorings on plain fabrics is a new trend in curtains. Eggs with clean shells keep best. Wipe off soiled spots with a damp cloth, but don't wash eggs until just before using. A monkey wrench can be used as a lever for bending the various kinds of soft metal. To make a ladder safe on soft ground nail a board across the ends of the legs to keep it from sinking into the earth. A furnace that does not do the job adequately often can be "coaxed" along merely by permitting permit-ting a little air to get into the basement. Leave a window open. Furnace men will tell you that a poor air mixture often is responsible respon-sible for incomplete combustion. A novel effect can be achieved by framing small or medium size pictures in fabric instead of paper. A striking example: a pair of water wa-ter colors noticed recently had mats of French blue velvet; the colors in the pictures were dusty rose and a dash of rich emerald green frames, gold leaf. Effect: elegant and original. |