Hints for Housewives by Housewives
Sheets by Size
1 have always been bothered by not know
ing what size my sheets were when they
came out of the laundry or the closet. I
have now one less thing to worry ine, for
each sheet is marked, so that I know at
once whether it is narrow, medium or wide.
With a tape measure I measured every sheet
I owned, and sorted them into three piles—
narrow, medium and wide. 1 left the
narrow sheets unmarked. I marked the
medium sheets with one cross in red mark
ing cotton over the edge of the narrow hem,
and I marked the wide sheets with two
crosses in the same place. My sheets are
now in three piles in my linen closet, and I
know exactly what size sheet I am getting
when I take one from the closet. What is :
more important. I can tell at a glance which
pile the sheet belongs in after it has been
laundered._
My Baby’s Bibs
i have three small children, and the ques
tion of feeding bibs lictaiue quite a problem
when the youngest began feeding himself.
And this is how I solved it. I cut the hihs
from white oilcloth, hound the neck with
bias lawn, leaving enough for strings. Then
at mealtime I turned lip the bottom and
fasten with paper clips so as to form a
picket. This catches any food which might
fall, and as the oilcloth is impervious to
moisture, the dress is as clean after the
meal as before After the meal remove the
dip wipe the bib, and lav it away carefully.
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For Coat Hangers
My Presses, coats and sweaters often .slip
off the wooden hangers Recently I pur
( based large si/cd, rtiblicr tipjicd tacks at a
hardware shop. I pushed one of these tacks
in at each end of the hanger. This keeps j
the banging articles from slipping olT, and
yet leaves no mark or bulge Ibis method
is especially good for careless children
who*' clothes are rontinnallv slipping to
the floor
Blotters for the Emergency
I keep a pack of large, plain, white blot
ters in the drawer of my sideboard, and
when anything is spilled on the dining
room linen, instead of reaching for a freshly
laundered napkin to sop it up with. I reach
at once for one of the blotters, and the
spilled liquid is absorbed immediately instead
of being made larger by useless sopping.
This simple process saves considerable time
in laundering because if it happens that
tnilk or water has been overturned, the blot
ter takes up the moisture so quickly and
thoroughly that the accident may often pass
entirely unnoticed, and the linen may be used
several times more. On the other hand, if
the stain is of fruit or coffee, the blotter
system is equally efficient in that what
there is of the spot is much smaller in
area, so that there is less linen to he
rubbed and scalded.
Thanksgiving Baskets
Many people make it a custom at Thanks
giving time to present baskets of food or
delicacies to needy persons of their ac
quaintance, or to those in their employ.
Nothing makes a more practical and enjoy
able gift than a package of “goodies" for
Thanksgiving.
The little folks particularl\ in some poor
families will welcome a package of fruit,
nuts and candies.
We have arranged to make up just such
packages to sell for from $1.00 to $10.00
each. Place your order now and we will
see that the goods are properly packed and
deliver! d.
Saves Bumping the Furniture
When our bnbv pot her fu st kiddv rat.
flic furniture received many scratches.
\! v luisl»;nul thru tacked a piece of rub
ber tubing around tin front and back of
the kiddy car, usiiitf few tacks as pos
sibk* Since then, the furniture has been
humped but unbanned I'hc tubing ;iKo
arts as a shock abso»het cud saves our
baby mam tumbles and n* 11s