HOME HINTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 122, 21 November 1908, Page 11

HOME HINTS.

lor Curtains. — Where curtains have shrunk after washing and aro to be fastened at top and bottom with rods, run •the rod through tho top hem and fasten securely; then dampen the fabric with a wet spongo or clean cloth and you will be able to fasten the low er rod ; let the material dry on tho rods. Elastic for Curtains. — Narrow elastic for transom curtains -nill be found satisfactory where there are no rods. The elastic is better than cord, as it prevents the curtain from sagging in the centre. Aprons and Frocks.— Having aprons to match her working dresses is an idea which has been adopted by a woman who, after trying all sorts of gowns, has setL ,, u P° n tlle regulation nurse's dress as the best for her purpose. Sho gets the dresses ready made, sending to department stores for them, and buying also several yards of tho same material as the dresses. Sho makes kitchen aprons ot the extra material, fitting them careiuliy, and having well-shaocd bibs with straps over tho shoulders. Havin^ a numbor of aprons she can always look neat; and as they match tho dress they aro not conspicuous. A Useful List.— Keeping a list of things not in common use ,vill save searching tor something needed, and known to have been put away safely somewhere. A little book kept, in your desk, in which is writton just where theso "put-away" things muchTroubie! * meanS ° f aV ° idin * Cotton House-gloves.— Cotton gloves to n-oar in doing housework are cooler and better every way than old kid gloves. Ifthey are bought especially for this purpose get a size larger than thoso usually worn. • *