REDUCING THE COST OF LIVING.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 569, 21 May 1913, Page 3

REDUCING THE COST OF LIVING.

CAN IT BE DONE? The average housewife is greatly worried, in these days of high prices, over the increased cost of living. The grocer's and the butcher's bills grow bigger each week, and the youngster's clothes seem tj wear out sooner, and certainly cost more each time they have to be renewed.

The editor of Everylady's Journal—the popular Australasian magazine for women —has begun a campaign to help his readers to cut the cost of living without whittling down pleasure or comfort. In the May issue before us some most practical and helpful articles long this line appear: "ShortCuts to Good Hcusekeepnig." the new crochet patterns, with beautiful designs; "To Make an Evening Gown at Home," a complete lesson for amateurs; "Economical Ways in Fancywork"; "Housekeepers' Problems"; "Making Money by Raffia Work" ; and a splendid cookery series. The editor of Everylady's Journal promises, in future series, a complete and new series of articles on "Cutting the Cost of Living," and he has cbmmissioned a well-known Australian woman journalist to plan and write the series.

In addition to the numerous practical features in Everylady's Journal for May, there are many pages of fashions, a number of splendid illustrated articles and stories, and five free patterns are enclosed with each issue. Certainly this magazine for home-mak-ing women continues to give excellent value for sixpence, and should be welcome in every home in which this paper is read. Everylady's Journal may be obtained locally.