Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1929, Page 43

Furnishing and Decorating Cost of Less Importance Than Fitness in Con- sidering Spring Fashions for the House. : Various Rooms Studied. Tdeas should underlie all attempts to furnish or decorate a home. With ideas a young homemaker can steer her way through a labyrinth of opportu- nities offered by the stores, and can find much awaiting her that has re- quired her knowledge to discover it. Cost is really not a factor in furnish- ing and decorating. Expensive things are more often than ~>t out of keeping in a small home tnd become iarring notes in the harmony and rhythm of the house, The most important matter is to get the proper character and ex- pression, as well as_the right scale, in the things finally selectéd. Each item under consideration should be studied long and carefully before & decision is made, so that you will be sure that the decision is the best that could be achieved. ; Diversity of appearance in furnishing can be obtained by simple means. Con- trast and varlety between the plain and patterned surfaces of floor coverings, walls and chair covers change the ap- pearance of a room in a decided way. Importance of Upholstery. Upholstery fabrics are important in furnishings. They are not only useful as coverings for chairs and couches. They rank with drapery fabrics and floor coverings as conveyors of color and pattern. They form the connect- ing link between the rugs and the wall ‘hangings. There is seldom a room in which some design cannot be admitted in the upholstery. A small geometrical figure in ‘an ali-qyer design is always good. A striped fabric or effect can always be added, even if other types of pattern have been used to the limit. A stripe is always decorative. As to cmz ors, the governing principle here is thal the upholstery fabrics must ere?t the colors of the draperies and floor Cfl‘el‘lnzi A standby in upholstery fabrics thal never goes out of style and can be_fde,; pended upon for beauty and long life velours. This lovely fabric, even in its Jower priced grades, can now be bought in sunfast colorings. Beside the plain velours, there are figured and cut pat- terns to choose from as well as two- toned and antiqued effects. Consider- ing their 50-inch width, these really rank among the economical fabrics. Another printed fabric that has be- come increasingly popular is glazed chintz, or what is known as semi- glazed, not only as window draperies, but as upholstery material, the same pattern being used at the window and on at least one piece of seating furni- ture. Here again there are beauty. smartness and little cost all combined in_one fabric. When selecting upholstered furniture think of color first, then pattern, then | texture. You may want to brighten up a plain upholstered couch you now own. This may be done by supplying cushions in velour, velveteen, mohair or upholstery damask in attractive and suitable colors. One or two of the cushions should be figured. Another might be plain or in a stripe. Color- ful upholstery squares may be bought at remnant sales. You can cut out the pieces to fit seats and backs of chairs and tack them on neatly. You can freshen up a good deal by these simple devices. ‘Window shades may be made more decorative and a component part of the decorative scheme of the room by cleverly using the same kind of drapery fabric that you use in the room for decorating the window shades. Chintz or cretonne is a material well adapted for this special use. If the entire shade is not made of chintz, for instance, if that material is used, a band about 7 inches wide may be pasted onto the shade just above the shade stick. Patterned papers are reserved for rooms in which the walls need fur-| nishing, and for this purpose suitable patterns can be found in sufficient variety. Patterns are always improved in appearance by the addition of a border. A closely covered pattern in bright colors, which would otherwise be tiresome is rendered entirely satis- {ying when inclosed with a border and the necessary foil of a plain surround- ing. For nurseries there is a delight- fully humorous frieze which depicts familiar wild animals skipping, playing blindman's buff and other childlike games. Below this can be placed a dado of washable black paper on which children may use colored chalks, thus giving liberty to exercis¢ the desire to mark the walls in place of the old- time admonitions. For Slip Covers. Closely-woven cottons are the best materials for making slip covers, as they are the best protection to up- holstery material against Summer dust and glare. Among these cottons there are interesting novelties that are suit. able for slip covers, materials that will stand hard service. Gay cretonnes are orChildrenss. good | of ‘these new materials come in old- very attractive for the purpose, Some fashioned designs and resemble glazed chintz and can be cleaned with a damp cloth, ‘Others with only a slight giaze are in gay stripes of various widths and colors. Stripes are well liked. Slip covers for upholstered furniture must harmonize with the color scheme of the room in which they are to be used in order to have the room appear in good taste, especially with the dra- peries used in the room. If a ruffie is used, it may be made of a plain con- trasting color, flowered material con- stituting the body part of the cover, or a plain body part may be relieved by a flowered ruffle, or the seams of 2 plain slip cover may be bound with a contrasting color, or the cover for a large chair may be edged in large scallops with a ruffle of a contrasting shade showing beneath, Bed Furnishings. The slightest hint that a sheet is getting thin in the middle is the house- wife's cue for tearing it in halves lengthwise and hemming the raw edges, then sewing the selvage edges together to form a flat seam. This brings the weakest parts of the sheet under the mattress and puts the strongest por- tion where it will get the most wear. Provide yourself with several strips of muslin or linen about eighteen inches wide and almost as long as tie width of a new sheet, embroider neatly, hem- stitch or finish with narrow linen lace. Attach one of these by means of a flat seam to the top of a remodeled sheet, not only to make the sheet more presentable in appearance when the strip is folded down after the bed is made, but also better to distribute the wear. A new hem at the bottom would further hide the fact that the sheet did not always have a seam down the middle. This addition of a fancy strip at the top is also an excellent means of lengthening sheets that after wash- ing have proved to be too short for comfort. Initials give a touch of individuality to sheets, pollowcases, towels and table linens. Satin, outline and seed stitches may be used, sometimes in two colors, or in all white. On colored linens, work initials in white and a tint, as) white and rose on pink, or white and apricot on buff color. The size of the initials should be 3'2 by 2; inches, which is correct for bed linens, towels and dresser scarfs. ‘Woolen blankets may need cutting in the center, either crosswise or length- wise, and reversing just as sheets do, in order to move the friction from the worn spot. A couple of woolen blan- kets that have become thin and unat- tractive in appearance may be tacked loosely together and covered with thin material like silk, chintz or silkoline to make a quilt-that can be used in any bedroem in the house. Bedroom Closet. The nests of hat and suit boxes which are indispensable in a closet may be bought aiready decorated, or they zay be bought plain and- covered at Zome with fancy paper. If the closet has been made without compartments for | shoes, shoe boxes are a wise investment, especially for dress shoes. ‘The smaller accessories riecessary for the care of dainty dresses may be easily | made at home at a price far below that charged in the stores. The- best covering for dress hangers, shoe trees and hat stands is velvet, since this material prevents a dress from slipping and does not fray as silk and satin do. Velvet ribbon hangers are made by padding an average sized wooden hanger with cotton batting and cover- ing that with shirred ribbon. Buy one and one-half yards of ribbon one and one-half inches wide. Without cutting it, place the hanger on its length so that one side of the hanger will have the ribbon shirred across its length without a seam. Bring the two other sides together so that they meet at the wire hoop of the hanger, Start in the middle of the ribbon, not far down from the top, and shir it. Do-the same to the bottom and the other side so that there will be one tiny seam at the back of thé completed hanger. To finish the hook, fine gold braid may be used to cover it as well as to run along the edge of the shirring. Sachet bags are an aid to daintiness. ‘The best size for these is a square of two inches. Cut the ribbon the de- sired size, fill it with sachet and cotton batting and finish it by tacking a tiny rosebud in one corner. Pin the sachets to hangers or lay them among clothes and as soon as they lose their fragrance refill them. The best dress covers for sheer chif- fons and georgettes are those made of organdy, since the material is too light itself to drag down heavily on the dresses. These slips are simply lengths and my, how they like it At breakfast, how this delightful fruit juice wakens the appetite and gives good morning pep! Vitamins, mineral salts, mildly laxative properties, the anti-acid qualities of fresh ripe fruit— all these are present in the juice of luscious Concords. They to keep one’s body fine and greatly help fit. Serve Welch's for tomorrow’s break- fast fruit, A welcome change! Home in Good Taste BY SAZA HILAND. 1t isn’t what a spread is made of, but how well it is put together that really counts, and if you have nothing more than unbelached cotton and some checked gingham you can make a very attractive one. And, by the way, un- bleached cotton or muslin is becoming very popular again after the little rest it had with the coming of gayer ma- terials. In the illustration a spread for a four-poster bed is shown which can be made by any one who is handy with a needle. It is of the simple kind that we all know how to make, with a plain top and flounced sides, but it is the bands of checked gingham which really “make” the spread. These are used on the top of the spread and the bottom edge of the flounce, the piece of trim- ming following the edge of the bed being a ruffle. Real old-fashioned “pillow shams” of gingham trimmed with ruffles of the unbelached muslin (which should be starched so as to “perk out”) fit into the scheme with a quaint charm, and if these ruffies are fluted in the good old-fashioned way there will be addi- tional attractiveness. ok | Human Folly. o e The daring bandit takes his gat and shoots some voter through the hat, and robs him of an ample roll that doubt- less soothes his sinful soul. It is an easy way to get the coin for which hard workers sweat.” But when the bandit’s made his kill he doesn’t salt the roll with skill; he doesn’t put it in a crock, or in a vault with safety lock; he has no thrift, he isn't bent on bonds that yield some 6 per cent; he doesn't seek the B. & L, which treats its patrons passing well, and teaches them to earn and save, and like wise delegates be- have. The bandit always has some vice that takes his winnings in a trice. His coin comes easy, and it goes as freely as the zephyr blows. He bets on ponies or he stakes his money on some kindred fakes; he tries to beat the gambling game, and soon his bank account is lame; or painted girls with steel-hard eyes relieve him of his little prize; or haply coke or bootleg booze will show the sinner how to lose. One bandit in 10,000 salts his treasure down in rust- proof vaults; and when it's known he has a pile, some other bandit, full of guile, comes up and shoots him full of lead, and swipes his bundle when he's dead. The workers groan and sweat and swear, and sometimes think it isn't fair; but when the hours of labor close they toddle home to calm repose, and when they get their weekly pay, they wisely put some bucks away; they bear the burden and the heat, but live at last in Easy street. ‘WALT MASON. of material, a little longer than the dress, with a round neck and sides that are bound with ribbon or taffeta in| pastel colors. | Curtains, Bedroom windows, especially, should be the excuse for using gay. colors. | Charming curtain effects are obtain- | able at little expense by using checked | ginghams, sunfast voiles, cretonnes, unbleached muslins with appliqued fig- | | ures, colored Swisses or glazed chintz. | Chintz is very effective to use as shades, | especially in a bedroom. 1Its shiny sur- | face does not gather dust and it re- flects artificial light back into the roo; MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Sliced Bananas. Oatmeal with Cream. Baked Macaroni with Cheese, Broiled n. Bacon. Baking Powder Biscuits. Cup Cakes, _(l:{meollte Sauce, i a, DINNER. Mock Turtle Soup. Meat Loaf, Tomato Sauce. Riced Potatoes. Caulifiower au Gratin; Waldorf Salad. Orange Pudding. CofTee. OMELET. Separate three eggs, putting whites into one bowl and yolks into another, Beat yolks until light and add 3 tablespoonsful milk and little pepper and sait. Beat whites to very stiff froti Put small pleces butter into pan, enough to cover bottom. When smoking hot, pour in yolks and then on top of that spread whites, and when yolks are set and golden brown remove from pan and cut into small pieces. BAKING POWDER BISCUITS. Sift together one cupful of flower, one teaspoonful baking powder and one-quarter tea- spoonful salt. Mix into flour one Jarge tablespoonful-lard, then add one-half cupful milk, stirring in milk with knife. Roll out dough on floured board end cut into shape with cutter. Bake in quick oven about 15 minutes. ‘WALDORF SALAD. Equal parts apple, celery and walnuts, Mix with mayonnaise dressing and serve with or with- out lettuce leaves. Salt and pep- per well before adding dressing. This salad is just as good if equal parts are not used. WHEN you taste Kellogg’s Pep Bran Flakes your search for perfect bran flakes is at an end. You taste the flavor of PEP such as no other bran flakeshave. Theystay crisper in milk or cream. You get the vitamins, the mineral salts of the wheat. And just enough bran to be mildly it n i green old in the red-and.{ ckage. Made by Kells e @ = PEP Bran | FLAkes LooR_ Home Economics Kitchen, 401 Rush = ey 3N e [ IF your child fails to gain in weight or shows other signs of under de- velopment, look to the diet. See that it contains plenty of Calcium and Vitamin A. For these two food elements are mostly responsible for straight bones, sound teeth and normal healthy growth, “Philadelphia” Cream 'Cheese supplies both these in abundance — more than milk itself, and should be a part of _ the child’s daily fare. As a spread for bread with jam or jelly at meals or between; for the school lunch, and as a part of fruit or vegetable salads; Remember that real “Philadelphia” Cream Some Prices Affected By Weather Conditions Weatiter cuts strange capers with the cost of foodstuffs, A cold spell striking a growing section of the country may affect the price in distant places. Naturally, & decreased supply means an inevitable increase in cost. The recent r weather caused a lack of demand for strawberries, with the result that they #re com- paratively cheap, sellings for 20 to 30 cents & box, al- though they will still tumble in price. Cold weather caused the cost cf asparagus to be tightened. Here we have weather producing different results. All the way down the line from the grower to the deal- |3 er the effect is felt, ©a rainy days the 2 1 urchaser does not \isit the stores and markets to the extent he does on clear days. He either phones his orders or does with what the family has on the shelves. Housewives have learned the advan- tage of well stocked pantries to pro- vide against such emergencies. It will be noted that the prices to follow vary in some instances, but in most cases there have been little change. Among the fruits are bananas, 25 to 30 cents a dozen; pears, 10 to 15 cents each, according -to size; strawberries, 20 to 30 cents a box; apples, 8 to 10 cents apliece; grapefruit (low), 10 cents each; oranges, 50 cents a dozen. There are few California grapes to be had. Those on the market are from South America end are bringing 50 cents a pound Honeydew melons of excellent size and quality are being received from Argentina and Chile and arc listed at| $1.25 each. k= In the vegetable kingdom there hae been a slight drop in peas, the Cali-| . fornia varlety selling for 23 cents a pound and those from Mexico bringing 20 cents.a pound. ‘There are some fine hothouse cucumbers to be seen, coming from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan, and they may be obtained for 25 cents apiece. “The small Florida variety sell for 10 cents each. Old turnips are gone and ‘the new ones from the Carolinas may be had for 10 cents a pound. New een cabbage is plentiful and is selling Other vegetables are: Celery, 10 to 15 cents a bunch; spinach, 10 cents a pound, or 3 pounds for a quarter; white and yellow squash, 10 to 15 cents a pound; parsnips, 10 cents a pound, although the season is about over for the vegetable. Lettuce, ordinary va- riety, 15 cents a head and very fine lettuce, 20 cents a head. Sweet po- tatoes, 10 cents a pound, or 3 pounds for 25 cents; white pqtatoes, 3 cents a pound; California and Texas carrots, 10 cents a bunch; slaw cabbage, 5 cents a pound; green cabbage, 15 cents a head; onions (from California, Chile, New York and Texas), 5 to 10 cents & pound; asparagus, 40 to 75 cents a bunch. Dairy = products, particularly: eggs, have come down in price, eggs bring- “Conveniently Located on 14th Street” 1529 14th St. NNW. Dec. 3320 FOOD PA mwwwmumuubucm, butter, 65 cents a pound; American lamb, pound; shoulder chops, 36 cents; veal cutlets, 65 cents; breast of veal, 32 cents; veal chops, 45 cents; shoulder roast of veal, 35 cents; roast loin of pork, 32 cents; pork chops, 40 GE." cents; {resh 30 ts: steak, 50 to Olh:fil: llflgh’. 58 m‘ porterhouse steak, 60 cents, and chuck roast, 35 cents. ‘ Chicken a la Maryland. Select one or two small, young roast- ifg chickens, have them cut in pieces. for serving. Sings them, wash, drain . and roll in beaten egg that has been - diluted with two tablespoons of cold - water, and seasoned highly with sait’ {and pepper. Then roll in fine bread- . crumbs and place in a well-greased baking pan. Cover and bake in a very hot oven—475 degrees—for 40 minutes, basting several times, and turning when half done. reduce the heat.to a very moderate temperature and bake 15 to 20 minutes ~ ; longer. platter, and make a milk gravy from the fat and liguid in the pan. Strain the | gravy before serving. Take away any of the wheat and you denature tion—get its nutri- the grain vitamins 100% in CRAC KERS Graham Style Whole Wheat —All grocers— S0 big,so flawless -peach trees “must be carelully pruned come into bearing. Trees of the California harvest! to yield them Famous De Luxe Peaches, long a rare luxury, now offered to all this city “They don’t “just happen”—big, flawless peaches like these. For years Libby’s DeLuxe Peacheshave been a rare luxury. For years the supply has been limited and the fruit has sold at a premium. To produce such wonderful fruit takes long months of patient tending; careful pruning by highly trained experts. Pruning that causes the trees to yield peaches that dre fewer in number but far bigger and more perfect. ‘This year Libby’s DeLuxe California Peaches can be offered at a price within the reach of all! For now great shipments of these famous peaches are coming from California. Shipments that are causing widespread interest throughout the city. In the orchards surrounding Libby’s great can- neries, scattered half the length of the Golden State in favored garden spots, new trees have carefully pruned and tended to yield DeLuxe grade peachés. To the sunlit canning kitchens were brought the first great harvests of this superb fruit. So now every family in this city can have them! Libby’s DeLuxe California Peaches, long a luxury of the few. Great golden halves, exquisitely firm, meltingly tender. Drenched with sunshine, satu- rated with sweetness— peaches that are the pick ‘Why not indulge your family in this new deli- cacy? Leading grocers can now supply you with Libby’s DeLuxe California Peaches. Libby, M¢Neill & Libby, Chicago. To get choice varieties.of all fruils: Hawaiian ' Pineapple, Bartlett Pears, Apricots, Plums, Cher- ries, elc. as well as Peaches, be sure to ask for Libby’s. " i SRR In Iqts winter, before the sap begins to flow, the peach trees in the Cali- Jornia orchards are carefully pruned by skilled workers. In this way the rees are made to yield fewer peaches, but fruit that is larger and more per- Ject. Fruit that can be packed as Libby’s DeLuxe California Peaches city! Libby’s s, 50 can get De. Pe I-W.GZGUJ;SL:; the fortunate few could have them— big peaches now offered 10 ail this xe California Peaches—sa less, so delicately ripe! Your grocer ibby, M¢Neill & —Plaa 1441 ‘‘'nen add one cup of milk, " - Remove the chicken to & hot **