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THE CHINA MAII, A SATURDAY, APRIL · 26, ¦ 1952.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFTI
YOUR HOME IS YOU ★
“SULTANA PUDDING
THIS IS A LITTLE OUT OF THIS ORDINARY CHAR
DIVO TOCESTHER 19. BOT FLOUR,
COZ BREAD- CRUMBS BOZ GUIT
A PINCH OR GALT.
Box BROWN BUGAR BOI BUKTĀNAS AND.
JAM
TURN INTO A. PUDDING BARN COVER, WITH A
CLOTH AND
STEAM FOR
12-2 HOURS
By JOAN O'SULLIVAN
WHEN it comes to crent-
ing a home, wishing won't make It 30, but thoughtful planning will. Take an empty apartment or a house, take time and care and, before you know it, you have a home.
That's what Francis deN. Schroeder has to say in "Everything In It Is You,
a booklet that gives prospec- tive home decorators A bird's-eye view of what's ahead of them in their quest for furnishings. It covers all the important phases of decorating in 32 informa- tion-packed pages.
The last step is to decide what cssential pieces are toed- ed. You should allow 65 per cent of the budget for furniture: 20 percent for floor covering, 10 for .curtains ond percent draperies; 5 percent for inmps and necessarles.
There's still more paper work. Now that you have an idea of style and know the plects you need, you'll want to know where to place them, Mr. Schroeder suggests buying a dozen shects of graph paper. Let foot. Cut
each space cqual one square out furniture out- lines on carchcard and arrange them on the graph. In this way, you'll be able to sea how the furniture. will fit and where it will look most attractive, even before you buy it.
The booklet, which contains of which are sketches, game reproduced here, also offers
THIS HOMEMAKER likes bald plaids. That accounts for the upholstery fabrio-on-her-sofa. It's good if it reflects your per
and conality
interesia, doN. Schroeder "Everything In It Is You."
Francis
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In the opening chaples, Mr Schroeder tmphasises the im- portance of remembering that it's YOUR home and must re-
some wise words on decorating DON'T MOVE FURNITURE to the right arrangement, Whether walls and fleet YOUR: lastes.
windows, Eclecting find you're debating the type
of rugs, using lamps and hanging Work floor plan out on graph
paper. furniture you want-and the pictures. book gives a brief review of popular traditional and modern styles-Or choosing colours for upholstery, be sure to pick what YOU like.
*
Before you
venture 02. shopping spree, Mr Schroeder
Lions as: What is the number
of
guesta, overnight quests, you usually have? hap in
"
LIVING ROOM FURNITURE.
New Drug Helps In Childbirth
A new
Washington.
drug extracted from a poisonous lily is saving pregnant women and their unborn babies at Gallinger hospital here.
The drug, vergitryl, is an antidote for high blood pressure and associated poisons which sometimes Decompany pregnancy, ac- cording to Dr Frank A. Finnerty, Gallinger phyal- clan,
Vorgitryl can prevent pregnant victims of high blood pressure from going intò convulsions of eclamp- sia, on epileptic-like. At ot childbirth, Finnerty said. The fils aro-fatal-sometimes. to the mother and give her. infant only a 50-50 chance to survive.
Doses of vergitryl are¬ administered by intramus» cuhr injection to relieve the non-convulsive symp- toms of high blood pres sure swellings of the hands, feet, and face, severo headaches, violent spells of nausea.
and
Convulsive patients get smaller doses directly into "the veins. The blood press sure drop and resulting relief of the symptoms is rapid, Finnerty sald.
Of the first 114 patients treated with the drug, the results were excellent in
02
caces, good in 18, fair in three, and poor In one, he, reported.
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When overdoses administered the only ill effect so far detected
nausza and vomiting. United Press,
advlees some paper work.
Sit
down and
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CHAIR
SMALL SOFA
answer such ques-
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SMALL
0.2'6 LAROE SOFA
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0.3'5 TO 3**
DESK
dinner
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the
SECTIONAL SOFA PIECES
L'106'6"
BREAKFRONT
CARD TABLE AND CHAIRS
living room or in the bedroom? Where do you do your writing? Do you need typewriter space? Do your children play in the living room? These and other queries that reflect the way your family lives will have great deal to do with the type of furnishings, you should selcct:
a
Pick theme for your home. You can furnish It entirely in Provincial, for example, or you can mix Provincial with other periods, always letting the note of Provincial amplicity flow from room to room.
Give some thought to colour.
If you have a favourite shade, play it up on one room, use it Let this key sublly in others. colour show throughout your home.
ROUND TABLES (ACCORDING TO SIZE)
CORNER TABLE
tro"
COCKTAIL TABLE.
ENO TABLE
SQUARE-
COFFEE TAKE
COCKTAIL TABLE
LAMP TABLE
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BABY ORAND PIANO
Photos courtesy Joba Widdicomb Co.' Then get down to the bust- THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS most of the pieces you're apt to use in a living room. Out cardboard nces ef finances. Fix an amount patterns of the furniture you neel. Then you can try out various arrangements on the graphi and try to slay, within fi.
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Treats For Children's Party
By ALICE DENHOFF -
Animal
Cracker Cake
st.st
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NUTMEG OR SPICE TO
TARTE
MIX WELL: TOSITHER
·AND
MIC:
The Needlecraft
Cherry
Corner
Bath Set Abbreviations
....lip stitch
c ኖሮ . .
double crochet
chain
single crochet ..this symbol Indicates that the directions immediately fol- lowing are to be repented a given number of times in addi-, tion to the original.
MATERIALS: 1 ball of No. 40 French Rose Pearl Cotton, Size 5: 2 balls of No. 48 Hunter's Greep and 1 ball of Brown Steel crochet hook No. 7. A blue bath towel, hand towel and washcloth.
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SPRAY-CHERRY (Make S)
Starting at centre with French Rose, ch 2, 1st RND: 7 se in 2nd ch from hook, join"to first sc. Now work in rows as follows: 1st ROW: 3 e in samo place as al st, sc and half de in next sc, 2 de in each of nex!: 3 half de ani de in next se, 2 de in each of next 3 se, half the Turn. 2nd ROW: Se In arid sc in next sc, 3 sc in next sc. Arst st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from across. Turn 3rd ROW: Se in each so nerous, so along top of Cherry. $1 at in first, Break off.
STEM... Cut one strand of Green 24 inches long, double and draw through top of Cherry. With double strand, ch 12, Break off.
LARGE LEAF Starting at centre with Green, ch 15, dat AND: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next ch, half de in next ch, de in cach ch across to within last 3 ch, half de in next ch, so in next 2 ch, ch 3, work along opposite side of starting chala to correspond. Join and break off.
1
SMALL LEAF (Make 2) ... Work as for Large Leaf making ch 12 at centre instead of ch 15,
BRANCH Starling at long side with Brown, eh 40. 18t. ROW: Hall de in 3rd ch from hook and in next 14 ch, sc in next 12 ch, sl st in next 8 ch. Break off, leaving last 5 ch free.
Mako 4 more sprays in this manner and sow across bath towel. Make 4 sprays for hand towel and I spray for washcloth. Sew in place.
New Ideas For The Home
-including slipcovers for
flower
pots and non-allergy blankets
New
By GAY PAULEY.
York Slipcovers"
"Colour The stain, called for flower pots and a lazy susan. Grain," is both fadeproof and manufacturer but on the crder of a slepladdr washable, the are umong the
pro- said. It comes in eight colours ruby rod, chartreuse, green ducts for the home,
The "slipcovers" are the idea
now
for.
ony emerald green, tur-
Coloura Visualised
af Mrs S. W. Brunner, a Flush- nuoise, black onyx, sapphire N. Y. housewife, who blue, rose quartz and ainethyst. One paint company is dis- wanted agelive jackets the old-fashioned red clay tributing a "colour visualiser
for use of the homemaker who pota.
Made of fkzxible vinyi plastle, wants to determine how colours
are..
will look goee they're in the the "Pat-o-Loony'
100m. EVERY child, loved a party,
several designs and colours to with almost any room and especially his own bound to delight the heart of blend.
The covers come in Cherished, as one grows older any youngster and we've sten setting. are the heart-warming memories, many an adult glow at the sight three, three and one-half and
four inch diameters. occasions and taste of it, tool. of those wonderful when the attentions of all the Combine e. shortening, The tezy susan, made of family and friends were com- tsp. salt and top, vanilla, Add wrought iron, comes in either twa pletely centred on the exclling
gradually
thoroughly. Add 2 egg ""The ideo," yolks, beating well. Bift to lurer, "is to
Icelebration of his or her birth-Laureth 4. c. tugar; cream cử three thers Fold a manufac- Seen
Beneath
The gadget consists of a folder, with a sketch of a room and major furnishings on ja transparent overlay. the overlay are slots which can hold several colour camples.. through the overlay, the to sampics aro
supposed show
what the homemaker the results will be once the room is, decorated.
Alto
non-allergy new Dro
accessories blanicals, and other. for baby,
a plastic carry-all rain muft and a new type coffee tin opener.
utilise the space. So wis mothers, mindful of gether 2/3 e. sifted four, 2 towards the erling, leaving more their own experiences, bo sp. baking powder; mix with room en hs trials."
c. finely
: China Fits In', grudge neither the short nor crumba from 1-1/4- Be extra expense involved rolled graham crackers, Add
The concern also has co- And, it should not be much of the dry ingredients élternately an expense, because there's no with 4 c. milk to creamed ordinated chiud with the server, used for big expenditures for mixture until all are added. Pieces include a bar set coffee such parties. Special treats, Beat 2 egg whites stiff, fold, carafe, candy dich, fruit bowl.
und her, jam, splee and cream The infant accessories ate of intercel, a man-made abre. foods that look pretty on colour into. batter carefully. ful, plenty of fun, a plan of To decorate, Bill and frost and sugar setu
The rain muff measures 15 Two Items hit the market
40- A few priten for layers with Bolled frosting. play winners, Lavours for Hip com Than arrange animal crackers, just in ume for spring redecorat 18 inches when open and is
Eigned to protect hands, purso witute the walk Ungreld in for candy minta and marshmallow into a new wood stain, and small packages on wit The carry-all will t a party supunesful in the eyes of. on top of pako to make "circus
day.
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$4.70 per lb. $14.00 per brace
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Pheasants
Whole Mild Cured Australian Hams
games to
the young-guests, and a feather wagons and arrange animal which with one application. Isday, in the cap of the youthful host crackers, too in ring around supposed to give a Jowel colour into the purse when not in two.
bottom of cake.
ed finish to virtually any wood-United Press. or hostem
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