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April 24, 1939.
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THE
CRYSTAL CLEAR
Swan Culbertson
STOCKING THE
LINEN CUPBOARD
NOTHING
promotes
greater house pride than a well-stocked linen cupboard. For the prospec
tive bride, choosing her linen is an important pre- liminary, as much depends on a wise and careful selec tion.
If you
are blessed with generous cupboard room, and an elastic allowance, so much the better for you. Remember, too, there is every prospect of finding afternoon tea and towel accessories among your wedding gifts, so leave some of these purchases to the very last.
THE life of your lines depends
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regular rotational LIQUEUR and temperature-tuned storage.
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Ime to watch your stocks und re- plenish ranks at the first sign of wene, Tim more items allowed to rach set the less, they come vetlon, so their spah is proportionately lengthened.
into
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Linen I reserve allows for over- looking and mending und this is wise for hard-worked sheets pillowellps. These fibres need rent and recuperation as much as our garments do.
For bed linen and towels there is wide variety in colour and weave.
Buy bed linen to suit your bed measurements. Nothing is so comfortices as a scrimped tuck-in allowance.
What to Buy
Coloured sheets are easier for homeHREE of everything is a good rule for household linen, and this allows
loundering, and there is greater scope
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one in use, one in the wash, and a spare one for emergency.
Of course,
harmonising with predominant the more you can allow the better things will fast, as it levels up on wear.
notes of a scheme. Linen is a Honal for, hard
wear, but "union" mixtures, or Egyptian cotton, make popular sheets. These are warmer in use, cheaper to buy and they take the soft pustel tints which are so fashionable just now,
BEDROOM LINEN
Three pairs of sheets to each bed-good length for tuck-in. Three low-slips to each pillow. Two under-slips to each pillow. Two boister- cases or two under pillow-enses. BLANKETS
*
Test for
durability les In the
Three for each bed. Under blankets-one to each bed. (When eider- weave, so hold up a corner to the light and watch the way of the downs are used two good fleecy blankets are often suficient.) Mattress threads. Close, even
ssing covers to requirements, Spring mattress pads or protectors, criss-crossing Indientes fim texture, with every TOWELS prospect at It keeping shape after repested wear and washings. Pro- washed or pre-shrunk material is helpful to buy and you should look for colour
last guarantees - and quality test labels.
Weight gives very little Index to actual quality because sizing, china clay and other dressings are intro-
Fushions vary a good doul In this section, but it is best to allow three duced into some cheaper materials to patch up on poorer weaves. After sets for cach kind of table setting. Thren breakfast-sets. Three luncheon- laundering these fabrics appear im-damask or artifleinl silk table-cloths, with table napkins to match,
One to two abpecial dinner-sets, or, if table-cloths are preferred-three poverished and fuzzy with exposed
osed per person or half a dozen to match each cloth.) Afternoon tea-sets, with and frayed threads. If you doubtful rub
are small knee napkins, Six, try-cloths or, trolley-cloths. For finger and thumb over some dark set heat-proof table-mats.
sample between! polished table--one heat-proof undercover for use with table-cloths. One highis
surface and you will soon see if fine powder falls beneath.
Three bath-towels per person-Turkish or Terry towelling. Six face- towels per person (huckaback is excellent wearing; linen, damask or linen diaper for fine face-towels). Bath sheets if required. Towel bath-mais- two to three. Small guest-towels-one dozen. Lavatory cloths-six. Small razor-towels-four to six. (These save accidents with larger towels.) TABLE LINEN
£1
seta.
KITCHEN TOWELS
(Three
LWAYS buy bed inen to These are usually "typed" and distinguishable by woven descriptions, sult your bed measures, as (Always choose linen material for glassware and tea-towels, as other nothing Is
comfortlers as
amaterials "tuft" badly and wear thin.) Six glass-cloths. One dozen scrimped tuck-in allowance. Watch kitchen cloths. One dozen cherk dusters. One dozen'soft pollshing dusters. decorations and finish, too. Hem Dust-sheets as required. Three oven-cloths. Six unbleached pudding- stitching is attractive but weakening cloths. Three roller-towels. One dozen netted dish-cloths.
to fabric, so cord stitching replaces it to a large extent. If you are set
on drawn thread work, choose the practical protection from moth. Tin- sheets of generous length, to allow lined cheats are good for summer. Torrenovations fater. This way use, as well as precautionary spray- you can have fresh hems put in forng with insectide and close wrap- you when the time comes.
per linings of moth-proof paper.
Take exact dimensions of pillows
for well-fitting slips, Too tight a When you buy blankets, remen- it is hard and uncomfortable, while her weight means nothing in warmth, too large a case is fretting and un- Neither does high duff, because loose- tidy. By the way, extra pillows are ly woven fabric can be deceptively
wise investment for emergency
fuffed to look generous and inviting.
use, and many people have them Look at the weave against the light instead of bolsters. Thus all top and and see that it is firm and close. under
cases are of standard size. All-wool, pre-shrunk blankets make Linen is refreshing for pillow slips, things simpler all round, and they se remember to include at least a sometimes sell them moth-proofed, few for the warmer weather.
100.
bed WHILE on
linen--how many of us think we have
Linen excels for towels, and there are several weaves from which to ehoose. Plain patterns are best for done our bit for bedding by a dally consistent hard wear, as there is compact support when threads inter-turn and air of the mattress? We * Pet evenly Frequent dampening assiduously spring-clean bed frames means greater strain for the fibres, und Attings, but sometimes forget the se this is quite important.
inner workings of the mattress. This is not enough for the Continental her visiting upholsterer at his annual. spring-clean visit.
LINEN storage needs careful housewife, who keenly supervises
planning. You
need an
even dry temperature, with Good ventilation. and there must be freedom from steam or dampness, as this causes mildew.
Always choose the best in bedding you can rightly afford. After all, we spend one-third of our ves in Contrary to modern house design, bed, so it's worth while to make the bathroom is not the best location sure of fasting comfort. for the linen chest, nor is too close proximity to hot-water pipes, as Daily Bunning and fresh air speil this brings speedy yellowing. There rejuvenation for mattresses und is a lol
to be said for a bullt-h press pillows. When the softer weather with slatted wooden shelves, and comes along draw them, to a sunny provision for occasional airing. Low open window for an hour or more. consumption gas or electric, heaters Apart from freshening the filling. It are excellent for cupboard 4.3.
ing, and many of these condition- its new pep into half interiors, und
screw down gives them fresh zest and spring. to the floor DA permanent equipment.;
Line up the shelves with
cut-down disused damask, old sheeting, or cheap glazed holland Deccrate edges with guy, bolt proof binding. and leave deep flop fronts to folu back on the finished plles, Each
Canberra, Australia, section holds together when tied with
Flyingbont service between Aus- deep linen bands, colour bound to trullo and New Zealand will soon be match. This way you are sure of governments are now arranging for permanently established, The two rotation In wear, ta
dennita the necesanry radio and meteorologi-
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Mark everything in a position, such as the top left corner, or for sheets--the bottom hem. An Inventory helps for checking laundry raturas, tracing lost articles, or for keeping useful records of the life of) your linen. A ruled-off unok answers the purpose, while a
exercise) single sheet that makes easy reference] from the back of the door.
If linen is being stored for any long period, stow away free af starch; or dressing wrapped in blue tisate paper to keep it snowy and Irests. While valuably protective for daily use, starcli tends to yellow stored linen, and sometimes starts rotting in. the Abres.
Blankets are another problem, os they not only need dry storage, but
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