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SUMMER has a way of sections to serve as patterns. showing up shabbi- See they are ironed flat for per- ness in

upholstery and

hangings.

Curtains

are

fect eut.

When you work from paper pattern the centre half-sections

soon attended to, but even are, of course, placed to a fold loose covers need not scare in the material, and all dupli- us in these days of straight cate pieces must be cut on dou- lines and boxy fit. They ble material to ensure com- double the life of sprung material as in dressmaking. If plementary fit. Pin down the furniture and are a good interfitting sections are notched proposition to most of

us on the wrong side it simplifies with sewing machine and a after fitting. certain knack.

First you want to know how FRONT back and centre

seat, the three largest

much material to buy. Look at pieves, are fitted and pinned the diagrams to the right and together on the chair, right side you will see the right places to down. Jay the tape for two modern types of chair. Above

scams

to-

is

Starting with the centre these back, work the material smooth- readings you must allow turn- ty down the inner back towards ings of 114in. throughout, or the seat and inner arms, 2in. in the case of quickfray gradually pinning fabrics. The three inside-seal ether. The deep tuck-in measures also need tuck-in then disposed of, and the inner allowance of 6-8in. for slick fit. arm sections are taken. When HEAVY texture tweeds both arms are in place the seat and coarser weaves is fixed, and then the outer arm that tailor well are usually left pieces. Finally the outer back

plain at the foot, or tied round is pinned into place. with tape to give upholstered All that

remun are the effect, but pleats or a gathered smaller intersecting portions frill require extra material. for the arms and front of the Depths vary from 7-9in, and chair, and as these are straight you must take double round the cet they present few difficulties. chair measure for pleats, or one Dispose of any fullness

frill

darts

and a half times for a gathered throughost by neat picats or in accordance with the Piped scams are streets ahead line of the chair. Darts give of mere joining, especially with the neatest disposal, but they colour contrast for plain fa- require careful planning and brics. Allow an extra yard of suipping. Bins cul. shoulder material and wash and boil curves are sometimes dealt with some in. white cord to shrink by gentle casing and stretching it properly, rinsing and drying if the material lends itself to for use. Left-over bias strips munipulation.

of material, cut to 1gin. width Fix all darts or mitres before and joined diagonally. make attending to seams, Remove suitable ensing, carried to 10 or the pins and tack each seam 11 yards in length. Enclose the securely, including "tuck-in" cord and tack in place, ready portions round the seat.

Than for seaming.

insert the piping for the muler Trained workers lay their

trimmed seama and tack into naterial straight on the chair, place. Replace the cover

for pin, mark and cut it out there fiting on the chair, and remove and then, but it is more simple for stitching.

for a novice to snip out a pat- tern of each section in smooth

brown paper, or newspaper will

WHEN machining the

cover start with the

do; it is better still If you have unpiped inner sections with the old discarded and unpicked tucked away portions, and then

TASTY WAYS WITH

GRAPEFRUIT

WAPORATED fruits contain a juice, thickened with teaspoonful

large amount of heat and energy cornflour. producing maller, and with milk or

some other fat-giving food, make a Apricot and Sago Pudding good substantial meal.

This is one of the cheapest pud-

i

How to Loose

make Covers

proceed with piped joining. If n generous overlap of about repp or damask are obtainable brightly coloured thread is used 2in. at each side of the opening, in double widths of 48in. to for tacking in the piping it These plackets can be finished 50in. Watch, too, for strong guides the machine most effec- with strong press fasteners al weaves tively from too close stitchery, ternated with upholstery hooks, stand the strain.

that protect well and or catching in the cord.

or zip fasteners if you wish.

Trim down the turnings after-

We can get sanforized fur- wards to in. and overcast CHOOSE plain material nishing fabrics nowadays that all seams before attaching the

for preference, or one are pre-shrunk to resist loss of final frill. This should just of restrained design, as these colour or shape from washing. clear the ground as the chair is are much simpler to handle and Tais preserves the fitted and iesa extravagant too. Bold de- upholstered look for modern When covers are regularly signs are often made in narrow "tailored" designs after long removed for washing, it is a width material that entails and repeated tubbings.

moved.

good plan to have wide open- waste in cutting for the novice, inga down the back scams, with whereas casements, plain linen,

Aun Marvel

Roll-armed type of chair

Modern Square Design

Centre back measure from front edge to tuck-in sdam (plus 6-Bin.)

Centre sent from back to front plus tuck-in allow- ance of 6-8in.

3 Inside arm measure from seat to seam over pudded

roll-plus seat tuck-in of 6-8in. (double).

Outer orm from rull to bottom of chair (double for two arms)

Front panela for arm (double)

6

Front panel for chair.

7

Outside length of chair from centre back to bottom.

Turnings of 14.-2in. should be allowed for all pieces, an extra yard of material for piping, and another yard it the design is large, to allow for "wastage" In cutting-

Calculate for frill by mensuring round the chair at the base and doubling the mensure where pleats are to be used, or taking one and a half times the measure for

pathered frill.

(These measures assume that the material is wide enough to take the width or depth of the chair. material must be allowed for joining).

Extra

Centre of inner bock- top to bottom-plus tuck-in

allowance.

2

3

Centre of seat back to front-plus tuck-in allowance Straight front

Inside rau, plus tuck-in allowance (double for two Bims)

4

5

Straight strip for centre arm (double for two jams)

6

Outside orm from top to bottom (double for two

arms > Collar strip for bark

8

Centre bark oniske nessure from top to boltom

The same turning should be allowed tes for the paev tous example.

Measures are assumed on the material being sulent width for back and side picres eulting without

JTIN

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

QCRATCHED windows aue best treatral with jeweller's rouge sprinkled on a chamals leather. Rub i briskly up and down the glass, when the marks will gradually be- come fainter.

If

TASTY WAYS WITH

APRICOTS

CRAPEFRUIT is one of the

most

rinds from two grapefrults and three cooling and delicious of fruits, lemons, and grate them. When you and It deserves a more important

at have taken out the seeds, cut the

A box of coloured chalks kept place on the menu than it usually fit to small shreds. Leave the handy in the kitchen will prove most

receives Breakfast eggs and bacon fruit and grated rinds to soak all useful for covering over dirty marks em especially good when the ap- night with enough water to cover. as they appear on ceiling or dig. Petite has been whetted with grape- Add

fruit: tempered walls.

to have grapefruit at meal pound of fruit, then add the lulee, one pound of sugar to each times is an enjoyable way of taldng and tell until thick, which should To clean varnished wallpaper, dust those necessary daily vitamins, and be the case after two hours. well and wipe down with a sponge purifying the blood, dipped in cold water containing am- morda. Then wipe with a leather

Grapefruit snlad is popular Grapefruit and jelly sponge is a wrung out of cold water to which sweet. Halve the fruit, loosen it with novel sweet. Take sufficient sponge in few drops of tupentine luve been skin (the centre and pips also being and spread them with jam, then lay a sharp knife, and remove from the cakes for your purpose, split them,

removed.) Add slices of banann, them at the bottom of n dish.

added.

Put

To stiffen the bristles of a hair-cubes of pineapple, and skinned, on top a layer of chopped grapefruit. brush, dissolve an ounce of alum in halved muscatel grapes with the Make a strawberry jelly, pour on In quart of bolling water, and when seeds removed. Sweeten the fruit top, and leave to set.

cold pour into a pledish. Stand only and add a little sherry. Lastly, de-

the bristles in the solution for halfcorate with crystallised cherries and When breakfast is to include an hour, then shake well and allow pieces of preserved ginger. Serve grapefruit, it is a good plan to pre-

to dry with the bristles downwards. After washing gloss cloths, rinse

with cream.

Crystallized

pare the fruit the night before, as

you may then be sure it will not be in water to which a little starch has good. This is

grapefrult rind is bitter. been added, for it will make them putting the

easily prepared by non-fluiry.

rind in a pan with a Take a sharp knife and cut the little water and bolling until it in fruit straight across to make two nearly done. Then add granulated portions, then run your knife mli sugar and allow to simmer until round the fruit separating the flesh

is a thick place the rind on a plate and dry for centre

syrup. Finally, from the rind. Remove the pithy several days.

An ordinary screw run through cork makes an excellent substitute a corkscrew, provided a plere of string is tied to the head for obtain

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They make an economical dish also, dings it is possible to make, and the for it takes 5 ths, of fresh fruit to best of It is, it neither looks nur make 1 lb. of the dried.

tastes cheap! To preserve these fruits to par- feetion, they must be

Prepare properly

teacup apricots cooked, for the stower the cooking Brected above, using 2 teacups wa- the richer and more inviting will be ter for this quantity of fruit. Boll ntencupful sngo, or seed tapioca in Wash the fruit, und sook overnight probably about 10 minutes then add

a breakfastcup water

till elenr- in water to cover. allowing about the cooked fruit und juice, plenty two cupfuls water to one cupful of sugar to sweeten, and a few drops

of lemon juice if available.

the result.

fruit.

Tum into lined pan, with the wa-

This pudding is excellent either

ter in which the fruit was soaked, hot or cold, and in either ense should add a few pieces of lemon rind to be served in a glass dish, Improve the flavour, bring gradually

to the boil, and only almmer till ten- Apricut and Pineapple Jam der-about one hour.

Apricot and Bread Pudding

If your Jam cupboard is becoming empty, try this preserve, it is delici- Prepare a tencupful dried apricofa our und refreshing:~~-

ns directed above, drain off (but Take 1 lb dried apricots wash keep) the juice and chop the fruit. them, and pues through mincer, or Boil 2 cupfuls milk, add, to It I cup- simply cut into anall pieces with a fuf soft brendcrumbs, 2 tablespoons pair of scissors. Soak for 24 hours butter, and cup sugar.

in 3 breakfastcups water. Now open Leave to cool, then stir in the fruit, pineapple into small pieces; add this, nd tin of pineapple and cut the also 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Fold and the julee to the apricots.

In beaten yolka of eggs, turn into n greased fireproof dish, and bake in

oven till

a good

minutes.

Put all in preserving pan with 4 Arm-about 30 lbs. sugar, and bring slowly to the

Lott.

Whisk up whites of eggs to

Boil steadily about 25-30 minutes

froth-fold In a little castor sugar till It sets when tested on a plate. and pile roughly on top of pulling. Pour into Jam jars and cover when Bake five minutes longer. Serve cold. with a sauce made from the fruit

Isobel

If the leather binding of a book becomes shabby or has mildew on it, rab with a soft cloth dipped in oll of lavender, and when dry polish with a soft cloth.

Guit picture frames

arc best cleaned by brushing them with onion water made by boiling for half an hour a large sliced onion in a pint of water. Apply lightly, leave to dry, and rub with a clean duster.

Cold tea to which a few drops of glycerine have been added mak excellent

makes an cleaning liquid for dows, mirrors, and all glassware.

win. When lining a box altoman work basket, use drawing pins' in- stead of theks for fixing the lain as it will be much easier to remove for washing when necessary.

G. Q. T.

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Delicious Marmalade

across

and clash the fruit here and there, so that it can be casily removed with a spoon. Sprin

generously with sugar, Servo with a glace cherry in the centre. Here is a recipe for a delicious grapefruit marmalade, Remove the

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