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oM EERE are a few suggestions to make you want to whistle on while you do your laundering if youre a wife or a career Pu girl who works. Soaking, for instance, is good for cottons. A haylf-minute soak in warm water and soapsuds makes dirt loosen the grip it has on white things, but soak longer than half an hour and old Mr. Grime gets back his strangle bad. Before you wash, segregate your clothes. Separate colored and white. er very dirty and slightly soiled articles because they have a ruinous effect on each other when associated in the same basin. w Don't scrub or rub vigorously unless you want to wear holes ,in your garments. Several suchings will do the job much better. “If neckbands are badly soiled use a well-lathered soft brush, call you lack a clothesline, hangers hung on your shower will We be your best bet to dry your clothes in as little space as pos sible. Be sure you plan to do your laundering when the manor f the house is out. A bathroom cluttered with wash, even with Pa his own sex hanging there, always disturbs even the best - natured men. If you work and wash before dinner, the clothes TM will have reached just about the proper degree of dampness to make ironing easier after you have finished the dishes. th — teacup — I th e short Apernias to axe the FG Tiny daisies painted on your aide rimmed eye glasses — lexcup— © if you are thinking of storing your precious oilcloth. wrap Fitissue paper on the inside to prevent it from sticking. . ~~ . Giving a wounded American soldier in Italy his first taste of home-style pie in 10 months was reward enough for one army dietitian for all the hardships of pulling up stakes and moving on short notice as the troops ad vance. She is Sally Brightman of Hartford, Conn.. whose greatest thrill upon reaching the Anzio forward area was to set up a bake shop to supply pies, cakes and turnovers for hospital patients. Think of it, 20 months without pie... . Canning experts remind us to can our war garden products each day or two rather than allow them to accumulate for any length of time. Both flavor and vitamins are lost if allowed to stand... . aan . . The ever popular potato salad with cold hard bailed sliced eggs or cooked frankfurters makes 08 a wholesome one-dish meal for the family, that is if you dress be up the salad with cucumbers, radishes, celery, green pepper s and tomatoes. ... During the recent paper salvage drive, we n noticed a young boy going through a pile of paper at 70th and halsted sts., picking out all the comic books he could find in the pile. ee les Gordie o fe cen he stries tyes LHe Revd fine of ce severe rayon frock You did look very young an a edthos of wilt crepe teacup — Patt your radiators with flat paint radiates more heat teacup — Suede articles may be brightened by going over them with Hea cloth camtened slightly with vinegar and brushed with a wire brush. . The best way to apply leg make-up is to pour oi enough of the liquid required for a ny one be in your hands. Flood on vir with quick upward strokes of both hands. The make-up should of be applied generously and rapidly also that it can be thoroughly smoothed on before it starts to wh dry. In this manner you mold it , before it dries and can correct any ~streaks. Streaks are corrected by this method, never by patching up with additional make-up. If sf more make-up must be added, it or is advisable to remove all the se Make-up already applied and start all over again. . . . Two little Southtown girls will cherish the Japanese post cards they received from their uncle, Sgt. Edward as Liska of the marine corps, who sent them to Gerilee Kacin. ., two and one-half years old, and her sister, Karen, 11 months old, from Guam. Their mother, Mrs. Wandalee Kacin of Fair t Sela ave,, has placed them in the children’s scrapbook. Some months ago, another uncle, Pvt. Frank Kacin, also of the ma rine corps, sent them a Japanese gunpowder bag which was taken as Bougainville... . Tips for the gardener next year: Fay Emerson of movie fame, borders her war garden with as dandelions. She claims the tops are just as good and have as uw much vitamin value in them as spinach, i — teacup ~— Keep your head down when brushing hair—stimulates circulation —teacup — = Mrs. George Geller, the former Pauline Deidelman of Emerald ave., past worthy matron of Gresham chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, now living in Pearl Harbor where her hus band is employed with the gov ernment, recently sent a grass skirt to six-year-old Arlene Schoulda of Lowe ave. Arlene showed it to her friends and now the playmates put the skirt to use in shows performed in the Schoul da yard several times a week. Mrs. Richard Schoulda always provides the refreshments of cook ies and orangeade or root beer. Mrs. Schoulda, also a past worthy ma tron of Gresham chapter, had her share of fun and hard work re cently for she canned cherries from a tree which Mr. Schoulda’s mother planted over 25 years ago. After picking as high as she could reach on a ladder set on the garage roof, she had more than 20 0 quarts and loads of cherries were still to be picked, but the tree is so large that it was too much of a task. I — teacup — Add marshmallons to your cornstarch pudding —1 up Mrs. Frederick Paxton of Kedzie ave. has two members in her family who celebrated birthdays this week. Her brother, George Bard of Albany ave., and their niece, Dolores Bard of Troy st., were born on August 25, .. Dennis Castella of E, 79th St., two and one-half years old, was up at 6:30 a.m. the other morning and followed his uncle out of the house without being noticed and got lost. Later a traf fic policeman found him at 79th st. and South Chicago ave. By 10 a.m. he was back safely in his mother's arms after having had a long ride in the police squad car driven by Patrolman Thomas Mc Nichols of Grand Crossing sta tion. Dennis was given a change of pants after the officer had con vinced the driver of a passing diaper-service truck that this was essential He also received several lollypops and a free physical examination at Jackson Park hospital to make sure he wasn't sick. Neighborhood children identified him. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Costello and his sister is Elizabeth, who is five and one-half years old. Mrs. Costello said she didn’t worry about the youngster because as soon as she missed him she thought he is gone with his uncle over to her father’s home for breakfast. Is Coramie pin ane maleAiIng earrings to complement your dressy frocks.
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Southtown Economist
Chicago, Illinois, US
Sun, Aug 27, 1944
Page 19
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