Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, September 22, 1949
W O M A N 'S W ORLD
Be Smart!
When Cleaning Curtains Use Tested Means
By Ertta Haley
ver had curtains f»n «part
while laundering them? Ever
had them look limp, faded, and not
quite clean enough? The*e are
thing« that happen when we give
curtain« and d r a p e «
strictly
amuteur treatment when It come«
to cleunlng.
On the other hand, there’ s pure
Joy In a woman’« eye« when »he
■urveys curtain« that have been
properly cleaned. Curtain« like this
have a apunking clean look, they
hang «traight, and they have re­
tained their color.
D irt which creep« into the houie
via windows, as well as the sun
which dries out the thread of cur­
tain material work havoc with the
best of window coverings,
Eor
these reasons, extra care is neces­
sary to keep curtains looking nice
and avoiding the expensive replace­
ment cost which they would other­
wise necessitate.
Too much cunnot be suid in favor
of constant cleaning This does not
mean luunderlng every few weeks,
but it does mean upplying a vac­
uum attachment to them when you
do your weekly cleaning to get rid
of the surface dust which w ill other­
wise clog the fibers, and make them
more d ifficult to launder.
Curtains can be kept cleuner, too,
when windows are cleaned weekly
or bi-monthly, depending upon the
d irt in different
communities.
E
Ijuiiiler curtains in p illo u u il . . . .
Needless to say, the curtains should
be removed as the windows arc
being cleaned, so no soil comes
off on them.
It Isn’t always necessary to re­
move the curtains from the rods
when washing the windows, since
most of them can easily be lifted
off with their rods, thus making the
return trip simple.
Curtains and drapes should not
be allowed to get too d irty before
cleaning, since this only makes
more effort necessary to wash
them. Naturally, when curtains are
washed long and hard, they w ill
weaken.
Curtains Need Special
Care When Washed
Campus Cloche
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Vivid watermelon pink vel­
veteen Is used by Hrtm ar for
this smart new campus cloche
that hugs the head snugly to
avoid going whichever way the
wind blows. The hat has a deep
crown and a helmet-shaped
brim that are distinctly new and
fashion-wise.
A clever designer, who has
the gift of making a blouse-
stunning in beautiful detail so
that It virtually becomes a cos­
tume In Itself, turns to nylon,
thus adding a new permanence
to the beauty she achieves. At
the left is a new sueded nylon,
very soft, heavy and rich look­
ing. At the right Is a soft weave,
lighter In weight but not sheer,
hitherto associated only with
the finest silk. It Is trimmed
with dainty lace Insertion and
tiny hand-sewn tucks.
Candles
I f a candle is a little too sm all
fo r the holder, you can m ake it |
fir m by dipping the holder—pro­
vided i t ’ s m e ta l—into piping hot
w ater fo r a few m inutes to get it
hot before in se rtin g the candle.
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T rim m in g W icks
In trim m in g the w ick of an o il
lam p or o il heater, the handiest
thing to use is a single-edge razor
blade. W ith o il heater w icks, saw
s tra ig h t across, and use the m etal
clips in the w ic k as a guide.
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T urpentine in Cleaning
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When an a rtic le is cleaned w ith
turpentine, the odor often lingers
on; but you can hasten its de­
p a rtu re by steam ing the garm ent
in the bathroom w hile the hot
shower is running and then a irin g
it outdoors fo r one fu ll day,
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P reventing Rust
To prevent the tub of your
washing m achine fro m rusting,
pour a cupful of soda chips or
soap powder over the bottom of
it when the day’s w ashing is done.
T his helps to discourage rust, but
the soap isn’t wasted. When the
next wash day comes, ju s t pour
hot w a te r over the soap fo r a new
batch of suds.
Character Precedes Logarithms
BEEN A PUZZLE to me,
I T as HAS it must
be to many mothers
Awakened Interest
Vse vacuum attachment on drapes.
lng: kitchen, bathroom and play­
room curtains.
Before washing the curtains,
dust them either with a vacuum
attachment or shake them out be­
fore washing so that you w ill get
none of the surface d irt into the
water. In this way you can have
your water for washing as clean
as possible.
The u nim agina tive brother of a paintings by an a d m irin g lady.
“ Yes,” she said, “ I was re ­
w ell-known a rtis t was somewhat
jealous of the way people talked in m inded of some of your works
glow ing phrases of his brother but when I walked along a riv e r bank
never gave him a thought. He had the other day. The a ir was so clear
reached the stage where he paid th a t the trees and foliage looked
scant attention to conversations as i f you had painted th e m .”
“ T h a t’s tru e ,” he rem arked,
concerning his brother.
He nearly w ent to sleep one day “ even N ature is beginning to get
as an enthusiastic a d m ire r of the on to the tr ic k .”
a rtis t raved on and on about his
paintings.
An am ateur p a in te r called in a
“ B ut w hat I can’t understand,” doctor friend of his to look at a
said the a d m ire r, “ is how two painting he had ju s t com pleted. It
brothers can be so d is s im ila r. showed a m an in the last stages of
You’re so ta ll and your b ro th e r is a te rrib le struggle against death.
quite short, isn ’t he?”
A fte r the good doctor had spent
"Y e s ,” agreed the brother, “ he about ten m inutes inspecting it
fre quently is .”
thoroughly the a rtis t asked hirn
what he thought of it.
W histler, the famous English
“ Looks lik e pneum onia to m e,”
a rtis t, was com plim ented on his i replied the doctor.
KATHLEEN NORRIS
and grandmothers, why they teach
our
children what they do teach
It’s Important that you measure
the curtains
accurately before them — or try to teach them — in
laundering. Then, keep the meas­ public high schools and in all col­
urements so you won’t have to go leges.
In the past, the only men who
through all the measuring again
had this higher education — no
when you launder.
If you use a curtain stretcher, women had it —were preparing for
wash all curtains which are the the law, medicine, the church, or
same size at the r»me time so you service to the state. They were
w ill not have to reset it for each destined to be the rulers, attorneys,
doctors, clergymen. Judges, colonels
pair.
For those of you who w ill Iron in the empire’ s far-flung posts,
curtains, it ’ s a wise idea to mark teachers and professors. Their
the ironing board as to length and studies, of course, included history,
width so that you can avoid hav­ higher mathematics, international
ing the problems of too-short or law, Latin and living languages.
Today we tra il along on the same
too-narrow curtains. This is an es­
pecially good idea for those cur­ course, dragging vith us thousands
tains which need frequent laundcr- of American boys and girls who
w ill never need Latin or logarithms.
Make Curtain Measurements
Before Doing Laundering
One of the disheartening aspects
of curtain laundering, frequently.
Is the shrinkage. An allowance
should be made for this, of course,
when curtains are made. You,
yourself can do it, if you sew your
own. Check to sec that the allow­
ance has been made if you pur­
chase curtains. If you alter them,
leave a hidden tuck in the curtain
which may be let out after launder­
ing.
Rinse curtains but do not soak
them In water as a pre-washing
procedure. You can get a lot of
d irt out of curtains by giving them
a brief cold water rinse. Soaking
them, however, would tend to weak­
en the delicate fibers, which have
frequently been sun-baked.
F ilm y laces and delicate sheers
should not be washed without some
protection. In fact, if the curtains
are very fragile, they hud best be
washed In lukewarm water with
m ild soap, by hand. Simply squeeze
the suds In and out of them as you
would a sweater or some woolen
garment.
For the somewhat more durable
types, but still fragile curtains,
place each panel in a pillowcase
and sew the top with basting stitch­
es. In this way the rough action of
the washing machine w ill be buf­
fered by the case.
If you Intend using a curtain
stretcher for drying the fragile
curtains, place a strip of muslin at
top and bottom cf the curtain with
pins or basting stitches so that the
pins of the stretcher w ill not tear
the curtain.
youngsters from the common mis­
takes of adolescence. They teach
sexual understanding, which Is a
step toward sexual m orality; they
inspire daring, courage, initiative
and, above all, self-knowledge.
But the easier, Tighter, simpler
place for characters to be formed
is at home. The national tragedy
is that 50 per cent of our fathers
and mothers haven’t the knowledge
or the strength of mind or the
fineness of character themselves,
to accomplish it. America would
be the strongest nation in the world,
if they did. She need fear no one
then. She would be so much the
envy of all other nations that no
foreign pagan ideology could find
root in the minds and souls of her
children.
A boy of 17 was given a life
sentence in an eastern state years
ago. He won’t serve all that, per­
haps, but he’ s been in ja il almost
20 years already—good years for
more fortunate boys. In the course
of several talks, his foreign-born,
distracted mother showed me his
smeared, rubbed, blotted school­
books. He had studied, or rather
been expected to study, algebra,
ancient history, English literature,
folklore, gymnastics and music.
One wonders why any of us ever
imagined that these would give him
sound character.
Correct speech is achieved be­
cause it is heard, read and thought
about. Such mathematics as any
man or woman needs beyond gram ­
mar school must be learned in the
express and particular business to
which he or she devotes himself.
Any language can be mastered by
a person of good intellect in the
six months before he takes a post
in Brazil or Russia. And sim ilarly,
enough history of any particular
epoch w ill stay in your mind when
you want it to stay there—and that
desire is not apt to awaken until Woman Elevator Operator
you have some reason to be inter­
Saves Scores During Fire
ested in i t
Turn to any college man you
PITTSBURGH.—A woman opera­
know, unless he be yesterday’ s tor braved a $15,000 fire to carry
graduate, with the simplest Latin scores of terrified persons from the
phrase, and he w ill look as blank upper floors of a burning office
building.
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds!
-By W ill Bernard, LL.B -
May an Iceman Frighten
Children Away from His Truck?
An iceman was in a very grouchy
mood one morning while making
his rounds. As he walked out of a
customer’s back yard, he noticed
several children gathered around
his truck — grabbing little pieces
of ice. ’ ’Hey, you!” the iceman
roared threateningly. One little boy
was so frightened that he ran into
Mr / W A
the street — right in front of a
passing car. The child was injured,
and later a lawsuit was brought on
his behalf against the iceman.
However, the court decided that the
man wasn’t to blame for the mis­
hap. The Judge said the Iceman
had a right to warn the children
away from the truck — and it
wasn’t his fault that one boy ran
the wrong way.
• • •
A man went to a barber shop to
have his shoes shined. As he was
getting down from the stand, he lost
his balance and tumbled to the
floor. When he got home and
counted his bruises, the man de­
cided he had a damage claim
against the barber. He filed suit—
but the Judge threw the case out of
court. The judge decided that a
barber can’t guarantee his custom­
ers against any and all dangers—
and, anyhow, a person ought to be
able to clim b down from a shoe
shine stand by himself.
A truck driver parked in an al­
ley, and got ready to unload a
heavy bundle of cloth. Without
looking, he lifted the package and
pushed it off the truck — at the
same moment shouting
"Look
out!” A man walking by was hit
by the bundle, and suffered a bro­
ken arm in the mishap. Later the
victim sued the trucking company
for damages, and the court granted
his claim. The judge ruled that the
truck driver should have either
looked firs t — or hollered soonerl
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The elevator operator, Sally
Rahn, 22, made two trips until heat
forced her to take over from an­
other elevator. Then she made two
more trips until smoke and heat
caused her to abandon the car.
Rarest Object
Is 'Rare Book'
Here's your CHECK CHART fo r
F!H£ QU/CK BREADS
1 Well-proportioned Shape
Most 'Finds' Have
No Actual Value
, , . turn to any college man . . .
as he did at 15 in the schoolroom.
NEW YORK.—The most valuable
Present any problem in machinery
book printed in America is the Bay
or electronics to the average col­
Psalm book, published in 1640. It
lege graduate, and unless he
has brought as high as $151,000 and
majored in that subject and intends
certainly would be worth $90,000
to follow it up, he’ll know less than
upon the open market today.
the unlettered lad in the garage,
Only 11 copies are known and it
who can put his shock of hair into
the engine hood of your car, mum­ is unlikely that many more w ill
ble mysterious words, and have come to light. There’ s always a
sporting chance, however, that
things righted in five minutes.
We don’t teach them what they another may turn up.
May a Trolley Conductor Punch
need. We don’t help them find the
There also is a chance that copies
glory of work they like to do, be­ of other extremely scarce and valu­
A Quarrelsome Passenger?
cause we give them work they hate
A fat man got into an argument to do. We bore them to death all able books w ill materialize out of
the attic or Aunt Bertha’ s trunk.
with a street car conductor over a through their young years, and
A lady wrote; “ I recently read
lost nickel. The dispute waxed then are amazed they don’t want a news feature in our home town
hotter and hotter, and finally the to read Shakespeare or Homer. paper that old books are valuable,
man called the conductor a liar. "Gosh, they gave us that stuff in My parents have quite a few, such
Promptly the latter doubled his school!”
as
. . (here followed a list of
fist and punched the hefty passen­
titles).
Modern Conception
"W e’d like to know who to get in
I ’ve just finished reading an ar­
ticle on this subject by one Jack touch with and all the details.”
Harrison Pollack in a newspaper
Sadly, it was necessary to inform
weekly.
It describes what many the lady that her description of the
modern public schools are doing books indicated they were worth­
along the line of "L ife Adjust­ less.
ment.” Many schools—not more
Stories about rare and valuable
than five per cent, it is true, but firs t editions have been written for
that means about ten m illion chil­ many years. Every time one sees
dren—are allowing older pupils print m ail is heavy with letters
credits on part-time outside work, from persons who are sure they
encouraging the development of possess copies of the described
character in human relations, per­ rarities.
sonal contacts, individual ventures.
Authors have received hundreds
We all know that what our chil­
ger in the stomach! Later, the man dren need is strong, fine characters. of such communications and yet
filed a damage suit for assault and If a boy or g irl has that, little else never once did they produce a real
Invariably,
battery. The conductor’ s defense matters. He is equipped by gram ­ bibliographical find.
the
correspondents
had
only the
was that the passenger had started m ar school to go as far as he cares
latest a n d cheapest reprints of
to
go.
So
the
question
is;
what
col­
the argument, but the court held
books valuable only in first edition
him liable anyhow. The judge 3aid lege work can help to form strong form.
characters,
what
type
of
training
that the conductor of a public con­
The number of persons possess­
veyance must always "tre a t his w ill guide young minds and souls to ing "old f a m i l y Bibles” was
true self-development and self-con­
passengers with respect’’ — and trol?
astounding. There seems to be a
that didn’t mean punching them in
These modern schools are work­ universal feeling that all old Bibles
the stomach!
ing actual miracles in savtno just have to be valuable.
old dentifrices to Calox Tooth Powder aver­
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