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THE Women’s Page * FEATURES * NEWS * HOUSEHOLD HINTS All Of Interest To The Feminine Folk Of Transylvania County Try Making New Poncho Aprons Of Gay Cotton Prints If you haven’t tried out a poncho apron, now is the time. This is one of the neatest tricks you can do on your sewing ma chine. If you happen to be a feed bag collector, you can make an* ap ron from one bag. If not, use any gay cotton that takes your fancy. Even a beginner will find it a cinch to make a pocketed poncho by following these simple direc tions from local sewing center ex perts (planned to feedbag measure ments): To obtain one piece of material to work with, cut the chain stitch close to a corner of a 100-pound cotton feedbad. Take the top thread in your right hand and the bottom thread in your left. Pull, and it rips in a flash. Soak bag in warm, soapy water to get brand name and label off. Cut the bag into two lengths, one measuring eight inches longer than the other, to allow for pocket lap over. Hem or bind the edges. Sew shoulder and side seams, allowing sufficient opening for neck and armholes. Divide width into three equal parts for pockets, and sew with a double row of stitching, leaving enough space for small Stems that are so easily misplaced when you are busy. Finish neckline in desired style: straight, round or V-shaped, with or without turned-back lapels. Hem or bind to finish raw edge. Add ties or belt in the middle. "Now give your imagination free rein and go to town with trimming. Along the edges sew bright rick rack. Applique gay designs on pockets or shoulders or personal ize a gift by fashion-stitching a monogram. For one that is really different, make matching lapel lin ings and belt in contrasting fabric or color. Combine smartness with thrift and delight birthday friends with this attractive gift which costs next to nothing to make. Even the men in your life would be delighted to receive a tailored version which would afford such complete protection for the would be chef at the kitchen stove or bar becue pit, the artist in the studio, the tinkerer in the workshop or the long-suffering dishwasher. Give them as bridge club prizes or make them in quantity for the church bazaar. There is such a wide variety of florals, plaids, stripes, checks, polka dots, conver sation prints and modern designs to choose from in modern feed bags that no two need be alike. Why not start a trend and be among the first to put on the feed bag? CHOOSE CURTAINS To choose the right curtains for a room look at the walls and floor coverings first and let them in fluence the design used in the curtains. There may be a color in the wallpaper or rug you will want to emphasize in the curtains. Or you may decide on plain curtains because there already is enough design in the room in the wall paper or rug. [ When you think of prescrip tions, think of VARNER’S_ad* Frozen Waffles Frozen waffles, kept on hand, can come in handy dozens of times for unexpected guests at lunch or supper. Either make your own or buy them commer cially. Frozen waffles are ready to serve in a jiffy when you •thaw and heat them in your toaster. Here’s how to freeze them: Bake as usual, cool. Di vide into serving sections. If more than one layer of waffles are to be frozen, place a piece of moisture-vapor proof material be tween the layers so they’ll be easy to separate. Wrap in freez er bags and freeze. Millinery Shop At Williamsburg Is Being Restored WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—Back in the 1770’s, a London milliner nam ed Margaret Hunter chose a red brick building on Duke of Glouces ter street here as the site for her new millinery shop. She did a thriving business sell ing hats, bolts of cloth, feathers, “love ribands,” and other fineries to such customers as Mrs. Thomas Jefferson and Mrs. Patrick Henry. Now, almost 200 years later, Margaret Hunter’s shop will come to life again in the same building, its counters and showcases stocked with the same type of goods that attracted the wives and daughters of colonial patriots. Authentically restored to its 18th century’ appearance, it will open and will be operated as a free ex hibition building by Colonial Wil liamsburg. To set up the millinery shop, Colonial Williamsburg researchers studied sales records and invoices on merchandise shipped to colonial hat makers by London merchants. They read through advertisements placed in “The Virginia Gazette,” Williamsburg’? 18th century news paper, by colonial milliners. They searched American and European museums. On display in the restored shop jvdll be copies of 18th century hats made from old materials by Mr. John, New York hat designer. The exhibit will also include dresses, shoes, combs, lingerie, flowers, jewelry and “love ribands” which were worn by ladies in mourning. Night shirts, wig accessories, ruf fles and other items worn by co lonial gentlemen also will be dis played. All such items were sold by the 18th century milliner. A former College of William and Mary co-ed, Miss Katherine Shaw er, will be the 20th century Marga ret Hunter. Wearing a colonial cos tume, she will interpret the display $10.00 in trade is being given away each week. Coupons given with each pur chase of gasoline, kerosene and motor oils. Save your coupons for weekly awards. Remember, at Smile Oil Co. you get Top Quality Gasoline and Premium Motor Oils—“As good as the best for less.” Smile Oil Co. HENDERSONVILLE HIGHWAY Spices Perk Up A Dull Dessert It’s smart to put a little glamour in your everyday family desserts just as you do with your extra spe cial party creations. And it’s real ly very simple. Appearance-wise, there are many simple ways to perk up any dessert. Baked apples, for instance, take on a party air when they’re given a top hat of ginger meringue. The same treatment dresses up an or dinary bread pudding. Taking a tip from successful commercial bakers, you might try spice toppings as a quick, easy way of glamorizing your desserts. Nut meg, cinnamon, paprika (for cheesecake) and poppy, caraway and sesame seeds all make good toppings. Then too, colorful pack aged cake decorettes will add a bright touch to plain looking des serts. Flavorwise, a sweet, but tangy spice like ginger will provide a lot of surprises for the family. Put some of this spice in your next cher to the public. The shop will be the 10th re stored craft shop opened to visi tors in restored Williamsburg. Oth er craft shops revived here are printer and bookbinder, cabinet maker, bootmaker, apothecary, wig maker, weaver, blacksmith, candle maker and baker. Useful Bedroom Furniture Is Versatile Above is an item of furniture that is as versatile as it is useful —the king size bookcase headboard. This item will mix with any con temporary bedroom suite and match it with a choice of eight finishes offered by the manufacturer, Mengel Furniture company. The king size bookcase headboard is 98 inches long and can be used with an oversize bed, twin beds, a double bed or a single bed, even a studio couch. To complete the picture the home decorator might use night stands to flank the beds or between twin beds. ry pie, or batch of baked apples, or pear cobblers, or even add a dash to pear halves when you serve this jiffy dessert. Then let your family guess what makes these desserts, “especially good this time.” Ginger is a surprisingly versa tile spice. Use it to liven up sev eral popular family desserts. ONE CONCESSION An Australian was trying to im press a Texan with the wonders of his country, but then the Texan saw a kangaroo. Drawled the man from the Lone Star state: “Ah’ll grant you one thing, that’s for sure. Your grasshoppers are bigger’n ours.” 0. COOKS’ ORNER -BY ADELAIDE VAN WEY 1 have a real treat in store for you today. Some recipes, some quaint words, some puzzling de scriptions, poems, yes, even some songs! All from a fabulous cook book that was published in 1869. This treasury is called “Peterson’s Collection.” Mrs. E. E. Fraser, Sr., is the owner of this quaint collec tion and offered to lend it to me so that Cooks’ Corner readers might have a chance to “peak in side” second-handedly. Rose Far relly Fraser is a most generous and thoughtful lady to give us this golden opportunity, so I’ll add your thanks to mine and multiply a mil lion, and hope Mrs. Fraser will know how much we appreciate her kindness. Let’s start off with a recipe. Hearty Salad Dressing 2 eggs, hard boiled, yolks grated 1 tbls. dry mustard 2 tbls. cream 1 mealy potato, cooked and rub bed through sieve 2 tbls. salad oil 1 tsp. anchovy Add vinegar to a proper sharp ness. Mix together and put in a crinkle crankle bottle, slicing the white of eggs in it. Keep stoppered with glass stopper and shake before us ing. This keeps well for several weeks. Now—the 64 dollar question is what is a “crinkle-crankle” bot tle? I don’t know, do any of you? I do know this dressing for salads is good! Here is a real strange one— I’ll have to admit I haven't tried it, but I promise you that I’m going to when I can get the nas turtiums. Nasturtium Sauce 1-3 cup nasturtium green seeds pickled in cold vinegar Wine glass full of water 6 ounces butter 4 this, flour Cut butter into small bits, put in small pan. Mix water and flour to make batter. Pour on the but ter. Hold sauce pan with ingre dients over heat (in Peterson’s book it says “over hot coals”) shaking constantly until butter is melted. Let boil up, then take from heat. Add the pickled nas turtium seeds. Use over lamb and mutton. I’m curious how this tastes; when I try it I’ll tell you about it. I must give you an excerpt —Turn To Page Six Dr. L. G. Sumner CHIROPRACTOR McMinn Bldg., Main St. TUrner 2-6641 ♦Business Week October 3, 1953 Lucky you, if your new home is "engineered/' not just planned. That means it is designed to serve you and your family, to give you good living now and in the future. A recent survey* shows that 55 uses of electricity are now consid ered common and everyday. Average use of electric service has zoomed since 1925 from 250 to over 2,000 kilowatt hours. Result —most houses or apartments more than five years old need addi tional wiring for really modern living. You can have help in engineering your home for good living. Build ing contractors, utility companies, and manufacturers of electric ap pliances have jointly sponsored the helpful booklet, "Getting the .Most from Your Home's Electric System." As a part of its service to the Piedmont Carolinas, the Duke Power Company will send you this booklet ( upon request . . . without cost to you. I Duke Power Company, Brevard, N. C. Please send me your booklet, •‘Getting the Most From Your Home’s Electric System.” Name _'_ Address _ City Zone .. Street
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