The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, January 07, 1938, Image 7
Ruth Wyeth Spears ^3^
Making; a Chintz Bed Spread With Corded Seams.
W OULD you like to make a
chintz bedspread to match
your curtains? Of course, such a
spread must have seams in it, for
most chintzes are only 36 inches
wide, while the average double
bed is about 54 inches wide. But
seams need not detract from the
beauty of the spread.
Eleven and a half yards of 36-
inch-wide chintz will make this
spread and pillow cover for a
double bed. In the diagrams at
the right I have given the dimen
sions for cutting these for a 54-
inch-wide bed. It is best to cut
the center portions first; then cut
the 18-inch side sections for the
pillow cover; then the 10-inch
strips for pillow cover and spread.
This leaves a long 26-inch-wide
strip for the side ruffles of the
spread.
Cable cord for the corded seams
may be purchased at notion coun
ters. Prepared bias trimming may
be used for the cord covering.
Baste tbe covering over the cord,
as shown here at A; then place
the covered cord in the seam, as
shown, and stitch as at B, using
the cording foot of your machine.
Every Homemaker should have
a copy of Mrs. Spears’ new book,
SEWING. Forty-eight pages of
step-by-step directions for making
Keep a Goin 1
A man we knew had rounded
out more than ninety years when
a little bit of a windfall came to
him. The first thing he did after
counting the money was to say,
‘Now I’ll set out another or
chard!” He did not flinch in the
face of his years. He was ready
to start right in where he started
50 years before. Time ought never
to down any of our folks. Let’s
not be downed by the old scamp.—
Trotty Veck Messenger.
slipcovers and dressing tables;
restoring and upholstering chairs,
couches; making curtains for ev
ery type of room and purpose.
Making lampshades, rug;s, otto
mans and other useful articles for
the home. Readers wishing a copy
should send name and address,
enclosing 25 cents, to Mrs. Spears,
210 South Desplaines St., Chicago,
Illinois.
"Ah showed
yo’ mommy wi
JEWEL, too
honey"
#For generations, fine cooks
throughout the South have preferred
Jewel Shortening. A Special Blend
of choice vegetable fats and other
bland cooking fats. Jewel actually
creams faster, makes more tender
baked foods, than the costliest types
of shortening. You get better results
every time. Look for the red carton.
FAVORITE OF THE SOUTH
When a cold strikes. . •
don’t take needless risks
Treat Colds
This PROVED Way
W HY experiment? Vicks Vapo-
Rub has been doubly proved
for you... proved by everyday use
in more homes than any other
medication of its kind; further
proved by the largest clinical tests
ever made on colds. (See full de
tails in each VapoRub package.)
Only Vicks give
you such proof.
VapoRub is the
direct external
^treatment. No
r'dosing”—no risk
■of stomach upsets.
Simply massage it on the throat,
chest, and back (as Illustrated).
Relief starts almost at once. You
begin to feel warm and comfort
able as VapoRub starts working
direct through the skin like a poul
tice. At the same time, its medi
cated vapors—released by the
warmth of the body—are carried
direct to tbe Irritated air-passages
with every breath.
This double action loosens
—relieves irritation and
[—helps break local con-
Repeat treatment at bedtime.
After restful sleep comes, VapoRub
keeps right on working, hour after
hour. Often,
by morning
the worst of
the cold 1. WV A>6R«m
LIFE’S LIKE THAT
By Fred Neher