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Mend Frayed Cuffs 

 This Simple Way 



FRAYED cuffs on men's suits can be 

 repaired by a careful seamstress, says 

 Miss Edna Gray, University of Illinois 

 clothing specialist. 



One of the first parts to show wear is 

 the sleeve edge but if the sleeve has a 

 good hem the edge can be repaired. 



For slightly frayed edges Miss Gray 

 suggests that the hem be ripped out, 

 turned to the right side and a stitching 

 run along the edge 'next to the frayed 

 part. 



Then, with small pointed scissors, cut 

 open the tuck. Press open the seam that 

 is thus formed. 



If the cuff is badly frayed it may be 

 better to trim the hem off exactly on the 

 line of wear. Cut the worn edge care- 

 fully from sleeve and from hem, which 

 is to be used now as a facing. With a 

 tiny seam, stitch facing back onto sleeve 

 and press the seam open. 



In either of these methods to keep 

 the seam flat so it doesn't show on the 

 right side, turn the facing down and 

 stitch it close to the seam line. Then 

 turn it up so the seam is just inside 

 the sleeve and slopstitch in place. 



Tack the lining back onto the facing. 

 When the cuff is pressed it should be in 

 condition for many more wearings, says 

 Miss Gray. 



TWO-TONE DICKEY 



PICK CHILD'S NAME EARLY 



A child's name should be picked 

 before the baby's born if for no other 

 reason than to be sure the moppet's 

 birth certificate is filled out properly, 

 says the Illinois Department of Public 

 Health. 



When the baby is born at home the 

 family doctor should fill in the record 

 within ten days. If the baby is born 

 in a hospital, the staff should furnish 

 parents with the document and file the 

 birth record with the local registrar 

 within ten days of birth. 



Oh! Yes. It helps to have a boy's 

 and a girl's name ready. The doctor's 

 predictions or your own inclinations 

 may trick you. ., ; . 



Here's a twe-tone dickey to add color and 

 crispness to a muted plaid suit. Pale 

 yellow and soft blue in a firm cotton makes 

 an attractive combination. You may have 

 fabric on hand that will fill the bill. For 

 free instructions enclose self-addressed 

 stamped envelope to Women's Editor, lAA 

 Record, 608 S. Dearborn St., Chicago 5, III. 



THE FARMER'S WIFE 



(Reprinted from The Chicago Times) 



Apropos the opening or the Inter- 

 national Live Stock Exposition we ran 

 across a story which purports to prove 

 that a farmer's wife is worth more than 

 a city dweller's wife. 



Seems the economists figure a farmer's 

 wife is "worth" $69,000 to her husband 

 in her lifetime. Gertrude Dieken, editor 

 of the farmer's wife section of the Farm 

 Journal, Philadelphia, said a 13-week 

 study showed a typical farm housewife 

 washed 1,509 pounds of clothes, carried 

 four and three-quarters tons of water and 

 spent 57 hours in her laundry during 

 those 12 weeks. 



Now, let's see. At 15 hours a day 

 for 365 days a year for 40 years, the 

 average hourly pay of a $69,000 farmer's 

 wife would be 26 cents. 



Ladies, they can't do that to you! 

 Even with board and room thrown in, 

 in these inflation days, you should be 

 "worth" twice that much! Insist upon 

 a theoretical value of $138,000 at least. 



Now, city gals, how much are you 

 "worth".'' . 



My Favorite Recipe 



Here's a favorite recipe submitted hy 

 Mrs. Tim H. Perty of Shelby county 

 for mouth-watering lemon ice box cake. 



It takes 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 

 3 tablespoons of flour, ^ cup of sugar, 

 114 cup of milk, dash of salt, 3 eggs, 

 and the juice and rind of 1 lemon (or 

 enough to make it tart to taste). 



To make the ice box cake Mrs. Perry- 

 says she melts the butter, adds flour, 

 sugar, milk and salt in a double boiler, 

 adds egg yolks and lemon juice, cooking, 

 until thick. 



Then the custard is cooled until luke- 

 warm and egg whites, beaten stiffly, are 

 added. The cake mold is then lined with, 

 vanilla wafers and the custard poured' 

 into a mould. 



The cake can be kept in the ice box 

 until it is ready for serving and can be 

 made 12 to 24 hours ahead of time, 

 since it improves the flavor to permit the- 

 cake to stand several hours. 



CROCHETCD SLIPPERS 



These crocheted slippers ore easy to slip •» 

 and off. Comfortable as floating en air. 

 They're crocheted of cotton yam in a dark 

 color and outlined In bright, contrasting 

 trim. Sturdy too. Enclose self-addressed 

 stamped envelope for free instructions to- 

 Women's Editor, lAA Kecord, 608 S. Dear- 

 born St., Chicago 9, Illinois. 



FEBRUARY. 1947 



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