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Draperies For Your Home 



New Leaflet from Universify of Illinois Tells How To Make Best 

 Use of Shades and Draperies. Write For A Copy. 



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THE attractiveness of your home de- 

 pends largely on the way you treat 

 the windows. What shades or draperies 

 you choose and how you use them calls 

 for thought and planning, says Miss 

 Dorothy Iwig, home furnishings special- 

 ist. University of Illinois College of 

 Agriculture. 



Before you decide on the treatment, 

 study the situation thoroughly. What 

 effect do you wish to accomplish? What 

 do you want the windows to do for your 

 home — outside and inside? Shades, 

 draperies, and other devices can pro- 

 vide privacy, hide ugly views, regulate 

 light, soften the lines in the wood trim, 

 and even correct windows that are 

 badly proportioned. It depends how 

 they are used. 



The best window treatment depends, 

 first of all, on the size, shape and ar- 

 rangement of the windows. If the win- 

 dow is very narrow, it may be necessary 

 to leave every bit of it unobstructed in 

 order to provide sunlight and a feeling 

 of spaciousness. If the span of glass 

 is so large that the room lacks a friendly 

 atmosphere, you'll want to make it 

 look smaller. 



There is also the problem of height 

 to consider. Is there a pleasing relation 

 between the height of the window and 

 the height of the ceiling? Or is the 



OCTOBER. 1949 



window so short that it appears chopped 

 off, or so tall that it appears lanky? 



The University of Illinois leaflet, 

 "Window Treatment," will help you 

 solve window problems. Ask your 

 county home adviser for a copy, or 

 write to University of Illinois College 

 of Agriculture, Urbana, Illinois. 



About 18 per cent of the nation's popula- 

 tion is now in rural areas, whereas 95 per 

 cent of the population was rural 150 years 

 •go- 



Average vitamin A value of creamery 

 butter produced in the U. S. is more than 

 15,000 International Units per pound. 



INFORMAL SETTING 



Burlap *ub*tl1ute* for 

 linen In this plald-em- 

 broldered plate mat. The 

 oblong piece of burlap I* 

 fringed and worked with 

 running herringbone 

 ttltthe* In red, green, 

 and blue, for free In- 

 structlons tend a seH-ad- 

 dre**ed ttamped enve- 

 lope to Women'* Editor, 

 The Record, llllnol* Agrl- 

 tultural Association, 43 

 fast Ohio Street, Chicago 

 II, llllnol*. 



St. Clair County 

 Studies Health Plans 



ST. CLAIR county got off with their 

 fall program with a series of six 

 district meetings in September at which 

 Miss Marjorie Tabor of Collinsville. di- 

 rector of home economics extension ac- 

 tivities in the county, discussed "The 

 Pro and Cons of the Proposed Federal 

 Compulsory Health Insurance Pro- 

 gram," and Mrs. Norman Stites, presi- 

 dent of Caseville. and Mrs. Henry Dietz. 

 vice president of Mascoutah reported 

 on the state citizenship and legislative 

 conference held during the summer at 

 Jacksonville. 



A sewing machine attachment clinic 

 at Belleville is scheduled for Oct. 21, 

 and a sewing machine clinic for Nov. 

 7. A bus trip to Pere Marquette park 

 was scheduled for Sept. 29 and to the 

 4-H Memorial Camp at Monticello on 

 Oct. 8. 



Better Silks Back 



Silks are back again with better dyes, 

 more elegance and beauty than last 

 year. Most silks are printed for spring 

 sewing but there are some solid colors 

 in crepes, shantungs and taffetas. More 

 and more synthetic fabrics are appear- 

 ing with special properties of sheerness, 

 long wear, crush resistance, flame re- 

 sistance and many other helpful fea- 

 tures. 



Soybean straw that is plowed under will 

 just about maintain the organic matter and 

 the nitrogen content of the soil. 



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