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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-04-13, Page 14CENTENNIAL DRESSES are a very popular item this year but Mrs. Scott Clarkson of Fordwich, left, and. Mrs. Clarence Gibson of Fordwich, right, look rather erivious:y at the gown worn by Mrs, Alvin Lyons of Harriston, centre. Her dress is an original which has been in the family for many years. The ladies wore the costumes as part of the "Open Night" held by the Ho- wick Township Central School night classes. —Advance-Times Photo. 00,00 ................. ........................ ............ ....... 100.1 00010114 ...... 661.1.6616115 ......... 0.00110101.0 ............ 011000 ......... 1.10.10000 ..... tttttt Are you the dishwasher at your house? 00000000.101. tttttttttt 000 ttttt ttttttt 0 tttttttttttt 0001 t11N1ttttt ttttttttt 01 ttttttttttttt 1000000101.000 tttttt 010001100100010•0000000 tt tttt 10.1 ttttttttttttt I ttttt t MRS. CECIL CULLEN and Mrs. Harvey Wright, bOth of Howidk Township, look over the display of the rug hooking class at the Howick Central School night CiatSs open house held recently. There were sixteen in the class with Mrs. Alvin Lyons of Harriston, instructing. —Advance-Times Photo. GRAND VALLEY Dupont 501 Nylon with Double Jute Back 14 Colors —$8.95 Sq. Yd. CLAIREMONT Dupont 501 Nylon with Double Jute Back 12 Colors —$10.95 Sq. Yd. The original Indoor-Outdoor Carpet, proved successful in actual use! Ideal for the modern bathroom, kitchen or recreation room — See our samples. OZITE SAVE $30.00 .estithieie HOOVER Vacuum Cleaner REGULAR $69.95 95on Now Only -f car With the purchase of HARDING CARPETS — Ask for Details Today — Save money on a Hoover with this exciting offer from HARDING CARPETS To Complete Your Spring Decorating . . . See our wide range of materials for CHOOSE FROM WINDHAM'S NEW AND `EXCLUSIVE SAMPLES BY WAVERLY - McCALLS Home Decorating collection of Fine Draperies keyed to harmonize with new and modern wallopers and decorator's colors LET US VISIT YOUR HOME AND ADVISE AND OFFER FREE ESTIMATES bent Advatie ^VMS, huts*. features from The World of Women ome and The Housewife. You can quiOkly cut pp a bit of onion or parsley, or ship the edges of ham, cu: up pieces of bacon, or separate spareribs with :he kitchen shears. You can use them to cut up raisins, marshmallows, dates, or can- died fruit. If you dip the scis- sors in nor water they'll dc better job on these sticky foods. You'll also find your scissors handy for coesine the crusts of f bread or the centers out of scrape the :la:es but with some models, even :his chore can he skipped. For :hose wine have only a few dishes, the rinse and hold" cycle is specially helpful. Dishwashers will ,T.alie dishes and 'a:ens:11s more germ-free than band washing. They also reduce area..a ze Frobably most homemakers ,.cold think getting rid of :hat clutter in the kitchen after ever.- meal wceld be one of :he machine's. great- es: assets. Some pasts rnieht Kitchen shears are one of :he handier: and mos: versaiile pieces of eouiprnent you -could have in you: kitchen. They will do many jobs. for you, and very often do it better th,-- knife or other tool. grapefruit. Since most of us keep the kitchen shears in the ceoleri drawer, thee are always easy to locate, which means that yo' ll probably use :hem for cutting cords eff parcels as well as the mast. Ycu can also use them so eel. paper to fit the bettom of bakine pans, or open frozen food oackazes. Seme kitchen shears are designed so that they can be used for removing tops from small jars and bottles. you and your familyrnake a habit to use the kitchen shears whenever possible, you will be able to keep your other scissors in good condition for their proper use. need a little pretreatment but mos: things can be loaded di- rectly. If vou do a lot of entertain- mc you should certainly have a dishwasher, The dishes can be washing while yoeseend time with your guests. After the par- ._ over voe won't have to Ice an untidy kitchen and a asl-,itg session, If vou are too tired to put :he dishes away, they can be left in the dishwasher until the next day. Bulbs for Summer And Fall Flowering When we think of summer-- and fall-flowering eorms, bulbs and tubers we usually have in mind gladiolus, lilies„ begonias, dahlias and camas; and yet there are many species of bui , bous and rhizomateus plants which, if given the right culti- vation, will produce a wealth of spectacular blooms that will amaze you and your friends. Because Canada usually has quire hot summers we can grow many tropical bulbs that can be stored for the winter in a warm basement. The tiger flower is a good example. Hardly anyone in Eastern Canada has ever seen one and yet it is easy to grow and produces striking tigerlike flowers, How about the Chi- nese orchid (Bletilla striate)? This is a plant that grows well in any soil from bulbs, which can be stored in the basement during winter, and produces. beautiful purple or white or- chid flowers. Here are a few notes on some of the other rare summer-and fall-flowering bulbs and tubers tested at the Plant Research Institute during the past few years. There are four different types of anemones, including the beautiful Anemone coron- aria in mixed colors. Accord- ing to some botanists this is the plant most likely to have been the Biblical lily-of-the- field. These beautiful plants with single blooms in colors of red, white and blue surely must be more radiant than Solomon was in all his glory. The other anemones offered are blue and red De Caen types and the ever- popular semidouble St. s anemone. These bulbs may be stored in vermiculite during the winter but are cheap enough to be treated as annuals and bought new each year. Plant them two inches deep and twelve inches Safe and clean medicine cabinet Have you taken a good look at your medicine cabinet late- ly? Do you have an adequate supply of first aid needs? Do the bottles of medicine allhave clean, readable labels, or is your medicine cabinet filled with a conglomeration of bot- tles and boxes with labels which can't be read, and small amounts of old prescriptions? For the sake of safety, as well as good housekeeping, themed- icine cabinet should be cleaned frequently. Every household should have a good supply of first aid needs, There should be some type of antiseptic for cuts and scratches a preparation for burns, some absorbent cotton, and both gauze and adhesive bandages of various sizes. There should also be scissors, tweezers, rub- bing alcohol and a thermome- ter. A well-stocked medicine cabinet would also have smell- ing salts. Most prescription drugs should be discarded as soon as the course of treatment is finished. Keeping left-over medicine is a dangerous practice because drugs may deteriorate with age and there is also the possibility that they may be taken by someone for whom they were not prescribed, When you dis- pose of drugs, do it in such a way that there is no possibility of any child finding them. Medication, which is only used occasionally, may have deteriorated - it's good practice to have the druggist put an ex- piry date on drugs so you won't need to ponder whether they are still safe to use. Train yourself and the other members of the family to pour liquids from the side away from the label, so the label will remain clear and readable. In a home where there are young children, all drugs should be kept in a locked cupboard or on a very high shelf, which a child couldn't reach by any means. Even aspirins are dan- gerous when taken by children. The medicine eabinet should be cleaned and its contents checked periodically so old prescriptions will be discarded. and to make sure there is al- ways a useful supply of first aid item's and remedies on hand. apart in a sheltered, well-drain ed, sandy loam. The subtropical crinum !li- lies have large lilylike blooms on a two-foot stem. These are best grown in tubs or large pots, which can be taken inside dur- ing the winter. If planted in the garden they need a well- drained bed of humous soil and the bulb should be set so that three quarters of it is above ground. One of the most beautiful flowers in existence is the so- called climbing lily (Gloriosa rothschildiana), which comes from Zanzibar. Its flowers, fully five inches in diameter and exquisitely colored red and gold, have twisted petals, something like a Japanese lily, The viselike plant is supported by tendrils developed at the leaf tip. When frost threatens, store the fingerlike offsets from these plants in the same way as dahlias are handled. Montbretias have gladiolus- like flowers. The plants are best grown in pots and stood on the patio during summer. Very often the flowers are just at their best when the early kill- ing frosts arrive, so, if planted in tubs or pots the plants can be brought inside where their beauty can be enjoyed for a few weeks longer. The beautiful tamasco and rain lilies (Zephyranthes) are ideal bulbs to set out in spring for fall flowers, Manz them in a sandy, well-drained location, two inches apart, with she tips of the bulbs jest below the soil level, Lift before frost and store in peat moss or vermicu- lite, Some of these lilies have flowers of pale pink and others are white, yellow or copper col- ored. The rain lily (Zephyran- thes grandi flora) blooms after rains in summer and fall, The tiger lily is a very charming and easy-to-grow ir- idaceous plant with straight gladioluslike stems, In mid- summer it produces very strik- ing flowers, which, although they only last a day, are im- mediately replaced by another the following day, They need, to be planted in groups of a dozen or so bulbs in well-drain. ed soil, Cultivation is similar to that for gladiolus but we have found that the bulbs are better if stored in dry vermicu- The bulbous turban butter- cups are very showy plants that have large double global flow- ers in white, scarlet, crimson and pink colors, They should be planted early and will bloom in June. In August when the foliage turns brown, the plants should he dug up and stored for the winter in a cool room at about 60 to 55 degrees F. All the bulbs mentioned need a good well-drained soil and if you don't have it, make a hole, place stones at the bot- tom and fill the hole with good sandy loam, The spectacular flowers will amply repay you for your efforts, BUYING ASPARAGUS When you buy asparagus, make sure that it is fresh, Once it is cut Jr deteriorates rapidly, Fresh asparagus is firm and bright green in color, The tips are tightly closed and well formed, The size of the stalk is no indication of quality but very thin, wilted or crooked stalks are likely to be tough or stringy, Plan on about if to 2 pounds of asparagus for six average servings. Choose bunches that have approximately the same size stalks to ensure more even cooking, DORA W. BURKE Home Economics Branch Are you the dishwasher in your house? If you wash dishes for a family of four, you prob- ably spend about forty hours each year at this tiresome task. This amount of time is the equivalent of a whole month of work for an employed person - a lot of time to spend washing dishes when there is a machine which could do it better. With a dishwasher, you could flee most of this time for other ac- tivities. A standard dishwasher will hold a whole day's dishes for a family of four, so you only need to wash dishes once a day. Most models have a "rinse and hold" cycle. The newer ma- chines will do a good job on everything from fine glasses to cooking pots and immersible electric appliances. Modem dishwashers, when properly used, won't take any more water than would be re- quired if the same amount of dishwashing were done properly by hand, but the water must be very hot. If you don't have an adequate supply of hot water, choose a model which has a booster to overcome this prob- lem. The newer dishwashers pre- rinse, so you can put things directly into the machine from the table or stove. 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