Before even clothes in the hearts of some come the Spring needs of the house. Here again the way of Shanghai is becoming easier all the time. Whole ranges of delightful cretonnes are made locally. Some patterns, of course, are not to our liking, but only a little time and thought are required to decide what we are really aiming at in colour and design, and how we can pick up and intensify the colours chosen by silk cushions; then we shall buy for a few cents what would have cost us several dollars if imported.
We must cultivate, too, the seeing eye. is a spec good one for children, will do away with all sorts of squalls and squawks from the bathroom.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.