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solves the problem of where to hang them. If there is no closet and you do not want to go to the expense of buying a wardrobe, a shelf put up on brackets with a curtain tacked to it will answer the purpose of a closet.

Fig. (55) Hang up the coat or partly finished dress to prevent it from wrinkling The Figs. 53 and 54 show the shelf and curtain. Suitable wire coat and skirt hangers can be bought at any department or five and ten cent store. Good types are illustrated in Figs. 55 and 56.

Fig. (56) Trouser hangers answer admirably for hanging up a skirt.The cutting table ought to be forty inches or wider and at least two yards long. If your space is limited have a carpenter build horses and a collapsible top. (See Figs, 57, 58 and 59.) A table of this description can be easily taken apart and leaned against the wall.

 

Fig. (57) A wide cutting table is a great advantage.

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