HANGING GARMENTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 267, 1 February 1928, Page 7

HANGING GARMENTS

HINTS FOR MARRIED MEN! Married men, of course, are born tidy or become tidy; but here is a new idea for those who have no one to teach them how and where "to hang their garments as they shed them. The back of the chair, as the photograph shows, is shaped to act as a

coat and vest hanger, while the cross rail just beneath is the exact width of the trousers when folded.

Beneath the seat is a useful drawer for brushes and other accessories. Tlie cross rails or underframe is constructed to act as a boot and shoe rack. The back rail being slightly higher, boots on their trees keep better shape, and if wet, dry more quickly than resting cn the floor. They will not fall off if the chair is tilted forward, as the heels hook on ' the back rail; neither can the drawer fall out, as it is held in place by a ball catch. Of course the usefulness of the chair is not limited to the bedroom, and unless attention is drawn to its various uses, its appearance would not disclose its several features.

AIRING THE CLOTHES The drying of clothes in a limited space appears to be a problem of much interest to inventors and there are many clever ideas to facilitate the airing of garments returned from the laundry. But although good in their way, most of these inventions are hardly strong enough to carry more weight than that of a few pairs of stockings and a light garment or two, so that they do noi obviate the necessity for a ceiling rack and the supplementary clothes-horse. The clothes-horse is one of the practical necessities which do not seem capable of improvement, and. like the ceiling rack, will always be wanted. A new clothes-airer, however, which has just been patented is likely to become a strong rival of the horse, and is a clever and practical idea. It consists of twelve rods, which; when not in use. lie flat against the kitchen wall, to which they are firmly fixed. By pulling a handle these rods rise and spread out in the shape of a fan, giving some 2d feet of space for the drying or airing of clothes. This invention will carry a fair amount of weight, and is so made that it requires little fixing.

When furnishing a bed-sitting room, the best way of arranging a dressing table is to get a full-length “panel” mirror, hang it on the wall in a good light, and place a small table, containing at least one drawer, beside it. It will not look “bedroomy,” and will be more useful than the ordinary-sized mirror. Brushes and toilet oddments can be kept in the table drawer, and taken out only when needed.