September 20, 1933

Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including an announcement about the Quilt Club Contest and letters from Quilt Club members.

Beauty in the Home
…Flattering…Schemes
by Edith B. Crumb
This department seeks to give assistance to all who are interested in beautifying their homes and will be glad to answer questions pertaining to interior decoration. In order to serve all who, seek advice promptly no more than three problems will be discussed in any one reply. Readers are invited to write to this department as often as they wish, but to limit each letter to three questions. State your question clearly write on only one side of the paper, enclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope and address Beauty in the Home department, Detroit News. Letters with their answers will be published for the benefit of all homemakers but names and addresses will not be made public.

(clipping cut-off)...with yellow ground draperies and light yellow should predominate in the lamp shades in this scheme.

Quilt Club Corner.
I have the Dresden Plate started, also all my materials for the Horoscope, which I intend to piece this winter. I'm sure that it will be unusually pretty. I have been exchanging letters and pieces with some of the members and do enjoy all the letters printed.

One of my neighbors has a pillow top of the Trip made of plain silk, and it is beautiful.
Mrs. J.M.

Why don't you try to finish the top of the Dresden Plate quilt for the Contest, and enter it even if it is not quilted?

I am sure you are enjoying the letters and exchange of patches with the other members.

Pillow tops in the Trip Around the World pattern are certainly attractive, especially if made of silk, such as you described.

Interesting Menu Though Meatless
Tonight's Radio Dinner
Spanish Eggs Flaky Rice
Santeed Summer Squash
Tomato Aspic Ring
Apple Zwieback

The meatless meal can be made as interesting as the one with meat especially if a little novelty is added to the preparation of the main dish as happens in this recipe for eggs and pimientos.
Spanish Eggs
Rub a shallow individual baking dish (or use muffin tins), with oil or butter, line each dish with a canned pimento (the seven ounce can is enough for six servings) and make sure that the peppers cover the inner surface of dish. Break one egg into each pimiento cup, and then sprinkle with salt. Set dishes on a shallow pan and bake in a moderate oven, 375 degrees F. for 15 minutes, or until the eggs are frim but tender. Serve right in the baking dishes or if muffin dishes are used slip the baked egg and pimiento onto buttered toast.

Apple Zwieback.
One-half cup finely crumbled zwieback, 1/4 cup milk, 2 eggs beaten, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon...(clipping cut-off)

Important Notice of Quilt Contest
Due to the fact that so many have written in for an extension of time on their quilts, it has become necessary to postpone the Quilt Contest until some time in November.

Now – will everyone who has ever made a quilt from a News pattern consider exhibiting it? More than one may be entered and all that one has to do is to fill out the coupon which will be found on this page Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and send it to the Beauty in the Home Department, The Detroit News. This notice must be in before October 15 and your cooperation in sending it in as quickly as possible will be appreciated.

If you have never made a quilt from a News pattern, but have an old quilt, 50 years of age or more, you may enter that. There is a great interest in old quilts and you will be aiding in the revival of this early American occupation if you will allow others to see some heirloom which you may have.

Will you not sent in your coupon at once?

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.