WITH what a sinking of the heart does the householder of moderate means regard the armchair whose springs have finally burst into open view ; the table whose shaky leg has become definitely unsafe; the sofa whose upholstery has finally passed from being vaguely shabby to being unfit to be seen. Such repairs run away with a good deal more money than they seem to be worth, for they are an unsatisfactory and ungrateful form of expense. But the skilful can save a groat deal of money by knowing how to do the job themselves, and in her talk this morning Mrs. Menzies will give some practical advice on how to set about tasks of this economical and not uninteresting kind.
(Daventry only)