Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1910 — EXTENDING THE CLOSET ROOM [ARTICLE]

EXTENDING THE CLOSET ROOM

Good Plan by Which Space May Be Made When the Compartment is Small. If one is short of closet room a very good plan is to hang skirts sideways in the closet instead of hanging skirts, frocks and coats all flat against the back wall of the closet. Frocks may also be hung sideways, leaving only the coats to be stretched on hangers and suspended from the back wall of the closet. In order to hang garments sideways it is necessary to have a shelf across the top of the closet and to screw small hooks pn the under Bide of this shelf. The.- hooks are arranged in pairs along the under side of the shelf, each pair of hookb being meant for a single skirt or frock. Two loops of braid are sewed in each skirt band and two in each frock at the waist line; one loop being hung on each hook. The garments are much more easily gotten at in this way than when they are hung one over another at the back of the closet. This method of hanging also permits the garments to hang perfectly straight, and makes it possible to store a large quantity of clothes in one closet. If the closet is deep enough the coats also may be suspended on stretchers from the shelf. This is an ideal arrangement, for it leaves the closet door free for a pier glass, which is a most useful adjunct to a girl’s room. ,