The Dean MacKay Auditorium

Behind lofty panelled doors in the central unit of the building is the Dean Catherine MacKay Auditorium. To her, who first had the responsibility of the Home Economics Division when it was organized as a division, is a lasting memorial

Lita Bane

Note: The following editorial by Thirza Hull was taken from the July-Aug. 1926 lowa Homemaker

As for the Neck

Flaming, flamboyant flairs of color float out upon the spring breezes and conclusively draw our attention to the fact that you are no one this spring unless you are correctly necked . Unquestionably a becoming neckline has more to do this season with the success of an ensemble than almost any other single feature. There is a great variety of necklines any one of which is very chic-from such an array it should be possible to find several that would be becoming

The Home Economics Vodvil

Friday the thirteenth! I didn\u27t expect to receive any valentines at all on such an unlucky day, said the Valentine Girl as she drew six or seven fluffy valentines out of the mail box and sat down to open them

How to Sharpen Knives

How. many people know how to sharpen a knife or any sharp edged tool efficiently and correctly on an ordinary sharpening steel or stone

Your Five Foot Shelf

There are days that come to all of us when all we want is the chance to creep away to our own private corner and forget our cares and worries between the covers of a favorite book. It may be a dog· eared copy of a volume of poetry, of travel or perhaps of fiction, but it is essentially restful and comforting

Hints About Your Spring Wardrobe

Constantly changing whims of fashion add interest and fear for mademoiselle when she goes to select her new spring wardrobe. At present we are in the in between season the time when you want a new frock but are afraid that one selected now will not be good style when the spring fashion show is in full sway

Refinishing Your Personality

Mary! What are you doing? Mrs. Jones raised her arms in amazement as she watched her daughter emerge from under a big chair and cried again, Mary! Your hair

Hand Loom Craft

Chilly breezes of September evenings call for a scarf heavier than one of painted chiffon. We hate to lay aside these airy reminders of summer nights with their moon sheen and star light, but it is not so hard if we take up in their places hand loomed scarfs

The Iowa Homemaker vol.5, no.10

Table of Contents Right Family Relationships by Mrs. Minnie Allen, page 1 Refinishing Your Personality by Thirza Hull, page 2 Changing a House Into a Home by R. M. Ballie, page 2 Ethics of the Crew by Ruth M. Lindquist, page 3 Housecleaning by Edith Ruggles, page 4 Girls’ 4-H Page, page 5 With the Iowa State Home Economics Association, page 6 Editorial, page 7 Who’s There and Where, page 8 Impressions of a Marketing Trip, page 9 The Eternal Question, page 10 Pottery – It’s Use in the Home, page 1