The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-04-02
The Fine Art of Patching.

The Fine Art of Patching. ...
To patch--how vulgar is the term, Yet
It Is an operation requiring far more skill
than does the making Of a new garment.
anu when we'll executed, may save the pur.
chase OF many costly one the most expen,
ave robe may, by accident. be torn or spot,
ted, the FIRST day Of its wear the niece in,
serted in lieu of the damaged one, Is n patob
Ii figured material, the pattern has to be
exactly matched; in all cases the insertion
has to be made without n pucker, and the
kind OF seam to do such as, though strong,
Will be least apparent, the corners must Ge
turned with neatness. IL not this AN act
which requires teaching, So of darinp.
much instruction Is necessary as to the mum,
Der OF threads to he left by the peede, re.
cordlng to the kind of fabric; then thers il
the KIND OF thread or yarn most suitable
which requires experience 10 determine
when the article is coarse, the chief atten
tion is directed TO expedition: but costly
article OF embroidery Oh muslin, can only
be darned with ravelirgS Of a similar mus.
lin such particulars do not come to the oirl
oy lnspiration-thcym must be left 10 be ac.
CURED by dearly bought experience.
lhe third mode of repair is well under,
stood and practiced 10y our Continental
nelghbors, though rarely in this country.
lhe stocking stitch is neither more tcdioi,s
nor difficult than the darn; yet how many
pairs OF stockings are lost for want OF know
ing 1t, when hole happens 10 be above
shoe Practice in lace stitches is more de-
sirable, particularly for repairing lace of the
most costly descriptions. The deficiency Of
single loop, when lace is sent to be wash
ed, often becomes large hole under the
operation, and thus the beauty of the lace is
destroyed. Indeed, lace when duly mended.
upon the appearance of even the smallest
crack, may, with little trouble, be made TO
last twice its usual term of duration. So
the shawl stitch Is never taught in this coun-
try, though by employing il with ravelncs
from the shawl itself. the most costly casb-
mere can be repaired, without the possibili,
ty Of discovering the inserted part. I'D =,
| Proficiency in such useful works. MIGHT
well merit as much appreciation as is now
bestowed upon crotchet or other fancy work
and might be considered as equally desiya.
ble qualifications, in tradeslnap's Govern.
ess, rs music. In porulous places. it mirbt
we'll answer to establish schools where the art
of mending apparel should be the chief OBJ
lect OF instruction; month or two spent in
1t, would be sufficient for the damages of al
ready good plain needle worker. 1t must
further be observed, that without n pracli,
cal knowledge oi Deed!e-woik. no YOUNG
lady can judge whether her seamstress ha,
not done reasonable quantity of work, in
given time and if this be true rs to the
plain seam, it is still more essential in regard
to mending of all kinds Erchange.
HuMoR OF DIooENEs-A hypocritical
seoundiei in Athens inscribed over his Goor.
Let nothing evil enter here" Diogenes
wrote under 1t, by what door docs the
owner come in?"
Being asked what was the best hour for
dinner, he replied " For the rich when they
please for the poor, when they can"
Seeing a wicked boy throwing stones at
the gallows, lie replied, "well aimed, boy /!
you will hit the mark at last"
He called bad singer Mr., Cock; being
asked the reason, he said, his notes are th.
signal for general rising"
When told that his countrymen the Syn.
opians, had sentenced him t. Punishment
lie replied, Il have condemned them to a
worse puuishment--to stay at home"
Being asked by il student of natural his.
tory, what was the worst beast, he replied
At o: The wild, the s!anderer Of the tame. the
hattsrer"
Seeing scoldng wife, who had hanged
herself on an olive tree, he exclaimed, "Ob,
that all trees would bear such fruit"
One lawyer unjustly charged another with
theft Diogenes being chosen umpire, con.
denned both, declaring that the accused was
thief, but the accuser had lost nothing.
." Seeing the son of a courtesan throwing
stones at crowd, he called out, "Take care
boy, lest You hit your father"
Hearing hant some youth speak foolish
Iy, he exclaimed. Whit shame to sea a
leaden sword drawn from an ivory scab.
bard p =
Seeing an unskilfrl archer booth O, he
went and sat down by II e target, dsci: ring
it the Only place Of saf; y.