Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09
HINTS FOR HARD TIMES.
The Savannah Republican contains the follows
practical hiRts for bard times

The Savannah Republican contains the following
practical hints for bard times
ROBES CT SKINS
The costly robes of ermine, worn formerly By the
high dignitaries of the Bogsh bench were not more
comfortable than would be similar robe made from
the skins of the American hare, Of other furred ami
mails. Indeed we occasionally meet even now with q
persou wearing most envsble vest OF otter skin with
It's rich coat OF fur.
What more tasteful tippet for the shoulders Of either
natren CT maiden can be devised than one made from
the skins of the small striped squirrel unless it may be
one made from the skins OF OF wild fowl, with
the glossy feathers attached sswed firmly base of
strengthening cloth
prepared deer skin not at ell uncommon and it is
also recolecled that of al suits these were the most
enduring.
Robes OF sheep skin yet to be seen as tie ordi-
nary clothing in the East Why should garments Of
like character be disdained by oar suffering paor in
these times when necessity should override fashion
KNITTED GARMENTS
Tie eroched-or hooked-ueedle gives such rapid re-
suits that it is surprising do not of its pro-
duets in common use. For work, its advantage
over the common knitting needles s ten to In
the articles OF male attire--the ladies will pardon nv
nonnrusion into the sacred domain of the toilet and
bureauthe crochet needle would be found speculative
~ in furnishing the country with gloves, socks, and
sOckugsWith the heel and toe knitted in the ordna-
~ way to avoid the rough knotgcrsvats scarfs for
e, VI,
would be exceedingly great confer, soldiers
night duty helmet ct wooden yarn, made to pro-
tect head ears, AID neck ard under the mill
tary cap
WINTER YARNS.
Tue scarcity of wool compes TO look around for
substitutes. The warmest pair OF gloves by
the writer made If rabbit fur csIdd and spun with
cotton. The negro clothes, manufactured by an
kee friends, in former years, less inermx
ed with cow hair. The idea may be useful
al n tat nkafs
carpets that left to decay, every square mile
of these Confederate Statesto say nothing OF the oo
locked up in mattrasses-Were picked to pieces and
carded with cotton they would probably suffice to fur
nish than hall tie socks needed by our SOL
diers. True, the staple will be found short and crep
and probably the barbs OF tee wool Woa'a be worn
smooth but these defects will all be met and renedied
in part, by mixing the wool with cotton.
STUNNING THRBAD OR rARs.
Whe1 factories fail to supply the demand and spin.
ming wheels cannot be had and when cards are
beyond REACH there is yet to be had in the
instrument used before either factories spinning
wheels known and mentioned BY Solomon in bis
last chapter of the beck of Proverbs, where, in bis
aphc picture of the Vlrtuous woman, hssays She
yeth here hands to the spindle snd her hands hold The
disaf The simple process to which he alludes, and
which was then tie only mode OF spinning, this
The wool, fax, or cotton was loosely distributed
small branching rod or eaess bush from which it was
fed the spindle and this last of STEEL like the spin
dies Of ordinary spinning wheels, of tough hard
wood was loaded the blunt end wit disk Of me-
tai ball Of hardened clay, and twired by the
fingers like chd's chincopin or button with straw
stack through it. The revolutions of this spiGde &C.
compsh the twrling of the thread, as We do now by
the rapid aud conveHint instrumentaty of the
wheel the throste. Slow the process may be- it
can be made to give excellent thread and yarn which
may be tar economical than the costly hanks
of the factory Many years since there door per-
son in the neighborhood of Savannah who piled one
the instruments just described with surprising dexteri
ty and success. 1t can be done again.
It has been conectured by Of the learned that
the art of weaving proceeded that of spinning ' the
FIRST cloth being what call mating that is, made
by weaving together the shredS of bark breus pars
OF plants" also hair, rushes. &c. Many negros bed
has been made more comfortable ia winter by the sd
dton of coverlet of wooven bark such as is seen in
certain imported sacks. No tree of India or China
affords shreds better suited for such weaving than the
Wahoo Astounding in our swsmps. Were the idea once
started among negroes doubt their ready ingen
1lty would produce many useful result. =
QUILTED GARMENTS.
ABy thick stuff may be made suitable for winter use
BY doubling and en-lsing between the two surfaces
'pongy stratum of cotton batting, wool down. This
asst may obtained in quantity by slipping from the
part Of the feather next to the skin Of al our large