Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-26

The Family Sewing Machines.

To understand tho value Of the Sewing Ma
chine, and the happy changes which 1t has ei-
iectod IN the social and family relations, one
must be familiar with the quiet households,
scattered throughout the East and West, the
North and South, OF this great and thriving
country.
Everywhere in the luterl0r dOmes ic assistance
Of any kind is W difficult to be obtained, that
Il Is scarcely looked Tor, and every good house
vile relies upon her own exertions, not only to
keep her house in order, her larder well supplied
| with the essential luxurIes OF home made bread,
cake, and pies, but her own, the chlldrens, and
| frequently her husbands waTdrobe furnished
with all tho useful, il not the ornamental, arti-
cleH o dress
THIS necessity provided all immense amount
oi work for o1c PAIR Of hand, to periorm-the
female head OF the house, the hard-tasked wife
and mother, found Got moment for relaxation.
The drudgery OF the kitchen was succeeded by
that Of tue work basket, whose pile OF shirts
and small garments seemed never ~ decrease.
Not moment OF time could be afforded Tor the
qualification Of any simple laucy, even in orna-
mental needlework, all, to the last IN omcnt, and
far into Saturday night, was exhausted in the
necessities OF the plainest work opoD little
weekly collection Of family mendlng.
In large number OF these households, the
case Is now widely different; thc Sewing Ma
chine, generally GROVER u BAKER, occupies an
bonored place In the family sitting and
accomplishes mors and better than the most
akliliui seamstress. lt is lna sense, which only
those can appreciate what 1t is TO rev all the
household garments by hand, the family friend.
1t Is looked upon with eyes Of real affection.
The interior OF IL country house. at this season
OF the year, is as pleasant 40 can be imagined
aud 1t is made So IN a great degree, by the pres
ence OF the Sewing Mechins. Au hours work
IN the afternoon, upon bright, rapid, wonder
working Grover y Baker, viii accomplish more
than could be done by a weary hand working
almost into midnight. twill rot only fnlsh the
dozen shirts in " less than no time but 1t will
luek drawers and chemists Iulis nightgowns,
much more, with such strength, beauty. aud
precision, as would throw the neatest hand-work
into the shade.
A Sewing Machine needs only to be purchased
once IN life time, II is therefore OF the great
est importance to get the best; the one which,
all things considered, is most perfectly adapted
to meet tho requirements.
This We sincerely believe and the opinion is
corroboraIed by tho highest authorizes In the
community, Is the GROVER T. BAKER Machine
making tbs celebrated GROVER & BAKER
sutch, the only stitch Us far as We know, suf-
htenty elastic to b, adapted to all kinds OF
family sewing
Tue peculiar qualities Of the Grover 4 Baker
Machine, are strength, beauty, elasticity, ami
versatility, or adaptation TO any kind OF work.
1t oompaeses tho whole range OF family sewing
completely, and without any Of the yexatious
delays In rewiDding, fastening, aud finishing,
which are common to other machines, and which
occupy so much tmo and waste 30 much
material. ltmakes a besuulul, smooth, elastic
seam upon cloth or cambre, which gires when
II Is washed or stretched without breaking, and
IN which every sn,ch is so firmly locked, that
the seam can be cut OF between every half
dozen stitches without impairiDg its strength.
Testimonial letters from ladies' and house
keepcrs all ever the country, speak unitedly OF
the beauty aud superior elasticity Of Its stitch.
One lady says, it is the only machine that can
quilt; nnother, that il is the only one fit
for boys rowsers " aud a third, that she is
particularly delighted with the way in which it
makes " wooen drawers aud lAnnel sArments."
The GROVER b BAEkR sn.ch Is the only one
NhaN Veu w piupuiiJ ueou upou UaaJ seams, hnu
is therefore adapted to "a variety ol garmeats
containing such seams, aud also seams which
are subjected 10 much stretching and wear. In
addition 10 the Tact tina, no rewiniiug and NJ
fastening Is required, great deal oi tlme, and
temper loo, s saved u the operator, by the
simplicity regularity, aud ease OF the various
moVements, Tie adJ 4s.mens without Change OF
tension 10 different kinds oi work, ana tho
method by winch II IL thrown irom the machine,
without delay Cr embarrassment, aud also IN
such way as to enable the operator to MAINTAIN
a pleaaant aud grEeelal position.
For drtss makers, the GRovEa & BAKgR is the
only suitable machine; it Is the only one that
y III accomplish satisfactorily and with an im.
mease saving Of time, ali the plain sewing.
stitching, ami quilting, which they have 10
For the heads OF families It is equally yalu-
able. wIHdo sreryih'ag, |; lie SIMPLE, rslia-
bic, pcrieet in its operation, easy to be under
stood not easy to get Out Vi order, and gives
such thorough satisfaction, as to leave no rom
or complaint.
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