The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-03-06
From the Eeesomist, Nov. 70, 1864.
Sewing Machines.

Blessed is the memory of all true housewives
will ever be the inventor of the sewing machine
He is q universal benefsctor, who has made easy,
pleasant and an hundred told profitable one of
the most important duties OF woman-to sew
He has also added lustre to the dignity of labor
Once ladies "gave out" their sewing to the seam
stress and dress-maker, and few, since the days
of our grsndmothers, were seen with the needle
in hand and either mending or making up gar
ment But now the handsomest ornament Of q
room is the rosewood or walnut-cased sewing ma
chine, and the prettiest adornment Of Il Is the
charming face and snowy fingers of the ''lady of
the house" or her daughter, busy at the wheel,
braiding, embroderng and stunning the
breadths" on new dress. The choice Of ma
chine in this day of new patents and multiplied
improvements is question OF great Importance,
and, to many, very difficult of settlement. Ev-
cry patent has its excellencies, and each well es-
tablished firm puts in claim Tor advantages in their
peculiar machine, possessed over all competitors,
and indeed it must be admitted that some of the
more prominent are worthy the patronage they
receive, and we'll adapted to the purposes of the
invention.
But for real, genuine, family machine, time
saver, thread-saver, labor-saver, the Yomen of
our house say, after making trial of one or two
other different kinds, Give the Wilcox 4
Gibbs" When it had been in the house a cou-
pie of weeks, ''the girls" fairly got enthusiastic
over It, and we didn't know bot Il would prove
the dearest, instead of the cheapest in the mar
ket for they were running the machine" all day,
without regard to cost while cotton kept at Isaac
cents a spool.
The superiority of this machine is very appa-
rent on a practical test Its simplicity is a chief
Recommendation An intelligent Miss of four
teen can comprehend the whole nodas operaadi
and work it in two hours 1t is an objection TO
most of the machines of other patents, that they
require so much time aid skill to learn-to oper-
ate on them. After the practice of months, or at
least weeks, lady of perseverance may attain
something of proficiency in the use of one of
them, but Wilcox & Gibbs is simple in Its
rangement, and the movement is exceedingly
easy, that there is no difficulty in any person de-
sirous of doing SO, becoming expert in the use of
IL in very short time.
II is nezt to aR impossi5.ty for dtis machine 10
oct o,a of order. This is no small merit, for a
machine that ever gets out oforjer is alwys sure
to be so just at a time when we can iii afford to
be without its assistance This machine will t,gJs
only iCdy, and new beginner is, therefore,
lieved from the annoyance of breaking needles
and taagling thread, incident to all other ma
chimes. .. -.... .....
tits standing objection to most other ma
chimes that ''they make too much noise - the ba-
by can't sleep, and the folks cart talk, while
the operators filed with the rapid click,
click click of the wheel and shuttle for hours af
ter she has ceased her work. Wilcox Gibbs
is perfect cure-all for this nuisance; so noise
less is 1t, that babe sleep IN decrad6e close By
The machine, and the sound OF the movement is
not heard across the room.
fuses thread from ae original SPOOL thus saw
ing the time and labor of spooing off continual
~ to supply the bobbins. Its stitch is single
thread, which is an advantage, making q great
saving in cotton, while its compactness renders il
stronger than the fabric il sews together which
is all that can be desired of either double or
single stitch. On the whole, constrained,
after close observation of the workings of differ
ent machines for more than year, to award the
palm of superiority TO Messrs- Wilcox Il Gibbs
for the most complete article in all its parts and
/ perfect in its operations,-a family machine,
adapted to sewing any number of thicknesses from
| one IN fventv fclda of sheetinC uuslin O.