The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-25
'!' From the New York Sunday Times.
FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.
BY JENNIE JUNE.

To understand the value of the Sewing
Machine, and the happy changes which il
has effected in the social and family rela-
tioas. one must he familiar with the quiet
households, scattered throughout the East
and West, the North and South, OF this great
and thriving country.
Everywhere IN the interior domestic as
sistance Of any kind is so difficult to be oh.
tanned. that It is scarcely looked for, and
every good housewife relies upon her own
exertiols, not only to keep her house in or.
der, her larder well supplied with the es
sential luxuries Of home made Bread cake,
and pies, but her own, the chidreh's. and
frequently her husbands wardrobe furnished
with all the useful, if not the ornamental
articles of dress.
This necessity provided an immense
amount of work for one pair of hanua TO
perform the female head Of the house, the
hard ia sked wife and mother, found not
moment for relaxation. The druJgery OF
the kitchen was succeeded BY that of the
work-basket whose pile of shirts and small
garments seemed never to decrease. Not a
moment of time could be afforded for the
ornamental needlework, all, to the last mo-
ment, and far into Saturday night, was ex-
hausted in the necessities Of The plainest
work upon little aprons, frocks, and drawers,
and the inevitable weekly collection Of fam
lily mending, -...-
! In large number Of these households,
the case is now widely different the Sew
ing Machine, generally the GRovER' &
BAKER, occupies all honcred place in the
family sitting room and accomplishes more
and better than the most skillful seum;tfess.
1t is in sense, which only those can APP
preciate who have known whatit is to sew
all the household garments by hand, the
family friend. 1t is looked upon with eyes
OF real affection.
The interior OF country house, at This
season of the year, is a; pleasant as can be
imagined and it is made so, in a great
degree, by the presence OF the Sewing Ma.
chine. An hours work in the afternoon,
upon bright, rapid, woodworking Gro.
vfR & BAKER, will accomplish more than
could be done by weary hand working al.
most into midnight. 1t will not only finish
the dozen shirts in "less than no time" bu.
it will tuck drawers and chemises, ruffie
Eightgowns, stitch trowsers, quilt Innings
and cOverlids, and all this, and much mole,
with such strength beauty, and precision,
as would throw the neatest hand work into
the shade. ,.... ....I..
A Sewing Machine needs only to be
purchased once in q life time, it is therefore
OF the greatest Importance to get the best
The one which, all things considered, is
most perfectly adapted TO meet the reqdile-
ments.
This we sincerely believe. ana the opin-
ion is corroborated BY the hsghest authori,
tiles in the commul ity, is the GROVER &
"GRovEE g. BAKER" stitch, the only stitch
as far as we know, sufficiently elastic, to be
adapted to all kinds OF family sewing.
The peculiar qualities Of the Grover g.
Baker Machine. are strength, beauty, elastic
ity, and versatility, or adoption TO any kind
of work. 1t compasses the whole range OF
family sewing completely, and without any
Of the vexatious delays in rewinding, faste.
ming, and finishing, which are common 10
Othes machines, and which occupy so much
time, aud waste So much raterial. 1t
makes beautiful, smooth, elastic seam
upon cloth or cambric, which gives when it
is washed or stretched witoW breaking, end
in which every stitch is so firmly locked,
that the scam can be cut off between every
half dozen stitches without importing its
strength. .'
Testimonial letters from ladies and house.
keepers all over the country speak unitedly
Of the ueau;y and superior elasticity of
s!ieh. One lady says, 1t is the only ma
chine that can .'qnilt;" another, that it is
the only one eft for boys trowsers. and
third, that she is particularly delighted with
the way in which il makes "woolen dtawers
and flannel garments. .. ..
The GROVER & BAKER stitch is the only
one that can be properly used upon bias
seams, and is therefore adaptedto an i'm.
mense variety Of garments containing such
seams, and also seams which are subjec led
10 much stretching and wear. In addition
to tie fact that no rewinding and no fasten-
ing is required, a great deal OF time. aud
temper too, is saved 10 the operator, by the
simplicity, regularity, and ease OF the va.
rous movements, the adjustment without
change OF tension to different kinds Of work,
aad the method by which it is thrown from
the machine, without delay or embaTass
nlent, and asofn such way as to enable the
operator to maintain a pleasant and gIacelul
position. - 'H r'f ir-ifrg a....4.y g..
For dress!makers, the GROVER a BAKER
is the only suitable machines il is the only
one that will accomplish satisfactorily, and
with animmenseg saving Of time, all the
plain sewing, stitching, and quilting, which
they have to acc omplish.. VI o -. 'i.s
For the heads of families lit is evnally
valuable. 1t will do everything. 1t is
simple, reliable, perfect in its operation,
easy to be understood, not easy 10 get out of
order, and gives such thorough satisfaction,
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