Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-01-25
From the New York Sunday Times.J
The Family Sewing Machine.
DY JENNIE JUNE.


To understand the value of the Sewing Ma
chine, and the happy change which il has effected
in the social and family relations, one must be ia
miliar with the quiet households, scattered through
out the East and West, the North aud South, of
this great and thriving country.
Every where in the interior domestic assistance
OF any kind 10 difficult to e. obtained thai it is
scarcely looked for, and every good housewife re-
lies upon her own exertions, not only to keep her
house in order, her lsrdcr well supplied with the
essential luxuries Of home made bread. cake, and
pics, but her OWE, the children's. and frequently
her husbands wardrobe furnished with all the
useful. il not the ornamental, articles OF dress.
This necessity provided an immense amount of
work for one pair Of ha.ds to periorm-.he female
head Of the house, the hard tasked wife and moth.
or, found not n moment for relaxation. The
drudgery of the kitchen was succeeded bv
that OF the work basket, whore pile of shirts and
small garments seemed never TO decrease. Not
moment OF time could he afforded for the gratifi-
cation of any simple fancy. even in ornamental
ne edlework all, to the last nom cnt and far into
Saturday night was exhausted in the necessities of
the plaincst work upon little aprons, frocks. and
drawers, and the inevitable weekly collection OF
family mending.
| I'm large number Of these households, the case
is now widely different; the Sewing Machine, gem
orally the GROVER & BAKER, occupies an honored
place in the family sitting room, and accOmpishes
more and better than the most skiul sea met ress.
Ii 10 in a sense, which only iEose can appreciate
who have known what it j. to sew all the house
hold garments by hand, the family friend. 1t i,
looked upon with eyes of real affection.
The interior of country house, at this season 81
the year, is as pleasant rs can be imagined and i;
is made so, in great degree, by the presence oil
the Sewing Machine. An hours work in the at
ternoon. upon a bright, rapid, wonder working
GROVER BAKER, will accomplish more than could
be done by a weary hand working almost into
midnight IL will not only finish the dozen shirt.
in "less than time" but it will tuck drawer.
ard chcmses, rufile nightgowns, stitch trowsers
quilt Innings and coverlds, and all this, and much
more, with such strength, beauty, and precision,
would threw the Deatest hand-woik into sac
shade.
i A Sewing Machine needs only to bc purchased
once in lifetime, il 10 therefore Of the creates
importance to get the best; the one which, al
things considered, is mos! perfectly adapted e
meet the requirements.
Thi, we sincerely believe, and the opinion il
corroboratcd by the highest authorities in the com
munity. is the GROVER & BAKER Machine makiny
the celebrated 'GRovER & BAKER" sutch the onl,
stitch rs far as We know, sufficiently elastic, to be
adapted to all kinds OF family sewing.
i The peculiar qualities oil the Grover g. Bake,
Mschne. arc strength, beauty, elasticity. and yer
satility, or adaptation to any kind of work. ltcom
passes the whole range OF family sewi com
pletey. and without any Of the vex.tiou. DELAYS il
reminding, fastening, and finishing, which ar.
common to other machines, and which occupy so
much time, and waste 30 mucn material L
makes beautiful, smooth, elastic seam upor
cloth or cambria, which giues when il il washed O
stretched without breaking, and in which ever,
stitch is so firmly locked, that the seam can be GU
off between every half dozen stitches without in
pairing its strength.
Testimonial letters from ladies and hou.skecp
ers all over the country, speak unitedly Of III,
beauty and superi elasticity of stitch. One lad
says, it il the only machine that can "quiIt;" an
other, that 1t is the only one eft for bows trows
ers;" and third, that she is particularly dclich
with the way in which it makes 'woolen drawer
and flannel garments"
The GROVER & Banner stitch is the only ono tia
can be properly used upon bias seams. and i
therefore adapted TO an immense variety OF gar
monts containing such seams, and also seam.
whicl! are subjected to much stretching and wear
In addition TO the fact that 10 rewinding and nc
fastening is required, great deal Of time, ant
temper too, is saved TO the operator, by the sim
piciiy, regularity, and ease OF the various move
mcns, the adjustment without change OF tension I,
different kinds of work, and the method by which
it is thrown from the machine, without DELAY Oh
embarrassment. and also in such way as to eabl,
the operator TO maintain pleasant and graceful
position.
For dress makers, the GROVER & BAKER is the
only suitable machine; it is the only one that viii
accomplish satisfactorily, and with an immense
saving of time, all the plain sewing stitching, anC
quilting, which they have to accomplish.
For the heads oil families it is equally valuable
IL ,siN DO everything. Ii is simple reliable perfcc
in ts operation, easy TO be understood moi easy e
get out of order. and gives such thorough sa,slac
ton, as TO leave no room foI complaint.