The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-05-17
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A sinful Waste Of Time.

A friend inquiries IL it Is not ''a sinful
taste of time to give SO, much attention
% ,mending and repairing by those
Who can afford to buy new garments,
when the poor besiege our doors daily
With scarce sufficient clothing to protect
ihem from freezingP Would it not be
Tiser-certainly more Christian If
adies would give their haf-worn gar
nents to such applicants, instead of
spending hours in repairing and remod.
sling them for their own usep''
No. We think not. Reflect o mo-
nent- Notice these ragged applicants
ior assistance more, carefully. How
many, in every fifty that beg for help,
1--WE any evidence that they have ever
spent a moment IN attempts to repair
he rags that barely cover themP Would
they be SO ragged II they hadP They
may be beggars because every other re-
source has failed them; every effort to
themselves may Lave proved fruitless.
They may be despe -ately poor, but they
need not be ragged or dirty. Water can
eeobtained by the poorest, to keep their
persons and ga ilents scrupulously
clean, and If needle and thread were
needed for repairs any one would cheer
tuliy give them. But who that has
heard repeated almost hourly the set
form of beooinS. "a widow with three.
sir- eioht ar tan small children- y, or
husband agone of . .'not o mouthfui to
est, {" and 50 on TO the end Of the beg
gar's list of wants-who has ever heard
them beg for needle and thread TO re-
pair their poor ciothesp If such q re-
quest was ever made it is impossible to
imagine that it was refused. When we
conclude that indolence. lack of atten-
ION to the srnall Ais and holes has
lone more chan neeIectful. improyident
husbands to make the owner a begQar.
Sucb nersons do not refect that ? asa
,titch In time NAV not only save nineu
a6ditional stitches. but thst a HmeIyIre-
oair win 20 far toward saving the whole
rarment. and the yearer from the dis
grace of raos.
How long would a lady,s secondhand
garment last If given to this improvi-
dent, reckless CLASP Usually made of
fine materials that vere not desiened to
stand hard. rourh usaoe. how MANY
days would the recipienS of such ini1-
tiicious charity wear a dress before she
would have IL in holes and tatters. from
TOP to bottom, until it would be past re-
pairinep Whereas, a lady's neat and
tasteful remodeling would make the gar
ment becoming, beautiful and servicea-
BILE for long time. MOI Give to such
characters the strongest material that
can be spared from your morning ward
robe, If, SO situated that it is necessary
to take an active mart in household al.
fairs. and to perform work that reauires
strong, serviceable materiaI. or buy and
make up, If you can, what Won fe@ in.
clined to bestow;S but do not waste fab
rios which YOU can use effectively but
which they would DESTROY before |;
could do them any great service. Those
of our benevolent institutions, sewing
societies, etc., are the wisest who solicit
from merchants and friends strong,
stout goods, and have them made up
for use, instead of soliciting sscast-off -
clothing of the better sort, which is of
little service unless to fill boxes for mis-
sionaries. There finer materials may
be used to great advantage, and even
prove blessing to MANY refined souls.
Would the time spent in patching and
darning be more wasted than that given
by thousands Of our genteel ladies to
crochesing and embroidering objects
unlike aught in heaven above, the earth
beneath, or the waters under the earth?
We do not intend 10 speak lightly, or
TO ridicule the manufacture Of many
kinds Of really elegant fancy articles
and adornments that are the results of
woman's skill, but should disaster come,
and any of rs be compelled to ssrise up
early and sit up late and eat the bread
Of carefulness," to plan, turn and con-
trlve, using al the skill we possess to
convert oid tnlngs lnto neal and COM
fortaDie garments "almost as good as
new, how thankful we should be that
IN our younger and more prosperous
days we had oeen educated TO give such
attention 10 the care OF our clothes that
we are able TO carry into our altered cir
cumstances a power 10 bring some light
out OF darkness. .s.s Z. l.l.s.q
one understands how TO -renovate
and remodel there Is far more genuine
pleasure IN using that knowledge to
construct new out OF old than can be
gained In gong from store to store, con-
stantiy searching Tor something new,
and shopping on the most extravagant
scale. To walk into store with money
In plenty, no need to count the cost, but
to buy without stint whatever for the
moment strikes the fancy, or the eye
covets, to send the material to one of
Worth's pupils, have it made and
brought home, with no effort or care save
strict injuuctions to have 1t in the latest