Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-20
THE HoMEMAKERs' COLUMN.

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place Zoe everything and everything
In IT, place l. an adsgc whose merits no
good hoasekeeper would ever think OF de.
owing. aud one whose teachings she en-
deavors 10 follow. II Il regarded a. mean.
log place To pai and Ia keep everything,
bat slight modification of this meaning,
which shsll mske u Include also place to
90 everything, will Oflsn greatly help to
tighten the buidsus Of the busy head OF
The household. Sewing occupies an I'm.
pOftaut place In The domestic economy and
Ia spite OF an all ~ means OF ready maize
garments, etc, there l. no relief nom
perpetual makiug, remaining, altering aud
needing.
spring and fall sewing are dreaded
throughout The year the Inspection aud
alteration OF Oh garments AMI the making
Of new ones, cast a shadow over the sun.
faer ana winter Cor which they pr0riir.
And The mother Of even the guictc,t and
/ most careful children knows that they
cannot be pfeventcd from Oatgrowlng
their clothes, though they may D. so
thoughtful A. seldom - tear them. Then
comes also The making ani rcptlflng or
house uuen, curtains aud endless things
which occupy time, space aud thought
The burden % womau's nesdlcwork has
been long the subject Of prose aud poem,
an 10 seems somewhat uriusily, - Dc re-
gardsd a. an unmlxsd evil Hat with
proper household arrangement u can De
30 llghteusd a. greatly 10 relieve TIE men.
tai strain In tais department or her labor
30 u l. surely worth while 30 see What eau
be- done % make sewing comfortaolc 10 not
pleasant
The appllcE lon % The aiage which j. 10
Pc made herr, i 10 regard % scwinS
room.
n afoom eau be- ct apart Tor his put-
Il puse where materials fDr work can BE- Kept
| always ~ had, AMI where nothing sasll
lutrsie % disturb the business % The dsy
half The trials and ysxAuous % sewing
Nil disappear. TIE sitting COON IL Tie
place FOR ali the family 10 come, with their
vaflous Interests. Ani. o. certain ekieni,
with their vaflpus kiuds Of work bat uo
one klni OF work. not even sewing should
be- permitted 4 occapy 80 much space -
"a make The Room uuAtirActTa % ihe non
sewing members of thC household Books
ard papers have here fighual place, aud
this room sholit be rather Tor leisure
hours. 90 Tor those devoted 90 lighter oc'
cupatl1us Fancy WORK IL welcome here
la IT, many pretty AMI fascinating forms,
bat the fca bari work 90 seNlug ani
needing. Of Cuiiiug. ntiing. ripping. plan
uiug. should have ar0om ~ 10 owe. II
l. not always easy 90 spary a room Tor WIS
l rurunsg. where TIE house seems uuIy Just
Il large enough for its tenants, hut greater
/ comfort NAY oftcn hc fogni ~ croWi'ug
a Uttio here aui there ln other ways, aui
- ieatlrg some place free for a sswing
/ room Toe ideal srwlng room IA rather
sma.l. - That there may bt no foom In 10
/ fof other occupations than tak' ~ which
/ 10 is icsguci o. IL entirely without
Il carret % fugs. hut viii asmo1thly nnish-
i "a fBaf % hard wool. 90 ouo with good
coat Of paiut. This prevents ihc accamn.
i lAtlon % dasi and makcs 10 easy % sweep
up thc scraps aui threads Which are st.
/ loved 90 fsu Freely on 10 iufiug III isy =
work TIE pin. aud needles TOO, that vii
grasltais % the fpof are nor, easily found.
/ rte flfuiturc IL of the simplest soft Two
OF three comfortable sewing chairs. not
rockers-a table aui getting board. of Tie
Two combined In a good cuiuug table. q
bufeaa With macy large drawers aud The
sewing machlus, are al that are allow q
% Cot place lr o. 4 lAfgc box shout q
foot aut hall ln height. wlth ca ihionti
ud ard covered with chinir, L. useful A. a
receptacle ior work a. vel a. an aiiltlon-
al seat The walls are %. a cheerful uni
anl two OF three pictures may btauuiy u,
| bat bo1ts never Cutsf here nor auy ltrras
turc except that psrtaluing 90 scNlug
/ The HfrIf All lac publications are We.
cone for their patterns aui yaIasnlc al
ln WORK. ari have shelf 90 tlrif Oen
/ The hufoau drawers Afr devoted each 90
A certain soft uf contents one o CT ur ,
tapes. tgt,uus and such small ware, out
% pieces 90 white materials, Que ID co.oftd
unlrgs. one 90 wooden pieces, one o. STA
/ pieces, etc.
! The room contains closet Ia which can
bc hung halfdulshei garments, and on IT,
shelves stand the boxes OF oiis All cufs
% flhbou. lace and simliar things that &C.
cumuiatc DAY - day. The room Il war m
Aud sunny On Water ani cool la summer,
Tor - occupants are % be A. comfortable
a. possible IT. outlook Il pleasant, CIV.
lng an occasional rcst o. The tired eyes OF
thc sssmstrtss. aui the foom i In Pc
tired part OF The house.
There, 10 those dreaded days. when ih
| dfcssmakcr comes. she i received, O. fai
al her necessary materials ready fOr hrr,
and When her days work Il done she eau
leave she room secure la the thought tlai
she will dui no patterns disturbed. aui DO
parts 20 her work missing when she o.
i turns ncxt morning for. A. The idea al
The room pfccludcs u belus used for any
other pufposc than - own, 10 j. % uc
closed when the hOlrs i0r work are ended
Ifit Is nectssary--as % 0ugat not 90 be-
% sew iu the evenings, leo some well pre-.
pared aui easily managed part % the work
be chosen 20 that these evening hours can
be spent in The family circle which gathers
10 the general sitting room.
The sewing room, arranged A. We d ave
| described, requires comparatively lite
care q few inmates AZ The close 70 tbs sf-
teruoou Wi. suffice % fold The work tud
lav 10 iu 81 place aud % gather up the
rags fof The rag bag. which i kept A. hsnf.
/ n. bate foof j. quickly ani easily swept,
Aui there l. Bat lttic iufultufc . Pee dust
81 OF N one j. very tired, 10 L. nos IN.
pArfOnahic . close the room ani leave 10
| untl morning ln o. disorder, since 10
ueighhor l. % drop 10 here who may see
an uuiiiy room This room II also The
beet place 10 which % put the basket Of
clothes which comes from The hands u The
laundrcss Who does not dread IT, affly-
al With IT, troublesome freight which
must be quickly distributed u 10 Is lcit Ia
. sleeping room, who're 10 u surc 20 DC In
"a, way. In the sewing room 10 may r.
maln untouched over night n i more
convenient 20 attack 10 next morning
Here garments can be- mended with ease,
since eli darning cOilons, battons, etc,
are In their own bufeau drawer aud The
hopelessly worn articles can nud their
places 10 the bundles % old linen and cot
ton which are 80 useful or iu the rag-osg
| n the plea Tor the sewing room i success.
COL, IL will awaken the mother % The fam
lis 20 consider N there u not some little
used rOOm, or one that can be vacated, De
10 only hall, bedroom or an attic room
which she eau devote 10 this purpose. II
Il does not fulfl all the requirements OF
the ideal room. 10 will AZ least be place
Of refuge fof the sewing and The seam
stres., ant surely she will md that the
very act OF closing the door on The un-
finished work and leaving u undisiufbed
In IL own domain will help 10 free her
mind from the burden Of Il A. well A. 10