Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-02-10
AIIKADO.
Cheap BedcIOthes.

When | went TO housekeeping il was with
a great many erroneous ideas, one of them
being that my beds, to be comfortable must
each be supplied with two or three thick,
heavy comfortables for winter use. This
idea had been carried out, and when the
heavy, soggy things bad grown shabby, they
had been washed (Which process rendered
them still moro soggy in course of time) and
covered again and again, until it was scarce
ly possible for air to pass through 10 per-
form the cleansing process as il should be
allowed TO do daily. and also nightly. In
short, felt certain that my nice. heavy
comfortsbles were excluding all pure air
from and confning the impure air inside the
bedclothIng, which tended 10 prevent the
condition which felt so anxious TO pro-
mote also they were far too heavy TO be
| ''comfortables" in reality, though that mis-
| nomer had been given them. No wonder
! Il thought, as lifted them daily in making
the beds) that feel as if held down BY
weight and therefore worn and weary when
| rise, instead Of rested and refreshed. This
then, must be the remedy; new and diff
ferent covering must be supplied to each bed
and what should it be The beautiful, soft
blankets, costing from s. TO SIS and up.
ward per pair, which my wealthy neighbors
might easily procure, were far beyond my
reach. was anxious to introduce an i'm
provement which would be more cOnduc tive
to comfort and health, and also economical
After careful consideration came to a con-
clusion TO do as follows:
purchased one hundred yards Of sea-
foam suiting or ''cheese CLOTH" as il is COM
monty called (paying for it four cents per
yard), and thirty pounds of the best quality
of cotton batting, and with this commenc-
ed operations. l put the two ends of the
whole piece together and used tho machine
to sew it into one strip fifty yards long
and two yards wide twice the width Of the
cloth, and out of each one of these made |
a comfortable in tho following manner. | |
laid the piece out upon the floor, smoothing |
one-half very carefully, laying a stick 10 |
mark the exact centre or sticking pins. |
Along even with this centre mark laid the |
ends Of the batting, laying on about three |
pounds 10 each comfortable, and when this |
was done, drawing the loose half of the |
cloth carefully and lightly over that covered |
by The cotton, seeing that the edges meet |
evenly all around the three open sides. This |
rrrn halt
wide. As il lay upon the floor rolled it
up, first little way at the closed end and |
then at one side, till il was brought into a |
convenient form and size for lifting to ia
bic, which, with its leaves spread, served |
my purpose admirably. then unrolled tn Q |
comfortable till it covered the table, when |
commenced and tied the corner thus ex-
tended, gradually unrolling and tying till all |
was done. Some of them tied with bright |
worsted and fastened the edge by row of |
chain stitch OF The same material Those tied |
with white cotton, and with the edges simp-
ly run up with thread, are very nice, though
not quite so pretty and bright.
One realizes after sleeping under cover
ing made in the above manner that weight
Is not Indispensable to secure warmth and
that ones health and comfort is promoted
by its use. At least snch has been my ex-
perience. They are light snd open, which
makes them easy to wash, aud (what is a
very important item with many) they do not
cost, at most above one dollar a piece
Mrs. C. Il. POTTER in Good Housekeep
ing.