The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-10

There is nothing in this life that pays so
well as TO be comfortable. AS a rule it is
the little things that make or mar the
comfort of daily life 1t is not only the
'little drops Of water and the little grains
Of sand, but il is the "little foxes that
destroy the vines" 1t is the little added
beauties that make up the great sum of
human pleasure unless too much is paid
in time or trouble to produce these little
Communications and additions.
There are certain machines and devices
OF modern invention that have become u
part OF the everyday life OF the family or
OF business and which have added very
materially to the comfort producing power
of the human family. And everything
added to these that is practical in its
working and simple and easy in its use is
that much added to the measure OF
human happiness. One oil the in
ventions that has done very much
TO lessen woman's ncver-ending work is
the sewing machine. This has possibly n
chestnutty flavor, but II is great family
truth. And even in this there have been
very great advances made.
A day or two since | met my old friend,
w. ii. Graham, of Nashville, one OF the
most accomplished sewing machine men
of the age, Il man OF twenty years con-
tinued experience in the business, and II
the size OF salary is any criterion, one who
stands far ahead OF any OF his competitors.
"Come with me, he says, 81 want TO as
tonish you" / told him that was easily
done, but didn't believe he could do il
with anything in the sewing machine line.
lie took me to PurcelPs machine Office
i6 North Court street, and verify did be-
come first surprised and then deeply inter-
ested. He had machine made in Pitts
burg, the Love machine; that struck me us
good name TO bring peace, comfort
| and good will 10 the household.
IL was neat, tasty, pretty lit
tic machine, doing well and efficiently
such work as all iirst.class machines do.
Then he showed me its specialtes, first
oyorseaming or everlasting, that pest in
a housewives work, done in a tenth part
OF the time required by hand and better
| done. Also a device by which 1t sewcd
with two needles at the same time, max.
ing a double stitch, or one needle making
a beautiful zig-Zag stitch and the other
working plain, using the same or different
| colors, or textures OF thread, or one needle
| overcasting and the other working zig-zag.
/ Changing instantly, and MS il by magic
from one to two, from plain 10 fancy stitch
or TO any OF the combinations. There
secmedno end TO the Kaleidoscope changes
of styeand color, all done by one simple
| little lever, less than n half inch long at
tached TO the needle clamp. This Is abso
| lutely the only extra piece or attachment
| the Love Machine has. more than th,
ordinary ones.
After enjoying my astonishment, Mr.
| Graham, who is rs near perfect in his ar
rs man could be, showed me th,
simple method by which the machin,
will make 40 10 80 buttonholcs perfect,
formed. with or without eyelets, in al
hour, better than hand work and with {
stay thread running all through. lie say
he will give machine 10 any woman VIII
will make in four hours rs many button
holes by hand as this machine will max,
in ten minutes, aud as well made Her
il a chance for some def fingered damscl
He has sold $50 machines in ninety DAYS
lie will give free exhibition Of this INA
chine ut No. 20 North Court street. com
mencing December 10 and lasting tire
days, 10 which lac invites all who are in
terested in easy aud beautiful work {
come and carry away specimens OF the do
ings OF this wonderful invention. Dress
makers, country merchants and partic
dealing In machines, are especially upc
90 sec or write him there. | came ava,
bewildered, and for the only time In mn
life was sorry ! wasn't woman, so coul,
have one OF these machines.
KALAKAUA.