Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-13
VERY SENSIBLE NOTIONS

VERY SENSIBLE NOTIONS
How Ladies Can Save Many . Penny In
the Course of Year.
A bonnet box should have wooden
support In the center. fastened to the
bottom. and the hat or bonnet should
be hung onothis support, as in the mill
liners windows. Then bows, flowers
and feathers will not be crushed. II
the strings are of satin ribbon, the
ends are apt to roll up after q little
wear. If they do. when the bonnet is
put away. roll each string up the oppo-
site way to that in which it rolls itself,
and leave it pinned up so till worn
again. 1t will improve the appearance
of the ''chapeau' also, to pull out and
arrange the leaves and flowers Occa7.
siOnally.
Kid gloves will last much longer, and
look much nicer. if you turn them off
ofyour hands instead of pulling them of
by the fingers. Then turn them right
side out again and carefully straighten
the fingers. and lay the gloves, both
together, in the box or case, first max
ing sure that none of the buttons are
loose or missing. And, by the way,
don'twaste money on cheap kid gloves.
Now and then gloves that are really
worth buying are sold for one dollar,
but it is not safe to buy them unless a
reliable firm offers them, and offers to
try them on. As rule one gets three
times the wear out of a glove that costs
dollar fifty or a dollar seventy-five,
than can be gotten out of a dollar glove,
and the former is sure to be better
fit.
Have a box for collars and keep
nothing but collars in it. Then they
will not be crushed and sOiled as they
will be if kept in drawer with other
articles.
Ribbons, too, and laces, should have
separate boxes, and the ribbons should
each be folded or rolled, else they will
look like the "bargain ribbons in the
stores, and be just about as useful, or
ornamental.
If you notice when you take of your
boots at night that they need blacken-
ing, that is the time to apply it. and
then they are sure to be ready to
put on if you happen to be late the
next morning. That is the time, too,
to supply missing buttons. Sewing on
boot buttons is not exactly fascinating
fancy work, but it has to be done some
times. Now, however. there are but
ton fasteners that do not hurt the foot
and do hold the button, and if these
are used, sewing will rarely be neces-
sary. And if you happen to be caught
in q shower, and wet your boots. when
you take them off, stuff them with pa
per, and they will feel very much
softer and more comfortable next time
you put them on.
at goes without saying" that nee
die and thread should be kept always
ready to take that "stitch in time"
that saves, sometimes, not only nine,
but ninety and nine. The effect of the
most stylish costume is sadly marred
by rip or tear, and don't like to see
drapery pinned up-do you?
Keep a sharp eye on the braid on the
bottoms of your dresses, and when it
begins to show wear replace it with
fresh. It is not much work to rebind
a skirt, and even the prettiest suit will
have ''down at the heel" appear
ance if the binding is frayed. And
just here it may not be amiss to sug-
gest that if you make three cuts in the
bottom of the lining of your dress skirt,
in front, and carry the braid around
the blocks thus formed, you can walk
much more freely in the dress. and it
will also prevent the wear across the
instep of your boots, which is often
caused by the rubbing of the edge of
the skirt, on the foot, in walking.
These are all, in themselves, very
little matters, but they make a very
great difference in the general appear
ance of lady, and attention to these
little details will save many penny
in the course of year. Old-maidish
notions-do you call them? Perhaps
so, but nice old maids are very good
models for young maids to copy.-Aa-
rton IhOrne, in Good Housekeeping.