The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-19
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS S. 4. NETTLE.

Parental RESPONSIBILITY. TY.-TLe re-
sponsibility of educating their chill
dren is one that parents cannot es-
cape. It is task imposed on them
by Divine Providence, and they may
look to him with confidence for
guidance and aid. In short they
must educate their child whether they
choose it or not; for every action, ev
cry word and look, the very tone of
the voice, ard the sound of ordinary
daily events, which form the moral at
mosphere in which he breathes, will
influence him more than the other
lessons which he receives, however
excellent.
ANGEL CAKE is exceedingly light
and very good, but must be eaten
while perfectly fresh. Among vari-
ETY. of recipes the following is the
simplest: Take the whites of six fresh
eggs, and beat them to a froth; then
add six ounces of best white powder
ed sugar, and teaspoonful of vanilla
favoring. Into this stir lightly four
ounces and half of the finest white
-four, which must be perfectly dry, in
fact, it is much better warmed. Pour
at once into a tin (about half filling
it), and instantly transfer to an oven
with a good regular heat, neither too
hot nor too cold. When baked do
not put in cold place at once, but
let it gradually cool.
REPAIRING MESs CLorHEs.-Rip out
the old sleeve-liniugs; press and cut
new ones by them. If the sleeves are
frayed around the hand, you can
either turn up the cloth for an inch
or less, or if, which is likely, they are
not long enough to allow of this, you
can rip the hem or facing loose, cut it
in two where it is frayed, and then
put on new facing, which will only
shorten the sleeve by single seam.
OF course machine is an essential
article for all such work. Baste the
facing carefully in place, turn the
sleeve wrong side out, and steam
press the seam by laying a wet cloth
over it, and using heavy iron, hot
as may be without scorching. You
cannot do the pressing too we'll. 1t is
not sufficient to pass the iron over it.
You must lean your weight on the
iron with patient 6rmness. Now
seam up the Innings, and put them in,
telling neatly around the shoulders
before blind-stitching the hem about
the hand.
The Innings OF coats are generally
loose around the bottoms, which will
greatly facilitate work on the pockets;
if not, you must rip them loose. If
the pockets are very much worn, cut
off the bad places and seam on pieces
of stout muslin of the exact pattern,
allowing for the seams. Sometimes
tie corners Of the pockets are torn
loose from the coat. Fasten them
down to strong stays on the wrong
side and press well from both sides
with a wet cloth laid over, as before.
Now stitch down on the right side
with the machine, following the same
line of stitching. Where the pocket
joins the coat, which is generally faced
with farmers satin, or cloth like the
garment, the facing sometimes be-
comes worn; rip it off and fell on a
new piece neatly. Buttons tear out,
taking bits of cloth with them. Here
is chance for your very yaeatest work.
Lay pisees>of tie Cloth on the wrong
side, matching stripe or plaid, if any,
and fell down on the wrong s;le with
stitches that do not go through, turn
on the right side, and blind-stitch
down all larou:a,! the worn place, press,
and sew the buttons Oh, and even if
the patch is slightly larger than the
button, it will not be noticed. There
is black lubDer button ribbed ex-
actly like the six and cloth buttons
which are much used on mems
suits, and which give such poor wear.
They cost from ten to fifteen cents
dozen, and never wear out. Wherever
the lining is worn, baste under
piece of goods as near like it as pos
sible, cut out the worn place, turn in
a seam, and fell around neatly; press
from the wrong side of the lining.
Don't hurry with any part Of your
work. Neatness is worth more than
dispatch in work Of this kind. In
sewing the buttons On down the front
you must not let the stitches show on
the wrong side. Don't knot your
thread, but Graw the ends through
between the lining and the outside,
and then pass the needle through the
eye of the button and through the
outside cloth and the interlining only.
I always pity man whose buttons,
although they may be sewed on, show
great knot Of thread when his coat
is opened. Rework the button holes
with twist. It is much easier to work
over an old button-hole than to make
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