The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-22

such use, and if it be on the north side OF
the house, so much the better. The north
light is the best to sew by, and the room will
be cooler for summer tasks. A furnace will
keep the room warm in win ter, and if stove
heat is all that can be had, the small room
is easily warmed from an adjoining one.
The dressm8ker who makes periodical
visits to the ordinary home likes room to
herself.
AS TO THE FLOOR.
The floor should be bare one, stained or
painted, or-the nearest approach to such
covered with mating or oilcloth. Threads,
bits Of cloth, and the lint and dust from
renovating old garments cling to wool car
pets, and make sewing room one OF the
hardest to sweep. To brush up such litter
and then wipe the floor with dampened
mop is short, easy task.
AS To THE CURTAINS.
The curtain should be merely shade, but
capable Of rising to the windows full
height, that all the light may have free en-
trance. During the winter a long curtain
of Canton flannel may be hung on a rod
over the shade, so that the north wind can
not come whistling in at the loose window
If the mending basket calls the housewife
there evenings. Such a curtain should
reach the floor, and in plain colors, or fig
ured patterns alike on both sides, will cost
from 10 to % cents per yard.
As TO SEWING CHAIRS.
A low rocking chair is the easiest to sew
in, and it may be Of rattan, wicker or wood,
as the buyer may fancy. Rattan is the most
costly, and while The American rattan work
Is finer, the chairs are not SO well shaped
as those of Chinese or English workman
ship Chinese chairs are usually mixture
OF rattan and wicker. a rattan chair will
cost from - to SO, while a comfortable
wicker chair may be had for s.. A rush
bottomed, hard wood rocking chair, with
out arms such as have so long been popular
on piazzas, makes q cheap, excellent sewing
chair.
AS TO CUSHIONS.
Cushions Of feathers, or even excelsior,
covered with chintz, cretonne or denim. for
the seat and back. make it quite luxurious,
and are easy matters Of home manufacture.
his denim Is an old friend under new
name. 1t is really bed-ticking, but is woven
trlhe liner out of respect TO the decorative
uses to which it is now put. 1t comes in
plain, dull blue, plain brown and white
striped, and Is frmness itself in texture.
sEwISG-TABLEs.
Much cutting and basting can be done at
table, and quite as easily if the worker is
seated. The table, which may De discard
ed one from the dining-room, should be
lower, perhaps two inches, than dining
table, that the sewer may not be fatigued
by having to hold up her arms while work
ing. This table should be at least three
feet wide and four or five feet Tonga size
well adapted TO cutting out cloth of differing
widths, and casters should be supplied to
move the table easily. Small cutting tables
come with folding legs so they can be s're-
duced to lowest terms, - ana occupy little
space when nOtin use. These are virtually
standing lap boards. They cost from - TO
$3.50, and are made of narrow strips of
light and dark wood, one strip being marked
of IN inches and fractions like a regular
tape measure.
LAP-BoARDs.
Regular lap-boards come made of similar
strips Of nard wood. and cost $3.50. They
are durable, but heavy to hold, and for that
reason one Of paper or felt iE an improve
ment. Such are of light weight and metal
bound, to keep them from warping, and
they cost less than dollar.
Besides the sewing machine, whose use
is almost universal, well-equipped sewing
room peeCiS SCraD has eft a rap haU 1ieca