The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-03-17
The Revival Of Menairg.

As ready made clothing becomes bet
tea and more moderate in price one not
infrequently hears women say, "Oh, it
.doesen't pay to mend very much when
new hose, new undergarmeuts and new
gowns are to be bought so cheaply J."
A more frequent excuse for the neglect
Of s.the stitch in time'' is that made by
the woman who says that she likes to
make new garments, but she either can.
not or does not like to mend.
In regard to the first class, women
who wear good clothes know that only
cheap material, poorly shaped and made
sissold at very low prices. and that it
does not pay to mend hose, 6na flannel
underwear and other garments, except
such as, like the one horse shay, go to
pieces all at once. Probably the rea'
.soh is to be found in the decay of the
!lfiae arc of mending and of darning,
which once dealt with rents and holes in
q way that made it difficult 70 detect.
Things were made as good IS new.
Since the revival of needIework, mendiug
and darning are once more bee 'ming In.
terestig, and instruction in these branch
es is as eargerly soeght by those who
have not the talent as > knowledge OF the
tnewestssinh in embroidery. The mend.
ing class may yet become as popular as
that in chin. painting or cookery, and
!!svssinly. presents an opportunity to
wofRsu skilled in such uses of her nee'
dies.
The weiP stocked workbSsket contains
many materials for fine mending IN
.knc1n to onr gEsndmothers. There are
the braided sksins+ of fns silks in many
colors and cut in needle length, that are
to be had for less than g ensrter of q
dollar, and the skeins of ano thread, in
itans, grays and other shades oy glove
mending. For stockings then- are yarns
of cashmere and of cotton, in ce,oss asds
in fadeless black, and Balbrigsau cotton
for unbleached hose, underweet andtsw.
els. The latter cotton comes in skeins "a
deep cream color, and is IN visited, 30
that one or several of the thre.ds msy be.
used.
For bleached towels of 6ae quality
and for table linen there is white flax
thread that comes by the sseiu. The
cashmere yarn is suitable for mending
colored flannels. Rolls OF silk tape may
also be had for binding over underwear,
or some ofthe firm narrow bbons that
are often sold for from shrse to FIVE
cents ysnd. Cotton tape Of good
quality is often less burgling to set
under q spot where ibuttoD has been
torn away than & small patch Of cloth,
For lace mending, . small ball Of alace
thread is keptin the basket andEis sussd
to initiate the broken stitches ofthe
lace as closely as possible, the piece Of
lace to be- nended first being baated on
dark leather kept for the purpose.
For patching OF putting DeE parts into
an ordinary cotton garments . piece OF
lightweight muslin that has been wash
ed and ironed should be kept at hand
land used with a needle and thread OF
medium 6uepess, as coarae thread tears
|; the old fabric.
AS an incentive to keep the buttons
lsewed on her shoes, q little maiden was
given a Japanese boy doll ft,sd ont with
linen thread, buttons, needles, thimble
and scissors. The sseis Of thread is
disposed of asa cueY sbe buttons are
kept In na small pocket IN his robe, the
thimble, like the card of Ah Sin, is in
one sleeve and the needles in the other.
On narrow. ribbon around the neck
are hung the scissors.-Ne,D York POST.