Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-07-19

the USEFULNESS OF BAoS.
n one has never had Q mania for max
Ing hags for the various domestic uses
Ia which they may BE- put, abe has not
vet experienced onc of the greatest de-
lights Of the hoasckeeper's heart. They
ARE such useful articles, and hll so many
wants, that. q good supply 81 them
rrady at hand when need arls's gives
Que FEELING of thrlft that nothing else
of such simple construction aud houeiy
uses can afiori.
There are ornamental b,gs of various
kinds, which every woman has " great
er or lc.s number but what Ne have In
mind are those that are made purely for
u.e. With M thought of ornamentstion.
To the eye Of the thrifty hoas.keepsr,
though, there IL positive beauty in an
abundance of anything that ,uggcsts
comfort and carvfulDcss, and under this
View of the case even our plain muslin
bag. can boast Of adjoining "my lady's"
store room and closets.
The beat material out of which la
make bags for domestic use IL q good
quality Of unblezched muslin. Get a
holt 81 Il and keep Il on hand for this
purpose. You will not have u long I;
Tor when you learn the value III having
many bags. you will soou have u all
made up Into this form. The advantages
Of muslin are that Il IL strong aud hence
durable the bags can be often washed
and kept clean; aud they can In easily
and plainly marked, either with In
delible Ink or with red embroidery cot.
ton which comes Ia fast color.
For the attic or large closet where
pieces 81 all sorts are kept, make slx
bags, tw,nty-four Inches vide, and ne
deep ~ the muslin IL vide. i'ut hem an
inch deep around the top, and run q cotton
tape through Il for draw string. Then
With Ink, or the embroidery cotton.
marx them, respectively. Linen, .
"woolen." slit," GOOD pieces. .
"Iag.," '.Clean cio,h.," Give away"
The use. are obyiou. from the name. :
but no one can know until .hc has tried
u, the con,enisnce of having her pieccs
thus separated. All old handkerchiefs
aud waste linen 81 whatever Kind are
ready Tor use In any emergency, such
a. an accident, ~ltbost hunting for H..
special precautions can he taken With
the ~oolca bag, thereby keeling the
closet. fr.e from moths. The bag for
good piece. contsin. large SCRAP. which
may be- used In mendlng. and piece. left
over from garments that has. been
made. The rsg-bsg contains useless
rags which can be given the Sg-man,
without sorting.
| When q garment u ready to IL thrown
away, Instead 10 rolling Il W and stun.
Ing u, az IL IL, into the rag-bag. cut 81
the buttons, tear II into .hapcly plccc.
that can IL used for cleaning, pat thes.
lato the ''clcan-cloth" Tag. and ID.
rough pieces Into the rag-bag. Into the
"gi,c-s~ay" bag put everything that
YOU do not want to use, yet IL goal
enough Ia L. II some value to someone,
from q pair % old shoes toa dress. u
TIL. I. done each season, you will Away.
D. able "a detsrmln. at once whether
you can respond Ia sudden calls for
charity, aud will not have lot ~ use-
lc.. articles lying about to collect dust
and moths.
In addition Ia the bag. slrraiy men
toned, a lot of smaller one. will L.
found extremely useful. they should IL
made and marked after the sam. method
a. the larger ones. There should IL
one for buttons. QUE for old gloves, on.
for plccc. % tape aud trimmings aud
whalcbones, aud each housskesper'.
peculiar needs will suggest to her the
use. Ia which silll other. can be- put
Do not b. afraid 10 having too many
They are hung NJ by the drav--trins,
aud take up bat little room on the
hook. aud u I. much easier to IL order
IN II Que has facilltie. for kesplng thing.
sorted, than when they are all thrown
Into one rrceptacle through which ons
must searvh, Of ~. expense of much
time aud patisnoc, when ANYTHING !.
needed. In the kitchen, too, there are
almost AZ many good use. for plain tags
q. Ia the closets. 4 plentiful supply
should IT, kept on hand In all .ls.., from
an Ia twsnty-foar inche. Ia depth. In
addition Ia IA. stout muslin II \. well a.
have few IL different .lss. made II
chec-.cloth. for u.e When thin bag. arr
u~csici. aud Que or two flannel bags, TOT
lelllcs aud CsAsDmnss. Dor SON. usc. Z
pointed bag 1. convenient; this NAV u
made by folding the ordinary oblong
bag length~i.e, aud, beginning little
more than halfway ~ the side, cutting
Il down Ia point Ia the c.ntrr, ar 10y
cutting . triangular piec. aud sewing
III. Two sides together, making the base
10 the triangle the opening ~ the bag.
az the muslin bags hsy. one 10 boll
bit. % dry bread. II IL much better THAI
any close vessel, a. u keeps tile bread
free from dust, yet IL permits Il 20 dry
out so II will not mold. A small bag Ia
which Ia put the oofiec-grounds While
boiling help. Ia make the cofl.e clear
aud Il especially desirable when largs
quantity IL to be made. There are use.
almost without number for muslin,
cheosecloth, and hannel bag. for str alp-
ere. and when one IL needed for such =
purpose II should always be found clean
In the drawer, and ready for use. IN
short, the bag mania IL not bad mani
to have, aud Il IL only a symptom OF
orlerliDe.. aud thin.