The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16

glovos for themselves AMI their daughters.
Said one. putting out hor nattily- clad slender
little feet. Il could not bear to woar coarse
stockings-my husband takes such pride in
my small feet"
Towels and sheets were spun from cotton to
replace tho house linen which had Deen cut
into bindagrs. or scraped into lint for tho
surgeons In the field. One handsome young
woman. the daughter OF an ex-Minister to
Spain. rises before mo ont VI the haze OF BY
COMO ycar3. stopping lightly to and fro. wind
ing bandaxes on the spindle Of her wheel and
talking pleasantly to her visitors whilo her
patriotic mother sat By. cutting IN tho table
linen which she had treasured for forty years.
The daughter showed great callous knots on
her shapely hands made by scrapIng lint. and
mentioned them with an expression OF graft
tudo to God that she could procure material
for so much work.
genera officers wife called to sec the wife
OF the President. and brought her. as tho
most acceptable present. a paper pattern OF a
glove. ,ike those she herself wore. beautifully
embroidered. and exactly ittei to hcr delicate
hands. This paper pattern IL still extant. and
worry precious to tho recipient: it WAS very
useful in providing the. Presidents whole
family with presentable Glovss male from the
sleeves and breast OF an old Comic ie rate uni
form. AMI the cnst-or black cloth garments Of
tho gentlemen OF the family.
Ladies plated exquisite straw hats. and
learned every brand except that OF LcGhorn;
the birds OF the country furnished feathers for
their adornment.
Where now com pnnios or battalions organ
lied. for which flags were needed. tho sisters
and swecthcarts OF tho men sacrificed their
best silk frocks to make the flags: with cum
ming embroidery they emblazoned them in
such royal style that they nre wondrously
beautiful. even In this day OF tn. renaissance C.
Is ii astonishing that our men wrapped these
Gngs about their bodies. and like tho stern
Scotch father, who gnvo another and another
son ''for Ea"him." diei ono after the other to
preserve them from capture?
The snippings loft by the army tailors.
pieces OF gray and black cloth nvo or six
inches across. we're pleced together and then
gut int" iackets for the s]3l,lier's children;
to those who could boast no better covering.
Such rags a. could no utilized in no other
pes. which did duty in place Of those long
since cut IN for horse and saddle blankets.
nnd these 2me.mnd tnrnets were cohtribu-
Bits NJ tho cliIlinEs nj tn" best gown wore
seweh neatly over the worn nut house slippers
dandy little eongrncrs ~ the gown. ana wore
dainty Ia look upon. as wolf as objects OF pride
Flannel was vo:y scarce. aud cost SIS or $50
q yard: 6rt anIerw"Hr Was KNITTED o. home.
M,Nen. Dyes wore male Of III" Inice Of plants;
The rnw silk, wound from co.'rons. was dyed
aaml twisted into yery Int'?1n threat; IN.
strong rs wire and quite M smooth aud fine M
sewing silk. was made in Virginia. and even
Lamb. wicks We're piai;ed hy hand and the
OIL was tried out Of refuse Iors: sometimes
yyi,opI.de,d a pale Green WAX. whiein made bcamti,.
Jul AND aromatic candles, TIE oil OF peanuts
served also for illuminating purposes. When
none OF thASB ware 10 10 hNIl Tho ItZilDnR nina
wsrs s,Irasa one a " tI% rs. %i,iis tie r,SsSr;;
and sewed until lat" in tho night.
| once INV NV il,s ""idicrs, wives making
thoy, talked over tho chances Of thcir . men
c coiMIia nsn hon" mt nIi I've, t "l ssn,' de- .sr Dn. mi1S;,
occasion TO come" bv occasion" she mean,
During al thess laborions occupations the
children had TO be clothed. generally, without
tho assistnnco Of 2 sewing machine they must
Night schools we're osta blishel In tho base
ments OF the ehnrrhe., wl,src the ragged chill
ofthc hoG. fEiiII!cd for family, and ri"ntstGoS
Supplied each lime hat u hom".cur"i ham
was boiled Tor tamilS use and ne old. fash.
ionoh swsst nowsrs and l'ero' OF the garden
The ~principal foo9l IN every house was pork
the supervision oithe ladies' OF thc, family. and
hams. sausayes. and " spare ribs were ngy.
pared in tho most DAINTY manner.
Pork. sugar. sorghum inOlasses. rorn cal,
fowls. eggs. butter everything produrct ON
tho plantnton-were exchanged with grorers
Tor other commodities, Any surplus OF cot
tons. buttons, and such Ike ] lpers' htorrs
were exchanged In the SAM. way.
A few sauces were invoutrh tn add zcst to
our poor inre and some of these have been
accepted by the world Of Eourmets. Wine was
mndn, OF olderborrles. litter oranges. or Will
cherries.
Hundreds of gallons OF blackberry brandy
were man u,Hcturod and sent to tn, hospitals
for the soldiers.
In order That the wounded might have tea
md coffee, Substitutes" were n,n,ie Tor home
use of sassAlrns leave. balm, or sage. and
even orange leaves we're sterped in hot water
sweetened with sorghum mo!a.sos.
For coffee ~phrclirl sweet potato shuvinEs.
parched corn or wheat. aaI parched carrots
were used.
All the coffee. tea. white or brown sugar and
every other scarce luxury WAS sent TO tn.
soldiers. Real coffee and sure enough tea"