The Washington times., 1895-06-16
Big BOON FOR BACHELORS
Likewise for Lazy Housewives and
lndolent Young Ladies.
An Establishment Where Darning
and Mending of Every Kind and
DescriptionIsD DoneVer Cheap.

Mother Goose, when she Gang about the
bachelor who was forced to go to London
to get himself a wife, had never heard of
the modern institution which comes to the
aid OF the fin de-siecle bachelor and never
lets him long for a woman who Will keep
his shirt buttons in order. For there is
right here III town a place where he can
get his socks darned and his clothing
mended as neatly as if by the hands of a
better half
Up in the top OF a big building in a husi-
ness quarter OF the city is a company
which bargains 10 do the n!endiDg at Tea
sonable sum, and the company is largely
patronized. Strange to say, it is rot the
single men who bring the most clothing TO
be fixed. bat the lady in charge is authority
for the statement that there are more
married men who are patrons than any
other
at is strange" she remarked, but it
is nevertheless true that our largest pa
irons are not the bachelors. Crowds of
married men send in their shirts and socks,
and it is evident that this homely duty
is one that great many wives shun.
Our trade is also principally among the
highest classes, people in prominent Off
some one TO do their mendiDg for then.
and Will have no such work done in their
own homes"
1t is a bright lIttlC room, and here the
bundles are brought and left 10 tie deft
fingers of the ladies i'll charge. II The
article needs cleaning il VIII be done by
a man employed for the purpose. Dresses
which are frayed out around the bottom
will be TefaCed and made to look quite
Frpc H.. ola ,,rtlI 10. r4g Oh
all, old pants viii be rernodeled for use
in bicycling suits. In a word. all articles
OF clothing that need the nender's care
will be taken to the shop and put in
thorough repair, more neatly than would
be done at ones own home.
be done at ones own home.
Only tired mothers can appreciate this
boon, and sometimes d lady will save up
dozen or two stockings and bring the big
bundle down So that all the work can be
done at once
For the sum Of a dollar a month the
laundry OF one person will be kept in
perfect order and no doubt the busy de
partment clerk will take advantage OF the
offer. S birt bosoms are the most fire.
quent things sent To the mender and some
OF the most fashionable men in town,
who boast of shirts OF finest finish. send
them 10 be -bosomed Gloves viii be
darned, button holes repaired and, in
fact, there is no mending to anything in
the house from garret to cellar that is not
undertaken by this unique company.
Strange To say, this is the only such com
pany of its kind in America, except one in
Chicago But there is no doubt but that
they VIII soon be established i'll every
city. Busy newspaper women, who have
no time TO attend to such matters lazy
wives who have no inclination TO spend
the time with needle, OLD people to whom
the labor is impossible aud single men WHO
are laboring under the misfortunes of
bachelorhood, are all likely 10 welcome
the advent OF such thing in all cities
Just who is the head of the company
can not be learned, for the lady in charge
refuses to divulge any names connected
with the affair. This TetIcence leads Que
10 infer that some prominent lady in the
city has established this office, but wishes
to keep her identity a secret, 1t is also
said that 1T is a growing custom now
amongst the young ladies of the city who
are in ueed of a bit of pocket money. to
advertise for darning and have the package
OF cocks left at some drug store, where
they can he gotten by the darneT, whose
identity is kept a secret. This is GER
certainly an original idea and one that
requires great deal OF courage to carry
out successfully