The Van Buren press., 1895-05-11
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This is the time Of year when moth
ers are wondering which will go
hrst;" the boys winter clothes or the
winter, and requires skill born Of ex-
perience to manage without an expen.
diture which, reckoncd by value re.
ceived, Is extravagance.
It pays to mend and to mend neatly,
even in these days Of cheap suits; and,
though it may seem q waste Of time
snd energy to patch anddarn garments
which cost but little, still the aggre-
gate of these small savings especially
in a large family, forms an item Of Ina
| portance. . -
With trousers eternal vigilance saves
many stitches and many clothes. II
one can only forestall a breat, patch
may be put inside SO that it will llhardly
show. With knickerbcckers, which
are apt to split like the sleeves Of the
jacket at the hem, It is easy to take .
neat seam If the break has not left
ragged edges Careful pressing II re-
quired for all cloth darning. =
With Jackets the points Of wear are
the elbows, the edge ofths sleeves, and
the front. The elbows may BE- meuded
like the trousers, by slipping q piece
Of cloth inside, between the lining and
the cloth, and darning neatly, The
edges may be turned in just far enough
to hold and then sewn together BY
blind stitching. On dark cloth 1t is Of
ten possible especially for the worn
place on the front, to buttonhole stitch
with coarse twist. Should any white
still show, 1t may be linked occasion-
ally.
Nearly all laundries takes orders for
new bands for shirts, and the work u
done 80 reasonable that it is hardly
worth ones while to attempt 1t at
home. But sometimes only ono but
tonhole of q shirt is broken. 1t Is then
practicable TO set y piece into the band
and make q, new buttonhole without
taking off the entire strip. The only
caution necessHry isthat In cutting out
the worn part In front itmust be taken
far enough back SO that the joint will
not show at the opening Of the collar.
The piece cut out should be ripped ofl
the bosom and the new muslin scanned
and turned over level with the band,
SO that no stitching will show. ss
Few mothers know how much msy
be done with tape. For the opening 1t
the back OF shirt, for the shoulder
straps of . little girls guimpe, for .
placquet hole, tspei is invaluable. For
o shirt, cut piece not quite two inches
long and sew It across the lower part
| OF the opening at the back. This rs-
lievcs the strain OF a sudden jerk, such
as all boys are apt to give.
| ~ despair Of ever getting really inst
black darning cotton" says one wom-
an, $50 have taken TO using cashmere
Intending wool for all hosiery. II does
not make so neat . darn, but IL ID
softer for the feet and 1t never loses
color" The same suthority declarea
in favorof darning fiannels and nan.
nelette garments In preferencs "a
patching them. tGSs o. s4
Tho comic papers are not far wrong
when they ridicule the averags woman
for not knowing how. to, sew ON b11t'
tons. It is often the simplest thingi
Of which we remain longest ignorant
because no one thinks It worth hii
while to tell us just how they should
be done. o f .n6 .33&i;i Els Aisti !.
For buttons which are sown through
and through and on, which there Il
great strain, such as those ON chill.
dren's waists, No. 10, or It least moi
fner than No. 20, cotton Is needed.
Linen thread is not available, because
it requires . coarse sneedle,s and that
will not pass resdily through the but
ton. Double the cotton, place = pin
across the top OF the button and sew
over it and through the holes, winding
the cotton around the button Under
meath after each stitch. Thus you
make an artificial shank. and whom the
pin 10 withdrawal there is enough
thread to prevent It swapping when
strained. i..s F... 49, W.,
For coat buttons, whether lasting,
bone or ivory, the best thing to use 4
coarse twist. II You can get tuilor's
twist, SO much the better. Linen
thread turns gray. and becomes brittle
after short time Twist Is the best
for shoe buttons, and should alwayI
be used double. IN, Y. Times.
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