The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-07
THE WOMAN WHO sEwso


Dressed at Small Expense.
womaHs Home ComPanloni We may
well ponder the words of Hawthorne
when he says, ut Is a token OF healthy
and gentle characteristic in women
when they love to sew, and Il woman Is
never more at home with her own
heart thun when so occupied. The slen-
der thread Of SILK or cotton keeps the
woman In tonch with the gentle. famil-
lar interests OF life"
True as this statement Is. one Is al
most inclined to wonder sometimes
whenever the woman OF to-day has an
opportunity to even think Of thread
and needle, there are so many other de-
mnnds upon her time. Aud yet sur
prisinu number OF the well dressed wo-
men you meet are arrayed in costumes
manufactured by thelr own hands
Some OF the smartest cycling costumes
worn are homemade" as are many
handsome street and evening dresses,
Yet so well and so cleverly are they
constructed that there is never a hint OF
home madeness" about them.
il used TO be. much more so than at
the present time, that those who could
not afford the services OF n dressmlk-
er were the ones who made their own
clothes. Indeed, It was not unusual to
hear woman boastfully remark that
she could not thread needle or sew a
straight seam, 50 ignorant was she Of
sewing Nowadays many well-to-do
women consider It great accomplish
ment to be able to be independent az
dressmakers. They have learned how
To sew, how 10 cut and ft and drhpe.
Their sewng-rooms are fitted with
modern appliances. There Is a form
over which skirts may be hung and nd-
iustcd. A bust-fOrm, over which cor
sages may be drnped and arranged, Is
one Of the necessary adJuncis. Where
the home dress-maker has not supplied
herself with a "Eystem' she Is guided
In her cutting bR patterns.
II Is the woman OF limited means
who derives the greatest benefit from
knowing how 80 sew well: for often
times the expense OF a dress Is not In
the material, but In the making, There
fore, she who makes her own, may nf-
ford two dresses for the price Of one,
Never before has there been a time
WntH }itt WRH@aH "a '4@plNl NV HlAAuh
could Clothe herself so tnstefully and
for so little expense as Mt present The
shop-cdHHters enjoy ". And truly one
who is capable OF constructing for her
self, from quantity Of cloth and lin
ng thread and an The other AcccssOr-
les. or from muslin and lace ana rib.
bon. a costume that becomes her, and
cts as though Il had been nodded 10
the figure, Is nothing less than an art
list
From an economical standpoint II
scarcely pays to make underwear at
home. for II may be bought 80 chclply
In the stores, and wears very well. TO
be sure. by doing It herself one may
have II dainticr ana better made, but
where one pair Of hands must attend
to everything, che docs well indeed
who makes her own dresses, Ready
made Rheet# ana plllow-rnscst too. cost
very little moro than the mere price Of
maiyrlnl,so that nothing is rcolly gain
I'D Hy making thrm oneself
In homes blessed with grlndmoth-
or one often secs the lbvollogt N needle
work. one such dear woman has made
by hand every stitch Of the tiny gar
mcnts worn by The yolr.uld daughter
af TIE house. Nothing ui machine
make could compare with the exquisite
dnlnlnrr Of this little out0G rarely
beautiful, too, IRE No cmbrnldorluH
wrought by the same pair uf hands.
The woman WHO does not know tho
possibilities Df norllo and thread. lt her
hard WORKING days are over ur hrr
honlth wlll not permit her tu hc active.
" puHlHrl, lH really unfortunate. These
simple Implements hove boon the
monnB NJ Willing away many hours
ihai Otherwise would ba luuu ana tire