Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-09-11
MENDING WITH GUM TISSUE.
Everything in the Line of Non- Washable Goods Can de Re-
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 One of the happy inventions of the age is that of gum tissue for mend- ing purposes. And yet perhaps nine tenths of the sisters, wives and moth- CTS never heard of such a thing as gum tissue" for mending torn gar ments.
 In the first place "gum tissue" is q happy invention because il is so very cheap, since large sheet of it can be purchased for h dime-enough to to the mending for a large household for some time.
 Another thing, the mending can be done very quickly, and most valuable of all the mending can be beautifully done, and scarcely perceptible under the closest scrutiny Whereas mend- ing with needle is tedious-espeeially so where alarming is done-and in any case is liable to be more or less con. spieuous.
 But not everything in the way of wearing apparel can be mended with 'sgum tissue" 1t cannot be used on white goods of any description, nor can it be used on any washable goods, as the water is liable to soak up the tissue and the patch will thus come off. And yet know woman who says she always patches her stockings with this same sruboer" or gum tissue" ," Perhaps she does, and the stockings, not having to be boiled, it may work alr I T hardly suggest mending anything with tgum tissue that must be washed
 What can then be mended with ''gum tissue?p Everything almost in the way of nonwashable goods dresses, coats, cloaks, jackets, mack intoshes, etc., including almost all the external wearing apparel of men and boys, and mothers know only too well how hard it is 10 keep the small boys trousers in trim
 Tailors frequently use the tissue" for hemming up the legs of trousers, and dressmal5ers many times use fl in putting in hems in draperies where theydo not want the stitching to show.
 And the tailor's mending is perfect, because he does not use a needle. but instead uses ''rabber tissue. So can your mending be perfect, too, when you learn how to use this .'tissue,n be- sides quite little money can be saved in the way of tallors' bills.
 How shall you use the 'stissue?" Tn the first place rever buy the tissue in large quantities, as it will not keep. Again, never keep it in a warm place, as this will cause the sheets to run to- gether, rendering it useless. Keep it where it is dry and cool, and it is al- ways ready for use.
 If the rent i'll the garment to be mended is three-cornered rent, with out any of the goods being torn out, then cut patch the desired size. and cut the gum tissue'' the size of the patch, and place it between the patch and garment, and press the patch on the wrong side with a hot fatiron. It is best to place a paper between the iron and patch, and be careful that the iron is not too hot The heat turns the tissue into kind of glue, and simply glues the patch over the rent. The patch stays on. and you would have to look closely to find where the mending was done.
 If some of the goods is torn out, and the rent ragged one. then trim the edges neatly with scissors; cut the patch the desired size and again the tissue" the size of the patch, but be very careful to cut the "gum tissue" out in the center, so that it will if in closely with the trimmed edges of the rent, so that none of the tissue" will be visible over the patch on the right side, and then proceed exactly as be- fore. 1t may be necessary 0 use needle and thread in basting the gum tissue" and patch over the rent, but the thread can be carefully drawn out after the work is done.
 Do not use a needle in any way what ever on the right side, leaving the raw edges of the goods out instead of turn ing them in and felling them down in the ordinary way.
 Try mending in this way, and you will surely be delighted with the re- suit.
 In purchasing ask your dealer for gum tissue" rubber tissue or "mending tissue" for it is known by all these names.
 It can be purchased at any large dry goods house, being found among what is known as ''smali wares. .''-Marion Iinwood, in Ladies World
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 Into one cup of very cold water-in which are Jumps of ice. if ohtainable- beat one egg, pinch of salt, and two cups of sifted graham four. Continue heating until the batter is full of air