Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-09-13
RANDOM EXTRACTS

FROM uousEKEErER's NOTEBOOK.
Stockings air much better II turned
wrong side out and hung up at night
thsn IL left just as taken of aud in heap
on the floor.
Having taught the children TO leave
the stockings wrong side out 1t night,
the next step Is 10 instruct them how "a
put them on properly In the morning,
To put the left hand down into the toe,
the right holding the heel, then draw
the foot inside the leg; pow the foot Gu
be slipped into the stocking and the leg
carefully worked up over the foot, ankle
and leg, care being taken to have the
seam straight, for on child In short
.kirts, or one 10 knee pants, crooked
seam looks bad.
II practicable. stockings should be
mended before being put into the wash,
become larger. II this cannot be done,
attend 10 IL rs soon as they come from
the wash; do not leave il until Saturday
evening; you may wish TO 20 out, hsve
company, or have other necessary work
on hand.
An old-fashioned way Of making
stockings last Is to run the heels; use =
dsrning needle and rather coarse yarn,
snd do IL on the wrong side, taking, OF
course, the long stitches on that side,
and the short ones on the right; as the
stitches wear of In spots they can be
renewed. For persons whose skin Is not
sensitive, a lining or cap OF silesia or
csmbric Is still better: II should be
smoothly fitted.
In darning stockings the darn should
be considerably larger than the hole,
else the stitches will soon break around
the edges.
The reason why some peoples sewing
snd mending does not last Is that they
do not fssten the ends Of the thread
properly or sufficiently; they sew the
last stitch over perhaps once and cut the
thread off short, whereas the stitch
should have two taken over IL, then one
across, then the needle run between the
thicknesses Of cloth II there be any, and
| IL not, a stitch should be taken back, so
that when cut the end Of the thread will
be cut at some distance; In this case
there will be much less danger Of the
thread working out, and the sewing rip
ping. Then some persons take too mar
row seams, a quarter OF an inch IL none
too wide, or are not careful to have the
edges of the material even. These may
seem trifes, but they make the differ
ence between good work and poor.
When removing the cover from hot
vegetable dish, turn II over before plac-
ing on the table; by so doing the moist
ure collected on the inside will not Fun
on the cloth.
In taking the cover off any article Of
crockery, In order to avoid q CHATTER, lift
1t straight and not sideways, and with q
quick motion, so that the edges may not
hit.
Children should be taught to leave
things as they find them. On farm II
bars are let down to permit one to pass
into or out of pasture, they should be
replaced; great deal OF mischief may
be the result of neglect to do this.
Should there be horses or cattle In the
field they would be very likely to get
out II they saw the bars down, wander
away and cause anxiety, as we'll as
trouble and waste Of time In getting
them back. Summer boarders in the
country would do well to bear this In
mind.
Don't forget to open the bed when
rising. and q window when going to
breakfast. This Is doubly essential to
those who do not sleep with window
open.
When buying soles for crOcheted or
knit slippers, choose those without
braid on the edge; that soon wears of
and looks shabby; those without are
much more serviceable.
Among the many devices for orna-
menting room we sometimes find one
that is useful as well; one such is q
Whisk broom holder. Use colored linen,
cutting two pieces, one shorter than the
other, but Of The same width, viz, the
distance across the broom. The under
side or piece runs up to point, on
which ring Is sewed, by which TO hang
It. The front is bound top and bottom
and basted on the back ct tho sides |;
then the back ID bound oil around on the
sides, including the front. The broom
IL Of course put In upside down and
when needed 70 pulled ont st the bottom.
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