Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-16

cred in the front of the neck and the
two box plaits stitched in the back.
The shoulders are then sewed together
and the sleeves set in. The sleeves
are always one seam bishop shape,
with straight band. The neck may be
finished with a plain band or with a
sailor collar and shield. There is al
ways a belt of some kind. and this
must hang rather low in front. Dark
red or blue pique trimmed with white
linen makes pretty suit. With this
should go a white leather belt.
There is neat style of Norfolk
jacket, and with this knickerbockerS
are worn, and bicycle suits have the
loose trousers gathered at the knees
Golf pants are loose at the thighs and
snug at the knees, where they buckle.
For all of these tan khaki. crash in
several shades of brown and linen are
used
But these are not so popular among
the boys as the regular sailor suit.
This consists. as we know, of two
pieces, pants and blouse. The sailor
blouse is loose and long, and the sur
plus length is gathered up with an
elastic or. better STILL tapes which can
be tied and SO do not come loose. One
width of double width stuff cuts
blouse, and all that is necessary is to
shape the shoulders and hem the fronts
and bottom When this is done, there
can be binding put at the neck and
perhaps row or two of braid as fin
ish. Where a sailor collar and shield
are to be worn the buttons need not
show or the front need not be cut all
the way down A pocket belongs at
the left side and is set on. Shields and
wide collars can be purchased ready
made and are transferable, but the
wise mother will get a pattern and
make one of linen and put sailor knot
or ribbon ut the point, and that collar
can be washed and worn indefinitely.
Ready made the very cheapest of these
costs $1.50. 1t is nothing to make
them. White duck or pique, with a red
or blue binding and knot, makes the
neatest and the most seryiceable ones.
In making the small trousers anna
tours should be sure that the fronts
and backs do not get mixed. 1t is diff
cult to get the pockets in right and
the fly at the front. No amount of ex-
plaua ton can teach this, but pair of
pants to look at is help. Put the
pockets in, then sew the fly and button
hole piece on. then sew up the outside
of the legs and finally the back parts
and press each seam as you go, and
then sew the two insides of the legs all
in one seam. Hem and sew on the
STAYS and buttons. OLIVE HARPER.
Cash of the Ancients.
The little brass cash. the Chinese
coins, are the lineal descendants, in
unbroken order, of the bronze ak of
remote Celestial ancestors. From the
regular Ratchet to the modern coin one
can trace a distinct, if somewhat bro
to say where the one leaves off and the
other begins. Here is how this curious
pedigree first worked itself out: In
early times. before coin was invented,
barter was usually conducted between
producer and consumer with metal i'm
plements. as 1t still is in central Africa
at the present day.
AT first the Chinese in that I'M
sophisticated age were content to use
real hatchets for this commercial pur-
pose. but after a time, with the pro
found mercantile instinct of their race,
1t occurred to some of them that when
man wanted half a hatchet's worth
of goods he might as well pay for them
with half Ratchet. Still, as it would
be a pity to spoil a good working inn
plement by cutting it in two. the
worthy All Sin ingeniously compromis-
ed the matter by making thin hatchets
of the usual size and shape, but far too
slender for practical usage. BY so do
ing he invented coin, and, what is
more. he invented it far earlier than
the claimants TO that proud distinc-
ton, the Lydians. whose electrum
staters were first struck In the seventh
century B. C.-Cornhill Magazine.
How to Polish steel Andirons.
Rust on steel fire irons will no doubt
yield to this treatment: First rub the
whole surface with paraffin. then with
sweet OIL and let them remain with the
oil on them for two days. Afterward
seour with unslacked lime finely pow
dered until all spots disappear Before
putting your fire irons eway for any
length of time wrap each separately IN
something wooden. old or new, and
pack away in a dry place.