The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
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the reasonable, depreca ting tone wrought
against the impulse to lay It on the table
"a table, by the way. piled on this par
tcular morning with one hundred ana n1-
teen unanswered letters). In the very
heart and heat of the busiest day In
busy week, I devoted one solid half hour
thirty minutes of precious tirne-to look
ing for my copy OF the desired formula
1t not where 1t belonged. and every
bit of printed matter has It's appointed
place. That OF itself was annoying
Annoy was not sharp enough. nor hard
enough to express the emotion with which
I suddenly recalled that another corre-
spondent had written respectful appeal
to me last week for the form ula she
had lost or mislaid. or forgotten to Sc
cure, and that 1 had. IN spa-sm OF In
discreet generosity. sent my one and only
copy TO her.
VIII '.E. j. NJ believe that my VIII to
serve her Is good? WIN other readers
take to heart this simple. sad true In
cident. and forbear to entreat me to bear
the consequences of accidents. which will
occur in the best-reeulated families?
II I object to repeating a recipe which
has escaped Mrs. Smiths eye. or been
torn up by Tommy. or burned by Bridget.
II Is not that l would save myself trouble.
but because 1 have no time thus to mis-
appropriate minutes and space that be-
long to the constituency at large
To "Learner''-who writes that she Is
somewhat set aside from the stirring
activities of life and turns to the old
fashioned occupation OF tattIng'-comes
message:
When one has spent more than
score OF years as pain-racked, helpless
invalid. that one is more apt to see and
gather grains of pleasure from whatever
comes In his or her way than are those
who rejoice In the possession Of health.
So In your column. find many bits that
y help '>se forget, sometimes. the tedious
: hours. and for them return thanks.
: 30 runs the preface to letter so
graphic. SO tender and full OF feeling. that
l mourn over the limitations which ex-
Glide 1t as 4 whole from this corner. The
reader can have but peep at the picture
shetched OF the writer's own childhood
turning the leaves OF my memory book
turning them slowly, pausing to look
}On the pictures that rise to meet my gaze
; visions OF by-gone days
On one OF the pages l see q little girl
patiently working with q bit OF cord. which
Sshe is striving to convert into 'tattins.
The big girls in school too selfish to
$srant the asked-tor help toward the end
Sin view; the mother. while sympathetic.
knows naught of the fascinating work. so
cannot help the little girl, But perssyer-
{
worker solves the problem.
AS the ripened product Of the child's
labor and triumph. we have these clear
}dfrectlons for the other "Shut-in:''
The old-tine Dixie 'tatting' and the
}up-to-date kind. called 'double-thread.
Shnd. again. 'two-thread. one and the
$same.
Workers are most. II not all the time.
tdirected TO use two shuttles. but If you
$wtll try my plan of using one shuttle and
81 spool of thread you will find you can
Savoid making knots on the half-ioop (or
$under-loopl. which makes heater. stronger
}work. When shuttle needs refilling. use
5pose.
ITO begin: Make loop with shuttle
thread thus: stitches COR as they are
}double knots. picot: stitches. a second
}picot: stitches, a third picot: 8 stitches:
then draw closely to form the loop. in
}with three little picots on it.
Turn this loop upside down and hold It
sand the thread from spoo! between thumb
}and finger: put the spool thread around
}the fingers. bring it up and slip 1t under
}thumb with the loop and end of thread.
}and then. using the shuttle. make Ii
Just as II it were the shuttle-thread.
}Draw the stitches closely toward left
}hand. open fingers. and the spool thread
will drop. Twenty stitches will make
}more dropping curve to the half-loop. and.
Sff you wish. you can make picots on It.
too.
Thread round fingers and make another
fwhole loop-drawing the first stitch as
{closely as possible to the half-loop. Re-
}verse work-make half-loop-and so pro-
{ceed as directed.
1T may seem g little awkward at the
first trial. but I think you will soon be
able to master whatever may seem puZz-
Sling. and when you do. I'm sure you Will
}acquire q liking for Dixie.
IT have made sample for you. and send
1t with best wishes for success. and In tho
hope that II may help make palmer the In
.'oRIoLE."
Tho Sample" is in my safekeeping.
awaiting Learners" requisition when ac-
companied by '.mailworthy address"
5 y wish you would kindly ask tho
; constituency for q recipe for canning
shad roes. I have great faith in the
! wisdom and ability OF the Constituency.
! and am confident that such recipe Is
5 to be had, as have often eaten the roes
: in the dead of winter In restaurants
) and have been told that they were can-
s ned. NJ +. F..
! Never having. to my knowledge, seen or
eaten canned shad roes. I pass along the
$query, not without lively curiosity as to
the response which will surely come.