The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15
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1r.every well regulated household Their
Is sewing rooms where the practica
needs Of children and grown people ar
looked after, nd#where the proper sew
Ing on Of buttons pressing, darning
cutting out and scanning together becom,
affairs Of great moment ana Importance
1t Is necessary fort!he won,ntl who lako
her seat II the sewing room and draw!
her well filled fmending basket forward
/ to remainder these rules which say:
When Sewing. I.
J On buttons, sew through and through
1.-The button until the hole IS full Of
thread. then wrap the thread around The
button three times, put tho thread
/ through the wrong Side, und fasten we'll
On mems garments use linen thread
| when possible. ll y {5G K. 4,
R RI lta should be cut on the bias Of the
goods, matching the. figure or stripe and
\ pressing the seam on the wrong side. In
this way It does not require as mitch
material and the ruffes look much
neater. Facngs Of all widths should be
cut on the bias s5e
70 not pttcker;4or gather seam In
sewing It, n,id take care to fasten your
thread before you cut 1t. 50 that your
work will ravel On these points
altogether the fit or hang OF the gar
ment depends, 1t lnJurrs the enamel Of
your teeth to bite the thread. Therefore
you should not do it. n
l1arns and patches should always be
pressed Bear this IN mind. You will
see that ofttlnes the nending is scarcely
noticeable. Cultivate pride in doing
the mending which is really such an 'im-5
lportant factor in your wardrobe 1t is
no DISGRACE to PATCH. Do not despise the
means to the end. ut does not pay. q
3 The woman who Is a practical worker;
In, the field Of good deeds never throws
anything In the rag bag that can be,
mended or made over. She secs that they
reach needy ones who have nothing so
good, and she does not send them to the;
poor in rags, either. Every article Is
putin the best condition possible by care
and patience. The record of her 'Inas-.
much will be large and others can and
should follow her example.
In mending with8n patch. especially on
boys trousers, the piece should be large
enough TO cover#al the thin part. IT.
must be put on the wrong side OF the.
garment. The edge Of the patch should
mot be turned In but cross stitched, and
care must be used not to catch the
stitches through to the right side. Then
turn on to the r1ght3sid and If not much
worn, darn down on to the patch and
press on tho wrong side. II 1t should
be worn through badly cut out all the
thin part making a, square hole clip the
corners a little. turn the edges In neatly,
and hem all along, taking pains to have
the corners square. The square hole
makes a much nea tier piece Of work than
the round. Then press on the wrong
side.
If towels or table linen show$wcar. darn
even tiny holes with cotton floss or coarse
thread. For darning purposes the cott,r
floss Is preferable to linen. In all cases
and at all times darn and mend darn and
mend. 1t saves making new. II q stitch
In time Is taken it is surprising how much
longer sheets, pillow slips. towels and all
wearing apparel Will last. When darning
weave the thread In and out as far as the
thin spot extends, keeping the stocking
or garment smooth over the darning egg.
tIllen the sewing machine runs hard,
tai, kerosene and oil It thoroughly; re-
move the needle and run It as for sewing -
Then with cloth wipe carefully, remov-
Ing all the oil and dust Next oil with tho
machine oil In the ordlnaSy way. wiping
again every part. Before sewing your
goods sew few stitches on a strip Of !,
cloth to remove all oil that may have at
tached to the needle bar
The smallest thin place should be |
darned as evenly as though 1t were en- 1
bro!dery. The evenness and regularity
If q darn lend it dignity and elevate It
to a work Of art. Darning thin places,
rather than mendng holes, is true econ ja
omy, both Of time and ma terials.
K The mendng thread should be as near
as possible in size to that OF the mate
rial since the darn will both look and /
wear better, and 1t isFdesirabe to have
n ! tIllS
will carry, the surrounding parts are
hin or the tear Jagged, g. piece Of thinner,
should be neatly basted on the \
wrong side and hcmmed down afterwards. /
SILK answers nicely on wooden goods. I'M
ess the darn or patch IS Well surrounded !.
" healthy fabric, 1t will not pay for the \
rouble, as the least strain on a thin part I
makes 1t worse than It. was before with
wash Rr,ds. mendlng should always be
lone more easily and neatly and the tear:
n thin place will spread no far
her, whereas one laundering may tear It
rom end to end.
The Dawn.
by Susan Archer Welss In The Inde-
: brow wdo ~ pe sAas,,7 ~ t-,,a, tno ~
The, coo, gray dawn that tremhles in
Though vel the starry splcndor hath not
Nor nieSt's low. vo,ces ceased;
stu, on The borders Or BIG sleeping wood
The somhro shadows brood ea
oew-wet tho vine unontnv COTTAGE wall
With sudden thrills among its glossy
|, little Bird chirps from It's hidden most
Rencnth the NOISY caves.
'ree,s It's brown wings upon droop-