The Jersey City news., 1906-05-12
Before Beginning to Cut the
Home Drsssmaker Should
Decide On Every Point
TWO KINDS OF SINCERITY
ONE HITS YOU LIKE A BLOW
THE OTHER HELPS TO COR
RECT DEFECTs-THE SEASONS
BELTs-To CLEAN LNoLEUM

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The home dressmaker and the visiting
eeamstrees will find their tasks simpli-
fed by little thoughtful planning pre-
yious to beginning their labors.
If there are gowns to be made over,
the consultation should be held before
hand, so as to be in readiness on time,
whether dipped, washed or pressed, and
the necessary trimmings and items pro-
vided for them. If larger garments are
TO be cut dewn for children get paper
patterns of the new garments to be made
and plan them out of the grown-up
clothing before the seamstress comes in,
as this takes quite a long time sometimes
and lastly, although house is always
upset to certain extent during the sew
ing season, plan the night before for a,
dainty little lunch the coming day instead
of the pickup arrangement we are some
time stoo glad to put up with at such
busy times, and just see how much even
this little attention win help both en-
ployer and employee.
AS to proceedings, it would seem to be
wise for the dressmaker to first cut any
straight knife plated frills, that win not
waste the material at all, which the eni-
ployer might be hemming on the machine
while the seamstress is doing the cutting
of the garment The frills are now
ready to be sent to the plaiters, so that
having them back in time is assured. and
the skirt prepared for basting and then
trying on. The seamstress had better do
the basting of this, because sometimes
sihe can give better fit by pulling or
lacing the bias edges of the seams as she
sees fit. The belt should be bast-
I'd on and then the skirt fitted, and
goes without saying that the
lrer should stand perfectly straight
e hastings of the belt will doubtless
squire shipping, pins being substituted.
The seamstress now hands over the skirt
to be stitched and turns her attention to
the coat or bodice as the case may be.
cutting and Blasting while the seams of
tie skirt are being stitched and pressed
Sac win prefer to stitch the belt herself
but another person may sew on hooks
Rad eyes both there and at the placket
Possibly it will be thought wiser to leave
the skirt hanging until the last thing be-
fore putting in the hem or adding any
WINNING
With the fitting of the bodice portion
two things are necessary beside a good
sitter, no hurry and perfect good temper
These will help a seamstress more than
is thought. Fussing and fuming only re-
suits in both filter and fitted getting ner-
9us, and that makes matters worse. and
gown vet has ever gone through with
perfectly smooth sailing, so don't expect
shat yours will. but assure you the very
best aid to its success s good nature un-
der the inevitably trying circumstances.
The sleeves will call for this particular
y. and will require lots of changing
about ere they will look just like those
you have copied from a $500 imported
gown. It is expecting too much of a
dressmaker going out at 50 day to
tank she can at once produce the effects
Of highly paid artists. and one should al
ways think of this. if things do not turn
out exactly as hoped for. and if it is
seen that the best efforts of the seam
stress are appreciated it will stimulate
to further victories. If the helper is a
good hand sewer she can save the dress
maker many hours of tedious work by
undertaking the shirrings, gathers, hand
tueks, or French knots. and the merest
amateur may be made useful by remov-
ing basting threads. sewing on hooks and
eyes and possibly pressing
Absolute sincerity is an admirable
thing. We love our friends to be per
fectly frank with US.
But. oh, there is such difference in
franknessl There are two such widely
opposite ways of being sincere
There is Annals way
Anna is truthful. She is too good a.
friend to deceive you. If she doesn't like
your appearance, she is too genuine to
gush and tell you how perfectly sweet
you look.
If you look or do well. no one is so
eager as Anna to fell You So She prais-
es with the most generous heart. And
there is some satisfaction in having her
praise. for you can be sure Anna won't
lie to you.
If she cannot honestly praise she ie
silent.