The Washington times., 1906-01-28

THRUST the French for discovering
ways Of mending which defy
detection, with all their daring
eXtraVagance Of dress and liv-
ing. there are certain streaks OF econo-
my of the truest sort which they
boast. The French housewife is nota-
bile for the way she makes delicious,
nOurishing dishes oUt of the odds and
ends which are usually discarded. even
by economical cooks. as worthless.
The mending done by the French
housewife is no less wonderful; in fact
il is a part of the same system Of
economy. Clothes, with her, must be
made TO last. just as they must by
women the world over; except those
occasional m0rtals whom the gods have
blessed with an abundance of this
worlds goods With her wiser econo-
my and her French love of dress. she
sets her wits TO work to see now that
last may be accomplished with the best
F. YOssible results. ana she succeeds
Her way of setting patches In Is To
cut the torn or worn part out, leaving
5 straight edges is poSslble-theSe cut
on a thread Then patch exactly the
same size as the hole IS cut ana Iald
in place over paper. 70 which both the
patch and the piece needing II are
. basted.
Then the darniag 5 done-back and
with threads of the material, or if that
falls her, with hair-dark upon any of
the dark coloTs, light upon hght, OF
course Everything about the patch Is
. done with exquisite care, for II II IS
| either the merest trifie small or large
il Will show; of course. the ulrectlon
! the threads slant in must be matched
I exactly by those in the patch, ana the
! stitches of the darning made 10 follow
! I,hen the paper is torn away, a good
: pressing over a aSmpensd CON sLN 81 ~
The patch. and, if done with the sort OF
/ neatness with which the FTenchWomau
does IL, il is hard to find, unless you
know its whereabouts
ANY sort of a jagged tear may oe
rnended by the same mehod, trimming
on the edges Just little
Mending the Laces.
Lace mending has always been one
of the bugaboos OF the mending basket
But Valenciennes lace can be mendeS
without betraying the fact If the tori
mesh is filled in with the lace sutche:
used. in doing the finer sort OF renals
sance. The mesh may be copied exactly
For lace that Is badly torn. the only sat
1sfactory way is 10 cut the torn place en-
tireIS away, and match the design Wher
IL unites again. perhaps apphqdelhS
separate motif on 10 the dividing line
motif cut from one OF the torn bit
you've cut away. Smooth every littl
thread, or group Of threads, out ant
wind them deftly with fine cotton.
Tfeavy laces are always easier 10 men'
than light ones, but light ones can b.
treated the same way. if the mesh i
cut In a straight line and a fine threa'
binds the two pieces together.
The danger from a belt torn out b.
hooks and eyes is that the cloth of tn
skirt may yield To the strain and maxi
an ugly tear. II should be mended a
soon as possible after the necessity fo
n Is discovered. Slip a bit of heavy can
vas in between the double thickness o
The belt at the point where IL Is torn
mend and sew the hooks on through IL
IT Is hardly likely TO year out again.
But d better way. If YOU have the time
is-tO replace the belt entirely. For thi
There Is nothing better than the fiat
strong silk betting which is coming int
favor SO definitely for all sorts OF tail
oE=made' belts. Il makes strong fla
belt, with none of the Duikiness abou
~ anywhere which so often character
izes belts made Of a double fold OF lin
ing, strengthened at the ends
"A BIT of that canvas. OF better stfl. ;
bit OF stiff buckram. will repair In,
worst raVages of a hatpin. Sin it un
DER the torn place and take a few strons
satcnes 10 keep il firmly set. and thel
ao1ust the trimming to cover #.