The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-05-02
THE SEWING ROOM.
How Mrs. Newlywed Fitted up Her Sewing
Room with no Place to Put it. The
Triumph of Woman's Wit and Desire
Enr rcuvauiouco

Room with no Place to Put it. The
Triumph of Woman's Wit and Desire
For Convenience.
Correspondence of The J)urnal.1
From time to time have been giving
the readers glimpses of Mrs. Newly
wed's furnishings in her modest little
home, with the idea that other women
may be interested in her schemes and
find occasional suggestions that will
help them to make their homes at
tractive and comfortable after the
latest methods but without extrava-
CANT outlay.
THE SEWING ROOM.
Mrs. Newlywed had seen in her girl
hood home how much more easily the
household sewing was accomplished
where there was a room set aside for
that purpose.
The sewing room there had been SO
large that it had been utilized as a
general work room as we'll, one sister
having her corner arranged with the
tools for wood carving, another having
space for the studio" as she dubbed
her special painting place, while Mrs.
Newlywed and her mother had room in
the rest of the space for their no less
artistic and attractive stitching.
THE LITTLE NEW HOME.
Her own little house offered no sue h
spacious accommodation, in fact at fir st
sight there was no room available to
set. aside for the purpose. There was
however, a jut about 6 feet square at
the end oil. the second floor hall with a
long windowtdoor that opened out on
small balcony and this she determined
to utilize for her sewing room.
THE MACHINE SELECTED.
The machine was the most expensive
and important purchase to be made for
this cosy and profitable corner, and with
her usual good sense she selected No.
of the same make that she had been
used to running in her old home. 1t
was great improvement on the older
machine, had all the latest and most up
to-date attachments, was especially !
light running, yet would answer for any
requirements she was liable to make up |
on it from the most substantial sewing |
to the tuckings, new putfings, ETC., that
would ornament her prettiest blouses |
and other garments. She felt that it
was safer to buy from an old establish
ed firm, than to risk purchasing a ma
chine of nondescript, cheaper sort.
A SCREEN THE NEXT FITTING.
Next in Importance was the screen,
viii CHI she meant should do yeoman's
service for many things beside screen
ing her little work room from casual
observance.
A rather heavy old-fashioned clothes
horse, with square frames, was selected
for this and cheap but substantial brass
hinges replaced the cotton tapes that
held the parts together.
THE COVERING.
Some of the pretty green Sanitas that
b ad been left from the hall wall hang
ing was utilized for covering this, and
was brought over the edges Of the frame
and neatly tackled inside.
Upholstery nails with large dull, brass
heads, were tackled at intervals outside,
more for ornament than utility, though
they also helped to keep the covering
trim and taut.
Inside that screen was a wonder OF
ingenious devices for holding the many
that are needed in a sew
ing room. Bags of green denim that
resembled shoe bags, and laundry bags
with pockets of various sizes, all label
led, held patterns, cotton, Innings, silks,
trimmings, etc.
BRASS sCREw-HOOKS.
Brass hooks screwed into the stained
wood of the frame held smaller button
and tape bags and hinged board at
tached to one fold that could be made
into a cutting table did duty for all the
many things that are demanded OF such
a convenience.
THE BALCONY.
On warm days the screen was often
shifted out onto the balcony, placed
where it would shield from the sun, as
W ell as from too inquisitive neighbors.
and made to do duty in very many
WAYS. Additions to its store of conven- |
len ces were from time to time suggest
ed and added, and Mrs. NewlyweG's
sewing room was pronounced success.
ELEANOR FRANCES.