The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
Declare Wage-EmerS Only Hope Is Loyalty To Socialist Party
To Mend On Machine;
Other Shortcuts That
Interest Housewives

The busy mother will find invaluable
this new plan Of mending with the sew
ing machine. To mend a tear. for in
stance. darn the edges together first, to
hold them in place. then place the
pieces under the presser foot of the ma
chine and run across the tear. When
you arrive ar the point where ordfnar-
lily you WOul0 turn the work. lift the
presser foot a very little with the right
hand: PM the work gently toward YOU
with your left hand without stopping
machine, and sew backward to the
point from which you first started
Then release presser foot and SOW to-
ward vou until you again reverse the
moveme nts. Proceed IN this way until
YOU cover the tear without stopping the
machine at all. The seats OF boys
trousers can be mended this waya-so
you viii only have 70 mend once.
Every woman who loves dainty lin
gerle will want to know about a lovely.
but perfectly simple night dress. It
was fashioned from fine lawn in En-
pire style. gathered into square neck
Of embroidery. threaded with pink rib
hons A wider band defined a cart
waist and confined the gathers there.
the broad ribbon falling half way TO
the hem OF the robe. The sleeves were
In wide kmOno style, with embroidery.
edged with little frills of lace. They
were quite short, scarcely reaching the
elbow.
How many housekeepers think to
have a holder on string hanging from
your waist line when in the kitchen.
Make a holder Of some thick washable
material To one corner fasten a whit
tape about one yard long. Tie or pin
the other end Of tape 70 your apron
belt. and IL is always there ready to
use. THIS VIII save many steps.
1t IS easy for a woman wage-earner to
understand why the average man lives
ia such horror Of the social evening"
With the hurlyburly or business. talk
ing with many people. the nervous strain
and the noise Of traffic, the quiet home
looks very pleasant II he adored one
can't be dragged out OF the house, why
not let him stay in2 II YOU don't want
TO leave him you can remain with him.
That's easy. Buy some bright, clever
books and read 10 him Take uD a
course OF study II his iHclinations are
tfat way. You can get 20 your tea
fights and card parties in the after
noon.
What TO do with ones best and most
beautiful centerpieces has long been a
trying problem TO many housekcepers.
Rolls OF stiff pasteboard. satin covered
at each end and elk covered on ali
sides, are shown, with a beautiful cover
Of silk or satin, 20 b. tied with narrow
ribbons. The CenterpieCe is smoothly
rolled over the stin cardboard and can
thus be perfectly kept clean and free
from dust when the cover IS tied in
place. One recently seen was OF pale
pink MORE. eXquisitely embroidered IN
the new ribbon embroidery.
To protect the wallpaper behind the
couch frequented BIZ the small boy Of
the house a piece Of neat japanese
mating was carefully tackled 10 The
wall so that its lower edge reached 10
the Dashboard At the upper edge of
the mating "a narrow gilt picture mold
ing was tackled. When the mating was
in place, and the couch and pillows
adjusted, the effect was very ul-4sfuC