Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-27
What to Make at Lenten Sew
ing Classes.

with narrow satin ribbon ruchings. ass
when plain net Is used the edges aEs
fancy stitched and the ends appli0usd
with lace galoons or medallions.
Since dainty afternoon aprons have
egain come into vogue, every woman 10
80 anxious to possess a collection of them
that Lenten workers will md their lsboF$
in this direction well repaid. The moss
profitable to make are the tea aprons
OF dotted or embroidered Swiss with lace
edged ruffies and ribbon strings, the ma
terias for which may be purchased Nv
the bolt at wholesale rates. Another
good Investment Is piece OF whiss
lawn, from which to make yolumin0us
morning aprons with broad machine
tucked hens and tucks and wide sHsh
strings which, while readily selling for 10
cents will cost scarcely half that sum.
white lawn and lace petticoats vita
gored fronts and sides and draw string
bands may be quickly put together IL tho
work is systematically apportioned, soma
class members taking turns at the sew-
Ing machines, others putting on hounces
and the remainder finishing.
Aside from an infants robes and long
petticoats, almost any woman can ma'
such trousseau, and as the work Is s.
dainty, there are Lenten classes which
confne themsev particularly to H.
taking contracts to furnish all under
wear, fannels, knit Jackets and bootees,
as we'll as the decorations of straw toilet
basket, which must be half as large
as a hat box, lined with quilted deli
cately tinted satin. friIed profusely with
dotted Swiss and trimmed with match
ing satin ribbons.
SQUARES OF cretonne measuring from
one-half to two yards edged with fringe
or wide white linen lace, bordered with
broad ribbon or with wide hem fancy
stitched In silk on the upper side, make
attractive table covers that sell like hot
cakes at good profit. More elaborate
cretOnne covers have their figures out
lined with white soutRche, and others.
of dull dark standings. are braided with
gold. The same idea may be developed
by having conventional designs stamped
on colored denlms OF the type used for
cottage upholstery.
Contracts for hemming napkins, table
cloths, towels and sheets for households
are sometimes undertaken by newly or
ganlZed charity Lenten laborers when the
organization has not a large enough fund
with which to purchase working matert
ais, but when such an organization is In
terested in some particular hospital, IT ~
wisest to make a number OF pajamas ana
wrappers OF outing flannel. which wears
well, Is easily Numbered and withal mex
pensive. 1t is also an excellent idea 10
make stock of lightweight wooden short
kimonos, as they are most convenient
shoulder protection for lnvalids able to ait
up In bed.
Most Lenteu sewing classes give some
sort of an entertainment In the forty daya
preceding Easter. If the house In which
the meetings are regularly held is spa-
c1ous, informal musicaes are given by
performers volunteering their services.
and by this method many a talented
young musician has made the Initial step
toward fame Or there may be a series
of rccftatons or readings aloud from the
latest book published on art, history or
sclence-even Of fiction. II the members
can agree upon au author.
At some houses where sewing classes
meet II Is customary to serve tea and
waters at i've O'Clock, the collation. being
set cut IN the dining room and partaken
of informally without the presence Of ser
"aEts. To this revel, the masculine rcla-
tives and friends Of the members are vel
coined, for by that time the serious work
of the afternoon is over and every fair
phlanthropist is quite ready to put aside
her needle and devote herself to the art
of being agreeable, even to the verge Of
coquetIy.