Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-10-09
NeedIework Notes.


cotton strings on which they are strung
can be made more secure by stringing
them on waxed linen thread, double
twisted, or very fine wire or catgut
guitar string.
See that your sewing basket or sew
ing bag is equipped with small mag
net, to which 4 string three or four
feet long is attached. 1t will save you
lots of work when you drop u needle,
for it will find it for you
The petticoat should be an object Of
but it will last far longer if you take
the despised "stitch.' A silk petticOat
discarded the other day by a fair maid
had asuuired pins approaching fifty
seven varieties.
To make dainty powder puff take a
small handkerchief, stitch in the CEN
ter circular piece of chamois, draw
the four corners of the handkerchief
through al embroidery ring one inch
wide; spread the ends to make four
leaf flower If the handkerchief is lace
trimmed the puff will be pretter
A neat little frame for a picture is
stfIly laundered All points are direc-
ted toward the center and ironed The
four points are then turned back. just
reaching the cage. They are pressed
and held in place with baby-rbbOn
rosettes. This leaves a small square
for the picture. Hang it diamond
shape on the wall.
Remember the truth of the old say
ing, "a stitch in time saves nine and
mend any worn places or torn parts
in all garments before sending thenl to
the laundry, and the time added to the
life of the garments will more than re-
pay you. What is only small hole in
a garment before it is sent to the laun-
dry Oftentimes will be a fair-S;zed rent
when it returns.
1t takes an artist to properly fashion
a dress skirt with two seams, one at
the 'front.' the other at the back. 1t is
mounted above the waist line, as are,
indeed, most dress skirts this season,
and it hangs quite straight. Such skirts
are decorated on each side of these
seams and many clever arrangements
are found in decorations of buttons,
braids, folds and the like.
Hand embroidery is not positively nee
essary as a means of introducing color
in blouse. although a little hand work
Gf this sort is very deSira BILE. Very
fine and dainty embroideries of batiste,
with embroidered vines or dot patterns
in color. are to be had, and can be in
troduced as trimming in combination
with little valenciennes or cluny lace
in hl6nca nf chpar white ia hrp White
null frils, scalloped in color are also
good in the finer machine made en-
hroideries.
The home drcssmaker is always dis
cOuraged when it comes to hemning a
plated skirt. The plaits. for same un-
known reason, take it into their heads
to hang at different lengths. SO that
the foot line when finished is bound to
he uneven. The best way to secure an
even edge is to baste the plaits full
length after the seams have been
stitched and the bands Sewed and the
hooks and eyes put on. Then turn up
the hem as in a plain gOred skirt and
turn the hem in the single material ac
cCrd1ng t.. the crease first made. "A
skirt turned up in this way may easily
have the braid sewed on before tho !lem
is stitched. This does away with all
hard work and extra .pinning.
a fashionable evening waist ldn be
made of soft black satin, with an anun
dance of net trimming. The bodice por-
ton should be surpis very much the
shape of a corset, with comparatively
little fullneSS at the front or back The
very deep yoke should be of finest black
net. tucked and finished with 2n oX-
tremely high collar. Sleeves should be
made with one row of gathers along
the inside seam from the waist to the
bead of the upper arm and the triple
ruif1e or shirred effect upon the top
of the sleeve will be needed to make the
sleeve ruffied the entire length. 1t
should fit closely. The next consider
alton is a suitable trimming - cover
the dividing line of satin and net. 'rEis
can be found in an applique of fine
black satin flowers upon net. 1t should
be so arranged that cascade Of net
can extend from the yoke to the waist
line, where it is covered with Il yirdle or
belt.