The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16

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How TO Judge Cotsas Coo<a&-
Upon cosion ws dep~ad largely fos
materials fer eloihing and hoass
noId purposes From cotton re g.
bleaching. oenin. xfnghazsa. percais
calico. iawn and nusiss- DOT to NEE
don the ehintxes. eretcnnes. organ
lies. and nercerired ectfons used Tor
dress materials and iinInga
when Gotten cloth comes froEn the
loom IL In By NO means ready for tbs
market IL must pass through .
aumber Of stepa The bleachins
process involves air steps. each step
Of which In followed By rinslngs.
making eleven steps in all. They
are III wet out. (2) boiled In lime
water. t3) treated with acid. 90
boiled In soap. (5) treated with
bleaching powder. (s) treated with
acid. The product 10 thea q pure
white material suitable for dyeing. or
for white goods III the cloth II 10
be printed. az for calico. before IL In
bleached, Ii In passed over q fame
and through q shearing machine In
order to render smooth surface
which will take the color. IL Ii In
the bleaching. by hurrying the pro-
cess, and in the dyeing. by use OF
cheap coioriRgs and short processes
that the goods In rendered poor In
quality. Printed goods. such a. cal
leo and percale. are not 80 fast" to
washing or to light a. those that
have been dyed before weaving
Prints are sometimes made In an i'm
itation OF the more costly Bingham
or other goods. It In easy to detect
the imitation. as the design e print
ed fabrics does not penetrate to the
back of the cloth. Because the prints
are not SO fast" in color as some
other cottons. the selection OF the
more neutral tones In the calices and
percales Ii desirable. These neutral
tints are of better wearing quality
than a more highly colored article
and they preserve a better appear
ance as time goes on. The house
wife who realizes the importance OF
good cotton materials will discour-
age In her merchant the tendency to
stock his shelves with the gaudy
prints which we invariably find
there. Some thrifty housewives Sc
cure samples Of calicos and ging-
hams that are to be subjected to fre-
quent Tubing, and test the fastness
Of the dyes. The practice of this
plan, together with a nice choice as
to tones of color. will insure a more
satisfactory garment In appearance
and wearing quality.
Don't Use Unnecessary Trimming.
When the materials have been
chosen with undsrstAa ding and wis
dem the question Of utilization OF
the material to produce = pleasing
garment requires judgment and
IdSIc. 6hOuA0 bO IAV hCy
note In the making of all garments
and particularly should this be the
rule In garments that are to have
constant wear. Trimming should
mean something. Bands that bind
nothing or serve no purpose are out
OF place. Ruf1es upon garments
that stand for strict utility are waste
ful and cut Of place. / know wo-
man who invariably finishes her
Bingham work aprons with broad
ruff1e. In my opinion the beauty of
the garment II not enhanced, and
since I know that she does the house
hold washing and ironing and since
these extra ruhles require time In
the ironing, 1t strikes me as sensible
and suitable to finish such q garment
with a plain hem. The trimming
should At In and be a part OF the
whole costume, not something stuck
on or added as an after-thought.
Anything out Of place. as a pin
where there should be button, mars
beauty. Garments that seem to have
required great effort In their making
are not pleasing or restfuL There il
certain dignity and restfulness
about plain materials, plain colors,
plainly made garments, that mark
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