Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
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xery sr,sll i..z1 to nlzszf5or. bsat they have 6ofze 6iuts &<53 n nofacine and can b4 Elassed Tind&k yzkx 16lna heads A4l11ione of these eEe n11ae sncs s of n sn F sssssi FIT ss1nsss sis mi s- s- couaea of them all ' xarnoe1 Wife in middle ago once 71oa 6k6d fo mo tl1nt when e11e u1arr1eik her work ha8ket contained one paDer o3 needlen and that slae m; never bouxht any since. lost until # was found. Think Of the hours spent in g1Ch searchfAEB! Her ayes and thoughts muSt be bent on the ground 1ookink for . needle when before her, on her hiIlstde homo farm, spread out for her deliriat. what an uplift Of mind and soul such .xiew gan afEordl The foothills of the Green Moutafns r5ning to stin loftier peaks in the distance, the wreathfnx mist from the valley showing tho s0urses of the Connecticut river, all lost for the sake of . needle dropped from view. Let us hope she did not often lose one.
 Still, if ws consider all tho pro- cesses used in producing a needle from the bit of wire to a well- shaped, sharp pointed. finely polished needle this tiny occupant of our work basket becomes an object of some import ance. Machinery does 50 much for us now, in line of sewing, but think of work of the busy fingers of the wife and mother, who in ordinary families was her own seamstree8 as we'll The sets of shirts made for the uzen of the household, each with it's linen bosom stitched by 11ands s"Take up four threads, set back two,~ was the old rule. can remember when my mother began buying the linen bo- sOms for my fathers shirts, with many a criticism as to the character of the work, but with a sigh of relief at the help thus afforded her. Every well-eQuipped work basket had, in those times, it's full quota of needles, each named for it's own use; the darn ing needle, the carpet needle, the tape needle, the embroidery needle the tuft- ing need1e-Wfldle on one side of the needle cushion was always to be found the turkey needle, sacred for sewing the national bird when he had been we1l-fiIled for the national feast with the savory dressing so much de- sired by all who surrounded the board at that time.
 Hamburg edge was not to be ob- tained then, and any embroidered edge or band must be done by hand. When we think of the light afforded by the lamps of those days and com pare lt WltH t4aL 1rOW Iufn1SneQ Dy electricity, gas, etc, our wonder and admiration increases till we are lost in awe as we muse on the work ac- cOmplished with the small amount of help at hand. Women are said to be domestic in their tastes. What else could they be? All their time and strength was filled with domestic duty.
 If we make pins our study there are many points to consider and some to avoid. They, too, have developed as time has advanced. I have once or twice in my lifetime seen a. pin with the head made of wire wound around and around into a little sphere and, let the head he pulled of, the rest was of no account In the early days of their existence they were of much importance, and a lady's allowance for pin-money meant much to her. wonder if they had jewelIed hatpins, and if their masculine friends made them the subject of sarcasm as now a-days
 A weapon of defence they well might be on occasion. One of the