Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

SO 1tRPSut piS9oSH- a4lu CiidHSeQ lldt into un overeoat for Walten and
 everyone thinks it new. Her white
 sweater and red and white knit hat dyed crimson. Her hat had been white
 and was past use. Her best dress
 was brown, cut square neck and short sleeves, with red guimpe and belt. This l heightened for school and sec ond best by plaited strip of dark brown plaid sewed to the bottom of
 the skirt and, edged with band of the red. ThisSco 50 cents. 1 had a dark blue. wool dress made pleated
 skirt. This I ripped up and pressed
 and by careful cutting and a little piec- | ing 1 made suit that with a finish of some lace from my treasure box" was dainty enough for any young girl. A I white hair bow and one of blue cost 70 cents. By getting a coat not the latest style Out warm and pretty)
 got one of blue for $3 and a blue hat 1 trimmed with white ribbon Gall new, put trimmed at home) cost $1. Blue Knit gloves cost 50 cents.
 i Now came good luck. Aunt Lettie gave me a lonv coat of grey stripe. 1 This l cut off at the bottom and made
 warm school coat A pair of black knit gloves cost 25c, and I dyed her White muffier crimson to match her cap. For best she had a set of gray furs from last Christmas Cousin Mel gave me a garnet skirt, and that made her a romping dress. A remnant of bright plaid gingham and one of white made two guimpes and with lace to
 finish the neck and sleeves cost soc and could be worn with the brown dress.
 A yard of red ribbon and a pair of
 rubbers 75c for both, finished her out fit and left me S14.4S.
 Walton (10 years old) came next
 He had S3, and two shirts with drawers to match cost S1, and B yards of light f1annelett- made night dresses
 for us all and underwaists tor the boys This was SAGA and I worked the cellar and cuffs in colored silkoteen to mark them. I had his best shoes tapped for 50 cents and bought pair
 of shoes and a pair of rubbers for $2 and three pair of stockingsN for 45c. His last winter best suit had been i blue, but with the blue oyercoat, was too small and went to Arthur after had cleaned and ressed them. : bought a brown suit at bargain for s1.50, and two pretty little ties for 20c, and two white collars for 200 more, and brown cap to match the coat cost. 50 cents. 1 bought pair of brown pants for soc, and AZ yards (45c) of pretty brown f1annelette made each of the boys waist and Louis a suit. stitched his brown waist with red and the gray one with black and I bought gray sweater and cap for 75 cents.
 Brother Louis gave me a gray mixed
 ulster coat and pair of gray pants.
 The pants made pair for school and the coat made warm school coats for f both boys. Twenty cents worth of yarn knit two pair of mittens, one gray
 and the other brown. The blouse of : hfs white suit was all right, and made another from an old blue flannel waist { of my own. I had $500 left.
 | NOW came S-year-old Arthur and
 he had $2. His underclothes cost $1 [ Tor two sets, and 1 bought three pair
 of stockings for 45c, had his best shoes
 fixed for 75c, and bought shoes and rubbers for g. He had Walton's blue outHt-cap to match--for best and the white bloose to his suit, and for school
 gray pants from the bottom of Bessie s coat and a pair of dark mixed that Cousin Carl gave me to make over. His gray waist I stitched with blue
 and the brown one with red and two ties were made from silk pieces. To
 wear with his gray coat he had a blue
 knit cap and q blue sweater (75c), and : hls mittens-one blue and one gray
 with blue Wrists-Were 20 cents. Two -blOuscs Of striped fiannelette-25c-
 finished him, and I had $4.69 left.
 For Madse 6 years old) I bought
 two sets of underclothes for s1, and skirts, waists and night dresses had
 been provided, and her best shoes were ! all right, also white dress. For her she's and rubbers I paid $1.60. I i bought six pairs of stockings for her and Louis for 75c. Bessie's plaid dress of last winter made her one for best, and six yards of smooth faced flannel cite made three more-one red, one blue and the other brown Gall figured) and cost 72c.
 At this time I received an unex- pected gift of s10. Her last winter coat a..d bonnet were white, and too small, so I dyed the coat blue for Louis and bought her one of red for $1 and a plush bonnet to match for 50c. She had Q set of white furs and red Titfens and a pair of blue ones were 20c. Two yards of dark blue flannel. lined with red flannelette, made a play coat for roc and red knit hat was 25c. 1 began on baby Louis with SS.61. Two little shirts ,5Oc) fitted him out for underclothes and his shoes and rubbers were $1.35. One of his
 
 the other with red, and the brown one
 With bright plaid. A dark blue plaid (2l4 yards at 15c) made best suit for 382. 4 coat of gray flannel lined with !anEelette cost 7Cc and the gray cap !, vas 25c. To go with his blue coat Was white cap (25c) and mittens- one pair gray and one blue-cost 200 { and, wonderful to relate, I had $5.04
 for myself.
 Now l had a white flannelette skirt i and one of black sateen beside my new gray one and a slightly worn one of red flannel l made another from the skirt of an old flannelette wrapper. l ] bousht two sets of underwear for S1 and two pairs of stockings for 25c shoes s1.50 and slippers and rubbers
 s1 more. I had a good black dress, 1 kept for, best, and second best black skirt, also a dark gray street suit that Vas left of my. teachers outfit years before. These I changed into quiet styles that would look like new and re-trimned my black hat. I have a set of black furs "a present from my aunt on my birthday and pair of 4leht gloves (also a present). My black suit has skirt and coat, with black silk waist. I had white waists
 rom summer. A dark green wool dress, trimmed with velvet made a princess dress for full dres" with a finish of lace and a hat of the velvet with n tiny spray of holly for color. The holly cost 25c, and pair of black knit gloves were 25c more, and I had enough left for 6h yards of smooth raced .lanneiette for house dress, I spent $45 on myself and five children and $IS.35 for the whole family