Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
MRS .8URToNs ECONOMICAL WAY

Mrs. Gray had begged for the se-
 cfet Of how her neighbor's family of 1 seven Gncluding five children) couhi 1 dress so well on the income that failed 1 to provide for her family of four. Fol- lowing is the story:
 T had to plan some this year for
 almost everything had lasted two
 years and was worn out. I have two 1 boxes Tn the store room and in one I pat every spring and fall the, clothes .nan can be used another season. and l Tn the other 1 put the things too small
 Tor my children, but good for some
 other little folks.
 i tlrst, l looked over Mir. Burten's
 clothes, for he is just as helpless in 1 that way as the children. He earns
 the money, but it is some work to spend 1t so as to get it's whole val1e HIS underclothes were past use for
 nm, but the bodies of the undershirts were good, and I made two warm lit
 tle undershirts. sewed onto waists mace from pieces, for five-year-old Madge, and the buttons of his gray flannel overshirts made two more skirts to button onto the same waist and his drawers made two pair for
 oaDy Louis. The extra heavy sci I'd wear under his best suit was hNf worn, so l bought set of medfun
 10 match them for 100, and a heavy set to take their place for s1.5o: three gray working shirts were 50 each. and d pretty light one with collar and soff bosom cost 75c; a white shirt was ii 0o ana two collars and a pretty tic were oO cents more. Two pairs of Woolen SOCKS for soc and three pairs of can- vas gloves (dark brown ferR I6c, a. pair Of mittens for soc and a winter cap TOT oO cents; a pair of working pants Cat a sale) cost S1.5f aad tu,a pairs of overalls with coats te rastef, were S2.o0, and @ gray sweater WAS
 '9c. 1 cleaned and pressed his hest suit Tor second best. and mended par or pants to wear under oyeFalls and put new backs in two vests; tfe,. cut off his last winter eyercsat and turned in the edges, stitching theas neatly, and the result was a geod warm working coat.
 At first class clothing store he found a neat black suit for $500 and all oVercoat for $500. and the same store furnished hat for $150. These With pair of $2.50 shoes and felt boots for $3.50 finished his wardrohe and most of the things will last two years. The whole cost was s34.35. all we could possibly spare from his wages.
 Now for the children: I had s15 "egg money and s10 that I had earned in another way for them and myself
 Bessie came first She is fifteen and had saved $5 of her own. I had to buy underclothes-two sets-s2: and two waists Gin place of corsets), ST more; three pair of fieece-lined stock ings were 38 cents. She had two best white fiannelette skirts left. but one was too short, so I put that away for Madge and the other did for underwear. I bought seven yards of white fiannelette and made two skirts for Bessie and two for Madge, and I cross stitched Bessie's with blue silko- teen and Madge's with pink, There were pieces left for a underWaist for Madge and one for Louis. The cost was roc, Then I bought IS yards of grey fannelette ($1.44) and made Bessie three skirts myself one each of the beys a blouse, and Louis two suits dress and panties. Eight yards of pale blue fanneiette made. two night dresses. and from the 'aces I made pair of bed shoes (cutting by an old Pair), lined with old flannel. Her best shoes had repaired at the cost of 56 cents, making them good as new" and bought a heavy pair for school for $2. Her best cloak last winter was plain one of brown and was toe small,