Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-08
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Dear Cornerites; After reading your letters in The Social Corner about dIessznalking I became inspired to atzy my hand' and began operations on a for quite a good while. I ripped it apart with a right good will and be- gan sponging and pressing, that is always put down in Sdirectdons for but alas and aiacks-the broadcieth of which my dress was built was made before the spot proefs kind was i'm vented and so before I was aware of it. had completely ruined one breadth but fortunately there was plenty more material it was a pleated skirt, so l began again more carefully
 I most always have to do things twice, the first time wrong and then know just how to do it the next time right I wonder if there are any others like me?
 It's a bit provoking, but yet, am go patiently to work and do it over So many things in life, once done is done forever, and we have to take the con- sequences be they good or bad
 It is not always our sins we have to suffer for but just common. or dinary mistakes; and 1t behooyez us to be careful very careful
 Lhave in mind a friend who if seems to me is making one of these nais- takes, good man is in love with her and would marry her and while she respects him, and I think really loves him, she is turning him down because he does not come up to her requirements of what she thinks the man she wants to marry ought to be. She is looking for perfection and that man hasn't been created yet and never will be, except in story books
 After all, marriage, in my opinion, is a good deal like "dressmaking'' and giEen fairly good material to start with, a man is 8 good husband, or not, pret- ty much as his wife makes him to be.
 l think if we could only impress this fact upon the young wives. those who are just starting out in life, 1t might save them lot of trouble later on
 But then we are all a good deal alike and won't learn until we have to, in what is sonet5mes very bitter school Of experience.
 To go back to my dressmaking- as I was saying, I began again more carefully and by considerable plan ing cut one or the now narrow skirts and a. waist all but the sleeves, a1id I could use the old ones heightened down with new cuffs. trimmed ia with piping of green silk and really, it looks first rate I've got a pretty new gown and it cost me almost nothing Every time look at fl, J have that truly delightful feeling of having made something out of notlaing-and ali ow- ing to your suggestions in The Social Corner.
 It is 50 nice tc have someone sug- gest and direct you just what to do.
 Simon is very good in that way. Only last Sabbath morning when a chicken had to he cooked because the children were coming rather unexpecf- ed1y to dinner, Simon found time to stand around and tell ms just how and where to sings off the feathers, a1- though he was tepritsfy driven for time te black his boots before going to meetiHg,
 Had Simon bsen fn Mir. Nats place these ffaas- bsan'' Christmas presents Jane was making would have been finished HB in a hurry, Simon would nave given her encouragement and could have tAsd Jans just how to carry them through te a successful compile ton.
 But there! It's time I was getting the dinner. don't like to keep Simon waiting for it's apt to disagree with hfs digestion, go will conclude,
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