Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-19
TEACHING GIRLS
TO DO SEWING

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OId-fashioned mothers used TO say:
1T makes no difference what position
in life girls viii occupy, taey, mus
know how to sew and cook and Il d
largely due TO these mothers that ths
girls OF q generation or so ago were
20 well fitted for household duties
Too much emphasis cannot be place.
upon the Importance OF girls learnias
to do their own sewing. With the de
hands OF welfare work; he oppoFtun
tiles 10 have a part In the activities
tending toward the betterment OF so
cial and educational conditions: rs
well as school duties. recreations AMI
accomplishments which occupy the
tire of girls at present, some moth
ers say IL Il too much TO ask a girl
to do even her own mending But the
daughter will thank her later IL she
insists upon it. -
IT is said that the happiest people
kappiest children were seen recently
In a family where the mother required
that they spend Saturday morning in
learning to do the work IN the home.
As In any school. no children were al.
lowed to come In to play or interrupt
the work. Saturday afternoon they
were free to 60 out or to have com.
pany as they pleased Al party was
given for the 101year-old daughter
when she was enabled 10 make the
bread that was served. and critics dc,
clared that Il was equal to that made
by the finest cooks But In iearniTg
to do the work they derived much
pleasure from helping mother be.
sides storing away valuable informa.
EtiOn that would be OF the greatest ad.
vantage in future years
The great majority Of women would
find it Of inestjrable value IL they had
learned to make their own clothes
when they were young. Even where
they are IN circumstances where they
are enabled to hire the work done,
much better service is secured Il they
have & practical knowledge Of the
making Of q dress. The Introduction
Of paper patterns has, to q great ex.
tent, superseded the old tedious meth
Cd Of using charts and systems, and
the process of making dress Is
much simpiified. With the present
styles in vogue, It Is not q great task
to make pretty ffock. and many
school girls as we'll as wage earners
are seen wearing those made with
their own def. fingers.
The majoiisy Of girls naturally lie
to sewing, and after they gain an III.
sight into il and realize that, IT Is MT
such task as they think It Is. they
enjoy the work, and particularly the
satisfaction Of achieysng good results.
Like the children who spent Saturday
morning I'm learning To do house work.
II stated time Is set apart for
mending and nothing alioMea 20 I'M
terfere with that time the habit Ct
dong It may be f6rHt6d and the work
looked upon as pIeasure1 At fir5t
IL may require some inHistenca upon
the part Of the motnef. hut siIe IS do
ing her daughter anIhnjnssice u she
does not require fts II
The time has passed for the admir-.
alion Of the helpless inactive girl
who does not as one Of fnem once
said with pride, know now 20 sew
or run q sewing machine. Z The girl
who wins today Is the one who IS
wideawalxe to grasp every KIND Of in
formation that viii be Of advantage
TO her. whose outlook il on broad
lines, and 20 make the education COM
plete the knowledge acf homemaking
cannot be omitted.
It IS only q step from lie mending
to the making Of simple garments and
the mother has much assistance In
this work from the public schools Of
the cities, which realize the necessity.
of this part Of girls education and
are doing so much In that line. Then
from The making Of underwear To
pretty dresses Is but another short
step and the daughter has learned
one Of the greatest aceompIi shments,
and one that will be of much practical
value.
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