The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-09-24
REPLENIsHING THE
LINEN CLOSET.

"A penny saved is penny earned,
we are told, but the wise woman Is
the one who knows where and when to
save and when to spend. There are
innumerable instances in which
penny saved is far from penny earn
ed, but rather a good many more PEN
MES to be spent. The woman who
buys cheap materials because the
price is low rather than spend a little
more for good, durable materials is
an example of the foolish side of this
old adage.
There are many ways of economic
ing, but there is no economy in buy
ing things the low prices of which are
the only recommendation. Such saw
lag means far more money spent in
the end. Cheap goods are not worth
The mony spent on them, no matter
how low their prices are.
The science of buying should really
be included in every girls education.
Il is an essential part of the knowl-
edge OF every real housewife, yet it
is strange how few women are mis-
tress of this science. The average
woman let's her love for bargains run
away with her common sense and in
vests in purchases which are scarcely
worth the trouble spent in buying
them.
One of the biggest mistakes made
by housewives is in buying cheap
household linen, and it is one of the
commonest mistakes.
1t is far cheaper in the end to buy
good, rather high-priced linens for
the home and then take care of them,
than it is to buy cheap limitations and
neglect them. 1t is not impossible,
however, to obtain real linens at low
prices if they are bought at the right
time Of the year. The wise buyer on
ly goes to the best shops for such i'm
portant requisites as linen, but at GER
tain periods in the year even these
stores reduce their stocks and this is
the time to buy good linen at low
rates.
Ii her stock of household linen is
low. the wise woman replenishes it
during these sales.
After the purchases are made Is the
time for economy, for the strictest
care of these possessions will prevent
the necessity for new expenditures.
Particularly with linen is this true.
If good linen is properly treated it
will last for years. The limitations
are doing well If they last six months,
for the loose weave will not Withstand
the wear of the laundry.
Incidently linen will wear much
longer il it need not be used constant
ly. For instance, If half dozen
tablecloths are laid away in the linen
closet the whole six should be in use,
not two, three or whatever number is
needed each week. In this way each
cloth is not laundered nearly as Of
ten as if three were in constant use,
and three stored away. The result |
will be that the six will last much
longer used in this way than if several
were kept in reserve.
After the cloths have lost all useful
ness as table coverings they can be
cut up into napkins, hemmed and CIV
en- new lease on life. Linen should |
never be thrown away as there is al
ways some excellent use awaiting it,
either as bandages, cloths, for the
ironing board, dust rags or a thous-
and and one of the other household
purposes to which it can be put.
BRINGING HER UP.
Little Willie tired of play,
Pushed sister in the well one day;
Said mother, as she drew the water:
" 'Tis difficult to raise daughter.
London Tribune.
TWO PICTURES AND THEIR STORY
A few days ago two remarkable pic
lures were printed in the same issue
of Washington newspaper. One
showed the German kaiser, with his
six sons marching beside him, all in
1.-THE full panoply of war; the other
was a demure group of the four rich
est American women. each pictured in
her widows weeds. The splendid
martial figure of the German emperor
and his stalwart sons each in a differ
ent uniform but all warriors bold like
their sire, made an imposing picture,
but it only spelled War. War, syn
onymous with broken hearts and
homes and multilated bodies and the
of an enormous finan-
cial burden for the people to pay. On
the other hand the four rich women,
Mrs. Mary Hartman, estimated to be I
worth one hundred and seventy-five
million dollars; Mrs. Hetty Green, said {
to have hundred million; Mrs. Rus
sell Sage. with only ten million or so
less, and Mrs. Annie Weightman Walk I
er, with neat little nest egg aggre- {
eating about eighty million of dollars,
represented four rich women, but they a
are much more than rich. Each one
Of the famous quartet are wise and t
citizens, capable business u
women and aside from their enormous s