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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-11-08

2lm pierten Sage nad ieiner gfiid.
fsbr bei9lob Wensler. ii9 &larbeit
su peri9affen. @r Bat briefli4 I'm
cine 3ulammentunit. Die fd I'm sana
ia9Ii4s 5rasen breben follte. 9lnt'
mort poitlasernb.
Sn benz Brief. ben sr erbieIt. itanb
au Ieien:
xSeben min i1 sic unter feinen
llmitdnosn. 0as 1T aud iiberfliihig.
Oenn i6 peib, pas sic mid frasen
poIlen. Sbre Srau bat Sbnen bon
ibrsr 5reunbin eradblt, unb Sic pers
muten aus auienberlei Dineen, bab
id bic Sreunbin bin, trob oes anbes
rem Hamsns. Dsnn es 1T mein @e'
i6mad. in bsm iis ii9 .leibet, mein
parfiim, bas sic an ibr pabrnebs
men. ss iino meins 3iise. bic sic i'm
@dad beiiesen. Sa, id bin es. aIs
i'd beim 3abnarst ibren Ramen
b0rte unpprIidtigsripeiie baben
sic ie Su Oemielben 3abnarst ses
f4idt. Der mid feit Sabren bebans
belt :, ba faBte id ben gntidluB.
iie aus5ufrogen, oh es pirtli9 Sbre
Jrau mar. Gs mar nidt idtpsr, bas
feitsuitsIlen; benn Sbr Weibden
trd9t bas Sera auf Der 3unse SD
bdtte ibr psrraten t6nnen, bab lie
ni9t Sbre erite 2iebe mar, bob sic
bsreits Dorber anberen bas' Ssr5 ses
boden. gber i1 tat rs ni9t, benn
ibr @ertrauen riibrte mid. SD tat
es nidt, neil i'd lie lieb sepOnnen
babe. @leidpobl sloube i9, cine
tleine Ra4e senommen su baben,
unb freue mid bariibsr. Sbsr IRE
i'd MIDI, penn id Der Tfeinuns bin.
baB Sic on mid benten mubten,
ipsnn iie ii4 Sbnsn nabt. limb sic
perben perglei4en unb tritiI6 pers
ben. Seben sic, un6 in bieiem @e-
banfen fiube ib eine eeipiHs 8sfriss
bisuns.
2iIt 8rarner.-
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-11-08
Id. 5rau WensIer. gnsbddes.
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alnoeren Sass bssann Der Inter.
riht.
Jrau Wenslsr it6ien es, oIs 5eige
ibre Idone Ireuntin nod me6r G6ors
me in Der bGusllojsn umseDung als
geitern auf Der Stsabs. 50 cine
itaunenbe. belnabe od lasen, anoG9s
tise Reu9ier rotets ibre Nangen.
pa pobnsn Ste alio? Oas 1T
alio Sbr Utonns llno oas 1T Sbr
SdlaBlmmerF
90 piel Rei5e botte 5fau Wenss
Ter ielblt nod niht an ibrer Wobnuns
entosten tDnnen, 10 Oel SeeIe in ben
totem Sin9en nod ni9t geiunben.
rSier fibt er pobl uno rau1t Ieine
Ra9mittagsSisarres llnO mas ma.
den Sic absnoss Spielen Sic
S9ah2"
vgr mDdte germ. 2lber i9 tomme
nidt re4t oabinter. SD ipieIe ibm
au lansIam.
.Sit bod 10 Iei4t. Dollen mir maI
periu9en2"
2ilIi na6m bas S9a9Ipiel bon
Dem Stdnoer, auf bem iie ss bsmertt
bate, unb Seiste ibrer @aitseberin elm
paar 3iise. 9alo paren lie mittsn
i'm Spiel.
-Wabrbaftis, sic finb eins quite
2ebrmeiiterin, liebite Sreunbin. @ber
nod ipibtissr, aIs S9a9, lit mir bic
Soilettenfrage. Wollen mir geben2"
llno iie sinsen. Bon 2aDen 5u
2aOen. SO puroe feitseiteut, tpel9e
5arben Der iunsen 6rau am beIten
itanbsn, ipel6er S6nitt ibre ssigur
am bslten tleioete. Bis au ben intim>
item Saden berab mubte 2tai Rat ers
teilen.
Gs bIieb ni9t Bel benz einen gu.
fammentreffen. Die Sreunbinnen ias
ben ii9 tdslih. @inmal au4 in
ellis Wobnuns. 5rau Wensler
tannte bic glOrefe uno madte iid,
pbns 9lnIheloung, zines Sages auf.
um elmer pl0bli9 ipa4geporoenen
Reugieroe gu folgen.
.Sie Rdrrden", iagte Iie, als fe
bic iibsrraf9ts SreunDin Elm Bib pers
iteden fab. r!9nt SeimIidteiten, pie
elm iunses Mdb9en". llnp i'm
Stillen mar iie itola auf ben Son.
in oem iie's iaste. @s mar DieIeIbe siis
tige leberIegeR6eit. bic iie friiber an
Sill beipunbert bate. So, iie batte
idon pieles selernt. Ser Spiesel
mari iebt nidt mebr ous Bib zines
unseIenten, idii9ternen gntleins 8ue
rid, pie friiber.
limb lG9elno ba9te lie an bas @rs
itaunen ibres Mannes, tpenn er na4
isiner 9eimtebr ibre 8erdnberuns
pabrnsbmen piiroe. an feline aiiiie
unb feline umarmunsen.
,Sie benfen ieBt an Sbrsn
Mann!" unterbra9 2iui Elm entitan>
benss S9psisen. Srau Wensler
nidte frob.
rSis baben Gs9t, 2iebite. limb
bann bente i9 au9 pieber an Sic.
Die ii9 meinsr 10 lisbensipiirbis anses
nommen bat. Iber tommen Sic.
bic S9neiosrin partet. Sic miihsn
BEL Der 4nprobe babel iein."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-11-08
Ser GtIpeniisriuds.
Snterefanfes aus Der saseiweft bsr
9opftrdger.

5opffrdger.
Wer bat pohI ben gbinei iinnen bic
@olbenen 9ilisn seidentt9 Wer
bot iie su Der Wopetorbsit psrfiibrt.
ibrs ssiunbsn SiiBs au pertriippeIn.
unb bic Mdnner auf ben eIenben Sc.
i9mod ssbradt. Oab iie oieis pin8is
gen mibbanbslten gebpert5suss be-
punbern unb aIs Gin>lien, 9olbene
2iIisn, in @sbidtsn preiiens Der
Name bieies truurisen @rfinoers ocer
Der eriten Wooendrrin 1T in ben ionit
10 peinlib minuti0ien @ei4idtsbis
6ern Der gbineIen nidt perSei9nst.
aber mo Die @slebrten i9peisen. 90
rebst bas Bolt. unb unter ibm ssbt
bic Sage. oab Der Su9s bic 9olbes
nen aiIien in @hina einsefiihrt bot.
Sem Dsgelagerer polIer Slide unb
8osbsit, Reinele 8os, 1T ihon iolde
Sdledtigteit suautrouen. unp Der dis
neiii9e Su6s tit nod neit iblimmer
als Iein europGii6er Better.
Die in 10 pielem anoeren III Chino
aud in Dem 4berglaubsn tief iteden
ssblieben, unD pie es bic Manbari=
nsn nit ibrer 4usbeutuns bulbet, 10
lGbt iid bas Bolt na9 pIe Dor pon
ben alten Wabnsebilben i9reden. Der
Suhs srri4tet ieinen 9au unter Der
@roe; er ippbnt in Der unbeimli4en
Region Der @rdber uno tommt barum
nit ben Soten in Yerii6rung. Oa
fam es seideben, bnb bic Seelen Der
4bsei6ieoenen in ben 5u6s fabren,
in ibm pieber auf Der @rooberflG9e
sriaeinen uno ii4 rdden fir bic uns
bill, Die man ibne, gu 2eb5eiten 5u=
gefiigt bat. Dem elm ol9er @jeIpens
iterfu9s erideint. benz ergebt es
{6le6t. Gr pirb DON irseno elmer
sebrenoen arantbeit befallen, gessn
bic feline aranei. tsin Yeiprs4en. tenn
Spfsr bilft.
Ser bDie 5u9s tann ober auh
menidli1e @eItalt annebmen unp in
bisier llnbeil ftiften. @r benimmt iia
babel iuit 10, pie es unIer SeufeI ses
mabt bat. uno ipis oieIer BEL ieiner
@erpanbluns in Electromagnetic Die
8odsfiibe bei6ebielt, 10 nerbIeibeu
aud Dem 9ineiii9en SeIpeniterfu4s.
penn er als Wenfd srideini, feline
Sinterpfoten. Sn alter 3eit. alfo
er5dblt iib bas Bolt, als Der leBte
aaiier Der Sbans Opnaitie resierz
te, bat Elm 6u9s f9 in eine Srau
periponbelt. Oas Weib mar 10 id0n.
haB Der aaiisr es gu ieiner Rebens
frau ma4te uno alien anoeren pors
3os. Die Sii4iin mubte natiirlih ibre
pfoten su perbsrsen iuben. uno lie
umtpano fe nit ib0nen SiiGern
Run meinten Die anoeren 5rauen. Dab
Der &aiier Sidau bic i40ne Sat
i'm, 70 bieB bic 5iidiin, pesen ibrer
tleinen SiiBe liebe. Sn blinoer @is
feriuat bssannen iis ibre 5iiBe sus
iammenaui9niiren unb lesten au6
ben Mdb9en bic Warter auf. gpis
Demiid sriff bic Rarrbeit um iid,
unb lie bat iih einsepur5elt. aIs Der
Raiier Itarb unb Satsfin iib tpieber
in cine pabre 5ii4iin perpanoeIte.
gs itedt eine quite Wabrbeit in oieier
8oltsiage. gtur elm bosbaftss 9ez
lbopf pie Reinete fonnte 5ur Dual
bon Milionen unb 2lbermilIionen
5rauen bic @olbenen 2ilten uusbedeE.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-11-08

- M a n merit bic Mbfi6t
unb if ni4t perftim m t.
1Stellen sic bod meiner Sp9ter elm
paar SennisipieIer ppr!@
.9itte. id brinse slei9 ben Germ
Reber. er ipieIt alleroinss miisra6sI
= absr NIT srniten abfidten!"
au4 cine mitgift. Be-
iperber: sd bite I'm bic Sanb
Sbrsr So4ter; ibre 2iebe ma9t mid
reid unb. -
Sdpieserpoter in fpe (ibn unter.
bre9enb): Damn freut es mid, benn
mitfrissen tut iie nidts.- -
The broad ax., 1917-02-10

stitution. and at the time of the visit
no school for women ranked higher
in this country than did Mrs. VIII
lard'S. During his stay in New York
state General Lafayette was entertain
ed at the school by Mrs. Willard, and
he was so favorably impressed that he
cOmplimented the founder highly and
extended special courteSies to her OH
the occasion of her visit to France.
While the school has had a constant
career of success during the eight dec
AIDES and more that it has been in eX-
iSence, it has been especially favored
of late i'll the efforts of the alumnae
TO have it hold among schools of today
the same rank that it did in earlier
tines The old seminary buildings
have been replaced 10y handsome mod
em structures. Many alumnae have
contributed TO the cost.
One Of the most beautiful and impress
Sire of these buildings is Russell Sage
hall. which was donated and furnish
ed 10y the late Russell Sage as an
evidence Of lis appreciation of the
work and aim of the titution from
which his wife was graduated and of
whose alumnae association she is and
has been for some time a loyal mem
Der.
The trustees of the institution an
nOuncrd recently that, continuing her
line of great benevOlence toward this
school and the new Russell Sage Col
egc OF Practical Arts. Mrs. Russell
Sage had given $2j0000 toward the ad-
Vancrmrut of the work of this latter
Institution.
The only requirement is that the
Money will he used the same way as
III" original gift of a like amount a
Year a'.a, Ia establish the college. AL
together this makes half a million dol
lars -iy"n hy Mrs. Sage for this new
ScIoc'.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
PARIS NOTES.
What the Parisians Are
Turning Out For Spring.

What is lost In the width of the new
skirts for spring Is added to the length
In the proportion Of yard to an inch.
Skirts are now inches longer and GER
tainly yards narrower. Where they
were ten and twelve inches from the
ground, they are now six or seven. As
If this were not change enough, there
is a new silhouette introduced, and
that is one that closely resembles a
barrel as far as the skirt is concern
ed. This is probably inspired by the
Turkish skirt that was shown by sew
eral of the couturiers last spring. At
any rate, there are a number Of the
largest creators in Paris who show
skirts Of this description.
Paquin uses it in an afternoon gown
with a Russian blouse effect in the
fastenings Of the buttons down one
side. Otherwise the frock has straight
lines-that is, the waist is not fitted
snugly as it is in many of the new
spring creations.
Jenny fashions coat with this ton
neau" or barrel skirt of light gray
broadcloth. made with the trimming
of many rows of stitching in a darker
shade of gray. The barrel effect is in
troduced between straight panels in
the front, sides and back Of the coat.
Even coat suits are showing the bar
rel skirt, and one sponsored by an
expert is of checks of blue and white,
trimmed with Roumanian embroidery.
The jacket of this suit is hip length,
as are many of the suits for spring for
this house.
Premet uses this type of skirt in an
afternoon frOck of two materials.
They are Joined just below the hips,
and at this point the skirt is much
wider than at the bottom where ii is
drawn in considerably.
From these various couturiers it will
be seen that there is every chance that
skirts of this description will be very
much the mode for the early spring
frock. They are not unattractive, es-
pecially. If they are not exaggerated
i'm line. Most of the frocks with such
a skirt are sure to have the waist fit
bit more snugly, for the outline then is
wider at the shoulders than at the
waist, when the line goes in, and it IN
duiates from that point to greater
width at the knees and narrows con-
at the bottom.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
TREE MOUSE.

No doubt you think you can do won
ders since you've learned to turn hand
springs, Master Ned, but there's a lit
tie white breasted bird that hops about
ON our trees every morning that can
give you or any little boy / know OF
points In exercising.
The name of the bird? Well, some
people call him tree mouse, and 9TH
ers call him nuthatch He is part
blush gray, part black and part white.
lie does not look much like q mouse to
me, but the way he can run up and
down the limbs of trees, banging now
to the underSide or running along head
downward. makes one think of fly.
The little nuthatch is one of our win
ter birds. for he does not leave us
when cold weather comes, as so many
Of our birds do.
You see. his food can he picked up
nearly all the year round. He is one of
those birds that get the worms from
under the bark, AMI grubs and insect
eggs are deli ious morsels to him.
The little nuthatch is 4 thrifty bird
Like the squirrel in the fall he lays
away store of food for hard times.
When cold weather comes he goes to
the tree in Il crack of which he may
nave stuck the little nuts of which he
is so fond and draws out a nut. Beech
,uts are favorites. He can crack the
bells of these with his long. sharp bill
Il Il short time. Then, cooking his little
cal on one side, he bolts the nut meat
NIth the greatest enjoyment.
Put some kernels of dried corn out
or him on feeding board or some
hacked hickory nuts and see how
leased the nuthatch will he.
This lively little bird likes hazelnuts.
rhestnuts, sUniIOwer seeds and grains
IN the winter one sees him in the COM
Eany of the chickadecs. the juncOs.
buntinSs AMI winter wrcnS. the downy
wOOdpeCker and the winter sparrowS.
In spring these nuthatches build
nests in the hollowS of trees. Perhaps
they fear the red squirrels. the snakes
or the mice in tie ncighbCrhOOd. At
any rate, they gather pitch and sticky
balsams from the trees and smear ii
about the outside of the holes in which
they make their nests and lay their
eggs.
Often when the nuthatcheS are in a
hurry they forget about this sticky
doormat and go fitting carelessly over
it so that it catches Oh their OWL tails.
and before they can get loose they have
10 wrench out some of their feathers.
Just the same. the little nuthatch is
one of the nimblest little creatures you
ing.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
High Shoes Worn.

Last winter many women wore low
shoes in the street throughout the
worst weather. Now unless a woman
steps from limousine or a taxi she is
seldom seen counting pneumonia.
Those who are on their way to after
noon functions requiring elaborate
dress generally slip on a pair of silk
CATERS which are in keeping with the
costume and may be slipped off on ar
rival at destination. There might be
some question of correctness in wear
ing these spats with a crepe or chiffon
afternoon dress if kept ON after the
coat was removed. Black patent after
noon pumps or slippers are worn with
stockings which match the gown.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
Clcaninu SHINY Serue.

II anyh.Iy could invent Il process to
Remove The shine from a worn suit his
or her fortune would be assured. The
Sllln' cannot he permanently removed
from amy material. but it can he so
Treated iIat il will keep its shiny face
III The background for Il little while.
fr>i of all brush the garment we'll.
Ihen purchase lump of ammonia
from drug store and dissolve it in
one iint nf boiling wafer. With an
ou >t"cHfng-thiS is better than any
o'Irr cloth-lipped in the ammonia So
luIl'n rub the shiny part backward
1nu forward. Wash off the ammonia
Win brush and clean hot water.
nan, mahS the suit up to dry in the shade.
lien pressing the garment wet it with
IOt lnot hoilingl water instead of cold.
LAY The cloth on the suit and press
WIN a hot iron until dry. Then wet
'ue cloth again and iron lightly. but not
.u'uSh Ia dry the cloth. 1t is this lat
VT Treatment that gives the material
ne dull new finish to take the place
VI the old shine.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
EilIet Lace Trin1ninn.

New blouSeS show fillet lace used eX-
tensively as trimming. This fashion
began i'll November. but was not wide
ly taken up until the present month.
The usual form the fillet lace takes is a
wide turnover collar extending into a
broad panel that runs to the waist in
front and deep cuffs that fit the wrists
and are fastened with small lace but
tons. Although the lace is sometimes
put on handkerchief linen blOuses, the
most fashionable combination is with
crepe de chine and georgette crepe.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
ROAST GOOSE.
The Way Mother Used to Get That
Remarkable Flavor.

A green goose from three to four
months old is great dclicacy and is
cooked like game bird without stuff
ing. Season inside and out with salt
and pepper. put half white onion in
sidc 20 absorb any strong taste. dredge
the outside with -four and roast in d
hot oven for about an hour. Serve
with boiled white onions and apple
sauce.
For an older gOOSe-and. even so. it
should not he more than year old
you may use the time hOnOred Stuffing
of potatoes ard sage. Having thor
Oughly cleaned and washed the bird in
soda water, remove all the fat that can
be reached from under the skin or in
side. This may be saved and tried out
to use later for goose grease. To make
the stufiing boil for twenty minutes or
half an hour a half dozen potatoes.
Peel and mash, adding to them table
spoonful of salt, q teaSpOOnful of pep
per, teaSpOOnful of powdered sage
and two tablespoonful of white onions
minced and fried yellow i'll butter Mix
these ingredients lightly together. then
bind with two tablespoonfuls of melted
butter. Season the goose on the inside
with salt.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
ABOUT YOUR RUGS
A Short History of Their Early
Origins and Kinds.
RAG ONES ARE AMERICAN.

A Word About the Two Methods Which
Give Woven and Tufted carPetinss
Before You Buy Prime Yourself
About the Different Kinds.
Most rugs are made according to one
Of two methods, which gives us woven
and tufted carpetings. The latter Is
distinctly oriental and Is made upon
a foundation warp composed of hemp
en-, wooden or silk threads. The num-
Der of these threads depends upon the
breadth of the rug and its desired fine
ness or coarseness. Lengths of col
ored wool or the hair of a camel OF
goat or silken threads are knotted on
to the warp threads, with the two ends
of the individual twists standing up
What is called a welt thread is then
run across the warp and another line
of tufts made. The whole is brought
securely together by means of a hand
instrument, the ends Of the tufts clip
ped to an equal length by expert fin
gers, and thus tufted rug is completed.
Writing in 1852, Pierre Dupont, a
master carpet maker Of Paris, said he
was convinced that rug weaving was
taught to the French by the Saracens
after the latter had suffered defeat at
the hands of Charles Martel in 726.
The middle ages found the art -four
ishing all over Europe and especially in
France and Flanders. Colbert, minis
nf nrIf, NV Thn did 20
aid the birth of Industrial France, es-
tablished the Hotel DIES Gobelins in
1867 as a state mandatory, and the
enterprise grew to be one of the nota-
BILE institutions of the realm.
In 1701 William III. of England
granted royal charters to weavers In
Wilton and Administer, towns which
were to give their names to types of
carpeting that have come down to the
present day. The fame of the Wilton
rug was largely due to Henry, earl of
Pembroke and Montgomery, who
brought two Frenchmen. Antoine Du-
fossy and Pierre female, to England
and put them in charge of operations
at Wilton. Their skill and enterprise
won fame for the establishment in a
little while. Other French and Flemish
weavers followed, and the industry
was fairly launched.
The opening of the nineteenth CEN
fury saw much experimentation in the
effort to produce a satisfactory ma
chine made carpeting. Erastus 3 Bige-
low, an American, and William Wood,
an Englishman, perfected the jacquard
loom TO n point where it could be de-
pended upon to turn out a uniform
product of good quality. The passing
years have witnessed further impOr
tant development, and results are now
accomplished by mechanical process
that will stand the test of comparison
with the hand made article.
Not until 1880 did the French turn to
machinery for carpet weaving, and
they at first adopted English machin
cry to a great extent. So it was that
the art first crossed the channel and
then came back in a different form
after the lapse of centuries.
In America We have produced at
least one kind of floor covering which
we may claim as our Own-the rag
rug. In colonial times rag rugs We're
made in considerable numbers, and it
was deemed fine accomplishment for
a woman. Much ingenuity was shown
in the matching of colors.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
Hats For Evening.

The edict of the French government
that hats and simple gowns must he
worn in the evening in public has al
ready brought about the fashion in
this country. Milliners are delighted
over the change. They are offering all
manner of brilliant and expensive hats
to wear with low evening gowns. 1t
has been a half dozen years or more
since this fashion was accepted in
America. Today one sees more than
half a dozen fashionable women In the
restaurants in the evening adopting it.
The majority of these evening hats
are Of silver tulle or bullion cloth.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
The New Paint Box.

Little artist, here is an idea for you.
Isn't it troublesome to keep brushes
clean when you have to color the little
girls dress blue, her hair brown and
her shoes black? Make yourself a blot
ting ball out of crushed blotters sewed
up in a piece of cheesecloth. When
your brush is touched on this ball the
color is quickly absorbed, and it is
clean for the next shade.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
New Sport Hats.

Hats introduced for Palm Beach, Al
ken and the spring sporting events are
high crowned, pot shaped, made Of
fuzzy felt. They are done in brilliant
yellow more than any other color. and
the novelty is that they are cross
stitched in black worsted threads in
loose, negligent manner. In the front
or at the side the two edges of the ma
terials are brought together and laced
with the black thread.
The broad ax., 1917-02-10
FAMILY SEWING.
How to Economic Labor For the
Seamstress or Mother.

The mother of Il family of little ones
who must be housekeeper. cook. nurse
maid and seamstreSs as well as mother
often wishes that she had two pairs of
hands and four eyes. Sometimes she
wishes that the days might be longer
or the hours less tieeting.
There is only one solution of the busy
mothers problem. and that is to sys-
tematize all the branches OF her work
so that the very smallest amount of
time and labor will he consumed in the
various tasks, and there is no work
where system is more generally miSun-
derstOOd or to which it may be more
readily applied than the family sew
ing BY family sewing is meant the
making of practical clothes for both
mother and children. such as under
wear, dresses. guimpeS. aprons and
romperS, which are changed every day
and for that reason must be simple of
construction and durable enough to
look well after many trips to the wash
tub.
A. word about materials is important.
for here is where the real saving of la
Dor and time is to be gained. There is
absolutely no economy in buying cheap
materials for small children'S clothes.
yet it is not necessary to spend large
sums for them. There are excellent
materials made especially for chill
dren's clothes and designed to with
stand the wear and washing that will
be given these garments. Frequently
on remnant counters one can procure
excellent goods that have been greatly
reduced in price. but it never pays
to buy cheap calico. Well made gar
ments of durable materials are an asset
in a family of small children. for such
garments may be passed along as one
child OutgrOws them, thus leSsening
the labor of sewing.
After carefully selecting the various
materials with view to their wearing
qualities and fastness of color. make an
intelligent selection of patterns by
which each garment. is to be cut. Ii
will be well to consider what consti-
tutes an intelligent selection of pat
terms.
First.-The purpose for which the
garment is to be used.
SecOnd.-The actual work required In
making.
Remember that straight seams are
easier to stitch than curved ones. that
tucks and plaits require time and are
difficult to iron. that excessive fullness
makes both washing and ironing more
laborious and like tucks and plaits. re-
Quires extra material; that garments
which may be adjusted by slipping on
over the head eliminate the need OF
time for making buttonholes and sew
ing on buttons and that patterns with
a small number OF pieces save time in
cutting and sewing.
Two or three buttOnholes to a gar
ment are not much Of a task to a wo-
man with nimble fingers. who picks up
such work between times while cook
ing or watching the little ones at play.
but where a number are needed 1t Is
best to buy buttonhole and button
strips by the yard, ready to stitch I'M
der the laps OF dresses and rompers.