Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-22

ted by the women fOik' ~ amused
them 70 see girls sitting in cars ad
theaters with their knitting Deo9'r
clicking. The rough. clumsy socps 81
duced In that way. thought these s0'
diers might Do al very we'll fp- scUe
rough footed French or italian s,l1'er
accustomed 70 wearing wooden sab5's.
As FOR himself our Young Aneri-e
officer assured himself that he yo4fI
have nothing but the best machi
knitted socfs none p the cigrnsv
handmade stuff gor him. AnS noro
from over there" IN no letters .hst
v-e get from this self same oTcsr.
comes an s o. g. for hand made socEr
Even tho poor ones ne tells os go
better than those knit b- na~h.ns
They ara more comfortable sn1 --s-'
much more durable
Thus does handwork score o-'l-
liant victor over machine ~orI Ard
strangely enough "a prefsre1cs fo- hand
work has been noti~eabls sli along NE
line ever since tho var began J.gt 80
> time when women have haf - 'sk~
% The work os rsn. and hsncs havo
had less tins 10 devote - woman
handicraft from which fhey rsvsr
could BE- weaned. n spite - Ghs per
lection OF rnsohinsry--'n spits cs This
shorteniR ., ths hours n which vs
could devote ourselves u hand wort %
all sorts has becouns Immensely pop
ulsr.
Ths spinning whselanf @r--ocrr hss
got 70 tte point. fve vee-s .rn vn.r.
they were rerv interesting h-frio~-s
that we ret np som ~-frnes n our Sr>--
ing room by way os shn--fnv o--
friends ths- vpe hsf n.srfoo-u- err sh.,
our ancs~tors hrt been corsit.->Ae
enough - iesvs us these Indications -
shelr bardicrart But ror ~. spinesne
wheel - hIirnrnirg again, snS tn- N>~ns
hand lorr1 IS N great der1s-S TO
far - that tn many plsrs- .SrronsnorA
the West fabrics - the best yorA-
lin-ns vrool-rs and ev~n ~otsor H--hssA
become 40 extraordinarily hfgh--r4rAA
that t1- women have verv -fr.lv corr.
n +hs conclusion that they v-ruif b.
doing an art os real con-~-vstion ~
.h-v spun anf w--a +i7ei- own q brfAa.
Flax and wool cs1 - obtained rr~
ss thew tV-rA n davs gone hv rzth~~
easily. ~ the woman who lives on y
Farm and hsnd-sDun linen - rot r,~
and never was ANYTHING 20 - despisAd.
Arv linen nowadays - - grrst
premium. Il ~ said that even ths men
Ia certain parts oe the West are having
their suies made % home-spun wooisn
goods that - sonethiEg Ike Irish
Il friezs the color being gained BY ve~.-
I table dves gathered On The farm or 81
nearly woods.
The trimmings IN wor1en's clothes
show a decided revival of hand -vo-'r.
4 There are ornaments for the neck III
heavy zirdle cords made % Indian ~ 4
I rork-by hand ~ course And +--
. &
purses Is another manifestario1
fine hand work. There has been 81
siderable use OF hand -made carpet ~ r.
for trimming. one motor rar mat has
attracted no little admiration recenti
vas made Of silk carpet rags, Knitted
as one would knit rug.
FOR several veaxs th><e Eas r-en =
demand COR haHd-auiited counrerpanes
,hat has brought forth from hundreds
II Old 7-tlcs work that once ost r.an.
diligent hour and vas b- ne zener-
alton rust gone hv ast aside and A.
spised
with this demand and admiration f7r
genuine rand work. -ere raS -Isc
come about disJaste t7r what we
chose 10 -aA retore ne var sancy
work-rhe smateGrtsh. ra4f- n=art ec
WORK ~ the SORT J1aJ = woman could
accomplish p 4 -ocSinS chair On
summer hotel plaza without disturotas 4
her how % conversation. Tnis "a,
gone out and also the er-szy. faddist
<ind OF work. such as anaateu-ish brssi
punch work. the fimsier sort % burnt
. Rood-for Z the art is really rnaStsesc
and done seriously IL has certain -es-
artistic merit.
IN -eviving me hand work of GU
grandmothers We have revived ,niy
that which IS resily genuine and ma
which really shows the cumulative,
skill q womAnkind sor generations
We have not thank fortune. revived
! all their hardicraft. We are spa-sC
.. 5ewelry made OF hair and d@cAica man u
/ ornamentatlon. So called band paint
ing OF v-ious sorts that lacked ssrioul
purpose, The purposeless sOrt cf wooler
work ard al the other fa1s IN 'snc.
work that came and then vent ssrvin.
no purpose. Nowadays = our han
work Is 70 have merit = mast os a rs4
craft The woman who knlts goos
2 pair - socks has really mastered some
: thing difficult and has acquired mos
! than ordina-y. expertness. Ever 90
} dittonal pair oc SOCKS she <nits IN
. creases he- skilL And 2, Vren hAn,
: work shows real sSiH n he maxim.
that il is bound 20 surpaSs he wcri
! done by machine.