South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
War Time Garments
Made From Worn
Articles

More now than at any previous
| time in the worlds history is the
practice of no waste being followed.
Each person is willing and glad TO
do his part in this saving of every
thing which can possibly be put TO
even a second or a third use. For
the purpose OF helping and direct
ing such willing workers. these de-
scriptions of conservation garments
are given below. They are both
timely and practical. especially for
the needy women and children in
the warning countries, and a few of
them for soldiers. too.
In the first place, there are two
or three uses to which good old bath
| towels may be put. The most obvi-
Gus thing is TO make wash cloths,
which should be hemmed all around.
II might be stated here that GRO
cheted and knitted wash cloths are
also desirable to send to soldiers
and refugees. Out Of bath towels
can also be made large bath mitts
or mittens. These are rather oval in
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thumb, and a French seam should
be run around the edge and left on
the outside. They should be made
large enough to slip on a mans
hand.
Old table linen Chat is, table
cloths and napkins) can be cut into
16-inch squares and clipped all
around the raw edges. These the
Italian soldiers bind around their
feet, under their stockings, and in
this way they can be used in guam
titles.
old muslin or cheesecloth will
make very good handkerchiefs.
They should be cut in 1s-inch
squares and finished around the
edges with a running stitch which is
found just as practical and much
quicker than hemming.
Loose, soft slippers, for soldiers
to wear when on leave, can be made
out of pieces of tapestry, felt, car
pet or upholstery goods. These are
similar TO the old-fashioned carpet
slippers.
II one can obtain a quantity of
| tailor's or dressmaker's samples,
they can be made into excellent
blankets, by overlapping the pieces
and stitching them twice.
Children's undergarments (shirts
and long drawers) can be made from
large stockings, preferably white
ones, but others have been used. In
the shirt. about five inches cut from
the smaller part Of the stocking
the ankle-makes the sleeves: and
the upper parts of two stockings,
split open, make one the back, the
other the front, of the shirt. The
sleeves are put in as kimono sleeves;
il is well to open all seams and cat
stitch them fiat. The drawers, of
course, are more simple, as one
stocking Leg cut down to the desired
length, makes a leg of the drawers.
Many of the best pattern COM
panies have issued conservation pat
terms for several articles Of cloth
ing; for example. infants bootees,
made from old kid gloves; infants
and children's undervests, cut from
one large, worn undervest or COM
bination suit; and a pattern for re-
footing stockings and socks from old
ones.
A useful undergarment for little
girls can be made from a com bina-
ton of unbleached muslin and ma
terial cut from old undervests or
combination suits. Out of the lat
ter make a petticoat, cut straight
and gathered in at the waist. From
| the unbleached muslin cut a little
waist and sew the two together. The
skirt can also be made of flannel,
but il is a great saving of material
to make it OF the underwear.
The most elaborate conservation