Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-01-02
GARMENTS MADE
FROM DISCARDS
Material Cut in Expenses Made
by Reducing Amount Of New
WearabIes Bought.
CONSERVATION Of CLOTHING
Homs Demonstration Agents Busy
Showing Women Throughout coun.
try How to Make Use Of Cast
on Garments Of All Kinds.

''You must be the son OF my old
friend Edward Miller" said the man
back on d visit in his home town to
the small boy he met on the street,
'for you have his-eyes and his mouth"
Yes. and his pants: too" piped up
Eddie.
This winter, Eddie Miller. won't be
alone when 1t comes to wearing ia
TIERS CASTOR trousers cut down for his
diminutive form. All over the coun-
try the Eddies and Johnnies are being
clad In warm garments made from dis
carded clothing which Of late years
has been given or thrown away, and
the Susies and Marys display with
pride the dress mother made from her
year-before-last skirt" Thrift has be-
come the rule almost overnight. The
old saw, "A penny saved is a penny
earned" has taken ON fresh meaning
to many In the past year.
With those whose incomes are a
thousand. dollars or less economists
state 40 to 60 per cent has had to go
for food during these war years. Rents
have gone up too in many places, SO
that often the only place where q cut
can bemade In expenses is in the cloth
ing column. Realizing that there are
many who. anxious to save by utiliz-
ing old materials, are unable to do 80
because Of lack Of knowledge. the home
demonstration agents under the extern
sion service Of the department Of agri-
culture in connection with the state
agricultural colleges have been holding
classes in clothing conservation in all
parts Of the country. This work has
evoked marked response from women
attending and some remarkable results
have been attained. ~
Fashion Shows Popular Events.
Proud Of their efforts and anxious
to have their neighbors profit by their
experience, the pioneers in this work
have put on fashion shows" where
parades are staged in the manner Of
the big store parades at the opening
of clothing seasons. However, the
models in these up-to-date fashion
shows wear garments remodeled from
old material.
The campaign has been especially
strong In Iowa and Nebraska. Stores,
halls, private homes and libraries have
been utilized for the exhibits and as
places in which to hold the "clinics."
To the "clinics" those who are inter
ested bring garments and leftovers and
discuss with the expert in charge the
best way of putting them to new uses.
In Cerro Gordo county, Iowa, an es-
pecially interesting display of gar
ments was held in the Mason City IL
brary. One much-admired piece of
work was a .good-looking dress for a
ten-year-old girl made from a three
year-old lightweight suit Of her IA
Their. The little pleated skirt was pieced
eight or nine times but the pleats hid
the piecing.
Expert Advice Given.
In Lincoln Neb., a room In the city
hall was donated by the mayor for the
use of the home demonstration agent
and her assistants In this rernodeling
work. Here the old garments are
brought and expert advice is given
their owners ON how best to make
them over. Some noteworthy accom-.
plishments In saving cloth have been